Boss Yao, who has been in charge of Shanghai Oriental Shark for many years, rushed to the American Airlines Center Arena before the opening.

Chen Zhi could only say hello and wait until after the game to communicate, and he had to deal with the menacing beard in front of him, and Harden continued his strong performance in the preseason during the regular season.

This game against the Mavericks is the second game of the season for the Rockets, and the opening game is against the Los Angeles Lakers at home, and the beard handed over 34 points, 17 assists and 7 rebounds.

Chen Zhi and thick eyebrows cut 50+ super high scores, Chen Zhi broke a series of records, and Wei Shao, who led the team alone, scored 32 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists in the first game against the 76ers, and the Spurs after Duncan's retirement were led by Leonard with 35 points, and the Warriors after Durant joined 29 points.

Coincidentally, the teams of the hottest stars of the season all played today.

ESPN commentators Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson introduced the audience to the audience.

Both men have something to do with the Houston Rockets, with Jackson spending his last year as a player.

When he was a player, Mark Jackson was also the No. 1 man in the NBA at the time, averaging 10 assists per game as a rookie. When it comes to assists, there is always one person to mention, John Stockton, one of the Utah twins! He has dominated the NBA assist list for 9 consecutive years and won the assist crown alone! In the 96-97 season, it was Mark Jackson who averaged 11.4 assists per game and ended Stockton's ten-game assist streak opportunity!

These histories are too long, Mark Jackson is well known to Chinese fans, or when he was the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, and it can even be said that more people know him after he left! It's also quite sad to say! After his departure, the Warriors, who had a 62 percent win rate last season, won the championship the following year under Kerr. It was only after that that Mark Jackson became more known as the former head coach of the championship team.

And Jeff Van Gundy is the head coach that Rockets fans are very familiar with, Yao Ming was the bald coach of the Rockets most of the time when the Rockets played in the NBA, and he is usually called Van Gundy Jr. to distinguish his brother Stan Van Gundy who is coaching the Pistons!

"Jeff, you were the head coach of the Houston Rockets, what do you think of the current Rockets team, against the Dallas Mavericks, who have received strong reinforcements this summer, do they have a chance to win?"

Mark Jackson, who joined ESPN after leaving the Warriors, asked.

Van Gundy Jr.'s bald image looks the same as more than ten years ago, still the emaciated and even a little distorted bitter gourd face, "The current Rockets team is a completely different style from the Rockets when I coached, you know that when I coached, Houston has always been a strong defensive team in the league, and defense is the foundation of the Rockets!" Now this Rockets, under head coach D'Antoni, is an offensive team. ”

Mark Jackson smiled: "We all know that Jeff's coaching philosophy is defense, and now this Rockets, I'm afraid you won't like it too much." ”

This is not without ridicule, Van Gundy Jr. was ridiculed by many people for his lack of offensive ability during his coaching of the Rockets, especially the half-court offensive could not come up with any good tricks, and the on-the-spot response was also extremely poor.

Van Gundy naturally heard some of Mark Jackson's teasing words, but he didn't care, when he was the head coach, he was indeed too rigorous, too principled, and not flexible enough. In contrast, Van Gundy feels that he is more suitable to be a commentator, a job that does not require responsibility for winning or losing, and naturally does not have to be too cautious to make bold predictions.

"In the last game, the Dallas Mavericks beat the strong team Pacers, and the Houston Rockets suffered a heavy loss to the underdogs Los Angeles Lakers, and we have enough reason to believe that the Mavericks can win. However, one of the magic of an offensive team like the Houston Rockets is that when they are on the fire, they can win against any team. ”

Basketball games have always been ever-changing, and their unpredictability is as good as football, and it is estimated that in the entire commentary industry, there are not many more than basketball commentators being slapped in the face, but Jeff Van Gundy is definitely the one who has been slapped in the face less, after all, he is a former coach, a real expert!

As Jeff Van Gundy said, as long as the Rockets are on the right track, they can call any team in the league, even the extremely luxurious Golden State Warriors.

Although he lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the preseason and scored 81 points in the hands of the Rockets, Harden and all his teammates believe that before playing, the Houston Rockets were five or five against any team, and the Rockets are definitely one of the most powerful teams in the NBA at the moment! That's what coach Mike D'Antoni said before the game! As long as the Rockets are a little more aggressive on the defensive end!

However, even D'Antoni himself, who said this, did not have much confidence in this, because the top salary draft pick in the opposing team was too accurate and stable, but Beverley, the most suitable player for the Rockets to limit him, was injured, but fortunately, there is also Ariza, who was famous for his defense in the early years, can be used, even if his defensive ability has declined a little now, but there is no doubt that he is still above the league level, and Harden's casual defense is completely different.

The game was soon underway, and Capela gave the Rockets an offensive opportunity to win, and Houston's offense began in full swing.

Harden came to the three-point line at the top of the arc, and after blocking and dismantling with Capela, the two-way interior line was killed, and the Dallas Mavericks' defensive formation immediately wanted to shrink the interior line in order to help defend and protect the rebound.

Powell, who started in place of the Noble King, as a power forward, as one of the main defensive forces of the Mavericks, naturally moved a few steps inside. However, as soon as he was about to grab the rebound, he found that Harden jumped up and threw the ball out, and Ryan Anderson immediately hit a three-point shot.

It was the turn of the Dallas Mavericks to attack, and Chen Zhi found that it was not Harden who was standing in front of him this time, but Ariza, with a height of 2.03 meters, an arm span of 2.18 meters, and an outstanding defensive attitude and awareness, this ghost warrior was indeed better able to limit himself in front than Harden.

Ariza looked at Chen Zhi in front of him, his face was solemn, he only had one task on the defensive end in this game, and that was to follow this guy every step of the way.

However, Paul George should know very well how difficult it is to stand in front of Chen Zhi after all kinds of ball-and-off screens from the Dallas Mavericks!

Although the Rockets hit a three-pointer in the opening period, it was the only time they led before halftime.

Chen quickly ran to the three-point line with double cover to return a three-pointer to tie the score, and after successfully defending, he once again provided an assist for Barnes.

The Dallas fans were jubilant, and everyone in the Yang University team also watched this game relaxed and happy, although the back and forth games looked more enjoyable, but as a die-hard fan, watching the home team abuse the opponent is also a kind of enjoyment.

By halftime, the Dallas Mavericks had a 17-point lead, and it was no surprise that the Rockets were on a two-game losing streak to start the season.

During the halftime break, Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni had a very bad face, a simple scorer is not terrible, what is terrible is that in addition to scoring himself, he can also efficiently connect the whole team and accurately send assists to his teammates!

Dallas was constantly blocking and covering, and Chen had a lot of outside shooting opportunities, while other players had too many opportunities to cut to the basket. The Rockets have to take a gamble on the defensive end!

At the start of the second half, the Dallas Mavericks took the lead in attacking.

Bogut stepped forward to block and dismantle as always, and Capela's choice this time was the same as before, which is to step forward to face Chen Dao, I am afraid this is the choice that most teams in the league have to make when facing Chen Dao, because after the preseason and the first regular season, Chen Zhi's shooting rate is an astonishing 77%! There are also a few blue-collar centers with a shooting percentage above that.

You must know that this is not the same regular season data, but includes preseason data, this high shooting rate is outrageous, it can be said to be terrifying, as an outside player, to be able to achieve this shooting rate, not to feel hot, but to burn with fire in the hand!

However, unlike in the past, after Capela stepped forward to delay Chen Zhi, he did not reflexively go to Bogut, who was defending, but stood resolutely in front of Chen Zhi.

Although Bogut does not have a high desire to attack, he is not absolutely not attacking, and immediately runs to the basket after blocking and dismantling. But Chen Zhi didn't pass the ball because there was already a fill-in Ryan Anderson standing under the basket.

Capela did not switch defenses with Ariza, but waited for Ariza to re-arrive in front of Chen Zhi to defend, giving Chen Zhi a chance to play small and big, still playing one by one, Capela thought that he couldn't keep up with Chen Zhi's rhythm, obviously D'Antoni also thought so. As soon as Ariza was in place, Capela immediately turned and left, to make up for Powell's release again.

However, before he arrived, Chen Zhi had already hit the ball and passed the ball to Powell, who was completely empty.

Capela knows it's too late to defend effectively, but he still has to pounce and try to keep his opponent's shots as short as possible.

Powell did shoot from mid-range before Capela arrived, but unfortunately missed. Powell is not completely devoid of mid-range ability, but he is inconsistent and inefficient, and the basket is what he is most familiar with.

Ryan Anderson was stuck in the basket early, Bogut was blocked from the perimeter, and the rebound ball fell into the hands of the Rockets without accident, and the Rockets immediately launched a wind-like counterattack, and all the players ran to the front court frantically at the moment when Anderson received the rebound. In terms of speed, the Mavericks are indeed a step behind the Rockets as a whole, and no matter how fast Chen is, the role that one person can play in defense is really limited.

"The Rockets have provided a new idea for other teams in terms of defense against Chen Zhi, changing defenses in advance when encountering blocks and covers, always keeping Chen Zhi with someone around him, and at the same time maintaining the basket defense to intercept and cut the air, and selectively letting Chen Zhi go outside the Mavericks." TNT commentator Van Gundy Jr. said this during the live broadcast.

After several offenses and defenses in the second half, Van Gundy Jr. had already seen the Rockets' defensive strategy, and after confirming that it was indeed effective, he explained it to the audience.

"With the Rockets' defensive style, it looks like the opponent has a lot of open spots, but it's still a very smart choice. This kind of defense is obviously more effective than letting Chen Zhi shoot, and they limit Chen Zhi's shots very well. In the first half, he scored 24 points on just 11 shots! The rest of the Dallas team members were clearly not so efficient. Mark Jackson also said.

The Rockets' self-destructive defense did work.

On the one hand, the Mavericks players did not feel good in this game, Matthews only hit 1 of 5 empty three-point shots, Bogut missed all three mid-range shots, and other players did not grasp it particularly well after getting the opportunity, and Barnes was not bad.

On the other hand, the Rockets are hot, and the round-faced Gordon even hits two three-pointers against Chen, and at the same time, they have too many windy defensive counterattacks, which are extremely fast and have a very high scoring conversion rate.

In the third quarter, the Rockets scored 8 more points than Dallas! Successfully pulled the score into single digits. With one quarter to go, the margin isn't particularly large.

The Rockets' defense in the third quarter can be said to have won the bet!

However, during the intermission, Carlisle did not make much adjustment in the face of this situation, because he had called a timeout before to strengthen the rush for offensive rebounds, but the effect was not good.

Besides, the problem is mainly in the feel, he can't shoot in the vacant position, and he can't do anything but feed the players chicken soup: "If there is an opportunity, you will shoot resolutely, and you must believe in your efforts in training, and you will always hit the ball!" ”

Carlisle is certainly right, and he doesn't even have to make much of a choice, the Rockets' defense is a gamble out of desperation, and normally NBA players will always shoot higher than they do on defense when they are in the open position.

However, there are exceptions, and the Dallas Mavericks still didn't improve their shooting percentage to a normal level in the fourth quarter.

In the remaining two minutes of the game, the Houston Rockets handed the ball to Harden to handle, and the beard passed Matthews after two rhythmic changes of direction, and the coquettish European step caused Bogut to foul the defense, and the basketball fell into the basket after falling from a high altitude, 2+1!

After the bearded hit the free throw, the Rockets took a one-point lead!

His eyes widened, his fists clenched, he was suppressed for a whole time, and finally succeeded in turning over and becoming the master! The Houston Rockets players on the bench all stood up and celebrated each other!

The players on the Rockets are also high-spirited! There's a lot of momentum to win the game!

The mustachioed Mike D'Antoni couldn't help but smile when he saw this, who dared to say that Lao Tzu would not be able to defend! Let's see, the one on the opposite side who has scored high scores one after another is a rookie, and what is the score of this one! Well? Still have 38 points in your account? That's definitely not much for him, though!

And as the score was overtaken, Dallas Mavericks fans immediately slumped a lot, obviously they all had some very bad premonitions, and even Cuban on the sidelines had a solemn face, is the first home game of the new season going to lose?

However, he turned his head and found that the young girl from Huaxia was looking at the field with a smile on her face, as if she was not worried at all. Cuban followed her gaze, and Chen Zhi was looking up at the scorer, as if looking at the score and time.

Chen, who has been rationalizing the offense and passing the ball to his open teammates, knows that now is the time for him to take over the game!