Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 110 The Common People Myth of Blood and Tears

"Hey! Old man! Old man?" At the scene of passion and emotion, in front of many new young consultants, a gentle smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Dameng's mouth...

It's hard to imagine the stinky old man's smile, but at this moment his heart is filled with emotion...

"Yes! We are very strong!" Dameng said to himself, his eyes full of nostalgia...

Time goes back a little to 15 years ago...

The 1994-95 Houston Rockets…

Before the start of the playoffs, no one believed that they could defend the title: peripheral injuries continued, and Dameng suffered from anemia.After Drexler arrived midway, he didn't even have a chance to be paired with other main players.Their only magic weapon: Dameng and Drexler, who are 65 years old together, a group of three-point shooters, and a little championship experience.

It was like a coincidence that they passed the first round: in the second game, Smith made 8 of 7 three-pointers, and the team made 19 three-pointers, inexplicably winning a round;In the last 41 minutes of Game 40, the Jazz still led by seven points, and the elimination of the defending champion was imminent-but after 4 minutes passed, the Jazz were eliminated.

"Don't wait until the last moment with them." Hornacek discovered the secret.

The rocket in the summer of 1995 was like a modifier.Every last 5 minutes, they transform into another team and lock down their own basket by the way... Western Conference semifinals, old rival Suns.The Rockets fell behind 1 to 3. The glider caught a cold before the fifth game and arrived at the stadium half an hour before the game.

This time, the Texas cockroach seems to be finished, just need to step on it, squash them flat.

The Suns stepped on for two and a half hours, and stepped into the last half minute of the game. The Suns led by two points.In overtime, Robert Hawley opened the gap with a long shot-this is also the beginning of his countless three-pointers.

The Rockets took Game 15, followed by Game [-].In Game [-], the Suns led by [-] points in the second quarter, but in the third quarter, the Rockets quietly caught up.

The game continued toward Houston's playbook: 7 tied with 112 seconds left.Eli lifted the ball from beyond the left baseline [-]-point line and...

"So, the rocket is a Texas cockroach. You step on it, thinking you've crushed them, but they just crawl away." Barkley said indignantly.

And so they crawled away.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs coaching staff was still busy dealing with Dennis Rodman (who hadn't gone to the Bulls yet).

Dameng eclipsed David Robinson's MVP awards ceremony with 41 points.

The greatest value of this series is the legacy of Dameng’s legendary masterpiece: he was like a strange uncle holding an apple to lie to a child, he signaled to the admiral, once, twice, until the child jumped all over the sky, and he easily licked the ball into the basket...

Then came the finals, the first difficult win, and the championship after that...

And Tomjanovich's classic words: "Never lose sight of the heart of a champion."

The dead are like a husband, and in this game, the Rockets once again made a group of old fans miss the former Rockets with tears of passion.

If you want to find a keyword for the Rockets in this game, "the myth of the common people" couldn't be more suitable.

It may be the lingering prestige of three consecutive victories,

It could also be the crack in Dayao's foot that is about to heal (Ron's beautiful lie),
It could also be Kevin Martin's heartbroken departure before the game...

Even in the face of the defending champions who had already left them by more than 20 points in the first half, the luxurious legion from the City of Angels, they gritted their cheeks and fought against each other.

Regardless of the origin of the hero, the tenacity and hard work of the common people triggered this "myth" of fighting against the nobles.

Inborn flaws (none of the starting 5 players reached the qualified inside height of 208), Tracy McGrady's farce (not even an All-Star arrow figure), helpless transactions (was Martin watching the game in front of the TV at this time?), the invasion of injuries (Dayao and Lowry stood side by side, frowning.)
Even so, the Toyota Center still reverberates with a sea of ​​red. Under every round of offense and defense, they repeat the devil's game between the Rose Center and Salt Lake City. They even try their best to interfere with the emotions of the Lakers players present.

59: 76!

After chasing 6 points in a row, Zen Master suddenly showed his true colors as a silver fox, and paused decisively.

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers once again used the inside line to attack, making consecutive fouls by Hayes, Ariza, and Scola, which exposed various flaws of the Rockets and attracted ridicule from various experts.

Different from Mr. Adelman who stood vigorously on the sidelines and commanded everything, Zen master was still sitting in front of the bench calmly, with a posture of planning a decisive battle thousands of miles away.

The Lakers frequently used different methods to launch a fierce attack on the Rockets' positions, and every time they almost smashed the Rockets to pieces.

It's just that at the end of the day, these guys will always come together to cheer, then come back to life and wait for your next onslaught.

It's just that the inside and outside lines are frequently in a hurry. Hayes made 5 fouls early, and the others are also fighting with 3 fouls and 4 fouls.

But the Houstonians have upheld their usual stubbornness, and under the fiery touch of Dragic, Mayo and others, they just turned incompleteness into incomplete beauty.

"The game is not over, there are many reasons worthy of your efforts, for yourself, for the fans, for victory! Don't give up." Adelman said.

It's just that no one thought that this sentence would once again compose a myth belonging to the common people with blood and tears!

Once again inspired the mysterious fighting spirit of the Rockets!
Their precise three-pointers and bunker-like attacks made them roar to the league with a stubborn attitude of "I won't accept it": We are strong!We didn't lose!

78:64, 82:69, time is rushing by, the Rockets are chasing each point, and they are racing against time at the same time!

Depending on how many ways you come, I will only go all the way!

In the face of the catastrophe, Adelman stood still, and the young people of the Rockets straightened their backs.

They know that the absence of superstars will give them more room for expression;
They know that the old coach who has stayed in the league for 18 seasons will come up with a flexible tactical system to fully demonstrate their characteristics.

They also know that they have three magic weapons, and it is these three magic weapons that are enough to eclipse the defending champion.

Magic weapon one: tenacious.

Houston is a city of resilience. Tenacity and perseverance are naturally the most distinctive features of the Rockets.Countless back and forth, they were ravaged by the tall and fierce insiders of the Lakers, and Kobe hit a climax of attack, but time and time again, they fought back and survived, the undead Xiaoqiang, the Rockets deserved it!
Magic weapon two: unity
Brothers are of one heart, their strengths break gold, and powerful enemies strike. The Houston Rockets are an unbreakable whole. They unite and share with each other.

When Hayes made 5 fouls, Jordan Hill was on top; when Dragic was knocked out of the way, Ruhr went on to use the overlord move...

Magic weapon three: discipline
The Rockets are a team of young people, but you can't see anyone laughing foolishly in front of the bench. Their faces are tense, and their eyes are only focused.

Even though more than half of the starters were knocked down, the Rockets still clung to the score, and the belief in victory led them to move forward bravely...

This is the game I want!Ron was content, he knew this was what he wanted.

But no one saw the scenes of being knocked down, grinning and getting up again to fight Kobe desperately...

No one saw the tough foreheads of the boys who became stronger and stronger in the face of Artest...

No one, not even the Bricks, saw that in the locker room again and again, on the way back and forth on the court, those who fought fiercely with the defending champions until the last moment, as Kobe said, they were all crazy, actually "steal" the score to 88:79!

Within ten!

Even Ron, who took a deep breath, had one of the most passionate sentences imprinted in his mind - "Maybe...no! Maybe..."

can we win !
　Second more!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)