Vol 2 Chapter 209: trouble

The first to play in the NBA preseason, the Rockets ushered in the first game of the preseason on the first day, their opponent is the Spurs.
The Spurs are still the "gdp" Big Three plus a bunch of veterans. Although the old opponent of the Rockets is older, the overall strength is still not to be underestimated.
After the two sides finished warming up before the game, the starting line-ups came one after another.
On the Rockets side, except for Billups' rest, the other four are regular-season starters, with Sun Yue and McGrady on the perimeter, Pietrus and Scola on the front, and Yao Ming on the center.
On the other side of the Spurs, Po Povich did not grow up as he did last year, and he was the same starter.
Parker and Roger Mason on the outside, Finley and Duncan on the front, and Oberto on the inside.
With a whistle on the sidelines, the game officially started.
Yao Ming got the opportunity to lead the Rockets.
Sun Yue held the ball to the frontcourt and handed it to Yao Ming. The Rockets began to play infinite air-cut tactics.
Yao Ming sent a second pass, McGrady cut the layup easily.
But I don't know if it hasn't been adjusted from the offseason. He hasn't made progress in an almost empty opportunity.
Duncan turned and received a defensive rebound.
Parker pushed the ball to the front court, signaled that after Bonnara layup, he gave the ball directly to Duncan.
Duncan backed Scola, a tough confrontation to the basket caused the latter's foul.
Two free throws, the Spurs first.
In the Rockets' offense, Sun Yue returned the ball to Yao Ming after halftime. Yao Ming passed it to Pietrus, who took a three-pointer in the corner.
"boom!"
Pietrus' three-pointer was significantly shorter, and he hit the box.
Rebound was accepted by Oberto.
In the Spurs' offense, Parker held the ball to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Duncan.
Pietrus' response was significantly slower, and he slapped Palmer in the palm of his hand.
"Oh!"
"beep!"
Parker's throwing shot also caused Pietrus's thug foul.
There was an uproar at the scene.
Tang Tian frowned at this time and got up to signal the team to play more inside.
Parker hit a solid penalty and added a penalty. The Spurs started 5-0.
Sun Yue held the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Yao Ming. Scola pulled to a high position at this time. Yao Ming saw West was pulled out and turned directly to hit Oberto.
After a beautiful turn, Yao Ming easily shook Oboto's hook to score.
The Rockets finally broke the scoring shortage.
But looking back, Parker caught Scola's lack of defense and accelerated the layup after scoring with Duncan.
The Rockets attacked, Tracy McGrady made a mistake and broke the ball. Finley gave the ball to Mason as soon as possible. Mason hit the front court with a one-handed dunk.
This does not count, Pietrus slam dunk after the offensive end of the ball, Parker's fast assist and Finley made a three-pointer.
At 12-2, the Rockets were snoozed.
Tang Tian got up and called a pause at this time.
What he was worried about still happened.
In the long history of NBA, there are many strong teams, but the dynasty may be only the Celtics, Bulls, and Lakers. The Spurs are not in this rank. The reason is because the dynasty ball needs to be completed in NBA. The team's foundation requires three consecutive championships is too difficult.
Despite uncontrollable factors such as injury and luck, team turbulence, aging, and lineup maintenance are all headaches.
Because of Tang Tian, ​​the Rockets perfectly avoided these problems.
But in addition to these problems, there is an equally fatal factor: mood.
Robert Horry, the "Mr. Key" who won six championship rings in three different teams, said in an interview that he has seen too many teammates lose their heart after winning the championship, and the team ended up because of this. Finally failed to defend.
Take McGrady for example.
money? 2 years left on top salary;
champion? Already two consecutive championships;
Personal honor: last year, fmvp in the finals.
He has achieved all the goals that everyone else is pursuing, and for him, there is no more motivation to work hard.
A glance at the bench reveals that this problem is not one or two people, but a common phenomenon.
"Others open up some space on the offensive end. Yao, you play more under the basket. Pietrus on the defensive end pays attention to West's double-teaming." Tang Tian regained his thoughts and adjusted the tactical arrangement directly after the players came off the field.
After the suspension came back, the Rockets made tactical adjustments, which obviously increased Yao Ming's personal offense ratio.
The effect of this adjustment is obvious.
The national team's game and off-season hard work kept Yao Ming in a good shape. Instead of falling due to age, he felt like he had reached the peak.
The main players of the two sides played in the half, Yao Ming banged for 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
But other than Yao Ming, everyone seemed to be out of state, hitting iron frequently, making mistakes again and again. At the end of the half, the Rockets fell behind by 6 points.
In the second half, both sides began to replace the newcomers to study new tactics.
But this is the period when the Rockets, who had been dominant in the past, were astounding. They felt cold and defensively out of position. Instead of overtaking, they were pulled apart by a little bit.
In the end, the Rockets lost the preseason first game 91-101.
Old Barry made 1 of 4 shots, Hart made 0 of 4 shots, Pietrus made 1 of 7 shots, and Gasol Jr. shot 1 of 6 shots. The Rockets' bench group seemed to have more problems than the main force.
After the game, Tang Tian held an ad hoc meeting of the coaching staff to discuss the status of the players.
Because it was only the first game, he did not have a big fanfare. In the end, he just let Xibodu and Cole go to find a team member to work in private.
After a two-day break, the Rockets ushered in the second game of the preseason, against the Hornets.
The Hornets were eliminated by the Rockets in the playoffs last season, and even in the preseason, they were very energized.
The status of the Rockets' players has not been adjusted.
McGrady's dunk and dunk, Pietrus' three-pointer, three-pointer, and Gasol's layup crossed the bridge ...
At halftime ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The Rockets trailed the Hornets by a full 10 points 47-57.
"Don, it seems that this problem is much bigger than we thought." When he returned to the locker room at halftime, Xibodu said helplessly.
Tang Tian didn't speak. He hadn't encountered such a situation, but it also showed that this kind of problem could not be solved in a few words.
Back in the second half, both sides withdrew the main force.
On the Hornets side, Percy, Devon Boulang, Julian White, Armstrong and Antonio Daniels made their debuts.
On the Rockets' side, Dragic, Weaver, Morrow, Yi Jianlian and Jordan Jordan who did not play in the previous game also started.
"In the Rockets' current state, they are likely to lose two consecutive games in the preseason." Home commentator Daniel Gorman said.
"Yes, it looks like the Rockets are in big trouble this season." Lightning Miller nodded aside. Although the preseason game is irrelevant, no champion team in history has started this way.
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