Chapter 694: It's Not Time
At half-time, the coaches didn't talk to each other much. Chen felt good and went to sleep. The margin stretched to 16 points. The TAs don't know what they're thinking right now.
In the first half, Jeremy Lin didn't let him come up. The Nets are feeling the pressure! The pressure is not just a matter of your own team's organisation. Russell also played well. And the main source is the opposing team.
Team Rocket is playing very hard! In Brooklyn, only Russell and Williamson are more presentable. Crabbe doesn't feel very good. This makes it more difficult to tie or catch up with the Rockets in the first quarter.
60:44! At the end of the first half, the fans shouted as if they were more in recognition of their home team. Brooklyn, on the other hand, was a little dazed, with a small number of fans, players and coaching staff all falling into a rather dull atmosphere.
As if it was a tacit understanding, everyone was tacitly silent. After a good night's sleep, I wanted to take my phone and take it, but when I looked up, I saw that the time displayed on the large electronic watch on the wall was still a little early.
It didn't take long for me to sink into a dream. It was quiet in his dreams, without the hustle and bustle of the arena, and it seemed to be quieter than his current room. There, Chen didn't take a few steps before he returned to his conscious state.
"Isn't anyone waking up? I thought I was the only one~" Chen quietly walked to the locker room. After seeing that everyone was a little listless, he said.
If it's usual, you can still hear laughter from time to time. Jeremy Lin is quite relaxed, which makes Chen feel more gratified. Williamson is holding his breath! The team needs him now!
"Coach, do you think we can win this game?" Jonathan spoke, and everyone immediately made the room quieter. Chen didn't expect Jonathan to ask this question, so after being stunned for a moment, he found a bottle without a cap, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip of water.
"I'm not a prophet, it seems that you asked the wrong person about this~" It's okay to put pressure on them usually, but now if they can't win, then the main players can also rest on the bench. I still have to fight it.
Everyone is quite satisfied with Chen's answer. At least no one knows what the final outcome will be. Compared to a somewhat desperate state, this kind of conversation still feels quite comfortable.
"Hello, everyone! Call him. Wake up everyone, do you think I'm here for this bottle of water~" Chen's voice raised a little and said to the players in the room. Several teaching assistants have already come in.
"I guess the Rockets' lineup will change a lot in the next quarter. Maybe Harden will stay on the court and play. However, some of their players are not too young this season. So an opportunity has arisen! ”
Chen glanced at Crabbe, who was still a little confused, and thought about what he was going to say next.
"Seize the other party, at this time, the offense and defense are not so powerful, let's attack quickly! The 16-point difference is to shrink to about 5 points as much as possible is the purpose of this section, of course, it is better to tie and overtake......"
In the hallway, Chen was still thinking about whether his lineup was feasible. Lin beside him exchanged a few words from time to time.
Back here to see the Rockets' lineup for the third quarter is Black, Bamot, Ariza, Eric, Paul! This is a little different from what Chen Yinan thought, and this section may focus on organization.
Then the overall attack power of Team Rocket will be strengthened. This can ensure that this quarter allows the Nets not to close the score difference too much. Coach D'Antoni's setup is still very good!
On the Nets' side are Egypt's Deyous, Allen, Williamson, Jeremy Lin and Goodwin. Chen unexpectedly didn't let Crabbe come up. In my impression, Crabbe should also be more sure than Goodwin, but today's Crabbe hit rate is really not high.
Back on the court, the current situation shows that the Rockets are obviously much more ambitious than the Nets. The enthusiasm of the fans at the scene was not low! Paul slowly moved to the front court after taking the basketball, and all he had to pay attention to now was to reduce his stamina as much as possible and keep his team on the lead in the fourth quarter!
Lin was blocked by Eric and immediately saw Paul jump up and hit a three-point shot! 63:44! It's almost a 20-point difference! This is quite a shock to the team!
Goodwin took the basketball and missed a three-point shot in the frontcourt! Williamson took the basketball and went to the basket and was directly interfered with by Bamot! Blake got the rebound and passed the ball to Paul, and Eric received Paul's ground-hitting pass in the bottom corner and went into the net with a three-point hollow! 66:44!
Chen was walking a few steps from the sidelines at this point, and he was thinking about when the team was going to replace Jeremy Lin and Williamson. At this time, Williamson made a move to ask for the ball, took the basketball in the backcourt, immediately passed the defending Ariza, and immediately rushed to the inside of the Rockets, and Williamson, who was hanging with Bamot and Blake, dunked the basketball in!
D'Antoni looked at the player quietly, and although his team was leading the score, he still vaguely felt uncomfortable. It's a shame that such a player wasn't drafted by the Rockets.
The referees stood aside and briefly exchanged views and awarded Blake a foul, and Williamson stood by the free throw line and successfully scored 2+1! 66:47!
Lin was still reassuring for the player, but the rest of the team's teammates didn't do well today. Goodwin doesn't know how far he'll be able to play right now, and maybe the Nets are going into garbage time this quarter.
Seeing that Paul came over, Jemilin immediately greeted him, and Eric on the other end was about to break through after getting the ball and was directly cut off by Goodwin! The latter quickly dribbled to the front court and hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to score a layup! 66:49!
The current Rockets are in a more delicate state, and if Ariza, Eric and the two of them break out immediately, then there will be nothing to watch in this game. However, Ariza and Paul are good news for the Nets if they have some impact on their performance in terms of fitness.
Paul's three-point miss, his expression seemed to say that he was a little reckless in this shot. But Bamot got a rebound right away. Ariza received his pass and hit a three-pointer into the basket! 69:49!
After holding the ball for half the court, Lin did not choose to pass the ball, but immediately ran to Williamson and used his body as a cover to jump into the net with a three-point hollow! 69:52!
Fortunately, the Nets can also score some points on this end. After Erik's three-point shot was missed, Williamson immediately got the rebound and quickly passed the half, and scored 2 points on a step-back jumper under the defense of Ariza and Bamot! 69:54!
Eric receives a pass from Paul and is cut off by Jeremy Lin! Goodwin carries the ball to the front court and hits a three-pointer with no defender! 69:57! At this time, he was bolder than just now.
The difference has also narrowed to 12 points at this time! And what D'Antoni was thinking at this time was that as long as the Nets didn't narrow the gap to a few points in this quarter, there would be no problem.
Ariza forced to score 2 points! 71:57! The Nets are really hoping that the opposing team can make more mistakes at the moment! The camera goes to Harden, Anderson and Capela. They were all in a relaxed rest.
Some of them are still chatting with their teammates.
Williamson didn't shoot a jumper after receiving Goodwin's pass! But I immediately went over and grabbed the rebound again! Allen took the basketball and scored 2 points! 71:59! Blake's layup is hatted by Egyptian Diyous!
Lin immediately went to the front court after getting the basketball, and Williamson, who had just arrived on the other side, took the basketball and hit a three-point shot directly! 71:62!
91:81! The margin narrowed to 10 points in this quarter! If the Rockets are facing a strong team right now, then they need to think carefully about how to play next.
But now the team in front of them still keeps them up.
"Not bad. It's not much to ask for in the next section, just give me an increase in offensive efficiency. That's it. Chen held the tactical board and talked to his players. He can now feel the outcome of this game more or less.
But there is still suspense to this extent. Mozgov, Jonathan came to the field. The Rockets' lineup is Anderson, Bamot, Tucker, Harden and Eric.
Eric played well in the second half of the third quarter. Paul basically did his job with the game, sat there and started watching the game as a fan.
"Shoot a lot from the outside, Jonathan. Goodwin, you too," Lin said as he stepped onto the pitch and said to his teammates. Although the chance is not big, he still has to fight for it!
Goodwin slowly got to the front court with the ball, and Jonathan took his pass and hit a three-point shot! 91:84!
Anderson took the basketball and served to Harden. After halftime, Harden and Lin are in line! The atmosphere of the scene is also high! Eric immediately got the ball from Harden next to him and went straight to the layup to score points! 93:84!
Lin took Jonathan's ball and immediately went to the front court to shoot a three-point jumper with the opponent in the middle of the pack! 93:87! At this point, the difference has reached 6 points! But the players on the Rockets' side are calm!
Harden got to the front court and made a quick pass to Tucker, who used Bamot's body to hit a three-pointer! 96:87! It can be said that the Rocket team has always been very demanding of themselves in the past few years!
Every season is to go to the first place in the West! However, when they meet the Warriors or the Spurs, Houston feels that they have a lot to improve on now. What made Chen have basically no idea about this game is that Anthony has been sitting on the bench, and he will miss the game for at least two weeks due to injury, so it is not a big problem.
However, the Rockets can still play to such an extent under such circumstances, which shows how capable they are this season! And Zhou Qi's words are not easy to say, now the lineup of this team is already very good!
Zhou Qi's current situation is estimated that he himself doesn't know how to describe it. He only played for just over 2 minutes in this game, got 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Mozgov takes the basketball and throws it to score points! 96:89! Harden went into the net with a three-point hollow as soon as he arrived in the frontcourt!
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Chen feels that this result is also a good thing for the team. It's always going too well, and it doesn't necessarily help some players.
126:105! In the end, the Rockets beat the Nets at home with a 21-point analogy!
In this game, Capela got 8 points, 8 rebounds and 1 block, and Anderson had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists! Ariza 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists! Harden 28 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists! Paul 23 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists!
Undoubtedly, Harden and Paul combined to score 51 points in this game is a condition for the team to win quickly. If Melon hadn't been injured, then the game might have been different after the second quarter.
Eric and Bamot in the team also performed well. Tucker is a 3-and-D player who really does a good job of physical confrontation, individual scoring and defense! Once Ariza turned it on, his scoring ability was also outstanding.
Nets' Mozgov had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists! Egyptian Diyus 5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists! Williamson 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists! Jeremy Lin 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists! Crabbe had 15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.
First of all, this game is not strong here in Brooklyn in terms of scoring. In terms of defense and coordination, they have to fight against the Rockets, so they seem to be playing with the rhythm of the Rockets all the time!
Crabbe's performance has been sluggish, and the team can't find a player with a good score. The Rockets threw a few three-pointers at every turn, so the Nets directly felt that there was no suspense in the last few minutes.
"So what do you think about the last game against the Warriors, but the game was an analogy to lose to the Houston Rockets?" The reporter stood up and continued to ask.
"It's normal, I don't think there's anything to say. You see why the Warriors lost to a team that wasn't very strong, so we won them as well. Then on the other hand, it is normal for the Rockets to win us. No, I'm not done yet. Another point is that the Rockets are indeed not weak in terms of strength. Haha do you have anything else to say"
The reporter laughed as soon as Chen added his words. He shook his head and sat down.
"So Coach Slight, how much do you think the Rockets can make in the playoffs this season?"
"What, where? Oh, can you be more specific about your question? Chen looked for it first and found that there was a person talking to Chen with a microphone in a corner on the other side.
"Oh, I mean, how many rounds of the playoffs will the Rockets make in the Western Conference this season? I'd like to hear what you think, and the Nets. Can you say a little bit about how many of these two teams will make it to the first round? I don't want to hear you say 'I don't know'~"
The reporter was a little fat, but he was quite serious from the look on his face.
"That's a question, haha, me, it's like a casual talk, right? The teams in the west are still quite competitive in terms of competition. My personal feeling is that as a viewer, I think the Rockets may be able to hit the West Finals. The Nets don't know that. I know you'd like to hear one of my predictions and assessments of the Nets. But what I want to say is that this is my answer."