Francis, Cato and Mobley are at their best playing a breakneck, high-wire style, but that was going to neither maximize the abilities of Yao Ming nor, if history serves, win a title.

• 第一，火箭现在的阵痛更象是在经历球队的重建，而重建这个词是一支球队所能借用的最后一个借口。