Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 46 First Defeat
On November 1997, 11, the Rockets visited the American West Arena to challenge the Phoenix Suns.

As the sufferer for several years, the Suns also want to teach the Rockets a good lesson.

This year's sun is also gradually recovering its vitality.

This year, Danny Ainge took over the Suns and became the head coach.

As an excellent player, I don't know what effect Danny Ainge's coaching career will have.

This year's Sun recruited McDyess, Crawford Robinson.

In addition to the original team, Kidd, Kevin Johnson, Chapman, Manning, Cedric and other powerful players.

Also a force to be underestimated in the West.

Moreover, Nash, who is in full swing after the Suns, is still working as a substitute.

The game started with the loud shouts of Sun fans.

Garnett overwhelmed Mark Bryant and gave the ball to Mark Jackson.

Now Kidd has gradually replaced the increasingly injured Kevin Johnson as the starting point guard.

Seeing this, Kidd suddenly went up and tried to steal Mark Jackson.

Mark Jackson is also an old guy who has been in the league for more than ten years, and his reaction is also super fast. With a turn of his body, he blocked Kidd behind him.

Using the width of his body, Mark Jackson firmly controlled it and led it across the half.

As usual, the first ball was given to Dameng on the inside line, and Dameng, who was protecting the ball, leaned back slightly to test the opponent's strength.

Finding that the way behind him was not very strong, he turned around and wiped past Mark Bryant's right side, raising his right wrist and shaking it.

With a bang, the ball went in.

Easy to score two points.

In turn, the Suns organized the offense.

Kidd is now in his prime, with excellent offense and defense, and looked at the positions of the Suns players.

made a gesture.

McDyess made a sudden turn and accelerated into the inside lane.

Kidd's pass broke through the Rockets' defense in an instant, and the ball passed to McDyess very comfortably.

And now McDyess's position is completely within the range of his attack.

McDyess, who has not been injured, is still the energetic guy.

A step directly leaned on Olajuwon, and then took off directly, obviously bullying Dameng's posture that he could no longer jump.

However, McDyess still underestimated the Rockets' defense.

Garnett has followed up at this time.

Seeing that this was an obvious bullying, Garnett didn't care, jumped up behind McDyess, and hit the ball outside with a big cap.

Fortunately, the ball was caught by Chapman, and Chapman did not hesitate to catch the ball, and shot it immediately.

"Bang" the ball hit the board and went into the basket.

2:2 level.

Maybe it's because they met an opponent, maybe it's because everyone in the sun is in good shape today.

The Suns made 45% of their three-pointers today.

In the first quarter, the Suns scored 5 three-pointers.

Such a result made the Rockets unbearable again.

Fortunately, the Rockets still have an advantage inside. The combination of Dameng and Garnett completely treated the Suns' restricted area as their own back garden so that the Suns did not let the score open.

At 26:21, the sun's three-point rain made the Rockets a little dizzy.

"How about it, guys, isn't the sun very strong today?" Lao Tang asked his disciples.

"Yeah, coach, today's sun is like taking medicine, it's really accurate." Garnett said while wiping his sweat.

"Hehe, yes, the sun is in a good state today, which made us a bit unlucky, but this is also a test for us, let's see if we can successfully defeat our opponents in this state." Lao Tang was full of confidence Said.

"Second quarter, Garnett, DeYoung, Ray, Sbogar, Ben, you come on. Remember, Sbogar and Ray, you have to put Chapman and Crawford on me, Kidd will be handed over to De Young. If Kevin Johnson replaces Kidd, he will also be called to De Young. I am not going to make a substitution in the second quarter. With 5 minutes left, Garnett, you have to come down and rest. Malik will replace you." Seeing that Dameng and the other players had no objections, Lao Tang continued.

"Hakim and the others are relatively old, and they are not suitable for the fast style of play of the Suns. You old guys should take a good rest. You will still work hard in the second half."

After comforting a group of old guys with words, I greeted them.

A vote of substitutes for the Rockets began to play.

The Suns also replaced Cedric, George McLeod and other substitutes.

Get ready to give your main players a break.

However, what they didn't expect was that the Rockets' substitute vote was even more powerful.

Ray Allen and Saulius stared at the Rockets players on the outside, and only Big Ben and McDyess were tied together on the inside.

Bodi Roga followed Kidd closely, and Bodi Roga took the initiative to say: "I have watched your game, your passing is very good, I am looking forward to playing against you."

Kidd looked at the big man in surprise.

He just smiled and shook his head, but the gleam in his eyes betrayed Kidd's thoughts.

The top organizers of the two teams began to pass the ball.

First, after Kidd made a breakthrough, facing Garnett's blocked pass behind the head, the Rockets, who had been attracted to Kidd, could only watch McDyess dunk and end the attack.

Bodi Roga immediately returned an alley-oop, and Ben Wallace was like the king of the hill in a fantasy novel, waving the basketball in his hand and smashing the ball into the basket heavily.

This time Kidd made a layup with Ben Wallace.

On that side, Bodi Roga hit a mid-range shot in front of Manning.

The two of them regarded the second quarter of the game as their own performance field, one after another incredible passes, one after another wonderful goals, so that the fans who came to watch the game at the American West Arena today were hooked.

The confrontation between the two in the second quarter was exciting, but the score between the two sides still did not open.

52:47, the Rockets are still 5 points behind.

During the intermission, Bodi Roga sincerely apologized to his teammates.

Everyone didn't take it seriously, anyway, the second quarter was very exciting.

Instead, he laughed and said that Bodi Roja played beautifully in the second quarter.

Let De Young treat you after the game.

Looking at this situation, Lao Tang shook his head helplessly.

The tactics for the second half were arranged.

The Rockets and the Suns began to fight like two gladiators again.

Compared to the second quarter, the third quarter was boring.

Goal after goal is so ugly.

Strong shots inside, mid-range shots after pick-and-roll screens, post-up shots by guards or centers.

In the second quarter, the Rockets, who had sharp breakthroughs, dunks, and passed strangely, seemed to suddenly become an engineering team.

The card position inside, melee, melee, non-stop melee.

It can be said that what the fans watch is the excitement, but what the insiders watch is the way.

Suns head coach Danny Ainge is young
But they are also people who have seen big scenes.

Watching the Rockets have two sets of plastic surgery and two sets of play.

Even Danny Angie, who has seen many big scenes, couldn't help being surprised.

He knows that a team can maintain one style, one temperament, one style of play.

But after the Rockets replaced another wave of players, the team's temperament, style and style of play have changed a lot.

This is really amazing.

Once this team can switch between these two styles at will, who can be their opponent.

It's scary to think about it. Imagine that one minute this team is still as precise as an iron-blooded army, and the next minute it becomes a furious whirlwind.

That's what the team can afford.

Anyway, Danny Ainge couldn't figure it out by himself.

Just as Danny Ainge was muttering to himself here, the third quarter was over.

The two sides tied 72:72.

The Rockets chased back the five points behind.

Danny Angie shook his head, put aside those thoughts in his mind, and set up his team's tactics for the last quarter with peace of mind.

In fact, Danny Angie still didn't expect to be on time, that is the change of the field organizers of both sides.

Bodi Roga played the entire second quarter and was not put on the court by Lao Tang.

The appearance of Mark Jackson and Dameng also changed the tactical play, but the spirit, tenacity and tenacity unique to the Rockets in the bones have not changed, what has changed is only the players in the game.

The last quarter of the game continued the tone of the third quarter, that is, half-court positional warfare and inside hand-to-hand combat against the sun's fast and windy style of play.

What is completely unexpected is that Bodi Roga also continued this style of playing in the fourth quarter. It is completely different from the aggressive style of play in the second quarter. The style is like two people.

This kind of control over the rhythm of the game can be called top-notch.

In this rhythm, the two sides played to the last 21.1 seconds.

The Rockets lead by one point 94:93.

The Suns still have another chance, whether it is two points or three points, there is a chance for a lore.

Looking at this situation, Danny Angela Chapman, Kidd, Kevin Johnson, Crawford Robinson and other three-point players all put on the court.

The Rockets have also stepped up their defensive efforts on the outside, with only one Garnett on the inside.

Kidd firmly controlled the ball and watched the time go by quickly.

Just when there were 10 seconds left in the time, Kidd started it.

The sudden start made Bodi Roga, who was defending him, a little out of position, but relying on his height and relatively large strides, he followed Kidd closely, forcing Kidd to Garnett's direction, and with his Flank Kidd.

Just when Bodi Roga and Garnett were about to encircle Kidd.

Kidd made the pass, a concealed cross, and Chapman, who was hiding on the other side, took advantage of Crawford's screen and blocked an open shot.

He shot the ball without any hesitation, and when the ball was in midair, the timer had already lit a red light.

The arc the ball draws under the dome of the American West Arena is beautiful.

All the Suns fans watched the ball nervously, and the audience was silent.

"Swish"

The sound of the friction between the basketball and the net is so pleasant, so intoxicating.

At the moment when the ball was hit, the Meixi Arena suddenly became a sea of ​​joy.

Chapman held up the hand that shot the lore shot, and when he saw the lore hit, the hand that still maintained the shape of the shooting hand tightly clenched into a fist.

Chapman, like a king, roared and patrolled his territory.

Today, the American West Arena is his territory.

Today, Chapman is the king of the American West Arena.

96:94
The Rockets, who have always been good at lore, were lore today.

This lore directly led to the Rockets' first loss of the season.

Opponent: Phoenix Suns.

Location: American West Arena.

Character: Rex Chapman.

(End of this chapter)