Chapter 318: Hand-to-hand combat

Despite losing two games in a row, the Rockets are still full of fighting spirit. "It hurts, but they just did what they had to do," Harden said before the game, "and they've won two games at home, and we're going to make two straight games at home." ”

Although Harden made bold statements before the game, he was sluggish in the game.

Curry scored 40 points and led the Warriors to 35 points in a bloody Rockets.

Zhang Xiaotian expects them to be able to fight seven bloody battles, and now it seems that the two teams are not on the same level at all.

After the game, Howard said he was disappointed with the result. But at the same time, Warcraft also said frankly, "This is the Western Conference Finals, but we are already down 0-3...... I have a lot to say about today's game, but for now, what I have to do is to bring my team-mates together and we can't give up just because we're behind. It's easy to say give up, but we're not going to give up like that. ”

Rocket veteran Terry expressed the same attitude, "We were beaten up today, and in a situation like this, you can run away or fight back...... I think we're going to keep fighting as a team, and we have that quality. ”

Harden, the star of the game, said, "I was surprised by the result, we were too relaxed, which led to everyone chasing points throughout the game, obviously we didn't work hard enough...... But I'm still confident that we have to play rocket-style basketball, play defensively and be ready for Game 4. ”

However, everyone knows that at this time, a lot of it can only become a scene, the Rockets can't limit Curry at all, and without Beverley in the playoffs, their roster strength is problematic.

In Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers returned home.

Irving is still resting, and the Hawks' side of Korver is also out with an injury.

At this time, in addition to the strength of the team's tactical stars, it is also necessary to fight for a complete lineup.

Kent Bazemore, who started in place of Korver, doesn't have Korver's shooting ability but can play with the ball.

Speaking of which, this one was also mixed up in the draft, but he didn't grow up as fast as Zhang Xiaotian.

In the cheers of the home crowd, the Cavaliers had some problems on the offensive end.

To be precise, James, the Hawks had no choice but to adopt a defensive strategy of letting go, but I didn't expect James to really run into trouble, and he hit the iron several times in a row.

James's shooting is also metaphysical, sometimes he can't shoot, and sometimes he is very accurate.

When James was inaccurate, Zhang Xiaotian took on the heavy responsibility of attacking.

However, without James's containment, it will be difficult for him to break points.

In addition, a basic player like James, even if he hits iron, the team will let him make more adjustments.

Relying on Al Horford's play on the inside, the Hawks temporarily took the lead.

James also deserves the title of the first person in the league, and in the second quarter, his hand has adjusted.

This time the Hawks didn't let Schroder carry the flag on the rotation end, which instead brought their bench lineup to life.

Because Schroder has the ball, now that it has been changed, the Hawks' offense is more active.

The eagles were also forced to have no way to adjust, but they hit it crookedly.

But things happened in the second quarter, when Dellavedova angered Horford, who retaliated and was ejected by the referee.

The Eagle House leak happened to rain overnight, but it also aroused their blood and tasted of mourning.

At the end of the first half, Teague hit a three-pointer to give the Hawks a one-point lead to halftime.

Whatever the reason, the Hawks' roster is in trouble, and what the Cavaliers have to do now is to strangle their remaining strong points, which are Teague and Millsap.

And without Horford, James' offense is even more unscrupulous.

However, the Eagles were not immediately defeated, and Mike Scott and Shervin Mark, who didn't get many chances up front, both played well.

In addition, Teague and Millsap, who can only take responsibility, broke out, Dellavedova's defense has been criticized, desperate and dirty only between the first line, but when it comes to defensive skills, Dellavedova can only be said to be average, after all, the physical condition is limited, so Teague is hard to play, Dellavedova is still a little not enough.

It was the same on Millsap's side, until the Cavaliers became one big and four small, and James went to stare at Millsap, that the problem of this position was solved.

So in the second half of the third quarter, the Cavaliers took the lead again.

This is the difference in the individual ability of the players, the Hawks can't play their system and can only fight for stars, and fighting stars is what the Cavaliers are best at.

The Hawks have no way back now, and their main team is not resting, and they go straight to the court in the fourth quarter.

On the Cavaliers' side, James went down to rest as usual, but Millsap's strong attack caused Tristan Thompson to foul too much, and James could only play after two minutes.

In this game, the Hawks pressed tightly, and the main Cavaliers could only increase their playing time.

After all, when it comes to crunch time, it is difficult for others to score.

Owen and Love were not there, and James enjoyed the treatment of pinching Zhang Xiaotian as soon as he got off the court, so when James came on the court and the team had two strong points, his lethality was fully exerted.

After James came up, Zhang Xiaotian hit two three-pointers in a row.

Seeing that the team's lead was about to reach 10 points, the Cavaliers made several turnovers.

What's more troublesome is that Tristan Thompson's five fouls had to go down to rest first, Mozgov couldn't keep up, the Cavaliers simply played five, and James pushed to the No. 5 position.

Zhang Xiaotian also hit the No. 4 position, at this time the Cavaliers' attack power did not weaken, but there was a problem on the defensive end, Teague and Kent Bazemore hit in a row, and the score was close again.

If Zhang Xiaotian were the coach, he would definitely have to slow down and play positional, but David Blatter doesn't seem to think so.

Just Dellavedova, . Smith's backcourt has some problems both defensively and offensively, and Smith makes mistakes when he hits, but he is the most attacking of the men.

The team is like this, the players have their own strengths and weaknesses, and it is not easy for the coach to try to bring out their strengths and cover up their weaknesses.

At the three-minute mark, James made a mistake and was tied by Kent Bazemore with five straight points.

The Cavaliers called a timeout and brought on Tristan Thompson, who had already committed five fouls.

Zhang then hit a three-pointer to help his team regain the lead, but then they missed a rebound in the backcourt and Teague hit it.

What everyone didn't expect was that the referee blew James for an offensive foul again, and Teague hit it again, and the Hawks actually took the lead.

With just over a minute left, the home fans felt the tension on the field.

Zhang Xiaotian communicated with James again, and now the Eagles are sandwiching the two of them, and they must find a way to cut points. Read the latest chapters, stay tuned