Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 265 Youth is Everything

The Rockets relied on Bodi Loga's last-minute three-pointer to kill the Pistons at their home court. When the game ended, Hill stood on the court, unwilling to leave for a long time.

Because, he still doesn't believe it now. Originally, he held the final winner, but he was easily killed like this. Hill really couldn't believe it.

Stackhouse walked up to Hill and whispered, "Okay, Grant, we lost, don't think too much, that's how the league is."

Hill nodded heavily, turned around and left with his own confusion.

But the Rockets players are celebrating their hard-won victory. The two muskets of the Pistons played really well today.Forcing the Rockets to use most of their strength to solve them, although they won the game in the end, the experience of the game was definitely not easy.

Tiger, who was on the sidelines, felt relieved when he thought of the candidate who would solve his back line after Bodi Loga left, and Amy beside him drove Tiger, who was still frowning just now. At that time, the face was already full of spring breeze, and it was very strange, so he asked: "Tiger, I saw you still had a sad face just now, why did it change in such a short while?"

Tiger looked at his wife with some complacency, and said with a smile: "Your husband has figured out some problems, which are very important to the future development of the Rockets, so now I feel refreshed, and the problem is solved. .”

Thinking of this, Tiger laughed again.

Not to mention afterwards, Tiger approached Dawson to discuss the candidate in his mind, and at this time the Rockets were going to San Antonio to challenge the Spurs.

This year's Spurs can be described as showing their old age. Several uncles in the team are almost unable to move. The whole team is counting on Duncan to stand alone, and now the only one in the team who can definitely support Duncan It's Barkley, the fighting power of this old monster is really not much less.

However, this time against the Rockets at home, this old man vowed to give the Rockets a good look.Because, after their home game is over, the two teams will go to the Rockets' home court to compete. If they don't beat the Rockets at their own home court, then they will basically have no hope if they go to the Rockets' home court.

After the game started, both sides gave their best, because both sides knew their opponents very well, there was no need to hide anything.

It can be said that the old men of the Spurs have a good grasp of the rhythm changes on the court. It can be said that if these old men were 3 years younger, they could basically sweep the league, but time is the most powerful killer, and no one can escape. Get rid of their pursuit.

But today's Spurs just showed their tenacious fighting power, very tenacious. The old men of the Spurs have put all their strength into the sky to deal with the Rockets. They really want to beat the Rockets, because they have not defeated the Rockets many times. Rocket up.

When the first quarter ended, the old men of the Spurs pressed the Rockets tightly. Popovich looked at the old men under him and felt very emotional. He knew that these people really wanted to win opponent.

Popovich said deeply: "Guys, I know you want to beat the Rockets too much, but now I ask you to let go of the concept of winning and losing in your mind, just treat this game as an exhibition game and relax yourself, and fight like you. You won't be able to take it."

David Robinson shook his head and said desolately: "Coach, this may be our last chance. The Rockets are already the embryonic form of a dynasty, and we have reached the final stage of our professional life. Maybe we We won’t have a championship anymore, but we still have a chance to beat the most powerful team in this era, which is a little bit of consolation, isn’t it, brothers.”

The old men of the Spurs all nodded their heads with deep faces, and Duncan, a man with a paralyzed face, finally showed a heavy expression. The rocket in front of him had turned into a mountain, pressing down on the head of the Spurs. On the other hand, Garnett is also like a big mountain, pressing on him firmly. Although he said that when he faced Garnett, the statistics of the two were basically a tie, but the Rockets' strong overall strength, It is no longer possible for him to shake it alone.

After the start of the second quarter, the Rockets accelerated the pace of the game and played a wave of high-speed offensive under the leadership of Bodi Loga. However, in this game, the old men of the Spurs showed a strong ability to control the rhythm. When it comes down to the competition, the general teams are really not their opponents, even the Rockets may not be their opponents. Think about their team having one of the two top 50 superstars, plus Duncan, Mario A. Leigh and Steve Kerr are old fritters, enough for any team to drink a pot.

The game is also developing in this direction. When the second quarter is over, the Spurs are still firmly in control of the rhythm of the field. The old men of the Spurs seem to have rejuvenated collectively, and each of them seems to be at their peak. , running aggressively and attacking fiercely, such a change made the Rockets boys very uncomfortable.

When they returned to the locker room, the atmosphere in the Rockets seemed rather depressing, but Lao Tang didn't feel anything, and said loudly: "What's the matter, brats, it's very uncomfortable to be defeated by a group of old men."

Everyone in the Rockets drooped their heads and stopped talking, and Lao Tang continued: "You know, you will be like this, well, don't droop your heads, the Spurs are also quite powerful, look at Barkley, David Players like Robinson know their background. You have to know that as long as such an old man breaks out, no one can stop him. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Hakim, old guys like them, but Very cunning."

Everyone in Rocket laughed lightly, and the oppressive atmosphere was relieved.

Olajuwon chuckled and said: "You have to know, if old guys like us make up their minds to fight against someone, the so-called opponents will definitely not feel good. The current Spurs are like this. For several years, you have stepped on the corpse of the spurs, and it is normal for people to have a bottom line against us. After being the sufferer for so many years, you still don’t let people be the winners.”

Lao Tang continued to interject: "Hakeem is right, but you also let the Spurs know that the Rockets are not easy to deal with. If they want to win us, they have to show some real skills."

After the adjustment at halftime, the third quarter of the game between the Rockets and the Spurs was even more oppressive. The Rockets also gave up their fast play and began to compete with the Spurs.

The entire third quarter was extremely oppressive, and both sides began to compete in rhythm and control. In today's game, the Spurs are obviously superior in this rhythm, and the old men played very well today.

By the end of the third quarter, the Rockets had been led by 10 points.

Such a result was unexpected by the Rockets players. They have always been controlling the rhythm. What they didn't expect was that today they were suppressed by the Spurs in terms of rhythm control.

These are things that no one expected.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Rockets began to counterattack. They were unwilling to be defeated by a group of old men. Facing Duncan's defense, Garnett whispered: "Tim, you played well today, leading us by three quarters. , but in the last quarter we will definitely turn the tables and win the game.”

Duncan still looked at his opponent with a blank face, looked at Garnett without saying a word, and looked at Garnett with straight hair. Garnett continued: "Man, don't you look at me like that? You Look at me like this, why do I feel like a dead person?"

Duncan still didn't speak. Looking at Duncan like this, Garnett knew that he couldn't persuade Duncan, so he could only turn around and make a jumper, throwing the ball to the basket.

But unfortunately, Garnett's luck in the fourth quarter was very bad today. This is Garnett's fourth strike in the fourth quarter.

The entire fourth quarter of the game was spent in the sound of the Rockets' iron strikes. Maybe the iron strikes are contagious. In the fourth quarter, the Rockets only scored a poor 16 points, while the Spurs scored 22 points.

When the game ended, the Rockets looked at the 16-point gap, and they could only walk out of the Spurs' ATT Arena with their heads down. I, the Rockets, whose field goal percentage did not exceed 30% in the entire fourth quarter, really lost to me.

96: 80.

The Spurs had a rare victory.

After the game, Popovich was very happy and highly praised his players, while Lao Tang smiled and said: See you at the Sky Arena.

On the way to the hotel, the Rockets players looked a little depressed. After all, whoever feels bad after losing a game, Lao Tang didn’t say anything after seeing all this, because sometimes, failure is also a good medicine, and they can also treat many diseases of.

Some dull Rockets have returned to their home court, and they have to face the Spurs who have just defeated them here, and the Rockets who have returned to their home court are suffocated and ready to give their opponents a good look.

On February 2000, 2, two days after the Spurs defeated the Rockets, the Spurs faced their opponents again at the Rockets' home court.

When the game started, the Rockets showed their kingly spirit again, but they consumed too much energy in the last game.The Spurs in this game looked very weak, and even the youngest Duncan was very weak in this game.

Seeing such a Spurs, the Rockets will not let it go, and they have just defeated their opponents. The Rockets have set the tone of the entire game from the end of the first quarter, that is, a big victory.

Yes, a big victory. The Rockets, who are holding back their energy, don't care how their opponents feel. The Rockets in this game are absolutely capable of dunking on the offensive end and never layup.

In such a situation, after Dayao came on the court, his performance became more conspicuous, and the cooperation between Dayao and Garnett became more and more tacit. Now the two can basically know what the other wants to do with a gesture.

At the last moment of the first quarter, Dayao and Garnett played a classic cooperation. Dayao squeezed David Robinson behind him with his back. Garnett ran around Dayao and ran to the basket. Dayao was very alert A horizontal body blocked Duncan, and at the moment of blocking Duncan, Dayao hit the ground and passed the ball. The basketball was passed from David Robinson's crotch, and it was already in the hands of Garnett under the basket. Was it easy? Garnett in basketball, with a beautiful backhand dunk, the basketball was directly smashed into the basket.

Dayao and Garnett, who performed wonderful cooperation, were very happy, and they clashed fists to show their congratulations, while David Robinson, who became the background, could only look at his opponent and leave with a smile.

And this kind of cooperation has become a common performance in this game. The Rockets fans at home no longer know whether the game they are watching is the regular season or the All-Star Weekend.

The powerful Rockets continued to perform. After the start of the second quarter, the Rockets' dunks, ultra-long-distance passes, and incredible assists dominated the rest of the game. The score of the two sides expanded to 20 points.

When people thought that in the second half of the game, the Rockets would become conservative and the beautiful offense would not appear, the Rockets started their performance again after get off work.

After the main players left the court, the Rockets' substitutes began to show their firepower. Daniels' assists, Mobley's three-pointers and breakthroughs, Harprin also waved his big elbows to threaten the old Spurs. Mark Jackson showed solid basket skills in front of Duncan, and Dayao even faced the Admiral, realizing amazing basket skills.

When the whole game ended, the Rockets gave their opponent such a huge score of 122:90. The Rockets returned a full 32 points to the Spurs, twice as many as the previous game.

Looking at the Spurs who left the field with their heads down, the Rockets players expressed their depression well. After this game, the fact that the Rockets are cautious is even more confirmed.

After defeating the Spurs, the Rockets were about to go to the East to challenge the Hornets. When the Rockets set off for the East, Tiger was studying with Dawson in his office about the candidate for Tiger's backup guard.

After hearing Tiger's thoughts, Dawson was silent for a long time before saying: "Boss, I also admire the person you mentioned. If he was at his peak, he could be said to be the top existence in the league. He is a Shaq." , Garnett, Duncan, Hill, and Kidd exist, but his injury will be a huge threat."

Tiger nodded, agreeing with Dawson's opinion, but Tiger immediately said: "Dawson, what I want is not a complete state of him, you have to know, a complete state of him will destroy the current personnel balance of the Rockets." And the distribution of the ball, I just want a player who can be a substitute, I don't want him in full form, he even needs to have 50% of his peak strength. You know, with Ray Allen As the core of the team's backcourt, Ray Allen will spend a lot of time holding the ball, and the basketball will remain very threatening in his hands. In this way, we don't need a point guard. He is a stronger person. In fact, I have a better choice. He can be said to be the poor version of Stockton. Although he is very depressed now, he is definitely a player with a bright future. It is possible to destroy the current internal balance of the rocket, so I can only give up."

Dawson knows that his boss has never been bad at people, and he is very confident in this point. Dawson nodded and said: "Boss, I understand your thoughts, but the problem of injuries, how to solve it?" .”

Tiger smiled, didn't say anything, and handed Dawson a document directly. Dawson took it and read it carefully. When he read the document, Dawson's face became more and more relaxed. At the end, Dawson' He closed the folder with a bang, and said with a smile, "Boss, it seems that you are well prepared."

Tiger smiled, and said with some pride: "Hehe, if you don't prepare enough, this plan of mine will not pass the test with you."

Dawson was also happy when he heard it, and said: "You are the boss, I have to listen to you in everything, and I can't help you if you want it."

Hearing Dawson's words, Tiger stood up with a smile, walked to the bookcase, reached out to open the bookcase, took out a cigar and lit it, and said, "I'm a good boss. I don't want the fans and club staff to say I am a dictator, so my life will be short. Now I have a wife and children, so if I live a few more years, I can enjoy a few more years of blessings."

After hearing Tiger's words, Dawson laughed and said, "Boss, how old are you? If you want to enjoy life, then I will go home without going out."

The two also laughed for a while. After laughing, Tiger said: "Now we have to look at his worth. This kid's annual salary is 900 million. It's a little bit more."

Dawson nodded and said, "Yes, but money is not a problem for us, because I know you are poor and only have money left."

When Tiger heard it, he fainted. Is this his general manager?Hi, it's not nice to meet people.

Dawson watched Tiger's trembling hand pointing at him, shrugged indifferently, and continued: "This is what you said a long time ago, I just listened to what you said."

Tiger was powerless to say anything, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can deal with this issue. I know that after this season he can choose to opt out of his contract. Money is not a problem. Why did I encounter such a general manager?" As for the manager, a failure is a failure."

Seeing Tiger's frustrated face, Dawson left with a satisfied face. There are not many opportunities to tease his boss like this.

However, when Dawson left, Tiger smiled happily, stood in front of the window, and muttered: "I don't know if the worst guy who has been tortured by injuries in history can be reborn in the Rockets, our 'penny' Hardaway."

Thinking of this, Tiger smiled very proudly. After picking up the newspaper on the table and watching the news that the Rockets beat the Spurs, Tiger chuckled and said, "It's true, youth is everything, isn't it?"

　Ask for everything you can ask, thank you from the heavens.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)