【Broadcast】Pay attention to "Reading at the starting point", get the first-hand news of 515 red envelopes, and students who have not grabbed red envelopes after the Chinese New Year can show their skills this time.

Tang Shuai's performance is still decent, playing 3 quarters, he played 20 minutes, and he contributed 17 points and 4 assists on 6-of-13 shooting.

Booker, who was the best performer on the Clippers' side, once again contributed a team-high 20 points on 4-of-5 3-pointers, and his final quarter with Beasley was a big hit for the fans who remained in the arena.

On the Rockets' side, Harden continued to be in the slump, with only 12 points on 3-of-15 shooting, plus 5 turnovers, and in two consecutive games, he didn't seem to find a way to break Brewer's defense, and the tandem with his teammates was also cut off.

On the contrary, Beasley, who joined the Rockets at the end of the season and performed well, but did not get a chance to play in the last game, performed quite impressively, he shot 7 of 12 from the field, contributed to the bench, and was also a team-high 18 points.

Anyway, the Clippers ushered in two hearty victories at home, and the only misfortune was that veteran Mobamot accidentally sprained his ankle in the final quarter, and tested positive for MRI after the game, saying goodbye to the playoffs early.

The Rockets were a complete rout, and the outside world realized through this game that the gap between the two sides is all-encompassing, and it cannot be changed by adjustment alone, as Bickerstaff said.

But even so, Rockets coach Bickerstaff and the Rockets players still don't think it's a reflection of the true strength of both sides.

Bickerstaff admits that he made a mistake in his tactical adjustments, but remains convinced that this is not a reflection of the true strength of the two sides, and veteran Terry also claims that the Rockets will bounce back strongly when they return to their home court. Once again, the two sides met last season, and it is believed that history will repeat itself again.

The Clippers' post-game press conference. Naturally, reporters mentioned the reaction of the Rockets.

Reporter: "Coach J.B and the Rockets players both think they can turn the tide and repeat last season's history when they return to their home court. Coach Sam, do you think the team has the confidence to finish the round in four games? Or who do you think will be the last team to win the series? ”

Unlike the previous low-key and prevarication, Cassel answered reporters' questions head-on this time: "We won't say anything about ending the series in Houston, because we respect every opponent, but history will not repeat itself, we will do everything to win, if you have to give me an answer, then I will say that we will win in the end." ”

There is no doubt about it. Kassel's confidence is based on the previous two meetings between the two sides, and it is true, the Rockets have shown no chance of winning.

At the end of the press conference, Billups pulled Kassel directly: "Sam, Luke (referring to Moba Mot) has been reimbursed for injury, let's reduce training tomorrow." ”

"Chauncey, it's really unwarranted for you to worry, it was a complete accident, and we're all winning the races with ease. The main players don't have a lot of playing time. Cassel said with a smile, beating his opponents in a row, and he was in a pretty good mood.

"It's because of the big wins in a row that I'm afraid that the game will get into the scorch. If the players exert their strength again, they will probably get injured. The look of concern on Billups' face remained.

"Scorched? Chauncey, I didn't say it. Do you think it's possible for the Houstonians to be in their current state? Cassel said with a smile.

"Sam. We can't be too optimistic, after all, the game has only been played twice. We just kept the home advantage. Billups reminded.

Hearing what Billups said, the smile on Cassel's face was put away, and he nodded solemnly and said, "You're right, I'm a little too proud......"

Billups nodded, after all, Kassel was participating in the playoffs for the first time, and it was normal for consecutive big wins to be a little fluttering, he wanted to continue, but Cassell's next words left him completely speechless.

"We're going to add some training content tomorrow, so we'll be prepared, well, I'll go back and study it now." Cassel said and walked straight out.

Billups froze there, and when Cassel was gone, he shook his head with a wry smile.

Kassel is good everywhere, and it is this attitude towards training that makes him feel helpless.

The next day, the team still carried out training, and the intensity and content were more complex than the previous day, the players had more or less physical reactions after practice, fortunately, the supporting equipment of Staples was still very complete, after the training, the players either went to do a professional massage, or directly went to do liquid nitrogen cryotherapy, so that the tired body quickly recovered.

Tang Shuai was going to experience cryotherapy with Paul, but he unexpectedly received a call from Iverson, saying that he wanted to see him.

Iverson wanted to see him, and Tang Shuai had no reason to refuse.

The two men met in a small local arena where a game of street ball was taking place.

After Tang Shuai entered, he saw Iverson sitting in the front row, communicating with the people around him from time to time.

Tang Shuai already had a lot of fame in Los Angeles, and he quickly caused a stir when he arrived at the arena, which naturally attracted Iverson's attention.

Seeing Tang Shuai coming, Iverson got up directly and greeted him.

Tang Shuai was a little flattered, and he also quickened his pace.

"Hey, Don, I watched you play last night, and you played well." Iverson smiled and held out his hand.

"Thank you, thank you for the encouragement." Tang Shuai smiled and gave Iverson a deep hug.

After the two of them said hello, Iverson pulled Tang Shuai to the front row, and someone next to him naturally gave up his position.

At that moment, there was a dazzling dribble on the court, and the street player here passed the defender with a dazzling dribble and scored two points with a light pick-and-roll.

"Dazzling dribbling, my dream when I was a kid was to be like them, they can always dribble the ball like they stick to their hands." Iverson said with a smile on his face.

"It turns out that your dream when you were a child was so simple. You have already achieved your dream by now. Tang Shuai said with a smile.

"No, I'm old. It's no longer possible to do as much as you used to. Iverson shook his head suddenly and said with emotion. You know how painful it can be when a person goes through that kind of perfect combination of man and ball and then one day he realizes that he can't do it anymore. ”

"People always get old." Tang Shuai said with relief.

"Yes, people always get old, but this kind of dream shouldn't grow old with me, Don." Iverson said and suddenly turned his head and said, "Have you ever had such a dream, for a defender?" Combining the ball as a part of the body is always a dream. ”

Tang Shuai nodded, and then shook his head again: "It's a pity that I didn't do well enough." ”

"No, Don, you're still young, do you know what I'm looking for you to do today?" Iverson said, looking at him.

Tang Shuai shook his head.

"Remember that text I sent you?"

Tang Shuai nodded, it was a text message of encouragement that Iverson sent him at the beginning of the first playoffs.

"That's the truth, I see in you who I used to be. I recall my childhood dream, and I hope you can continue this dream. Iverson said with a blazing eye.

Tang Shuai looked very surprised, although he had more or less contact with Iverson before, Yuan didn't expect Iverson to have such a high opinion of himself. High enough to make him wonder if he was dreaming.

But he was quickly relieved that everyone has their own ideas, and you can't always get to the bottom of it. And people's preferences are often unfounded, as if you might someday fall in love with something somehow. But I couldn't name a single reason.

The two men chatted on the sidelines until the end of the game, and Iverson said a lot. A few things about being a kid, about some experiences in the NBA, about some of the choices you made after retiring, and so on.

This meeting has deepened the understanding of the two people about each other.

After the game, Tang Shuai said goodbye to Iverson, he needs a good night's rest, and after two games at home, he will travel to Houston with his teammates tomorrow. Welcome to the third match between the two sides.

In April, Houston has a clear sky, and although the sky city does not have the sea view like Miami, the altitude is extremely low, and the highest position is only 15 meters, which makes the city have many rivers and lakes, and the humid but not humid air still makes people feel comfortable.

On April 22, U.S. time, Houston hosted the Los Angeles Clippers to challenge the third game of the series between the two sides, and the Clippers led 2-0 in the previous game.

The Toyota Center Arena was crowded with people inside and outside, and although the team was behind by a large score and the previous games were all heavy defeats, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the retired Statonsians, or the enthusiasm of the Houstonians has never diminished.

Tang Shuai saw the familiar scene of the Toyota Center, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this stadium is where Yao Ming has played for 8 years, and for people of his age, the exterior of the stadium alone is full of memories.

He took a deep breath, then withdrew his gaze.

Memories are just memories, and the purpose of his coming here today is obviously not to remember, but to take away the victory.

With the Toyota Center packed to the brim and fans holding aloft Harden and Howard's big-headed KT boards, it was clear for them that the duo was their only hope of winning.

In the warm-up before the game, the expressions of the Rockets players looked a little serious, although they returned to their home court, they lost the game by a large score in a row, and the burden on the players was not light.

Especially the core of the team, Harden, when he was in Los Angeles before, his expression did not change, but tonight's pre-game warm-up, his expression was quite serious.

On the Clippers' side, Cassel was smiling before the game, and although he was playing on the road, he looked confident.

In the final three minutes of the game, both sides announced their starting line-ups.

Bickerstaff made another roster change, adding Capela to the starting lineup, which was the most used by the Rockets before Morris was traded.

The Clippers also made some changes, perhaps to end the game earlier, and Cassel put Griffin, who had previously come off the bench for two games, to the starting lineup.

Before the game started, the scene was already full of cheers.

Unlike the previous game, Howard's jump ball earned the Rockets their first chance.

“Let’s.go！ rockets！ "The competition has just begun, and the cheers from the audience are already deafening.

Amid the cheers, Harden singled out Brewer and hit a step-back jumper against the latter's defense.

Unlike the previous two games, Harden had no expression on his face after hitting the shot, turned around and threw himself into defense.

Paul, the Clippers' first attack, Paul beckoned Griffin to block and return the ball to Griffin, who hit a mid-range jump shot from the free throw line.

Here, Griffin just hit a jumper, the Rockets turned around to organize the offense, and Harden took advantage of Howard's pick-and-roll and stepped back to hit another shot.

The fans cheered, unlike the previous games, Harden's offensive desire tonight was very strong and quite efficient, which made the Rockets like a fish in water on the offensive end, and after Capela, the two big men on the inside, the defense has improved a lot compared to before.

16-15, the two sides played more than half a quarter, and the Rockets actually led the Clippers by 1 point.

During the pause in the intersection, Kassel had lost the calmness of the opening, and he spoke quickly when arranging tactics, for fear of running out of time, and it was obvious that the trend of the game was completely unexpected by him.

Billups, on the other hand, kept explaining the details of Kassel's tactics, and he was calm and not at all like a first-time coach.

This made Tang Shuai have to be impressed, after all, Billups is a person who has experienced the finals and won the FMVP, which is also very consistent with the name of his key Mr. passing bag.

After a timeout, Harden hit a three-pointer in the face of Brewer's defense and stepped back to score his 11th point of the game and almost all of the Rockets' scores.

After scoring, Harden still didn't have any mood swings, just reached out and made a three-point gesture, then turned around and threw himself into defense.

Harden is still quite scary with his attention.

What's even more terrifying is that after Harden opened himself, he forced the Clippers to put defensive pressure on him with continuous scoring, and when the Clippers took a trap on him, his passing deterrence was reflected.

46-36, the game reached the middle of the second quarter, and the Rockets had gradually expanded the margin to double digits.

The Clippers still showed a pretty high level of quality offensively and defensively, but tonight's Rockets were very different from the team in the previous two games, starting with Harden, to Howard, to the others, and it was felt from their every move that they wanted to fight this game.

The Rockets are one such team whose strength fluctuates between 80 percent and 120 percent, and tonight's performance is obviously at 120 percent, or even higher.

In the last attack of the second quarter, Tang Shuai received a pass from Paul and hit a difficult three-pointer in front of Ariza's defense outside the three-point line.

Novak made a three-pack, shooting only 30% of the shots under the average intensity defense, and this shot obviously carried a lot of luck.

With this balloon, the Clippers ended the first half with a nine-point deficit of 52-61.

When halftime came, the fans at the scene gave the home team a burst of long-lasting applause, not to mention the win or loss of the game, that is, the home team's performance in the first half has withstood this applause.

ps: Thank you Jin Tongque Chunshen, Kylz, Dark Moon Wolf Soul, , Immortal -·, you know too much for the monthly pass support!

Ps. chasing more children's shoes, are there any free appreciation tickets and starting coins~ The countdown to the 515 red envelope list is over, I'll pull a ticket, ask for an increase and appreciation vote, and finally rush a handful! (To be continued.) )