Of course, the Rockets are not children to be slaughtered, he still knows how to fight back with two kicks, Totoro hit a three-point shot, Yao Ming made a strong 2+1 under the bag of two people, and the difference came to 21 points.

The goal of the Spurs is simple, they want to force the margin to within 15 points before the start of the fourth quarter, and the goal of the Rockets is also very simple, that is, to desperately pull the score gap above 20, so that the fourth quarter will directly lose suspense.

After entering the fourth quarter, the difference of 10 points between the scores of the two teams is a hurdle, and the difference of 20 points is another hurdle, a gap of more than 10 may be adversity for the team, but it is not that there is no chance to turn the tables, and you can still win it with a little effort and some luck, but 20 points is not so easy, and the general team has despaired when they see this kind of point difference.

20 points, what is this concept? This means that they have to outscore their opponents by 20 points in the final 12 minutes before they can enter overtime, that is, the Rockets must not score for 10 consecutive rounds, and the Spurs must score for 10 consecutive rounds to tie the score, although it may be faster to use three-pointers.

But the Rockets are not stupid, they are fools and they will not win themselves by 20 points in the first three quarters, if it comes to this point difference, the Rockets have too many means to win the game, whether it is a good hand and the Spurs to attack or a bad hand to defend with the Spurs, I believe the Spurs are not a very good way to win.

So the old men of the Spurs also know that if they want to advance, they must pull the difference back a little before the fourth quarter, otherwise time will not wait for anyone!

Parker used his speed to force Calderon, and then, with Totoro's large overshadowing hands covering the basket in his visibility, flew sideways in a flat position to wipe the ball into the board.

My Neighbor Totoro turned around and forced Finley and finally hit a mid-range shot from the horn position.

Ginobili received a pass from Duncan two steps outside the three-point line, and directly and decisively shot through the heart.

My Neighbor Totoro used his housekeeping skills [running around], forcibly throwing aside the offensive tactics on his side, and he ran blindly to disrupt the Spurs' tight defensive line, in the chaos, Yao Ming suddenly left the penalty area and took Duncan, Calderon, who held the ball at the top of the arc, saw the Totoro who got the opportunity to insert the inside diagonally, and threw the ball high into the sky, Totoro pressed the three Spurs defenders, and pressed Huashan with an absolute bounce advantage, and dunked the ball into the basket.

The Rockets home fans were cheering again.

Calderon's passing and control skills are very superb, but he has not yet reached Kidd's ability to penetrate and point to where to play, which can be seen from his average of 5.4 assists per game during his time with the Raptors.

But after coming to the Rockets, Calderon's average assists per game have not decreased but risen, under the premise that Totoro averaged 6.7 assists per game and 31.7% ball possession, Calderon can also average 6.5 assists per game, with an average of 1.1 more per game than when he was in the Raptors, and the efficiency is nearly doubled.

It's really a blessing to be teammates with Totoro and Yao Ming, two Chinese.

Yao Ming don't say much, as long as you point guard has the ability to pass the ball to the little giant under the opponent's forward defense, it is an assist, Da Yao's footsteps under the basket are not as good as Da Meng, but the finishing ability is a level stronger than Da Meng, Da Yao's finishing ability under the basket may not be as good as Shark O'Neal, but his body is more flexible than the current Ao Fat.

Yao Ming is such a player who has no solution to the ball on the inside, he does not blow or black, and the world, especially some domestic trolls, always feel that Yao Ming's success only comes from his height, but ignores that his basketball talent in other aspects is also outstanding.

Da Yao can only last 35 minutes per game at the level of NBA confrontation, but those who don't know the intensity of the NBA interior confrontation don't know how hard it takes for a 2.26,280-pound person to last 35 minutes. But you don't see that there are so many black players in the league who are as tall and bouncing as Yao Ming, and their physical fitness is even higher than Yao Ming, and the difference between them and the little giants is those so-called skills that can be practiced by sweat.

And Totoro, not to mention, is a combination of open products, with the top qualities of the black and yellow races, as long as he is paired with a point guard who can pass the ball, then the enemy's own forbidden area is their nightmare.

You don't know when there will be a monster with a top movement speed, a top penetration consciousness, a height of 2.10 meters, a bounce of 120 cm, and an arm span of 2.25 meters, and it will run in front of you and jump high, and it will be a dunk in your face.

My Neighbor Totoro's physical fitness is definitely anti-human, jumping up can kiss the basket lightly, stretching out his hand is beyond the reach of others, as long as he runs, it is really not much difficulty to pass him to the empty brush assist, as long as you pass high enough.

The Spurs did not give up, under the leadership of the troika, other players have also made achievements, but the Houston people on this side are not to be outdone, under the involvement of the two Chinese, the other players of the Rockets have also continued to make contributions, and the two teams actually began to attack in the second half of the third quarter.

97:79, it's hard to imagine that this is a score that exploded in the playoffs and the Spurs' life-and-death battle, the Spurs' defensive system has always been a shock to the league, and it has endured under the auspices of Shi Fo, but the Rockets broke this iron bucket formation in the first half today by relying on Totoro's sudden score and Yao Ming's containment.

At the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two teams was fixed at 18 points, and neither of the Spurs nor the Rockets completed the goal in the end, but compared to the Spurs, they are now the side behind by a large score, although under the leadership of Duncan, they tried their best in the third quarter to recover the 9-point return, and the rest for them is still an insurmountable obstacle.

"Kenny, why don't you ask me who will win this fight?"

In the commentary table of the Dragonborn Cave Arena, the two leading commentators, Charles. Barkley and Kenny. Smith sat in the middle, and Barkley suddenly asked his old partner without a clue.

As one of the three major television stations in the United States, Charles. Barkley and Kenny. The ace commentary combination in the basketball field, Barkley's poisonous tongue and Smith's gag make them work together seamlessly, in general, they will not be a commentary that can't hold back anything in a game, but in the second half of the third quarter, the two old men watched the game without saying a word.

"Hehe, old man, why am I asking you such a stupid question? Those who know you know that you are a full Totoro fan, so of course this game is backed by the Rockets, and now that the Rockets are leading by 18 points, do you have any other answers? ”

Kenny Smith couldn't help but scold this big ass in his heart for being boring, it was something that anyone could think of, and he asked knowingly, is it full and has nothing to do?

"That's right, my confirmation is that the Spurs don't have any chances anymore, but have you ever thought that if it's the Rockets who are trailing by 18 points now, do you think the Rockets still have a chance to beat the Spurs?"

Barkley smiled, not paying much attention to Smith's impatience, but instead threw another conundrum to his old partner.

"There's no chance of that, right? I'll admit that the Rockets are strong this year, and their two rookies managed to trade their potential in their first season, but the Spurs are not a youth team like the Trail Blazers after all, they have enough playoff experience as players and coaches, they have three championships in hand, and they shouldn't make major mistakes to erase the 18-point deficit for the Rockets. ”

Smith thought for a moment before speaking his thoughts, but Barkley, who was sitting next to him, shook his head in disagreement.

"No, even if the mind is that the Rockets are 18 points behind, I think it was the Rockets who won in the end, and it wasn't an unfounded speculation because I liked them more."

Barkley smiled incomprehensibly, "Your analysis makes sense, the Spurs are not the kind of team that will give people a chance, but you forgot the two most important points, in the NBA, some things are not completely controllable by the team." ”

"Are you saying that Spurs' stamina is in jeopardy? But that wasn't enough for them to lose the 18-point difference, right? Oh, I see what you mean, you're trying to say that in fact, this game is the league that wants the Rockets to win, right? it! ”

Kenny Smith just blurted out that he knew it was bad, and in a hurry, he bit his tongue, and when he saw Barkley laughing and leaning back and forth, Kenny Smith really wanted to put the water glass in front of him on his head.

As a commercial league, almost every important game in the NBA has traces of their manipulation, although the league's manipulation is not explicit, and every time the game is manipulated, it may not be as they want, but this phenomenon does exist, and almost all senior fans and industry insiders know it, but they don't usually say it.

Then, this big ass actually put on his own words, and said what he wanted to say but couldn't say through his mouth, which is good, I guess I will get the warning and ticket from my top boss after this commentary, go to him MLGB.

The third quarter break ended quickly, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Spurs sent a bench lineup of Bonner, Amy Udoka, Kurt Thomas, Brent Barry and Ginobili, and there was no way, as Kenny Smith first understood, that physical crises have always been the natural enemy of the senior corps.

Fierce battle with the Rockets to 7 games, although each of them has at least a day of rest, but when it comes to the alternation of home and away, half of the day is basically spent in the plane turbulence, plus every game with the Rockets is extremely hot and intense, except for the first big win, everything else must be played until the last few minutes to determine the winner.

Duncan and Parker have both averaged 42 minutes per game in this series, and Ginobili, the super sixth man, is even better, averaging 44 minutes per game, which is not at all like Popovich's style of employment.

The outbreak in the second half of the third quarter just now is already the last energy of several old men, and now if they don't get off the court to recharge, they will be pressed to the ground and rubbed when they are sent on the field, so it is better to send some fresh forces to try, in case they can still rely on momentum to recover a few points?

Moreover, the age of the three carriages of GDP is not small, so that their physical exhaustion to play not only does not play a big role, but also gambles on the end of their careers, and it is easy for players to be injured when they play games with poor physical strength, but with the same injury, Totoro may be able to recover by virtue of his youth and strength for two days, but Grandpa Duncan may never be able to step on the NBA arena again.

The head coach of the Rockets, Adelman, also has this consideration, Yao Ming, Battier and Calderon, who played the third quarter, were all replaced, but the second lineup they replaced was much more luxurious, Iguodala, Lowry, David Lee, Marco Gasol, among these four players, there is an All-Star, a quasi-All-Star, a qualified main player and a potential rookie, plus the quasi-superstar Totoro who seems to have no upper limit in physical strength and doesn't know what fatigue is, this lineup is put on the outside, and no one will believe it if it is a substitute.

Zhuge frowned when he saw these muscular men on the field, but Adelman laughed proudly, Popovich had always calculated others in rotation before, but who knew that he was put on the opposite side by the old man this time.

There are too many players that the Rockets can play, some of them are older, but the overall age is still young, Ah Shuai can let Da Yao, Grizzlies, President, Totoro and Calderon fight the Spurs in the third quarter for a whole quarter, in order to make himself dare not tear Duncan and Parker off to rest, and when he has to do it in the fourth quarter, he is taking out this lineup, what is this TM not bullying?

And the Spurs also let a "best defensive player" Bowen at the beginning, and the Rockets played the second round of the playoffs without any injuries.

What Popovich can do now is to pray for Ginobili on the court to go berserk and throw a few unreasonable three-pointers in a row, he doesn't expect this lineup to chase points, but at least he can't be pulled by the opponent, as long as he survives the first two minutes, let Shifo and the French sports car take a breath, and they Spurs still have a chance to survive!

But the ideal is always beautiful, but the reality has always been skinny, when I saw the old Barry forced a breakthrough and wanted the old man to talk about the boyish madness to remember the dunk but was pressed down by the young and vigorous Iguodala, Totoro received a long pass and scored a layup on the premise of Amy Udoka's foul, Popovich knew that they had no chance in this game.