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() After the first quarter, the Seattle SuperSonics led the Houston Rockets by [-] points. It is normal to say that there is a gap in the score. After all, one is the first in the league, and the other relies on the last three consecutive victories. Climbing into the playoffs, of course, is different, but if the gap is so big and so obvious, people can't see through it. Is this the Rockets team fighting to the death for the playoffs?

Many people have expressed doubts. At this time, Jeff Van Gundy, the commentator of the ESPN TV station in charge of broadcasting the game, gave the answer: "It is very normal for this to happen, because they are only one step away from the playoffs." At that time, qualifying for the playoffs was their ultimate goal, so when their strength was not dominant, they won three consecutive victories, qualified for the playoffs, and squeezed out the Portland Trail Blazers, but the ultimate goal It has already been achieved, and this anger has also been vented, and they have slacked off mentally. Although they may also want to perform in the playoffs, their combat effectiveness has been overdrawn in the previous games, and the super The Sonics are a very strong team again, so it's not a surprise to me that this score came out."

You are right to say that Jeff Van Gundy is an afterthought, but as an excellent head coach, it is not surprising that Van Gundy has such an understanding, because compared with Rick Adelman, Jeff Van Gundy's coaching performance is better , although his on-the-spot command is always scolded by the fans, but after changing to Rick Adelman, what Rick Adelman did was to replace the team's biggest player, no more than Jeff Van Gundy Gao Ming went there.

Rick Adelman is more famous than Jeff Van Gundy because of the unique "Princeton style of play" in the league, but this style of play was not invented by him, and secondly, he did not use the Princeton style of play to the point of triangle offense. The biggest achievement is the Kings team, which is known for its gorgeousness but was beaten by the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs. Shaquille O'Neal called it the "Queens of Sacramento".

Another problem with Rick Adelman is that he doesn't get along well with the players, but he is not like Carlesimo. He rarely reprimands players severely, but don't expect him to be able to He treats you as gentle as Chun, he always widens the physical gap between the players and the head coach, he will not cross the line, and you should not go too far to show closeness to him.

Although his approach can maintain the authority of the coach and prevent the players from offending his dignity, it also prevents him from having much influence on the players. In the eyes of the players, he does not have much charisma. This approach is very popular with some players. There are many players who don’t like to be subject to too many constraints, especially don’t like the coach to treat him like a child and take care of everything. Players coached by Rick Adelman must have a certain degree of self-consciousness Xing can do it, he can neither use words to motivate players to work hard, nor use strict management to make players obedient.

So in the face of this situation, what Rick Adelman can do is to put the biggest and most powerful players in his team on the field and let them work hard and play.

The Rockets sent the strongest lineup of center Chris Wilcox, power forward Luis Scola, small forward Shane Battier, shooting guard Ron Artest, and point guard Aaron Brooks. This is the lineup, but in the middle of the first quarter, seeing that Chris Wilcox could not contain Yao Ming, Rick Adelman sent Mutombo up to try, although Mutombo came up Only Yao Ming was covered. In fact, Mutombo's defensive effect on Yao Ming was also not very good.

It was nothing more than Yao Ming's heart fluctuated when he saw Mutombo, and Mutombo was very familiar with Yao Ming's shots, so he took the opportunity to block one, and once Yao Ming paid attention to his own actions, it was very easy It can be avoided easily, and because Yao Ming is also very familiar with Mutombo, it is easy to fight. After realizing that he made a wrong decision, Rick Adelman did not change back quickly, but passed It took a while to switch over.

The Rockets' lineup is not bad on the inside, especially after Yao Ming left the court. After the Sonics' offensive strength inside has dropped a lot, it seems that they are still at a disadvantage, but on the outside, it is not good. Although Both Sean Battier and Ron Artest are well-known defensive players in the league. In this game, Sean Battier defended the taller Kevin Durant, while Ron Artest Come to Stephen, who is more defensive.

But Ron Artest can barely compete with Stephen in terms of strength, but after he gained weight and degraded physical functions, his footsteps, especially the speed of lateral movement, could not keep up with Stephen at all. After his defense line fell, It can only be done by tired inside players or Sean Battier coming over to make up for him, but such an action can easily cause fouls or allow Stephen to enter the basket area and attack the basket to score.

But the effect of switching to the past is not very good. Ron Artest also can't keep up with Kevin Durant. Battier's defense against Stephen was also not very good.

Stephen's current offense has entered the stage in the world of martial arts where the epee has no front and no tricks. The offensive methods are very simple, but they are very effective. When the defensive players relax for a while, Stephen will make a very simple jumper. It is rare to see that kind of thrilling dunk or dangerous layup, but the more this is the case, the more difficult it is for defensive players to defend.

In the second quarter, not only did the Rockets fail to catch up with the score, but the Sonics widened the point difference to more than 25 points. Finally, at the end of the first half, the Sonics had a [-]-point lead.

The atmosphere in the key center arena is like being ignited by a fire, cheers and passionate screams can be seen everywhere, and the fans spare no effort to shout, cheer, and wave their signs or slogans.

Although this is only the first step towards the team's success, but seeing how easily defeated the opponent, and it is the Rockets who gave us Yao's name, Supersonic fans don't think about the Rockets at all. Feel and celebrate with all your might.

"Thank you! You sent us Yao, the Houston Rockets, see you next season." It was only the first game, and there were such slogans on the stands. Fortunately, basketball games do not have the habit of fans following away. Otherwise, the Rockets The fans must have crooked noses.

However, because the slogan was particularly eye-catching, and many fans turned their heads to look there, the TV camera quickly turned there. Countless Rockets fans immediately saw this slogan. The curse of the team management, but Clanton, who has left, has gained the most.

In the locker room of the visiting team, Ron Artest, who is now the boss of the team, stood up to cheer everyone up. For honor, mission, and victory, he said a lot, but no one stood up after speaking. He agreed, but Mutombo told the coach that his body was no longer strong enough to defend Yao Ming, and Chuck Hayes was better at defending Yao Ming, so Chuck Hayes should play in the second half.

For Chuck Hayes, a center who is less than two meters tall, Rick Adelman really doesn't believe it. If there is no one available this season, Rick Adelman will basically not let Chuck Hayes play. This also allowed Chris Wilcox to get a lot of playing time.

However, Chuck Hayes is the best candidate for the Rockets in terms of strength in the lower plate, and he is short in height and low in center of gravity, which is more conducive to exerting strength. Mutombo is not afraid of fighting, but he really feels that he should let It's better for the team if Chuck Hayes comes to defend Yao Ming.

In the second half, Rick Adelman really sent Chuck Hayes. He respected Mutombo and believed in Mutombo's vision and judgment. Sure enough, after Chuck Hayes played , the restrictive effect on Yao Ming is very obvious.

With this, the Rockets launched a counterattack against the Sonics, especially Ron Artest. After Stephen went off the court, no one in the Sonics could compete with him in strength. Ron Artest's breakthrough Feidan was not fast and very slow, so he squeezed hard with his feet, but it worked very well.

The Rockets once chased the score to only [-] points, but after Stephen came on the court, he made a three-pointer, then grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break, was fouled by Kyle Lowry, and made two free throws.

"Fouling me, is there any difference between letting me layup? It's not the same as two points, no, it's not the same, you have an extra foul." When Kyle Lowry received the serve, Stephen stayed on purpose, facing He made a wisecrack before walking away.

The angry Kyle Lowry tightened his small round face. Kyle Lowry, who has been very angry since he was a little bit, was definitely not as cute as his face showed. After graduating from high school, Matt of St. Erley admired his basketball talent very much, so he specially visited Kyle Lowry's high school, but Kyle Lowry said to him, "You dog, what are you doing here?"

But the angry Kyle Lowry is indeed very scary. Russell Westbrook, who is much taller than him, can easily knock over, and it is not a foul, but Stephen appeared in front of him again and blocked it firmly. He forced him to pass the ball to his teammates.

Although there were a few twists and turns in the middle, after Stephen came on the field, he still firmly maintained a [-]-point lead until the end of the game. The Sonics won the first game of the first round without any suspense. After watching this game , Many people think that facing such a powerful Sonics team, the Rockets can be satisfied if they can not be swept, and don't expect to be able to succeed in the "black eight".