One Guard

Since the trip to New Orleans ended, all members of the Mavericks have entered a 100% state of preparation for the game.

Marion and others looked satisfied after returning from Bourbon Street. Richard Jefferson kept emphasizing in the locker room that Bourbon Street in New Orleans was definitely the best red light district he had ever been to!

When Yiyang asked him, how many red light districts have you been to in total, the guy actually started thinking seriously and counted them one by one with his fingers.

No matter what the next number is, Yiyang now admires Marion and Richard Jefferson so much.

However, chatting in the locker room is just chatting. On the training field, no matter whether they are veterans or young people, they are not slacking off.

They know that this season has no other ending than a championship. If you achieve 74 wins and are eliminated in the playoffs, it would be embarrassing to say the least.

Although the players were very active in training, Carlisle still had some difficulties. The Rockets and Clippers, these two teams are now inseparable. He really didn't know which team should be more secure in formulating tactics.

Until April 26, that game seemed to give Carlisle an answer.

Howard was out with 6 fouls and only had 7 points and 6 rebounds. In addition, he also allowed Jordan to score 26+17 explosive statistics.

This game was a game that disgraced Howard. Not to mention fans of other teams, even many Rockets fans booed Howard.

Now that the two sides are tied at 2-1, it is self-evident how important this game is to the Rockets. But in this important game, Howard messed up.

Howard can mess up the regular season, but he can't mess things up when the Rockets' life and death are at stake.

Thanks to Howard, the Clippers had a clear advantage in the paint and kicked the Houston Rockets into the coffin with a humiliating 33-point difference.

128 to 95, the Clippers defeated the Rockets by more than 25 points in two consecutive games, bringing the total score of the series to 3 to 1.

At this point, the situation of the series is very obvious. In front of Chris Paul, the Houston Rockets are simply vulnerable.

You know, being behind 1-3 has only happened eight times in BA history, and the Rockets in 1995 did it once under the leadership of Olajuwon.

But Olajuwon's miracle may be difficult to pass on to Harden and Howard.

The next day, Carlisle formulated tactics based entirely on the Clippers' style of play, practicing defense based on the characteristics of Griffin, Paul and Crawford.

He believes that as long as they are fully prepared, there is no need to worry about the performance of the Mavericks players on the field.

Everyone is waiting for the fifth game between the two sides. As long as the Clippers win that game again, the Mavericks' Western Conference semifinals will officially begin!

As a result, after the game ended, Yiyang and his teammates had to continue waiting. Because the Los Angeles Clippers, who had the match point, lost the game inexplicably.

In this game, three Rockets scored 20 points. James Harden even had a triple-double, contributing 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Ariza had 22 points and 8 rebounds, and Howard had 20 points and 15 assists. A rebound. Even Corey Brewer and Terrence Jones, who came off the bench, scored 15 and 12 points respectively. With the Rockets in such excellent form, the Clippers trailed almost the entire game.

"We are going step by step, catching up one game at a time." Harden said after the game. "When you are facing a 1-3 deficit, it is easy to give in and think, 'Let's talk about it next season.' But we didn't yield."

The tenacious Rockets moved the series score to 3-2. Looking at Harden's determined eyes when he said those words, Yiyang began to feel that something was wrong. He has played against Harden so many times, and he has never seen Harden look like that.

the next day,

Yiyang told Carlisle that the team should practice two sets of tactics at the same time. One set is used to deal with the Clippers, and the other is used to deal with the Rockets.

"Do you think it's possible for the Rockets to make a comeback?" Carlisle stared at Yiyang in disbelief, but Yiyang didn't answer.

So in the afternoon training, the players began to train two sets of tactics at the same time, and the training time naturally increased by two hours.

Although the Rockets pulled one back in Game 5, most people felt that the situation was difficult to change.

The Clippers seemed powerless in one game, but they were very serious in this one. They seemed to have a plan in mind and were ready to return to their home court to end everything.

After the game started, the Clippers played smoothly. Paul and Griffin left the Rockets' defense helpless, and Crawford's impact made the Rockets even more difficult to defend. The most important thing is that James Harden is in a sluggish state in this game. After the last game, Harden had just shouted that exciting slogan, but today, something happened to him.

But everything turned around shortly after the start of the third quarter. At that time, the Clippers led the Rockets by a full 19 points. Harden, who was in a sluggish performance, only scored 2 points on 1 of 7 shots in the third quarter. He was in poor condition and had to be substituted. However, McHale's substitution changed It determines the direction of the entire game and even the entire series.

After Harden took the bench, the Rockets suddenly came to life. Although they were still 13 points behind after the third quarter, at least this gave the Rockets hope.

The Rockets made a desperate move, and McHale still let Harden rest on the sidelines in the critical final quarter. Not all coaches have the courage to let their star players sit on the bench at critical moments.

Perhaps it was the big lead in the first three quarters that made the Clippers relax their vigilance. When they wanted to play their basketball again, they found that it was too late.

The Rockets scored easily in transition attacks again and again. They shot a super-good 63.2% in the fourth quarter, which was completely different from the 20% shooting rate in the third quarter. They narrowed the score gap little by little in their fast-paced offense, and even overtook the score in the end.

On the defensive end, the Rockets played very actively, grabbing 21 rebounds in the final quarter and limiting the Clippers' shooting percentage to 18.2%. However, the Clippers, with Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, only grabbed 21 rebounds in the final quarter. Got 5 rebounds. On the offensive end, the Rockets scored 40 points in a single quarter. Josh Smith, who was ridiculed as the "MVP" in the middle of the season, played a key role. He made 3 of 4 three-pointers with help and scored 14 points in a single quarter. points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. Josh and Brewer scored 29 points together, beating the Clippers badly.

Faced with the Rockets' unexpected explosion, the Clippers were obviously at a loss. The team only scored 15 points in the final quarter. Griffin, who had always performed well before, made 0 of 5 shots and failed to score a single point at such a critical moment. There was also the embarrassing situation of missing a layup. In this battle, Griffin once again proved that he has nothing to do with the four words "superstar"! Not scoring at critical moments is something that stars avoid the most. Because the value of a star can only be reflected at critical moments.

In the last 14 minutes of the game, the Rockets' two core players Harden and Howard did not score a single goal in a sports game. Harden even sat on the bench for 1 minute in the fourth quarter and did not play, but the team still scored 49 to 18. The climax overturned the Clippers in one fell swoop.

20 years ago, the Rockets came back from 3-1 down to win the championship.

20 years later, the Rockets once again fell into a desperate situation of 1 to 3. They struggled a lot and created a miracle today, hoping to realize the old dream of 20 years ago!

After this game, the Mavericks players changed to practice a set of tactics. It's just that this tactic is aimed at the Rockets, not the Clippers who took a 3-1 lead at the beginning!

"How do you know they can do it?" The moment the Rockets won the game, Carlisle called Yiyang.

"I don't know, boss. I just think that the Rockets are more courageous than that. Now, you have all seen it." Looking at the Rockets players celebrating their victory on the court, Yiyang couldn't help clenching his fists.

After a magical sixth game, the Rockets were confident in the tiebreaker and vowed to make history. They have "died" once, so they are no longer afraid of anything!

Harden, who had a sluggish performance in the last game and was on the bench for a quarter and a half, was on full fire today and vowed to clear his name. He scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the game. Howard also made another effort after scoring double 20 in the previous game, contributing a large double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds.

The Rockets once led by 20 points. In the third quarter, the Clippers launched a counterattack to narrow the point difference. However, Prigioni became a surprise player and completed the offense after successive steals, helping the Rockets to widen the point difference to 17 points. This fully demonstrated his role as a veteran for the Argentinian defender with mediocre physical fitness.

The Rockets finally won by 13 points, winning three games in a row and reversing course to advance! The Clippers became the ninth team in NBA history to suffer a 1-3 comeback. Paul and Griffin were ruthlessly nailed to the pillar of shame by the Rockets.

"This is a living contemporary miracle!" After the game, Mike Breen's voice was something that Yiyang could not forget for a long time.

At the end of the game, Harden was completely in a state of madness. He took off his boots and threw them into the stands. Countless reporters surrounded him, and everyone wanted to talk to this young defender who had created miracles.

However, before reporters could ask questions, Harden pointed at the camera. Yiyang in front of the TV seemed to feel that Harden was pointing at him.

"Wait, Dallas Mavericks! This series proves that anything is possible! Don't think you are safe, the Houstonians are coming to take away the victory!"

Across the TV screen, James Harden officially declared a challenge to Yiyang!

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