Chapter 524: Start Early!
The Rockets are now in the direction of a full-fledged Western superpowerhouse. And the Nets are still hovering around the traditional strong teams here to make plans and some phased goals. In some cases, the two teams are not quite equal.
Although the current Eastern team is also said to be getting stronger and stronger in the media, it still feels somewhat powerless when facing teams like the current Western Conference such as the Spurs, Lakers, Rockets, and Bucks.
Chen believes that the team in the east is still good, and their individual ability and the team's run-in will also appear excellent teams. If the Nets want to win the Rockets in this game, they must play Brooklyn's momentum!
"When it's time to play, what we have to do is to seal every point of them! I know what kind of team we're up against. But what are our goals for this season? It's not like it's over just going to the playoffs. If you think about it this way, I guess our playoffs are hanging. I'll talk about our goal for this season, and it will definitely be the championship in the end! But a little bit of a drop is the Eastern Conference championship or a break into the Eastern Conference Finals! ”
Chen spoke to the players at the beginning of today's training. If you don't do that, then it feels like the Nets are going to lose to the Rockets again.
"Their offense is now ...... How are we going to do this? Egyptian Dius didn't mean to joke from his expression.
"I want to tell you that we're not saying that this season is over. We have to show a certain strength this season to fight for this championship in the East! We are a very strong team!! So on this basis, we have to train according to this requirement, although we have lost a lot recently. But let's not forget that Celtic lost to us twice. We won them without Griffin! ”
"To be able to win such a team, such as the Wizards and some strong teams in the West, have also won against them, which at least proves that we still have a certain strength!" Chen paused and continued.
I don't know how effective it is to say this. But if you want the players to send a signal, this game is not to be played casually!
Coming to the court right away, the Rockets' starters today are Anderson, Capela, Anthony, Paul, and Eric. On the Nets' side are Mozgov, Griffin, Jonathan, Jeremy Lin and Teague.
"I felt the atmosphere of the playoffs today." Welch looked at the fans in the audience and turned back to Chen.
"Yes, we're going to fight each other today!"
At the beginning of the game, looking at the video of the last 10 games, the Rockets' offense is very fierce now! Anthony's offense is very spectacle! The number of appearances of Harden and Paul gradually increased! It's still very powerful when they appear at the same time!
Some of the veterans have also played well on the defensive end. However, in terms of running-in, the opponent still doesn't have a good tacit understanding, so the defensive end has become a little loose. It's a great opportunity for the team playing against them!
At the beginning of the game, Mozgov got the rebound and passed the ball to Lin! The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became warm! Paul lowered his body and observed Jeremy Lin's movements! Seeing that the opponent's serious defense Jamilin did not attack quickly!
Jonathan received the ball and immediately hit the ground and passed to Griffin, who went straight to the fast layup to score 2 points! 2:0! In the center and No. 4 positions, the Nets have a certain advantage. If Teague plays well, he also has a certain suppressive effect on the opposing team!
Now the key is in the opposing point guard and small forward! Paul quickly went to the frontcourt, and Anthony took the basketball and hit a three-point shot directly! There was a burst of cheers immediately at the home court of the Nets, and it seems that there are a lot of melon fans today!
Teague got the basketball and passed the ball to Lin, Griffin took the basketball again and faced Anthony and Capela and immediately passed the ball to Jonathan in the distance, who jumped up and hit the board into the basket! 5:3!
Brooklyn now has some other added offensive capabilities! It's a lot stronger than before! Such as the team's cooperation! Griffin's personal offense! Sudden three-point rain moments, and constant passing and use to improve offensive efficiency!
That's why the Nets have looked so much stronger this season. So if you want to talk about confidence, the Nets still have some problems here, that is, when facing super strong teams and teams like the Rockets, Thunder, and Celtics this season, there will still be some problems exposed.
When playing against such a team, the Nets need to do a good job of team coordination and offensive efficiency. The intensity of today's game is also not small! If you want to win against the other team, then you have to do a good job in some key points, and every player has to play well!
If one or more players are restrained by the opponent during the course of the game, then there is basically no chance of winning in a game of this intensity. Paul passes the ball to Eric after half-time!
Eric, who continues to play with the Rockets this season, feels a lot more relaxed! The rapid scoring of him and Lu Wei after one person came on the court in the past is now gone. The structure of the squad has changed quite a bit.
Paul, who used to be a Hornets and then came to the Clippers, is now playing next to him! I have to say that the rhythm on the field is well controlled by the opponent. I don't have to struggle to score so much, sometimes.
Watching the few chances, Eric Ma passes the ball to Anthony. Anderson saw Anthony's action and immediately came out to catch the basketball and hit Mozgov with his back to win! 5:5!
At this time, the fans at the scene began to gradually heat up the atmosphere of the game! The Nets didn't mean to relax in the first place! This should be more obvious to the Rockets who traveled to Brooklyn today.
Some of the previous teams were in the game against the Rockets. Basically, I tried it, but if I let a more ordinary lineup play with the opponent, there will be a problem immediately! It's not that these teams of theirs aren't working hard enough, it's that the strength of the Rockets is even crushing the other side at the time!
Chen was more impressed by such a situation, so he started to fight with the other party as soon as he came up today! The Rockets' lineup also allows Harden not to appear on the court prematurely. He and Paul could take turns leading the team. It also makes the Rockets look more efficient this season.
The first two quarters will end in a tense state for both sides. Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball to the front court, facing the opponent's bag and did not choose to pass!