The Rockets won 10 in a row, and the boss greeted them personally! Ethan publicly shouted to the Warriors, Xiaoli: There is no good fruit to eat
After 3 years of rotten, before the start of this season, the Rockets not only withstood the pressure of public opinion to introduce bad coach Udoka, but also signed veterans such as Van Vleet, Dillon and Jeff Green at a premium.
Unfortunately, the league then blew the wind direction abruptly, coupled with the fact that the Rockets suffered a number of unfortunate traffic teams in a row, the upward momentum was disrupted, and the core players were injured one after another, and the Rockets quickly fell out of the playoffs and play-offs.
Entering the impact stage of the last 20 games, the Rockets suffered a series of blows one after another, such as Ethan's season reimbursement, Shin Jing's serious injury, and the torn ligament of the White Devils.
Just when everyone thought that this young Rockets would miss the playoffs again, they didn't expect that under the leadership of Udoka, Texas Xiaoqiang sounded the horn of counterattack again.
Starting with the defeat of the Trail Blazers on March 9, the Rockets, who rode the league's blowing penalty, began a crazy streak and harvest.
After the All-Star break, the league made a rare decision to adjust the penalty scale in the middle of the season to curb the league's increasingly crazy data wars, and the Rockets, who have always been defensive players, unexpectedly became the son of the version.
By the time they beat the Trail Blazers again on March 26, the Rockets had extended their winning streak to nine, but due to the limited overall competitiveness of their opponents during the period, the outside world did not have an intuitive understanding of the ferocity of the Rockets.
When asked what he thought of the Rockets' 9-game winning streak (only 1 win away from the Warriors), Dream even publicly said: "I don't care about them (Team Rockets) at all."
In the face of doubts from the outside world, the Rockets directly responded with actions, challenging the Thunder, the second in the West, away, and the two young teams of the Rockets and the Thunder staged a youth storm together.
At the beginning of the game, the Rockets suppressed the Thunder, who counterattacked in the second and third quarters to take back the lead, and in the final quarter, the Rockets were desperate to turn the situation around, and the Thunder relied on a magical three-point to drag the game into overtime.
In overtime, the Rockets did not give the Thunder another chance, and under the leadership of Green, Amen and Dillon, they overthrew the Thunder, who were second in the West, and won 10 consecutive victories.
After the game, the Rockets owner personally greeted the coaching staff in the players' tunnel and stepped forward to shake hands with Udoka, assistant coaches and others one by one.
Perhaps coincidentally, or as fate would have it, the 10-game winning streak is the longest Rockets have since the 2017-18 season (11 straight wins).
In the 2017-18 season, the Rockets were the biggest enemy of the Cosmos at that time, and the two sides met in the Western Conference Finals, because of Paul's injury, the Rockets lost to the Warriors in G7.
This season, the two teams once again staged a "fire battle", fighting for the tenth place in the West.
In the face of new hatred and old hatred, Ethan, the new star of the Rockets forward who was reimbursed for the season, released a video after the game, showing the difference between the two teams, and publicly shouted to the Warriors: "Come on Warriors!"
The American media "Sports Center" reposted this video, and Rockets veteran Rivers Jr. commented: "My good brother, you won't have good fruit to eat......"
Although the Rockets are gaining momentum, they have lost to the Warriors twice in the previous meeting, and if the final record is the same, they will not be able to overtake the Warriors because of the disadvantage.
In addition, the remaining schedule of the Rockets is extremely difficult, and they will face many strong opponents in the East and West in succession, compared to the remaining schedule of the Warriors.
Of course, the Rockets have one more chance to face the Warriors head-on, and the outcome of this game will be the key to whether this young Rockets can turn their fortunes against the odds.