After playing the Magic, the Rockets faced the Trailblazers and Jazz one after another.

In the game against the Trail Blazers, the Rockets played abnormally, scoring only 66 points in the whole game, and finally lost 66-82.

But the next day, the Jazz Rockets won a big 112-98 victory.

After these two games, the Rockets instead disrupted the situation in the West, with the Trail Blazers moving up to eighth because of this win, and the Jazz falling to ninth in the West because of this loss.

With three games left in the season, the Trail Blazers and Jazz will have to fight hard for the final playoff spot.

On the Rockets' side, the opponents in the last three games were-

SuperSonics, an opponent who has already been determined to miss the playoffs; The Grizzlies, who may overtake the first place in the West, and the Lakers, who may be overtaken by the Timberwolves......

"Three games, the superSonics have nothing to say, this game is both them and us, there is no desire, so in this game, we can go on the bench and take one rest."

Stanrefour made a suggestion.

"That's right, after one round, we have to fight for the next two games!" Qiao Hai agreed, and he slapped his hand fiercely: "Everyone said that my old master buff was invalid, but in these two games, I want to prove that even without the old master buff, I can win the Grizzlies and Lakers!" ”

Brad Stevens smiled and added, "What's more, if we beat the Grizzlies, then they're only going to be second in the West, and they're going to be our first-round playoff opponents." ”

"It's the same with the Lakers, if we beat them, they have a chance to finish sixth in the West, and if we get past the Grizzlies and they pass the Kings or the Mavericks, we'll meet the Lakers in the second round."

Brad Stevens' analysis was timely, and Qiao Hai smiled: "So, the script has been written, and in the last two games of the season, we have to win two consecutive games against the Grizzlies and Lakers." ”

"Then the Black Seven Grizzlies in the first round, and the Lakers in the second round!"

……

The script has been written, and whether the script can be perfectly executed depends on the last two games of the regular season.

In the supersonic battle, Qiao Hai directly rested most of the main forces, except for Yao Ming, who played for 20 minutes, the other four starters were all rested.

Carlos Boozer and Jamal Crawford became the absolute protagonists of this game, and this season, Johi did not give Boozer and Crawford many opportunities.

Although Boozer is the sixth man of the team, because of Yao Ming on the inside and the Rockets' outside line is not good at passing the ball inside, Boozer actually doesn't get many opportunities.

Needless to say, Jamal Crawford didn't perform well in the first few games of the season, which made Qiao Hai think that Crawford was not the super sixth man in the future for the time being.

As a result, Joe Hay significantly reduced Jamal Crawford's playing time, and the team's sixth man position was also taken by Boozer.

And in this game, Jamal Crawford is the core of the Rockets' outside line, and Boozer is also the inside core of Yao Ming's absence.

The two fought against the tactics of blocking and demolition, and the fight was vigorous.

At the end of the game, one scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, the other got 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Yao Ming, who only played 20 minutes, finally got 15 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

In this game, after a large number of rotations, the Rockets finally won the game 101:86, and after this game, the Rockets have won 48 games.

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"So, in the next two games, we have one more reason to win!" Qiao Hai said with a smile. "We only need two wins to get a 50-win record!"

"50 wins is completely different from 48 wins and 49 wins, and if we get 50 wins, we can compete for any regular season honors......

Stan Lefu smiled, he saw through Qiao Hai's thoughts at a glance: "If you get 50 wins, compared to the 28 wins of the Rockets last year, this improvement is too obvious, we have one more champion, but 22 more wins." ”

"Joe, there's hope for your best manager, and even the best coach."

Qiao Hai shook his head helplessly: "There is indeed hope for the best manager, the only opponent is Joe Dumas of the Pistons, his success is to poach the old coach Larry Brown, and the Jerry Starker House exchange for Richard Hamilton is also very successful." ”

"But compared to you, the gap is still huge." Stan Lefu immediately praised Qiao Hai and gave an argument: "His two exploits are really nothing, and you, the draft selected Yao and Carlos, the trade to get Ron and James Posey, and most importantly, we won 22 more games than last season, and the Pistons won about the same as last season, not much improvement." ”

Qiao Hai smiled and nodded: "If I really get the best manager trophy, I will go to the West to meet that old guy Greg Popovich for a while, who made him say that I will never get the best manager in my life." ”

Stan Lefu smiled helplessly.

Qiao Hai also analyzed the possibility of him getting the best coach.

"There should be little hope for the best coach, Greg is too strong to lead the team this year, and he may have 60 wins in the end, which is much higher than other teams, and it is likely to be him this year."

"So, it's funny to think about, two years ago, this guy Greg won the best manager, you won the best coach, he laughed at himself that he couldn't get the best coach, he could only get the best manager, and then laughed at you for never getting the best manager."

Stan Lorefour thought it was funny: "And then two years later, you two fell apart, he won the best coach, you won the best manager......"

Qiao Hai thought about it, it was indeed very interesting.

"Aside from your two awards, Yao's Best Rookie should be no problem."

"Carlos is averaging 10 points and 7.5 rebounds per game this season and only 17 starts in a season, so there's a chance to compete for the best sixth man, right?"

Qiao Hai shook his head: "It's not a big chance, Bobby Jackson averages 15.2 points per game, only 22 starts, and the third record in the regular season, understand?" ”

"The best defensive player and regular season MVP is even more unlikely, and the one who has improved the most would be the Gilbert Arenas of Golden State."

Speaking of Gilbert Arenas, Qiao Hai felt some pity and regret, if he could have persevered a little before the start of the season, by now, Gilbert Arenas would have been a player for the Rockets.

"In terms of the best team, Yao should have a chance to play two or three this year, right?"

"There is a chance, an average of 18 + 10 + 2 + 2 per game, there should be a chance to compete with Big Ben for two teams, the Pistons have a similar record with us, Big Ben has no advantage, but even if you can't get two teams, there should be no problem with three teams."

Qiao Hai analyzed: "Except for Big Ben, there are no centers in the league, Jermaine O'Neal is barely one, but he plays as a big forward most of the time, so Yao's three formations should be stable." ”

"Defensively, Ron has a chance to play one or two.

"The rest doesn't stand a chance......"