相信各位都已经对比赛的进程有所了解。 昨晚在波城， 火箭队全场落后， 直到最后时刻才将比分扳平， 并终于在加时赛取得胜利。 可惜好事不成双， 今晚花园广场一战， 休斯顿在整场占优的大好形势下， 晚节不保而饮恨大苹果。

由于和好友共进晚餐， 进场稍晚。 正当寻觅座位之际， 要命出场， 全场雷动。 身为华人， 倍感自豪。 环顾四周， 皆为同胞。 更有好事之徒， 携老美同事前来共为要命呐喊助威。 此皆乃闲话， 姑且按下不表。

言归正传， 整场比赛要命表现可圈可点， 其余火箭将士也三军用命， 无奈扭腰早已窥穿火箭命门， 最后连续发威， 趁火箭军心大乱之际， 偷得胜利。

现场观球与电视转播相比， 最大的好处在于可以看清无球的站位和跑动。 姚明今晚的发挥就象其最后四次触球 (5分， 两次失误)， 功过参半。 除了在比赛最后阶段， KURT THOMAS 5犯之后， 姚明对其的防守基本无可奈何。 经常被顶在三秒区外而毫无作为。 除了失误就是勉强将球传出。 姚明所得的分中， 大半是OVER DOLEAC。 这也算报了上次主场一箭之仇。尤其是在上半场结束前几分钟连得的7分， 掀起了全场的第一次高潮。

在防守时，姚明依旧是老问题。 挡拆之后， 脚步移动过缓， 无法及时回防。 加上火箭的协防不够， 经常留给对方中锋15 FT OPEN JUMPER。 要知道扭腰中锋个个都练就百步传杨之功。 上次休斯顿一战就威力无穷， 今晚更是如法泡制， 百试不爽。 此乃姚明及火箭的命门， 不及时去除， 难成大器。 当然火箭教练也难辞其咎。 当THOMAS在场上际， 姚明攻不行， 守不如CATO更有效率。 不知为何RUDY T还用姚强攻篮下， 在第三节断送了大好的领先优势。

Based on the stats, Yao had a good game. However, his weakness was fully exposed by the Knicks:1. The incapability to handle the small but versatile center outside the paint. 2. Slow footwork after the pick and roll3. The unwilllingness to commit outside the paint to defend mid-range jumper by the opponent's center4. Poor rebounding positioning, especially on the defensive side.

To be honest, all five starters played pretty well tonight. It was the poor bench production and turnovers that killed them, which tells us the same problem again: inconsistency.

There's one thing I like about Yao though. He is never shy away from the challenge. It was him who threw down a dunk right after Kobe's humiliating dunk in his face. Tonight, he answered with style twice down the strech to keep the Rockets in the game. With a lot of details to improve during the off-season, Yao has everthing needed to be a superstar. I am looking forward to that day.