The Godfather of Basketball

NBA games are not simply a matter of strength on paper, but every game has a winner or loser who decides the outcome.

The Rockets' substitute is obviously the biggest winner of the two teams.

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers replaced Kobe.

Kobe's touch remained the same after his reappearance, but a strong offense could not change the team's defensive problems. Kobe went to top McGrady, but the Lakers' other points were a bit miserable.

Gasol is tougher than his brother in the paint. After Sun Yue widened the space, Scola also used the cool Argentine footsteps to tease Odom frequently. Poor Odom has not rested for a minute now. Being physically weak was being played like a monkey.

The two teams scored alternately, and the score was stalemate for a while.

This situation is obviously what Tang Tian wants to see.

In the last game, the Rockets lost. In addition to Kobe's outstanding performance in the final quarter, Yao Ming and Billups' excessive physical exertion in the first three quarters was also an important reason. The further back the game is, the better.

Sure enough, in the second half, Kobe struggled to finish the third quarter. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Phil Jackson didn't dare to let him play again, and Odom and Gasol were also exhausted due to continuous playing. The Rockets' bench group took advantage of the situation to open the score.

At the final moment of the decisive battle, the Rockets held a 10-point lead, and the main force was full of energy, while the Lakers, from Kobe to Gasol to Odom, were panting every time they ran, and the game was not over. The victory and defeat have already been divided.

In the end, the Rockets beat the Lakers 112 to 96, won the second game of the series, and tied the total score of the series to 1-1.

Kobe Bryant scored 42 points, but it didn't help. McGrady scored 37 points for the Rockets, Yao Ming scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Six players from the team scored in double figures.

At the press conference after the game, Phil Jackson left the field without saying a word.

Losing is not terrible, what is terrible is being caught by the opponent's weakness. If you can't find a way to deal with it in the next game, the Hornets who were eliminated by the Rockets in the last round are a lesson from the past.

The members of the Rockets yelled excitedly in the locker room after the game, especially McGrady, who danced in the locker room after having fun. Tang Tian watched the twists and turns outside the door for a while. Shake your head.

Returning to the coach's office with a smile, Tang Tian took out the national team's roster and looked at it.

Phil Jackson is not Popovich, and he is not a coach who is good at adjustments. Judging from his performance throughout his career, the biggest adjustment is probably to increase the playing time of several main players.

Although the Olympics is in August, it is imminent. He has to put things on the table when he has time.

Center: Yao Ming.

Power forwards: Yi Jianlian, Wang Zhizhi, Li Xiaoxu, Zhang Kai.

Small forwards: Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan, Wang Lei, Du Feng, Xu Yong, Zhou Peng, Ding Jinhui.

Shooting guard: Wang Shipeng, Zhang Qingpeng.

Point guards: Liu Xiaoyu, Chen Jianghua, Liu Wei, Sun Yue.

The list in hand has been released as early as March, and the people on the list have started training one after another as early as March.

Looking at this familiar list, Tang Tian shook his head helplessly.

Although Sun Yue has made great progress in the Rockets, and Yao Ming has also developed all his support capabilities, but such a lineup does not have a special system, and it is still a bit reluctant to break through the quarterfinals.

And in this big list, Yao Ming has no substitutes at all. He especially remembers the scene when Yao Ming beat Spain to collapse in the Olympic Games that year.

After reading for a while, Tang Tian didn't have any thoughts for the time being, and then put down the list.

The training plan he asked Thibodeau to give to Li Yuanwei before, mainly focuses on Cole's three-point training method. I hope that some results can be achieved in the past two months.

Putting the list aside, Tang Tian got up and left the office.

The next game is at the Staples Center, and in two days, he has to go back and pack his personal belongings.

When passing by the locker room, I found that there were still several players who hadn't left, and were whispering something, but they couldn't hear clearly.

Tang Tian frowned.

Last season, the team went smoothly before the Western Conference finals of the playoffs, but in the end, McGrady and Alstom stole the bar. Could it be this season?

He stood at the door for a while, and saw McGrady, Sun Yue, Gasol and Scola inside, and they were all players in the rotation.

When the team members were about to come out, he walked to the aisle behind him.

The players yelled and walked out, looking very excited.

Keeping a distance behind, followed the players out of the arena, and then looked at the direction they were going, Tang Tian was stunned for a while.

They went to the training hall!

The gap is to describe a person's emotional change from joy to sorrow. Tang Tian was just the opposite at this time, he didn't hold back, and smiled.

"Why don't you practice more, you're so excited." Tang Tian shook his head, but he was happy in his heart, and walked away with a smile.

There was a muffled sound of bang bang in the training hall, and the extra training for this group of guys started.

The finals in the Western Conference are hot, but the Eastern Conference has just started. The Celtics fought the Eagles in seven games in the first round, and they finished the tiebreaker with the Cavaliers in the second round, which is really surprising.

Everyone seems to think that they watched a fake Eastern Conference playoffs, and the Celtics' performance in the playoffs seems to be much weaker than expected.

Two days later, when the Celtics and the Pistons kicked off the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Rockets flew to Los Angeles, where they ushered in the third game against the Lakers.

The Zijin Legion has the most glorious history in the league. There are 14 championship banners hanging above the arena, which is the greatest motivation for fans and players who play for the team.

That night, the Staples Center was packed, and Jack Nicholson, the team's number one fan, deliberately chose a red tie, wanting to give the Lakers a good start at home.

The two teams fell into anxiety from the beginning of the game.

Kobe continued the excellent touch of the previous game, and McGrady on the Rockets side was also tit for tat.

The two teams played almost a quarter and tied at 30.

The two sides entered the rotation one after another, and at this time the Lakers made changes in the rotation.

Sure enough, as Tang Tian guessed, the biggest change came from the playing time of the main players.

Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, and Lamar Odom all remained on the court, and only role players like Fisher and Radmanovich were replaced.

This is also the consistent urine of Phil Jackson.

On the other hand, for the Rockets, McGrady and Yao Ming were replaced by Tang Tian early and took a rest. Billups was playing with a group of substitutes at this time.