On March 6, 1998, the Rockets welcomed the Miami Heat, who had not played before, at the Compaq Center at their home court.

The current Heat has been trained by Pat Riley to be quite outstanding.

The core of the team, such as Mourning, Tim Haddawi, Marshburn, Leonard, P.J. Brown, Isaac Austin, Eric Murdoch, Stolickland, and many other powerful players, make the Heat a strong contender for the Eastern Conference Finals every year.

However, it's a pity that they are still in the light of Chicago, and they return home every year, which makes people sigh.

Before leaving for Houston today, Riley has done in-depth research on the Rockets and finally came to the conclusion that the Heat are not yet the opponent of the Rockets.

In terms of strength, the Heat is still inferior to the Rockets.

However, when he arrived in Houston, looking at the Rockets' personnel list, Riley was shocked.

He found that the four people who missed the last game did not appear in the 12-man squad, thinking of a few people who sat on the sidelines in the last game, Riley secretly wondered in his heart, is it a collective injury to these players of the Rockets, these people are the absolute main force of the Rockets and the main bench players, if you look at it this way, the Heat still has hope to defeat the opponent, this is a good opportunity.

Thinking of this, Riley was also excited, such an opportunity was placed in front of his eyes, it was really good, a team that beat the first team in the league is very morale-long.

Before going on the court, Riley encouraged his players, Riley said: "Boys, do you know that today the Rockets put four main players and main bench players outside the 12-man squad, do you know who these four people are? I'll tell you, it's two All-Stars and a quasi-All-Star, and the other is the first person to defend the Rockets from the outside. It seems that the rockets don't take us seriously, they want to use a group of old men and rookies to fight with us, the rockets obviously look down on us, they don't take us in their eyes at all, in their eyes we are a group of miscellaneous fish, not worthy of their attention at all, so I want to tell you, you must defeat the rocket today, not for me, not for others, for yourself, lest you appear on the streets of Houston, called trash fish by Houstonians, do you understand? "We don't admire Riley's oratorical talent, and these words successfully provoked the Heat to fight**.

It doesn't matter if you are the number one team in the league or not, if you dare to underestimate us, you will have to pay the price, pay the price of blood.

In such an atmosphere, the game between the Heat and the Rockets began.

At the beginning of the game, the Rockets felt that the Heat's aura was very strong today, and they hit all three consecutive attacks, leading the Rockets 6:2 in the opening game.

This result made the rocket a little unexpected, but the old men of the rocket were all experienced in a hundred battles, and they started to fight back without any chaos.

Olajuwon held the ball and was about to hit Moning with his back, his back leaned against Moning, feeling that the kid behind him was very tough, after knowing this situation, Olajuwon said to Morning with a smile: "Alonzo, did you kid last night in the nightclub, the Indian oil used too much, why is it still so hard today." ”

After hearing this, Mo Ning rolled his eyes and said, "It's game time, Hakim, don't say something to me that has nothing to do with the game." ”

"Hehe, you kid usually talks the most trash talk, why are you honest today." Olajuwon smiled innocently.

"Alright, Hakim, you old man, you're going to curse me if you're instigating." Mo Ning couldn't hold his face a little.

Just when Mo Ning was annoyed, suddenly a black shadow passed by him, and Mo Ning was startled.

As soon as he saw that the ball in Olajuwon's hand had been passed, at this snap of his fingers, Malik Rose flew up with a single stride and dunked the ball into the basket with both hands.

"Look, Alonzo, we scored." Olajuwon waved his hand in front of Mourning's eyes.

Then, he turned back to his own half and started to defend, this kind of thing made Mo Ning almost vomit blood, it was so embarrassing, he used to tease others, but today it was others who teased her.

This kind of thing is really unbearable.

He turned back to Tim Haddawi and said, "Tim, hit me with this ball, I'm going to teach you a lesson, Hakim." ”

Seeing Mo Ning, whose eyes were red, Haddawi shook his head and said, "Man, don't be angry, you know what happened to that old guy in Hakim, how did you fall for it." Don't be in a hurry, brother, you will get your revenge. After saying that, he patted Mourning's ass and dribbled the ball through the half.

Mo Ning, who slowly calmed down, also shook his head self-deprecatingly and thought: What's wrong with me today, I actually fight with an old fritter like Hakim, so don't I find myself awkward.

Thinking of this, Mourning quickly ran towards the Rockets' half.

Under the organization of Tim Haddawi, the Heat ran a quick tactic, and Mashburn used the run to shoot in the air.

The two sides started the game back and forth.

Because the average age of the Heat is much younger than that of the Rockets, the Heat's defensive strength and attitude are very positive, and the fast rotation and ferocious defensive actions make the Rockets' several old men a little unbearable.

However, these old guys did not suffer a loss, and the Heat players with the same small movements in their hands were very uncomfortable.

So, at the end of the first quarter, the Heat only led by 3 points.

26：23

The old guys of the Rockets didn't let the Heat take advantage of it a bit.

However, after the start of the second quarter, the Heat obviously adapted to the Rockets' offensive rhythm, and the Heat had successively defended the Rockets' two balls.

This made Lao Tang a little unable to sit still.

After calling a timeout, Old Tang took the tactical board and said: "Don't everyone hand the ball to the inside, didn't find Mourning and Austin, the two Heat's interior lines have begun to wrap up Hakim, you use the space, use the space understand." When Hakim is deep in the ball, Malik has to pay attention to the position of the Heat players, and when your defender leaves you, you either go deep into the basket to grab the rebound, or go to the high post so that Hakim can see you and use your mid-range shot to hit the opponent, you know. There are also a few people on the outside, strengthen the cooperation of the outside line, try to pull out the open position to shoot, try to misplace the attack, once Robert is misplaced to Haddawi, give the ball to Horry, everyone knows, what is the height difference between these two people, why can't you take advantage of such an advantage, do you still want to win. ”

After arranging the tactics, the Rockets' offense also improved, with Marrick Ross making many mid-range shots, making the Heat's interior line dare not easily wrap up Olajuwon, and the Rockets' outside line used misplaced attacks to allow Horry to hit two three-pointers in a row against Haddawi, and the score was overtaken at once.

Seeing this situation, Riley also quickly made adjustments and expanded the defensive range.

Once again, the two sides were at a stalemate.

The two sides remained deadlocked until halftime, but due to the age of Olajuwon and Drexler, they were substituted in the last five minutes of the second quarter.

As a result, the Heat took the opportunity to score six points in a row.

The Heat ended the first half with a four-point lead over the Rockets at halftime.

52：48

The Heat have a temporary lead.

At halftime, Lao Tang arranged the tactics of the half-court.

"In the second half, the Heat will definitely continue to strengthen their defense, and they started out defensively. However, you don't have to be afraid, the Heat's defense is nothing more than a few moments, there is nothing to be afraid of, what you have to pay attention to now is your defense, Hakim and Clyde at the beginning of the second half will still rest off the court, Ben and Mark Jr. have to guard the inside, and Horry Krohill on the outside You two should pay attention to the pace of defense, understand. Antonio, you come on in the second half to replace Mark, your character is to keep up with Haddawi's footsteps, limit his speed and attack, you know no. Lao Tang said loudly

"Understood."

A group of people from Rocket replied loudly.

As the second half began, the Heat stepped up their defense.

However, the Rockets gathered a group of big men on their own inside, which rigidly limited Mourning's power, so that the Heat could only look for opportunities on the outside, Daniels was not a loss of 97 No. 4 rookie, although he couldn't help much in offensive scoring, but he still showed excellent talent in assists and defense.

Because Daniels kept up with Hardaway, the Heat's outside firepower began to decline significantly.

The scene once again returned to a state of stalemate and anxiety.

This may be the ugliest game the Rockets have played on their home court this season.

But it can't be helped, the Heat is not a good-looking team, the two sides are like football players, fighting hand-to-hand and colliding.

Although, it is ugly but very bloody, and the sound of the muscles of the players on both sides 'banging' can be heard clearly in the audience sitting on the sidelines.

And the players on both sides are also accumulating fire in such a hot game, and the small actions of the double serve also cause disputes between the two sides from time to time.

Seeing such a situation, Lao Tang waved and changed the bus.

Now the bus is a fierce man known to the whole league, and a villain like Oakley is thrown out like a pocket, which makes all the hot-tempered people weigh their weight.

It is said that at that time, Oakley himself didn't know how to fly out, but he knew that after enjoying the beauty of the trapeze, he fell heavily on the ground and fainted at that time.

Although, we all know that this kid never takes the initiative to do it, but you also have to be careful, if someone else doesn't go well that day, exercise on you, not everyone can stand it.

After the Rockets shocked their opponents, the two sides also ended the white-hot third quarter of the game.

After a short break, the two sides ushered in the fourth quarter of the game.

After almost a quarter of rest, Olajuwon and Drexler were back on the court.

The game between the two sides continued, and the score between the two sides hovered between 2-4 points.

Both sides are gritting their teeth and holding on.

Time passed like this, there were only five minutes left, and the Rockets and Heat had reached their limits.

It's no longer a contest of skills, it's a contest of spirit and will.

Neither side wants to lose to the other like this.

"Hakim, I don't want to say it, you old men are still very persistent, they have reached this level, you can continue to persevere, I don't want to say that you are really tenacious. But what's the use of that, you're going to lose this game. "Mourning's sweat defended Olajuwon, who was also sweaty.

"Ha, Alonzo, are you afraid, are you afraid of our old men? You know, since we have persevered until now, we can't admit defeat, and today's victory will definitely be rockets, you can rest assured of this. Olajuwon fought back without showing any weakness.

"Hehe, then you can try it." After saying this, Mourning suddenly increased the intensity of his defense, pushed his body hard, and pushed Olajuwon out of the paint area little by little.

After seeing Mourning's sudden reinforcement of defense, the Heat's crowd also suddenly stepped up their defense.

This move was laid out by Riley at halftime, and he knew that the Rockets' current roster was dominated by old men, and after spending most of their physical strength, the Heat's physical advantage would be revealed.

This really caught the Rockets off guard, and the Heat quickly opened the score by 10 points.

And there are only 3 minutes left.

The rocket was driven to the point of Jedi.

Lao Tang quickly called a timeout, picked up the tactical board and said: "Now is the most dangerous time, Hakim and Clyde are off, Austin and Ben Mall, now Ben and Rose The task of the two of you is to be responsible for the rebounding of the front and back courts, Robert and Austin and Mark, you must dare to shoot, we need the support of outside firepower now, only by expanding their interior defense outward, the inside line will have a chance, you have 1 and a half minutes of outside attack time, and I will replace Hakim after a minute and a half, You're going to have to buy time for him, you see? ”

"Understood." The Rocket crowd replied in a deep voice.

The outer fire of the rocket was in full swing in the following time.

Two 2.08-meter three-point shooters, cruising on the outside is something that no team dares to relax.

However, the Rockets' luck was a little worse today, and Horry and Krohill's consecutive shots only hit 2 balls.

The Heat continue to hold a six-point advantage.

Watching the time pass little by little, the hearts of the Rocket players are also cold little by little.

Olajuwon's substitution didn't make a difference, a 34-year-old man had been on the pitch for 35 minutes and his stamina had long since been able to keep up.

And Big Ben and Big Bus are not the opponents of Mourning, who is now at the peak, and in the position of power forward, Rose is not tall enough, and (small) Mark Jackson has too little experience.

At the end of the game, the Rockets lost to the Heat by seven points at 107-100 on their home court.

At the end of the game, all the Heat players were cheering, because they knew that they had exhausted the last bit of their strength in the game to defeat the Rockets.

Mo Ning stepped forward and hugged Olajuwon, and said in Olajuwon's ear: "Old man, you performed so well today, we did our best to beat you, you are great." ”

Olajuwon replied a little breathlessly: "Then you still have to say, boy, of course we are the best, wait on your home turf, we will go and get it back." ”

"We're here for you." After saying this, Mourning ran to celebrate the victory with his teammates.

The players of the Rockets looked at the Heat who were celebrating with unwilling and unyielding eyes, and secretly thought to themselves: Wait for the next time.

And the foursome who watched the game on the sidelines, their eyes were more angry, and the four of them looked at each other, and the meaning in their eyes was very obvious, that is, revenge.

We have one more away game and the Rockets will definitely get it back.

(Finally, I pushed it and sent a big chapter.) ）

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