On the shores of Lake Winser.

After a ringing doorbell, Qiao Hai opened the small door of the villa, said good morning to the newspaper delivery man who had gone away, and then took out a newspaper from the newspaper box at the door.

While watching, I shivered cold and went back to the living room with the heating turned on.

The Houston Chronicle summarized the Rockets' nine-game winning streak, and Qiao Haile blossomed when he saw it.

But in the whole sports version, except for this summary of nine consecutive wins, Qiao Hai didn't see anything that made him feel interesting.

At yesterday's press conference, he bombarded the Lakers, saying that if the Lakers didn't replace him back then, the current Lakers would have won four consecutive championships.

As a result, there was such a fierce bombardment, and no one on the Lakers' side responded!

Mitch Kupchak was silent in the face of reporters' questions, and Rick Carlisle said: "Johi is a good coach, I believe he can lead the Lakers to a wave of four consecutive championships." ”

Of course, Rick Carlisle doesn't matter, anyway, it wasn't him who didn't win the championship, but Phil Jackson, and his answer like this just whipped Phil Jackson's corpse.

It didn't affect him much.

Phil Jackson naturally can't stand up to respond to Qiao Hai, Qiao Hai has broken the myth of Phil Jackson's so-called godfather of the dynasty, and Phil Jackson's failure to coach the Lakers for two years seems to prove from the side that Phil Jackson is just a coach who relies on superstars.

With the Lakers, even with two superstars, Phil Jackson struggled to lead the team to success.

After playing the Lakers, the Rockets returned to Houston to continue their training day.

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The Rockets have won nine in a row, and in the last game, they beat the defending champion Lakers, and the ten-game winning streak is close at hand, and Qiao Hai is also starting to crave his team's tenth consecutive victory.

If the next game can be won, then Qiao Hai will achieve an achievement - starting from the 1998-1999 season, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002 and even this season, Qiao Hai has led different teams to win ten or more consecutive games.

This is an achievement, an unprecedented achievement, which can cement Qiao Hai's current position.

But Qiao Hai values not only this, but also more importantly, he can get a little dynasty point from this wave of ten consecutive wins.

In the next game, the Rockets' opponent is the Phoenix Suns, who are now one win behind the Rockets and ranked ninth.

So, apart from the ten-game winning streak, there is something else to this match.

For the Rockets, a nine-game winning streak has helped them sit eighth in the West, and they are now in the playoffs.

However, the position is still shaky and the problem lies in the next game.

In a direct confrontation with the Suns, one game is equivalent to two games, if the Rockets lose and the two teams win a tie, the Suns will overtake the Rockets and regain the eighth place in the West because of the advantage of each other's records.

And if the Rockets win, they will extend their lead, open the gap, shake off the Suns, sit in their current position, and start dreaming of a higher standings.

So, it's another very important game.

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At home games, the attendance of the Compaq Center is increasing, which is naturally related to the recent form of the Rockets, who have been winning games and "hardcore" fans have begun to return to the team's home court.

"Winning streak! We're going to win 10 in a row! ”

"Defeat the Phoenix!"

On the sidelines, there were constant shouts from fans.

McBrin and Mav Albert commented on this game, in the eyes of the two commentators, in addition to the top eight card battles in the West, the main highlight of this game is the duel between Yao Ming and Amare Stadamayer.

"After Qiao Hai took over the Rockets, Yao's condition is getting better and better, during the nine-game winning streak, China Yao has scored more than 15 points in seven games, four of which have exceeded 20 points, and only two games have not reached 15 points, but they have also exceeded 10 points, you know, this is still the scoring data cut by Chinese Yao when there is no singles."

"That's right, the data shows that in the past nine games, China's Yao has only averaged 2.5 singles per game, and it is hard to imagine what kind of data Yao Ming's data will skyrocket after the Rockets increase Yao Ming's singles and increase Yao Ming's ball possession."

"Yao Ming's outstanding performance is not surprising, after all, he is the top pick, and Amare Stadameyer's explosion is a surprise, he is only the No. 9 rookie this season, but he is one of the two best rookies this season."

"In Phoenix, Amare Stadeyer plays as a power forward, but when he faces a super center, Amare will play as a guest center, so maybe we can see a direct confrontation between the two best rookies of the season."

Qiao Hai still recognizes Xiao Si's strength, if Qiao Hai doesn't open the golden finger, Yao Ming's pure strength should not be comparable to Xiao Si's.

Before a serious injury, Xiao Si could fly away, and even after a serious injury, Xiao Si was one of the league's best interior players.

In the rookie season, Xiao Si's performance was comparable to Yao Ming, but in the original history, Xiao Si relied on the advantage of the record to defeat Yao Ming and be elected the best rookie.

Now, because of Qiao Hai's intervention, Yao Ming has an advantage in the best rookie matchup, and whether the advantage can be continued depends on the result of this game.

On the field, after a short warm-up, the game began.

The Rockets' lineup is still the regular starter, point guard Steve Francis, scoring guard James Posey, small forward Ron Artest, power forward Chris Anderson and center Yao Ming.

The Suns' starting lineup is point guard Stephen Marbury, shooting guard Anfernee Hardaway, small forward Joe Johnson, power forward Amare Stadmeier and center Scott Williams.

The sun jumps the ball with Amare Stadamier, because the center Scott Williams is a floor stream and is not tall, so it is generally Xiao Si who jumps the ball.

At the beginning of the game, Yao Ming grabbed the ball, and the rocket attacked first.

In the opening game, Steve Francis used Yao Ming's cover to hit the inside line, attracted the pinch and then distributed the ball to Ron Artest on the other side.

Atai received the ball from mid-range, rushed straight up with the ball in both hands, and hit the basket in two steps to score two points above Scott Williams' head.

In the opening game, the Rockets scored two points first.

Then, the Suns' offense, Stephen Marbury controlled the ball, broke through on the right side and cut inside, and the ball was divided into the bottom corner and given to Joe Johnson.

Ron Artest immediately fought back, but Joe Johnson passed a shot to the penalty area, and Scott Williams scored two points with a dunk.

At the beginning, the two teams played a 2:2, and neither Yao Ming nor Xiao Si joined the attack.