NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 189 Cut Huo (13)

The first quarter came to an end in the confrontation between the two sides.

The shooting percentages of both sides are not low, and Xu Xiang only triggered the "strike the iron" talent twice. The score was 24-27, and the Rockets led by three points.

CJ Miles came on the field with 5 minutes left in the first quarter, and Xu Xiang was replaced. At 3 minutes, Coach Nate replaced George Hill and West with CJ Watson and Donald Sloan. Only Solomon Hill and Hibbert remained in the starting lineup.

Hibbert played the first quarter with a group of substitutes.

"It's rare to see a team played by Hibbert. Coach Nate really dares to try everything." Barkley said in admiration, he likes this kind of ingenious tactical routine.

"The effect is not bad. After all, Howard has gone down. This Capela is still a little immature in front of Hibbert." The Rockets are currently played by Harden with a substitute, and the center is Xu Xiang's "old acquaintance" Capela.

"Young people should give more encouragement and not dampen others' self-confidence." Barkley said.

After hearing what he said, Kenny Smith looked at him incredulously. When will Barkley encourage others?Is the sun coming out in the west?
"Don't look at me like that. I'm also very kind. The ugliness on the outside is just a cover for my kind heart." Barkley raised his head proudly and said, while Kenny Smith beside him had already vomited
As soon as the second quarter came up, the lineups of both sides remained unchanged. Xu Xiang was throwing towels for his teammates in the audience while observing CJ Miles' situation.

Obviously, in this second team, CJ is the proper first offensive point. Even Hibbert has to be ranked behind him. Instead of playing the third position that he doesn't like, he can play the second position.

With 7 minutes left in the second quarter, Xu Xiang reappeared, and Harden on the opposite side also went down to rest. Now the opposite side is leading a dual-core team. McHale's tactical thinking is that at least one core should be on the field.

Now in front of Xu Xiang is No. 33 Corey Brewer. This guy was the No. 07 pick in 7, but his luck was not good and he suffered a lot of injuries.

According to the official data, his height is much taller than Xu Xiang, but when Xu Xiang took a closer look, this guy definitely made a false report. The official data was 2.06 meters, but when compared, Xu Xiang felt that he was definitely less than 2 meters, at most it was about 2 meters.

But no matter what, he is still a size bigger than Xu Xiang, and as a black man, his physical fitness is definitely better than Xu Xiang.

Howard squeezed away Ian Mahinmi and scored another rebound, and the second attack caused a foul by Mahinmi. This guy has now got 6 rebounds. It seems that he is very hopeful to get a double-double today.

Xu Xiang wasn't very worried about Howard's free throw. This guy is famous for "missing free throws". Sure enough, after taking a deep breath, the ball went out of the frame. Howard made no mistakes. This is his normal state.

The second free throw, a little shorter, missed both free throws.

The fans at home were not disappointed either. This is the regular operation of the Sparks. They no longer expect Howard to score from free throws.

Missed two free throws, the rebound was grabbed by West on the side, Howard could only retreat back to the defense bitterly, but after West got the rebound, he didn't hesitate, but a long pass was directly passed to the bottom line Xu Xiang's hands, and there was no one in front of him!
Xu Xiang raised his hand and shot. At this moment, the basket looked like the blue sky and the sea. With a bang, he hit a three-pointer!

With 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Nate called a timeout, and Xu Xiang sat on the seat panting. Lavoy, who was next to him, hurried over with a bottle of water and licked the dog!
"The next step is to start cutting Huo tactics, Ian, don't let him score easily under the basket, you know?" Nate stared at Mahinmi, and said seriously. When Hibbert was not on the court for a while, the Pacers' inside line was about to be blown by Howard, and Mahinmi couldn't restrain him at all.

Nate yelled and looked up at the scoreboard. It is now 43-48 and the Rockets lead by 5 points, all thanks to Howard's strong play at the basket.

"I'll replace you on the 4th foul and replace Whittington. The two of you take turns. Roy, you'll be up in the second half of the third quarter. Let's take a break." Nate's arrangement was simple and clear at a glance.

They have to find a way to limit Howard now, otherwise this game will never be won.

Both Mahinmi and Whittington nodded. After all, the opposite side is the current "League's No. [-] Center", and there is still some "expression" that should be given.

After coming up, Howard held the ball under the basket and singled out Mahinmi. No matter from which point of view, Mahinmi was much worse than Howard. Howard's strength was too strong. Xu Xiang was annoyed when he saw Mahinmi, who was unable to defend him, that this kind of big center was still good.

Harden is not coming up now, and the people who cooperate with him from the outside are Jason "Jet" Terry and Ariza. Both of them have outside three-point range, so the Pacers dare not let them go.

Howard punched with his back, once, twice, and Mahinmi couldn't help but backed up several steps, the strength gap was too great.

Just when Howard wanted to get stronger, Mahinmi fouled decisively, and he couldn't prevent it anyway, so it was better to foul earlier.

The number of fouls in this quarter was already full, so Howard went straight to the free throw line.

boom--

boom--

After the sound of two hits to the basket came, Xu Xiang felt that this one had hope. Howard's free throw percentage is generally around 50%, good ones can reach 52%, and bad ones are only 48%. Today, his free throw percentage is obviously ridiculously poor, so far he has made 7 of 2 free throws.

The rebound was taken by West again. So far in this game, he has also taken 5 rebounds, which is a very good performance.

The Pacers played fast break, Xu Xiang pushed his speed, and singled Ariza at the three-point line. Ariza's defense was not very good, and he was a little thin, so Xu Xiang didn't even think about it.

Xu Xiang's breakthrough attracted most of the attention, and the outside pitchers were instantly empty. Xu Xiang flicked his wrist, slipped his little hand, and the ball slipped into Solomon Hill's hands. Unfortunately, he missed a three-pointer.

(End of this chapter)