Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 42 42 [Everywhere]

Maybe people can officially understand Popovich's intentions through the game.

Popovich's lineup of one big and four small looks like it's full of firepower on the offensive end, and it's also very good defensively.

On the sidelines, D'Antoni frowned. He and Popovich were considered old rivals, and they definitely knew each other very well. Therefore, he felt that Popovich's move was definitely a killer. He had a very bad one. premonition.

After Jiang Hao advanced to the front court with the ball, he did not continue to control the ball, but handed the ball to Dejounte Murray, and then he and Danny Green made a cross-screen run, and then received the ball again .

When James Harden immediately rushed over to defend, Jiang Hao chose to force his shot.

brush!
beep!
The ball is in.

The referee's whistle also blew.

"Oh, China Jiang hit a three-pointer and caused a shooting foul on James Harden. For this rookie, he can complete such an offense in front of James Harden. It's so interesting."

People are boiling.

James Harden is known as the "son of JDZ", but now Jiang Hao caused a shooting foul. One can imagine how incredible this scene is.

"China Jiang has a chance to hit 4, it's crazy"

When Jiang Hao hit a free throw, many people were excited. From the current point of view, Jiang Hao became the most active player in the game.

In turn, the Rockets' offense, this time, under the defense of Danny Green, Eric Gordon failed to continue the fiery touch, and his three-pointer hit the frame.

After Aldridge grabbed the rebound, he quickly passed it to Jiang Hao, and Jiang Hao's counterattack was particularly fast.

After quickly coming to the top of the arc, he sharply tore through the Rockets' defense with a scalpel pass that only appeared on the football field, and completed an alley-oop with Rudy Gay who jumped up from the basket .

Bang!
The hustle and bustle of the Toyota Center finally fell silent, and everyone discovered for the first time tonight that the game was not as simple as imagined.

"China Jiang is everywhere. Not only can he score incredible points, but he can also mobilize his teammates. When the 31-year-old Rudy Gay also made such an explosive dunk, everyone should understand that the Spurs team tonight is terrible. Not for soy sauce”

Houston Rockets' home commentator Blake said worriedly that he saw more things from the Spurs' crazy and sharp counterattack.

In fact, not only Blake saw more things at this time, but many people smelled something unusual.

D'Antoni immediately requested a timeout again. Maybe until now he doesn't know what Popovich's purpose is in this lineup, but it is undeniable that the No. 35 of the Spurs, the Chinese rookie, is currently his biggest trouble .

"Trevor, stare at that kid for me"

D'Antoni finally invited his ace defensive champion - Trevor Ariza.

As a veteran, Trevor Ariza is still one of the top 3D players in the league.

His role on the defensive end is one of the Rockets' biggest reliance. In many games, as long as Ariza's defense is good enough, the Rockets can always easily win the game.

Ariza, who is suffering, is like Iguodala to the Golden State Warriors. Although they are not superstars, they are all indispensable members of their respective teams.

D'Antoni asked Ariza to defend Jiang Hao at this time. Obviously, he has established Jiang Hao as a very tourist-threatening opponent player.

Of course, for Jiang Hao, no matter whose defense he faces, Ta will not back down in the slightest. Before the start of the playoffs, he has made all the preparations and has a learning attitude. In this playoffs, he will play no pressure.

As Popovich told them before the game, if you win, you will earn blood, and if you lose, you will not lose money.

Therefore, after facing Ariza's defense, Jiang Hao still reached out to take the initiative to ask for the ball. Of course, he would no longer take a direct shot like facing Harden, but simply dribbled the ball a few times before using a retreat The first step completed the shot.

Although failed to hit, but caused Ariza shooting foul.

When Jiang Hao walked to the free throw line, the Toyota Center booed after another, and the Rockets fans felt aggrieved. This scene should have been seen on Harden, but now?Impressions has become the exclusive right to use Chinese rookies.

D'Antoni sighed, the game is like this, there will always be such a situation, even if he has dispatched all the defensive forces, even if he has paid enough attention, but only the Chinese player of the Basketball Association can continue to score.

Fortunately, James Harden has gradually found a feeling on the offensive end. She and Capelard are also familiar with the cooperation, constantly helping the Rockets score.

Soon, the first quarter was over.

31: 30!

The Spurs lead by 1 point in the away game.

Frankly speaking, this scene was unexpected by many people. Everyone felt that the Rockets should establish a certain lead through the first quarter of the game. They are always good at widening the point difference in the first quarter of the game this season.

But what about now?
They are 1 point behind.

The fans couldn't believe this fact.

And what everyone couldn't believe was that the No. 35 Spurs, the Chinese rookie, scored 15 points in the first quarter and performed extremely well.

"Both Jiang and Zhou are from China. Why is there such a big gap?"

Some Rockets fans hated iron and steel, and glanced at Zhou Qi, who was at the end of the bench, with a very ugly expression.

"Come on bro, D'Antoni is a piece of trash. He's almost ruining this team. There will always be 8-man rotations, and there will always be no defense. Judging from the situation in the first quarter, if this momentum continues, come and lose. My dad won't be surprised by this series."

Some fans pointed their guns at D'Antoni.

In fact, even though D'Antoni has brought the Rockets to the No. [-] position in the Western Conference this season, many people are still questioning his tactical style.

China on the other side of the ocean, please, just hate D'Antoni's use of rotation players. Everyone thinks that D'Antoni doesn't give Zhou Qi a chance at all. Zhou Qi is really unlucky to meet a coach like D'Antoni.

On the Spurs bench, Jiang Hao wiped the sweat off his face vigorously. He scored 15 points in the first quarter and helped the team maintain the lead. no rest.

Before that, he had never had such an experience.

"Jiang, take the time to rest. If there is a big change in the situation on the court, you need to return to the court immediately."

Popovich also knew that Jiang Hao was tired.Therefore, at the beginning of the second quarter, he put Jiang Hao on the bench. Of course, as he said, Jiang Hao is destined not to rest for too long.

(End of this chapter)