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Chapter 12 12. The precarious curtain call 3
It's the Lakers' turn to attack again.

Blake dribbled the ball across the half court and handed it to Clark in the high position. He bypassed Clark and entered the inside lane. , Rockets backup point guard Beverly can only give up following Liu Ren, to fill defense Jamison.

Liu Ren was empty and rushed directly to the inside. Clark used the pass to guide the movement and passed to Liu Ren on the way forward.

This style of play started from the second quarter, and the Lakers have played several times. Parsons, who was beside Clark, rushed to Liu Ren's forward route first, and he was already prepared.

However, Liu Ren, who had to start slowly, came from behind, received the ball first, and inserted into the inside line!
Parsons worked hard and could only eat the sweat from behind. He, who claims to be capable of three things, met Liu Ren's style of play as a small forward, and a man with physical fitness who is fast as a point guard, and he couldn't keep up at all.

Liu Ren held back for too long in the first quarter. The first few balls in this quarter were used as containment points for the outside line, and passed to Blake and Jamison to shoot three-pointers to open up space. He is now only two points in the first quarter. , I have long wanted to dunk to vent my anger.

Sure enough, as D'Antoni arranged, after passing a few balls to the outside, the Rockets' defense began to falter regardless of whether the outside line went in or not. This time when Liu Ren entered the inside line, the opponent was obviously hesitant to double-team.

It was the moment when the Rockets hesitated, Liu Ren chose to take off instantly, swung the ball and went straight to the basket!

"boom"

Liu Ren dunks the ball into the basket through Asik!
After landing, Liu Ren was a little regretful that he didn't really catch Asik. Who knew that the big man Asik escaped!This tomahawk lacks a little color.

Apparently, Liu Ren reversed his previous style of passing the ball when he encountered a help defense, which made the Rockets uncomfortable, especially Parsons, who thought that Liu Ren was just fast and could move. , that crunching power to dunk the rim...these are all gathered in one person, which is something that James in the Cavaliers can do!

Parsons, who had always been arrogant before, showed an incredible expression.

Speaking of which, Parsons can be regarded as a very ambitious young man. He was firmly in the starting lineup in the second half of his rookie season, and he has a lot of say in the team this year.

So he speaks and acts like a star. In addition, 11 is a small year in the draft year. Most of the first-round picks are almost out of reach. There are only a handful of starters in the rookie season. Most players in the same class looked down upon him, thinking that only Irving could compare with him.

For Liu Ren, who is in the same class, he naturally looked down on him from the beginning.

Seeing Liu Ren's dunk caused bursts of cheers at the Staples Center, Hollywood actresses on the sidelines all jumped up and shouted for Liu Ren, Parsons, who considers himself a handsome guy, began to feel upset.

"You're proud of being handsome, kid!" Parsons said with a gloomy face.

WTF?Liu Ren glanced at Parsons strangely, isn't this guy out of his mind?
Liu Ren ignored Parsons, who felt good about himself, and turned back to defend.

Compared with the smooth offense that the whole team joined after the Lakers did not have Kobe, McHale's tactics are quite "essential". Change... Commonly known as X**D tactics.

When the first quarter was going well, the Rockets took the ball and shot it, and everyone fired at random.

This "harmonious" atmosphere continued. Jeremy Lin's substitute, Beverly, felt the touch came after he came to the frontcourt, and he pulled up and shot.

Miss!

Howard withstood Asik and grabbed a defensive rebound. It was different from the lazy rebound in the first quarter, and no one blocked him. Now Howard is trying his best to grab the rebound and block people.

Howard needs to be coaxed to play well. In Orlando, the fans coaxed him. After he came to the Lakers, no one coaxed him, so he couldn't play well.

Before Kobe was there, D'Antoni was exhausted dealing with the relationship with Kobe, so he didn't have the time to coax Howard. Now he has time to coax, and the effect is not bad.

After Howard's cooperation, the Lakers' combat effectiveness has improved several levels. He is the key point in D'Antoni's tactics.

With Howard, who is willing to cover inside, attract defense, and score outside, Liu Ren's destructive inside cut is once again displayed.

Relying on Howard's containment force, Liu Ren cut into the inside and continuously bombed the basket. After not playing hard, Howard made Asik exhausted, and it was difficult for his bulky body to keep up.Parsons is very versatile. In other words, it can be said that he knows everything and is not good at anything.

At [-] meters, Parsons has the height of a power forward and the speed of a small forward, as well as his flexible footwork, but it is too unrealistic to stop Liu Ren.

Liu Ren's cut was like lightning. The last comparison was against Leonard. Leonard has not yet lost in the finals, and he has not gained weight to deal with James this summer. His speed is only a beat slower than Liu Ren's. From the scene, it seems that Liu Ren just took a little advantage.

But the object of comparison has become Parsons, and Liu Ren's speed advantage can be seen with the naked eye. Whenever Liu Ren appears on a straight cutting route, Clark's excellent vision of [-] meters will spot this, and will The ball is sent to the route that Liu Ren can travel.

The Rockets would never have thought that someone would make such a pass in such a crucial curtain call. It was a pass that only appeared in the highlights, okay?The ideas McHale instilled in the Rockets were different from the ideas D'Antoni instilled in the Lakers. The Rockets didn't want to play the playoffs with the Thunder at all.

The teams in the Southwest Division are very interesting, especially the top three in Texas. No matter how strong or weak they are, anyone who beats them will have a headache, especially the top three in Texas. To prove that they are the strongest team in the Southwest Division.

The same is true for the Rockets. They just think they have a chance to win against the Spurs. Just like in 11, the Grizzlies felt that the Spurs had a better chance of winning than the Lakers. They lost to eighth and made the Spurs black. This made other players in the Southwest Division The team's civil war sentiment is particularly high. As long as it comes to the playoffs, they can't wait for the opponents to be all Southwest Division teams.

It's the Lakers' offense again, and they have narrowed the point difference a little bit.

The Rockets suddenly encountered a counterattack from the Lakers in the second quarter. They were stunned because they relied on the momentum they played in the first quarter and were not defeated. This is how young teams are.
The two sides have turned into a confrontation battle!
It's a pity that the gap in strength is not enough for the momentum. The overall strength of the Lakers' coaches and players is stronger than the Rockets, and they have the pressure to win. The offense is more diversified than the Rockets.

By the middle of the third quarter, the Lakers had tied the point difference to 67!
(End of this chapter)