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Chapter 52 The Rockets adjust their rotation, the score is stalemate

On May 2008, 5, the Lakers played against the Rockets at home, ushering in the second game of the series, and the current score is 8:0. The Lakers lead.

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Rockets starting: Alstom (pg), Tracy McGrady (sg), Battier (sf), Scola (pf), Yao Ming (c).

Lakers starting: Fisher (pg), Bryant (sg), Lee Kang (sf), Odom (pf), Gasol (c).

At the beginning of the game, Yao Ming and Gasol jumped the ball in the middle circle. The Rockets got the ball first. Alston advanced with the ball and went to the top of the arc. McGrady came out to catch the ball. Using the cover to make a three-point shot, he went into the net hollow, 3:0, the Rockets took the lead and scored the goal.

The Lakers attack, Lao Yu advances with the ball and passes it to Gasol in the low post, Gasol catches the ball and plays ya, shakes left and right, turns over and makes a jump shot, Yao Ming interferes with the jump, the ball goes out of the box, Scola takes it rebound.

McGrady quickly launched a counterattack, marched to the top of the arc and passed to Yao Ming in the low post. Yao Ming singled Gasol with his back and pushed him to the basket. He turned right and made a small hook, and made a steady hit. 5:0, the Rockets led by 5 points .

Kobe quickly advanced with the ball, marched to the free throw line, faced Battier's defense, accelerated with a brisk step, crossed the dribble to the left, made an emergency stop and drifted to the left and then made a jumper shot. It was picturesque and hollowed into the net, 5:2 , Kobe responded strongly with a ball.

The Rockets attack, Alston breaks through with the ball, Kobe follows closely on the defense, the top position of the arc signals Yao Ming to come up to pick and roll, Kobe is blocked by him, Alstom uses the screen to make a three-pointer, Gasol is a step slower to switch defenses, The ball went into the net hollow, 8:2, the Rockets led by 6 points.

Lao Yu advances with the ball, Gasol catches the ball at the top of the arc, Gasol goes to the free throw line to support the ball, Li Kang and Kobe run cross-running, Odom holds the ball for Li Kang to cover, and a reverse run throws off McGrady's entanglement , came out from the bottom line to catch the ball, Gasol got the ball, Li Kang raised his hand and scored a three-pointer, making a steady hit, 8:5, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 3 points.

McGrady continued to advance with the ball. Facing Li Kang's defense, he made a cross dribble and made a false move. McGrady made an emergency stop, pulled back, and made a mid-range shot with a fallback, ignoring the interference of Li Kang's long arm, and made a steady hit. 10:5, the Rockets led by 5 points.

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The Rockets' adjustments in this game were very timely. McGrady was the main attacker, and the Lakers were not easy to defend. They double-teamed. There is Yao Ming inside, and they will always miss people.

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The Lakers have the ball, Kobe advances with the ball, moves to the top of the arc to signal Li Kang to pick and roll, McGrady switches defense to Kobe, takes a tentative step, McGrady is unmoved, changes direction in front of his body and accelerates, throws off McGrady's sticking defense and kills At the basket, Yao Ming protected the frame to defend, and Tracy McGrady chased and defended in place. Kobe faced the two chasing back and forth, pulled the bar and changed hands and made a layup. 10:7, the Lakers chased the point difference to 3 points.

This ball perfectly demonstrated Kobe's ability to stay in the air, strong waist and abdomen strength, and excellent shooting touch, which attracted cheers and thunderous applause from the audience.

The Rockets attacked, and Alstom quickly advanced with the ball and passed it to Yao Ming near the free throw line.

The Zen master requested a timeout, Vujacic replaced Li Kang, Mbenga replaced Odom, Farmar replaced Lao Yu, and the main Koga pick-and-roll.

Landry replaced Scola, Brooks replaced Alston, Novak replaced Battier, the Rockets still focused on Tracy McGrady, and Yao Ming was responsible for attracting the defense to open space for Tracy McGrady.

Back from the timeout, Kobe pushed forward with the ball, Gasol came up to pick and roll, Landry switched to Kobe, Kobe accelerated past the defense, and went straight to the basket, Yao Ming protected the frame to make up the defense, and Gasol cut inside the basket, facing After Yao Ming's block, Kobe Bryant passed the ball to Gasol who followed up. Gasol dunked easily, 12:9, and the Lakers chased the point difference to 3 points.

McGrady continued to push forward with the ball, Yao Ming came up to cover, Mbenga switched to McGrady, and turned away from the defense. McGrady made an emergency stop, pulled out a mid-range shot, and made a steady hit. 14:9, the Rockets led by 5 points .

Looking back, Kobe assisted the open Vujacic and hit a key three-pointer. At 14:12, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 2 points.

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At 32:30, the Rockets led by 2 points, and the first quarter ended.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Battier replaced McGrady, Hayes replaced Yao Ming, Alstom replaced Brooks, and Battier will defend Li Kang.

The Lakers, led by Li Kang, played off the four major substitutes, came to the center position again, and continued to organize the offense.

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In the last game, Li Kang blew up the Rockets' substitute during the rotation stage. Adelman took the initiative to adjust the rotation and let Battier defend Li Kang. .

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The Lakers had the ball, Li Kang pushed forward with the ball, Battier followed closely and defended, Li Kang was taken aback, the Rockets adjusted their rotation as expected, marched to the free throw line, a change of direction accelerated and failed to shake off the defense, and singled with the ball behind their backs, Li Kang was taken aback. Kang turned back and took a shot, but Battier still closed his eyes and tried to interfere with the shot. The ball went into the net. At 32:32, the Lakers evened the score.

Alston pushed forward with the ball and signaled Landry to step forward for a pick-and-roll. Alston used the screen to make a three-point shot. Li Kang immediately switched defenses to interfere with his shot. Odom receives the rebound.

Li Kang quickly made a fast break, Odom passed a long pass to Li Kang, Battier defended close to him, and prevented him from shooting a three-pointer at will, Li Kang immediately passed the ball to Vujacic, who was open on one side, and received the ball Raising his hand is a three-pointer, hollow into the net, 32:35, the Lakers lead the score.

The Rockets attack, Alstom quickly breaks through with the ball, Farmar refuses to give an inch, the top of the arc signals Battier to pick and roll, Alston speeds up and passes the defense, Walton immediately switches defenses, and Battier bounces outside the three-point line Outside, Alston quickly passed the ball to Battier who was open, caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, and made a steady hit. At 35:35, the Rockets evened the score.

Li Kang advanced with the ball and signaled his teammates to press the time. Battier continued to defend close to the arc. The top of the arc let Vujacic pick and roll. Li Kang accelerated and passed the defense. Battier continued to chase Li Kang. At the top, Li Kang passed to Vujacic who was open, caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, and went into the net hollowly. At 35:38, the Lakers led by 3 points.

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