0210: Snoopy's Final Verdict
After the Rockets left the court, the offensive system instantly lost its core.
Luis Scola tried to drive the tempo on the inside, but was taught by Dugg with a crisp block. Snoopy's back-to-back blocks made the Argentine realise that his spinning essence could only turn into Snoopy's block highlights: a heart-wrenching realization, no doubt.
But Ron Artest apparently hadn't woken up in time yet.
When Snoopy once again used the pick-and-roll to lead Sean Battier's defense into the paint zone and cheated Joey Dorsey's defense away with a simple change of direction, Artest descended from the left and tried to give Snoopy a strong block.
But instead of taking advantage of the air, he was almost knocked to the ground by Snoopy, and by the way, he also took a foul.
Backbite!
The referee blew the whistle in his mouth and gave Artest an indisputable foul.
Artest turned, angry at Joy Dorsey's defense. "If you've just pushed up the defensive position, it's a perfect block. But you have been deceived by such an unskilled feint, what is the difference between you and those stupid pigeons in the square, you don't need food at all, as soon as you raise your hand, you will fly away in the direction. ”
In the midst of Artay's rebuke, Joy Dorsey lost his NCAA temper and quietly stepped aside like a well-behaved schoolboy.
Now that he's out of the right to be on the same level as Dugg, he's the last player on the Rockets' bench, and there's no guarantee that he'll be able to play in garbage time.
Snoopy, who was once called a copycat of Joey Dorsey, has become a core player for the Miami Heat, leaping into the ranks of quasi-elite players.
Bang!
Swish!
One of two free throws.
An 11-point score is enough to make Artest's heart tremble.
This intensified his hunt for Duge, who could not resist his footsteps whenever he broke into the paint area.
Originally, he wanted to condescendingly create a psychological shadow for rookie Duge and put him in a dilemma. He took advantage of the situation and became the biggest winner of this Chinese derby. But now... The pre-game rhetoric became his inner demon: between the team and the individual, he began to have a bottomless tendency to protect his own interests.
When Artest quickly tightened his defense, it meant more offensive opportunities for the Heat from the outside.
So Dugg passed the ball frequently and opened up the perimeter firepower.
The third quarter ended quickly, and the Heat once again overtook the score, 72-69 heading into the fourth quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Dugg didn't take to the court.
He played the first three quarters and put a lot of energy on both ends of the floor, arguably the most athletic man of the game. He was supposed to be the first rotation break at the end of the first quarter, but he fought until now.
Dugg sat on the bench and watched the court quietly, the high-intensity confrontation did drain his energy, but he thought he would have no problem playing another quarter.
At this time, the Heat made up a lineup of Mario Money, Dorrell Wright, James Jones, Shaun Marion, Michael Beasley and Haslem.
Spoelstra wanted to use the mobility of the squad to play a stronger and faster attack in order to seal the victory directly.
At the same time, the Houston Rockets' rotation lineup is also very mobile, with Brooks, Vaughan Weaver, Battier, Landry, Hayes.
After the players of both sides came on the field, they swept away the previous hand-to-hand combat situation. Begin to storm each other.
Judging from the rosters of players on both sides, the talent of the Miami Heat can be said to crush the Houston Rockets.
But.
The pace of the game was gradually controlled by the Rockets' two marginal men, Brooks and Vaughan Weaver played a sharp and fast offense, and the two of them were like two fragile but sharp daggers into the heart of the Heat.
On the Heat's side, Michael Beasley has become an obstacle to the fast break, and he is used to falling into the position and going heads-up. Moreover... He was extremely disgusted by passing the basketball to Sean Marion.
Marion didn't want to give Beasley any off-ball runs, and when Beasley received the ball, he simply stood outside the three-point line for a walk.
They are still competing with each other on the offensive end, and they are even more out of touch with each other on the defensive end.
Beasley wasn't good at defending in the first place, and when Sean Marion didn't give him an ass, he could only watch as Karlandri used a simple counterrun to run into the box to complete the aerial relay.
As a result, the Rockets gradually tied the gap and began to overtake.
"Chanmos, take control of the rhythm."
Spoelstra stood on the sidelines more than once to remind Mario Money.
But Chammos is not a fast-attacking defender, and he doesn't do a great job of dominating the ball with quick transitions. And, he's a staunch member of the Beasley gang, so he won't pass the ball to Marion.
This exacerbated the division of the Heat's roster on the court.
Adelman stood on the sidelines and watched with joy, he was originally worried that this rotation lineup would make the Rockets completely dead, after all, now Yao Shu's physical fitness has become a problem, and when Yao Shu adjusts, I am afraid that the situation will be completely dominated by the Heat.
But looking at this scene now, Yao Shu can rest for a few more minutes.
Swish!
When Vaughan Weaver hit a 3-pointer to extend the margin to 7 points.
Dugg stood up and told Spoelstra, "Let me go, keep going like this, and the strategic advantage we had in the third quarter will be wiped out." Yao Shu must not be given too much time to rest. ”
Spoelstra did not hesitate and hurriedly arranged for Dug to play.
When Dugg walked onto the court, Ron Artest, who was sitting on the bench, couldn't help but feel a little anxious, he was worried that Dugg would quietly complete the 15-point feat when he wasn't playing. So he walked over to Adelman and asked to play.
Adelman told him: "I'm not going to call a timeout for this, so you just have to wait for the next stoppage."
To be honest, Adelman didn't like Atay's performance tonight, like a madman who kept doing things to tear the team apart. He even wanted Dugg to score 15 points early, which might spur Ron Artest back to the team and play a normal level of defense. Instead of blindly going to the forbidden area to execute unnecessary bag clips.
It was as if Dugg was deliberately hanging Artest.
After he controlled the ball, he didn't attack the basket directly, even if it was Brooks who defended him.
He called Michael Beasley out, covered himself, attracted the misplaced defense, and forced two steps, the Rockets quickly retracted the defense, and Snoopy had quickly passed the ball to the bottom corner.
Marion catches the ball and shoots straight three-pointers...... Swish!
The score difference has narrowed further.
And Beasley was a little upset when he saw that Dug actually passed the ball to Sean Marion.
He was about to open his mouth to complain, but Dugg had already spoken.
"Listen, Michael. Jordan never brings an off-court feud to the court. Even he would throw punches at his teammates in training camp. But he never doesn't pass the ball to Grant, Kerr or Perdo during a game. He calmly told Beasley, "A leader has to be a leader." ”
Beasley's manic mood quickly calmed down, he liked the feeling of chatting with puppies, he was both a clever talker and a good listener, and he was especially good at metaphors.
The analogy made Beasley's heart flutter: Who wouldn't want to be confused with Michael Jordan.
So, he couldn't hold back his bad feelings for Marion all his life.
At the same time, Dugg also spoke to Marion, who he hopes can be a role model on the defensive end.
Marion is obedient to Snoopy, he knows that Dugg is the only player on the entire Heat team who can make his stats soar, and he has always believed that the puppy has a Nash flavor in him, and his passes are always timely and accurate.
At the end of his career, he was in dire need of a good resume to secure a pension contract for himself.
So, when Dugg spoke.
He immediately made a supplementary defense for Michael Beasley in the next round.
This gave Carl Landry a resounding block under the basket from Snoopydu!
He received a pass from Brooks as he ran around Beasley's defense, but Marion stepped up at the right time to make a comeback and he had to twist around and try to make a layup.
At this moment, Dugg fell from the sky and slapped his basketball straight off the rebound.
Then launch a fierce offensive.
Swish!
Dorrell Wright received a pass from Dugg from beyond the three-point line and hit an easy three-pointer.
The difference was only 1 point in an instant.
Adelman's brow furrowed.
He was just about to call a timeout, but the serve in the front court was directly stealed by Sean Marion, and he passed the basketball back to Duge, who received the basketball and easily dunked it...... Rumble!
The Heat played a small climax of 8:0 and overtook by one point.
The arena at the American Airlines Center was boiling, and many people were even chanting MVP.
At this time, Artest, who was standing at the technical table, looked at the scorer above his head.
It was 13 minutes!!
His heart contracted violently at the number, and it seemed as if a female donkey's tongue appeared out of thin air.
At this point, Adelman finally called a timeout, and in less than a minute, he went from leading by seven points to trailing by one point: something he didn't expect.
Dugg's appearance on the court ended the Heat's infighting, and the offensive system was more reasonable and sharper under his combing.
Now, the Rockets have a decision to make.
Either change to Yao Shu and enter the final battle. Or let the rotation lineup play for a while.
The answer came out in 20 seconds.
Adelman still put Yao Shu on the bench, and he replaced the lineup of Scola, Landry, Artest, Battier and Kyle Lowry.
This lineup is stronger defensively than before, and it is not far behind in terms of mobility.
However, offensive power is still an issue.
They don't have a strong point where they can really open up with the ball.
And on the defensive end, Artest's energy has been fully invested in Snoopy, often causing some unnecessary turnovers.
So, after 3 minutes.
The Rockets trailed by seven points.
At this time, there were nearly 6 minutes left before the end of the fourth quarter, and Adelman could only replace Yao Shu.
Yao Shu's physical strength has recovered somewhat.
So, as soon as he came on the pitch, he scored in the box: Haslem plus Beasley were no match for him at all.
But as soon as he scored, the Heat immediately went on a wild run.
Dugg went on a run-and-gun offensive with the basketball and hit the ball quickly in the frontcourt, with James Jones shooting from beyond the three-point line...... Bang!
Not hit though.
But the effect of making Yao Shu run wild has been achieved.
Looking back, Haslem was still playing with his life, waiting for Yao Shu to receive the basketball, Duge quickly went over to the bag, and the high-intensity running and physical confrontation made Yao Shu's sweat that he had just stopped flow out quickly.
But...... Swish!
Still scored a hook goal.
As the basketball flew overhead, Dugg realized how terrifying a true top-tier center can be.
But then, Dugg started a fierce offensive again, still lightning to the front, after blocking and dismantling in the high position, handed over to Beasley, who immediately rushed to the penalty area... Complete the one-handed split.
Then Yao Shu still played hard inside, and the Heat still used hanging defense.
When there are 2 minutes left in the game.
The Rockets finally equalized.
But... Yao's fitness was also at a critical point again, and when he walked to the free throw line, he had to support his knees with his hands and breathe hard twice before starting the free throw.
Bang!
When Yao Shu misses the penalty, Du Ge knows... It's time to slow down.
The Heat are no match for the Phoenix Suns, and they are not professionally trained to run and shoot, so the shooting percentage of the perimeter shooters is not very consistent in the fast-paced attack mode. Within minutes of Yao's play, they didn't hit a single three-pointer.
So, it's time to beat Yao Shu down and lock up the win.
When Dugg came to the three-point line with the ball, Shaun Battier still took a step to defend.
After summoning Haslem out and making a high-quality cover for himself, Dug suddenly accelerated, took a quick step, and rushed straight towards the penalty area.
After Battier got around cover, he followed quickly, but was still one step slower.
At this time, his fitness has also decreased. But he didn't expect Dugg to be as fast as he was at the beginning, which surprised him greatly. He couldn't help but think of that little monster on the Thunder team, who was still able to break into the paint area and complete the reverse bow split last time he hit the third overtime in the Toyota Center...... So, did UCLA hire aliens as teaching assistants? actually trained two physical monsters.
Burst!
When Yao Shu was bumped into by Duge, he confirmed one thing: Dugg was even more perverted than Westbrook. The power is too strong!
Backbite!
The referee blew the whistle and he gave Yao Shu a fifth foul.
Du Ge forcibly touched the porcelain while Yao Shu was moving laterally, and this punishment was indisputable.
When Dugg walked to the free throw line, Ron Artest's heart seemed to be pinched by a huge palm, and even his breathing became difficult.
Those two free throws were crucial for him.
Fortunately... Bang!
The first ball missed.
Artest finally breathed a sigh of relief.
With only 2 minutes left, holding the 15-point mark is far more important to him than winning.
Swish!
Dugg hit the second free throw to score his 14th point of the game.
Then, Yao Shu was directly stealed in the frontcourt, and exhausted, he lost his position under Haslem's tireless defense around the front, and then Dugg made a steal of the basketball.
Adelman already had a bad conjecture at this point.
Then, Dugg completed a high block with Sean Marion in the frontcourt, and then fast-forwarded on both lines.
In the process, Ron Artest's defense was completely tilted towards Dug's side, for fear that he would score. This allowed Marion to easily catch the basket and kill it under the basket, causing Yao's sixth defensive foul.
When Yao Shu walked off the court.
Adelman's face was very depressed, the Rockets had a habit of collapsing in the last quarter, and now that Yao Shu is off the court, the balance of victory and defeat is suddenly tilted to the side of the Heat.
"If the game is lost, Artest has to take 60 per cent responsibility for tonight's defeat, if not more. I'm not referring to his wrap-and-wrap strategy for the ball. Rather, it was a series of brainless actions he had previously taken on the Duger breakaway, and he was distracted by his pre-match remarks. Earl Johnson emphasized when the Rockets replaced Chuck Hayes on the court: "His megalomaniacal trash talk became a deadly dagger to stab himself and the Rockets in the chest!" ”
"And... Sadly, he is highly likely to both lose the race and kiss the she-donkey. ”
Charles Barkley was on the verge of laughing.
He couldn't wait to give Ron Artest the title of 'Donkey Man'.
Swish!
Swish!
Sean Marion made two of two free throws.
Artest then hit Marion and missed a jumper.
Immediately afterwards, Duge entered the penalty area, attracted Atai to help defend and passed the basketball to Marion again, and Marion hit a three-pointer!
The Heat's lead is once again six points with 1:36 left on the clock.
The coffin board of the rocket team can already clearly reflect the tongue lines of the female donkey.
Bang!
Luis Scola misses layup.
Adelman stood up, ready to replace his main players;
At this time, Dugg held the ball to the top of the three-point line in the frontcourt.
He then shook his head at Shaun Battier, who was coming up on defense, and then hooked his hand at Ron Artest.
This action instantly sparked a wave of cheers from the entire American Airlines Center arena.
Almost everyone stood up.
Because Snoopy raised the sword of punishment, and previously, all those who offended Snoopy were sentenced. Now, it's Ron Artest's turn.
Artest walked up to Duge with a grim face amid the excited shouts of the fans in the audience.
"Do you know why I missed a penalty before?"
Dugg smiled and told him, "I'm waiting for now." ”
"I can't be sure if you're going to hit me brainlessly after I score 15 points, so I'll have to wait until I knock Yao off the court and kick the Rockets to the edge of a cliff before executing the final judgment."
"Speaking of which, I really want to thank you."
Dugg consumed his time while expressing his sincere thanks to Artest.
Although Artest knew that he was being used early on, he was still extremely unhappy to be said so bluntly by Duge. He gritted his teeth and gurgled, "You'll never want to hit this ball." ”
"Huh!"
Dugg laughed loudly: "Come on, then!" ”
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[A large chapter close to 5,000 words, ask for recommendation votes! ] Thanks to "Lao Kui Reading" for the tip. 】
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