Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 482

None of the Rockets' internal and external cores are on the court. Nene Hilario replaced Griffin, and Corey Brewer replaced Harden.

In this way, the Rockets' firepower is greatly reduced, how can Inner and Brewer be compared with Harden's Griffin.

The lineup of the Lakers is much easier to deploy, because they have too many people who can play.

Yuan Qingshan took a break, Towns still did not play, Walton handed over the game to Paul George, sent the old Rockets Beverly to the first position, Korver took a rest, the third position was Nick Young, power forward Channing Frye, and the center was still Whiteside.

This lineup has both offense and defense, and the Rockets are difficult to defend. First of all, Paul George at the second position, Brewer has nothing to do with him.

Beverly plays the No. [-] position, which can consume Eric Gordon, who is also in the No. [-] position, to the greatest extent.

Ariza and Nick Young, they are not the core of offense and defense, so it is meaningless to have to distinguish between them.

At the fourth position, Channing Frye is good at outside shooting, and Nene is too old to defend, so as long as Channing Frye can keep up with the touch, the Lakers have an advantage in this point.

The fifth position is still a duel between Capela and Whiteside. In this game, the coaches of both sides have tacitly increased the playing time of the big center. Capela and Whiteside are the kind of players who are willing to put down their bodies and do dirty work.

Judging from the average season data, Capela scored more points than Whiteside, but there are two prerequisites. One is that most of Capela's points are cakes. At this time, without Harden on the court, Capela's scoring ability is greatly reduced.

It is not difficult to see in the matchup in the first half that in the penalty area, with Capela's thin body, it is difficult to defend Whiteside's strong play.

Rotating players enter the field and the game continues.

O'Neal is still optimistic about the Lakers. He first glanced at the Rockets' bench, and then said to Barkley: "The Rockets basically have no chance to turn the tables. You can see that Griffin is tired. Harden seems to be better."

Barkley said: "Harden is not much better, but his beard is too thick, covering his mouth, so he can't see it."

On the Lakers bench, Yuan Qingshan covered his head with a towel, watched the situation on the field intently, imitating the best play in his mind.

The lineup of the Lakers has an absolute advantage, and the advantage is Paul George. It is much stronger to have a star on the court.

In the first round back from the third quarter, the Lakers had the ball controlled by Paul George, and Brewer in the second position on the opposite side came to defend. Paul George pretended to break through, but actually stepped back and made a jumper.

He made a three-pointer, and Brewer couldn't even touch the shadow of the ball.

On the contrary, when the Rockets attacked, Beverly judged in advance the path that Eric Gordon was going to pass to Capela, intercepted it, passed it long to Nick Young, and played a fast break.

After two rounds, the Lakers further opened up the score.

Yuan Qingshan is not on the court. This team belongs to Paul George. The recent games make people seem to forget that Paul George was also the head star of an NBA team a few months ago.

When Yuan Qingshan was on the court, Paul George played more off the ball and less with the ball, so people forgot his offensive ability.

So far in this game, Wharton intends to let Paul George find the feeling of the playoffs, so Yuan Qingshan was not played in the third quarter.

After the third quarter, the Lakers led by 19 points, basically securing the victory.

In the playoffs, big points gaps happened from time to time. In many cases, the first game was obviously won by a big score, but the second game suddenly collapsed.

The playoff series is a contest of ability, but also a contest of tactics. Whoever adjusts quickly, who can take the lead, will have the last laugh.

Seeing that the game was about to be lost, D'Antoni didn't have the anxiety he had at the beginning of the game.

It doesn't matter if you lose, just make adjustments in the next game, and just win it back.

So in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni made adjustments, Harden had the ball, Eric Gordon was in the second position, Gerald Green was in the third position, Brewer was in the fourth position, and Capela was in the fifth position.

O'Neal: "This is a small lineup of five, the Rockets have to speed up!"

Barkley: "Although this lineup is not as powerful as in the second quarter, the speed has indeed improved. Let's see if the Lakers can hold on?"

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Walton did not change the lineup. The Rockets suddenly increased their speed. Channing Frye, Nick Young, and even Beverly were not used to it. Only a star of Paul George's level can adjust at any time.

At the beginning, the Rockets unexpectedly won, playing a wave of 8-0, chasing the point difference to 11 points.

Walton didn't call a timeout in a hurry, because he wanted to observe how Paul George would deal with it.

"Coach, let me play." Towns couldn't sit still. Wharton had let him rest for too long in this game. He only played for 20 minutes so far, and he was very anxious.

Wharton didn't allow it, and ordered him to sit back and watch the battle honestly.

Towns sat back on the bench and complained to Yuan Qingshan.

Yuan Qingshan comforted him a few words, saying that the coach must have his own reasons.

The Rockets' fast break was very effective at the beginning, but after a few rounds, the hit rate dropped. Although Channing Frye couldn't keep up with Brewer's footsteps, Brewer's shots were not so accurate.

This kind of configuration of one big and four small, when the shooting rate drops, it is time to test the center's rebounding ability. If you can't make a shot or grab a rebound, it is tantamount to watching the opponent counterattack.

In terms of rebounds, Capela is obviously not as good as Whiteside, and the Lakers began to fight back.

All of Beverly's energy was focused on containing Harden, so the commander of the Lakers at this time was actually Paul George at the second position.

Paul George didn't play fast with the Rockets. Every time he pushed forward patiently, suppressed the rhythm, played positional warfare, and kept feeding Whiteside the ball.

Whiteside used his physical advantage to beat Capela in a row. After a few more rounds, Capela's physical fitness bottomed out, and D'Antoni had to replace him.

But he didn't want to slow down, and he didn't dare to use the slow Nene, so he had to arrange Harrell in the fifth position.

This time, there is no possibility of even a little bit of rebounding. Whiteside hits Harrell, and he is about to transform into a big shark O'Neal. Yuyu wants it!
Barkley praised: "I didn't expect Hassan Whiteside to be so hard. How is it compared to when you were young?"

O'Neill knew that Barkley was deliberately provoking, he said with a chuckle: "His performance was in my era, he couldn't even touch the ball!"

(End of this chapter)