I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 168 Dorsey is on fire
In the last 5 minutes, can the Rockets catch up with the 10-point difference?

Everyone is waiting to see!

The Rockets attack.

The Rockets now have only one routine, and that is to give the ball to Dorsey!

The perfect Princeton system model in Adelman's mind is that the center dominates the ball. I didn't expect it to be realized here today!
The ball was handed over to Dorsey, and it was still a double team, but this time it was replaced by Diop and Howard, and Nowitzki followed Novak every step of the way.

They have had enough of Novak's suffering, and they dare not let this big white pitcher get a shot.

Dorsey wanted to give the ball to Battier, but the feeling between him and Battier was obviously not as tacit as that of Novak.

Under the double-teaming of the two, Dorsey could not perceive Battier's position, let alone pass the ball to Battier's hands from a long distance.

No way, he can only return the ball to Brooks.

Seeing that Dorsey was being guarded to death, Xiao Bu immediately transferred the ball to Barry Barry, who was very good at reading the game, and immediately passed the ball to Weaver in the corner.

Although the ball passed three times, it ran extremely smoothly. Battier made a shot before Howard got back on defense.

Weaver has a big heart, he is not soft at critical moments, and hits three-pointers steadily.

The point difference was narrowed to 7 points!
The Toyota Center is like a pot of boiling water, full of joy.

What is more exciting than going up against the difficulties, climaxing all the way, and finally reversing!
Dorsey was also very excited. He was worried that the team would not be able to score easily after Novak was seen dead by the opponent, but it turned out that his other teammates can still be trusted!
Perhaps, this ball can really achieve a shocking reversal!
The soldiers of the Rockets were preparing to defend the next ball amidst the deafening sound of "defend", but they saw Tracy McGrady and other main players coming to the technical stage, ready to make a dead ball substitution.

Adelman actually want to change at the moment of high morale? !

The experienced old Barry noticed the momentary distraction of his teammates, and he reminded loudly: "Concentrate! Guard this ball first!"

This loud shout was like enlightenment, drawing everyone's attention back. The game is still going on. Even if you are replaced immediately, you must stand on the last post!

The Rockets players on the field were more active and defended harder. In the 18th second of this attack, Novak, who was the least good at defense, fought hard and blocked the ball passed to Nowitzki. bottom line.

The Mavericks have only 6 seconds left in this attack!
The ball is dead, the Rockets make substitutions!
Except for Dorsey, the other four were all replaced by the main players.

For the 4 substitutes who were replaced, warm applause erupted from the stands of the Toyota Center.

They have tried their best and their performance has been unanimously approved by the fans. Now it is time for the main players to take over their guns and continue to fight.

In theory, five people on the field is the strongest lineup that the Rockets can produce at present.Adelman chose to trust his main players at the most critical moment.

However, many professionals hold different opinions on this substitution.

The TV commentary expressed his doubts: "Using a few players who rested for 7 or 8 minutes to replace the players on the field who are full of morale and feel hot, can they continue the hot state before? The timing of this substitution Is it really suitable?"

The Mavericks serve, and the Rockets only need to defend for 5 seconds.

But the players who have just entered the field have not yet adapted to the rhythm of the game.

Terry took advantage of Nowitzki's screen, suddenly ran out of space, and shot the ball.

Go in!

The score was stretched to 9 points.

The TV commentator said indignantly: "I'm not wrong! The substitution just now was not a good time. However, the matter has come to this point. I can only hope that these players will continue to maintain their touch in the offense."

The Rockets attacked, and Dorsey continued to ask for the ball inside.

Alston passed the ball to Dorsey, and the Mavericks were still double-teamed.

Dorsey still has to move the ball out.

After Novak left the field, Dorsey had the most sense of passing the ball to McGrady. Dorsey sensed McGrady's position and passed the ball.

McGrady received the ball and shot directly.

But I don't know whether he felt too cold when he first played, or his knees still troubled his body.

Diop blocked Dorsey, and Nowitzki beat Scola to grab the rebound.

The Mavericks attacked, and the Mavericks attacked very patiently. On the one hand, it was to improve the success rate, and on the other hand, it was also to consume time bit by bit.

When the offense reached 20 seconds, it was Terry who used Nowitzki's screen to run out of space, catch and shoot.

This style of play is often used by the Warriors in the future, and the Lakers also used it a few days ago. Practice has proved that the effect is very good.

Terry is a good shooter, and the open shot was hit again.

There was a sigh at the Toyota Center.

The TV commentator also sighed: "This is troublesome. The Rockets not only don't feel good offensively, but also have a break in defense, unable to keep up with the opponent's footsteps. McGrady's knee has a great impact on his movement, and Ah Delman's substitution ruined the good game with his own hands!"

The commentator made a prediction, and Dorsey accurately passed the ball to McGrady in the next offense of the Rockets, but McGrady missed again.

The Houstonians had to recognize the fact that the angel with the white horse spear who saved the team in distress had broken its wings.

Continuous misses were like a basin of cold water pouring on the Rockets, and the cold feel spread within the team like a virus.

Not just McGrady, Alston, Battier also missed shots one after another.

When Adelman realized that he had made a mistake, it was too late to make up for it.

Even though he replaced the substitutes at the last moment of the game, the rhythm of the game has been disrupted, and the sense of state has been lost. The most important thing is that the overall momentum of the team has fallen into a trap because of the cold feel just now. downturn.

As the saying goes, one bang, then decline, three exhaustion.Once the momentum is gone, there is no hope for this ball.

This is not made up for by the bravery of one or two people.

The final score, 98:88, the Rockets lost a full 10 points.

Although he failed to save the team, Dorsey played the best game of his career, playing time and key statistics reached new highs.Played 41 minutes, scored 22 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and almost got a triple-double!In addition, there are 4 blocks!
Novak, who played for the first time this season, scored 11 points, all from Dorsey's assists!

However, due to the impact of his knee, McGrady was in a sluggish state and only scored 12 points and 7 assists.But 7 of the 5 assists were Dorsey who assisted!
The Houston sports media on the second day only did two things: accuse Adelman and praise Joey Dorsey.

With the "Houston Chronicle" as the main front, a vigorous movement calling for "righteousness of Dorsey" was once again set off.

The media in other places also paid enough attention and comments to this ups and downs game.Dorsey, who played well, is naturally the focus of attention from the outside world.

Yahoo Sports made a lot of hype about what Dorsey said to Dampier, "If you are the second in the West, then I am the number one in the world", which aroused heated discussions on the Internet.

Some praised Dorsey for his ambition;
Some laughed at Dorsey's ignorance;

Some dug out Dorsey's past history of talk;
Some imagined the bright future of Dorsey's career.

In short, Dorsey is on fire, not a small fire, but a big fire!

Many people haven't seen Dorsey play, but they all know that the Houston Rockets have a super talk this year!The skill of spouting trash is catching up with Bird, Jordan, Garnett and other famous seniors!
Dorsey is proud of the horseshoe disease, but the Rockets continue to struggle in the mud. After losing to the Mavericks, the Rockets have a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, with a winning percentage of less than 60%.

Next, the Rockets are about to usher in a more difficult schedule and embark on a continuous road trip to the East.

Whether this crumbling rocket just fell or went straight to the sky, no one knew what to do.

But unexpectedly, before the road trip, the Rockets experienced a shock.

(End of this chapter)