rocket i am king

Chapter 233 In trouble

Under Chandler's strong performance, the rhythm of the Rockets began to slowly disappear, because Hassan couldn't defend Chandler at all, so Yao Ming had to switch defenses, but after switching defenses, Hassan couldn't guard Dirk. .

This basically fell into an endless loop, and even the inside didn't even dare to double-team, which made people helpless to the extreme. After 4 minutes of the game, Adelman took the lead in calling a timeout.

Because the first 2 minutes were okay, although they couldn't defend the opponent's inside line, they could still score, but as time went by, the Rockets gradually lost their touch.

In this way, the Mavericks also seized the opportunity to beat the Rockets to a 6:0 spurt.

16:9
The Mavericks are starting to take the reins.

After the timeout ended, the Rockets did not change their lineup. After all, Hassan was already the only inside pillar. If Hassan was replaced, Adelman would not be able to replace and limit Chandler.

The Rockets attacked, and Xia Tian began to play singles with the ball. Everyone made room for Xia Tian again. Xia Tian also knew that his task was heavy, so he was not in a hurry when playing singles.

Dribbling under the crotch and changing direction, Xia Tian kept teasing Marion's defensive nerves. After changing direction three times in a row, Xia Tian finally broke through and entered the inside line after using a Bow Buddha.

The Mavericks began to shrink their stance. Seeing this, Xia Tian jumped up high, and when Marion hadn't defended, he stopped and shot a jumper. The basketball drew an arc and fell steadily into the basket.

16:11
In turn, the Mavericks began to hesitate to attack Kidd, and the Rockets had a defensive strategy!Second and third defense?Is this going to double-team the inside line and let go of the outside line?But doesn't Adelman know that our team is the strongest shooting team in the league?Do you dare to put on this lineup?Bet on our hand, right?Kidd thought a little unhappy.

As the strongest shooting team in the league, the Mavericks have never been so underestimated before shooting, but now?The Rockets put on a two- and three-way anti-gambling feel, which makes people a little unhappy.

Since you want to gamble, then gamble!Kiddson suddenly entered the inside and gave the ball to Dirk who ran to the free throw line to meet him. Dirk caught the ball and made a shooting action and then passed it to Barea.

Barea catches the ball and shoots. Because of the Rockets' zone defense, he is still a bit open here.

"Swish"

The three-pointer hit the net, which is the price of underestimating the Mavericks' outside line, but Adelman can't be blamed for this. Although he also wants to worship the three-two defense, Dirk's shooting ability is not bad at all!

At that time, releasing Dirk is no different from giving points!After much deliberation, Adelman could only bet on the Mavericks' outside touch, but it was uncomfortable, and Barea hit the first ball.

Adelman couldn't help but want to change his defensive strategy. If he had known earlier, it would be better to let them defend around the front. This cut off their passing route should still be able to play.

But it's obviously too late to think about it now. The Rockets hit the iron again, and Chandler took the rebound steadily. This is Chandler's role!Protect the basket!
You must know that the Mavericks played very hard without Chandler in the last game. It was very difficult to get both offensive rebounds and backcourt rebounds. Even Dirk had to grab rebounds when necessary.

In this way, although the rebounds can be protected, the Mavericks' rhythm is completely gone. Now it is different. With Chandler's presence, there is no need to worry about rebounds.

As for why Chandler can still play in this game, of course it is thanks to the operation of the NBA. As the two powerful players in the West, their duel naturally cannot lack competition.

So after the game, the NBA also downgraded Chandler's second-level malicious foul to a first-level one. In this way, Chandler naturally returned to the game, but more of it was because Xia Tian pretended too much.

At that time, Xia Tian pretended to be terminally ill, but it frightened the referee. What happened?Don't worry about Xia Tian's shit, and later played a layup with an extreme pull bar!This made the NBA executives very angry. We care about you so much and you actually acted. So in the end, Chandler's foul was downgraded. After all, Xia Tian's acting skills are too good.

Xia Tian forced Marion, Yao Ming ran to Xia Tian's breakthrough route and made a pick-and-roll for Xia Tian. After Marion was blocked, Xia Tian quickly withdrew to the side and shot a jumper.

"Swish"

19:13
The Rockets can be regarded as really relying on Xia Tian to stop the bleeding. Half of the thirteen points were scored by Xia Tian. No opportunity to pass the ball.

Continuing with the three-two zone defense, the Mavericks will play this zone defense without mercy, and it is another sudden score!Marion, who was open, caught the ball and shot it. The basketball hit the net again and scored another three-pointer. Now Yao Ming couldn't stand it anymore.

When serving instead of the coach's responsibilities, he directly issued orders, changed the three-two defense to man-to-man, and can switch defenses when necessary, but they must not be allowed to easily pass the ball to score!
Especially for Hassan, Yao Ming also specially instructed him to go around the front to defend. Don't let the Mavericks hit the ball into the inside so easily. People are very helpless.

The Rockets attacked, and Harden passed to Hassan who cut inside in seconds. The latter caught the ball and wanted to dunk, but Chandler came out from behind when he took off, and Hassan became impatient!But at this time, it is not easy to pass the ball when the jump is so high. In the end, Hassan had to grit his teeth and smash the ball towards the basket.

"Boom!" The ball went in!Whistle!Although Chandler said he was good at defending the rim, his jumping arm length was much worse than Hassan's. Therefore, Chandler's blocks were directly in Hassan's hands, and indirectly sent to him. Got a 2+1.

"Swish"

After hitting the free throw, Hassan couldn't help but feel alive again. Although the ball just now was not a dunk, it can be seen that Chandler couldn't keep up with him!I can use my speed to get rid of him and attack the inside line!One side showed a smug smile, because he was a little afraid of Chandler Hassan had never thought about such a thing before.

But now after facing Chandler and scoring a goal, Hassan undoubtedly gained confidence. The most obvious thing after this confidence is that he has vitality. I didn’t see Hassan bouncing around when he returned to defense. .

After the Rockets changed their defensive strategy, the Mavericks' offense undoubtedly slowed down, and they couldn't find opportunities everywhere!In fact, the best way to crack this kind of defense is to find the opponent's weak points and play singles.

But the Mavericks' singles ability as a shooting team is really not that good!Don't look at Marion as an All-Star forward, but when facing the ball handler, Marion often makes shots with two dribbles.

It can be said that layups are rare. It can be said that his technical characteristics are floating shots, shooting and defense, and Marion also has a strange characteristic, that is, he must run when shooting. The ground shooting percentage is still very low, which makes people feel a little helpless.

As for the last game, it can be said that Marion was an explosion. It is really a bit surprising that he can still hit so many balls with a dry shot on the spot.

When he was thinking about how to attack, Dirk had already gone to pick and roll for Marion. Marion used the pick and roll to run towards the top of the arc, and Xia Tian followed closely behind. This is an opportunity!

Kidd handed the ball to Marion for a transition, then cut inside, Marion caught the ball and made a drifting three-pointer. The basketball spun twice around the rim and fell into the net.

I go!That's okay too!You are Green!Have you found the center of gravity?You just shot, and more importantly, you actually scored, which made Xia Tian very angry!But this was just the beginning. Marion seemed to have found his touch in the first quarter and made 5 consecutive three-pointers, and then hit two. In this way, the Rockets' defense was broken.

Because this Marion can shoot with a pick and roll!It's fine if they didn't shoot much before, but now the Rockets have to switch defenses because of their crazy shooting, but Dirk can score again after switching defenses. It can be said that the game has completely fallen into the rhythm of the Mavericks.

At the end of the last quarter, the Mavericks led the Rockets 31:22
(End of this chapter)