Chapter Eighty-Four: It Worked
While Barkley and Smith were talking, the starters on both sides were already on the pitch at this time.
It was Duncan and Yao Ming who jumped the ball.
Duncan gave the Spurs the chance to take the offense.
The Spurs attacked the frontcourt, which was still their familiar tactic, and Parker broke through and tore the Rockets' defense in a row, which quickly caused a misalignment.
Duncan sat and hit Millsap.
Millsap has improved a lot this season, but there is still an all-round gap with Duncan.
Oberto was already in a position under the basket, and Yao Ming didn't dare to go over to help defend.
After a few back-to-back hits, Duncan turned around with a trademark hook shot.
The basketball rubbed diagonally into the frame, and the Spurs took the lead.
The Rockets' offense, Blake carried the ball to the frontcourt, and unlike the previous game, he did not directly hand the ball to Yao Ming, but held the ball and waited at the top of the arc.
At this moment, the Rockets began to show the results of their two-day practice, Maddy, Battier began to cut to the inside, Yao Ming and Millsap made them off the ball one left and one right.
The Spurs' defense was picked up by the Rockets' air cuts.
However, the Spurs are a top defensive team, and the lineup is not slow to move and change defenses on the court, and the Rockets' air cuts and pick-and-rolls have not been able to create great opportunities.
"You can see that Team Rocket is changing, but it doesn't seem to be working." Barkley in the commentary seat looked at it for a while and said.
However, he paused as soon as he said a word, because the Rockets on the court did not stop at all after a round of air cuts, and Millsap and Maddie, who were switched to the outside, started the second round of air cuts non-stop.
Because there were already some misalignments in the first round, after the start of the second round, the Spurs' Oberto and Finley were a little bit off guard, and Millsap had a good catch-and-go layup.
"Mid lane! Mid lane! Popovich shouted anxiously from the sidelines.
Blake made a move, and he flicked the ball fast.
"Smack!"
But just then, Parker came out diagonally and slammed off Blake's pass.
The French sports car forced the ball to the fullest and forcibly intercepted it.
There was an uproar among the fans on the sidelines, just a little bit.
Tang Tian also unconsciously clenched his fist after seeing it.
It's just a little bit closer, if Millsap had cut so much earlier, Parker wouldn't have been in time.
And Parker's speed is a big problem.
After Parker's steal, the Spurs played a fast break and a layup drew a foul on Blake and got two free throws.
The players on the Rockets shook their heads unconsciously, and they finally couldn't practice much after two days.
Tang Tian noticed the change in the player's mood, stood up from the bench, walked to the sideline and clapped his hands and shouted: "Be patient, stay patient!" ”
After seeing that the eyes of the team members were all attracted to him, he then reached out and made a "2" gesture.
Seeing Tang Tian, the team members naturally remembered what he had said before, and nodded one after another.
Parker hit one of two free throws to give the Spurs a 3-0 lead.
"Come on! Rockets! ”
At this moment, the shouts of fans rang out at the scene.
Blake carried the ball to the front court, and this time he didn't stand on top of the circle again, but handed the ball directly to Maddie.
Maddy is holding the ball in the circle and is in a triple threat pose against the defending Bowen.
At the same time, Blake and Battier once again launched an air-cut block from the left and right.
Once again, the Spurs' defense was involved, but they once again held the formation with their strong defensive ability.
Just then, the Rockets' second-round pick-and-roll cut began again, with Millsap and Battier continuing to cut to the basket from both sides.
It's still Millsap, Finley is old after all, and his pace can't keep up.
Unlike the previous round, this time Parker was taken to the bottom right corner by Battier.
"Bang!"
Maddie made a ground-hitting pass and successfully passed the ball to Millsap.
After receiving the ball, Millsap took advantage of the situation and made a low-handed layup.
"Bang!"
Basketball hits the board into the frame.
Team Rocket scored!
"Yay!"
The scene burst into cheers.
Tang Tian also clenched his fists hard.
Sure enough, it can.
After the successful score, the expressions on the faces of the Rockets players also changed a lot.
That look of doubt was completely gone, replaced by boundless self-confidence.
This tactic is really possible!
Everything is difficult at the beginning, and after the successful first time, it is like a flood that opens the floodgates.
The Spurs' offense, Parker's back-to-back breakaways created a misplaced opportunity for himself, and he accelerated to break through and shake off Yao Ming to score a layup.
However, the Rockets players did not show frustration and they remained confident.
The same No. 2 tactic, this time Bowen chose to make up the defense.
Maddie saw it and hit a three-pointer straight away.
The Rockets tied the score 5-5!
Popovich reached out and called a timeout.
The fans at the scene fell into a carnival, and many fans got up and swayed from side to side, regardless of whether the Rockets won the game or not, the momentum shown on the court was completely different from the first two games.
"Charles, what did you say before?" Smith said with a smile on his face.
"Haha!" Barkley couldn't help laughing, he looked at Tang Tian on the Rockets bench, "There are really two hits." ”
Before he said that if the Rockets want to win the Spurs, they need to train a new set of playing styles in two days, but he didn't expect the Rockets to really do it, which is a miracle.
His old partner Smith really has a way of seeing people, and this Tang Tian is really a god.
Popovich adjusted quickly, and after returning from a timeout, he limited the Rockets' next air cut with a semi-contraction defense.
But he couldn't do perfect things in his previous life, and he can't do it now.
Tang Tian got up from the bench and made a "5" gesture, and the Rockets replaced Yao Ming with the ball at the top of the circle.
After Duncan was pulled out, the Spurs' interior defense looked a lot empty.
The Rockets' successive air cuts got another chance, and Yao Ming threw the ball directly into the air.
Maddie jumped in the middle of the march at this time, grabbed the basketball flying in the air, and smashed it directly into the basket with one hand.
Oberto rushed in from the diagonal flank, but was noticeably slower.
"Bang!"
Maddie turned into one hand and pressed the ball down fiercely, and at the same time dunked, the whole person stepped directly over Oberto's head!
The whole Toyota Center, explode!
This buckle is comparable to the 05 Maddie riding buckle Bradley!
Fans throughout the Toyota Center were in a frenzy.
The game went into a timeout without a timeout.