Chapter 785: Roses Bloom in Brooklyn (1/4!) )
"Rebound! Watch out for rebounds! Lu didn't pay much attention to it, just shouted from the sidelines for the players to pay attention to the protection of defensive rebounds.
James assisted Hill for a layup in the frontcourt, and the latter has scored six points, and his form has clearly recovered from the last game.
The score difference is still 8 points.
It was still Rose who held the ball in the frontcourt, and seeing that the Cavaliers' defense was completely on George and Mitchell, he took the ball and went straight inside.
Hill didn't expect him to make such a choice, and when he turned back, the pace was half a beat slower.
Rose swooped in.
Although he is older, after recovering well from his knee injury, his breakthrough is still a rare shadow of the past.
Nance Jr. saw that Rose was about to go to the basket to help defend it, Rose jumped up and confronted Nance Jr. in the air, and then stuffed the ball from his side to Oden under the basket.
Oden got the ball and jumped up with both hands violently, and the cameras of the basket were shaken.
There was a whistling at the scene.
Rose scored a beautiful breakaway, and Oden also dunked beautifully.
After Oden's dunk, he high-fived Rose, and there was a spark between the two.
James plays backcourt and leans back to the free throw line.
Mitchell interfered from behind from the three-point line at this time, and James dodged the angle and deflected.
"Bang!"
The basketball bumpers to the front and pops up, but George turns around and takes it away.
At this moment, a figure rushed forward.
Ross!
His fast attack is still extremely skillful.
George saw it and threw a long throw straight from the backcourt.
The ball flew into Rose's hand, Rose glanced at Hill, who was chasing behind him, and then accelerated, and scored a floating layup that flew directly to the free throw line.
26 to 30!
Relying on Rose's performance of 4 points and 1 assist, the Nets chased the difference to 4 points!
"Defend! Defend! ”
Rose's play on this end of the pitch stirred up the emotions of the fans at the scene, and the fans took the initiative to cheer for the team.
James held the ball to the front court and motioned for Hill to change, and he wanted to play Rose in the wrong place.
But just like protecting Irving in the starting stages, the Nets' back-to-back off-ball substitutions on the court also protected Rose well.
James couldn't change it, so he gave the ball directly to Clarkson and let him single Rose directly.
Clarkson is known for his breakaways, and that wasn't a bad choice.
However, after Clarkson burst inside, the Nets' weak-side defense came over.
Clarkson wanted to split the ball, but the angle passed off and it went straight out of bounds.
James was speechless, he was really helpless with his teammates' performance.
Rose continued to hold the ball to the frontcourt, and Hill stepped forward to deny him a chance.
After containing Hill's defense, the Nets' tactical running became less difficult, and Mitchell had a chance to come out, Rose chose to pass the ball as soon as possible, and Mitchell received the ball and shot, causing Clarkson's hitter.
Tang Tian couldn't help but stretch out his hand and applaud at this time.
Rose's performance exceeded his expectations, and after coming on the court, he not only brought out his breakthrough characteristics, but also did a good job of organizing on the field.
It seems that after so many years of ups and downs, he has finally become a bit mature.
It seems that he chose the 15th person correctly.
Mitchell hit both free throws, and the Nets have been chasing consecutive points in this wave, and the difference has been close to only 2 points.
Lue was a little anxious at this time, and got up to call Deron up, and it was obvious that he was a little dissatisfied with Hill's defense.
James grabbed a three-pointer from the front of the court and missed the rebound, and the rebound was collected by Oden.
The Nets also played a counterattack, George broke through the middle with the ball, and after being defended by James, he distributed the ball to Rose, who followed up on the right side, and Rose fell outside the three-point line in the corner, and after receiving the ball, he raised his hand and shot.
The eyes of the fans at the scene followed the basketball.
Three-pointers aren't something Ross is good at.
The ball crosses a high parabola.
"Huh!"
The ball went into the net!
Rose is playing with a feeling, and the breakthrough three points are coming!
31-30, after the Nets chased 5 points in a row, they actually overtook the score!
Lu didn't wait for Delon to come on and called a timeout.
This was originally a good situation, but I didn't expect it to be disrupted by Rose!
When Rose came off the court, he was also greeted with earth-shattering cheers from the fans.
Rose's performance in this section touched them from the bottom of their hearts.
Tang Tian noticed that there was a look of disbelief and excitement in Rose's eyes.
Many people may not have noticed that he played for the Cavaliers in the first half of the season, and the Cavaliers also chose to cut him at the buyout deadline, not only Irving, but also against his old owner.
After the timeout, both sides replaced the main force on the court, but Rose was still left on the court by Tang Tian.
In the past, the Cavaliers had to take care of him in defense, and the defensive pressure on other points naturally decreased.
At halftime, the Nets once again turned the first quarter slump around, leading the Cavaliers by eight points at 53-45.
These 8 points are crucial.
The other players of the Cavaliers played better than the first game, and James played not badly, but they still fell behind the Nets in the end, which was a big blow to them in terms of psychology and morale when they were playing away.
Coming back in the third quarter, the Cavaliers played very tough, and tied the Nets at 25 in a single quarter.
Entering the fourth quarter, Tang Tian still replaced Rose on the court, and he did not live up to Tang Tian's expectations, breaking through and organizing both, and led the team to play a wave of climax, directly pulling the difference to double digits.
The Nets eventually suppressed the Cavaliers' comeback and won Game 2 of the series 114-102.
James had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Hill 16 points, Love and Green both scored 15 points, Korver 12 points, Delon 10 points and 8 assists, and the Cavaliers scored 6 double-doubles, and the performance was significantly better than the first game.
Fans who watched the game may have the feeling that they may be just one Rose away from victory this time.
On the Nets' side, George scored a team-high 26 points, Irving had 18 points and 3 assists, Butler and Jokic each scored 16 points, and Yi Jianlian had 12 points.
Mitchell only scored seven points off the bench, but Rose bloomed in Brooklyn with a bench-high 12 points and two assists, shooting 5-of-7 from the field.
At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian and his teammates did not hesitate to praise Rose.
'He changed the game, he didn't score the most, but he helped us when it mattered most. That's what George said about Rose.
'His passing, his playmaking, he did a really good job and it would have been difficult for us to win without him. Irving also has a high opinion of Rose.
"He's Derrick Rose, I've known him for six or seven years, and I don't think it's strange that he's doing that." Compared with the team members, Tang Tian's evaluation was very direct.