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The Rockets asked for a timeout, and Adelman told the players that Shane Battier defended Li Kang one-on-one, and don't try to double-team. Li Kang can't kill the team alone, so don't let him drive other players.

Back from the timeout, the Rockets attack, Alston advances with the ball, Battier still steps up to pick and roll, Farmer is blocked by him, Wharton switches to Alstom, Farmer switches to Battier, Alston accelerates After losing the defense and going to the basket for a layup, Li Kang quickly made up the defense, nailed the big cap, and Odom received the rebound.

Odom immediately launched a counterattack, Li Kang and Vujacic quickly went down, the Lakers made a fast break in the third line, Odom immediately threw the ball to Li Kang, went one step beyond the three-point line, made an emergency stop and combined the ball to shoot, falling into a perfect arc Basket, 35:41, the Lakers lead by 6 points.

Now the dj is shouting loudly, the counterattack from the Lakers is a super long three-pointer, let us scream and cheer together!

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40:46, the Lakers lead by 6 points, the official timeout, 5 minutes and 10 seconds left in the second quarter.

After the timeout, the two sides changed back to the starting lineup and played.

The Rockets have the ball, McGrady advances with the ball, Yao Ming pulls up the pick-and-roll, and uses the cover to make a three-point shot. Gasol switches defenses and rushes to interfere with his shooting. ! , The referee signaled that Gasol was fouled by shooting and threw McGrady down. McGrady made three free throws.

McGrady made all three free throws, 43:46, and the Rockets chased the point difference to 3 points.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe pushed forward with the ball, Gasol came up to cover, Kobe accelerated past the defense and went to the basket, Yao Ming protected the frame to make up the defense, Gasol took advantage of the situation and cut inside the basket, Kobe directly stuffed the ball to the follower Gasol scored and made an easy layup, 43:48, the Lakers led by 5 points.

Alston advances with the ball, hits the ground and passes the ball to Yao Ming in the low post, Gasol defends Yao Ming, plays with his back and fights against the hard squeeze with his upper body, Yao Ming pushes Gasol to the basket, blocking Gasol with one hand Er, the other hand slammed the ball into the basket and completed the dunk. 45:48, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 3 points, a gap of one goal.

Yao Ming dunked Gasol, this shot was very invigorating, and the Rockets were very excited on the bench!

Looking back, Kobe pushed forward with the ball, Gasol went to the free throw line to respond after receiving the ball, Li Kang and Kobe ran crosswise, Gasol hit the ground and passed it to Odom, and Odom immediately passed it to Kobe , There is no ball to cover Kobe, Kobe catches and shoots, beautiful and picturesque, hollow into the net, 45:50, the Lakers temporarily lead by 5 points.

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50:55, the Lakers led by 5 points, and the first half ended.

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At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers had the ball, Lao Yu held the ball and advanced, and dribbled the ball smoothly for halftime, Gasol came out from the top of the arc to catch the ball, Gasol supported the ball, Li Kang and Kobe ran without the ball, the Rockets paid attention The power was on the two of them, emptying the basket, Gasol saw the ball and hoisted the ball to Odom under the basket, Odom dunked easily, 50:57, from the cooperation of the high and low positions of the Lakers.

McGrady advanced with the ball and signaled his teammates to press time. In the last 10 seconds, Yao Ming raised the pick-and-roll. McGrady used the screen to make a three-point shot. Gasol switched defenses and rushed to interfere. The ball bounced twice and finally fell into the basket. :53, the Rockets responded strongly with a three-pointer.

Kobe pushed forward with the ball quickly, Gasol came up to cover, Kobe passed the defense with one step, Yao Ming switched to Kobe, Kobe immediately passed back to Gasol, cut inside the basket, Gasol made another long pass to the basket, Kobe The empty dunk was successful, 53:59, the two cooperated with each other to pass the ball, the husband and wife had a tacit understanding, and the Lakers led by 6 points.

The Rockets attack, Alston holds the ball, dribbles quickly across the half court, Yao Ming asks for the ball in the low post, hits the ground and passes to the basket, Yao Ming catches the ball and hits Gasol with his back, Battier and McGrady run without the ball, Cora covered McGrady without the ball. McGrady threw off Li Kang's defense and came out to catch the ball at the top of the arc. Seeing this, Yao Ming immediately transferred the ball to the outside line. The point difference was narrowed to 56 points.

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The audience couldn't believe it. This ball perfectly copied the Lakers' three-point tactics. Everyone always thought that Yao Ming was going to attack the inside. The game became more and more interesting.

The Rockets studied some of the tactics of the Lakers and found it incredible. Both Kobe and Li Kang have super offensive capabilities. The tactics of the Lakers revolve around them. Just like the clouds and flowing water, it will bloom in an all-round way.

The Rockets have been learning from the Lakers' tactics, including the one inside and four outside in the first round against the Jazz, which are based on the Lakers' tactics and improved with the characteristics of the Rockets players.

Kobe and Li Kang were a little surprised that the Rockets actually used their three-point shooting tactics. The two smiled lightly and clapped each other tacitly.

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Kobe advances with the ball, Li Kang steps forward to pick and roll at the top of the arc, McGrady switches to Kobe, Battier switches to Li Kang, Kobe singles McGrady near the free throw line, holds the ball behind his back, shakes his shoulders from side to side, turns forward and back and shoots a jumper, beautiful Draw, hit steadily, 56:61, the Lakers stabilized the score.

McGrady advances quickly, Li Kang defends closely, Yao Ming lifts up to cover, Gasol switches over, McGrady accelerates past the defense, Kobe comes to help defend, and at the same time signals his teammates to switch defenses infinitely, McGrady ignores Kobe's defense, pulls out a mid-range shot, and enters the net hollow , 58:61, the Rockets chased the point difference to 3 points, a gap of one goal.

Li Kang pushed forward with the ball, turned his back to McGrady after halftime, pushed forward, and signaled his teammates not to cover, the two advanced one step away from the three-point line, Li Kang suddenly accelerated, and McGrady subconsciously took a step back to prevent Li Kang Breaking through, Li Kang changed direction to dribble, pulled back from an emergency stop, and stepped back to the three-point line to shoot. McGrady was a step slower in interfering, and the ball went into the net. 58:64, the Lakers pulled the point difference to 6 points.

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These few rounds have consumed a lot of McGrady. On the offensive end, he was entangled with Li Kang and Kobe, and on the defensive end, he was targeted by the two in turn. He gasped, sweated profusely, and almost fell down.

Seeing this, Adelman immediately replaced McGrady with Novak. However, with McGrady, the Rockets' offense relied on Yao Ming alone. The Lakers immediately double-teamed Yao Ming frantically, defending Novak and Alston's three-pointers.

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The Lakers' offense blossomed internally and externally, and once pulled the point difference to 20 points. In the fourth quarter, Tracy McGrady came back and was powerless.

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100:110, the Rockets lost in the end and fell behind 0:2 in the series.

Full game data, Rockets data: McGrady 35 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists; Yao Ming 25 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks; Alston 15 points, Shane Battier 10 points, Stanley Cora 8 points, 7 rebounds; Landry 4 points, 5 rebounds, Novak 3 points.

Lakers data: Li Kang 35 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 10 of 7 three-pointers; Kobe 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal; Gasol 20 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists; Vujacic 12 points, Odom 7 points, 10 rebounds, old fish 6 points, 2 assists.