Chapter 693: Rockets Now
After a few sessions at Oracle Arena, the Nets headed to Houston. The team that is currently ranked first in the West. Unlike the Warriors, this team currently has everything they need to win a championship!
The team's player outfit, some of the players' combat ability! The physical, confrontational, and efficiency aspects are all very good! And in the case of the main players, the players on the bench are not inferior!
The Rockets traded a lot of veterans to the Clippers, and there were still a lot of voices saying that Houston was crazy. But this season is definitely seeing results! If Houston was still a traditional powerhouse in the West in the past few years, then it is difficult to say how far they can play this season!
Now they've been in the first spot in the West for five weeks! After winning the Warriors, the Nets' confidence has increased greatly! This also made Chen Yinan a little more worried. He always felt that this game would not be so simple.
Unlike the Golden State Warriors, the Rockets are now in the limelight, strength, and player quality at a very strong level!
Gerrard, currently averaging 9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.8 steals per game! Former Celtics player. Nice blue-collar players! Nine finger buckles in the NBA! When playing at home, I accidentally lost a piece of my right ring finger.
But that doesn't affect his personal performance! For this player, he has good explosiveness on the court, has range from three-point range, has average defense, and does not like to pass.
Zhou Qi, 1.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists, the current playing time of the big demon king is more limited by the Rockets! With less than 7 minutes to play, Zhou Qi was still able to get some data.
But as time goes on, some media outlets also feel that his personal development may not be as smooth as Yao Ming's. Zhang Hao, the head of Chen, also looked at him a few days ago, and if he had a serious leg injury, he might have to be reimbursed for the season.
Luke can now have 6.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists. Blue-collar strikers.
The Rockets' center and forward players are not very good, but their ability to fight and score is not bad. And the playmakers on the team, such as Paul and Harden, are the team's boosters.
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Although Chen emphasized the opponent's ability, the team did not listen to him much. You can feel it.
The Rockets' lineup tonight is Capela, Anderson, Ariza, Tucker, Paul. On the Nets' side are Mozgov, Allen, Jonathan, Russell and Goodwin!
One thing that makes people notice is that the Rockets are more wary of the current state of the Nets! The team that can beat the Warriors should not be weak. Regardless of the current state of the Warriors, the Nets pose no small threat at the moment.
Houston, who didn't want to lose the game, got the basketball and passed it to Paul. The latter slowly made his way to the front. Ariza took the basketball and immediately passed Jonathan and scored points on a layup!
Jonathan feels that even if it is a physical confrontation, it may not be Ariza's opponent! Goodwin quickly got the ball up front and passed it to Allen in front of Tucker's defense. Mozgov took Allen's jumper and was directly covered by Capela!
Paul took the basketball in the front court and hit a direct shot to step on the line for 2 points! 4:0! In today's game, the Rockets began to guard the Nets as soon as they came up! Coupled with the fact that Brooklyn is already a little slack, the Rockets feel like an impregnable wall!
Allen went to the sideline to serve to Russell, who slowly made his way up front. When Tucker was a little slack, he immediately broke through and scored and the layup was interfered with by Ariza! The basketball was caught by Paul immediately and quickly passed the half, and Anderson hit a three-point shot immediately after receiving the basketball! 7:0!
"How? It's a little different from the last game, isn't it? There were times during the regular season when the Warriors couldn't win a game. Don't be too simple to play with them. It must be slowed down, Paul is on the field, and the other players who are not weak are now as quick and accurate as if they have a playmaking bonus. Including Williamson, too, you have to play more and find good opportunities to attack quickly......"
The Nets, who scored seven straight points for the Rockets at the beginning of the game, are only now somewhat aware of their slackness. Crabbe passes the ball to Williamson, and the Nets make two substitutions on this end. The Rockets have not changed, and Harden is still watching the game with the "humility" of a bench player.
After Williamson took the basketball, it was obvious that the opponent was now very calm. But he was okay and wanted to try the strength of the other party, so he immediately started to speed up Tucker and felt the strength of this young man after having some physical contact with Williamson in the past!
But when the ball ran out, Anderson and Ariza immediately came over and covered the basketball! Ariza pounced, but it felt like he had a spring under his feet and ran for the basketball as quickly as he received it.
The latter went to the frontcourt and hit a three-pointer under Russell's defense! 10:0! Facing the Rockets, who are good on defense and offense, the Nets are starting to feel a little powerless at this end.
Russell got the basketball and passed the ball to Williamson after his shot was directly blocked by Tucker, immediately grabbed the basket back and feigned a hard attack. The latter jumped straight up and hit a three-point shot! 10:3!
Ariza immediately received the basketball and went straight back with a three-pointer! 13:3! Now Brooklyn can't laugh anymore. Crabbe got the basketball and passed the ball to Allen, who directly deducted the points!
After Paul's three-pointer was missing, Williamson grabbed a rebound, protected the basketball, and quickly rushed to the frontcourt. Russell came back and took the basketball and hit a direct three-point shot! 13:6! After trying a few times, I feel that Chen's arrangement is still correct......
Chen Yinan, who was standing on the sidelines, was not in a hurry, he felt that there was no need to quickly adjust the Nets. Now unless the Nets players themselves can end the first half with the Rockets like they did in the last game, it will be basically useless.
Paul quickly got to the front court and beat Crabbe and Russell before making a pull-up jump shot and hitting the board into the basket! 15:6! The Rockets' efficiency since the opening was too high, right?
Crabbe took Williamson's serve and went to the front court to hit a long-range three-pointer in front of Tucker! 15:9!
In the current situation, Chen feels that Williamson has nothing to keep, because if he does, with the strength of the other side, the Nets may not last long and will be dragged into garbage time. On point guard, you can let Jeremy Lin play in the back.
Anderson didn't have a three-point jumper, Allen got the rebound and immediately passed it to Williamson, who went to the frontcourt to dunk directly to score points! 15:11!
31:20! At the end of the first quarter, the Nets trailed by 11 points!
"Defensively, you still have to pay more attention. Egypt's Diyous and Mozgov are responsible for protecting the rebounds, and the rest of the players are just trying to improve their offensive efficiency......"
At this pace, Brooklyn is afraid that it will be "scrapped" by the opponent in the first half. So after coming up in the second quarter, let Egyptian Diyus play. Now it's basically just these guys who are relatively good.
Crabbe quickly passed the half, and Egyptian Diyus got the basketball and scored points by Capela's side! 31:22!
Ariza got the basketball and went to the frontcourt, and Anderson received the ball and his jumper was interfered with by Mozgov! Williamson immediately went over to take over the basketball at this time, passed the half court directly, and scored 2 points after violently slamming the opponent in front of Ariza who rushed to the scene! 31:24!
The adjusted Nets don't seem to be doing well. As soon as Chen thought of this, he saw Paul directly return a three-point shot! 34:24!
The score difference is back to 10 points. Russell carried the ball to the front court, and Williamson jumped up immediately after taking the basketball and was interfered with by Ariza directly in the air! The referee blew the whistle when he saw it, and Williamson hit 2 of 2 free throws! 34:26!
Now the Nets are facing a group of experienced and physical guys! The Rockets are arguably one of the few teams in the West that can compete with the Warriors and be effective.
They want to be organized, they want to cooperate, they want to have a body, they want to have three points! The Brooklyn players on the field clearly felt the huge gap between the two teams. In fact, in Chen's opinion, there is still a role in the heart.
First, after the win over the Warriors, some of the Nets' players started to float. It's not much, but it's enough to have a certain impact on the team's performance today!
And the biggest threat to the Rockets at the moment is Williamson's offense and Jeremy Lin's organizational ability! If Crabbe feels good, there will be a lot of scoring output.
Anderson got the basketball and faced the defense of Egyptian Diyus after the jumper didn't shoot! Paul watched quietly from the other side of the game, and in the footage he watched, Egyptian Diyus had only recently returned, but he was still playing well.
Ariza finally grabbed the basketball and went to the basket and was directly pressed down by Williamson! The basketball bounced on the rebound and bounced Devil May Cry, and Russell immediately went over to get the basketball and quickly passed the ball to Crabbe, who hit a three-pointer in the frontcourt! 34:29!
Paul came over and used his footsteps to shake off Crabbe and get back a three! 37:29! D'Antoni shook his head and asked for a timeout.
"Is the opponent's defense that good? Are they better than Milwaukee or better than the Spurs? Inside players like theirs give me a defense! Defenders sometimes can't get them to score so quickly! Harden, you and Paul do a good job of organizing the team, and break points quickly! I don't think it's that hard, right? ”
Harden didn't feel too impatient. He smiled and nodded at his manager. Some of the other players had a little bit of a look on their faces. It came too suddenly, and I thought I was going to praise it~
"It's okay, but you have to focus on passing the ball and try to foul the opponent if it doesn't. Williamson, Mozgov, Crabbe, you have to attack a little more......"
Chen feels that he is not demanding much, as long as the score difference in the first half is still about 10 points. Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Harden playing, and my heart immediately sank. The coach on the other side isn't going to give the Nets much of a chance.
The fans at the scene were excited after seeing Paul and Harden appear at the same time! Williamson carried the ball to the frontcourt, and immediately got up to speed and slam dunk in the air to score points after passing him and Ariza with Harden's assistance! 37:31!
Harden hit a three-pointer after a quick half-time before his teammates could get to their feet! 40:31! After he came up, the self-confidence of his teammates around him has improved a lot!
Russell tried to get past Paul and lay layup, but was immediately cut off by the opponent. Harden didn't rush to attack after taking over the basketball, Ariza just ran over from the other side and quickly took the basketball and almost returned to the line! At this time, Williamson thought that it was too late to defend, and Ariza immediately jumped into the net with a three-point hollow! 43:31!
At this time, Chen's heart was a little relaxed. If the Rockets send the Nets straight into garbage time, there won't be much suspense in this game. That would be a lot easier. After Williamson's three-pointer was missed, Capela got the rebound and passed to Anderson.
Harden received the basketball in the middle of the half and jumped directly into the basket with a three-point shot!! 46:31! At this time, the Rockets turned on the three-point rain mode! Crabbe didn't have a three-pointer, and Russell didn't have a three-point after receiving a pass from Mozgov!
After Williamson took over the basketball, he probably didn't look at the player on the left side because he was in a hurry, and he was cut off directly! After Paul got the ball, he slowly got to the front court and got up to make a three-pointer! The fans at the scene were already boiling at this time! 49:31!
Now you can feel first-hand why the strong Golden State Warriors can lose to the Houston Rockets again and again. It's scary for Team Rocket to go crazy. Chen Yinan walked a few steps on the sidelines, and then walked back and forth.
At the end of the day, he didn't have to take a timeout, and the referee looked at him for a few seconds before coming back to his senses.
Mozgov got up and dunked as soon as he took the basketball! 49:33! Ariza went to the front court and shot a three-pointer, and the basketball went straight out of bounds......
"You serve me," Williamson said to Egyptian Dius after a few quick runs. The latter looked at the strong fellow and said nothing, and Crabbe saw Williamson pass and went back in the opposite direction.
"Protect the rebound," the young man said very quietly. Somehow, Egyptian Dius still felt quite trusting of this guy. If he were someone else, he would feel that it was an insult to him, but listening to his voice meant nothing else. The attitude is very sincere.
It's like it's in hand, and if I don't score, the rebound will be handed to you. Ariza and Harden saw Williamson rushing over in a menacing manner, and after a few seconds, they all stood up! When Paul saw that something was wrong, he immediately shouted at Anderson!
The latter started a little late! Williamson bumped into Anderson without any scruples! It felt like hitting a hill, and Anderson fell straight down!
This can scare the person with the camera next to him. Ariza pushed Williamson hard in the past, but didn't push much. The latter just smiled and told him that there was nothing wrong with him at the time.
This angered Ariza even more, and the two immediately "glued" together.
"Are you amazing?! Who do you think you are?! Ariza said to him fiercely. Anderson was still lying on the ground in pain.
"Looks like you don't have a good memory. Look at me, I'm Williamson! ”