Chapter five hundred and third unwilling
The Rockets quickly dropped from 70% of the opening shot to 45%, and then 30%. At this time, the Clippers' internal and external lines were completely opened, and the Rockets were already behind the Clippers' double digits in the end of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, they created the largest behind-the-score difference in team history of 21 points. Once the Clippers' attack power this season exploded, even if they were as strong as the Rockets, they would collapse thousands of miles, once again demonstrating the Clippers' determination and ability to defend the title.
Commentators from all over the country sighed that it was another 20 points in a single quarter. The Clippers frequently staged massacres in this playoffs, perfectly reflecting the potential of this team. When they were smooth sailing, even the top defensive team in the league was defeated!
From this perspective, I wonder if the Thunder are more comfortable?
Adelman repeatedly mentioned the poor Thunder to the players in the second quarter. Since it did not involve tactics, the voice of the Rockets coach reached the ears of fans in front of the TV. Many Thunder fans were so angry that they have become the biggest negative textbook now?
However, what embarrasses the Thunder is that with their examples in the front, the Rockets players really did not lose their fighting spirit. The whole team maintained an attitude that even if they could not win the ball, they would never lose 40 or 50.
In the second quarter, Scola showed off his momentum in the US Championship that year, scored 4 points in a row with free throws, Brooks became stronger from outside the three-point line, Weaver made a layup, and the Rockets substitute group showed off again, teaming up to score a 9-0 small **, narrowing the score 35-23.
Old Dunleavy called a timeout. Today he was quite prescient and knew that his team could not beat the Rockets as a substitute. He replaced Billups in the first quarter and was just in time to send the key to stabilize the pace. The Clippers also played the double point guard.
As soon as Billups came on the court, he immediately assisted Crawford to hit a three-pointer. This was the Clippers' first goal in the second quarter.
Uncle Mu grabbed a rebound and made a tip-in on the offensive end, and Scola quickly made Amir again. Johnson made a defensive foul and made both free throws. The Clippers' substitute encountered Scola's technical flow in the inside, and they still had no ability to resist in the fifth game. In the first four games, the Rockets' substitute defeated the Clippers' substitute almost every game. If the Clippers' main players had not gained enough advantages, they would not have been able to beat the Rockets.
Crawford felt good today. After Billups came on the court, the Clippers' offensive rhythm was very good. The key man did not stick to the ball at all. He allowed the whole team to participate in the offense, so that Crawford could pass two balls to his teammates in this game, and he shot without receiving the ball.
Why is Ji Guochou the first in the team in assists, but he still can't replace Billups at critical moments because he is too dominating the ball.
To be honest, if Ji Guoqiu had not relied on telepathy, such a way of playing would belong to the category of a ball dominant and would be highly toxic!
NBA history. Whether it is point guard or the second and third positions, teams with ball dominance as the core rarely win the championship. Or almost no. However, Ji Guoqiu has telepathy. Although Billups believes that such playing methods will make teammates less motivated and cannot play team basketball to truly mobilize the entire team, the Panda's ability to pass the gap is too perverted, so he made him use his passing ability comparable to the top point guard to make up for the disadvantage of his excessive control of the ball.
Coupled with the Fox Brother's finishing ability, the Clippers have broken the tradition of the ball dominant leading the team without winning the championship.
Some experts explained that it was because the Clippers had two ball players. The key was that these two ball players were not at all disagreements, which made other teams helpless. Billups could only accept the unreasonable way of playing with the two brothers. Anyway, it would be reasonable to win the ball or win the championship.
Billups made a jump shot himself, and the Rockets did not give in too much. After the two brothers went down, the Rockets guards began to break through the inside line continuously, causing damage.
Brooks' breakthrough ability is only stronger than the Key Master at this moment. Although he is small and his ability to confront him is not very good, Brooks' breakthrough depends on speed and technology. While speaking, Xiao Hei Dou once again wiped Billups, and two people scored with a difficult layup, which shocked everyone!
"This kid seemed to be sitting next to me when he was the first draft." Ji Guomomiy recalled his experience in the first draft. Brooks was sitting next to him, and he was looking forward to which team would choose him like himself?
"Brooks' peak period is in these few years. He plays purely by speed. Once he suffers a few injuries, his athletic ability will be slightly reduced, and the threat will be much worse." Ji Guochou thinks that Brooks' best refer to Barrea and become a surprise during the substitute. However, in the next two seasons, it is indeed difficult for Xiao Bu's form to make him willing to play as a substitute.
Brooks was in excellent condition today, stealing Dragic on the defensive end, and quickly hit the ball with one dragon, and easily scored in the air.
The score was 41:31, Brooks narrowed the score gap to ten points. Old Dunleavy couldn't sit still. He looked at the time. It was only 8 minutes and 14 seconds in the second quarter. The Rockets recovered the 11-point gap in four minutes and scored 17 points in four minutes. This attack power was too terrifying!
The Clippers quickly replaced the Animal Brothers back on the court, using their two inside defensive abilities to prevent the Rockets from continuing to rage under the Clippers' basket.
Yao Ming and Marbury also returned to the court. The two of them replaced Weaver and Mutombo. The Rockets still kept Brooks on the court, playing their two-point guard tactics that often made amazing achievements in the playoffs.
After Ji Guomeng came on the court, he easily grabbed the frontcourt rebound and scored two points. Brother Panda and Yao Ming were entangled. Scola could not beat Ji Guomeng himself. Although he occupied a favorable position, he was still hit by the little fox's long arm and hit the basketball first.
Scola thought I couldn't grab you in the rebounding game, and I didn't believe you in the low post, so I played hard on the offensive end, causing Ji Guomo to make a defensive foul. His dazzling and dreamy steps really made the Fox brother fly away, easily tricking him into two free throws.
The Argentine actor glanced at Ji Guomeng and scored both free throws.
Ji Guomeng defended Scola, and his telepathy did not have much effect on such guys who were all fake, and players who could jump were easily shaken by fake moves. Although he was much better than Jordan, he often couldn't help but fly up when he met Scola, and then he could only watch the actor laughing helplessly below.
"Idiot, how many times have you said, can you finish off without jumping? His height and wingspan are not good. If you don't jump, you can interfere with his layup."
"I know. But if you don't jump, you can't block the shot. This guy hits too high at the basket, so he'll still be safe."
Ji Guoqiong smiled: "Then how many Scolas have you beaten in this round of the series?"
Ji Guomomoto recalled it for a moment, then became angry and scolded: "Go, Mabi."
Brooks and Scola played well during this period, so the Rockets handed the ball to them continuously. Speaking of which, although the Rockets have always had superstars, their superstars are often absent due to injuries, but in recent years, the Rockets have always relied on the remnants of the team to win. This is the power of collective basketball, so not to mention that Van Gundy and Adelman are not good at their level, these two coaches often lead the Rockets, who have no Yao and Macquarie or only one of them, to get the top four in the West. Can this be considered a bad coaching ability?
You should know that in recent years, except for Yao Mai, the Rockets have really no players who have made any moves. From the rapid decline of most of the data from these guys left the Rockets, it can be seen that it is not how strong their personal abilities are, but that the Rockets really pay attention to collective play and fully utilize their abilities.
Moreover, the Rockets' ability to train low-court rookies is also at the forefront of the league. In another time and space, Landry, Brooks, Lowry, Weaver, Hayes, Badinger, Dragic, Parsons, and Ariza, these low-court players all scored at the peak of the Rockets and then left...
Ji Guomeng suffered a loss on the defensive end and resolutely fought back on the offensive end. Scola's defense was even more painful. Among all the physical fitness options, the Argentines were not as good as Ji Guomeng, who was rarely forced to squeeze in. His weight of 235 pounds is now no longer inferior to Scola's 240 pounds.
The Clippers fans in the Staples Arena were yelling the slogan of "mvp". Now, as long as the two brothers catch the ball and attack, the Staples Arena will definitely cheer like this!
Ji Guomeng suddenly turned around and did not break through. Instead, he stopped and dribbled under his crotch, which immediately knocked Scola to the ground and easily shot backward to score the ball.
"Haha, are you feeling comfortable now?" Ji Guomomi looked at Scola who was shook by him so much that he felt so good. He did not provoke Scola. He was just talking to himself. He was still in Chinese and the other party couldn't understand.
After the two brothers returned to the court, the Clippers quickly stabilized the situation. Ji Guoqiu then broke through Yao Ming and scored a dunk.
Scola used his dream steps again in the interior, but this time he made a mistake under the timely double-team of Brother Panda. The Clippers launched a counterattack and Billups made a layup.
In the last three minutes of the second quarter, the Clippers led the Rockets 52-40 again with 12 points.
Billups' strong attack caused Marbury, and the attack on the inside caused Yao Ming to foul. This was the third time the Giants made a foul. However, Adelman did not replace Yao Ming. Now the Rockets' inside cannot be without Yao Ming, and the three fouls must also stay on the court.
The key gentleman made two free throws, and Ji Guomomoto once again grabbed the frontcourt rebound, but this time the one who faced him had become David Lee, but the result was still the same, David Lee could not grab the little fox.
Ji Guomeng made a tip-in on the spot, but was disturbed by Yao Ming and did not score, but the rebound was grabbed by Panda brother, who quickly hit the board to make up the ball.
The two brothers grabbed frontcourt rebounds in a row, but when the Rockets were there, Adelman dared not replace Yao Ming. In addition to using his offensive ability, protecting the rebound is also one of the reasons, but it seems that it is not very useful.
Yao Ming's face was not very good-looking. Today he had expected to be eliminated, but he still had to fight hard. After so many years, he finally broke through the first round of the curse, but he was going to be eliminated by his compatriots in the second round. Yao Ming felt quite uncomfortable. He knew that he was not young and his peak period would soon pass. This season was his peak year, and he wanted to go further this season.
But in this world, there are many talented people, such as James and Kobe. If you want to win a championship, you have to go through countless failures. He does not think he is better than these people, but in the face of failure, he still has to do his best to fight.
At the end of the second quarter, Yao Ming first made a jump shot under the Clippers' offensive, then forced Ji Guoqiu, half-turned and hooked his hand, then suffered another foul, and scored six points in a row after making both free throws. What made Yao Ming feel helpless was that the two three-pointers of Billups and Avraro made all his efforts go completely, and the score gap still cannot be narrowed.
After Ji Guochou made a buzzer-beating three-pointer before the final game, the score was 64:50, and the Rockets fell behind the Clippers by 14 points and entered the midfield break.
In the first half, Ji Guochou scored 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Ji Guomomiya scored 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal, Billups scored 11 points and 4 assists, and Crawford scored 10 points.
Yao Ming scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Marbury scored 8 points and 5 assists, Scola scored 7 points and 3 rebounds, Brooks scored 10 points, Battier scored 3 points, Weaver scored 4 points, and Ariza scored 3 points. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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