** Vicky thinks that if it weren't for Maddie's back-to-back iron in the first quarter, the ball would have been unplayable.

The Spurs' most powerful tactic at the moment is Duncan and Parker's high cover, which the Spurs have been doing well, so they can still score on offense. However, the biggest problem for the Spurs is not whether the starters can score, but the lack of a strong bench to compete with the Rockets' bench group.

The most terrifying thing about the Rockets is not the individual abilities of Yao Ming, Maddy, and Hayes, but that they have a group of super benches. The play of David Lee and others allowed the main team of the Rockets to fully enjoy the rotation rest and ensure competitiveness on the court.

This can't be done, looking at the sweat on Parker's and Ginobili's foreheads, Vicky understands that if this continues, it will be difficult for the main players to maintain their physical strength until the fourth quarter. The Rockets' defense is too strong. Such a high-intensity, high-tech confrontation, every time you score a goal, you have to do a lot of feints and runs to receive the ball, whenever the GDP combination gets the ball, it is always a hard one-on-one, and after the breakthrough, you have to face the help of the inside players. And this is just the first game of the series.

Vicky suddenly had a strange idea that it would be much easier if Hayes was injured. He didn't know that the Clippers' Dunleavy and Suns D'Anthony had thought the same thing.

At the end of the timeout, Parker broke through and missed a layup, and the Rockets won a backcourt rebound to counterattack. Spanoulis broke through and made a clever pass to Battier, who hit a three-pointer to tie the score. 37 to 37.

Duncan hit a mid-range shot, and Spanoulis made a layup with a color; Ginobili scored on a breakaway basket and Millsap scored on a high shot. The two teams entered a stalemate...... With 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Parker missed a shot, David Lee took a rebound in the backcourt, Spanoulis and Millsap played a pick-and-roll combination, the latter missed a high shot, Hayes grabbed the rebound in the frontcourt, and scored in the second offense. 43 to 41. The Rockets took the lead for the first time in the game.

Yao Ming and Maddy never played, and Hayes, with a group of benches, won the Spurs by 15 points in the second quarter. At this time, Van Gundy replaced David Lee and replaced Yao Ming, who had rested for almost the entire quarter, and arranged for Hayes to play against Duncan again.

If God had given Van Gundy another chance to choose, he would not have made this substitution.

Hayes was close to the defense, Duncan took the ball and turned to face the frame, only to elbow Hayes in the right eye socket. The referee blew Duncan for a foul, and Hayes was bleeding from the corner of his eye.

Boos erupted in the stadium, and Van Gundy immediately rushed to the sidelines to take duty to Duncan. Now ** Vicky is happy in his heart, it turns out that there is really a God, and he will pray more in the future.

Duncan didn't mean it, and the referee only noted him for a common offensive foul. Hayes had no choice but to rest. Van Gundy was replaced by Maddy, Battier played small forward, and Millsap was at the power forward position.

Less than half a minute into Hayes sitting on the sidelines, Spurs equalised. Duncan blocks Battier, and Ginobili bursts inside to score. The Rockets attacked, and Spanoulis dropped the ball to Yao Ming, but Yao Ming received the ball unsteadily and made a mistake, and was stealed by the Spurs and counterattacked. Parker broke through and passed to Finley, who hit a three-pointer to make it 43-46.

The Rockets' defense was in disarray. Van Gundy asked for a timeout.

"I'm rubbing! Hayes was broken in the corner of his eye by Duncan's iron elbow, this foul is too bad! Looking at the footage just now, it is obvious that seeing the Spurs players snickering off the field is simply a violation of sportsmanship. If the Spurs win the game like this, they won't win! Drexler said excitedly.

"I wonder if Hayes can still play in this game? He was bleeding very badly, and his absence had a great impact on the Rockets, even if he could play, his vision would be affected, and it would be difficult for him to play at the level he had just had. Matt Bullard said worriedly.

The two commentators are fans of Hayes, and Drexler has repeatedly made remarks in public that "Hayes is stronger than Maddie and Yao Ming", but the American media still prefers Maddie and Yao Ming to be the boss of the Rockets, and Hayes is only the third person of the Rockets.

"Chuck, are you alright?" After Yao Ming got off the field, he immediately asked.

"Of course it's fine." Hayes wiped the blood with a towel and said to the team doctor, "Lowen, what are you waiting for?" Hurry up and find a Band-Aid. ”

"What international jokes? Your wound is too big and you need stitches, come with me to the locker room. Rowan said: "Giving the anesthetic will affect your reaction. I don't think you can play in the second half. ”

"Then don't take anesthetics! Hurry up and sew it up for me, and I'll go up and clean up Duncan's stupid melon in the second half! ”

Hayes spoke loudly, and the Rockets players were all moved, the situation of stitches on the court in the NBA has not happened before, but it is the first time they have seen people who dare not to take anesthetics, and they talk as easily as sewing clothes.

Hayes's eyes were so swollen that everyone in the room felt that he couldn't play the next game, and his confidence was shaken a little, but now Hayes's words calmed them down.

In ancient times, it was about playing chess to heal injuries, and now there are stitches in the corners of Hayes's eyes. Hayes followed Lovan into the locker room. Rowan took out the tool and asked, "Did I really sew it?" Are you sure you don't have anesthetics? It's going to hurt. ”

"I'm fine. Just don't shake your hands. You should give me the numbing medicine, don't be nervous. Hayes turned around and comforted Loewen. In his mind, this is a super quack, and it would be terrible if he was disfigured by sewing him. (It doesn't matter if some of your faces are ruined or not.) "Then I'll start and bear with it. Lovan said, and started the needle.

ohmyladygaga！ It hurts too! Hayes gritted his teeth and endured it, but didn't make a sound. The big words have already been spoken, and if you are screaming, it will make people see a joke. Men can always exert amazing power for the sake of face.

After stitching and bandaging, Hayes has sung Fan Xiaoxuan's song countless times in his heart - "I Want Us to Be Together". (**Lyrics: Ala Yo ~~ Ala Yo ~~ Ala Yo ~~ Ala Yo ~~ Ala Yo ~~) The second half of the game began. When Hayes appeared on the bench, the audience responded with a round of applause.

The Rockets trailed by six points at 47-53.

The Spurs made another change in the lineup for the second half, with Udri replacing Parker and Hawley replacing Duncan. The Rockets started the opening lineup, except that David Lee replaced Hayes.

"If we can keep the lead, you won't be on this one." Van Gundy said as he looked at Hayes.

"Of course that's the best." Hayes smiled wryly. He was in a little pain now and could only smile bitterly.

The Spurs started the game losing to the Rockets in the low post. Fisher hit two for Yao Ming with a drop ball, and Yao Ming played one for David Lee with an inside pass. The Rockets opened with a 6-0 run and managed to tie the score at 53-53.

The Spurs used Elson and Oberto to defend, but the effect was not good, and the two interior players seemed to be a little sluggish. Offensively, Ginobili and Finley seem to lose their rhythm when facing a strong physical defense.

After all, the Spurs are a strong team that is used to playing the playoffs, and even if the roster is at a disadvantage, they have a way to play well. ** Vicky immediately arranged for the players to wrap up Yao Ming, who was hot on hand, and relaxed his defense against Fisher.

Yao Ming was caught and it was difficult to catch the ball, and the Rockets immediately switched to Maddie. After receiving the pass, he took a few shots at a 45-degree angle, and the ball was deflected out again.

At first, Yao Ming didn't have any opinions, but after that, in the game, Maddie continued to play singles and irons, and the statistics have become an embarrassing 1 of 13 shots. The other players had a good hand but could only run back and forth, especially Yao Ming, who did not have a chance to catch the ball in 3 minutes. In the defense, Yao Ming said: "Tracy, pass the ball to the inside." They can't stop me. ”

Maddie just glanced at Yao Ming after hearing it, and didn't reply, Yao Ming only felt extremely aggrieved.

Maddie got confused in this game and fell into a vicious circle of wanting to prove herself. He missed a lot of shots in the first quarter, and the fans in the stadium were silent. He sat off the court in the second quarter, and Hayes immediately brought the bench players back to the score. The cheers of the fans were so loud that Maddie felt a little harsh when he heard it, and people seemed to be sarcastic that he was not as good as Hayes. He's an MVP, how can he be inferior to Hayes? Then Maddie felt that the problem was with his teammates, and he had some dissatisfaction with Yao Ming. He believes that the reason why Hayes played smoothly was because of the run-and-gun tactics, and his attack was not smooth because Yao Ming slowed down the offensive speed.

At this time, Maddie didn't think about his own reasons, different teammates on the field, how to adjust their playing style to bring victory to the team is right. He didn't expect it, because he had already been carried away by the title of MVP and felt that he was the strongest. Since he is the strongest, it is up to him to take action and lead the team to victory.

Six minutes were played in the third quarter, and the Rockets trailed by seven points, 61-68. Maddie had been sleepwalking in the quarter, scoring a single goal in the athletic game and scoring four points from the free throw.

Van Gundy replaced Maddy for Azubuuk. He can't stand Maddie anymore, and he is going to keep Maddie on the bench for this game and won't let him play again. Azubuike may have been poor offensively, but he was much harder defensively. The Spurs have relied on blocking and pick-and-roll to use Maddie as an offensive breakthrough during this time, which is simply maddening.

After two more minutes of play, the Rockets' offense still didn't improve. 63-74 trailed by 11 points.

Drexler said helplessly: "After Hayes got off the court, the Rockets immediately went from a beautiful team offense to an endless individual single. Now the Spurs are wrapping Yao Ming, the other team positions are dead, and David Lee and Millsap, who played well in the second quarter, have also become decorations. The Rockets have to make adjustments, so why not change Fisher? He's almost being beaten into a sieve by Parker. ”

Matt Bullard said: "The Rockets played a tough game today, and we saw one thing, Hayes is the most important person for the Rockets. ”

(To be continued)