Head coach of parallel imports in the NBA

Chapter 137 The End of the Regular Season 4
When Yi Jianlian scored the three-pointer, all Huaguo fans who watched the game cheered for Yi Jianlian, and even Yang Yi in the Penguin live broadcast room seemed very excited.

"It's really too fierce. The two sides are already red-eyed. It can be seen that Alian's progress this season is really incredible. At this time, whether it is the running position or the final shot, you can see this. And The teammates also trust him very much, and all the actions Middleton made before were for the last pass."

"Compared with the Rockets' superstar style of play, I still prefer the Timberwolves' pack of wolves. Like the attack just now, if Jones doesn't make up the defense, there won't be Yi Jianlian's gap, but if he doesn't make up the defense Then Middleton will have a shot."

"I think the main reason is that the Timberwolves have too many scoring points, and it is simply impossible for the Rockets to guard against."

At this moment, McHale requested a timeout for the game on the court.

In the next attack, the Rockets must score, and then concentrate on defending the Timberwolves' last attack, so as to have a chance to win the game. If they can't even score this attack, then for the Rockets, only Playing a foul tactic is tantamount to putting fate in the hands of others.

For the Timberwolves, Da Zhuang is also arranging the next defensive tactics. He doesn't even need a tactical board. At this time, the Rockets cannot hand over the offense to others. Only Harden, and only Harden has the ability to end the game .

So the Timberwolves' defense target is Harden.

"Chris, let me keep an eye on him. Others pay attention to the cover after the opponent's screen. Remember, let him not have a chance to shoot from the outside, and force him to go in. Greg and Allen, as long as he goes in Let's go, you two seal him up for me, understand?" Da Zhuang said, looking at the three people in front of him.

The three of them nodded heavily.

Both sides have the last short timeout left, and now the last timeout in McHale's hand is also used up, and Da Zhuang has the last one left as the last hole card.

Howard stood on the sideline to serve, but what people didn't expect was that the Rockets made a mistake after the timeout. Howard hoped to hand the ball to Harden, but Middleton was very strict with him and couldn't get rid of it for the time being. The opponent, and if it drags on, it will be a free throw violation, so Howard tried to hang the ball behind Harden.

But when the ball left Howard's hands, he knew it was going to be bad, because Oden, who jumped up, touched the ball with his right hand, and then changed the course of the basketball's flight.

In the end, Bennett directly held the ball in his arms.

A mistake that was enough to ruin the Rockets' entire efforts appeared at the most critical moment, and the person who made the mistake turned out to be Howard, which is simply unimaginable for Rockets fans.

Fortunately, Jones was very vigilant. When Bennett hugged the basketball, he stepped forward to foul the first time.

At the same time as the whistle blew, the scenes on the scene were also extremely interesting, switching back and forth between the faces of Howard and Harden. What made the Rockets fans angry at this moment was that Howard, who made a mistake, did not have a trace of guilt on his face, while Harden Deng's face was a little gloomy.

Although it is just a regular season game, which may have some impact on the final ranking, it is not a life-and-death game after all, but this feeling of losing is still very uncomfortable for Deng Ge now.

What's more important is that his state in this game is overwhelmed. If he still loses like this, Harden is a bit unacceptable.

Standing on the free throw line, Bennett made two free throws, which gradually tilted the balance of victory towards the Timberwolves.

111:108.

With a gap of 30 points in 3 seconds, there is still a chance for the Rockets.

The disadvantage is that not only did they not have a timeout, but the next attack had to score three points in order to have a chance to drag the game into overtime.

Harden went directly to the backcourt to receive the ball from Parsons. This time the Timberwolves did not choose to mark the whole court, but adopted a defensive tactic of half-court marking. When Harden just passed the center line, Middleton posted it, and then Harden on the Rockets used the cover to get rid of Middleton's entanglement, but just after he got rid of Middleton, he was entangled by Bennett.

Then Middleton, who was chasing after him, formed a double-team with Bennett in an instant.

In desperation, Harden could only hand the ball to Lin Crazy, and then under Rubio's pressure, Lin Crazy handed the ball to Howard inside. At this time, Harden took advantage of Jones' position A reverse run throws Middleton away, and then runs along the baseline to the corner on the other side.

It stands to reason that Howard's pass should have arrived at this time, and Howard did pass, but it is a pity that the Timberwolves know the Rockets' defense very well, and Howard's pass itself has problems, a half-high ball, and the ball is not fast. , was intercepted by Yi Jianlian directly from the middle.

Harden stared at Howard firmly. If the ball was passed to the ground or the ball was faster, there would be no problem. But it is a pity that Howard did not do this, but chose a method with a very high turnover rate.

The Rockets still didn't give up. After Yi Jianlian handed the ball to Rubio, Lin Crazy also stepped forward to foul in time.

With Rubio making two free throws, everyone knows that the Rockets have no hope in this game.

12 seconds, 113 not 108. 5 points difference.

In the end, as Harden's three-pointer from the Rockets hit the frame, the referee also blew the whistle for the end of the game.

113 to 108, the Timberwolves won the game by 5 points, and more importantly, they secured the No. [-] position in the Western Conference three games ahead of schedule.

Successfully let Harden, who scored 60 points, join the army of empty cuts.

"I think what we lack compared to our opponents is the desire to win. I think this is the reason why we lost." Harden's words in the interview after the game seemed to contain a lot of meaning.

This round of games is all over, and the top three rankings in the West have not changed.

Although the Spurs played back-to-back games at home, they still defeated the Suns 112-104, while the Thunder, who also sit at home, beat the Pelicans 116-94.

On the second day after the game ended, the news that the Timberwolves had won the No. [-] spot in the Western Conference was also on the front page of all media. The local newspapers in Minnesota even praised the selection of Chen Dazhuang as the team's head coach as the best in the history of the Timberwolves. The choice, in the article is to think of all the words of praise to praise Chen Dazhuang.

(End of this chapter)