Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 230 Continuous Blocking
I don't know if it was a deliberate arrangement or what, the Rockets met their old rival Jazz in the second game of the season, and now the Jazz are still fighting the world with a few old men as always.

36-year-old Karl Malone, 36-year-old Hornacek, 37-year-old Stockton, the Jazz are still these old guys in power.

Shandon Anderson, who originally joined the Rockets freely this season, continues his Jazz journey.

After the game between the Rockets and the Jazz started, the two sides were already old rivals. There was no need for any temptations. From the first minute of the game, the two sides began to compete fiercely.

After the start of the game, Karl Malone felt the deepest. In the previous seasons, Malone could completely suppress Garnett, but now he feels great pressure in the face of Garnett. .

Malone was dribbling the ball, feeling the defense behind him, and Garnett's trash talk was becoming more and more unbearable, so he heard Garnett say: "I said Carl, you are 36 years old, why don't you Go home to coax the children, you have to know that the league is the world of young people, and an old man like this should go home and play chess."

Malone still looked at Garnett indifferently, without any expression on his face. Malone leaned against Garnett tightly, then turned around suddenly, threw Garnett away, and faced Daben's defense, he slashed. Dunk, push the basketball into the hoop.

Malone glanced at Garnett behind him, and said in a low voice: "Boy, basketball is based on action, not on mouth. Even if your mouth is good, you can't beat your opponent on the court."

After finishing speaking, Malone went back to defend. Seeing Garnett gritted his teeth, Da Ben said, "Kevin, give him back to shut him up."

Garnett nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Such old guys are the most able to deal with them. They won't lose their cool after being sprayed with a few words like ordinary rookies. Let's see the opportunity. If there is a chance, we must change. "

After finishing speaking, he directed the Rockets players to start the attack.

Now Stockton is already a colander in the Jazz's defensive system. The Rockets' backcourt far surpasses Stockton in terms of height, weight, and energy. Now Stockton's only advantage is himself experience.

The Rockets are attacking. Whether it is Ray Allen or Bodi Loga, Stockton can already be blown away. Although Stockton can still play on the court, his physical fitness is no longer able to support the audience. , plus the Rockets can attack, Stockton was replaced by Sloan 5 minutes after the start of the second quarter, the current Stockton is not the one 10 years ago, or 5 years ago Iron man.

The competition between the two sides was very fierce. Malone stood upright on the court like a King Kong. By the end of the second quarter of the game, Malone had scored 20 points alone. Although the Rockets continued to lead in the score, Malone gave the Rockets The huge typhoid caused by the inside line is still obvious.

During the intermission, Lao Tang specially adjusted his tactics. Lao Tang said loudly in the locker room: "Ma Long, please remember that Ma Long is a real fighter. Look at your performance in the first half. Everyone blush for you, Kevin and Ben, you two were scored 36 points by a 20-year-old man, do you still want Malone to score 20 points in the second half? Do you want Malone to lead the Jazz to a comeback? We are only leading by 7 points now, you know? Only 7 points, as long as you hesitate a little, the Jazz can knock you to the ground, and Hakeem will replace Ben in the third quarter."

After Lao Tang made the decision to make a substitution, Malone was suppressed by Olajuwon from the second half. Olajuwon's grasp of defensive rhythm is definitely a level higher than that of Daben. This is not a question of strength, but a matter of time. As for the problem, Daben will almost have such ability in a year or two.

With Malone suppressed, Stockton exhausted, and Hornacek being watched to death, relying on Byron Russell and Shandon Anderson, the Jazz are really not the opponents of the Rockets, but there is still an Ace Lee, the Jazz were also knocked down by the Rockets.

110:92
The Rockets beat the Jazz by 18 points.

Ushered in his two consecutive victories in the new season.

Watching the Rockets leave the Jazz's home court with satisfaction, Malone felt a burst of heartache. Could it be that his dream of a championship is so far away?

After defeating the Jazz in the away game, the Rockets will face several strong opponents in a row at their new home court.

The first one is the San Antonio Spurs in an away game. The Rockets will have a back-to-back.

The Rockets and the Spurs are already old rivals. Of course, the Rockets will not let the Spurs go when they return to their home court. This year, the strength of the two sides has changed a lot.

The reason is the aging of the Spurs, well let's look at the current Spurs, 34-year-old David Robinson, 37-year-old Charles Barkley, 34-year-old 'Little General' Johnson, 36-year-old Terry Porter , 36-year-old Mario Elie, 34-year-old Steve Kerr.

Looking at such a group of old people, Lao Tang really couldn't bear to hit them too much, but these old guys are really tough, if you don't pay attention, it's really easy to break your teeth.

The Rockets made such a mistake. The Rockets didn't pay much attention to these old guys, and they just focused on playing fast, but the Rockets' fast breaks seemed extremely disorderly and messy. It is too much.

By the end of the second quarter, the Rockets had been led by 11 points by the Spurs, and Lao Tang returned to the locker room with a pale face.

Lao Tang looked at the Rockets players and said in a stern voice: "Do you have brains? You are still professional players. Just now your performance on the field is no different from a group of high school students. Even high school students are better than you. I don't know you guys. What do you want to do, and don't want to know what you are doing, the only thing you have to do now is to let those old men know how good you are in the game after work, do you know?"

Lao Tang's voice was like a cold current from the arctic tundra, which made all the Rockets players feel chills.

Rockets players know that if they don't work hard when they get off work, what awaits them is an unbearable blizzard.

After work, the Rockets replaced Mark Jackson and Olajuwon to play with the Spurs. Such substitutions made it difficult for the Spurs to play in the second half. The Rockets used their skillful coordination and tenacious defense. When the score between the two sides came back bit by bit.

With 4 minutes left in the game, the Rockets finally tied the score.

After stabilizing his mind, Bodi Loga played again. Bodi Loga, who had stabilized his emotions, also recovered his level, controlling the rhythm of play and his own strong performance. The Rockets relied on Bodi Loga at the last moment Jia scored consecutive points and finally won.

88:84
Such a score shows the intensity of the competition between the two sides.

After the game, David Robinson lamented: The Rockets are really powerful. They have too many players who can change the direction of the game by themselves, and they are still very young. They will continue to dominate the league for at least 3 years. It seems that My Charles dream of being a champion is about to be shattered.

In other words, Dayao played for 2 minutes in this game, and after sending two fouls, Dayao did not score any points. This realization made everyone's disappointment with the Chinese No. [-] pick begin to increase again.

Although the Rockets won three consecutive victories, Lao Tang did not give the Rockets players a holiday, but continued to train. At this point, everyone could see Lao Tang's dissatisfaction with this game.

For three days, the Rockets did not rest for a day, and they all trained.

On November 1999, 11, the Rockets continued their home game against the visiting Orlando Magic.

This year, Orlando changed its head coach. Chuck Daly, an old villain, completely left the basketball circle due to physical reasons. Rivers, who took over, is still very young. This is the first time he joined the NBA as a head coach. .

The head coach who later became an all-powerful Celtics coach is now just a rookie who has just joined the league.

And Magic's number one star 'Penny' Hardaway's injury once brought the Magic to the brink of collapse.

But it was such a team that made the Rockets really break out in a cold sweat. The Magic suppressed the Rockets' offense from the first quarter.

Armstrong, Chris Green, and Tarek Abdul, the attack line composed of three people keeps the Rockets passive.

Lao Tang, who was on the sidelines, stood anxiously on the sidelines and started yelling at the Rockets players, but it didn't work.

The Magic used their skilled team to attack, killing the Rockets little by little.

The Magic put a shackle around Rocket's neck, tightening it bit by bit, but at this time Rocket was powerless, if they didn't make any changes now, then they could only be greeted by death.

During the intermission, Lao Tang couldn't figure out what was wrong with his team, and why the championship for two consecutive years had such a difficult time in this year's regular season.

This made Lao Tang puzzled, and there was nothing he could do if he couldn't figure it out. The game continued. After Lao Tang finished arranging tactics, the Rockets returned to the court.

However, the scene remains the same, and the Rockets have changed several people in succession without much change.

The Magic has maintained an advantage of about 10 points, and the Rockets are trying to catch up, but there is no effect.

By the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Rockets were ready to give up resistance. The Rockets replaced all the substitute players. When the Rockets were about to give up, the Rockets' substitute players began their own performances.

Dayao, Nazr Mohammed, Halprin, Mobley, Daniels, these five young people, let the Magic know that at any time, no player in the Rockets should be underestimated.

Yao was the first to show off his power. Although Daniels' offense was poor, his passing was still very good. With two consecutive high-profile, Yao got the basketball very comfortably, and turned around twice in a row to wipe out the defenders. , One pick and one dunk, the Rockets and Magic narrowed the score to six points.

Immediately afterwards, Mobley received a pass from Daniels outside the three-point line. A precise three-pointer directly turned the score between the two sides into a three-pointer.

The Rockets scored 1 points in a row within 7 minute, which suddenly changed the situation on the court again.

There are 3 minutes left in the time, and the score between the two sides is only three points left. The Rockets' substitutes used their own strength to pull the Rockets back from the brink of defeat.

What people didn't expect was that in the remaining 3 minutes, it once again became the world of the Rockets' substitutes. Dayao scored 5 points in 10 minutes, and Muhammad scored 6 points at the end. Rebounds, including two offensive rebounds, Harprin's defense is very fierce, Chris Green was directly knocked out of the sideline by Harperin.Mobley's two consecutive three-pointers became the deadliest sharp knife. Daniels sent 5 assists in 5 minutes, and his defense allowed Armstrong, the Magic's top scorer, in the last 5 minutes. Only scored 2 points.

98:92
The five substitutes of the Rockets solved the magic that caused headaches for the Rockets' main force. All the media boiled again, and the young people of the Rockets once again became the focus.

(End of this chapter)