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Chapter 290 Unkillable Match!
Joe Johnson broke through facing the basket, and the old cat Mobley followed, and the strength confrontation did not suffer.

I saw Joe Johnson pull the ball and make a two-point fadeaway jumper.

The only thing he can do is look up...

Swish-!
This is 1 meters, the pain on the shooting guard, and 93 on the point guard, in fact, there is not much difference

In terms of talent, whether it is Joe Johnson or Hill, they can eat him raw with their height and arm length.

He spent his entire life on this problem, but he couldn't solve it.

This era, after all, is not the era of small balls. You can use multiple rounds of offense and more powerful shots to kill opponents.

Without the lower limit of defense, it is difficult for him to become a superstar, unless he dominates the ball and the system is built around him.

The difference between the two sides came to 5 points.

At this time, the Rockets' rotation lineup is Francis, Mobley, Kenny Thomas, Eddie Griffin and Kevin Cato.

Except for Mobley, they all need pass assists from teammates.

Francis is an Iverson-style point guard, with the body of a point guard but the soul of a shooting guard. His first choice is offense.

Not to mention, Francis broke through too sharply, penetrated the Suns' defense, and hit two points.

The gap was back to 3 points.

Li Mu looked at it with a very calm face.

His rotation tactics were originally a war of attrition.

Now Francis made the shot by himself, which was in line with Li Mu's wishes. No matter how much he attacked and scored, he would not fluctuate.

Afterwards, Gerrard made an air cut, received a pass from Arenas, and hit the penalty area. With a bang, the tomahawk dunked and scored two points.

Gerrard is a fresh move, attacking the basket, and other times, it is defense.

As a result, the Rockets still couldn't prevent it.

Glen Rice's state has declined too seriously, and Kenny Thomas is too young, and he himself is not a serious small forward. Although he is only 2 meters, he is an inside player.

If you don't believe it, he can have an afro.

In other words, Tom Janoweth doesn't have Kenny Thomas' instruction manual yet.

In the 02/03 season, it was precisely because Glen Rice and Kenny Thomas were useless that the Rockets introduced James Posey.

Back then it was 1/4 of the race, now it's 1/7.

Without James Posey, coupled with the unreliable defense of the Rockets with two guns in the backcourt, the Rockets' perimeter defense is a mess.

Plus the inside line can't protect the basket.

The Rockets' defense simply couldn't stop the Suns' offense.

Mobley hit a three-pointer!
Francis broke through to the basket and hit two points in a storm.

In other words, the Rockets' offense is still reliable.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Suns took the lead, still fluctuating by 5 points.

only……

After all, Francis hadn't rested yet. He played for 20 minutes. He had just come off the court to take a break. Brad Miller, who was replaced, couldn't catch up with the Suns' offensive pace at all.

So, Francis took a 2-minute break, took a breath, and continued to play desperately.

Not to mention, the presence of Francis on the court, combined with Brad Miller's evacuation inside, the offense is indeed unfavorable.

Francis is not easy to defend in a one-on-one match alone. Now playing pick-and-roll tactics, although the Suns have strong mobility, they can still defend against two All-Star-level offensive combinations.

Brad Miller's CIC and supporting organization pose a great offensive threat.

Seeing the out-of-control point difference, it returned to about 5 points again.

In the first half, the Rockets, relying on their offensive firepower, did not let the suspense of the game slip away.

only……

Neither Francis nor Brad Miller had the explosive power to kill the game.

Even if he can hang the game from death, it's nothing more than a matter of early and late.

Against weak teams, the Rockets can use offensive firepower to kill their opponents. In front of slightly stronger teams, they can only hope that their opponents make mistakes first.

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(End of this chapter)