The Rockets waited for the battle between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers to end, looked at the final winning opponent, Tiger who had returned to Houston, smiled and said to Lao Tang, who was sitting opposite him: "Look, it's not bad, I gave Paul their tricks, and the people they found are good." ”

Lao Tang said with a wry smile: "Yes, it's very good, the Trailblazers may not have the ability to threaten us this year, but if this player continues to run in in the future, then we will be very dangerous." ”

Tiger got up from his chair, walked to the bookcase, took out a cigar box and took out one, then handed the box to Old Soup, and asked, "Come." ”

Old Tang waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need it, Tiger smiled and said, "You, you just don't know how to enjoy, this thing is a good thing." ”

Lao Tang said with a smile: "I can't afford to enjoy things, I don't have that blessing." ”

Tiger didn't force it, took back the cigarette case, lit his cigar, returned to his desk, and continued: "Rudy, I don't think it's a bad thing for the Trail Blazers to threaten us, you know, now the Rockets' lineup is quite strong, if this continues, the Rockets are likely to have 5 All-Stars of the main facelift, and it is also an All-Star of the year, do you think that once this is the case, then the Rockets will be under pressure from all sides, and the pressure is still very huge." Once we win the championship in a row, it will give a lot of ambitious teams to be suppressed, see the current situation of the Bulls, we will fall to the bottom in an instant, I want a smooth progress of the Rockets, I don't want a Rockets team who likes to play roller coasters. ”

Lao Tang pondered for a while, nodded and said, "You're right, boss, if we don't have a few opponents, then everyone's eyes will be focused on the rocket, which is very uncomfortable." The kind of life and games that are put under a magnifying glass, the pressure on the Rockets players will be very high, and then the players will easily go out of sorts. However, if there are other teams that share the pressure for the Rockets, then we will have a much less pressure and a better chance of success. ”

Tiger looked at the old soup and said with a smile: "I said, Rudy, it's really ginger that is old and spicy." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Just when the two were laughing, Tiger's phone rang, Tiger picked up the phone and glanced at it, and said to Lao Tang with a relaxed expression: "Rudy, the one who sent the money is here." ”

Lao Tang was also stunned, and then he understood and knew who was calling.

Tiger picked up the phone and said, "Hey, Paul, why do you have time to call me, aren't you kid on your own yacht?" ”

Paul, on the other end of the phone, said seriously: "Hey, man, I'm a good person, you see I just got off the plane, and I called you right away, how can you say that about me." ”

Tiger couldn't laugh when he heard it, and then said: "Okay, don't pretend to be a good person there, is your kid in Houston, why don't you say when you come, and call me when you get off." ”

When Paul heard this, he said teasingly: "Man, I'm afraid of disturbing the two-person world between you and the beauty, and you kid is still not satisfied." ”

Tiger scolded with a smile: "Okay, don't be poor kid, come on, I'll invite you to drink." ”

Seeing someone inviting him to drink, Paul smiled and said, "Okay, I'm calling a few beauties, hehe, Tiger, I know what you kid is capable of." ”

Tiger pouted and said: "The beauty will solve it by herself, Lao Tzu's daughter-in-law will come with her, if you want me to die, you just say it." ”

Paul frowned at the time and said, "You kid aren't you, you can also take your wife with you when you drink, don't take me with you if you want to die." ”

Tiger said, "Okay, I won't tell you anything else, you kid, what's the matter." ”

Paul paused on the other end of the phone and said, "Okay, it's not like the Trail Blazers and Rockets are going to start playing right away, do you have the heart to gamble on it?" ”

Tiger laughed and said, "If someone sends money, I don't want it, then I'm a fool." ”

Paul said, "Cut, you kid is it, I don't know who loses and who wins." ”

Tiger said: "Okay, don't talk about anything else, I have a estate in Bordeaux, France, and the quality of the wine is still very good, so I'll give him out, what is your boy." ”

Paul said, "I have a little castle in the Swiss Alps, and that's it, you see." ”

Tiger laughed and said, "Okay, it's decided, say it when you kid comes to watch the game, don't have a good position at that time, you kid blames me." ”

The two talked for a while, and then hung up.

Tiger put down the phone and said to Lao Tang: "Look, Rudy, isn't this someone sending money again, I like this kid very much, you guys can fight hard, I can count on you, this Christmas, I'm going to go skiing in Switzerland with Amy, it just so happens that this kid has a small castle, I really yearn for it." ”

Lao Tang smiled bitterly for a while, looked at Tiger and said, "I know, boss, don't worry, you won't let you export that manor in Bordeaux." ”

Tiger scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "In this way, you go and tell everyone, if anyone wants to go to Bordeaux, France to play, my manor, let him use it freely." ”

Lao Tang looked at his boss, what else could he say, sighed and said nothing.

Not to mention, Lao Tang looked at his boss with a little headache, and the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference semifinals officially began.

Before the game began, the Trail Blazers players gathered around and listened to Mike? Dunleavy gave the Trail Blazers players the final call to battle.

Just listen to Mike? Dunleavy said: "Guys, we've come here, and the opponents in front of us are the strongest Houstonians, who have been the best team in the league for two seasons in a row, and they are unbeatable, but you remember, the Rockets are also made up of players, they are not machines, they make mistakes, all we have to do is wait for them to make mistakes, and only by catching their mistakes, we can beat them, we have a chance, think about how we beat them in the regular season, As long as you overcome the fears in your hearts, you are the most powerful beings. ”

Accompanied by Mike? Dunleavy mobilized, and the morale of the Trail Blazers players reached its peak.

Lao Tang looked at the pre-war mobilization of the Trailblazers, and felt uneasy in his heart, he knew that the Pioneers were not so easy to deal with, and now their strength had every chance to win the final victory.

The schedule after the start of the game, just like Lao Tang thought, from the beginning of the game, the Rockets fell into a hard battle, and the Trail Blazers really became the top combination in the league after a season of running-in, especially their forward combination.

Sabonis, Rashid? Wallace, Pippen, and the three of them are like three sharp knives, constantly tearing open the flesh and skin of the rocket, so that the rocket is constantly bleeding.

The Rockets struggled to pose a threat to the Trail Blazers defensively, and throughout the first quarter of the game, Sabonis, Rashid? Wallace, Pippen's offensive line, combined to score 19 points for the Trail Blazers.

The Rockets scored 19 points in the entire quarter.

The Rockets actually trailed by 7 points at 26:19 in the first quarter, and today, looking at the tiger, who did not sit behind his team's bench for the first time, sat in a box with Paul, an old boy, and watched the game on the court.

Watching the Trail Blazers lead by 7 points in the first quarter, this old boy danced excitedly, and Tiger was very unhappy to watch.

Listen to Paul say, "Hey, Tiger, get your estate title ready, your wine estate is mine." ”

Tiger glanced at Paul and said disdainfully, "I said, man, this is the first game, you want to win, it's still early." ”

Tiger and Paul were arguing off the court, and on the court, the Rockets players were also playing with the Trail Blazers.

Because Lao Tang told them that if they really lost this series, then there would be no more things to celebrate on a yacht, and you should all watch it yourself.

These words completely aroused the fighting spirit of the Rockets, and now all the Rocket players think about are beautiful women, yachts, and alcohol, and the Rockets players are stimulated by these things, and they are in close combat with the Trailblazers with red eyes.

The whole second quarter didn't feel like a basketball game, more like a wrestling match.

However, the effect is not bad, under the gaze of the league's No. 1 fighting king, although the two sides are fighting fiercely, there is no malicious hurtful action, after all, even Malone and Ostertag can get it within 10 seconds, not everything can be offended.

Heading into halftime, the Rockets had leveled the score.

In the box on the sidelines, Paul angrily said to Tiger: "The Rockets are playing too dirty, they are not playing basketball, they are wrestling." ”

And Tiger crossed Erlang's legs, smoked a Cuban cigar, and said leisurely: "Man, as long as the referee doesn't stop the action on the basketball court, it is a reasonable action, if you kid is not satisfied, can you complain to the league." ”

Paul blushed, snorted coldly, took out a cigar from Tiger's cigarette case, and lit it himself.

Tiger watched Paul take the cigarette, quickly put the cigarette case away, and said distressedly: "Don't you kid have it yourself, why do you want to smoke me." ”

Paul glanced sideways at Tiger and said stiffly, "I do." ”

After that, the cigar bar focused on the beauty of the cheerleader.

Looking at the enthusiastic Rocket cheerleaders, Paul's eyes were not enough at that time, and Tiger was not interested in provoking Paul.

Just when Paul was salivating and looking at the beauty of the Rockets cheerleaders, the second half of the Rockets' Trail Blazers began, and at the beginning of the second half, the Rockets began to attack violently. Cato's slightly clumsy, the Rockets once again started to make an article on the inside of the Trail Blazers, Olajuwon's play, completely broke the balance of the interior line on the court, Olajuwon, who had accumulated enough physical strength, began to wreak havoc on the opponent's inside, Olajuwon dominated the third quarter of the game, contributing 17 points in a single quarter, so that the Trail Blazers completely lost their temper.

By the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Rockets had a ten-point lead over their opponents, and after Olajuwon went off the court, the rest of the Rockets stubbornly held on to the score.

93:83 The Rockets won their first game on their home court.

After the game, Tiger smiled and said to Paul, "Man, your castle is already a quarter of my own, hahahahaha." ”

Looking at Tiger with a smug face, Paul left with a straight face and a constipated face.

Listening to Tiger's smug laughter behind him, Paul was depressed beyond any longer.

(To be continued)