Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 494 Sweeping Rockets!

Beverley's bite was very effective. Harden shot just over 40% in the first half. In terms of passing, Beverly was not as tall as him, so of course he couldn't form a blockade, so Harden made a few good passes. Unfortunately, his teammates didn't feel good. Griffin and Capela each wasted a few assists.

During the intermission, the Rockets' locker room was dead silent. The main players were too tired, and the substitute players played less time, contributed less to the team, and lacked energy.

D'Antoni had a bad premonition in his heart. He had already sentenced the Rockets to death subconsciously, so he treated this midfielder as the last one.

In this atmosphere, D'Antoni neither made tactical arrangements nor fed chicken soup to the players. Instead, he chatted with the players separately, mainly to let everyone take more rest.

The atmosphere on the Lakers side is much more relaxed, and Walton also didn't make any more arrangements. His mind has already flown to the Western Conference Finals, and all he thinks about is how to deal with the Warriors.

After the halftime break, the two teams walked out of the locker room. Many reporters were ambushed in the corridor. When they saw the players coming out, they did not directly interview them.

It doesn't mean how calm the reporters are, but the staff of the Toyota Center explained to them that when the team comes out, random interviews are absolutely not allowed, which will affect the players.

Back in the second half of the game, Harden refused the request of his teammates and went in and out of the Lakers alone. He scored 17 points in the third quarter, which alleviated the Rockets' scoring shortage to a certain extent.

The smell of gunpowder between Beverly and Harden became more and more intense. D'Antoni stood anxiously on the sidelines and told Harden to be careful not to get injured, while Walton watched the duel on the court calmly. Even if Beverly was sent off now, Walton didn't feel bad. After all, he had successfully consumed Harden. As long as he was not suspended, he would use Beverly to deal with Curry in the next round.

With the tacit approval of the coach, Beverly became more and more strict, and his actions inevitably became bigger and bigger. The Rockets' home fans began to boo wildly.

After the third quarter, Harden played the entire quarter, and then Walton replaced Beverly and Yuan Qingshan defended Harden.

Beverly satisfactorily completed his task, sat back on the bench, and talked nonsense to Nick Young. Although Nick knew that this guy was exaggerating, he was still very envious because he played very little time in this series. Because Ariza was on the opposite side at the third position, the coach didn't dare to let Nick Young play.

What Nick Young thinks is, what to do in the next game, the Warriors have Iguodala at the third position, or even Durant.

Not to mention the Cavaliers, it is the big devil who makes everyone a headache!
Beverly found that Nick Yang was in a trance, and felt that it would be boring to continue talking with him, so he turned to Thackeray.

Thackeray has been with the Lakers for several seasons, and he has always been a marginal player. It is difficult to play except for garbage time. He also knows his position in the team, so he usually keeps a low profile.

Now that the team's number one backup point guard came to chat with him, Thackeray certainly didn't dare to be fooled like Nick Young. He put on a serious face and listened carefully to Beverly, for fear of missing even a punctuation mark.

Beverley was satisfied, and the game drew to a close as he grew more vocal.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Lakers lead by 11 points, which is already the smallest point difference in the game. D'Antoni once replaced Harden. This time, the audience applauded.

Harden's face was expressionless, or there was a little anger between his brows and eyes. According to his character, this was already a big mood swing.

After that, Griffin and Eric Gordon also left the field one after another. After Griffin left the field, he covered his head tightly with a towel to prevent the reporter's camera from seeing his face.

Eric Gordon leaned back in his chair, numbly watching the substitute players fight.

In the last minute, Harden stood up before the game was over and walked towards the player tunnel.

His approach is against the rules. Even if he loses the game, he should leave the field with his teammates.

The assistant coach tried to stop him: "James, what are you going to do?"

Harden said without looking back: "Training!"

Griffin heard their conversation, looked up at Harden's back, his eyes flickered, and said to himself silently: "Training, it seems that the new season has begun!"

beep!
In the second round of the 2016-2017 playoffs, the series between the Lakers and the Rockets is over.

The Lakers swept the Rockets!
At the moment when the game ended, Yuan Qingshan was so exhausted that he just wanted to find a place to lie down and have a good sleep.

The Rockets fans at the Toyota Center applauded the Lakers. Although they were unwilling, the result was out and they could still accept the reality.

When the team exited and the Lakers walked out of the tunnel, the fans above the stands shouted: "The Lakers must beat the Warriors in the next round!"

Beverly waved his fist excitedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely let Curry taste my fist!"

The fans responded: "Dude, show your passion like a mad dog and kill the Warriors for us!"

Snapped!Snapped!Beverly clapped excitedly.

In the press conference after the game, Harden was absent, Griffin was absent, and D'Antoni took Eric Gordon and Capela to the meeting.

The reporter asked: "Where are Harden and Griffin, why are neither of them here?"

D'Antoni replied with a smile: "The two core players of the Rockets have already started training!"

Click, click, the flash lights up, a journey is over, and the next journey that is more exciting begins.

The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles overnight.

After getting off the plane, Yuan Qingshan found a new piece of news.

LeBron James: Congratulations, I am waiting for you in the finals!
Yuan Qingshan smiled and moved his fingers to reply: Are you worthy of Wade for saying that?
James: Meet defeat at home.

The Cavaliers are No. [-] in the East and No. [-] in the league, with a better record than the Lakers.

According to the rules, the format of the finals is 2-2-1-1-1. That is to say, if the two teams meet in the finals, the Cavaliers will have two home games first, then the Lakers will have two, and then they will take turns one by one.

What James meant was probably: to settle the battle at the Lakers' home court in the fourth game and sweep the Lakers.

Yuan Qingshan replied to James with a "hehe."

Then witty took a screenshot of James' words "I'm waiting for you in the finals" and sent it to Dwyane Wade.

Akron, LeBron James home.

Buzzing, the phone vibrated.

"Who is calling so late." James reached out from under the quilt and grabbed the phone on the bedside table.

Not many people know the number of this phone, and those who can call are those who are close to him.

"Hello." James' voice was lazy, he slept comfortably just now, but now he is in a daze.

A questioning voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hey, LeBron, I said you are too confident?"

(End of this chapter)