Chapter 116

After Rivers Jr. came up, James Harden faced Leonard, raised his hand after the pick-and-roll and scored a one-footed three-pointer.

"Harden, with the help of Tucker's pick-and-roll, he shot a three-pointer directly with one foot! This goal is scored!"

"The Rockets tonight played really decisively. They played very decisively in every decision and every shot. They didn't give the Clippers any chance to hesitate."

"When the Rockets play like this, the Clippers are in trouble."

Actually, yes.

Leonard and Paul George didn't have a lot of strength in defense tonight, because the opponent didn't give them the chance to assist in defense and single defense.

What is the scoring efficiency of these two people?

In the first half, the duo went [-]-for-[-] from the field, and both of those shots came from close range.

Their breakthrough didn't work out, because the Rockets' defense shrunk quickly, and they still used infinite switches.

And with this posture, you can't expect D'Antoni to return to Chandler. Chandler will be silent on the bench in this series.

Leonard managed to break through one, but was still disturbed.

The Rockets launched a counterattack.

After Rivers Jr. dribbled the ball beautifully from the outside, he broke through directly to the inside. Paul George came up to interfere with the opponent's dribble. Rivers Jr. passed the ball directly to Harden.

The three-pointer was hit again.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets maintained their super-efficient offense.

Little Rivers hit a three-pointer from the outside, and Gordon also hit a super-long three-pointer. The entire Rockets were on fire, feeling hot, and their breakthrough caused Qin Ming's two fouls in the first quarter and Harrell's two fouls.

This time, it was Rivers who was in a hurry.

Logically speaking, the Clippers are the team that is least afraid of the fifth team, but now they are overwhelmed by the Rockets' fifth team.

Compared to offense, Qin Ming was closely guarded by the opponent's most powerful defender, while Gemini, who gained space and physical strength, failed to perform normally.

So in the last minute of the first quarter, Rivers took Lu Wei.

Lu Wei's performance after coming up was not bad, and he made two mid-range shots against Rivers.

But the Rockets also drew a foul, earned two free throws, and on the final possession, James Harden drove past two guys for a two-point layup.

In the first quarter, the Rockets entered the competition in the second quarter with a ten-point advantage.

Rivers sat on the sidelines with a tactical board and said, "Our offense is too soft tonight. The opponent doesn't have a center forward. Why don't we break through directly? If they shrink, we can also pass the ball. Give me a firm breakthrough!"

Rivers said so, but are there players on the team who are good at breakthroughs?
Among the three All-Star players, the one who likes to break through the most is actually Qin Ming, who is the smallest. He averages six shots per game in the restricted area, and his shooting percentage is 70.00%.

Paul George and Leonard basically don't like to shoot inside. Most of Paul George's breakthroughs are floaters and emergency stop jumpers, while Leonard is a back-up turn and fallback. This is most of their two-pointers.

Rivers said so, in fact, it is Qin Ming and Mann who can break through.

Qin Ming came first.

He rested for a full 8 minutes in the first quarter, and at this time he was full of anger.

When he came up, the Rockets also entered their own bench rotation time. The people who came up were Westbrook, Rivers Jr., House, McClemo, and Sefolosha.

Even on the bench, D'Antoni didn't play center forward.

But the space in this lineup is actually not enough, so Rivers still put Zubac on it.

Qin Ming held the ball from the outside, and he was facing Westbrook, whose defense was passable, and his excellent athletic ability made up for many things.

With the help of Zubac's pick-and-roll, Qin Ming came around and found that McClemo, who was defending Zubac, did not come up.

Qin Ming shot a three-pointer, and the ultra-long three-pointer still made a steady hit.

This season, his ultra-long three-point shooting percentage is 40.00%, maintaining a league-leading level.

His three-point momentum has already been compared with Curry.

The Rockets came back, and Westbrook launched the attack. He went inside, folded in the air and scored a layup.

Zubac's defense against Westbrook is almost nonexistent. Westbrook has faced many defensive centers, and he is still carrying layups with dunks. As long as he picks up speed, you can basically declare that this defense has failed.

This is still Qin Ming's singles, and this match has become a singles feast for these two people.

Qin Ming showed off the incomparably rich weapons in his arsenal. He changed direction twice in a row and swayed Westbrook away.

He had never seen anyone like it.

He has seen Lillard who breaks through like a scalpel, and he can catch up with him directly, but today he saw Qin Ming, and found that when the opponent picked up speed, he directly pulled two positions away.

McClemore came up to help defend, Qin Ming threw the ball high, and Zubac dunked the ball.

Next, Westbrook kept attacking the Clippers' inside line and playing Qin Ming on the outside line. His scoring was like picking something out of a pocket, which made many scouts and coaches shake their heads.

Perhaps in this round of the series, the Clippers should let Qin Ming play as a substitute, because when he started, Westbrook targeted him too clearly.

If you let Westbrook play so comfortably and feed his touch, then the Clippers will definitely have a hard time.

But how did Qin Ming respond?
He first started to accelerate directly after halftime, and then a change of direction without slowing down swayed Westbrook, and he made a jumper with an emergency stop.

In the next round, with the help of Zubac and Batum's double pick-and-roll, he got a huge three-pointer and scored again.

Immediately afterwards, Westbrook made a two-pointer. Qin Ming held the ball from the outside. After the paper scissors, he accelerated past Westbrook who was still waiting for the pick-and-roll. At this time, Qin Ming broke through at 45 degrees.

Therefore, Qin Ming's inner line was empty, he didn't slow down, and went straight to the penalty area.

At this time, Westbrook turned his head and came towards the inside. He was full of murderous intent, and he was bound to block Qin Ming's layup.

Qin Ming jumped under the basket, dunked with a backhand, and avoided Westbrook's block.

The two men were red-eyed.

(End of this chapter)

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