The Rockets flew to San Antonio and headed to the SBC Center.

In this difficult game, Qiao Hai did not expect victory, and at the press conference before the game, he said very simply, in this game, the goal of the rocket is still to win, but at the same time, Qiao Hai is also ready for a fiasco.

Many media reporters were puzzled by Qiao Hai's low profile, because a day ago, major media in the United States were still frantically touting Qiao Hai and this rocket.

Turning his head, Qiao Hai was low-key.

This is very strange, in many people's consistent thinking, in this case, Qiao Hai should float up, follow the current, and express incomparable confidence.

Even if the opponent is Spurs, Qiao Hai will have the confidence to win.

As a result, Qiao Hai did not have this kind of confidence at all, he was very modest and low-key, which made many reporters feel dissatisfied, such Qiao Hai, the pre-game report could not be written at all!

Qiao Haicai doesn't care if they can write their pre-game report or not, it's none of his business anyway.

What Qiao Hai has to do is that even if the Rockets lose this game, his low profile can ensure that this group of reporters can't go back and go crazy after the game to belittle the Rockets and Qiao Hai.

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The SBC Center, which is a new arena that opened this season, the Spurs moved into a new arena, and the team also showed a new look.

When the Rockets came out, there was a burst of boos in the SBC center, especially when Qiao Hai was the last to appear, and the boos reached their climax.

The San Antonio fans booed Joe, who found a group of old friends on the sidelines of the stadium.

"Hi, Manu."

"Boss, long time no see." Manuginobili stretched out his right hand, shook it with Qiao Hai, and then came to a hug.

After chatting with Manu for a while, Bruce Bowen also came over and chatted with Qiao Hai in the same way.

Manu and Bruce Bowen are the two fierce players brought out by Qiao Hai, one is the super sixth man, nicknamed the Demon Knife, an All-Star level scoring guard, and the other is an outside defensive gate, but in the past few years under Popovich, Bowen's path has gone a little off, and he is getting dirtier and dirtier......

Qiao Hai is no longer Bowen's coach, he can't control Bowen, of course, he doesn't need to care about the current Bowen, he knows that from the inertia of history, Bowen is destined to become the third uncle of Bao who will be abolished.

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The game started quickly, and the Rockets were at a disadvantage when it opened.

The Spurs' defense is indeed not comparable to the Suns and Lakers, they directly choked the Rockets' seven inches, relying on the sweep of mid-range Tim Duncan, and directly locked the Rockets' outside offense.

Qiao Hai called a timeout, and the Rockets began to attack the inside continuously.

But the efficiency is very low, and this game basically becomes a defensive battle, and once the game becomes a defensive battle, everything is very unfavorable to the Rockets.

Qiao Hai racked his brains and threw out the Princeton attack again, but the attack failed to open.

Then, Qiao Hai added Yao Ming's singles, but the offense still failed to open.

In the end, Qiao Hai added Yao Ming's inside singles, but the effect was still not good.

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In this way, after the half, the Rockets trailed the Spurs by 12 points at 39:51, and for the Rockets, the hope of this game is really not great.

However, Qiao Hai did not give up his efforts, and in the second half, he strengthened the team's defense, hoping to complete a comeback through defense.

But Popovich's Spurs have been solid and haven't given the Rockets much of a chance.

In the third quarter, the Spurs relied on David Robinson's consecutive dunk scores inside to stabilize the situation, and finally led the Rockets by 15 points after three quarters.

The fourth quarter was basically garbage time, and the Rockets recovered some points slightly, but still couldn't avoid a loss.

"The timer beep sounded at the end of the final game, and in the end, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Rockets 97-88 at home to win the game and end the Rockets' ten-game winning streak!"

The team lost, and Qiao Hai didn't feel frustrated.

He has a deep understanding of this rocket, he knows that this rocket is not the opponent of the Spurs, and when Yao Ming's total rating reaches 95, maybe the Rockets and this Spurs can have a fight, but now, the difference in strength between the two teams is too big.

Even if there is Qiao Hai, it is difficult to make up for such a huge gap.

"Congratulations, Greg, you're the biggest favourites this season."

Qiao Hai walked to the technical table, found Popovich to shake hands, and while shaking hands, he also poisoned the spurs by the way.

Popovich smiled and replied, "No, we're not, your old clubs, the Lakers and Grizzlies." ”

Qiao Hai raised his eyebrows and laughed as well.

In fact, a second ago, he was still annoyed that the Rockets couldn't win against the Spurs, at least this season, his Rockets can't join the championship race.

But as soon as Popovich said this, he suddenly felt that he was strong, and several championship favorites in the West, Qiao Hai alone made two.

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After playing the Spurs, the Rockets rushed to Dallas to play the Mavericks.

The Rockets also failed to win this game, but the gap between the two sides was not very large, and the game was played until the last minute, and with 59.6 seconds left before the end of the game, the Rockets still led by one point.

But then, the Mavericks scored a goal by Dek Nowitzki to overtake the score, and the crucial goal was cheered wildly by the American Airlines Center.

Then, the last offense of the Rockets of the game, Steve Francis spent some time holding the ball on the outside, and finally broke through into the interior and raised his hand to make a layup.

The Rockets overtook the score again.

But the Mavericks still have a chance to kill the game!

In the last ball, Michael Finley singled the ball from the outside, and after breaking through, he was caught in the middle, and he quickly distributed the ball to the other side.

It was Dirk Nowitzki again, in the mid-range position, he made a jumper, the basketball was out of his hand, and the red light came on.

In the next second, the basketball entered the net, and there was a white net!

"Lore!" Charles Barkley, the game's commentator, cheered loudly. "The Dallas Mavericks killed the Rockets and gave the Rockets a wave of two consecutive defeats!"

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In this way, the Rockets were killed by the Mavericks, and the final score was 107:106, a one-point difference, and the Rockets lost this Texas Civil War.

In two consecutive Texas Civil Wars, the Rockets lost two in a row.

However, in this game, Yao Ming and Steve Francis performed well, one scored 26 points and 10 rebounds on 9-of-16 shooting, and the other scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 8-of-17 shooting.

But on the Mavericks' side, the troika all scored more than 20, and Rivra Frenz and Nick Van Exel on the bench also performed well, relying on the overall excellent performance, the Mavericks finally defeated the Rockets, giving the Rockets a wave of two consecutive defeats.

After two consecutive losses, the Rockets have also recognized their position, and this season, they are at best a spoiler and cannot be a real championship contender......