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Tang Shuai's performance was still pretty good. He played for 20 minutes in three quarters. He made 6 of 13 shots in the game and contributed 17 points and 4 assists in the game.

Booker is still the best performer on the Clippers. He once again contributed the team's highest 20 points with 4 of 3 points and 5 shots in the game. The scene of his score with Beasley in the final quarter made the fans who were still in the stadium excited.

On the Rockets, Harden continued to be in a slump. He only contributed 12 points with 3 of 15 shots, plus 5 turnovers, and two consecutive games, he seemed to have not found a way to crack Brewer's defense, and the connection with his teammates was also cut off.

On the contrary, Beasley, who joined the Rockets at the end of the season, performed well, but did not get a chance to play in the last game, performed quite amazingly. He made 7 of 12 shots in the game, contributing the bench, and the highest 18 points in the team.

Anyway, no matter what, the Clippers ushered in two exciting wins at home. The only misfortune is that veteran Mobamot accidentally sprained his ankle in the final quarter, and the MRI after the game tested positive, saying goodbye to the playoffs in advance.

The Rockets were completely defeated. Through this game, the outside world realized that the gap between the two sides was all-round, and it was not something that Bickstaff said could be changed by adjustment alone.

However, even if this is the case, Rockets coach Bickstaff and Rockets players still do not think this is a reflection of the true strength of both sides.

Bickstaff admitted that he had made mistakes in tactical adjustments, but he always believed that this was not a reflection of both sides' real strength. Veteran Terry also claimed that the Rockets would rebound strongly after returning to home court, and once again listed examples of the two sides' fight last season, believing that history will repeat itself.

At the post-match press conference of the Clippers, the reporters naturally mentioned the Rockets' reaction.

Reporter: "Coach j.b and Rockets players think they can reverse the decline after returning to home and repeat the history of last season. Coach Sam, do you think the team is confident of ending the round in four games? Or who do you think will be the team that won the final series?"

Unlike before, he was blindly low-key and evasion, Kassel answered a reporter's question positively this time: "We won't say anything about the bold words of ending the series in Houston. Because we respect every opponent, but history will not repeat itself. We will do everything for victory. If you insist on giving me an answer, then I will say that we will win in the end."

There is no doubt that Kassel's confidence is based on the previous two matches. This is indeed the case. The Rockets' performance was completely impossible to win.

The press conference ended. Billups directly grabbed Kassel: "Sam, Luke (referring to Mobamot) has been reimbursed for injury, so the training will be reduced tomorrow."

"Changxi, it's really unnecessary for you to worry about. It's a complete accident. And we've won all the games now, and the main players don't have much time to play." Kassel said with a smile. He was in a very good mood to beat his opponents in a row.

"It is precisely because of the continuous victory that I am afraid that once the game is in anxiety. If the players exert force, they may be injured." The worry on Billups' face was still there.

"In anxiety? Changxi, I said, do you think it's possible for Houstonians to be in their current state?" Kassel said with a smile.

"Sam, we can't be too optimistic. After all, we only played two games in the game, so we just saved our home advantage." Billups reminded.

Hearing what Billups said, Kassel put away the smile on his face, nodded seriously and said, "You are right. I'm a little too proud..."

Billups nodded. After all, it was Kassel's first time participating in the playoffs. It was normal for him to win a lot in a row. He wanted to continue to say it. However, Kassel's next words left him speechless.

"We need to add some training content tomorrow, so we need to be prepared for any trouble. Well, I'll go back to study now." Kassel said and walked straight out.

Bilups was stunned there, and when Kassel disappeared, he shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

Kassel is good everywhere. It is this attitude towards training that makes him feel helpless.

The next day, the team still conducted training, and the intensity and content were more complicated than the previous day. The players had more or less physical reactions after practicing. Fortunately, Staples' supporting equipment was still complete. After the training, the players either went for professional massage or directly did liquid nitrogen cryotherapy to quickly recover from the fatigued body.

Tang Shuai was originally going to experience the hypothermia with Paul, but unexpectedly received a call from Iverson, saying that he wanted to see him.

Iverson wanted to see him, but Tang Shuai had no reason to refuse.

The two met in a small local arena, where a street ball game was being staged.

After Tang Shuai entered, he saw Iverson sitting in the front row from afar, communicating with the people around him from time to time.

Shuai Tang has become quite famous in Los Angeles. After he arrived at the stadium, he quickly caused a sensation, which naturally attracted Iverson's attention.

Seeing that Tang Shuai was coming, Iverson stood up and greeted him.

Tang Shuai was a little flattered and also accelerated his pace.

"Hey, Don, I watched you play last night, and I played well." Iverson smiled and reached out.

"Thank you, thank you for your encouragement (referring to Iverson's text message)." Tang Shuai smiled and gave Iverson a deep hug.

After the two of them said hello, Iverson pulled Tang Shuai to the front row, and someone next to him gave up the position.

At this moment, there was a dazzling dribble on the court. The streetballers here passed the defender with a dazzling dribble, and scored 2 points with a light basket.

"Dreaming dribbling, my dream when I was a child was to be like them, and they could always get the ball like they were stuck to their hands." Iverson said with a smile on his face.

"So your dream when you were a child is so simple. You have already realized your dream now." Tang Shuai said with a smile.

"No, I'm old and can no longer do whatever I want as I used to." Iverson suddenly shook his head and said with emotion, "You know, what a painful thing it will be when a person has experienced the perfect combination of a person and a ball, and when one day he finds that he can no longer do it."

"People will always grow old." Tang Shuai comforted.

"Yes, people will always grow old, but this kind of dream should not grow old with me, Don." Iverson said as he suddenly turned his head. "Have you ever had such a dream, for a defender, combining the ball into a part of his body is always a dream."

Tang Shuai nodded, then shook his head again: "It's a pity that I didn't do well enough."

"No. Don, you are still young. Do you know what I'm looking for you to do today?" Iverson said to him.

Tang Shuai shook his head.

"Do you remember the text I sent you?"

Tang Shuai nodded. It was the encouragement text Iverson sent him at the beginning of the first playoffs.

"Those are the truth. I saw the me in you. I recalled my childhood dream. I hope you can continue this dream." Iverson said with a bright look.

Tang Shuai seemed very surprised. Although he had more or less contact with Iverson before, Yuan did not expect Iverson to have such a high opinion of him. He was so high that he doubted whether he was dreaming.

But he soon felt relieved. Everyone has their own ideas, and you can't know the truth every time. Moreover, people's preferences are often unreasonable, just like one day you will fall in love with something for no reason, but you can't tell even one reason.

The two of them talked on the sidelines until the end of the game. Iverson said a lot about some things when he was a child, some experiences in NBA, some choices after retirement, etc.

This meeting deepened the two people's understanding of each other a lot.

After the game ended, Shuai Tang said goodbye to Iverson. He needed a good rest. After the two home games, he would go to Houston with his teammates tomorrow to welcome the third game between the two sides.

Houston is clear in April. Although the Aerospace City does not have the seascape style of Miami, it is extremely low at an altitude and the highest position is only 15 meters, which makes the city's rivers and lakes numerous, and the humid but not humid air still makes people feel comfortable.

On April 22, US time, Houston ushered in the challenge of the Los Angeles Clippers at home. This is the third game in the two sides' series, and the Clippers led 2-0 in the previous game.

There are crowds of people inside and outside the Toyota Center Arena. Although the team is behind in a big way and has suffered a crushing defeat in previous games, this has not defeated the enthusiasm of the Houstonians, or the enthusiasm of the Houstonians has never diminished.

When Tang Shuai saw the familiar scene at Toyota Center, he couldn't help but sigh that this stadium was where Yao Ming played for 8 years. For people of his age, the outdoor scene of the stadium was full of memories.

He took a deep breath and then withdrew his gaze.

Memory is just memory. His purpose of coming here today is obviously not to recall, but to take away victory.

The Toyota Center is full, and fans hold up the big KT boards of Harden and Howard. For them, the dual-core is obviously their only hope for victory.

During the warm-up before the game, the Rockets players' expressions seemed a little serious. Although they returned to the home court, they lost the game with large scores in a row, and the burden on the players was not light.

Especially Harden, the core of the team, had no expressions changed when he was in Los Angeles before, but his expression was quite serious when he warmed up tonight before the game.

On the Clippers, Kassel smiled before the game. Although it was a away game, he seemed full of confidence.

In the last three minutes before the game, both sides announced the lineup.

Bickstaff once again made adjustments to the lineup, and he adjusted Capela to the lineup. This lineup was the most used by the Rockets before Morris was traded.

The Clippers also made some adjustments, perhaps because they wanted to end the game earlier, so Cassel put Griffin, who had previously substituted two games, into the lineup.

Before the competition began, there was already a lot of cheers at the scene.

Unlike the last game, Howard jumped the ball and won the Rockets the chance to win the first place.

"let’s.go!rokets!" The competition was just beginning, and the cheers at the scene were deafening.

Amid cheers, Harden singled out Brewer, facing the latter's defense, he hit a very difficult backward shot.

Unlike the previous two games, Harden's face had no expression on his face after hitting, and turned around and devoted himself to defense.

Paul was the first attacker of the Clippers. Paul asked Griffin to pick-and-roll, and then returned the ball to Griffin. Griffin hit a mid-range jump shot from the free throw line.

Griffin just made a jump shot here, and the Rockets turned around to organize the offense. Harden took advantage of Howard's pick-and-roll and took the lead and hit another goal.

The fans were cheering. Unlike the previous games, Harden's offense was very strong and efficient tonight, which made the Rockets feel like fish on the offensive end. After getting on Capela, the two big men in the inside line improved a lot compared to before.

16 to 15, the two sides played more than half a quarter, and the Rockets actually led the Clippers by 1 point.

During the inter-chair timeout, Kassel had no calmness at the beginning and spoke quickly when setting up tactics, for fear of not enough time. Obviously, the trend of the game was completely beyond his expectations.

However, Billups kept explaining Kassel's tactics in detail, calmly not like a coach for the first time.

This forced Tang Shuai to look at him with admiration. After all, Billups has experienced the finals and won the FMVP, which is particularly consistent with the name of his key passer bag.

After the timeout, Harden took a step back against Brewer's defense and hit a three-pointer, scoring his 11th point in the quarter, almost taking care of all the Rockets' scores.

After scoring, Harden still had no mood swings, but just reached out and made a three-pointer gesture, then turned around and devoted himself to defense.

Harden, who is concentrating, is still quite terrifying.

What's even more terrifying is that after Harden opened it himself, he used constant scoring to force the Clippers to put defensive pressure on him, and after the Clippers double-teamed him, his pass deterrent power was reflected.

46 to 36, the game reached the middle of the second quarter, and the Rockets had slightly widened the score difference to double digits.

The Clippers' offense and defense still showed quite high standards, but the Rockets tonight were completely different from the team in the previous two games. From Harden, to Howard, and to others, from every move they could feel that they wanted to compete in this game.

The Rockets are such a team, whose strength will fluctuate between 80% and 120%, and their performance tonight is obviously at 120%, or even higher.

In the last attack of the second quarter, Tang Shuai received a pass from Paul and hit a difficult three-pointer from outside the three-point line against Ariza's defense.

Novak's three-pointer package, the shooting percentage under general strength defense is only 30%, and this ball obviously brings a lot of luck.

With this balloon, the Clippers ended the first half with 9 points behind 52-61.

When the midfield arrived, the fans at the scene presented a long-lasting applause to the home team. Not to mention the win or loss of the game, the home team's performance in the first half could already withstand the applause.

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