I have a lot of skills in the NBA

Chapter 174 Anxious Score

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets were temporarily behind by five points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Rivers continued to keep Li Yang on the court. He may want to further open the score during the rotation time. At the same time, he replaced Gortat and replaced Harrell, who is younger and super athletic.

Rivers wants to use his containment power to open up space for Li Yang, or increase the speed of offensive and defensive transitions, and play a quick defensive counterattack.

At the same time, Reed replaced Beverly, plus Mbah a Moute and Alexander, forming a rotation lineup to face the menacing Rockets bench bandits.

McAway of the Rockets became famous in his debut that year. He scored a quasi-quadruple double in the first game, 22 points + 7 rebounds + 12 assists + 9 steals. His debut was the peak, and then he fell like a comet. However, his defensive ability has continued to increase during these years of wandering, and his defensive real plus-minus ranks No. 11.

However, he forced him to be strong, and my father was Li Yang!
In this game, like Tucker, he was completely overwhelmed on the defensive end and couldn't catch up with Li Yang's nimble footsteps.

In their eyes, Li Yang's breakthrough and footsteps were as fast as a cheetah, and every time he started, he was thrown away.

Next, because Lu Wei's organizational ability is too mediocre, the task of training the whole team can only be handed over to Li Yang again.

Needless to say, Li Yang's excellent vision. With his combination of inside and outside, he can often send out unexpected passes. In the first half of the second quarter, in just 4 minutes, he sent out four assists again. Two of them were behind-the-back passes after breaking through, which immediately amazed the audience.

"My God, Yang is really good, and he has improved every game. I can now say that the Clippers have not picked up a treasure, but a superstar. My God, the combination of offense and defense and organization. Even if there are some mistakes now, the future potential is huge."

Kenny Smith stood up when he spoke, which shows how surprised he was at this time.

If you only felt that Li Yang had a good offense before, then the ability to connect the team shown at this time is indeed extremely good.

During this period of time, while Li Yang was concentrating on organizing the offense, he occasionally shot two three-pointers suddenly, and they both scored. The shooting was very efficient, which is what makes people feel scary.

"Charles, I seem to see that figure from Yang who once made me feel extremely annoying and helpless." The big shark O'Neill said with a serious face.

Barkley squinted at him, and immediately thought of that figure in his mind, and immediately joked: "Who? Could it be Kobe?"

"Knowingly asking!"

O'Neill snorted coldly, indicating that the baby didn't want to talk, and turned his head to give the other party a chubby head.

"Wow, how dare you say it, even though I saw that he has the same talent as Kobe, but compared to that stubborn nagging, Yang has just started on the road, and he still has a long way to go, so don't praise him too much." Kenny said disapprovingly.

"But he has the potential, doesn't he? That damn talent!"

O'Neal grunted, gritted his teeth, and put on an exaggerated look of displeasure, as if the two still looked down on each other even after retiring for many years, which immediately attracted a burst of laughter from the home fans.

Kobe Bryant?

All the home fans stared at the young boy who had been replaced by Rivers and was sitting on the bench resting, with a hint of anticipation in his expression.

That's a basketball legend they wanted more than LeBron.

With more than seven minutes left in the second quarter, the two sides replaced all the main players on the field.

In this quarter, Harden, who felt a little bit of pressure, obviously increased the number of shots, constantly breaking through to score at the basket, and at the same time hit a three-pointer, leading the score in one fell swoop.

In this quarter of the game, he made 6 of 3 two-pointers and sent 4 assists at the same time. He also hit a super long three-pointer at the buzzer 3 seconds before the end of halftime. He scored 10 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter.

At the end of the half, the two teams scored 53:52, and the Clippers led by 1 point into the second half.

Lu Wei's performance on the offensive end made the home fans unbearable to look directly at. A series of strikes ruined the big lead in vain.

Rivers was also helpless. He obviously found that Li Yang was exhausted, so he could only pray for the other main players to share more, so that the latter would have more time to rest.

Intermission time.

In the locker room of the visiting team at the Staples Center Arena, Rockets coach D'Antoni had a frosty face. He was very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half.

After everyone understood, he said to Harden alone: ​​"James, the opponent's No. 13 rookie is already in full swing. Since we can't guard against him, then you should try to score as much as possible in the second half to open up the score."

"In the second half, you need to strengthen your personal offense, understand?"

"Understood, coach!" Harden understood, and it seemed that it was time to show his skills in the second half.

"Ok!"

D'Antoni nodded. He was most assured of Harden's ability. The opponent was already the strongest offensive guard in the league, and he was the MVP of last season's regular season. He had strong confidence in Harden.

D'Antoni thought about it for a long time, but he still worriedly emphasized: "Although he is only a rookie guard, his shooting cannot be so accurate throughout the game, and he may make mistakes in the second half due to lack of physical fitness."

"However, the feeling of this game is very hot. I have scored several three-pointers. I don't want any accidents to happen!!"

"Therefore, I hope you can completely guard against him, especially PJ. Your main task in the second half is to watch him for me. Eric, if necessary, you have to help PJ defend. As long as you watch him, the Clippers will not be able to turn over any big waves."

A group of Rockets players sat on the bench, listening intently to the head coach's arrangement. Tucker and Gordon, who were named, nodded with serious expressions.

Tucker is already known for his fierce defense, and Gordon's defense is actually very tough, so how to limit the Clippers' No. 13, at this time they already have a general idea in their hearts.

"Yang, in the second half, they will definitely find someone to stare at you, and even find ways to irritate you and disrupt your position. Therefore, you must learn to judge the situation and don't act recklessly. Your task is still to attack me."

"Good coach, I will try my best!"

Li Yang didn't talk too much, after all, under high-intensity defense, it was a great test for his physical strength.

Rivers nodded with a solemn face. He glanced around at the Clippers players, and said again: "When Lu Wei mentions the starting lineup, then the substitute needs someone to stand up. Alexander, I hope you can carry the team's offensive banner during the next bench time, and try to help the team, understand?"

"it is good!"

Reed responded with a deep voice.

He is relatively taciturn in the team, but it does not delay his performance on the court. He is very stable.

"Ok!"

Rivers made a gesture of tactics, and said to Gallinari and Lu Wei: "In the second half, I need you to mention the top arc to pick and roll, and create opportunities for Yang as much as possible."

"I think they will strengthen their offense in the second half. In this case, we can only take the risk and confront them."

"Understood, Coach!"

Seeing his two generals nodding, Rivers pondered for a while, thinking carefully about whether there was anything missing.

The reason why he switched Lu Wei back to the starting lineup was because he was worried that the original lineup would not be able to stop the opponent's running and bombing attack. Once he was crushed, no matter how powerful Li Yang was, he would be able to fill the hole by himself.

When Lu Wei returns to the starting lineup, he has the confidence to fight the opponent's offensive battle. As for the substitute, he can only pray for Alexander's super performance.

When halftime came, Kenny and Barkley glanced at the lineup on the field, both showing surprised expressions.

"Doug has adjusted the starting lineup and replaced Beverly, who is tough on defense, with Reed. Is he going to fight the Rockets offensively?"

"Obviously, the main force of the Clippers can't resist the rocket's running and bombing at all. We can only hope to win by concentrating on all the strong points against the strong points." Big Mouth Barkley just nodded slightly, and he understood what kind of medicine Rivers sold in the gourd.

"In the second half, when the two sides play against each other, it depends on who has the best endurance. Tsk tsk, the game is starting to become more exciting."

"I'd like to see how Yang will drive Lu Wei next. Lu Wei can explode casually as a substitute, but it's hard to say in the starting lineup." Smith said that he is not very optimistic about Li Yang's starting performance.

"This is not necessarily the case. During the substitute time, he may be more prominent. He is just starting and facing the opponent's strengths, and he may be more motivated to fight." Barkley retorted.

"Then let's wait and see!"

When the two sides entered the field, Harden looked at Li Yang who was standing in front of him jokingly: It seems that the coach's plan has failed, but with my strength, I don't need any plan at all, just take the ball and do it! !
(End of this chapter)