"You do it beautifully, just do it like this, increase the pressure on defense and make them make mistakes. The Rockets' high mistakes are their fatal weakness!" After the game, Kassel loudly encouraged the players. Tang Shuai's outstanding performance greatly increased his confidence in winning this game. ~,

"Concentration, show your concentration. The opponent is missing CP3 and Blake, and the teams with less core inside. Do you want to nail yourself to the pillar of shame and become a memory that you can't look back on?!" On the Rockets, Bickstaff was angry. He is different from Kassel. Although he was promoted from an assistant coach to a head coach this season, his coach position is obviously much more unstable, which means that if you lose this game, it is likely that it will be the last game of his coaching career.

After the timeout, the Rockets tried to create offensive opportunities through pick-and-roll, but in terms of tactical execution, they obviously did not do well enough. When the tactics ended, the ball was handed to Harden.

Harden took the ball and attacked again.

Brewer's defense is inseparable.

Harden broke through twice and didn't go in. Brewer almost got his ball. Seeing that there was no hope, he took a step back and made a three-pointer.

It was a pity that the three-pointer even scored.

It seems that Harden's luck tonight is not too bad.

There was a lot of cheers at the scene.

The difference once again became 7 points.

Kassel on the sidelines couldn't help but shake his head. This kind of luck balloon hurts the team's morale the most, which is equivalent to directly stopping the Clippers' counterattack.

However, just when he was upset, Tang Shuai pushed the ball to the backcourt. He took advantage of the Rockets' defense not being completely in place, and passed Beverly and broke through and turned to score a layup.

"This is really incredible. After coming back from the second quarter, Tang was completely like a different person. He was learning to lead the team forward in his way!" Barkley couldn't help but sigh. In the first quarter, he and Smith both felt that the Clippers were about to collapse.

Tang Shuai's concept at this time also changed.

The point guard wants to drive teammates' attack, but this drive is not limited to passing. Now the team has very few scoring points, so he must use offense to drive teammates' defense. He no longer sticks to positional battles as before, but should use his own breakthrough advantage to fight defensive counterattacks.

Billups on the sidelines couldn't help but nodded repeatedly at this time.

For Tang Shuai, this is actually a process of growth, accumulating experience through competitions, adjusting his offensive methods, and changing the rhythm of the game as soon as possible.

The Rockets' offense once again failed, and Tang Shuai once again played the Rockets with a foothold that was not stable. While making a layup, it also caused Aliza's foul to make up for defense.

After hitting the free throw steadily, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to only 2 points left!

Tang Shuai scored 8 points alone, almost all the scores of the Clippers during this period.

"Double-team! Double-team!" Bixtaff kept shouting on the sidelines.

However, his shouting at this time obviously has lost its effect. It is not that the Rockets players are not active, but that Tang Shuai doesn't give you a chance to double-team steadily. He passes the ball when he hits the position and then cracks it through pick-and-roll. In addition, Kassel replaced Ismail Smith in time, making it difficult for the Rockets to defend.

54 to 52, at the end of the half, the Clippers, led by Tang Shuai, overtook the score so hard!

The mood of the fans on the scene fluctuated significantly. Paul and Griffin's absence made them almost believe that the Rockets would easily win this game, but the Clippers' belief has obviously shaken since they were 13 points behind at most to overtake by 2 points.

In fact, not only the fans, but also the Rockets players' emotions fluctuated greatly. When they learned that Griffin did not play, their morale was greatly boosted, which was also the reason why they played very well at the start, but after the half-time, they quickly realized that they were overlooking that if they lost the game, they should go home and fish.

When he came back in the second half, the Rockets players' faces were full of seriousness. It can be guessed that Bickstaff lost his temper a lot in the midfield.

As soon as the second half came back, the Rockets significantly increased the intensity of the game, and both offense and defense were full of various physical confrontations.

High-intensity physical confrontation makes scoring more and more difficult, and even when there is no ball, there will often be people turning over and over.

The player's confrontation standards are controlled by the referee on the court. Generally, in order to avoid injury to the player, the referee will control the intensity of the physical confrontation, but this game is the playoffs, and the Rockets' home court, so this confrontation is limited.

At this time, Harden's advantage was infinitely magnified. With his exclusive hit bag, he can always score free throws in the offense.

This puts the Clippers in a dilemma, not only to avoid possible injuries, but also tolerate the referee's judgment standards.

The Rockets' offense, Harden caused Green's fourth personal foul through physical confrontation.

Green's defensive moves on this ball were already very small. Not only did he not press down, but he even appeared on the edge of Harden's breakthrough route when he made a layup, and a slight physical collision occurred.

If the player commits four in the first three quarters, he will basically not play before the fourth quarter. As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Kassel hurriedly replaced him with Smith.

However, Green seemed very angry and asked the referee to argue. His temper was pretty good, but the constant whistle whistle made him unable to bear it.

When Tang Shuai saw that Green was a little out of control, he hurried over to pull him. However, as soon as he arrived, before he could speak, the referee over there shook his hand and gave him a "t".

The fans at the scene cheered.

Green wanted to say that Tang Shuai hurriedly pulled him aside and kept saying: "Relax, relax, this is just a foul. We still have more than one quarter, he is just a foul..."

After Green was traded, he had the best relationship with Tang Shuai. He was so passionate just now that he was persuaded by Tang Shuai and slowly calmed down.

A technical foul had to be executed. With the foul just now, Harden made three free throws, which had already opened the score to double digits again.

When Harden made a free throw, Tang Shuai looked up at the scoreboard on the sidelines.

76 to 66, the difference in points is not big, but in such a bayonet match, it is very difficult to catch up points.

"Now the game has entered the rhythm of the Houstonians. The Clippers' disadvantage of lacking inside offensive points has been continuously amplified. If they want to win this game, the difficulty will only increase." Kenny Smith sighed.

"There is still time to play, but the Clippers must find a way, otherwise they will fall into the same predicament when they return to Los Angeles tiebreak." Barkley echoed.

After the technical foul, the Rockets' offense was still the Rockets' offense. Harden's offense once again caused Tang Shuai's foul. This was his fourth foul in the game. Like Green just now, Cassel had to replace him in advance.

Tang Shuai was also very annoyed, but he held back and did not explode and sat back on the bench.

Now the Clippers' offense is looking at him full-time. If he is impulsive, the game will really collapse.

Booker was replaced by Tang Shuai. Although he did not have as strong independent offensive ability as Tang Shuai, he was very strong tonight and his good luck, so he was also very cautious.

Moreover, Harden cannot play the whole game. When he gets off, both sides will fall into a low-scoring state.

"Bang bang bang" constant sound of irons accompanied the game. When the fourth quarter entered, the scores of both sides did not change much.

After almost half of the fourth quarter, both sides didn't score much.

87-78, relying on a three-pointer before Booker left the court, the Clippers caught the score to single digits, but they were still 9 points away. In this game where the score was like squeezing toothpaste, this was already a huge difference.

With about 8 minutes left in the game, the main players of both sides returned to the court.

In the Rockets' offense, Harden held the ball. This time he did not choose to break in, but instead used a fake move to shake Brewer and then made a three-pointer.

This is obviously a fraud foul.

Brewer defended the whole game and consumed a lot of physical strength. Although he knew this action was a foul, he instinctively jumped up the block, but he was called a foul.

It doesn’t count if he takes a foul, the key is that Harden scored three points!

There was a lot of cheers at the scene.

The Clippers called for a long timeout.

"Come here, come here!" Kassel greeted the team members with a serious expression.

Tang Shuai and his teammates felt a huge pressure. Harden scored a free throw. If he scored more free throws, the Rockets' lead will reach 14 points!

14 points is also the biggest score difference between the two teams at present.

"A fatal three-pointer has to be added. If this free throw is made, there will be 7 minutes left in the game. The difference is the largest 14 points after the opening. Everything is moving towards a favorable Houstonian. Unless a miracle occurs, the game is finalized." Smith analyzed.

"The Clippers are already worthy of respect. They have been approaching the score twice, and they play very hard. There are no losers in this game, they deserve respect." Barkley has begun to label the Clippers with respect, just like the comments made by the outside media before the game.

"We need to score, guys." Kassel said directly after the first sentence of the pause. After falling behind so many points, they must continue.

"We shrink our defense, the Rockets' shooting percentage tonight is not high. We have to limit them to break through to the penalty area and use faster rotation to chase points. We can win this game and we still have a chance." Kassel loudly encouraged the Clippers' players,

The time for the suspension was soon, and most of the fans on the scene had stood up from their seats, and the final battle was about to begin.
Chapter completed!