Chapter 626: It’s Different!

May 29, 2008, Toyota Center Arena, Houston.

The fifth Tianwangshan battle between the Houston Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics at home sent the entire Space City into a frenzy.

As the strongest team in the league now, the Houston Rockets are the team that has played the most battles among all the playoff teams in the league this year. It must be said that this is also a spectacle.

And what's very interesting is that the Rockets have won all the Tianwangshan battles so far.

Such a record made the Rockets fans at the scene even more confident.

"This is another guaranteed victory!"

"Not one guaranteed victory, but two!"

"The Seattle SuperSonics have paid everything to win the two games given to them by the Houston Rockets."

“Then it’s time for the Houston Rockets to perform again!”

Tonight in Houston, Rockets fans are very passionate and crazy.

Facing the Seattle SuperSonics and facing Yes, the focus of that league, they are about to usher in an almost certain victory.

As a former Rockets player, Kenny Smith, who was sitting in the TNT commentary box, felt the mood of these Rockets fans and had a natural smile on his face.

Today's two commentators on TNT, Kenny Smith and Barkley, are both former Rockets players.

But of these two people, one supports the Rockets and the other supports the SuperSonics. This is a wonderful sight.

Compared with Kenny Smith's grace and ease at this time, Barkley on the other side felt uncomfortable at this time.

In this game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Rockets, not to mention the Rockets fans at the scene, even the Seattle SuperSonics fans and coconut fans did not have any hope.

Even before the start of this game, many coconut flour and coconut flour media have already begun to summarize the season between Yes and the Seattle SuperSonics.

Even Yes himself...

Just think of what happened at the pre-match press conference before the start of this game.

Buckley sighed in despair.

"Yes, did you hear what Houston Chronicle reporter Jonathan Fagan said about the final outcome of this series?"

"heard about it."

"Jonathan Fagan said that the final result of this series will be 4-2. What do you think?"

"What do I think? I think he might be right."

This is what Yes said in an interview at the pre-match press conference.

Even Yes is in despair.

The whole world knows what kind of person Yes is.

Yes is a person who will never tell lies.

Faced with such harsh questions, Yes would either not say it, or if it did. That's definitely not a lie.

Therefore, if someone else answers this question with this answer, others will think it is a compliment to Fagan.

But since Yes said that, it was not a compliment. Besides, everyone knew the relationship between Yes and Fagan, so how could Yes possibly compliment him.

If they could, Yes would never admit that there were only two games left in this series.

However, Yes also knows that even if he doesn't admit it, it's useless.

This is not a situation that his own answer of Yes can reverse.

So Yes accepted Fagan's prediction calmly.

When he thought of the angry and tragic expressions of the reporters who supported Yes when Yes answered this question at the pre-match press conference, Barkley felt deep depression and despair.

Of course, Rockets fans were arrogant about Yes admitting that there would be no seventh game in this series.

Listen to the live statement ‘There is only one MVP in the world! ’ cheers.

The emotions of Rockets fans are now fully contained in their cheers.

As a die-hard coconut fan, Barkley has always been willing to believe that this series is not over. As long as the game is not over yet, as long as there is Yes, there is still hope for everything.

This is the basic quality of being a coconut fan, that is, everyone has absolute faith and loyalty to Yes.

But this time even Yes himself...

If it weren't for this game, the Rockets would have won the victory early.

Based on the analysis of seven games in a series, the fifth game of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain is particularly important.

The team that wins Tianwangshan has an absolute advantage in the probability of advancing.

So, this should have been a battle of the unknown with both teams fighting for it, rather than a game with a known outcome.

Just thinking about the current situation of the Seattle SuperSonics makes Barkley extremely helpless.

Although he doesn't like those people outside putting this game and the victory of this series on the Rockets' head in advance.

But what these people said is correct.

Yes and the Sonics, in order to win the fourth game, have overdrafted everything.

"Perhaps, as the Seattle media reported, most of the Seattle players have begun discussing plans for next season, which is a very correct thing."

Barkley nodded secretly in his mind. The Seattle SuperSonics are already here this season. These Seattle players should really work hard for next season.

Based on what these Seattle players have accomplished this season under the leadership of Yes, they can have a very bright future.

The main thing is not the potential of these people that gives them a bright future.

It's Yes' ability to forcibly turn a mediocre player into an All-Star or even a superstar, which makes each of their Yes teammates seem to have a very bright future.

The game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Houston Rockets was considered the least suspenseful game in the history of the NBA Western Conference Finals.

Even Yes himself admitted that there is no seventh game in this series, so it is naturally impossible for the Seattle SuperSonics to win this game.

"What a disparity!"

Feeling the atmosphere of the Rockets fans at the scene, and watching the huge boos when the Seattle Supersonics players appeared on the court from the tunnel under the leadership of Yes, Barkley felt that such boos were probably the most common in his entire career. The biggest one I’ve ever heard!

"Before the start of this game, many people said that the Rockets' championship this year would be the greatest championship in NBA history, and Yes and the SuperSonics are the brightest jewels in this crown!"

"Now, Rockets fans can't wait to pick up this gem and set it into the crown that will be born in the future!"

"More than 20,000 Rockets fans present are already extending their longing hands to Yes and the Seattle SuperSonics!"

“It’s hard for anyone to stay cool in such an incredible predatory atmosphere!”

"I don't want to guess whether the Seattle SuperSonics players will be frightened when they come out and feel such an atmosphere. All of us can see the determination of the Rockets and the city of Houston to win this game!"

"If you win this game, the Houston Rockets will win everything!"

By winning this game, the Houston Rockets have won everything.

Kenny Smith's words on TV embarrassed the Celtics outside the TV.

Their only chance to win the championship is if the Seattle SuperSonics defeat the Rockets, a 3% probability.

It can be said that most public opinion in the NBA has ignored them.

"This kid is really unlucky..."

Looking at the 'little fat guy' on TV with the camera pointed at him all the time, Garnett really felt a little sorry for this guy that he 'didn't really like'.

He has seen many, many unlucky people in the NBA.

He even felt that he was an unlucky person.

Garnett has always felt that if he had not been ill-fated and encountered unkind people, his achievements would definitely be more than this.

The position of the number one power forward in history was not determined so early.

But I really have to compare my luck with Yes...

Garnett feels that he is indeed much better.

At least, he has never become the 'jewel' that others desire most in the NBA!

Yes has really become the target of all strong men.

It seems that just hunting Yes will add glory to their achievements.

Of course, this is indeed the case.

If the Seattle SuperSonics eventually enter the Finals, the Boston Celtics also want to hunt down this guy who can make them famous in history.

What Kenny Smith just said is that Yes is the brightest jewel in the championship crown.

Garnett sees no problem with this, and most of the world sees no problem with this.

And when the whole world thinks there is no problem with this sentence, this sentence is the biggest problem!

When defeating a player is as important as winning the championship, or even the jewel on top of the championship, then how high should this player's reputation and status be in the NBA?

The NBA is a place where the jungle prevails, where strength is king.

Without enough strength, even if you are the scoring champion, you are an All-Star, you are the best team player, you are the best rookie, you will not get recognition!

And how much strength does it take for Yes to gain such huge recognition?

"For Yes, even if he admits the failure of this game before the game, he will not get any sympathy from the Rockets. Even the weak Yes will make the Rockets fans, Rockets players, and even everyone in Houston People are more excited and excited, just like Rockets fans are showing now."

In a vacation villa in Los Angeles, four brothers including James, Anthony, Wade, and Chris Paul finally gathered together again.

The four brothers have been missing James before. James came here to join the brothers after finishing the mess in Cleveland.

Things in Cleveland are almost settled, and his future will be announced at about the time it needs to be announced.

As for Melo's previous betrayal.

Well, isn't it too cruel to still be obsessed with Melo's previous betrayal?

0 to 3 was overturned...

It is said that the three brothers are all victims of Yes.

Compared with Mero, actually... they don't seem that miserable.

"He'll be drowned in the red water of Houston!"

Chris Paul is the only one of the four here who knows how powerful the Houston Rockets are.

He was not surprised at all by the outcome of this series.

On the contrary, he was surprised that Yes could still win two games under the pressure of such an all-out Rockets.

Of course he can see that the Rockets' defensive level against the Thunder, Lakers and SuperSonics has increased layer by layer.

The pressure faced by the Lakers is greater than that of the Thunder, and the pressure faced by the SuperSonics is greater than that of the Lakers.

If the score is 4 to 2 in the end, wouldn't it mean...

The Lakers are better than their Thunder, and he is willing to accept it.

He is also willing to accept that the Sonics are better than the Thunder.

But it's really hard for him to accept that the SuperSonics are superior to the Lakers!

If this is really the case, how will he take revenge next season?

Chris Paul reluctantly took a deep breath to calm down a little.

Regardless of defeating Yes and the Sonics next season, the most important thing now is to see if Yes is humiliated!

Three of the four brothers couldn't wait to see how Yes was humiliated by the Rockets.

Anthony, on the other hand, kept sighing in his heart, why bother...

As the game between the Rockets and SuperSonics is about to begin, many people who are paying attention to this game have different moods.

In Chicago, Michael Jordan, like Chris Paul and others, had poured a glass of red wine and were ready to enjoy the hunting show.

In Detroit, the inferior bottles of red wine beside Redick were also ready. Watching his mortal enemy be humiliated in front of him was so joyful but also a little bit empty and boring.

In Los Angeles, Kobe was curious and confused, with a hint of sympathy and envy.

In other places, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes and how many hearts are thinking about all kinds of things about the ‘little fat man’ on TV who is getting fatter and fatter in this series.

"The suspense of this series should end!"

Listening to the boos and cheers of Rockets fans, and just looking at the SuperSonics standing in the center of the court, Morey has put all his previous worries back in his stomach.

His gamble was right!

Yes, this series did not break out!

But his slogan has resounded throughout the world!

It’s ‘There is only one MVP in the world! ’ Did the slogan prevent Yes from breaking out in this series?

of course not!

It's because of the outstanding defensive players on the Rockets' perimeter that Yes can't explode!

However, those guys who like to attract attention will choose to be blind, and they will say, "There is only one MVP in the world!" ’ is linked to the performance of Yes.

They will give him the credit for defeating Yes!

This is his plan!

A perfect harvest plan!

A harvest plan destined to succeed!

As long as the Sonics can't beat the Rockets.

As long as Yes can't almost crush the Rockets' strongest chain defense like Randolph.

He is stable!

Now, even Yes himself has admitted failure, and there is no longer any problem with his stability.

Although it sounds awkward to say this now.

But Morey feels that he doesn't have to pretend now, he has shown his cards, and he is the general manager of the Rockets!

After this series, no one can deprive him of his general manager position!

Even the current general manager Dawson can't help it!

His current influence among Rockets fans is unparalleled under his influence!

How enthusiastic the cheers of the Rockets fans are now, how powerful his influence is!

He, Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Rockets, the terminator of Yes!

In Morey's almost crazy thoughts, the referee on duty, Jarvis, threw the basketball high in the air.

The fifth game of the Western Conference Finals between the Houston Rockets and the Seattle SuperSonics at home, the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, has officially begun!

Amid huge boos from Rockets fans, Seattle SuperSonics center Milicic easily defeated Yao Ming when Yao Ming was not ready to take off, giving the Sonics their fifth first-chance opportunity of the series.

The starting players for the Rockets in this game are Yao Ming, Gerald Wallace, Tracy McGrady, Artest and Roy.

The starting players for the SuperSonics are Milicic, Millsap, Durant, Yeas and Rondo.

There are no changes to the starting players of the two teams.

After Rondo received Milicic's jump ball, he did not launch a fast break like he did in the regular season.

The Rockets' defense is seeking death by launching a fast break.

Didn’t you see that even Yes, who is now fat and plump, is slowly walking towards the front court?

Rondo always wanted to complain when he saw Yes walking slowly towards the Rockets' three-point line with Artest's body.

What a great figure Yes had before!

He, Durant and Yes are called the Seattle Three Musketeers by many SuperSonics fans.

That's not to say their offense is sharp.

This means that their bodies are as slender as Western swords.

It's better now, we no longer have the Three Musketeers of Yes, and we still have the attraction of Mao!

He doesn't want to be tied with Durant, even if the nickname of the Three Musketeers sounds much better than his other nicknames.

This series with the Rockets is a very unfriendly series for Rondo.

The Rockets' defensive system makes any tactics and tricks useless.

So as an excellent organizer, he, like his successor Kidd, had a very uncomfortable time facing the Rockets.

Of course, Kidd suffered more than him. After all, Kidd was older than him and had a higher reputation with the Lakers. After Kobe and Randolph failed, Kidd had to step forward and attack on his own.

As for the result of Kidd facing Roy's attack...

Well, just a little better than him.

But he only attacked Roy once like he did in the last game. Kidd wanted to attack Roy six times!

No matter how you look at it, Kidd is still more miserable than him.

Anyway, now facing the Rockets, he has really become a dribbling defender.

Pick and roll with Durant, and the defender in front of him becomes McGrady.

Pick-and-roll with Yes, the defender in front of him becomes Artest.

Pick-and-roll with Millsap, and the defender in front of him is Gerald Wallace.

Is there a difference?

Perhaps the only difference is that when picking and rolling with Milicic, there is air in front of him.

What a fucking bully!

"At the beginning of the game, the Seattle SuperSonics' offensive rhythm was very slow. This offensive rhythm is completely different from the Seattle SuperSonics' game rhythm in the regular season."

"The Seattle SuperSonics have lost their rhythm since the first game of this series!"

In the regular season, the Seattle SuperSonics' offensive rhythm is very fast. If not comparable to the Nuggets and Suns, at least it will definitely not be what it is now.

To be honest, Kenny Smith actually sympathizes with Nelson more than he sympathizes with Yes and other Sonics players.

Nelson has been a head coach for so many years, when has he ever played basketball like this!

Seeing Rondo and other Sonics players taking their time, Kenny Smith even wanted to laugh a little.

"Rondo now has two options. The first is to hand Durant the singles, and the second is to hand over Yes to the singles. In the previous four games, Yes handed over the first singles right to Durant. , Yes is burdened with too much defensive pressure. They are also attacking with the ball. The pressure faced by Yes and Durant is completely different. Durant is really one-on-one singles, while Yes is a one-on-one singles. Singles against four!”

I don’t want to pass the ball to Du Shiwu!

But we have to pass it on to Du Shiwu!

It was in such an extremely tangled mood that Rondo completed the previous four games.

Although he said he didn't want to pass it every time, he had to pass it the best every time!

This is so painful!

Rondo advanced to two steps beyond the three-point line and stopped directly under Roy's defense, which was two meters away.

Rondo is already preparing to pass the ball to Durant outside the three-point line as usual.

But just when Rondo was about to pass the ball, he saw from the corner of his eye two steps in the middle of the 45-degree three-point line on the right. When Yes blocked Artest behind him and opened his hand to ask, Rondo was frightened. After a jump, I almost dropped the ball with a trembling hand!

Fortunately, the palms are big and the wrists are soft!

"Huh?! Rondo didn't pass the ball to Durant, but to Yes?!"

The whole world thinks that Rondo will look for Durant in his first attack.

Even the live cameras and TV pictures were all on Durant.

No way, this is the Sonics' routine.

Everyone has pulled down their pants, but Rondo's passing direction has changed!

Seeing Rondo's passing direction, Barkley almost cursed him!

"What the hell is Rondo doing!"

It's no secret that Rondo and Durant are feuding.

But at such a critical moment, it's wrong to engage in such internal strife, right? !

Doesn’t Rondo know what the situation is like now?

Why does Yes have to fight one against four when playing singles?

After playing one after another, it was clear that the Rockets did not double-team.

It's because when Yes faced Artest, there was no way to post up!

If Yes is able to post up Artest when facing Artest and has the ability to post up Artest, the Rockets will either let Artest be beaten by Yes, or they will have to double attack!

Artest's power confrontation was too buggy for Yes. Didn't you see how tightly Artest defended Yes and Kobe? There is no fear that Kobe Yes will break through him.

If you want to beat Artest in a post-up game, you have to rely on strength to carry him away. Even Kobe Bryant, who may be the strongest in the league in a post-up game, cannot use his strength to carry Artest away. As for skills, Artest’s experience plus She clings to him so tightly that she can only use the skill of playing with a girl, and she can only face the hard pull!

Just when Barkley was about to curse, suddenly the air in the Toyota Center seemed to freeze.

"I am not wrong, right?!"

"Yes stuck Artest with power?!"

Take the ball, lean on it, and collect it again!

When Artest jumped forward dumbfounded and took a step back, the supersonic fat man who was leaning back from a long distance had already thrown the basketball in his hand.

A swipe!

The ripples in the silence make the silence even more silent.

"this?!"

Adelman, who had always been paralyzed, showed surprise for the first time without being so paralyzed.

"No, it's different..."