With 1 point trailing at halftime, Qiao Hai believes that the real decisive battle is not the fourth quarter, but the third quarter that will start immediately after.

So, in the locker room, holding a tactical board, he was emphasizing the way the Rockets played at the beginning of the second half.

"Yao, take the ball in the high post, understand, singles, organization and strategy! We need you to create a threat in that position, and as for the others, run! Disrupt your opponent's defense with your air cuts! Get your speed up! ”

The Grizzlies' defense is concentrated in the mid-range, and they can only affect offense and defense near the mid-range.

The Grizzlies' defense is still too poor, and Sean Marion is the core of their defense, but other than Sean Marion, the Grizzlies have no other players who can make up for it.

Even if it is a personal single defense, only Billups is doing a decent job, and the other players are getting worse and worse.

Qiao Hai wants to play the offense faster, and it is actually very simple to think about it, and the rocket can quickly find an opportunity by quickly cutting and running.

Moreover, the offense continues to expand, Qiao Hai's purpose is not to fight hand-to-hand with the opponent, he wants to end the suspense of this game with a shot!

……

In the second half, the game started quickly.

The first ball was the Rockets' possession, Steve Francis held the ball through the center circle, and then, with a hand-to-hand cooperation at the top of the arc, the ball went to Yao Ming's hand.

In the face of Yao Ming's ball at the top of the arc, they have not handled it very well, and they generally had to defend it, and then left Pau Gasol to protect the frame under the basket.

But after about two years of weight gain, the movement speed is obviously not comparable to Yao Ming, even in terms of strength, the advantage is not great.

Therefore, Yao Ming chose singles.

"Yao's singles, it is the king who defends him, this is a duel between the two moving Great Walls of the Celestial Empire!"

It was Mav Albert who was commentating on the round, and Yao Ming's singles got him excited.

"The two big men actually started a duel on the outside, I have to say, this is one of the strangest scenes since the new era!"

Yao made a feint to the right, and Wang was shaken away, oh no! The opportunity has arisen! ”

Swish!

After a crisp sound of wiping the net, a cheer rang out in the Compaq Center.

"A high jump shot, Yao seized the opportunity and hit it with one hit!"

"He's so accurate, so accurate! A center forward across the generations! ”

……

Yao Ming scored a goal in the opening game, and the Rockets immediately overtook by 1 point.

Hubby Brown stood on the sidelines and began to yell incessantly, and the game played more than two quarters while the team fell behind the Rockets, which Hubby Brown did not want to see.

The Grizzlies' offense began, and Maddie's breakthrough was very sharp, but the Rockets' defense of him seemed to have changed, and as soon as Maddie broke through, he was immediately pinched.

"Pass! Pass! ”

From the sidelines came the shouts of Hubbie Brown.

At the same time, Maddie also quickly found Billups on the outside.

From beyond the three-point line, Billups jumpers.

Bang, didn't go in.

Chris Anderson, who was inside the rim, grabbed the rebound, and then it was Qiao Hai's turn to yell at it.

"Fight back! Aggro! ”

Chris Anderson shook his hand and gave the ball to Steve Francis, who was rushing quickly on the left wing, and the front court formed a two-on-one!

Steve Francis rushed up, smashed into the box like a tank, and forced a layup against Billups' defense.

At 64:61, the Rockets led by 3 points.

……

The Grizzlies' offense, Billups broke through with the ball outside the line, hit a pull-up jump shot, and the Grizzlies scored for the first time in the third quarter.

But then, the Rockets' offense, Yao Ming held the ball in a high position, and after two steps inside, the Grizzlies had to implement a pinch shot.

There is no way, Yao Ming's threat is already extremely huge, if he does not flank the attack, it will be followed by another accurate mid-range shot.

But after the pinch, Yao Ming quickly split the ball to the top of the arc.

There, Steve Francis quickly bypassed Chris Anderson's screen, shook off the defender, received the ball at the top of the arc, jumped straight up, and scored a three-pointer!

Bang! Three points in!

67:63, 4 points difference.

Then, Maddie forced a three-pointer from the outside line, but in the face of Ron Artest's defense, his shot was inaccurate.

Bang, striking iron.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound, and the Rockets played another wave of counterattacks.

This time, Steve Francis, who was running wildly with the ball, passed the ball to Ron Artest on the other side, and Artai rushed into the penalty area and dunked!

At 69:63, the Rockets' lead came to 6 points!

The Grizzlies' offense was still inaccurate, and this time it was Chauncey Billups, who shot straight after dribbling and missed again.

After the Rockets grabbed the rebound, they continued to try to fight back, and continued to succeed, and Steve Francis scored 2 points again.

With an eight-point deficit, Hubbie Brown called a timeout.

"At the beginning of the third quarter, there was a wave of inexplicable collapses, and Hubi Brown was already in a hurry......"

McBrin said with a smile.

"He had to call a timeout, and no one expected that the Rockets would actually play an 11-2 wave and take an eight-point lead."

"Actually, looking at the change in the Rockets' tactical strategy, it's not surprising that they suddenly had a blanket on Maddy, which was the only consistent scoring point in the Grizzlies' offense in the first half."

Mav Albert took advantage of the timeout to make an analysis.

"So, Maddie was locked up, and the Grizzlies' offense was dumb all at once."

"On the other hand, the Rockets' offense, China's Yao continues to create threats in the high post, and this position is a dead end in the Grizzlies' defense, and no one of them can defend Yao."

"Relying on the threat created by Yao, the Rockets scored consecutive points because of it."

……

After the timeout, the Grizzlies stepped up their offense with Michael Reed.

As soon as Michael Reid came on the court, he scored immediately, Maddy attracted a pinch shot from mid-range, and then gave the ball to Reed, Reed scored on a jumper, and the Grizzlies finally solved their scoring drought.

Then, the Rocket's offense, Yao Ming's tough mid-range single, forced Pau Gasol away from the penalty area.

Chris Anderson went to the basket from the wing, Yao Ming gave a high ball, and Chris Anderson flew to catch the ball and dunk!

Boom!

The whole Compaq Centre is boiling!

After the timeout, the Grizzlies still couldn't limit the Rockets' offense, and for the Rockets, that was enough! Because they have already taken an 8-point lead!

The game was finally decided in the third quarter, and the Rockets' opening wave of 11-2 was crucial.

Then, after the Grizzlies' offense recovered, the Rockets remained strong on the offensive end.

They continued to score, and with 2:13 left in the third quarter, the margin was extended to 10 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Grizzlies were led by Maddie and set off a wave of counterattacks, and the difference was once narrowed to 5 points.

But at the critical moment, Yao Ming stood up and scored 6 points in a row.

At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets took an 11-point lead at 94-83......