Chapter 188 188, Win the Game
Cheng Lei used a wonderful slam dunk to score the first score of the game.
It ignited the entire 76ers' home court, and the fans cheered as if this was not the home of the 76ers, but the home of the Rockets.
Simmons made several three-pointers in a row, but unfortunately, the ball was deflected, and then he consciously didn't shoot three points, even if Cheng Lei let him go and had the opportunity to shoot, Simmons didn't choose to shoot three points directly.
This makes Cheng Lei's defense very comfortable, Simmons outside the three-point line, as long as he prevents his breakthrough, as for the three points, just let him shoot.
After Foltz crossed the halfcourt, he shook a few times, dribbled to near the three-point line, and forced Paul to shoot a three-pointer.
Paul didn't go overboard, kept his hands up, kept his position in place, and didn't go foul.
This ball, the shot was too reluctant, and sure enough, it bounced out.
After Embiid directly stuck in the main position, he took off the rebound on Capela's head, and after landing, he knocked on his shoulder and forcibly squeezed away Capela, a small hook, and scored two points.
"Embiid should be the most comprehensive center in the league at the moment!" Barkley gave Embiid a high rating.
"He's got footwork, he's got long-range shots, he's very good at hooking up to the basket, and if he doesn't have injuries, he's definitely going to be a superstar!" Iverson nodded, also giving a high evaluation.
Compared with his cousin Cousins, who is now known as the first center, Embiid's EQ and IQ are even higher.
Although Embiid is almost difficult to defend against this, in the powerful firepower of the Rockets, the 76ers can only support it, but they can't close the score.
As the old saying goes, offense is the best defense, and the Rockets took it to the extreme.
Looking back, Harden was another unreasonable three-pointer, and the 76ers, who shot directly, had no temper at all.
The next moment, Simmons started to take the initiative to run to catch the ball, and, basically, he ran from outside the three-point line to inside.
Embiid came over to help Simmons block and dismantle, as long as he took a step into the three-point line, Simmons' ability was very strong, whether it was shooting or breaking through, he was much more confident than outside the three-point line.
In the face of Cheng Lei's defense, Simmons was not in a hurry, not hesitating like outside the three-point line, facing Cheng Lei, and leaning back rapidly.
With this amplitude of backwards, even if Cheng Lei jumps, there is no good way to stop it.
"Huh!" The ball goes in.
The Rockets' offense, after the ball was led several times, Harden made a long-distance horizontal pass and passed the ball to Cheng Lei, who was ambushed in the bottom corner.
"Don't think about it!"
Simmons pounced directly at Cheng Lei.
Cheng Lei's tall figure shrank back, and passed the ball out from the crotch of Simmons, who jumped up.
Paul has already cut in, and after receiving the ball, he directly threw it high, and the amplitude was so high that it was Embiid, and he could only look at it.
High board, the ball goes in.
Cheng Lei, Harden, and Paul have established a good connection, and the tacit understanding has begun to slowly cultivate.
After Simmons successfully attacked, he used the same tactics again, and after Cheng Lei saw Embiid come up to block and dismantle, he took a step ahead and turned around Embiid.
After Simmons received the ball, Cheng Lei had already caught up and defended closely.
With his back to Cheng Lei, Simmons was ready to force Cheng Lei, as if after taking two steps, he found that his strength was not very dominant, and Guodian's turn, plus a back step, widened the distance.
I have to say that since Harden carried forward the step-back, now, many players have used the step-back step very well.
As Harden's teammate, how could Cheng Lei not know how to deal with the step-back.
At the same time as Simmons retreated, Cheng Lei exerted force under his feet and took a big step in the direction of Simmons, at this time, it depends on who is faster.
Simmons' retreat was not as far as Harden's retreat, and when Cheng Lei came to him, he was just about to start shooting.
The timing was just right, Simmons jumped up to shoot, and Cheng Lei jumped up to block.
It's not good, think about it so much, the ball is going to be covered! Simmons immediately made a change, twisted in the air, and threw the ball in a very awkward position.
"Rebound!" Cheng Lei shouted.
Capela held his breath today, and this time, he also broke out, resisting Embiid with all his might, just not letting him go to the basket for the next step, no matter how hard Embiid tried, Capela always firmly occupied the position.
Anderson ran over and collected the rebound.
A long pass, Paul is already fast, two to two in the frontcourt, Paul and Harden face this Foltz and Redick.
During the high-speed movement, Paul jumped up in disguise and stuck to Foltz.
"I want to go to the basket, no way!"
Foltz blocked directly at Paul, who smiled slightly, and made a behind-the-back pass to Harden's hand behind him.
In the face of Blake's defense, Harden made a stop European step, which made Redick tennis sigh and score.
After that, Cheng Lei was replaced, in this game, Cheng Lei's performance was not very outstanding, and there was no bright performance after the violent dunk at the beginning.
The hesitant score has maintained an eight-point lead, until the end, Cheng Lei did not last time, and in the end, Cheng Lei's data stayed at 8 points, 2 steals and 6 assists, a performance that looked very mediocre.
The next day, all the media's comments on Cheng Lei took a sharp turn, and after a crazy performance, they returned to blandness, which is Cheng Lei's normal level.
However, Cheng Lei didn't really care what others said, anyway, the final result was that his side won.
After the game, there was a strange phenomenon in the locker room of the Rockets, where all the players were drinking with drinks from Cheng Lei's shop.
"What's going on?" Even Cheng Lei himself was taken aback.
"Your drink, the effect of restoring physical strength is fantastic, before the game, I went to your store and purchased some!" Harden said magnificently.
"I rub, what about mine?"
"Ray, are you embarrassed to ask me? It stands to reason that you should give it to me! Harden looked at Cheng Lei with disdain.
Cheng Lei was told by Harden, and he really didn't know how to refute him.
"By the way, Ray, you shouldn't sell this drink to the outside world, right?" Harden said as if something sounded.
Cheng Lei nodded, "Well, this kind of bottle is only available to teammates, and it can be bought on the market, but there is no such thing!" ”
"Oh, I'm relieved!" Harden said with satisfaction.
As the boss of the team, Harden decided to pay out of his own pocket and buy a bottle for each person in the team before the game, after all, Cheng Lei is only a newcomer and his salary is not much, how can Bai Na show his level of local tyrants.
After the game, Paul and Harden were arranged to attend as usual, and the two skillfully coped with various questions from reporters, and after the interview, the whole team boarded the bus and flew straight to Houston.