The Spurs adjusted the lineup, Elson, who is 211cm tall, replaced Oberto, and the GDP combination appeared on the court together. Van Gundy continued to put Yao Ming and Maddy on the bench, and the players on the field were still a small lineup composed of Spanoolis, Battier, Hayes, Millsap and David Lee.

Offense, it's still Duncan who singles David Lee. Since Duncan is not good at hook shots with his back, he must cut to the basket to be powerful except for mid-range shots. If he chooses to cut inside, he will encounter David Lee's blocking, which is very difficult, and Millsap also keeps an eye on Duncan's movements to help defend at any time. If the Spurs' center had the ability to shoot, Duncan would have much less pressure, but unfortunately both Oberto and Elson, who was substituted on the court, were standard blue-collar workers.

Duncan didn't play well inside, took a step and made a mid-range shot, playing cricket to score. 31 to 24. Although he dodged David Lee's block, Duncan also played the ball a little reluctantly. He's not a shooter, and if he can only rely on shooting offense, his efficiency is greatly reduced, and if he doesn't score, it's hard for his teammates to grab rebounds.

The Rockets go to the frontcourt and give the ball to Hayes. The Spurs defender was marking, and Duncan defended it, opening his arms to interfere with Hayes' vision.

Hayes caught the ball and immediately made a fake shot, but Duncan didn't eat it at all and stood firmly in front of Hayes.

Duncan's footsteps are a bit reluctant to defend the outside, but the Spurs really don't have anyone who can resist Hayes at the No. 3 position, and Hawley is slower than Duncan to defend the outside and is impossible to defend. At this time, Vicky misses Bruce Bowen extraordinarily.

Hayes dribbled with his back to him, and Duncan bent down against Hayes, his eyes fixed on Hayes's upper body like electricity. Duncan's speed is at a disadvantage, and it's important to look at the shaking of his shoulders to judge the direction of the opponent's attack.

Hayes dribbled, twice, no one came to help defend, Hayes suddenly exerted force with his right foot, his body was like an arrow, turned around and flashed Duncan diagonally, and rushed to the inside, Horry made up for the defense, Hayes made a mistake and jumped.

Elson also let go of David Lee to block in front of him, and Duncan chased after him in the back. Hayes drew three men to defend at this point. Hayes lowered his hand and gently sent the ball out, David Lee burst into the box from the right side, received the pass, shouted and hit a one-handed windmill dunk. 31 to 26.

"It's wonderful! David Lee's perfect dunk, is it a slam dunk contest today? It was Hayes who provided the assist. Drexler shouted.

The audience feasted their eyes during this time, and it was even more crazy to shout and cheer, and they were not afraid to shout hoarse.

"It's crazy that David Lee can dunk like this." Matt Bullard couldn't believe his eyes and said.

David Lee now comes across as an inside slam, and few people know that he participated in the McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest in 2001 and won the championship with an undressed dunk. The man he won over was James White, who had just dunked one step before the free throw line. Now that he's heavy, he's not as light as he used to be, and there's nothing wrong with a big windmill. Drexler smiled: "The Rockets have had several violent dunks this season, Weaver also participated in the McDonald's dunk contest and lost to LeBron James, Moon who was cut by the Rockets before, and Snyder, who was injured for a long time, are all bouncers." As long as you give these people a chance to play, you don't want to have a great goal. ”

It's a pity that Maddie has been dunking less and less in recent years. It's more about the pitch. Matt Bullard sighed.

At this time, Ginobili missed a three-point shot, David Lee won the backcourt rebound, and the Spurs saw the ball shoot, and hurried back to defense, leaving Elson alone in the frontcourt.

The Spurs are still ahead, but their mentality has changed and their momentum has weakened.

Yao Ming and Maddie are both single-handed, and they can easily score points in one-on-one situations, but the Spurs have a way to deal with it and will not panic. Now that the two main forces of the Rockets are not there, the Spurs are feeling a lot of pressure. Giving up on the frontcourt rebounds can prove it, and the players are a little scared.

Stars are not scary, no matter how strong they are, they are also a person. What is terrifying is the power of the whole burst!

At this time, in the distant Phoenix, Suns coach D'Antoni looked at the big TV and felt shocked in his heart. Sure enough, what he thought was right, this is Hayes's suitable style of play, he is too strong, he is the MVP of the Rockets. Yao Ming and Maddy are strong enough to score, but Hayes can lead the whole team. After the Suns were swept away, the team owner completely gave up on him, talked to him, and within a week he would quit all his job with the Suns and find another way. Steve Kerr, one of the former Bulls dynasty founders and a well-known God pitcher, will be succeeded as the team's general manager, who will be tasked with finding a new coach in the summer. Leaving the Sun, D'Antoni was a little lost, and he didn't think about what the future would be. He has a wish, if he can coach players like Hayes, they can be the best partner.

It's not just D'Antoni who thinks this way, but a group of coaches and owners are paying attention to the Rockets' game. Although Hayes was previously told by the media that he would stay with the Rockets, they did not give up hope. Because they have calculated the salary of the Rockets, if Hayes stays in the Rockets, let alone the maximum salary, it is difficult to reach even the annual salary of 10 million, and the Rockets may only give him a mid-level job, and then the team's opportunity will come.

Among them, the most active are the Timberwolves, Magic, Bobcats, Celtics, SuperSonics and other teams, in order to welcome Hayes, they have vacated salaries and are ready to use big contracts to attract joiners, and the Nets are also interested in Hayes, because they are reluctant to sign Vince Carter in advance, and are also ready to package and trade Richard Jefferson, setting aside so much salary, they will definitely not be to attract Lewis like wastewood.

The Spurs brought Duncan back to the interior and the defense switched back to the team. Hayes's ability to dribble the ball is outstanding, and after pulling out the perimeter, Duncan can't defend him. The Spurs had no choice but to replace Hawley and replace Finley for the main defense Hayes. Having Duncan fill in on the inside at any time is a big test for veteran Finley.

Spanoulis dribbled the ball up front and Finley used his youthful defensive energy to follow Hayes.

Hayes stretched out a finger and gave Spanoulis a code, then ran out to block Parker. Spanollis took the opportunity to burst inside, Finley's attention was all on Hayes and he couldn't make up for it in time, Elson made up for it, and Spanoulis faked a real pass and handed the ball to Millsap, who scored in the open space. 31 to 28.

The Spurs also had bright spots, with Parker scoring a cut in the high post and Duncan and causing a foul on David Lee, who hit a free throw to make it 34-28.

The rocket immediately chased after one and returned one. Spanollis took advantage of Millsap's pick-and-roll breakaway, and Elson was pulled out of the basket. Hayes ran to the right to catch the ball in the three-second zone, and Finley had to bite the bullet to defend it.

Finley is 10 years older than Hayes, but there is no respect for the old and the young on the court, Hayes pouted his ass and gave Finley a few blows, and Finley had the heart to retire. Elson hurried back to defend Hayes, but Hayes had been watching his movement with his peripheral vision, and as soon as he came over, Hayes split the ball.

Millsap catches the ball at the free throw line and makes an easy jumper. 34 to 30.

Duncan and Parker teamed up again, and the latter broke through and distributed to Elson in the middle, and Elson, who is 213cm tall, forced Millsap to hit a jumper. 36 to 30.

The Rockets fell to the ground, and Spanoulis went to the frontcourt to raise a single punch, which is another set of tactics for the Rockets. David Lee immediately pulled to the outside to block the pick-and-roll, and Millsap also pulled up to the high post. Both of them have a shot, if they don't guard out, the other party will do whatever they want, but if they prevent it out, the Spurs' inside line is empty again. The Rockets' offense was so fast that they didn't allow them to think too much, Hayes had already broken through from the right side with Millsap's block, and before Elson could defend it, Hayes took the ball and jumped to a 30-degree angle in the three-second zone and hit a mid-range shot. 36 to 32.

The Spurs still pulled away, and their formation was obvious, it was to be one-on-one!

This time the person who received the ball was Ginobili, Battier was blocked, and Ginobili was like a flash of lightning, passing past David Lee, who wanted to make up for the defense.

"Paul!" Hayes yelled. Millsap lets go of Elson and blocks Ginobili.

Ginobili picked up the basketball, his left foot instantly exerted force, the wind whistled in Millsap's ear, Ginobili passed him and passed the ball.

Elson's position is already empty, catch and dunk!

Is it really empty? Hayes let go of Finley from the moment he yelled and went straight to the basket from the outside. Elson dunked with one hand, and Hayes jumped from the side with all his might, and his right hand accurately covered Elson's ball to cover Elson's dunk. However, his momentum was too great, and he crashed into the 213cm Elson and fell out of the bottom line.

The referee blows the whistle. Hayes' block didn't hit the batter, but the defensive move was too savage, and the hapless Elson also served as Hayes's meat pad, and the fall was not light. When he got up, he pushed Hayes, and the players from both sides also surrounded him, and the scene was chaotic.

The situation was brought under control by the referee and the players. Elson was sent to the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws. 37 to 32. After the free throw, Vic hurriedly replaced Elson with Oberto and asked the team doctor to check on Elson.

The Rockets attacked, Hayes received the ball, and this time it was Battier who had been defending his mission, and Hayes took a step to the side against Ginobili. Just when people thought he would play Ginobili with his back to him, Hayes stood up and handed the ball to Spanoulis who was running. Several people gathered at the top of the arc, and Spanollis broke through on the left and scored with a pull-and-go jump shot. 37 to 34.

** Vicky asked for a timeout again. The Rockets overwhelmed the Spurs' main team with a bench lineup, and the situation was already starting to get out of control.

Hayes' defense was fouled, but it completely suppressed the Spurs' momentum. Elson doesn't seem to be fine, which is good news for the Spurs, who are also being crushed under Hayes and are a little luckier than Bowen. Matt Bullard said.

Drexler laughed: "The Spurs have a lot of problems right now, and if the offense can't open up again, they will lose this game. ”

(To be continued)