While O'Neal was wailing for his 'eggs', the Rockets had already returned to their home court.

Seeing the rocket come back, the happiest person was Tiger, so he deliberately ran to the airport, dragged the bus to the side and asked in a low voice: "Hey, bus, did you kid mean it to O'Neill?" ”

The bus hurriedly shook his head and said, "It's definitely not intentional, if it is intentional, Shaq will go directly to the hospital, and lying in the hospital for 2 months is light." ”

Hearing this, Tiger's mouth turned into an O-shape, and he said with some uncertainty: "You really know how to do such a trick." ”

Daba scratched his head and said, "It's okay, when I was a kid, I learned a few tricks from the best wrestler we had there on the grassland." Tiger was shocked when he heard this, and quickly lowered his voice and said, "I said man, in this matter, you must bite and say that you didn't mean it, don't say anything else." ”

The bus also lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a fool, boss, I know how to do it." ”

Tiger patted the bus with palpitations, but he didn't know that since then, the bus has become the league's most deterrent interior defender, which no one expected.

Even the initiator's bus did not expect, that is, the strength of the American media, in the new issue of the league's top defenders in the ranking, the bus ranked third, second only to African Mountain and Rodman, especially the bus's broken 'egg' elbow was named the ultimate weapon in the league by the good deeds.

You think, Ma Long's elbow is only fierce in the opponent's face, but this elbow of the bus is definitely at the strategic level, and this thing is unbearable for a man.

In China, it is even more noisy, and many sports BBS are admiring the power of the elbow of the bus.

Fortunately, although the outside reports are flying all over the sky, the various training of the Rockets has not been affected.

It's just that sometimes, the Rockets players take the bus and make innocuous jokes.

The Rockets are back on their home turf against an even tougher opponent, the San Antonio Spurs, who won the league this season in their previous game.

And this year's Spurs are even stronger, because Barkley knows that he can't play for long, and he has a more tacit understanding with Duncan and Robinson, although the league shutdown has also had a great impact on them, but the kind of tough defense of the Spurs this season is gradually taking shape.

The Rockets will experience the biggest challenge on their home court, and when Lao Tang gave his players a tactical lesson before the game, he had already talked about the strongest opponents of the Rockets this year, and the Spurs are definitely at the five-star level, and the strength of the Spurs has been deeply feared by the Rockets.

The elimination of the Jazz and the six games against the Rockets have shown the strength of the Spurs, and the Houstonians don't want to be a stepping stone for others this season.

On March 3, 1999, the Rockets' fierce battle against the Spurs was ready to begin, before the game, looking at the Rockets' plastic surgery, Barkley was dissatisfied, because he wanted to go to the Rockets to mix a championship method, but the Rockets ruthlessly refused, so Barkley could only stay here with the Spurs.

Before the game, Olajuwon stepped forward and hugged Barkley and said: "Charles, I know you are very unwilling, but there is no way, this is the reality, this is the league. ”

Barkley said with some sadness: "Hey, don't talk about that, man, let's have a good fight, at least you and Michael that guy got rid of me, and I'm glad about that."

Olajuwon also said: "You're right, let's have a good fight." ”

Immediately, the two continued to say a few words of greeting, ready to start today's game, on the side of the Rockets' bench, Scott? Brooks, doing the pre-game preparation work seriously.

Lao Tang walked over and said with concern: "How about Scott, the feeling of being a coach is different from being a player." ”

Brooks looked at the somewhat kind old soup, and hurriedly said: "Yes, coach, when a player only needs to play well, it is not like the coach has to pay so much." ”

Old Tang patted Brooks on the shoulder and whispered, "Good job, Scott, I'm very optimistic about you." ”

Brooks nodded, and continued to see that he was ready for the game.

At the referee's whistle, the game between the Rockets and Spurs officially began.

After the start of the game, the Spurs showed a good competitive state, and the anti-guest dominated the advantage on the court, while the Rockets at this time were very tired, and the players were weak, allowing the Spurs to seize the opportunity to have a good fight.

Looking at the situation on the field, Lao Tang also stood up nervously and commanded the game on the sidelines, while ** Vicky was very comfortable, watching the Spurs' game off the court.

Although, at the beginning of the season, the Spurs also encountered some trouble, but the Spurs, who had fully run-in, had already shown their fangs at this time. Ollie and the Bulls' god pitcher Steve? After Kerr, the Spurs' inside and outside configuration has tended to be perfect.

And it is this kind of perfection that gives Vicky the strength to challenge the rocket.

When the Spurs were able to shoot three-pointers from the outside, the Rockets' defense was put to the test, Robinson. The combination of Duncan and Barkley began to have a real chemistry, and when the Spurs' interior attack got bogged down in the opponent's Rockets' defensive quagmire, the Spurs' outside players could always throw in three-pointers in the softest place on the shelf.

Lao Tang discovered this situation for the first time, and his ability as a senior coach began to appear.

Lao Tang made a gesture on the sidelines, signaling the Rockets players to start zone defense, asking everyone to guard their own area, and using the defensive ability of the Rockets interior Garnett and Olajuwon to defend the basket.

In Jean Hori and Bodi Roga, increase the ability to assist the outside line.

Finally let Ray? Allen stared at the Spurs' pitchers, so that the Spurs' range of attack was limited and the outside pitchers were targeted.

The Rockets began to slowly salvage the situation on the court, but just as the Rockets were about to get up, the first quarter of the game was over.

Spurs had a respite and had a short break.

Cole and Mario? Elie was put on the court at the same time, and Barkley began to string up the Spurs' offense.

Such a change made Lao Tang frown, but everyone still obviously underestimated Buckley's power.

Barkley also did a pretty good job in tandem games, no worse than the average playmaker, and this change made the Rockets a little confused when defending.

The Spurs once again had a certain advantage, but the Rockets were not so easy to deal with, using their powerful offensive ability, the Rockets still bit the score tightly and did not let the Spurs pull the score bigger.

Looking at the Rockets who clenched their teeth and silently bit the score, Vicky couldn't watch the game as comfortably as in the first quarter and let his players play freely.

The deep heritage of the Rockets makes the Spurs very tricky, and the cooperation between the small range of the Rockets is seamless, a look, an action, can allow the Rockets' players to deduce a classic cooperation on the court.

The Rockets relied on the tacit understanding of the players on the court to avoid being pulled up by the Spurs.

However, Lao Tang also knows that this state will not last much, as long as the Spurs are allowed to touch the pulse, this small cooperation of the rocket will basically lose its left and right.

But now how can the Rockets deal with the Spurs' internal and external offense, Lao Tang is very irritable now.

It may be a fan of the authorities, but a bystander is clear.

Tiger also saw all this on the court from the sidelines, but Tiger, as a fan, didn't want the coach to think so much, he just knew now that the Rockets' offensive strength on the court was not enough.

Looking at the anxious old soup, Tiger whispered in the old soup's ear: "Since we can't prevent it, let's attack it." ”

In a word, Lao Tang was completely sober.

That's right, since I can't defend you, let's attack by comparison.

Thinking of this, Old Tang stood up from his seat and waved his hand to Big Ben and Saulius.

With Olajuwon and Horry replaced, the Rockets were ready to attack.

Vicky looked at the Rocket's substitution, and his heart struck, and he knew that the Rockets were starting to play with their lives.

There don't seem to be many people on your team who can withstand the fast break, Barkley and Robinson, Mario? Eli, Cole is not young.

This trick of the rocket directly hit the soft underbelly of the Spurs.

With 5 minutes left in the second quarter, the Rockets began to pick up speed, and the Rockets, which began to soar, exploded with their furious attack power in an instant.

The Rockets, who were just seven points behind, scored 14 points in a row in two minutes.

The Spurs, who were punched by the Rockets, mixed their heads, and when they saw that things were not good, Vicky quickly called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Spurs finally stabilized their position and wore out the last time of the second quarter.

What the Spurs didn't expect was that the Rockets switched positions in the last five minutes of the second quarter.

The Rockets' tactics were very effective and timely, looking at the score of 58:51 in the first half, the Rockets' explosion in an instant made the Spurs' efforts at half time come to naught.

Watching the depressed Spurs players walk into the players' tunnel, Lao Tang sighed with emotion, if he hadn't been reminded, then today's Rockets would definitely have entered a dead end.

It is underestimated whether to lose or not, and if you lose the momentum, it will be troublesome, and now the Spurs can already pose a threat to the Rockets.

However, the Spurs have now been seized by the Rockets.

The team composed of a group of old men is stable enough, but their physical fitness and physical condition have become their biggest obstacles.

The youngest person in the entire second quarter facelift was Duncan, but isn't it a joke that you let Duncan defend the whole Rockets by himself.

Steve? Kerr is very good and has an accurate three-point shot, but as long as someone is following him, then he loses his maximum effect.

Mario? Elie is the same way, and he is still very experienced with Barkley's defense of the Rockets.

Robinson has to deal with Olajuwon, Big Bus and Big Ben.

Duncan is enough to deal with a Garnett, can you guys on the bench compare to the Rockets?

Lao Tang, who had recovered his clarity, looked at the departing Spurs players, and snorted coldly in his heart: The cheapness of the Rockets is not so easy to take advantage of.

(To be continued)