The world of basketball

Chapter 103
When the third quarter changed sides and fought again, the Spurs had already led by [-] points.

Popovich switched to the starting lineup, preparing to widen the point difference in a wave, so that the main players can get more rest time and avoid injuries.

The Rockets did not give up chasing points, they replaced the lineup with the strongest offensive firepower-Paul, Harden, Ennis, Gordon, Tucker.

This is more like their five small lineup last year, except that Ariza was replaced by Ennis.

Eric Gordon's ultra-long three-pointer was still a bit short, and Mu Xiaobei took the rebound against Tucker.

The Rockets' lineup is very fast, the space is very open, everyone is very mobile, and the defense is also good-in the case that Tucker can defend both the inside and the outside.

However, height restrictions are unavoidable. Although each of them has top defensive capabilities, Paul and Tucker are masters of the defensive end.

For the sport of basketball, height is very critical, very very critical.

Of course, up to now, many people who are not tall can make up for this shortcoming through other physical qualities and hard training their scoring skills, but taller people have some advantages after all.

For example, if someone with a tall body also has the skills of a defender, how powerful it should be.

Yes, really good, just like Garnett, of course, Garnett is not just some small skills of the guard.

How great would it be if someone with a tall body also had Pierce's post-up ability.

Yes, it is indeed very powerful, just like Durant, of course Durant is not only good in post-up singles.

It would be great if someone with a tall body also had Paul's passing ability.

Yes, it is really good, just like Magic Johnson. Of course, Magic is not just good at passing the ball.

How great it would be if tall people could have Jordan's mid-range shot.

Yes, Dirk Nowitzki is really good. Of course, the old driver is not just good at CIC.

Etc., etc.

We can find that these are epoch-making elders who can blur the traditional positioning, and they are also big men who are rare in many, many years.

For example, some people say that James is like Pippen, and some people say that James is like Johnson, but after all, James is not them.

For example, some people say that Porzingis is a bit like an old driver and Garnett, but Porzingis is not them after all.

Some say Durant looks like, um, who?I don't know who I look like, but maybe in the future, no one will be able to play like Durant.

I mean, there aren't that many teams that can ignore height, that can win titles with smaller guys.

Of course you would say the Warriors, you see when the Warriors played the Pelicans, Davis, as the top big man in the league, was also defeated by the Warriors.

But what about the Pelicans this season?It can be said that the most important thing in the seventh game between the Pelicans and the Rockets this season is their double lineup composed of Davis and Mirotic. Coupled with Randall, the Pelicans often lead the Rockets in rebounding. very many.

If you can't control the rebounds, no matter which team it is, it will be difficult to control the game.

Many people believe that even the Warriors who won the championship in 15 years may not be able to win easily when they encounter this Pelicans.

Paul confronted Jeremy Lin viciously, and began to use trash talk to interfere with Jeremy Lin who was breaking through with the ball.

"Hey boy, it's hard for you to break through my defense. I think it's better for you to distribute the ball to your teammates and watch yourself." Paul's baby said with a bad mood on his face.

Although Paul is very competitive and will do some things on the court that are relatively off the court to allow himself to seek victory, he is very measured.

Paul is someone who is a bit like Green. They will use some small moves on the defensive end-this is understandable. As long as it is a professional league, even in the games between Chinese university teams, they will use some small moves on the body.

But neither Paul nor Green have had career-ruining dirty moves, although Green did some nasty things to Adams' crotch.

Two people will also spray some trash on the court, Paul sprays more subtle, Green sprays more rough, but two people, or everyone in the league, will not cross some bottom lines, which is very important.

For example, spamming on the court cannot involve racial discrimination. This is a very serious red line. People on the court are absolutely not allowed to say something involving racial discrimination towards their opponents.

In addition, you can't greet your family, you can't say things like alpaca, otherwise it will be easy to fight. We can imagine that if someone scolds an alpaca on the field, the two sides can fight immediately.

Abandoning a lot of words beyond the bottom line, in fact, trash talk can only spray some things about the opponent's playing.

For example, during the playoffs between the Cavaliers and the Raptors, when Love and King Kong Biyombo faced each other, Biyombo would call Love a softie, a softie who dared not fight.

But often at this time, Love will respond with his three-pointer, and Love also counterattacked in an interview after the game: "For so many years, the Raptors seem to have never won a series against us. Nor will it."

As the saying goes, even though last year was the weakest year for the Cavaliers and the strongest year for the Raptors, the Raptors were still swept by the Cavaliers who stumbled and the Pacers hit the tiebreaker [-]-[-].

Mu Xiaobei made a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin from a high position, and Paul said, "Hey kid, don't run the pick-and-roll, it's a dignified one-on-one."

Mu Xiaobei cut outside, Tucker jumped out to defend Mu Xiaobei, but Jeremy Lin didn't pass the ball out, but hit Paul with his left hand and made a layup.

"You don't have to pick and roll when you are attacking. You are upright and singled out." Jeremy Lin said after he scored a layup and looked at Paul.

Tucker made a high pick-and-roll, Paul then made a delay in the pick-and-roll, and made a mid-range jumper from the free throw line.

"Huh? Didn't you say that you don't pick and roll heads-up?" Jeremy Lin said.

Two dimples appeared on Paul's dark baby face, he scratched his head and smiled, "Hey, it smells so good."

Jeremy Lin holds the ball at the top of the arc, Mu Xiaobei runs down the pick-and-roll, Jeremy Lin throws the ball high, and Mu Xiaobei catches the ball and scores with a throw.

The Rockets attacked again. Paul faced Jeremy Lin's defense and missed a three-pointer with a lateral move.

Mu Xiaobei hit Ennis in the low post and hit a jumper with his back turned and a fadeaway.

Both sides come and go, it is difficult for the Rockets to defend against the Spurs, or it is difficult for the Rockets to defend against the two big men of Mu Xiaobei and Ade, and the Rockets are always unable to score on the offensive end.

Back and forth, the Spurs led the Rockets by [-] points, and as soon as they played in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni withdrew his main force and replaced him with a bench substitute, declaring his surrender.

In the end, the Spurs played well and successfully avenged their humiliation at home with a 121-point difference of 96:25, beating the Rockets and at the same time pretending to be one to two.

Mu Xiaobei performed well in the game, making 33 of [-] shots, including [-] of [-] three-pointers and [-] of [-] free throws. He scored [-] points, [-] rebounds, [-] assists and [-] blocks.

Adelaide is also in good form, scoring 34 points, the Spurs and the two towers combined to score 67 points, and the Spurs finally pulled back at home.

(End of this chapter)