Legendary basketball manager

The game continues.

In the next few minutes, the two teams fell into an anxious situation.

On the Rockets side, several main players blossomed more.

Yao Ming, who felt cold in the opening game, also found his touch in the middle of the first quarter.

His three-pointer and a mid-range shot helped the Rockets successfully expand their lead.

The Thunder basically relied on the personal ability of Dewey's second young master.

After the two of you sing, I will appear on the stage, continuing the firepower for the team.

Among them, the most outstanding performer is "Reaper"-Kevin Durant.

Facing George, who had just been selected for the first defense, he scored 10 points in 12 minutes of the first quarter!

It is precisely because of his outstanding performance that the Thunder can bite the score.

After the first quarter, the two teams battled to 32:27, with the Rockets leading by 5 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides replaced the substitute players.

The Rockets replaced the "five-shot" lineup: Curry, Roy, Danny Green, PJ Tucker, and Yi Jianlian.

The Thunder is led by Harden and Durant, with Eric Maynor, Nick Collison and Ibaka as support.

"It can be seen from the connecting lineups of the two sides that the Rockets have a deeper bench."

"The Thunder adopted a short rotation. The three starters returned to the court after only a 2-minute break. The Rockets' substitutions were much bolder! Except for Curry, the other four were all substitute players."

"I just don't know if the physical fitness of the Thunder players can support long-term high-intensity games."

Zhang Weiping explained in a timely manner.

"It's okay, the starters of the Thunder are all young."

"Young people, you should fight more haha~"

Xu Jicheng said jokingly.

The two were talking, and the Thunder had already launched an attack.

Harden called for a pick-and-roll at a 45-degree angle on the right, and Ibaka quickly stepped up to set up a screen for him.

With the help of a screen, Harden changed direction and got rid of Roy's defense.

But the Rockets adopted the tactic of wirelessly switching defenses.

Tucker and Roy immediately switched defenses, and the former quickly blocked Harden.

Harden immediately took two steps back and motioned his teammates to pull away.

Small fight big, is one of his best skills.

Faced with such an opportunity, Harden naturally wants to play singles!

But Tucker stepped forward and stood ready.

Then, Harden dribbled the ball under his crotch in front of him.

While moving in small steps, Tucker kept reaching out and trying to intercept.

Although he didn't really threaten the basketball in Harden's hands, he invisibly put a lot of pressure on Harden, making it difficult for him to enter the rhythm.

Seeing that he was about to fall into a passive position, Harden suddenly lowered his center of gravity, and he was about to speed up his breakthrough with a cross step.

Tucker was not shaken, so he moved laterally to block it immediately.

"Bang~"

Harden slammed his head into Tucker's chest.

The next moment, both of them raised their heads at the same time and fell backwards.

"Beep!"

The referee blew his whistle and the Thunder made an offensive foul.

Harden immediately got up, his eyes were like copper bells, and he looked at the referee in great puzzlement.

The referee ignored him, but picked up the ball on his own, walked to the sideline, and waited for the Rockets players to come and serve.

Harden laughed back angrily, shrugged, and threw himself into defense helplessly.

With the ball just now, Tucker did predict his intentions.

But when the two collided, Tucker's feet did not stand still and were still moving laterally.

Of course, this all happened quickly.

It's really hard to see what's going on without the help of a slow-motion replay.

Harden suffered a dumb loss this time!

Offensive and defensive conversion.

After passing the half court with the ball, Curry handed the ball to Roy, and he devoted himself to running without the ball.

Not only him, but the other 4 Rockets players except Roy are all working hard to cross positions.

They also aggressively screen each other off the ball in the process.

Finally, Danny Green got rid of the defense and went outside the three-point line.

Roy flicked his wrist and passed the ball.

After Green received the ball, he stretched his bow and took an arrow, and made a three-pointer...

"Shu~"

Basketball hollow into the net!

35: 27.

The Rockets' lead came to 8 points.

As soon as the goal was scored, the Thunder immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

If the next attack is still fruitless, the point difference may be expanded to double digits!

This point difference is a common watershed in basketball games.

Generally speaking, if the score difference exceeds double digits, the lagging side will fall into great passiveness.

If you want to equalize or even overtake the score, the difficulty will double!

Thunder is determined to win the next attack!

Harden and Durant made eye contact and clarified the next tactics.

After the offensive and defensive transition, the two tactics played a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line.

"Duden" pick and roll, this is the Thunder's big move in the first round!

As we all know, both Durant and Harden are stars with both outside shooting and inside killing.

The two play one block and one roll, and there are too many offensive methods to choose from.

Defensive players tend to be overwhelmed and overwhelmed.

The previous Spurs were helpless with this trick!

But... rockets are different.

Under the strategy of unlimited defense changes, Roy and Danny Green decisively switched defenses (the former defended kd and the latter defended Harden).

Seeing this, Durant quickly moved to the free throw line, then lowered his center of gravity and began to ask for a position.

Harden understood, and passed the ball with a single hit.

After Durant got the ball, he raised his right knee and made a golden rooster independent, and shot a fallback jumper...

He is tall and has long arms and a very high shot point.

Roy took off with all his strength to interfere, but it didn't help.

The basketball flew over his fingertips in a rainbow-like arc before falling into the net.

35:29, Durant once again carried the team on his shoulders!

After 1 minute, the Thunder successfully defended the next goal.

During the fast break, Harden rushed to the basket with the ball.

Facing Yi Jianlian who raised his hands high, he used his signature Eurostep.

Ah Lian couldn't react in time, and his upper foot seemed to be nailed in place, so he could only watch Harden complete the layup.

35: 31.

The difference between the two teams is only 4 points!

Harden was very excited after scoring.

In the process of returning to defense, he ran to Durant with a smile, wanting to give him a high-five.

But before Harden was happy for too long, the Rockets responded quickly.

After Curry passed the half court with the ball, he stopped at the logo.

The Thunder's backup guard Mayno saw this, and rushed towards Curry.

Before the game, head coach Brooks had warned them that as long as halftime passed, Curry could shoot anywhere!

Because... his range is all over the half court!

To prove it to his players, Brooks also played a clip of Curry's ultra-long three-pointer.

Maynor finished watching the collection carefully, and was also amazed by Curry's shooting skills in his heart.

But when it came to the game, he still subconsciously thought that Curry would not dare to shoot from such a distance.

No way, this is the limitation of the times.

During this period in early 10, no one in the league except Curry would shoot like this, which made it easy for defensive players to have a mindset.

Ever since, under the gaze of the audience, Curry made a logo-shot.

The fans held their breath and followed the basketball all the way to the basket.

At the same time, on the Rockets' bench, Lowry stood up with his arms raised high, already celebrating in advance.

And the Thunder players on the field showed worried expressions.

Many of them already had a premonition that the ball would fall into the basket!

Sure enough, after a long flight, the basketball was unbiased and went straight into the net.

"Shu~"

The Nets were turned upside down!

The next moment, the audience burst into warm cheers.

38: 31.

The significance of this goal is not only to add three points to the Rockets, but its role in morale is also immeasurable!

This can be seen from the excited expressions of the rocket generals.

Moreover, not only the players, but even the fans at the scene were mobilized!

When Harden dribbled through the half court, the Toyota Center played a uniform slogan:

"defense!!!"

"defense!!!"

"defense!!!"

The sound was so loud that it seemed as if the roof of the arena was about to be lifted.

In such an atmosphere, some players became more excited, while others became nervous.

The Thunder's backup point guard, Maynor, obviously belongs to the latter.

Through unremitting efforts, he finally ran out of an open shot.

But with no one within a meter of him, Maynor's three-pointer actually hit an air.ball!

The fans at the scene immediately laughed at him.

At the same time, Yi Jianlian received the rebound and passed the ball to Curry.

The Rockets took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

During the fast break, Curry attracted a lot of defensive attention from the Thunder, and then threw the ball to the follow-up UAE.

The moment Ah Lian made the ball, Durant was already in place to help defend and blocked him.

But Yi Jianlian was unmoved.

At this moment, he has entered the rhythm of shooting!

I saw that Ah Lian took off on the spot, set up a high fort, and faced Durant with a three-pointer!

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

41: 31.

The point difference between the two teams has reached double digits!

At this moment, the Toyota Center is already boiling.

Thunder coach Brooks saw that the Rockets were about to take off, so he quickly called a timeout.

During the dinner, Maynor kept apologizing for his poor shooting.

Durant was speechless.

Harden said lightly: "It's okay, just vote well next time."

And Westbrook patted Mayno on the shoulder to show comfort.

Brooks saw this scene, smiled slightly, and said:

"Although I was hit by a wave of 6:0 shock waves, I am quite satisfied with our team's performance just now."

"Russell, you will play as soon as the timeout is over."

"If the Rockets maintain the lineup just now, you can boldly dig in. Both of their inside guards are very average."

Westbrook nodded solemnly when he heard the words: "I understand, coach."

............

At the same time, in the vip box on the stands, Shen Fei was watching the stadium with a calm expression.

So far, he is very satisfied with the performance of his players.

The Thunder and the Heat actually have some similarities.

Their talents are unquestionable, but their shortcomings are also obvious-the lack of depth on the bench.

In order to make up for this weakness, both teams use one or two star players to bring substitute players.

This approach will accelerate the physical consumption of core players.

But in the short term, this is the best way to keep the team healthy!

If they accumulate some advantages under the leadership of the core, they will be able to take the initiative in the subsequent games.

But today, the Rockets' bench is very powerful.

Under the leadership of Curry, not only did they not get close to the Thunder led by Duden and Duden, but they also expanded their advantage!

This is what makes Shen Fei most satisfied!

[You can’t even stop the second quarter, and when it’s the transition between the third and fourth quarters, what do you use to fight me? ]

Thinking of this, Shen Fei couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.

Among the three thunderbolts, only Westbrook can be called a physical monster.

Whether Durant and Harden can maintain their state after a long game is a big question mark!

............

The timeout ends and players from both sides return to the field.

"Did the Thunder directly switch back to the full starting lineup? This second quarter has only played less than 4 minutes, and Brooks can't help it?"

"Hey, the rocket is even more outrageous, and it has carried out a large-scale personnel adjustment..."

"Jeremy Lin, Tracy McGrady, George, Tucker, Ben, these five players with a height of about two meters are on the stage together. This is the 'ultimate basketball' lineup we are familiar with!"

When Zhang Weiping saw the five players from the Rockets, he immediately exclaimed.

"There are still some differences from before, Director Zhang."

"Our book star replaced Danny Green and entered this 'ultimate basketball' lineup. Next he should be the playmaker."

Xu Jicheng added.

"That's right, that's true. Then let us look forward to the performance of Shu Hao!"

Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

The game continues.

Westbrook held the ball through half court and came to the top of the arc to organize.

Harden came out with the help of a screen, and then played a pick-and-roll tactic with Ibaka.

The Rockets still use unlimited defenses to deal with it.

Harden couldn't help but feel a little headache when he saw that the defender was Tucker.

After some trials, he didn't find a good offensive opportunity, so he returned the ball to Westbrook.

After Turtle caught the ball, he looked up at the timer.

At this point, there are only 24 seconds left in the 10-second attack time.

Westbrook made a decisive decision and signaled his teammates to pull away, he was going to play singles!

Shu Hao who was defending him immediately lowered his center of gravity and assumed a standard defensive posture.

Westbrook looked at the book tycoon in front of him with a relaxed expression.

He took two steps backwards, then accelerated and rushed towards Jeremy Lin.

Westbrook is too fast!

In an instant, he had passed Shu Hao and rushed to the rocket's restricted area.

Just as Big Ben wanted to help defend, Perkins turned sideways and firmly blocked his way.

Another insider of the Rockets, Tucker, switched to the outside line, and it was too late to return to defense at this time.

Ever since, McGrady, who was with Tucker before, became the team's last line of defense.

I saw him jumping in place, and once again staged a talent showdown with Westbrook!

"Bang~"

The two had physical contact in the air.

[Monster...]

In the blink of an eye, Westbrook couldn't help sighing in his heart.

He took off at full speed!

But McGrady can jump as high as him while taking off from the spot, and reach the top at almost the same speed...

What a bounce and speed!

Westbrook had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​dunking, slightly retracted his stomach in the air, and pulled the bar for a layup...