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Chapter 129 Spurs Rockets Battle (Tactical Showdown of Three Head Coaches)

At the end of the intermission, players from both sides are ready on the field.

For the Spurs, Mills temporarily replaced Murray. Mills felt very hot today. Alder returned to the 4th position, and Poeltl took the 5th position.

Here for the Rockets, the lineup has not changed, Paul, Harden, Ennis, Anthony, Capela.

Because the Rockets succeeded in the opening scrimmage, the Spurs took the serve at the beginning of the second and third quarters.

Mills took control of the ball and threw it to Xiao Hang.

Poeltl came up to pick and roll, and Xiao Hang broke through. The Rockets here implemented unlimited defenses, and did not double-team or assist in the defense, so as not to give the opponent a chance to shoot a three-pointer. In the first half, Ennis was not skilled enough as a rookie. After switching defenses several times, the assisted defense gave the Spurs a three-point chance, and they were scolded bloody by the German coach alone in the midfield.

So this time, after Xiao Hang made a breakthrough to attract Capela, Ennis forced himself to go up to double-team Xiao Hang's conflict, and defended Poelter, but the big guy rushed up and went down, nothing happened to him. , "哐—" he successfully dunked with both hands.

Poeltl let Xiao Hang find the feeling of Allen back then, but Allen's talent is really limited, and now he is playing in overseas leagues to support his family.

The Rockets handed over the first ball to Paul. Originally facing Murray, Paul would have struggled a bit, but now Mills is on the court. He dribbled the ball under his crotch twice, and he directly dribbled, leaning on his big butt. Another card, direct mid-range jumper, hit.

So far this season, Paul has made 61% of his shots from inside the three-point line including the paint, which is terrible.

After changing sides to fight again, DeRozan came to continue to single out Harden. He dribbled the ball with his back halfway out and took a step back, "Shua—".

DeRozan can say that Harden's essence has been "perfectly" copied.

After being hit by his good brother, Harden certainly would not be soft. After halftime, he changed direction in front of his body, took the European step, and went inside.

"Beep—" The referee blew his whistle!For the Spurs, Poeltl still had a low hand, stretched out his hand, and was approached by Harden.

In fact, this ball Harden has basically passed DeRozan, instead of laying up against DeRozan, so there is no need to reach out. Poeltl wants to prove himself too much, and wants to improve too much.

He succeeded in two free throws and also killed the inside line. Harden was very happy in this wave of singles.

The Spurs are in an offensive panic here. DeRozan's two singles and Xiao Hang's breakthrough have both failed. On the Rockets, Paul seized the opportunity to play one by himself, and then assisted Capela to eat a cake. It was originally reduced to 3 The point difference was opened again.

However, Popovich was still very calm. He studied why the Raptors were able to double-kill the Rockets at home and away last season.

The Raptors' defense actually follows the Spurs' routine. The big center guards the basket. If there is a pick-and-roll, the small man squeezes the screen or follows the screen, so as not to give the Rockets a chance to make a three-pointer.

But last season, the Spurs center's ability to protect the frame was not good, the outside athletic ability was not good, there was no Kawhi, and the three-pointers were less, but they were beaten to death by Harden Paul in singles.

The Raptors are different. The outside athletic ability can compete with the Rockets, and the inside big center has better frame protection ability. Ibaka and Poeltl are both excellent frame protectors.

So Popovich is very calm. The basic routine is the same. Today, there are more double play experiencers such as Poeltl and DeRozan. Xiao Hang's defensive ability and athletic ability are also excellent. Now he is actually waiting for the Rockets. Slowly into the set.

The task of Paul and Harden was singles, so they didn't feel anything at first.

But after the timeout, Harden served as point guard, Gordon shooting guard, Tucker small forward, and other positions remained unchanged. Harden began to find problems.

It should have been said that after the previous singles, the Spurs should change their defensive tactics, but the Rockets didn't expect the Spurs to be so tough, they were still the same lineup and defensive strategy just now.

Okay, let's continue playing singles. Anyway, Harden plays, and Harden plays Gordon.

Popovich smiled. Although Harden's personal score is rising steadily, the point difference between the two teams is getting smaller and smaller.

The main reason for the Rockets' loss last season was the inaccurate three-pointer. Although the Rockets' shooters today can say that the three-pointer is very good and feels good, but at the beginning of the third quarter, there was basically no chance to make a mobile phone.

And Capela didn't have a chance to eat cakes, this nasty Poeltl just stood under the basket and couldn't come out. Capela didn't have the ability to play singles under the basket, and only gg after receiving the ball.

The Rockets have no chance of three-pointers, and they can't eat cakes, so they can only rely on singles.

But the Spurs allow you to play singles, and their offense is step by step. In the last minute of the third quarter, the score between the two sides has been tied at 1.

And Harden's singles are getting more and more difficult. In the first half of the third quarter, he was 8 of 5, but in the second half he was only 7 of 2, relying on free throws to score points.

Although Gordon has the ability to play singles, it was when he was facing the opponent's bench lineup, and the Spurs were hardened, but they didn't make substitutions. Gordon shot 4 of 1 and couldn't bear to look directly at him.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides entered the final battle.

DeRozan and Xiao Hang reappeared after a 2-minute break, while the Rockets played Paul. Harden should give him more time to rest.

Paul was in really good form. In 3 minutes, he hit three pick-and-rolls and made all of them at the free throw line.

The Rockets' defensive strategy is also to force singles, but the singles here by the Spurs are completely worthy of the Rockets, and what is even more terrifying is their stability.

DeRozan's shooting from the mid-range position is worthy of Paul, while Xiao Hang has excellent singles ability and defensive ability, which Harden does not have.

However, the German coach is also a leader. Even if he is sieved by DeRozan and Xiao Hang in the mid-range, he will not take the chance to shoot from outside the three-point line.

The fourth quarter entered the last 7 minutes.

After the Rockets paused once, Harden came on the field. Harden, who had played 32 minutes earlier, was almost at zero physical strength.

The Rockets definitely don't know that DeRozan and Xiao Hang often fight each other with their lives at zero physical strength.

"It's the end of the game. Boys, Harden will basically control every subsequent round. Xiao Hang, you will defend. DeRozan, you will be in charge of Ennis. Save some energy, and the rest will follow the established tactics. Continue." Popo Vicki made a change.

Xiao Hang will defend Harden, while DeRozan will take it easy on the defensive end and will devote more power to attack.

In fact, if Anthony of the Rockets was Anthony two years ago, this game would be basically over. Unfortunately, Melon can only eat cakes now, and he can only play against the opponent's substitute in singles, but today's game is against Adelaide all the year round. Adelaide The pace is relatively fast in the interior. Although he has been ridiculed for being fat, there are too many melons now. Without the effective support of melons in singles, the game is too difficult.

The German coach also knows this problem, so this time Melon was taken down, Tucker topped the power forward, and he was responsible for standing on the bottom line on the offensive end.

This is a lineup for a showdown between the two sides.

Harden dribbled the ball through the half court, Capela picked and rolled and went inside, Xiao Hang squeezed through the screen, Poeltl went to defend Capela after a delay, when Harden was hesitant to look at Capela, Xiao Hang Hang has caught up.

Harden made a panic shot, Alder took off the rebound and gave it to Murray.

Murray dribbled the ball across the half and gave it to DeRozan.

Harden stuck up, but the defense had limited effect on DeRozan. After turning around, he scored with a throw!
107 to 103, the Spurs expanded their lead.

Harden took possession of the ball across the half court, gave it to Paul, then gave him a pick-and-roll, received the ball, faced Xiao Hang with continuous dribbles and stepped back.

Xiao Hang tried his best to seal it, but he could only hear a "shua".

Harden's rhythm is right.

Murray dribbled the ball to Xiao Hang, Poeltl came out to pick and roll, Xiao Hang dodged sideways and rushed inside.

Is this for a cake?Capela and Ennis are familiar with the scene.

Xiao Hang caught a European layup!

"Beep—" the whistle sounded, and Capela got his fourth foul.

But Popovich was a little dissatisfied and yelled at Xiao Hang.

Although it seems to have killed the opponent's inside line, Popovich believes that whistles are the sky, and Xiao Hang is still a yellow man. This time, Xiao Hang is really lucky for you. Are there few cases where Jeremy Lin didn't have a whistle?

And even superstars, it’s hard to have a whistle. Harden’s average of 11 free throws per game is very good, but he is a player in the Ada camp after all, and there are really few whistles at critical moments. It’s like those people in the Knick camp. It seems that the normal whistle is normal. , but the whistle took off at the critical moment, and the body hair whistle was amazing.

(End of this chapter)