Chapter 155 Fighting the Mavericks, Western Finals Rehearsal?
The time came two days later.
The Rockets, who had just scored a 58-point victory, came to the away game to once again challenge the youth team, the Thunder.
Since the team won the last battle between the two teams without any blood, Rockets fans are very optimistic about winning their 18th consecutive game.
But, after all, the NBA is a place where miracles happen.
Just when you think there is no suspense about the outcome of a certain game, upsets often appear quietly!
The development of this game also surprised the fans.
All Rockets players, whether starting or coming off the bench, collectively misfired.
The Thunder, under the leadership of San Shao, showed extremely ferocious firepower.
Throughout the game, they maintained a lead of about 10 points and did not give the Rockets any chance to come back.
In the end, the score between the two teams was fixed at 120:112, and the Rockets lost the game by 8 points.
At this point, their undefeated streak since the start of the tournament came to an end.
When the game ended, Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, calmly turned off the TV.
A regular season victory or defeat obviously cannot affect his mood.
Shen Fei also knows very well that in the long history of the NBA, there has never been an invincible team, and there will never be one in the future.
Today's game is an obvious loser!
The Thunder's defense is very aggressive and very oppressive.
But if you want to say that the Rockets collectively lost their sights because they could not adapt to the intensity of defense, that would be too far-fetched.
After all, the team created many open shooting opportunities through conduction and the containment of stars like McGrady and Roy.
It's a pity that neither George, Lowry, nor Danny Green, who came on the scene later, were able to put the damn basketball into the basket.
All we can say is that the basket blocked the Rockets tonight, and the goddess of victory favored the Thunder.
At this moment, Shen Fei's cell phone suddenly rang.
I picked it up and saw that it was a call from Alexander.
"Hey, Shen, I received a quotation and will tell you as soon as possible."
Alexander said straight to the point, with a smile obviously in his tone.
"Oh? How about it?"
Shen Fei asked.
"Don't mention it, it's just to disgust me."
"Have you heard of Omega Gaming? It is the largest gaming company in Las Vegas. The young president of their company came to talk to me personally this morning."
"After chatting for a long time, the offer he gave me was only US$1.5 billion! I almost couldn't help but kick them out!"
Alexander said with a hint of sarcasm.
Obviously, Shen Fei's generosity gave him a clear lower limit on the value of the Rockets.
"Omega..."
Shen Fei repeated the name.
[Where did I see you coming...]
[By the way, this seems to be the name Ajiali mentioned in her previous text message.]
The young Asians suddenly realized.
The person who came here is not kind, but fortunately, the other party is in the light now, while Shen Fei is in the dark.
"Then you responded like this?"
Shen Fei asked curiously.
"Hi! Of course I rejected their offer outright."
"However, their young manager named Fisher is not giving up yet."
"He said he would go back and discuss it with his father again, and he would definitely make a second offer."
Alexander didn't hide anything, he told the truth.
"Okay, I understand."
"Please help me keep an eye on this company and this person named Fisher."
Shen Fei asked.
The Asian young man did not explain to Alexander why he did this because he felt that no explanation was needed.
[Is it possible that Shen and Fisher had some issues?]
After hearing Shen Fei's words, Alexander couldn't help but feel suspicious.
But he didn't say much. After all, Shen Fei might be an important figure in saving his capital chain in the future.
"Okay, I'll take note of it." Alexander nodded and continued: "To be honest, this young man named Fisher is really unpopular."
"I am a senior who has been in the world for many years, but he doesn't have any respect that a junior should have."
"If I talk to him a little more, I might really be pissed off by him!"
When the old man said it, he started to glare a little. It was obvious that during the conversation between the two in the morning, Fisher said some excessive words.
"Um."
"Then let's contact you again and hang up."
Shen Fei was too lazy to listen to Alexander's complaints and hung up the phone after speaking.
Listening to the blind sound of "beep beep", Alexander was speechless.
"Today's young people are more attractive than the others!"
The old man wanted to look up to the sky and scream.
In fact, Shen Fei hung up the phone in a hurry because he still had something to be busy with.
No, as soon as he finished the call, he drove non-stop to the arena where the Rockets trained.
The purpose of Shen Fei's trip is very simple - to remind the players to prepare for the game against the Dallas Mavericks!
............
Rockets video conference room.
"Manager, are you saying that the Mavericks are the biggest obstacle to us breaking out of the West?"
Lori asked curiously.
"Yes. So, the game the day after tomorrow is very important!"
"I hope you can do two things. First, strive to win with all your strength and play to the level we should have; second, find the best way to defend Nowitzki in the game."
Shen Fei looked around at the players and ordered.
"clear!"
The Rocket generals replied in unison.
Many of them actually felt that Shen Fei's evaluation of the Mavericks was too high.
But the players unanimously chose to trust this manager who often made brilliant moves.
In McGrady's words: "Since the manager said it, he must have a reason. We just need to do it first."
............
Time flies so fast and it’s two days later.
December 2, Beijing time, Toyota Center Arena.
The Texas Derby between the Rockets and the Mavericks is here as scheduled!
CCTV will naturally not miss such an important game.
"Hello all viewers, tv-5 brings you the broadcast of the NBA NBA game."
"I am Yu Jia!"
"I am Yang Yi."
In the live broadcast room, two commentators started.
"Today brings you the highlight game - the Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks game!"
"Coach Yang, can you give us a brief analysis of this game?"
Yu Jia asked.
"OK."
"First of all, I want to say that today was definitely an interesting game."
"We used to joke that Texas had three major fantasies, two of which were that the Mavericks were strong and the Rockets were weak."
"But this season, the Rockets don't look weak at all, and their record is much better than the Mavericks."
Yang Yi talked eloquently.
"It's true. The Mavericks are now 12-5 and currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference. They are still far behind the Rockets' 17-1 record."
Yu Jia nodded.
"However, the Mavericks' lineup this year is actually much stronger than everyone imagined!"