I really play basketball

Chapter 194
The main players on both sides played almost the entire second quarter, but Lin Xing and Dameng became supporting roles.

The game turned into a confrontation between the bug and the glider, and of course it wasn't exactly a confrontation.

"Tim Hardaway and Clyde Drexler have a match and no singles. They fight back and forth. There are far more irons than goals."

"This game is really ugly..."

At halftime, with a score of 52 to 45, the Warriors still maintained a 7-point lead.

Then came the second half, the game was still exactly the same as the second quarter, it was still a confrontation between the glider and the bug.

The main reason is that both sides have found a way to torture the core of the other party.

The Warriors have unlimited defense changes, and Dameng is no longer in the paint anyway.

Whether it is Rodman or Lin Xing, the mid-to-long distance confrontation is not a dream.

The Rockets had a brainless pinch defense, taking advantage of the loophole that Rodman's presence on the Warriors' offense was equal to four-on-five.

on the other hand--

The Warriors' offense is based on Xiao Chong's personal ability.

Of course, it is also related to Lin Xing taking away most of the Rockets' defensive attention.

It's not that the Rockets haven't thought about shifting the focus of defense to Xiao Chong's side when Lin Xing doesn't hold the ball.

But as soon as they took action, Lin Xing became restless.

To put it bluntly, Xiao Chong is also a top-level point guard with excellent ability to play the ball.

As soon as the Rockets' defense moves, he can immediately pass the ball to Lin Xing on the weak side.

Lin Xing received the ball and broke through the glider's single defense alone, which can be said to be easy.

As for the Rockets' offense, the positive dream was stuck on the periphery by the defense.

But Tang Shuai didn't let Dameng return to the penalty area, because he saw the role of Dameng in raising his position.

That is, the big dream plus Kenny Smith or Sam Cassell, the two will hold back the two cores of the Warriors' defense, Lin Xing and Rodman.

Wouldn't the wing glider be empty?As a result, the Rockets' offense became a singles show for the glider.

From time to time, he will also play a screen with Mario Eli.

If he or Ellie's screen quality is good enough, he can match up the bug and order the bug.

However, as in the second quarter, whether it is a bug or a glider, their offensive efficiency is a bit low.

Therefore, the game is a bit boring to watch.

In the third quarter, the coaches on both sides were not idle either, and each wanted to find something to do.

For the Warriors, Old Nelson wanted to replace Rodman and liberate Lin Xing.

As a result, within a few rounds of the substitution, Dameng on the defensive end took off.

To put it bluntly, not everyone can play infinite defense.

At least, Chris Gatlin, who replaced Rodman, couldn't play.

Dameng scored consecutively, and Nelson was taken aback, and quickly replaced Rodman again.

Although Rodman was replaced in a hurry, this wave of old Nelson's attempt was still a big crime.

The Warriors originally held a 7-point lead, but in a blink of an eye there were only 3 points left.

Fortunately, after switching back to Rodman, the Warriors' defense stabilized again.

The game re-entered the tug-of-war, and at the end of the three quarters——

75 to 71, the Warriors still lead by 4 points.

but……

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Rockets and Warriors were all on the main force.

In this game, they played as if the main force did not need to rest at all.

Except for some positions with substitutes with similar strengths, the rest,

The Warriors' Lin Xing, Rodman, and Xiao Chong, the Rockets' Dream, Glider, and Horry all played full time.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors took the lead.

In the case of consecutive appearances and no rest time,

Xiao Chong's wave of singles, a mid-range jumper shot, but hit the iron with a bang.

The Warriors didn't take this iron seriously. After the second and third quarters, Xiao Chong scored a lot of points, but he hit more irons. Everyone is used to it.

Turn around, the Rockets attack.

The glider began to accelerate after halftime, and Horry in the third position suddenly stepped up and gave a very high-quality screen.

The Warriors were forced to switch defenses, and then everyone witnessed the cruel scene where Xiao Chong's defense was ordered by the glider.

"Clyde rolls over Tim Hardaway, goes to the hoop, makes a layup!"

"The key 2 points scored, 73 to 75, the Rockets are only 2 points behind."

It was the Warriors' turn to attack again, and it was Xiao Chong's singles.

This time, against Kenny Smith's defense, he still made a mid-range jumper.

Bang!

The heavy iron strike sounded again, and this time, everyone in the warriors was a little frightened.

"The goal is still missed, the Rockets have a chance to tie the score!"

Matt Gudica was very excited, but Marv Albert frowned and questioned:

"Obviously it doesn't feel good, why doesn't Tim Hardaway just punch the frame?"

Why doesn't Xiao Chong directly punch the frame?Do you still need to ask?

With Dameng sitting in the penalty area of ​​the Rockets, the success rate of the little insect rushing to the frame is not as good as the mid-range floating shot!

Lin Xing thought so too, but watched Xiao Chong smash two shots of refined iron.

He felt that he had to stand up and close the game.

The Rockets' offense, the glider called for another pick-and-roll, and continued to order bugs.

Lin Xing couldn't bear to look past him, so he just left Kenny Smith and rushed to defend.

As a result, the glider turned over for a pass.

Kenny Smith received the ball, raised his hand and scored a three-pointer...

Swish-!
When the crisp netting sound sounded, the Rockets burst into violent cheers at home.

"Three-pointer hit, finally, the Rockets overtook the score!"

76 to 75, the Rockets went ahead by one point.

On the Warriors side, Lin Xing strengthened his mind even more.

No matter how the Rockets defend against him, he has to stand up in this game.

At the end of the game, at the decisive moment, the leading star stepped up to take over the game, that's what it should be.

Soon, Xiao Chong controlled the ball and came from the backcourt. He habitually stopped the ball at the top of the arc and directed traffic.

But Lin Xing raised his hand: "Give me the ball!"

Xiao Chong was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he passed the ball to Lin Xing who was outside the three-point line on the left at the first time.

"Star, he took basketball from Tim Hardaway, is this going to start taking over the game?"

The moment Lin Xing received the ball, the Rockets' defense also surrounded him.

The glider is on the front, Horry is watching on one side, and Pete Chilkat, who is in the middle distance, is also ready to supplement the defense early.

In fact, Lin Xing's singles can still play a role if it's just defense and supplementary defense.

Here is a reference to Lin Xing's singles in the first quarter of this game.

The main thing that restricted Lin Xing was the moment he started, Huo Li directly rushed up to the pinch defense.

The same is true for this wave of offense, Horry rushed directly to defend.

Lin Xing wobbled, and directly doubled back and made a three-pointer.

Bang!

There was a heavy hammering sound, under the basket, Dameng grabbed the rebound.

At this moment, the situation seems to be completely reversed to the Rockets.

Lin Xing frowned and retreated quickly.

At this moment, various thoughts flashed in his mind, and he thought about the way to break the situation.

Soon, he thought of...

On the court, another offensive round by the Rockets, Lin Xing directly pushed the bug to Kenny Smith.

He adjusted the defensive matchup on the field without the permission of Nelson Sr.

Holding the ball in the glider, he frowned when he saw Lin Xing who suddenly appeared in front of him.

As an experienced veteran, he immediately passed the ball to the front Kenny Smith.

Then, there is the pick-and-roll cooperation between Kenny Smith and Dameng.

Rodman's switch withstood the impact of Kenny Smith, but the bug was ordered again.

Dameng shakes Xiao Chong away from the distance and succeeds in the jump shot.

78 to 75, now the Rockets lead by 3 points.

But turning around the Warriors' round, Lin Xing was not in a hurry.

"Tim, I will appear in the low post later, you ask Dennis to play a pick-and-roll, and find a way to send the ball in to me."

Lin Xing described the tactics he was going to play as briefly as possible, Xiao Chong thought for a while and understood: "You want to play low-post singles?"

Although he hasn't seen Lin Xing in low-post singles for a long time, he is the main point guard of the offensive team after all.

He can handle the little things like getting the ball to the low post.

Soon, Xiao Chong asked Rodman to play a pick-and-roll, stepped in, and passed the ball to Lin Xing in the low post.

On the Rockets side, Lin Xing appeared in the low post and received the ball.

For a while, I was really a little confused.

The main reason is that Tang Shuai's arrangements are all peripheral defenses, and the defensive positions are all fixed.

Now that Lin Xing suddenly appeared in the low position, they didn't know who should go up to cooperate with the glider to defend Lin Xing.

The Warriors' formation is also relatively wide, and the only other Rockets player who is close to Lin Xing is Dameng.

When Dameng saw the situation, if he didn't go up, who would go up?
Immediately, he threw away Langley, opened his arms and rushed forward.

As a result, Lin Xing saw that Dameng turned around and rushed towards him, and threw a short pass towards the penalty area.

Clap!
The basketball rebounded and appeared in Langley's hands.

The basket was unguarded, and Longley steadily sent the ball into the empty basket.

"Luke Longley catches a big pass from Stanley, turns around for a layup...goes in!"

"78 to 77, the Warriors regained 2 points."

"Sida suddenly appeared in the low post. This move directly tore through the Rockets' defense. Has Sda found a way to break through the Rockets' defense?"

In the next round, Lin Xing will still be the counter glider.

And this wave of defense proved that Lin Xing's defense was correct.

Although head-on, Kenny Smith and Dameng's pick-and-roll cooperation forced Xiao Chong and Rodman to switch defenses again.

But this time, Dameng’s mid-range jumper failed to hit. As far as this shot is concerned——

If Lin Xing didn't switch defenses, ordering bugs for the glider would definitely not appear.

Dameng smashed a fine iron, and Lin Xing, who appeared under the basket, grabbed the rebound, and then there was a wave of counterattacks.

After grabbing the rebound, he directly set off a counterattack. Under the momentum of the counterattack, he didn't care whether he was low or not.

Holding the basketball, Lin Xing rushed directly to the frontcourt.

After half court, he headed straight for the basket.

Dameng has returned to defense as fast as possible, and his speed is not slow when he is off the ball.

Even when he returned to the near-frame area, he turned around and faced Lin Xing.

He opened his arms again, trying to interfere with Lin Xing.

As a result, Lin Xing didn't stop at all, continued to accelerate, passed him, rushed to the basket and jumped up...

Bang!

After a heavy bang, the Rockets screamed at home.

"Sida's counterattack was too fast, but Hakim's return to defense was not slow. It's unbelievable that a center forward can keep up with the counterattack speed of a flank player..."

In the first half of this wave of offense, Matt Gudica was still touting the big dream.

But when it was under the basket, Dameng, who was struggling to retreat, exposed his lack of physical strength.

Facing Lin Xing's impact, he turned around and lost his footsteps, and did not continue to retreat.

When Lin Xing passed him, he turned around and failed to jump up to interfere.

Just like that, I watched Lin Xing succeed in dunking.

"Sta's impact is still too terrifying. In terms of the ability to grab and switch, he is the number one in NBA history..."

So turning his head, Matt Gudica blew another Lin Xing.

78 to 79, as soon as the goal was scored, the Warriors took the lead again.

After that, the Rockets' offense was still the pick-and-roll cooperation between Dameng and Kenny Smith.

This time, facing Xiao Chong's somewhat tenacious defense, Dameng hesitated for a second, and did not choose to make a mid-range shot.

Instead, he turned around, slapped the basketball, and went straight to the basket.

In the commentary seat, Matt Gudica already had a hunch that the choice of this wave of big dreams was wrong.

"Is Hakeem going to the basket? Luke Longley is under the basket!"

As a result, Dameng, who rushed to the basket, made a layup against Langley's interference, but was pushed down.

Bang!

"Sure enough, Hakeem was pressed down by Luke Longley who was waiting for him under the basket!"

If it is a singles game at the basket, Dameng can play Langley casually.

But now is the breakthrough of the big dream, and Langley waits under the basket.

In this case, Langley's defense can also stop Dameng.

To put it bluntly, Dameng can play breakthrough offense, but it is really not that good.

If Dameng's singles at the basket are historical, then his breakthrough may not even be an All-Star.

Just order Xiao Chong's dishes and change someone, such as Lin Xing, Da Meng will never even think about getting inside.

On the court, it was the Warriors' turn to attack again.

Lin Xing failed to lead the team to fight back, so he appeared in the low position again.

For low-post singles, the Rockets have not yet arranged who will defend.

Dameng glanced at Langley and chose to stay at the basket.

As a result, this wave of offense became Lin Xing's singles glider.

In the area close to the frame, he turned his back and made a jumper, whoosh!
"Sta scored again, 78 to 81, the Warriors lead by 3 points..."

Then, the Rockets' offense was still the pick-and-roll cooperation between Dameng and Kenny Smith.

This time, Dameng has learned his lesson, and he has to shoot from the middle distance against the defense.

But the problem now is that Xiao Chong's defense is becoming more tenacious and can always interfere with him.

Dameng's offensive success rate is not [-]%, but it is Lin Xing. After switching to the low post, he began to wreak havoc around the basket.

"Now Star is like a power forward, constantly playing low singles, wreaking havoc at the basket, and scoring continuously..."

"The Rockets can't stop him a little bit. On the other hand, the Rockets' offense..."

"No matter the state or physical strength of the big dream, it is a bit unsustainable."

"The score is getting bigger and bigger, the Warriors are going to win..."

"It's unbelievable. In the midst of adversity, the Warriors managed to win another round?"

"Sida deserves the most credit, and his explosion in the last quarter is so crucial!"

(End of this chapter)