Chapter 413 Rolling(1/2)
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After the players were introduced, the players from both sides officially appeared.
At this moment, Tang Shuai and his teammates finally knew what Bickstaff said to deal with it.
The Rockets made adjustments to the lineup. They replaced Morris, replaced Terry, and pushed Ariza to the power forward position and directly formed a small lineup.
Kassel was stunned when he saw the Rockets' lineup, and then couldn't help laughing.
Although the Rockets lost the game in the last game, Morris was the starting point of pick-and-roll, and Harden attracted the defense. The downward move after the ball was still very threatening. However, Bickstaff actually adjusted Morris to the substitute lineup. Morris was not the kind of insider with strong back-to-back ability, and this was completely self-destructive. No wonder he laughed out loud in surprise.
Kassel thought so, but Bikstaff didn't think so. He seemed to want to drive the team's offense through the fast pace of the small lineup.
"We want to increase the number of breakthroughs. The Rockets' small defense makes their inside defense empty, which is an excellent opportunity." Kassel said bluntly in the pre-match arrangement.
"We don't have to fight Howard. As long as we make him a foul and make him afraid on the defensive end, we will basically win this game." Billups also echoed.
"Okay, guys, come on the field and beat your opponent hard to prove your strength." Kassel said at last.
"For victory!" The players reached out and made an encouragement move, and then walked towards the field.
With the referee's whistle, the game between the two sides officially kicked out amid the audience's deafening cheers.
This time, Jordan Jr. jumped first, winning the Clippers' first offensive opportunity.
Paul held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt and immediately asked Jordan Jr. to make a pick-and-roll from the outside.
Jordan Jr. made a pick-and-roll firmly, blocking Beverly directly from the three-point line.
This time, Paul did not use the pick-and-roll jump ball like before, but instead faced Howard to make up for defense and broke through directly to the inside.
Howard saw Paul rushing in and then retreated.
Paul had no intention of stopping, and was extremely determined. When he was about to reach the basket, he directly chose to go strong.
Howard had to cover Paul's layup, but Paul played very smartly. After realizing Howard's intention, he deliberately slowed down the layup rhythm.
When Howard saw this, he decisively stopped.
From his move, it was obvious that it was arranged before the game. It seems that Bickstaff also knew the weaknesses of the small lineup and deliberately told him to avoid fouls.
Paul was a little surprised when he saw Howard's movements, but he was not ruthless. Howard stopped. He suddenly accelerated and threw the ball up. After the basketball hit the rebound, it rebounded into the net bag.
Paul broke through and won the Clippers' first two points, and a burst of warm cheers broke out on the spot.
The Rockets' defense has not improved at all compared to the first game, but has been worse.
The commentators on the sidelines couldn't help but shake their heads. For the commentators, the more intense the game, the more they could arouse their interest. The game in front of them was obviously not.
The Rockets' small lineup still brought some help to them on the offensive end. Although it was still a tactic around Harden, you can't ignore Old Terry's side just one stop outside the three-point line.
Harden seemed to realize that the success rate of strong attacks on Brewer was not high, so he directly chose to break through and pass the ball this time.
After receiving the ball, Terry directly chose to pull out three points.
This shot really happened.
Three-pointers fell into the pocket, and Old Terry scored the first sports game for the Rockets.
After scoring, Terry immediately made a ******* gesture.
The fans at the scene did not boo this time, but gave a burst of applause. As a veteran, Terry's performance deserves respect.
Bickstaff waved his arm excitedly, and it was obvious that Terry's goal strengthened his belief in tactical adjustments.
Kassel was calm. He just looked up and looked at the score, and didn't even stand up from the coach's seat.
"!lippe!" The audience roared loudly and cheered for the home team.
In the Clippers' offense, Paul did not choose to break through this time, but held the ball at the top of the arc.
This time, the person who attacked the inside was replaced by Tang Shuai. The difference was that he did not break through with the ball, but used Green's pick-and-roll to cut into the inside.
The Rockets' defensive habits are already poor, and now the small lineup is even more difficult to defend. With a pick-and-roll, Tang Shuai rushed in.
Paul's pass followed.
After Tang Shuai received the ball, he saw Howard in the inside, just like Paul's choice, and directly chose to go hard.
You don’t have to seek progress, but you want to cause damage.
Howard still made a move this time to cover up.
Tang Shuai trembled unconsciously. He was not Paul and was still quite afraid of Howard. Fortunately, he was brave enough. Seeing Howard overwhelmed, he did not retreat. He learned from Paul's previous method and lowered the rhythm to prepare for a throwing shot.
Howard frowned, and wanted to cover it but was afraid of fouls, but in the end he still couldn't cover it.
Tang Shuai's confidence increased greatly, and he directly shot the ball.
The position he rushed in was already very deep. It was almost no difficulty to play the board at close range. The basketball flew past Howard's fingertips, hit the rebound with a "bang", and then bounced back and fell into the net bag.
Still in!
Howard was defeated by Paul and Tang Shuai respectively.
After scoring the goal, Tang Shuai pressed his fist hard.
"Ship Tang!" DJ at the scene shouted Tang Shuai's name.
The cheers from the audience were deafening. Tang Shuai was not Paul. It was reasonable for Paul to score against Howard, but Tang Shuai was a rookie. Such a goal played a great role in improving the momentum of the home court.
The cheers at the scene were shocking, but Howard's face was a little unfair. Although his body was no longer at its peak, although it was because of Bickstaff's advice that he deliberately avoided fouls that made Tang Shuai score so easily, but he was repeatedly forced to take some action and obviously couldn't hold it on his face.
After Harden broke through the Rockets' offense, he wanted to use the same trick again, but this time the Clippers were obviously prepared and let Harden break in and not double-team it.
Harden rushed in and looked back and saw that he had no chance to attack. Under Brewer's close-fitting defense, he took a step back and didn't have a chance to take it. In the end, he jumped out of the basket and the rebound was taken by Jordan Jr.
The Rockets' small lineup's retreat was pretty good. After Paul took the ball, he took a look at it and had no chance of fast break, and he was not in a hurry. He used the ball to advance steadily to the frontcourt.
When the other players of the Clippers arrived, he called Tang Shuai and Brewer to cut from both sides.
After messing up the Rockets' defensive formation, he immediately called Jordan Jr. to come out and make a pick-and-roll. With the pick-and-roll, he broke through again, still facing Howard's defense.
However, this time he did not choose to force himself, but he did not turn his head and directly hit the ball to the right.
After walking around the bottom line, Tang Shuai did not stop at the three-point line, but instead ran back and cut back to the basket.
Without Morris, the Rockets' small lineup's defensive pressure is basically on the outside, and in the inside, Howard is the only one in the inside. This counter-run directly forms a state of unpredictable defense.
At this time, Howard's attention was all on Paul's side, and Paul didn't watch anyone's pass. As a result, after receiving the ball, Shuai Tang was completely out of defense. Without saying a word, he jumped up.
Howard waited until Paul passed the ball before he noticed Tang Shuai and turned around and was about to take off.
If this ball was put to his peak, it would be impossible to turn around and defend with his abnormal physical fitness. Unfortunately, his health is no longer as good as before, so it is impossible to turn around and defend.
Tang Shuai held the ball in one hand and pulled it into the air, directly pressing down with force.
"bang!" Mike Smith, the commentator at the scene, shouted loudly.
With his shouting, Tang Shuai directly completed the attack with a one-handed slash.
The cheers at the scene exploded instantly.
Swift, who was sitting in the first row, even more surprised.
Although this ball is not a buckle, because Howard turned around and wanted to make up for defense, it looked very much like a buckle, which is why the audience would have such a big reaction.
However, after the dunk, Shuai Tang seemed very calm, and just clapped Paul with a high-high, then ran back.
In the Rockets' offense, Howard came out to help Harden make a pick-and-roll. Harden returned the ball to Howard, but the ball passed a little too hard, and he flew out of the field with his hand.
The fans at the scene were booing.
Howard looked at Harden with a puzzled look, but Harden had turned around and ran back at this time. He was helpless and spread his hands, so he could only run back.
It can be seen that after these balls, Howard's mood fluctuated greatly.
In the Clippers' offense, Tang Shuai acted as a passer this time. After receiving Paul's pass, he pretended to break in and took two steps. After successfully attracting Howard's defensive attention, he followed a strike to Brewer who was cutting the blank on the right.
This time the offense was almost the same as before. The Rockets' weak defense allowed Brewer to easily get a scoring opportunity.
Brewer is also ready to deduct one of the balls.
Howard stopped doing this. Tang Shuai's breakthrough was not as great as Paul. Howard turned around in advance and prepared to go to Gabruel.
The movement of the ball is a bit dangerous. Brewer has already jumped up and is preparing to dunk. Howard is jumping back. Even if his physical fitness and bounce are one level better than Brewer, if there is a confrontation, it will be in mid-air and will be easily injured.
But the continuous incident made Howard lose his mood. He slapped him in the face with Brewer's dunk.
As a result, the two met in mid-air and Brewer was directly covered up.
Fortunately, Brewer is also an old fry. Seeing Howard's fierce face, he knew that he was going to cover himself, so he had already dodged intentionally, so he was not injured after landing. When he turned over, he glared at Howard directly. A pair of words starting with f in his mouth. After being fouled so fiercely, the words that came out of his mouth were obviously not a good word.
Howard was so angry that when he heard what Brewer said, his anger suddenly came up, and he glared at him and pushed Brewer directly.
Jordan, who was under the basket, saw that the momentum was wrong, and before the two of them took action, he blocked the two of them.
Jordan and Howard had a good private relationship. Although Howard was furious at this moment, he didn't push Jordan away, so the two of them just cursed each other a few times.
Jordan Jr. prevented the conflict between the two people from further escalating and gave the referee time to respond. The referee quickly ran over with a whistle.
The referee came over, and the two stopped scolding each other, and were pulled back to the bench by their respective teammates, and the game between both sides also fell into a timeout.
The referees went to the technical station to watch the video and quickly made a penalty.
To be continued...