After the Rockets lost to the Lakers on the road, the somewhat lonely Rockets embarked on their away journey again.

This year's Warriors are still a fish belly force, which can't be changed, regardless of Larry? Hughes, Antoine? Jamison or Chris? Mills.

The Rockets' ferocious offensive on the road vented all the resentment of losing to the Lakers on the Warriors, whether it was the main team or the bench, they wreaked havoc on the Warriors' basket.

And the Warriors' players can only watch the Rockets' players with red eyes and vent their dissatisfaction.

By the end of the game, the Rockets slaughtered the Warriors 118-92.

Da Yao, who came off the bench today, also cut 12 points and 4 rebounds, and after the game, someone asked Da Yao's opinion on winning such a result in this game, Da Yao scratched his head and said: This is just the beginning, I will slowly integrate into the rhythm of the game, I believe I will get better and better.

After the Rockets killed the Warriors on the road, the Rockets returned to their home court to face the Pacers.

After being shut out of the Finals by the Knicks last season, the Pacers began to work hard, vowing to do something in the new season.

Under the tutelage of 'Big Bird' Bird, the Pacers have started a new journey, after the start of the new season, the Pacers' players have not made much adjustments, or Miller, Schmitz, two Davis, Mullin Hakassel such a combination, I have to say that now Kassel has become the leading scorer of the bad guys more and more, after the start of the new season, Kassel's average of 21.6 points per game is already the team's scoring champion, plus a good assist, Now the Pacers definitely have what it takes to challenge any of the Western Conference powerhouses.

Returning to Houston again, Cassell's heart is actually very emotional, after he left the Rockets, the current Rockets are already the hottest team in the league, both financially and honorably, which is incomparable to the Pacers. Now Cassel has a faint regret in his heart, but as an excellent player, he can only keep these things secretly in his heart, and a person who can achieve great things must not have any doubts about his choice.

Before the start of the game, with his old captain Olajuwon and Horry, Mark? Jackson, Garnett, Bodiloga and other familiar players hugged each other, and Cassel returned to his team, ready for the upcoming game.

Looking at these familiar former teammates, Cassel secretly made up his mind that he must perform well today.

Since the start of the game, Cassel has been very active, and under the defense of Bodiloga, Cassel has hit two shots in a row.

Bodiloga looked at his former teammate, and he still understood very well, because it was his arrival and play that caused Cassel's departure, otherwise if Cassel was still in the Rockets, the current main point guard of the Rockets would definitely be this very long Kassel.

However, it is clear to understand, sympathy is sympathy, it is game time, there is not so much to say, and now the only thing for both sides to do is to defeat the opponent, lead their own team, and achieve the final victory.

In the exciting surname of Kassel, Bodi Loga also began his own performance, tall figure, soft touch, very uncomfortable breakthrough rhythm, all this indicates a strong outbreak of the Yugoslavs.

The whole first quarter of the game, just like the confrontation performance between the main defenders of the two sides, you score and I score, you assist and I assist, you break through and I break through, this kind of pair makes the fans present very enjoyable, and the guards on both sides show their attacking power.

During the break between quarters, Bird looked at Cassel and said, "Sam, if you go down like this today, will you be able to hold on?" ”

Cassel thought for a moment and said, "I can't stand it, I won't play like this in the second quarter, what I'm going to do in the second quarter is to connect the team's offense." ”

Bird nodded and said, "I thought I reminded you, but I didn't expect you to notice this yourself." ”

Cassel also laughed, although the smile was terrible, but he still laughed, and he heard Casel say: "Don't worry, coach, I know what to do." ”

The break was short, but it was enough for the Pacers to make some changes to their team's playbook.

From the second quarter, Kassel, who charged in the first quarter, began to silently connect the team's offense and the rhythm of the game.

The Rockets saw the Pacers' changes and made their own changes, and Bodiloga returned to the role of pure blocking guard, and the two sides began to compete for roster depth.

The strength of the rocket began to emerge even better at this moment, and the powerful substitute corps of the rocket began to exert its strength.

Saullius, little Mark? Jackson, Halprin and others took turns on the court to hit the Pacers' benches, and the gap between the two sides at the bench level began to show.

In the second half of the second quarter, the powerful firepower of the Rockets began to be released, and Bird, who was on the sidelines, could only smile helplessly when he looked at the situation on the court.

By the end of the second quarter, the Rockets were 10 points ahead of their opponents, and the Rockets' bench made a very important contribution.

After halftime, Bird tried to adjust his tactics again, but the Rockets' realization was still as determined as a mountain.

Looking at the Pacers players who are slowly losing confidence, whether it is Bird off the court, or Miller and Cassel on the court, they can only swallow this bitter fruit.

By the end of the game, the Rockets had set the score at 96-87, and the Rockets had once again defeated a formidable opponent at home.

Many years later, when Bird was asked which team he thought was the toughest to deal with when he was a coach, Bird blurted out the Houston Rockets without hesitation. Then someone continued to ask why the Rockets, and Bird replied coldly: They have won several championships in a row, if it weren't for the strongest team, would they have won so many championships.

Of course, these are all afterwords, after the Rockets defeated the Pacers, the resentment of the Rockets losing to the Lakers has disappeared, the regular season, as long as you do your best, as long as the Rockets can get the playoff spots, in private Tiger said to Lao Tang that if the Rockets win the eighth place in the regular season, and then win the championship, is it a record?

At that time, Lao Tang rolled his eyes at his boss, which made Tiger himself laugh dryly.

After the Rockets' home win over the Pacers, they headed to Dallas to play back-to-back games against the Mavericks.

Before the game, a large number of Chinese reporters appeared in Dallas, and this is the second year that Chinese reporters have covered the Chinese derby in the United States.

The director of the CCTV Sports Center personally led the team, the basketball editor-in-chief of a larger sports newspaper personally went out, and even the Xinhua News Agency, which had always reported on world events at that time, also sent reporters to pay attention to the dynamics of Chinese players in the United States.

In the center of the storm, Da Yao and roughly the two were talking on the phone, and Da Yao said to roughly and teasingly: "I said man, I heard that when you were in the preseason, you were very strong, and even the lore came out." ”

He smiled roughly and said, "That's not it, and then the buddy lost a meal of Donglaishun, but when it came to Yuben, he knocked on the bus for a pure meal, and he almost finished the whole woman's body, and it didn't scare the kid on the bus to death, haha." ”

When Da Yao heard this, he shook his head with a smile and said, "You just bully honest people, the bus has given us a lot of ideas, you still want to be a good woman, beware of your sister-in-law cleaning you up." ”

said with a general smile: "It's not that serious, I just want to make a point, and directly let the bus give it no, to be honest, we were speaking Chinese at the time, if it was English, I guess these American boys would have bombed the camp directly." ”

Da Yao nodded involuntarily on the phone and said, "You still have a conscience, hehe, by the way, how are you going to entertain me when you go to Dallas this time." ”

After a while, he said, "How about I take a 20+10 to entertain you." ”

Da Yao scolded with a smile: "You go to my side, you take 20+10, how can I mix, I'm a rookie, and I'm still in a first-class strong team, and I have a lot of playing time, don't you kid want me to die." ”

Roughly pretended to be helpless and said: "Hey, who is the buddy is in the weak team, although he is a main force, but he will also be a newcomer, he can only start from defense, this gang of old black is really good, and the buddy is also a superman in China, and the birds here are not, even if you don't play hard, you don't have a chance to play a dish." ”

When Da Yao heard this, he hurriedly said: "Stop, stop, you stop me, don't blow it, you kid don't blow it, who doesn't know that you are the pillar of the calf now, now the calf is you, except for Finley, Nash, it's you, and then it's the German boy, you have to be scared." ”

After listening to it roughly, he smiled and said: "Don't you know, now Dirk and I are opening a small stove every day, and the German teacher of Dirk is practicing shooting, and the German teacher didn't want to take me at first, but I saw me and Dirk shooting at 30 degrees around the free throw line, and my buddy won 3 times in a row, and the old German man took me." Don't say it, I'm shooting higher and higher right now. ”

When Da Yao heard this, he said repeatedly: "You kid is really lucky, it's really good." ”

At about this time, he said seriously: "Da Yao, listen to my brother, we have practiced shooting since we were children, and we must not throw it, this thing is the capital for us to settle down in the NBA, not to mention anything else, now I am not playing in the Mavericks, just with this hand to shoot, it is no problem to mix a 5 million contract, you must not put this down." ”

Da Yao listened to the admonition of his compatriot, teammate and friend, nodded firmly, and said, "Don't worry, man, this thing won't be left behind." ”

The two chatted a few more words, then hung up the phone, Da Yao looked at the scenery outside the hotel window, smiled faintly, and said: "I will definitely create a world for the Chinese in the alliance." ”

On November 17, 1999, the Rockets visited the Mavericks to challenge their opponents at home, and this season's Mavericks officially embarked on the road of being a strong man.

Under the guidance of Nash, the Mavericks are like wild horses, averaging more than 110 points per game in the first 7 games of the season, with a 5-2 record, which has also made them the spoilers of the league this season.

At the beginning of the game, things seemed to be as some people expected, the Mavericks' run-and-gun tactics were quite sharp, and under the leadership of Nash, the Mavericks played a pleasing offense.

However, then the Rockets also changed their tactics, changing a somewhat slow pace, and the Rockets also played dazzling offense.

Bodi Loga, Ray? Allen, Saullius, Garnett, Big Ben, the fast-paced style of play of the five people made people smash their glasses, and then people remembered that the Rockets in previous seasons, such a high-speed offensive tactic is also one of their standing tactics.

And Bodi Loga is like a magnified Nash, proving his existence with his passes.

The two sides played a wonderful offensive battle in this game, and by the end of the game, 128-119, the Rockets had won the final victory.

The Rockets, who have won three in a row, said to reporters in an interview after the game: Have you seen our results, I just want to say one thing, we are still the strongest.

(To be continued)