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Chapter 159 Devil's Tour Houston Station
Chapter 23 Devil's Tour Houston Station
"I think this is a situation that Greg didn't expect at all. The entire Clippers attack around Lin Fei's touch. I have to say that Mike Dunleavy's arrangement is great, which requires a lot of courage, but for Cosmos Lin. He said that he deserves Dunleavy to make such a choice, and it turns out that Mike’s choice is correct." Bill Walton said with a smile watching Popovich flying wildly on the Spurs bench.

Hoffman looked at Bill Walton next to him and put forward his own opinion: "Bill, if Lin can maintain this state, then it is not a bug for any team, because the game like that For the Clippers, it can be directly simplified to Lin shooting, and the rest of the pick-and-roll screens."

"I think so, this is undoubtedly a terrible thing, if that is the case, I think all coaches need to make a sincere prayer before the game, pray for Lin's touch, really if Lin's touch continues to be so terrible , I think the league will immediately introduce a Lin Fei rule, that is, a player is not allowed to use the cover of three people in a row to get an offensive opportunity!" Bill Walton did not expect that his joke would actually become a reality later.

"Continue the defense at the beginning, the defense should be changed faster, the scoring ability of others is limited, we need to mark the damn rookie, as long as he is dead, but don't miss too many people, so you need to run more actively Start the rotation!" Popovich spat, all the Spurs looked solemn, it was obvious that Lin Fei's crazy runaway dealt them a heavy blow.

"Lin, how is your physical strength? Do you need to take a break?" Mike Dunleavy asked with concern. After all, Lin Fei is the key core of the team's offense. If Lin Fei's physical strength cannot support, then for the last moment he will definitely Replace Lin Fei to rest.

Lin Fei raised his head, breathing a bit short of breath. The continuous running just now really took a lot of energy from him. He raised his head and looked at the big screen. There are still 4 minutes before the third quarter. Think about it, the Spurs are a super tenacious team. The team will definitely be more tired in the fourth quarter. In order to ensure that he can maintain a good state, Lin Fei looked at Mike Dunleavy and said, "Coach, I think I need to rest for a while."

"Okay, Cuttino, you replace Lin, and we'll play positional warfare. The tasks under Chris are a bit heavy. In addition to defense, you need to pay more on the offensive end!"

"No problem!" Chris Kaman nodded and said.

Soon the game restarted, and the Clippers worked harder on the defensive end. Even though the Spurs played a good match, they did not widen the score between the two sides too much. When the third quarter ended, the Spurs restarted Gained a six-point lead.

Clippers fans believe that as long as Lin Fei is on the court, the six-point difference will only be two three-pointers.

"Swish"

Lin Fei stood with his head held high outside the three-point line. Under the spotlight, Lin Fei raised his right hand high. The three-point gesture made the San Antonio fans fall into silence. This was Lin Fei's ninth three-pointer in this game. The ninth three-pointer scored was a terrifying 100% hit rate. It was with this three-pointer that the Clippers in the away game against San Antonio officially expanded the score between the two sides to ten. There are only 30 seconds left in the end of the game.

The Spurs' bench looked very quiet under the background of Lin Fei celebrating the goal. Everyone's face showed unwillingness. They were almost defeated by Lin Fei, a rookie. Popovich sighed. With Lin Fei's fiery touch, he had no choice but to accept the defeat and replaced Duncan and Parker Ginobili.

The A&T Center fans also began to leave one after another, and Mike Dunleavy also replaced all the main players. After 30 seconds, the Clippers won the first victory of the Devil's Tour in the Southwest Division, making a good start for this terrifying schedule. , also officially achieved a record of seven consecutive victories, and then faced the Rockets who lacked Yao Ming, Dunleavy felt that the team's current state could continue to reap victories without any accidents.

The morale of the Clippers is now boosted, and the entire team rushed to the aerospace city of Houston.

The mysterious boss who had originally made an appointment to meet also said that they would meet in detail when they returned to Los Angeles, so that Lin Fei could prepare for the game.

And the Rockets just defeated their old enemy Utah Jazz at home. The Rockets without Yao Ming forcibly blocked the Jazz's inside offensive. There are two biggest heroes in this game, one is Tracy McGrady who can never wake up , the other is Uncle Mu, an African mountain who doesn't know how old he is. McGrady scored 33 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in a quasi-triple double. He scored 10 points and had 16 rebounds, including 7 offensive rebounds. This statistic made many people feel ashamed. What's more important is that he sent 5 blocks and once again told the young people now that he is still in the restricted area of ​​the African mountains. no fly.

Fatigue is undoubtedly the biggest enemy of the Rockets. The Clippers led by Lin Fei appeared on the floor of the Toyota Center the next day.Yao Ming sat on the bench in a suit and leather shoes. After a brief exchange between Lin Fei and Yao Ming, the game kicked off.

In the first half, Lin Fei was full of energy. It was hard to see that Lin Fei had just fought hard in San Antonio yesterday. He made 8 of 5 three-pointers and scored 22 points in the first half, directly blowing up Sean Ba ​​who was defending him. Till, Adelman caught his head in a hurry.McGrady, whom the Rockets relied on, was obviously still asleep in the first half. He only took 4 shots without making a hit, and only relied on free throws to score 2 points. Under such circumstances, the Clippers in the away game took a 15-point lead. .

This made the Rockets owner Alexander, who was watching the game on the spot, very embarrassed. During the intermission, Alexander walked into the Rockets locker room to express his views.

Coincidentally, the former Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy was broadcast live in this game. Reggie Miller looked at the calm Van Gundy and smiled, "Jeff, what do you think about the first half of the game? But your team members, I'm sorry, should be former team members!"

Van Gundy despised the best marksman in NBA history, "The scene was very ugly, the defense was completely destroyed by Lin, and Yao Ming was lost inside. This is not only a big inside for the Rockets, but also It is another offensive and defensive core of the team. Although Mutombo is still defending, he cannot make up for Yao Ming's lethality on the offensive end. In the first half, T-MAC was not in the state. This is a point that Rick needs to stimulate, otherwise the second half It would turn into a one-sided massacre."

"Jeff, I think you are more suitable to be a coach!"

Jeff Van Gundy glanced at Reggie Miller and said quietly: "I don't want to be completely bald!"

During the dialogue in the commentary booth, the second half of the game kicked off, but the scene was really ugly. In the first 2 minutes, neither team scored a point. The touch seems to have been thrown in the locker room during the halftime break and forgot to bring it to the court, only to hear the endless clanging of irons.

But after a long stalemate, someone will always stand up, and this person is Tracy McGrady, Houston's biggest reliance.

When playing the rookie Wilson Chandler with a post-up single, he turned around and shot with a feint, and the basketball drew McGrady's exclusive low-level arc at the Toyota Center and got into the basket.

This goal is like opening a Pandora's box, and what McGrady gained was a terrifying touch. He directly broke through and dunked with various pull-ups, and started his own personal offensive show at the Toyota Center. He is a rookie like Lin Fei Wilson Chandler wanted to cry, but McGrady's weakness in the first half allowed him to be praised by Mike Dunleavy at halftime. As a result, McGrady blasted his front and back in the second half, compared with the first half Lin Fei became normal in the second half after Battier was blown out by the fiery touch in the game. When the third quarter went on to the 7th minute, Tracy McGrady faced Lin Fei and Chandler's double-team directly from the outside. He lifted his eyelids a little and pulled out his hand on the spot. Lin Fei couldn't help complaining, because the basketball scored again, and this goal also allowed the Rockets to officially tie the score. The dry three-pointer detonated.

Mike Dunleavy wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately asked for a timeout. He had to rearrange to disrupt McGrady's terrifying rhythm.

The Rockets coach Adelman also became elated at this time. He didn't want to lose in front of Jeff Van Gundy, so he wanted to win, and he really wanted to win. The current game situation is undoubtedly the best for the Rockets. Favorable, the whole person also becomes cheerful with the favorable situation.

"Jeff, this is the tactic you used to use before!" Reggie Miller suddenly said something out of nowhere.

Van Gundy looked at Reggie Miller beside him and asked suspiciously, "What tactic?"

"It's McGrady's time. As long as McGrady enters this state, your tactic is to give TRACY, give TRACY, and when Yao plays well, give Yao to Yao. It is said that these are the most famous and most commonly used two tactics when you coached the Rockets. a tactic."

As soon as Reggie Miller's voice fell, Van Gundy's face pulled down. It was obvious that Reggie Miller's joke made him unhappy.

But the facts have proved that once a player of McGrady's level enters a frenzy state, no one can stop him. After scoring 19 points in the third quarter, McGrady scored another 17 points in the fourth quarter. In the second half, he provided the Rockets with a strong rebounding and defensive guarantee. Once Lin Fei got into the inside to catch a layup, he was slapped by Uncle Mu mercilessly. Looking at Uncle Mu's shaking fingers, Lin Fei felt emotional Thousands.

At the last moment, Lin Fei's three-pointer came out of the box, announcing the end of the game. Two back-to-back teams and two teams with the strongest limelight in the league met. In the end, the Rockets had the last laugh and achieved a terrifying fifteenth. winning streak, while the Clippers were terminated their seven-game winning streak.

The whole team was a little depressed, and the depressed Clippers went to the next stop of the trip to the Southwest Division, Dallas, which is also the last of the top three in Texas.

(End of this chapter)