After Tony Allen was scored a goal by Cheng Lei, he also put away his contempt for Cheng Lei at the beginning, and now, he has taken out the state of defending Harden, and he is impenetrable to defend Cheng Lei.

Since Cheng Lei's last goal, he didn't have a good chance to shoot until the end of the second quarter, and he tried several forced shots, all of which popped up in the frame, which inevitably made Cheng Lei a little disappointed.

At halftime, Harden took a full quarter of rest plus a halftime break, and his physical strength was also recovering quickly.

"Ray, actually, you don't have to point at Yu and Tony Allen!" Harden comforted Cheng Lei.

Today, it should be the strongest defense that Cheng Lei has encountered in the official game since he came to the Rockets, and it is normal to not adapt.

"Ray, you and Harden were on the court at the same time in the third quarter, and you have to get used to facing a defensive master like Toney." D'Antoni said.

still let Cheng Lei play point guard, and Harden replaced Ariza to play small forward.

"In the second half of the game, we have to speed up and play with the Grizzlies, it's not our advantage." D'Antoni again emphasized.

"Understood!" Everyone replied in unison.

Paul looked at Cheng Lei who was not very excited, and took a small bench to Cheng Lei's side, "Lei, after you get on the court, you and Harden will cover more without the ball, and you will shoot when you have the opportunity, don't hesitate!" ”

"Okay, I got it!"

Cheng Lei was quickly adjusting his emotions, trying to calm himself down.

At the end of the first half, the score was still very anxious, and the game was tied at 46, and this year's Grizzlies played particularly strongly, which made everyone's expectations for them have increased a lot.

If the Rockets, a strong contender for the championship, can be eliminated in two battles, then who's to say that the Grizzlies don't have the ability to compete for the championship?

"Harden, pay attention to cover Ray, I guess they will change their defense later, Tony should go to defend you, Evans go back to defend Cheng Lei!" Paul walked up to Harden and said.

"Alright, it's almost time, let's play!" D'Antoni clapped his hands and urged everyone.

In Cheng Lei's apartment, several people surrounded the TV, watching the live broadcast throughout the whole process, and Cheng Lei's performance in the entire second quarter made Wu Chunlei faintly worried about him.

This Tony Allen is really too difficult, Cheng Lei has never been cheaper on him except for the first goal.

"This Tony Allen is so nasty!" Zhuo Jiayue complained.

"He is a player who defends the first team, and his defensive ability must be very strong, Cheng Lei's challenge has just begun, NBA, there are many superstars who can play this position! They're all stronger than Tony Aaron! Wu Chunlei said.

won the first game against the Warriors, although Cheng Lei's data is very good, but it was taken from the players at the end of the bench, and there were not a few times against Durant.

"Your coach is really big-hearted, so he won't replace you like this?" Tony Allen said after seeing Cheng Lei come onto the court.

"Tony, I have to admit that you have a strong defense, but in the second half, I won't let you defend easily!" Cheng Lei said confidently that during the intermission, Cheng Lei had already adjusted.

"As a rookie, it's not an ability to say big things! Still, I'm looking forward to seeing what you do! Tony said suddenly, but he didn't scare Cheng Lei to death.

The second half began, and the Grizzlies had the ball.

After the whistle sounded, Wright served, and after Conley received the ball, he still pushed forward very steadily, playing fast-paced, which was not what he wanted.

Paul didn't rush to grab the ball, and if he didn't get it, it was easy to lose his best defensive position.

Tony Allen is known for his defense, but his offensive ability is still a little lacking, and in this regard, he is very similar to Ariza, but Evans is a good offensive player.

Evans took two steps towards the three-point line with Harden, and suddenly turned sideways, stuck Harden, and then reached out to make a motion to ask for the ball.

Harden's defense is not very good, and, in terms of strength, it is still a little worse than Evans, making Evans stuck in the position, which is very uncomfortable.

Marc Gasol actually pulled directly to the outside of the three-point line, Conley smoothly broke through to the inside, Conley did not choose to pass the ball to Evans, who was stuck in a good position, after a feint of a back pass.

Straight high, hit the board, and before Paul could catch up, hit the ball in.

The Rockets offense, the speed must be fast, after getting the ball, Paul quickly dribbled the ball through the half, and after Harden recovered his strength, his running became active.

As long as Harden is on the court, the Grizzlies don't dare to be careless, and his offensive ability is too good.

"Ball!" After Harden ran back, he went out of the three-point line and immediately reached out for the ball.

Paul had already seen Harden running over, and at the same time as he reached for the ball, he passed the ball over.

After receiving the ball, Harden pulled up and made a dry pull-out shot, Evans didn't dare to be careless, and his center of gravity was also improved.

However, this kind of dry pull is not Harden's specialty, this is just a feint, and when Evans' center of gravity rises, Harden quickly breaks through to the left.

Tony Allen, who was closest to him, decisively came up to make up for the defense, and Evans in the back also ran over quickly, and the two wanted to wrap up Harden.

In the face of two people's defense, Harden's face did not change, and Europe walked up.

The defense of the two is still in place, Harden's normal shooting route was blocked, and the next moment, Harden directly threw the ball towards the rebound.

"This ball can't go in, prepare for rebounding!" Conley shouted.

Gasol stopped Capela and was about to jump up to grab the rebound, when a figure jumped up in front of him.

After grabbing the ball in the air, the whole person continued to rise, exerting force in the abdomen, and after stagnation in the air, he grabbed the ball with both hands and smashed it into the basket.

Gasol wanted to push it away, but it was too late, and he watched Cheng Lei ride on his body.

"It's incredible, this newcomer actually detained Makgasole!" Barkley exclaimed, exaggeratedly.

"This little guy let me see a trace of Kobe's shadow, do you remember how Kobe was blocked back then!" O'Neill said excitedly.

Cheng Lei's current style of play is not the same as in the second quarter, he has also figured it out, scoring, you don't have to be heads-up, running without the ball, cutting in the air, isn't it also good.

"Beautiful!" Paul slapped Cheng Lei on the back.

"Brother Deng, thank you!" Cheng Lei raised his hand to signal to Harden.

D'Antoni nodded with satisfaction, is it reasonable to play like this?

"Young man, why, don't you fight me alone? Scared? Tony Allen looked at Cheng Lei and said.

"I'll be afraid? You're probably the one who's scared, right? I remember you were guarding me! ”

joke, if you want me to mess with myself, how is it possible, Cheng Lei directly replied to Tony, making Tony Alun think he was deflated.