Chapter 371: Desperate Rocket
At halftime, the team emphasized two points, one is rebounding, the inside Warriors are definitely at a disadvantage, but they have to put on a tough posture and be more active in fighting for rebounds.
The other point is the defense of Harden, the Rockets' tactical system, limiting Harden can solve a lot of problems.
If Klay Thompson wants to expend more energy on the offensive end, let Iguodala do.
The Rockets focus on star mode, and it depends on whether this James is as hard as another James.
Originally, the Warriors planned to let Bogut resist inside, and he resisted well on the court, but the state of the Australians was not so good this time, although he was not very old, but Bogut's physical strength was really not good.
The Warriors simply changed the lineup and let Speights play the No. 5 position, or go straight to the five.
Since they can't win the rebound, they still use the way they are most familiar with to press the opponent offensively.
Curry's absence is not impossible to play a small lineup, so let Zhang Xiaotian hold the ball and kill it inside, and break through the ball, just like Cavalier James holding the ball.
Although Zhang Xiaotian can't achieve the effect of James, he can still play a dozen against the Rockets.
The Rockets controlled the foul very well, and it was no fun to make a kill.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiaotian's shooting is Durant's line, and he shoots very well.
His teammates cover him and rush inside, and when he assists in defense, he will share the ball, and if he doesn't come up, he will be in the middle distance, which is simple but effective.
After the start of the second half, the Rockets really couldn't do anything with Zhang Xiaotian's trick.
The key is that the warriors look like everyone can shoot, whether they can shoot or not.
On the Rockets' side, Harden is still the scoring organization, and Klay Thompson and Iguodala have worked hard to wear down their opponents, but they are still a little close.
After half a quarter, the Warriors gradually began to take control.
Harden has not rested on the court, and he is not as brave as before.
The Warriors took the opportunity to chase the score, and Zhang Xiaotian went down to rest for a while, but switched back when there were 5 seconds left.
In the midst of falling behind, they played more cautiously and laid out a tactic in the final minute of the third quarter.
Zhang Xiaotian did not disappoint the coach, and after receiving the ball, he directly accelerated his speed to make a posture of rushing to kill, and then stopped at the three-point line to hit the whistle.
The gap between the two sides has also narrowed to 3 points because of this goal.
Harden didn't rest at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and it seems that the Rockets want him to play the whole second half.
Do you want to kill them with star tactics, the Rockets are very eager to win the home court, but the Warriors are not casual opponents.
Moreover, Harden looks like he can still play, and his scoring method does not require too much physical strength, but he has been pestered by the Warriors players for so long, and what has been affected is the shooting percentage.
In the first three minutes of the final quarter, Harden only got a chance to make a free throw, and Harden, who had a very good free throw shooting percentage, only missed two free throws.
At the same time, Zhang Xiaotian scored 4 points and handed out an assist.
If you play star tactics, the Warriors' side is more suitable.
With only 1 point left in the score gap, the Rockets hurriedly asked for a timeout and started early to work hard.
The Rockets' starters pose the biggest threat to the Warriors on the inside, with two big men playing on the inside, and the Warriors will definitely need to shrink their defense no matter what lineup they use.
Harden finally got his chance and hit a three-pointer from the outside.
But then Zhang Xiaotian split the ball to Iguodala, who also hit a three-pointer.
Iguodala's shooting is metaphysics, but when the team really needs him, he is still quite reliable, which is why a player with similar stats to him may not be able to get five million, while he is at the level of tens of millions.
Then Zhang Xiaotian forced Ariza to foul again, and when the Warriors were about to get up, Motai Yunas hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line, and then grabbed a rebound in the front court to score two more points.
On the Warriors' side, due to Klay Thompson's poor hand, Zhang Xiaotian was basically the main attacker alone, and he rarely played hard in the final quarter.
Zhang Xiaotian's scoring efficiency in the final quarter was very high, and that was when there was a stronger presence to help him attract defensive attention, and now that the Rockets have most of their defensive energy on him, it is not so easy to take over the game.
However, it is even more difficult for the Rockets to snatch the victory in front of him.
When there were only three minutes left, the Warriors still replaced the five, Curry was not Green, Iguodala, and Zhang Xiaotian took turns to control the ball, Barnes played three, Zhang Xiaotian played four, and did not want the No. 1 position.
The Warriors switched to a small lineup, and the Rockets immediately played inside.
Howard received the ball inside, and the Warriors opted for a foul, but Howard missed both free throws.
Rockets coach Bickerstaff was also excited and replaced Howard on the spot.
They put Beasley on the court and were going to play against the Warriors.
In crunch time, Bickerstaff clearly felt that offense was more important.
I don't know if this substitution is suitable or not, but the Warriors don't need to worry so much about rebounding in the final moments.
Motaiyunas is still on the court, but rebounding has never been this dude's strong suit.
Then in the Warriors' offense, Zhang Xiaotian and Draymond Green blocked and dismantled, the Rockets made defensive substitutions, Zhang Xiaotian hit a big and easy shot, 94:93, and the Warriors finally overtook him.
It was the Rockets' turn to attack, and they put the ball in Beasley's hands.
Although the buddy is miserable in the league, and it is difficult to get a contract despite the ability, but on the offensive end, this guy is indeed a big heart, no matter what defense he faces, he will always shoot with confidence.
This time he managed to draw a foul on Draymond Green, and made both free throws to help the Rockets get the score back.
On the Warriors' side, they still let Zhang Xiaotian attack with the ball and let Draymond Green block it.
This time Ariza desperately grabbed it, and the Rockets didn't make any substitutions.
But Ariza hadn't yet stood firm, so Zhang Xiaotian squeezed a step inside, and directly pulled up at a 45-degree angle to hit.
The clock went into the final minute, 96:95, and the Warriors led again.
Then Zhang Xiaotian stole Iguodala again, and countered Klay Thompson when he was caught in the middle, but unfortunately Klay Thompson was really out of shape, and he didn't hit the point shot that he was very good at.
The Rockets only had one last chance left to attack, and they simply traded Motai Yunas as well, and Jason Terry became five from the outside.
Jason Terry was also known for his big heart back then, but he was certainly just a front at this time.
At this point, of course, it was Harden who singled with the ball.
In the face of Iguodala's defense, Harden turned and stepped back to hit a two-point shot.
Fortunately, it was the Warriors who were ahead before, and Harden didn't dare to put the time against the end, with 4 seconds left.
The Warriors took a timeout to set up their play, and there was only a one-point difference, and the Rockets took Howard up again to prevent the Warriors from stealing the basket.
But where to put the main energy of the defense, the fool knows.
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