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“大梦46分16个篮板2个助攻2个抢断4个大帽，却还是没能带领火箭取胜……”

After the game, Matt Gutica shook his head.

As far as he said these two sentences, although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew what he meant.

Dameng tried his best. Although his teammates are not CBA, it is certain that some people did not play his role.

"Clyde Drexler's performance was too disappointing. As the outside core of the Rockets, he made only 13 of 4 shots and only scored 14 points in this game."

"If Clyde can stand up a little bit, the result of this game will never be like this."

"It can only be said that in this game, Clyde was completely blown away by the young Starbucks."

——After the game, NBC TV's post-game commentary program directly blamed the glider.

Most of the public opinion in the United States also believes that the Rockets will lose this game because the glider failed to support itself.

"#ClydeState#"

"Since the Rockets faced the Warriors, Clyde's state has been very wrong."

"The Rockets still have a chance, they just need to get Clyde back to his proper state."

"..."

Game 3 is going to Houston, the Bay Area, and the Warriors are packing their bags.

However, the team has arranged staff for packing the luggage.

So the players are very idle, and they are also discussing the state of the glider when they are so idle.

"It's not a problem with his state at all. It's Star's defense that limits him."

With Xiao Chong's words, Lin Xing took all the credit.

But Lin Xing shook his head: "My single defense is one aspect, and Dennis's assist defense is also very important."

What Lin Xing said is really the truth.

His single defense did limit the glider to the greatest extent, but it was not the time when the glider did not break through his single defense.

Not to mention anything else, just those few pick-and-rolls, the glider got rid of his defense.

But Rodman's defense that came up immediately made the glider desperate.

At this point in the playoffs, the Warriors used Tyrone Hill to bet on Rodman's deal, which has already reflected his success in many places.

The first is the rebound protection that is visible to the blind. In the G2 game of the Western Conference Finals, although Dameng grabbed 16 rebounds, he still didn't grab as many as Rodman.

Rodman grabbed 17 rebounds, just one of the big dreams.

Adding Lin Xing's 11 rebounds, the Warriors grabbed 42 rebounds in this game, 11 more than the Rockets.

Secondly, it is Rodman's defense.

In fact, Nelson wanted Rodman wholeheartedly, not Rodman's rebounds.

In terms of rebounds, Lin Xinggatilon Hill's rebound protection is enough.

What he wants has always been Rodman's assistance and supplementary defense.

With a height of 2 meters, he has the flexibility of a wing player.

But playing as a power forward proves that Rodman has the strength to confront the inside line.

Coupled with a keen defensive awareness, if Rodman is put in 30 or [-] years, he is another dream chasing Green.

What, you said that Dreaming Green has a three-pointer and a pass?

Many people don't know that Rodman actually has a fast pass that is so good that there is nothing to say.

Also, Rodman still has a little shooting talent, but his desire to attack is too low, even lower than if he doesn't attack.

This year, he scored a wave of high scores in the Warriors, but he was still stimulated by Madonna off the court.

However, after transferring to the Warriors, he averaged 16.5 points per game, which still proves that he has the ability to score.

For the Warriors with no defensive system, Rodman alone gave their defense a system.

This is what Rodman does.

But Rodman still can't solve the raging big dream inside, which is also a headache for old Nelson.

But think about it the other way around, if the Warriors can really solve the big dream of the inside, isn't the championship easy to catch?

Old Nelson is now aware of this, especially after this game, he became more determined——

"We just want to fight against the Rockets, and we will win if we fight against each other!"

……

Houston, the Rockets have returned to their lair.

One day, two days, and in a blink of an eye, G3 is close at hand again.

Before the game, Tang Shuai held a press conference.

He was asked by reporters how to adjust the state of the glider.

In this regard, Tang Shuai's answer surprised everyone.

"Clyde doesn't need to adjust his form, in fact, his form has been very hot."

The reporters had question marks on their faces: What, you call the glider who scored 13 of 4 and only scored 14 points in the last game called a hot state?
In fact, Tang Shuai understood why the glider was struggling so much.

In short, the glider can't beat Lin Xing.

He also understood Old Nelson's intentions——

"If you want to use Siddall to fight Biao Hakim, then in G3, I will let Siddah misfire!"

At the press conference, Tang Shuai was questioned: Since the glider is in good condition, why did the Rockets lose G2?
Tang Shuai spread his hands: "My problem, our strategy is wrong, there are also problems with the deployment of troops and on-the-spot command, but we have already realized the problem, so next, we will take back the initiative in the series."

……

On May 5, the first game of G27 was played at the Rockets' home court.

In this game, as Tang Shuai said, he made a change.

"It's G3, the Rockets changed their starting lineup, point guard Kenny Smith, the glider returned to the second position, and the starter at the third position is Robert Horry? The inside line is a combination of Pete Chilkat and Big Dream."

In a word, in G3, the Rockets put out a lineup of big men that they used a lot in the regular season.

To be honest, when seeing the Rockets' lineup, Lin Xing and the old Nelson on the sidelines felt that the Rockets were giving away.

But when the game started, they realized that Tang Shuai was prepared.

In the opening game, Dameng still won the jump ball.

The Rockets' offense is still simple and rough.

The little guys on the wing pulled and pulled the space, and then Kenny Smith handed the ball to Big Dream.

The Warriors continued one-on-one with Dameng, so Dameng turned around and shot a jumper with great ease and scored 2 points.

The 2-0 start, the transition, the Warriors' turn.

Lin Xing received the ball in the backcourt and immediately wanted to speed up.

But the Rockets retreated quickly, especially Dameng, who trotted all the way and returned to his position early.

Dameng actively retreated to defend, and the Warriors had no chance to counterattack.

In positional warfare, the Rockets' big lineup has begun to exert its strength.

Lin Xing still looks for Xiao Chong and plays the pick and roll.

But after blocking and splitting, Pete Chilkat came up directly to help defend.

Coupled with Horry, who is very inside, and the big dream guarding the penalty area, the Rockets' main focus is a shrinking defense.

As soon as the defense shrinks, the Warriors rush in, that is two words-pure delivery.

In the first attack of the Warriors, Lin Xing was pinched after a pick-and-roll, and he scored a small bug.

Xiao Chong held the glider that was changing defenses, and made a mid-range shot, but with a bang, he smashed an iron first.

After that, the Rockets' offense was still a big dream, and the inside line was extremely strong and crushed Langley.

Turn around and hook, 4-0.

Offensive and defensive transition, it's the Warriors' turn again.

This time it was Xiao Chong holding the ball, he didn't believe in evil, and asked Lin Xing to play a pick-and-roll again.

But after blocking and dismantling, facing the glider's defense change, he was blocked in the middle distance again.

A mid-range jumper, bang!

Xiao Chong smashed another iron, and frowned as he watched Lin Xing, who was defending the glider steadily, from afar.

"This is not right, the defense of the glider..."

Although the glider's offense hasn't played much in this game, the defense is really strong.

The two anti-insects are effective.

"Is the glider's defense so good?"

Lin Xing frowned, a little suspicious.

Because of G2, he still played the glider very easily.

The Rockets' offense didn't always look for Dameng. At least in the third offensive round in the opening game, they chose to play outside.

But it was not the glider who stood up for the singles, but Kenny Smith, who was not taken seriously.

Although Kenny Smith is not a star player, his style features are just various chaos and three-pointers.

But in this wave of offense, he made a breakthrough and retreated, almost shaking off Xiao Chong's defense.

The last three-point jump shot was slightly disturbed by Xiao Chong, and he missed it with a bang.

Although he didn't enter, the warrior was still in a cold sweat.

On the sidelines, the more old Nelson watched the game, the more he felt something was wrong.

Afterwards, the Rockets' style of play gradually made him confirm——

In this game, Tang Shuai has a lot of careful thoughts.

For example, why do they put up a big lineup, aren't they afraid of the Warriors' counterattack?
In fact, they had already thought about it and let Dameng speed up his defense.

Although he is a center forward, Dameng is considered to have the speed of a wing player.

So speeding up the retreat or something is not difficult for him, at most it is a little tiring.

Tang Shuai also discovered that whether the counterattack can be defended or not depends not on how many people retreat.

In fact, as long as Dameng can retreat in time, the Warriors will not be able to counterattack.

Facts have also proved this point. There are many historical-level big centers in the backcourt protecting the frame, and everyone else is man-marking, which basically solves the Warriors' counterattack.

And back to the defensive end, the Rockets' big lineup is working hard.

Pete Chilkat is the Rockets' first line of defense, with a big dream to protect the frame, and Horry helps on the side.

Of course, the more important thing is the glider.

The glider in this game is completely blue-collarized.

He stopped attacking directly and put all his energy on the defensive end.

As a result, the glider, who was fully defending, became a top outside single defender.

In the next round of Kenny Smith's three-pointer, Lin Xing singled out the glider.

He was also pinned to the waist by the glider with Pete Chilkat's pinch defense.

The waist Lin Xing chose a reasonable pass, but Rodman, who received the ball, did not hit a wide-open mid-range shot.

The Warriors opened with three consecutive irons, and the Rockets launched another wave of offense.

Dameng stood up again, crushed Langli, turned around and made a layup.

6 to 0, the Rockets' advantage does not seem to be great.

But in fact, the situation has become a bit one-sided.

"Is the Rockets going to completely overdraw their dreams?"

Watching the Warriors kick off in the backcourt, Dameng, who had just scored a goal, trotted back to the defense again. Matt Gudica actually had some doubts.

But soon, his doubts disappeared.

Turning around, it was still Lin Xing. He made a breakthrough and made a mid-range shot against the defense.

Swish-!
A crisp netting sound sounded, and the Warriors finally scored.

Immediately afterwards, everyone thought it would be the time for Dameng to stand up and maintain a 6-point lead.

The Rockets played singles with the ball, but it was Kenny Smith.

"It's not Dameng, and it's not Clyde Drexler, but Kenny Smith? Is he the rocket's secondary attacker in this game?"

Matt Gudica didn't expect it either, but this is Tang Shuai's understanding.

To put it simply, Dameng is a stable scoring point for the Rockets. Give the ball to Dameng, and Dameng can get the ball to the basket.

With a big dream, the Rockets can gain an advantage at the score level.

But Dream also needs to rest, so Tang Shuai chose to let Kenny Smith stand up to share the pressure of Dream.

In fact, it's not just Kenny Smith, Tang Shuai also prepared Sam Cassell's backup.

It's just that they are not going to hand the ball to the glider. It is one aspect that the glider cannot break through Lin Xing's defense.

But on the other hand, Tang Shuai's understanding is——

On the offensive end, the role of the glider is to contain Lin Xing's defense.

A glider exchanged Lin Xing's defense. In Tang Shuai's view, it was a bloody deal.

As for Kenny Smith and Sam Cassell playing a role, Lin Xing switched defenses?
That Shuai Tang probably will be happy, because once Lin Xing switches defenses, he can hand the ball to the glider.

If we really want to talk about the threat on the offensive end, the glider that avoided Lin Xing's defense is the real second child of the Rockets.

Looking at the overall situation, Tang Shuai's idea is——

Big Dream supports the offensive end, and Kenny Smith and Sam Cassell, who are not valued, share a little bit of Big Dream's offensive pressure.

Then, all in on the defensive end, relying on the big lineup to lock the Warriors' offense to the maximum extent.

If we say that in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the old Nelson felt that the Warriors lost because they should not fight against the Rockets on defense.

In the second game of the Western Conference finals, Tang Shuai, who had reacted, already understood that the Rockets, who are good at defense, should not compete with the Warriors on offense.

So in this game, Tang Shuai's goal is to fight the Warriors defensively.

He showed his card, I have a big dream that you can't limit anyway.

Therefore, I am all in defense, and you have to suffer.

But the truth was exactly as he expected.

At the beginning, the Warriors fell behind.

Old Nelson, who is also a fine individual, is aware of all this, but he has no good way to adjust on the spot.

He could only shout: "Give the ball to Stan, let him handle it!"

As a result, the game became a drama where Lin Xing single-handedly took on the Rockets.

Although in the end, he made 34 of 15 shots, 37% of his shots, and scored a game-high [-] points.

The game was still lost because his teammates didn't play much.

Xiao Chong, who played the best, made 19 of 8 shots and scored 22 points.

On the other hand, the Rockets——

大梦28投15中34分14个篮板4个助攻2个抢断5个大帽，肯尼·史密斯虽然17投只有7中，但他得到17分，就已经是极大的分担了大梦的压力了。

Plus Sam Cassell, who scored 18 points off the bench, and Glider, who stole a wave while Lin Xing was away, scored 14 points.

In this game, the Rockets finally won.

With a total score of 1 to 2, the Rockets brought back a victory, making this round of the series less confusing.

At least, after the war, public opinion believed that——

"The Rockets are going to win, they have found the right way to beat the Warriors."

(End of this chapter)