[Guide] The Houston Rockets defeated the Indiana Pacers by 20 points.
Dripping victory.
On October 11, , in the just-concluded preseason game in the Philippines, the Houston Rockets defeated the Indiana Pacers. The final score was fixed at 116-96, bringing fans a high-scoring visual feast.
After the game, Rockets coach McHale led this part of the team to attend the press conference.
In this game, the high-quality performance of both sides made the fans hooked.
Howard heralded the start of the fight with a strong block. The Rockets scored consecutively after the opponent missed the baseline serve, hit a 10-0 spurt, and then took a 23-8 lead. Although the Pacers struggled to catch up later,
The score once narrowed to single digits, but the final result was a 96-116 loss.
It is worth mentioning that the starters sent by the Rockets in this game are different from what we thought, especially Beverly replaced Jeremy Lin as the starting point guard.
“Coach, did Jeremy Lin know that he would come off the bench in this game? Did you tell him before the game?” A reporter asked at a press conference.
“Yes, he does, I told him,” McHale replied.
After the Rockets coach answered, there was a brief silence in the audience, but during the silence, McHale’s words lifted the atmosphere again.
“Do you want to know what I said at that time?”, everyone laughed after this sentence.
“I told him, you’re coming off the bench this time, and I’m going to rotate you guys in the preseason. So, you’re going to start the next game.”
Even though he came off the bench, Jeremy Lin still played well, contributing 14 7 6 stats.
After the game, Harden said: “Even though Jeremy Lin came off the bench, he still performed very well. He is more confident in the game than before, whether it is scoring or passing. Our team is now trying various lineups.
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