The invincible kryptonite of basketball

Tang Tian's sudden score, Davis' turn around and hit the rebound after catching the ball also scored.

The Pelicans' offense is in good shape.

Looking back, Cousins ​​directly asked for the ball from a high position.

Jokic half circled the front to defend, and Cousins ​​saw it and turned around without the ball and ran to the basket.

His reactions and judgments were astonishingly fast.

After Paul saw it, he directly hit the ball through the crowd.

Cousins ​​jumped up with the ball, and Davis assisted in the defense and flew to block the block.

Cousins ​​dodged a small lever in the air!

"Oh!"

After Cousins ​​dodged, he dunked vigorously with both hands.

He scored 6 points in a row in the opening game!

The cheers continued.

Yao Ming in the auditorium also smiled and applauded Cousins.

The Rockets have a tradition of centers, and Cousins' performance in this period is a bit like a Houston center!

Cousins ​​roared after dunking, and then turned to look at Yao Ming in the auditorium.

Obviously, his outburst in the opening game was directly related to Yao Ming's jersey retirement ceremony.

Seeing Olajuwon and Yao Ming, two legendary centers of the team, especially Yao Ming talked to him so much, he was encouraged like never before.

Morey in the audience box finally laughed.

The disastrous defeat in the first two games put the Rockets under unprecedented pressure, and he, the general manager, lost a lot of hair.

Fortunately, there is Yao Ming. Fortunately, Yao Ming is easy to talk to. This early jersey retirement ceremony really worked!

Ariza missed a three-pointer after catching the ball, and Harden turned around and broke through with the ball.

The Pelicans' defensive tactics are the same as on the field, putting Harden in the middle distance.

Cousins ​​took the initiative to approach the basket at this time, and Jokic didn't dare to jump too far.

Davis on the weak side came to help defend, and Harden passed the ball directly to Morris in the bottom corner.

The Rockets didn't change the starting lineup, but there was a change in their style of play. Morris squatted to the bottom corner.

Morris caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

"Shh!"

Basketball hit the net.

After the Rockets opened, they scored in all four consecutive offenses!

There were endless cheers.

The Rockets are in amazing form tonight!

Some fans are even shouting Yao.

Yao Ming is really Hughes' baby!

But for the Pelicans, Tang Tian immediately scored a layup and returned a goal.

6:9.

The Pelicans didn't defend, but their offense was also very stable, and they were not opened up.

The Rockets attacked, and it was Harden's breakthrough again.

Morris made his first three-pointer, showing the effect of his training in the past few days.

Davis didn't dare to shrink so thoroughly, Harden threw a high throw after seeing Jokic save.

Pulling down Cousins, he jumped up and scored a direct alley-oop dunk!

Houston is really taking off tonight!

The excellent offense also drove the team's defense. The Pelicans failed to play consecutive offensive tactics and were almost defended for 24 seconds.

The ball finally reached Tang Tian's hands with only two seconds left. He dribbled the ball and pulled it out against Tucker's three-pointer.

The ball was very difficult, but the ball hit the back edge of the basket and went into the net bag.

Three points for Tang Tian's big heart!

The Pelicans bench was seething.

The Rockets looked unstoppable tonight, but they have Tang Tian on their side!

Harden missed a three-pointer from the outside, and Cousins ​​took off the offensive rebound above Jokic's head and forced the latter to foul.

In the previous two games, Jokic did not lose the wind in the matchup with Cousins, but tonight Cousins ​​was in such a good state that Jokic was obviously suppressed.

Cousins ​​made two free throws and scored 5 points in less than 8 minutes.

Stevens rests his chin on the sidelines.

The sudden outbreak of Cousins ​​is by no means good news for the Pelicans.

In the following time, he tried many methods to limit Cousins, but none of them worked.

Cousins ​​was in really good shape tonight.

Tang Tian also realized this. Cousins' skills are omnipotent. Once he opens up, it is no more difficult to restrict him than to restrict Harden.

Like the regular season, he used words to stimulate Cousins, trying to awaken another violent personality in the latter's body.

But this time, it didn't work.

Cousins ​​is not as sensible as Cousins!

This guy is really scary when he is rational, he is truly the number one center in the league!

Throughout the first half, Cousins ​​slashed all directions in the interior, scoring 20 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the half, completely dominating the interior.

His performance also allowed the Rockets to score 60 points in the half.

Fortunately, for the Pelicans, Tang Tian has a strong ability to fight tough battles, and he also scored 12 points and 6 assists in the half quarter. Under his leadership, the Pelicans also scored 56 points in the half.

60 to 56, although the lead is not much, but for the first time since the series, the Rockets got the advantage at halftime!

At the end of halftime, there were endless cheers.

I don't know who started it first, but the familiar song of Yao Zhi was sung at halftime.

"Yao Ming~Yao Ming, Yao Ming is dead~Yao Ming~ is dead~"

Olajuwon is the soul of Houston, and Yao Ming is the totem of Houston.

Under his totem halo tonight, the Rockets played a perfect half.

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Chapter 822 There is more than one way to solve the problem

During halftime, Stevens was talking to Brown about Cousins' defense.

The two coaches who are good at defense did not discuss any practical and useful methods in the end.

Cousins' skills are too versatile, and it is not easy to strangle him when he is in good condition.

Perhaps we can only hope that Cousins ​​​​has rested for halftime and his state will fall back.

Stevens finally dragged Tang Tian to the office alone.

"We don't need to think about how to defend."

What Tang Tian said surprised Stevens.

"We just have to think about how to get him off the field."

What Tang Tian said next made Stevens suddenly realize.

This is a matter of thinking about the problem. To deal with a person in a good state, in addition to preventing him, you can also beat him down.

In fact, Tang Tian had already tried this angle in the first half, but Cousins ​​didn't follow his aggressive method.

But in addition to the radical method, there are also tactical methods.

With the direction, after the two discussed it, they basically determined the offensive thinking for the second half.

After discussing the details, Stevens rushed to the locker room to hurry up and make tactical deployments.

Back in the second half, Francis and Mutombo left early because of something, but Yao Ming and McGrady were still sitting on the sidelines.

The emotions of the fans at the scene were still high, and the half-time break did not cool down their passion.

Many fans noticed some changes on the field, Bo Yang replaced Ariza in the second half starting.

Stevens relies heavily on Ariza, which can be seen from the fact that Ariza was asked to start to find his status as soon as he came back.

So this adjustment looks small, but it is very interesting.

Including D'Antoni, who also walked to the sidelines at the beginning of the second half, wanted to see what the Pelicans' adjustment was.

The Pelicans are in a formation in the frontcourt, with Bojan and Holiday in the two bottom corners, Davis standing in the high position on the left, and the three of them stretch the entire half of the space very large.

On the other hand, Tang Tian held the ball outside the three-point line on the right, and Jokic put up the pick-and-roll.

Tucker is not a flexible defensive player. He is more inclined to confront toughly. He did not escape Jokic's pick-and-roll. Tang Tian misplaced and faced Cousins.

At the moment when the dislocation was formed, Tang Tian didn't even make three threats, and directly took the ball and rushed in.

Cousins' condition is really good, the prediction is accurate in an instant, and he shrinks in advance.

Tang Tian went to the basket and shot from close range.

Cousins ​​shot to block the shot, but Tang Tian didn't hide, and leaned on him to shoot.

"boom!"

Cousins' center of gravity was unstable this time, and the weight plus the impact directly knocked Tang Tian to the ground.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Cousins' shot defense fouled.

Despite the boos from the audience, Tang Tian steadily made two free throws, scoring the first point for the Pelicans in the second half.

The Rockets' offense, Paul and Cousins' pick-and-roll cooperation, Paul suddenly scored to Cousins, and Cousins ​​faced Holiday's shot.

"Shh!"

Basketball hollow into the net.

His state in the second half was still hot.

If the Rockets can pull back a city tonight, he is definitely the number one hero.

The Pelicans' offense is the same offensive method, but this time the Rockets' defense has changed. Morris on the left went in early to shrink the defense.

Tang Tian gave the ball to Davis.

After Davis got the ball, he didn't make an open shot, and speeded up while holding the ball.

Morris couldn't stand it alone, and Cousins ​​went to help make up the defense.

Davis' forced shot missed, and the referee didn't blow his whistle.

Tang Tian was left unattended at this time, he jumped up and grabbed the offensive rebound, and was about to make a shot.

Cousins ​​turned and covered it.

Tang Tian made a fake shot, and when Cousins ​​recovered, he took the initiative to lean forward and make a shot.

Cousins ​​was so bulky that he had no time to dodge, and Tang Tian made another defensive foul on shooting.

He put his head in his hands, which was his third personal foul of the game.

But it's not his fault. He wants to defend against Tang Tian. There is a big difference in speed and reaction. He doesn't want to be fouled unless it is a symbolic defense.