Chapter 155 155, Salute
Drip...
With a whistle, the game began, with Capela and Coops heading for the basketball overhead.
Coopers took a step ahead of Capela and flicked the ball out, and after George Hill took the ball, he didn't stop, quickly pushed towards the frontcourt, hit the rocket, and according to the prior tactics, he had to run sufficiently.
According to the tactics arranged by the coach in advance, try to speed up the pace as much as possible to quickly consume the physical strength of the Rocket team players, back to back, the physical fitness of the Rocket team may not be as good as its own team.
The starting five tigers, except for Hill, are all young, full of energy, pull the step and run forward, the ball passed half the court, dribbled near the top circle, and after a few guides, the ball went to Willy.
In the face of Anderson, an outside cannon type power forward whose confrontation is not very strong, Willy rushed directly into it as if he was carrying a bomb, relying on his physical fitness to eat Anderson.
Although Anderson can't match these young people in physical confrontation, he still has some experience, and when Willie carried it in and was about to raise the ball for a layup, Anderson quickly pulled the ball from behind.
The ball slid in Willy's hand and was not removed, but his own layup rhythm was also completely knocked out, and the ball bounced directly on the rebound.
Swish! Seeing that the ball didn't go in, Willy's legs bent, and he jumped up on the spot again.
Anderson could only watch Willy snatch the rebound in front of him, and then, with another jump, the basketball bounced out as if it was joking with him.
It's still Willie, this guy, who actually grabbed the rebound by himself again, and this time, he finally scored the board.
Anderson had to sigh, young man, just right, with endless physical strength, this round, the rebounds flew up.
Chris Paul is worthy of being a master of ball control, pressing the rhythm very well, and constantly reaching out to signal everyone not to rush, to bring the rhythm down.
A group of old turtles, when facing a group of young people, created an opportunity after a few grades, and Gordon shot and hit the shot.
In the game on the court, there were two completely different states, the Kings constantly looked for opportunities to break fast and speed up the tempo, while the Rockets, unhurried, always played their own slow pace.
Eight minutes into the first quarter, the Rockets had a five-point lead, 27-22.
The Kings called a timeout and brought on Daron Fox, Justin Jackson, and veterans Carter, Randolph, and Hill remained on the court.
The veteran lineup is used to play against the Rockets.
On the court, Randolph is a well-known old turtle, with full experience in interior play, and he tricked Capela with a few feints, and he didn't jump, and he shot on tiptoe.
Randolph fully gave Capella a vivid moment, your uncle is still your uncle.
Facing the old turtles that were replaced, the inside line of the Rockets seemed to be unable to play, and it felt like there was always a feeling that the strength could not be used.
A minute later, the Rockets decisively called a timeout, replaced Cheng Lei, replaced the equally experienced Nene on the inside, and Tucker replaced Anderson.
Nene singled out Randolph, and people's memories flew back to a few years ago, when Nene was known for playing wild, and now, he has not changed this habit.
Although the jump is not as high as before, and the speed is not as fast as before, the passion is still there.
Bang... Bang... Bang...
Under the basket, the sound of Nene and Randolph's muscles colliding was heard, and Nene still grabbed half of the body's advantageous position by virtue of his faster pace than Randolph.
A small toss that hits the ball in.
The two inside lines, as if rejuvenated, the Kings actually chose to let Randolph play alone, Randolph can't jump up now, he can only play the floor flow, however, Randolph's basic skills in the floor flow are very solid.
The experience boss of the basket dummy under the basket, that is, Nene, was also deceived by Randolph's drumming a back step, and when he blocked in the past, Randolph lowered his center of gravity, took a big step towards the basket, and scored the ball after passing Nene.
Looking back, Paul still pushed the ball through the midfield unhurriedly, and did not choose the breakthrough that he was very good at, but patiently looked for opportunities by constantly guiding the ball.
Carter is still old, and his footsteps obviously can't keep up with Gordon, Cheng Lei blocks and dismantles, and after Gordon accelerates, he vacates the position, and Paul's ball is passed to him, and the shooting near the free throw line is still not difficult for Gordon.
The Kings attacked, and it was Daron Fox who went up to catch the ball, a young player who was full of vitality and rushed forward after receiving the ball.
Cheng Lei followed directly and stared at Dalong Fox.
Da Long wanted to rely on his own speed to quickly get rid of Cheng Lei, but unfortunately, Cheng Lei's speed was not slower than him, firmly entangled Da Long, and never lost his defensive position.
Dalong faced Cheng Lei, there was still a little bit of concern, seeing that he didn't find a chance, he directly passed the ball back to Hill, who directly plugged the ball and stuffed the ball directly to the inside.
This ball is about to be broken, Cheng Lei thought, so he was ready to run back and prepare for a fast attack.
This kind of pass, there are too many people in the middle, and it is more difficult to pass to Randolph than to ascend to the sky.
Just as Cheng Lei was about to play a fast attack, a person appeared in the way of passing, that figure, Cheng Lei was extremely familiar, and he was really an idol that he admired very much, Vince Carter.
Cheng Lei suddenly understood that this should not be going towards Randolph, he should have expected Carter to appear in that position.
Although the explosiveness is not as strong as before, and the jump is not as high as before, this kind of mid-range shot is still very sure.
"Dalong, you can't stop me!"
The long-awaited rookie showdown is finally here, one is Da Long, who was selected by the king in the high order, and the other is Cheng Lei, who is not very good in the second round.
At this time, Cheng Lei was holding the ball, facing Dalong's defense, and all the players of the Rockets pulled away, clearly wanting to support Cheng Lei and let Cheng Lei single Dalong Fox.
"I've worked hard all summer to get revenge here!" Dalong said with a light smile.
In the face of Cheng Lei, he did not despise Cheng Lei as much as the NCAA at that time, but regarded Cheng Lei as a real opponent.
Dalong's defense is already good, a summer of practice, the progress is also very obvious, of course, Cheng Lei's progress is also very obvious, follow Olajuwon practice, so that Cheng Lei can face any situation very calmly.
After slowly dribbling the ball twice, Cheng Lei suddenly sped up and broke through towards Dalong's left side.
After driving Dalong to travel two steps, Cheng Lei's center of gravity pressed down, a sudden stop in disguise, the ball was changed to his right hand, and then a big stride of the right hand pulled the ball.
Cheng Lei was testing Da Long's reaction, as expected, Da Long still followed, Cheng Lei smiled slightly, raised his hands, and made a shooting motion.
The action was too realistic, Da Long still took a step forward, and it was this step that made him lose the best chance to defend Cheng Lei to break through.
Cheng Lei shrank violently, rushed over at full speed, and jumped high before Randolph's steps were in place.
Like a full bowstring, it smashed the ball into the basket.
Use a tomahawk to pay tribute to your former idol, Vince Carter!