Legend Raiders

Chapter 91 Substitute Core
tough!

fierce!

This is Millsap's deepest impression on Qin Tao.

With just a few backs, Millsap felt overwhelmed.

but.

Compared with his weakness, Millsap's defensive experience is obviously more abundant.

however.

Qin Tao's control of strength and footsteps is no longer as rough as it was at the beginning after hard steeling the league's top insiders one after another, but he has learned the combination of rigidity and softness.

such as.

When Millsap's strength was suddenly removed, and Qin Tao, who was not fully exerting his strength, made the right choice in an instant when he probed sideways and wanted to steal the ball.

He took advantage of the situation and turned to the other side of Millsap, using reasonable body contact, instantly threw off Millsap's defense.

Simultaneously.

Always pay attention to Ennes Kanter here. After finding Qin Tao rushing to the inside, he resolutely gave up Greg Smith behind him, and tried to block Qin Tao's route with his teeth and claws.

pity.

Qin Tao, who once had an air connection with Smith, was not prepared to tangle with this guy at all. When Kanter came to the position three steps ahead of him, Qin Tao turned around and ran to the backcourt.

Boom! !
Smith, who is physically strong, smashed the ball into the basket with both hands the moment he received the pass.

Qin Tao's air connection with him instantly gave the sluggish Rockets a dose of precious chicken blood.

And Tyrone Corbin, who was watching the whole process, subconsciously wanted to do something.

But this has only just changed to a rotation lineup, and it seems to be a very heavy burden on the players to change players in just one round.

endured.

Tyrone Corbin looked at the court with a slight frown, and when Tinsley came over with the ball, he hurriedly shouted: "Pay attention to that Chinese!"

I rub!

Qin Tao, who was running towards Millsap, was a little dazed when he heard the guy shouting.

Make sense.

This is just one round, right?

Are you targeting me?

but.

Qin Tao is really a little proud of his carefulness.

Progression layer by layer.

The Jazz continued to play their positions offensively.

Kanter on the inside is very active, and he will rise to a high position from time to time, making a wall for Marvin Williams and Gordon Hayward.

And Millsap, who had suffered from Qin Tao before, seemed very calm at this time, staying close to the penalty area at all times, and crossing cover with Kanter from time to time.

but.

How could it be possible for Qin Tao, who felt like hitting a ball, to make him so comfortable.

No matter who Millsap picks and rolls with, or cross-screens with, even if there is a lot of space in the rotation process, he still never leaves Millsap two steps away.

uncomfortable.

Millsap has never felt that way this season.

Even if he was facing star power forwards such as Tim Duncan, he was not as uncomfortable when facing defense as he was when facing Qin Tao.

and.

Because he stayed on the field all the time, even though he had already gotten used to the climate of Salt Lake City, the entanglement with Qin Tao was still exhausting his energy.

How to do?
Millsap frowned and thought of a way.

With the Jazz's current lineup, he is definitely a unique core.

Kanter on the inside and Hayward on the outside can certainly bring him great help, but the Rockets have definitely been called mad dogs on the defensive end since their last goal.

Suddenly.

Millsap looked at Tinsley, who had never had a chance to pass the ball, and turned to look at Jeremy Lin who was playing against him. He found that the latter was sweating and his footsteps were already a little sloppy. He was like Tinsley at the time. go.

cover!

As a veteran who has fought for many years, Tinsley instantly understood what Millsap represented.

then.

With a lot of personal ability, he used his iconic crotch to surpass others, and instantly gave Qin Tao who stretched out his hand to harass him a blow.

Shock!

Tinsley is very aware of his disadvantages on the basket. With his speed and Kanter's support inside, before Marcus Morris can help defend in place, rushing into the inside is a high throw.

Two points to hand.

The Jazz firmly gave the Rockets a response.

pause!

With less than 1 minute left in the first quarter, Kevin Sampson sharply called a timeout. Jeremy Lin's physical strength made him very worried.

Back off the field.

Even though they played for less than 5 minutes, the other substitutes except Qin Tao were already panting and sweating profusely.

look at them.

Sampson frowned, really couldn't find a better way.

nowadays.

If you want to close the score with the Jazz, the most stupid way is to rely on more rotations.

Pause ends.

In addition to replacing Lin Shuhao, Sampson replaced Tony Douglas. Qin Tao and others continued to stay on the court in order to give the main players more rest time.

Play.

The Rockets' strategy was simple and clear. They still handed the ball to Qin Tao, as if he had become the core of the substitutes.

This time.

Qin Tao is no longer facing Millsap, but Favors who played early.

Relatively speaking.

Favors' body and strength are obviously much stronger than Millsap's.

But the current him is not as stable as a few years later, and the offense and defense are still a bit rough after all.

but.

It is not a bad choice for him to come and fight with Qin Tao. After all, on the bench of the Jazz, only a third-year rookie can win the slam dunk contest this year. His physical fitness is explosive. A batch of watches, but the technique is rougher than Jeremy Evans'.

pity.

Even Howard is slightly inferior to Qin Tao's strength, although Favors has the foundation of a star player, he still cannot stop Qin Tao's flat push.

With a spiritual little hook, Qin Tao seems to have easily won the ball.

But only Qin Tao knew that in these short rounds, what he felt the most was that, as if he had fought the Lakers for the entire game, some physical problems gradually appeared.

Easy to fight again.

After the Jazz lacked the link of Millsap and Favors temporarily had no other way on the offensive end, they could only choose to play outside.

For example, Hayward, who is still young and vigorous and is in a period of rapid rise, has quietly become the core of the Jazz's bench.

In terms of comprehensiveness and personal ability, Dekui Nkuk is not sure how far behind.

Even if the current Hayward is gradually transforming from a creamy boy to a white hunk, his skills are not at their peak five or six years later, but he has the foundation of an All-Star after all.

and so.

When the ball was in his hands, the IQ and technical delicacy on the court formed a clear contrast with Cook.

but.

It seems that the Rockets players have engraved the shadow of the flat-headed honey badger in their minds. Even if his own ability and skills are insufficient, Cook rushed to defend with all his strength.

finally.

Although Hayward still scored two points by virtue of his impact, false sudden and real shots, it was really difficult for him to score these two points.

drop~~
When the whistle sounded in the first quarter, the Rockets had obvious physical problems, and the players' condition was also greatly reduced, but they were only two points behind the Jazz, and ended the first quarter with a score of 20:22. the match of.

(End of this chapter)