Chapter 115: "Boss F.
The fans of the domestic forum are noisy, but unfortunately the transmission of news in 07 is far less developed than later, and it is difficult to get over the wall, so it is only limited to China.
The Rockets face the Knicks in Game 10, and it is also their first game in a five-game road streak in the East.
The Knicks have never had a season win rate of more than 50% since 2001, and only scored once in the 03~04 season with 39 wins, and the team's rot has been deeply rooted in the bones.
This year is even more, after 9 games, 1 win and 8 losses, the bottom of the league, Eddie Curry, who was given high hopes last year, has gained weight again, and now the team is dominated by "Nerve Knife" Jamal Crawford and "Data Brush" Zach Randolph.
After the opening of the two teams, the Rockets quickly got into the groove, while the Knicks Randolph was frequently missed by Yao Mingfang.
More than halfway through the first quarter, the Rockets took an 18-8 lead by as many as 10 points.
The game's changes came off the bench, with the Knicks' young interior David Lee, who won the MVP of the Rookie Game last year, scoring back-to-back points against Landry and Crawford hitting back-to-back shots against Barria.
After a wave of chaos, the Knicks played a small 10-2 surge of the Rockets, and the score was close at once.
The Rockets called a timeout, and Tang Tian replaced Barria with Francis at this time.
Francis has a hidden injury because of his ankle, Tang Tian is very cautious about his use, although he has played more times before, but he has not played for a long time, and most of it is in garbage time.
At this time, he was put in the rotation because of Billups' injury.
Francis appeared on the stage, and the audience immediately burst into boos.
Francis played 2 seasons with the Knicks, but he didn't play well.
The New York fans are the most cold-blooded fans in the league, and they have never shown mercy to the former team boss Marbury, let alone the swept away Francis, who booed as loud and loud as they could at this time.
After Francis left the Rockets, he has been in a lot of displacement, and he has experienced a lot, the former "Boss Fernandes" has long been gone, and he returned to the Rockets this season, affected by the team's atmosphere, and has been actively recuperating from injuries and training hard.
After a timeout, the Rockets' offense came back, Francis carried the ball to the frontcourt, and the boos did not stop.
When he arrived in the frontcourt, he was not in a hurry to attack, but signaled his teammates to play a positional battle without the ball.
Francis's athleticism is no longer there, but his playing experience has also become richer as he has aged, which is another important reason why Tang Tian sent him on the court.
While Gasol mentioned the high post blocking, Landry on the other side of the Rockets also blocked Novak's chance.
At this time, Francis made a feint to pass the ball to the right, and after deceiving Channing Frye, who was switching defenses, to the bottom corner, he directly accelerated to the basket.
The Knicks' defense was loose, and David Lee's defensive awareness on the inside was noticeably slower by half a beat, and Francis scored directly with a low-handed layup.
The scene was in an uproar.
The Rockets' bench was a burst of shouts of excitement.
Francis was quite relieved to score the ball in the face of boos from the court.
On the Knicks' offense, David Lee also went to the basket, and Crawford dropped the ball directly from the outside.
But just as he hit the ball, Francis suddenly jumped up and touched the basketball with the tips of his fingers.
Landry, who was defending, saw the ball being touched, went straight behind David Lee, jumped forward, and snatched the ball away.
There was a commotion, and when Francis pushed forward with the ball again, the boos were overwhelming.
After Francis came up, he played well in both offense and defense, which made them even more unhappy.
Knicks head coach Isiah "Assassin" Thomas felt the pressure from the crowd and also stood up from the bench and motioned for the team to pay attention to Francis's marking.
Francis and Gasol played again to block and dismantle, and this time Frye and Crawford directly wrapped up, ready to cut off the ball directly.
If this were Francis from the previous two years, he would have dribbled and rushed in with a snap, but he was unusually calm at this time, and before the bag was formed, he threw a high lob directly to the inside.
Gasol saw the incoming ball, grabbed the basketball with his arms held high, and then took the ball and rushed straight inside.
David Lee on the inside came to make up for the defense, but there was a clear gap in speed and confrontation.
"Bang!"
Gasol hit the ball quite hard, pressed his weight up, and pressed the ball directly into the basket through David Lee.
The scene was stunned.
The referee blows the whistle on the sidelines for a foul on David Lee.
Gasol roared excitedly, then turned back and gave Francis a direct high-five.
There were a lot of shouts and scolding at the scene.
Gasolga hit a free throw, and the Rockets went back to the Knicks for a 5-0 run.
The Knicks' offense, David Lee's strong shot under the basket was slapped away by Gasol, who assisted in the defense.
The sideline ball was sent out again, David Lee took the ball again, and there were boos on the scene!
Tang Tian was also stunned, and after confirming that it was David Lee, he couldn't cry or laugh for a while.
With this fan atmosphere, it's really hard for the players to play here.
Lee threw a bridge shot in a boo, and the rebound was picked up by Francis.
The Knicks' offense came to an abrupt halt.
The basketball game is about momentum, and the Knicks continued to be angry in front of him, but after this break, he never succeeded.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Knicks 98-76 and won 10 straight games of the season.
Francis played his best game of the season in the face of the boos of the New York fans, finishing with 20 points, four assists and two steals.
After the game, the Rockets celebrated directly around Francis in the court, and Yao Ming also came over to hug the former boss, reflecting the Knicks players who bowed their heads and left, and the scene was quite warm.
When he left the field from the players' tunnel, Tang Tian heard a fan shouting his name, looked up, and then saw a yellow-skinned fan on the sidelines, who looked like a Chinese student, constantly waving a booklet in his hand.
Tang Tian didn't know what it was, but this was the home court of the Knicks, so he didn't reach out to pick it up, greeted the last Barria and Scola, and then followed him into the passage.
At this time, the team's assistant coach Lucas II saw that the fan was waving very hard, and he was tall enough to take the booklet.
In the locker room after the game, the players were still celebrating around Francis, and Tang Tian walked out of the locker room with a smile.
"Don, for you." Lucas II came over with a pamphlet at this time and handed it to Tang Tian.
Tang Tian looked puzzled, and when he saw that it was a booklet, he realized that this was what the international student had been trying to give him.
Originally, he didn't want to take it, but if Lucas II took it, he also took it, and when he walked to the coach's office, he also flipped it up.