Two days later, on May 13, Game 3 of the series between the Lakers and Rockets was held at the Compaq Center in Houston.

The Rockets fell behind 0-2 in the series, and if they lost one more game, they were about to leave the playoffs, so in the game back at home, Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovic broke the boat.

The old coach Tomjanovic actually doesn't have a very good way, the only thing he can do is to let the interior duo Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Bacledo play, because the entire Rockets, and only the interior duo can cause some trouble for the Lakers.

Eddie Jones on the outside was eaten to death by Kobe, occasionally breaking through Kobe's defense, and also encountering Scott Pippen or Bruce Bowen's copper wall, Catino Mobley and Michael Dixon are still young, inexperienced in the playoffs, and have long been lost in the Lakers' strong outside defense, and only Olajuwon and Charles Barkley can play in the Lakers' defense.

Therefore, at this stage of the game, Tomjanovic can only rely on the inside duo.

It's quite sad to say, Scott Pippen, who was sent away by the Rockets, is now in the Lakers, and is playing well, the first two games, one with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and the other with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, it can be said that in addition to Kobe and O'Neal, the biggest threat to the Lakers is Scott Pippen.

On the other hand, Eddie Jones, who was exchanged by the Rockets, scored 15 points in one game and 10 points in one game, with a very poor shooting percentage and extremely poor efficiency.

But there is nothing the old coach Tom Janovic can do, and Scott Pippen is not playing very well when he is in the Rockets, who would have guessed that Scott Pippen who went to the Lakers can play such a perfect performance?

The third game between the two teams began at the Compaq Center, with Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley playing the full first quarter, relying on 11 points scored by Big Dream in the first quarter and 10 points from Charles Barkley, the Rockets performed well in the first quarter to lead by five points at 27:22.

In the second quarter, the Rockets' interior duo continued to play, but Olajuwon, who was physically exhausted, couldn't bear the pressure from Shaquille O'Neal.

It took just over three minutes for the Lakers to erase the deficit in the first quarter and then extend the lead.

After halftime, the Rockets, who were really short of soldiers, couldn't withstand the onslaught of the Lakers, and they fell behind by 12 points at halftime.

In the second half, the Lakers continued to extend their lead.

In the end, the Lakers had a 115-91, 24-point advantage, won three games in a row, and swept the Rockets! Advance to the next round!

The Compaq Center was full of boos, but Qiao Hai, who had successfully qualified, was in a good mood, walked to the sidelines, shook hands with Rudy Tomjanovich, and still had a good impression of the famous Rockets coach who later coached Yao Ming, and shook hands with a smile.

The old coach Tomjanovic congratulated Qiao Hai: "Congratulations, Joe." ”

"Thank you."

Tomjanovich smiled and patted Qiao Hai on the shoulder: "Do a good job, your strength is very strong, and the championship is in sight." ”

Qiao Hai also smiled, but shouted in his heart: I'll break your bottle!

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It was expected that the Lakers would advance to the next round, especially the unsurprising victories in the first two games, which made reporters mentally prepared, and at the post-game press conference, reporters were also prepared with many questions.

However, on the sidelines of the press conference, there was a little tidbit that added some material to the post-match report.

When Qiao Hai walked into the press conference, two male reporters also wanted to follow Qiao Hai into the scene, but the press officer of the Lakers at the scene stopped the two reporters, so the two male reporters immediately protested loudly.

"You don't have the right to do that, we have the right to interview!"

The press officer of the Lakers at the scene also responded simply: "I'm sorry, the Los Angeles Lakers don't welcome reporters from ESPN. ”

Qiao Hai, who walked inside, heard that the two reporters who were stopped outside were from ESPN, and immediately turned his head, winning the first-round series made him feel good, so Qiao Hai was also full of smiles at this time.

Looking at the two ESPN reporters who kept protesting loudly, Qiao Hai shook his head: "You have the right to interview, and we also have the right to personal freedom, so I have the right not to accept your interview." ”

Kobe Bryant also followed Qiao Hai to the scene of the press conference, and he patted Kobe Bryant next to him again: "I think Mr. Kobe Bryant will also refuse your interview." ”

Kobe Bryant immediately nodded, with a serious face: "That's right, I refused an interview with ESPN." ”

Qiao Hai smiled with satisfaction and pointed to the passage not far away: "So, please leave." ”

Although it is an away game in Houston, Qiao Hai still spares no effort to block ESPN, as long as ESPN does not apologize, as long as Qiao Hai is still the head coach of the Lakers, the ban on ESPN will continue.

At the press conference after the game, Qiao Hai answered a few questions, and for this victory, Qiao Hai said that the victory does belong to the Lakers, but the Rockets have also worked hard, and the Rockets are also worthy of respect.

Qiao Hai's answer was a performance of high emotional intelligence, and next, he made a prediction about the next journey of the Lakers, he predicted that the Lakers would meet the Jazz in the next round, but the Lakers would still be the final winner.

The Jazz and the SuperSonics played 2:1, and the Jazz lead, but the next game is still the home of the SuperSonics, and it is really hard to say who will win and who will lose in the series.

So Qiao Hai's prediction is simply an insult to hypersound.

Supersonic head coach Paul Westphal first responded in the media: "China Qiao is only 23 years old, it is understandable that he said this, young and vigorous. ”

And Gary Payton, the general in the supersonic formation, is an outspoken rectum, Qiao Hai's prediction really annoyed him, and under the deliberate provocation of the media, Gary Payton squirted wildly: "China Joe will pay the price, we will beat the Utahs, and then go to the semifinals to beat them hard!" ”

Wenbeck is also not a good bird, and he is also a big mouth when he is addicted to alcohol: "We will beat Utah to death first, and then go to Los Angeles and beat up Angelenes, including that Qiao Hai, I will beat him so that he doesn't dare to talk nonsense!" ”

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The live TV broadcast transmitted the "bad words" of Gary Payton and Wenbeck to Los Angeles, and Qiao Hai couldn't help but laugh happily when he looked at these two big "living treasures", his goal was achieved.

Stan Lefu was still a little puzzled, and Qiao Hai explained: "At this moment, supersonic speed is going to be desperate." ”

Stan Lefu suddenly realized that Qiao Hai was causing trouble for the Jazz, and the Jazz who led 2:1 only needed one win to advance to the next round, and if the Jazz really advanced easily, the Lakers would be in trouble in the second round.

Now Qiao Hai is arousing the anger of the supersonic, once the supersonic is desperate, the jazz will be in trouble.

Ideally, the SuperSonics can drag the game into Game 5 and the Lakers can get more rest.

Stanrefour gave Qiao Hai a thumbs up: "It's too cloudy!" ”