The world of basketball

Chapter 181 The players who have seen the big scene

The other game in the Eastern Conference was won by the 76ers in an away game. When facing a strong team, the Knicks' disadvantages in lineup tacit understanding and lack of play were exposed. s.

The Spurs are playing against the Rockets at home again. Their lineup is a championship lineup, and they will definitely not easily fall into the second round of the playoffs.

But who is not?

After last year's offseason, the NBA has entered a stage of major reshuffle. The result is that the lineup strength of each team, especially the strong teams, is much more balanced. There are no so-called super strong teams anymore. The difference in strength between the top four or even the top eight in the West is not too big.

Therefore, after the strength of the lineup is not much different, the culture of a team and their team spirit are very important, such as rigor and tenacity.

The players in the Rockets' lineup all have two brushes, and they have all experienced the ups and downs of the rivers and lakes.

D'Antoni likes an eight-player rotation, and the other three outside the starting five are all outsiders, at most he will let Lao Nene play more.

Unlike the last game, the Rockets' firepower was very rapid at the beginning of this game, which even made the Spurs a little overwhelmed.

It's not the light cannon duo, but the firepower of their role players is really much faster than the previous game, such as Tucker, Gordon, and Gerald Green.

These three are all used to playing off the bench. This season, the Rockets' front line is really useless. D'Antoni chose to put Tucker in the starting lineup.

Tucker's basketball story is a story of ups and downs, but also a very inspirational story.

In the NBA, there is never a shortage of inspirational stories, and there is never a shortage of stories of displacement.

Tucker is now the most well-known for his three-point threat in the bottom corner of the Rockets and his role as a leader on the defensive end. In addition, he is the king of shoes. As a well-known star in the NBA, Tucker is a sneaker enthusiast .

It can be said that among the models of basketball shoes sold all over the world, there seems to be no one that Tucker does not have. He likes to collect sneakers very much.

In 2006, Tucker was selected by the No.30 No. 2007 pick. In [-], Tucker started his overseas playing tour. According to his own words, he didn't know what career he could do besides basketball.

After the ups and downs, he returned to the NBA and returned to the place where his dream started. Then he played in the Suns and the Raptors. When he was in the Raptors, he often played against LeBron James.

Then, the Raptors gave him a three-year contract of 300 million yuan, but Tucker gave up this contract and chose the Rockets' four-year contract of 200 million yuan. The most important reason was from his brother Chris Paul's call.

We can see Tucker's role for the Rockets. On the offensive end, he has a high stability outside the corner three-point line. On the defensive end, he can defend from the first to the fifth position.

We all know the following story. The Rockets and the Warriors fought until the tiebreaker, but Paul's left leg stopped the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, and Tucker's performance was very eye-catching.

Well, it's not too eye-catching to say it's eye-catching, because what he does is to rotate defense, make up, block positions, etc. It's not eye-catching things that can't be shown by the data, but they are essential things.

If there is one word to describe Tucker, it is tough.

He used his body and confrontation to help the team win time and time again. He used his body to block the way of offensive players.

The data never reflect his role, but everyone understands his role.

Eric Gordon also performed well. In the first quarter of the game, he hit three consecutive three-pointers with catches and shots, widening the point difference to [-] points in one fell swoop.

In the first quarter, the game point difference widened to [-] points, which put a lot of pressure on the Rockets.

As the hope of the Clippers' revival back then, Gordon was also one of the representatives who fell from the cloud to underestimated and then ushered in a new life.

The Clippers selected Gordon with the No. [-] pick. What were we discussing at that time?After Kobe and Wade retire, who can become the league's top scorer?
Eric Gordon?James Harden?Evans?
Yes, Gordon was in this discussion sequence back then, and then the team selected Blake Griffin. It seems that the road to rebuilding the Clippers is very clear. Gordon and Griffin, a future No. [-] Shooting guard, a future No. [-] power forward, the future of the Clippers is infinitely bright, and Gordon's future is also infinitely bright.

But, Chris Paul, Chris Paul of the Hornets is really tired of the state of the team and hopes to show himself in another team.

Eric Gordon is very strong, he has unlimited potential, but who can refuse Chris Paul that year?No one can say no to Chris Paul, no one.

The Clippers sent Gordon to the Hornets, and then the Hornets became the Pelicans. Gordon also fell into the quagmire of reconstruction with the Pelicans, and Gordon's physical condition also made fans a little disappointed with him.

Although Gordon is short, he is strong, fast, and explosive. He can shoot without deformation under confrontation, and his upper and lower body strength are sufficient, but he is prone to injuries.

Then he came to the Rockets, and everyone knows the story of the Rockets. The three-pointer is only five short of Curry, the best sixth man and so on.

He is just fulfilling his potential little by little. Just like this ball, the three consecutive three-pointers are all one step away from the three-point line. He throws the ball regardless of whether anyone in front of him raises his hand.

At the end of the first quarter, even with Harden scoring four points, the Rockets led the Lakers by 43 points 28:[-]. It's scary to stretch it that big.

In addition to Gordon, Gerald Green's shooting percentage from the outside is also very scary. He has already made two three-pointers from outside the three-point line, both of which were made against Gay's block.

Of course, his role in the Rockets is like this, catch and shoot, regardless of whether there are people in front of him, no matter how many people are in front of him, which is a bit like JR Smith.

Gerald Green's physical talent is not covered. His exaggerated explosive power, speed and jumping ability are really terrible. Gerald Green's contact with basketball is not early, but he is very talented.

But he is very talented in time. After entering the NBA, Gerald Green also experienced a period of ups and downs. Even before he was signed by the Rockets, he told himself that if no one came to me before New Year’s Day, I would probably announce my retirement and thank you. Those who support me are gone.

Fortunately, the Rockets found him and gave him a short contract of ten days.

It was this opportunity that made Green and the Rockets forge an indissoluble bond, and the two sides were able to write their own legends.

(End of this chapter)