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However, such reports also showed that the media's attitude towards Tang Tian had changed once again.

The Rockets got off to a good start, and the fans are naturally the most excited.

Originally, before the official start of the season, there were fans who were worried that Tang Tian would not be able to handle the running-in of the Big Three, but after a big victory, on social media in the United States, fans had already regarded the Rockets as the most popular team to win the championship.

Compared with the American media, domestic fans think deeper. They even dug out the Rockets' schedule and listed their opponents one by one. They think that the Rockets' new season will start with at least 15 consecutive victories. Today, the first challenge will be encountered after facing the Spurs.

This kind of behavior can see the expectations of the fans for this Rockets team.

But this is also expected. Yao Ming has been with the Rockets for more than four years and has gradually grown into the number one center in the NBA. However, in the first three seasons, he failed every season. Why "the weakest year wins the championship", they have held back their anger for too long.

The performance of the Rockets did not disappoint the fans.

After defeating the Lakers in the home opener, the team started an away trip and traveled to Salt Lake City on November 2 to challenge the old rival Jazz.

The biggest change for the Jazz in the new season is the farewell to Fisher and the trade for three-point shooter Korver.

This deal did not change much for the strength of the Jazz themselves, and they did not pose much threat to the Rockets in the end.

McGrady ushered in a big explosion in this game. He scored 47 points on 17 of 27 shots. The Rockets also defeated their opponents 110 to 91 and won two consecutive victories in the season.

McGrady averaged 35.6 points per game against the Jazz in the playoffs last year. He scored 47 points in the first game of the new season. After the game, the fans gave McGrady a new nickname: T-Mac .

After leaving Salt Lake City, the Rockets flew to Phoenix non-stop to challenge the Suns.

The Suns have had many conflicts between Marion and Stoudemire this season, the atmosphere in the team is in a mess, and the overall strength has also declined a lot.

The two sides were in a stalemate for half the time. When the Rockets made an effort in the third quarter, the Phoenix people couldn't resist.

In the end, with Billups scoring the first 20+ after joining the Rockets, the Rockets defeated their opponents 106 to 96 and won three consecutive victories.

After two away games, the Rockets returned to Houston and ushered in a two-day break.

In two days, they will sit at home to meet the challenge of the Dallas Mavericks.

After this day's training, Tang Tian has been studying in the office about the game against the Mavericks.

The Mavericks were accidentally blacked out last season, and they are holding back their energy this season. If they play against them again, the game will definitely be more anxious.

He studied until very late, and when he finished, he found that it was already dark and his stomach was so hungry that he even forgot to eat dinner.

Walking out of the office, there are some team staff outside, who greet him when they see him.

When I came out of the office building and passed the training hall, I heard the sound of "bang bang" training inside.

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes. The team played away games consecutively, and the players were exhausted. Will there be extra training this evening?

He walked outside the door of the training hall, looked in through the open door, and then saw the scene inside.

The team's second-round pick this year, Carl Landry, is training alone there.

The content of his training was the hook confrontation that the inside team had trained during the day. Because there was no one, he found the ball basket, which saved the trouble of picking up the ball.

From a distance, he could see that his whole clothes were wet and sticking to his body, dripping with sweat.

The weather in November is already relatively cold, and this training has been going on for a long time.

Seeing this, Tang Tian nodded in satisfaction.

The Rockets have a lot of depth in the frontcourt this season. At the power forward position, Millsap has taken up a lot of playing time. Although Scola is a rookie, he is at the peak of his age at 27 years old, and he is full of combat power. It is difficult for Landry Get playing time.

He came up from an assistant coach. He had dealt with those marginal people during the summer league and knew how painful it was to not be able to play.

Landry can't play and still trains so hard, he will definitely have a place in the NBA.

Tang Tian looked at it for a while, his stomach growled twice, he looked away, and then left.

When leaving, the sound in the training hall has not stopped.

On November 6, US time, the Rockets ushered in a challenge from the Dallas Mavericks at home.

The Rockets made sufficient preparations before the game. At the beginning of the game, they continued to double-team the point where the Mavericks had too many singles.

At this time, Nowitzki hadn't developed his coping ability, and he was slow to handle the ball after being trapped in a double-team. At other points, Josh Howard and Stankhouse played very inefficiently.

After the first quarter, the Rockets were in full swing, leading the Mavericks by 12 points 28-16.

Although leading, Tang Tian still attaches great importance to the Mavericks, and he still let Billups lead the team during the substitute stage.

Unexpectedly, a wave of 10-0 attacks directly defeated the Mavericks.

The Mavericks were unable to chase points, and the point difference was getting wider and wider, reaching as many as 25 points by the end of halftime.

Tang Tian had the impression that the Mavericks weren't that bad this season, and he could only explain that he lost his temper after being beaten in the playoffs last season.

In the second half, this situation has not changed, and Mavericks coach "Little General" Johnson angrily throwing the tactical board did not work.

A predictable victory, but just when the game entered the third quarter, an accident happened on the court.

Josh Howard ruthlessly gave Millsap an elbow in the head during the offense, knocking the latter unconscious.

This almost sparked a conflict between the two teams.

Millsap was rushed off the field.

After Tang Tian threw the command to Thibodeau, he also ran out from the player tunnel.

After Thibodeau took over the command, he stabilized the situation on the court to the end, and the team won 121 to 99.

Millsap's side was also a false alarm, but suffered a slight concussion, and he can fully recover after a week or so of rest.

Mavericks coach Johnson intends to help Josh Howard this season, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen after only a few games.

The league then suspended Howard for 2 games and fined him $2w5.

Such a penalty was protested by the Mavericks, but it did not change the result of the penalty.

This is a method of killing chickens to scare monkeys. Bringing down opponents directly is a very dangerous behavior in itself.

Millsap is out for a week with a concussion.

Fortunately, the Rockets' opponents this week are not strong.

The Rockets' next game is against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks have been tough for thousands of years, but after getting Yi Jianlian in this year's draft, they have a record of 2 wins and 2 losses so far, which is a better start than previous years.