356 Morey Please Show Your Power (2/5)

Chapter 356 Morey, I beg you to show your supernatural power (25)

In this wave of offense and defense, the Spurs established a double-digit lead.

The Rockets were not able to turn over in the end.

112 to 108.

The Rockets played tenaciously, but in the end they still lost.

Harden made 11 of 25 shots and 15 of 20 free throws. He scored 40 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Parsons scored 15 points and 5 rebounds. After being coached by Tang Tian on the spot, he really wanted to find a chance to block shots and wag his fingers back, but unfortunately he didn't get this opportunity until the end.

For the Spurs, Parker had 23 points and 6 assists, Ginobili had 13 points and 6 assists, and Duncan had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Tang Tian's performance continued to be eye-catching. He made 7 of 14 shots, including 6 of 10 three-pointers and 4 free throws. He scored 24 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks.

Winning this game, the Spurs also took a 3-0 lead in the series.

After the game, Popovich took Tang Tian and Parker to the press conference.

"The team was led by 10 points by the Rockets in the first quarter, and only 2 goals were scored in 10 shots in the opening period. What do you think is the problem?"

"Out of the basket."

...

"There was a big gap between the performance of the team in the first and second halves, what is the reason for the change?"

"I don't know, I was ejected by the referee in the first quarter, you have to ask Mike (Budenholzer) about that."

...

"The team is now leading 3-0 on a big score, how do you feel now?"

"It's so cool that we don't have to be eliminated in the first round."

...

Popovich was full of witty remarks in the interview, and it can be seen that he is in a very good mood.

But he should also be in a good mood. Harden has already made 20 free throws, and the Spurs still won in a daze. This is not happy and inappropriate!

The Spurs press conference was in a good mood, but the Rockets on the other side seemed much duller.

Team coach McHale and Harden became the focus of questions from reporters.

"Coach, the team's performance in the second half is obviously not as good as the first half, what is the main reason?"

"We need more people to stand up and score. James (Harden) alone cannot beat the Spurs." McHale replied.

Parsons on the side: ...

"James, T-Mac scored 7 points in this game, which helped the Spurs narrow the point difference to 3 points. Do you think T-Mac will become a problem for you in the next game?" The reporter then pointed the finger at the question. Point to Harden.

"No, we won't let that happen. T-Mac is no longer the protagonist of this league. We are more concerned about the next game now."

Harden looked in a bad mood and wasn't interested in cooperating with reporters.

After two days of rest, the fourth game between the Rockets and Spurs continued at the Toyota Center.

The failure of the last game had a great impact on the Rockets, and this game was a complete rout.

At the end of the three quarters, the Rockets were already 25 points behind the Spurs.

The entire fourth quarter was garbage time.

In the fourth quarter, the fans knew that the Rockets' elimination was a foregone conclusion, and they began to shout in unison for McGrady to play.

Popovich was in a good mood and replaced McGrady with 5 minutes left in the game.

McGrady's competitive state does not have much advantage compared with those bench players.

However, the Spurs have a good team atmosphere, and those bench players didn't patronize themselves to grab points, but passed to McGrady when they had the opportunity.

Tracy McGrady seized the opportunity to hit an iconic dry pull before the end of the game, which also drew a successful conclusion to this round of the series.

4 to 0, although the Rockets faced tough resistance in the second and third games, the Spurs still swept the Rockets in a low-key manner.

The series has ended, but the discussion among Rockets fans on social media has not diminished, and even reached a peak.

"This is Harden's first year in the team. Four of our starters are rookies. It's pretty good to be able to play like this."

"The future is worth looking forward to, and I believe that Harden will improve next season."

"However, we must do a wave of reinforcements during the offseason. We only have one Asik inside, which is too weak."

"We don't even have a starting power forward, ugh."

"I think Parsons can play power forward. The All-Stars don't have a center position anymore. The era of small ball is coming. The most important thing now is that we have to get Tang in the summer, so that our lineup will be complete!"

"James Harden is our Michael Jordan, Don will be our Scottie Pippen!"

"Darrell Morey, please show your power again!"

...

After the white wolves acquired Jeremy Lin and Asik last summer, they were quite confident that the team would win Tang Tian empty-handed in the summer.

The Spurs swept the Rockets, and on the other side, the Heat also sent the Bucks a 4-0.

This is also the only two-group series to be swept in the first round.

Surrounded by Popovich's poisonous mouth halo, the games in other groups were all heated up.

Celtics 1-3 Knicks, Eagles 1-3 Pacers.

This is all normal.

The Nets and Bulls, Nuggets and Warriors, Clippers and Lakers have all tied 2-2.

These three groups are unexpected anxiety.

But the real eye-popping game was the Thunder-Grizzlies game.

After 4 games, the Thunder, the No. 2 player in the Western Conference, fell behind the Grizzlies 1-3!

Judging from this posture, this year is going to go to the black seven.

"I feel sorry for the Thunder for a minute. They lost Harden, and they couldn't even make it to the Western Conference semifinals."

"In fact, Westbrook is missing. Westbrook was injured after the first game, and he didn't play in the next one. He didn't play in the game that the Thunder lost."

"I feel sorry for Xiaoshuai for an hour, this should have been his MVP season."

"I feel sorry for Xiaoshuai for two hours, this time I failed to hit the bath water again."

"I feel sorry for Xiaoshuai for three hours, and I won't even get the chance to challenge the Spurs this year."

"Tang: I'll be waiting for you in the Western Conference finals. I can't help you if you don't make it."

"Tang: Actually, it doesn't matter. You don't need to win the championship if you want bath water. Just ask. I made a commercial that day and reserved a basin for you."

"A pot... pierces my heart."

...

Because the potential opponents the Clippers and the Lakers have not yet finished playing, the Spurs also ushered in a rare few days of rest.

"Don, let's guess who will win this year?"

One of the benefits of finishing the series early is that in addition to getting a break, you can also be a spectator.

After the day's training, Green dragged Tang Tian to chat about the next opponent.

"The Lakers."

Tang Tian gave himself the answer.

"reason?"

"Because they have Kobe."

Tang Tian replied with a smile.

Green froze for a moment, then nodded.

It was a very simple answer, but he was powerless to refute it.

In this matchup of equal strength, Kobe's Mamba spirit is still very useful.

Thanks to Huanmeng Liangsu for the reward.