NBA, there is no fire fight, there is no more!

A lot of media/fans are playing up the "Fire Warriors".

To be honest, this year's matchup is just for me as the Rockets, who are second in the West, against the Warriors, who are seventh in the West.

That's all.

What is the "Great War"?

In my personal understanding, the war must at least have the smell of gunsmoke.

But this year, there is no feeling that the enemy is currently in the city.

Maybe it's because I'm older, or maybe I don't want to mention it"Fire Warriors"the concept.

After all, for many people, especially for Rocket fans, these seemingly insignificant 4 words actually opened a long-sealed novel of youth pain.

It's torture to bring it up again.

Actually, I'm nostalgic and it hurts.

Yesterday, Paul Anyang said this sentence to me, and I was deeply touched:"The emotion for the rocket begins with Yao Mai and ends with the light bulb."

Let's say it, the lethality is too great, and the Chinese fan base of the rocket is not less, but old.

My thoughts can't help but go back to those passionate but regretful days.

There are a lot of images in my head.

In the distance, there are the days of Yao Mai's combination vs. Utah Shuangsha, and the glorious years of 22 consecutive wins.

Among the fragments of memory, there is the iconic hook of "deadly"; There is Maddie's big trunk pulling, and there is a forty-year-old Uncle Hammu who goes into battle and shakes his fingers again; Hayes, who is 1.98 meters tall, carries the inside line; There's Battier's relentless defense, and Steve Novak's sword to seal his throat...

Coming closer, there is the light bulb combination of regrets.

When I talked to everyone yesterday about the so-called "Fire Warriors", the first thing I thought about was not the prediction of the upcoming series (poisoned milk).

But...

It's a 3-pointer of 0 in 27, it's Paul, who can't play due to injury, who is slapping the chair next to him fiercely, it's Capella, who is shedding tears, it's Harden, his eyes are full of confusion...

Helplessness and unwillingness are beyond words.

After many defeats, many Rockets fans may have comforted themselves like this:"It's okay, we'll come back next year!"

But in 2025, we will no longer be the naïve, optimistic teenagers we used to be, and we will be confident about the future.

The fan who used to stand in front of the TV every day at noon, shouting for the Rockets championship, now needs to face:

"You're not young, it's time to find a girlfriend!"

"It's time to buy milk powder for the child tomorrow..."

"Let's work overtime tonight..."

The Rockets team can't influence too much of our joys and sorrows.

In 2025, after experiencing the line with life, old fans can better understand the words of Rockets veteran coach Jeff Van Gundy:

“The best chance also could be your last.”

"The best chance is probably the last chance."

This phrase applies not only to basketball, but also to life.

In fact, there has been no fire battle for a long time.

The emotions of the fans are different.

You have a job, a family, and children, and you won't have as much time and energy to focus on as you used to be when you were a young man.

Although there are still Curry, Green, and Kerr on the other side, the Rockets have long had no Harden, no Paul, no Capela, no Ariza...

The grudges of the old times can't infect this group of young and new rocket players.

Even if the Rockets win against the Warriors this year, what can they do? Old fans may have some comfort, but old wounds still hurt.

The remnants of the old era, there is no ship that can carry me in the new era.

Band-aids in the new era can't heal the scars of the past.

Brother Cannon said a few years ago: "If it's not to defeat the Warriors, then what are we doing now?" ”

"The king set the Central Plains Day in the north, and the family sacrifice did not forget to tell Naiweng."

If they do win, Rockets fans don't forget to send a message to their brothers who used to support the light bulb together:

"Dude, the Rockets won the Warriors in the playoffs!"

However, you also need to be prepared for this psychological presupposition, and the message he may give you back is:

"Haha! I haven't watched the NBA in years! ”

...

What cannot be passed in the past will pass

About the Fire Warrior War

I know those summers

It's like youth that can't come back

In place of dreams, it can only be difficult to reluctantly

I know bragged

will also laugh with youth