"Well done, just do it, increase the defensive pressure, let them make mistakes themselves, the Rockets' high mistakes are their Achilles' heel!" As soon as he got off the field, Kassel loudly encouraged the players, and Tang Shuai's outstanding performance made him confident of winning the game.

"Concentration, take out your concentration, there is less CP3 and Blake on the other side, and there is less team with the core of the inside, do you want to nail yourself to the pillar of shame and then become an unbearable memory in your heart?!" On the Rockets' side, Bickerstaff was furious, unlike Cassel, although he was promoted from assistant coach to head coach this season, his position was obviously much more unstable, which means that if he loses this game, it may be the last game of his coaching career.

After the timeout, the Rockets tried to create offensive opportunities through pick-and-rolls, but in terms of tactical execution, they obviously did not do a good enough job, and the tactics ran to the end, and the ball was still in Harden's hands.

Harden holds the ball and strikes again.

Brewer's defense was inseparable.

Harden swooped twice and didn't go in, and even Brewer almost pulled out his ball, and he saw that there was no hope, so he stepped back and made a three-point shot.

Hell, this three-point shot actually went in.

It seems that Harden's luck tonight is not too bad.

The scene burst into cheers.

Once again, the margin became 7 points.

Cassel on the sidelines couldn't help but shake his head, this kind of balloon hurt the team's morale the most, which was equivalent to directly stopping the Clippers' counterattack.

However, just when he was annoyed, Tang Shuai advanced to the inverted frontcourt with the ball, and the Rockets' defense was not completely settled. Passing Beverley, he broke through again and turned to score on a layup.

"It's really incredible, after the second quarter came back. Don is a completely different person, he's learning to lead the team forward in his own way! Barkley couldn't help but sigh. In the first quarter, both he and Smith felt that the Clippers were going to collapse.

Tang Shuai's concept at this time also underwent some changes.

The point guard is to drive his teammates to attack, but this drive is not limited to passing, now the team has few points to score, he must use the offense to drive the defense of his teammates, no longer as before the attack of positional warfare, but should use his breakthrough advantage to play defensive counterattack.

Billups, who was on the sidelines, couldn't help but nod again and again at this time.

For Tang Shuai, this is actually a process of growth, accumulating experience through competitions. Adjust your attacking style and change the tempo of the game closely.

The Rockets' offense was once again futile, and Tang Shuai once again played the Rockets with an unstable foothold, and the layup also caused Ariza to make up for the foul.

After hitting the free throw steadily, the difference between the two sides was reduced to only 2 points!

Tang Shuai scored 8 points alone, almost single-handedly responsible for all the Clippers' points during this period.

"Bag clip! Bag clip! Bickerstaff kept shouting from the sidelines.

However, at this time, his shouting has obviously lost its effect, not that the Rocket players are not active, but that Tang Shuai does not give you the opportunity to wrap the ball steadily at all, and passes the ball out when he hits the position. Then it was cracked through blocking, and Kassel replaced Ismael Smith on the court at the right time, and it was difficult for the Rockets to defend.

54-52, at halftime. The Clippers, under the leadership of Tang Shuai, overtook the score so stubbornly!

The mood of the fans at the stadium was noticeably fluctuating, and the absence of Paul and Griffin made them almost believe that the Rockets would have an easy victory in this game. But the Clippers have gone from trailing by as many as 13 points to now leading by two points, and that belief has clearly wavered.

Actually, it's not just the fans. It's that the emotions of the Rockets players have fluctuated a lot, when they learn that Griffin is not playing. They were in high spirits, which was why they started with such momentum, but at the end of the half, they quickly realised that they had overlooked that if they lost, they should go home fishing.

Coming back in the second half, the Rockets players were full of seriousness on their faces, and it can be guessed that in the halftime, Bickerstaff lost his temper no less.

As soon as the second half returned, the Rockets significantly increased the intensity of the game, both offensively and defensively, full of all kinds of physical confrontations.

The high intensity of physical confrontation makes it more difficult to score, and even without the ball, there are often cases of people turning on their backs.

The scale of the player's confrontation is controlled by the referee on the court, and usually, in order to avoid injury to the player, the referee will control the intensity of the physical confrontation, but this game is a playoff game, and it is the home court of the Rockets, so this confrontation is very limited.

At this time, Harden's advantage is infinitely magnified, and he has an exclusive porcelain bag, and he can always score through free throws on offense.

This puts the Clippers in a difficult situation, not only to avoid possible injuries, but also to endure the referee's decision.

The Rockets' offense, Harden caused Green's fourth personal foul through a physical confrontation.

Green's defensive action on the ball was already very small, not only did he not press down his hand, but he even just appeared on the edge of his breakaway lane when Harden made a layup, and there was a slight physical collision.

If a player commits four fouls in the first three quarters, he will basically not play before the fourth quarter, and as soon as the referee's whistle blew, Cassel rushed to replace him with Smith.

However, Green seemed very angry, looking for the referee to theorize, his temper was okay, but the constant blowing of the penalty body whistle had made him unbearable.

Tang Shuai saw that Green was a little out of control, and hurriedly ran over to pull him, but as soon as he arrived, before he could speak, the referee directly threw his hand and gave him a "T".

The fans cheered.

Green still wanted to talk, but Tang Shuai hurriedly pulled him aside and kept saying: "Relax, relax, this is just a foul, we still have more than a quarter of time, he is just a foul ......"

After Green was traded, he had the best relationship with Tang Shuai, who was enthusiastic just now, but was persuaded by Tang Shuai for a while, and slowly calmed down.

A technical foul was required to execute a free throw, and along with the foul just now, Harden made three free throws and pulled the score back to double digits.

When Harden made free throws, Tang Shuai looked up at the scoreboard on the sidelines.

76 to 66, the difference in points is actually not big, but in such a game like fighting bayonets, it is not easy to chase points.

"Now that the game is in the rhythm of the Houstoners, the Clippers' lack of interior offensive points is constantly magnified, and it will only get more difficult to win this game." Kenny Smith sighed.

"There's still time for the game, but the Clippers have to hurry up and find a way to do it, or they'll get back to Los Angeles and they'll be in the same predicament." Barkley chimed in.

After the technical foul, it was still the Rockets' offense, and Harden's offense once again caused Tang Shuai's foul, which was also his fourth foul in the game, and like Green just now, Cassel had to replace him early.

Tang Shuai was also very annoyed in his heart, but he endured it and didn't break out, and sat back on the bench.

Now the Clippers' offense is looking at him full-time, and if he is impulsive, the game will really fall apart.

It was Booker who replaced Tang Shuai on the court, although he did not have Tang Shuai's strong independent offensive ability, but he was full of hard work tonight, coupled with good luck, he also played well.

And Harden couldn't play the whole game, and when he was off the court, both sides fell into a low-scoring state.

The continuous sound of "bang, bang, bang" accompanied the game continuously, and when it entered the fourth quarter, the scores of the two sides did not change much.

By the time the game was almost halfway through the fourth quarter, the two sides were stunned and didn't score much.

87-78, relying on a three-pointer from Booker before he went off the court, the Clippers chased the score to single digits, but they were still 9 points behind, which is already a considerable difference in this game where the score is like squeezing toothpaste.

With about 8 minutes left in the game, the main players of both sides were all back on the field.

The Rockets' offense, Harden held the ball, and this time he did not choose to break inside, but used a feint to shake Brewer and then shoot a three-pointer.

This is obviously a cheat.

Brewer defended the whole game, and the physical consumption was huge, and this action knew that it was a foul, but he instinctively jumped up and blocked, and was blown for a foul.

Eating a foul doesn't count, the key is that Harden's three-point score is also in!

The scene burst into cheers.

The Clippers called a long timeout.

"Come here, come here!" Kassel greeted the team with a solemn face.

Tang Shuai and his teammates felt a huge pressure, Harden made nine out of ten free throws, and if he added free throws, the Rockets' lead would be 14 points!

The 14-point difference is also the biggest difference between the two teams at the moment.

"A lethal three-pointer, plus a free throw, if this shot is missed, there are seven minutes left in the game, the difference is the largest since the opening 14 points, everything is moving in the direction of the Houstonians, unless there is a miracle, this game is already closed." Smith analyzed.

"The Clippers already deserve respect, they went close twice, they played quite hard, there were no losers in this game, they deserve respect." Barkley has begun to label the Clippers with respect, as they did in the pregame comments of outside media.

"Guys, we need to score." In the first sentence of the pause, Cassel said directly that after falling behind by so many points, they must continue to score.

"We shrink defensively, the Rockets didn't shoot well tonight, we're going to limit them to the box, use faster rotation to chase points, we can win this game, we still have a chance." Cassel loudly encouraged the Clippers players,

The timeout was fast in coming, and most of the fans had already risen from their seats, and the final battle was about to begin.

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