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

After winning the Trail Blazers, the Lakers will also start two away games.

In fact, these two away games did not have four away games at all, or the ferocity of the eight consecutive away games last season.

But in these two away games, one opponent is the Rockets, and the other opponent is the Warriors.

This makes these two away games much more difficult.

The Rockets' strength this season has not decreased but increased, and now they have surpassed the Lakers and become the number one in the Western Conference.

At this point, we can see how strong the Rockets are.

What's more, even the Lakers were defeated by the Rockets.

So in the next away game against the Rockets, Chen Tian must complete his revenge.

After a day of rest, the entire Lakers team also came to Houston.

For this game, Monty is also very serious.

Don't look at the Lakers' current shortage of major generals, even if they lose, no one will say anything.

But only Monty knows that the Rockets have posed a big threat to the Lakers this season.

Maybe even in the playoffs, complete the situation of sniping the Lakers.

So when Monty played against the Rockets, he also had to find the opponent's flaws.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the game between the Lakers and the Rockets is about to start.

The Rockets continue to use the lineup from the last game against the Lakers.

Putting Gordon in the starting lineup was to limit Chen Tian's performance on the defensive end.

The back line is still the partner of Beverly and Harden.

The inside line is Bosh and Capela.

Soon the game between the two teams began, and the Rockets directly gave the Lakers a blow.

First up, Harden assisted Capela and scored with an alley-oop dunk.

Then it was his own breakthrough that caused a foul.

Then Bosh made a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

In the opening game, the Rockets directly hit a 7:2 spurt.

When Chen Tian saw the situation, he couldn't wait any longer.

Hurry up and start your own offense, and the consecutive mid-range shots scored, which also stabilized the situation on the Lakers side.

But the Rockets' offense did not stop.

Harden is simply Jordan possessed in this game.

Facing Tucker's defense, Harden dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch from outside the three-point line, and then scored the ball directly with his signature step-back three-pointer.

When Chen Tian saw the goal scored, he suddenly remembered one thing.

The rockets from the previous life formed the cannon combo this season.

Also this season, Harden ushered in his peak period.

In the season of the previous life, the Rockets also won the first place in the Western Conference at the end of the regular season.

Finally, in the Western Conference Finals, they fought the Warriors in seven games.

And because of Paul's injury, the Rockets unfortunately stopped in the Western Conference Finals.

At that time, everyone thought that if Paul was not injured, it was not certain who would win in the end.

In fact, Chen Tian thought so too.

Paul's offense at critical moments can be said to be the most stable player in the league.

After Chen Tian thought about this, he immediately understood why Harden was so brave this season.

In fact, for the player's peak period, it is true that the last season has not yet arrived, and this season has arrived suddenly.

The efficiency of the two seasons has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The Rockets' offense tonight is simply flowing.

This made Monty frown.

But soon, someone from the Lakers also stood up.

That is Jokic.

Facing Capela's defense inside, Jokic scored consecutive post-ups and mid-range shots.

Let the score not be opened.

After that, Jokic continued to assist Chen Tian to score.

Immediately in the first quarter of the game, the two teams could be considered to be on par.

At the end of the first quarter, jr wiped his sweat and said helplessly.

"I didn't expect the Rockets' offense to be so good this season!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Tian on the side also nodded.

"Coach, this kind of offense and defense cannot play an absolute role!"

Monty nodded when he heard this.

"So in the second quarter, I need you to pass the ball!"

"As long as the ball is passed, we can find more offensive opportunities!"

"Just like what Chen Tian said, the Rockets' offense can no longer be stopped by any defense!"

"So I want you to play the offense, only in this way we will not fall behind the Rockets!"

Everyone nodded when they heard this.

But at the beginning of the second quarter, Monty still didn't let Chen Tian play.

This made Chen Tian quite depressed.

If he doesn't play, the Lakers will be quite dangerous in this game.

But Monty still told him no.

There was no way, Chen Tian could only wave the towel vigorously off the court.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers sent a substitute lineup led by Brogdon and jr.

But now the Lakers' bench lineup is still really not very good.

In addition to Brogdon and jr, there are also Caruso, Isaiah and McGee.

Of these three, the two rookies still have some problems with one head.

If McGee is not sick, then he will be a superstar center.

So Brogdon and jr are also difficult enough.

But in this game, Caruso and Isaiah really gave the Lakers a face.

After the start of the second quarter, jr made a jump shot first.

Lu Wei also responded immediately, hitting a three-pointer easily.

On the Lakers side, Brogdon missed the basket.

Isaiah grabbed the offensive rebound, then feinted, and easily scored the ball by avoiding the defense.

The goal was scored, and Jokic, who was on the bench, also stood up and applauded Isaiah.

In fact, Isaiah's style of play is very similar to Yi Jianlian and Jokic.

They all have good outside shots.

But the disadvantage is similar, that is, the inside defense is a bit weak.

Yi Jianlian's defense is good now, but that's honed through years of professional career.

And Jokic still has problems defensively.

But the current lineup on the field has made up for this problem very well.

Although McGee is prone to short-circuiting his head, his defensive ability is still very strong.

As long as he is not facing a top center, McGee's defense is sufficient.

This time the Lakers' bench is really not bad.

After that, Caruso also stood up. Although this guy is white, he has violent genes in his bones.

And this guy's defense is really good.

Chen Tian watched from the audience, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

At this moment, Caruso steals the basketball from Mbah a Moute.

Then a dragon rushed over, and when it flew up, it was a powerful two-handed dunk.

When Chen Tian saw the ball, he also jumped up excitedly.

Applaud Caruso vigorously.

I have to say that there are not many white players who like dunking so much.

And it was such a violent dunk.

Caruso's dunk also boosted the morale of the Lakers.

Immediately, the Lakers' offense is getting better and better.

Halfway through the second quarter, Chen Tian also returned to the court.

At this time, the Lakers have already completed the overtake of the score.

After Chen Tian came up, he also felt incredible.

But Chen Tian also understood the meaning of the coach more and more.

Naturally, Chen Tian would not let the efforts of the substitute be in vain.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers led the Rockets by six points 54:48.

It can be said that the lead is entirely due to the bench.

In the locker room at halftime, Monty also praised the role players.

But this praise, all of a sudden, something went wrong.

Came back in the second half of the game.

Chen Tian and the others fought harden and the others upside down.

With a six-point lead, Chen Tian also maintained it until the two teams changed players.

But with this change, there was a problem with the Lakers.

After the role players came up, they made consecutive mistakes, which directly wiped out the six-point difference.

When Chen Tian saw this scene off the court, he knew that everything was lost.

Sure enough, the Rockets managed to overtake by two points, forcing Monty to call a timeout.

"Fack, are you playing ball!"

"Look at what you hit just now!"

"It's just a group of kids going up there, and they beat you better than you!"

"Where are your brains, have you swapped your brains with your butts?"

Monty's roar made jr and the others afraid to speak.

Who made them play really badly just now?

But the curse was still effective.

After pausing back, jr and the others quickly adjusted.

But at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets still completed the overtake of the score.

This made the fourth quarter very unfavorable to the Lakers.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Monty didn't hide from Chen Tian anymore.

It directly made Chen Tian return to the field.

The last game was already lost to the Rockets, so Monty didn't want to lose this game either.

After Chen Tian came back, he bombarded the Rockets' basket indiscriminately.

But Harden didn't give up much, and his consecutive hits to the basket caused fouls by the Lakers.

Let Chen Tian's chasing points become futile.

But Chen Tian didn't care, what he wanted was to ensure the efficiency of every attack.

There is only a three-point gap between the two teams, which can be evened out in an instant.

Finally, Chen Tian got an opportunity.

Harden missed a three-pointer here.

Chen Tian quickly took the opportunity to launch a counterattack and scored a layup.

Chase the score to only one point.

After that, Bosh's shot was also cut off by Gibson.

Chen Tian dunked again, leading the score successfully.

At this time, the offensive rhythm of the two teams all slowed down.

They are ensuring that every attack can be scored.

This allowed the defense of the two teams to improve in the final time.

Here, Chen Tian hit Gordon with his back, turned around and shot in.

On the other hand, Bosh was inside, pressing Jokic to put the ball in.

At this time, there is only one minute left.

Jokic's shot went out of the basket.

The Rockets launched a counterattack, and Chen Tian slapped Gordon's layup.

Chen Tian held the ball for 24 seconds, broke through and scored the ball.

In turn, Harden rushed to the basket and tricked Jokic into a foul.

Jokic also received his sixth foul.

This is not a good thing for the Lakers, so the battle must be resolved in regular time.

Harden made two fouls, and the Rockets trailed by only one point.

With 31 seconds left, Chen Tian was not in a hurry.

Chen Tian pressed the time, and when the 24 seconds were about to come, he threw the ball.

The ball was scored steadily, leading by 3 points.

The Lakers have basically remained undefeated.

The Rockets called a timeout.

Back from the timeout, Harden threw off the defense and received the pass.

At this time, time is running out.

So after Harden dribbled the ball continuously, he threw the ball under Tucker's defense.

The red light came on, but the ball went wide of the basket.

Chen Tian smiled when he saw that the ball was not scored.

But at this moment, Harden's voice made it seem like the game wasn't over yet.

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