At the moment of crisis for the Rockets, Yao Ming finally used himself to attract the bag defense and helped Battier and Ariza hit three-point shots in a row. The Rockets played extremely tenaciously today, with role player Ariza stepping up first, and Yao Ming, the core, also stepping up.

Billups immediately received the ball from his Panda brother, made a pull-and-throw and returned the color, and then drew a foul on Marbury and hit both free throws.

Not to be outdone, Marbury used the breakout to return Billups with a one-a-two-plus-one.

In the first quarter, the two teams went back and forth, from fighting defense at the beginning, to fighting offense, and the shooting rate on both sides was not low, and it was wonderful for a while.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 31:30, and both teams scored more than 30, which was a big offensive drama.

Ji Guoqiu got 4 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, Ji Guoqiu had 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Billups had 5 points and 2 assists, and Crawford had 2 points.

Yao Ming had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Marbury had 6 points and 3 assists, Scola had 4 points and 2 rebounds, David Lee had 4 points and 2 rebounds, Battier had 3 points and Ariza had 3 points.

At the beginning of the second quarter, David Lee's jump shot was blocked by Barnes, who made a small move again, and there was a top action under the ball, but the referee saw it this time and immediately gave Barnes a foul and stepped forward to warn him.

David. Lee hit both free throws, Amir. Johnson hit a three-pointer on the offensive end to help the Clippers widen the gap. Cloth. Rookes then took advantage of his speed to force Dragic and hit both free throws for fouls, and the two sides soon began to battle off the bench.

The bench lineup has always been the key to whether the Rockets can beat the Clippers, and the Rockets have used breakthroughs to cause fouls from Clippers players and use free throws to gradually catch up with the score.

There are 7 minutes and 30 seconds left in this section. The Rockets' bench lineup came off the ground in the second quarter. Brooks, David Lee, and Weaver scored difficult goals in quick succession. In the end, as David Lee broke through the free throw line and made a layup to make it two and one, causing Jordan Jr. to foul for the second time, the Rockets relied on the play of the bench lineup to overtake the score.

Charles. Barkley laughed: "The Rockets' bench interior is better than the Clippers, including their backcourt players, and whether the bench can lead the opponent is an important factor in whether the Rockets can beat the Clippers." ”

Kenny. Smith also said: "The Rockets and the Clippers must not be able to compare with the starting lineup, and the Clippers' starting lineup is rare in the league. In the West, only the Spurs and Lakers can compete with it, while in the East the Cavaliers and Celtics can compete with them. ”

The Rockets' bench lineup still keeps Ariza, this is to limit the Clippers' sixth man Crawford, Adelman knows that the biggest threat in the Clippers' bench lineup is Crawford, as long as this is guaranteed to be choked, then the Clippers' second column will be difficult to defeat themselves. At the same time, the Rockets chose to let Jordan Jr. go on the defensive end and wrap up the Clippers' two more threatening guards, which is to see that Jordan Jr., a rough brother, has no offensive ability. The Clippers bench players always feel that they are playing more with less, and the reason is that the offensive black hole of Jordan Jr. can't help much.

Dragic's passing skills can be seen at the moment. It is still a lot worse than Billups, and once it is caught after the block, it cannot be the first time to play the ball, which delays the fighter. Although Jordan Jr. does not have the ability to attack independently, he can jump and jump, as long as the point guard has excellent passing ability, he can also create an aerial relay to break the opponent's bag. However, Dragic is better at blocking and finishing after pick-and-rolls, and Nash has not learned the ability to split the ball after blocking and pick-and-roll. There are so many Nash in this world, and as long as Dragic learns Nash's offensive skills after blocking and dismantling, he has already made the old Dunleavy feel extremely gratified.

But it's not easy, at least Dragic after the break-through of the block, facing the Rockets' double bag, there are still some people who don't know what to do, whether to pass or shoot? Or then break through to make fouls, he often can't make up his mind, can't make a decision in the first world, and when he hesitates, he will be caught and make mistakes.

You can't blame Dragic, the defensive intensity in the playoffs is much higher than in the regular season, and most rookie players will have trouble playing in the playoffs, and the rookie has too little experience in the playoffs, and too little experience in playing tough games, and once they are trapped, they don't know how to deal with it.

Crawford took possession of the ball at this point, and he knew how to play at this point, or rather, whether he knew it or not, he played that way anyway - catch, break, and finally shoot. If he shoots right, he can kill the opponent, and if he can't shoot correctly, he will kill his own team.

Today, Crawford is obviously not accurate, so the old Dunleavy 7 minutes and 20 seconds in the second quarter, immediately replaced with the animal brothers, at this time Dragic knew what he should do, and Ji Guoqiu blocked and handed over the basketball to Brother Panda, and if he had the opportunity, he would break through to the basket by himself, and his task became simpler.

There are fewer options on the offensive end, the difficulty has decreased, and Dragic's cousin has begun to recover.

Clippers lineup: Dragic, Crawford, Barnes, Ji Guoyi, Ji Guoqiu.

Rockets lineup: Brooks, Weaver, Battier, David Lee, Mutombo.

The score was 40:38, the scores of the two teams were still tight, and after the game restarted, Battier made an offensive foul on Ji Guosha on the defensive end, which made the little fox very unhappy.

In this series with the Rockets, he was fouled by at least one or two offensive fouls by Battier or Scola every game, and the timing of these two people's choice to make fouls was accurate, just now his breakthrough had started to speed, and he couldn't stop at all halfway, Battier fell down as soon as he touched it, and the speed was so fast that he didn't even have time to swing his elbow and knee to retaliate!

However, after the Rockets came on the court, the flaws on the offensive end were too obvious, and Mutombo was also let go by the two brothers, using the Rockets' method of defending Jordan Jr. to defend Uncle Mu.

Battier hoisted the basketball to Uncle Mu, who received the ball on the sideline in the three-second zone, and at the moment there was no one to defend him, and he only had to take a step towards the basket to go straight to the basket. However, it was this step, Ji Guoyi had already rushed back to the basket quickly, and covered the basketball in Uncle Mu's hand from behind, and the basketball fell directly out of bounds, and the Rockets had 5 seconds left in their offensive time.

Seeing this, Adelman immediately replaced Mutombo with Yao Ming. Although Uncle Mu's rebounding is still so sharp, and his defense under the basket is also good, his offense is too poor. I can't get into it even if it's really empty. His speed is reflected in Ji Guosha. Seems too slow, too slow......

Ji Guoshi covered Mu Tombo, raised his right hand in excitement, and shook it in Uncle Mu's posture. As a result, in addition to receiving the scolding of 20,000 fans at the Toyota Center, he was also rewarded with a technical foul by the referee.

"You idiot!" Ji Guoqiu was furious, I have never seen such a heartless person, can anyone do it by shaking his fingers?

Mutombo was so angry that he choked up, but he laughed out loud at the moment, walked to the side and shook his finger at Ji Guoyi again.

"Referee. Look, that guy is shaking his finger in front of you, can you still bear it? Ji Guozhi hurriedly complained to the referee, and provoked by the way. However, the referee smiled and said, "If you shake your finger when you are forty years old, I will not give you a technical foul." ”

"You idiot, come back and defend." Ji Guo hated to kick his ass, and at this moment, the little giant was already on the field, and the pressure on the two of them increased again.

Not only did Yao Ming come back, but the two teams changed most of the starters. Billups and Marbury are also back on the field.

Yao Ming hit a free throw, and the Rocket's serve went directly to Yao Ming. The little giant handed the basketball player to Marbury, and the lone wolf took advantage of Yao Ming's broad body to flash out of the gap and hit a shot from outside the three-point line. The Rocket's offense, counting a free throw from Ji Guosha's technical foul just now, scored 4 points in one round and successfully overtook the score.

With 6 minutes and 55 seconds left in the second quarter and a score of 40:42, the Rockets led the Clippers again.

The joy of the Rockets players overtaking the score did not last long, and Ji Guosha, who had just made a fool, hit a three-point shot on the offensive end, allowing the lead to change hands again. Crawford was then called a technical foul on the kick, and Yao Ming and Scola hit back-to-back free throws to lead the Rockets back to the lead.

"Can't let that guy go to the free-throw line!" The elder Dunleavy shouted a warning to the players on the sidelines to be careful not to let Yao Ming get a chance to make a free throw, that guy was not O'Neal or Howard.

After that, the two sides fought more and more fiercely on the court, and finally changed the tempo of the game from scoring back to defense, and from the middle of the second quarter, scoring became very difficult for both sides.

The good news for the Rockets is that today's referee's blowing penalty on Yao Ming has become normal, and then like the previous two games, the situation of pinching and not giving a foul has disappeared, Yao Ming walked to the free throw line 10 times in the second quarter, and by the way, the two brothers all committed 2 fouls, and they did not dare to defend the little giant unscrupulously.

At the end of the quarter, Billups hit consecutive shots, and Yao Ming scored a goal on the inside, causing Ji Guoqiu to foul for the third time and knock Brother Panda down. Then the next attack, the dead fox who secretly pinched the little giant's ass was finally whistled for a foul, and today is not such a good thing.

Ji Guoyi got a technical foul, Yao Ming hated to hit his 11th free throw of the second quarter, and at halftime, the Rockets led the Clippers by two points at 52:54.

In the first half, Ji Guoqiu got 8 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guoqiu had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal, Billups had 12 points and 3 assists, and Crawford had 6 points.

Yao Ming had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Marbury had 8 points and 5 assists, Scola had 4 points and 3 rebounds, David Lee had 8 points and 4 rebounds, Battier had 3 points and Ariza had 5 points.

At halftime, ESPN's commentary blacked out Maddie, Mark. Jackson asked Van Gundy: "We saw it, the original No. 1 of the Rockets came to the scene today, and we have to mention Maddy again, if there is him and Marbury and Yao Ming at this moment, will the Rockets' hopes of beating the Clippers in this series increase?" ”

Van Gundy replied, "No, I don't think so. First of all, I don't think they would have even been able to get past the Trail Blazers if they had Maddie. Yao Ming said early in the season that if Maddy hadn't been injured, the Rockets would have competed with the Clippers, Lakers and Spurs for the top spot in the West, but I think that was just a compliment among the players. If Maddie was still around, the Rocket's table would not be as good as it is today. ”

"But Maddy's talent, as well as his presence with the Knicks, proved to be helpful for the Rockets' scoring in crunch time."

"Yes, he can create his own shots better than other Rockets players, but the game is not that simple, and we see how well the Rockets defend and the Knicks don't defend at all. So if Maddie is here, can you expect him to play such a good team defense as well? Maybe he will be injured again because of this, and now Maddie and Iverson, if they only attack and don't defend, maybe they will still play star list, but it is impossible to go far in the playoffs without defense. ”

Mark. Jackson also had to agree with Van Gundy: "It's true that the Rockets with Ariza and Battier are very good defensively. ”

Van Gundy said: "It's not just them, every player on the Rockets is giving their best defensively, and their appearance is touching. Marbury is in better physical shape right now than Iverson and Maddy, and I think he's even better than Billups, so it's better for the Rockets to get a lone wolf with a good attitude than Maddie who can only attack. ”

Mark. Jackson asked, "What do you think Marbury brings to the team other than scoring?" ”

Van Gundy replied: "We can see that he's scrambling, breaking through the ball, not giving up on every floorball, he's not the Marbury we used to know, he's now deserving of a contract with a ten-million-dollar salary." ”

TNT discussed the referee's decision in the first half. Barkley smiled: "Man, today's referee's scale pointed to the Rockets, which made Yao Ming stand on the free throw line a total of 14 times in the first half, I can't believe that this will happen to the little giant, which gives the Rockets a 2-point lead over the Clippers in the first half." ”

Kenny. "Now you see how good the referees are, and when you get the favor of the referees, or the league, and you can get to the free throw line a lot of times, then you can win," Smith said. (To be continued......)

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