The Rockets' defense had already been thrown into disarray by Chen Feng. Ginobili was almost unguarded and easily jumped from outside the three-point line. The ball flew briskly from his fingertips and spun.
The basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew to where it should be.
After the "shua" sound, the fans did not hesitate to applaud.
Under Chen Feng's control, the offensive and defensive rhythm of the game became very fast. James Harden watched all this helplessly. Wesley Johnson also changed his tactics in defense, instead of blindly competing with him physically.
It was because he was careful to cut off the connection between him and his teammates and ran on a large scale. It made it difficult for James Harden to receive the pass and was almost isolated from the team's offensive system.
"Uh-huh" Chen Feng's buzzer-beating three-pointer helped the Spurs expand the point difference to more than double digits again.
Rockets head coach McHale saw that the situation on the court was firmly controlled by the Spurs again, so he quickly called a timeout.
After the timeout, **Vitch replaced Chen Feng, and his replacement was Patty Mills. McGrady also replaced Ginobili, and Derrick Favors replaced Jordan Hill.
For the Rockets, Beverley replaced Jeremy Lin and Daniels replaced Parsons.
After another two minutes of the game, Parsons came back on the court. For the Rockets, three-pointers have always been their biggest weapon, and Parsons is their sharpest knife outside the three-point line.
After Chen Feng left the game, the Spurs' offensive rhythm became a bit chaotic, especially McGrady's two missed shots, which allowed the Rockets to further widen the point difference.
At this time, the situation on the court had some changes. The Rockets seemed to be gradually gaining the upper hand. With the cooperation of James Harden and Jeremy Lin, coupled with Parsons' three-pointer, the Spurs players seemed to have collectively lost their touch. That was Chen.
Feng also missed two of his shots.
The Spurs players seemed to have fallen into a collective slump. At the end of the second quarter, the team only hit five goals. Their poor shooting caused them to lose to their opponents by 8 points in a single quarter. The Spurs wanted to get rid of the current unfavorable situation.
Only relying more on breakthroughs. Chen Feng must change his style of play in the first half. It is obvious that the Rockets are still quite afraid of him and have always adopted double-team tactics.
At the end of the first half, the score suddenly became 57:54. The Spurs only led the Rockets by 3 points.
All the Spurs players ran into the locker room depressed. Such a dull locker room atmosphere. It was the first time for the Spurs in the new season. **Vicci also frowned, what he was most afraid of during the game.
That's what happened.
"Pah. Pah, pah..." The crisp applause broke the depressing atmosphere in the locker room. **Vicci stood up calmly, called the players to his side, and said: "Okay, everyone doesn't have to be depressed. It's just now.
It's only the first half, and we're still 3 points ahead of our opponents! A truly strong team is only as strong as it gets frustrated. If we want to go further in the playoffs, we will inevitably encounter more critical situations than this in the future.
Remember we are the champions!”
As a head coach, it is obviously not enough to just mobilize the atmosphere. The only real solution is to come up with practical plans. However, **Vicci can obviously come up with real solutions, such as relying on the breakthroughs of Chen Feng and Parker.
Chen Feng's breakthrough indeed improved the team's offense to a great extent, but his teammates could never find the touch and wasted the excellent opportunities he created time and time again. The offensive chaos seriously affected the Spurs' defensive quality.
Chen Feng's personal efforts obviously could not save the team, but they did not allow the Rockets to take the opportunity to widen the point difference.
In the second half of the second quarter, when his teammates had no touch, Chen Feng tried to attack on his own. Although he could not suppress the Rockets' offensive frenzy, Chen Feng scored 7 points in a row at the end of the second quarter and still defeated the Spurs.
Stabilizing the situation played a big role. If Chen Feng hadn't stepped up, the Spurs would have even been overtaken by their opponents.
But the crazy scoring never relieved Chen Feng's frown.
He seizes the time to replenish the lost water in his body. Chen Feng's face is very calm, but a few people can see the disappointment in their eyes. He has tried his best, but the result is still the same. He persists again and again, and again and again.
I have never experienced such a loss and such a bad experience.
Ever since he came to the Spurs, it has always been smooth sailing! But in the playoffs, the new core of the defending champion realized that it is not an easy task to lead a team alone in the playoffs.
As the second half of the game began, Chen Feng put down the towel in his hand and his eyes became extremely determined again.
During the break, no matter how much disappointment or sigh he felt in his heart, once he really entered the court, his firm belief could not be shaken under any circumstances. Perhaps in the game, only by helping the team move forward can this be achieved.
It's what he wants. The Spurs' old guys have given up too much for their own core. If they can't lead the team forward, no matter how good they do in the regular season, it will all be in vain.
Knowing shame and then being brave, Chen Feng's performance stimulated his teammates to a great extent. Being chased by the opponent obviously did not make them lose their fighting spirit.
Feeling the strong fighting spirit of their opponents, the Rockets players suddenly became serious. They knew that the opponent in front of them was the super strong team in the league this season and had set a record for the longest winning streak this season.
Chen Feng broke through with the ball, passed to Leonard, and completed a beautiful alley-oop with him.
Leonard's two-handed dunk ignited the passion of the home fans, who roared hard just to support their team.
For the Rockets, James Harden beat Leonard in a post-up, turned around and made a jump shot.
Derrick Favors quickly penetrated into the basket, held Dwight Howard behind him, and actively asked for the ball from outside players.
Taking advantage of the opponent's lack of attention, Chen Feng hoisted the ball high, and Derrick Favors easily caught the rebound. Dwight Howard's situation at this time was not optimistic, and he struggled to support Derrick Favors.
With his heavy burden and his left foot almost in the three-second zone, he didn't dare to slack off at all. Unless he retreated, Derek Favors would attack.
Feeling his opponent's uneasiness, Derrick Favors quickly took a diagonal step with his left foot. With the strength of his whole body, Dwight Howard didn't even have the time to breathe.
"Bang," Derek Favors was not polite at all, turned around and dunked.
Dwight Howard under the basket did not dare to make any unnecessary moves. In the situation just now, if he hesitated a little, he might have given his opponent a chance to hit a three-pointer.
It's just that this nervous "number one center" is also a bit bitter now. He finds that he is really difficult to deal with this young center who gets excited whenever he sees him. Now that this guy's skills have improved, he
Now on the defensive end, I actually feel strenuous.
The Spurs don't know what he was thinking! Derrick Favors' dunk gave the Spurs players more confidence.
The Rockets' attack was fruitless, and Chen Feng fought hard to grab a defensive rebound.
"Whoa", Derrick Favors' turnaround jumper was successful.
The Spurs' fierce counterattack frightened McHale on the bench and quickly called a timeout.
This timeout did not improve the Rockets' situation. Under the leadership of Chen Feng, Favors and Leonard, the Spurs launched a fierce attack. Derrick Favors' strong offensive inside actually allowed
With Howard and Asik, the Rockets' inside line suddenly became riddled with holes.
With five minutes and 13 seconds left in the third quarter, the two sides were tied at 69:60, with the Spurs leading their opponent Rockets by 9 points at home.
The two teams still played with their full lineups, but the Rockets' Dwight Howard was replaced by Asik.
Beverley is not good at offense, but defense is Jeremy Lin's strength. He mainly relies on his speed and experience to follow his opponents closely, using his agility to interfere with the opponent's shooting rhythm. You can't deny that this is definitely a very effective method.
His defensive methods, coupled with his lightning-quick steals, are enough to buy his teammates time to make up defense.
Chen Feng changed directions continuously, but couldn't get rid of Beverley's entanglement. Seeing the time passing by, Chen Feng helplessly passed the ball out. McGrady's three-point long shot from the baseline missed, and the rebound was high.
Bounce.
The three big men on the inside jumped up almost at the same time, and their thick palms looked unusually solemn in the air. However, Derek Favors was in a bit of a hurry. Under the double-teaming of the Rockets' two inside men, he was a little weak when he took off.
, there is no room to adjust in the air, and it is obviously at a disadvantage.
McHale's expression finally calmed down.
Xiu Xiu's figure suddenly jumped up from near the free throw line and flew to the inside at an astonishing speed. The fans didn't pay much attention to it when he took off, but when the whole figure flew into the basket, the fans were surprised to find that compared with
Picking up several tall inside players, this gray figure was half a hand taller than them, and easily picked off the ball with a sudden appearance.
And the matter did not end there. Using the strength of his waist and abdomen, Leonard forcibly twisted around in the air, using his back to lean on several inside players, finding a fulcrum for his body again, and the ball
He threw it gently, flew over his head, drew a beautiful arc, and plunged into the basket net.
The referee's whistle sounded immediately. After Asik landed, Asik acted instinctively and pushed forward gently with both hands to block Leonard's fierce momentum. But what made him helpless was that Leonard
Not only did he score the ball, he also committed his own defensive foul. (To be continued...)
