Before the start of the series, many fans had high hopes for the Rockets to defeat the Lakers. Last season's miraculous 22-game winning streak convinced them that the Rockets were a team that could surprise people today, and the breakthrough in the first round of the playoffs has given fans enough confidence that the Rockets will go on with a bang?

Somewhat frustratedly, all hope seemed to have been dashed after two games at the Staples Center. In the first game, the Lakers suddenly came out of force in the second half, while the Rockets were torn over whether to use Yao Ming, and in the end, the Purple and Gold defended their home court by 11 points.

People were expecting the Rockets to improve in Game 2, but the truth is that they still lost, and this time the Rockets seemed to lose more thoroughly than the previous one.

Yao Ming left the court with 6 fouls, Artest shot 5 of 14 in the whole game, and the sinking of the inner and outer cores made the Rockets lose their confidence in an instant, and the main force of the Lakers didn't even have to finish the fourth quarter, and the game lost suspense early.

Is it really going to be swept away? Houstonians can't help but ask themselves. Just a few days ago, they thought it was just a Lakers rookie talk, and the Rockets' growing bravery against the Trail Blazers once made them confident about the team's future. Although the Lakers are much stronger than their own, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents on the basketball court?

Just like the Celtics, the sudden injury of the Wolves disrupted all their pre-game plans, and in the face of a team like the Magic with an inside beast, the Green Shirts have been very difficult recently! In the last two games, Celtic have a record of one win and one defeat at North Shore Garden, and the defense of their home stadium has not been successful.

Although the idea of counting on a sudden injury to the core of the opposing team is a bit unreliable, the boss's brief injury suspension some time ago still gives people a lot of expectations. In order to cater to this weird taste of fans, a third-rate tabloid in Houston also privately fabricated false news that Kobe Bryant was injured in training, but the great god made it clear through Twitter that night that it was just a rumor.

Even if you don't want to, the Rockets finally ushered in a full lineup of Lakers, the atmosphere at the Toyota Center today is particularly lively, banners, slogans are all over every corner of the arena, and under the pre-game organization of the fan base, the Houston people vowed to unite to resist the ferocity of the Lakers.

Although they have lost two games, it does not mean that the Rockets have lost hope of qualifying. Regardless of how low the odds of a 2:0 reversal in history are, at least the Rockets won the reversal against the Trail Blazers in the last round, and since they could last time, they will definitely succeed this time.

"As long as this one wins, then the rocket should be out of play, right?" Following his teammates into the stadium, Li Chen didn't feel much uncomfortable. Although the arena is a little noisier than it was during the regular season, the Toyota Center is much better than the Jazz's Energy Solutions Center.

"Almost!" The boss is very relaxed, and for him, who has many playoff experiences, there is nothing to be nervous about in the Western Conference semifinals, especially since the Lakers are still leading their opponents 2-0......

"In all the years of the league, no team has been able to win 0:3!"

The boss is telling the truth, there are teams with a 1:3 reversal in the history of the league, but no team has completed this kind of great feat with a 0:3 reversal, and from this point of view, this is even lower than the probability of the Black Eight.

"So this game is important for the Rockets?" Li Chen asked a seemingly silly question.

Kobe nodded, "Yes, not only for the Rockets, but also for us, as long as we win, we can basically sit back and wait for the qualification, the difference is just the difference between waiting for one more game or two!" ”

"Then let's just wait!" Li Chen said stupidly, "Battier's defense is a headache for me, I can't stand it anymore, especially that trick to seal the eyes, God knows how he practiced it!" ”

The most direct advantage of the Rockets having two defensive giants is that they don't have to make a trade-off between the Big Apple and Kobe, the beast has excellent physical fitness, Kobe Bryant, who defends the technical flow, is the most appropriate, and Battier has solid basic skills, and the effect of defending Li Chen, who focuses on shooting, is also good.

Limiting the opponent's two outside cores to a certain extent is the only commendable aspect of the Rockets' first two games, but the Lakers' overall strength is really better than the Rockets, even with the dedicated defense of Batman and the Beast, the Houstonians still haven't made much waves in the Staples Center after all.

The younger brother's depression made the boss snicker, "Aren't you able to shoot without looking at the basket, just like the last ball in the three-point contest, why can a closed eye stump you?" ”

Li Chen raised his eyebrows, "Is that the same thing?" There is no one to defend at all in the three-point contest, even if you don't look at the basket, you can roughly know the position of the basket, but the game is different, not to mention that people are running, just say that when you shoot, your eyes suddenly go black, and no matter how bad it is, it will cause psychological fluctuations! ”

"It's just the reason you are looking for for your mental inadequacy!" The boss was very disdainful of the younger brother's argument, "For example, when I faced Battier, it didn't matter, even if I didn't have vision, but I could shoot how I wanted, the basketball court was so big, and the basket wouldn't change place!" ”

Kobe Bryant's complacent appearance made Li Chen very unhappy, "Compared to you, you never look at the basket, otherwise how could your shooting rate be so low!" ”

"Where am I low! I'm shooting 47 percent from the field this season, which is a career-high for me! The younger brother dared to make irresponsible remarks about the hit rate that he was proud of this season, and the boss immediately retorted, "If the hit rate is not good, it's just a few occasional games, you have to know that professional players are like this, everyone has a bad hand!" ”

"Whatever, anyway, anyone who doesn't have a shooting percentage of 50 is scum for me!" Li Chen put his hands behind his head, his eyes closed, he looked very leisurely, there were still ten minutes before the game, he was going to listen to music to relax, the songs that the little beauty recorded for him last time hadn't finished listening, he had to hurry up and complete the task.

The little brother's drag look at the god is very unpleasant, looking at the MP3 that the other party put on the **, Kobe Bryant took it to heart, grabbed one end of the headphone cable, pulled it out very quickly, and the player instantly came to his hand.

Shoved into the pocket of Odom's jacket as he approached, the boss whistled and walked away, as if nothing had happened.

"**, who moved my mp3?" Li Chen looked at the only remaining headphone cable in his hand, and he vowed to give the bastard who disturbed his music a little color. It's just that as far as the eye can see, Kobe Bryant is exchanging tactics with the old monk, Odom is also concentrating on playing his game console, and as for the funny An Zhu, he is now doing warm-up training on the training ground, and it seems that everyone is not suspected of committing a crime.

The game began with the loud cheers of the Houston fans, and the Rockets who returned to their home court were indeed slightly different from before, in the arena he knew best, Brooks hit the first shot of the game, or a three-pointer.

Little Black Bean was criticized in the first two games, and his lack of experience made him repeatedly led into the trap set by his opponents, and from an objective point of view, Brooks could even be regarded as an accomplice who dragged Yao Ming down.

But after all, you can't say that, the game is a human comparison after all, and emotions are also a very important part of the game. Different players have different characteristics, and the control of the rhythm also requires experience and talent to back it up, a young player like Brooks, hot-blooded and decisive, dares to play and shoot at critical times is his characteristic, but it is really a bit difficult to let him control the rhythm of the game.

Billups, Kidd, Rondo, these are all recognized rhythm masters in the league, the first two are the result of experience, while the latter is pure talent. How to stay calm in the game, this is where Little Black Bean needs to improve.

Brooks' ability to withstand pressure is something to be commended for, and the opening precision trivia was a good start for the Rockets trying to defend their home court.

The fans at the scene screamed as hard as they could, they urgently needed to find a suitable occasion to vent their depression for a long time, and this was the best time, Batman made a steal, and the little black bean in the fast break hit three points again!

Li Chen shook his hand, if he had to say it, Battier's ball should have been fouled just now, he was almost taken down from Li Chen's hand, the slight thug action made Big Apple hesitate for a moment, he was waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.

Seeing that the referee didn't make any moves, Li Chen was a little anxious, for him who made few mistakes, every mistake was worth noting, especially this Batman was suspected of fouling, and in his opinion, he was even more depressed.

"Sir, just now he fouled, he hit!" Li Chen stretched out his hand and tried to defend himself, but the referee was unmoved.

"I'm sorry, I don't think there's a problem with my decision!"

"But he was obviously a thug, and you were standing on the side at the time, so there's no reason not to see it!" The referee's drag was very unpleasant, and Li Chen continued to emphasize the foul he had suffered.

Hush! The home advantage came out, in addition to the referee's favoritism, the fans also came out to join in the fun, seeing that the big apple seemed to have an objection to the steal just now, the fans booed very unanimously, they don't care if the referee is right or wrong, as long as it is beneficial to the rockets!

Although the Big Apple is an important player handpicked by David Stern, since this is the home court of the Rockets, a home whistle that is not obvious believes that the old guy will not care, after all, this is also one of the home cultures unique to N**A.

"Sir, I insist on my sentence, please return to your place!" The referee still had a cold face, and he was unmoved in the face of Li Chen's rebuttal.

"Okay, but you remember, he was fouled just now, and I'll send the game footage to league headquarters if necessary!" Li Chen is not stupid, he knows the consequences of offending the referee, not to mention a ball, there is no need to hold on to it, but the necessary threats are still needed, otherwise it will be worth the loss if the referee thinks he is easy to bully.

"Rookie, good job!" Kobe Bryant was preparing to come forward for his younger brother, and he was originally worried that Li Chen would not handle it well, but now it seems that the Big Apple is very wise. "That's what you have to do with these guys, it's nothing to us whether to send the video or not, it's different for him, especially the penalty is really controversial, I believe that guy will rein in later!"

The game was not disturbed because of the argument between Li Chen and the referee, the Lakers served in the backcourt, and considering the depression of his teammates, Lao Yu threw the ball into Li Chen's hands.

Battier's impregnable defense made people dare not act rashly, Li Chen didn't make a move quickly, he was looking for an opportunity. The rest of the Lakers have been running since the Big Apple catches the ball, and long experience has taught these guys that whoever runs first gets the ball, and in general, the Big Apple doesn't miss a chance.

Ball! Gasol shouted, he has a lot of advantages in the face of Scola, and it is easy to come up with opportunities, after all, the dream of strong footsteps is only strong in attack, as for defense, for an offensive expert like Gasol, the Argentine is a dish.

Shot in the noodle box near the bottom line! Now that Li Chen can pass the ball to him, Gasol will naturally not let the opportunity go to waste, as one of his most consistent scoring methods, the basketball passes through the basket without suspense.

2:6！ The Lakers scored their first opening point through two offenses, and compared to the two three-pointers on the Rockets' side, the Purple and Gold have to make persistent efforts! (To be continued.) )