Chapter 62: Win G3
Halfway through the third quarter, the score was 52-57, with the Rockets leading by 5 points.
Hayes was exhausted from carrying World of Warcraft and ended up exhausted. Wang Jiexi replaced the aging Uncle Mu, hoping to survive the last 6 minutes of the third quarter.
Although Uncle Mu is very old, he has maintained a good figure, and his huge tonnage is enough to resist the monsters on the inside.
Coupled with Yao Ming's help in defense, it doesn't matter even though he is a little slower now that he is old.
On the first play, Uncle Mu played his usual role and withstood Howard's three brutal collisions in the paint. Then Yao Ming immediately came over and knocked away Howard's ball.
Passed to Lowry, Lowry, Battier, and Artest quickly came down and cut into the Magic penalty area to score 2 points.
Howard, who was playing well at this time, said unhappily: "Next round, give me the ball, I will continue to play singles, they can't stop me!"
"Oh! Howard was like crazy today, constantly attacking the Rockets inside alone. Although he scored a lot of points for the team, compared with the Rockets' internal and external cooperation and smooth offense to score points, is it really worth it?"
"I think during the short break, Coach Hoslin will adjust the team's state. It will no longer be Howard's inside singles alone. We will see a more exciting game in the fourth quarter!"
Timeout time in the third quarter.
As the commentary said, Magic head coach Hoslin stood next to Howard and persuaded him: "Howard, you can't play like this in the next game. Your physical energy is consumed a lot, and there is no way for you to finish the fourth quarter like that."
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Howard said while drinking Gatorade: "Coach, you have to believe me, you see we are only 7 points behind now, and this is all my credit."
"Look, I've got 28 points and 15 rebounds now!"
He looked at the personal data statistics handed over by the staff in his hand and said with a smile.
Hoslin saw that Howard didn't listen at all, and pointed at Yao Ming opposite him and said, "Did you see Yao Ming? He didn't sweat much at all, but his statistics in this game are no worse than yours."
Howard said nonchalantly: "I know, I know, don't worry, coach."
Seeing Howard like this, head coach Hoslin sighed.
Although Howard said he knew it, no one knew what he would actually do on the field.
He looked enviously at the way Wang Jiexi on the other side was chatting happily with the star Yao Ming.
Although the head coach is the coach of the team and all players must listen to him, the NBA is truly a business league.
It is a recognized fact that the value of stars is higher than that of coaches, except for a few championship coaches.
Most of the other coaches in the league have to look at the faces of their stars. If the stars don't show off to you, it will be useless no matter how you talk about tactics or cooperation.
The final result will definitely not be that the star leaves, but that you are fired.
In the fourth quarter of the game, the Rockets replaced Barry, who replaced Uncle Mu who played half of the third quarter.
Therefore, the Rockets now have a lineup with four outside shooters, and the Magic still maintain the same lineup in the first quarter.
It started with the magic ball.
Howard got stuck in the paint and asked for the ball directly.
Turkoglu hesitated for a while but gave it. There was no way Howard was the boss of the team, and his current condition was indeed much better than others.
Facing Yao Ming, Howard was still used to hitting Uncle Mu with brute force two or three times in the first half, then turning around and throwing a small hook.
"Crack!"
Yao Ming taught him how to be a good person.
The ball flew to Artest's hands, and Artest immediately gave the ball to Lowry and then ran upfield.
The two had a little cooperation in the Magic penalty area and successfully scored 2 points.
Howard, who was blocked by Yao Ming, had a dark face and said angrily: "Give me the next ball, and I will give it back."
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In the last quarter, Yao Ming and Howard, you hit me, I hit you, back and forth.
But one is to use technology and play the ball in the least labor-intensive way.
One is to rely on the body and solve it with brute force to score points.
Dreamy footsteps, turning left and right hooks, back turns, turning jump shots... These skills that are rare for centers nowadays were displayed by Yao Ming one by one in the last quarter.
In front of him, Howard was like a stupid big man who could only use brute force, constantly using his body to block his goals, but he was played every time.
As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, Howard and Yao Ming stood panting under the basket and looked at each other.
Suddenly both of them laughed.
The fans at the scene, regardless of whether they were Magic or Rockets, all stood up and waved anything they could, shouting with all their strength: "MVP! Yao Ming! MVP!..."
Yao Ming's superb and beautiful playing style conquered their eyes, and his explosive statistics conquered their hearts.
At the end of the game, the Magic lost to the Rockets 89-97.
Barkley sat on the commentary table and said very excitedly: "Yao and Howard gave us a shocking star battle in the fourth game. Yao's comprehensive skills and Howard's violent play made me feel like watching
The duel between Dameng and O'Neal at their peak. Thank them, thank them for bringing us a classic game with a visual feast level!!"
Kenny Smith smiled, and then Barkley said: "Thank you Yao and Howard, thank them for giving us a wonderful game, and finally we also congratulate the Rockets led by Yao for winning the G3 game of the Finals.
Congratulations to them for the victory. I also hope they can bring us a more exciting game in two days!"
The Rockets won Game 3 of the Finals after defeating the Magic at home.
It has spread on the Internet all over the world, and fans all over the world are discussing that the Rockets will sweep the Magic 4-0 and win the championship trophy at home.
At the same time, there are also explosive statistics from this inside matchup between Yao Ming and Howard!
In this game, Howard scored 39 points and 18 rebounds, while Yao Ming scored a perfect triple-double of 28 points, 23 rebounds and 10 assists!
Interview with reporters after the game.
A reporter asked: "Do you think Yao Ming or Howard is better in this game?"
Wang Jiexi smiled and said: "Who do you think is more powerful, 39+18 or 28+23+10?"
"Excuse me, Wang, will you sweep the Magic 4-0 and win the championship?"
"I just want to win every game."
"Excuse me, do you have a very good relationship with Scarlett?"
Wang Jiexi glanced at the reporter, entertainment reporter?
He replied without hesitation: "I also have a very good relationship with you, do you believe it?"
Chapter completed!