Billups controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Yao Ming passed to Yi Jianlian's outside three-point line and didn't shoot, but the Rockets retreated as soon as possible and didn't give the Lakers a chance to play fast break easily.

The offense and defense of these rounds also became a microcosm of the first quarter.

Scoring or not, the Rockets seemed unhurried.

The Lakers started the first quarter, but at the end of the quarter, the score was 26-24, and they only had a negligible two-point lead.

Phil Jackson stood on the sidelines, looking at the score and shaking his head.

Apparently he also knows what that margin means for the Lakers.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides successively replaced the bench.

On the Rockets' side, Jordan Jr., Yi Jianlian, Artest, Morrow and Sun Yue.

On the Lakers side, Bynum, Pau Gasol, Luke Wharton, Shannon Brown and Jordan Farmar.

The Rockets' offense, Sun Yue organized on the outside, Artest blocked one for Morrow, completely blocked Brown, and Sun Yue immediately passed the ball over.

Morrow catches the ball and shoots.

"Bang!"

The shot was a little shorter, and Bynum turned to pick up the defensive rebound.

The Rockets retreated quickly and didn't give the Lakers a chance to break quickly.

After Famar advanced to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to the high post of Gasol, and Gasol played with his back against Yi Jianlian, but he didn't move a few times.

After all, he played the first quarter and his physical exertion was great.

At this moment, Bynum reached under the basket and leaned against Jordan Jr. to ask for the ball.

Big Gasol inside the cross.

Bynum caught the ball, dribbled directly into Jordan Jr., and was ready to make a two-handed dunk.

"Bang!"

The two men collided muscles, but Bynum couldn't get out of the way.

He was unwilling to bump a few more times, but he didn't grasp the ball in his hand and went straight out of the bottom line.

The Rockets' possession.

There was a commotion at the scene, but Tang Tian didn't seem too surprised.

Bynum was still growing in '09, and his low-post offensive skills had not been developed, and what he was most afraid of at this time was that Howard's physical fitness was better than him.

Jordan Jr., although not as good as Howard, is also a type of player.

The Rockets' offense, Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian blocked and dismantled in the high position, and the ball was returned to Yi Jianlian after the demolition.

Yi Jianlian didn't stop catching the ball, and then borrowed Artest to block Morrow.

Morrow catches the ball and shoots again.

"Huh!"

There was a crunch.

This time he finally hit the shot.

The Rockets took a 27-26 lead.

The Lakers attacked, Gasol Jr. organized high, and when he saw that his teammates had no chance, he turned around and played Yi Jianlian directly.

Yi Jianlian's defensive position was very good, and he interfered when he made a shot.

"Bang!"

The ball went off the basket, and Jordan Jr. jumped high to grab the defensive rebound.

After receiving the ball, Sun Yue quickly pushed the fast attack and passed to the follow-up Morrow, who threw another three-pointer.

"Huh!"

It's even in!

With two three-pointers in a row, Morrow successfully played the role of a surprise soldier in this game.

"Follow the people!" Phil Jackson yelled at Brown angrily.

He knows that the Lakers don't have an advantage in this period, but he can't accept being scored by a draft pick like Morrow.

The Lakers attacked, and Pau Gasol passed a beautiful high lob ball, and Bynum scored a dunk after cutting in the air, and finally helped the Lakers continue to score.

Looking back, Morrow was heavily targeted, but his off-ball run managed to tear apart the Lakers' defense, Artest got an open three-pointer in the bottom corner, caught the ball and shook off the defending Bynum, rushed to the basket to score a layup, and also caused a foul on Wharton's beaters.

In a wave of 8-2, the Lakers were directly stopped.

"Keep the rhythm up, play more outside on the offensive end, and pay attention to the protection of the penalty area on the defensive end." During the pause, Tang Tian continued to admonish the players.

The Lakers Gasol is physically limited on the court, and the strong point is Bynum, although Bynum is not yet mature, but the internal deterrent is still there, and his arrangements are all directed to Bynum.

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced Pau Gasol with Odom, and the Rockets also replaced Yi Jianlian with Battier.

Artestega hit a free throw to give the Rockets a 33-28 lead.

Odom organized at the top of the arc and sent a second pass to Wharton, but Battier stepped back quickly and took a position a little outside the reasonable collision zone to create an offensive foul on Wharton.

Wharton jumped up and argued, and the crowd booed, but the referee did not change the decision.

Sun Yue advanced to the frontcourt, found Jordan Jr. to block and passed the ball to Artest in the bottom corner.

Artest shook Odom, broke through the basket with the ball, and saw Jordan Jr. in the middle pass the ball directly.

Jordan Jr. took a big step with the ball, and after taking off in the air, he scored directly with one hand.

Vujacic on the side also pulled it down, but he didn't pull it down.

In terms of physical fitness alone, Jordan Jr. is not necessarily much weaker than Bynum.

The Staples Center was also silent.

The Rockets have gone on an 11-2 run for more than three minutes, and the Lakers have fallen behind by seven points.

Bynum was a little impatient, and in the low post, he leaned on Jordan Jr. and directly reached out to ask for the ball, and played with his back to the fullest.

With all his strength, little Jordan was a little overwhelmed.

Bynum turned and pressed the ball directly into the basket across Jordan Jr.

"Bang!"

Although Little Jordan couldn't bear it, it wasn't air, and Bynum's center of gravity was crooked, and the ball was directly dunked.

Artest jumped up to grab a defensive rebound, and the Rockets pushed straight to the fast break.

Sun Yue received a pass from Artest in the front court, and stopped to chase down a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

The Rockets went on a 14-2 run!

The difference in points came to 10 points in an instant.

Phil Jackson finally reached out and called a timeout.

The Lakers' substitute was directly blown up.

"Well done!" Tang Tian and the players who came off the field high-fived one by one.

After Phil Jackson opted to promote Odom to the starting line-up, the situation was already a foregone conclusion.

Even if the second quarter doesn't start with an advantage, the Rockets will play at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Without Odom, or rather, without the physical Odom, the Lakers' bench is still weak.

After the pause, both sides were replaced with full main forces.

The two teams are at a stalemate again, and the point difference has been fluctuating around 10 points.

At halftime, the Rockets led the Lakers 54-44.

Phil Jackson realized the momentum wasn't right in the second half and removed Odom from the starting line-up and restarted the regular rotation.

And then.

There is no then.

Although Bryant is still brave, the Rockets are not to be outdone.

After a fierce battle, the 10-point difference was finally maintained to the end.

At 102-92, the Rockets won the third game of the series at the Lakers' home court, leading the opponent 3-0.

Yao Ming had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Maddie had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

But this bench exploded, Artest 17 points, Sun Yue 10 points, and Morrow 12 points......

Phil Jackson's decision was the perfect addition to the Rockets' bench.