Chapter 363: A Dream Opening
"However," looking at Ryuzheng and Kenny Smith, head coach Rudy Tomjanovic changed his words: "In the next game, Ryuzheng and Kenny will not be able to play together." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"The current Rockets, the point guard who meets the conditions of full-court pressing, is the only one of you."
After a pause, head coach Rudy Tomjanovic continued: "For the next game, Karl replaced Kenny. After Ryu-jeong left the court, Kenny acted as a point guard as a rotation player and continued to press the whole court on the defensive end. Let's work together to make it an instinct to turn full-court pressing on the defensive end and run-and-gun tactics on the offensive end into an instinct. β
Looking at the crowd, head coach Rudy Tomjanovic had expectations in his eyes.
After a pause and substitutions, attentive spectators were surprised to find that the lineups of the two teams had changed a lot.
At the center position, it is still Otis Thorpe of the Rockets against Clevered Robinson of the Trail Blazers. Among them, Otis Thorpe is number 33 on the field, 32 years old, 208 cm tall and weighs 102 kg; Cleverford Robinson's number 3 on the field is 28 years old, 208 cm tall and weighs 102 kg.
The power forward position is also Robert Horry of the Rockets vs. Buck Williams of the Trail Blazers. Among them, Robert Horry is number 25 on the field, 24 years old, 208 cm tall and weighs 109 kg; Buck Williams is number 52 on the field, 34 years old, 203 cm tall and weighs 98 kg.
At the small forward position, Rockets small forward Carl Herrera came off the bench against Harvey Grant of the Trail Blazers. Among them, Carl Herrera is No. 7 on the field, 28 years old, 206 cm tall and weighs 98 kg; Harvey Grant's number 44 is 29 years old, 203 cm tall and weighs 88 kg.
At the shooting guard position, Vernon Maxwell of the Rockets takes on Clyde Drexler of the Trail Blazers. Among them, Vernon Maxwell is No. 11 on the field, 29 years old, 193 cm tall and weighs 82 kg; Clyde Drexler, the captain of the Trail Blazers, is No. 22 on the field, 32 years old, 201 cm tall and weighs 95 kg.
Of course, the Rockets' Vernon Maxwell vs. the Trail Blazers' Clyde Drexler will only come when the Rockets defend and the Trail Blazers offense. As for the Rockets' offense and the Trail Blazers' defense, with Clyde Drexler's temper, he must have directly found Long Zheng and defended Long Zheng closely.
At the point guard position, the Rockets' Ryuzheng faced off against the Trail Blazers' Rod Strickland. Among them, Long Zheng, as the captain of the Rockets, is No. 10 on the field, 16 years old, 203 cm tall and weighs 99 kg; Rod Strickland's number 1 is 28 years old, 191 cm tall and 191 kg in weight.
Because Clyde Drexler is the only player on the Trail Blazers team who can defend Dragons, when the Rockets attack and the Trail Blazers defend, Clyde Drexler must switch places with Rod Strickland, Clyde Drexler personally defends Dragons, and Rod Strickland is responsible for defending Vernon Maxwell of the Rockets.
The Rockets' Ryuzheng vs. the Trail Blazers' Rod Strickland only exists when the Trail Blazers are attacking and the Rockets are defending. At this time, whether Long Zheng can fully limit the opponent's point guard Rod Strickland is the core of whether the Rockets' full-court pressing tactics can work.
As for the rest of the game when Ryu-jeong was off the court and Kenny Smith came on the court as the Rockets' point guard, from head coach Rudy Tomjanovic to the team's players, they didn't expect Kenny Smith to successfully limit the opposing point guard. After being a teammate for so many years, it is clear to everyone whether Kenny Smith's ability is high or low.
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It was over for the time being, and as the referee on duty blew the whistle, the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers continued.
The Rockets led the Trail Blazers by 16-6 by 10 points, and the Trail Blazers attacked.
At the moment when the Trail Blazers player served the ball on the sideline, Long Zheng acted decisively and defended the Trail Blazers point guard Rod Strickland, who had just received the basketball and was ready to advance with the ball.
Long Zheng is 203 cm tall and Rod Strickland is 191 cm tall, relying on his height and arm length and maintaining the tenjin to maintain 100% peak condition at all times, Long Zheng's close defense against Rod Strickland is quite effective.
If Long Zheng himself was prepared for Rod Strickland's defense, then seeing Long Zheng who suddenly appeared in front of him, Rod Strickland's heart was only cramped and uneasy.
The momentum of the defensive players and the offensive players is mutually restrained and restrained. Rod Strickland's cramped restlessness, Long Zheng saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and decisively increased the defensive intensity and gave Rod Strickland more defensive pressure.
Against Ryu-jung's strong defense, point guard Rod Strickland struggled to dribble the ball across the halfway line.
When Ryuzheng was about to pass the ball, point guard Rod Strickland was suddenly dumbfounded. I saw that on the basketball court, the Rockets players pressed all over the court and guarded the Trail Blazers players tightly.
Otis Thorpe defended Cleverd Robinson, Robert Horry defended Buck Williams, Carl Herrera defended Harvey Grant, Vernon Maxwell defended Clyde Drexler, and Ryuzheng defended Rod Strickland.
Nineteen seconds, twenty seconds, and seeing that the twenty-four seconds of offensive time were about to end, point guard Rod Strickland couldn't help but panic. Just then, point guard Rod Strickland suddenly saw captain Clyde Drexler break through Vernon Maxwell's tight guard and run out of the open space. As soon as his eyes lit up, Rod leaned on Long Zheng and was about to prepare to pass.
It's too late, it's too soon, and point guard Rod Strickland is just looking for an opportunity to pass the ball to his teammates, just ignoring the dragon behind him.
As the strongest presence on the Rockets, Long Zheng, who was ignored by point guard Rod Strickland, quickly made him pay a heavy price.
With a burst step, Ryu Zheng bypassed point guard Rod Strickland to his passing lane, and with a knife down, Ryu Zheng cut off the basketball of point guard Rod Strickland to Clyde Drexler.
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Ryu-jung's sudden break caught Rod Strickland and Clyde Drexler off guard. Taking advantage of the moment when the two lost their minds, Long Zheng had increased his speed to the maximum, and after a few steps, he had already rushed across the middle line to the offensive front.
Outside the three-point line, Long Zheng made a slight adjustment after an emergency stop, and hit a three-point shot steadily without defense.
At 19:6, the Rockets' full-court pressing tactics worked wonders, and with Long Zheng's quick counterattack, the Rockets successfully widened the difference to 13 points.
With a thirteen-point difference, it has to be said that the Rockets played a fantastic start. (To be continued.) )