"Beep......

It was Bobby Jackson's third foul after five minutes on the court, sending Paul straight to the free-throw line.

Apparently in the face of Paul, who is sharp and fast on breaks, the 35-year-old Bobby Jackson can no longer keep up, and he can only use fouls to stop Queen Bee.

Hmmm, boom......

Two free throws were easily hit.

Eight minutes into the game, Paul scored 11 points on consecutive free throws. He also provided three assists and dominated the game outright.

76-68, with less than four minutes left in the third quarter, led by eight points.

The great achievement of eighteen consecutive victories is a bit slim in the eyes of fans.

After Paul hit two free throws, Adelman once again sent Alston with only one goal, and that was to attack, a frantic attack.

In fact, Adelman showed crazy momentum in Paul, so he should not send Bobby Jackson up to send fouls, but should strengthen the team's offense.

Although the offensive ability of the Rockets this season is not outstanding in the league, the overall offensive strength still makes many teams in the league suffer. Coupled with the defensive system left over from the Van Gundy era, it was enough to deal with the Hornets without David West.

Although it is only now realized, as long as the Rockets insist on playing team offensive basketball, I believe that more than a quarter is enough time to overtake the score and win.

Alstom, who was back in the game, turned around and hit a three-pointer on Paul's head.

"Well done!"

Alston's three-pointer directly detonated the atmosphere in the Toyota Center, and at the same time, this three-point shot was also a strong response to Paul's crazy performance.

With Peterson's jumper missed, the Rockets immediately switched to offense.

After stealing the rebound, Mutombo threw the ball directly to Maddie. After Maddie passed halftime, he burst into the three-point line and pulled straight away.

Swish!

It seems that under the infection of Alstom, Maddie, who missed three shots before, seems to have gotten better.

Instantly recovered five points and drove the fans crazy.

In the first 17 consecutive wins, most of the games went into garbage time early, causing many fans to leave the stadium before the game was over.

Today, that doesn't seem to be happening anymore.

"Well done."

"Eighteen wins in a row."

"Kick them in the ass."

The excited fans shouted in the stands.

At the moment, they are the best sixth man of the Rockets, and they are there to cheer on the team.

Swish!

In a series of offensive and defensive transitions, the Rockets once again had Maddy hit a mid-range shot to narrow the gap to just three points. There were less than ten seconds left in the third quarter.

Paul, who received a pass from his teammate on the baseline, dribbled quickly past the half-court with a little more than six seconds left on the clock.

Paul, who came to the three-point line, did not slow down, and after facing Alston with a continuous change of direction, he hit a jump layup with a dribble from behind, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, and also had four assists.

At 88-83, the Rockets trailed by five points.

Lei Lin looked at his sweaty teammates, hurriedly handed over the towel, and was replaced by Uncle Mu when there were more than three minutes left in the third quarter of the game.

“Allright！ Good job, guys, keep up this offensive state! The offensive thing is to be sure to run, long and short to cut the basket and run back. ”

As he spoke, Adelman drew dotted lines and arrows on top of the tactical board.

"As long as we are in an unguarded state, we shoot directly after receiving the ball, only when we shoot out, we have any hope of scoring, we must let the ball move, understand?"

The players were refueling themselves with sports drinks while listening to Adelman's tactical set-up.

In fact, this is not a tactical adjustment and arrangement, but more like an emphasis.

"Eighteen wins in a row, third in the West, guys, it's up to you! Come on! ”

"Come on!"

If Adelman said that in the interview before the game, he could say that he didn't care about the winning streak, but when it came to the game, it would be a bit hypocritical to say that he didn't care.

……

Well, back to the game, Paul scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting in the third quarter, along with four assists to help the team lead the Rockets by five points at the end of the third quarter. So Charles, do you think the Rockets will be able to win 18 in a row in this game? ”

"Why not? You must know that the score difference is five points, not twenty-five points. Anything is possible here. With twelve minutes left in the game, Paul scored 13 points alone in the third quarter, but that wasn't a good sign for the Hornets? ”

"How so?"

Barkley and Kenny Smith, who were on the comment bench, completely entered the cross talk stage, where they commented on the game wonderfully.

"If you pay attention, you'll see that apart from Paul and Chandler, everyone else has a very low hit rate! Peterson made just one of four shots in the third quarter, while Peja had just two shots in the entire quarter. On the premise of a large number of points, Paul sacrificed the offensive ability of his teammates! He's weakening his teammates' offensive abilities! ”

"There is some truth in what you say, but the Rockets are not very ideal, except for Maddie and Ray, who can maintain a shooting rate of more than 50%, and the shooting rate of others is also very low."

"But they get plenty of shots, as long as they can get the chances, they can score, that's the power of team basketball, he won't rely on the strength of one person to carry the team forward!"

Indeed, although the Rockets did not shoot high in the third quarter, as long as the players on the court basically got more than three appearances, and the number of shots was very average.

If everyone can maintain a very good feel, then I believe that the Hornets are already behind by a big score now.

"Okay, let's go back to the fourth quarter and see who can win this game!"

……

Honk......

The short 120 seconds went by, and the only change to the Rockets' lineup and third quarter was Hayes replacing Scola.

The Hornets, on the other hand, still have a two-point guard lineup.

The Rockets were the first to attack.

After half-time, Alston was there gesturing and Raylin and his teammates were running and cutting.

Swish.

Man to ball to.

After Maddie ran out of an open space, Alston quickly delivered the ball to Maddie's hands.

A jumper hit.

Although Alstom's vision is not so wide, his passing ability is still worthy of recognition, and it is very hidden.

In the opening game, Maddy hit a jumper to help the Rockets close the score.

But turning around, Paul hit a chase three-pointer to extend the score again.

"Roar, Paul's hand is really hot today!"

"Yes, if David West can play, I believe the Hornets can definitely walk away with a win. But now it's a bit difficult for the Hornets to win! ”

Barkley pointed out the Hornets' shortcomings.

Although Chandler scored eight points alone in the third quarter and became the team's second scoring point, this was all done with Paul feeding the ball, which means that Chandler's offensive ability with the ball is basically non-existent.

This is enough to reassure the Rockets.

If David West had been there, the situation would have changed immediately.

Not only does it free up Chandler but it also pulls the Rockets' defense, which allows the Hornets' outside shooters to be activated.

And not like now, Paul can only do it alone.

Syllable!

Alston didn't pay attention, was directly stealed by Paul, made a fast-break layup, and in less than five seconds, Paul completed an attack.

"Steal, Paul fast-break layup, beautiful, less than a minute into the opening minute of the fourth quarter, Paul has cut five points, 93-85, the difference has widened to eight points, it seems that Paul wants to end the Rockets' winning streak at the Toyota Center!"

When the Rockets won 17 straight games against the Mavericks, the major media in the United States were predicting who would end the Rockets' winning streak.

After the Mavericks' defeat, the Hornets were the most vocal, but after David West's injury, the media was not optimistic about the Hornets ending the Rockets' winning streak. But at this time, there seems to be some hope.

With an eight-point margin and a sharp-edged Paul, will the Rockets be able to continue their victory?

Nobody knows.

After Paul's steal was over, Adelman called a timeout and then tugged at his hair there, as if he was in despair for the game.