Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 73 The Restless Nets

After the Rockets lost to the Sonics at home, they went away to challenge the New Jersey Nets.

The current Nets are not the team of the three-headed monster later.

Now the main players in the team are Van Horn, Kittles, Kendall, Jason Williams, Chris Gatlin and Sherman Douglas.

Although the Nets are not the same Nets team that made it to the finals, they still have a good chance of entering the playoffs this year.

Facing the visiting Rockets, the Nets showed a high will to fight.

Both Van Horn and Kittles, who just entered the NBA this year, are very excited to play against a strong team like the Rockets.

At the start of the game, Van Horn faced Garnett.

Looking at this big man who is always floating on the outside, Garnett said helplessly: "Dude, can't you go inside? Don't you know that your height is 6 feet 10? I thought you were 5 feet 10." The little one is always hanging around outside."

Van Horn rolled his eyes at Garnett and said: "I said high school students, can't you just shut up? Does the league stipulate that people who are 6 feet 10 must play inside?"

Garnett was speechless, indeed the league does not have such a rule.

Watching Van Horn hit a high jumper after the outside player made a pick-and-roll, Garnett could only continue to run wildly outside with Van Horn.

Olajuwon inside is very handy, and the inside center is Michael Long, who is only 6 feet 9.

This guy who scored multiple rebounds can only create a small obstacle for Olajuwon.

It was the back line of the Nets, which caused a lot of trouble for the Rockets.

Kittles is a rookie in 96 and has grown rapidly in the past two years.

A precise three-pointer is a headache.

As long as you give him a chance, this so-called 'mosquito' player will bite you hard.

In Kendall and Sherman Douglas, that trio is joined by a shooting power forward and a coolie center.

The scoring ability of this lineup is beyond doubt, but the defensive ability is much worse.

However, today their opponent is the Rockets, but they are said to be one of the toughest teams in the league.

Such an opponent is the most taboo of a team like the Nets. Their unhurried attack can only push you to death bit by bit.

You don't even have a chance to resist.

Such a player is the nemesis of a crazy shooting team like the Nets.

Seeing Olajuwon and Garnett's offense in the interior like a stroll, such an interior made Nets coach John Calipari very helpless. He knew that if he could not come up with a solution to the Nets' interior Weak approach, then they can only be a pseudo strong team.

Time passed while Olajuwon and Garnett were ravaging the Nets inside, and the first quarter was over.

The Rockets led by six points 25:19.

Looking at this situation, John Calipari said to the players of the Nets: "Now we don't have an advantage inside, then we will focus on the outside, Kittles, Horn, you must dare to shoot, don't be afraid to shoot No, we speed up the pace of offense, they have Garnett and Horry on their side, they are all old men, they can't run, we will use speed to wear them down, let's go, lads."

From the beginning of the second quarter, the Nets brought their own rhythm. Relying on the crazy running of Kendall, Kittles and Van Horn, the Nets really had a taste of running and bombing.

Seeing that the Nets had increased their speed, Lao Tang smiled and shook his head.

With a wave of his hand, the rocket went up and down three times.

Once again, he resorted to his own running and bombing tactics, and this change of tactics immediately stunned the Nets.

Aren't you fast? I'm faster than you.

Ray Allen and his teammate Kittles soared a three-pointer.

Bodi Roga let Sherman Douglas know how to control the rhythm of running and bombing.

With Bodi Roga's assists, Horry was like James Worthy possessed, and the fast break with the ball was constantly staged with the shocking Tomahawk dunks.

Even Big Ben performed two alley-oops to fully demonstrate his strength.

On the other hand, on the Nets side, after the Rockets replaced such a group of personnel, the Nets' own offense could not improve, and their defense could not recover. They could only rely on their individual abilities to get points, and the collective strength could not be reflected at all. , It can be said that it is completely mired in the quagmire.

In such a situation, the Nets finally dragged the game into halftime.

The current score is 55:39, and the Rockets have already led by 16 points.

After halftime, the Rockets completely crushed the Nets at the beginning of the third quarter.

In just 5 minutes, the Rockets extended the game to 25 points.

In this way, the Rockets completely put their own group of substitutes, Antonio Daniels, (Jr.) Mark Jackson, Austin Crohill, Saulius, and added a big Ben.

Such a pure substitute plastic surgery and the Nets started an entanglement.

Surprisingly, the Rockets' lineup also played well against the Nets.

Daniels' assist vision is very good, and his defensive footwork is also very good. As a backup guard, he has done a very good job, but he is almost shooting, and his shooting percentage is only about 30%.

Needless to say, Saulius, a Lithuanian, is a jack-of-all-trades character who can play a role there.

Austin Croshere, a big white man who was not valued in the Pacers, seems to have found his position in the Rockets. His shooting movements are simply textbook standards. Although he has very little playing time now, he I am still training according to the goals set by the Rockets uniform team, and working hard to get more playing time.

(Small) Mark Jackson, the second-round pick of the year, after polishing in Europe for a period of time, thoroughly understood his shortcomings and strengths, and worked hard to strengthen his footwork training. The starting point now is defense, but today and After being partnered with Daben, he himself found that he could use part of his experience to attack.

Such a combination of pure substitutes allowed the Rockets to survive the rest of the third quarter, although the cooperation and tacit understanding were not in place.

However, the talent shown by these players has made everyone jealous.

John Calipari watched the Rockets tie himself with a group of players who didn't play much, and could only smile wryly from the sidelines.

The score of the third quarter is 88:63
The Rockets continued to expand their advantage in the second quarter.

In the last quarter, 3 minutes after the start of the game, the Nets replaced all the main players and completely gave up the game.

The Rockets didn't do the killing all at once, either.

The substitutes in the second half of the third quarter are still playing.

However, the Nets' substitutes are really not comparable to the players on the court now.

Under the command of Daniels, these substitutes of the Rockets also showed their talents.

By the end of the game, the Rockets had won the Nets by exactly 30 points.

Such a score disappointed all the fans watching the Nets game.

117:87
In front of the Rockets' substitute players who are increasingly cooperating with each other, the Nets' substitutes have been taught a good lesson.

After the game, Nets coach John Calipari spoke highly of the Rockets' performance.

I think they are the best team in recent years, and the Bulls are on the same level.

And frankly believe that the only one who can wrestle with the Bulls this year is the Rockets.

With such praise, the Rockets went to Charlotte again to challenge the Hornets away.

After this game, the management of the Nets also made up their minds to reorganize the team.

The management of the Nets is really not reconciled to being kicked in the face by the Rockets' substitute players.

The New Jersey Nets, a team that would have been rebuilt in 01, entered the rebuilding sequence ahead of schedule.

Nets' restlessness starts early
(My daughter has a fever. Today's Chapter 2 may be delayed. Please forgive me. Tianjie apologizes to everyone.)
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