Carlesimo was helpless. In order to chase the points, the five main players did not rest for a minute in this quarter. But instead of getting closer, the point difference was getting further and further away.
Seeing Deron, Da Luo and others panting from exhaustion, he knew that the game was over. In the fourth quarter, Ming Jin retreated and replaced the substitute lineup.
Seeing that the opponent surrendered, McHale replaced the third lineup.
The two teams looked dim in the fourth quarter and it was very boring.
The final score was fixed at 133:116. The Rockets easily defeated the Nets at home with a 17-point advantage.
McHale still saved face for Carlesimo. He was undefended in the fourth quarter and allowed the Nets' bench to score 36 points in a single quarter. The final result was not ugly.
After winning against the Nets, the Rockets only have the last two games left in January.
After the team rested for a day, they took a special flight to Salt Lake City on the morning of the 29th to play an away game against the Jazz, who had defeated them here this season.
On the evening of the 29th, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady looked around at the Delta Center, home of the Jazz. They felt a lot about this arena.
This place was once a sad place for them. In the playoffs, they failed here many times and never conquered this place. This was one of their biggest regrets.
"It's a pity that we don't have the chance to get revenge in the playoffs this year."
Maddie sighed.
Times have changed, the Rockets are not the Rockets they were back then, and the Jazz are not the Jazz they were back then.
The five Jazz Tigers who made Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady suffer so much are no longer in the lineup now.
Team boss Deron Williams has just played against the Rockets and is still the boss in the Nets, but he is no longer a threat to the Rockets.
Second-in-command Carlos Boozer traveled east to Chicago and is now in the Windy City supporting the team's interior with Noah.
Versatile small forward Andrei Kirilenko has played for the Jazz the longest among the five, but he did not survive to retire. Now he is moving north to cold Minnesota to help the young Love and Rubio.
Turkish center Memit Okur, who was able to defeat Yao Ming, used his epoch-making precise three-pointers to compete with Yao Ming. He could not guard against Yao Ming's low-post attack, and his top-of-the-arb three-pointer, Yao Ming couldn't prevent it either. Now retired.
The last one is the team's shooting guard, Ronnie Brewer. Compared with others, Brewer is unknown and can be regarded as a pragmatic little man. However, this little man successfully limited McGrady's performance on the defensive end and was one of the major contributors to the Jazz's elimination of the Rockets. However, due to limited offensive ability, Brewer was not in a good situation after leaving the Jazz. He had just signed a short contract with the Knicks and was a standard water cooler player in the team.
After the replacement, the Jazz are seriously lacking in competitiveness this season and their record is not ideal. They are currently ranked 12th in the Western Conference. With the season already halfway through, there is little hope of entering the playoffs.
This is why McGrady said such things just now.
However, the preparations of the Rockets generals are still very sufficient. After all, the team failed here at the beginning of the season, which was considered a minor upset at the time.
However, at the time of the loss, Xu Xin had just completed the transaction, and the inside line was relatively empty. In addition, the team had just played back-to-back away games against the Lakers, relying on Butler's buzzer-beater to narrowly win.
The lineup was somewhat restrained, coupled with a serious lack of physical strength, which led to the defeat at that time.
Tonight, the powerful Rockets will not give the Jazz such an opportunity again.
Xu Xin looked at the five people on the Jazz side who took to the court, and he said that they were not bad.
Point guard Mo "Don't Pass" Williams, shooting guard Randy Foye, the famous microwave oven, the star of the small forward team, video game genius and handsome Gordon Hayward , Paul Millsap, a diligent power forward who still has room for improvement, and Al Jefferson, a low-post killer at center.
On paper, the team is not weak. In Xu Xin's opinion, there are two main reasons for the poor performance. There is no outstanding commander in the team, and there will be chaos in the offense.
Also, when the team reaches a critical moment, no one can stand up and end the game.
However, Xu Xin knows that giving the Jazz two more seasons will be different. By then, Hayward will have grown up and transformed into the team's well-deserved leader.
Although the team still cannot jump into the championship ranks, it is more than enough to enter the playoffs. Don't underestimate playoff-level teams. In the regular season, if the Rockets are not careful, they may lose the game. There are no weaklings in the alliance, I am not deceiving you.
Tonight, the Rockets were relatively relaxed.
Jeremy Lin returned to the starting lineup, and there were no other changes.
As soon as he came up, Garnett seemed very excited and was in good condition very early.
Before the game, he heard Butler say that the last time he lost here was because the power forward position was empty and was blown away by the Jazz's Millsap.
The younger brother was bullied, so the older brother couldn't bear it. He immediately made up his mind to teach Millsap a lesson and regain his place.
Garnett first started a pick-and-roll with Harden, then quickly moved forward. After receiving a second pass from Harden, he faked a shot.
The fake action is very realistic, dangling Millsap, jumping on the spot, and dunking with both hands to bomb the basket.
2:0, the Wolf King helped the Rockets open the scoring.
The defensive end successfully prevented Millsap's low post attack again.
Returning to the offensive end, he played pick-and-roll with Jeremy Lin again.
Jeremy Lin took advantage of the screen to get rid of Mo, rushed inside to attract the defense, and passed the ball coquettishly to find Garnett who bounced out of the pick-and-roll. The Wolf King received the ball without hesitation, took a jumper, and made a solid mid-range shot, 4:0.
One inside and one outside, two offenses and one defense. Garnett dominated both offense and defense, catching the Jazz off guard.
Facing Butler, Hayward went through a lot of trouble and finally scored a very difficult layup.
Coming back, Harden fired from outside the three-point line, and he hit the target and added another 3 points. Then he shrewdly judged Xiao Mo's passing intention, completed the steal, and assisted Butler to dunk the basket with both hands.
"Xiao Mo's passing is still not good."
Yao Ming smiled.
"In fact, he is more suitable to play as the sixth man. It will be better if he focuses solely on scoring."
Xu Xin said.
"Indeed, now he has to organize and score points. He has to take care of both ends, but he can't take care of either."
Maddie nodded.
Several people were chatting. On the court, Hayward missed a three-pointer and Asik collected the rebound.
Jefferson and Millsap are good players on the offensive end. Both of them have good low-post offensive skills, but as insiders, both of them are horizontal development types.
Very strong, but lacking in height, Jefferson is 2.08, Millsap is 2.03, plus the decrease in athletic ability due to weight gain.
