After the Rockets eliminated the Spurs on their home court, the Rockets immediately flew to Charlotte to challenge the Hornets. There is basically no suspense in the game, even if it is Eddie? Jones and Francis contributed 55 points, but they couldn't stop the Rockets' winning streak, and the Rockets scored double-doubles with 8 players. However, Francis's attacking ability has shown everyone that this year's No. 3 rookie is definitely a tough character to deal with.

109:96 The Rockets won on the road, in fact, such a victory is already used to the Rockets, and their goal is now to make the playoffs relatively far away.

Won the Rockets, returned to the home court again, and prepared to face the Denver Nuggets, but this time the Rockets were torn apart, one at home, one away, it was a back-and-forth between the two places.

However, Team Rocket has its own special plane, and its relative physical strength is still good. The Rockets who returned to their home court took a half-day vacation, allowing the players who were flying in the sky to rest for a while, adjust their condition, and then play a good game.

However, when he returned to Houston, he didn't have the same rest time as the players, and Tiger went directly to the club to study the issue of the transfer of 'pennies'.

After listening to Dawson's statement, Lao Tang was also relatively uneasy, he already knew that after the end of the season, Bodiloga and Saullius were going back to Europe to play, Lao Tang was very shocked, he had talked to Bodiloga and Saullius in private, knowing that the two of them were determined to go back to Europe, in this way, next season the Rockets' point guard will be a gap, although the current person Daniels may become the main player, But as a result, the Rockets point guard will be missing a major bench player.

Just an aging Mark? It is obviously not realistic for Jackson to cope with the whole year, and it is obviously troublesome to bring in a player like Hardaway, because the human deterrent of this kind of player is still used, but the biggest problem with such a player is his potential injury.

Lao Tang was silent for a long time, and said: "I am not opposed to the introduction of Hardaway, because such a player can effectively make up for the vacancy after Dejan leaves, Daniels plus Hardaway has an old mark, such a combination of guard line is enough for us to use, you know, with Ray?" Allen's continuous maturity, the core of the Rockets' backcourt will change after DeYoung leaves? Allen, so that the point guard position of the Rockets is not very much in need of players with strong offensive power. In that case, a 50% recovery of the original Penny would be absolutely sufficient, and I agree to bring him in. ”

Tiger nodded and said: "Okay, now that the three of us have the same opinion, then we have to start the specific work, the main force of Dawson's matter is you, you should know our advantages, you have to make it clear to Anfernee, only the logistics of our team in the league can maintain his injury, and only the Rockets have the strength to make him the protagonist on the basketball court again." ”

When he said these words, Tiger's eyes were bright, he seemed so confident, and he seemed so bold.

Dawson looked at Tiger's image and was happy, Dawson said with a smile: "I said boss, don't look at me like this, I'm not Anferne's kid, I'll contact him, I think he will be willing to come to the Rockets, if this kid's body can recover some, then I think he will really want to have a good fight with the Sharks in Los Angeles." You must know that the shark's westward journey had a lot to do with pennies. ”

Tiger scratched his head and said, "Okay, Dawson, you don't want to mess with me." ”

Dawson said indifferently: "Anyway, it's just the three of us, and the three of us see it, what are you afraid of." ”

At this time, Tiger didn't expect Dawson to have such a side, and shook his head with a wry smile.

After the Rockets identified their trade goals for next season, the Rockets began to work on everything around that plan.

Pressing the rocket around the Anfernel? Hardaway's deal, the Rockets have quietly unfolded, back to their home court of the Rockets again against the Denver Nuggets, this time the Nuggets are quite fierce, they and the Rockets fought until the last moment, the two sides split the winner, when 19.9 seconds before the end of the game, Horry still scored his 7th three-pointer in today's game, the Rockets really won the game.

110:103, such a result, let the Rockets win a difficult victory on their home court.

And the Rockets' uniform team found that their opponents, after the All-Star Weekend, strengthened the resistance of the Rockets, which made Lao Tang a little puzzled.

Doubts are doubts, but the game has to go on, you can't stop other teams from trying to win, so the pressure on the Rockets suddenly increases a lot.

After a tough Nuggets on their home court, the Rockets once again welcomed one of their strongest opponents, the Los Angeles Lakers.

And it's an away game.

Sure enough, after the Rockets started the game with the Lakers, they were met with stubborn resistance from the Lakers, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant took turns to impact the Rockets' defense circle, and in addition to the Lakers' version of the 'triangle offense', the Lakers made the Rockets unstoppable for a while.

Especially Big Ben, when facing the shark's increasingly sharp hook hand, Big Ben obviously felt that he couldn't guard against this fat man, and the others Olajuwon and Da Yao couldn't bear this shark. And he also found that this shark has some human smell when he sees a rocket.

However, the Rockets' advantages in other positions have given the Rockets an advantage in the situation, and now Kobe Bryant is already the league's first-class guard, Ray? Allen can't stop him anymore, but the pressure caused by his Kobe is getting bigger and bigger.

Forcing Kobe Bryant to use his best strength to deal with Ray? Allen, and Kobe Bryant on the defensive end is also unable to prevent thunder? Aaron, Ray? Allen's accurate jump shot and lightning-fast breakthrough also made Kobe Bryant unbearable.

Both sides have each other's unsolvable points, the Rockets' headache is O'Neal, while the Lakers' headache is Garnett, Phil? Jackson looked at Garnett's inexplicable turnover jumper, there was no way to do it, Green couldn't guard Garnett, now he really wanted to get a player who could defend this kind of technical power forward, otherwise in the playoffs, this point of the Lakers will be blown up by the opponent, whether it is the Spurs, the Trail Blazers, the Kings, the Jazz, or the Rockets in front of them, they will all take this point as a breakthrough.

After knowing his flaws, the Zen master began to ask the sharks to pay attention to the assistant defense and supplementary defense at the power forward position, but this effect is not very good, once the shark is made up, then Big Ben will begin to wreak havoc on the opponent's basket.

The Zen master finished the game at work in such a tangle, the Rockets showed their strength, and the Lakers also exposed their strongest edge.

Now the Rockets and Lakers are arguably the two teams with the lowest record in the league, and many people even think that this year's championship will be produced by these two teams.

At halftime, the head coaches of both sides made adjustments, and the most incredible thing is that the Rockets actually replaced Da Ben with Da Yao, such a change surprised everyone, because such a slender and tall big man can be the opponent of the fat man? Everyone expressed their doubts, but an unexpected scene appeared, although Da Yao couldn't stop the shark, but began to incarnate into a high-level fort Da Yao, and when he hit the shot in a row, the Zen master already understood what the opponent meant.

The Rockets' approach is that as long as you shark out of the line, Garnett will hit the opponent on the other side, and if you shark out of the line, the high turret will be enough to blow up your basket.

Such a one-handed change, whether you Lakers pick it up or not, the Zen master looked at the old soup who looked relaxed on the sidelines and crossed Erlang's legs, and could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

In the third quarter of the game, Da Yao scored 14 points alone, shooting 7 of 9, such a high shooting rate has made the Lakers speechless.

At this time, the Lakers are already 6 points behind.

However, when the fourth quarter began, the Lakers began their own counterattack, but such a counterattack was not led by O'Neal, it was Kobe Bryant who led the counterattack? Bryant.

When the fourth quarter began, Bryant hit three three-pointers in a row. The rocket has been beaten with a 9:0 attack wave.

However, Bryant's performance spurred two people on the Rockets to explode, and when the eyes of Sauris and Bodiloga, who came on as a substitute for Horry, began to flicker in their eyes, the Lakers' disaster came.

When the two European players teamed up to score 30 points in the fourth quarter, the Lakers had been completely defeated, and the three-point rain that the two teamed up to make Kobe's counterattack completely come to naught.

When Kobe Bryant looked at the two Europeans and walked out of the arena with a smile, Kobe's paranoid surname broke out again, and when he returned to the locker room, Kobe began to question Rice and Harper, and he heard Kobe say loudly: "Glenn Ron, why didn't you prevent that European, you must know that it was the slackness of the two of you that made the whole team's efforts come to naught." ”

Listening to Kobe's yelling, Harper said very calmly: "Boy, I don't need you to teach me to play basketball, you are just a player, not a captain or a talker, don't yell here, it's normal to lose the game, it's possible not to lose for a season, I tried my best to play today, but my opponent played better today, and it's normal to lose." ”

And Rice didn't even take care of Kobe, just smiled indifferently, packed up his things after taking a shower, and ignored Kobe's roar and left.

With this kind of contempt that is almost a slap in the face, Kobe Bryant is already going crazy.

The shark didn't say anything when he saw this situation, and left directly, Kobe was isolated for a while, only Fisher came up to comfort Kobe and said: "Man, everyone lost today, and they all feel very uncomfortable, I know what you're thinking, but tantrums are not the way, we don't have the ability to change the trend of a game now, continue to work hard." ”

Kobe Bryant is not a person who doesn't know what to do, it's just that he was too uncomfortable to play like this in the end of today's game, listening to Fisher's comfort, Kobe took a long breath and said in a deep voice: "Derek, don't worry, I will be a person who can rely on my own strength to change the course of the game." ”

Fisher smiled and said, "Man, I believe in you, you will make it." ”

When all the Lakers left, Kobe Bryant also packed up his things and whispered: "I will definitely be the one who changes the game." ”

The Rockets didn't know what was going on in the Lakers' locker room, they were on their way back to the hotel, and luckily their next opponent was the Clippers, so they didn't have to fly around.

After returning to the hotel, Garnett found Bodi Loga alone, and the two went to the café below the hotel and found a secluded corner to do it.

Garnett was silent for a long time and said, "Dejan, are you really leaving?" ”

Bodi Loga seemed very natural, took a sip of coffee, took a long breath and said: "Yes, Sboga and I have already decided, we are going back to Europe, I have been out for 5 years, and Sboga has been for 4 years." After floating outside for a long time, it is inevitable that you will be homesick. ”

Garnett said in a deep voice: "Man, we are on the Rockets together, I know your ability, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to play your strength when you play in Europe?" Know that the world's highest level of competition is right at your feet. ”

Bodi Loga still said so leisurely: "Man, I know what you think, but I really feel tired, I think Sboga is also tired, if my partners and I are winning a championship this year, then I am also a player who has won three consecutive championships, do you think we still have anything to be attached to?" I know the NBA is the highest level of competition in the world, but I've proven myself, I'm close to having three rings, I'm arguably the most successful of European players, money is enough for me, even if I don't do anything now, it's enough for me to eat until I die. I already have honor, money, status, and now I want to live quietly. ”

Looking at the determined Bodi Loga, Garnett didn't know what to say, looking at this guy who entered the alliance with him, seeing him let go so decisively, Garnett really admired it very much.

The two were silent for a while, and Bodiloga smiled and said to Garnett, "I said Kevin, who did you listen to when I said I was leaving." ”

Garnett paused and said: "I guessed it myself, I heard that the club was approaching Penny, and I thought it might be that you were leaving, it was really too sudden. ”

Bodi Loga thought for a while and said, "Hehe, it seems that the boss is really looking for someone." I'm leaving, then the main force must be Antonio's, he has been waiting for this position for 2 years, and he is the number one person, I thought he would attack me, but I didn't expect him to be able to bear it. ”

Garnett smiled coldly and said: "Actually, that kid has never broken off the news with the Spurs, I was even thinking that if you don't leave, then it may be him who leaves, and if you go to the Spurs, he will definitely have a main position, after all, he and Duncan are sworn friends." ”

Bodiloga waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, man, don't think so badly of Antonio, people are just pursuing improvement, it is very difficult to be a main player in a team like Spurs, and it would be quite good if he could sit on it." ”

Machinet smiled helplessly: "Deyang, I really can't bear you to go, if you leave, the hole in the back is really difficult to make up." Bodi Loga said with a smile: "Actually, whether I can go or not has a very big impact on the rockets, you must know that now Ray is already suppressing his own ** on the ball, you must know that he is not just a fixed-point pitcher, he can still be a playmaker and offensive finisher after the breakthrough, my departure is also a huge liberation for him." ”

The two chatted for a long time, and drank 4 or 5 cups of coffee, and when they went upstairs, it was already more than 11 o'clock in the evening, and when they returned to the room, Saullius was holding his notebook and didn't know what he was looking at. ”

Bodiloga was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Are you a mage, how do you know everything." ”

Saullius didn't even raise his head before he spoke, "I don't know it's over, Hakim came and talked to me for a long time." ”

Bodi Loga listened to a wry smile and said: "I guess the whole team knows now, and it won't be long before the whole league knows, to be honest, I'm really a little reluctant to rocket." ”

Saullius put down the notebook and said with a wry smile: "You think I am reluctant, I am reluctant." However, I really don't like the American way of life, and my family is willing to come to the United States, so I can't help it. ”

The two dead friends looked at each other, sighed involuntarily, and smiled bitterly.

Although the two have made up their minds, the rest of the game, the two played more devotedly, and in the game against the Clippers, Bodi Loga and Saullius played quite well. Bodiloga once again contributed a triple-double, 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and Saullius also performed well This game was his start for the injured Horry, and the double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds was watched all over the court, which made many teams who were obsessed with him greedy.

But only Lao Tang knew in his heart that this was the last performance of the two, and it was the performance of the two that the Rockets once again rode on the league's record table, far ahead.

(To be continued)