After arranging for the off-field matters, Tiger can watch the game safely.

On January 9, 1998, the Rockets welcomed the Indiana Pacers on their home court.

This season, the Pacers hired Bird as their head coach and got the free agent 'Alien' Kassel from the Rockets, and the strength of the Pacers has risen significantly for a while.

This year's Pacers have a team of Reggie Miller, Dutch giant Schmitz, Mullin Sr., Anthony Davis, Cassel, Travis, McGee and more.

And it is the tacit understanding of the cooperation of Reggie Miller, Cassel and Mullin.

Needless to say, Miller and Mullin, Cassel has also found his place in this mental environment.

As of the last game, Kassel averaged 17 points, 8.8 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game, leading the Pacers to stride forward.

Become a strong team that is strong enough to change the situation of the league.

Before the game, Cassel and the former teammates of the Rockets hugged one by one.

The Rockets congratulated Kassel on his success with the Pacers.

And when Cassel found out about Tiger, he also went up and gave Tiger a big hug.

And Cassel smiled and said, "Hey, boss, you're so generous to know that I didn't have a help in the Pacers, so you sent Anthony over." ”

Seriously, Cassel's smile is worse than crying.

In fact, when Cassel left, Tiger didn't really want him to go, because he knew that Cassel was an underrated player.

However, Kassel's physical, technical and other aspects were not suitable for the requirements of the rocket team in the future, so he could only be sent away.

Now seeing that Cassel is so nourished in the Pacers, Tiger is also very happy for him.

So, Tiger also said happily: "That's right, I don't know if your boss is a very kind person, seeing that you are working so hard in the Pacers, why don't you find a replacement, hehe, Anthony has already gone." ”

Cassel actually liked the Rockets very much, and he was not very willing to leave the Rockets at the time.

However, in the Rockets, he can only be a substitute and a sixth man, and he is no longer suitable for the Rockets' team building goals.

So he could only choose to leave the Rockets, and he had already negotiated with the Timberwolves at first, but he didn't expect the Pacers to stab out and recruit himself.

On the Pacers' side, although Bird is a very proud person, he is still very good as a head coach.

The Pacers are already a strong team this season.

Thinking of this, Cassel stepped forward and hugged Tiger again and said, "Thank you, boss, for the help you gave me when I was a Rockets player, I will never forget." With that, he patted Tiger on the back.

"Hey, hey, hey, you stinky boy is so hard, do you want to murder or are you interested in men, I can tell you, my surname is normal." Tiger said with a grin.

Everyone was in a hurry, and their bosses were all good, but they were a little off the line.

Looking at Cassel with a black line, Tiger patted Cassel's arm and said, "Go ahead, Sam, play at your best when you play, and don't let people look down on the players who came out of the Rockets." ”

Cassel nodded solemnly, but with the next sentence, Cassel could only hide his face and leave.

"Okay, guys, today is Kassel's first time coming home, we can't make him too proud, if Kassel gets too many points in today's back line, then the chef from Sichuan, China at home is waiting for you, and I will ask them to prepare you 1 kilogram of dried chili peppers for you to enjoy." Tiger's words made the eyes of all the Rockets' guard players light up at that time.

The last time they remembered it was probably only a small piece of chili that had been accidentally swallowed by Shanton Anderson.

This guy drank enough milk to get 1 pint of milk.

1 kg, haha, will die, in the spirit of the dead friend does not die poor, Kassel is going to be unlucky in this game.

Especially when Mark Jackson said to Cassel, "Hey, man, I'm sorry today, if you don't want to send me a lily tomorrow, you'd better not score in this game." ”

Looking at the Rockets' guards with red eyes, Cassel could only say hello and go to prepare for the game.

The whistle blew, and the game between the Rockets and Pacers officially began.

On the jump, Garnett faced Smitz, who was half a head taller than him, and easily played the ball to Mark Jackson.

Casel, who knows very well how Jackson receives the ball, makes a fierce grab and wants to break the ball.

It's a pity that Mark Jackson has long been on guard against his move, and his body is horizontal, using the width of his body to protect the ball steadily.

Then, he controlled the ball and steadily advanced to the Pacers' halfcourt.

Looking at his former teammates in front of him, Mark Jackson couldn't help but vomit.

"I said Sam, did they abuse you on the Pacers' side?" Mark Jackson asked, looking concerned.

"No, who can abuse me." Kassel was a little dizzy.

"How thin is that, when the rocket came into contact with your body before, you could feel your flesh, but now there are only bones left." As soon as Mark Jackson said this, Cassel couldn't laugh or cry at the time.

Just as Cassel shook his head and sighed, Mark Jackson passed.

The ball was deftly handed to Garnett, who had become the pillar of the Rockets' interior line, and he didn't stop the ball with a cross.

has no ball to shake off Ke Smitz's bus, and after receiving the ball, he stepped up and dunked with one hand.

The ball rack was buckled.

The power of the bus is on full display.

After a punch with Garnett, the Rockets began to defend themselves.

Kassel continued to control the ball and pushed steadily.

Coming to the Rockets' three-point line and looking at Mark Jackson staring at him, suddenly Cassel had the feeling of returning to the Rockets' training within the team.

However, this feeling was fleeting, and looking at Mark Jackson, who was already in position, Cassel suddenly rushed into the rocket's interior with a disguised acceleration.

At this time, on the outside line, at the same time as Schmitz broke through in Kassel, a lift-up blocker, Miller quickly circled around Schmitz for half a circle, shook off Drexler, who was defending himself, and ran out of the vacancy.

Kassel is a person to the ball, and it is passed directly.

Miller, who received the ball, did not make any preparatory moves.

Open hand shot.

3：2

The Pacers had the upper hand in the first round.

However, the hit of the first goal does not mean that you can score smoothly in the future.

Under the suffocating defense of both sides, the first quarter of the two sides became a battle of iron.

Both sides shot only about 30 percent from the field in the first quarter.

Both teams almost treated this game as if it were a playoff game.

Looking at the situation on the field, Bird's heart was turbulent.

The players on the court now have a completely rookie level of the Rockets' interior combination, but the control shown by the Rockets' two interior lines can be called sophisticated, and they are completely undefeated in the face of Schmitz and Dale Davis's interior line.

The Rockets' outside combination is even more spicy, Mark Jackson and Drexler, the old guy steadily controls the Rockets' offense and defense, and Horry, a guy who has been in the league for 5 or 6 years, does a very good job of inside and outside tandem defense.

This guy can defend against a pitcher like Miller from the outside.

Inward can resist Dale Davis, the absolute core of the way.

Could this be the real strength of the rockets, watching video games in the past is indeed different from watching the games live.

Rudy, you guys really have a set.

Just when Bird was thinking about how to change.

The first quarter was over, and the Rockets and Pacers tied the first quarter at 20:20.

Looking at the sweaty Pacers players, Bird asked, "How's it going, how did the Rockets feel to you after a quarter." ”

The main players of the Pacers exchanged glances around, and Miller said, "They're strong. ”

The tone is very solemn.

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