Play in God's jersey

Chapter 465

During the regular season, Qian Duoduo scored the highest scoring record and the highest blocking record in a single game of the season on the Rockets.

From this point of view, the Rockets are a good opponent for him.

It’s just that the Rockets are not easy to deal with. This team really has the tenacious gene of Xiaoqiang. From the fact that they fought hard against the Nuggets for seven games in the first round, and finally advanced, we can know that they fought hard in almost every game. At the last moment, in the end, victory was won by that last breath.

In the regular season, when the Suns faced the Rockets, it didn't mean that they would be able to kill and crush the opponent. Qian Duoduo went berserk and scored a season-high 58 points and a single-game high of 8 blocks. In the end, it was only a narrow victory. If Qian Duoduo hadn't scored "3+1" in the end, he would not have won.

Therefore, this is not a game that the Suns can take lightly.

In fact, any playoff game is not something that can be taken lightly for any team, otherwise, it is likely to capsize in the gutter.

Qian Duoduo still remembers how the Warriors won 73 games in the regular season and lost a 3-1 lead in the Finals to the Cavaliers.

So he constantly reminded his teammates and encouraged them to go all out as soon as they set foot on the field.

In this game, the Rockets fine-tuned the position of the starting lineup, changing the positions of Battier and Artest. Originally, Artest was placed on the shooting guard. Now Adelman used Artest. Sterle defended Qian Duoduo and put Artest at the small forward position.

So the Rockets' starting lineup is: Brooks, Battier, Artest, Scola and Yao Ming.

The starting lineup of the Suns is: Nash, Martin, Qian Duoduo, Jefferson and O'Neal.

The Rockets took the lead in attacking. Brooks brought the ball over and handed the ball to Yao Ming who was in the low post.

The Suns served the ball from the basket, and the speed was very fast. Nash dribbled the ball down quickly. He wanted to make a counterattack before the Rockets recovered, but Nash made a mistake in passing the ball and wanted to pass it to the right to follow up. Martin's hand slipped out of bounds, and the ball belonged to the Rockets.

Brooks dribbled the ball over, went beyond the three-point line, used his speed to overpower Nash, and after breaking in, he made a mid-range jumper and scored.

Looking back, Martin of the Suns accepted Shi's pass and shot a three-pointer from the outside, but it was a pity that he missed the shot.

Yao Ming protected the backcourt rebound and handed it to Brooks. Brooks dribbled the ball down quickly. After reaching the top of the arc, he transferred the ball to Artest who was 45 degrees away from the left wing. Artest caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

The Rockets beat the Suns 7-0 in the opening game.

"It's really unexpected. The Rockets are a bit anti-customer. They scored in the first few offenses and hit every shot. The Suns don't feel good. It feels like they have too much rest time, and the feel is a bit rusty." Yang Art said.

"It is indeed a bit like this. The Suns swept four games in the first round and advanced. They waited for a long time for their opponents in the second round, the Rockets. The Rockets played all seven games in the first round. We will enter the game state immediately." Director Zhang said through the interface.

"It feels like Cole is going to call a timeout to slow things down. If the game continues like this, it will not be a good thing for the Suns." Yang Yi analyzed.

It's just that Cole continued to sit firmly on the bench, without a very impatient expression, and let the Suns players make adjustments on the court.

He has played under Zen Master and also under Zen Master Popovich. Although he is only a rookie coach, he is still very calm when commanding on the spot, and he does not panic because of changes in the situation on the field. Appeared, because he believed that Qian Duoduo would handle it for him on the court,

"Follow your own people, defend them and press them, don't let them score so easily!" Qian Duoduo took the initiative to get the ball forward and shouted to his teammates at the same time.

Seeing that Qian Duoduo took the ball, the Rockets couldn't help feeling a little nervous. What the hell, this guy stepped on them before and scored more than 50 points like chopping melons and vegetables. That's an extremely powerful scoring ability. , They really have to be nervous.

Artest lowered his center of gravity and defended.

Qian Duoduo collided with him, but still felt that he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Artest's strength is really strong enough, and now Qian Duoduo has already upgraded to the gold-level physical strength.

However, Qian Duoduo has an advantage in speed. He separated Artest with one hand, dribbled the ball with his right hand, and dribbled forward.

Seeing this, Battier took a step forward and prepared to double-team Qian Duoduo with Artest. They had experienced Qian Duoduo's ability to score points, so they really didn't dare to let him easily get a shot.

But when Qian Duoduo saw Battier move over, he slapped the ball and passed it to Martin at the top of the arc. Martin made an open three-point shot, but unfortunately, he still hit the iron.

The Suns' touch seems to be really lost in the rest of the past few days.

Scola grabbed the backcourt rebound and gave it to Brooks. Brooks used his speed to counterattack quickly and made a layup.

The Rockets led 9-0.

"Is Cole still calling a timeout?" Director Zhang was a little anxious for the Suns.

But Cole really didn't call a timeout, and continued to let the players adjust themselves.

Both Yang Yi and Director Zhang lamented Cole's patience and calmness. This is not a regular season, this is a playoff game, and any game is crucial.

The Suns served the ball and Nash advanced with the ball.

"Keep shooting, the opportunity came up just now, keep shooting confidence, you will definitely be able to shoot the basketball in." Qian Duoduo said to Martin as he ran past him.

Martin nodded. His touch was indeed a bit cold. He had already tried several shots at the beginning, but Qian Duoduo's words encouraged him. He is not the core of the Suns now. Qian Duoduo is the real The core leader, strictly speaking, Qian Duoduo, Nash, and O'Neal came to him after that, and he probably can only rank fourth in the team, so it is very encouraging to have Qian Duoduo's encouragement and affirmation at this time.

Qian Duoduo ran to a high position, and Artest followed him closely. When Artest was defending, he raised his hands like a hoop. His arms were strong and powerful, and seemed to be able to hold Qian Duoduo tight. Qian Duoduo knew him very well. The iron elbow is so powerful, Harden was enlightened under his iron elbow back then.

However, he still used a quick turnback to get rid of Artest's follow-up, ran to the high post and made a pick-and-roll with Nash.

(End of this chapter)