Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 233 We Are Still the Strongest
After the Rockets lost to the Lakers in the away game, the somewhat lonely Rockets embarked on their away journey again.

This year's Warriors are still a big team, which cannot be changed, regardless of Larry Hughes, Antawn Jamison or Chris Mills.

The Rockets' fierce offensive in the away game vented all the grievances of losing to the Lakers on the Warriors. Whether they were the main players or the substitutes, they ravaged the Warriors' basket.

The Warriors players could only look at the Rockets players with red eyes and vent their dissatisfaction.

By the end of the game, the Rockets slaughtered the Warriors 118:92.

Dayao, who came off the bench today, also scored 12 points and 4 rebounds. After the game, someone asked Dayao his opinion on his achievement in this game. Dayao scratched his head and said: This is just the beginning, right? I will slowly integrate into the rhythm of the game, and I believe that I will get better and better.

After the Rockets killed the Warriors in the away game, the Rockets returned to their home court against the Pacers.

After being blocked by the Knicks in the finals last season, the Pacers began to prepare their horses and vowed to make a difference in the new season.

Under the guidance of 'Big Bird' Bird, the Pacers started a new journey. After the start of the new season, the Pacers' players did not make much adjustments. They were still Miller, Schmitz, and the two Davids. With a combination like Adams, Mullin and Kassel, it has to be said that Kassel has become the leading scorer for the undefeated. The team's scoring leader, plus a good assist, now the Pacers are definitely capable of challenging any Western Conference team.

Returning to Houston again, Cassell was actually very emotional in his heart. After he left the Rockets, the Rockets are now the hottest team in the league. No matter in terms of economy or honor, the Pacers cannot comparable.Now Cassel has a faint regret in his heart, but as an excellent player, he can only keep these things secretly in his heart. A person who can achieve great things must not have any doubts about his choice.

Before the start of the game, he hugged his old captain Olajuwon, Horry, Mark Jackson, Garnett, Bodi Loga and other familiar players, and Kassel returned to his team , preparing for the game that is about to start.

Looking at these familiar former teammates, Cassel secretly made up his mind that he must show himself well today.

After the start of the game, Kassel was extremely active. Under the defense of Bodi Loga, Kassel has hit two consecutive mid-range shots.

Bodi Loga looked at this former teammate of his, and he still understood it very well, because it was his arrival and performance that caused Cassel's departure. Otherwise, if Cassel was still in the Rockets, the Rockets' The main point guard will definitely be this tall and ET Cassel.

However, understanding is understanding, sympathy is sympathy, now is the game time, there are not so many things to talk about, the only thing the two sides have to do now is to defeat the opponent, lead their own teams, and win the final victory.

In the excitement of Kassel, Bodi Loga also started his own performance, with a tall figure, soft touch, and a very uncomfortable breakthrough rhythm, all of which indicated a strong outbreak of the Yugoslavs.

The entire first quarter of the game was like a confrontation between the main defenders of the two sides. You score and I score, you assist and I assist, and you break through and I break through. This kind of confrontation is very enjoyable for the fans present. The defenders on both sides showed their attacking power.

During the break between the two quarters, Bird looked at Cassell and said, "Sam, if you grow up like this today, can you hold on?"

Cassel thought for a while and said, "I can't stand it. I won't play like this in the second quarter. What I have to do in the second quarter is to connect the teams' offense."

Bird nodded and said, "I thought, I remind you, I didn't expect you to notice this yourself."

Kassel also laughed, although the laugh was terrifying, but he still laughed, and Kassel said, "Don't worry, coach, I know what to do."

Although the rest time is very short, it is enough for the Pacers to make some changes to their team's tactics.

Starting from the second quarter, Kassel, who charged in the first quarter, began to silently connect the team's offense and the rhythm of the game.

The Rockets saw the changes in the Pacers and made changes themselves. Bodi Loga also returned to the role of purely preventing guards again. The two sides began to compete for the depth of the lineup.

The strength of the Rockets began to stand out even more prominently at this moment, and the Rockets' powerful bench team began to exert their strength.

Saulius, Mark Jackson Jr., Halprin and others played in turn, hitting the Pacers' substitutes, and the gap between the two sides at the substitute level began to be reflected.

Throughout the second half of the second quarter, the Rockets began to unleash their powerful firepower. Byrd, who was on the sidelines, looked at the situation on the court and could only smile helplessly.

By the end of the second quarter, the Rockets had already led their opponents by 10 points, and the Rockets' substitute made a very important contribution.

After the intermission, Bird tried to adjust his tactics again, but the Rockets' realization was still as firm as a mountain.

Watching the Pacers players slowly lose confidence, whether it is Bird off the court, or Miller and Cassell on the court, they can only swallow this bitter pill.

By the end of the game, the Rockets fixed the score between the two sides at 96:87, and the Rockets once again defeated a powerful opponent at home.

Many years later, someone asked Bird which team he thought was the most difficult to deal with when he was a coach, and Bird blurted out the Houston Rockets without hesitation.Then someone continued to ask why it was the Rockets, and Bird replied coldly: They have won several championships in a row. If they were not the strongest team, could they have won so many championships.

Of course, these are all things to say later. After the Rockets defeated the Pacers, the Rockets’ grievances about losing to the Lakers have disappeared. In the regular season? In private, Tiger said to Lao Tang, if the Rockets won the eighth place in the regular season, would it be a record to win the championship?

At that time, Lao Tang rolled his eyes at his boss, making Tiger laugh dryly.

After the Rockets defeated the Pacers at home, they immediately headed to Dallas to play a back-to-back game with the Mavericks.

Before the game, a large number of Chinese reporters appeared in Dallas. This is the second year that Chinese reporters have reported on the China Derby in the United States. Although the scale is not as large as the previous few times, the quality is much stronger.

The director of the CCTV Sports Center personally led the team, and the basketball editor-in-chief of a larger sports newspaper personally participated. Even Xinhua News Agency, which had always reported world events at that time, also sent reporters to follow the developments of Chinese players in the United States.

In the center of the storm, Dayao and Dashou were talking on the phone, and Dayao said to Dashou jokingly: "I said buddy, I heard that you were very tough in the preseason, and you even came out with lore kills." gone."

He roughly giggled and said, "That's not right, then my buddy lost a meal of Dong Lai Shun, but when he arrived in Japan, he knocked on the bus and had a meal of pure Japanese food, which was short of filling his whole body. It didn't scare the kid on the bus to death, haha."

When Dayao heard this, he really shook his head with a smile, and said, "Just bully honest people, the bus has given us advice a lot, and you still want to make women look good, so be careful that Mrs. Ba will take care of you."

He said with a general smile: "It's not that serious, I just wanted to make a point, and let the bus directly deny it. To be honest, we were speaking Chinese at the time. If we were speaking English, I guess these American boys would just blow it up." camp."

Dayao nodded involuntarily on the phone side and said, "You still have a conscience, hehe, by the way, how are you going to entertain me when you go to Dallas this time?"

After pondering for a while, he said, "Look how I treat you with 20+10."

Dayao scolded with a smile: "Go to me, you get 20+10, how can I mess around, I'm a rookie, and I'm still in the first-tier team, I have a lot of playing time, don't you kid kill me ."

He roughly pretended to be helpless and said: "Hey, but my buddy is in a weak team. Although he is a main force, he will also be a rookie. We can only start from defense. These old blacks are really fucking good. Dude is here. In China, it can be regarded as a superman of quality, but here there are no birds, even if you don’t work hard to play a dish, you have no chance.”

When Dayao heard this, he quickly said: "Stop it, stop it, stop it, you kid, don't brag, who doesn't know that you are the pillar of the Mavericks now, besides Finley and Nash, the Mavericks are you now , and then the German kid, you have to be fooled."

Hearing it roughly, he laughed and said, "You don't know, now Dirk and I are having a little trouble every day, practicing shooting with Dirk's German teacher. At first, the German teacher didn't want to take me with him, but he saw Dirk and I competed at 30 degrees around the free throw line, my buddies won three times in a row, and the German old man took me. Don’t even mention it, now my shooting percentage is getting higher and higher.”

When Dayao heard this, he said repeatedly: "Your boy is really lucky, really good."

At about this time, he came down seriously and said, "Dayao, listen to my brother, we have been practicing shooting since we were young, and we must never throw it. This thing is the capital for us to settle down in the NBA. If nothing else, I am not in the Mavericks now." After playing, just relying on this shot, it will be no problem to mix up a 500 million contract, so don’t let this go.”

Dayao listened to the warning from his compatriot, teammate and friend, nodded firmly, and said, "Don't worry, buddy, this thing won't fall."

The two chatted for a few more words, then hung up the phone. Dayao looked at the scenery outside the hotel window, smiled faintly, and said, "I will definitely make a difference for the Chinese in the league."

On November 1999, 11, the Rockets visited the Mavericks at home to challenge their opponents. This season, the Mavericks have officially embarked on the road to the strong. In the team, Nash, Finley, Nowitzki, Roughly, Ginobili Under the leadership of others, the Mavericks are finally not on the team that everyone bullies.

Under the guidance of Nelson, the Mavericks officially started their own "running and bombing tactics". Under the guidance of Nash, the Mavericks are like wild horses running wild. With more than 7 points and 110 wins and 5 losses, they have also become the spoilers in the league this season.

In this game, many people hoped that the Mavericks could block the Rockets at their home court. At the beginning of the game, things seemed to be just as some people expected. The Mavericks' running and bombing tactics were quite sharp. Under the leadership, the Mavericks played a pleasing offense.

However, the Rockets also changed their tactics afterwards. After changing the somewhat slow rhythm, the Rockets also played a dazzling offense.

Bodi Loga, Ray Allen, Saulius, Garnett, Ben, the fast-paced play of the five players made people's glasses shattered, and then people remembered that the Rockets played in the first few games. This season, such a high-speed offensive tactic is also one of their regular tactics.

And Bodi Loga is like an enlarged Nash, proving his existence with his own passing.

The two sides dedicated a wonderful offensive battle in this game. At the end of the game, 128:119, the Rockets won the final victory.

The Rockets, who have won 3 consecutive victories, were interviewed after the game. Garnett told reporters: Have you seen our results? I just want to say one thing, we are still the strongest.

(End of this chapter)