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Chapter 254 Shooting Down the Rocket
After defeating the Lakers, the Spurs returned to Texas.

But it's not a home game, it's still an away game. This time I went to Houston to challenge the Rockets.

After the Rockets trade and the All-Stars, Grant is very suitable for the Rockets. Paul has more time to rest. Harden is too capable and can score and organize. Grant only needs to defend and shoot three-pointers. The whole person is much more relaxed, and The environment in the Rockets is also good. Both Harden and Paul are good people to the players below. They give gifts such as big gold chains and sports cars.

The newcomers have integrated well, and everyone worked together. Originally, the Rockets were stuck in the [-]th or [-]th position and worked hard to keep their place in the playoffs, but now they have rushed to sixth in the Western Conference. Now they are stabilizing their rankings, and then they will hit the upper half.

However, the Spurs may not necessarily give the Rockets this face. After all, the civil war in the Southwest has always been known for its brutality.

The game quickly started at the Toyota Center, and Isaac got the basketball. Isaac has now been perfectly fooled by Popovich to the center position.

Xiao Hang took the ball and gave it to Murray.

Murray dribbled the ball across the half, Paul posted it up, and Murray chose a more stable pick-and-roll.

After the breakthrough, it was given to Isaac. Isaac went straight to the inside, made a throw, and there was it.

Paul dribbled the ball and was also a screen. He took a step inside the free throw line, "shua—" beautiful.

Murray took the ball and gave it to Aldridge. The current starting power forward of the Rockets is PJ Tucker. Although Tucker is short, he has weight and strength. Alderman is not as good as James. He is very good at the top. James also has strength and weight. , but the top defense also needs skills in addition to these. Think about Hayes, the former famous Rockets player, who has excellent off-hand skills. These sacrifice flexibility. It is impossible for James to sacrifice flexibility for off-set skills.

Adelaide's offense is deflated, but this is Popovich's temptation. The Rockets are also a team with obvious advantages and disadvantages. The tradition of the Spurs is to try for possible shortcomings.

It seems that Tucker is not good here. The video did not lie to me. Although Popovich watched the video, there are very few insiders who can beat Tucker, but this one still has to give it a try.

Harden came here to control the ball and faced Xiao Hang's defense.

With his left foot in front, Harden dribbled continuously left and right under his crotch. When he reached his right hand on the fifth down, Harden broke through to the right.

Xiao Hang took two-thirds of his steps to prevent Harden's breakthrough, for fear that Harden would take a step back.

In this way, there is a balance between anti-breakthrough and anti-retreat step.

Harder went straight to the right along the middle lane to attack the inside line, and then made a European step and made a layup with his left hand. Xiao Hang didn't turn around, so he could only look at Isaac behind him.

"Doo—" Isaac thugs fouled...

Hey, Xiao Hang is very helpless, there is really no way to do this.

"Shua-shua-"

Harden made an easy free throw.

"Beep—" The Spurs attacked here, and the whistle blew.

Xiao Hang "lied" to Capela's foul. Although Capela was well educated by Harden in the team games, Xiao Hang always has the urge to be looked down upon. Maybe it's because of his yellow skin. Although the statistics and so on are among the top in the league, but seeing this yellow skin, the first thing he thinks about is food.

However, the more you underestimate it, the more you will be slapped in the face.

In this way, Capela sent his first foul of the game.

Xiao Hang also easily scored two points.

Harden went inside again, but Xiao Hang and Isaac agreed, don't block the shot, just harass him straight up and down, and keep your advantage.

Although at the Rockets' home court, fouls are not something Harden can give if he wants. The defenders have to make a move, and many of Harden's "cheat" fouls are to lure the opponent to make a move. As long as he doesn't make a move, he will be fine.

Isaac tried his best to restrain the desire to block shots in his heart, remember what Xiao Hang said, no goal is a good shot, only those high-end data are valuable, the number of blocks is just icing on the cake, Xiao Hang's ability to "fool" people What a set.

However, Harden was not as thoughtful as Xiao Hang thought. In the 6th minute of the first quarter, Capela sent his second foul and was off the court.

The Rockets who lost Capela are a bit embarrassing. Although Harden has grown, his strength is still obviously insufficient and his talent is limited.

Compared with Isaac, he is the younger brother.

Isaac crushed Harden in terms of physical condition, and Harden did not have the skills of those top Pyrenees in Europe, so he naturally fell behind.

Harden can only output desperately. Relying on 7 points and 3 assists in the first quarter, the Rockets are temporarily 23 to 30, only 7 points behind.

In the second quarter, Capela reappeared, and the Rockets began to play their own rhythm.

The Spurs chose to be conservative here, keeping the same to respond to all changes, but Harden made two three-pointers. After assisting Tucker and Clark with one three-pointer each, the Spurs couldn't hold back.

Just halfway through the second quarter, the Rockets scored 4 three-pointers, which was a bit fierce.

Although the Spurs still have a 2-point lead, they can't stand such firepower.

Although the Spurs did not fall into a scoring shortage, they were just simply conservative.

Xiao Hang started to make arrangements, came back from a timeout, and Xiao Hang dribbled the ball for halftime.

Isaac was in a very high position, a high pick-and-roll, Xiao Hang quickly cut in, a Buddha from outside the three-point line, and Tucker, who tricked over to help defend, rushed to the inside with one step, the man flew up, bent into an attack, and a one-handed battle ax Dunk.

The audience gasped. After all, no one in the Rockets could make such a dunk, even Harden. After all, Harden was still too heavy, and the height and stretch were almost meaningless.

After all, the Xinke Dunk King is still yellow-skinned, and he still has to show off when he has time. This bow-shaped one is no longer a C, and it is almost becoming a type 0.

As soon as the Spurs came up, they asked Xiao Hang to destroy the momentum of the Rockets.

Unexpectedly, the effect was not bad. The Rockets came behind with a triple iron, and it was only with Paul's mid-range shot that the situation was saved.

However, the Rockets are not the Rockets of the previous two seasons. Insufficient defense and insufficient firepower are now their big problems.

Ennis and Clark still haven't perfectly replaced Ariza and Mbah a Moute, this experience is incomparable.

At the end of the midfield, it was 57 to 48, and the point difference continued to widen. Although it has not broken 10, the Rockets' state is only at the end of their strength.

Xiao Hang made full efforts in the third quarter. In the first half, he made 7 of 4 shots and made 4 free throws, and only scored 13 points. However, in the third quarter, Xiao Hang scored 13 points in a single quarter, completely shutting down the Rockets. , can't make room.

In the fourth quarter, Xiao Hang added another 5 points. The Rockets lost to the Spurs 98-112, 14 points behind.

In the next game, the Spurs will return home to face a very special team.

That is the magic that got DeRozan. DeRozan stayed in the Spurs for a little more than a season. He did not expect to be traded like this. Although he knew it was a win-win deal, the Magic moved forward in the Eastern Conference and is now the seventh in the Eastern Conference. The position, and then into the playoffs seems very promising.

(End of this chapter)