After the first quarter, Yao Ming broke out in the second half of the first quarter, shooting 2 out of 3 and adding 3 free throws, scoring 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

And Drew Gooden, who had been compared to Yao Ming before the game, only scored 2 points and 3 rebounds on 1 of 3 shots.

The contrast is already very stark.

After the first quarter, the Rockets led the Magic by seven points at 24-17.

In the second quarter, Yao Ming, who found confidence in the shooting end, further exploded, scoring 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a single quarter, plus 7 points in the first quarter, and after halftime, Yao Ming had already cut down a 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Looking at Drew Gooden, the statistics at the end of the half were 5 points and 4 rebounds, which was still extremely bleak.

The Rockets also led the Magic by 10 points at 49:39 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Rockets broke out further, with a single quarter of 27:19, once again expanding the 8-point difference, and after three quarters, the Rockets led by 18 points.

The game was so easy that Qiao Hai was about to doze off.

But soon, Brad Stevens, who had been using his laptop to follow the live text of the Sun and Jazz, reported the latest situation on the Suns' side, and Qiao Hai never really dozed off.

The situation on the Suns and Jazz side is not good for the Rockets, from the beginning, the Suns have maintained the lead, Karl Malone is not in good shape in this game, against the young Amare Stadamayer, Karl Malone seems to be completely suppressed.

The Rockets' game ended quickly, with a final score of 101-81, a big win.

In the whole game, in addition to the evenly matched at the beginning, the Rockets took the lead after that, and they led all the way to the end of the game, so to speak, in this game, the Rockets suppressed the Magic throughout the game.

"The Rockets won this game, five in a row! Qiao Hai led the team to a wave of five consecutive wins! Under the leadership of Qiao Hai, this rocket finally exploded their potential! In this streak, every victory of the rocket is a victory without suspense! ”

"17-16, now, the gap between the Rockets and the Suns is only 0.5 wins!"

"With 12 minutes left, the game between the Suns and Jazz will be over, and it will be clear if the Rockets can use this to break into the top eight."

Qiao Hai waited for the results of the game between the Suns and the Jazz, after the third quarter of the game, the Suns led the Jazz by 10 points, and in the fourth quarter, the counterattack from the Jazz that Qiao Hai was looking forward to came!

As soon as the fourth quarter began, Karl Malone showed his experience as a veteran, and on the offensive end, he singled Amare Stadamel in a row, causing consecutive fouls on Xiaosi.

Amare Stadamair played more than four minutes in the fourth quarter and was soon fouled for six fouls.

The Suns did not have Xiao Si, the interior defense was useless, and soon, the old and strong Karl Malone broke out, scoring 15 points in a row in the fourth quarter, and the game played to the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, and the point difference has been smoothed out!

"For the Jazz, they regained their chance to win."

"And for the Rockets, who are playing an away game in Florida at this time, their chance to break into the top eight in the West has also appeared!"

In the final two minutes, Karl Malone hit a 2-pointer to give the Jazz a two-point lead.

In the away team locker room at the Amway Centre, cheers rang out.

Carlos Boozer even raised his hands and shouted: "Well done, Carl Malone, I'm your fan, please continue!" ”

The Suns' offense, Stephen Marbury's breakaway layup, and another cheer, whistle, and screaming in the locker room.

Qiao Hai's face was expressionless, but he was also watching the progress of this game.

In the picture, the Jazz grabbed the backcourt rebound, advanced to the frontcourt, and once again handed the ball to Karl Malone, who was in hot form.

"Karl Malone is back to the single, Scott Williams is struggling defensively...... Turn your back ...... Strong! ”

"Beautiful! Entered! The 40-year-old Karl Malone has scored 19 points in a single quarter, which is unimaginable! ”

Qiao Hai secretly waved his fist, and then smiled in a crowd of cheers, Jazz was already leading by 4 points, and in the last 1 minute, Jazz was infinitely close to victory.

The Suns' offense, Stephen Marbury broke through and scored 2 points, and the difference returned to 2 points.

Then, there is the key defense of the sun.

The Jazz gave the ball to Karl Malone again, still the old Malone's singles, turned around and jumped, bang, didn't score.

The Suns' chance to kill came and in the final 30 seconds, Stephen Marbury dribbled quickly across the half court and then began to control the time.

About 18 seconds into it, Stephen Marbury kicked in.

A quick break, a step inside the free throw line, and a direct jump shot.

Bang!

"Stephen Marbury's jumper, didn't go in! Lore Failure! ”

"Oh roar!" The locker room was filled with cheers.

Qiao Hai was not in a hurry, he stared at the orange basketball, and it was not until the basketball fell into the hands of a white player that he completely relieved his heart.

"John Stockton grabbed the rebound, and the Suns fouled directly!"

"With an 82.6 percent free throw shooting rate, this foul is equivalent to giving away points."

So, John Stockton hit both free throws, another 4-point advantage, and in the last 4 seconds or so, the Suns' last attack, Stephen Marbury's hasty shot outside the three-point line missed.

"Stephen Marbury's stunner didn't score, and the Jazz won the game 99-95!"

"Karl Malone scored 19 points alone in the last quarter, and Amare Stadamire left the game with six fouls, and this game can be said to be Karl Malone's solo ......"

The away team dressing room at the Amway Centre was already a sea of cheers.

Qiao Hai smiled, looking at the cheering and excited group of players, he knew that although this wave of five consecutive wins, and the Suns' three consecutive losses, was only the beginning for the Rockets.

They have not completely entered the top eight in the West, after this victory, and the Suns' loss, the Rockets are only 17-16 with the Suns, tied for eighth in the West, and want to completely surpass the Suns, enjoy this eighth, or even surpass the sixth and seventh Western teams, the Rockets still need to continue to work hard.

Even, if this streak ends, the Rockets will drop out of the top eight.

But this time to enter the top eight, for the rocket, it means a lot! This is not only a small victory, but more importantly, this victory proves that this Rockets have the strength to enter the playoffs!

A top-eight win will give all the young players of this Rockets endless confidence!

In the locker room, the players were still very excited to exchange the pleasure after the victory of this game, Qiao Hai took the technical statistics table and glanced at it.

At the top of the list is Yao Ming, who scored 29 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks on 10-of-16 shooting.

And so—

"Da Yao, follow me to the press conference."