I vaguely remember that when Uncle Yao was in the rocket, he was interviewed once, and when the reporter asked him what he expected from the game, he said very calmly:

"I want us to score more points than our opponents."

This sentence sounds very reasonable at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, it's not nonsense, in the end, the basketball game is to see the winner or loser, and I have never seen a team with more points lose.

The current Rockets team is really a perfect fulfillment of this sentence, don't care about anything else, just score a lot, even if you keep shooting three-pointers, you can admit it.

This, this is simple and rude to the extreme!

After the Spurs were attacked by the Rockets in the third quarter, although they did not give up the game and still bit the score, they could see that the rhythm and initiative on the court were mastered by the Rockets, and the Spurs were trying not to let themselves be beaten.

There is no problem with Popovich's tactics, nor is there a problem with the state and tactical execution of the Spurs players, the only problem is that the opposite Rockets player may have gone to charge the VIP membership at halftime and then opened the hook.

How else can it be explained? Cosby, a little-known guy, can stand up to Leonard's defense and shoot super long three-pointers in a row! Did he float, or did the Spurs lose their swords?

In the entire third quarter, the Rockets scored a full 50 points! Among them, Cosby alone scored 24 points! You must know that the opposite Spurs team only scored 28 points in a single quarter!

50 points in a single quarter! This is rare in league history, and if it is the first quarter, this 50 points is a flat historical record!

But fortunately, it was the third quarter, the league record in the third quarter was 57 points, and the Spurs did not let the Rockets break the record on their own heads, which was already a great blessing in misfortune.

On one side is the regular operation (28 points), and on the other side is the super god (50 points), so how to play this game? Even if the Spurs had a slight lead at halftime, the 22 points they were abused at this time would be directly returned.

In the fourth quarter, Popovich went directly to the main force, there was no need, the Spurs played normally today, and the Rockets were in the third quarter in that kind of open state, no one could meet it, it can only be said that God was on the side of the Rockets today.

Qin Yan sat on the sidelines, and he suddenly remembered what Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, said:

"If you want to kill me this day, it's not a battle!"

……

"Qin, I think we can go up and achieve a big reversal, or you can talk to the coach and just sit on the sidelines and accept defeat, I feel uncomfortable."

Who else but Whiteside can say such two things??

But I really don't blame him today, Howard on the other side dreamed of returning to the top overnight, and the double 20 data of 25 points and 24 rebounds in the third quarter was quite amazing, although there were 5 fouls but the flaws were not hidden, if the fourth quarter continued to play, Howard could double 30 today!

And what about Whiteside? In addition to the majestic appearance of Howard when he was away, Whiteside really couldn't move him after Howard came up, even if his teammates kept assisting him, Whiteside could only barely stalemate with Howard, and he had no initiative at all.

Especially in the third quarter, many of the Rockets' offenses were Howard's second offenses after grabbing the rebounds.

Otherwise, how did the 50 points come about? With 50 points in a single quarter under the Spurs' normal defense, the Rockets can blow this game for a year.

"Forget it, no one can come to the state of the Rockets today, catch whoever kills, and losing this game will not have much impact on our record, and it is estimated that the coach also wants to lose." Qin Yan can think about it, it is true that the third quarter of the Rockets is crazy today, this kind of dumpling-like state is good once a year, since it has encountered it, it can only mean that the Spurs are unlucky today.

"Besides, what's the use of you going up? Howard abused you like that today, and you still took the initiative to go up and beg for abuse? Qin Yan couldn't help but touch Whiteside's forehead, "It's not a fever either, it's nonsense." ”

Whiteside smiled, Qin Yan was right, today he can indeed be said to have been hammered by Howard, after the third quarter, he played a double 20, and his side was only 17+12, although it was also two doubles, but this gap is ah......

To exaggerate, it can be said that Howard topped Whiteside by himself by two (rebounds were indeed doubled), and if it is not an exaggeration, it was at least 1.5 tops.

How to fight this, it is self-inflicted humiliation to go up, and Whiteside is really not Howard's opponent now.

The Spurs came off the bench in the fourth quarter, and a group of people who had been watching the water cooler on the Spurs bench for years exchanged views with the Rockets.

But something is somewhat surprising that these water coolers actually played well in the fourth quarter, unlike the main players who were beaten in the third quarter, these water coolers can actually play with the Rockets, it's unbelievable.

Hmm, maybe this is just printing those words ridiculed by netizens, the Spurs only have the first and the last, the Spurs dig the pit first and then fill, and the Spurs are the real bigwigs who play behind......

Of course, this has something to do with the Rockets' removal of Morden, after all, the Spurs' five starters have gone down, and McHale is embarrassed to continue to put the starters on the court, no matter how thick-skinned he is.

Of course, the Rockets are hanging up big today, even if the Spurs are latecomers, they can't perform a miracle in the end (Popovich can't catch up anyway, so he simply loses), at the end of the game, the Rockets defeated the Spurs by 12 points, allowing themselves to overturn the Thunder to the second place in the West!

Harden and Qin Yan hugged, today Harden had 36 points and 15 assists, the data is not to say, the fly in the ointment is 5 mistakes, Qin Yan clocked out in the third quarter, scored 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, quite comprehensive.

"Qin, I'll take this victory with me." Harden had a good laugh.

"Okay, who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year." Qin Yan also said with a smile.

"Dumplings? Oh, it's Chinese food, right, are you going to treat me to it? Harden obviously didn't understand what Qin Yan was saying, and thought that the good brother was going to invite him to dinner.

“…… You go back to Houston and eat at Yao's restaurant by yourself......"

"Haha, don't say anything else, you have to come on, don't be pulled down from the first position in the league by us then." Harden is clearly happy.

"Pull us down?" Qin Yan smiled, "James, you're talking nonsense again, where do you get your confidence?" You know, we haven't been one or two games ahead of you, and it's good that you can keep second place in the West. ”

"Hey, that's what I'll say." Harden certainly knows it's impossible to match the Spurs' record this season, but it's normal for good friends to joke with each other.

"Qin, see you in the playoffs." When he was about to leave, Harden said to Qin Yan very solemnly.

Well, if the first and second in the West want to meet in the playoffs, it can only be a Western showdown!

"Well, see you in the playoffs!"