As for McHale's poor on-the-spot judgment, Xu Xin feels that as long as he is given good enough cards, it shouldn't be a problem.
On the court, Beverley broke through to the basket and completed a two-handed dunk, which became the Rockets' final attack. The Pacers players are very respectful. The overall situation has been decided, so there is no need to defend.
The final whistle sounded and the score was fixed at 112:125.
"Okay, the game is over. The Rockets ultimately failed to win on the road and lost to the Pacers 112:125. Regarding the result of this game, Mr. Su Kui, what do you think?"
In the live broadcast room, Yu Jia and Su Kui were summarizing the game.
"I think the reason why the Rockets lost today was due to their weak inside strength. No matter it was Asik, O'Neal or Garnett, including the Rockets' third center Greg Smith, they could not restrain Hibbert. .
On the defensive end, Hibbert caused a lot of interference to the breakthroughs of Harden, Butler, Jeremy Lin and others. This is very similar to the Heat's situation. "
Su Kui said.
"Okay, there is less than a month left before the trade deadline. Do you think Rockets general manager Xu Xin will make targeted reinforcements inside?"
Yu Jia continued to ask.
"It's hard to say, because you have to consider that not every team has Hibbert. The top teams in the Western Conference, including the Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, and Lakers, the Rockets' interior configuration is compared to theirs. The difference is not big.
If it's to strengthen the Pacers, I don't think this is necessary. The Pacers may not be able to defeat the Heat and break out of the Eastern Conference. Similarly, the Rockets may not be able to break out of the Western Conference after strengthening the inside line. Therefore, the probability of the two teams meeting in the finals is very low.
If I were Xu Xin, I wouldn't pay too much to strengthen the inside line against the Pacers. "
Su Kui said.
In the box, Bird stood up, hugged Xu Xin, and said with a smile:
"Hopefully our two teams can meet in the finals, good luck."
Xu Xin responded with a smile:
"You too, I believe the finals will be even more exciting without the Heat."
Hearing Xu Xin say this, Bird smiled even more happily. Defeating the Heat is what he has wanted to do in the past few years.
For an old man who has a perfect career as an athlete, what could make him happier than having a perfect career as a general manager?
What Bird has to do now is to lead the Pacers to win the championship as general manager. If he can do that, he will be the most legendary presence in the history of the league.
Xu Xin and Bird exchanged pleasantries, said goodbye, and hurried to the locker room.
He is now very worried about the status of his players. Two consecutive defeats are something the Rockets have almost never encountered this season. Xu Xinsheng is afraid that the young players will be hit by this and will be unable to recover.
When he walked into the locker room, the atmosphere inside surprised him.
The players were chatting and laughing, and there was no sense of frustration.
"how did you do it?"
Xu Xin walked towards McHale, very confused.
"I revealed to them the news that Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady will return."
McHale whispered.
"Manager Xu, why didn't you tell us such a good thing in advance? With Yao Ming here, the next time we meet the walkers, we will definitely beat the crap out of that black iron tower."
Harden said excitedly.
"That is, can Tracy McGrady really come back? He is my idol, and I have always dreamed of playing alongside him."
Butler took the words, his eyes full of expectation.
"Well, the two of them do intend to return, but they have not yet put it on the agenda. They are currently recovering actively, and it is still unknown when they will be able to play."
Xu Xin touched his nose and said a little unnaturally.
"You still need to be strong in your own right. Even if the two of them can return, their status is still unknown. What you need to do now is to train hard, improve yourself, and beat yourself every day."
Xu Xin said.
"Manager Xu is right. Our recent performance has been poor. To be fair, it is because we are not strong enough. Let me ask you now, do you want to win the championship?"
Garnett stood up and said.
"think!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
"Then prove it with actual actions! We should all learn from Butler in training. The winning streak some time ago made everyone think that we are invincible, but in fact we are far from it! Starting tomorrow, everyone must work harder Practice shooting, and you must make five hundred shots in each training session!"
Garnett said loudly.
Everyone agreed and everyone agreed.
Xu Xin stood aside and felt very pleased. This is the role of a locker room leader.
In any case, losing did not discourage everyone, but instead inspired everyone's fighting spirit, which is a good thing.
However, fans don't think so.
"McHale's substitution choice was so stupid. He was fooled around by Vogel and made me laugh."
Some fans started trolling on social media as soon as the game ended.
"I agree, McHale is dismissed!"
"If the loss to the Mavericks in the last game was caused by the players' poor condition, the culprit in this game is McHale."
"McHale was also responsible for the last game. He let Harden and Butler play for so long in every game. The donkeys of the production team cannot be used like this!"
"The Rockets have a lot of players they can use. Why not expand the rotation? Gerald Green, who was just traded, didn't play for a minute except for the last garbage time tonight."
There are many fans echoing below, and most of them are questioning McHale's rotation choices.
"I have long said that McHale is not good. He is not a championship-level coach. There were still many people criticizing me at that time. Let's see who has sharp eyes now!"
There are also hindsight.
But there are some fans who are keeping their wits about them.
"The Pacers are also a strong team, especially strong inside and equally good in outside defense. Looking at the entire league, the Pacers are the only team with these two points. The loss tonight is not unfair. The game is always about wins and losses. This is normal."
"That's right, when the Rockets lose a game, you guys start trolling. Either you're trolling Xu Xin, you're trolling Harden, or you're trolling McHale. Your fun is really vulgar."
"McHale fired? Yes, but you have to find a better head coach than McHale who is more suitable for the Rockets. There are currently no head coaches on the market who are under contract. Which one is better than McHale? Name one for me. Listen! Or, can you be the head coach of the Rockets?"
"What you said above is so good. Some people are just not satisfied. The Rockets are not even a little bit better this season than they were in the past three seasons. They are still No. 1 in the Western Conference! You are still complaining about this, and you have to fire McHale! You are not using your brains. Think about it, which head coach with the best record has ever been fired? Let me put it here, if McHale was fired now, half the teams in the league would be rushing to get him!"
