NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

At the end of the halftime game, the two teams tied at 63.

But this game let many fans who watched the game know that it is very difficult for the Rockets to beat the Lakers.

Because after watching the first half, everyone had an idea that Chen Tian hadn't exerted his strength yet.

Whether it was the first quarter or the second quarter, Chen Tian always went down to rest.

Even when he was on the court, Chen Tian didn't attack that much.

It can be seen that Chen Tian is not in a hurry to exert his strength.

So after the Lakers returned to the locker room, there was no rush or frustration.

Everyone was very normal, and everyone even made a joke.

Monty and Kaleman were also chatting, as if they were sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

The Lakers are very relaxed here.

But it's not easy for the Rockets.

No matter how stupid D'Antoni is, he knows that the Lakers haven't used their full strength.

So the third quarter is the most critical.

Not surprisingly, Chen Tian will definitely play hard in the third quarter.

So D'Antoni is now thinking about how to deal with the third quarter.

Ariza's strategy of defending Chen Tian will definitely not work.

At this time, the assistant coach said to D'Antoni.

"Then why don't we go directly to Gordon, and if we can't defend, then fight with the opponent."

This sentence reminded D'Antoni.

The assistant coach was right, it was impossible to defend Chen Tian.

Since it is impossible to defend, let's attack directly.

In the end, D'Antoni also adopted the strategy of an assistant coach, preparing to mention Gordon to the starting lineup.

At the end of the intermission, the two teams also returned to the field.

The Lakers are still starting five.

The Rockets lifted Gordon up.

Seeing this scene, Chen Tian sneered in his heart.

When he saw Gordon coming up, Chen Tian understood what the other party meant.

It has to be said that there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement.

After all, the best defense is offense.

But if Chen Tian wants to win the game, even if Tatum comes, it won't work.

The two teams came back in the third quarter.

As soon as he came up, Harden broke through and scored a layup by himself.

But Chen Tian didn't give up much, and also responded with a layup.

Afterwards, Chen Tian activated his personal mode.

This is also the tacit understanding among the Lakers.

In the following time, everyone passed the ball to Chen Tian as much as possible.

First, Jokic assisted Chen Tian, ​​and CIC scored easily.

After that, Anthony covered Chen Tian, ​​and Chen Tian hit the inside line and scored with a one-handed dunk.

Matthew and Tucker also assisted Chen Tian respectively.

On the other hand, the Rockets, under the leadership of Harden and a group of shooters.

The team was not stretched by many points.

The gap between the two teams is now only five points.

It can be said that during this period of time, the Rockets have done well.

But D'Antoni's brows were still frowning tightly.

I only saw D'Antoni getting Lu Wei ready to play.

But no one expected that it was Harden who he replaced.

This made the fans in the arena wonder.

Even after Harden came down, he was a little puzzled.

But D'Antoni told Harden.

"Save your strength, I need you to exert strength in the last quarter."

With this sentence, Harden understood what was going on.

After all, he doesn't have the physical strength like Chen Tian.

After Lu Wei went up, the Rockets' offense did misfire a lot.

But still good.

But the Lakers' offense is even more ferocious.

Chen Tian was already insane in the third quarter.

No matter who is in front of him, it will be a shock.

Capela on the inside was about to cry.

After all, he is also a well-known inside defender in the NBA.

But facing Chen Tian, ​​there was no way to fight back.

Fortunately, it was very fast, and both teams began to make substitutions and adjustments.

Capela finally took a rest.

As for the Lakers, everyone was replaced except for Chen Tian.

The Rockets kept Bosh and Lu Wei on the court.

After all, the team needs a stable scoring point.

In the following time, it was still Chen Tianlai who ended the attack on the Lakers side.

Facing Ariza's defense, Chen Tian directly pulled out his hand and scored.

After that, he turned around and passed Ariza, and scored with an easy throw.

Bosh on the Rockets side is not too far behind.

After all, it is still a bit difficult for Gibson to defend Bosh.

In addition, the Rockets feel very good tonight.

So Bosh is also a continuous high-position request, hitting Gibson with his back and then turning around and shooting.

With 3 minutes left in the third quarter.

Chen Tian scored another two-handed dunk, and also shouted at the Lakers players on the field.

"Strengthen your defense!"

With this shout, the Lakers began to strengthen their defense.

From this moment on, the Lakers really got serious.

To know as this season, the top five defensive teams.

In this game, the front time defense has always had problems.

That's the biggest problem.

Sure enough, after the Lakers strengthened their defense, the Rockets' offensive efficiency also began to decline.

The uneasiness in D'Antoni's eyes intensified.

He suddenly felt as if he had fallen into a trap.

The Lakers strengthened their defense, and the Rockets' offensive efficiency declined.

The Lakers' counterattack began.

First, the entire Lakers team defended the Rockets for 24 seconds.

After that, Yi Jianlian and Gibson teamed up to limit Bosh's offense.

Gibson is also very relieved to cap Bosh.

And Lu Wei's three-pointer also missed the basket.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Lakers also continued to push fast breaks.

Chen Tian rushed to the basket and scored with a Tomahawk dunk.

Chen Tian threw the ball up, JR flew up to catch the ball, and dunked the ball hard.

The Lakers' fluent offense also gradually opened up the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers are already [-] points ahead of the Rockets.

This score is not much, but for two strong teams.

This score is quite a lot.

At the end of the three quarters, Chen Tian and others returned to the bench.

He also gave Anthony and others a high-five to celebrate.

And D'Antoni was very annoyed.

He knew that he had been tricked.

The Lakers' poor defense in the first half was not because of how good the Rockets' offense was.

It was a smoke bomb released by the Lakers themselves, just to paralyze the Rockets.

After he replaced Harden, the Lakers' plan succeeded.

Because the Lakers also know that Harden cannot be guarded, but Harden will definitely be tired.

The rest, whether it is Bosh or Lu Wei and others, do not have Harden's offensive ability.

As long as Harden is off the court, the Lakers' defense immediately strengthens.

All of a sudden, the Rockets' offense will be paralyzed.

A perfect plan, it can be said that this plan started from the first minute of the game.

So now D'Antoni can only hope for Harden's performance in the fourth quarter.

This is also D'Antoni's consistent style.

Soon the fourth quarter of the two teams also began.

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