Ji Guoqiu scored 13 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block in the first quarter, Ji Guomiang scored 4 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Billups scored 4 points and 2 assists, and Hill scored 2 points.

Yao Ming scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Marbury scored 7 points and 1 assist, Scola scored 10 points and 2 rebounds, and Rudy Guy scored 4 points.

In the first quarter, rebounding became the key to the Rockets' final fall. The Clippers scored a total of 7 frontcourt rebounds in this quarter, especially Ji Guomeng. This power forward, who gave the Rockets great damage to the playoffs last year, scored 4 points and 6 rebounds in the first quarter, 4 of which were frontcourt rebounds.

The Rockets have almost no effective way to face the twin brothers. Although Yao Ming is tall enough, his bounce ability has long been gone. He is too slow to grab the position, and every time he fights for rebounds, he falls behind the two brothers. When replaced by the inside combination of David Lee and Scola, the Rockets are at a disadvantage in height, and they can't handle it anyway.

The two brothers almost played the first quarter, and only had two minutes off in the second quarter. Old Dunleavy replaced his ace inside again.

At 10:01 in the second quarter, the score was 28:26, Crawford scored four points in a row. This guy's performance in the regular season is really unmatched. His output is stable and efficient. He can occasionally turn into Kobe in the halftime. But in the playoffs, he probably still needs to activate his stealth skills.

Hayes made a defensive foul, the Clippers made substitutions and the lineup on the field became: Dragic, Crawford, Ji Guomo, Ji Guoqiu, and Jordan Jr.

Dunleavy, the old coaching skills have indeed increased this season. Since the Clippers have an advantage in rebounding, it is undoubtedly a wise decision to continue to increase weight on it.

The Clippers are in the three center lineup. Adelman doesn't have much room for adjustment. According to the truth, the Rockets won't lose like this in rebounding. Their heights are the upper hand. Rudy Guy is a tall player in the third position, but they just can't grab the Clippers. The two animals cooperated too tacitly and deserved it.

In the second quarter, Ji Guomomoto began to strengthen his offense, whether it was David Li Fang, or Scola, who was against him. He was at a disadvantage in height and footsteps, and it was his turn to score.

Old Dunlivi also instructed that as long as Yao Ming is not on the court, the Fox brother will be the team's main attack point.

Rookie Badinger showed his immature side, assisting the Fox brother's breakthrough twice in a row, both ending with fouls, and Ji Guomeng easily scored 4 points on the free throw line.

Ji Guomo was particularly skilled in playing a rookie.

Adelman had to replace Guy early. After the Rockets traded Guy, the outside substitute began to be stretched. He could only rely on Guy to work hard.

The second quarter game was similar to the first quarter, and the Clippers still beat the Rockets on the rebound. This put the game completely into the Clippers' orbit.

Dragic, Crawford and even Jordan Jr. in the Clippers' substitute lineup can always have a physical advantage in one-on-one confrontation, which makes the Clippers' shooting percentage not high, but the team's offense almost ends up winning points in every round.

In terms of athletic ability, the Clippers defeated the Rockets with an overwhelming advantage, which is also the reason why the Rockets are underestimated by experts. They are not energetic enough, especially before the trade comes to Guy, which always gives people a lifeless feeling.

In the first quarter, Houstonians can still get some benefits from Guy, but when Ji Guomeng began to act as the third position, Guy became restrained everywhere.

Ji Guomeng is far taller than Guy, his footsteps and explosive power are not inferior, and his wingspan is also advantageous. Guy is basically suppressed in all aspects when facing Ji Guomeng. He disappeared directly on the court after playing in the second quarter, and his performance is not as good as in the first quarter.

"No wonder the Grizzlies trade you. You have to reflect on it, do you know?"

Ji Guohuo was just a simple sentence, but Guy became even more restless.

The scores of the two teams were further widening and were widened to double digits in the middle of the second quarter. Perhaps because of the sense of crisis, the Rockets' vitality and intensity of the game in the second half of the second quarter began to increase, especially Yao Ming and Scola's attack power in the inside began to play a role.

However, the shooting percentage began to bother the Rockets again at this time. The Rockets once hit the score only a pitiful 25% in the second quarter, which made their efforts to chase points lack efficiency. It is worth mentioning that the Rockets' other advantage today was not reflected, that is, in terms of outside offense, facing the Clippers, which is the first defensive ability in the league, the Rockets made only 2 of 10 three-pointers in the first half today. On the contrary, although the Clippers only made 8 shots, they scored 5 goals.

Ji Guomeng successfully restricted Rudy Guy in the second quarter, and his own offense was not affected, and he scored 8 points in a single quarter.

Crawford, the sixth player of the Clippers, performed very well today and felt very good, which allowed him to play for most of the second quarter. He scored 12 points in the first half and was one of the heroes of the Clippers to lead the Rockets.

The Rockets finally narrowed the double-digit score difference to 7 points in the first half and entered the second half with a score of 58:51.

Yao Ming performed well in the second half of the second quarter today, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 3 of 5 shots. In terms of frontcourt rebounds, the Rockets narrowed the gap to 12-7 with the explosion in the second half of the second quarter. In terms of shooting percentage, the Clippers still shot 48% from the field, far ahead of the Rockets' 38%.

The Rockets lagged behind because their offense was severely split today, with only 8 assists in the half. The bench players were not as good as their opponents. They scored only 6 points in the half, while the Clippers contributed 20 points in the first half, and Crawford himself contributed 12 points.

Jeff Van Gundy commented on the midfielder: "If the rebound cannot be controlled, if the outside can't be shot, if the substitute players cannot provide effective support, the Rockets will be very dangerous today."

Ji Guoqiu scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guomi had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Billups scored 7 points and 3 assists, Crawford scored 12 points, and Hill scored 4 points.

Yao Ming scored 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Marbury scored 10 points and 3 assists, Scola scored 12 points and 3 rebounds. Rudy Guy scored 8 points. David Lee scored 7 points and 3 rebounds. Lowry scored 4 points.

Half a year ago, the Houston Rockets fell in front of the Los Angeles Clippers in the playoff semi-finals; half a year later, they got another chance to revenge, and they wanted to prove their strength with victory. The Rockets chased after the second half of the second quarter and ended the first half with 6 points behind 58:51.

In the second half, you can tell from the roars in the Rockets' locker room that their fighting spirit is still high.

In the third quarter, the Clippers took the lead in attacking. Billups' breakthrough caused Guy to commit a foul, which was Rudy Guy's third foul in the game. After Billups made two free throws, the gap widened to 8 points.

The Rockets' attack, Scola made a strong attack from the right, and used his dream steps to shoot the ball.

Ji Guomeng missed the shot next, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.

After Marbury received the ball, he immediately attracted the Clippers' defense. When the lone wolf broke through and pretended to get rid of the defense, he stuffed the ball to Rudy Guy in the bottom corner of the left, who was left unattended to defend. The three-pointer missed again.

This is Guy's fourth three-pointer missed in the game. Ji Guomo's trash talk affected Guy's entire game. Rockets players may not be really dissatisfied with his performance. They often missed Kobe and James in a row. They only made one or two shots in ten shots. So Guy frequently made a shot today, which was still his own psychological problem.

Guy was swept out by the Grizzlies. At this time, Guy wanted to prove himself the most, but the Rockets players were cold to him, which made Guy want to prove his ability even more, and ended up getting stuck in the horns. It can only be said that the Fox brother's psychological tactics are becoming more and more terrifying, and "a defeated the enemy without fighting" is the highest level.

However, Ji Guomeng was proud of his defensive end and his offensive end became a little sluggish again. After dribbling through the basket, the Fox brother was unable to move under Yao Ming's defense and could only pass the ball from the right side of the little giant.

After Avraro received the ball, Yao Ming turned around. Avraro made a layup with one arm, and was blocked by Yao Ming.

The Rockets counterattacked, and Marbury's layup caused Ji Guoqiu to make a foul, making two free throws.

It doesn't matter if a mistake is made, but Ji Guomomori then made another mistake, which was intercepted by Guy. The latter intercepted the ball and dribbled the ball into the frontcourt. Scora had already reached the basket at this time. Guy hit the ground and passed the ball. Scora received the ball and made a layup. The Rockets scored four points in a row, narrowing the score to less than 5 points.

After Yao Ming blocked the block, he proudly gave the dead fox a provocative look. The little giant could not open this game, and it is indeed worth being happy now.

The Clippers attacked, Ji Guomeng was a little anxious after being intercepted, but he made another mistake. Marbury took the rebound and pushed the frontcourt layup, but was blocked by Panda Brother. But Guy immediately jumped and got the rebound. His second attack not only made the ball, but also caused Ji Guoqiu to make another foul, and Panda Brother also made three bounces.

Ji Guomeng is very annoying. He is far away and is afraid of being criticized.

"Afraid of your uncle, did you do it on purpose? Three consecutive mistakes, how many times did the plum blossom last night? Are you weak now?"

Ji Guochou took the blame for the dead fox twice, and felt very upset.

"Accident, definitely an accident."

Ji Guomeng said angrily, standing under the basket and looking at the basket, he didn't dare to look at the giant panda's angry eyes.

Guy's condition is worse than him today. He missed the extra free throw again, and the Rockets only narrowed the score difference to 2 points.

After the start of the third quarter, the Rockets played a small **, and there were 8 minutes and 05 seconds left in the third quarter.

Billups began to take over the ball, and the little Fox was still not reliable enough at some point. At this time, Billups and Brother Panda could come in handy.

Marbury's defense is not bad, but today the lone wolf bet has too much energy on the offensive end, so it is not very good to face Billups' breakthrough.

The Rockets devoted all their energy to guarding the twin brothers, and they were not careful enough to pay attention to Bilups. The key man first used Ji Guoqiu's pick-and-roll to break into the inside, causing Scola to make a foul and make both free throws; then another pick-and-roll, with a mid-range shot accurately hitting, scoring 4 points in a row to widen the gap.

Billups' performance is not over yet. Since their pick-and-roll cooperation is effective, Billups then uses the pick-and-roll to break in for the third time.

The Rockets players were concerned about Bilups this time, but this time the key man did not attack by himself, but broke through and passed the ball to his teammates, assisting Hill to hit the mid-range shot.

The Clippers scored a 6:0 small ** in a blink of an eye, forcing the Rockets to call a timeout.

When the Rockets came back from the timeout, Yao Ming scored a goal with his precise hook.

Marbury broke through and passed the ball, but Guy still missed the jump shot.

The Clippers immediately counterattacked, and Billups quickly arrived at the basket. Facing Guy, the key man pretended to pass the ball, but immediately turned around and got rid of Guy. The ball blue was handed over to Ji Guomeng who followed up. The latter stepped hard and dunked with both hands. Staples's court was immediately boiling!

Coach Adelman felt that it was not very good. When the Clippers were together, they would definitely launch a tide of attacks.

He was right, as long as the Clippers fight into a wonderful offensive, there is a high chance of launching a wave of offensives in the next period of time.

Yao Ming quickly ended with four fouls against the Clippers players.

The Rockets' Scola performed outstandingly today. Yao Ming just left the court. Scola held the ball on the offensive end, made a layup after a fake fax, leaned against Ji Guochou and made a layup, causing the latter's foul and also hit the giant pandas.

Unfortunately, the Rockets missed their father by the free throw today, and Scola even missed the free throw.

Ji Guomeng made a three-pointer from the outside, and David Li grabbed the rebound, Marbury still handed the ball to Scola this time offense.

Scola used his old tricks and was fouled by Ji Guomo after breaking through. He yelled at the basket and expressed his excitement. However, he still scored only 1 point in two free throws. It was a real ghost.

The third quarter was 4 minutes and 40 seconds, with a score of 74:70, and the Clippers led by 4 points.

Ji Guoqiu had to rest in the middle of this quarter due to four fouls, and Yao Ming was also beaten at the same time.

The Fox Brother performed well or badly in the third quarter, made many mistakes, but he did a good job of hitting the basket, but the score still couldn't be widened.

Guy's performance in mid-range shots has been bad, but his breakthrough and passes helped his teammates get many opportunities. This guy broke out and Hill couldn't defend, only Ji Guomeng could defend. However, after Brother Panda came off the court, he needed to focus more on offense and could not clone the defense of Guy.

Old Dunleavy later used Barnes to defend Guy, which was better, but the offensive end was affected again.

In the third quarter, the two teams maintained a balance. After Yao Ming and Ji Guochou left, neither side could do anything to each other. They only flourished but did not bear fruit on the offensive end. The score was 80:76, ​​and the Clippers entered the last quarter with a 4-point lead.

Ji Guochou scored 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guomo had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Billups scored 14 points and 5 assists, Crawford scored 14 points, and Hill scored 8 points.
Chapter completed!