Chapter 338: Locking in the first place in the regular season
Chapter 338 locks in the first place in the regular season record
Although the game has not yet been played, many so-called basketball experts have also made remarks that the Pacers must win, and the Pacers have also been praised by these so-called experts.
The outside media also boasted, as if the Pacers did not win this game, it would be intolerable and indignant.
Sports lottery side of the Pacers locked the regular season record of the first game, but also opened the odds of 1.25-1.8, even so, but, more than eighty percent of the fans still choose to put the money on the Pacers' side, they are also willing to put the money on the Pacers' side, buy the Pacers to win.
However, who exactly are the Pacers up against in this game that holds the top spot in the regular season?
Why is the outside world so optimistic that the Pacers can win?
It turned out that in this game that locked up the first place in the regular season, the Pacers' opponent was the Houston Rockets.
Actually, the Rockets are not weak, they have gathered Yao Ming, the first height in the league, plus Maddie, the popular king of the league, not to mention others, just Maddie and Yao Ming, as long as there are these two people in the team, no matter if you are poor, you will not be bad there.
In fact, this season's Rocket lineup is really not bad.
On the contrary, not only is it not bad, but it is also extremely tough.
It's not luxurious, but it's not far off.
The little giant Yao Ming's strength is unquestionable.
Although, compared with the top insiders such as fat men and sharks, there is still a big gap, Yao Ming is far from being at his peak. But. The current Yao Ming is placed in the west. It's not just the west, even if you look at the entire league, it's extremely rare to have a top-level interior line that can reach Yao Ming's height.
Yao Ming has the height and can be used as a defensive barrier on the inside, acting as an Optimus Prime on the inside, and all the outside players who want to impact the Pacers' interior before they start impacting. They also have to weigh whether they are enough for this amount, and if they are not enough, it is better not to come.
In addition to his height, in fact, Yao Ming's most powerful thing is his back singles.
The current Yao Ming is no longer the thin man he was like a bamboo pole before.
In the past few years in the alliance, Yao Ming has also received sufficient nutrition, and his body has gained a circle, no, it should be said that he has become stronger.
He is no longer the bamboo pole Yao he was before.
Because the figure is also much stronger than before. If the current Yao Ming were not facing a top-level inside line like a shark, Yao Ming would not be afraid at all. Even if it is against the top, judging from Yao Ming's current strength, Yao Ming also has the power to fight.
height plus weight tonnage, as well as his soft hand ~ feeling of the outside line that even outside players will be jealous of when they see it.
Does Yao Ming still have an opponent?
Naturally, there are, however, very little.
Although the fat man is invincible, but, every time he faces the rocket, the fat man's performance is always much inferior to the above, and if you don't pay attention, you won't find it, if you pay attention, then you will definitely find that it's really like this.
After Yao Ming, Maddie is a topic that cannot be bypassed.
This season's Maddie can also be said to be the peak state of Maddy's career so far.
Before this season, to be exact, after the God-moving game of the Rockets vs. Spurs this season, Maddie also transformed from a former star player to a current superstar.
I believe that fans who like Maddie, no one will forget, Maddie's game that touched God, will not forget, Maddie's battle, from an ordinary star player to a superstar.
In fact, before this game, although the Rockets lineup is not bad, but more in the game relying on personal ability, which also leads to their often struggling in the game, the game has been started for more than a month, I thought that Maddie's joining can make the Rockets more awesome, not to mention anything else, just in the offensive part, Maddie's joining did not make the Rockets' offense more sharp, and the original offensive problem has not been solved.
It's been more than a month since the start of the game, but the final results of the rocket are also unsatisfactory.
Since the start of the season, the Rockets have won only eight of their 19 games, and their winning rate is less than half.
This also makes fans question whether the Rockets' operation to introduce Maddie this summer is correct, such a result, there is no worse, only the worst, and the Rockets are in vain.
Such a heavy burden also seems to indicate the fact that the Rockets, who are hovering on the threshold of the playoffs, seem to be more than lucky in the next game against the Pacers.
And at the beginning of the game, it seemed to indicate this fact.
The Rockets also started extremely passively, playing extremely passively, and the Spurs had an absolute active advantage from the beginning of the game.
This situation also continued until the last minute of the game, the Rockets were passively beaten, and the Spurs were firmly in the initiative, and in the last minute of the game, the Spurs still led by 10 points at 74-64.
And after that, after Sula missed the three-point shot, the home fans began to boo, like a tidal wave, booing and completely engulfing the arena.
When the situation is at its worst, it is generally difficult to continue to deteriorate.
That's probably the case.
The bad luck that the rocket has been going on since the beginning of the game seems to have come to an end at this time.
Maddie's luck also began to play out from this moment.
That's when the miracle began to play out.
With 35.5 seconds left, Yao Ming made a successful layup when Maddy missed a shot, and Padgett dunked after breaking the ball, and the Rockets finally closed the gap to a distance they could catch.
At this time, Maddy actually "hit a four-pointer" 24.3 seconds before the end to close the gap to 75-78 for the Rockets.
Duncan hit both free throws, but Maddy quickly hit another three-pointer and the Spurs called a timeout, but Brown then struggled to control the ball under the basket, and Maddy broke the ball and made a three-pointer from 27 feet out.
Maddy scored 13 points in the final 35 seconds, including a game-winning three-pointer with 1.7 seconds left before the game.
Maddy scored 17 points in the final quarter and contributed 33 points in the game, while Yao Ming also had 27 points and 10 rebounds.
Head coach Van Gundy said after the game: "It's a miracle. ”
Many media also claimed that this was a game that even God was moved.
Since playing this game, the Rockets have also begun to soar, from hovering on the line of whether to enter the playoffs at the beginning of the season, to now they can enter the playoffs, and they are also ranked fifth in the West, so far, they are only one game away from securing the playoffs.
Although this miracle of chance, it can't explain a lot, but at the very least, the Rockets are a team that is extremely good at creating miracles, and the core Maddie is also a role that cannot be underestimated.
If, underestimating the rocket and underestimating Maddie, he will inevitably pay a heavy price for it.
Spurs are the best example of this.
At that time, the Spurs were also infinitely beautiful, and they were always in a state of victory, saying that they were not a little proud, it must be false.
They also relaxed a little, the Rockets immediately gave them a resounding slap in the face, and left an eternal wound in the heart of Spurs coach Popovich, I am afraid that the game between the Spurs and the Rockets will often appear in Popovich's dreams~ , and it is not impossible to appear, which is really normal for him.
It's no longer normal.
I'm afraid that this game can be compared to the original game against the Lakers, and he was killed by Xiaoyu Fisher in 0.4 seconds, which can make him scare countless cold sweats.
It would be an absolute shame for Popovich to have a coaching career like this, and it would be extremely humiliating.
This also proves that there are no absolute strong teams and absolute weak teams in the NBA, no matter how strong you are now, you will be defeated one day.
So, pride is unacceptable.
Moreover, the rocket can enter the west, in the west where there are many strongmen, if there is really no strength, no two brushes, is this possible?
It's impossible, it's too hard, it's too difficult.
This simply can't be done, it's hard to do.
Before the battle against the Rockets, there was so much commentary and so much news from the outside world, all of which advocated that the Pacers must win, which was really not good for the Pacers.
Moreover, the rocket is really not nobody.
The Maddie mentioned before is, Yao Ming is.
In addition to this, the other equipment of the rocket is not low.
Mutombo and the others are not easy to mess with.
The Pacers vs. the Rockets, it must not be so easy to take this ironclad easily.
Although this is a key battle for the Pacers to maintain their winning streak, at the same time, it is also related to whether the Pacers can lock in the first place in the East and the first place in the league, and the Pacers have no reason to lose this game.
The Pacers have no reason to lose, so why should the Rockets have a reason to lose?
This game is also related to whether the Rockets can lock up the playoff spots and enter the playoffs.
Looking at it this way, the Rockets have no reason to lose, not only no, but they still have to win.
Because, this game is related to whether they can stop the Pacers' winning streak, and if the Rockets can stop it, then their name can be remembered on the monument with the Pacers' 37-game winning streak.
This is an opportunity, and there is no better chance.
Therefore, for the Rockets, this game must be won.
I missed it, and I don't know how many years it will take.
Whether it's for the Rockets or for the Pacers, no matter who has a reason to win, no one will let anyone.
This is destined to be a narrow road to win the game of the brave.
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(To be continued.) )