Chapter 505: Being tall doesn't have to be stupid
The Clippers players were mentally prepared to get back on the court to meet the Rockets' comeback, and they knew that if they withstood the enemy's offensive attack at the end of the third quarter, they would be able to win the game.
The Rockets know better that they must seize the team's hot state during this period of time, put all their chips on it, and make or break it!
Adelman brought on the team's most attacking lineup: Brooks, Marbury, Weaver, David Lee, Yao Ming.
The Clippers switched to the best defensive lineup: Billups, Garcia, Barnes, Ji Guoyi, and Ji Guoqiu.
Defense and offense, two opposing battles, there is no difference between high and low, only the strength of the players on the field affects the final result.
The Clippers have the best defensive interior combination, and both fans and Clippers players have full confidence in such a matchup. However, the Rockets are fighting again at the moment, and under the stimulation of life and death, the Rockets players have given full play to their potential, especially Yao Ming, the little giant has made it clear that he wants to play the third quarter, and he wants to use his peak battle to make the last fight.
Ji Guoqiu assisted Billups to hit a three-point shot after a timeout, and although the Clippers' main task at the end of the third quarter was to defend, it didn't mean that they wouldn't attack, and if the Rockets didn't concentrate on the defensive end, maybe their last fight hadn't started yet, and they would fall on the www.biquge.info of the Pen Fun Pavilion.
The Rockets attacked, Marbury and Yao Ming played a block and dismantle, and the little giant received a pass after going down, and was immediately caught by the two brothers.
Yao Ming didn't give the two a chance to break the ball, and quickly moved the basketball to the weak side of the bottom corner, and Weaver caught the ball and hit a three-point shot.
After the timeout, the Rockets' defensive strategy was to shrink to protect the interior. Bet on the Clippers for three points is not allowed. Adelman is gambling again. When your team doesn't have an advantage in terms of strength. If you want to win, you have to rely on your opponent to make mistakes or gamble. Of course, the Clippers won't make mistakes themselves, so the Rockets can only gamble.
Brooks broke through with the ball, and with the help of Yao Ming's cover, he made a pull-up jump shot directly at the horns......
Ji Guoyi made up the defense in time, and his fingers almost touched the basketball, which was a defense second only to the block. But Little Black Bean still threw the basketball in.
"Damn, if you can get in, I can get in too!" Ji Guoyi also broke through with the ball when he turned around, singled David Lee, and scored a difficult shot with a backward jumper.
The Rockets attacked, Yao Ming and David Lee crossed and ran, and the little giant got a one-on-one opportunity, singled with his back, and quickly turned around and threw the shot.
Marbury hit a breakaway jumper and drew a foul on Ji.
This time. Ji Guoyi assists in defending the Rockets ball carrier everywhere on the defensive end, and whoever has the ball will clip whoever he wants. It seems that some fans still remember, didn't he just break his foot? How does this look more spiritual?
Ji Guoyi was fouled four times this time, and some commentators felt that his co-defense was too active, because the Rockets players could still shoot the ball, and his co-defense did not achieve too good results. But they don't want to think about how much character the Rockets players have wasted because of this, and this state of affairs can never last forever, and when the climax is over, it will then slide in a straight line.
Taylor. Swift was cheering for her boyfriend like a brainless fan, forgetting that Dead Fox didn't support her concert a few days ago, and the two had a quarrel over it.
The two sluts have been dating for a year and a half, and the two are the most tired in the first year, Ji Guoyi often goes to the concerts of the little singer, and the latter also comes to watch the ball at almost every home stadium.
But after a year, Dead Fox gradually became too lazy to see Taylor. Swift's concert, anyway, no matter how good a singer is, there are only a few good songs back and forth. A few years after the little singer's debut, Ji Guoshi scolded her for just a few songs, and she was too lazy to listen to them again. Instead of listening to songs, it is better to listen to the bed, Ji Guoyi thinks this is better.
Although the two have a small fight every once in a while, there have been no rumors of a breakup.
Basically, as soon as the media reports that the dead fox is suspected of having a leg with a certain star in the UK, the little singer will definitely find an excuse to quarrel and vent her dissatisfaction. Then after a few days, the two sluts don't know how, get together and roll the sheets, go out to watch a movie, have a meal, and the relationship will automatically recover.
Ji Guozhi took out and Taylor this time. Swift's energy, shuttling back and forth on the court, inside and outside, back and forth, in and out, staying power is indeed not covered, and he delivered a full three blocks in the third quarter, proving that his defense is not excessive.
The Rockets players are in such a hot state, if it weren't for the fox brother who went around putting out fires and fighting fires everywhere, maybe the Clippers would have really burned out. "Damn, next season, I'm going to be the best defensive player!" Ji Guoyi thinks that his defense is better than that of a dead panda, which team core is as hard as him when defending?
At the end of the third quarter, the score was 88:87, and the Rockets were on fire in the third quarter, scoring 37 points in a single quarter, which is a very high score in the playoffs.
However, the Rockets dug too much in the first half, and even if they won back by 13 points in a single quarter, the overall score was still behind the Clippers.
Ji Guoqiu had 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guoqiu had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals, Billups had 15 points and 5 assists, and Crawford had 10 points.
Yao Ming had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Marbury had 13 points and 8 assists, Scola had 7 points and 4 rebounds, David Lee had 4 points and 5 rebounds, Brooks had 15 points, Battier had 5 points, Weaver had 8 points and Ariza had 5 points.
"They're dying, we've already consumed them in the third quarter, and as long as we get past the first few minutes of the final quarter, the Rockets won't be able to break themselves." Old Dunleavy didn't blush at all when he said this, in fact, the Rockets players put all their energy on offense, and their focused attitude didn't make them feel too tired.
Ji Guoyi was so tired that he was like a dog, and suddenly reacted, as if he had also been fooled by this old man, and really thought that the fourth quarter of the rocket would be overwhelmed. But in reality, defense is more physically demanding than offense. To be precise, the team that has the upper hand has less physical consumption than the team that falls behind, people don't feel tired when morale is high, and once the sun and warriors go crazy, they can even run from start to finish.
"The coach is right, we're not in a hurry. It's impossible to lead the Spurs as steadily as Duncan every game. We just have to play at our own pace. Once there is a wave of climax, this breath of the rocket is gone. Ji Guoqiu is the most sober, he knows that no matter whether the Rockets players are tired or not, whether the old Dunleavy fools them or not, at least the Rockets players are holding on to this momentum now, and once the Clippers play an offensive on their side, they can stabilize. The rocket will definitely collapse.
So, will the rocket collapse?
At least on the bench, the Rockets' second lineup has been dominant, so it's likely that the Clippers will collapse first in the fourth quarter. Once the score is overtaken, the Rockets are even more morale-like, and the Clippers may not be able to maintain the steady defense in the first three quarters without the two brothers on the floor.
In the final quarter, the Rockets were dispatched: Brooks, Lowry, Ariza, Scola, Mutombo.
Clippers on: Dragic, Crawford, Afralo, Amir. Johnson, Jordan Jr.
Adelman showed a lot of sophistication in his lineup, and he considered in advance the use of the bench lineup in the fourth quarter to defeat the Clippers in the third quarter. So Ariza and Scola were replaced early and saved for the early part of the fourth quarter. The goal was to use Ariza to defend Crawford, and then use Scola to hit the Clippers' two bench interior lines, which was really a good game.
The commentators who knew the ball naturally guessed the purpose of Adelman's use of troops, and mocked the Clippers without a trace.
During the regular season, the elder Dunleavy can also use Jeffries, Dunday. Jones and others, but in the playoffs, Dunleavy Sr. did not dare to use them. And it often falls behind in rotation. This has been fully reflected in the playoffs last season, but the Clippers are the winners in the end, and everyone has not paid attention to the problem of old Dunleavy.
In the final quarter, Ariza scored on a layup, and then Lowry and Brooks hit two three-pointers in a row.
On the Clippers' side, Crawford finally showed his worth, making two difficult shots and scoring with a bukkake on Ariza's head. His double-edged sword, at a critical moment today, fortunately stabbed the enemy and did not stab himself.
However, the Rockets' Scola made Amir in the low post in a row. Johnson fouled twice, although this black and hard is much stronger than Jordan Jr.'s skills, but his IQ is only a little stronger, so in the face of the cunning Scola, he can only be played around like a stupid bear.
Dragic broke through Brooks and caused the latter to foul, the Latvian has a much higher IQ, he knows that Brooks's weakness is height, and decisively uses his height to bully the opponent, and the breakthrough is completely to make fouls.
The Clippers hit one of two free throws, and the next time, Jordan Jr. finally showed a hand on the defensive end, he quickly rushed over from one side to help defend when Scola attacked in the low post for the third time, and affected Scola's shooting with his outstanding jump, and the Argentine actor finally did not score this ball.
The Clippers grabbed the rebound and immediately launched a fast attack, and Dragic received the basketball and forced a breakthrough layup, causing another foul on Brooks and hitting both free throws.
At 7 minutes and 40 seconds in the fourth quarter, Dragic played his form and continued to force Brooks, although the final layup was fanned off the court by Uncle Mu, but he had completed his task and helped the team survive the bench period, and the two brothers who had been waiting for the dead ball on the sidelines returned to the court.
With a score of 95:97, the Rockets' bench lineup overtook the difference by two points, but this advantage did not seem to be enough for the Rockets.
Dragic became the brightest player on the Clippers' bench during this time, and he used his body to blow up Brooks.
Now seeing the two brothers returning to the court, Yao Ming couldn't sit still and took the initiative to ask to play early.
Adelman thought about it, but this time he didn't refuse, and let the little giant and the animal brothers return to the field at the same time.
Anyway, if this game is lost, this is the last one, and there is no need to think about it so much.
"Brother Yao, aren't you tired of coming up so soon?" Ji Guozhi said to Yao Ming with a hippie smile, he rested for four minutes, and his body had recovered a lot, as long as he didn't play as hard as he did in the third quarter, he didn't have any problems playing the remaining seven minutes, Yao Ming probably wouldn't be able to.
"You kid fouled four times, right? It's okay to be careful and have strength. "Yao Ming won't suffer this kind of loss, people don't talk much, but the counterattack is very sharp, not as easy to bully as black and hard.
Ji Guo smiled shamefully, Yao Ming only committed three fouls today, but he committed four fouls, and the giant panda also committed four fouls, in case the referee shook a little in the fourth quarter, they would be tragic, and there was nowhere to do it.
"Stupid, I told you not to provoke Yao Ming, people are sharp-tongued, don't think that tall people are stupid, of course you are an exception." Ji Guoqiu had already reminded the dead fox that he had to do something to deal with Yao Ming, and he couldn't talk to him. (To be continued......) R1292