73 Three-point battle
On the court, Leonard hit both free throws!
In the next wave of the Rockets' offense, Harden chose to pass the ball this time, he passed the ball to Ryan Anderson, outside the left three-point line, Anderson received Harden's pass and opened his hand to shoot a 3-point shot. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Huh"
Also in it! 6:2!
In the opening game, the Rockets attacked twice, both of which were 3-point shots, and all of them hit, and it seemed that their 3-pointers were opened at the beginning of the game.
Parker dribbled across half court and a defender appeared in front of him, Beverley!
Beverley's eyes glow like a wolf in the dark, and he is known as the "Mad Dog" because of his bloody defense, and of course, because of this, he is also known as the "Little Prince of the Waste", among which his feud with the Thunder Wei Shao is the most talked about.
Beverley's toughness in the game has been proven, as early as when he had not entered the NBA, when he was playing away in Europe, he was thrown tear gas by the opposing fans, and he did not change his face.
Beverley, who has excellent defensive ability, is also one of the favorites to win the Defensive Player of the Year new season.
Of course, for Beverley, the Tony Parker he is facing at this moment is a player he respects very much, and Beverley has said more than once in front of the media that Tony Parker is one of the players he respects the most and is his childhood idol.
Then, at this moment, in the face of idols, "Heibei" is naturally going all out, on the court, this is the best way to pay tribute to idols, just like Kobe Bryant once said: The way I show respect for Jordan is to go all out in the game against him!
In the face of Beverley's high-pressure defense, Tony Parker frowned, if it was in his prime, such a defense, he would not take it seriously at all, as long as a burst accelerated, he could quickly get rid of it, but now, limited by the increase in age and the decline in athleticism, he is really a little powerless.
At this time, Simmons on the left took the initiative to run up, stood between Parker and Beverley, and made a cover for Parker, who took the opportunity to get rid of Beverley's defense and dribble straight inside.
In the three-second zone, Capela came up and tried to block Parker's breakout lane.
Meanwhile, behind Parker, Beverley came back in pursuit.
Front and back, emergency moment!
Parker distributed the ball and gave it to Simmons from beyond the 3-point line!
"Huh"
Simmons made a brief adjustment to his shooting stance, then made an open 3-point shot and hit the same shot.
6:5!
Both teams started with a very high shooting percentage!
On the other hand, Harden made a mistake in dribbling and was stealed by Leonard, and after a successful steal, Leonard immediately threw the ball forward to the court, and Simmons, who had already rushed to the frontcourt, did not take the ball straight to the basket, but started shooting on the spot outside the three-point line.
"Huh"
Again!
6:8!
Spurs overtook the score.
"Simmons' three-point re-hit, in this game, Simmons started hot, hitting two three-pointers in a row..."
Hitting back-to-back 3-pointers, which made Simmons look excited.
To be honest, Simmons has been under some pressure during this time, and in the season opener against the Spurs, Simmons was the Spurs' wonder man.
In that game, Simmons slashed 20 points, three-pointers, and dunks, almost single-handedly smashing the Warriors' restricted area.
After that game, everyone was exclaiming, the Spurs have found a treasure again, Simmons is the future star of the Spurs, and people are looking forward to Simmons' next performance.
However, Simmons' form has struggled since the opener, whether it was as a bench in the first few games or as a starter in the last game against the Clippers.
To say, in terms of the state of the players on the Spurs bench in the new season, Jin Feng's state is undoubtedly the best, and it stands to reason that in this game, Popovich should let Jin Feng start.
However, Popovich has his own considerations, whether it is to treat Simmons or Jin Feng, the old man has his own plan.
Of course, for Simmons, Popovich chose to continue to trust him in this game, which is undoubtedly his biggest motivation, so, as soon as the game started, he exploded, and he had to play well in this game to repay Popovich's trust.
The two teams hit shots one after another, which made the game very fast-paced and very spectacle at the beginning of the game, so the atmosphere in the entire Toyota Center was very lively, and the home fans of the Rockets were sparing no effort to cheer for the Rockets.
Maybe it was because the state was already very good, or maybe it was infected by the enthusiasm of the fans on the field, and the Rockets players on the court became more and more excited.
In just one minute, he hit two more three-pointers, and the Spurs' side was not far behind, Leonard first made a 3-point shot from the outside to Ariza defense, and then assisted Gasol to dunk the basket.
For a while, the two teams played inextricably, and the score rose alternately.
When the clock came to the official timeout of the first quarter, both teams scored more than 20 points and the Rockets took a temporary lead at 23-21.
"At the beginning of this game, the shooting rate of both teams was surprisingly high, and the Rockets played their characteristics, hitting three points from the outside one after another, however, what we didn't expect was that the Spurs' shooting rate on the outside was also very high, so it was destined that the next game would be faster and exciting" Beijing CCTV studio, Yang Yi helped his glasses and said.
"Yes, both teams started the game very well, and the Spurs probably knew that it was almost impossible to block the Rockets' three-pointers at the beginning of the game, so their defensive intensity was not high."
"Of course, in terms of offense, the Spurs have also shown strong ability, Simmons and Leonard's outside three-pointers, Pau Gasol, Aldridge's mid-range shots are very threatening, however, I think, after the pause, maybe the Spurs' offensive ability will not drop too much because some of the main players go down to rest, after all, on their bench, there is still the third scorer in the team in the new season, what about Jin Feng?"
After the timeout, the head coaches of both sides made personnel changes, and on the Rockets' side, the veteran ** replaced Capela, Eric Gordon replaced Beverley, and Decker replaced Anderson.
On the Spurs' side, Patty Mills replaced Tony Parker, Jin Feng replaced Jonathan Simmons, and Dedmon replaced Pau Gasol.
As soon as the respective lineups of both sides appeared on the field, the entire Toyota Center was instantly filled with screams and cheers.
The reason is very simple, whether it is James Harden, Eric Gordon, or Leonard on the Spurs' side, or Jin Feng, they are all players with a high three-point shooting percentage.
Now, the coaches of both sides coincide with the three-point shooters on the outside, and the purpose is obvious, that is, to continue to fight for offense.
This kind of game is what the fans want to see the most.