Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 477
Downs made another dunk. He was in high spirits at this time, and regardless of Griffin's sullen expression towards him, he ran directly to celebrate with Yuan Qingshan, almost knocking Yuan Qingshan down.

Capela went to the baseline to pick up the ball, and Griffin walked over to him and said angrily, "Why didn't you stop him just now?"

Capela himself regretted it very much. At this time, Griffin added a barrel of oil to the fire, and Capela was in a worse mood. He did not refute Griffin, but silently took the ball from the referee.

"Do your job well, do you hear me?" Griffin dropped a sentence, turned around and left.

Capela looked at his back, still without saying a word, flicked his arms, and handed the ball to Harden.

Harden was preparing to catch the ball near the baseline just now, so he witnessed the whole process of Griffin's attack on Capela, but he didn't say a word, as if this matter didn't exist.

Harden pushed forward with the ball, and Capela hurried to the frontcourt, passing by Ariza, Ariza patted him on the back to express his comfort.

Instead, Griffin stared at Capela and said, "Where are you going? You should go to the restricted area."

D'Antoni couldn't help shaking his head. Griffin's temper is too hot and not easy to get along with, like a bomb hanging in the locker room.

Harden looked calm on the surface, but he was tired of Lakers power forward Towns's performance, so he wanted to take revenge with this ball and sound a wake-up call to his opponent.

Harden cared about the pick-and-roll, Griffin and Towns were on the weak side, so he directed Capela to the top of the arc.

Capela obediently went to pick and roll Harden, the Lakers were forced to switch defenses, and Harden faced Whiteside again.

Whiteside tried to lower his center of gravity to make himself more stable, otherwise he might be dizzy by Harden.

Harden took a tentative step, but Whiteside was not fooled, but took a small step back unconsciously.

Harden took advantage of this opportunity, the dribbler went forward, and made a posture to break through from the left side of Whiteside.

left?

Whiteside took a step sideways with his left foot, and then heeled up with his right foot, and his whole body moved a position to the left.

At this moment, Harden flicked his right hand lightly, handed the basketball to his left hand, then pressed his body to the left, pulled away his steps, and made a change of direction in front of Whiteside.

Whiteside's body was much bulkier than Harden's, and it was too late to adjust his position, so he could only watch Harden slide past like a fat electric eel.

His movement range and frequency are not large, but it is difficult for people to keep up.

"Will Harden return a dunk?" O'Neal asked hastily.

Harden answered his question with action, jumping up to the basket.

About the height of two matchboxes, though.

Barely one-handed dunk.

"Wow, the tomahawk splits the buckle!" Ariza rushed over to celebrate with Harden.

Harden shook his head: "Low-key, low-key."

O'Neill: "His dunk is too low-key, what is this, a forced dunk?"

Barkley: "Climb the buckle."

The first quarter is almost over, the two teams are still shooting very high, and the round speed is very fast.

Wharton stared at the situation on the court, hesitating whether to replace Yuan Qingshan. This kind of speed game consumes too much energy and is easy to get injured.

However, without Yuan Qingshan, the team's organization would definitely not work. The Rockets are very explosive, and if they don't pay attention, they will be blown away.

He is still hesitating here. The Rockets made a substitution first. They replaced the main force and replaced it with the second team headed by Eric Gordon.

Round face Deng is a master at scoring points, mixed in the bench, and can often carry away the game.

Seeing that Harden was off, Wharton also replaced Yuan Qingshan and Towns, and sent Beverly to pester Eric Gordon.

After the rotation lineup came on the field, the shooting percentage of both sides finally dropped. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 41 points to 37 to 4.

O'Neal looked at the scoreboard and exclaimed, "Is this modern basketball? Rivalry?"

Barkley continued: "That's where it is. The real modern basketball is the Golden State Warriors, the Rockets and the Lakers. The three-pointers account for a small proportion, so the score is not high."

O'Neal followed Barkley's thinking and imagined that if the Golden State Warriors opened up, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, my God, this lineup doesn't need to play tactics, just use three-pointers to kill the opponent alive.

During the break, Towns sat on the bench, wiping his sweat over and over again. He did play a lot of time in the first quarter, but if it was in the past, he wouldn't be so tired. The food poisoning some time ago had an impact, and his stomach hasn't recovered yet.

Channing Frye sat beside Downs, looked at him worriedly and said, "Boy, I think you're going to be dehydrated, don't play the next game, let me replace you."

Downs shook his head and flew up: "How can it be done, we are going to win the championship this year, I don't feel relieved to leave it to you."

Channing Frye's face darkened: "Well, pretend I didn't say it."

At this time, Wharton came over, squatted in front of Downs, looked at his face with raised eyebrows and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable now, do you want to go to the infirmary?"

Towns rejected the coach's kindness and insisted on continuing to play. Walton didn't say anything more. For a star, mental attributes are also very important. Any superstar will not be smooth sailing in the process of growing up. Many will experience hardships. If they cannot overcome it, they will not be able to complete their transformation.

On the side of the Rockets' bench, D'Antoni grabbed Harden and kept instilling tactics, completely ignoring other people, because in D'Antoni's cognition, as long as Harden can understand the tactics, it is enough for others to obey the command.

Griffin has no interest in tactics, and has been bragging with his teammates over there how good his performance is.

Capela sat far away from Griffin, staring at the toes of his shoes in a daze, not knowing what was going on in his mind.

The pause time is very short.

Players from both sides returned to the field.

The main lineup of the Lakers is full, Dellavedova continues to rest on the Rockets side, and Eric Gordon comes off the bench.

PG James Harden, SG Eric Gordon, SF Trevor Ariza, PF Blake Griffin, C Clint Capela.

It seems that this is the Rockets' strongest offensive lineup.

The offensive ability of the Houston Rockets' double-deck combination is not far behind the Golden State Warriors' Splash Brothers.

O'Neal was happy: "Have you seen it, have you seen it, it's time to test the Lakers."

Barkley looked at the field. He has also commented on several Rockets games this season. He knows that O'Neal is right. The current lineup is the complete Rockets. As long as they can resist this wave, the Lakers will have a greater chance of winning.

"James, are you going to attack that No. 16, or should I attack it?" Eric Gordon asked Harden, pointing at Yuan Qingshan.

This action was the same as his expression, it looked very arrogant, and he didn't take Yuan Qingshan seriously at all.

Yuan Qingshan took a step forward with his chest straight: "Hello!"

(End of this chapter)