Chapter 713: A Strong Team Next Season?
"You still have to pay more attention to the score. Defensively, you can pack the opponent more, but you also have to be flexible. Anthony should be careful not to let him in......"
Chen paused for a moment after the team returned, as if to start the second quarter of the game after a few minutes off for his head. At this point, the atmosphere at Barclays Centre has reached new heights!
41:37! The first quarter of the game between the two sides made the fans who came to the scene today look good! The Rockets' mood is a little complicated, they were ahead of Brooklyn, but the other side did not show weakness! I fought with Team Rocket until the end!
Both teams played a very high quality first quarter! And for the Nets, the trickier thing in the next quarter is whether to keep Garnett on the court. Chan replaced Egypt's Dius, Russell, and Crabbe with Garnett, Jeremy Lin, and Ross respectively!
Spell it down! The fitness of the players is also important! If you fight like this, it is estimated that Kevin and Rose's physical fitness may be a problem. Ross may be better.
The Rockets came up and saw that there was no rotation of personnel. They also really mean to fight! In fact, the current Rockets have entered the playoffs in advance! But depending on what they mean by the players and what the coaching staff means is not like being in second or third place.
If you can guarantee the first place in the West, the first round of the playoffs will be easier to play. That's why they chose to take it seriously at the end of the regular season! At the same time, the Warriors and Spurs have no intention of letting up.
This makes the 8th place in the West quite depressing......
In order to distance themselves from the Nets, the Rockets still maintain their starting lineup! Their combat power is also a little scary! When Melon first came back, he only scored 26 points in the first three games combined! The Nets didn't play against them at that time.
However, after a period of competition, he gradually regained his form. Paul took the basketball and slowly went to the front court, and the atmosphere began to be enthusiastic! Crabbe went over to defend Paul, and immediately stepped back after seeing the opponent accelerate, and at the same time, Paul immediately stopped and stepped back to shoot a three-point hollow into the net! 44:37!
At this time, the cheers of the scene were high! If the Rockets still maintain this kind of power, will they break through 80 points in the first half?! Not only did fans get excited when they thought about this question, but even the commentators in some live media mentioned it.
The Nets didn't have it easy. They will also have to test how good their team is after the Wolves and Roses are gone. Russell quickly went to the front court and passed the ball to Egypt's Dius, facing Anderson's defense, Williamson immediately took the basketball and jumped to shoot a three-point shot, but he quickly entered the rebound and passed to Crabbe!
Crabbe's three-point miss with no defender! Capela got the ball and passed it to Harden, and Anthony took Harden's pass and went into the net with three points! 47:37!
If a team starts to compete with you, then the likely outcome is that they win each other or that the two teams play hard until the end of the game. Obviously the Nets and Rockets belong to the latter!
Russell scored points after passing Anthony through Williamson's pick-and-roll and his own rhythm! 47:39!
D'Antoni is ambitious, and he means that this quarter of the game is better for the team to send the opponent into garbage time with a 20-point difference! Or go to garbage time in the third quarter after the second half with a margin of about 15 points!
This is one of the reasons why the artillery fire of the rocket team is still so fierce in the first place! After Paul's three-pointer missed, Anderson took the basketball and passed the ball to Capela. The latter dunks and scores! 49:39!
Mozgov's form in this quarter gave him a bit of a dip. And Egyptian Dius has not yet found his senses. The Nets' interior line suddenly became a little weaker. This is not very conducive to the team's task of completing this section.
Chen also knows what the other party wants now. And their players are basically very experienced, and their individual ability is not low! So just set a score difference between the Nets and the other side within 10 points in the second quarter.
This requirement is not very high if it is high, and if it is low, the players are a little bottomless...... It's not impossible to win against the Rockets...... It's just less likely.
Paul and Anthony are also not young. If the opponent plays Brooklyn like this, it actually brings some opportunities to the team in the later games. Chen wants to seize such an opportunity!
In the third and fourth quarters, the Nets are going to fight hard with the Rockets! Because the players on the bench in Houston have seen it this year, too. Not so easy to mess with!
Williamson took the basketball and faced Harden's help defense and passed directly to Crabbe. Then Williamson took Crabbe's return pass and made a quick layup to score points! 49:41! His actions still make the other party jealous!
Neither Anderson nor Capela were too defensive of this guy! Once this young man gets up and wants to dunk, he will get hurt! Williamson's physical condition is in a good time!
It feels good on the field! And when it comes to physical confrontation and offense, it can also cope with pressure from all sides! In the obstacle attack training, the trainer was full of praise for Williamson!
It didn't take long for Williamson to ask for two trainers to create an obstacle course for him! This kind of training intensity is quite large! And if you don't get it right, it's still quite a blow to the players' enthusiasm for training. Because if a trainer creates obstacles, the average player can complete the attack.
But if two people who create obstacles show up and move where you're attacking and create resistance for you, it's usually hard for the players to score! Williamson's own words tried the obstacle course of three people! It's not much, but many of his assistant coaches look back when he's training like this!
Because of his physical fitness, it is not enough to create obstacles for him, simply exerting strength on him and physical exhaustion in the process. So Williamson honed his flexibility and ability to improvise in the process!
It seems that Rose is the only one on the team who can train for two people for a long time! The rest of the players either can't or don't want to try this hard mode.
The biggest threat to the Rockets in this section is Williamson! Once he fights, he will rampage through the arena like an angry calf!
Harden took the basketball and went to the frontcourt, Anthony quickly got his pass and faced Williamson's defense and forced a jumper! Egypt's Dius immediately went over to get the basketball and passed it to Russell!
Paul immediately cut off Russell's ball and passed to Anderson, who pulled out and hit a three-point jumper! 52:41! Anderson's current efficiency with the Rockets is still good!
He can play an excellent blue-collar No. 4 position! Sometimes it's not cheap! From an ordinary blue-collar player to finally becoming accurate in shooting. This, combined with his personal rebounding awareness and hard work on the court, earned them the trust of the team in no time!
Although there were some ups and downs, he immediately adapted to the Rockets under his adjustment. From star-level players to blue-collar players to excellent blue-collar players. Playing with the Rockets, because of the selection and scheduling of players, it is difficult for some players to get their previous stats!
But everyone also knows that this is one of the reasons why the team is strong!
Crabbe got the basketball and passed the ball to Williamson in the middle of the half, and when Anthony didn't come out, Williamson jumped up and shot a long-range three-pointer! 52:44! At this time, D'Antoni was looking directly at Williamson!
A player with a certain level of ability in a team will not let the difference between his team and the opponent open too much! Naturally, Williamson didn't want to do that either. When he heard that Chen's attitude was not as excited as before the game, he secretly wanted to make the team better than expected in this quarter!
It's good to have such an idea, but it's not easy to do! You need to know what kind of Rockets the Nets are facing now! Melon, Harden and Paul! These three were the main players of their respective teams when they didn't get together before!
And after coming to the Rockets, Harden and Paul have a good relationship. Magneto doesn't have to worry too much about organizing the team. And Paul, needless to say, still has a good ability in the operation of the team! And Anthony felt tired because he was tired, so he was relieved to do his offensive tasks in such a team.
Some tricky things for others are quite easy to look at here at Melon. He has the ability to get some points for himself, and those scores are enough to make a difference.
And Houston's Capela has grown a lot in the team! Anderson took over the basketball and was blocked by Williamson and Egypt's Dius! Paul got the basketball and wrestled with Crabbe for a while before scoring a jumper! 54:44!
Williamson took the basketball, and when he attracted two defenders, Russell ran to the bottom corner, took the ball from Williamson, and hit a quick three-point shot under the cover of Egyptian Diyus! 54:47!
The Rockets, who originally wanted to give the Nets enough shock in the first quarter, saw the opponent's score, and now they are even more determined to play a good game with the opponent today! This Nets team used to be a team that struggled with the Rockets and some Western powerhouses for a while!
Now I can compete with them! In the next season, it is estimated that it should be a strong team to be reckoned with in the playoffs! In their predictions for next season, one media outlet ranked the Nets in fourth place in the East after the regular season!
It is conceivable that now the Nets are receiving attention and everyone's expectations for them!
Harden jumped on a three-pointer after receiving Paul's pass and went straight out of bounds...... In the exclamation of the scene, Williamson ran over to serve the ball to Russell, and Crabbe jumped up to the basket after receiving the basketball in the front court and hit the board into the basket! 54:50!
This time, the three-point entry immediately stimulated the audience! What's going on in Brooklyn now?! It's okay to have a close score with the Rockets. This means to overtake the rhythm!
Many fans began to watch the game with some excitement after thinking of this! The Nets are also a little upset after this round!
Paul took Anderson's ball and slowly went to the frontcourt, and Harden took the basketball and immediately threw the ball high to Capela, who dunked the ball directly! At that time, D'Antoni's face was pulled down......
Mozgov takes the basketball and immediately passes the ball to Russell! Paul and Anthony run quickly across the half! Russell's three-pointer didn't score when unguarded! Anthony got the basketball firmly and passed it to Paul on the other side.
Paul drew the opposing defense and immediately hit the ball to Harden, who hit a three-point shot! 57:50!
Williamson passes half time quickly! Mozgov received his pass and was directly covered by Capela when he made a layup! Paul immediately passed the ball to Harden after taking the basketball, Anthony went to the front court after getting the ball from Jingdezhen Sanshao, Williamson rushed over at this time It still takes time, and the melon jumped directly into the net with three points! 60:50!
The Rockets' on-the-spot adjustment ability is still quite strong. Paul's ball handling and playmaking also made the Nets feel at a loss for a while.
In this way, the score difference was stretched to 10 points again! At this point, D'Antoni asked for a timeout. The players on the Brooklyn side are only now feeling like they can catch their breath. This game is clearly the rhythm of the playoffs!!
"Be careful with the other party's inside line! Like Egyptian Diyous, as I said yesterday, he now has a certain amount of attacking ability. So defensively, this is not something to be taken lightly. Attacking doesn't change much......"
By this time, Melon and Harden had returned to the bench. Anthony was chatting with his teammates with a relaxed expression. Harden suddenly sat there a little dazed...... Suddenly, I felt that the big screen was reflexively smiling at me~
The fans at the scene were amused by this scene~ D'Antoni also unconsciously looked at the screen and continued to talk about his next thoughts.
"This quarter is about getting it right at the end! The offensive efficiency in front of us is still good. Don't be too relaxed, though. The opponent's ability to break points can immediately make us fall behind by many points again......"
The Nets players also felt this firsthand shortly after they got on the court...... On the Rockets' side, Blake, Ariza, and Tucker came to the court respectively! When Russell saw the opponent's muscular Tucker coming to the court, he felt that the rest of the game would not be easy.
This guy is not ambiguous in confrontation! And the offensive ability of the individual is not bad! Needless to say, Ariza is basically the initiator if the Rockets burst through the final minutes of the first half......
Crabbe slowly dribbled the ball to the front court, almost violating the foul by 8 seconds in the process...... Such a Rockets lineup still has good defensive ability! Jonathan, who was replaced, immediately took his pass and used the running Egyptian Diyus as a cover to hit a three-point shot! 60:53!
Just as the cheers on the Nets bench were not over, Ariza immediately returned a three-pointer in the frontcourt...... 63:53! Russell got Mozgov's ball and went to the frontcourt, and Crabbe took his ball and threw it right away!