The Rockets were knocked over by the Jazz on their home court, and Shanton? With his performance, Anderson proved that he was strong and that anyone who came out of the Rockets had considerable strength.

And after the game, Lao Tang's battle declaration also made all the teams in the league know the Rocket's blood surname, but these are no longer important, the important thing now is that the Rocket loses.

And it was defeated by a former Rockets player, which is already a huge gimmick, from the moment the Rockets were defeated, all the media reporters went crazy digging Rockets and Shandon? Anderson's past is all sorts of things.

The boiling noise seems to be far, far away from the rocket, because these boys of the rocket are not surprised, this kind of mad dog-like report they have already experienced too much, too much, and they have long been immune.

On the training court, the Rockets did not receive the slightest impact from the loss to the Jazz in the last game, although the rest of the next day after the game was canceled, and the training continued as usual.

Looking at the Rockets players with relaxed expressions, Lao Tang also smiled, although he lost, the spirit of the Rockets team was still like that, and there was no change.

Olajuwon watched Lao Tang walk to the edge of the training ground, greeted him, and said in a low voice: "I said, coach, aren't you giving yourself a set, your statement after the game is really too unforgiving for yourself." ”

Lao Tang said nonchalantly: "Hakim, if you still can't win against the Jazz in the end, then you can go home directly." I can go straight home, the Jazz were absolutely lucky to win against us in the last game, and Shanton's outburst gave them a chance to beat us, otherwise you think that with the Jazz old men who want to win the Rockets, they are 5 years younger first. ”

Olajuwon pondered for a moment, and then continued: "Then you are also too full of words, isn't there a whatever?" ”

Lao Tang glanced at Olajuwon, gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry, if you lose to the Jazz, I will give the boss and the new coach a very cool training plan, I think the person who takes over will also give me a little face for my predecessor." ”

Olajuwon looked at Lao Tang in horror and said, "I said, Rudy, aren't you serious, if that's the case, I'll retire and go home immediately to coax the child, I don't want to go to hell for a one-way ticket in January." ”

Lao Tang didn't speak, so he pouted coldly, and Lao Tang's appearance directly made Olajuwang break out in a cold sweat.

Olajuwon saw that things were not good, laughed directly, ran back to the training ground, and conveyed the meaning of the old soup to all the Rocket players, after listening to what Olajuwon said, all the Rocket players secretly swore in their hearts that they would never let the Jazz get any bargains under their hands.

After two days of training with normal people, the Rockets set off again for 4 consecutive away games, which was a relatively big test for the Rockets, and there was no shortage of strong teams like the Kings and Mavericks in these 4 teams.

The first opponent of the guy's four road trips is the Kings, who have already beaten the Rockets once this season and are gearing up to clean up the Rockets once.

I don't know if it will work out this time, but Adelman's team is now slowly on the right track, with Webber as the core and Divac, Williams and Peja as the supporting roles, can already occupy a place in the atmosphere of the West's strong forces.

At this time, before facing the Rockets, Adelman had carefully studied the footage of the Rockets losing several games, looking for ways to defeat the opponent.

The day before the Rockets, Adelman gave the Kings' players a pregame meeting.

As soon as the meeting began, Adelman was the first to speak, and he heard Odelman say, "Boys, know who our next opponent is." ”

The Kings players all nodded, and Adelman continued: "Rockets, the most powerful team in the league now, it can be said that the entire league is under the rule of the Rockets, I can only say this now, the current Rockets are very strong, they can even be compared to the Celtics in the 60s, their strength is undoubted, but they can also be beaten, we have beaten them once, I want to beat them once, I have a chance to beat them a second time, right, So they can also be defeated. ”

At this time, the Kings players kept whispering in the conference room, looking at the Kings players who were discussing, Adelman continued: "If you want to beat them, we must understand them, first let's take a look at the main lineup of the Rockets, their current main lineup is Big Ben, Garnett, Horry, Ray? Arun and Bodi Loga. I'm going to ask you a question now, what do you think are the characteristics of this main lineup of the Rockets. ”

The Kings' players discussed in a low voice below, and finally Webb stood up and said on behalf of everyone: "Coach, we all think that the defense of the main team of the Rockets is really very good, and nothing else has been discovered. ”

After hearing this, Adelman motioned to Webb to sit down with satisfaction, and Adelman continued: "Yes, the main lineup of the Rockets is really very strong now, especially in defense. Next, let's analyze one by one, let's talk about Big Ben first, this person has excellent jumping, extremely strong upper body strength, coupled with the edification of Olajuwon, he has practiced very superb foot movements, so that the Rockets have a strong interior protector, Big Ben's protection of his own rebounds and the lethality of the players who attack the inside line are huge, but I am very glad that once this kid's offensive ability leaves the basket, then his power will be reduced by 80%, I think now, If this kid has an accurate mid-range shot, who can still guard him, this is really good news for us, so when tomorrow's game, my request is to squeeze this kid out of the basket for me, squeeze out of his threat zone, if Big Ben's mid-range shot tomorrow suddenly hits high, then we can only raise our hands and surrender, but the odds of this kind of thing are too small. ”

The king laughed at the crowd.

Adelman raised his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, and he continued as he continued, "Now let's talk about Garnett, well, I really don't know how to deal with this kid, do you have any good methods." ”

The Kings were stunned for a while, and everyone did not express an opinion on this issue, because everyone knew that Garnett was already a figure in the league who began to be unsolvable.

Adelman smiled and said, "Okay, we can only do our best to suppress this person, and it will be very difficult to prevent him from being killed." Let's not talk about him anymore, let's move on to the next character, Horry. Horry everyone thinks this man is not very difficult to deal with. ”

Everyone in the Kings nodded, and Adelman continued: "It's hard to deal with, I also know it's hard to deal with, this person is already the defensive gate of the Rockets, don't look at this person's offensive ability is slightly inferior, but this person's ability to grasp key balls at critical moments, in the league, can be in the top three, don't be unconvinced, it's not his stage yet, when it comes to the playoffs, that's his stage." So, you must not relax your defense against this man, this is a character who can send you to hell by giving him a little space, and you have to bite him like a vicious dog, you know? ”

The king and the others recalled Horry's past achievements, and they all hung their solemnity on their faces, and then they all nodded vigorously.

Adelman wrote a huge name on the playing board and said to the Kings players: "You all know him. ”

The Kings players were stunned, could it be that this person used such an important position in Adelman's heart, everyone was silently thinking in their hearts.

Adelman continued: "You are right, this man is Ray? Aaron, everyone thinks he's just a pitcher, it's not a big deal, just keep an eye on it. You remember, if anyone has such thoughts, then he will not be far away from being completely blown up by this person. Thunder? Allen is definitely not as simple as a pitcher for the Rockets, in my opinion, he is the most threatening figure for the Rockets on the court at this stage. Allen is the kind of player who is introverted, he can cut a hole in your body when you are least noticing, and then you will bleed to death. He is a natural killer, as long as he is on the field, then he is the most threatening player on the field, he wants to hide in the dark like a viper, in your most critical time, to give you the most fatal blow, so the outside players must not give this kid a chance. Clearly, no. ”

The Kings' players all signaled that they understood, and seeing the current energy of the Kings players, Adelman continued: "The last person is Divac and Peja's teammate Bodi Loga, how about you two have anything to say to your teammates." ”

Divac and Peja quickly shook their heads, and then motioned for Adelman to continue, Adelman smiled: "If you don't say it, I can continue, hehe, Bodiloga can be described as the brain of the rocket, and almost all of the rockets' attacks are launched from him." I don't need to say more about his important surname, let me stare at him to death, this is the only thing you have to do, as long as Ray? Allen and Bodioga are blocked, then the Rockets will lose their two sharpest knives, and our chances of victory will increase a lot, and the Rockets' bench players are also quite powerful, I have a copy of the information here for you to go back and take a good look at them, and study their substitute players well, as long as everyone is doing their best, I believe the Rockets are not so difficult to deal with. ”

After saying that, Adelman sent all the information in his hand, and the Kings' players couldn't wait to start watching it, and then combined their own lessons with their teammates to discuss it fiercely here.

On January 12, 1999, the Rockets visited Sacramento and started the first game of their consecutive road trips, and after the game began, the Rockets found themselves in a quagmire today's game, and the Kings weaved a huge net for the Rockets on their home court today, a net large enough to tie up the Rockets.

When Webb faced Garnett, he was always recalling Adelman's advice to him, that is, to try to suppress Garnett as much as possible, and not to try to prevent the opponent, that is possible.

Because as one of the league's future inexplicable players, the current Garnett has initially realized such a state. However, Webb's defense today was very successful, not allowing Garnett to turn around easily, leaning on Garnett's body as much as possible when Webber was attacking, and trying to get the opponent's foul as early as possible, so that Garnett could shorten the time on the court.

When the first quarter ended, the Kings' strategy was successful, and the Kings actually pulled the score away by seven points at the end of the first quarter, which was rarely seen in previous games.

Lao Tang looked at the form on the court, his brows were already deep, he had already seen that the current staffing of the Rockets had been thoroughly studied, and in the face of the king's targeted defense, today's Rockets players have lost their previous combat effectiveness.

Brooks, the assistant coach on the sidelines, also frowned and said: "Teacher, the current situation is not good, according to my observation, the current king has studied the rocket very thoroughly, and our main players are under their restrictions, and the rocket is suppressed as a whole." ”

Lao Tang looked at the players on the bench on the sidelines, his face changed and changed, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "It doesn't seem to be a strange move, it's not, the main players in the second quarter of the game except for Deyang, all down, Da Yao, Hakim, Matt, Sboga, the four of you go on the court, give me the main attack on the opponent's inside, give me to blow up their inside, I don't believe they can withstand the impact of the two centers on the inside." ”

After the start of the second quarter, the Rockets' four-up-and-four-down tactics had some success. Halplin and Saullius are like two mixers, turning the king's outside upside down and miserable, especially Matt? Haplin, the famous villain in later generations, has now shown his edge, and the inside line of the rocket is even more terrifying, the impact of the two centers in turn, so that Divac almost wants to get an AK-47 over, the two people burst out, and the complementarity between the two has made the king's inside line a scorched earth.

Divac panted and said to Weber: "Chris, I need help, Hakim and that Chinese kid are very difficult to deal with, I need you to lure one away." ”

Webber said with a wry smile: "Man, who do you say I am going to deal with, deal with Da Meng, even if Da Meng is old, it is still very easy to deal with under the basket, against the Chinese boy, I think I will go crazy, as long as he doesn't listen to the turn and jump shot, then I will die a miserable death, and now the only thing we can do is to strengthen the offense." ”

As Webb said, Divac was no fool either, and Adelman was a strongman, and the Kings continued to maintain their advantage in the score after the Kings' counterattack began.

In the face of Weber's colorful offensive methods, the Rockets' interior line does not have a very good defensive method at all, even if it is Olajuwon's personal marking, there are not too many good ways, Webb's current light steps are no longer Olajuwon's bulky steps can keep up.

By the end of the second quarter, the score of the two sides remained at about 7 points, and the Rockets were eyeing the two sides to continue to pull the score apart.

At halftime, Lao Tang said to the Rockets players very seriously: "The second half of the game is the most critical time, in the third quarter of the game, Da Yao continued to start, I need a height that can suppress the King's interior line, Kevin, you play when you get off work, your character is to deal with Webb, I think you will do a good job." Garnett nodded, and Lao Tang continued: "Robert, Sboga, Dejan, the three of you play in the backcourt in the second half, your characters are defense, defense, and defense, Ray you have to be ready at all times, I will need your three-point shot, but you have to understand, maybe you have to make a lore, make the last shot, I hope you have to keep a good feeling, I always feel that in this game, we have to play until the last second to distinguish the winner." ”

Lao Tang's intuition is correct, after the game starts at the end of work, the Rockets and the King fight to defend, the Rocket's Garnett, Horry and Saullius are like three big walls, blocking the King's offense, and Da Yao's threat on the inside, never dared to let the King take it lightly on the inside, and the two sides only scored 31 points in the third quarter of the game, which shows the strength of the defense of both sides.

By the time of the third quarter of the game, the Rockets were able to catch up with the score of the two sides by one point, and the score gap between the two sides was still 6 points.

In between games, both sides were panting and waiting for their respective coaches to explain the tactics of the last quarter of the game, before going on the field, Adelman said to his players: "Everyone must know that the game has been played so far, it is no longer a simple comparison of strength, now the competition between the two sides is the will and quality of both sides, and now it is time for both sides to see who can grit their teeth and hold on to the last moment, and now it is to see who can hold on." ”

The Kings' players all gasped for breath, and then nodded heavily, everyone knew that this was the last moment, Webb roared in a low voice: "Guys, the game has come to such a time, I don't want to say anything, at the last moment, everyone held on, won the game, I invite everyone to drink." ”

The Kings players slammed into their heads.

The game in the fourth quarter was still so anxious, both sides were gritting their teeth and insisting, just to see who could survive to the end, when there were 2 minutes left in the time, Lao Tang on the sidelines, looking at this situation, waved to the thunder who had rested on the sidelines for half the court? Aaron, called over, and whispered, "Cast them to death for me, go, Ray." ”

However, Lao Tang's last wish was disappointed, Lei? Allen's two shots were all stopped by the Kings' players, because they always remembered Adelman's words, and the man who could open a bloody hole in them at the last moment, was firmly suppressed by them.

At 92:86, the Kings held on to the final six points, and the Kings won another victory over the Rockets, who ushered in a two-game losing streak.

(To be continued)