Back in the second half, the Hornets' offense, Daniels and Posey played a block and pick-and-roll, and after the ball was dismantled, it was distributed to Posey, and Posey hit a three-point shot from the outside.

The addition of Posey has improved the strength of the Hornets' weak bench a lot.

The Rockets' offense, Morrow and Jordan Jr. played blocking and dismantling, and there was a trace of space outside the three-point line to shoot three points directly.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, Moreau's three-point shot fell.

The Hornets attacked, Daniels passed to Armstrong in seconds, Yi Jianlian's defensive judgment was accurate, but the confrontation was too disadvantageous, and the former directly hit the basket and scored.

Looking back, it was still Morrow, who took advantage of Jordan Jr.'s solid body to block and pick and roll out from the baseline, and Dragic's excellent sense of smell passed the ball over, and the latter received the ball for three points before shooting.

"Huh!"

Three-point shot!

Morrow proved he could score high points in the summer league, and after a tough offseason period, he brought that ability to the preseason as well.

The Hornets' offense, Posey and Brown burst out of Yi Jianlian after blocking and dismantling, Yi Jianlian recovered the basket, and Posey missed the shot in the confrontation.

Yi Jianlian grabbed the rebound, the Rockets pushed back, and Morrow's chase three-pointer missed.

Armstrong turned around and was about to collect the defensive rebound, but at this moment, Weaver hit the interior like lightning, took off to grab the offensive rebound, and turned to the high post Yi Jianlian, who directly shot the big two points.

"Huh!"

Yi Jianlian's shot is also in!

The Hornets' offense, Posey's breakaway was stopped by Jordan Jr.

Turning around, Dragic advanced to the front court and missed Weaver's three-pointer on the ball, but Jordan Jr. jumped in succession and snatched the ball between Armstrong and Brown, forcing a foul on Armstrong's hitter.

When Jordan Jr. hit both free throws, the Rockets' fringe players played the Hornets 10-5 at the beginning of the second half!

The momentum on the field is even more than the rotation lineup in the first half!

And this is not a paragraph, the entire second half, the Rockets played very positively, and the first half was like two teams.

When Tang Tian saw this, he originally didn't know where to start, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

With the excellent play of the fringe players in the second half, the Rockets finally defeated the Hornets 94-92 and won the first preseason.

Morrow scored a team-high 18 points, while Yi Jianlian and Weaver both scored eight points each.

As the preseason continues, one obvious change for the Rockets is that Tang Tian is deliberately giving more playing time to players who are on the fringe with positive performances.

The morale of the Rockets' main rotation is still not high, and the Rockets only finished with a 3-4 record in the preseason, but the performance of the fringe players is remarkable.

Morrow played in six games and averaged 12.6 points per game, which is definitely a great play for a draft loser.

Weaver averaged 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per game.

Yi Jianlian averaged 9.3 points per game, shooting 51% from the field, and his offensive play was very eye-catching, limiting him more on the defensive end.

Dragic is averaging 4.5 points and 3.4 assists per game, and although he doesn't score much, his playmaking skills are obvious to all.

The preseason season has come to an end, and the Rockets have made final cuts.

Marcus Campbell, D.J. Stroberg, Mike Harris, and Lucas III were cut without any suspense.

The remaining three people, Barry, Hart and Weaver, want to keep two of them, and Tang Tian and Morey have a disagreement on who to keep.

Tang Tian wants to keep Weaver, who is positive, and Barry, who has playoff experience.

Morey, on the other hand, believes that Weaver does not have many opportunities to play in the team, preferring to keep Barry Sr. and Hart on guaranteed contracts.

"It doesn't matter who Barry or Hart stays, but Weaver has to stay." Tang Tian's attitude was very firm.

Morey is visibly unhappy, but he also has his own considerations, keeping his expiring contract and making some mid-season trades.

However, Tang Tian's attitude was extremely resolute, and he finally chose to lay off Hart, who played a smaller role.

As a result, the Rockets' roster for the new season has also been released.

Centres: Yao Ming, Marc Gasol, DeAndre Jordan;

Power forwards: Scola, Landry, Yi Jianlian;

Small forwards: Battier, Brent Barry;

Shooting guards: Maddy, Petrus, Anthony Morrow, Van Weaver;

Point guards: Billups, Sun Yue, Dragic.

Looking at the squad on paper, this is not much weaker than last season, but after the pre-season, anyone can feel that this team is in a slump and the future is worrying.

"Don, you shouldn't be so resolute, Darrell is the general manager of the team after all." As he came out of the general manager's office, the team's deputy general manager, Keith Jones, reminded.

"No, I'm going to keep Weaver to be of great use to the team." Tang Tian shook his head and said that he chose to compromise on Barnes's matter at the beginning, but the team did not have a reliable substitute for the small forward, and he would not be this time.

"Great use...... Well, hopefully it won't affect your relationship. Jones said with a wry smile.

Tang Tian didn't explain anything, leaving Weaver was indeed of great use, and as long as he made a result, it didn't matter what it mattered.

The preseason is over, and the NBA regular season will kick off.

Before that, the Rockets also ended their last training session.

However, unlike in the past, Tang Tian did not directly let the team members go to rest, but called everyone together and stood in two rows in front of him.

"The pre-season is over, what do you think of the team's play?" Tang Tian didn't have any obvious expression on his face when he spoke.

"Not good." Yao Ming's answer was very direct, he has always been a strong player.

"Hey, Yao, take it easy, it's just preseason." Maddie spoke comfortingly.

"No, we didn't play well." Yao Ming shook his head.

"Our rookies have done really well this year and it will make it easier for us to play in the new season." Maddie continued.

"Yes, coach, pre-season is the focus on finding new talent, and I think we're going to win more games than we did last season." Petrus chimed in.

The rest of the team nodded, and the performances of Morrow, Dragic, Weaver and Yi Jianlian in the preseason were indeed remarkable.

"Anyone else to say?" Tang Tian then asked, his face still not showing any change in expression.

The team members looked at each other and did not speak again.

"Oops, can't be any worse game!" Tang Tian suddenly said seriously at this time.

Many of the team members looked up at him in surprise.

"After winning two championships, you feel invincible? You think you can win no matter how you fight? Or in your minds, champions are no longer so important? "The more Tang Tian said the more and more decibels, the performance of this team made him very unhappy since the offseason trial, and now it has accumulated to a breaking point.

"Shame!" Seeing that the team members still didn't speak, Tang Tian said directly and unceremoniously.

"I used to be proud of you, not because of how talented you are, but because no matter what difficulties you face, you will do your best, and when others question them, you respond with actions and slap those people in the face, but now, look at yourself."

"Getting a max contract and feeling like you can always be the heart of the team? After playing well in the playoffs last year, you feel like you're in the rotation? Or do you just want to mix up a championship ring? What Tang Tian said was not polite at all.

Maddie, Petrus, and Old Barry all felt a hot pain on their faces after hearing this, although Tang Tian didn't call him by his name, but as long as he understood it a little, he knew who he was talking about.