Legend Raiders

Chapter 321 First Round, Game 1

Chapter 321

4 month 21 day.

The whole of Houston feels very lively.

Especially those fans wearing Rockets jerseys and holding various props in their hands, they almost took to the streets to parade and vent their joy.

But such an exaggeration is a bit of a thing, but they have reasons to be happy.

Originally, since the end of the Yao Ming era, their expectations for this Rockets team have dropped to a very low level. After all, no one likes to experience failure with a rebuilding team.

But this season's Rockets, with the deal a few days before the start of the season, everything seems to be dreamy and incredible.

James Harden has long been promoted by the Rockets as the absolute core of the team. Bringing him back from the Thunder is to let him lead the Rockets back to glory.

then.

No one pays attention to the addition of Harden's trade, let alone what kind of foundation these people have.

of course.

If it weren't for Qin Tao's Chinese identity, I'm afraid he wouldn't have anyone paying attention to him at all.

But the fans who chose to follow him curiously at the beginning are very fortunate and excited now.

In their eyes, Qin Tao gave the team unlimited possibilities with his astonishing speed and his ability as a trader!

Without Qin Tao's astonishing growth, I am afraid that the current Rockets are at best the tail end of the playoffs.

But as Qin Tao broke the deadlock for the team at critical moments time and time again, and even broke out one after another with fierce dominance, such a rocket gradually made people see a shocking scene. They finally stood in the final week before the end of the regular season. Secure the throne of the first place in the West!

This is not shocking!

It is a feat that countless Rockets fans have never imagined!

just now.

Such a shocking team is about to face the Lakers at home. Who wants to miss the performance of the home team?

Therefore, the tickets for the Rockets playoffs this year are simply going up as soon as they are shameless, but if there are really many scoldings, there are really not many. At most, it is fans complaining that the Rockets are not authentic.

This can be seen.

If a team is better run, its record is more unexpected, and its stars are more influential, then your family's tickets are really easy to sell.

Compared with the enthusiasm of the fans, the current Rockets players are in different emotions.

Inside the Toyota Center.

The Rockets' locker room was full of noise, chattering like a vegetable market.

Everyone is talking about this playoffs, especially a newcomer like Motiejunas, who is so excited.

After all, not everyone has the experience of advancing to the playoffs as the top player in the Western Conference.

But if these guys are allowed to be excited endlessly, needless to say, the result of this game will be very uncertain. While this kind of emotion brings excitement, it will also make the players easily nervous and unable to let go of themselves. lead to a series of problems.

So when McHale opened the door, he, who had received countless honors, began to teach these guys political lessons.

He talked about the league's countless glorious champions, to some teams that were full of joy and sorrow, and from Bill Russell to Patrick Ewing, Barkley and other uncrowned kings.

all in all.

McHale understood it with reason and emotion, and with his excellent chicken soup skills, he made these guys correct their mentality in just a short while.

After all, competitive sports are more realistic than any other sport. If you don’t play well, if you are emotionally unstable, or if your physical condition is not good, then it’s not good, and you are not given a second chance at all.

and so.

No one who can enter the NBA has a very bad mentality.

What's more, for players like Motiejunas who have played in European leagues, their on-the-spot experience and psychological attitude are really not so fragile, but they haven't recovered yet.

At last.

When everyone's emotions stabilized, McHale began to arrange countermeasures for tonight.

In response to Kobe Bryant's reimbursement due to injury, and the former wind son Steve Nash's inability to return, McHale specifically asked Harden and Jeremy Lin to do everything possible to score points in this game.

That's right!

For the first time, McHale assigned the organizational task to Parsons, and even Motel, who requested support.

After talking about the requirements of the main force, McHale had only one sentence for the substitutes, you have only one core, and that is Qin Tao.

Such a decisive arrangement made Qin Tao somewhat embarrassed, but other people not only had no objections, but also showed a look of reason, which shows how much weight Qin Tao holds in their hearts.

On the other hand, the Lakers players who have entered the arena and changed their jerseys in the locker room, they feel a little dull.

However, although Kobe was reimbursed for his serious injury, in order to encourage his teammates, he still appeared with the team in Houston after getting the doctor's approval.

at this time.

Kobe sat in the middle of the locker room, just like the commander in chief of the army, using his eloquence enough to act as an orator, constantly encouraging his teammates.

And from the expressions of Howard, Gasol and others, it can be seen that they also quite agree, and there is no previous gap.

Soon.

The previous dullness of the Lakers disappeared, and they even boasted that they wanted to play happy basketball. Howard, who had a quarrel with Kobe before, now gave people the feeling that he was full of fighting spirit and had some interaction with Kobe.

But as the team's coach, Mike D'Antoni, who once led the Suns to an amazing reputation, was bitter in his heart under his calm appearance.

As the coach of the team, he firmly believes that after the end of this season, there will be an [-]% probability of leaving the team.

As for when the time is, it may be the end of this series.

However, as a professional coach, it is better to put pessimistic things on the sidelines.

In order to prepare for the series with the Rockets, he has thrown away some things that he insisted on blindly, followed the team's advice, and made a lot of defensive arrangements.

at last!

When the locker rooms of the two teams basically stabilized, following the reminder of the staff, the players took a deep breath and pushed open the door.

The hustle and bustle in the arena came from the player tunnel in an instant. Although the sound sounded normal, everyone knew that the arena was completely boiling now.

After the Rockets and Lakers showed up, it turned out that as they had guessed, the entire arena was like a nuclear bomb explosion. No matter if there were old people or children in the stands, the noise never stopped. Looking at the mountains is very exciting!

After the players glanced around, they looked calm on the surface, and walked towards the players' benches one after another.

(End of this chapter)