After rubbing his nose, Tang Tian couldn't help but feel confused.

Why has he become so easy to catch a cold recently?

Fortunately, my body doesn’t feel much, so it seems that the problem is not big.

After the training, Popovich pulled the team members to speak and gave a vaccination in advance.

The Rockets also knew that this game would not be easy to play.

At the Toyota Center that night, the attendance rate of fans exceeded 90%.

Even in the playoffs, this is quite rare.

In addition to supporting the Rockets, a large number of them came for McGrady.

Although McGrady's departure was unhappy with the team, his six-year career has accumulated a lot of fans for him.

And these fans also know that McGrady has not played in the formalities after joining the Spurs, which is basically the last time they saw McGrady in the playoffs.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

The Spurs have a regular lineup, with Parker and Tang Tian on the outside, Leonard and Duncan on the front line, and Split on the center.

The Rockets have a lineup adjustment. Beverly, who performed well in the last game, replaced Jeremy Lin and entered the starting lineup. He and Harden are in the backcourt.

On the front line, Garcia, Parsons, and center Asik are still there.

Amid the cheers of fans, Asik jumped to Split to get the Rockets the first offensive opportunity.

Jeremy Lin did not start, and Harden became the team's only offensive launcher. He chose to break through the ball for the first time.

Tang Tian's defense was very good, and the block that jumped from the basket almost blocked the ball.

Harden lost his angle completely when he dodged in the air, but when he was falling, he stretched out his hand and leaned on Tang Tian.

The referee whistle sounded, signaling Tang Tian’s thug.

Tang Tian looked at the referee speechlessly.

The rule is that there is no physical contact between the parts below the body, and this is obviously Harden leaned on himself, not his active foul at all.

This is a misjudgment!

Popovich rushed to the sidelines and questioned the referee loudly.

He guessed before the game that the penalty scale would change, but he didn't expect to swear Tang Tian's foul as soon as he started.

The referee did not change the judgment and directly signaled Harden to make a free throw.

Harden made both free throws for the Rockets to score the first goal.

And this is just the beginning.

In the first quarter, Harden took his new understanding of the rules, or had begun to learn to use the rules, and frequently made fouls on the Spurs players.

Tang Tian fought for 6 minutes and committed two crimes, and Green and Leonard also led the two crimes one after another.

Popovich was even expelled from the court because of the roaring referee.

The impact of a large number of fouls is rotation fatigue.

Even the angry old man on the sidelines of the Spurs disappeared, replaced by Budenholzer with a gentle look on his face.

After the first quarter, the Rockets led the Spurs 10 points 30-20, and Harden won 10 free throws in this quarter.

The good news is that Harden, who had played all the quarter, finally got off the court and the Spurs could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the tone was not relieved for a while. Leonard, who was leading the team on the court, was anxious to get rid of the defense and swung his elbow, and the referee called the offensive foul.

This foul was also his third foul in this game.

Budenholzer glanced at the bench, Tang Tian was 2 fouls, Green was 2 fouls, Anderson was sacked before, and Leonard's 3 fouls, the originally deep wing was very stressed to rotate tonight.

He put his hands on his cheek and thought for a while, then turned around and shouted McGrady from the end of the bench.

Although Popovich is not here, he is considered to be open-eyed before the game and put McGrady on the activation list. The team is not completely unavailable now.

If McGrady said that although she still couldn't meet the team's required playing requirements, there was nothing she could do about this time.

McGrady walked to the technical desk and a whistle sounded at the scene.

There are McGrady's fans here. They didn't expect to see McGrady play tonight, and it was during regular rotation time.

Some of them are Rockets fans, who don’t have much feelings for McGrady, and are waiting to see McGrady make a fool of herself now.

You should know that McGrady played in the CBA last season and was eliminated by the NBA, let alone the intensity of the playoffs.

The Rockets' offense, Delfino's three-pointer from the outside missed.

Dior and Greg Smith compete for the position at the basket.

However, the ball was a long rebound. McGrady stuck Parsons with her slightly fat body and reached out to take the defensive long rebound.

There were sporadic cheers at the scene, and McGrady came up and took a board!

Tang Tian couldn't help but smile off the court at this time.

McGrady is now a veteran and has plenty of experience.

The Spurs attacked the Hammers tactical running position in the frontcourt, and McGrady's three-pointer chance after he landed.

His movements were a little slow, and Parsons, who was assisting in defense, directly interfered with his sight.

However, McGrady didn't seem to want to shoot a three-pointer, a fake three-pointer shot, drifting past Parsons to the middle distance.

Familiar poses, iconic scissors legs, and a ecstasy figure although fat but still ecstasy.

Many fans at the scene were almost shouting out.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, McGrady's signature failure failed.

The chance was good, but it was obvious that because he hadn't played a formal game for a long time, his shot didn't feel good.

The Rockets counterattacked, Brooks's layup in the frontcourt was interfered by Ginobili, and Jeremy Lin, who followed up, failed to make up the ball.

The success rate of both sides in this period is not high.

The Spurs had another hammer tactic in the frontcourt, Ginobili made a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

"Bang!"

Still not going in, this section of the basket covered both sides.

Fortunately, Dior used his big ass to arch Greg Smith and grabbed the offensive rebound.

After seeing the bottom corner McGrady had a chance, she passed the ball over.

Team basketball, wherever opportunities come from.

McGrady's catch was a complete open opportunity, and he adjusted his three-point shot.

"Bang!"

The shot was still a little off.

But it was tilted inward, and the ball hit the edge of the rebound and bounced in.

McGrady, scored!

There were whistles and cheers on the sidelines.

This is very rare in the NBA. You should know that McGrady is no longer a member of the Rockets, but an opponent!

When McGrady ran back, she felt the enthusiasm of the fans and stretched out her hands to make his signature moves, spreading her hands forty-five degrees to rise!

The cheers were even louder.

What a familiar scene, even though McGrady is wearing the Spurs jersey now!

"This is T-mac's reappearance in the NBA playoffs after five years, and this is his first scoring after five years."

At the commentary seat, Mike Bryn also spoke with emotion.

McGrady's words are recognized as the strongest talented player in the league, but it is a pity that he failed to perform as he deserves due to injuries and other factors.
Chapter completed!