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Chapter 55 (54) third overtime
At the beginning of the third overtime, Jefferson used a breakthrough to send a wonderful pass to Yao Ming. The latter easily scored with a hook and the Rockets took the lead 114:116.

Terry immediately returned 2 points.McGrady missed a three-pointer, but Jefferson grabbed the offensive rebound and handed it to McGrady again.McGrady lightly stretched the ape's arm and made a deft throw.It's a pity that he missed the basket again.

"Tracey is so tired! Usually he can make this kind of ball!" Billups said unwillingly on the bench.

Yao Ming grabbed the offensive rebound and made a tip-up, and the Rockets took the lead again at 116:118!

"It is inevitable for the Eagles to lose backcourt rebounds, because their starting center and second center have already been sent off." Kenny Smith explained: "The Rockets' young center Yao Ming completely dominated the inside, playing the Eagles inside without armor."

That's right, the Hawks' backup center Rebrasia left the field with 6 fouls in the fourth quarter, and the starting center Przybila also fouled out in the second overtime.The center forward on the Eagles is now a substitute, Mamado Ndiaye from Senegal, a fringe player who averaged only 3 points and 4 rebounds per game.

Terry hit a three-pointer to overtake the score, but Yao Ming immediately singled Ndiaye and overtook it back, 119:120.

Although the Hawks players had an extra day off on the schedule, their bench rotation was far less than that of the Rockets.By the time it reached three overtimes, the main players were already very tired.Jackson and Sura successively caused fouls by the Rockets players, but each made only 2 of 1 free throws.The Rockets failed to attack twice, and the score fell behind again.

But Sura still made a contribution. He caused McGrady to leave the field with 6 fouls and Billups replaced him.The audience gave McGrady a warm applause, as if he had returned victorious instead of a full penalty.

Yao Ming succeeded in singles again, and the undead Rockets took the lead again at 121:122.

With only 23 seconds left in the game, several of the Hawks' scorers were running out of steam.Head coach Stotts was forced to make a risky move, and he arranged tactics for Ndiaye to take this crucial goal.

But ability cannot be compensated by whimsy, and the ball finally hit the basket.Yao Ming protected the rebound, and the remaining time was less than 24 seconds. The Hawks could only foul. Otherwise, the Rockets could slowly control the ball and wait for the end of the game with a lead of 1 point.

Billups made 2 of 2 free throws, and with 6 seconds left, the Eagles could only gamble on an equalizing three-pointer.This time Sura hit the iron, Yao Ming protected the last key rebound, and the game ended.

The home fans were so intoxicated that cheers and cheers could still be heard in the stadium long after the game was over.This game was really cool to watch.When the home team was dragged into overtime by Crawford's three-pointer, many fans complained.But seeing such a wonderful and intense three-overtime game, everything was worth it.

CTM当然成为了这场比赛的大功臣。麦迪贡献了28+8+9还有加时赛的关键扳平三分；比卢普斯同样投进了起死回生的扳平三分，全场17+3+7；而姚明5投4中砍下8分完全统治了第三个加时赛。全场他出战50分钟，21投15中狂砍41+16+7，还造成了老鹰两名中锋6犯罚下（史上真实数据，41分也是历史上姚明的NBA单场得分记录）。

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But the game seemed to exhaust the energy of the Rockets players. Two days later, they lost to San Antonio, and the team only scored 2 points.The winning streak was terminated by opponents twice within a month.

The sinister schedule continues, and they return to the home court to continue the fourth game in 5 days, this time against the Cavaliers.The suspense of the game lasted until the last minute, and the Cavaliers lost 1:84 to the stronger Rockets. "Little Emperor" James was once again deflated on the offensive end, only scoring 90+11+7.Instead, Cavaliers starting power forward Carlos Boozer played well, contributing 5+16.

On February 2, the Rockets beat the Blazers by 27 points at home. Although Rasheed Wallace left the team, the Blazers still had a star-level insider, which was third-year Zach Randolph.This black fat pier scored 4+17 in this game and completely overwhelmed Yao Ming who was 17+13.But the Blazers' outside line couldn't compete with McGrady, and their biggest outside star was just "Little Flying Mouse" Damon Stoudemire. McGrady's 4+31+5+5 (steals) performance proved that he was the most dazzling superstar on the field.

Two days later, the Rockets overturned the gutter and lost again to the lowly SuperSonics in a three-point battle.The Supersonic's outside line can be described as multi-point blooming, and it has repeatedly hit three-pointers.Radmanovich made 2 of 4 shots, Ray Allen made 4 of 6 shots, and Lewis made 3 of 3 shots.For the Rockets, McGrady made only 2 of 9 shots, Billups also made 2 of 5 shots, Okur made 1 of 4 shots, and Turkoglu made 1 of 6 shots. The low shooting percentage made the Rockets lose at home.

On March 3, the Rockets sat at the Toyota Center and ushered in a challenge from their old rivals, the Lakers.This time, the two superstars Kobe and Tracy McGrady seemed to be no longer able to compete in scoring and organization. They kept competing in passing. In the end, Kobe contributed a quasi-triple double of 3+18+8, and Tracy McGrady also had 13+22+7.Under the continuous passing of the two, the two inside giants both scored high points.O'Neal had 10 points, 28 rebounds and 7 blocks, and Yao Ming had 5 points and 33 rebounds.In the last 8 seconds of the game, Kobe made a key overtake ball, and then Yao Ming buried the victory with an iron strike. With Fisher's two free throws, the score was finally fixed at 31:100.

The March game started with a home loss, but that didn't shake the Rockets' determination to win in the slightest.They immediately fought fiercely with the powerful Timberwolves in the away game to the last minute. In the last 3 seconds, Turkoglu scored the winning goal with McGrady's magical assist.Cassell Sr. once again outperformed Billups with 1 points and 30 assists. Garnett also took advantage of the Rockets' weakness at the fourth position and scored 25+13.It's a pity that they couldn't hold back the opponent to bloom more, and finally the Rockets took away the victory.

（注：加内特在这个阶段投篮能力比生涯早期有了明显进步。本书刚开始的00-01赛季他的跳投得分率为38.6%，而03-04赛季则为43.8%。对比一下，15-16赛季以“中投精准”著名的阿尔德里奇不过是42.8%，所以加内特达到这个跳投水平已经不能被放投了）

隔了一天再战小牛。诺维斯基居然罕有的手感失常屡屡打铁，小牛靠着毅力仍然抵抗到了最后，最终6分惜败。纳什贡献22+4+9是小牛发挥最好的球员，诺维斯基只有19投7中，仅仅得到了18分1篮板1助攻，却有9次抢断（史上真实奇葩数据）。

Next, against the Clippers, Hornets, and Grizzlies, McGrady contributed another 41-point superstar performance.The Rockets firmly hold the No. [-] position in the league.

But their main opponent had internal problems first.

　There is a legend in China that June 3 can be celebrated for [-] days, and it will be banned on the fourth day.Happy Holidays to all book lovers.

　　
　
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