Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 133

The twin towers formed by Olajuwon and Sampson almost blocked the entire three-second zone. Let alone layups, even mid-range shots will be capped.

Li Weisi has a deep understanding of this.

As long as he enters the inside shot, nine times out of ten he will either be caught or cut off. There is no room for him to survive in the extremely crowded basket.

In this regard, Li Weisi can only open up space for the team by increasing outside shots.

However, when the first quarter ended, the score was 28:18, a loss of ten points in a single quarter.

The reason is very simple, there are only two points, one, the Warriors' offense has a problem; two, the Warriors' defense has a problem.

In the offensive, Mullin's performance became worse again. In the first quarter, he scored three goals and zero.

Especially McRae, who is facing him, is not well-known, but has outstanding defensive ability. Under his defense, it is even more difficult for Mullin to score.

Ma Long is in the penalty area, facing Olajuwon and Sampson's defense is also very difficult. The pressure brought to him by two insiders who are taller and younger than him is by no means simply one plus one equals two.

It can be said that this is the first time the Warriors have encountered a situation where the inside line has been crushed.

For a long time, everyone has been attracted by the super high shooting percentage of Li Weisi, Mullin and others from the outside, and they all mistakenly think that the advantage of the Warriors lies in the outside.

But in fact, the real cornerstone of the Warriors lies in the interior, which lies in Malone.

It is precisely because of the existence of Malone, the top five centers in history at this time, that he can attract the opponent's defense, ensure enough rebounds, and give enough space and number of shots from the outside.

However, in tonight's game, Malone was too busy to take care of himself and had no spare energy to provide support for the outside line, which further exacerbated the decline of the Warriors' outside line.

Fortunately, Li Weisi was as accurate as ever. It was because of his performance that the Rockets did not further increase the score.

During the holiday break, the replaced starters sat on the bench to rest, drinking water and wiping their sweat.

And Mu Lin's sweat was obviously much more than the others, and he looked more tired, even his fingers were trembling.

"What's wrong?" Li Weisi asked after noticing Mu Lin's abnormality.

"It's okay!" Mullin squeezed out two words.

Li Weisi's question caught the attention of Nelson, who had been paying attention to the field. He looked down and saw Mullin's state not far away, and then thought of Mullin's game on the field just now, and he vaguely guessed something in his heart.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Nelson walked slowly to Mullin, lowered his head and asked in a low voice.

Mullin didn't speak, just shook his head, but even a blind man could tell that he was uncomfortable, let alone Nelson.

"Is it because of quitting drinking?" Nelson asked again.

"Oh, it's a withdrawal reaction! No wonder!" Who knows, before Mu Lin could answer, Li Weisi on the side seemed suddenly enlightened, and didn't lower his voice, which attracted the attention of the people around him.

"Keep your voice down, West!" Nelson was so frightened that he quickly stopped Li Weisi, for fear that this guy would say something that should not be said again. You must know that there are not only fans around, but also cameras will often capture it. If it leaks out, who knows How much trouble it will cause.

"Oh, I see." Li Weisi nodded half-understanding, and then asked, "Nellie, why don't you shorten Mullin's playing time?"

"No!" Hearing this, Mu Lin couldn't sit still immediately, and forced himself to object.

"I have the final say on this matter, Chris, you should rest first! Recover well! If you want to recover, you must first get my consent." Although the situation is very dangerous at this time, Nelson still made a final decision and announced the disposal of Mullin .

During the substitute stage, the Rockets' offensive firepower remained undiminished.

The Rockets did not deploy a full bench lineup, but dismantled the twin towers, and each led a substitute for a period of time to ensure the advantage over the Warriors inside.

In addition to the Twin Towers, someone from the Rockets also stood up on the bench. Dirk Minifield, a guard who had just been traded from the Cavaliers, was just a small role with an average of 5.5 points and 3.5 assists per game. The defense against Price made him completely explode.

Only from the second half of the first quarter to the first half of the second quarter, Minifield has scored 12 points, leading the Rockets' substitutes and continuing to expand the point difference.

When Li Weisi came on the court, the score had reached 42:25, and the team had fallen behind by 17 points. It seemed that two quarters would be spent.

At critical moments, we still have to rely on Li Weisi.

At this time, the lineup of the Warriors on the field, Li Weisi, Hornacek, Higgins, Rodman and Duckworth, only Li Weisi and Hornacek have the ability to initiate an attack.

Therefore, the defensive pressure Li Weisi faced was much greater than in the first quarter. The Rockets' Wiggins led the defense all the way, and the inside Olajuwon also came out to help defend from time to time, moving quickly to allow his defensive coverage , completely surrounded Li Weisi.

Faced with this situation, Li Weisi decisively called Duckworth's pick-and-roll, and then forced the opponent to switch defenses and play one-on-one.

Duckworth is wide and fat, and has excellent pick-and-roll quality, completely blocking Wiggins in front of him. It is not easy to spare Duckworth for a while.

Facing Olajuwon, Li Weisi dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, and then immediately worshiped Buddha to trick Olajuwon into the inside.

However, when Li Weisi was about to make a layup, Olajuwon, who was originally ordered by Li Weisi, rushed back again. Li Weisi's layup was capped by Olajuwon and included in the bag. This was Olajuwon's first time tonight. Li Weisi was blocked for the second time.

Li Weisi also obtained a temporary experience card for the essence of human beings, and enjoyed the treatment of a melon.

After accepting the rebound, Olajuwon passed a long pass to Wiggins. Wiggins rushed into the interior with two quick legs and faced Hornacek for a layup, but was blocked by Rodman who came from behind. And the basketball hit Wiggins and crossed the bottom line.

Warriors possession.

It has to be said that Rodman's block was very timely. It not only prevented the Rockets from continuing to increase the score, but also avenged Li Weisi.

Of course Li Weisi didn't necessarily care.

Li Weisi, who re-launched the offense, played a pick-and-roll with Duckworth again, unbelievingly wanting to single Olajuwon again.

Seeing this situation, Olajuwon almost laughed. He didn't expect Li Weisi to be so stubborn. He couldn't help but said to Li Weisi who was dribbling: "Come on! It seems that you still haven't been fooled enough!"

Just before Olajuwon finished speaking, Li Weisi stepped back and shot a three-pointer. This shot caught Olajuwon off guard and tried to block the shot, but it was still too late.

The basketball flew into the sky against Olajuwon's fingertips, and then made a solid hit.

Li Weisi attacked Olajuwon with a three-pointer, and avenged the revenge he had just taken. He told Olajuwon with practical actions that I want revenge and I don't need others.

(End of this chapter)