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Chapter 219 (210) Texas Civil War 2.0
Since the Nuggets' No.3 really took advantage of the rules, the actual top four teams in the West are Huohu Ma Niu. It can be said that the top three in Texas dominate the West.It's a pity that due to schedule problems, the bulls and horses met early, causing the Spurs to lose in the first round.Now that the Mavericks and the Rockets meet again, it is destined that only one Texas team will enter the Western Conference Finals.

Before that, the other semi-finals started early. This is because the strength of the bulls and horses is close, and the series has been played for too long.During this period of time, the major awards of the regular season have also been announced.Chris Paul of the Bobcats was unanimously elected as the best rookie. Paul led the Bobcats to achieve the best record in the No.9 team history in the Eastern Conference, and only missed the playoffs; the best sixth man was won by Mike Miller of the Grizzlies. Because Gasol and Battier left, Miller won a lot of ball rights, averaging 16.9 points per game. The most improved player belongs to Boris Diaw of the Suns. Excellent; the best defensive player belongs to Ben Wallace, and the Pistons have an astonishing record this season, so it is normal for them to gain some. The most controversial is the MVP award. Kobe Bryant won 57 first votes, Yao Ming won 52 first votes, and Nash, James Nowitzki and Billups shared the remaining 15.In the end, Kobe overwhelmed Yao Ming with an extremely narrow advantage and won the first regular season MVP trophy in his career.

The result of the vote caused an uproar.Many media ridiculed that the level of the selection is getting lower and lower. The Rockets are the creator of the record of 73 wins, but they have not won any important awards.But the judges were also very wronged. The Rockets had every award, but they all fell short.The rookies Roy and Spann both performed very well, but after all they are substitutes, which are obviously inferior to the core Paul; the Rockets have an average bench, Turkoglu, Przybilla and others have performed well, but they are not as good as Miller; let alone the fastest progress, Yao Ming Bosh and others have made some progress, but the range is not large; In the final MVP selection, although the Rockets have an excellent record, Yao Ming averaged 24+10 per game compared to scoring leader Kobe Bryant's 34+5+4 It's almost there.As a result, the Rockets won some votes in each category, but they were still empty-handed.

Of course, the grand prize goes away empty-handed, and other prizes can't be missed.Rick Adelman was undisputedly elected as the best coach, Yao Ming also beat O'Neal to the best team, Bosh defeated Anthony Marion and entered the third team.Billups has gained a lot, winning the double second team of the best team and the best defensive team.

On May 5, the long-awaited Fire Bull War finally kicked off in Houston.Before that, in the semifinals on the other side, the Lakers and the Suns had fought two games and tied 9-1.

"This Mavericks team is stronger than previous years. Their score per 111.8 rounds is as high as [-], and their offensive firepower even surpasses the Suns and our Rockets to rank first in the league." Yuan Fei reminded the players: "This game is undoubtedly a scoring battle. We must work hard to get more points. The Mavericks are strong enough to beat the Spurs. We must not be careless!"

Compared with several matches during the season, the Mavericks have changed again.At this point they put Van Horn and young point guard Harris on the starting lineup, alongside Terry, Howard and Nowitzki.Griffin and Diop, who started before, sat on the bench successively due to their poor performance in the match against the Spurs.

"It's Van Horn?" Yao Ming was also surprised. "Didn't the previous starters always be Diop or Dampier? But this opponent is easier to deal with."

The Rockets played an unconventional tactic at the beginning. Yao Ming jumped the ball to Billups, who directly passed a long pass to Bosh who was running ahead.Bosh's fast break came to the three-point line and he pulled up and shot. The ball completely gave up the offensive rebound, but it was a hit!

Terry missed the shot, and the Rockets handed Yao Ming a low single to Van Horn for an easy hit.

Van Horn is no better than Dampier and Diop. Obviously, he can't guard against Yao Ming, but Coach Johnson still insists on replacing him in the starting lineup. Naturally, he has taken a fancy to his shooting ability.The starting players of the Mavericks all have the ability to shoot three-pointers. When Van Horn pulls out to shoot three-pointers, it is difficult for Yao Ming to deal with him.Fortunately, he missed his first three-pointer.

Nowitzki grabbed the rebound and passed it to Howard. He forced a layup and was shot by Yao Ming with a big cap.This is where the standing center is better than the shooting center. Because Yao Ming is always in the defensive position on both sides of the penalty area, he has many more opportunities to use his huge body to help defend and block inside.

Billups missed a jumper.But the Mavericks players still wasted the opportunity to chase points, and Nowitzki's shot also bounced out of the frame.This time the Rockets were still handed over to Yao Ming. He faced Van Horn and Nowitzki who came from the defense in the low post to double-team, and made a forced shot, 0:6.

It should be said that Johnson's tactical idea of ​​using big players to open up space and involving Yao Ming is good, but it is a pity that Van Horn is really not strong today, and his open three-pointer missed again.The Rockets' attacking point is not limited to Yao Ming. In addition to Yao Ming, Reed also has a dislocation advantage.Since the Mavericks' starting guard Terry is only 188cm tall, Reid can easily shoot against him.Soon he found an opportunity through diligent running, caught the ball and made a three-pointer!
The calf came up and was beaten in a hurry.Finally, Nowitzki made a wild shot.But just a few rounds after they stabilized their position, the Rockets made substitutions.Rookie Spanoulis came on the stage, and the kid made a pass from Bosh as soon as he came up.Then he hit a pass from Reid, and then hit a pass from Bosh.One person hit a 7-0 spurt.

The Mavericks were exhausted by Spann's three tricks.Their young defender Harris refused to accept it, and scored some points with consecutive sharp breakthroughs, but compared to the double-digit point difference, it seemed like a drop in the bucket.For the Rockets, Yao Ming is an unsolvable low-post killer, and he can get anything he wants against the weak defense of Van Horn.The Mavericks' big killer Dirk Nowitzki felt mediocre. Under Bosh's defense, he only made 7 of 1 shots in the first half and only scored a poor 4 points.

Just halfway through the fourth quarter, the Mavericks had already replaced all the main players and gave up.It may be that they were too tired from the previous battle with the Spurs, and they appeared to be in a sluggish state in front of the Rockets who were waiting for work.Howard, who scored the highest, scored only 16 points.They only hit 4 three-pointers in the whole game, one of which was made by Van Horn in the final garbage time.The Rockets made 25 of 12 shots from outside.With Yao Ming inside and three-pointers outside, the Rockets are hard to beat.

88:108, the Rockets took a good start at home.

(End of this chapter)