After the Rockets beat the Lakers in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, the psychology of both sides has changed quite subtly.

The Rockets have an absolute advantage psychologically, which greatly affects the course of the game, the Rockets play more relaxed, and the Lakers play more restrained.

It all started with a big win in the first game.

In the second game of the semifinals, the Rockets continued to face the Lakers, who had lost some confidence, on their home court.

From the very beginning of the game, the Rockets were in control of the situation on the court, and O'Neal's power was limited.

was completely restricted, taking advantage of the Lakers' lack of interior bench strength, the Rockets began to break through frequently on the court.

Several of the characters on the outside of the rocket are characters who want to be tall and have a body, and they want to have weight.

As long as O'Neill is on the field, he will be attacked, and he will attack non-stop, like a tidal wave.

On the offensive end of the Lakers, Big Ben and Big Bus took turns to defend, which also gave O'Neal nowhere to go.

And as long as O'Neal is off the court, then the Rockets can grasp the initiative on the court.

At the beginning of the second game, the Lakers also consciously let other players block fouls for O'Neal, but the concentrated firepower of the Rockets couldn't stop it, even if they were blocking.

O'Neal's role was limited, and at halftime in the second game, Lao Tang smiled and said with his players in the Rockets' locker room: "How about it, my method is good, even if O'Neal is strong, he is still a person, he can't lead the team to victory alone, what we have to worry about now is the growth of the Lakers No. 8, if he can grow to the same height as O'Neal, then in the next few years, the Lakers will be one of our strongest opponents."

Mark? Jackson asked a little strangely: "Coach, why is it one of them, is there a team as strong as them?" ”

Lao Tang said with a smile: "Of course there is, do you know that our boss has outlined several of the most powerful opponents for our future." ”

Everyone shook their heads.

Lao Tang's face slowly calmed down, and said: "I hope this matter will only be circulated in our locker room, if I know who spread this matter, then I'm sorry, I don't care who you are, I will definitely get you out, do you know?" ”

The rocket crowd hurriedly nodded yes.

Lao Tang looked around at everyone and said: "The biggest opponent of the Rockets in the future has two in the West, one is the Lakers, and the other is the Spurs, I think you are all familiar with these two teams, others such as the Suns and the Trail Blazers are considered second-level threats, and the most important thing to pay attention to is the development of the Mavericks and the Kings, the new head coach of the Mavericks Tang?" Nelson aren't that easy to deal with, and the Kings will depend on their post-season moves this year, and they are said to be interested in bringing in Chris? Webb, I think if such a person joins the West, the West will be very lively. And the East will be a lot duller, Jordan has been in the East all these years, which has greatly hindered the growth of the team in the East, and with Jordan's departure, the East will also fall into chaos, the Heat villains will move forward under the leadership of Mourning, as long as Mourning has no major injuries, the Heat will still be one of the best teams in the East, the Pacers will have a low ebb period with the aging of Mullin and Smiths, but as long as they have Miller, they will still be the most threatening team, and the others will be in the next 5 years, There will be no too strong opponents in the east. ”

After hearing this, everyone in the rocket lowered their heads and muttered in a low voice.

Seeing this situation, Lao Tang clapped his hands and said: "Okay, stinky boys, these are not what you have to think about, all you have to do is to play a good game, and then compete for more honors for the rockets, okay, get ready to play." ”

After speaking, as soon as he raised his hand, he signaled to the players of the Rockets that they were ready to play.

The second half of the second game is like a copy of the first half of the game, the Rockets are pressing step by step, the Lakers are retreating step by step, and the Lakers have no way to suppress the Rockets.

The rocket is very well organized in the combination of inside and outside, and the thunder on the outside? Allen, Horry and Saullius were three cannons and made three-pointers from the outside.

By the end of the third quarter, the Rockets, who had made eight three-pointers in a single quarter, had expanded the score to 20 points, and the Lakers were defeated again.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers, who were unable to fight back, could only replace the main force and let the bench players go on the court to feel the atmosphere of the playoffs.

When the referee blew the whistle for the game, the Rockets beat the Lakers 110-97.

After leading the Lakers 2-0 in the big score, O'Neal sighed: The Rockets are really difficult to deal with.

In the third game that followed, the Lakers finally returned to their home court, and the Lakers began to fight back at the Great Western Forum Arena.

However, today's protagonist is not the Lakers, but Rockets owner Tiger who appeared behind the Rockets bench once? Jones.

During this time, because Tiger was worried about his girlfriend's trip to Asia, he really snubbed Team Rocket.

However, after knowing that his girlfriend arrived safely and that there was no danger, Tiger's hanging heart slowly relaxed.

In this way, Tiger finally has the spirit to watch the game between the Rockets and the Lakers.

Before the game began, Tiger joked with the Rockets players and said, "Guys, we're in the most beautiful city in the United States right now, Hollywood is here, do you know why so many players want to go to the Lakers?" I'll tell you, it's because they have a chance to be a female star. After finishing speaking, he squeezed his eyes with a silver smile.

The players of the Rockets also had silver smiles on their faces, except for the bus, Bodi Roga and Saullius and a few old guys, who looked at these silver sticks with disdain, and the eyes of the others were already 'cheap'.

And the old soup on the side had a wry smile on his face.

At this time, Tiger pointed to the Lakers and said, "Look at that Nickel?" Sen, a die-hard fan of the Lakers, I guess this old boy is not watching the game, but coming to see the beauties, who you like will hook up, I know that some beauties have little resistance to the big screen, today can not let that silver stick succeed, we beat the Lakers, let him pick up the girl when he was not in the mood at all, and when he slept with the beauty, thinking of our game, it is estimated that this old boy will wither. ”

After saying this, all the Rockets players burst out laughing, especially Mark? Jackson and Kevin? Garnett even clutched his belly and laughed.

And when the Lakers looked at the situation on the Rockets, they clenched their teeth in anger, and secretly vowed in their hearts to clean up the Rockets.

But after the game started, the Lakers were still hit, and in the wonderful passing cooperation of the Rockets, the Lakers were completely lost.

If the Lakers are a giant dragon, then the Rocket is the warrior of the dragon slayer, this warrior wears the armor of the whole resistance, wields the dragon slaying sword in his hand, and pushes the huge dragon to death step by step.

In the first quarter of the game, O'Neal controlled the foul very well and only got one foul, which caught the Rocket players who made the foul a little off guard, after all, the tactics that had been implemented in two games and were very successful were useless in this game, which made the Rockets players a little unacceptable.

However, the Rockets relied on their strong self-adjustment ability to quickly adjust, and under the leadership of Bodi Roga, the Rockets suddenly began to speed up, just when the Lakers thought they had adapted to the offensive rhythm of the Rockets, the Rockets played a more exciting 'run and bomb' tactics than the Lakers met the Suns in the first round.

Bodi Roga, Ray? Allen, Horry, Garnett, and the bus turned on the high-speed train, and the Lakers staggered in the first quarter.

Isn't your O'Neal foul controlled, then we'll take you to play.

This acceleration of the Rockets made Harris's pre-game focus an empty word.

The Rockets scored 42 points in the first quarter, and the Lakers were completely stunned by this rapid storm, with a pitiful 23 points, giving the Rockets a 19-point lead in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter of the game, there were even excited Lakers fans who applauded the Rockets.

made the general manager and owner of the Lakers who were watching the game pale one by one.

After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers also made adjustments to try to reduce the speed of the Rockets' propulsion, but the Rockets suddenly changed their style, and the old men who replaced the Rockets played a slow-paced half-court offense.

Such a change in style made the Lakers' players vomit blood uncomfortably, but there was no way to do it, so keep playing.

Olajuwon continues to perform his own dream footsteps, and the Olajuwon who swept O'Neill in '95 is back.

O'Neal watched Olajuwon's footsteps and could only defend in vain, although on the offensive end, the Sharks could still regain some confidence, but his teammates, as if covered by the big net of the Rockets, lost their vitality.

The Rockets once again strangled the Lakers, and by halftime, the score had been set at 65:43 and the Rockets had a 22-point lead, which made the Lakers fans playing at home almost like ostriches back to their locker rooms.

At the beginning of the second half after halftime, the Lakers tried to start a counterattack.

But the Rockets have been controlling the rhythm on the court, firmly suppressing the rhythm of the Lakers, and several small waves of the Lakers' counterattack were steadily suppressed by the Rockets.

By the end of the third quarter, the score was still 22 points apart.

After the start of the fourth quarter of the game, the Lakers, who had been beaten out of confidence, were completely degenerate, weak in offense, lax in defense, and completely deprived of the confidence of that strong team.

Seeing this situation, Harris could only replace the main players, replace the substitutes, and start to kill the last time.

It's the same with the Rockets, who put on a bench to get a feel for the semifinals.

And the fans at the Lakers' home court began to leave the game early.

Watching the early exit of the fans, the owner of the Lakers, Old Buss, looked gloomy.

It wasn't the game he wanted to see at all.

119:100 The Rockets beat the Lakers by 19 points on the road and took a 3-0 lead, and the Rockets have one foot in the Western Conference finals.

After watching the game, Tiger was very happy, and joked with the players on the bus back to the hotel, without the reserve of a boss at all.

However, the players like this kind of boss because he is more caring, more enthusiastic and understands you better.

Players also prefer to play for such an owner, and the Chinese lecturer dies for his confidant, in fact, the Americans are equally particular about this, and they are tasked with working for a company until the end, which is also an honor.

And their boss is not bad for money, as long as he plays well, he will have a good salary, a special plane for work, and the most advanced and scientific kinesiology laboratory to ensure the health of the players and the recovery after injury throughout the process.

Such a team and owners, what else can you say.

You can't say anything, just play hard, for yourself and for the team. Many players have secretly made up their minds that if they have the opportunity, they will definitely retire with the Rockets.

Because this is more like a home in this alliance that is already full of money, a home with laughter, pain, joy, and sorrow.

People will always fight for their homes.

(To be continued)