The Godfather of Basketball

TNT's program is just a warm-up for the Western Conference semifinals. Compared with the weak Eastern Conference, this year's Western Conference is obviously more interesting.

The game between the Suns and the Spurs took the lead.

The best Suns meet the champion Spurs, and the first game of the series between the two sides can be called a peak matchup.

In the end, relying on Duncan and Parker's two 30+, the Spurs took the lead 111 to 106 and also grabbed the home court advantage of the series.

It is worth mentioning that Nash's nose was broken by Parker 5 seconds before the end of the game and he was unable to play, which made many Sun fans feel regretful.

On the second day after this peak matchup, the Rockets sat at home and also ushered in a challenge from the Warriors.

After the Warriors created the Black Eight miracle, Golden State fans were in high spirits, and they tried to buy tickets for the Rockets' home court through various channels.

But in the end, they only bought a poor thirty or so seats.

Because compared to them, the local fans in Houston, as well as the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean, are more excited about the Rockets entering the second round. Naturally, they will not give up their precious seats to others.

On this day, the entire city of Houston fell into madness. Long before the start of the game, the fans had already approached the Toyota Center in unison. Affection.

After ten years, they finally had the chance to go one step further.

After Tang Tian completed the pre-match training, he led the team into the Toyota Center competition venue.

There is still more than half an hour before the start of the game, and the arena is already full of seats. The enthusiasm of the fans can be seen from the Rockets players entering the arena along the player tunnel. A large number of fans squeezed to both sides of the aisle, straight The arm is just to touch the player's hand.

When entering the stadium, although it is not as three-dimensional as the Jazz's home energy solution arena, the momentum at this time is not lost at all.

Maidi and Yao Mai's bobblehead KT boards can be seen everywhere.

"Hey, coach, look over there." When he walked to the bench, McGrady suddenly pointed to the distance and said.

Tang Tian looked along Maidi's finger, and then saw a KT board, but it was not Yao Mai, but himself.

He froze for a moment, then couldn't help laughing.

"This is the first time I've seen someone like this, coach, you are the signature of Houston." McGrady said with a smile.

"Stop talking nonsense, go warm up." Tang Tian smiled and patted Mai Di on the shoulder.

After driving away McGrady, Tang Tian looked at the KT board again, has it become a city's signboard? That seems to be fine too.

Players from both sides were doing the final warm-up before the game. The reporter saw Stephen Jackson, the "Martial Saint" sitting and resting on the sidelines, and seized the opportunity to rush over.

"Hey, Stephen."

"Hey." Jackson greeted with a smile when he saw a beautiful reporter coming.

"We all know that the Warriors were beaten twice by the Rockets in the regular season. Will this bring psychological pressure to the team?" The reporter asked after sitting down.

"Psychological pressure? No, we haven't lost since I came to this team, so the Rockets should have the psychological pressure." Jackson said with a smile, his face full of confidence.

"Do you have a winning formula?"

"Of course, but I won't say it. You know, this is the home court of the Rockets." Jackson smiled and pointed to the LED lights above his head, on which he was being interviewed.

"OK, can you reveal a little bit?" After the LED screen was cut to other places, the reporter asked unwillingly.

Jackson glanced at the reporter in front of him, or couldn't stand the beauty, he said with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing to hide, we will use running to bring the Rockets into our rhythm, and then our winning mode. "

The reporter opened her mouth in surprise, obviously she had already got what she wanted.

"Thank you and good luck."

"Bye~" Jackson stretched out his hand to say hello, his eyes stayed on the reporter's plump buttocks for two seconds before retracting.

The two sides completed the final warm-up before the game, and then entered the starting introduction session.

The Warriors continued their starting lineup against the Mavericks with Andris Biedrins and Stephen Jackson inside, Matt Barnes at small forward and Jason Richardson and Barnes at guard. Ron Davis.

With this lineup, people who have been in contact with the NBA can feel a strong gangster spirit at a glance, which is why this team is called the Golden State Gangster.

The Rockets' starting lineup was the same as before, and Tang Tian didn't make any tactical adjustments because he was facing the Warriors with a completely different style.

"Guys, play according to the tactical arrangement, let's win a good start!" Tang Tian shouted to the players before the game finally started.

"victory!"

The members of the Rockets raised their hands and yelled, and then appeared on the stage amidst the cheers of the audience.

The jumpers were Yao Ming and Biedrins.

By virtue of his height advantage, Yao Ming gave the Rockets the opportunity to attack first.

Blake took the ball to the frontcourt, but unlike the previous games, Yao Ming did not appear at the free throw line, but fell to the low position on the right side, leaning against Biedrins to make a request for the ball Actions.

"This is..." The on-site commentator Barkley opened his mouth in surprise. He didn't expect the Rockets to make tactical adjustments at the beginning of the series.

"As I said, a coach." Smith smiled and looked at Tang Tian, ​​who was on the Rockets' bench.

The Warriors were obviously caught off guard by this tactical adjustment, and did not double-team the first time.

After Yao Ming looked back, he turned around and hit hard. After a few turns, he pressed Biedrins and easily hit the board to score.

The Rockets took the lead.

Biedrins is 2.13 meters tall and weighs about 110 kilograms. He is almost the same height and weight as Nowitzki. In the first round of the playoffs, he averaged no more than 20 points per game. As a center forward (although Tang Tian didn't make Yao Ming gain weight, Yao Ming's normal weight is around 130 kg), he can't handle it alone on defense.

The Warriors' offense, Baron Davis holds the ball from the outside, and the Warriors have a lot of space.

The Rockets' defense has also expanded quite a bit. A short power forward like Millsap is completely worthwhile against a fake power forward like Jackson.

The Warriors ran without the ball for a while, but they didn't have any chances. Davis finally chose to force his way to the basket, but Yao Ming's interference caused him to miss the basket.

After Yao Ming grabbed the rebound, Blake was not in a hurry to make a fast break, but still pressed the rhythm and slowly advanced to the frontcourt, and then handed over to Yao Ming in the frontcourt.

The Warriors still did not double-team, and Yao Ming took another from Biedrins, scoring 4 points in the opening game!

"Yao Ming~Damn~Damn~"

Yao Ming's fiery opening performance made the fans excited, and some people couldn't help but began to sing the familiar song of Yao Ming.