At the same time, the dramatic changes in the management of the Rockets made people notice that Alexander had always wanted to be recognized by Houston people after taking over the team, but the first thing he did was to screw up. He fired the announcer Kevin Murphy, who was very popular with local fans. At the 1994 championship award ceremony, Alexander heard it very well, and Alexander invited Murphy back. He also printed the slogan of animal protection organization among cheerleaders under the influence of his wife, but these did not win his expected reputation.
Alexander has been changing the Rockets. He invited Tang Shuai out of the team, replaced Carol Dawson with young Morey, and in 24 years Francis bought McGrady.
But until now, Alexander’s branding efforts in the Rockets have achieved results. This team has won five wins four times in the past five seasons. This year, it is still trading McGrady, and it still has more than five wins and finally broke the first round curse.
Jeff Van Gundy, who was fired from the nba for the most wins, has injected defensive characteristics into this team, which is now continued in Adelman. In the past five years, Van Gundy and Adelman have become the best coaches in the league for four times.
On May 4th, the western teams are impatient now. Proper rest can make the Spurs and Rockets return to 100% state, but they are more likely to lose their game state than young players. When they get older, players are not only tired but also relaxed. For example, the Spurs four seniors now think that if they rest for a few more days, they may forget the rhythm of the playoffs.
The Rockets and Clippers are even more embarrassed. It seems that both teams put smoke bombs a little early before the game. As a result, naturally, there is no slap in the face, which makes the Lakers and Spurs look at the joke.
Today, the East finally got the winner: Cleveland Cavaliers 4-3 Chicago Bulls. They finally eliminated the young Bulls at home. Derrick Cross performed much better in the playoffs than Durant. It is hard to imagine that this is a first-year player.
Derycross led the team and the Cavaliers to contribute 22 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in seven games, which made the Bulls even defeated. Chicago fans seem to have seen their second superstar rising in Ran Ran.
Boston Celtics 4-3 new york Knicks This result has long been expected. The Big Three can’t lose ghosts at home unless they are injured. God knows what the reason is. Anyway, the Celtics lost away this year and the season was a pity. Tracy McGrady once again fell to the first round but the Rockets entered the second round, which made many McGrady blacks completely.
Orlando Magic 42 beat the City 76ers. They were the first qualifying team in the East. The magic had already qualified as early as a game. This year’s defense was more stable than last year. They retained the main force of the season department and the role players were supplemented, which made their outside strength higher than the season. Magic is still a reasonable competitor for the championship this year.
Atlanta Hawks 4:3 Miami Heat Beasley finished the playoffs. I’m sorry for his identity. He let Wade fight alone to trade for O ‘Neal, who was injured again in the playoffs. The Heat can deal with the Hawks in four games, but a god of war method won with a group of ba teammates. Kobe Bryant and James have already made an example. It is a pity that Dian Wei has not had qualified helpers to help him build a dynasty in the peak seasons.
After the first round of the Eastern Conference, I can’t wait for the second round of the playoffs on May 5. The first game will be the Los Angeles Clippers vs Houston Rockets; Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics is a strong dialogue on both sides.
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Chapter four hundred and seventeen Point guard showdown
On May 5th, the Rockets held a game in Los Angeles, and shot in the afternoon to prepare for the first game of the second round of the playoffs at Staples Center tonight. The Rockets arrived in Los Angeles by charter flight yesterday and had a rest in Los Angeles. At 11 o’clock this afternoon, they came to the Los Angeles Sparks training base in southwest Los Angeles to use this wnba training base for training.
After the Rockets’ training lasted for 45 minutes, Marbury and Battier put ice packs on their knees to the media, while Yao entered the strength room, and Scola sat on the floor to stretch himself. The Rockets coaching staff all discussed the tactics tonight, and Wolfe also discussed with Gan Ning, the director of player development. It seems that the Rockets are very relaxed, and James White is still on the scene.
Yao took part in shooting practice today. He said that his ankle is fine and he will play against the Clippers later.
"They are very experienced, more experienced than Rio Tinto and more experienced than us, and they are at home. They played well there, and they have the best two lines, mvp and the best defensive player, dunk king and three-point king, and several finals MVPs." Yao joked with the media. "They are amazing. We know how noisy the stadium will be at the moment of the ball. We have to be prepared."
The Rockets lost three of the four games in the regular season, which may become a psychological obstacle for the Rockets, but Yao believes that the playoffs and the regular season are two different things. "I don’t think this means that things are now a new round of playoffs, and we can start again." A reporter asked Yao about the situation of the giant panda at that time. Yao said that he was ready to fight against the national hatred or humiliation of the country. "Yes, we are prepared, but we don’t know what they will do to me. I am ready to deal with both of them at the same time."
Many media are concerned about whether the Rockets can resist the impact of twin brothers and Clippers in the fourth quarter. Yao’s point of view is that the team must play more energy in the last quarter. "This is the problem in the regular season. We will be in a state of struggle in the fourth quarter, causing us to be almost swept away. We must play more energy in the fourth quarter, especially at the opponent’s home."
Reporters from Clippers Training Base go to interview Fox, what this guy has to say, and many times he can say something different from other players in the face of the media.
After today’s training, a reporter asked what to worry about when they beat the Rockets three times in the regular season. Brother Fox said that there is nothing to worry about. "Our goal has always been the champion. I have been telling the new players what we are going to do this season. Of course, I can never have too many defending and defending champions. It is better to wear more than two hands." When talking about the team’s tactics, Ji Guojiao laughed. "We will continue to focus on the double-team defense and insist on playing a quick counterattack to drag down the Rockets. I am not worried about my own attack. I feel very good now and there are no injuries in the team. We are confident to defend our two home courts."
At 1 o’clock that night, the first game of the Western Conference semifinals was the Rockets away game against the defending champion Clippers at the stamps Center in Los Angeles. The game attracted much attention. The heat wave in stamps Center was like a cloud, and about 20,000 fans watched the game on the spot.
Before the game, David Stern, president of the nba, personally presented Ji Guoqiu with the mvp trophy and the best defensive player trophy in the regular season at the Clippers’ home, and then presented the best coach trophy to Old Deng Liwei. Brother Panda cheered the fans on the scene and lifted the two trophies he dreamed of.
The Clippers started with Billups, Afraro, Garcia, Ji Guo shame and Ji Guo hatred.
Rockets starting lineup Steven Marbury, Trevor Ariza, Shane Battier, Luis Scola, Yao
The game was broadcast live by espn and N. It was a live American game.
Charles Buckley said when the two teams jumped the ball, "The Rockets were able to make it to the semi-finals this season and their deep substitute team contributed a lot. They were sitting on the bench with Brooks, Lori, Weaver, Barry Sr, David Lee and Mutombo, and everyone could contribute to the team immediately. Although there are Crawford, Barnes, Dragic and others in the Clippers’ substitute team, most of them are actually rookies. They may play well in the downwind, but once the main players can’t pull the gap, they will easily get into trouble during the substitute period."
Kenny Smith laughed. "All the Los Angeles media think Crawford’s play is important to the Clippers. I quite agree that if Jamalfa gets enough points in the bench, the Clippers may not be able to beat the Rockets."
Old Deng Liwei is ready for this. He won’t let the two brothers rest too much for more than 40 minutes, which is nothing to the two little guys. At this time, superstars are like this. For example, LeBron James of the Cavaliers averaged 44 minutes per game in the first round of the gorilla after the injury of the old captain, with an average of three or four minutes per game.