Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 183 New High Score
Take stock?No.

Although the Rockets' tactics tonight are a newly developed experimental version, the attitude of the whole team is the standard of the playoffs.

The leisurely Harden started to exert force from the first ball. This situation was rare before. It seems that he and McHale had sufficient communication before the game, and he must take away a victory from Los Angeles no matter what.

In the third quarter, the Lakers were still behind by nearly 20 points. Seeing that the general situation was over, Scott no longer insisted on the lineup on the court, and began to mix and match, gradually shortening the playing time of the main players, and strategically gave up the game.

Bryant walked off the court, sullen, and the cameras kept showing him.

When his picture appeared on the big screen, the audience burst into applause.

The fans also feel that it is just a regular season, there is no need to fight hard, and staying healthy is the most important thing.

Huertas handed Kobe a towel carefully, and he could see how uncomfortable this kind of giving up was for Kobe.

"Thank you." After saying these two words, Kobe put the towel over his shoulders, hugged his shoulders and looked at the court with a cold face, and began to say nothing.

Scott also replaced Towns and arranged for Whiteside to stay on the court and continue to accompany Yuan Qingshan.

Towns' status as the No. [-] pick and his performance since the beginning of the season have proven himself, but Whiteside and Yuan Qingshan still need to adapt to the game, find their feelings, and at the same time further identify their own positioning and future direction.

The Rockets still use the small lineup in the first half. It seems that O'Neal guessed right. The Rockets are testing an offensive lineup that can match the Warriors.

The two people in the commentary booth started to lack interest. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Lakers have given up resistance. After a while, after all the main lineup is replaced, they will enter garbage time. What's the point?
"McHale is so ruthless, he drove the Lakers to death as soon as he came up." Mark Jackson babbled.

O'Neal didn't argue, and suddenly took out his mobile phone to look up the data, and then he suddenly realized: "Oh, I know why the Rockets are so persistent in the test lineup tonight. Look, the Rockets' opponent in the next game is the Golden State Warriors."

"The Lakers are pitiful enough. They are used as test subjects. The Rockets will play back-to-back against the Raptors in their next game. Looking at the situation, the Raptors may take advantage of it. In order to recover their strength, the Rockets will lose to the opponents in the Eastern Conference with a high probability, and then go all out against the Warriors."

Mark Jackson analyzed sternly, what he said fit the situation of the Rockets very well, was well-founded and convincing.

The third quarter ended with the struggle between Yuan Qingshan and Whiteside, and Yuan Qingshan's face became more and more ugly.

The Rockets are blooming more. If they can prevent this, they can't prevent that. In a blink of an eye, the entire team's three-point shooting percentage exceeds 40%, and they can't be suppressed.

Towns sat on the bench and kept clamoring to fight back, but was pushed down by coach Scott.

"Be quiet for me, watch carefully, study hard, there is no permanent victory in the basketball world, and this is also part of the game now."

Downs sat down with a plop, and Nick Young handed him a bottle of Gatorade, and he drank it all with a jerk of his neck.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, coach Scott simply replaced Whiteside, and the long-lost Hibbert appeared.

A big and slow center like him is the favorite of the whirlwind. In the third quarter, the rebound that was a bit of comfort was gone this time. Hibbert struggled to follow the back and forth on the court.

The audience began to boo, and the assistant coaches of the Lakers were fidgeting. They didn't care about the feelings of the fans, but they couldn't help but care about the opinions of the owner Buss Jr. and general manager Kupchak.

The defensive coach who had been reminding Scott before answered a call. It was Kupchak who asked him what was going on with the team. Even if they were going to lose, they had to put on a show, and they would be a pure substitute in the last few minutes. Why did they hand in their guns at the beginning of the fourth quarter?
The defensive coach's helpless answer was what coach Scott meant. As soon as the words fell, the opposite party hung up the phone with a snap.

The general manager was very angry, and the consequences were serious. Judging from all signs, Scott really couldn't last the next season. Will he be implicated by then? With the current situation in the league, it seems difficult to find a job, especially in a big city like Los Angeles.

The cameras scanned the stadium, and the fans in the back row had already started to leave the stadium. It is embarrassing that the once mighty Staples Center will have such a scene.

"Mark, everyone is leaving, do you want to continue watching? My grandma told me to go home and eat quickly!" Shaq turned around and said a very cold joke.

Mark Jackson smiled awkwardly and politely: "Don't, you will be deducted from your salary if you leave early. How many fans are envious of our seat?"

"Envious? Who is envious, the golden seats in the Staples Center are sold at [-]% off!"

"Is it okay for you to ridicule your old club like this?"

"Don't say that, what are these two jokes, we have done each other more than that."

"Looking at your resentful eyes, it seems that you are talking about a pair of lovers."

"Yeah, the deeper the love, the more painful the injury." These few jokes were too unsuccessful, which made O'Neal feel a little uncomfortable. When he was still in the Lakers, no fans were willing to leave the game so early.

In the last 7 minutes, the Rockets tried almost the same. They all came off the bench, and the score was a little closer. After all, there is no need to make people look too ugly.

After this game, Yuan Qingshan was full of anger, and rushed on the court for a while, scoring a career-high 20 points, helping the Lakers chase the score to 13 points, and was replaced by Scott.

In a game where the ending was known early, Yuan Qingshan played for 38 minutes, playing under pressure all the time, and was indeed exhausted.

"Qingshan, take a good rest, and then we will seriously prepare for the next game against the Spurs." Scott clapped him and sent a word of comfort.

Yuan Qingshan was expressionless: "Thank you coach, my body is fine, it's here that I'm tired."

After speaking, he pointed to his heart.

Coach Scott turned his head away without saying a word.

It seems that this is another failed game. The boss, fans, and players don't buy his account, but it doesn't matter. I hope that one day the players will understand my good intentions.

The whistle sounded for the end of the game, and Harden brought the Rockets players over to say hello to Kobe and others.

The reporters kept looking for Howard. As expected, this guy returned to the visiting team's locker room just after the game ended. Everyone failed to see the imagined scene of Warcraft meeting his former team.

The post-match press conference also ended hastily, all of which were formatted issues.

Yuan Qingshan dragged his exhausted body and mind back to the villa, took a quiet bath, and then fell asleep with his arms around Gakki.

(End of this chapter)