Legend Raiders

Chapter 413 Fighting in Four Quarters
In the locker room.

Qin Tao and Harden were all out of breath, and they fought hard in the first half. In addition, the energy consumed in these games and the accumulated physical problems made them all feel exhausted.

But if they don't fight now, they will be at a disadvantage. Even if the final result of this series is biased towards the Spurs, they have to fight their own style.

So the locker room fell silent while the physiotherapist tried to relax them as much as possible.

They ate something to replenish their energy, and then waited for the start of the second half of the game.

The Spurs are pretty much the same here.

After the old man asked them, he let them resume their thinking.

Soon.

As the two sides stepped out of the player channel, the Toyota Center once again fell into the hustle and bustle.

Game start.

According to the arrangement before the opening, the Rockets, except Harden was replaced by Delfino, the rest are the main players at the opening.

The Spurs are also tit for tat here, returning to their main lineup again.

At the beginning of the game, the Spurs showed a very good tactical quality.

Whether it's their running or Parker's role in organization, the combination of the two makes them explode into a very powerful fighting force.

As for the Rockets, I don't know if it's because the main players played a little late. Their touch is not very good, and they were suppressed by the Spurs at the beginning and couldn't move.

So in the next 3 minutes, the Rockets' original eight-point advantage disappeared like an avalanche, and even allowed the Spurs to overtake by one point.

In desperation, McHale chose to pause. When he wanted to make a substitution, he pressed his own thoughts.

At the end of the day.

They did this because of their playing time. They only played for about 3 minutes. They were replaced because of mentality problems.

Then explain the tactics.

McHale asked Jeremy Lin and Parsons to play their rhythm, forcing the Spurs' rhythm to be gradually brought up by them.

As long as they can stalemate with the Spurs for about 6 minutes and wait until Harden and the others return to the court, then their task will be completed.

That's right!

Through McHale's arrangement, Qin Tao will still not play directly, but will stay until the fourth quarter or so.

To McHale, Qin Tao was no less than a final decision.

As long as he can maintain his form and maintain his competitive level, then they have a great advantage.

Get back on the field.

Jeremy Lin and Parsons firmly carried out the tasks assigned by McHale, while others kept making them the ball and galloping all over the half court.

After all, their execution ability got what they wanted. The Spurs' rhythm was obviously accelerated, and their smooth tactics also had some impact.

At last.

When the two sides were anxious to about 6 minutes, with the lead of Jeremy Lin and Parsons, they were only six points behind the Spurs.

Ok!

Looking at the sweaty players, McHale was secretly relieved while praising their performance.

After the timeout ended, with the return of Harden and Beverly, they quickly got back four points.

That does not work.

Popovich simply called a timeout less than 2 minutes after the start of the game.

Substitution.

When Harden's touch gradually returned, the old man had to replace Ginobili for the team's offensive problems.

And because Qin Tao hasn't returned yet, he still puts Duncan on the court and asks him to cooperate with them to score points quickly during this period.

Pause ends.

The Spurs' rhythm suddenly changed, no longer deliberately suppressing the rhythm, and it was basically on par with the Rockets' rhythm.

so down.

After the Rockets' physical strength gradually showed problems, only Harden's firepower was obviously unable to withstand the Spurs' tactical suppression.

When Duncan scored non-stop points for the Spurs with his steady mid-range shots, the difference between the two teams was widened to eight points without knowing it.

And when McHale struggled to switch back to Qin Tao, Ginobili suddenly broke out from the outside and hit two consecutive three-pointers like a nerve knife.

Hey!
With the end of the third quarter, McHale looked at the [-]-point difference, his face became very embarrassed, and he couldn't help but swear.

When the players returned to the field, McHale felt like an ant on a hot pot, and they were really restless.

Simply after seeing Qin Tao, the expression on his face eased a little.

Otherwise, the ghost knows what kind of illness he will suffer from.

The fourth quarter is coming soon.

Popovich made a very bold attempt against Qin Tao's playing.

DeJuan Blair comes on as Qin Tao's defender, and Diaw will swap positions with him on offense.

With such an arrangement, Popovich's intentions are obvious.

Although Blair's talent is limited, but because of his solid and powerful footwork, if he really wants to fight Qin Tao desperately, although he still cannot guard against it, it will consume Qin Tao's physical strength to the greatest extent.

Thus.

After the Rockets exhausted Qin Tao's physical strength, the only threat from the others was Harden.

He will have such a confident idea, it all depends on the performance of Beverly and the others just now.

But this kind of thing is not absolute, at least in the NBA, anything can happen.

However, Popovich had a good idea, but it was a pity that Blair couldn't stop Qin Tao at all.

Under his defense, Qin Tao didn't fight him hard at all, but played very smartly. If you don't let me score easily, then I will choose to pass the ball.

With Qin Tao's support, the entire Rockets team felt alive.

When they run tactically, Qin Tao's drive is always in place comfortably.

When Qin Tao broke out fiercely and scored points, he always received his pass when he was double-teamed.

So in the first half of the fourth quarter, Qin Tao was like an insider, creating defensive pressure for the Spurs while creating opportunities for his teammates.

At this time, even if Beverly and the others feel bad, they will gradually regain their status in the face of opportunities that appear from time to time.

During the timeout, the Rockets, relying on Qin Tao's support and organization, narrowed the [-]-point difference to only [-] points.

off the field.

Qin Tao enjoyed the towel and water handed by McHale himself, and was also very satisfied with his game just now.

What follows will be the highlight of the entire game, and everyone knows that this will be the final decisive moment.

The game came soon, and both sides put on the strongest combat power.

The Rockets are dominated by Qin Tao and Harden, Beverly and Jeremy Lin are in the backcourt, and Parsons mentioned power forwards. The entire lineup is terribly small at this period.

The Spurs' lineup is also the strongest in the team.

Duncan rarely mentioned the center position, Diaw came to play power forward, and Leonard, Ginobili and Parker played at the same time.

(End of this chapter)