Zhiba NBA

Chapter 120 (119) Tactical Rotation

Chapter 120 (110) Tactical Rotation

Yuan Fei was thinking about the situation of the Lakers and Jazz, but the Rockets themselves encountered a tight schedule.Just finished back-to-back games in the Eastern Conference. After returning home and only playing one game against the Knicks, the Rockets ushered in another back-to-back away game.The meaning of back-to-back at home and back-to-back away is completely different. At least after playing at home, you can go home and have a good night's rest.And the away game needs to catch a plane, which is likely to cause the players to have poor rest and poor condition.If you are unlucky and catch up with the distance between the two away games, you may not need to sleep that night, and the whole team will be listless.

11月20日和21日，火箭客场连战快船和开拓者。麦迪发挥出色，首战32+7+5尽显得分王本色，次战又化身组织者送出了16+4+11，火箭以91:86和97:93连续攻克两座客场，豪取5连胜。

On the 23rd, the Rockets finally ended their winning streak in Sacramento.The old opponent King was all soldiers, and 7 players scored in double figures.For the tired Rockets, only the three of CTM scored in double figures. After leading by three quarters, they were weak in the final quarter and were overturned by the Kings' offensive climax.The final score was fixed at 96:102.

Then the team finally returned to Houston and ushered in a short 2-day break.Yuan Fei hesitated again and again, and made a cruel request to Tang Shuai: "Rudy, for the next game, I hope the team will rest the main players."

Tang Shuai pondered for a moment and said: "The team is really tight on the schedule now, but we are also in a critical period in the ranking competition. Now we are only slightly behind the Mavericks in the same district with 8 wins and 5 losses, 8-3. Today, the Mavericks are likely to lose against the Spurs. It is unwise to rest the main players at this time."

"Let's leave it at that for the rest of us. Yao and Mai's rest arrangements must be implemented. Don't forget that the playoffs are our stage, and ensuring the superstar's health is the most important thing." Yuan Fei insisted on the original point of view, "The temporary gains and losses in the regular season are not important. Don't forget that our goal is only the championship. Yao and Mai should not go to this away game, anyway, the next game will be back at home."

"Okay, since you insist on this, I will talk to them both." Tang Shuai still trusts Yuan Fei's judgment, not to mention that he has already learned that Yuan Fei is a small boss.

In fact, the purpose of deliberate rest is more than that, but the reason is far away and it is inconvenient to explain clearly.After all, it involves the big secret of his time travel.

In the next game, the Rockets will travel to Salt Lake City to play against the Jazz.The Jazz's draft pick for the coming year belongs to the Lakers, and it would be nice to help them win.

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11月26日，阵容不全的火箭完败于爵士。基里连科砍下了21分12篮板4助攻3抢断4盖帽的全面数据，奥库也有20分进账。赛前赛后奥库也只是很冷淡的和老队友们打了下招呼，并未过多寒暄。特科格鲁对此感觉心里很不是滋味。

"Shouldn't you invite us to dinner? Although we won't go." Turkoglu continued to complain on the return plane.

"We all know that we have a game the next day, so we are definitely not invited, so don't force it." Bosh enlightened him.

"Yes, play our game well. More wins are more important than anything else." Billups said: "Everyone has his own choice. If you are dissatisfied with his choice, use the next championship to prove his choice is wrong!"

"Well said, we must win tomorrow!" New teammate Pulzbila was also very encouraged.

But when the players saw McGrady the next day, they seemed less optimistic.McGrady's eyes were sleepy, bloodshot eyes were all over the eyes, and the eye circles were also a little dark.

"Tracey, how are you? Why do you look more tired than us after a day's rest?" Billups asked with concern.

"Oh, I suffered from insomnia yesterday and didn't sleep very well." Maddie said lightly.

They didn't notice, Tang Shuai frowned secretly.

What followed was one of the worst battles.The two of Yao and Mai didn't look like they had been on a rest at all. Yao Ming was double-teamed and intercepted by the opponent many times, while McGrady hit the iron again and again.Coupled with Jefferson, who made frequent passing mistakes, the Rockets' entire starting lineup was messed up, and the Nuggets turned away and played 20:9 at the beginning.

Tang Shuai was very dissatisfied, and waved his big hand up and down, leaving only Billups in the starting lineup.The second quarter also continued to use the substitute lineup, but it received good results.The Nuggets Anthony also felt bad, scoring only 10 points on 3 of 6 shots in a single quarter, and the point difference between the two sides was stalemate at about [-] points.

But these substitutes are all players who have just finished the away game in Salt Lake City, and their physical fitness is somewhat difficult.Even Parker and Varejao, who didn't have much playing time, got a chance, and Yao Mai, who had a good rest, also played.With Reid's two three-pointers, the Rockets were only 71 points behind and entered the final quarter at 64:7.

The Nuggets came up with a pass error, McGrady broke through and gave the ball to Bosh at the free throw line, who made a successful shot, 71:66.

Nene received a wonderful pass from Miller and turned around and caused a foul on Bosh, making 2 of 2 free throws.

After Yao Ming attracted double-teams in singles, he was assigned to the outside line, and Parker hit a three-pointer, 73:69.

Nene wanted to play hard again, and after taking a big cap from McGrady who came from the defense, Parker got the ball and quickly counterattacked easily, 73:71 only 2 points away!

Boykins forced the inside line and took another big cap from McGrady!McGrady raised his arms to signal the audience to shout, and the audience was encouraged and cheered loudly for him.

But he was so proud that he forgot that the ball was a foul for the Nuggets.The Nuggets made a quick serve and Miller made a short mid-range shot from the low post.

McGrady felt a little embarrassed and failed to hit a ball in return.After the Nuggets hit the iron, he still missed a three-pointer.The Nuggets counterattacked again, and the 77:71 point difference was widened.

Jefferson hit a key three-pointer to stop the team from bleeding, but the Rockets still missed consecutive shots and missed a good opportunity.In the end, the Nuggets captured the Toyota Center Arena 90:86.The Nuggets Twin Towers played well, Kenyon Martin 19+13, Camby also had 15+14, and Andrew Miller contributed 20+7+8.For the Rockets, McGrady made 4 of 0 shots in the final quarter and scored 11 points on free throws with only 1 of 14 shots in the game. Yao Ming also only had 11+8, completely suppressed by the Nuggets inside.The two teams met in the first round of the playoffs last season, and the Nuggets were not the Rockets' opponents at all.And now the away victory over the Rockets makes the players feel like a dream.

The nightmare of losing streak is not over yet. On November 11, the Rockets lost 30 points at home to their old rival Pistons. McGrady scored only 20 points in a mediocre state.The Pistons were absent for some reason, and McDyess's starting result was not affected by the uneven lineup at all. All five starting players scored in double figures and defeated the Rockets relatively easily.

After the game in the first month, due to the Nuggets, Timberwolves and Kings who had started poorly before, they all won some goals recently, and the Rockets' 8 wins and 8 losses ranked 12th in the Western Conference (I have to complain about the era when the West was strong and the East was weak)!This ranking surprised everyone.

(End of this chapter)