Duncan, nicknamed "The Stone Buddha," was unfazed, but was dominated by Gasol, a rookie on both ends of the floor, and he would respond without speaking.

Gasol is desperate and is no match for Duncan.

The Spurs are starting to regain momentum little by little.

But the Rockets are playing aggressively, and the Spurs are having a hard time turning it over all at once.

When the two sides changed the main force in the second half of the second quarter, the Rockets once again widened the difference to more than 15 points.

In the preseason, Popovich didn't have any intention of fighting with the Rockets, and he replaced him with role players in advance after playing half a quarter in the third quarter.

Tang Tian also saved some face for the old man, and then replaced him with a marginal substitute.

In the end, the Rockets won their first game in the preseason by beating the Spurs 101-88.

Yao Ming and Maddie both played only about 20 minutes, scoring 15 and 16 points respectively, while Millsap and Billups also scored in double figures.

Among the team's rookies, Marc Gasol played the best, playing 21 minutes with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Landry also came on in the fourth quarter, and he was very capable of stealing points, finishing with nine points and three rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting.

Sun Yue also got playing time and appeared with Landry, but he didn't play well, shooting 0-of-3 and contributing only 1 block.

Although it was a preseason game, the Spurs did not play at full strength, but a big win still boosted the team's morale.

With this momentum, the Rockets are full of momentum in the next preseason.

They have defeated the Hornets, Mavericks, Grizzlies, and Kings successively, ushering in a wave of five consecutive wins in the preseason.

In these four games, the Rockets almost had more than 6 players score double-doubles in each game, and the depth of the bench has become a problem for Tang Tianxing.

With this annoyance, after finishing the game against the Grizzlies, the Rockets got on a plane to Shanghai, China.

There, the team will play their sixth game of preseason, which is also the China Tournament.

NBA commissioner David Stern has been working to expand the NBA's global reach, and China, the world's largest fandom, has always been a vital part of the NBA's strategy.

As early as 2004, the Rockets and Kings played two Chinese games in China, which had a far-reaching impact and greatly stimulated the NBA's Chinese market.

After three years, the Chinese game could not continue for various reasons, and this time it made a comeback, and the NBA once again sent the Rockets, the home team of the Chinese, apparently hoping to further develop the Chinese market.

In fact, this arrangement has ignited the enthusiasm of Chinese fans infinitely before the start of the Chinese game.

The Rockets won the championship last year, which made the already hot Chinese fans completely exploded.

This time, tickets for the two competition venues, Shanghai Qizhong Forest Sports City and The Venetian Macao Complex, have long been sold out, and it is difficult to find a single ticket.

And another reason why these two China games are so popular is because the Rockets' opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kobe Bryant is rarely popular in the league today and can compete with Yao Mai.

The matchup between these two teams is already a game of Mars hitting the Earth in terms of popularity.

As soon as the two teams got off the plane, they were stopped by the momentum of the crowd outside the airport.

Tang Tian returned to China for the second time, and he was also full of emotion when he saw the enthusiasm of the fans.

There is no shortage of fans in China, whether it is basketball or football, fans are always the most enthusiastic.

The Lakers were afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so they got on the bus early and left under the escort of the security guards.

Tang Tian asked the players to stay and take photos with the fans for a while.

He's been a fan and knows that these fans must have been waiting here for hours, and that's what they deserve.

Tang Tian arranged it this way, but what he didn't expect was that in addition to looking for autographs and photos of the players, these fans didn't let go of him, the head coach, and even looked at the decibel that those people held up signs and shouted, the popularity was completely worthy of Yao Ming and Maddie, but there were more female fans.

I don't know how many waves he has experienced, how many beauties have rubbed the oil, and even almost been kissed, when he came out of the airport, Tang Tian found that the eyes of the team members looking at him were a little weird.

"Coach, I want to be a coach like you when I retire." Petrus said in the car.

"Michael, that's difficult, the coach's handsomeness is really not comparable to ordinary people." Maddie said seriously.

There was a burst of laughter in the car.

Tang Tian also smiled at this time.

It's a good atmosphere.

After a day of training, the first game between the Rockets and the Lakers kicked off at the Qizhong Forest Sports City in Shanghai, a stadium that can accommodate more than 13,000 people, with fans holding up various signs and cheering for their favorite fans.

However, the current popularity of the Rockets is really not covered in China, and even Kobe Bryant can only stand aside.

In the entire arena, except for some fans wearing Kobe Bryant jerseys sporadically, the stadium is basically a sea of red.

On such a rare day, it was three years later that the Chinese competition was repeated, and the fans wore all the fans out.

"Oh hoo, this is the undisputed home of the Rockets." ESPN commentator Mark Jackson couldn't help but sigh after watching this scene.

This is really not the home court of the Rockets.

NBA China is divided into home and away, this game is the home of the Lakers, and the floor on the court is the Lakers.

It's just that the fans around here are a little uncomfortable, and this is probably the most conspicuous comparison in the NBA overseas games.

The China game spreads the NBA culture, so from the opening ceremony to the entrance introduction, it is exactly the same as the regular season.

With the music and the brilliant lights, the fans who came to this stadium experienced this culture up close.

One by one, the Lakers' starters were introduced.

After O'Neal left the Lakers, the Lakers went through several seasons of decline, but there have been signs of recovery since last season.

The team's young interior lineman, Andrew Bynum, is getting better and better, and has the potential to be one of the league's top interior players.

Coupled with the return of veteran Derek Fisher this season, the team is also in high spirits for the new season.

When Kobe Bryant was finally introduced, the scene still resounded with cheers and tsunamis.

As an active superstar, Kobe's explosive scoring ability has earned him unparalleled popularity around the world.

The Lakers' Odom is out due to injury, but they have fielded a main lineup at the other four positions.

On the outside is a combination of Fisher and Kobe, up front with Radmanovic and Luke Wharton, and center is Andrew Bynum.

On the Rockets' side, Tang Tian also let Billups take a rest, and Barria started in his place, and other positions were the same as before.