Game 3 for the Pelicans and Rockets won't take place until three days later.

In the meantime, the second game of the other two Western Conference semifinals has also ended.

Lowry recovered and scored 20+10 to help the Raptors pull one back and draw 1-1 with the Knicks.

After the Spurs lost Leonard, they were completely unable to withstand the Warriors' offense, losing 91-121.

Whether Pachulia deliberately stepped on his feet is still debatable, but what is not controversial is that his kick has already sent the Spurs out of the tournament early.

At the same time, the league announced its third batch of season awards, this time the Sixth Man of the Season.

The Rockets' Eric Gordon was voted Sixth Man of the Season with 39% of the vote, beating out Andre Iguodala of the Warriors and Louis Williams of the Pelicans.

After the award was announced, Tang Tian also sent congratulations to Gordon as soon as possible.

The player who was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers and expected to be a new future has finally found his place there after traveling to New Orleans, Brooklyn, New York, and Houston due to injury.

This accolade is the best recognition of his season and a great encouragement.

On the same day, the Pelicans flew to Houston.

On the day of the resistance, the whole team continued to practice, and the content was similar to the previous two days, in response to Jokic's tactical response to being singled.

D'Antoni's statement after Game 2 of the series gave Rockets fans confidence, and likewise, it also gave the Pelicans an early shot.

Stevens and Tang Tian are both masters of tactics, and they will definitely not sit still.

The Rockets are still training behind closed doors throughout the game, and although D'Antoni said on the court that there would be tactical adjustments, there was no news before the game.

You can feel that they are obviously holding back their strength and want to start a Jedi counterattack at home.

That night, the Toyota Center in Houston was full.

For the Toyota Center, which has never been known for its seating capacity, this is a very rare occurrence.

It's just that there were a lot of Chinese viewers who supported Tang Tian at the scene, which gave this game a touch of different flavor.

No matter how strong the rocket is, no matter how many stars there are, as long as there is Tang Tian, this city that was opened to the Chinese market by Yao Ming is not a complete home field.

This can be felt from the moment Tang Tian appeared in the stadium and was cheered by a considerable number of fans.

After the pre-match warm-up between the two teams, the award ceremony for the best sixth man was held first.

“…… I want to thank every one of my teammates, past and present, and everyone in this city for your support that has brought me to where I am today, I love this city, and I want to play for the Rockets forever. ”

Gordon's speech was very sensational, and it was not easy for a player who had been given high hopes but wandered to and fro, and it was not easy to find a second spring in the NBA to play again.

Gordon's speech made the fans cheer and the Rockets players were encouraged.

They're really going to give it their all tonight.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started one after another.

The Rockets have made changes to their starting lineup, Paul, Harden, Gordon, Tucker, Cousins.

They started with Gordon in place of Morris!

When Gordon started the game, the crowd cheered incessantly, and the Toyota Center was full of momentum.

When this starting lineup came out, Tang Tian and Stevens were surprised.

If the Pelicans continue to use Don to play Cousins, then Tucker's defensive role will come out.

But let Davis play Tucker with his back, and the Pelicans' offensive efficiency will drop.

D'Antoni's starting change this time around was quite spiritual.

And they didn't reveal any news before the game, which can be regarded as a surprise to the Pelicans.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started one after another.

To the cheers of the fans, Cousins jumped to beat Davis, giving the Rockets the opportunity to attack first.

Harden dribbles to the frontcourt and hails for Cousins' pick-and-roll.

Cousins blocked Ariza, Harden misplaced Jokic, and back-to-back breakaways stepped back.

Jokic couldn't keep up with the rhythm, because of Gordon's three-pointer, the Rockets' help defense didn't dare to play at will.

"Huh!"

This time the Rockets came out on top.

The Toyota Center is cheering and it's a good start!

The Pelicans' offense, after Holiday went to the frontcourt to signal to pull away, gave the ball to Davis in the low post.

Although Tucker has excellent defense, he has mainly played small forward this season, and the disadvantage of Davis is too obvious.

It's a natural misalignment, not playing inappropriate.

Davis catches the ball and hits it hard, but Tucker can't carry it.

However, Gordon on the weak side has already assisted in defense, and the Rockets are obviously prepared before the game.

Davis turned and made a strong layup to get ahead of the defense.

Although Tucker couldn't stand it at the bottom, he gave enough physical confrontation that Davis's shot slipped out of the basket.

However, Davis reacted quickly, grabbed offensive rebounds with long arms, and scored on quick dunks.

This counterpoint is indeed a bit difficult for Tucker.

Buzderrick exchanged a few words with D'Antoni at this time, D'Antoni nodded, got up and shouted a few more words to Cousins, it seemed that there was a defensive adjustment.

The Rockets' frontcourt offense, Harden continued to misplace Jokic.

The Pelicans didn't make a switch, and Harden stepped back directly from the outside to make a three-point shot.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

Harden's hands are a little hot tonight!

The cheers at the scene rose again.

Stevens brooded on the sidelines, which was clearly not good news for the Pelicans.

The Pelicans went to the frontcourt again, and along the same lines, Davis continued to fall to the low post.

However, the Rockets' defense has changed, they use Tucker to defend Jokic at the top of the arc, and Cousins shrinks under the basket and can't go out!

Davis wants to play hard in the low post, and can only play Cousins, if he doesn't play hard, with Tucker's help defensive speed, they can also handle the mid-range position.

And the grasp of the middle range is definitely not as good as the offense under the basket.

D'Antoni, a clever little ghost, is really spiritual tonight!

Holiday asked Davis to make a block, and after dismantling, he burst inside and gave it to Davis.

The ball was good, Davis had a chance in the middle distance.

However, Paul's hidden small movements continued, and Davis's rhythm was not very good when he dodged and shot, and the ball smashed out of the frame.

Cousins took the defensive rebound.

This offense and defense, the Rocket team has the upper hand!

"The Rockets really have a chance tonight!"

On the commentary bench, Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed.

"They're a lot stronger than last year and they should get one back."

Brin chimed in.

This Rockets lose again to 0-3, and the difference in strength between this Rockets and the Pelicans is not that big.

The game's guest commentator was Maddie, who smiled and nodded when he heard Van Gundy and Bryn.

However, when he was laughing, he unconsciously looked at the Pelicans' half court and threw himself at Tang Tian.

Tang Tian from the opening to the scene, it seems that he hasn't made a shot yet?