The fifteen-game winning streak not only lifted the Rockets to fifth place in the West, but also fueled the fans' enthusiasm for watching the game.

In this game against the Pacers, the Toyota Center was basically full.

With loud cheers, the players stepped onto the pitch. As in the previous two games, Reeling still did not start, and perhaps Adelman was waiting for an opportunity.

The Pacers, in fact, were a team that could challenge for a championship a few years ago!

Under the leadership of the leading team Reggie Miller, in 2000, he rushed to the finals, but faced the Lakers, who were in full swing, and finally lost with a total score of 2-4!

But the loss in the Finals didn't stop the Pacers' ambitions!

Through the trade, the Pacers got O'Neal Jr. and Artest one after another! and completed the renewal of the contract with Reggie Miller, forming the Big Three!

The Pacers had a season-best 61-21 record in their first season with the Big Three!

In the playoffs, they first swept the Boston Celtics, then eliminated the Eastern Conference powerhouse Miami Heat 4-2, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the sixth time in 11 years. But in the Eastern Conference finals, they lost to the Pistons 2-4 in the end, and once again fell on the road to the championship.

The success of the 03-04 season has left the Pacers hungry for a championship.

In the new season, the Pacers, who maintain the same lineup, once again attack the championship.

But the Auburn Hills Palace incident directly shattered the Pacers' dream of winning the championship. At the end of the regular season, the Pacers sit in sixth place in the East. Relying on the remnants, the Pacers still broke into the Eastern Conference semifinals, only this time they fell at the feet of the Pistons again!

Completely shattered Reggie Miller's dream of a championship!

At the end of the season, Reggie Miller chose to retire. Artest traded to the king, and the walkers with O'Neal Jr. as the core slowly walked down the altar!

Injuries plague the Pacers, and last season was the only time in a decade that they didn't make the playoffs!

And this season, in the absence of O'Neill Jr. due to injury, the record is not good!

The only thing that has been discovered is the growth of young Danny Granger, which can give some comfort as the Pacers struggle for a playoff spot.

But for most of this season, the Pacers are only ranked 11th in the East and have completely lost the qualification to enter the playoffs!

In the face of such a Pacers, the Rockets players are united and bound to win this game to create their own winning streak!

After the jump shot, Maddy went straight to the basket and scored two points for the Rockets.

However, although the visiting Pacers lost the qualification to advance to the playoffs, they are still actively seeking cooperation in the game! Obviously, the Pacers this season have not yet made up their minds to rebuild the team.

After Murphy got the ball, he faced Scola's defense and directly completed a three-point shot!

As a white interior player, Murphy has the same soft touch as Scola, and his shooting ability is very good, but Murphy's attack range is larger than Scola's, and Murphy still maintains a 39.8% shooting rate from the outside three-pointer, which is not easy for a big man.

At the same time, Murphy's scoring ability has remained very consistent, and he has maintained a double-double scoring score for many seasons in a row.

What's even more commendable is that the interior shooter still maintains excellent rebounding ability!

In the past three seasons, he has averaged more than 10 rebounds per game, and so far this season, he has been able to grab seven or eight rebounds per game, which shows his excellent rebounding skills!

Although he lost the core of the team, O'Neal Jr., in the opening stage, with the excellent performance of Granger, Murphy and outside shooter Dunleavy, he has been suppressing the Rockets.

"Look, I'm just saying it's not that easy for the Rockets to break the team's winning streak, and now you see?"

Reggie Miller grinned when he saw that his juniors could do such a great job.

Before the game, both Barkley and Smith thought the Rockets could accomplish the record-breaking feat, but as a Pacers' meritorious player, Reggie Miller didn't believe the Rockets could break the winning streak!

The reason is simple, it's because Reggie Miller has dedicated his career to the Pacers.

Listening to Reggie Miller's laughter, Barkley pursed his lips. There's no way, he can't argue right now, because the Rockets are still three points behind right now.

Backbite!

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle directly, and Pacers player Granger fouled.

The Rockets were given a free throw.

At the same time, there was movement on the Rockets bench, where Adelman was holding a tactical board and saying something to Reelin.

After Battier hit a free throw, the Rockets made the substitution, with Reelin replacing Mutombo.

Compared to the aging Mutombo, Raelin's appearance can at least bring a touch of passion to the Toyota Center.

Battier hit two free throws to close the deficit to one point.

But then the Pacers' offense hit a three-pointer and a color, and the margin widened again.

"Hold the pace."

Thunderlin, who came on the field with the instructions of the head coach, immediately shouted there!

In the past few days, I have made up for English, which has played a little useful in this, and professional English for basketball is also a little handy to use!

After Leylin's shout, Alstom, who was dribbling, immediately reduced his speed. After half-time, he handed the ball directly to Leylin, who was following him.

Standing at the top of the arc, Leylin, after taking a look at his teammate's position, passed the ball to the nearest Maddie, then ran to the free throw line and received Maddie's pass again.

Organizing the attack is the first task of Reeling on the field.

On the outside, Alston, Battier, Maddy, and power forward Scola all have good shooting percentages.

So after the ball was in Leylin's hands, Maddie cut directly to the basket, and then took advantage of Scola's block to run away from the defenders around him.

Swish!

When the ball arrived, Maddie, who had just run to the empty space, received a pass from Raylin and opened his hand to add two more points to the Rockets.

"Well done!"

Barkley shouted excitedly when he saw Maddie hit a two-pointer, and it was the greatest joy of his life to see Reggie Miller deflated.

Maddy's goal once again narrowed the gap between the Rockets and the Pacers.

But the Pacers players had a good hand today, and against Alstom's defense, Karim Rush hit an easy two-pointer.

In this way, the score difference between the two teams alternated.

When Scola received his second foul against Dunleavy, he was replaced by Adelman with Landry, and the score was 17-16 and the Rockets were still one point behind.

The Pacers offense, and Scola's downplay, gave Dunleavy a big fight. Facing Landry's defense, Dunleavy started to play hard there.

The star who entered the NBA in the same year as Yao Ming is not particularly strong under the basket and his athleticism is not particularly good, but he and Murphy have a common characteristic, excellent shooting ability.

Although he is not particularly strong physically, he often uses his movement and makes offensive fouls to cause a lot of problems for his opponents on the defensive end.

It's true that hitting the basket is not his forte, but why did he choose to beat Landry at this time?

No one knows, maybe it's just this game!

Although Landry is not tall as a power forward, he has strong athleticism, coupled with a hard work on his body, which makes him quite strong under the basket.

When Dunleavy didn't move after a few tops, he turned around to face the basket and opened his hand to shoot.

Syllable!

Before Dunleavy could make a move, he was directly slapped by Landry and knocked the ball down.

After Landry blocked Dunleavy, he quickly grabbed the basketball and passed it to Maddie.

The latter, after dribbling through half-time, played an open catch directly with Landry.

The loud sound generated by the slam dunk filled the entire Toyota Center, causing another wave of cheers.

Landry's block dunk boosted the morale of the Rockets. Defensively, more aggressive.

Granger missed three points, Raelin directly took the rebound, at this time Maddie was already past halftime, after Railling picked up the rebound, he threw it directly to Maddie, and Maddie hit two points directly on the layup.

A wave of 4-0 small **, the Rockets directly rewrote the score to 20-17.

After returning to the penalty area, Murphy went straight to Leylin.

"Huh? What do you mean? Want to play singles? ”

muttered, only to see Murphy directly against himself, there to open his hand to ask for the ball, Leylin has the meaning of must give you some color to see.

Two games passed, the first against Milicic and Kwame Brown, and the second with Kenyon Martin.

I don't mind if you're the third.

Seeing Murphy's ass coming up, Lei Lin took a breath and prepared to deal with the pressure of the other party, but the force on Lei Lin was not particularly strong.

It was even very small, and then I saw Murphy quickly complete a turnaround and turn over for a jumper.

"Uncle's."

After scolding secretly, Leylin jumped up directly and slapped the basketball flying in the air.

"Well done. Landry and Raylin put on a hot pot feast respectively, and they made the basket into a no-fly zone, and I really look forward to when the Rockets' winning streak will end! ”

Buckley, who has a fat head and big ears, sits on the commentary bench and shakes his head to explain the game.