At halftime, the Warriors led the Rockets by six points, 49-43.

Yang was the Warriors' top performer, finishing with 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks on 6-of-9 shooting, with no turnovers.

On the Rockets' side, Yao Ming scored 12 points and 4 rebounds on 4-of-8 shooting, Maddy scored 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting, and the rest of the players did not have double-doubles.

Although Maddy scored 10 points, he was the player who shot the most in the first half and was not too efficient.

When he first entered the league, Maddy started as a defense, in the Raptors, Carter mainly attacked, he mainly defended, in the last season of the Raptors, he was a guard, he could contribute 1.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and his talent performance shocked the entire league, which led to the unremitting pursuit of the Magic team later.

But Maddy's career shooting rate has shown a climbing pattern, in the Raptors, the three-point shooting rate is less than 3 percent, the Magic team has averaged 45 percent shooting per game in these peak seasons, and the three-point shooting rate is as high as 35 percent, and even in the 02-03 season, when Howe won the scoring king, the three-point shooting rate was as high as 38.6 percent, and the super shooter was just like that.

As a result, when he arrived at the Rockets and partnered with Yao Ming, it stands to reason that there is a big man on the inside who attracts firepower, and the shooting rate should rise, but Maddy's shooting rate is declining year by year, and last season was affected by injuries, and it was only 40.6 percent, and the three-point shooting rate was not high, 3 into 2, 3 into 3 or so.

In the regular season, Maddy shot 3-for-4 from the field, 33.1 from three-point range, and 70.7 from the free-throw line.

Throughout the Rockets period to the present, Maddie has reduced his interior breakout, and his overall shooting percentage has declined.

The Rockets seem to have gotten used to this style of play, slower-paced, and constantly competing with their opponents.

It doesn't matter how many times you miss, the key is to defend the opponent's shots.

Van Gundy and Thibodeau have brought super defense to the Rockets, making them one of the top five defensive teams in the league and the key to being able to play all the way to the Western Conference finals.

Yang Di felt that if the rockets continued to fight like this, eighty percent of them would not be able to beat their warriors, and the warriors would not slow down, but would only get faster and faster, and they could not prevent the positional attack, and they could not prevent this thunderous transition between attack and defense.

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The second half began.

In the fan box, fans hugged drinks and popcorn and returned one after another.

They watch the game as if they were watching a movie, in fact there is not much difference, one is an artistic performance, the other is a sports competition.

Although the Warriors did not score much, the Rockets scored even lower and were in the lead, and the fans did not panic at all, and it seemed that the Warriors had a great chance of winning.

As soon as the game began, the Oracle Arena suddenly resounded with loud cheers.

"Defeat the Houstonians!"

"Keep attacking, let them taste the power of Bay Area hot pot!"

"Yang Di is the strongest! Come on, MVP! ”

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Everyone shouted what they wanted to say, gathered together, and went straight to the eardrums of the players of the two teams, at the bottom,

It is also the place that suffers the most noise.

The Warriors continued to maintain a policy of defensive counter-attack, while the Rockets increased mid-range shooting on the basis of ensuring defensive efficiency.

Van Gundy asked his players to fight the Warriors in the mid-range position, while the Warriors' tactical system is completely different from the Rockets, Montgomery requires players to either attack inside or make three-pointers from the outside, and not try the mid-range easily.

Both teams followed their own offensive routines, with the Rockets retracting some of the deficit with a solid mid-range, trailing the Warriors by just two points at 57-59.

Then Ray Allen hit a three-pointer with a "snap", and the Warriors were 62-57, and in the blink of an eye, they opened up for five more points.

"It's impossible to keep in."

The Rockets' players all adhered to this concept, Yao Ming hit two jumpers in a row from the middle range, and the Rockets regained the difference, and the situation on the court was very anxious.

Yang Di rushed inside, causing Yao Ming to foul and hit both free throws from the free throw line.

Yao Ming turned his back and shook Tyson Chandler, deceived the foul and scored three points, but he also responded strongly.

Yang Di found that the Rockets were not weak at all, especially after Yao Ming was on the court, the huge containment force and the aggressiveness of the offense on the court could steadily advance the game.

"Bell~"

Danny Granger missed a jumper, Jandy jumped in to grab the rebound, and hit a rebound in the frontcourt.

Yang Di suddenly called, just like Yao Ming's jumper, he also began to be active on the court, rushing left and right, completing the offense, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, helping the Warriors lead the Rockets by 4 points 78-74.

When Yao Ming was about to end the third quarter, he went down to rest early, Maddie led the team, and Yang Di continued to stay on the court.

This is the difference between Yang Di and Yao Ming, Yao Ming can play a full 40 minutes in a game at most, and Yang Di can not rest for a minute in the second half if he needs to.

Montgomery will not let Yang Di fight so hard, and now the Warriors are in the lead, and in the fourth quarter, they decisively replaced a group of chaotic masters and continued to go up and run.

Monta Ellis was the main attacker on the bench and had a poor first half.

The feeling of the second half did not recover until entering the fourth quarter, when the outside suddenly hit a three-pointer to give the Warriors the lead in the fourth quarter.

Yao Ming and Maddie are all out of the game, and the Rockets are Alstom leading the game.

Alston was shot in front of someone, unhappy, after dribbling past half court, he was about to change to Monta Ellis, the moment the dribble hit the ground, Monta Ellis rushed out like a poisonous reckless, and actually completed the steal in a gambling style.

The basketball rolled to the frontcourt, and Monta Ellis was visibly a big step ahead of Alstom.

And under the acceleration of the chase, he completed the lead of several positions, grabbed the basketball frontcourt and ran, stepped on the paint area with one foot, flew up, and scored a slam dunk with one arm.

"Beautiful!"

Yang Di was the first to stand up, standing on the sidelines and clapping and shouting.

Monta-Ellis probably heard Yang Di's roar, glanced at the bench, and then stretched out his finger and said hello.

The crowd applauded, and many Bay Area fans loved Monta Ellis, a young man with incredible speed and strong scoring ability.

The Warriors' draft vision is amazing, and Monta Ellis is already one of the league's best sixth men.

The Warriors can only rely on Alston's play, and Spann played three minutes in the second quarter before he left the game, the speed was too slow, the confrontation was not good, and he couldn't prevent it at all.

Luther Hyde is an excellent three-point shooter, but his offensive ability with the ball is mediocre.

As for the two interior veterans Juwan Howard and Mutombo, one can only shoot and not defend, and the other is a center who has no independent offensive ability to protect the frame.

There were very few people on the court who could dominate the ball, and Van Gundy didn't hesitate to opt for the simplest pick-and-roll offensive system.