While the Rockets fans were hiding their faces and felt lonely, the Spurs fans were completely crazy.
It’s not easy for the Houston Rockets, but is it easy for the San Antonio Spurs?
They are both Texas teams, Dallas has the big devil Cuban, Houston has the Space Center, what does San Antonio have?
For so many years, just like a poor family living their lives, the Spurs seem to have only one principle, which is always three years of mending.
Sometimes, you just have to praise this small city and cheer for this low-key team.
Whether it is the GD era or today's Double Germany era, Gregg Popovich and the fans in this city have never known what luxury feels like.
Maybe God is always so fair and he knows what he has to do for this arena after 20 years.
Therefore, Jiang Hao was born, so Dejounte Murray rose.
Therefore, after stumbling, an invincible team quickly took shape.
"Let this all start from the black eight" was the slogan of many Spurs fans.
On the court, the momentum of the two teams showed two completely different situations.
The Spurs are getting smoother as they play, while the Rockets are getting more and more confused.
Maybe this Rockets team does lack a real leader. The fighting spirit they showed in difficult situations made many people frown. As the nominal leader of the team, James Harden even took the initiative to ask to leave the game near the end of the third quarter.
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"If it were Michael or Kobe, they would never give up at this time."
In the TNT live broadcast room, even Kenny Smith couldn't stand it anymore. Harden's fighting spirit was really fragile to the extreme.
"Perhaps this is not just a problem for James Harden alone. Looking at the current basketball world, players generally need to improve their fighting spirit. In our era, you could hardly see a guy who took the initiative to disarm." Barkley curled his lips.
On this point, he and O'Neill have always had the same views.
This game basically lost its suspense after more than 2 minutes in the fourth quarter, because by this time the Spurs had already taken an 18-point lead.
Of all the Rockets players present, Chris Paul should be the one with the most characteristics of a veteran player. He is the only player on the Rockets who seems to have not given up yet.
But he is no longer the omnipotent queen bee he was during the Hornets. When he tried his best, injuries instantly became his biggest enemy.
That's right, the Rocket House leaked and it rained continuously, and Chris Paul was injured!
On the court, Chris Paul fell to the basket in great pain. He clutched his knee tightly. Everyone couldn't help but feel nervous, especially the Rockets, because they knew very well that Paul was injured in this position.
Although they are leading by a big score, although it seems that they have basically won this series, Jiang Hao and other Spurs players are not happy at this time, because they are both professional players, and they actually have only one common enemy.
It's just injuries.
No one wants to see anyone get hurt. For Jiang Hao, although he and Paul have some grudges, he also doesn't want to see the latter get hurt.
"Chris Paul is injured. This is very bad news. For the Houston Rockets, their season is really coming to an end. It is difficult to imagine that the Rockets without Chris Paul can play any games worth looking forward to."
At the beginning of the season, after Chris Paul came to the Rockets, judging from the game, although his average per game was average, as a very good point guard, Paul's arrival completely liberated James Harden, who could return to the Rockets.
Returning to the shooting guard position, he can devote himself to scoring. In addition, in addition to being a top organizer, Paul is also very good on the defensive end. He is a rare defender in the league who can both attack and defend. Paul's defense
It is also very important for the Rockets.
But now, Chris Paul fell. Two minutes later, with the assistance of a stretcher, Paul left the court with a very ugly face. For him, this season is basically over.
"Perhaps this is fate. Think back to when Morey brought Chris Paul to the Rockets in that seven-for-one deal that shocked the league. At that time, everyone believed in the super backcourt composed of Harden and Paul.
This combination will definitely make the Houston Rockets a strong contender for the championship."
"In fact, judging from their record of beating all teams in the league during the regular season, this did not disappoint everyone, but in the first round of the playoffs, the Houston Rockets made a joke to the world. They were in the Toyota Center
After losing two games in a row, they almost watched the San Antonio Spurs take the victory step by step in their own hands. People must understand that that was still without Kawhi Leonard coming back, and now, in the third game of the series,
After three games, when a complete Silver-Grey Legion is shown to the world, everyone must admit that the Houston Rockets' season is basically over."
"I mean from this point of view, was that big seven-for-one deal really profitable? Their record looks even worse than last season. Last season they at least reached the Western Conference semifinals."
In the TNT live broadcast room, he spoke seriously about the questions that had been bothering him for a long time.
So is it really profitable for Chris Paul to come to the Rockets?
"Well, judging from the current situation, this is not a Goldbach conjecture. Chris Paul is injured and the team is basically behind 0:3 in the series. Even at the peak of Michael Jordan's possession of James Harden, they
It is also impossible to stage a drama of three chasing four."
Barkley gave a final conclusion to O'Neal's question.
beep!
Finally, as the referee blew his whistle, the game officially ended.
114:99!
Playing at home, the Spurs won another victory as expected.
3:0!
They hold the match point and are one step away from advancing to the next round.
What makes Rockets fans even more desperate is that the next game is still at the Spurs' home court.
After the game, Jiang Hao looked extremely excited, scoring 17 points and 6 assists. His statistics in this game were obviously much bleaker than those in the previous two games. But he had to admit that this was the easiest game he had ever played.
After Leonard's comeback, it is obvious that he is no longer the one who attracts the most hatred.
Leonard also performed very well. Although he was the core of the Rockets' defense, he still scored 25 points.
"We played as a whole, whether it was on the offensive or defensive end, our coordination was very good."
"Obviously, he is this kind of player. As the leader of the team, I am very grateful to Jiang for standing up and saving the team. As for now, we don't want to think too much, let's take it step by step."
The unsmiling Leonard specifically praised Jiang Hao after the game, which also surprised many people.
Chapter completed!