NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After the game, Spurs coach Popovich said helplessly at the press conference: "The Rockets got too many free throws tonight. I don't understand why James Harden got so many free throw opportunities."

The Rockets got 35 free throws in the whole game, while the Spurs only got 13. This is a big difference in free throws per game in the league.

Excluding the 6 free throws that Jordan scored consecutively, the number of free throws between the two teams was only one James Harden!

The most depressed person in this game was Ginobili. He was deceived by Harden and almost couldn't find the north.

After the Rockets won the game, Tang Yu only said in an interview that the team is in a very good state now.

When Harden was asked who taught him this foul-making technique, he just smiled mysteriously. Guess it yourself!

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The next morning, Rex Morris in a high-end apartment in New York saw Harden's foul-making tactics and immediately looked unbelievable.

He finally figured it out at this time, "Fuck, this Tang Yu is not a kid from a big family, he must be my competitor! I want to get rid of him!"

However, when he just had this thought in his mind, he received the same "warning" as Tang Yu, if he killed his competitor, he would be directly disqualified from the competition!

"Fuck, what should I do, I'm a step late, if I had started buying a team earlier!"

In fact, Morris came to this time and space with Tang Yu, but he had no money at that time, and he had to make money before he could buy a team, so he was a step behind Tang Yu.

As the saying goes, one step slow, every step slow, now he has lost the best opportunity.

"It seems that I can only do something this summer. It's the year of free agents, and I must catch a few big fish! But that Tang Yu seems to be very rich, I still have to make some money first!"

In fact, Morris didn't know that when he came to New York, Max's people had already targeted him, waiting for him to "take action" on Wall Street to trap all his money, and then eat away his assets step by step.

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Tang Yu was in the office of the Rockets training center at this time. Morris didn't know that his every move was under Tang Yu's surveillance. His mumbling just now appeared in front of Tang Yu without missing a word.

"This idiot really dares to think, Max, don't you think this game is getting more and more interesting?" Tang Yu showed an intriguing expression.

"Yes, boss, do you have any new ideas?"

"Is there a possibility that Morris will always be in debt to run the Hornets?"

"Of course, boss, although the team will have some profits every year, we can let Morris owe a lot of money outside, and even let him mortgage the shares of the Hornets."

"No problem, that's it."

If he can get a mortgage contract as a creditor of the Hornets boss, Morris will be at his mercy at that time.

After finalizing the plan with Max, Tang Yu received a call from Stevens, informing him to prepare for the next tactical meeting against the Spurs.

"Okay, I'll be there right away!"

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On April 20, at 8:30 p.m., the Houston Rockets welcomed the first round of the playoffs against the Spurs in Game 2 at their home court, Dynasty Center.

The free throw problem that Popovich complained about in the last game did not seem to be resolved.

Harden still relied on his super personal ability to stand on the free throw line continuously. The Spurs had fouled all the free throws just after the first half of the first quarter.

The Rockets got 9 free throw opportunities in the first quarter alone, and Popovich was called for a technical foul for scolding the referee.

It can be seen that the old man was very angry. Even though he knew that the player's foul was indisputable, he still had to fight for his team.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets took a 6-point lead, but in the second quarter, the Houston bench was very powerful.

'The answer' Iverson was put into the rotation by Tang Yu today. Carter and Iverson helped the team score points and widened the score.

At the end of the first half, the Rockets once again gained a 19-point advantage, and the game was moving in a one-sided trend.

The Spurs did not choose to surrender. They had the pride of the championship. In the third quarter, the Spurs tried to launch a counterattack and recovered some points while the Rockets were not in good form.

However, Ang quickly adjusted his tactics and handed the ball to Yao Ming in the interior to solve the problem.

Although he has lost 10 kilograms, Yao Ming's dominance is still there. Facing the defense of veteran McDyess, he can still easily control the opponent.

Yao Ming's continuous scoring also made the Spurs' defense recover, which immediately gave the Rockets' outside line Curry a chance to find a chance, and Curry made three consecutive three-pointers.

With 22The Rockets entered the fourth quarter with a point advantage. Harden led the team to play for three minutes before going off the court to rest, and the game entered garbage time again.

Yao Ming was forced to DNP in the fourth quarter!

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Spurs again at home with 118-100, and the series score of the two teams came to 2-0!

All the Rockets players showed their strength tonight, with 8 players scoring in double digits, and Curry and Yao Ming both scored more than 20 points.

Harden scored a double-double of 18 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

In addition, Iverson, Carter, Yi Jianlian and Jordan on the bench all scored in double digits.

Tonight's free throw data is a little more normal. Although the Rockets still have the advantage of 23 to 18, it is already within the acceptable range.

Although the home wins in two consecutive games made Spurs coach Popovich smell a little bad, he still believes that his team can find the rhythm of victory after returning to the home court.

"We will tie the score at the AT&T Center. We have the ability to do this. San Antonio's carriage will continue to move forward."

Compared to Popovich's overflowing self-confidence, Tang Yu is obviously more restrained.

"AT&T Center is a very difficult home court to conquer. It will be difficult to play there. Their fans will create great difficulties for us. If my boys can play normally, they should be able to get out of it unscathed!"

Tang Yu's meaning is very clear. As long as the team plays normally, they will definitely beat the Spurs, but he just didn't say it clearly.

The game between the two teams will also be moved to San Antonio on the 22nd, two days later. Tang Yu did not let the team go a day in advance. He was afraid that the fans of the Holy City would play some tricks, so it would be better to go directly on the same day.

As for the game between the two sides in G4, Max formed a team of 100 people to be on standby 24 hours a day at the hotel where the Rockets stayed, and the upper and lower floors where the Rockets players rested were all booked.

This is also Tang Yu's attitude for the entire series, no matter which city he went to, to ensure that the players would not be harassed by any off-court factors.