The world of basketball

Chapter 95
Zhou Qi originally had a very good template, and his head coach is also very familiar with this player. It was Channing Frye, one of the feats who created the whirlwind frenzy in Phoenix.

This season's Rockets seem to be cursed by a third quarter. This season's Rockets are always collectively lost in the third quarter. Even the seasoned Paul will make honey mistakes in the third quarter.

The Rockets played extremely hard in the first round of the playoffs, and their third quarter also had a lot to do with it.

Do you feel familiar when you hear this?There used to be two teams in the East and the West, the Warriors and the Cavaliers. The so-called league has two bullies, the Kecheng Nursing Home and the Golden State Kindergarten. The third quarter of these two teams has very obvious characteristics. The so-called Yong San Crazy And riding three collapses.

Now the Warriors are still Yong San Crazy, but San Beng has become Huo San Beng.

No one can explain why this is. This does not mean that the Rockets will lose in the third quarter of every game, but it will be like this a lot of times, so there will always be people asking Zhou Qi about Eastern metaphysics.

Before the ball, many people in the team jokingly asked Zhou Qi to do something in the Eastern style, to bless the ball with a smooth touch, and Zhou Qi also made two random gestures as if joking.

But it seems that this ritual has really taken effect. The Rockets' third quarter, whether on the offensive end or the defensive end, did not appear the behaviors such as distraction that often occurred before.

So in the fourth quarter, the Spurs were [-] points behind the Rockets. The Spurs' offensive problem has been solved, but the defensive end is really unstoppable.

Zhou Qi and Tucker's stable performance today is the most important. Their excellent stability outside the three-point line made Mu Xiaobei, Ade and Gasol dare not go out to help defend easily.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs did not give up and still focused on the inside, while Jeremy Lin and Kuzma on the outside finally found their touch.

Mu Xiaobei received the ball from the outside line, handed it to Kuzma, then Mu Xiaobei went straight to the inside and made an empty cut, Kuz Polo led the way and gave a little lead, Mu Xiaobei caught the ball and dunked with both hands .

Kuzma's one-handed passing is already very mature, and the small cooperation with Mu Xiaobei is full of tacit understanding. These two young people are like a match made in heaven, one supporting inside and the other running without the ball.

It's just that Mudiay's ability to connect teams needs to be strengthened, and Jeremy Lin's role is more as a substitute scorer on the bench, connecting teams is not his strong point.

Now the Spurs are trying a new lineup on the court. Mu Xiaobei plays the fifth position, Kuzma plays the fourth position, Gay, Walker and Jeremy Lin play the three-two-one position on the court.

The 34-year-old Gay is already a veteran. He is very talented and has a very strong offensive ability. Gay has been compared with James. Without him, his offensive ability and physical talent are really strong.

This season, Gay's annual salary is more than 1000 million, but he did not expect to be on the bench, but he is still dedicated to contributing his firepower to this team.

This season, Gay is getting old, but his ability outside the three-point line has been greatly improved. He averaged 4.4 three-pointers per game, but he was able to have a 40.00% three-point shooting rate, which is the highest three-pointer in his entire career. ball hit rate.

This genius who was able to average 20 points per game in the second grade is also adapting to the wave of three-pointers in this league, increasing his three-pointers and stability.

He was selected by the Grizzlies with the No. 34 pick. He started out as a defensive player. He is 20 years old. Although his physical fitness is not as good as before, he still has defensive experience and ability. In the [-] minutes he played, Both are used to defend the opponent's offensive arrows.

Although the physical condition has not been as perverted as that of James, Gay has not considered retirement. He likes the Spurs team very much, but the contract is about to expire in the summer, and he does not know whether he should ask for money during the offseason. Still want to stay on this team.

Seeing that the Spurs refused to give up, the Rockets still kept their regular lineup on the court, but it seemed that they were close to their first victory in the Western Conference semifinals.

Mu Xiaobei made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin from outside the three-point line. Jeremy Lin rushed inside, and Mu Xiaobei cut outside the three-point line at the top of the arc. Jeremy Lin did not pass the ball back this time.

Mu Xiaobei made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Kuzma from the free throw line. Jeremy Lin circled the basket, then hit the ground and passed the ball to Kuzma who was in an air cut. .

The Rockets attacked. Paul singled Mu Xiaobei. After dribbling the ball under the crotch, he moved laterally and hit a three-pointer. The Rockets scored another three-pointer.

The round just now was basically the epitome of the game between the Spurs and the Rockets. The Spurs resolutely hit the basket, seldom attacked from outside the three-point line, and their shooting percentage was very high.

Many of the Rockets shoot from outside the three-point line. Ennis, Tucker, Zhou Qi, Gordon, Knight, let alone the light bulb combination, this is completely a three-point team.

The Rockets' shooting percentage was a little lower than that of the Spurs, but they scored 108 points more than the Spurs. At the end of the game, the Spurs lost to the Rockets by 125:[-] by [-] points, ending the first game of the Western Conference semifinals .

此战木小北得到36分，出手33次，命中14次，三分线外8中3，罚球7中5，外加10个篮板球3次助攻和2次封盖。

阿德36投14中，罚球6中5，得到33分，9篮板。

But the shooting percentage of others is not high, and Harden scored 37 points and 9 assists in this battle, Paul 14 points and 11 assists, Gordon 16 points, Zhou Qi made 9 of 6 from outside the three-point line, scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks , Both the offensive and defensive ends played well.

The Spurs were a bit frustrated. They didn't play badly in this game, but they still lost. The Rockets made 40.00% of their three-pointers.

Holy shit, 40.00%, a horrible hit rate.

After the game, Popovich comforted his disciples: "Hey, take it easy guys, we played well in this game, but we didn't score some open three-pointers from the outside, and many of them shouldn't be hit. It's just a three-pointer."

But the mood of the Spurs is still a little low. Many times we will feel unwilling. We have worked hard, but the result is still not as expected.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we will still play the next game, but the outside defense should be tighter, relax, and just make the ball that should be shot. It's not your fault, it's just our bad luck." Popo Vicki continued to encourage the players.

This kind of scene was hard to see five years ago, because Popovich was not very good at encouraging his players, and he didn't like to do this kind of thing.

But this stubborn old man really changed a lot.

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