Chapter 784: Raindrop Impact! (1st Update)
Although the Rockets are starting to feel a little wrong. But the fans at the scene watched it with relish~ Harden laughed in an interview before the game that the Spurs played well, and he watched the game three times and said that the Rockets would beat the Nets like the Spurs.
As a result, what is the matter with the tie now? Harden also wondered a little how this team played and how the team was divided. I didn't see them so energetic when I was playing Spurs!
Some teams do have some such changes in the regular season, such as some star players in the last game were limited enough, but he didn't vent, so ...... The next game is going crazy! It's the same with teams, they go to the next team to vent when they are in the same situation.
The players on the Rockets' bench are starting to get less serious.
Ray Allen, who had just taken a shower, took a deep breath and had been training with the assistance of his trainer for almost three months. Physically, physical and technical training, as well as shooting drills, have started to recover a bit.
It's been an interesting season for him. New and old players compete on the field, even the coaches. Old ones like Popovich, young coaches...... That Chen Yinan is not bad~ But he also watched the last game, and he felt that Jiang was still old and spicy, they were all teams that had won the championship, and the Spurs almost suppressed the Nets in the whole game.
Thinking of this, Ray Allen turned on his phone and saw that now the Rockets and Nets had just started to play. Still tied? The corners of Ray Allen's mouth rose for a moment, and then his expression relaxed and he sat on the bed and watched the game.
Zhou Qi listened to his teammates talking about stand-up comedy on the bench. From time to time, the two of them would laugh and no one cared. When his teammates scored a goal, they immediately rose up and cheered. The big demon king, now that the coach doesn't arrange for him to play, let's sit here and watch the game~
D'Antoni still thinks that he has to suppress the momentum of Brooklyn in the early stage. It's really hard to say if they open up today.
After the cheers from the audience, Paul took the basketball and passed half the court. 17:14! The Nets overtook the Rockets again.
Facing Russell's defense, Paul shook off directly and returned a three-point shot! 17:17! Williamson carried the ball to the frontcourt, Ariza and Capela came over to wrap it up, and Mozgov dunked and scored immediately after getting his pass!
Compared with the last game, one is that the mentality of the Nets is different today, and the other is that the overall cooperation of the Rockets is not as strong as the Spurs. So this side of Brooklyn has been running well!
I don't know when, but now I don't have a relaxed expression when I look at D'Antoni anymore. His face looked a little unhappy.
"The opponent's arrangement today, I think it would be good if we could draw with them in the first half, or have a difference of about 5 points." Chen and Jim were chatting at this time.
Jim meant whether there was a need to make changes to the lineup in the fourth quarter. In the fourth and second quarters, there was a fear that the Rockets would put the Nets in garbage time right in front.
Chen's thoughts are just the opposite of him, thinking that the other party is fighting with the Nets now, but if Brooklyn really comes hard with the other party, the back force will not have Houston's head. The opponent is not only good in terms of physical fitness, but also many players have three-point ability!
The Nets, on the other hand, are different here. In some places, the comparison with the rocket can only be done quickly.
33:32! At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets took a one-point lead!
"I shoot a little bit more on the outside, and the second quarter of the game is played in the last quarter. Be sure to keep an eye out for some of the opposing players. Their individual abilities are still good. Pulled away from the outside and opened up the distance to the Nets with a quick score......"
D'Antoni spoke to the team in the second quarter. The players also know that this team may not be able to handle it when it comes to the back.
"The players on the Rockets side aren't too good on the inside, so Okafor here and Dante here can pass the ball more, and if there is an opportunity to shoot from the outside, try to shoot when they are free or sure......"
Chen means not to be too tough with the opponent in the front, and the main purpose is to save some strength for the later games. None of the discussions with Jim were actually a problem. However, his kind may have hidden dangers in the later stage.
The Rockets' lineup for the second quarter was Tariq, Anderson, Anthony, Paul, Eric! On the Nets' side, Okafor, Dent, Jonathan, Burke and Crabbe!
The meaning of not letting Harden play is basically that the current lineup will have to rest when it comes to the back. And Harden can lead the team to continue to play with the Nets!
Burke felt the pressure on the opposition defense as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, and Dante got the ball and passed it to Okafor not far away. The latter scores on a jumper in front of Tariq! 34:33!
Eric got the ball up front and Paul got his ball and immediately passed it back. Eric took the basketball and jumped straight up and hit a three-point shot! 36:34!
Unlike the first quarter, the Rockets began to play more carefully and patiently. Jonathan took the basketball and the jumper outside the three-point line was directly blocked by Anthony! Anderson went over to the basketball and scored a direct jump shot! 39:34!
The opponent is very fast, and the shooting is relatively accurate. Crabbe took Burke's pass and broke through Eric and then made a layup that was successfully interfered with by Tariq, and Okafor got the basketball and immediately dunked to score 39:36!
Anthony dribbled the ball alone and paused a little and hit a three-point shot from Jonathan! 42:34! Chen quickly asked for a timeout.
As soon as the game began, Chen felt that the opponent's offensive state was a little overwhelmed by the Nets! Jonathan's going up basically didn't make a difference. With such a three-point shot one after another, it is estimated that Brooklyn is about to be beaten into garbage time by the opponent.
"The opposition has stepped up on the outside shooting, and they are still not strong enough on the inside. So on the outside, we must strengthen the defense against the Rockets, and then when attacking, Dent and Okafor pass more balls, as long as the opponent's offensive efficiency goes down, our gap will not be too big......"
After the timeout came back, nothing changed on the Rockets' end. The Nets let Williamson continue to come up and play. Burke took Crabbe's pass and was denied a three-pointer from Eric, and Anderson got the ball and quickly passed it to Anthony. Paul takes his pass and hits a three-point shot! 45:34!
"Hey" Williamson motioned to Burke in the frontcourt, took his pass and immediately rushed over to Okafor, who dunked and scored! 45:36!
Anthony dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and Anderson came over and the former used his body to jump directly into the net with a three-point hollow! 48:36! Now it was Brooklyn's turn to be a little silent. The idea of the Rockets' second-quarter game was obvious.
This is also the reason why the Warriors sometimes can't beat the Rockets in the regular season. Houston also has the ability to shoot quick threes here now! Melon is now a pure offensive small forward!
In the No. 4 position and these guards, basically the three points are good! Crabbe's three-pointer didn't bounce off the basket, and Dent got a quick rebound and passed to Trey, who threw the ball high to Williamson. Under Anthony's defense, Williamson jumped straight up!