The Houston Rockets have always been known for their tenacity, and they have to admit that the NBA's team culture has continuity, and the Phoenix Suns suffered a lot from the Rockets in the 90s, and they were robbed by the Rockets for two consecutive years, which became an unspeakable pain in the history of the Suns.

The current Rockets also have a strong style, Adelman, as an experienced head coach, felt the team's problems from the first quarter of the game, the offensive end in the case of Yao Ming can't open, the other players' independent offensive ability is insufficient, if it weren't for the good play of Luthor Hyde and Luis Scola, who came off the bench, the Rockets would definitely be more behind in the first quarter.

Defensively, the Rockets' lack of athleticism on the outside is not able to keep up with the Suns' offensive pace, especially at the end of the first quarter when the Suns put a five-small lineup, the Suns' flexible and changeable style of play almost broke through the Rockets' defense. You must know that the head coach of the Houston Rockets last season was Jeff Van Gundy, and the defensive system he built is still there, and the Rockets also have excellent three-position defenders like Sean Battier on the outside.

But even with the Rockets' intensity, there is still no way to contain the three ball-handlers of Nash, Dior, and Jascovisius from threading the needle in the positional battle - their positional offense is becoming more and more tacit.

Defensive and tempo issues can't be solved in one game, so Adelman decided to work on offense, and in the second quarter he decided to increase Luis Scola's playing time and ask Yao Ming to rest more on the bench. Then he sent Kirk Snyder, who has offensive ability, on the front line, and let Battier play against Dio at the No. 4 position, and the Rockets also came to the small lineup.

Adelman was also forced to do this, because in fact, the Rockets' lineup is indeed quite deformed, except for a super big center on the inside, among the other rotation personnel, the tallest person is 6-foot-9 Scola, and Yao Ming's normal center to replace him is Chuck Hayes, who is 6-foot-6 tall. Although Hayes can top people in the low post, his height, help defense, and rebounding are big problems.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Rockets relied on this lineup to play well, the Suns used a small lineup, and Scola became the high point on the court, and his excellent low-post skills began to help the Rockets chase points little by little. At this time, Nash and Smalls are sitting on the court, and it is Jasco Vitius who controls the offense on the court, and the European king is in average form tonight, and he missed two direct three-point attempts on the outside, and also gave the Rockets a chance to rebound and counterattack.

The Rockets' counterattack was not fast, but their ability to grasp the opportunity was good, and after two counterattacks, a layup and a point, Battier made a three-pointer in the bottom corner, and the Rockets suddenly closed the gap to 4 points. Leon was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai on the sidelines, with no intention of calling a timeout, and not long after the start of the second quarter, he didn't plan to mess up the rotation rhythm.

Jasco Vysius dribbled past the half, Dio went out of the three-point line to receive the ball and organize the offense in the high post, Hill ran back to the inside line, but Snyder followed the defense very strictly, and the air cut attack did not work. Dio passed the ball to Bale on the left, and Bale didn't pose much of a threat with the ball and had to return the ball to Jascovy Hughes, and the Suns' offense came to a standstill. Now they don't have a single point on the field.

Xiao Si was a little anxious on the sidelines, and he said to Leon: "I should be on the field at this time, I should be on the field." ”

According to the rotation at the beginning of the season, Xiao Si should bring the bench lineup to the inside at this time. However, because of his knee injury, Leon cut his playing time after returning, usually playing more in the first quarter and playing less and less in the future. Today, Xiao Si was eager to try, but Leon still did not return to his previous substitution strategy, and played a small lineup in the second quarter to let Xiao Si sit.

Stoudemire's mood was understandable, but he still said, "Don't worry, isn't Yao also sitting on the field?" ”

Yao Ming did sit off the court, and his play in the first quarter today was more abnormal, causing the Rockets to fall into passivity at the beginning. Playing against an offensive team like the Suns, once you fall into passivity at the beginning, it will be difficult to play later. But Leon is also worried that Yao Ming will bounce back in the back, and once he scores high points inside, the threat to the Suns is quite huge.

Just one Luis Scola has already given the Suns some headaches on the inside. So Leon still endured and let Xiao Si sit on the bench and wait for Adelman's adjustment. Halfway through the second quarter, the Rockets slowly turned the momentum around, and Scola shone on the inside, with his varied low footwork, ghostly feints, and long flowing hair that overwhelmed Marion and Dior. And he also has an accurate mid-range jumper, and he basically supported the Rockets' offense in the second quarter by relying on his individual ability.

It is conceivable that Scola, who is still off the bench, will soon become the starting power forward of the Rockets, because his competitor Chuck Hayes's offense is simply too under-seen.

However, the Suns still maintained the lead in the score, and whenever the Rockets wanted to catch up with the score, the Suns' outside line could always hit key three-pointers to suppress the Rockets' momentum. Finally got up to the official timeout, and the two sides were about to rotate personnel, Leon patted Xiao Si on the shoulder and signaled that he was ready to come on the court. Stoudemire bounced up from the stool, and he saw that Yao Ming had also stood up on the bench opposite.

The main lineup was re-introduced, but Leon took Marion off the court to keep Grant Hill on the court and participate in the attack, and Hill was surprisingly good on the offensive end. He quickly integrated into the Suns' offensive system - but to be honest, the Suns don't have any special system at all, a team full of offensive talent, and the system is often a constraint for them. Only a team like the Boston Celtics, where everyone can only make three axes, needs a system to guide their offense.

Adelman also kept Scola on the court, with Scola and Yao Ming two low-post threats, the threat of the Rockets offensive end will be greatly increased, and the opposite Sun's interior defense is more scummy, Dior is short, Xiao Si is single to defend the air, Yao Ming and Scola take turns to chisel, and most of the game, the Suns' defense line can always be chiseled.

Adelman thought very well, but he ignored that the Suns' defense is indeed average, but Fox Leon is a defensive expert, and he naturally has his means to deal with double low-post attackers. After the timeout, the Rockets' first offense, the alignment changed, the person who was targeting Scola was Dior, and Xiao Si began to directly face Yao Ming on the defensive end.

Xiao Si began to defend Yao Ming in front of him.

Stoudemire's single defense is really not good, but today he faced Yao Ming, and Leon told him to prevent Yao Ming's catch no matter what. Xiao Si's enthusiasm was very high, and he began to defend Yao Ming around the front at all costs, causing Yao Ming to be unable to receive the ball. The player's position was transferred, Yao Ming pulled away, and gave the low post to Scola, Scola received the ball in the low post, he had already played his state and confidence in the second quarter, and he swiped it under the basket and wanted to make a layup, but was slapped by Xiao Si who came over and fanned the ball away!

Xiao Si's defensive skills and awareness are average, but his bounce and arm span make his blocking level quite good, and this season, if you don't count the games after returning from injury, his average of blocks per game has reached a career-high 2.3, and if you count the games returning from injury, he also averages 2 blocks per game.

A big hat was given to Scola, Dio got the rebound in the backcourt, and Nash received the ball and launched a quick counterattack. Xiao Si, who had just successfully blocked the ball, had rushed to the frontcourt, Nash transferred the ball to the left side in a wide range, Hill received the ball and then made a horizontal pass to the middle, Xiao Si received the ball and the overlord made a hard bow, and jumped directly in the middle with one arm to split the dunk! After the goal, Xiao Si showed his biceps to the fans at the scene, one attack and one defense, and Xiao Bawang played domineeringly.

In comparison, Yao Ming seemed a little out of step under the Suns' targeted defense and fast pace, and his form was not too good tonight.

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