The Spurs are in full swing preparing for the Rockets' deathmatch, and the Rockets are preparing for the battle easily.

Lao Tang just made a few simple training plans to keep the Rockets' players in shape.

Looking at the relaxed and leisurely Rocket, Tiger was still a little uneasy, and privately found Lao Tang and said: "Rudy, is this really okay, I see that the Rocket's current state of mind is not ready to fight a vicious war at all, and the Spurs must be gritting their teeth now and trying to clean me up by all means." ”

Lao Tang smiled and said: "Boss, don't worry, and you also have to believe in the strength of the rocket, even if we lose a few games, the final victory will be ours, I have this confidence." ”

At this moment, Lao Tang has already written confidence on his face.

Tiger looked at Lao Tang like this, and could only shrug his shoulders and say, "Okay, Rudy, I believe in you, but don't let the players lose confidence after being hit." ”

Old Tang looked at Tiger and smiled without saying a word.

Fast forward to the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Rockets and Spurs, and it's about to begin.

In the Spurs' locker room, Vicky did his final battle mobilization.

** Vicky looked around at the Spurs players and whispered: "Guys, you know the importance of today's game, we don't have home-court advantage, we have to grab a win on the home court of the Rockets to use the opportunity to win the entire series, and the Rockets have a long rest after sweeping the Lakers 4-0, and they can't guarantee their status." So, today is our best chance, you have to grasp it yourself, we have defeated opponents like the SuperSonics and the Jazz, we have come to this point, think about the difficulties during this period, the current Rockets are already a team of people who are going to mythology, and many people say that only they can challenge the mythical Bulls. But I don't believe it, I know your strength and ability, you are not inferior to any of them all the time, this is a chance for you, a chance for you to become a king, I have heard the battle horn and remembered, you fight, warriors. ”

Vicky's deep voice grew more and more excited, and the Spurs players became more and more excited as a result.

Spurs players in a circle, David? Robinson said, "Guys, now we have this opportunity in front of us, a chance to get us to the top stage, let's fight." ”

David? Robinson's voice, like gunpowder, was full of passion and explosiveness, bringing the emotions of the Spurs players to a peak again.

"Fight."

"Combat"

"Fight."

The Spurs shouted in unison, and the momentum was amazing.

In the routine practice before the opening, there was a sharp contrast between the Rockets' ease and the Spurs' solemnity.

Before we begin, David? Robinson and Olajuwon stepped forward and gave a routine hug.

David? Robinson whispered in Olajuwon's ear: "Hakim, today we are going to take away a win here. ”

Olajuwon smiled indifferently: "There are many teams that say this, but few can do it. ”

David? Robinson confidently said, "We will!" ”

Olajuwon still said so indifferently: "Then come on!" ”

The twins didn't say anything, turned around and began to prepare for the game.

The game started at the referee's whistle, and the Rockets' Garnett beat David? Robinson gave the ball to Mark? Jackson.

Mark who received the ball? Jackson steadied the ball and began the Rockets' first offense.

On the push to the Spurs' three-point line, Mark? Jackson gestured, and when he saw the gesture, the Rockets players all pulled away from their positions, allowing Mark? Jackson singled himself.

Mark? Jackson played the 'little general' Johnson with his back and pushed into the Spurs' penalty area little by little.

Then, turning over with a small hook hand, the ball was gently pushed out with the gentle movement of his wrist.

Mark knew it was there when he shot it, because it felt so good in his hand.

Just when a goal was about to be scored, a figure suddenly pulled out next to the 'little general'.

A huge black figure of No. 21 flew up and fanned the ball before the basketball could reach its highest point.

Just as he foresaw this block, Johnson rushed out like a wind, and before the Rockets could react, he had already scooped the ball in his hands and started a quick counterattack.

Johnson, who was riding in the dust, had already burst into the Rockets' basket in a few seconds, and a very easy layup took the lead in scoring two points for the Spurs.

This series of counterattacks was completed in a matter of seconds, and the rocket was caught off guard.

Watching the Spurs' high-speed counterattack, Olajuwon and Drexler faintly sensed something in their hearts, but in the scene of the fierce game, such bad thoughts were drowned out by the fierce game on the court at this moment.

The Rockets are on the offensive again, Mark? Although Jackson was capped by Duncan, Mark has been in the league for many years? Jackson hasn't changed at all, he's seen too many things like this.

The rocket continued to follow its own deployment and began to attack.

This time Mark? Jackson didn't continue to play alone, and handed the ball directly to Olajuwon, who was holding the basketball, leaned David behind him? Robinson, testing the strength of the defense.

Just watch Olajuwon dribble the ball, shake his feet, and turn his body sharply to the right, getting rid of David? Robinson's marking, the basketball in his hand took advantage of the trend, and the basketball spun and drilled into the basket.

An old guy is an old guy, and it can only be described in one word, and that is old spicy, and Olajuwon, the old guy, has finally played his part.

After the goal, Olajuwon said to Drexler, who walked up to Drexler: "Clyde, there is something wrong with the atmosphere today, let's be careful." ”

Drexler nodded solemnly and turned back to the rest of the room.

Lao Tang, who watched the rocket perform like this off the court, was also stunned, but he didn't expect an old fritter like Olajuwon to wake up so quickly.

However, in this game, the Spurs have mental calculations or not, and the Spurs' winning rate is more than 60%.

As expected by Lao Tang, although Olajuwon was a little awake, he still fell behind under the Spurs' deliberate calculations.

David? Robinson and Duncan began to gradually master the form of the inside line, David? As if he had become a blue-collar worker, Robinson played hand-to-hand combat with Olajuwon.

After all, Olajuwon is already a 35-year-old man, and David Robinson is only 32 years old, which is at least 2 years of good football for a center forward.

Throughout the first quarter of the game, the Rockets ended under pressure from the Spurs.

The Spurs, who had already made all preparations, were caught off guard at 25:18.

In the interval between the two quarters of the game, Lao Tang said to the young players who were about to play in the second quarter of the Rockets: "Everyone, when you play, you must concentrate, this is already the finals of the West, any team that has come to this point is not something we can underestimate, everyone must be careful." ”

It may be that the Rockets' self-confidence is too strong, at the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the young people of the Rockets, caught up in the rhythm of the Spurs, in front of the Spurs' targeted defense, Bodi Roga's role was greatly reduced, his passing, his organization, in this game was reduced efficiency.

J.R. Jackson was commissioned in Ray? When Aaron came on the field, he completely blocked him, and sure enough, in Thunder? After Allen came on the court, J.R. Jackson stuck to Ray like a dogskin plaster. Aaron's body.

In the second quarter of the game, the speed of the Rockets did not come out, and they fell into the rhythm of the Spurs, such a result made the young people of the Rockets a little unacceptable, the more anxious they played, the more they could not score, and such rockets were firmly suppressed by the Spurs.

Olajuwon on the sidelines was very anxious, looking at the situation on the field, Olajuwon asked Lao Tang to fight.

Olajuwon said to Lao Tang a little anxiously: "Coach, you let me play, Kevin They are playing too quickly, and they need to control the rhythm." ”

Lao Tang said calmly: "No, let's see, it's only the first half and we still have time, we have to see if the Spurs come up with the last resort." ”

Looking at Olajuwon's anxious look, Lao Tang said with a smile: "Hakim, what are you doing in a hurry, isn't your appearance on the sidelines increasing the pressure on the boys playing on the court, relax, believe in your teammates." ”

After speaking, he continued to watch the game on the field calmly.

Throughout the second quarter, the Rockets continued to be suppressed by the Spurs, although the gap in the score was not very large, but as long as the Rockets caught up with a few points, they would be pulled back by the Spurs, making the Rockets useless.

At the end of the first half, the Rockets trailed by eight points at 49:41.

At halftime, Lao Tang looked at the players of the Rockets and said meaningfully: "Guys, every team that goes to this place has come here after countless fights, you must be careful, it is a good thing to have self-confidence, but it is not a good thing for self-confidence to become arrogant, you must understand this." ”

Looking at the Rockets players with slightly anxious faces, Lao Tang knew that it was useless to say what he was talking about now, and only needed to let them experience a failure in order to finally solve the problem.

Olajuwon stood up and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Lao Tang with his eyes.

And in the Spurs' locker room, Spurs coach ** Vic, happily said to the Spurs players: "Guys, you guys are amazing, you played well today, keep it up, in this way, we have a very good chance to beat the Rockets, come on, come on, come on." The Spurs players also gathered together and yelled.

"Come on"

"Come on"

"Come on"

After the start of the second half, the Rockets tried to start fighting back, but no matter how they changed their rhythm, the Spurs were like a big mountain, desperately suppressing the Rockets.

The current Spurs already have the momentum of the Spurs' precision instrument attack in later generations, and with this momentum, the Spurs are expanding the score little by little.

The current Rockets have deeply experienced that feeling of having nowhere to go, and by the end of the third quarter, the Spurs had extended the score by 12 points.

Looking at the depressed Rocket players, Olajuwon said anxiously to Lao Tang: "Coach, it can't go on like this, if it goes on like this, the Rockets will lose today's game." ”

Lao Tang patted Olajuwon on the shoulder and said, "Hakim, you know, we have won too much, and it is beneficial to lose one game or two." Rest assured, Hakim, we're going to win the whole series. ”

After speaking, he ignored the anxious Olajuwon and continued to set his eyes on the field.

After the start of the fourth quarter of the game, the Rockets have begun a desperate counterattack, but such a counterattack is doomed to failure, and the calm and spicy Spurs did not give the Rockets the slightest chance.

The Spurs were firmly in control of the tempo on the court, and the Rockets players could only watch in despair as the Spurs won a rare victory on their home court.

107:96 The Rockets lost to the Spurs by 11 points on their home court, and all the Rockets players left the game with a blank face.

Olajuwon looked at the Spurs players celebrating wantonly on the Rockets' home court, and his heart was churning, the Rockets were too careless.

After the game, all the media exclaimed that the Rockets had met their opponents.

However, the boss of the rocket, Tiger just pouted and said: "The game has just begun, what should I do in such a hurry." ”

Yes, the game has just begun, what to do in such a hurry.

(To be continued)