The third game between the Pelicans and the Rockets will take three days later.

During this period, the second game of the other two groups of Western Conference semi-finals also ended one after another.

Lowry recovered in form, scoring 20+10, helping the Raptors win a goal, and tied 1-1 with the Knicks.

After the Spurs lost Leonard, they could not resist the Warriors' offense and defeated their opponent 91-121.

There is still controversy over whether Pachuria deliberately stepped on the foot, but what is not controversial is that his kick has already eliminated the Spurs early.

At the same time, the league announced the third batch of season awards, this time the sixth man of the season was announced.

Rockets' Eric Gordon beats Warriors' Iguodala and Pelicans' Louis Williams with 39% of the votes and successfully won the sixth man of the season.

After the award was announced, Tang Tian also sent a congratulations to Gordon as soon as possible.

This player who was originally selected by the Los Angeles Clippers and was appointed as a new future. Due to injuries, he finally found his position there.

This honor is the best performance for him and a great encouragement.

On that day, the Pelicans' entire team flew to Houston.

On the day of resistance, the whole team continued to carry out training, and the content was similar to the previous two days, and the tactical response to Jokic being singled.

D'Antoni's statement after the second game of the series gave Rockets fans confidence, and also gave the Pelicans a vaccination in advance.

Stevens and Tang Tian are both tactical masters, and they will definitely not sit still and wait for death.

The Rockets still trained in closed course throughout the entire game. Although D'Antoni said there would be tactical adjustments when he was on the court, there was no news before the game.

It can be felt that they are obviously holding on to a thrust of energy and are about to start a Jedi counterattack at home.

That night, the attendance rate of Houston Toyota Center was full.

This is very rare for Toyota Center, which has never been known for its attendance.

However, there were many Chinese audiences supporting Tang Tian on the spot, which added a touch of different flavor to the game.

No matter how strong the Rockets are, no matter how many stars there are, as long as Tang Tian is, the city that was opened up by Yao Ming in the Chinese market, is not a complete home court.

This can be felt when Tang Tian appeared in the stadium and received cheers from a considerable number of fans.

After the pre-match warm-up between the two teams, the award ceremony for the best sixth man was held on the spot.

"...I want to thank every teammate in my past and present, and everyone in this city. It is your support that has brought me to this day. I love this city and I am willing to play for the Rockets forever."

Gordon's speech was very sensational. For a player who was once given high hopes but was wandering around, it was very difficult to find a second spring in the NBA to re-produce value.

Gordon's speech made the fans cheer and encouraged the Rockets players.

They will really do their best tonight.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started to play one after another.

The Rockets have adjusted their lineup, Paul, Harden, Gordon, Tucker, and Cousins.

They replaced Morris with Gordon!

When Gordon appeared, there were constant cheers on the scene, and the Toyota Center was in full swing.

Tang Tian and Stevens were both surprised when this lineup came out.

If the Pelicans continue to use Tang Tian to play Cousins, Tucker's assistant defense will come out.

But if Davis plays Tucker on his back, the Pelicans' offensive efficiency will decrease.

D'Antoni's adjustment this time was quite spiritual.

Moreover, they did not reveal any news before the game, which caught the Pelicans off guard.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started to play one after another.

Amid the cheers of fans, Cousins ​​jumped to Davis and gained the Rockets the opportunity to take the lead in offense.

Harden dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and greeted Cousins' pick-and-roll.

Cousins ​​blocked Ariza, Harden played Jokic in a misplaced manner, and made continuous breakthroughs and accelerated stops and steps backwards.

Jokic couldn't keep up with the pace, because Gordon's three-pointer, the Rockets' assisted defense did not dare to go at will.

"Swish!"

This time the Rockets took the lead.

The Toyota Center is cheering constantly, and this is a good start!

For the Pelicans' offense, Holiday went to the frontcourt to signal to open the ball, and gave the ball to Davis.

Although Tucker has excellent defense, he focuses on small forwards this season, and his disadvantages are too obvious when defending Davis.

This is a natural misalignment, and it is not appropriate to not hit.

Davis received the ball and hit it hard, Tucker couldn't stand it.

However, Gordon, on the weak side, has assisted in defense in advance, and the Rockets are obviously prepared before the game.

Davis turned around and made a layup, taking the shot before assisting the defense.

Although Tucker couldn't stand it, he gave enough physical confrontation and Davis's move slipped out of the basket.

However, Davis reacted quickly, grabbed the offensive rebound with his long arm and quickly scored points.

This matchup is indeed a bit difficult for Tucker.

Buzderick communicated with D'Antoni at this time. D'Antoni nodded, got up and shouted a few more words to Cousins, which seemed to have been adjusted defensively.

With the Rockets' frontcourt offense, Harden continued to misplace the position and look for Jokic.

The Pelicans did not change, and Harden took a three-pointer from the outside.

"Swish!"

The ball entered the net with a sound.

Harden's hands were a little hot tonight!

Cheers were heard again at the scene.

Stevens held his chin on the sidelines and pondered, which was obviously not good news for the Pelicans.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt again, and with the same idea, Davis continued to fall low.

However, the Rockets' defense has changed. They used Tucker to the top of the arc to defend Jokic, and Cousins ​​shrank at the basket and couldn't go out!

Davis wants to play hard at low posts, so he can only play Cousins. If he doesn't play hard, he can also deal with Tucker's assisted defense speed at the middle distance.

And the ability to grasp the middle distance is definitely not as good as attacking at the basket.

D'Antoni, this little clever ghost, is really spiritual tonight!

Holiday asked Davis to play a pick-and-roll, then took it apart and spread it to Davis himself.

This ball gave Davis a good opportunity to get a mid-range distance.

However, Paul kept keeping his hidden movements. Davis was not very good when he was evasive and took action, and the ball hit the frame.

Cousins ​​received defensive rebounds at the basket.

With this offense and defense, the Rockets have the upper hand!

"The Rockets really have a chance tonight!"

In the commentary seat, Jeff Van Gundy exclaimed.

"They are much stronger than last year, and they should win back a game."

Bryn also echoed.

The Rockets lost 0-3 in this game, and the strength gap between the Rockets and the Pelicans is not that big.

The commentator of this game was McGrady. He smiled and nodded after hearing Van Gundy and Brin's words.

However, when he was smiling, he unconsciously turned his eyes to the Pelicans' half and Tang Tian.
Chapter completed!