Zhiba NBA

Chapter 166 (160) A Wave of Revenge

"What do you think of the game in the second half?" Tang Shuai was persuasive as always. He respected the players' ideas and was good at pushing the players to think for themselves.

"I'm very dissatisfied with my performance!" Jefferson said first: "If I hit that ball just now, we can tie the game."

"Don't care too much about the gains and losses of a goal. It's because I didn't play a leading role. Now I'm behind." Yao Ming, who scored 6+5, also blamed himself: "Everyone really wants to win this game, but I wasted a lot of opportunities."

"I should bear the main responsibility on the defensive end. It's my poor defense that allowed Ginobili to score so many points." Reid also reviewed that, in fact, he played very well in the first half.

"Me too!" "Me too!" Parker, Bosh and others also rushed to take responsibility.

"Stop, stop!" Yuan Fei couldn't stand it anymore: "This is a halftime discussion, not a criticism meeting. I know everyone's feelings. Everyone is very dissatisfied with the Spurs and wants to win this game for Tracy. But feelings are not enough. Put these motivations on the court, show your energy, and earnestly grab every ball. We will definitely win."

"Jason is right." The bus also said, "We always show our strength in the second half, so what's the point of being behind by 2 points?"

Everyone nodded.The status of Daba in the team seems to have improved a lot after the fight, and now he has a vague feeling of being the leader of the locker room.Men admire strong people more, whether it is playing football or hitting people.

"Monk got the point." Tang Shuai smiled and said, "It's more beneficial for us to lose three players each, because the Spurs' bench is simply not comparable to ours. The loss of two starters is not only a loss of starting strength, but the two players on the bench are transferred to the starting lineup, and the strength of the bench will be significantly reduced. Now it is difficult for the Spurs to rotate. We can fully predict that they will be forced to play more twin-tower tactics, because Nesterovic is the best player on their bench. Popovich is also a clever woman. There is nothing left to eat. So strengthen grappling and physical confrontation, consume the strength of the opponent, and maybe the victory or defeat will be on the line."

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Popovich is indeed having a headache. Among his three most commonly used substitutes, Udrih and Barry entered the starting lineup, and Hawley was suspended again.Now he is forced to use 32-year-old veteran Glenn Robinson. "Big Dog" Robinson was a famous player a few years ago and a 2-time All-Star player.It's a pity that his lack of self-discipline, long-term drinking and irregular training made him prematurely aging, and he was no longer as brave as he was when he was just over 30 years old.

McGrady, who was recuperating at home, was sitting in front of the TV watching the game of his teammates, and he seemed to realize something.If I continue to stay up late and drink heavily like half a year ago, and lack training, I may soon become the same as Robinson.

The first ball in the second half was given to Duncan. He dribbled the ball steadily with his back to the basket, and suddenly turned around holding the ball high and was about to throw it.There seemed to be fire in Bosh's eyes. He completely saw through his opponent's movements and leaped beautifully in the air.Duncan didn't expect his opponent to react so quickly. He hesitated a little and slowed down a step before being slapped by Bosh.

"Great focus, Chris!" the bench players yelled to cheer him on.

Parker quickly grabbed the ball with quick eyes and hands, and quickly advanced. He killed a back pass and handed it to Bosh for a three-pointer, overtaking the score.

The next one to explode was Turkoglu.Lao Te can be regarded as a relatively tall and slow third position, but at this time Robinson, who is facing him, is overweight, reaching more than 102KG.Lao Te, who already had an advantage in height and wingspan, was even better in speed. He directly blocked Robinson's shot, attacked and beat his opponent.Robinson couldn't bear Lao Te's small movements and backed away again and again, and was almost pushed and staggered.Duncan immediately pounced on the defense, Lao Te saw that he was attracted enough, and passed the ball to the unmarked Bosh with long eyes in the back of his head, who succeeded again.

"Good pass!" "Good shot!" Hugh City audience applauded Bosh and Turkoglu.

Ginobili no longer played relaxed and freehand. Although Reid did not defend well, his attitude was improved.Whether he can get the ball or not, he always tries to reach out and harass.

"Your hard work is exactly what I want!" Manu is good at fake moves, and a wobble of the toss caused Reed to lose his center of gravity, but he was pulled down when he was about to break through for a layup.The referee whistled, Lidra fouled, and the Spurs served in the frontcourt.

"Aren't your Spurs dirty? I'll fight too!" Reed thought to himself with his eyes burning.

Udrih missed a shot, and Yao Ming protected the rebound and passed it to Parker in the frontcourt, who made an easy layup.

"Get back on defense!" he shouted immediately after scoring: "Don't give the Spurs any chance!"

"The moment after I took the shot, he had already started to rush forward, which caught us off guard!" Udri thought.He clearly saw Parker's movement from the beginning to the end of the ball, that is, he started early and left half of his body to complete the fast break.

If there is a gap between the two sides, the difference lies in the degree of concentration.The Rockets seemed to be completely focused on winning in the second half, while the Spurs were getting tired.Duncan was very tired, but Popovich didn't dare to replace him. Manu was not easy in the face of Reed's desperate defense, so he had to pass the ball.

Robinson catches the ball and shoots. Now the Spurs only have his physical strength, but it's a pity that he missed a three-pointer.The Rockets launched an attack again, and Yao Ming made a three-pointer from inside and outside Reed, making his fourth three-pointer! At 47:54, the Rockets played a 9:0 climax in the second half.

Seeing that the stalemate scoring shortage could not be broken for a long time, Udri began to worry.He wanted to hit Parker, but he was tightly stuck to him. He barely got into the three-second zone and forced a throw under the interference, but was slapped out by Yao Ming's big cap.After Parker dribbled steadily for halftime, he suddenly started. He passed Udrih with two explosive steps, and stopped for a while when he dribbled to the basket. This clever pause shook Nesterovic.Taking advantage of the opponent's inability to make moves in the air, Parker turned around and threw the ball back under the basket, and the ball scored.

"Smart footwork at the basket!" Barkley praised: "The confrontation between the two backup guards from Europe, the Frenchman defeated the Slovenian!"

"Tony Parker may be the strongest backup guard in the league. His footwork around the basket is very ingenious, and he also has a beautiful throw. He has shot nearly 7% at the basket this season, and he is the one with the highest finishing efficiency at the basket among all guards in the league." Smith said: "Teams lacking point guards, please make an offer to the Rockets! Such an excellent player should not always be a substitute!"

The Rockets' scoring climax lasted until 23:0. After 7 minutes in this quarter, the Spurs finally broke the deadlock with Duncan scoring.At this point the difference is already 19 points.

But the Rockets were not careless at all. They kept nibbling away at their opponents, expanding their lead, chasing down their opponents like beating a dog in the water.After Duncan and Ginobili rested, the Spurs completely collapsed.With Wang Zhizhi's three-pointer at the buzzer, the Rockets finally beat their opponents with 31 points.Jefferson scored a game-high 23 points, and Reid, Yao Ming, Bosh and Parker also each scored in double digits.For the Spurs, only Manu Ginobili and Duncan scored 20 points each, and none of the others scored in double figures.

Amid boos from the audience, the Spurs left the Toyota Center disheartened.Although they achieved good results by reaching the Western Conference finals in this playoffs, they learned a big lesson here in Houston.

The reporters flocked to interview the players one after another, but today the players were surprisingly consistent in their caliber.

Jefferson: "This game is revenge on the Spurs."

Reid: "It feels good to finally get revenge."

Parker: "We fought for Tracy!"

Billups: "Although I didn't play, it feels like fighting with everyone to the end. I feel sweet revenge."

Turkoglu: "4:0 is what we deserve and Bowen deserves."

Yao Ming: "Today's victory is only dedicated to Tracy McGrady."

(End of this chapter)