How good it would be that Yao Ming was not injured! McGrady recalled the 22-game winning streak. How did Yao and McGrady perform at that time? Who ended the winning streak?

I believe that for many Rockets fans, the 2007-08 season game should be a wonderful memory that has been remembered endlessly. In the season, under the leadership of the Yao and Mac combination, the team showed the ultimate team basketball charm and won 22 consecutive victories that set a team history record.

As one of the witnesses of the winning streak that year, McGrady once again talked about this past when she participated in a podcast program. He said: When the team has that cohesion and chemistry, it feels so wonderful. Just like when we played 22 consecutive wins in the Rockets, that team was really great. If Yao Ming had not been injured that year, everything would have been more special and the ending might have been completely different. But the tacit understanding of our team - Oh my God, there are Sean Bathir, Chuck Hayes, Louis Scola, Mutombo. It was a very good group of guys, we knew how to win, and we would do our jobs when we went on the court. But losing Yao Ming that season hit us too hard.

Next, let's look back on this exciting and magnificent journey for the Rockets! Let’s take a look at the performance of the players at that time and who ended this winning streak that has been recorded in history.

Beginning: Fighting hard against Jinzhou, Yao Ming's 22-game winning streak began with a fierce battle with the Golden State Warriors. At that time, the Jinzhou Jianghu congratulatory name "Golden State Bandits" was led by coach Nelson, and the team was full of fighting spirit on both offense and defense. Before this game, the Rockets had suffered four consecutive losses against the Warriors. To make matters worse, McGrady was unable to play due to the flu. With home advantage, the Rockets established a good lead in the first half, but the Warriors used wave after wave of counterattack to successfully tie the score.

At the critical moment, Yao Ming succeeded in continuous offenses and successfully helped the Rockets stabilize the situation. With his performance, the Rockets narrowly defeated the Warriors 111-107. Yao Ming contributed 36 points and 19 rebounds in large double-double. In the second away game between the Pacers, the Yao-Mao combination felt cold in this game. Yao Ming only made 4 of 12 shots, while McGrady made 6 of 19 shots. Fortunately, Landry successfully stood up. He played a representative game of his career, making 9 of 11 shots in the game, scoring the team's tie-up with a tie-up of 22 points and 7 rebounds. With his bravery, Rockets 106-103 passed the challenge.

Game 3: China Derby, McGrady stole the spotlight

Rockets against the Bucks, and the domestic attention was extremely high at that time, and everyone was looking forward to seeing the "China Derby" between Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. However, in this game, both of them were in good shape. Yao Ming contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Yi Jianlian had a pitiful 10% shooting percentage.

McDy became the key figure in winning or losing. He contributed comprehensive data of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the Rockets to win three consecutive victories of 91-83. In the fourth game of 4th-10th match, Yao Ming was completely suppressed against Jefferson, scoring 16 points and 5 rebounds in the game. Fortunately, McGrady once again performed well, 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists helped the Rockets continue their victory.

In the fifth game, facing the Cavaliers led by James, McGrady chose to fight with illness. Under his example, the Rockets are all soldiers in this game. Yao and Mai contributed 22 points and 8 points respectively, while four other players scored in double digits. Even though James scored 32 points, he could only watch the Rockets beat the Cavaliers 92-77.

The first hurdle for the Rockets' winning streak appeared at home to face the Kings. The team established a 20-point lead very early, but the performance was too loose and almost turned the Kings. At the critical moment, Novak received McGrady's assist and made a three-pointer. The second major twists and turns in the 11th-20th battle, the Rockets' winning streak occurred in Game 12 against the Bulls. Yao Ming was unfortunately injured and announced his season reimbursement later. This casts a thick shadow on the Rockets, but fortunately the team adjusts very timely. And then Uncle Mu successfully shouldered the heavy responsibility of the inside and completed the defensive task with outstanding performance.

After defeating the Grizzlies in 116-95, the Rockets set the longest winning streak of the season, and of course all the legends continue.

The Pacers were welcomed in the 16th game. Under McGrady's leadership, the Rockets once again blossomed at multiple points. In the end, the five players scored in double digits, helping the team achieve a big victory 117-99, and at the same time breaking the Rockets' longest winning streak record in history.

Street ended: Peak showdown, losing to the Celtics

After a long 22-game winning streak, he has come to the Rockets, the No. 1 in the West, to meet the challenge of the No. 1 in the East. The scores of both sides were always tightly tied in the first half, but the Celtics completely beat the Rockets on both ends of the offense and defense in the third quarter, hitting a huge gap of 32-16. In the end, the Rockets failed to perform a miracle again, defeating their opponents 74-94, and the winning streak ended.

During the entire 22-game winning streak, the Rockets perfectly interpreted the charm of team basketball. At every critical moment of the game, there are always players who can stand up and continue the magic. In terms of personal data:

Yao Ming (played 12 games): 21.5 points, 11.1 rebounds

McGrady (played 21 games): 22.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists

Alstom (played 22 games): 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists

Scola (played 22 games): 10.3 points, 6.4 rebounds

Bathir (played 22 games): 9.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists

In addition to several core players, Landry's career high, Hayes' super explosion, Novak's winning three-pointer, and Uncle Mu's inside stick. It can be said that every player has contributed his best performance in 22 consecutive victories.