The world of basketball

Chapter 180 The First Victory

From the end of the third quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter, it was the time for Capela and Harden to rest one after another, and it was also the time for the Spurs to widen the point difference again. They widened the point difference to 16 points.

It took 3 minutes in the fourth quarter for D'Antoni to replace Capela and Harden. Harden took a total of 6 minutes of rest throughout the game, which were 3 minutes at the end of the second quarter and 3 minutes at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Little Rivers had outstanding performances in the second and third quarters, but in the fourth quarter, he took two shots in total and rarely took the ball. Both times were catch-and-shoot shots from the three-point line and only made a hit once.

Whether to go to Gordon or Zhou Qi in the final stage of the fourth quarter is a sweet trouble for D'Antoni, if it is Gordon.The defense will be much worse, and the height will also be much worse. In Zhou Qi's words, there is another player who can control the ball independently.

Since the beginning of this season, D'Antoni has mostly been on the light, because he is reluctant to give up this offensive firepower, but in the final stage of the game, he took Zhou Qi up and replaced Gordon, because if he gets up There is really no guarantee when they rebound.

But the hole dug in front was too big, and the Spurs took advantage of the two times when Capela and Harden were off the court to widen the point difference to 17 points.

In the first year of last year's cycle, many domestic fans wondered whether to let Zhou Qi play No. [-] directly in order to trade Capela to a powerful No. [-], but the reality of the game told the fans that the Rockets If Capella is missing, it really won't work.

No matter how the trend of basketball changes, rebounding and frame protection are just what a team needs. Capela is a good player in these two areas. Otherwise, he would not be able to get such a big contract this summer.

Morey is so smart, but Capela's agent is more savvy. They know that the Rockets cannot do without Capela, and no matter how much they drag Morey, they will eventually compromise.

In the NBA, there are many centers who only score by eating cakes on the offensive end, and there are many top centers among them. However, Capela is the only one who can be king in the league and can become the king of cakes.

Because Capela is not only able to eat cakes on the offensive end, but also his pick-and-roll quality, his ability to protect the frame, his rebounding ability, and his positioning awareness are all top in the league. He can provide too much for the Rockets helped.

Especially now that the Rockets have D'Antoni and the light bulb, Capela's ability can be maximized, just like Stoudemire back then.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs still played steadily, did not make any major mistakes, and did not give the Rockets a chance to catch up. At the last moment of the last quarter, the Spurs finally defeated the Rockets and got a good start to the second round of the series.

In this game, the Spurs played very well, especially when Capela was away, they did a good job of attacking the inside.

Very good, of course, this is also not accurate with Zhou Qi, Gordon Gerald Green, etc., except for Rivers who performed well in the Rockets' own shooters.

The second round of the playoffs is considered to be the quarterfinals of the NBA. In addition to the Rockets and Spurs, the Lakers and Nuggets also played extremely stalemate in another game in the West, and even had a lore.

The Lakers and the Nuggets are two teams with very different styles. The Lakers like to play fast and are very good at playing defensive counterattacks, because their defense is good, and they have the best passers, James and Ball, and the best fast players. player Durant, and the Nuggets like to play slowly and play positions, because their core player Jokic is indeed too slow.

The Nuggets rank first in the league in defensive efficiency this year. Although their backcourt brothers Kareem Murray and Gary Harris did not enter the best defensive team, they were also voted for by the media. In addition, their No. [-] Paul Millsap is arguably one of the best defenders in the league.

In fact, the four-man team that the Eagles entered the All-Stars at the time, Teag Millsap Korver and Horford, both had two brushes. Regardless of the team record, they are also fully worthy of the All-Stars in their personal abilities. player of.

In this game, both sides restricted each other well. The Nuggets suppressed the rhythm and let the Lakers play more superstar offensive balls, but this year's James is not the same as previous years.

In previous years, there was only Irving next to James, and the Warriors let the players rotate to consume James, so the Warriors won the championship in 15. Of course, Dellavedova of the Cavaliers even had a [-]-point performance that year, which is enough to see that the Warriors are How about targeting James.

In 16, they also defended James like this, but that year James' shooting became more accurate, and Irving suddenly broke out after a slump for a game, and then won three games in a row, bringing the O'Brien Cup to Cleveland.

This year the Nuggets also defended James like this, but the Lakers only have James. Apart from James, Rand is also an invincible scorer.

Millsap's defense against Durant can't be said to be blown up, but the defensive effect is indeed unsatisfactory. In this game, Durant scored 31 points, James scored 25 points and sent ten assists. Zandu teamed up , At the last moment, the excellent defense of the two defended Murray's offense.

At the last moment, James and Durant played a pick-and-roll, my god, how can the defensive players defend against these two people playing a pick-and-roll?They have too many options after the pick-and-roll.

In the last ten seconds, Durant came over to play a pick-and-roll for James. James passed the ball to Durant after the pick-and-roll, and then two people went to double-team Durant. James cut to the basket and received a pass from Durant. The ball, one-on-one against Gary Harris, turned back and made a shot at the buzzer, killing the Nuggets and winning their first victory in the second round of the playoffs.

The Nuggets' backcourt brothers actually played well. Although their shooting percentage from outside the three-point line was a bit poor, their tactics and what the coach wanted to play did indeed come out. But James Durant teaming up is really too much. Horror.

Jokic played well in this game and successfully got a triple-double again in the playoffs, scoring 21 points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists. I'm not in a good mood.

The two games on the Eastern side are the Boston Celtics against the Bucks. They have met in the playoffs for several consecutive years. In the first game, the Celtics faced Antetokounmpo at home. The Bucks with Cousins ​​didn't panic at all, and once again beat the Bucks into brothers.

A young coach is a young coach. His defensive strategy can't prevent Antetokounmpo, but it can defend the Bucks. In addition to Antetokounmpo's fiery state, Cousins ​​​​played really badly, Middleton and Bledsoe and other outsiders The shot is really a bit iron, and the excellent performance of Tatum and Hayward gave the Celtics a big victory at home.

(End of this chapter)