The next day, Rockets vs. Mavericks.

Before the start of the game, the Rockets locker room.

"The Warriors and the Suns are evenly matched, and I really didn't expect the Warriors to withstand the pressure and get another win on the road, and they played better on the road than at home in the series."

The whole league is talking about the G5 battle of the Warriors and Suns, and the Rockets are certainly no exception.

Yao Ming was amazed, and admired the performance of his compatriots, although Yang Di's starting point was lower, his talent and strength were really not covered, and he had risen sharply every year, comparable to the legends of the NBA.

"It's so strong, how can you combine strength and skill so well?"

Juwan Howard is also amazed, if the Rockets beat the Mavericks to reach the Western Conference Finals, then he may also be in the opposite position with Yang Di, comparing his thin arms with Yang Di's burly flesh bumps, it is like a reed versus a sledgehammer.

"He's got a great block too," Dicambe Mutombo commented on the super-scary junior on the defensive end with an appreciative eye, "Well, in addition to his bounce, the most powerful thing about him is his grasp of block timing, the awareness of estimating the speed of the shot and the timing of the shot, like a veteran who has been in the league for many years, maybe when he is in his thirties and can't jump, he can still stand and block." ”

"Haha, DiCambe are you the same, aren't you?" Yao Ming used his humor cells to tease Uncle Mu.

Mutombo retorted: "I'm still jumping, I think I can beat until I'm 45, in my current state." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Wan and Yao Ming glanced at each other, and then the two of them suddenly thought of something, and laughed at the same time.

There is still some time before the warm-up game, and the G5 game footage of the Suns and Warriors on the TV screen continues to be broadcast.

While how to beat the Mavericks right now is the main thing, watching the Warriors vs. Suns game is also instructive for the players' condition, and how to beat these two teams is something that the Rockets coaching staff has nothing to think about in their spare time, and the players are now just using this game as a pre-game motivation, or pre-game decompression.

Maddie looked at the Warriors' perimeter group and found that the Warriors really had a bunch of defensive three-point shooters.

In addition to Danny Granger, there are Matt Barnes and Trevor Ariza, all of whom are of this type, Ariza has the least playing time because of his small three-point shooting percentage, but under the Warriors' training, his defensive growth rate is the most amazing, and his one-on-one steal ability is the first in the team.

In an interview, Montgomery gave Ariza the honorary nickname "Cobra" and gradually became known to the media.

There are also Ray Allen, Derrick Fisher, Monta Ellis, and Louis Williams, each with three-point shooting ability, leaving no stone unturned to open up space for Youngdy.

If he's against Danny Granger, who is tall and long-armed, or Barnes with small movements, or Ariza "Cobra" Ariza, how do you break down the defense one-on-one?

The Warriors' terrifying rotation and terrifying offensive and defensive transitions are the most troublesome opponents the Rockets have always had.

Just like the Suns, the Rockets are not comfortable playing the Suns, they kneel every time they meet the Suns, but fortunately, they did not meet these two teams in the semifinals, and the Mavericks are relatively the most capable team for the Rockets.

Playing against the Mavericks, as long as Terry and the others don't have a convulsion, the Rockets will be able to play with the Mavericks 55.

"It's still a player who doesn't have an outside defense." Van Gundy sighed, on the No. 1 position, Alston's defense is too poor, Battier can defend the wing, but it is definitely not possible to defend the No. 1 position, and the Rockets also have a particularly hard time when encountering small players who are extremely fast and aggressive.

Maddie on the other side, looking at Ray Allen, who shot confidently on the field, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Ray Allen and Maddie are opponents of the same era, the two have played against each other many times, because of the relatively similar temper, they became friends, when Maddie became the scoring champion in the two years of the Magic, Ray Allen just transferred from the Bucks to the SuperSonics, the supersonic in the past four years, Ray Allen has always been one of the top scorers in the league, averaging about 23 points and 24 points per game, but I didn't expect that in the end the two of them changed teams, Maddie came to the Rockets and no longer scored the king, Ray Allen was in the Warriors, and has gradually moved closer to the direction of pure shooters.

The world is impermanent, Maddie sighed with emotion, and subconsciously stroked his waist, the injury on his waist still ached faintly.

......

Auckland, the small town of Olinda.

At night, the cool breeze gusts, the rubbing leaves shake in the wind, and the insects and birds of summer also begin to call for this coming good time.

Yang Di sat on the sofa in the living room of the house, Da Mao Ermao was lying on the carpet, and Nancy was snuggled in his arms.

After a simple daytime training today, the team took a player vacation, and the G6 match between the Warriors and the Mavericks will not continue until the day after tomorrow, so tomorrow will be the most important preparation training.

"Yao Ming!"

Nancy pointed to the TV, and she knew that this was a Chinese superstar like Yang Di, the core of the Rockets.

"Dirk Nowitzki, Tracy McGrady......" Nancy said the names of every player whose faces flashed to the camera, and before she knew it, she had become a great NBA fan and met a lot of stars.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, awesome!"

Yang Di stroked Nancy and laughed.

"The Mavericks are the best record in the league, right? Can the rocket beat? Nancy knows that the Mavericks' crazy performance in the regular season this season is very doubtful about the Rockets' prowess.

Yang Di sighed and shook his head, "I can't tell, in fact, at the level of the top team, the victory or defeat is only between the best, the Rockets and the Mavericks, it is difficult to predict who wins and who loses, but it seems that the Mavericks are too strong in the regular season, and their performance in the playoffs is very average." ”

"Average?"

"That's right, I don't know why, I just have this feeling, according to reason, the Rockets have obvious lineup flaws, the No. 1 and No. 4 positions, which do not quite meet the configuration that Yao Ming Maddy needs, and the Mavericks' lineup is relatively complete, but the Mavericks actually played so hard with the Rockets in front."

"Fortunately, Yao Ming lost weight, and the Rockets could use Yao Ming to defend Nowitzki, and Hayes was to play the No. 5 position, but in this way, the height of the No. 5 position became a big problem."

Nancy laughed, "So who do you want to win?" ”

"Of course I support the Rockets, not to mention that the Rockets are a team led by Yao Ming, for our Warriors, it is much easier to play the Rockets than to play the Mavericks, and Monta Ellis and I are both capable of chiseling through the Rockets' sharp hammers."

Yang Di is the same as Spiegel in his heart, as long as the Warriors pass the Suns in front of them, the road behind will be easier and better.