King of the Point Guard Era

Chapter 78 The King's Enthronement

"I didn't expect that! A few years ago, He Yixiang, who I thought needed to be trained to play in the CBA, is now so good. It's like breaking the Rockets in one quarter." They are not the opponents of Tsinghua High School. Only two years later, he became the MOP, Tan Huaxiu, the core of the Chinese team in the World Championships, the third in assists, the steal leader, and defeated the Rockets in a single quarter.

"Director Zhang, if you don't see these young players for a month, you will feel like a different person, let alone him!"

The Rockets’ bench was lifeless. According to their thinking, facing the king who is short of major generals, they should be easily won and then go to spend a happy Christmas. Martin is even more depressed. He may be a 20+ scorer. The one with the lowest exposure, this time his strong Twitter results have now made He Yixiang, and this one seems to have become He Yixiang's battle of success, with 33 points and 10 assists in three quarters.Seeing such low-key players, Adelman knew that if he didn't encourage him, he might have just handed over the card battle.

"Hey, guys, what are you doing? The game is not over yet. It's a big gap behind 18 points, but it's not hopeless. Cousins ​​fouled 4 times, and Iguodala did the same, and there are now 7 players on the opposite side. Rotation and substitute consumption are also very high, and I will be more determined to play inside later, He's physical strength can't last for too long." Hearing what the coach said, all members of the Rockets ignited hope again.Westphal frowned when he saw them playing together as one. This kind of battered team is very powerful.

As soon as he played, the Rockets played very resolutely. Lowry passed Udry and rushed to the king's penalty area like a warrior carrying a dynamite bag. After confronting Cousins ​​in the air, he made a difficult shot. Cousins ​​slapped the ball. In the hands of He Yixiang, He Yixiang directly took the ball and made a fast break to pick the basket. However, Hayes' very active defense here was effective, and He Yixiang's layup was interfered.The fans in the Arco Arena all stood up and prepared to cheer, but when they saw that no goal was scored, they also made a huge sound of annoyance.

"That's right, Lowry, continue to think about the impact inside, and don't be afraid of making mistakes." Although Lowry didn't score the ball, Adelman still clapped his hands, signaling the team to continue to attack.

Westphal also saw the opponent's purpose, and quickly let Casspi and Whiteside take on more defensive tasks.The coaches of both sides began to intrigue.

As a 19-year-old boy, He Yixiang's physical strength began to decline after 32 minutes of fighting. The two sides entered a long tug-of-war. Cousins, who had enough rest, began to become a new offensive fulcrum.Received the ball with his back to Scola, singled against Scola, Cousins ​​had absolute confidence, dribbled two steps to the right, suddenly turned to the left and directly picked the basket and shot, the basketball hit the backboard and went into the net nest.

But at the same time, when the whistle came to mind, Cousins ​​was suddenly confused. Scola shouldn't have fouled just now!But when he looked back and saw the referee's gesture, it turned out to be an offensive foul, the goal was invalid, and Scola fell to the floor.Cousins' temper suddenly flared up: "Dive, this is definitely a flop, referee, did you see it clearly, we didn't touch at all." However, Cousins ​​complained to the referee every time he made a foul. Habit, there is this joke on Reddit: Cousins ​​​​feels that Cousins ​​​​will never foul.Cousins ​​has a famous nickname: never foul Cousins.

This ball will also be replayed on the big screen, and Cousins ​​did touch Scola when he turned around. This is just normal physical contact.But Scola's expression at this moment was like being run over by a truck, and then he fell directly to the bottom line exaggeratedly, which also made the referee make a wrong judgment.There were boos in the arena, and Cousins ​​became even more excited after seeing the replay. This time, he pointed his gun at Scola: "You softie, if you can't prevent me, you will only flop."

He Yixiang saw sharply that the referee seemed to be about to give a T, so he immediately hugged Cousins, pulled him back, and whispered in his ear: "Don't be impulsive, the game is still so long." After dragging, pulling, and dragging, he finally controlled himself, and the referee probably didn't blow T because he felt that he might have made a misjudgment just now, but just warned Cousins.

But then the Rockets began to hit the basket unscrupulously. Cousins, who had 5 fouls on his back, was tied up on the defensive end.He Yixiang's physical strength is not enough for him to continue to attack the basket.Although still at home, the Kings fans still cheered strongly, but the momentum of the game began to fall to the Rockets.Iguodala wants to take on the responsibilities he previously had with the Sixers.But in the Kings, he has been paddling for two months at the last moment, and suddenly he was asked to carry the team at the last moment. He didn't even score two goals against Martin.

The Rockets, who are united as one, will not give up this great opportunity. Martin and Lowry hit the inside one after another, and Iguodala has been sent off.Scola also made Whiteside unconscious inside, as if he was teasing him.I only saw Whiteside flying in the sky all the time, but he did not pose a threat to Scola's offense at all. Scola is not the kind of player with strong scoring explosive power, but even this is also a long-term success. point.

85:101, 93:105, 98:107, 104:110, the score is approaching step by step, and the shouts in the arena are getting smaller and smaller.In the last minute of the game, the Rockets had already tied the score. After Martin passed Casspi, he attacked the inside again. Cousins ​​used his huge body to completely cover Martin's body.Martin took advantage of the situation and gave it to Hayes. Hayes was about to dunk directly, and the Rockets were about to tie the score.Cousins ​​pounced directly, made a foul, and took the initiative to receive the sixth foul.Hayes' free throw level can only be average. This is to use his end to prevent the Rockets from scoring, which is the last assist for the Kings.

Cousins ​​watched Hayes' free throw nervously, just like Suarez's performance in the last minute of overtime in this year's World Cup quarter-final game between Uruguay and Ghana.He blocked the ball with a volleyball move on the line and was sent off, and he was excited like a child when he saw Garner miss the penalty when he was sent off.

And now, Hayes did not disappoint Cousins' foul. At this extremely tense time, facing the roaring home fans waving things to interfere, he missed both free throws.Cousins ​​also breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time, Cousins, who never fouled, felt that the foul that made him end was worthwhile. This foul reserved the initiative for the Kings.

(End of this chapter)