Matthews attacked the frontcourt and was closely defended by Maddy, he turned around and threw the ball directly to the following Green, who shot to chase the three-pointer.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

The Cavaliers have gone on a 5-0 run in the last two rounds to push the margin to 19 points!

"Team Rocket is a little slack!" Barkley said from the sidelines.

"Yes, they're slow to drop back and there seems to be a little bit of a problem with the players' stamina." Smith nodded as well.

"Control the long pass of the Cavaliers, don't just defend people against fast attack!" Thibodeau shouted a shoutout from the sidelines to his players.

As a defensive coach, he's experienced in defending, and he says it all.

But he didn't mean to change people.

The Rockets' offense, Yao Ming's offense in the low post still didn't score.

Playing consistently, coupled with running with the Cavaliers, his physical exertion was much greater than usual.

O'Neal picked up a defensive rebound, and the Cavaliers also played a fast break.

This time it was Louis Williams, who didn't have a long pass, flew away from Billups after receiving the ball, and scored a straight flowing low-handed layup in the frontcourt.

The difference has been narrowed to 17 points!

"Well done! Well done! ”

Tang Tian stood on the sidelines and applauded his teammates.

After being pressed for two and a half quarters, the momentum finally came to the Cavaliers' side.

The Rockets' offense, Yao Ming finally scored a goal.

But the Cavaliers attacked the frontcourt, and Matthews' layup caused Yao Ming's beating hand to foul.

As his physical strength decreased, Yao Ming's reaction slowed down.

Thibodeau reached out and scratched his head.

The Cavaliers are chasing points at this moment, and he doesn't dare to replace Yao Mai off the court.

The game on the court continued, and the more Thibodeau dared not replace Yao Mai off the court, the more fierce the Cavaliers chased.

And after the starter adjustment in the second half, the Cavaliers did not have the difference between starters and substitutes at all.

Except for James, everyone else is up and down, and the Cavaliers' defensive intensity has always been there.

By the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers had already chased the difference to 13 points.

The fans at the scene already felt the slightest smell of something was wrong.

"Incredible, Don is really incredible." Smith realized it at this time, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Physical strength, he grabbed the most critical point of Team Rocket, this is like making a trap, a piece of extremely tempting cake is placed in the trap, Team Rocket falls into the trap, whether they can climb out or not, it depends on whether they have enough physical strength."

Smith used a vivid analogy.

The Cavaliers are now chasing hard, but due to their own strength, the pit dug in this trap is not deep, and as long as the Rockets can hold on to the end, they can still climb out.

Smith's analysis is correct, but he seems to have overlooked one detail.

Coach.

Thibodeau is not Tang Tian.

Coming back in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming went off the court to rest, but Maddie remained on the court.

It's about playing the rhythm of the whole game.

Maddie came up and scored two goals in a row, but the Cavaliers continued to fight back, and the gap was still narrowing little by little.

Yao Ming only rested for less than two minutes before being substituted again.

Yao Ming came on the court, and the Rockets quickly stabilized their position, and the point difference began to fluctuate around 10 points.

Thibodeau took deep breaths on the sidelines, playing with his old boss, and he really didn't have much confidence in his heart.

What he hopes most now is that the Rockets can maintain this 10-point deficit until the end.

As the game entered the final seven minutes, Yao Ming turned and hooked his hand to cause a foul on Brown's beater.

After hitting both free throws, he scored his 32nd point of the game to give the Rockets a 10-point lead over the Cavaliers at 101-91.

It was at this dead-ball time that the Cavaliers switched back to the starting lineup.

The hearts of the fans at the scene suddenly became nervous.

It was the Cavaliers' last comeback.

The maximum 22-point difference is only 10 points, and whether the Rockets can hold on depends on the last 7 minutes.

Louis Williams played with James in the frontcourt, and after disassembling it, he went straight to the basket.

Yao Ming came out to change the defense with all his strength, successfully interfered with Williams' shot, and then turned around to collect the defensive rebound.

He gasped for air.

Despite his physical strength, he persevered by willpower.

The Rockets' frontcourt offense, Maddy's jumper didn't score.

The Cavaliers' fast break was covered by Yao Ming gritting his teeth, and Matthews didn't make a three-point shot.

Maddy's three-point score was not scored, but the Cavaliers' fast break was directly stealed by Yao Ming.

Neither side scored, and the game entered a stalemate.

Before I knew it, it was about 3 minutes before the end.

The Rockets still maintain a margin of about 10 points.

The hearts of the fans at the scene finally fell.

At this time, it's too late to chase points.

Tang Tian's strategy was successful, but it was still a breath away.

"Whew! Yao really deserves the name of MVP, there is no danger! Barkley said in the commentary seat, wiping his sweat vividly.

The Cavaliers called a timeout.

Yao Ming's performance in this burst exceeded Tang Tian's expectations, but the game was not over yet.

"Let's play three more points, don't have a mental burden, it's best to win, we're halfway through when we lose, the series is still long, and you've done a great job."

Tang Tian did not arrange tactics, but more to relax the mentality of the players.

In addition to Yao Ming's excellent performance, the team's shooting percentage dropped was also a big reason.

Coming back from the timeout, the Cavaliers replaced Artest with Green.

"Defend! Defend! ”

In the last three minutes, the fans began to cheer loudly for the home team.

The fierce competition made the air begin to fill the air with the smell of gunsmoke.

James found O'Neal to block and dismantle in the frontcourt, and accelerated past Yao Ming after dismantling.

In front of him, he couldn't break through, Yao Ming's physical strength bottomed out, he accelerated and finally squeezed over, and the weak side Battier returned to the defense, and he followed and threw the ball to the bottom corner.

Green catches the ball and makes a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

The ball goes in.

The Rockets' offense, Maddy's beautiful turn and leaning back after an empty cut.

"Bang!"

But the ball didn't go in.

James grabbed the defensive rebound and directly shook off the fast-break Louis Williams, who threw off Billups and rushed to the frontcourt, he didn't get into the three-point line, but stopped directly outside the three-point line and shot directly!

"Huh!"

The ball went in!

The difference is 4 points in the blink of an eye!

"Pay attention to three points! Three points! Thibodeau shouted sharply from the sidelines.

The fans at the scene began to panic.

The Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming turned around and hooked under the basket.

The ball went in, but it spun out again.

The scene was in an uproar.

O'Neal collected the rebound, and the Cavaliers also played a fast break.

James threw Green on the right wing in the fast break.

Green made another three-pointer.

The ball crosses a high parabola.

"Huh!"

Three points and more!

The difference is only 1 point in an instant!

Thibodeau finally couldn't stand anymore and reached out to call a timeout.

The eyes of the fans at the scene were full of incredulity.

The difference was 22 points at the maximum, and there were 10 points two minutes ago, and in a blink of an eye, there was only 1 point left?!

How can it be!

It's the playoffs!