In the midst of all the anticipation, the game between the two sides officially began. The Rockets came up with their twin-tower lineup. The first ball, after being dribbled to the frontcourt by Beverley, was handed over to the Warcraft to play inside, and the Warcraft used the back heel to turn flexibly, and passed the Suns center Frye, and then faced the unguarded basket, and a Warcraft logo dunk was successful.

Turning around, the Suns quickly dribbled to the frontcourt, and Dragic handed it to Morris. Morris made a quick half-volley and didn't hit it, and the Rockets picked up the rebound and returned to the frontcourt.

This time, Beverly still handed the ball to the monster, but the monster kept an eye on it and did not hit it hard, but suddenly threw the ball to Da Yao on the other side of the basket when the opponent was over. Da Yao is unceremonious, and he is also a violent dunk.

The Suns continued to attack, and Dragic played a pick-and-roll with Frye in an attempt to dribble and make a layup. But how could the Rockets, who are guarded by the Twin Towers, get layup so easily? The monster sealed the ball with a big hat, the Rockets broke fast, Beverley rushed to the front court alone, and when he saw that the opponent already had two people guarding the basket, he suddenly passed the ball back to the bearded man who followed behind. The bearded man also didn't say a word, hitting a three-pointer.

The Rockets opened 7-0.

Suns coach Jeff? Hornacek couldn't hold back any longer, almost jumping up and calling a timeout. In such an important game in the playoffs, it was beaten 7-0 by the opponent at the beginning, which was worth it.

The Suns players walked off the court with their heads bowed, knowing they were going to face a wrath from their coaches. But they can't help it, they don't know why, it seems that today is particularly uncomfortable, they are stiff when they come up, and even walking feels like it is different from usual. No matter what you do, you feel a squeaking sound in your body.

Hornacek was about to get angry, but when he saw the expressions of the Suns players, he suddenly had to suppress his anger. It seems that everyone is too nervous. It's no wonder that they're all young players with little playoff experience, and they're understandably nervous when they're in the playoffs for the first time.

Hornacek cheered on the players and comforted them to relax and be confident.

The Rockets players were excited, and when the players came to the rest area, the players on the bench were all smiling. The first game of the playoffs opened 7-0, which was a good start for them. Although most of the Rockets players have playoff experience, this is the first time that the playoffs have played so well.

McHale shouted to the players to "keep up the good work and try to beat them".

On the sidelines, TNT's commentator Reggie? Miller saw the Rockets play a wave of 7-0, and immediately smiled and said: "The Rockets opened 7-0, it seems that the experience that has been repeatedly proven in history is correct, that is: having two towers in the playoffs is equivalent to having a victory." In the last few rounds, the Rockets have crushed Phoenix's interior with their twin towers, and Phoenix has had a hard time breaking through their interior screen. And there's a James outside of the Rockets' twin towers? Harden, that's what makes the Rockets stronger. I'm afraid Phoenix won't be easy to fight. They also proved that a team that doesn't have a good interior player can't survive in the playoffs. Except, of course, Miami. ”

Big-mouthed Charles? Barkley shook his head and said, "I don't agree, since Miami can be excluded, then there must be a second team that is excluded, and Phoenix is." I can say right now that it wasn't that difficult for Phoenix to win against the Rockets today. ”

Reggie? Miller made a helpless look and said with a smile: "You are always like this, you don't admit defeat until you die, in a Chinese phrase, you don't cry when you don't see the coffin." ”

"It's called self-confidence." Barkley said, "I believe in the Suns. He said with a proud look.

But soon, Barkley's tone was less forceful, and his voice was not as loud. Because in the next two minutes, the Rockets played another wave of 8-2**. That said, the Rockets opened the game 15-2.

"I'll just say, the strength of the Rockets is obviously a notch higher than that of the Suns, look, this is the evidence." Miller has found evidence against Barkley.

Barkley stubbornly said: "It's not over yet, anything can happen. ”

Miller already knew a little about Barkley's efforts to not die without Yellow River, so he didn't argue with him, just waited for the last-minute results to come out and then make fun of Barkley.

Far away in Wen Hao's hometown, those villagers began to be emotionally uplifted after seeing Team Rocket's opening 15-2, and kept talking about Team Rocket's performance just now. But one thing that made them unhappy was that the Rockets didn't let Moon Hao play. However, many people still think that the most powerful people are the last to appear, so they don't say anything more.

At this time, the rocket fans all over the country are in the same mood as the villagers of Wen Hao's family, and if they continue to fight like this, the rocket will be nine out of ten in today's game.

But the good times were short-lived. When Phoenix called a second timeout and returned to the court, the Rockets suddenly took a turn for the worse, giving the Suns a 10-3 run in five minutes.

Charles? Barkley raised his eyebrows, and he smiled and shook his eyebrows and said, "Look, I said that anything can happen until the last minute." This is the NBA, where miracles are born. ”

And Reggie? Miller smiled a little awkwardly, but didn't pick up Barkley's words, he was looking, looking for the reason why the Rockets were beaten by the Suns just now. How can this be said that the rocket suddenly fails?

The Rockets continued to play after a timeout, but as soon as they came up, the Rockets continued to be beaten by the Suns.

And at this time Reggie? Miller finally saw that after the Suns' second timeout, the pace of the offense was significantly accelerated. Originally, the pace of the Suns was fast enough, but in the past few minutes, their speed was almost to the extreme, almost like the seven-second offense led by Nash back then, three seconds to pass the half, and seven seconds to complete the offense. Whether it is offensive or not, immediately retreat.

And in the rhythm of the Suns, the Rockets are also getting faster. They are also following in the footsteps of the Suns. But they have twin towers, and the speed can't be too fast, and now chasing the footsteps of the Suns, they have lost their rhythm. Basketball, like boxing, has its own rhythm, and if you can control your own rhythm, then the game will feel very smooth. But once you fall into the rhythm of your opponent, you are passive everywhere and led by the nose everywhere.

Reggie? Miller shook his head helplessly: "It seems that the Rockets must change their organizational guards." It is undeniable that Beverley's defense is really good, and so far in the first quarter, he has made 1 of 5 shots from Dragic and only scored 3 points. But for the rhythm of grasping, he is not yet ready for the fire. Whether it is compared to Jeremy Lin or Wen Hao, he is a little worse. I suggest McHale come up with a playmaking guard as soon as possible. ”

"Hehe," Bigmouth Barkley sneered twice, "It's useless to change anyone, Team Rocket is hanging today." ”

Barkley's remark immediately caused displeasure among fans at the Toyota Center, and many stood up and yelled at Barkley. But Barkley's skin thickness and the hardness of his scalp were so hard that he didn't pay any attention to it. Still sitting there watching how Phoenix abused the Rockets.

At this time, McHale also seems to have heard Reggie? Miller's suggestion, and with his years as a player and coach, he was also very clear about such an obvious problem with the Rockets, so he replaced Beverley with Jeremy Lin, who had a better grasp of the rhythm, but not Wen Hao. Because in a battle like defense first in the playoffs, Jeremy Lin, who has better defense, is better off the court.

Sure enough, after Jeremy Lin came on the court, the Rockets' offensive tempo was a little slower than just now. At least they didn't run around with the Suns anymore. The Rockets restarted their positional battles when they were attacking, giving the ball to the Twin Towers on the inside, and then to the outside if the inside didn't work. Of course, in general, the inside line of the rocket is stable to eat the inside line of the sun. On the defensive end, although the Rockets' interior twin towers prevented the Suns' inside and outside breakouts, the Suns' three-point shooting suddenly came into full swing at this time, hitting a few three-pointers in a row.

When the first quarter ended, the Rockets temporarily trailed the Rockets by nine points. Reggie? Miller has seen the problem with the Rockets: Jeremy Lin is at his disposal, but he hasn't been very effective at limiting Dragic on the defensive end, with two of the Suns' three-pointers being hit by Dragic and one by his passing assists.

Unable to limit Dragic's attack, his own attack did not go very well. The Rockets' inner twin towers occupy a lot of space at that stop, and Shuhao's breakthrough is impossible to perform, and his three-point shooting is not very accurate, so he plays for a few minutes and does not contribute much.

After a short break in the middle, the game continued in the second quarter. The Suns' three-point hand is still hot, and Dragic is almost miraculous at this time, with three three-pointers in the second quarter, and seven assists at this time.

Jeremy Lin, who was opposite him, was mediocre, controlling the rhythm of the Rockets and playing the inside twin towers in a decent manner. Although the shooting rate of the twin towers is also very high, reaching 60%, it can't stand the hot three-point feeling of the Suns. The Suns have shot 75.2% from three-point range so far, which is really scary.

With three minutes left in the second quarter, the Rockets trailed by as many as 25 points.

When McHale saw this, his heart was not good, this is the rhythm of kneeling. This is okay, as the first in the west, and the eighth in the west in his home field, how will he go out to meet people in the future?

And Reggie? At this time, Miller secretly cursed McHale in his heart: What is this old man thinking? Above! (To be continued.) )