super heavy artillery

Chapter 458
Originally, An Luo was very optimistic about the Rockets.Paul's desire to win and his focus on playing games have greatly improved the Rockets.As far as the Rockets are concerned, they have never lacked the ability to score.The next thing to do is defense.But this problem is no longer a problem!Unfortunately, because of Paul's injury, the current situation has become different again.No one believes D'Antoni's words. The Rockets without Paul are definitely not the Warriors' opponents.What they lack is not ability, but the momentum.

If Chris Paul can't play.An Luo felt that the team competing with them for the Finals would definitely be the Warriors.

Of course, this is very beneficial to Thunder players like An Luo.If the Rockets deal with the Warriors in one go, they will be relatively hasty in their fight.On the contrary, if the Warriors win, they must play until the seventh game.When the exhausted Warriors meet the Thunder who are waiting for work, the latter is naturally easier to gain an advantage.Not to mention they have home court advantage.

This season's Western Conference playoffs have become very interesting in the final stage.It seems that this year's Western Conference finals have always revolved around the Thunder.Of course it's not the current Thunder, but the Thunder with the "Three Young Masters" a few years ago.Westbrook, who stayed in Oklahoma, took the lead in getting a place in the Western Conference Finals.He is standing on the shore now, watching the other two brothers fight fiercely. The life of "big brother" and "third brother" is not very easy.The "big brother" who is in hot form does not receive due attention in the team system, and the "third brother" who holds the ball is not in good condition.Judging by their appearance, they are basically going to finish the last two games.

I don't know how the Thunder fans far away in Oklahoma City feel on the inside now?They were once the most extravagant team in the league.For two consecutive seasons, the top three regular season MVP rankings have been occupied by the origins they selected and cultivated.Moreover, the core players of the top three teams in the Western Conference this season are all inextricably linked to their teams.I have to sigh, the Thunder's management has a vicious vision.

Two days later, the two sides moved to Oakland for the sixth matchup.

Before this game, the Rockets finally announced something that everyone has been paying attention to.Chris Paul missed this game due to injury.Although he came to Oakland with the team, he could only cheer for his teammates on the sidelines and act as a spiritual mentor.

However, the progress of the game surprised everyone.

Without Paul's help, Harden had to step up his offense.But his condition is still not good.As soon as he came up, he missed two consecutive three-pointers.In addition to the previous games, he has missed 22 consecutive three-pointers!This state really worries the Rockets fans.This is not the state that a superstar who uses three-pointers as a regular scoring method should have.

Fortunately, Anthony, Gordon and Ariza are strong.They hit three-pointers one after another, and the Rockets started with 15:6.It seems that Harden's missing touch is all added to these guys.In the middle of the first quarter, Curry hit a super long three-pointer, but he failed to continue this touch. This was the only three-pointer they made in this quarter.And Harden also found the feeling. At the end of this quarter, he finally hit a super long three-pointer.Subsequently, Gerald Green and Tucker, who came off the bench, also succeeded in long shots.The Rockets quickly widened the gap and ended this section with 41:22.

首节火箭命中率高达54.2%，三分球12投8中，命中率达到66.7%！哈登在这一节砍下12分。沉寂了好几场比赛的安东尼今天也挺身而出，首节打了10分钟得到10分。

In the second quarter, the Rockets continued the shooting touch of the first quarter.Although the Warriors launched a tenacious counterattack under the leadership of Curry.But with the three-pointers and free throws, coupled with Anthony and Gordon's long-range shots, the Rockets still stabilized their lead.

After halftime, the situation changed suddenly.Those who thought the Warriors would tie the game at home were dumbfounded.They didn't expect the Rockets to play so strongly on the offensive end without Chris Paul.They shot 24 of 14 from [-]-point range in the first half, and it really gave people a glimpse of what an invincible Rockets team looked like in the second half of the regular season.This is exactly what D'Antoni wants to play!His magic ball theory requires every Rockets player to shoot a three-pointer. Once it goes smoothly, that kind of offensive firepower will be irresistible.

But the Warriors are the defending champions after all.They fell behind the Thunder 1:3 the year before. Under such a difficult situation, they finally reversed the Thunder.It can be seen that this team is not so easily defeated.

The trend of the game also confirmed this point.At the beginning of the third quarter, Thompson stood up.In fact, in this series, the Thompson chair is the one with the lowest presence of the Warriors.But now that Durant is not in good condition and Curry is not feeling well, he stood up!At the beginning of the third quarter, he hit consecutive three-pointers and led the Warriors to a 12:0 climax, leading the score all at once.

At this time, the Rockets seemed to not know how to play all of a sudden!Finally, relying on Harden, he made a strong layup and stopped the Warriors' offensive.But because they didn't play well at the switch and the end of this section, they lost as many as 17 points in a single quarter.The Splash Brothers of the Warriors seem to have returned to 15 years ago, and the two teamed up to score 9 three-pointers!Destroy the rocket that is about to take off.

In the last quarter of the game, while the Warriors strengthened their defense, their offense did not fall behind.In contrast to the Rockets, Anthony and Gordon, who had performed well before, were both discouraged.Although Harden played very tenaciously, he couldn't stand it alone.With Curry and Thompson making three-pointers one after another, after the Warriors hit 17:9, the Warriors led the Rockets by 101 points 79:22.This is the biggest point difference in the six games of the series between the two sides, and it has won so much when the Rockets lead by more than ten points.This is a very big blow to the morale of the Rockets.

The general situation is over, D'Antoni had to give up and withdraw the main force.During the 3 minutes of garbage time, domestic fans finally saw Zhou Qi.But after he came up, he didn't get too many opportunities.Grabbed a rebound and missed a three-pointer.On the contrary, the defense is very eye-catching, contributing two big caps!In the end, without Paul, although the Rockets made a perfect start, they failed to keep the fruits of victory.The two sides entered the battle of life and death with 3:3.

(End of this chapter)