beep.

Adelman shouted pause with a gloomy face.

"Guys, we need to strengthen the defense outside the three-point line! How did I arrange it before the game? Have you all forgotten?"

Adelman said in a deep voice, very dissatisfied with the players' performance.

In the pre-match arrangement, he clearly emphasized that offense and attack the inside, defense and defense and outside.

The players did a good job on the offensive end, but they performed on the defensive end in a mess.

It’s also a pity that Phil is too smart, as if he predicted his arrangement. He didn’t shoot three-pointers at the beginning, but broke through and rushed into the penalty area.

This has created an illusion for the Rockets players, which leads to the players' first reaction as long as Kobe or Jiang Chen catches the ball, rather than expanding the defense.

What they want to defend is the league's super scorers. As long as their steps tend to move backwards, Jiang Chen and Kobe can quickly open up the offensive space to complete the shooting.

"The Lakers players are really too cunning, especially Jiang Chen and Kobe. They are completely unable to predict their offensive choices, and it is really too difficult to defend."

Bathil shook his head and said helplessly.

In the first few years of his career, he was Kobe's defender, but he could not defend himself at all, so he invented the famous "eye-covering skill".

This has led to many teams in the league following the trend, not blocking the basketball when defending Kobe, but covering his eyes, leaving Kobe unable to see the basket, thereby reducing Kobe's shooting percentage.

Now he doesn't guard against Kobe, but goes to guard against Jiang Chen. Then, after the tragic discovery, Jiang Chen is even harder to guard against than Kobe.

This is very uncomfortable.

Another strong player who defended Kobe, Artest, was panting and silent.

The entanglement with Kobe is really exhausting.

"So, no matter their offensive tactics, if they break through, they will break through. Dayao guards the penalty area, and they dare not easily block the area. All you have to do is to defend the outside."

"To put it bluntly, I would rather let the Lakers score 2 points than let them shoot three-pointers! In just half a quarter, I made 6 three-pointers with a shooting rate of more than 70%. Who can withstand this?"

Adelman said, his face very serious.

Then, he criticized Brooks' performance and replaced him with Kyle Lowry.

Xiaogang Cannon was just a substitute player at that time, and was not reused.

Now there is no way to replace it.

Compared to Brooks, Lowry has a stronger ability to organize offense.

Now the team urgently needs a player who controls the field, not an offensive point guard.

Pause back.

The Rockets took the lead in attacking.

After halfway through the ball, Lowry broke through Fisher's defense at an extremely fast speed. After rushing to the penalty area, he circled around the basket and found that there was nothing good to do when he could get his phone out. He ran out to the outside line and passed the basketball to Bathir in the bottom corner.

Bathil raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

But as soon as the basketball took off, it was slapped out by Jiang Chen's shocking palm.

Bathir's eyes were shocked, and he had no idea where Jiang Chen came out.

He had clearly passed the running position and left Jiang Chen away, but why did this Chinese player jump in front of him again?

"Boy, I'm back on defense!"

Lowry shouted.

Bathir came to his senses, with a little stubbornness in his eyes, and rushed towards the frontcourt.

He wanted to respond, but only Jiang Chen was in his eyes.

After halfway through Jiang Chen dribbling, he keenly felt Bathir behind him, so he did not shoot directly, but used the technique of "accelerating pass" to easily cut the ball into Kobe's hand under the basket, and the latter easily picked the ball and made a shot.

"Damn it, this Chinese player is really too alert."

Bathil said in annoyance, feeling very useless.

It is really uncomfortable to be unable to defend Jiang Chen on the defensive end and cannot help the team on the offensive end.

Rockets attack.

Lowry gave the ball to Artest.

After McGrady was injured, Artest became the strongest offensive point on the Rockets' outside.

Atai's single-player Kobe's skill is very simple. He dribbled the ball and forced his way to the penalty area with his strong body.

Kobe had all his strength in the defense, but he couldn't withstand Atai.

When he got in, Atai took a step back and jumped.

Swish.

Hollow into the net.

Adelman on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief when he watched the Rockets' offensive state recover.

If you can't defend the Lakers, you can continue to output on offense, otherwise this game will really lose suspense in the first quarter.

The first quarter will end soon.

23:34.

The Lakers lead by 11 points.

As expected, the pace of the game was controlled by the Lakers.

The Rockets don't look like they have a great chance.

The direct match between Yao Yao and Jiang Chen, who are highly concerned, only happened at the beginning. Later, when Jiang Chen started shooting from the outside, Yao Yao could only watch in the penalty area and was completely powerless.

After the break between the festivals.

The second quarter starts.

The Lakers sent Kobe Kobe to lead the substitute player game.

The Rockets are a bit stretched in using the stars.

Adelman was also unavailable, so he could only let Arte continue playing, hoping to hold on until Yao Yu came back.

"It's really a pity for the Rockets! If McGrady wasn't injured, he might be able to compete with the Lakers."

Live commentator Mike Bryn shook his head and said.

"Yes! If McGrady is there, it will greatly enhance the richness and selectivity of the Rockets' tactics on the offensive end, and the Rockets have a lineup of the Big Three, and a giant can be arranged on the court at any stage of the game."

Another commentator, Smith, said.

"Now McGrady is missing, no matter at the star level or in the team's offensive ability, there is no way to compare with the Lakers."

Mike Bryn said that he also regrets the Rockets.

Finally eliminated the Trail Blazers and broke through to the second round of the playoffs, but unexpectedly encountered the powerful Lakers.

I have to say that the Rockets' fate is indeed tragic.

Especially the Yao-Mao combination, who is highly anticipated, has done nothing in the playoffs for several consecutive years. Moreover, because McGrady and Yao-Yao are both prone to injury, the two have very little time to play together.

On the court.

Kobe led the team to a 8:2 offensive climax, once again widening the gap.

Seeing this, Adelman had to replace the starting lineups such as Yao Yao and Brooks.

Brooks suddenly burst out like a neuroticism, and made two unreasonable and difficult three-pointers from the outside.

Help the Rockets narrow the gap to 11 points again.

Just as Yao said, although the Rockets have a miserable fate, this team has a spirit of undefeated strongman.

Whenever you think you are stable, the Rockets will always have players standing up to score, keeping the game suspense.

After Brooks, another substitute, Carl Landry, suddenly broke out and hit two consecutive hook shots in the penalty area.

The score difference was 7 points in one fell swoop!
Chapter completed!