People all over the world think Jeff Van Gundy is crazy.

Maddy publicly stated before the game that he had fully recovered from his injury, but Van Gundy only allowed him to play 14 minutes in the third game, scoring seven points and two assists. The MVP did almost nothing in this series, becoming a marginal man, a spectator.

What's even crazier is that in this game, the Rockets broke out again, with 5 players scoring double-doubles, and swept the Spurs 101-84 away. The Rockets took a 2-1 lead and regained home-court advantage.

In the first game, people said that the Rockets lost because of Maddy's malfunctioning back injury. Now it seems that the Rockets are not as strong as Maddy's, everyone can play their own characteristics, and the Spurs are beaten without a fight.

The biggest contributors to this game were not Hayes and Yao Ming, but the Rockets role players.

Spanoulis started again in this game and performed very eye-catching, playing 32 minutes, scoring 18 points, 8 assists and 4 steals, and breaking down the Spurs' defense with a sharp break. After the game, the media exclaimed that there was a combination of Parker and Nash on the Rockets bench.

Hayes played 36 minutes and scored just 13 points, but grabbed 21 rebounds and handed out six assists. Yao Ming had 18 points and 4 rebounds, David Lee had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Weaver also scored 10 points, and the other bench players also played well.

** Vicky praised his opponent at his press conference, specifically mentioning the Rockets' several benches. "If David Lee was given 40 minutes of playing time, he could be the rebounding leader; No. 45 Weaver is also crazy, he runs faster than Wade. The Rockets' bench is too strong, and that's the key to their victory. ”

Spurs coach Vicky bluntly said that the reason for the Rockets' win was bench depth. Even if Yao Ming and Hayes are gone, David Lee and Millsap can make the Spurs uncomfortable inside. Maddie is not there, and Weaver and Spanoulis maintain their attacking power.

What about Spurs? Their main bench, Robert Hawley, is known as "Mr. Key", but his strength is not at all a grade compared to David Lee, and the two are in pairs, and he can't snatch a rebound from David Lee, with 4.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in three games.

Although the veteran Brent Barry is accurate on three-pointers, he can't find a chance to shoot under the defense of Battier and Azubuuk, and he averages 3.5 points per game in three games.

Udri, who replaced Parker, is at a disadvantage against any team. Whether it is against Spanoulis or Fisher, it is only the share that is exposed.

Therefore, once Duncan is off the court, the Rockets can do whatever they want under the basket, Parker and Ginobili don't play, and the Spurs' outside offense will be dumb. The lineup is at a disadvantage, and the Spurs are mostly veterans, and they are basically tired after three quarters, and they can only play at 70% level. In contrast, the Rockets have a lot of rookies who have no problems with their physical strength and are running all over the court.

Van Gundy said of the reasons for the Rockets' victory: "The most important thing is the team! We've had multiple players in double figures and scattered points, which makes it difficult for Spurs to defend. Yao Ming and Hayes attracted the defense and were able to get the ball into the hands of other players. We played beautiful team basketball, and that's why the Rockets were able to win! ”

Strangely, the Rockets have beaten the Spurs in two consecutive games, but few news praises the strength of the Rockets, but most of the media questioned Van Gundy's lineup and questioned Van Gundy's not letting Maddy play in this series.

The Denver Times was the first to stand up and bombard Van Gundy - "Houston Overhead MVP"!

"Another win for the Rockets over the Spurs is a role player win and something to celebrate. But we saw a naked conspiracy. Van Gundy deliberately sidelined Maddie in this series. He first forced Maddie to play with an injury, causing Maddie to play poorly, and then kept Maddie on the bench for both games, even if Maddie said he was fine, he only let Maddie play for 14 minutes. There is no need to question Maddie's strength at all, he is the MVP of the regular season this season. Maddie averaged nearly 30 points per game in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Why are such players not being put on the pitch? As we all know, Van Gundy values Hayes the most, and the two are good friends, and Van Gundy has been arranging tactics for Hayes since the beginning of the season, making him an All-Star starter from a base-salary substitute. But now, Van Gundy Hayes is clearly not satisfied, and he wants Hayes to be the only core of this team. Chinese giant Yao Ming has a low-key surname and will not compete for the top spot, and Maddie has become the only obstacle for Van Gundy to form his own team. In order to achieve his goal, he first put Maddie behind the first loss, and then did not give Maddie a chance to prove himself. It's outrageous. Although many experts are optimistic about Hayes, does an inside line with only 198cm really have the strength to become the core? He played a lot of minutes in those two games, but he didn't score much, and he didn't dare to shoot in the face of Spurs' defense. He's just a nice blue-collar guy who can grab rebounds. If he didn't have teammates to block people, it would be difficult for him to reach 10 rebounds. Experts predict that although Hayes is thriving with the Rockets, he is more like another Kenyon Martin, and as long as he leaves Van Gundy's tactics, the stats will definitely drop the most among the stars. If they succeed in squeezing out Maddie, they could ruin Houston's future! ”

Minnesota Media said: "Back in the regular season, Van Gundy wanted to replace Maddy, and at the beginning of the season, he even wanted to make Maddy's transformation. He kept saying in front of the media that he wanted to make it easier for Maddie to score, but he never designed a set of his own tactics for Maddie, all the tactics were around Yao Ming and Hayes, and Maddie naturally couldn't find his place on the court! Should you attack with the ball? Or run empty shots? As we all know, if the tactics designed specifically for the main attacker to run the vacant position must at least have more than 2 screens between the players to complete, and Maddie is basically Hayes to help fake the cover even in the running position, and when Maddie turns out and receives the ball, there will still be a defender to follow, and there is no chance to shoot at all, so he can only rely on individual singles! So Maddie didn't have it easy at all to score on the field! It's just that he's been in great form this season, almost at his peak. Some people will say that after he dribbled to the front court to give the ball to Yao Ming, he stood and didn't run! Actually, Maddie also wants to run, but he doesn't know how to run? Because Van Gundy didn't design a tactic for Maddie at all! He just let Maddie play freely on the field...... It's all a conspiracy from head to start. If the season ends and Hayes and Van Gundy successfully squeeze out Maddy, it is hoped that the Timberwolves will consider trading one of Garnett and Iverson for Maddy, and if they can't be exchanged one-on-one, they can add a substitute. The current Timberwolves are still not strong enough, and they can really rise by attracting MVP players to join! ”

In the morning, almost all of Minnesota's sports news went out of its way to speak for Maddie, belittling Van Gundy and Hayes. In the afternoon, Garnett called Hayes. smiled: "Chuck, how are you doing?" You're going crazy to be tortured by that Maddie guy, right? The Rockets won't renew your contract with a high salary, come to the Timberwolves next season. Aaron and I are waiting for you. Together, we build a dynasty. ”

Hayes laughed, "Kevin, did you read the news?" Your media is about to turn the world upside down, aren't you going to trade you for Maddie? Next season, you can just come to Houston and ask me to win the championship. ”

"Hahaha, trade me for Maddie? I wish they did, but it can't be! That's even more stupid than trading Roy for Foye! Can't your 249 IQ see the purpose of the news? Everybody's scared for you to stay in Houston. If Maddie is gone and a great star is replaced, how will the other teams play? I treat you as a brother and I don't play with you. You're too aggrieved in Houston, and it's no fun to renew your contract with a high salary, so hurry up and leave. Don't underestimate the power of the American media, I bet there are very few media outlets that have said good things about you in the last month. Even Houston, they have to belittle you in order to renew your contract at a low price......"

Garnett said it bluntly enough that Hayes almost fainted. The American media is simply shameless.

Reality soon proved Garnett right.

Hayes looked up the information on the Internet. Orlando, New York, New Jersey, Portland, Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and many more...... Major cities have unanimously condemned Van Gundy's tactics and supported Maddie.

Los Angeles media said: "In the first two seasons, Maddie was definitely the first core, and when Yao Ming was constantly being trapped, Maddie naturally had to come forward and score!" We can often see Maddie sneaking out of the baseline to shoot through the cover of his teammates. Van Gundy devised several tactics for Maddie! And this season, Van Gundy focused on Yao Ming and Hayes' interior offense, ignoring Maddy, Maddy can't find his place on the court, can't get his familiar offensive mode, of course the mentality will change, try to ask when the absolute core of a team is on the court but doesn't know how to play, what will he think? He overcame the difficulties with his individual ability and won the regular season MVP. It's not hard to imagine that if he were the tactical core, he could have done more for the team! ”

The Portland media said: "Think about it, everybody. Last season's Maddie also said that he was the leader of the Rockets, and the Rockets were his team! This season, he didn't dare say that. It's not that he wants to be a leader, it's that he feels like he's really being left out in the cold...... Snubbed by Van Gundy! Snubbed by Yao Ming and Hayes! If Maddie can make a move, hopefully to the Trail Blazers. ”

New Jersey media broke out: "It is rumored that Maddie's injury is completely healed. Van Gundy didn't let Maddy play in order to correct Chuck Hayes's central position. For this reason, Maddie could only complain to Rockets owner Alexander, under Alexander's pressure, Van Gundy finally sent Maddy to play, but still unwilling to give him time to perform, the Spurs relied on a group of veterans to play two rounds, luckily entered the Western Conference finals, and had run out of energy. Why didn't the Rockets dare to put Maddie off the court when they hit the Suns? Van Gundy's actions are chilling and make fans feel unworthy for Maddie. It is recommended that the Rockets fire Van Gundy, and he can get the best coach by luck. If it weren't for Maddy's scoring, how could the Rockets have played to the point they are now? As Coach Vicky said, the key to the Rockets' victory is having a good group of players, and it is the success of the retired Dawson. Van Gundy is just the beneficiary, and if there is a change of coach, maybe the Rockets will play better, and maybe they can break the Bulls' 72-game winning streak this season. In short, Maddie has the title of MVP, so there is no need to be so wronged. If he were to make a move, the deal would surely fill the manager's desk. As for Hayes, he just has a relatively high surname price, and if a team is willing to give him a maximum salary, he will definitely regret it in the future! ”

Then, Hayes also received a call from New Jersey Nets owner Irving Ratner in the evening. "Chuck, we've decided not to renew Carter's contract, we're going to build the team with you at the core and trade the players you want. Jefferson will be swapped, Kidd won't be in the middle of the pack with you, he'll just give you passes. The Nets are going to win the championship, and we're going to have the money to make big trades. ”

"I'll think about it when the season is over." Hayes said perfunctorily and hung up. Under the conspiracy, it is difficult to say who is the "sweet and sweet" in the transfer market. This is probably an unspoken rule of the NBA.

(To be continued)