Until the halftime break, Xiao Han was still following the normal thinking of the game when he was considering the problem. After all, this is Houston. Although he doesn't trust the referee, he doesn't really believe that something too much will happen.

However……

Xiao Han never stings with the worst malicious intention to guess the referee, but sometimes things will still go beyond his expectations.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Artest, who had been looking for opportunities to compete with the same subject, finally had the opportunity to show his skills. He only scored 5 points in the first half and scored consecutive points as if he had suddenly become aware of it. He scored 14 points in just a few minutes, becoming the champion of the team.

It was completely unexpected that the Rockets would be attacked by Artest. In fact, Adelman's plan was to focus on Yao Ming, because Yao's condition is indeed good today, and this arrangement is the most reasonable. Xiao Han also frequently fed him the ball, but the effect was not good. Within 3 and a half minutes, Yao's four consecutive shots missed all of them, and two of them were shot under the basket were hit by Kobe. Seizing this opportunity, the Lakers were frequently fired from the outside, and after half a quarter, they led to double digits.

Seeing this, Xiao Han, who didn't like to use scores to change the game, was about to stand up and turn the tide, so Artest took over the work at this time.

In Xiao Han's opinion, this is of course an unexpected surprise. The team can have an additional firepower point, which is exactly what he urgently hopes to see. Seeing Artest was about to rewrite the glory of the previous game, Vujasic emerged at this time. I don't know if he had taken the courage of the Bear Heart or what, but he actually overthrew Artest, who was about to make a layup. According to the standards of expelling Fisher and Artest in the last game, Vujasic had to leave the game in disgrace.

However, I don’t know if it was because of the change of the venue, but the referee was very kind and just gave a malicious foul. This was nothing. As long as the referee was not cruel to his own people, Xiao Han would not be shameful to him tolerate others.

It seems that the Lakers did not want to cause trouble in Houston. Vujasic was replaced quickly and the game returned to normal again. After this incident, the Lakers' efficiency fell again. The two consecutive quarters of high and low end indeed gave the Rockets a great opportunity. However, the Rockets themselves were not good. Except for Yao Ming's 1 of 2 shots, the others made no mistakes. Even Artest, who was in a state of courage, began to make a blow. He had to do so. Xiao Han once again took the banner of the team's offense.

If Xiao Han was asked to watch the video of this game himself, he would definitely give his performance such an evaluation: it was inappropriate. A few minutes ago, when Kobe couldn't stand it and ran to restrict Artest, it was actually his best opportunity to take action and help the team, but he was not, but busy assisting. At this moment, Kobe pulled out his hand to focus on the offense, and he also started to score. The two were equally collide with each other, and they went back and forth, but they all offset it. Should the Lakers lead or lead, with no influence at all.

How can the effect be obvious when the above fours are facing the upper fours? Xiao Han has always focused on strategy, but he made a mistake that an old ancient man had long warned him.

The confrontation with Xiao Han further encouraged Kobe's arrogance. It was not that he scored many more points than Xiao Han, but that Kobe has always played like this, and Xiao Han obviously was not like this. Under such stimulation, Kobe actually performed with a buzzer-beating ball for the third consecutive game, and this time it was a three-pointer.

After three quarters, the Rockets fell 12 points 67 to 79, which is something that the home fans who have been very optimistic since the start are unwilling to believe.

Many fans began to despair. Yao Ming always had physical problems at the end of the game. In fact, his sharp drop in shooting percentage in the third quarter was a very bad signal. Without him, wouldn’t the Rockets’ experience become the same as the previous game?

Many times, we can only guess the ending, but we can’t think of the process.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Yao Ming's physical strength problem finally surfaced. It is no longer a simple problem of his own decline, but his defensive quality has also dropped significantly. Gasol and Kobe were simply galloping at the basket and doing whatever he wanted. Although Yao also completed a dunk, his physical strength was no longer good in terms of strength. This can be seen from his still inaccurate back jump shot.

Xiao Han saw it more carefully than anyone else. He found that Yao Ming had already staggered and could stay on the court, follow the team back and forth, and maintain a threat to the Lakers on the offensive end. It was already difficult to point at him to change the game.

Xiao Han was about to rise up again, Artest jumped out again...

To be honest, Atai is in a good state today. He hit two consecutive three-pointers, helping the team narrow the gap to only 4 points. And this time, Xiao Han was not idle, and he also made his own contribution.

This competition is really ups and downs, and people can't guess its trend.

As the score difference was getting smaller and smaller, the players on both sides were red in their eyes. Gasol dribbled and rushed straight to the basket and took advantage of Yao Ming's weakness to bully him. However, Cheng Yaojin came out of the diagonal thorn.

"I think you forgot who you are. A woman-like guy dares to be arrogant." Spraying trash words, Artest appeared in front of Yao Ming and helped him block Gasol.

When Gasol saw that it was Artest and not Xiao Han, his fear disappeared immediately. Who made Artest's bounce be a recognized fault in the league? He lowered his head and observed it, confirmed that he had protected the ball well, and continued to go to the ring.

Gasol didn't know that Artest's purpose was to teach him a lesson, not to block him or to do anything. He didn't care whether he was not a ball or not. Artest grabbed Gasol's arm and pulled down the Spaniard who had just started to jump. He threw him away with a swipe and threw him out of the field!

This is the scene that the referee wanted to see after waiting for a whole game. This is just Xiao Han's idea, and it may not be true. However, the referee appeared at the right time and directly gave Artest a second-level malicious foul. The second consecutive game was expelled from the game, which was a fact that it was more real than Pearl.

Artest was stunned.

Xiao Han was dumbfounded.

Adelman was stunned.

Kobe was also stunned.

Even Gasol, who was lying on the ground and pretending to behave, was stunned.

So, I'm fined Artest?

If you want to know whether the penalty is fair, we can hear what Kobe said after the game: "Atai's foul is not a second-level intentional foul, at most a first-level intentional foul, and should not be sent off the court."

This is Kobe's original words, without changing a word.

But that's what the referee did. He allowed Artest to score 25 in the second consecutive game, and lost the qualification to stay on the scene when it was very likely to help the team achieve a reversal.

This is more than injustice? It is simply cruel.

When Gasol finished the free throw and Yao Ming walked towards the frontcourt, the fans suddenly realized that he had become limping.

When did this happen? Or is it something that happened long ago, and it was only manifested now, just because he was tired?

The 6-point gap, Xiao Han gritted his teeth. He wanted to help the team recover, but this may require a prerequisite, that is, to quickly increase the team's offense and defense rhythm, so that he can get rid of Kobe's candy-style marking and obtain a safe and comfortable shooting environment.

However, Yao Ming has always been here. How could Xiao Han bear to give almost everything he has done for this team and for this game? He should not participate in the team's counterattack?

Xiao Han couldn't do it as a Chinese and a comrade-in-arms.
Chapter completed!