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Chapter 178 Still Lost to Time After All

"If the Rockets win G4, the current series situation may be completely different."

"The most important thing is that mentality will have an advantage."

"Now it's completely reversed, the Rockets' mentality has collapsed."

External commentators discussed the trend of this round of the series, and they felt infinite regret for the Rockets that had joined the "Big Three". The big boys neither lost to themselves nor to their opponents. After all, they still lost to the years.

Of course, they will not get together because they are proud and arrogant. The meeting at this moment is only because they still have the dream of being a champion.

Barkley is the saddest. If the Rockets are eliminated this round, then he will not be able to win the championship this year. By next year, the old guys of the Rockets will be even older, and the competitiveness of the lineup will decline, making it even more impossible to win the championship.

This year, the three have no injuries after entering the playoffs, and a group of outside shooters are also reliable, which is actually the best opportunity.

Naihe met supersonic speed.

In fact, if you say that the Supersonics are not to blame, the Rockets will not be able to beat the Jazz.

The deficiencies in the lineup have never been well made up for.

For example, the Supersonics have flaws in the lineup, but the Supersonics have slightly made up for the thickness of the inside line through the crazy help defense on the front line.

The Rockets rely on the ability to protect the frame inside. If Olajuwon was at his peak, of course there would be no problem, but now Olajuwon is 34 years old. Even though his height, wingspan and block awareness are still there, he has no good way to meet some young people who are purely physical. It is simply unrealistic for him to protect the frame like that for four or 10 minutes a game.

This year is the last year when Olajuwon is still strong. From next year, the 35-year-old Olajuwon will be troubled by various injuries, and his competitive state will decline rapidly.

Without any regrets, the twilight of a hero is originally a kind of beauty in competition.

The old rights have changed, and newcomers have emerged. Looking back on the past, we can still remember his outstanding performance at his peak, and his pride in winning two consecutive championships.

At this time, neither team made any comments in the playoffs, and the players focused on the game.

In the previous game, the two teams had shoving conflicts, and there were also some small frictions in the next few games. The scale of the referee's whistle was different, some games were more rigorous, and some games were more sparse.

The strict ones are like the G4 game. At that time, the two main players of the Sonics left the field with 6 fouls.

So it's a pity that the Rockets didn't seize this opportunity. With the opponent missing two main players, they didn't win the overtime game.

On the eve of the supersonic and rocket G6 battle.

In the remaining three rounds of the series, the Jazz and the Lakers have already won.

The Jazz eliminated the Lakers 4-1.

In the crucial fifth game, the Lakers actually played very bloody. Although the Jazz scored 20 points in the second half, O'Neal and Hawley were also sent off.

However, the Lakers did not give up, and launched a counterattack in the final quarter. With 11.3 seconds left in the end, the score between the two teams was tied at 87. At this time, the Lakers had the last chance to attack.

At this time, Harris gave Kobe the chance to make the last shot. After a few runs and cooperation, Kobe received a pass from his teammate outside the three-point line. After receiving the ball, Kobe did not hesitate.

In the overtime game, Kobe made 3 non-stick shots in a row.

Excited Jazz fans began to laugh at Kobe. Kobe bowed his head and left Salt Lake City with his teammates.

In an interview, O'Neal expressed his support for his younger brother, and called Kobe the only man who dared to stand up and take responsibility.

That's right, it's the appearance of daring to fight.

After Qin Fei saw the result of the game, he sent a text message to Kobe.

"Waiting for you in the Western Conference Finals next year!"

He thought that Kobe would definitely not be able to play with his mobile phone, and he might continue to practice somewhere, but he didn't expect Kobe to reply to his message soon.

"Give me another chance, and I will still make a move."

"I know, it's just that your coach took it for granted. He suppressed you like this for a season, and asked you to carry the banner at the critical moment. I couldn't make the shot."

Kobe:

"It doesn't look like a good word"

Qin Fei sent a few "hahahaha" to show his laughter.

Kobe finally sent a blessing to Qin Fei, hoping that he can beat the Rockets and reach the Western Conference Finals.

In addition, the Bulls also won the Eagles 4-1, and the Heat, which was considered hopeless, actually won two games in a row, abruptly tying the series 1-3.

After the 3-3 tie, the Miami people rekindled their hopes. Could it be possible to create new miracles?

There's one more thing that matters, and that's the people of Houston.

The Houstonians who failed to seize the opportunity in G4 were a little disappointed. Now that Miami is so stubborn, they immediately feel that they should not give up hope. So after the Supersonics came to Houston, they encountered the strongest home cheer since the playoffs.

The noise of the fans in the audience was like a tsunami, one wave after another. It has been noisy since before the game started, and it has hardly stopped.

The Rockets did have a good start, and G6 took an 8-point lead in the first quarter.

This is also a feature of this round of the series, the Rockets have always led the opening.

After all, at the beginning of the game, the physical fitness of the Big Three did not show any disadvantages, and it slowly withered in the third and fourth quarters.

After the Rockets took the lead, they didn't dare to be careless. The Supersonics have been chasing points.

As the substitute "leader", Qin Fei started the third game of this round of the series and scored in double figures every game. Finally, this game was not very accurate. He missed two mid-range jumpers in the opening game.

This is all Qin Fei scored in the first half.

Without Qin Fei's performance, the Supersonics failed to catch up with the score at halftime. They were still 47 points behind the Rockets 55 to 8.

In the second half of the game, according to the performance, George Karl reduced Qin Fei's playing time accordingly.

This is very reasonable, no matter how good Qin Fei's performance on the bench is, his current tactical status in the team is so high, he can be regarded as a vanguard, but not the main force.

In the third quarter, Barkley's old injury recurred, and he took a rest after playing for 3 minutes.

This is very good news for the Supersonics.

In these years, Barkley has been plagued by injuries. He only participated in 53 games in the regular season due to injuries. Among them, he missed 14 games because of a left pelvic tear, 11 games with a strained left ankle, and was suspended for 4 games.

This time, the old left ankle injury recurred. Although it was not too serious, Barkley could only leave the field for a while.

Without Barkley to contain the Rockets, the front line was completely blown by the Supersonics, and it returned to the scene of facing the Supersonics last year in an instant.

And at this time, the Rockets' lineup is not as good as last year. In order to trade Barkley, they sent away Cassel, the key player of the playoffs Horry, Chucky Brown and the backup center Mark Bryant.

The Sonics instantly hit a wave of 11 to 2 shock waves, tying and overtaking by 1 point.

The fans are silent

Barkley was also sad and asked to continue playing.

The team doctor objected to Barkley's appearance.

"I have to play!"

Barkley stood on the floor and felt it, and he couldn't feel the pain just now.

The team doctor sighed, but Tomjanovich still hesitated.

Barkley was also very emotional.

He remembered that he also played against the Supersonics back then. When the head coach wanted to replace him for a rest, he uttered the domineering saying - don't replace me, there will be plenty of time to rest after I die

Later, Barkley played 46 minutes in that game, scored 44 points and 24 rebounds, and led the team to win the tie-break.

How similar is the situation now!

But he was old, and his condition was far from what it was back then. He still wanted to say that he would end after he died, but he still couldn't say it.

There is no script for superheroes, only the bustling end and the ordinary return to the true.

At that moment, Barkley felt that he had realized

The Rockets were defeated, and in the G6 battle, they lost to the Supersonics 91 to 99.

整轮系列赛，巴克利场均19.1分13.4篮板2.6助攻1.9抢断，命中率41.5%

Barkley is indeed the most motivated Rockets.

But it's a pity that the Rockets are just a little short of reaching the Western Conference Finals.

At the end of the game, the Rockets players were silent, but there was an inexplicable sense of relief

After one season, there is no such regret after hard work, only a kind of relief that "it's finally over".

A group of old guys have struggled for so long under various pressures since the beginning of the season.

After today, no matter whether the outside world praises or criticizes, in fact, what is discussed is the previous performance on the field.

After that, it's time to rest, go fishing, and heal your wounds

There was no sensation of "hugging the opponent" after the end, and the two teams didn't even shake hands at the end. They left the arena like an ordinary regular season.

Qin Fei played a better series than the previous round. After 6 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, and his shooting percentage was 46.5%.

In terms of statistics, only the field goal percentage has declined from the previous round, because he shot more mid-range shots.

The scoring average ranks fourth in the team, second only to Payton, Kemp and Schramf, and 0.5 points higher than Jose.

Kobe Bryant from Los Angeles sent a congratulatory message after Qin Fei's game.

"Fuck the jazz!"

(End of this chapter)