The world of basketball

Chapter 133 Four consecutive victories

There is an old Chinese saying that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. This sentence is very suitable for Harden now.

Before Paul arrived, Harden also played like this. He was both a father and a mother, and he was caught by the scoring organization. Had it not been for the exaggerated triple-double data that Westbrook averaged that year, Harden should have won his first MVP trophy long ago.

But after partnering with Paul for a year, the organization finally didn’t have to worry too much about him back then. He only needed to focus on scoring, and playing pick-and-roll and breaking through the ball, and he also had the energy to defend. The record is very good, and it was also a year in which Harden played very happily.

Now that Harden feels a little tired without Paul, of course we can say that it would be good for him to adjust to the previous state?But how can it be so easy? !
So Harden is naturally very tired from playing this game. There will always be times when a person's physical strength will be exhausted. At this time, Harden's efficiency will drop. This is the opportunity for the Spurs.

Obviously, the Spurs seized this opportunity very well. In the third quarter, they changed sides and fought again. The Spurs have already led the Rockets by [-] points. Of course, in this time period, this point difference is not a very safe point difference, but the wave Povich smiled on the sidelines as if he had won the game.

Popovich is known as Zhuge Weiqi. He thinks a game is like playing a game of chess, and he can't be eager to gain or lose for a while. Therefore, when Harden played superbly in the half, he was not in a hurry. He just wanted to let the players stabilize the points. Just bad.

The Rockets are known as the three collapses of fire. The first quarter and the second quarter are relatively full of energy.

It was also the time when the Spurs went all out and defeated the Rockets in one fell swoop.

D'Antoni saw that the point difference was widened little by little, and he was not in a hurry to replace Harden. He clearly knew that no matter how the point difference was widened, Harden's rest time must be guaranteed. This is the only one in the village. The only seedling.

Gordon failed to make a three-pointer against Butler. Now that Butler is in the lineup, the matchup is much easier. The opponent's position [-] to [-], which one is the strongest, let Butler defend it. one.

Let Butler defend Harden when Harden is on the court, and let Butler defend Gordon when Harden is off the court.

Since the Rockets are to be crushed in one fell swoop, both offensive firepower and defensive strength are indispensable, and Popovich also arranged this way.

Mu Xiaobei grabbed the rebound and gave it to Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and then made an emergency stop for a three-pointer and shot directly.

Swah——

There was a wave of waves in the Nets, and the ball hit the net.

The point difference came to 2 points, and Harden was still not replaced. At this time, there were [-] minutes left in the third quarter, and the last few minutes of the third quarter was Harden's regular rest time. D'Antoni still did not replace Harden .

Zhou Qi missed a three-pointer from the bottom corner, Mu Xiaobei grabbed the rebound again and gave it to Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, shot a three-pointer directly, and the ball went into the net again!

The point difference came to 21 points!
Two murderous three-pointers!
"Oh maiga! I'm in love with this yellow-skinned kid, Jeremy, scary Jeremy, the game is over, it doesn't matter whether Harden comes back or not." Kenny Smith said.

"Really, I don't know if the Rockets will use their feet to shoot three-pointers this time. I don't think my feet are so smelly. Their three-pointers are terrible. The Spurs can directly launch the defense after grabbing a rebound. Fight back." O'Neill said without changing his venomous tongue.

The facts are indeed as Kenny Smith said, the Rockets gave up the game and swallowed two consecutive losses. The record of one win and two losses at the beginning of this season is definitely not a good start, but after experiencing the situation of the Rockets last season , Rockets fans have also been patient a lot.

The Spurs have won four consecutive victories in the golden start, which undoubtedly makes the Spurs feel excited and encouraged. The team's current atmosphere is very good. They all respect him.

After this season, Gasol's contract will expire. He plans to officially retire after playing the Olympic Games on behalf of the national team, so this season will be his last season.

He hasn't figured out what to do after retiring, but at that time, his financial conditions were sufficient and he had a lot of time. Naturally, there were many new things waiting for him to try.

But now is not the time to think about these things. The primary purpose now is to help the team go further and help young players grow up quickly, such as Mu Xiaobei.

It may be because they are all local players. He took great care of Mu Xiaobei and selflessly taught Mu Xiaobei a lot of playing experience.

The lineup of this year's team is very good. It requires experience, depth, depth, superstars, vitality, and vitality. Moreover, these players have been working together for a long time, so he believes that this team should be able to go well. farther.

Thinking of this, he thought of the championship ring he and Kobe got together. He was looking forward to adding another championship ring this year, when he was about to retire.

Of course, Mu Xiaobei didn't know Gasol's thoughts, he was accompanying Karlin to go shopping in Los Angeles, yes, as long as a woman has some natural desire for shopping.

Next, Mu Xiaobei will usher in two consecutive away games against the Clippers and the Lakers respectively. Karlin will come to Los Angeles to visit the team and solve Mu Xiaobei's physical problems.

Mu Xiaobei and Carlin, who grew up in China, do not have some traditional American ideas about sex, and they are relatively conservative.

And young people at this age are at the age of eating marrow and knowing taste, but Mu Xiaobei will be more restrained for the sake of his career.

They came to the place where they used to live. At that time, Mu Xiaobei had no contract and no money. They lived in a small house. Carlene converted the garage into an indoor arena by herself.

After they arrived in San Antonio, the house is still kept, but it has been rented out. After all, the maintenance fee of a house in the United States is a lot of money.

They went to the cafe and had a meal. This small restaurant next to Hollywood was the place where Mu Xiaobei first fell in love with Karlin, the girl who cut the steak and handed it to her under the lights.

The dinner is cooked by Mu Xiaobei himself, which has become a habit of the two of them. If there is time, Mu Xiaobei will always cook a Chinese meal for Carlin. It is usually not complicated, and the two of them are just full and will not There is a lot left.

Mu Xiaobei took a grain of rice from the corner of Karlin's mouth and put it in his own mouth. The rice grain was very sweet, like the relationship between two people.

There is a saying that distance produces beauty. When couples are busy with their own careers, they will always cherish the short time together, just like Mu Xiaobei and Karlin are doing now.

Everything is finding momentum, which is great.

(End of this chapter)