Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 231

Waiting for an opportunity to hit a three-pointer in an open space is no stranger to Gerald Green, because before that, he successfully gained a foothold in the Houston Rockets by virtue of this.

In the second half of the third quarter, the two sides played back and forth, and the score was very tight.

So, when the game came to the fourth quarter, 88:92!

The Houston Rockets at home have only a 4-point lead.

The bayonet entered the scoring mode in the third quarter, and he scored 17 points in a single quarter. Under normal circumstances, with the explosion of the bayonet, the Dallas Mavericks definitely have the opportunity to even out the point difference and even overtake it. Gerald Green suddenly rushed out from the Houston Rockets.

Gerald Green, who was originally arranged by D'Antoni to defend the bayonet, unexpectedly found the crosshair outside the three-point line. In more than 4 minutes in the second half of the third quarter, he abruptly hit 3 Recording a three-pointer is the number one contributor to the Houston Rockets' ability to withstand the Dallas Mavericks' counterattack.

The atmosphere of the entire Toyota Center was ignited by the crazy Gerald Green. For the home fans, everyone is no stranger to Gerald Green's explosive three-point shooting with a high shooting rate.

Think about when the team just signed Gerald Green before, didn't this guy succeed in getting everyone to complete the recognition by virtue of this.

Everyone just didn't expect that in this strong matchup tonight, Gerald Green would step forward and become the most reliable helper beside James Harden.

"Gerald Green's outbreak was unexpected, which at least gave the Houston Rockets one more way to win. D'Antoni can use this to make more tactical arrangements," Kenny Smith said.

"Yeah, until now, we haven't seen the real Houston Rockets. They're a team that likes to shoot the three-point shot. They can win as long as they stick to it. This is what they have been insisting on for the past few seasons. "

Charles Barkley also weighed in.

"So, the test came to the Dallas Mavericks, and for Rick Carlisle, he couldn't let Gerald Green throw such reckless shots anymore, but the good news is that Luka Doncic didn't play in the third quarter. He didn't play much. With only the last quarter left in the game, he is no longer so constrained by the number of fouls with three fouls. We have reiterated more than once that Luka Doncic is very important to the Dallas Mavericks. If he can show up on the court, it will definitely be an improvement for the Lone Ranger's offense."

"Although the bayonet scored 17 points in the third quarter and showed everyone his ability, it is undeniable that without Luka Doncic to share the organizational burden, he still played a little uncomfortable"

Charles Barkley continued.

As the fourth quarter approached, the tension throughout the Toyota Center was raised to another level.

The Lone Ranger was the first to attack. Luka Doncic chose to attack by himself. This caught the Houston Rockets a little by surprise. With James Harden sitting on the bench to rest, Chris Paul's leadership seemed to be a bit unfavorable , As soon as he came up, he let Luka Doncic complete a breakthrough layup.

2 points.

The point difference was narrowed to 2 points.

Chris Paul was expressionless. After using Eric Gordon's cover, he tried to make a shot. After being quickly defended by Jiang Hao, he assisted Tucker under the basket to complete the alley-oop.

James Harden took the initiative to stand up from the bench and cheer for Chris Paul and Tucker's offensive cooperation just now.

Although his dislike of Chris Paul has reached an irreconcilable point, as a team leader, he must do something at this time.

Jiang Hao gritted his teeth. The Houston Rockets deserved to be the top team in the Western Conference after them. They were indeed a hard rock.

When the game reached this point, he had gone all out, but he still couldn't make the game lose its suspense.

For him, perhaps in order to win this game, he has to come up with more ways, such as the Twin Towers.

About 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, Jiang Hao gestured to Rick Carlisle, and then Rick Carlisle took the initiative to ask for a timeout.

"We have to give them offensive pressure on the inside. If we compete with three-pointers, we can't beat them, so we have to give them pressure on the inside. At the same time, we must improve on the defensive end"

This is the suggestion Jiang Hao gave during the timeout.

So after returning from the timeout, the Dallas Mavericks' lineup became Jiang Hao, Luka Doncic, Trevor Ariza, DeAndre Jordan, and Dirk Nowitzki.

A team with height inside and overall defense.

"This is a bold attempt. I like Rick Carlisle's active attempt. The combination of the two towers does not seem to pose much threat, but don't forget that Dirk Nowitzki is a jack-of-all-trades character. The appearance of the Lone Ranger gave the Lone Ranger a greater choice”

After the game continued, Dirk Nowitzki has a wide range of activities. He can stay at the basket or pull up to the high post afterward, because Dirk Nowitzki hit a three-pointer from the outside in the second quarter It's a loss, so the Rockets can't completely ignore Dirk Nowitzki's running at this time.

Therefore, when the inside players of the Rockets had to divide part of their forces to follow Dirk Nowitzki, Jiang Hao's eyes lit up immediately, and he finally got a chance. To be honest, the Rockets' inside defense did a good job in this game. He basically He didn't get a lot of opportunities to break through, but now it's good, and with Dirk Nowitzki involved in a part of the Rockets' inside defensive force, this definitely gives him a chance.

Jiang Hao rushed up, passed Tucker directly with a very weird European step, and sent the basketball into the basket very steadily.

Many Mavericks fans exclaimed at this moment, because they saw the shadow of the former Pampas eagle Manu Ginobili from Jiang Hao's European step layup just now.

In fact, the European step layup that Jiang Hao used just now was indeed guided by Manu Ginobili.

I have to admit that Rick Carlisle's proactive lineup did catch the Houston Rockets by surprise.

In just 3 minutes, the Lone Ranger took advantage of Dirk Nowitzki's point, coupled with the high-intensity pressing on the defensive end, allowing them to play a 7:3 offensive climax, officially smoothing the point difference in one fell swoop .

In this case, it was D'Antoni's turn to have a headache, and he could only request a timeout again.

(End of this chapter)