Unexpectedly, at this time, Gasol, a veteran of the Spurs, actually broke out and swept away the criticism that he was previously called a soft egg.

Whether it is protecting rebounds or defending Capela, the performance is extremely eye-catching.

With the excellent play of Gasol and Aldridge, he directly penetrated the inside line of the Rockets, making all the pressure on the Rockets go to the outside.

The Spurs' perimeter defense is top-notch, so it's not that easy for the Rockets to find an opportunity to shoot.

"When Gasol was at his peak, it didn't seem like he played like this, right?" Barkley didn't like players like Gasol, and like Nowitzki, they were big men who liked to float outside.

Barkley prefers the kind of hard-line interior lineman rather than the inside line that only shoots from the outside.

However, judging from Gasol's offensive rounds, Barkley's perception of Gasol has changed a little better.

"I guess I don't want to see Capela easily rebounding on his head! Or maybe it's stimulated by something! Van Gundy Jr. guessed.

"Team Rocket may be really difficult to play today, and now it seems that they are playing very passively!"

The players on the Rockets, in almost every position, were subjected to tight defense, and under the conscious control of the Spurs, the Rockets' offensive speed could not be improved.

However, De Shuai did not call a timeout immediately, and sometimes, it is still necessary to give the players time to adjust themselves, which is also learned from Spurs coach Popovich, and he believes that the players on the court will adjust.

Now the way to attack the inside line has also been defended, and the outside line has no chance to run, and now, it is a strong hit.

The first to bear the brunt is Paul, defending his own Murray is still young, although he has an advantage in physical strength, but in terms of experience, he still lacks a lot.

glanced at Cheng Lei, and then made a gesture very concealed with the hand protecting the ball.

Of course, Cheng Lei knew Paul's intentions, so when Paul gently dribbled the ball in the opposite direction of himself, Cheng Lei also began to move.

Quickly ran towards Paul, and when he saw Cheng Lei running, Paul quickly dribbled towards Cheng Lei in disguise after quickly disguising his chest.

Cheng Lei's quick cover allowed Paul to shake off Murray and kill inside.

Danny Green is not stupid either, and he switched defenses with Murray for the first time, and Paul was waiting for this opportunity.

Cheng Lei directly turned his back and blocked Murray behind him, and Paul passed the ball to Cheng Lei with a back of his head, forming a big opportunity to play small.

After receiving the ball, Cheng Lei accelerated directly, followed Paul's running trajectory, and jumped up directly after taking a step into the free throw line.

However, Cheng Lei did not choose a very difficult dunk, and threw it directly after jumping up, not giving the Spurs a chance to defend.

Since they can't prevent the Spurs' interior two, the Rockets' on-court players have also directly changed their defensive strategies, trying not to let them pass the ball inside, and if they get the ball inside, the Rockets outside the three are ready to make free throws at any time.

"Now Team Rocket is playing too chaotically, and there is basically no way to do it!" Van Gundy Jr. said.

"Maybe chaos is one of the Rockets' playing styles, aren't they the best at winning in chaos!"

What Barkley said seemed to make sense, and Van Gundy Jr. didn't know how to refute it for a while.

However, after the Rockets' style of play became simpler, unconsciously, the offensive rounds also became more, and the two teams kept running back and forth on the court, and there was a time when both teams did not score in several rounds, and they ran back and forth there.

In this case, De Shuai called a timeout and encouraged the players.

"Run with the Spurs, don't be afraid of not being able to score, in the second half, it will be our advantage!" De Shuai clapped his hands, and did not deliberately change the current style of play on the field, but encouraged the players to shoot confidently.

After the timeout, the Rockets executed their style of play more resolutely.

As long as there is a little chance, it is resolutely excellent, Harden stepped back, made a small chance, and threw it directly in three parts.

If you can't shoot or prepare to grab rebounds, you start to prepare to run back as soon as possible.

This style of play persisted until the end of the second quarter.

The Rockets trailed the Spurs by eight points at 52-44, but the team still thought they were doing a very good job.

The physical decline of the Spurs players is very obvious, especially Gasol on the inside, and in the back, the pace has begun to be a little unable to keep up with Capela.

Moreover, the physical condition of the entire team of the Spurs is significantly worse than that of the Rockets.

"Whew, these guys can really run!" After returning to the lounge, Parker also wiped his sweat and gasped with emotion.

Although he has a longer rest time than the other main players, he can't stand the rhythm of the Rockets who are either running or on the way.

The average offensive time is only six or seven seconds, and it is completely two outside guides, and whoever has the ball in their hands will shoot.

"Hurry up and recover, Gasol, Parker, you rest in the second half, Aldridge, you play center, Guy you play small forward, Leonard, you big forward!" Popovich quickly adjusted his lineup.

This lineup is much younger than the starting lineup, and in terms of physical fitness, it will not be much worse.

The only thing to worry about is Guy's injury, and he is not fully recovered.

After the quick arrangement, all the team doctors of the Spurs came on the court and helped the players to recover and speed up the recovery of physical fitness.

On the Rockets' side, everyone did not look dead because of backwardness, and after drinking a bottle of sports drink provided by Cheng Lei, everyone felt that the fatigue all over their bodies was disappearing quickly.

"In the second half, we can't play like in the first half, Harden, Cheng Lei, Paul, the three of you need to strengthen the breakthrough, whether it is a breakthrough with the ball, as long as you see an opportunity outside, the first is to pass the ball out and shoot more three points!"

Today, the Rockets overall, the three-point score is still good, relying on the three-point, the Rockets did not let the Spurs pull the difference to more than ten points.

Soon, the second half of the game began.

Seeing the five people on the Spurs on the court, the two people on the comment bench were also stunned.

"Popovich really dares to play, in this way, although the average age on the court has dropped, the strength of the interior line has decreased more than a little!" Barkley said.

Judging from last season, Aldridge is not a good choice for center forward, as long as he plays the center position, the chances are all abnormal, and the best position for him is the big forward position.

Murray has matured a lot this season after last season's training, and he is no longer doing those stunned moves.

Instead, he followed Parker's example and deliberately controlled the pace of the offense.

Popovich looked at the young point guard, compared to Parker back then, maybe, he will become even better than Parker in the future, his physical talent is a cut above Parker.

This season, Popovich has made Murray a starter many times, just to let Murray grow as much as possible before Parker retires.

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