Rumours about a Lopez trade have plagued the Nets for some time, but the media spotlight has finally shifted after the Nets returned to New York after back-to-back road trips.

That's because the Brooklyn Nets' next opponent at home is the Houston Rockets, the old club of the tall and strong, who will play the Rockets for the first time since being traded to the Nets.

On the day of the game, the Nets had their last practice session in the training hall before preparing for the game.

The Nets' practice session began at 10:30 local time, and unlike usual, the practice court was open to the media at 12:15, and the reporters watched about 20 minutes of five-on-five offense and defense and half-court offense and defense, and the training was over.

During the confrontation training, the tall and strong right nostril has been stuffed with a sponge, considering the fierce confrontation on the field, many reporters thought that he was elbowed by his teammates and bled out, but in fact this is not the case.

"Maybe it's a cold or something, I woke up a lot of snot today, and it bleeds," Gao Dazhuang explained with a smile to the reporters on the third floor and the outer three floors, and he didn't pull out the sponge in his nostrils after the scene, but despite this, the reporters still took out their mobile phones to take pictures of him.

"Are you sure it wasn't your teammates who gave you an elbow or something?" A reporter asked.

"Hehe, of course not, I'm not bad on the team," Gao Dazhuang replied with a smile.

"Gao, what do you think of today's opponent - Team Rocket?" The reporters continued to ask questions.

"The Rockets have been playing really well lately, and their games have been fun and good to watch. They're one of the most offensive teams in the league, there's no doubt about that," said the tall man, after a moment's thought.

"Them?" At this time, a reporter's question interrupted Gao Dazhuang's answer.

"Yes, they, Brooklyn is us," replied the tall and strong firmly.

"Which team do you think will win today?" Another reporter asked.

"The team that plays well will win in the end," said Gao Dazhuang euphemistically, "but we have lost two in a row, so we do need this win more than them, everyone knows that we want to win, but I also know that they will not throw in easily".

"High. If it's heads-up. Who is better you or Harden? A reporter threw out a pointed question.

"Of course it's me, haha, it's just a joke" Gao Dazhuang replied very cleverly: "In our China, there is a saying that the benevolent sees the benevolent." The wise see the wise. It's that the Rockets should think Harden is better. And the Nets think I'm better."

At about 7 p.m., the Brooklyn Nets faced the Houston Rockets at Barclays Center.

"Who is the big winner in that Rocket-Nets trade? Who is the first SG tall and strong or Harden? The tall and strong 'revenge' battle ....... "made this game full of highlights, and the entire Barclays Center Arena was already full.

Before the game. The Nets suffered a two-game losing streak on the road to the Timberwolves and Grizzlies, while the Rockets just beat the Hornets to shake off their recent slump.

And against the Nets, the Rockets have won 14 of the last 15 meetings, and the Rockets are currently on an 11-game winning streak against the Nets, during which they have averaged 107.6 points per game and shot 48.8% from the field.

But the Nets have been hailed as one of the best Nets teams in recent years, and they certainly want to break that curse.

"HI, long time no see" As the host, Gao Dazhuang greeted Coach McHale and Jeremy Lin, Parsons, Asik and other old Rockets teammates very politely before the game.

"Hey, my brother, did a good job in New York" Before the tall man walked to Harden's side, Harden took the initiative to greet him very enthusiastically, just like an old brother and friend who had been separated for the New Year.

However, on the court, Harden will not be soft, especially the explosion of Tall and Strong after the trade put Harden and the Rockets under a lot of pressure, so Harden worked hard in this game to "teach" Tall and Strong.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

With a "snap", Asik beat Lopez in the jump ball to take the lead in gaining possession, and Jeremy Lin pushed the ball to the front court and immediately put the ball in Harden's hands.

The tall and strong immediately posted it, Harden was the hurdle he had to overcome, and he certainly wouldn't back down.

Similarly, in the face of the tall and strong in front of him, Harden's heart is also full of desire to fight.

The Nets' lineup is still the same: center Lopez, power forward Humphries, small forward Wallace, shooting guard Gao Da Zhuang, and point guard Brooks.

The lineup of the Rockets is: center Asik, power forward Jefferson, small forward Parsons, scoring guard Harden, and point guard Jeremy Lin.

"Papapa" Harden's dribbling speed is not fast, but the rhythm is weird, and his shoulders are broad, and the continuous feints are very deceptive.

Just as Tall Strong's attention was focused on Harden's pace, Harden moved, slammed the ball to the ground, and changed direction with a cross-step to break through from Tall Strong's wing.

There was no time to think about it, and the tall and strong immediately retreated sharply, and spread his arms to intercept.

But at this time, Harden suddenly made a sharp stop and made a dry jump shot near the free throw line.

With a "brush", Harden of the Rockets scored the first goal and scored the first point of the game.

"Damn, Niu B" watched Harden slowly retreat to the halfcourt, and the tall and strong shouted to Brooklyn very unwillingly, "Hurry up and serve".

Soon, Gao Dazhuang controlled the ball and advanced to the Rockets half, and ran straight towards Harden.

When he was in the Rockets, his breakthrough ability was one of the best in the team, and now after so many games, his breakthrough is not what it used to be, and besides, Harden's defense is indeed flattering.

With a "cluster" sound, after continuous feints, the tall and strong suddenly accelerated. Broke through Harden's defense in an instant.

After the breakthrough, the tall and strong two strides into the inside, at this time the Rockets power forward Jefferson and center Asik immediately shrank to the inside.

However, in the face of the blockade of the two "long men", Gao Dazhuang did not choose to retreat, but unexpectedly chose to force a layup.

"Oh" to the exclamations of the crowd, the tall man flying in the air managed to avoid Jefferson's block with a deft dodge, but by this time Asik was already in a good position and ready to give him a big hat.

However, just when everyone's eyes were focused on the basket, expecting a hard collision between Gao Dazhuang and Asik, the ball was separated by a backhand pass from Gao Dazhuang without warning.

The "snap" ball accurately passed to the Nets center Lopez, who was 6 feet away, and Lopez did not hesitate and went straight to the knife.

"Brush" sound. The ball hollows into the net.

2：2

Harden scored a jump shot for the Rockets. In turn, the tall and strong sent an assist.

Soon the Rockets' offense came back again, and their offensive tempo was consistently at the top of the league.

"Peng" Harden and Jeremy Lin played a pick-and-roll combination, and by the time the tall man got rid of Jeremy Lin's entanglement, Harden had already run outside the three-point line and received a pass from his teammates.

Seeing that Harden is about to make a three-point shot. Gao Dazhuang immediately shouted, stretched out his arms and pounced on the other party.

Surprisingly, though, Harden didn't make a hasty move. Instead, he glanced at the tall and strong man who rushed over.

"Not good" saw Harden's eyes. Gao Dazhuang secretly said that it was not good, and sure enough, when Gao Dazhuang flew into the air. Harden also jumped, but instead of jumping on the spot, he came for the tall and strong.

The referee's whistle blew and a foul was made, and Harden was very clever enough to make a defensive foul and get three free throws.

Gao Dazhuang raised his hands helplessly, "Huh" Gao Dazhuang exhaled, he was completely deceived, and making fouls has always been Harden's "killer feature".

"Brush", "brush", "brush" Harden sent the ball into the hoop three times in a row.

At 2:5, the Rockets took the lead again.

The tall and strong who was holding back the fire in his belly quickly asked for the ball from his teammates and was ready to attack.

At this time, Harden put on a defensive posture and ran in front of Tall Zhuang, perhaps considering Harden's poor defensive ability, while another Rockets guard Jeremy Lin stood not far from Harden and kept an eye on Tall Zhuang's movements.

"What about the two" Gao Dazhuang glanced at the two former teammates, and then slowly approached Harden with continuous cross-stepping, and when he was one meter away from Harden, he slapped the ball violently, and his whole body suddenly exerted force, wanting to bypass Harden from the outside.

Just as Harden's footsteps were moving, the tall and strong suddenly changed direction at one limit, turned sideways, grabbed that gap, and forced his way directly between Harden and Jeremy Lin.

"Oh" The tall and strong breakthrough immediately caused a scream from the home fans.

The tall man who burst into the penalty area faced the strong blockade of the rocket's interior line and chose to pass the ball again.

"Snap", in the face of the opponent's blocking, the tall and strong very clever ball from Asik's crotch, at this time the unguarded Lopez on the wing received the ball and made a layup, easily making the next shot.

However, soon, Parsons of the Rockets beat the Nets with an "unstable foothold" and directly grabbed a three-point shot.

Despite being on the road, the Rockets have an anti-guest momentum.

In fact, this season, the Rockets have become the most offensive team in the league after Harden, Jeremy Lin and others joined.

Just how strong are the Rockets' scoring ability this season:

1. The Rockets are currently averaging 107.0 points per game, tied for first place on the scoring list with the Thunder.

2. The Rockets averaged 89.0 shots per game, ranking 5th in the league.

3. The Rockets averaged 28.8 three-pointers per game, ranking second in the league, second only to the New York Knicks' 29.2, and hitting 10.6 three-pointers per game, also ranking second in the league.

4. The Rockets are averaging 29.2 free throws per game, ranking fourth in the league, and hitting 21 of them per game, ranking first in the league.

Among them, Harden, the core of the Rockets, averaged 10 free throws per game and hit 8.8 of them, ranking first in the league in both cases.

5. This season, the team has scored 120 points in a single game a total of 48 times, and Houston occupies 10 of them.

6. This season, the highest single-game score is 141 points created by the Heat, and the tied second is the 140 points per game between the Jazz and the Rockets, but the Heat and Jazz played 2 and 3 overtime games respectively. Or 136 points for the Rockets.

7. This season, the game with the largest single-game win difference is 45 points, there are 3 games, one of which is the game of the Rockets slaughtering the Jazz, and Salt Lake City's home defeat is 45 points, which may bring a shadow to the city for a long time.

The above data fully shows that the Rockets are extremely good at offense, although the Rockets' record is currently ranked 13th in the league, but their offensive statistics are at the forefront of the league.

As an opponent of the Rockets, you must not let the game become a rocket-like rhythm, and unfortunately, the Nets are currently stuck in the rhythm of the Rockets.

At 35:26, the Nets trailed the Rockets by nine points in the first quarter. (To be continued......)

PS: Okay, the holiday is over, go back to your own home!

However, the NBA preseason has begun, and the Cavaliers are very interesting, and I hope not to repeat the mistakes of the Lakers.