There was cheering at the scene.

Noel is not Bynum. His speed and reaction are much faster than Bynum now. After Harden suffered from the sweetness of Bynum twice, he already had some inertial thinking, but the result was beyond his expectations.

After blocking the shot, Noel punched hard, and it was obvious that he, like everyone else, was quite unhappy when Harden kept committing fouls.

"The Lakers defended their home court, and at least from the first quarter, they played very imposingly." Chris Webber, the commentator of the commentator, spoke.

The game on the court continues. In the positional battle in the low offensive round, the Rockets cannot play out their offense, and the defense is their disadvantage.

After the Lakers opened, they began to take the initiative on the field firmly.

The cheers from the audience were overwhelming. In fact, it was not just D'Antoni, but the fans themselves. They also felt that the Lakers, with nine players playing, had no chance to win, but now the team plays well, and the contrasting performance made them excited from the bottom of their hearts.

25-15, after both sides entered the rotation one after another, the Lakers' back-attack had already widened the score to double digits.

Tang Shuai's performance in the first quarter was average, with 3 of 4 shots and scored 8 points and 3 assists.

Thanks to the team's outstanding performance, Tang Shuai and Noel got normal rotation time.

After reaching the bench, he did not rest as he was idle, but quickly turned his attention to the court.

At this time, the Lakers' substitute was Anthony Brown. Stephenson moved to the open position, and even Landry was pushed to the small forward. Such an extremely awkward lineup, I don't know what it can be played like.

The Rockets are in normal rotation, with main substitutes such as Nene, Motieyunas, and Beasley all appearing on the bench.

Landry still caused some cheers when he appeared. Although he was playing at home, many Rockets fans also came. Landry is an old man from the Rockets and has also performed wonderfully. His appearance naturally evoked the memories of these fans.

Xiao was also nervous. His lineup was helpless, but he was quite bold. It depends on whether Landry would be beaten by Beasley.

After the substitute came on, the Rockets attacked first.

Sure enough, after seeing the Lakers' lineup, D'Antoni focused on Beasley's point. After several pick-and-rolls came out, Beasley got a mid-range shot. He was faster and threw the ball before Landry's save and defense.

With a "swish", Beasley's attack hit steadily.

Xiao reached out and rubbed his face. Landry had a lot of difficulties in defending Beasley.

In the Lakers' round, Stephenson arrived at the frontcourt and took advantage of the pick-and-roll to kill, but under the interference of Motieyunas, he shot and went out of the basket. Nene grabbed the rebound and threw it to Gordon. Gordon quickly advanced to the frontcourt and returned the ball to follow Beasley. Beasley easily played the ball and scored a layup.

Landry had just run across the center line at this time.

Xiao shook his head helplessly, and this lineup was indeed inappropriate.

Moreover, although Stephenson has good organizational skills, he is not Tang Shuai after all, and he has poor control over the rhythm.

"Lance, fight the position!" Tang Shuai got up and walked to the sidelines, shouting at Stephenson.

"Reduce the rhythm!" Xiao heard Tang Shuai's shouting and added.

With the reminder of Tang Shuai and Xiao, Stephenson hit the ball with a rhythm after he arrived in the frontcourt, and Zubac, who was on the inside, played with the ball. Zubac hit Nene with the strength, and he successfully got a chance to get a mobile phone, but when he took the shot, the ball in his hand was suddenly stabbed away.

Although Nene is old, his experience is far from comparable to that of the rookie Zubac.

The Lakers sent another sideline ball, and Stephenson took the ball and took a step to the basket again.

The Rockets launched another fast break. Gordon went to the frontcourt this time and directly squeezed out the defense Brown to score a layup.

In just a few rounds, the Rockets had already fought back twice, and the score difference was quickly narrowed.

Xiao reached out and called for a timeout. He finally realized that the lineup configuration on the court was not good.

"We need to play success rate, try to get the ball close to the basket. Once the shot is missed, we must retreat as soon as possible." Xiao said to the players with great sincerity.

When the timeout was about to end, he looked back at Tang Shuai, and finally chose to replace him.

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers' pace was significantly slowed down under the control of Tang Shuai, and Tang Shuai's offensive success rate was very high, effectively reducing the Rockets' chances of playing defensive counterattacks.

After halftime, the Lakers maintained the lead and led 4 points 48-44 at halftime.

Tang Shuai almost played the second quarter, and in this quarter he scored 16 points and 2 assists, leading the team forward almost with one person.

The Lakers led the lead in the first half, and the result was obviously different from the media and D'Antoni's predictions.

During the halftime break, the reporter interviewed D'Antoni, hoping to get some answers from him that they admitted that the words they said before the game were wrong.

But it turns out that this reporter was a little overthinking.

"The Lakers performed well, but our own problems are not the only ones that we will get back the advantage in the second half. The game is long and we will be the final winner."

D'Antoni's words aroused some dissatisfaction from fans, but in fact, what he said did make sense.

When he came back in the second half, the Lakers still played Tang Shuai at the top.

After the intermission, Tang Shuai's physical strength recovered a lot. In the first four minutes, he scored 10 points efficiently with 4 shots, but just like this, he soon had physical problems.

Tang Shuai is young and has good physical reserves, but he is not an iron man, and he is a big shot. Iverson's physical fitness is not available in one day.

After being knocked over by Harden during a retreat, he had a leg cramp, and Xiao had to replace him with Brown.

Shuai Tang was over, but Stephenson and Batum still had to stay on the court. Although they were not as big as Shuai Tang, after continuing to play, they all suffered from physical strength.

It's okay for the inside line. Although Bynum had two offensives early, at least 5 people were rotated. There were only 4 people on the outside line. Tang Shuai was resting, so the others had to stay on the court.

Physical fitness problems have become a big trouble for the Lakers.

After seeing the Lakers' physical weakness, D'Antoni stood up from the coach's seat and went to the sidelines to emphasize to the players to keep the rhythm.

There was no Tang Shuai on the field, and coupled with insufficient physical strength, the offensive success rate naturally decreased, and the Rockets took advantage of the situation to continuously fight back.

"Bang!"

After Harden contributed a powerful dunk in the fast break, the Rockets scored 30-16 in a single quarter, not only surpassing the score, but also following behind, which widened the gap to double digits.

Xiao has never let Tang Shuai continue to play in the third quarter. This is just a regular season game after all. Compared with the victory or defeat, he can't afford the potential injury risk.

However, this forced rest also gave Tang Shuai plenty of physical fitness. After confirming that the problem of leg cramps was solved, he went into battle at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Seeing Tang Shuai reappearing, the fans on the scene suddenly burst into excited cheers.

At this time, the Rockets were still a substitute, and the double-digit lead allowed D'Antoni to cross his legs leisurely and talk and laugh with the assistant coach next to him.

Because Bynum won the jump ball at the beginning, the Lakers attacked first in the last quarter.

Tang Shuai was still suppressing the rhythm. After calling Noel to pick and roll, he pulled out his hand in a hurry and sent the ball into the basket steadily.

The Rockets' offense, Beasley broke through the almost exhausted Batum to score a layup, and the difference was still double digits.

Xiao had no choice but to replace Brown with Batum for a while to rest.

Shuai Tang still suppressed the rhythm. After giving the ball to Stephenson, he pressed himself to the low post and held the ball and hit Reeves with his back.

Reeves made significant progress after leaving Reeves, but it was not difficult to defend Tang Shuai. McDaniels came to assist in defense. Tang Shuai turned around and leaned back and rushed to take action.

The basketball brought a little luck and rubbed the edges and stepped into the basket.

For the Rockets' offense, Beasley broke through to the basket with Harrell's pick-and-roll, but when he started, Tang Shuai stood straight in front of him.

"Bang!"

It was like hitting a wall, and Beasley's dribble was directly taken off and Brown grabbed it.

Reeves quickly asked his teammates to retreat.

But after Brown got the ball, he immediately looked for Tang Shuai. Tang Shuai still did not play fast attacks and still took the ball and went to the frontcourt slowly.

After pressing to the position, he gave the ball to Landry's back.

Landry turned around and made a layup. His movements were very beautiful, but his pace was slower and he bounced out of the box. However, Noel directly grabbed the offensive rebound from behind and then threw it to Tang Shuai.

Tang Shuai will suppress time again.

The Rockets players seem very impatient. They are originally a team that is good at attacking. You press the rhythm over and over again, and it feels like a person with ADHD. You have to force him to sit there and stay still, so don't feel too uncomfortable.

It was this feeling that made Tang Shuai find a glimmer of opportunity. He did not break through or call for tactics. He directly swung his hands to the earth. The basketball passed through the defense of three Rockets players and came directly to Landry moving to the basket.

Landry had no defense after receiving the ball. This time he seized the opportunity and successfully sent the ball into the basket.

After scoring, Landry roared excitedly, and the "Divine Bird" evoked the memories of many fans.

The Rockets want to play fast, Harrel quickly initiated it for Beasley.

But the ball was served too quickly and too fast. Beasley turned around and didn't react, and it turned into a mistake, and the basketball was unbiased and reached Brown's hands.

Brown unexpectedly "picked" an assist, and he immediately gave it to Tang Shuai.

At this time, most of the players had already retreated. After Tang Shuai took the ball, he rushed directly to the basket. Facing Harrel who rushed out of the bottom line, he jumped up.

Under the spotlight flashing on the spot, he held his strength in this ball.

Harrel reached out to block it, but his body first collided with Tang Shuai's flying body.

"Bang!"

With a dull sound, Tang Shuai leaned against the forward force and directly pushed him back.
Chapter completed!