i am legend

Chapter 610 A Thank You

The Toyota Center was completely filled with great excitement and joy. Yao Ming's previous blockade completely detonated this overly depressing venue!

On the court, after Wallace's offense was suppressed firmly, the game started after the referee blew again!
"Hehe, I seem to be a little frustrated!" Bruce looked at the court with a relaxed face, seeing the unconvinced expression on Wallace's face, he couldn't help laughing!
"God knows, if I were him, I would definitely not provoke that big man who seems to be much tougher!" West shook his head exaggeratedly, and said in a joking tone!
On the court, Payton quickly received Malone's pass, and then rushed directly to the inside!

With Payton's sudden actions, the Rockets players all seemed a little flustered. After all, the feeling the Warriors gave them before was simply too bad!
"Hehe, have they forgotten our super pitcher??"

Seeing the action of all the Rockets players subconsciously shrinking into the interior under the impact of Payton on the court, Bruce couldn't help but said playfully when he noticed Korver who was still standing outside the three-point line!

Sure enough, when Payton gradually penetrated into the interior, as everyone in the Rockets thought he would attack by force, Payton jumped up and quickly completed a somewhat difficult turn in mid-air, his hands like the barrel of a cannon In general, he quickly pushed the basketball in his hand beyond the three-point line!
"Shhh!!"

Korver didn't make any adjustments at all after he got the ball. After all, he had already adjusted his state to the best. After receiving the pass, he only aimed at the position of the basket, and then even in the air Stop this attack and end it!
The original excited atmosphere in the arena suddenly stagnated, no matter whether they were still excited about Yao Ming's block before, after this standard three-pointer hit, a feeling of depression suddenly came from the bottom of their hearts. Slowly emerge!

In the subsequent second quarter, I don't know if Wilkens did it intentionally. He didn't choose to put the previous main players back on the court. Instead, he boldly continued to use the current lineup configuration of Ginobili and his substitutes!
"drop!!"

When the whistle sounded at the end of the second quarter, the Warriors returned to the locker room with a 12-point advantage by virtue of their unexpected tactical arrangement!
"Hehe, doesn't it look like the Rockets are that tough in this game!" Bruce stood up slowly with a smile on his face, watching the Rockets players walk towards the player tunnel with serious expressions. He obviously doesn't care about West's words!
"This.."

West shook his head with a wry smile. Although he thought that such twists and turns would rarely occur in the playoffs, it would not cause trouble at all. However, after seeing the strong strength of the Warriors players, he But he couldn't help muttering to himself!

"Can all this be attributed to them being too strong??"

Back in the locker room, Van Gundy hastily arranged for the team's masseur to start some physical therapy and muscle relief for his players.

Because the fight with the Warriors was too fierce before, Van Gundy, like the Warriors, did not choose to replace the substitutes when he forced the players to lose a lot of energy!

This decision, in today's somewhat dull locker room, made Van Gundy feel regretful for the first time!
Just like the current situation where the Rockets players are sweating and constantly replenishing water, once it enters the second half, it will be very difficult for his main players to adjust quickly!

And because of the strength of the Warriors, even if they go all out and use the entire third quarter as the rest time for the Rockets' main players, he has already seen the final result, and the result is nothing more than another defeat!
Van Gundy frowned and stared at the exhausted main players in the locker room, and subconsciously glanced at the substitute players with complex expressions. Finally, he couldn't help but let out an extremely helpless sigh in his heart!

After the intermission, when players from both sides appeared on the field again, although the performance of the home team was not very good, the fans here still gave them the warmest applause tolerantly!
And Bruce and West, after briefly dealing with their internal urgency and replenishing some food and drinks, the two returned to their seats when the match between the two sides was about to start!
"Just like we discussed in the restaurant before, if the Rockets want to win a round, they have to stand up, and this is not just Jeff's problem!" West looked at the Rockets, Van Gundy was a little bit Anxiously and quickly explaining to the players, he smiled and said slowly!
"Look, if I were the head coach of the Rockets, I would definitely release Yao on the inside and Cutino on the outside. After all, they already have an "obedient" Steve!" Bruce said. Said slowly with an imaginative face, obviously this guy has already made some remarks of his own!
"Hehe, if you were the head coach, I think the Warriors would directly become the worst team in the league!" Even though West agreed with Bruce very much, he still couldn't help but tease him!

On the court, as the referee on duty blew the whistle to start the game, the battle between the Rockets and the Warriors began as a substitute VS main force!
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Warriors relied on the very stable two-tower tactics of the main force to wear down the energy and stamina of the energetic players of the Rockets!

For example, now, all the players of the Warriors stand on the court like a huge millstone, seemingly slowly and continuously passing through the half court!

As the defensive team, the Rockets, while investing a lot of energy on their own defenders, have to carefully avoid the combination of various screens and pick-and-rolls that the Warriors may appear at any time!

When there were 15 seconds left in the attack time, Nowitzki, who was standing in a high position, ended the attack with extremely soft hands after receiving a pass from Billups!
And back to the defensive end, the Warriors' tight cooperation and very good defensive actions made the Rockets' substitutes somewhat incapable and directly made mistakes!
When the Warriors succeeded in dunking with the extremely fast Gerald Wallace, the Rockets fell into a complete sinking!
After that, throughout the third quarter, although Van Gundy's approach was very bold, he still felt a bitter taste of dissatisfaction when he saw the Rockets trailing the Warriors by as much as 18 points!
"Damn!"

Van Gundy has never been so depressed. Even though he had experienced the dark years in the Knicks before, he still has never felt such a crushing situation!
Whether it was in tactics or in employing people, Van Gundy suddenly seemed like a rookie, frequently making mistakes that shouldn't have happened.

Under his arrangements and adjustments, the Rockets' style of play can be described as terrible!
Since the beginning of the game, Francis has always implemented his arrangements, especially in terms of organization. He seems to have suddenly transformed into a top point guard like Nash and Kidd, frequently creating for his teammates or passing very threatening passes. !

But as the Warriors increased their strength on the defensive end, coupled with the massive physical exertion of the Rockets players, every exquisite pass of his became a strike again and again!
If Yao Ming hadn't been able to provide some impetus for the team inside, they would have subconsciously given up the idea of ​​this game in the second half of the third quarter!

Now, the players watching him all buried their heads in silence with complicated expressions, which made Van Gundy's already bad mood even worse!

"Why did we play such a disgusting game??"

After a while, as Francis blurted out these words, everyone subconsciously looked at Van Gundy!
"We've already shown what we should be, but why couldn't we win a victory?" Francis said slowly and flatly. After drinking the energy drink in his hand, he slowly stood up!
"Guys, let's fight one last time, shall we?"

Francis' sad tone made all the players clearly feel a trace of reluctance and deep helplessness!
In the years of being teammates with Francis, whether it is a player who just joined the Rockets or those players who have been teammates with him all the time, they are very aware of this guy's current mood!

From the beginning of the game, everyone felt a little difference in Francis, especially after Van Gundy's arrangement at the beginning of the game and Francis' amazing performance afterwards, a parting atmosphere gradually appeared in the hearts of these players !

"drop!!"

A whistle broke the Rockets' rest area surrounded by solemnity. As Francis took the lead to walk to the court, the main players of the previous Rockets followed one after another!

When he came to the stadium, Francis subconsciously looked up at the flag that was hanging over the arena, which represented the highest honor. He lowered his head and slowly scanned the stands full of fans around him. The lonely expression on his face suddenly dissipated. Immediately, he turned his head and looked at his teammates. He said passionately: "Guys, let us give back to these lovely fans with our best performance!"

"it is good!!!"

Yao Ming said loudly with excitement first, staring at this "boss" who has been very helpful to him since he came here, he walked over directly, hugged Francis strongly, and said gratefully: "Thank you! !"

(End of this chapter)