Chapter 742: Revenge Rocket
Xiao Meng's engagement date is set for next month, but the Lakers' schedule is too tight, Chen Feng has no way to go back, so he can only say sorry to Xiao Meng and go back when Xiao Meng gets married. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
On December 18, the Lakers faced the Houston Rockets at home, and they played against the Rockets a few days ago, but that was on the road, or after a few consecutive road trips, the Lakers players were all in a slump, and they lost to the Rockets.
This time back at home, the Lakers will also return to their full form, and this time against the Rockets, it is natural to be ashamed.
At seven o'clock in the afternoon, the game began.
The Lakers are still regular starters in this game, while the Rockets' starters are center Howard, power forward Capela, small forward Ariza, scoring guard Harden, and playmaking guard Beverley.
The Rockets are a team with a tradition of high school forwards, from Moses Malone and Ralph Sampson to Hakeem Olajuwon in the early days. and then to the "Little Giant" Yao Ming, and now Dwight Howard, they are all traditional centers in the NBA.
For Chinese fans, the Rockets are also one of the most well-known teams, and even many fans have a Rocket plot, as long as it is a Rocket game, they will pay attention.
The reason why this is so is because of the original "Yao Mai Combination", the Chinese giant Yao Ming, and the superstar Tracy Maddy, the core combination formed by the two is well-known to people, and it has also left people with many unforgettable memories, even though both are now retired, but fans are still talking.
Now, the Rockets have regrouped into an inside-outside combination, with Harden on the outside and Howard on the inside, both of whom are NBA superstars.
In terms of individual ability alone, this combination is not inferior to the "Yao Mai Combination", who finished second in the West with a 56-26 record last season.
Heading into the playoffs, they eliminated the Mavericks 4-1 in the first round.
Entering the second round, the Rockets and Clippers battled seven games, and finally defeated the Rockets 4-3 to advance to the third round. However, they lost 1-4 to the Golden State Warriors in the third round, ending the 14-15 playoff season ahead of schedule.
This year, the Rockets should have made a comeback and made a better comeback, but due to injuries, their record has not been ideal, and they are now only sixth in the West, one place behind the Lakers.
For today's game, the Rockets undoubtedly want to win, as long as they win this game, their sixth position in the West will be stable, and there is even hope to surpass the Lakers, rising from sixth in the West to fifth in the West, biting the tail of the fourth-place Clippers.
However, from the very beginning of the game, the Lakers gave them a dismissal.
With the momentum of the last big win over the Bucks, the Lakers players maintained a good state, shooting 3 of 3 at the beginning and beating the Rockets 6:0.
Although Harden stepped up immediately and broke the scoring drought for the Rockets, they were suppressed by the Lakers in the score, and until the end of the first quarter, the Lakers still led by 3 points at 27-24.
Chen Feng didn't shoot much in this quarter, shooting 1 of 2 and scoring 3 points, but he scored 5 assists, two rebounds and a steal.
Entering the second quarter, Howard began to explode, first staged a violent dunk, and then made a rebound to make it 2+1, tying the score at once and forcing Scott to call a timeout.
During the timeout, Scott rearranged his tactics and gave Hibbert only one task, and that was to defend! As long as he restrained Howard, it would be considered a success.
When the timeout came back, Hibbert and Howard fought fiercely, which also limited Howard to a certain extent.
However, at this time, Harden began to show his "porcelain stunt", causing Hibbert to foul in a row, forcing Hibbert to be replaced early, and then liberating Howard, so the Rockets played a wave of counterattacks, and suddenly overtook the score.
Seeing that the point difference was gradually widened, Kobe Bryant stood up, and it was not Harden who defended him, but Ariza, but this time Ariza failed to prevent Kobe Bryant, and was scored by Kobe Bryant in a row, and the Lakers also tied the score, and the score of the two sides was tied into the third quarter.
Entering the third quarter, as soon as Kobe Bryant and Harden came up, they began to score points, and the matchup between the two generations of scoring guards was eye-catching, and the score was also deadlocked.
Seeing this, Chen Feng finally showed his blade, and the attack crossed the middle line and was a dry three-point shot, Beverley was in front of him, but he didn't react at all, and he was extremely depressed.
In the next round, Chen Feng broke through the inside line by blocking and dismantling, causing Howard's foul, and scored the ball, a beautiful 2+1, and forced Howard to be replaced by the Rocket coach because of 3 fouls, which is equivalent to indirectly avenging Hibbert.
By the end of the third quarter, the score was 77-73, and the Lakers led the Rockets by four points.
Chen Feng scored 10 points in this quarter, his personal score has reached 17 points, and there are 9 assists, and he is almost double-double before the fourth quarter starts.
In addition, Kobe Bryant's score has also reached 20 points, and it is very likely to be 30 today!
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Entering the fourth quarter, the two sides began to fight.
Harden and Howard made contributions successively, Ariza also hit a three-pointer, and the Rockets suddenly overtook the score and led the Lakers by one point.
But turning around, Chen Feng immediately returned a three-pointer, Kobe Bryant, Clarkson also hit successively, Randle scored a rebound, Hibbert gave Beverley a big hat, Chen Feng grabbed the basketball, and in a blink of an eye, he hit the frontcourt, and a one-handed dunk was successful.
This wave of offensive made the Rockets a little confused, and the score was quickly stretched to 8 points.
"Toot ......"
The rocket had to call a timeout.
When the timeout came back, Harden began to score points, but the Lakers did not let it go at all, and the difference was not in double digits, but the Rockets could not catch up, which made Harden very depressed.
Seeing that time is running out, the hope of the Rockets turning the tables is getting smaller and smaller.
On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant and Chen Feng took over the game at the last moment, and the two cooperated tacitly, steadily suppressed the Rockets, and always maintained the lead.
Until the end of the game, the Lakers still led the Rockets by 7 points.
In the end, the score was fixed at 109-102, and the Lakers took revenge by 7 points, defeated the Houston Rockets at home, and ushered in two consecutive wins after returning to the home court.
In this game, Chen Feng scored 23 points, plus 12 assists, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals, Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, and Clarkson, Williams, and Randle also scored double-doubles, so although Harden scored a game-high 35 points, the Rockets still lost the game.
However, the next Lakers opponent will be the Thunder, and it will be an away game, and it will be a huge test for them to face the Thunder.