Chapter 128: Rocket Dream Shattered

The fiasco in the third game made the Houston sky like a layer of haze, and the fans mourned, although the Rockets still have the possibility of advancing in theory, but in fact, everyone knows that Houston is out of play this year.

Instead of praying for a 0:3 turnaround, it is better to expect the team to have a few real trades in the summer, such as the Knicks, who are bent on reorganization, they still have a lot of young and promising talents on the team, if the Rockets can get one or two back, maybe Houston's future will be a drama!

With such an attitude, the media generally expressed disapproval of the Rockets' fourth Jedi counterattack, after all, all the tricks that should have been taken have been taken, and the result is still the current bleak situation, it is obvious that even if Adelman is good at creating miracles, he is also powerless to return to the current situation.

The only thing that makes people still interested in this game is whether the Rockets will be swept, and for a team that has been planted in the first round of the playoffs for a long time, it seems a bit sad that the result is swept after breaking through the first round for the first time!

"Fight for dignity!" The Houston Chronicle made such a helpless headline, "We've lost 3 games, and we can only hope that the Rockets won't be swept away, as a team that has been in the playoffs for many years in a row, we have to fight with dignity, the Houstonians can accept the out, but Houston refuses to accept the sweep!" ”

The attitude of the media is a reflection of the attitude of the fans, although no one expected the situation of the game to be so one-sided, but now that the matter has come to this, how to end the game with dignity has become a problem that has to be faced.

Compared to the public's sensitivity to the sweep, there is not much feeling within the Rockets. In their opinion, the series is lost anyway, so it doesn't matter what the fourth game looks like, and if it is swept away, it seems that the holiday can come two days earlier. The players who have been busy all season are not interested in the slogans shouted by the media, and if a victory can restore dignity, it is too worthless.

"Whatever, love!" Atay has no interest in the upcoming game, and he is already thinking about what he should do in the offseason, whether to release a record or go to Africa to give love, and the beast is still in the tangle stage for the time being.

"Ron, the coach is going to explain the tactics, come and assemble!" Landry's shout interrupted Atai's contemplation, unlike the old fritter of the beast, the Divine Bird, who had only been in the alliance for a few years, had not become too utilitarian for the time being, although the outside world was not optimistic about them, but Landry was still very confident.

The idea of the divine bird is very simple, the reason why there was no 0:3 reversal before, it was only because he did not appear. And this time is different, the rocket will definitely leave a strong mark in history. The first team to come back in a 0:3 situation! The mythical bird is still immersed in the personal fantasies he has constructed.

Landry is not alone, there are many people in the Rockets who think this way, such as Brooks, who has been criticized recently, and Rutherhead, who is gradually becoming a marginal person, these young people have not been crushed by the Rockets' plight, and their confidence is still alive. For the upcoming Jedi Strike Back, these young men seemed a little excited.

In stark contrast to them are the old players in the Rockets, in addition to Yao Ming and Battier, other people such as Barry Sr., Francis, Artest and others seem to be very relaxed, they seem to have been waiting for a vacation, as for the fourth game, it is just a cutscene!

Even if Yao Ming didn't put this attitude on his face, he could see something from his absent-mindedness during training, and the little giant also seemed to be about to give up!

For the internal situation of the team, Adelman seems very helpless, years of coaching experience let him know that the next is just a meaningless game, although the attitude of those old fritters is very annoying, but this is also a way to do it, all the methods that can be come up have been used, but in the end they still lost 3 games, if there is a way in the fourth game, then why did you go before?

Thinking of this, the old guy also acquiesced to the slackness of some players, and of course, in front of young people like Landry Brooks, Adelman still had to put on a winning look. After all, if the coaches give up, what will happen to these players who still have confidence!

On top of that, if someone is poked out afterwards, the media will definitely not give up, and Adelman, who has been fighting with the media all season, does not want to extend this situation into the offseason, and like the players, he also needs a good rest after working all season......

"What, Ron said he was in trouble? Well, let him go! Although Artest's lack of face was very unpleasant, Adelman still did not pursue it. He also knew that as soon as this game passed, the beast would no longer be from Houston, and the opponent's attitude was very clear.

"I'm not sure where I'm going to go in the future, but I'm sure I'm not going to stay in the Rockets!" The beast's words seemed to echo in Adelman's ears, and Adelman was still a little guilty about bringing the other party to the mess of the rocket with his own hands, after all, he fooled people with the championship at the beginning, and now the championship is obviously no fun in this situation!

Unlike the Rockets, the Lakers seemed to be at ease, and after winning Game 3, the old monk took a rare day off, which he called a reward for everyone's recent excellent performance. The Lakers are clearly not going to waste this hard-earned vacation, and going to nightclubs at night is already in the plan, and as for the day, playing cards seems to be a good option.

"Cruze, what about your last deck?" The poker sold in the supermarket is obviously not in line with the taste of the Grand Lama, "I must be because of poker, otherwise I would never have lost so badly!" "From these words, it can be seen that Odom is not in good luck today.

"I'm hiding in the mezzanine of the dressing room, and you know, you can't carry that kind of thing with you." Li Chen said nonchalantly, he didn't have such high requirements for playing cards, and Odom's attitude made him a little confused. "What's wrong with this deck? I think it's good, the whole picture of Yellowstone Park is in it! ”

"God, you hid my lady luck in the mezzanine?" Odom thought for a moment, "I'll just say why is my luck so bad today, I guess my goddess luck is waiting for me to rescue her!" ”

The conversation between the two made Gasol, who joined for the first time, a little puzzled, "Weakly ask, who is Lamar's goddess of luck?" "My sister-in-law is very curious, how can Lady Luck still hide in the mezzanine?

In response, Odom summoned his younger brother to explain to him, "Andrew, tell Paul about my lady of luck, the Three Hearts of Hearts!" ”

An Zhu laughed evilly, "I prefer to call her an e** girl!" Looking at Gasol's misty appearance, An Zhu slowly explained, "Anyway, it's just a playing card, but it's not Yellowstone, it's a girl from Playboy magazine, and the goddess of luck in Lamar's mouth is the girl on the three of hearts!" ”

As if Bynum's explanation wasn't exhaustive, Odom added, "This card has magical powers, and whenever I have it in my hand, no matter how bad the starting cards are, I'm the one who wins!" ”

Odom smacked his lips, "Of course, Lady Luck's e** is also one of the reasons why I like her so much, I've made an appointment with Cruze, and when he leaves next season, the playing card will be mine, and then I'll have to sew my Lady Luck into the inside of the jersey, and I'm sure I'll be invincible in that case!" ”

Well, the reverie of the great lama made his sister-in-law a little speechless, but at the same time, he was also a little glad that he was pulled over by them today, otherwise, he might never know such an interesting thing, just like Kobe Bryant, who is still training. Although the living habits of the great god are admirable, this does not mean that people will want to learn from him.

"I won!" The old fish snapped and opened the card, "Cruz, when it's over, this card will be mine, and I'll sew it onto the jersey too!" "Fisher had surprisingly good luck today, he's won five games in a row, and if nothing else, he'll be the biggest winner.

Oh! There was a wail in the small room, "Win again!" God, you can't be partial! And my lady luck, come out and stop playing hide and seek! ”

Although it was a nominal Jedi counterattack, in fact, this game did not receive much attention, and it can be seen from the attendance of the Toyota Center that Houston did not have much confidence in this game, and as for the Lakers to sweep, Houston fans put on a casual attitude, anyway, they were out of sight and out of mind.

Amid the sparse cheers, the Rockets played their most beautiful game yet. Although it is still the same Princeton system as always, and the players on the court are still the same as before, the performance of the Rockets in this game seems to be very different from the previous games.

The first quarter was tied at 28:28, and Brooks scored six points on two-of-two shooting from three-point range.

At 55:54 in the second quarter, the Lakers led by one point, and Landry scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting in his playing time, while the Divine Bird also handed out a steal and three rebounds.

The halftime break did not let the Rockets players lose their morale, because it is likely to be the last game of the season, and no one skimps on their physical strength.

If you can hold on for one minute, you can hold on for one minute, with this mentality, the Rockets even overtook the Lakers by two points in the third quarter.

"Could this be the beginning of a reversal?" Brooks, who was on the bench, was a little agitated and took the lead in the third quarter, which had not been seen in previous games, and the sudden turn of events strengthened Little Black Bean's confidence.

"Yes, this 3:1, 3:2, then 3:3, and finally 3:4!" Brooks secretly said to himself that a 0-3 reversal is not far off in his opinion, just like the Lakers have won three games before, the Rockets only need to win four games.

As if he knew the other side's thoughts, Kobe Bryant looked very disdainful, "Reversal? Wishful thinking! As he spoke, the boss stood up and clapped his hands, he seemed to have something to say.

"Kobe!" Unexpectedly, Li Chen stood up and interrupted Kobe's speech, "We all know what you want to say, but I don't think it's domineering enough!" ”

The little brother's lack of face made the boss smile very painfully, "Okay, then you say!" Be domineering! ”

Under the gaze of his teammates, Li Chen said leisurely, "Guys, now is the time to shatter the dreams of Houstonians!" ”

Oh! The Big Apple's slogan was echoed by everyone, with Bynum smirking and saying, "I like to see my opponent's dreams shattered!" And heartbreak! ”

The Purple and Gold's vow did not fail, and from the fourth quarter, they burst out stronger than the first three quarters, Kobe's consecutive singles gave the Rockets a taste of physical exhaustion, although they led after three quarters, but the game still has a fourth quarter, and the winner will have to be decided in the fourth quarter.

2+1, Scola fouled on defense, Kobe Bryant made an effective layup and won a free throw, and the boss turned on the scoring mode. scored 8 points in 3 attacks, Kobe Bryant suddenly turned into an offensive machine with terrible efficiency, and the Rockets woke up to the fact that they were playing with them in the first three quarters.

17 points in a single quarter! The fourth quarter of the boss was completely engaged in the scoring movement, hitting the basket again and again, the two interior giants of the Rockets were completely ignored by him, the essence of the killer made him enjoy the dream of the opponent very much, and the sadness on the faces of the Rockets players was the biggest source of motivation for the boss to score.

116:111, the Rockets' dream finally ended in shattering, once they thought they were almost going to win the game, but in the end Kobe Bryant used his performance to tell people that the Rockets want to reverse is just wishful thinking, and dreams can only be dreams after all! (To be continued.) )