Chapter 208: The Beginning of the Storm
The Rockets picked up their first win of the season at the Lakers' home arena, the Great West. After the game, the head coach of the Lakers,' Silver Fox Harris praised the Rockets, he said: The Rockets are a great player, they already have the prototype of a dynasty team, such a team, it is difficult to be defeated, they have experienced old guys, there are tenacious iron men, there are young and energetic young people, they have the best head coach, they have an excellent logistics team, and they have a boss who is not bad for money, all of this has created the strong strength of the Rockets, and if the Rockets do not have any problems with themselves, then they will dominate the league for at least 5 yearsγ They are not a great player like Jordan, the Rockets embody more of a team spirit, a unique team spirit.
A reporter asked: What about the Lakers, what are the Lakers lacking compared to the Rockets?
Harris thought for a while and said: Now the Lakers' staffing is also very strong, but they are only working together just now, they lack tacit understanding, they lack trust, I think this is the biggest problem of the Lakers now, the league has been suspended for too long, which has greatly affected the state of all players as usual. I think as long as we solve the above problems, then we will be a significant force this season, and we will be the most feared opponent of the Rockets.
Tiger who returned to Houston, did not challenge the Golden State Warriors at home with the Rockets, he also had his own affairs, in the office of Houston, looking at the newspaper report, Tiger said to Dawson disdainfully: "Dawson, why do you say that this person likes to put gold on his face so much, now the Lakers are not a problem with their own players, their staffing is already extremely strong, even if they are pulled out and compared with the Rockets, they are not inferior, what trust problems will arise between such players, It's a joke. There is a trust problem between O'Neal and Kobe, which is possible, and the two who want to be the boss will definitely have a lot of trouble. β
Dawson said with a smile: "Forget it, boss, let's think about ourselves, don't worry about others, this year's situation is that the East has declined, and without Jordan's Eastern team, they are no longer dominant in terms of strength." β
Tiger agreed with Dawson, but he also raised some objections, so he heard Tiger say: "That's not necessarily, there are still three teams in the East now, which is very good, the Heat, the Pacers and the Knicks, these three teams will definitely make a difference in the playoffs, the Heat is already a villain team under the tutelage of Riley, this kind of team hurts others and hurts themselves, if they really can't restrain their anger, then they will be finished, the Pacers and the Bulls played hard last year, Miller and his teammates will not be reconciled this year, and neither will the big birds, and they will definitely make a comeback. Knicks, it's the team I don't understand the most, I guess they have to do something this year, but we're going to touch them until the finals, at that time, I don't believe that the team that has lost us once can turn the tables again, it's a joke. β
Dawson has admired Tiger's analytical ability, and now the composition of the Rocket's players is single-handedly promoted by Tiger, in such a team, the leader of the real team is none other than this young man in front of him, it is he who has given so many excellent players a stage for them to display their talents, give them honor, give them money, all of this is brought by this young boss, they can not be grateful, so as long as this young man is in one day, the Rocket will not become a rootless duckweed.
Dawson smiled and said, "It's only the start of the regular season, and we're thinking a little bit ahead, boss." β
Tiger waved his hand and said directly: "No, Dawson, it's already February, 50 games are still very fast, it can pass in a blink of an eye, we should start thinking about the playoffs now, there is no All-Star Game in the league this year, it is bound to make the world's attention drop a lot, many fans expressed dissatisfaction with the war between owners and players this year, a large number of fans said that this is a farce, this is a war between multimillionaires and billionaires, such a view will last for a long time, And some idiot bosses always think that they are the strong side, always thinking that they are the biggest masters of the league's resources, such brainless thoughts, they don't want to think, if the fans don't watch their games, their stadium attendance is only 30%, what should they do, don't they want to make money, I really don't know what they think. However, fortunately, the problem has been basically solved now, but there is still a problem, that is, how to attract attendance, the only thing that can solve this problem is to play a better looking basketball, more energetic dunks, more exciting passes, and more orderly on-court cooperation, this is the way to attract fans, you see, after the end of this season, the league will definitely revise the rules, will add more rules that are beneficial to the attacker, this is the general trend. β
After listening to Tiger's analysis, Dawson was silent for a while and said: "Will there be such a big change, if this is the case, a team like us that implements the half-court offensive mode will become the poisonous weed of the league, and the league will definitely suppress it vigorously." β
Tiger smiled when he heard this, and said: "No, the current Rockets are the champions of the new department, the league is relying on us to fight the world and promote the NBA, as long as we have the strength and ability, then we will not be abandoned by the league, don't you find that now the Rockets are insisting on half-court offense, adding more offensive elements, do you think I insisted on the Rockets must be able to play small-ball tactics a few years ago, in order to deal with such a situation, Jordan as a hero of the league must have an old day, The league will definitely reintroduce its own new heroes, and look, that Lakers' high school student will definitely be Stern's protection. However, if they want to succeed, they must pass the rocket level, our rocket is not a stepping stone for their kid to become famous, if they defeat us with real knives and guns, we admit it, but if you want to use some unexpected small means, hum. β
Speaking of this, Tiger snorted coldly, thinking of the sword like a rainbow king that year, the means of being killed by others, if such a thing really happened, Tiger was also willing to let the alliance set off a monstrous wave.
Dawson was stunned on the side, he didn't expect that his boss had been arranged like this a few years ago, and now the Rockets only need to replace one or two players slightly, they can play a small ball tactic with a very offensive surname, that kind of pleasing Kombat whirlwind offense, even Dawson is hard to forget.
And when it comes to the playoffs, the Rockets' player configuration can completely play that kind of suffocating defense, it is estimated that many teams are sad now, why the Rockets can change their situation on the court so much, can be fast, fast to make breathless, can be slow, slow to suffocate to death.
Most people may not realize it, but as the head coach of every team in the league, I have felt it deeply.
The persistence of two consecutive seasons has made the Rockets' style of play deeply engraved into their souls, as if they were cars in everyone's hands, changing gears at will.
Thinking of this, Tiger continued: "There is no taste in this year's league, so let the Rockets add a delicious meal to everyone, and the name of the main dish of the meal is called Storm." β
Saying this, a cruel smile crossed the corner of Tiger's mouth, and Dawson shivered at the sight.
As if to confirm Tiger's speech today, the Rockets set off a storm in race walking, a huge storm.
Make everyone look stupid.
P.J. Callesimo has been coaching NBA teams since '94 and thinks he's seen a lot of crazy teams, but he really knows what crazy is today.
They met an extremely furious Rockets, and from the first minute of the game, the Rockets' fast offensive system began to run at high speed. Aaron, Austin? Crowhill, Kevin? Garnett, Ben? Wallace's five-man starting facelift, Jean Starks, Marshall, Chris? Mills, Antoine? Jamison and other Golden State Warriors players have come to know the Rockets anew.
Let's take a look at the clip from the game, Ben? Wallace picked up the backcourt rebound and passed to Bodiroga, who didn't stop the ball, a long pass through the whole court, and handed it to Ray? Allen, looking at Marshall, who has returned to the defense at high speed, Ray? Allen grinned at the corner of his mouth, smiled, threw the ball to the basket with both hands, and Krohill, who followed up in the middle, also showed his good jump, caught the basketball in the air with both hands, and then smashed it into the basket.
The explosion of "boom" made all Golden State fans palpitate for a while, worried about whether there would be any problems with their baskets or rebounds.
Luckily, they were confronted with just a 2.08-meter white kid, not the same shark in Los Angeles.
Starks broke through Ray? Allen's defense went directly to the basket, wanting to give the Rockets a good look, but the layup that twisted his body, and when he was about to shoot, a big hand appeared directly in the air and directly nailed the basketball to the rebound.
A kid with an explosive head appeared in front of Starks, and after landing on the ground, Starks looked at this guy who showed a mouthful of white teeth and smiled at himself, his heart beat for a while, and he thought to himself: These are all monsters that came out of there.
Just by the end of the first quarter, the Rockets were already leading by 12 points.
34:22Rocket's furious attack power has just shown its power.
From the second quarter, the Rockets attacked as always, and the Golden Staters could only retreat, and they couldn't do anything at all.
They could only watch the rockets bombard their baskets, and they could only watch them numbly.
The Rockets raged throughout the game, and in the second half of the game, the Rockets just let a group of bench players play, but even so.
At the end of the game, the dazzling score made all the Golden State people helpless.
135:86 The Rockets won by 49 points in a single game, a standard big win.
After the game, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors lamented: This is a slaughter, a complete slaughter, who can stop the Rockets this year.
After the game, all the media listed the big headline "Rocket Blood Warriors".
For a while, all the teams in the league looked at the Rockets in horror, such a powerful Rocket, and that team might block it.
And Tiger, who was far away in Houston, looked at such a report, smiled silently, and said to himself: "This is just the beginning, and the rocket storm is just the beginning." β
(To be continued)