Legend Raiders

Chapter 323 Lineup Adjustment
Turn around and hook!

After facing Asik's defense, Howard did not choose a brutal style of play by relying on his years of inside footsteps. Instead, he hit the first goal with a sideways hook at a position closer to the basket.

Cheers followed closely, and the fans in the stands were extremely excited.

In the absence of Kobe, they urgently need someone who can stand up.

The confrontation between Howard and Kobe, although they are on Kobe's side, but if Howard plays, they still support it. After all, this guy has led the team to the finals.

Qin Tao, who was sitting off the court, was watching quietly at the moment. The game had just begun.

When it was the Rockets' turn to attack, the Lakers' defense was significantly strengthened.

Especially the dominant inside line, whether it is Asik or Motiejunas, under the blockade of Howard and Gasol, it is basically difficult for them to bring due help to their teammates.

Simply they are not the core, but because they have lost their role, they have caused Harden a lot of trouble.

a time.

If it wasn't for Parsons and Jeremy Lin's timely response and timely screen, Harden would have been the only one who would have killed the ball by diving his head into the inside line with the explosive bag.

Fortunately, Harden's touch is still there. Using Parsons as a high screen, he took a step back and made a long-range mid-range shot.

In the first half of the next first quarter, the two teams played vigorously, and there was no sign of fatigue at all.

The Chaotian group in the commentary booth will naturally not miss such a wonderful game. They are eloquent, as if they are commentating the finals.

However, with the arrival of the official timeout, everyone who understands knows that it is time to test the two teams.

Generally, in the first quarter of the game, the two teams will choose tentative substitutions in order to maintain their own rhythm or strengthen their offense and defense.

If during the substitutions at this time, one side makes a small mistake, or the players themselves are no longer in shape, then although the impact on the entire game is limited, the tone laid down will not be wrong.

At least losing one or twenty points in the first quarter is not such a rare thing.

After the timeout ended, the two teams really made corresponding changes to the lineup.

Asik was a little slower and not as physically fit as Howard, prompting McHale to put Greg Smith on the court after consideration.

Although his skills and defense are not as good as Asik's, but because of his lightness and quickness, he dares to fight and fight hard, so it may bring a different kind of toughness and impact to the Rockets.

Simultaneously.

Because Jeremy Lin didn't hit too many points when he played just now, McHale tried to put Beverly on the court after thinking about it.

The Rockets' internal and external substitutions made their lineup faster, and the age of the lineup is also more dynamic.

The substitutions on the Lakers' side show D'Antoni's favor for offense.

The inside twin towers still remained on the court, Artest was placed at the shooting guard position by him, Antawn Jamison was promoted to small forward, and Jody Meeks, who was originally a point guard, actually came to take over the lineup. organize work.

Judging from the current lineup of the Lakers, without discussing the lineup, their combination really feels a little amazing.

As long as the inside twin towers remain, they are the strongest point of the Lakers.

Artest can attack and defend, and he is placed at shooting guard, which is obviously a defense against Harden.

The organizational position and the small forward position are a bit weak defensively, but with Antawn Jamison's offensive ability and Jody Meeks' offensive ability at a certain level, who knows what will happen next.

As soon as the game started, the results gradually surfaced, but both sides felt quite surprised.

The Lakers didn't expect that the Rockets' defense was initiated from a small black man. His defensive attitude like a mad dog mobilized his teammates' emotions in just a few rounds.

Then there was the dull-looking young man on the inside. Although he was not as strong as Howard in stature, let alone strength, he was the kind of guy who kept his mouth shut.

As long as Howard gets the basketball, you don't care if I have enough weight, I will immediately entangle you to make you uncomfortable.

With these two new forces and defenders, the Rockets are really playing harder and harder.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, their substitutions have achieved many goals.

First of all.

The containment of Howard and Gasol on the inside prompted the Rockets' defensive focus to go inside.

Second.

Under Artest's defense, Harden was obviously under the greatest restriction, and his whole body appeared anxious.

At last.

Antawn Jamison is astounding.

Even though Parsons in front of him worked very hard and used his youthful strength to stay close, his performance on the offensive end was amazing.

Post-up singles, step-back jumpers.

Experienced breakthrough, wing catch and shoot.

He seems to have returned to his youth, playing every ball very confidently.

that's it.

Under the collision of the two teams with their own characteristics, by the end of the first quarter, the Lakers, who played better, would naturally lead the Rockets.

Fortunately, there are not many leads, and the six-pointer is still within McHale's limit.

Back off the field.

Because the fight was tough enough, everyone on the Rockets was sweating.

Qin Tao sent drinks and towels to his teammates one by one. Looking at them, he felt a burst of emotion. The playoffs and the regular season are really not at the same level.

instantly.

As Harden and the others gradually suppressed their breath, McHale began to deploy for the second quarter.

First of all.

It goes without saying that Qin Tao is the core, his task is to destroy the entire Lakers inside!
That's right!

McHale just wants him to destroy the inside, instead of combining inside and outside as in the regular season to bring enough threats to the opponent.

From this point of view alone, McHale doesn't want to get entangled with the Lakers.

Second.

Considering the threat of Qin Tao in the lineup, McHale will not equip him with a full bench lineup this time, but will still put Harden and Parsons back, and Beverly and Smith are playing well, they will still stay on the court .

Such an arrangement is basically their regular lineup for the Rockets players.

On the Lakers side, there was a little episode because of the substitution problem.

Because Howard and Gasol played a lot of time, D'Antoni had to let them rest, even for 3 minutes.

But once a person is high, especially when the inside line of the other side is suppressed by the whole court, the excitement and physical reaction will not be allowed to stop immediately.

So when D'Antoni chose to keep Artest, Jodie Meeks and Antawn Jamison and replace them with two substitute insiders, not only Howard, who has always been strong, was not happy, but the talkative Gasol also euphemistically expressed Come up with the idea of ​​not wanting to end.

(End of this chapter)