lakers championship

Chapter 361 Take a step by step

3:6 pm on the 40rd, Toyota Center.

Unlike the past, which was slightly deserted, tonight's Toyota Center was full, and many fans spontaneously put on red jerseys.

On the big screen at the scene, the camera showed a little boy holding a billboard with the words 22-1 on it, and some cartoon heads of Rockets players, which obviously meant that the Lakers must lose.

On the sidelines, TNT reporter David ended his interview with Harden and signaled Ernie to take over the rest of the time.

In the live broadcast room, Ernie said: "Just now Harden mentioned that this game is extremely important to the Rockets. What do you think?"

O'Neal: "In fact, it is also very important to the Lakers. The Rockets have many factors, such as maintaining a winning streak, revenge for the playoffs, testing the team lineup, etc., but the most important thing is the MVP battle."

Kenny: "Yes, in the latest MVP ranking, Tianyang is first and Harden is second. If the Rockets lose this game, the media will not say that they all support Tianyang, but at least they will not be optimistic about Harden."

Barkley: "That's really sad, the Rockets lost."

The three of them chatted for a while, and the two teams showed their starters.

On the Lakers side, Rondo, Tianyang, Ingram, Randall, McGee.

On the Rockets side, Paul, Harden, Ariza, Anderson, Capela.

In a blink of an eye, the pre-match ceremony was over, and amidst the deafening shouts of the fans, the two teams started their respective positions.

The game entered the jump ball session. The referee walked between McGee and Capela, explained a few words and threw the ball into the air.

McGee touched the ball first and swung back vigorously.However, the Lakers players were relatively scattered and did not get the ball immediately. Ariza ignored Ingram who was wearing his pants, and took two steps to grab the ball.

The Rockets went first, Ariza gave the ball to Paul, then turned and ran down to meet Anderson in the short left corner.

At the same time, Paul passed the ball to Harden on the right wing and also ran to the left short corner.

Anderson screened first, helped Ariza run to the free throw line, and then slipped outside the three-point line.

Paul blocked Randall, and Rondo could only switch defenses and go out, because Anderson's three-point shooting rate was not bad.

Harden passed the ball, but Anderson did not shoot. Instead, he continued to walk to the right, blocked Tianyang and passed back, and then strode to the right corner. Harden passed to Anderson for the second time, and Tianyang also passed You must switch defenses to keep up.

At this time Ariza has returned to the short corner on the left, Anderson returns the basketball again, and Harden singles Rondo on the weak side.

Changing hands under the crotch followed by a cross step forward, a shoulder lift, a fake turn and a three-point retreat, Harden's whole set of movements is handy.

Swish, a three-pointer was hit, and the Toyota Center instantly burst into thunderous cheers.

O'Neal curled his lips: "D'Antoni really has something, this tactic seems to be okay."

Kenny clapped his hands: "His tactic has turned Anderson from a stake into an offensive initiator. It's simply a miracle!"

Barkley shook his head: "If Anderson also has this kind of contribution on the defensive end, it's not too late for you to brag about it."

Anderson's performance in the past two seasons has been relatively poor, and he has degenerated into a "stand Mamba", and the defensive end is simply bullying.

Turning around, the Lakers attacked, Rondo took the ball to the frontcourt, observed the situation and then passed the ball to the top of the arc.

Tianyang received the ball and set up a three-threat posture, and Randall came up to do a pick-and-roll, but it was not Anderson but Ariza who switched defenses.

Tianyang moved the ball to the left and hit the ground to Ingram. The latter took the ball and changed direction and turned around.

It's a pity that the angle was a little bit off and missed. Paul got the rebound and made a long pass to Harden.

The Rockets advanced very fast. Harden used Anderson's pick-and-roll to get rid of Tianyang and dribbled the ball to the right wing.

Randall hurriedly switched defenses, and Harden got another chance for misplaced singles.Perhaps realizing that Randall's defense skills are not bad, Harden waited with the ball in both hands, and waited until Capela came up to do the pick-and-roll before speeding up to the inside.

McGee had a hard time chasing and defending, and Harden made an emergency stop and retreated, making a smart three-pointer.

Strike the iron!But Capela rushed to get an offensive rebound, landed and turned around to Anderson on the outside.

Neither Ingram nor Rondo thought about losing the frontcourt rebound. They had already sped up and ran to the backcourt. Seeing that Paul was unguarded, Anderson immediately passed the ball, and McGee had no choice but to defend again.

Paul took the ball, misplaced the small and hit the big again, quickly changed hands and dribbled the ball, easily passed McGee and went to the basket.

Randall shrinks to defend, Paul makes an emergency stop and jumps, and passes the ball to the right wing in the air.

Harden took the ball again, and Tianyang pounced on to defend himself, but Harden passed the ball to Paul who slipped quietly to the bottom corner.

It was too late for Randall to chase, Paul aimed at the frame for two seconds, and made a steady three-pointer!

Kenny: "The Rockets' tactics are already very clear. They use their running positions to create misplaced singles opportunities for Harden or Paul, and rely on the personal abilities of the two to open up the situation. D'Antoni has absorbed the results of our roundtable discussion."

Barkley: "Honestly speaking, this tactic is particularly dependent on the feel, in case the feel is not good..."

O'Neill: "Yes, unless a wave is killed, it is easy to be overturned."

The Lakers attacked, Rondo dribbled the ball to the right wing, passed it to Randall at the top of the arc, and then went down to cover Tianyang.

Tianyang circled to the three-point line, but Paul had rich defensive experience and used his footsteps to keep blocking and defending in front of him. As a result, Randall couldn't find a chance to pass the ball, so he could only hand the ball to Ying who ran up from the left wing. Graham.

Ingram took the ball, used Randall's cover to get rid of Ariza, and went inside from the middle.

Anderson naturally couldn't catch up, Capela shrank from the low post to defend, and Ingram took two steps from the free throw line to dunk.

It was very imposing and powerful, but unfortunately it was a little hasty, and it was buckled and flew.

The basketball rebounded and flew to the top of the arc. Ariza grabbed the ball in his hand, turned around and led it forward.

Crossing the center line, Ariza gave the ball directly to Anderson, who had already stood in the elbow area ahead of time.

The fans at the scene suddenly showed puzzled expressions, why didn't Paul and Harden on both sides give it?

I saw Anderson turn around after catching the ball, slumped his shoulders and bent over for two consecutive steps, and made a fake move of raising his hand with an emergency stop. Although he didn't fly Randall, he still pulled out his hand dryly.

The fans at the scene hadn't seen Anderson play like this for a long time, and they all showed surprised expressions.

But the shot actually hit!With the Rockets leading 8-0, cheers erupted at the Toyota Center.

Kenny raised his hands and laughed: "Anderson is back to the top, the rocket is off!"

O'Neill frowned: "Lady Luck seems to be on the side of the Rockets tonight."

Wharton crossed his arms, hesitated for a few seconds, and decided not to call a timeout.

In his opinion, the Rockets were able to play 8-0. Two shots were due to good luck. In addition, the Lakers also made mistakes in coordination. will be very different.

The only problem to be solved is the rocket's misplaced singles, but he has no good solution for the time being, so he can only take one step at a time. .

(End of this chapter)