On the morning of race day, the weather was exceptionally clear.

The clear blue sky is like a transparent gem, free of impurities.

As usual, after breakfast, Leylin drove straight to the Toyota Center.

In the quiet locker room, after changing into training clothes, Lei Lin went directly to the training hall.

"Huh......"

Walking outside the training hall, Leylin heard the sound of a basketball hitting the ground.

"Who came so early?"

After Lei Lin muttered, he walked directly into the training hall.

Compared to all the players, Raelin is not the most diligent, but in the Rockets, Raelin can be regarded as a more diligent player, and he is the first to arrive every morning.

"Morning, Tracy!"

After entering the training hall, Lei Lin found that Maddie was already sweating, but he was still repeating the monotonous action there, dry pull jump shot, dry pull jump shot!

Seeing that Maddie didn't respond, Leylin ran straight to the basket and picked up the ball for Maddie there.

It was about half an hour before Maddie stopped moving.

"Morning, Ray. How about it, do you want to help. ”

Walking to the sidelines, Maddie poured herself a large sip of water, then looked at Leylin and asked.

"Of course!"

Listening to Maddie's words, Leylin simply agreed.

It's also nice to have Maddie's help, at least when you're practicing shooting, you don't have to go back and forth to pick up the ball.

After the two of them rested for about ten minutes, Leylin began to shoot the basketball.

Compared with just entering the league, although the shooting percentage has improved a lot, it still can't be taken.

However, Leylin still practiced shooting there with a blanket of eyes.

Time was passing as Leylin was shooting.

The players also came to the training hall one after another, and prepared for training there by themselves.

After Adelman entered the training hall, the training officially began.

……

"Welcome to the Toyota Center, I'm Charles Barkley, and I'm Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller."

** On the broadcast seat, three bald heads sit side by side. Sitting in the middle was the fat-headed, big-eared Barkley, with Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith on either side.

After a strong sweep of the Nuggets to advance to the Western Conference semifinals, the Rockets' call to win the championship is high, and the excellent results and bright prospects have brought a lot of benefits to the Rockets, first of all, in the number of broadcast games, which is a significant increase.

That's why Barkley, Smith and Miller sit on the sidelines.

"Hello, I'm Kenny (I'm Reggie)!"

With everything on camera, the two quickly said hello.

"Allright, Kenny, I never thought the Rockets would be able to sweep the Nuggets!"

"Yes, I haven't thought about it either, but this has happened, so let him pass! Otherwise I really don't know what unpleasant things will happen next time you go to Denver! Let's take a look at the next races! ”

"Kenny is right, there was only one team in the first round of the playoffs that swept the opponent, and this is the Rockets, Charles, so do you think the Rockets can go on?"

Reggie Miller naturally took Kenny's words and said a lot of the fans' concerns.

After the sweep of the Nuggets, there are indeed many Rockets fans who are looking forward to the birth of a new dynasty there.

But a serious and realistic question is in front of fans, and that is whether the Rockets can win against the defending champion Spurs?

In terms of physical fitness, the Rockets easily defeated the Nuggets in the first round and gave themselves plenty of rest, while the Spurs defeated the Jazz after six rounds of fierce battles, and then hurried to Houston and only got one day to rest.

But in terms of form, although the players performed very well in training, it is unknown whether they can quickly get into the groove in the game after such a long rest, and they are definitely at a disadvantage compared to the Spurs team that has just finished the game.

"On paper, the Spurs are stronger, but also more stable, and in terms of experience, the Spurs are even better, and in the playoffs, it's not just about strength, sometimes, experience is more important."

After a moment's silence, Barkley spoke.

Directly from the perspective of strength and experience, the Rockets are no match for the Spurs in both aspects.

"However, competitive sports are full of miracles, and no one would have thought that the Rockets would sweep the Nuggets, but he did it! Maybe after four, five, the Rockets will bring a new miracle to the big guys. Overall, the series is a best-of-seven series, not a final word, and there are a lot of uncertainties in it. ”

"So which team are you more optimistic about making it to the Western Conference Finals?"

"From the top of the personal light steel, I hope it is a rocket!"

"You mean, realistically, the Spurs will advance, right?"

Reggie Miller certainly won't miss an opportunity to hit Barkley, seizing on Buckley's language loopholes and launching a fierce attack there.

"Oh, Reggie, that's just your own will."

Rumble!

Just as Barkley was about to defend himself, there was a burst of cheers in the Toyota Center arena, and the Rockets players went straight to the court with the fans cheering on from the audience.

"Ahhh Then hurry up because in the next hour there will be a great match between the two sides......"

Seeing the players playing, Barkley quickly changed the subject.

As a former Rocketeer, he hopes that the Rockets can advance as they wish. Although the Rockets' claim to win the championship is high right now, Barkley knows that this is a very difficult thing to do.

As the head coach of the team, Adelman knows better that the team is in a position to win the championship, and now all they can do is win every game they deserve, gain experience for the team, and then upgrade the squad in the summer to challenge for the championship again next season.

But against the Spurs, Adelman really wanted to try.

Also two disciplined head coaches, Vic has achieved far more in the league than Adelman. Although the championship ring does not represent the true strength of a coach, a coach who has not won a championship has always been underestimated.

"Fast, the pace of the game must be a little faster, and the speed must be raised."

Although the Rockets are not fast, after looking at the Spurs' lineup, Adelman decided to speed up the team's offense.

If you really play a positional battle with the Spurs, the only one who will suffer can be the Rockets.

Duncan and Thomas can directly empty the Rockets' interior line, which can create opportunities for Parker to break through to the basket, plus the three points of Bowen and Finley on the outside, it is enough for the Rockets to drink a pot.

"Our only advantage is physical fitness, and we can use speed to drag these old guys to death."