In the second quarter, the rotational lineups of the two teams came on.

The Spurs have only one strong point on the outside, that is, Manuginobili, and the substitutes are also functional players, and there is no shooter on the outside, but Robert Horry on the inside is a shooter.

So, on the defensive end, the Rockets directly began to flank Manu.

On the offensive end, Wade and Gary Payton played alone with the ball in one round, and with Boris Dio, who was in the high position, organized the offense, and the Rockets in the second quarter still maintained strong offensive firepower.

Wade and Gary Payton scored one after another, including two three-pointers, while on the Spurs' side, Manuginobili only scored 2 points through strong shots, and the rest of the time was completely locked by the Rockets' package tactics, with Marry Cross on the inside picking up 2 points, and Anthony Carter scoring 2 points on a fast break.

In the first three minutes, the Rockets played a wave of 12:6, and the score was 38:28, and the Rockets' lead suddenly stretched from 4 points at the end of the first quarter to double digits.

In this case, Greg Popovich could only call a timeout, and then after the timeout, he was replaced by Tim Duncan, who had just rested for three minutes.

Duncan hit a two-pointer as soon as he came on the court, and Qiao Hai immediately adjusted the Rockets' defense, and they no longer wrapped Manuginobili, and the Spurs' offense was reactivated.

But the offensive firepower of the Rockets has not decreased, the 10-point difference already exists, the Spurs want to chase the points, but they can't catch up, their offensive firepower can only be equal to the offensive firepower of the Rockets, and cannot be exceeded.

And, in the sixth minute of the second quarter, Qiao Hai replaced Gary Payton and replaced Yao Ming and Ron Artest, and the Rockets' offense went to the next level.

Then, the difference was widened again......

In the second quarter, the Rockets beat the Spurs 32:16 and won by 16 points in a single quarter!

Counting the 4-point advantage in the first quarter, at halftime, the Rockets led the Spurs by 20 points at 58:38!

On the ESPN commentary seat, Stephen Smith has already begun his wild blowing of the rockets: "No one thought of it, no one thought of it!" This Rockets will be so strong that they will lead the Spurs by 20 points at half-time! ”

"Even the defending champions, even the Spurs, who won 56 games in the regular season, are not their opponents, so who will be the opponent of this Rockets?"

At halftime, the Rockets led by 20 points, and the game was so fast that even Qiao Hai himself didn't expect it, and at the same time as the whistle blew at the end of halftime, Qiao Hai glanced at Popovich on the other side.

Popovich behaved very easily, Qiao Hai turned his head and thought about it for a while, and he knew it in his heart.

Obviously, in this game, the Spurs' strategy was to promote Manuginobili to the starting line-up and then take advantage in the first quarter.

But Popovich underestimated the offensive firepower of the Rockets and the defense of the Rockets after the end of the season, and in the first quarter of the game, the Spurs not only failed to get the advantage, but were even beaten by the Rockets with a slight disadvantage.

Then in the second quarter, the Spurs, who couldn't be lined up in the rotation, suffered the consequences, and their defense completely collapsed because of the rotation.

Then, even if the Spurs lose to the Rockets in this game, it can only show that Popovich's strategy is wrong.

In the next game, as long as they change their strategy, they may still have a chance to win.

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In the second half of the game, the Spurs began to try, and GDP came out together, and they barely managed to tie with the Rockets in terms of offensive firepower.

Popovich became serious again, obviously, against this Rocket, which has a good offense and defense, the game is really not easy to play.

Spurs not only have to change their strategy, they have to change in other areas.

In the third quarter, the Spurs beat the Rockets 28-26 and only pulled back a two-point gap.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both teams played with all the main forces, playing more than three minutes, and the Rockets led by 20 points at 94-74, leading the Spurs by 20 points.

Then, the Rockets came off the bench, and the Spurs held on until there were five minutes left in the game, and then they successively withdrew their main players.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Spurs 113-91 and won the first game of the second round!

"The offense decided the victory of the game, and in this game, the Rockets scored 113 points and completely broke the Spurs' defense."

"Ron Artest exploded and cut 27 points and 9 rebounds, Yao Ming 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals, Gary Payton 20 points and 6 assists, Dwayne Wade 19 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, the Big Four played perfectly!"

"On the Spurs' side, Tim Duncan got 28 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, and Duncan's personal performance was no problem at all, but the key is that the Rockets locked the Spurs' outside scoring point."

"Tony Parker scored 15 points, Manuginobili scored 13 points, and only Robert Horry came off the bench to score a 12."

"In the end, after an offensive battle, the Rockets won the game!"

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Winning the best coach trophy at home, coupled with the team's good start to the Western Conference semifinals, Qiao Hai was in a happy mood at the press conference after the game.

He answered a lot of questions, including a prediction for the series after winning the first fight.

"We won this game very well, but it doesn't mean that Spurs are an easy opponent, the main reason why this game is played like this is that we are in good shape, and Spurs are in average form."

"They could get back to form at any time, and we still can't afford to let up in the next games, but if I had to make a prediction for this series, my prediction would be that no matter the score, we would be the ones who made it to the Western Conference Finals."

"Because we're a stronger team!"

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Parallel to the Rockets and Spurs games are Eastern Conference semifinals games between the Nets and Pacers.

In the first game, the Nets and the Pacers played very fiercely, and in a defensive battle, the Nets only scored 56 points, and the offensive end was completely inaccurate.

Jason Kidd is a great player, but right now, he has a big problem, and Kidd, who doesn't have an outside shot, will immediately go dumb when he encounters targeted defense, and even with the Nets.

At the end of the game, the Nets lost 56-78 to the Pacers.

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The next day, the Lakers and Grizzlies, as well as the Pistons and Raptors, started playing.

Qiao Hai focused on the game between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, in the first game, the Lakers' Big Three played perfectly, O'Neal scored 27 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, Kobe Bryant had 23 points, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Karl Malone had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.

The Big Three combined for 67 points, and the Lakers won the first game 97-88.

On the other side, the Pistons easily defeated the Raptors 108-82 at home and won the Eastern Conference semifinals.

As a result, after four games, only the Nets were defeated by the Pacers, who had a slightly worse regular season record, and the other three matchups were all won by the team with the better regular season results.

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