In the 2002-2003 season, the Hawks and Rockets met for the second time and for the last time this season.

The game between the Hawks and the Rockets is naturally the most concerning thing for Chinese fans. The league has also taken great pains to put the game between the Hawks and the Rockets on the first game day after the All-Star Weekend to use it during the All-Star Weekend.

Then consolidate China's ratings.

This is Liu Mang's first visit to the Toyota Center in Houston after Yao Ming joined the NBA. Not to mention, because of Yao Ming's arrival, the seemingly deserted Toyota Center finally has some life, mainly because there are many Chinese faces.

fans.

Before the game, Liu Mang and Yao Ming once again accepted an exclusive interview with Chaotingdai.

This year's All-Star Weekend, although Liu Mang also had an interview during the All-Star Weekend, the entire team was not interviewed and promoted domestically like last year. The targets of praise during this year's All-Star Weekend became Yao Ming and the Rockets.

There are no too nutritious topics, just regular pre-game interviews, saying goodbye to domestic fans in my old age, wishing them a happy Lantern Festival, etc.

Soon, the pre-match interviews ended, the pre-match activities also ended, and the Eagles' away game against the Rockets began immediately.

The big screen above the court showed the records of the two teams. The Hawks were 25-23 and the Rockets were 28-22. In terms of record, the Rockets had a clear advantage. Having played two more games than the Hawks,

One less game to lose.

However, such a record comparison shows that the Rockets feel guilty and need to use their record to enhance their self-confidence.

There is nothing we can do. The Eagles have posted a record of 20 wins and 5 losses in the past two months, which is simply brutal.

The Eagles continue to field a lineup of Jason Terry, Prince, Raheem, Muhammad, and Ratliff today.

The Rockets sent Francis, Mobley, James Posey, Eddie Griffin, and Yao Ming.

Liu Mang continued to enjoy the feeling of being a substitute, watching Jason Terry play with Francis again.

This time Jason Terry has enough fighting spirit to go against Francis. The reason is that Francis was selected for the All-Star Weekend this year, but Jason Terry was not. This gave Francis the most

motivation.

The Rockets are now under a lot of pressure on their record. They are ranked eighth in the Western Conference with a very small advantage, followed closely by the Suns with a record of 27 wins and 24 losses. This puts a lot of pressure on the Rockets players. They cannot win any game.

Dare to lose.

The same goes for the Eagles, with 25 wins and 23 losses, and they dare not lose more than one game.

After a week, the regular season restarted, and the Eagles players were very excited, so they took a long time to play the opening moves before the game.

Mainly because the Rockets are playing at home. Even though there are some Chinese fans, the scene is a little lively, but the opponent is the Hawks. The Hawks have the most popular players among Chinese players. Aiwujiwu, the Hawks players are quite popular in the Chinese circle.

Because of the popularity of the game, the pretentious opening actions of the Eagles players received a lot of cheers. It is not easy for the Eagles to get cheers in the away game, so the start of the game took a long time.

Following the referee's urging whistle, the two teams came to the court.

The referee blew the whistle to start the game and threw the ball into the air. Yao Ming won the jump ball with his height advantage, and the Rockets took the lead in attacking.

Both teams are fully prepared for this game, because the preparation time is long enough. From the end of the last game before the All-Star Weekend, the Eagles' coaching staff has been preparing for the next six consecutive away games. Six consecutive away games.

In the first game, in order to get a good start, the Rockets opponent is naturally the opponent that the Eagles focus on studying.

Similarly, the Rockets also want to get off to a good start after the All-Star Weekend, so they focus on studying how to play the game against the Hawks.

In the Rockets' first attack, Francis decisively broke inside to cause damage. This was the key to victory developed by the Rockets coaching staff.

However, the Eagles' assistant coach Mike Woodson showed the precise judgment of a championship-level defensive assistant. He had already told Ratliff and Muhammad to pay attention. Every time Francis successfully broke through Prince,

When the young man who was still young entered the paint, the only one who blocked him was Muhammad. Muhammad was not afraid of fouls. Anyway, there was Boozer on the bench.

The Rockets' first move failed.

After playing for a few rounds, the Rockets came up with a second surprise move, using Yao Ming to hit Ratliff high!

Then, Ratliff used practical actions to teach Yao Ming how to be a good man. The thin Yao Ming was squeezed to death by Ratliff, and the intense physical confrontation taught Yao Ming how to fight inside.

Neither of the two playstyles that I took for granted had advantages, fared well.

The Hawks don't have as many tricks as the Rockets on the offensive end. It's just Raheem who's making the most of it! Jason Terry's shooting is so simple and crude.

There is already a strength advantage, so there is no need to use so many new tricks or new ideas on the offensive end. The offensive routine of a strong team with the goal of building a championship is actually very simple. Just keep their effective scoring methods.

, mainly to defend against opponents.

The Hawks started the game probably because they haven't played for too long, so their outside shooting was a little tough, but they still played a very high-quality game. On the defensive end, the Hawks used some of the offensive routines that the Rockets coaching staff had been thinking about, and the Hawks relied on them.

The hard power was torn apart alive. After the first quarter, the Eagles led 20 to 14.

In order to allow the players who were in poor offensive condition to play for a while, Liu Mang was not replaced until the second quarter.

After Liu Mang came up, it happened to be a few minutes after Francis and James Posey were replaced. These two people are probably the Rockets' best perimeter defenders. Both of them were absent. Liu Mang came on and brought Jason Terry with him.

, the lineup of Barnes, Boozer, and Muhammad overwhelmed the Rockets' second lineup. By the middle of the second quarter, the Hawks already led 35-20 by 15 points.

The key is not the 35 points the Hawks scored, but the fact that the Rockets played a quarter and a half and only scored 20 points.

In fact, most of this is to blame Liu Mang.

Why did Coach Tomjanovich suddenly come up with some special tactics? Mainly because the Kings, the team that Coach Tomjanovich is most optimistic about this year, just lost. Why did the Kings lose? It was because of their head coach Adelman.

I had a quarrel with Peja. Why did Peja and Adelman quarrel? Adelman was in a bad mood because he lost in the All-Star Game and was teased while coaching. Peja felt that he was the one.

The strongest player in the Kings, but he does not have the status of the boss in the team, so that on the All-Star stage, he has no status at all. His opponents and teammates do not consider his ideas at all, and he was a little depressed on the night of the All-Star weekend.

Adelman got into a fight and the team atmosphere was very awkward.

And why was Adelman ravaged during the All-Star Weekend, and why did Peja feel that he had no status?

It's all because of the magical tactic of the Eastern team's last attack, that is, because of Liu Mang.

Therefore, the Rockets only scored 20 points after a quarter and a half, and it was all Liu Mang's fault.

Coach Tomjanovich found that it was useless to do special things! It was better to play hard and do all the bells and whistles, but he lost what he was good at.

After the official timeout in the second quarter, the Rockets played a good offense, but the Eagles relied on finding a feeling in the first quarter and a half, and their state has improved. Although the Rockets have found a feeling, it is still not the Eagles.

opponent.

The Rockets didn't give the Rockets many chances, and they themselves wasted the opportunity when the Hawks had a bad start. That was their only chance in the game, but if it was missed, it was missed.

Liu Mang has been very excited these days. All the tasks for the All-Star Weekend have been completed, so he is very excited recently.

After entering the second quarter, he switched back and forth between scoring and passing. He scored 11 points and 4 assists in a single quarter, leading the Eagles to a 29-20 score. After halftime, the Eagles led 49-34 by 16 points entering the second half.

After the start of the second half, Liu Mang fully devoted himself to shooting, scoring 18 points in a single quarter. Coupled with the Eagles' better and better touch, after three quarters, the Eagles' 22-point difference opened up to 20 points, 77 to 57.

With the lead, the main players of the Eagles clocked out in the third quarter, leaving only Jason Terry to lead the second team in the fourth quarter.

The Rockets are actually not that bad, the main thing is that they are not good at making moves, but they insist on a wave of moves at the beginning, which is good, they have screwed themselves up.

In the end, with the perfect performance of Liu Mang with 29 points and 5 assists, Raheem with 17 points and 22 assists, and Jason Terry with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, the Hawks defeated the Rockets 109-95 and won the All-Star Weekend.

A good start in consecutive away games.

As a domestic player, Liu Mang proved his ability as a world-class point guard in this game that was broadcast live on the domestic Chaoting Channel, giving domestic fans endless hope.
Chapter completed!