After the Rockets came off the bench, they directly used joint defense, and the position was consciously shrunk inside, in order to limit the 76 team's attack inside.

As for the offensive aspect, Cheng Lei was used as the offensive initiation point to connect the entire team.

The current bench lineup on the field is different from the main team, and it is more like learning from the Spurs' play, paying attention to ball movement, human movement, and not too much stagnation of the ball in the hand.

The 76ers didn't expect that with the four main players on the court and a substitute, they didn't take the lead, and there was only one Anderson on the Rockets' side.

Down Embiid, the 76ers seem to have lost their core all of a sudden, and they don't know how to play at all.

Simmons is good at mid-range shooting, plus breakthrough scoring, and under the shrinkage defense, there is no room to perform at all, so he can only choose to shoot from three-point distance.

It's a pity that the three-point ability of this hand is really poor, and I shot a few in a row, and they all hit the iron.

Before the game, D'Antoni made specific deployments, and the current 76ers have obvious advantages on the inside, but the shortcomings are equally obvious, that is, the three points of the outside players are really miserable.

Foltz took a few disguises, and after shaking off Blake, he actually hesitated, and did not immediately shoot three points, he chose to aim, adjust, and shoot.

At this time, Blake had already sealed his face, and as a result, he naturally did not throw it in.

The situation seems to have changed all of a sudden, the 76ers have Embiid and no Embiid, just like two completely different teams, Embiid is on the court, the 76ers have the strength to enter the playoffs, he is not on the court, the 76ers are the team that can't get into the playoffs.

After Blake dribbled the ball past half court, he passed the ball directly to Cheng Lei and began to run himself.

and Gordon made a pick-and-roll, and Gordon cut inside into the air.

Gordon ran inside, Tucker ran outside, the two crossed at the free throw line, and Cheng Lei hoisted the ball straight in.

After Tucker received the ball, he turned around and faced the basket, and Gordon also stood firmly in position when he crossed, blocking Sharic who came up to defend.

Tucker's mid-range shot near the front free throw line was still very accurate, and he threw the ball into it steadily.

The 76ers were pressed by the Rockets in the last two minutes, and there were few effective means to score.

Cheng Lei's performance was as stable as the previous games, steadily using his own assists to help the team take the lead, his teammates felt good, Cheng Lei didn't make a shot himself, and gave up the opportunity to his teammates, brushing up the assists, and he was quite happy.

Before the substitution, the score was still alternate, and after the substitution, the Rockets suddenly expanded the score to five points.

"What an ordinary bandit!" Barkley said.

The Rockets' benches should be regarded as the existence of the top few substitutes in the league, and many times, when the main force can't be opened, these substitutes can carry the offensive banner of the Rockets.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the 76ers replaced Embiid early, and if it continues like this, it is estimated that it will be played at halftime.

Sure enough, after Embiid came on the court, the 76ers' offense had a backbone and began to swing smoothly.

The high position strategy made the Rockets' defense very uncomfortable, Tucker and Anderson wrapped Embiid, but Embiid, this arm span, held the ball high, and if he didn't attack, the two of them would have no way to do it.

After Embiid came on the court, he also freed Sharic and could get a good vacant opportunity.

As long as Tucker is a little farther away from him, Sharic will actively reach out and ask, and Embiid's awareness is also good, and after a shooting feint, he dials the ball to Sharic.

Sharic broke the 76ers' scoring drought with an easy one-handed dunk.

Simmons also became more active, Gordon made a random cross, and he didn't notice that Simmons, who was eyeing him on the side, was cut off by him, and Foltz was already about to fall.

At Blake's speed, he could only watch from a distance behind Fultz dunk the ball.

After the 76ers crossed the halfcourt, Fultz clouded the ball near the three-point first circle, and he was not in a hurry, waiting for Embiid to stand up at the half-line position.

As long as Embiid is near the free-throw line and doesn't need the ball, he's a biggest threat.

After dribbling the ball a few times, Foltz suddenly picked up speed, and in disguise, slashed towards Blake's left.

Simmons quickly slipped to the basket, stopped, and pressed the visiting Gordon behind him, and Foltz made a ground-hitting pass, and the ball flew against Tucker's thigh.

Simmons catches the ball, arches Gordon with his fart-thigh, hits the basket under the basket, and the ball goes in.

"This fart-stock, it's still a little worse, if it were me, Gordon would have fallen directly!" Barkley said with a smile.

Iverson was speechless, but he had to admit that Barkley's big fart was really powerful.

The 76ers continued to chase points, and the Rockets once again changed to the main lineup, but Cheng Lei was not replaced in the position of small forward.

D'Antoni wants to give Cheng Lei more opportunities, compared to Ariza, Cheng Lei's ability to create scores on his own is stronger, and it is also worth D'Antoni to focus on cultivating him.

After Paul came on the court, the Rockets' offensive tempo began to pick up again.

Cheng Lei helped Harden make a block, so that Harden received the ball very comfortably.

There was no rush to make a shot, and after a few slow swings, Harden hit the free throw line with his unique self-rhythm.

With a step back, Redek quickly lunged at Harden to try to stop him.

Harden unexpectedly threw a very outrageous ball, and the ball flew towards the left side of the basket, and it seemed that he couldn't even touch the basket.

"Is this a slippery hand?"

"How could Harden make such a glaring mistake?"

When everyone thought that Harden's mistake this time was too undeserved, Cheng Lei came out from the side, his legs were hard, he jumped high, and grabbed the ball.

"Oh my God, it's actually an air relay, are they designed it!"

"Sharic, stop him!" Embiid shouted in the midline position.

Sharic turned around and jumped on the spot, trying to block Cheng Lei, it was too late, Cheng Lei had already jumped to the highest point.

"Ahh

has been thunderous, and the ball is poured into it violently.

The big screen at the scene immediately started to play back, Cheng Lei's jumping height, his head was already level with the frame, and the violent pulling of his hands made the basket deformed.

Sharich became the backdrop for that tragedy, witnessing Cheng Lei's violent hands.

The audience was silent at first, and after a pause of a few seconds, there was a sudden burst of warm applause, this ball, if nothing else, will definitely be selected as one of the top ten goals of the day.

"Ray, well done!" Harden ran over, patted Cheng Lei on the shoulder, and said excitedly.

After Cheng Lei completed the slam dunk, he raised his arms high and enjoyed the cheers of the audience!

(End of chapter)