Qiao Hai's answer to the Carlos Boozer trade was quickly echoed by the Jazz.

The first is that Jerry Sloan was interviewed and expressed his gratitude to Johi.

"Joe is a nice guy, we're friends, and when I asked him for Carlos, I didn't expect him to agree to the deal so decisively, and it helped us."

"Carlos is a good player, we will use him well, and I also believe that if Qiao Hai is replaced, he will be able to use Carlos well."

Carlos Boozer was also interviewed and described the before and after of the deal: "Regarding this deal, the boss told me before the trade, and he told me that because the Rockets have Yao, he can't give me the position of the interior core, and I can only play as a substitute in the Rockets, or start with Yao." ”

"Then, the boss gave me a choice, either to stay in Houston as a substitute or to come to Utah as a core, and I chose the latter."

At the same time, Carlos Boozer also expressed his gratitude and gratitude to Qiao Hai.

"I want to be successful, and the boss gave me the opportunity to succeed, and in last year's draft, no team was willing to give me a draft guarantee, and the boss was the first to step up, give me a draft guarantee, and give me a chance to prove myself in the NBA."

Qiao Hai obviously has Boozer's kindness to Boozer, and that's what he meant.

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Jerry Sloan and Carlos Boozer thanked Qiao Hai one after another, and suddenly made Qiao Hai very "great".

It looks like the media should have nothing to say.

But just then, an ESPN reporter named Andrew Lynch interviewed Rockets owner Leslie Alexander and asked a very provocative question.

"In order to show his selflessness, Qiao Hai sent away Carlos Boozer, a promising power forward, and this deal obviously harmed the interests of the Rockets, as the owner of the Rockets, Mr. Alexander, do you have any thoughts you would like to express?"

Leslie Alexander's expression was a little serious, and in the face of this question, he said: "Carlos Boozer is a rookie selected by Joe, he can do whatever he wants with Carlos Boozer, anyway, Joe has already contributed to the Rockets." ”

Leslie Alexander's answer was obviously something Andrew Lynch didn't expect, he didn't expect that Leslie Alexander would be so supportive of Qiao Hai.

You must know that at this time, Qiao Hai has already decided to leave at the end of the season!

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Leslie Alexander's response dispelled almost all the criticism against Qiao Hai at once, and the storm of public opinion surrounding the rocket suddenly stopped.

The rocket was finally able to be quiet for a while.

On Nov. 14, the Rockets played the Phoenix Suns at home.

Last season, the playoff battle between the two teams was very fierce, but after Qiao Hai took over the Rockets, the Rockets opened up a gap with the Suns, overtook the Suns in a wave, and stepped the Suns into the lotto area hard.

The young Suns have been playing with a lot of energy this season, and the trio of Stephen Marbury, Amare Stameyle and Joe Johnson have been competitive, even in the West.

But at the beginning of the game, the Suns' record was only 3 wins and 4 losses, which was not outstanding.

Stephen Marbury's cancerous properties remain.

In this matchup, the Rockets started to win again, and the score at the end was 90:85, and the Rockets only won by 5 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets were even one point behind.

But with 9:14 left in the fourth quarter, the Rockets began to explode.

First, the substitute Kyler Korver threw a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and then, Yao Ming and Wade scored one after another, and in just over 3 minutes, the Rockets beat the Suns to a wave of 8:2, which in turn led the Suns by 5 points.

It was such a five-point lead that the Rockets maintained until the end of the game, and as a result, they won a game.

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On November 16, the Rockets flew to distant Toronto to challenge the Raptors away.

The Raptors have been a good player this season, at least on paper, with a healthy Vince Carter and a No. 4 rookie, Carmelo Anthony, who is getting into shape.

Coupled with a good blue-collar like Antonio Davis and a quality wing like Morris Piterson, this Raptors team should not be underestimated.

Despite playing on the road, the Rockets still won a victory.

In this game, the final score was 117:101, and the Rockets' offense finally broke out.

Yao Ming scored a game-high 30 points, plus 12 rebounds, one assist and two blocks.

Gary Payton had 25 points and four assists, Ron Artest had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Dwayne Wade had 16 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals on 6-of-11 shooting.

This game is still the No. 4 rookie in the battle between Wade and Anthony, Wade is efficient, on the other hand, Carmelo Anthony has already secured the main position in the Raptors, scoring 25 points and 9 rebounds in this game, and the performance is even better than Wade.

In terms of data, it seems that Wade lost a little, but helplessly, the Raptors lost the game.

At best, this matchup can only be regarded as a small victory for Anthony.

With this victory, the Rockets have won another wave of two consecutive wins!

But a day later, on Nov. 17, the Rockets flew to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers back-to-back.

The 76ers' transfer operation in the past two years has been very bad, the old coach Larry Brown left the 76ers for the Pistons, the best defensive player center Diken Bemutombo was also traded to the Nets, and Allen Iverson's peak has been wasted for most of it.

This season, although 76ers general manager Billy King did his best to get Glenn Robinson through a four-way trade, the big dog of the year is no longer the big dog of the year.

Iverson is still struggling to do it alone, and the 76ers' injury problems are very serious.

In this game against the Rockets, the 76ers even put out the starting lineup of Erix North, Aaron McGee, Allen Iverson, Mark Jackson and Samuel Delimport.

This lineup is three defenders on the outside and two centers on the inside, which is seriously unbalanced.

Although the back-to-back rockets have a lot of physical problems, they still won a victory against the 76ers, who were already at the end of the crossbow due to injuries.

The score at the end of the game was 74-66, and the two teams played a defensive battle.

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In fact, Qiao Hai was also a little surprised by the current tactical style of the Rockets, and Qiao Hai tried his best to make the Rockets' offense excellent.

But the results were very different, and the Rockets started 9-1 in ten games, relying not on their offense, but on their defense.

Over the past 10 games, the Rockets have limited opponents to 81.0 points per game, ranking among the top three in the league, behind the purely defensive Pistons and Spurs.

Such a strong contrast also made Qiao Hai a little confused.

But on second thought, it's also very reasonable.

Qiao Hai didn't emphasize much on the Rocket's current defensive tactics, but he practiced a lot, which is basically a defensive change tactic.

"If the opponent breaks through, change the defense! If your opponent is over the block, switch the guard! If the opponent is covering outside, it is better to change the defense! ”

In a nutshell, it's a defensive tactic that can be changed endlessly.

Because of the addition of Gary Payton, as well as the aggressiveness of rookie Dwyane Wade on the defensive end, coupled with Ron Artest reaching the pinnacle of defensive attributes, Chris Anderson's growth.

The Rocket's defensive change defense has almost no weaknesses, and the only weakness may be that Yao Ming's movement speed is not fast enough.

But in the Rockets' defensive system, Yao Ming is always protected by other players, so Yao Ming is not a big problem.

The Rockets' defense this season has exploded as a result!