Legend Raiders

Chapter 421 Relaxation after the game
On the return bus, the Rockets players were all depressed, no one spoke, and their faces looked very tired.

At this point, although they should have let go of everything long ago, to feel the charm of the game, and not to burden themselves, failure still makes them very uncomfortable.

Originally, before this match, they had already made up their minds and looked down on the outcome, but when they really stood on the field, that feeling dissipated.

It was difficult for them to calm down until the conclusion of the game. Self-blame and discomfort have become their main theme now.

Even Qin Tao, who has always been open-minded, is unwilling to say a few words now, which shows how much this game has affected them.

Speechless all the way.

It was already late at night when they returned to Houston. Qin Tao and Harden had a brief exchange, and then went back to their respective homes.

The next morning.

Regarding the game between the Rockets and the Spurs, it suddenly became the headline of the sports section.

It praised the Spurs with various rhetoric. Of course, the Rockets can play until now, and they also forced the Spurs to the tiebreaker, giving them a very high evaluation.

Different from the public opinion in the media, after a night of relaxation, Qin Tao and the others returned to the training hall in a slightly sluggish spirit.

After all, this game can be said to have picked up a delicious cake, and it is very likely to swallow it in one bite.

It is not so easy to let go of the things brought about by this gap.

But as professional players, they will never allow themselves to remain silent.

With the jogging warm-up before training, they have recovered a lot of energy.

The voices of yelling and confrontation gradually appeared on the field. Judging from their state, they have almost recovered by about [-]%.

Stand on the sidelines.

McHale and Bickerstaff watched the players quietly. As for what was going on in their minds, no outsider could know.

Training is over.

Smiles finally appeared on Qin Tao and Harden's faces, and there was a lot of communication between them, and teasing was added when they talked.

Washed up.

Qin Tao and the others went to the media room of the training hall together, took the snacks handed over by the staff to replenish their energy, and then lazily waited for McHale and the others to arrive.

Soon.

McHale took his laptop and entered the media room, first greeted them with a smile and humor, and then began this vivid tactical analysis.

What McHale analyzed was nothing but their last loss to the Spurs.

In this game, they were not fully prepared from the beginning, and their response was very stiff.

Then there is McHale's own responsibility. He deeply reviewed his own shortcomings and his indecisive response, and sincerely apologized to Qin Tao and the others.

Qin Tao and the others are very open about this issue.

After all, they are all young people, and no one made any remarks that would make him unable to step down, so he laughed and laughed, which is considered to have turned over this page.

then.

McHale made some personnel adjustments for the next game.

The first is the choice of power forward.

In view of Qin Tao's importance to the lineup, he will try to let Qin Tao start for the first time this season.

Regarding this arrangement, Qin Tao just frowned slightly and didn't say anything.

But Harden and the others have an opinion.

The first is the personnel structure.

If Qin Tao goes to start, their second team will have a huge shortcoming, which is not proportional to the thickness of the Spurs.

After all, the threat of Ginobili alone is enough to cause great trouble for the lineup lacking Qin Tao.

Second.

Harden obviously looked like he was going all out, and he proposed to play in the second team in order to ensure the depth of the team's lineup.

Qin Tao glanced at him in surprise, never expecting that he would make such a request.

Make sense.

Although Harden always gives people a feeling of harmony for everyone, but with the arrogance in his bones, he will never play as a substitute.

Not to mention Qin Tao's crossing over, if he follows the progress of the Rockets throughout the game, he really hasn't played a few more times, and he hasn't even played as a substitute at all.

This can be seen.

For Harden to make such a request now, it is already a very big change for him.

But McHale is a bit difficult to handle.

Before he proposed such an arrangement, he had considered it carefully.

Bringing Qin Tao into the starting lineup is not only a pressure on the Spurs, but also a test for him.

If Qin Tao plays normally and can suppress the Spurs, then he will replace him in the first half of the game, and then put Qin Tao back on the court in the second half of the second quarter.

In this way, while they can ensure the firepower and threats, they can also reasonably allocate Qin Tao's playing time and ensure that his physical strength is sufficient. Isn't that great?

But the idea is good, the Spurs are not puppets, let you change the lineup, I just watch it.

What's more, once the Spurs are like the last game?

What if their backup can hold off the Rockets while still causing them some trouble?

So the question goes back to the most essential thing in basketball, the state.

As long as the Spurs are in [-]% of the last game, the Rockets are bound to encounter huge trouble.

After all, without Duncan's participation, they can already suppress the Rockets enough.

Furthermore.

If the state of the Rockets is still the same as in the previous game, what if Qin Tao is still playing normally alone?
How is the final result different from the previous one?

so.

After Harden made such a request, McHale's original arrangement, which was still very firm, also wavered at this time.

The entire media room fell silent, and everyone was looking at McHale, waiting for his final decision.

at last.

There was a bitter flash in McHale's eyes, and then he spread his hands and said, "Okay. Although Qin Tao's return to the main team can make it easier for us, there are indeed problems with the second team. Let's play as usual."

The players were relieved by his decision.

then.

McHale said a lot more about the defense, asking them to be focused and tough, and then called everyone to go to the restaurant for dinner.

Had dinner.

They returned to the media room again, this time not explaining and arranging, but waiting for Game [-] between the Heat and the Pacers tonight.

On the eve of waiting for the start of the game, Harden sat with Qin Tao.

Their heads were very close together, and they were muttering something.

Soon.

The two seemed to have reached a consensus, smiled at each other, and then waited for the start of the game in peace.

(End of this chapter)