The Rockets' offense suddenly started targeting David Robinson.

For five minutes, whenever the Rockets had a chance, they would drive to the basket or let Yao hit David Robinson.

Although the general is very powerful, he is already thirty-seven years old, and his physical fitness has long been an inevitable problem for him.

Being targeted in this way, David Robinson's scoring and rebounding were greatly affected.

The Rockets also took advantage of the situation to catch up with some scores.

After the first half, the point difference between the Rockets and the Spurs was only 9 points.

It can be said that after Han Ning came back, his impact on the Rockets was immediate.

Barkley was in the commentary box, and everyone was happy.

"Seeing that there is no Smith! I said that the Rockets will definitely be different with Han Ning! The victory in today's game belongs to the Rockets!"

Barkley's words instantly resonated with all the Rockets fans present.

The entire Toyota Center suddenly erupted in deafening shouts.

"Ho! Ho! Ho!"

Seeing Barkley looking so proud, Smith felt a little unhappy. He snorted and said: "Barkley, don't get carried away too early. The Spurs also have Popovich! In terms of ability and experience, Popovich is

He is the top coach in the entire league. He will definitely be able to change the situation in the second half. The point difference will be widened again."

The two started to quarrel, and neither one accepted the other's advice.

Time passed quickly.

When it was the start of the third quarter, Han Ning found that the Spurs had not made much change.

Just let David Robinson and Tim Duncan change positions.

Put David Robinson at the power forward position to defend Da Zhi, and let Tim Duncan switch to the center position.

This kind of transposition can be said to be very targeted.

Just don't give the Rockets a chance to target David Robinson.

When Han Ning saw this, he felt happy.

Popovich, Popovich, if you ask the two of them to switch positions, there's nothing I can do?!

If I can't target David Robinson, then I'll target Tim Duncan!

Although David Robinson is old and not in good physical condition, he is rich in experience and it is not easy to cause him a foul.

But Tim Duncan is different!

The Stone Buddha now is not the Stone Buddha who will be sent off with a technical foul because of a smile in the future.

It has not reached maturity yet.

It's much easier to foul Tim Duncan than it is to foul David Robinson!

The current core player of the Spurs is Tim Duncan.

If Tim Duncan could be taken off the field, wouldn't it be more effective than targeting David Robinson?!

Moreover, if David Robinson defends Da Zhi, he will still be exhausted.

Da Zhi's main focus now is running without the ball.

David Robinson has to run with Da Zhi. Isn't this more energy-consuming than staying in the paint?!

Seeing this, Han Ning hurriedly pulled Francis to the sidelines and gave him some instructions.

Rockets attack.

Francis once again came to the frontcourt with the ball, dribbled with his left hand, then raised his right hand and extended a gesture.

The Rockets players saw this gesture and started running.

Dazhi led David Robinson from the bottom three-point line and ran towards the basket.

Dayao ran over, made a pick-and-roll, and stopped David Robinson.

Francis saw this and passed the ball directly.

After reaching out to receive the pass, facing Tim Duncan's defense, Da Zhi was not afraid and started directly to prepare for a dunk.

Tim Duncan stepped forward to defend Da Zhi.

Facing Tim Duncan's defense, Da Zhi did not choose to act recklessly, but passed the basketball behind him. Then he dodged Tim Duncan.

After Dayao received Da Zhi's pass from behind, he rushed towards the basket again.

As soon as Tim Duncan landed, he found that Dayao had already rushed in front of him.

In panic, he jumped up again, trying to defend.

However, Dayao was so powerful that he directly faced Tim Duncan and took the ball and smashed it towards the basket.

"bang!"

"Beep!"

After a dunk, the referee blows the whistle and adds an extra penalty!

The effect of this wave of attacks was unexpected even by Han Ning on the sidelines.

"boom!"

"Whoa!"

Dayao easily scored the extra penalty.

The Rockets are only 6 points behind the Spurs.

Popovich saw this and immediately called a timeout.

If the Rockets continue to play like this, it's really hard to say whether they will win or lose today.

Popovich must make some changes!

Han Ning stood on the sidelines, glanced at Tim Duncan from the corner of his eye, and suddenly had an idea in his mind.

"We will continue to play inside for a while. Francis, Dayao. You two mainly play Tim Duncan. Try to draw a few more fouls."

"Also, if appropriate, you can say some trash talk to stimulate him. It is best to make him leave the field with six fouls."

The Rockets players present were stunned when they heard Han Ning's words.

This was the first time they heard Han Ning say that they should use trash talk on the court to influence the opponent's mentality.

And this opponent is Tim Duncan.

Although they were confused, the Rockets players still nodded in agreement.

Trash talk and fouling are all allowed within the rules.

It can be said to be a very common method in the alliance.

So the Rockets players didn't have any resistance to this.

If this method can help them win, there's nothing wrong with it.

On the other side, Popovich looked at David Robinson, who was already breathing heavily, and felt helpless.

David Robinson is indeed too old.

After playing on the court for so long, being targeted by the opponent's players for so long, and being knocked around for so many times, my physical strength was almost at its lowest point.

Even if he can still play, his role on the court is very limited.

Might as well replace him.

After pondering for a while, Popovich said: "Next, David, please take a rest off the court. Batel, you go on the court to defend Dayao. Your task is to defend, and leave the offense to Duncan."

After hearing this, Batel, who was sitting at the end of the bench, stood up with a somewhat excited expression.

"Beep!"

When the timeout ended, the head coaches of both teams arranged new tactics.

Now is the time to see whose tactics are better.

But at this moment, in the Chinese broadcast room, Zhang Weiping and Su Dong were both extremely excited.

"Bateer is on the court! Batel is on the court! As the second player from China to enter the NBA, he finally plays for the Spurs! This game will be a Chinese derby!" Su Dong shouted excitedly.

Zhang Weiping also nodded and said: "When Batel comes on, he will probably face off against Dayao. This is a Chinese derby in the true sense! This game is getting more and more exciting!"

Han Ning on the sidelines looked at Popovich in surprise when he saw Batel come on the court.

He didn't expect Popovich to be so decisive.

When it was discovered that David Robinson's physical strength was insufficient, he immediately replaced him.

Batel playing is not a good thing for the Rockets.

After all, although Batel is not good at scoring, his defensive ability is still very strong.

Using him to defend Yao can indeed greatly improve the Spurs' inside line.
Chapter completed!