In the fifth game between the Rockets and Spurs, the game returned to Houston, and the Toyota Center was full again.

In this game, the Spurs adjusted their defense again, Duncan swept in the middle distance, and Tyshawn Prince continued to misplace to defend Yao Ming, the difference is that Prince's defensive style against Yao Ming changed, and he began to constantly defend Yao Ming in front of him, with a pair of long arms, to prevent Yao Ming from receiving the ball.

Yao Ming couldn't get the ball, and the Rockets' overall offense became very difficult and sluggish, and after the half-quarter game, the two teams played 6:7, and the Rockets fell behind by 1 point.

Then, the game went to the official timeout.

After the timeout, Qiao Hai made adjustments, Yao Ming continued to stay in the high post and mid-range position, and the Rockets increased their running on the offensive end, ensuring that there was only one defender on Yao Ming's side, and then passed the ball to Yao Ming in different ways.

Defending around the front can only prevent Yao Ming from receiving the ball to a certain extent, and once the Rockets increase the tactical running on the offensive end, Yao Ming will still be able to receive the ball after all.

Yao Ming received the ball, and the Rockets' offense resumed.

However, in the second half of the first quarter, Manuinobili, who came off the bench on the Spurs side, exploded, scored two three-pointers from outside the three-point line, plus some mid-range shots, Ginobili scored 12 points in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets trailed the Spurs by four points, 24-28.

At the start of the second quarter, the lineup on the Rockets court was Gary Payton partnering Wade, small forward Kyler Korver, and interior Boris Dior and Greg Ostertag.

After speeding up at halftime, the Rockets beat the Spurs with a wave of 14:8 in the first half of the quarter and successfully overtook the Spurs by 2 points.

In the second half, both teams were on the main lineup, Manuginobili broke out again, cut another 9 points in the first quarter, and then led the Spurs and Rockets to a tie.

At halftime, the score was 53-52, and the Rockets only led by one point.

Because of Manuginobili's outburst, in this game, it looks like the Spurs still have a little chance to win, but for the Rockets, this game cannot be lost.

If they lose, the next game will be the home of the Spurs, and the Rockets will be in danger, and they will most likely lose Game 6 and then the game will go to a tiebreaker.

Therefore, in the second half, Qiao Hai behaved very cautiously, he adjusted his defense, and targeted the blockade of Manuginobili, who was in a hot state.

Then in the third quarter, the Rockets won by two more points, and the third quarter was 74-71, leading the Spurs by three points.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs opened with a wave of 9:5 and led by 1 point.

Then, the scores of the two teams began to rise alternately, one moment the Rockets were ahead, the other was the Spurs ahead, Qiao Hai took advantage of this time to replace Wade and rest for a while, Qiao Hai thought that in this game, Wade, who was full of physical energy, had a chance to kill the game.

The reason is that both teams have been exhausted in this game, especially the Spurs, in order to maintain high-intensity defense, Tim Duncan has been running wild for three full quarters of the game, and the fourth quarter has not rested at all.

If a physical Wade comes on in the final moments of the game, once he rushes up, the Spurs will not be able to resist.

With more than 4 minutes left in the game, the Rockets led the Spurs by one point at 81:80.

On the dead ball, Joe Hay swaps back to Wade.

Then, as soon as Wade came on the court, he exploded, he took the ball in a row, singled in a row, scored 7 points in a row, and the Rockets played a wave of 14:4, and then led the Spurs by 11 points in an instant with 95:84.

There is just over a minute left in the game!

With an 11-point difference, the Spurs are gone, and Greg Popovich is also very helpless to shake his hand, this game, the Spurs have already lost.

Time was exhausted by the Rockets, and in the end, the score was 99:89, a difference of 10 points, and the Rockets defeated the Spurs at home, with a total score of 4:1, and easily advanced to the next round!

The Toyota Center was cheering, and Qiao Hai was also in this cheer, found Popovich, and shook hands.

"Hopefully you're the final champion."

Popovich patted Qiao Hai on the shoulder and said this.

Qiao Hai smiled, he knew what Popovich meant, no matter what, losing to a championship team is better than losing to a weak team.

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"With a total score of 4:1, the Rockets easily advanced, and the defending champion team Spurs seem to be no match for them at all, combined with the 4:0 in the first round, the Rockets this season are completely unstoppable."

"The opponents of the Rockets in the next round are none other than a Lakers and a Grizzlies, both of which were swept by the Rockets four times in the regular season."

"Now, we can say that the Rockets are not far from the finals, and Qiao Hai has led the team to the finals in four years since he coached, setting a new record......

After the game, the Rockets were blown into the sky again, no way, the momentum of the Rockets this season is too fierce, 4:0 in the first round is easy to say, after all, the Jazz is a "big package".

The second round of 4:1 Spurs is a bit surprising Although this Spurs is less than last season, there is one less Stephen Jackson with a thorn attribute, and the strength has declined, but in any case, the Spurs are the defending champions, and Tim Duncan, who led the team, is also the best defensive player, and last year's regular season MVP.

Coupled with the gradually peaking GDP combination, the Spurs are the championship favorites this season, and the favorites were beaten by the Rockets in five clean games.

The state of the rocket is really a little scary.

So far in the playoffs this season, the only one who can compete with the Rockets in terms of state is the Pistons.

The Pistons are swept in two consecutive rounds and 4 games, but in terms of team strength, the Pistons' gold content is far inferior to the Rockets, the opponent of the Pistons in the first round is only the 36-46 Celtics, and the opponent in the second round is only 41-41.

On the other hand, on the Rockets' side, the Jazz, who received a first-round gift package, also won 42 games in the regular season, not to mention the Spurs in the second round.

After two rounds of playoffs, the spinach companies immediately greatly increased the odds of the Rockets winning the championship, and the limelight of the Rockets was unstoppable for a while!

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In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Pistons have swept the Raptors to advance, and the Nets and Pacers are still fighting fiercely in the other group of matchups.

In the first four games, the Nets and Pacers played to a 2-2 draw, and in the fourth game, the Nets played their offense and beat the Pacers with offense.

In the fifth game, the Nets' offensive firepower continued, and after a big battle, they defeated the Pacers 100-94 and won the match point.

In the sixth game, the Pacers were at home, and in the first half, the two teams were still tied at 41:39, and the Nets only led by 2 points.

In the second half, the Nets' offense exploded, with Kidd assisting Kerry Kittels and Richard Jefferson hitting three-pointers in quick succession.

After a three-point explosion, the Nets beat the Pacers 33-21 in the third quarter.

In the final game, he defeated the Pacers 107-83 and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference finals!

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On the other side of the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers and Grizzlies battled to Game 5 with a total score of 2:2.

In the fifth game, both sides did their best, Maddie fought for four quarters, cut a high score of 38 points, and finally led the Grizzlies to defeat the Lakers 106-94 and win the match point.

In the sixth game, the Grizzlies opened with an advantage, and the margin once led to 10 points.

But at the beginning of the third quarter, Maddie strained her left leg, retired with an injury, and never returned.

In the second half, the Lakers completed a comeback, defeating the Grizzlies 98-91 and tying the overall score.

In the seventh game, Maddy did not come back, and the Lakers won easily, with a total score of 4:3, defeating the Grizzlies and advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

What has been waiting for a long time on the Western Conference finals is naturally the Rockets......