I really play basketball

Chapter 193 tug of war

After the first quarter, with a score of 27 to 19, the Warriors took an 8-point lead.

Leading by 8 points in a single quarter, this advantage is already big enough to satisfy old Nelson.

But unlike Matt Gudica, who sits in the commentary seat and has been shaking his head to emphasize that the Warriors are going to win this game, the old Nelson feels that this advantage is not enough.

Just look at the Rockets on break during the festival, Tang Shuai is in full swing adjusting.

For the Rockets, the problem isn't too serious to fix.

To put it bluntly, it's just that Dameng can't catch the ball.

Or the position of receiving the ball is too far outside, which is not conducive to Dameng's performance.

The adjustment of the Rockets is not difficult. Simply put, it is to find a way to send the ball deep inside.

During the break between festivals, Tang Shuai made adjustments in full swing, in order to find an easy tactical play to send the ball to the basket.

Soon, the intermission is over.

The second quarter started, and the dream did not stop. The Warriors immediately saw the changes in the Rockets.

To the Warriors' surprise, the Rockets' change was not someone else's increased running, tearing up space, and tearing up enough space to pass the ball to Dream. .

Instead, it directly raised Dameng to a high position, and Dameng also turned sideways to give Sam Cassell, who came off the bench, a rung.

"This... the rocket directly used Hakeem as a blue-collar?"

The Warriors were a little confused when they faced Dameng's pick-and-roll cover for the first time.

At this moment, it was Cole who came off the bench to defend Sam Cassell.

Kerr's defense is not very good, one-on-one can't stop Sam Cassell or the Rockets' starting point guard Kenny Smith.

Like Xiao Chong, he needs Lin Xing or Rodman to wipe his ass on defense.

Now that there is an additional pick-and-roll barrier, he can't keep up even more.

In the face of the Rockets' pick-and-roll offense, Chris Gatlin, who came off the bench, still stayed in the penalty area, followed by Rodman.

Knowing that Cole couldn't keep up, Rodman switched defenses directly.

Who would have thought that Sam Cassell only passed the ball directly when facing Rodman's defense change.

It is none other than Dameng who catches the ball.

At this time, he only needs to face Cole's seemingly standing position, which is actually an air defense.

After receiving the ball, Dameng leaned against Cole with his back, but didn't use much force.

He just moved skillfully, and passed Cole with a single swing.

Then he didn't continue to walk in, and directly shot a wide-open mid-range shot from the mid-range.

Swish-!
With this one ball, the Warriors understood the Rockets' intentions.

"This is to grab the defensive weakness of the Warriors point guard and hit hard?"

Although it was Cole who missed the ball, if Cole was replaced by a bug, the ball would be the same.

To put it bluntly, big dreams against small ones are pure crushing.

In the commentary seat, Matt Gudica shouted: "Let Rudy find a way, he deserves to be a champion coach!"

On the sidelines, Old Nelson spread his hands.

The moment Dameng scored a goal, he thought of a solution——

"Switch, get Dale ready, come on for Steve, and put Star back at point guard."

On the court, the Warriors' offense.

The Rockets' changes are not only on the offensive end, they are two-pronged, and the defensive end has also made changes.

When Lin Xing was holding the ball, he discovered——

Not only Chucky Brown, who was facing him, stared at him to death, but Charles Jones on one side also stared at him.

Just as he stepped forward to start a breakthrough, Charles Jones directly killed himself.

"It's a double-team. The Rockets started double-teaming Star. It seems that they have made up their minds to strangle Lin Xing to death."

On the court, facing the pinch defense, Lin Xing's first reaction was to pass the ball.

He looked for his teammates and found Rodman, who was wide open on the far side.

But he really couldn't pass the ball, because Rodman's position, the ball passed, could not pose a direct threat.

At this time, the problem of Rodman's presence broke out.

Although the Warriors' Rodman averaged 16.5 points per game in the regular season, that was the result of the Warriors playing other teams in the regular season, and Lin Xing deliberately fed the ball to Rodman.

If the opponent is not the Rockets, but an offensive team like the Sonics and the Suns.

Rodman will not be a problem on the offensive end. On the contrary, he can play well in the Warriors' offensive system.

Just like Chris Gatling, he is the king of pies.

But when the opponent is a defensive team like the Rockets, Spurs, and Knicks, he will definitely be a problem on the offensive end.

Because of this type of opponent, it is impossible to give Rodman too much room to eat cakes.

This moment is a notable example, Rodman standing wide open, but there is no threat at all.

Lin Xing had no choice but to be Kobe himself.

He turned over and shot a jumper against the pinch defense.

Bang!

The current Lin Xing can occasionally be Kobe Bryant.

But most of the time, his strong shots against the double defense are still not so accurate.

This ball is a ball that is not so accurate, and it is a strong shot.

At the basket, Dameng grabbed the rebound.

"Both offense and defense blossomed. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Rockets seemed to have found the feeling."

Turning around to attack, the Rockets continued to pick and roll.

The Warriors made the first step to make an adjustment for Lin Xing to switch defenses, and Lin Xing switched defenses to Sam Cassell.

Facing another pick-and-roll from Aliens and Dameng, Lin Xing and Rodman switched defenses directly.

With this switch, the defensive matchup becomes:

Rodman played against Sam Cassell, and Lin Xing played against Dameng.

"One switch, Stadt on Hakeem, and Sam Cassell passes the ball."

"Then now, it's Hakeem's singles against Stanley."

"In exchange, Star actually played against Hakim. Is this a disguised change from Star to center? Can he really play in all five positions?"

Matt Gutica seized the opportunity and blew a handful of Lin Xing.

Turning around, taking advantage of the time when Dameng was playing Lin Xing back on the court, Gudica said:
"But I'm not optimistic about Star's defense. He can defend from No. [-] to No. [-], but he can defend against No. [-], especially the top No. [-] like Hakim..."

Before the words fell, there was a bang on the court.

Matt Gutica fell silent...

It was the groom Albert beside him who said at this time:
"But the ball was blocked, he blocked Hakeem's turn,

When Hakim stepped back and made a jump shot, he accurately judged the position.
With a solid interference, Hakim's goal is hard to score! "

In a word, Lin Xing defended the ball.

Although there is a little difference in strength confrontation, but the gap is not big, Lin Xing can still withstand it.

The biggest difference is height. If it is the basket, Dameng can bully Si Linxing just because of his height.

But not only is the ball not under the basket, it doesn't even count in the middle distance.

Dameng was forced by Lin Xing, and almost reached the three-point line with one step back.

If there is another retreat, it will be a pure three-pointer.

Dameng has a mid-range shot, but no three-pointers.

As for the two-point goal, it didn't interfere with his ability to score, and with Lin Xing's strong interference, it was normal that he couldn't score.

In the words of Marv Albert: "This ball was defended well. It not only hit Matt in the face, but also deflated the Rockets."

On the sidelines, Tang Shuai was already frowning.

He found that Lin Xing's switch and pick-and-roll seemed to be unable to solve the problem.

Because Lin Xing is paired with Rodman, the Warriors can switch defenses infinitely.

That's right, it is the unlimited defense that became popular in the league 30 or [-] years later.

The old Nelson himself didn't expect that in 93 he chose Lin Xing, and in 94 he traded for Rodman.

A future basketball team was formed in his hands in the 90s.

Unconsciously, he unknowingly threw out such a coquettish operation of infinitely changing defenses.

At the basket, Gatlin beat Charles Jones for the rebound.

The Warriors turned around and failed to fight back. In a positional battle, Lin Xing was double-teamed again.

"A firm and resolute attack, the Rockets once again blocked Star in the high position, and the only one who was short was Dennis Rodman, he was asking for the ball..."

On the court, Rodman shouted Lin Xing's name loudly——

"Sta, I'm free, Sta, I'm free!"

Lin Xing heard the sound that sounded like a reminder, but it was actually a shout of urging, and he was also a little annoyed.

Of course he knows that Rodman is empty. With Lin Xing's current passing vision, he can detect who is empty on the court without even looking.

But the question is, Rodman's position is not close to the basket at all. Pass him the ball and let him throw a mid-range shot that he must miss?

Or, what if Rodman was positioned close to the hoop?
There is a big dream guarding the basket, and Lin Xing's true pass has passed. Is Rodman sure that he can challenge the big dream's frame?
Shaking his head secretly, Lin Xing chose to pass the ball back a bit timidly, but the safest way.

Mu Lin received the ball, watched Lin Xing pull it back, and prepared to pass the ball back to Lin Xing.

Lin Xing waved his hand, signaling Mu Lin to hit one himself.

So Mu Lin, who hadn't used the knife for a long time, did it once.

But in the face of Mario Eli's defense, his breakthrough mid-range shot slammed into the iron.

"Chris is getting older, it's not what it used to be..."

Mullin is getting older, and this season is just a role player's performance.

In the regular season, public opinion even believed that the Warriors' first place in the league was the result of Lin Xing leading the team alone.

Because Mullin is old and the bug is injured, although Chris Gatling broke out, it is also the performance after eating the cake.

And Madman, he is a bit of a star player.

But he didn't have much possession of the ball, and what he finally played was the performance of a star player.

It is not a problem to say that Lin Xing led the Warriors alone in the regular season.

On the court, the offense and defense were switched, and it was the Rockets' turn to attack again.

It was still a pick-and-roll between Dameng and the aliens. After the pick-and-roll and the aliens accelerated, they would directly eat Rodman.

"Sam Cassell changed his strategy, he stopped passing, he has to do it himself!"

Not to mention, the alien's speed is very fast, and this first step really made him succeed in forcing him.

But after one step, he had no energy left, so he could only make an emergency stop and jump shot.

Rodman, who followed, gave the alien a solid hat from behind.

With a bang, the Rockets' home court was full of exclamations.

Next, before the Warriors' round started, Rodman came up to talk to Lin Xing.

"Sida, you can't ignore me in the big space..."

Rodman was straightforward, but Lin Xing spread his hands: "Are you sure you are the vacant seat?"

In other words, this sentence is: Are you sure you can shoot goals in your position?
Rodman blushed, but his eyes involuntarily glanced to the sidelines.

Lin Xing knew that in this match, Madonna appeared again to watch the match.

In front of his sweetheart, Rodman's desire to express himself is naturally very strong.

"Don't worry about it, just give me the ball. If I can't make a shot, then don't pass the ball to me."

As soon as Rodman said this, Lin Xing could only nod: "Ok, if you are free this round, I will pass it to you."

The Warriors' offense, Rodman was still empty.

For the Rockets, they were able to defend Lin Xing resolutely and firmly because Rodman was there.

They don't short Rodman, do they short the three-point firepower of Mullin and Cole?

Or is there a mid-range Chris Gatlin on the short?

Rodman was emptied, but this time, Lin Xing's pass was in place.

"Sta, the pinpoint pass found Dennis Rodman..."

"Dennis Rodman, he's holding a basketball and going straight to the hoop!"

Lin Xing wanted to cover his face, he thought Rodman would show off his shooting talent.

result……

Holding a basketball and rushing to the basket, is that equivalent to holding a bag of explosives to plug the hole of Dameng?
Sure enough, the next second, there was a snap!
Dameng gave Rodman a blood cap head-on, and immediately turned Rodman's cap to the ground.

"boom!"

The Rockets immediately erupted into violent cheers at home.

The basket of the big dream is still not to be challenged...

Lin Xing shook his head, he knew it was unreliable to pass the ball to Rodman.

So for the next offense, the Warriors have only two options.

Or, Lin Xing continued to make strong shots against the defense.

Or, if the old Nelson is replaced by Xiao Chong, the Warriors can have one more single point and continue the original fiery offensive firepower.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson really called Xiao Chong, he was going to replace Dale Ellis.

But now, he has changed into a bug.

In a word, if the Warriors want to attack, replace Dale Ellis to strengthen defense, it is better to replace Xiao Chong to strengthen offense.

The Warriors and the Rockets played several rounds in succession, and neither side scored a goal.

The game turned into a defensive battle, but then, with a dead ball, the bugs came in.

Xiao Chong's debut solved the urgent need of the Warriors. He scored in a singles as soon as he came on the court.

But turning around, the Rockets' offense.

Lin Xing continued to defend against Sam Cassell, and the aliens did find Dameng to play a pick-and-roll.

But as soon as he took it apart, facing a situation of changing defenses, he chose the ball-point glider.

That's right, the Rockets also made substitution adjustments last time the ball was dead.

The glider came on the stage, which was also prepared by Tang Shuai.

Because Lin Xing switched defense against aliens, the glider came on the stage, and Mu Lin switched again.

Xiao Chong's defense was still well protected, but the glider singled out Mullin and succeeded in ordering.

On the sidelines, Old Nelson frowned.

He called the madman again, and the Warriors were about to switch back to the main force before halfway through the second quarter.

There is no way, the defense is in a hurry, this person, he has to change if he doesn't.

But in exchange, the game still became extremely anxious.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Chong can handle singles, but facing the Rockets' zone defense, his efficiency is not very high.

Glider took over the Rockets' offense, and he wasn't very effective against the newly replaced Madman.

The game entered a rare tug-of-war...

(End of this chapter)