Author: Different Sparks

When the timeout ended, the Rockets continued to replace Howard.

But what made Carlisle so angry that he vomited blood was that the Timberwolves clearly targeted Howard. As soon as Howard came on the court, the Timberwolves immediately took turns to attack Howard.

As long as the Timberwolves are attacking, they will constantly cover, and then break through and actively look for Howard to fight.

There is no guard against thieves for a thousand days. It is often said that no one can walk by the river without getting his shoes wet. Although Howard had paid close attention to it, there were only 49 seconds left in the first quarter.

Although Oden's low post shot failed to score the ball, it still caused a foul from Howard.

Carlisle on the sidelines really felt like he was sighing. The Timberwolves were so shameless in their fight. They were targeting your weakness and beating you to death. This was not to destroy Howard.

The attitude of not giving up.

There was nothing wrong with the referee's whistle, which made Carlisle unable to vent even if he wanted to.

But Chen Dazhuang still smiled at him, a smile that almost made Carlisle pass away in anger.

There were no surprises in the next game. The Timberwolves played against Howard whenever he came on the court. As soon as Howard was replaced, the game started to flourish.

Therefore, the multiple-choice question left to Carlisle for the rest of the game is to either die slowly or die early and be born early.

After Howard, who had committed fouls, was substituted several times, no matter how careful he was, he still could not avoid the tactical arrangement designed for him by Chen Dazhuang. Less than 2 minutes into the fourth quarter, Howard finally got his own.

His sixth foul of the game.

To be honest, this was the result of the referee opening the door, otherwise it would have been over as early as the third quarter.

With Howard's end, Carlisle is no longer entangled.

Of course, it doesn't matter now whether you are entangled or not.

The Timberwolves have firmly controlled the situation of the game in their own hands.

In the fourth quarter, after Middleton once again used the screen to hit a three-pointer from the outside, the Timberwolves also opened the point difference between the two sides to 20 points.

With this three-pointer scored, Carlisle once again chose to make substitutions on the Rockets' side.

This time, all the main forces were replaced, and the meaning was very obvious. Carlisle once again chose to surrender.

With all the main players of the Rockets gone, this game has officially entered the final garbage time.

In the final quarter of the game, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. The Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets again 119-97, thus rewriting the big score between the two sides to 2-0. What followed was

The two sides of the game will be moved to the Toyota Center, and the third game will also be a life and death battle for the Rockets.

If they still lose in the third game, the Rockets will be basically hopeless in this series.

Such a result is somewhat unacceptable to the Rockets as a whole, including Carlisle. In fact, Carlisle very much hopes to defeat the Timberwolves led by Chen Dazhuang. Although the two are good friends, the more often this happens, Carlisle does not want to always be the loser.

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"We lost the game. This should be my responsibility. I can only say that our opponents were more prepared than us in this game. Obviously we had problems with some tactics, but I believe that we will be able to wait until the third game.

When the time comes, we will definitely solve these problems and regain our disadvantage. Losing two games is not the end of the world for us. We still have a great chance to enter the Western Conference Finals. I am very confident about this.

My players are also very confident.”

At the post-game press conference, Carlisle also said that the Rockets still have hope of winning the next game.

It's just that in the eyes of many people, this is more about motivating themselves. Judging from these two games, it can be said that the Rockets were completely suppressed by the Timberwolves in every game.

If the Timberwolves' tricks in the first game were a bit disgusting, then the combat effectiveness shown by the Timberwolves in this game and Chen Dazhuang's tactical command ability have been fully proved.

So although Carlisle is still tough-talking, after this game, many people also expressed their optimism that the Timberwolves will enter the Western Conference finals.

Many bookmakers even quickly lowered the Timberwolves' championship odds again.

This game with the Timberwolves started almost at the same time as a game in the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls.

The loss to the Bulls in the last game also made the Cavaliers aware of the crisis. It is also very important for the Cavaliers to continue playing at home this time. If they lose again, it will be difficult for the Cavaliers to go to Chicago in the next two games.

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This time the Cavaliers did not waste their home court.

In the end, after four quarters of confrontation, the Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls 106-91, thus rewriting the big score between the two sides to 1-1.

Time came to May 8, and the second round of the playoffs kicked off again after a one-day truce.

The Washington Wizards returned to their home court to face the visiting Hawks. In the end, the Wizards also defended their home court. After four quarters of confrontation, the Wizards narrowly defeated the Hawks 103-101, leading the Hawks 2-1 in the big score.

In this way, the next game between the two sides will be very critical for the Eagles.

Another Western Conference game was played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Clippers ushered in their third game against the Golden State Warriors at home. In the end, with the wonderful performance of Paul and Griffin, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 101-97, thus leading the Warriors 2-1 in a big score.

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Paul seemed to have hope for his Western Conference Finals dream. After the game, Paul was very excited when being interviewed on the sidelines, saying that they would continue to strive for victory in the next game at Staples.

The time has come to May 9, and the other two third games of the second round will start today.

In the afternoon, the Timberwolves team arrived at Toyota Center under the leadership of Dazhuang.

It can be seen from the expressions of the Timberwolves players that everyone's faces are still a bit serious.

When the team gathered in the morning, Da Zhuang repeatedly emphasized the importance of this game, and specifically mentioned the previous two games. He hoped that the players could forget the previous victories and regard this game as the first game for both sides.

Let's play a game.

Despite the blessing of system buffs, the players dare not relax at all in terms of their mentality.

This game is a life and death battle for the Rockets, and it is not important for the Timberwolves. Not to mention that if they can win, given the current matchup situation in the Western Conference, the Timberwolves will get some rest time. In addition, if they lose this game

, the team's morale will also be greatly affected.
Chapter completed!