The Rockets players ran over quickly. They knew the consequences of putting a player like Chen Feng in the paint. They avoided Harden's sneak attack with his right hand. Chen Feng found that he was surrounded by two of the Rockets' fastest players.
Chen Feng, who was being attacked from the front and back, seemed to understand the truth and jumped up forcefully under the double attack of the two men.
Not allowing Harden to think too much, he immediately jumped up high, his huge hands shaking in front of Chen Feng's eyes.
The basketball was raised high in his hand. Seeing that the ball was about to be released, Chen Feng's right wrist flipped slightly, and the ball turned into a white light and flew out diagonally.
After receiving the ball from outside the three-point line, Ginobili jumped up lightly, adjusted the basketball in his hand in the air, and the ball quickly flew out, drawing a beautiful parabola in the air.
"Shua" was another unguarded three-pointer, 62:55, and the score difference came to 7 points.
Although the Rockets played very ferociously in this game, ferocity is ferocity, so be patient when you need to be patient.
At this moment, the Rockets played very patiently on offense. They made several beautiful passes and pick-and-rolls, and the ball finally returned to the hands of the inside.
"Warcraft" Howard's continuous feints at his feet finally changed Duncan's body center of gravity. Taking advantage of the moment when his opponent adjusted his center of gravity, Howard dunked hard with both hands and scored.
"Tim, you take a rest first, or I'll guard Dwight." Derek Favors saw Tim Duncan covered in sweat facing Howard's bombing, bit his lip and said, after all, Howard is still his opponent.
Oh, there's no reason for him to run away.
Duncan heard this and nodded.
It stands to reason that Tim Duncan is effective in defending Warcraft, but Tim Duncan has exhausted too much energy during this period, so it is a bit difficult to defend Dwight Howard now.
In the following time, Favors once again faced off against the ‘Warcraft’.
In the first three games, the two also played against each other many times. But for some reason, Howard seemed to have a second spring, returning to the time when he was playing Warcraft, and he played very well in these games.
Even with Favors' defense, he couldn't completely contain it.
However, the Spurs' team defense has always maintained a high level. Several offenses have allowed the Rockets to almost make buzzer-beating shots.
The players seemed to have a very skilled and tacit understanding in switching between rotations. It was precisely because of this that in the third quarter when facing the Rockets' offensive, the Spurs not only failed to be defeated by their opponents, but instead took a step closer to widen the point difference.
open.
73:65. The eight-point score difference was also the widest in the game. Apart from Harden's explosive performance for a period of time after coming on the court in the first quarter, the Spurs' defense against the Rockets players was still very successful.
Dwight Howard's 6-for-13 shooting was far lower than the nearly 60% shooting rate in previous games; Jeremy Lin's 2-for-9 shooting, and Harden's 6-for-11 shooting, including 4 of his first 5 shots.
, it was their successful defense that allowed the Spurs to always maintain an advantage over their opponents in the score.
However, another problem emerged from this, the difference between the bench players of the two teams. At this time, the Rockets' bench players made five of nine three-pointers, and the bench players scored 32:12.
An overwhelming advantage.
**Vicci didn't look relaxed at all. In the first three quarters of the game, several of the Rockets' main players got ample rest time.
The Spurs' internal and external combinations fought for almost the entire first three quarters. Fortunately, Chen Feng finally got a few minutes of rest time, but Derrick Favors was the iron man on the court and was the only player on both sides who had almost no rest.
Derrick Favors is the guarantee for the Spurs' interior offense and rebounding, but he faces the opponent's wheel-and-wheel defense.
Derrick Favors's physical fitness is very good, but 'Warcraft' Dwight Howard's physical fitness is also very good. Although he has experienced many injuries, at least in confrontation, Favors is still at a disadvantage. In addition,
With the help of Jones and others, Favors was not easy to beat.
For players like the Rockets, you can't give them any breathing space. Once you relax the pressure on them a little, they will explode with frightening strength.
In order to relieve the pressure on the inside players, they had to focus more on the outside. Chen Feng still maintains abundant physical strength during the break before halftime. Parker and Ginobili took turns playing, which won him many awards.
Rest time.
"Gerard Kawhi, we need your offense." Before going on the court, Chen Feng quietly walked up to Leonard and said.
Leonard heard this and nodded.
The Rockets' focus on Ginobili makes it difficult for him to easily get space for shooting. If he relies on himself from the outside, it will be difficult for the Rockets to feel a huge threat.
If the Spurs have the most worthy attack point on the field at this time, it is Leonard at the small forward position. In the playoffs, he has been acting as a sniper. It is his excellent defense and
The offense at the critical moment ensured the Spurs' score advantage.
Ginobili's serve flew half the court and was accurately handed to midfielder Chen Feng.
At this time, the attention of the Rockets players was obviously not yet focused on the game. There were only two players left in the entire half, Harden and Jeremy Lin.
The heavy "pop" sound of the ball woke up the Rockets players. Before they could react, Chen Feng had already dribbled the ball to the free throw line. Only Harden was trying hard to catch up behind Chen Feng.
With a "swish" sound, even with Harden's full pursuit, Chen Feng still easily shot the ball into the basket.
At 75:65, the score difference between the two sides was widened to double digits for the first time.
McHale frowned. Although he was optimistic, it now seemed that optimism could not bring him a victory.
The Rockets did not appear anxious because they were falling behind. On the contrary, they seemed to be relaxed and willing to play after having lost three games in a row.
It's not that they gave up on this game, but they have completely put aside the matter of losing three games in a row and devoted themselves to the game.
Therefore, their offense still seemed orderly at this time. Jeremy Lin quickly brought the ball across the half court, and when encountering Leonard, he still chose to pass the ball.
The observant Chen Feng noticed that there seemed to be something wrong with the direction of the ball when he passed the ball. Originally, Dwight Howard only needed to pull out a small half step to catch the ball easily, and this
The small half-step also gave Dwight Howard enough space to exert his strength, but by some strange coincidence, Tim Duncan came out from under the basket and blocked Dwight Howard's steps.
The opportunity was fleeting in the game, and as Chen Feng expected, the ball suddenly hit Tim Duncan's shoulder.
The moment the ball rebounded and was about to fly out of the baseline, Chen Feng saved the ball in time.
Looking at Leonard running in the half court, the basketball was accurately passed in front of him by Chen Feng. Leonard picked up the ball and picked up the basket, and the ball passed through the basket obediently.
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In the Spurs' offense, after the ball passed half court, Chen Feng, who broke through Harden, faced Parsons, who came up to defend, and made a very concealed behind-the-back pass to Leonard, who was running towards the basket.
After catching the ball, Leonard was overjoyed, and he dunked very comfortably without having to adjust.
Dwight Howard, who was stuck behind Derrick Favors, could only watch helplessly as Leonard hit a big dunk.
In the next offense, Harden ignored Chen Feng's defense, ran back, caught the ball and jumped directly. Unfortunately, he didn't score. Tim Duncan grabbed the backboard.
Facing Chen Feng's offense again, Harden obviously paid a lot of attention to it. But what Harden didn't expect was that after Chen Feng dribbled the ball to the center circle, he directly rushed to Harden's right side.
Harden followed closely to prevent Chen Feng from breaking through. Just when Harden thought he was on guard this time, Chen Feng suddenly stopped.
Harden obviously did not keep up with Chen Feng's rhythm and was still rushing to the right. When Harden stopped, Chen Feng accelerated again and passed completely.
This series of actions made Harden's head dizzy. Chen Feng, who had passed Harden, rushed straight to the basket. Since he missed someone just now because he went up to cover the defense, Parsons was a little hesitant to go up this time, but...
In such a short time, Chen Feng directly made a three-step layup and scored two points.
In the Rockets' offense, Dwight Howard received Jeremy Lin's pass from the baseline and forced a layup.
Offensive and defensive positioning.
Chen Feng broke through the baseline and passed a wonderful pass to Leonard at the top of the arc. The latter opened his hand and hit another three-pointer.
Immediately afterwards, Ginobili made a contribution. He stole Jeremy Lin's pass, and then assisted Derrick Favors, who was still in the Rockets half, for a layup.
After the Spurs went on a 10-3 run, the Rockets decisively called a timeout.
After the timeout, the Rockets significantly increased their mid-range shooting. Jones' shooting was very stable. Facing Tim Duncan's defense, he succeeded in two consecutive mid-range shots, which finally stabilized the team's morale.
Jeremy Lin cautiously defended within the three-point line, but Chen Feng relied on his speed to get away three times in a row. Although the coach did not criticize him, he still felt very bad. The reason why the Spurs launched a scoring frenzy was that he
Have to bear a large part of the responsibility.
Chen Feng made a feint, which caused Jeremy Lin to panic for a while, but in his panic, Chen Feng's ball had already been passed to the inside.
Facing the still young and inexperienced Jones, Derrick Favors had enough time to put the ball into the basket.
The game was played in a one-sided situation. The Spurs players were very hot in the third quarter. They made 13 of 20 shots in this quarter and scored 36 points in a single quarter.
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Leonard ran to the right baseline after the pick-and-roll. Chen Feng's ball flew across half the court and appeared in his sight, and he hit an accurate three-pointer. (To be continued...)
