After a fifteen-minute break, the second half of the game resumed.

The Rockets had the right to take the lead in attacking, and Jeremy Lin dribbled to the halfcourt with a slight pause, as if waiting for his teammates to step forward to block and dismantle, followed by a sudden dribble to start a breakthrough forward.

For Jeremy Lin's breakthrough, Thomas was slightly unprepared, and when Jeremy Lin stepped into the three-point line with one foot, Thomas reacted to the defense, and at this time, Jeremy Lin, who had been fully activated, did not give Thomas a chance to block again at all.

Seeing that Jeremy Lin went straight to the inside, and Thomas was powerless to stop it, Cousins immediately moved his feet to the right three-second zone to make up for the defense and stop Jeremy Lin's attack.

Continuing to maintain the same forward speed, when he rushed to the outside of the three-point line and was about to collide with Cousins, Jeremy Lin stopped, and his right hand that grabbed the ball also poked out from Cousins's side at this time, and stuffed the ball directly to Asik under the basket.

"Bang!" After receiving the ball, Asik jumped up without hesitation and ended the offense with a two-handed dunk, not giving Cousins a chance to defend at all.

turned into a king offense, Thomas dribbled to outside the three-point line and also tried to break through directly, but was stopped by Jeremy Lin, who had been prepared, and seeing that he could not directly break through Jeremy Lin's defense, Thomas immediately beckoned Thompson to come forward to block and dismantle.

After Thompson's block, Thomas found a breakthrough space from Jeremy Lin's side, dribbled to the basket, and after Jeremy Lin's breakthrough just now, Thomas was also ready to return one.

However, when leaning on Jeremy Lin to rush outside the three-second zone, Thomas found that the Rockets did not have players to make up for the defense, and at the same time, somewhat unexpectedly, he immediately changed his mind, took a step forward and rushed into the three-second zone, leaning on Jeremy Lin and jumping, grabbing the ball with his right hand and preparing for a layup.

"Watch behind you!" On the sidelines, Li Tian, who saw this scene, couldn't help muttering in his heart, although Thomas and Li Tian have a discordant relationship in the team, but the two are on the same team after all, Thomas can eat turtles, but it is not good if it affects the team.

It was true that the Kings had no one in front to help defend him, but Thomas didn't notice that Greg Smith, who was taken to the outside by Thompson, was already fast approaching the basket.

"Smack!" Just as Thomas leaned on Jeremy Lin to shoot the ball, Smith, who had reached the three-second zone, jumped up from the side and covered the ball.

Jeremy Lin on the side got the basketball, and then rushed to the other half, and the rest of the Kings players also rushed to the half court at this moment.

The Rockets played a quick counterattack, and although the Kings players were also quickly retreating at this time, there was a misalignment.

Jeremy Lin dribbled on a fast break, and the blocked Thomas was still left behind, and Jason Thompson had to keep up with the defense, but the speed of the two was not at the same level, and after rushing across the halfway, Jeremy Lin threw Thompson away.

When Jeremy Lin rushed beyond the three-point line, Evans was forced to rush out of the block next to Harden, and Jeremy Lin immediately put the ball in Harden's hands.

After Harden, who was fully impulsed, got the ball, the pressure on the Kings' defense suddenly doubled, Thorton stepped forward to block, and Evans also shrank back to defense, but none of them could stop Harden.

Holding the ball past Evans and Thorton, Harden's body looked slightly staggering, but he still broke away from the defense of the two and jumped up with his left hand to make a layup.

At 48:51, as the Rockets scored five points in a row, the difference was quickly narrowed to only three points.

Seeing this, Evans immediately took the ball from Isiah Thomas's hands.

Evans' rookie contract is about to expire at the end of the season, and last summer, Evans communicated with Kings management about a contract extension, but the two sides did not reach an agreement.

According to the league's rules, players can renew their contracts with the team up to a year before their contracts expire, but this must be done before the regular season begins. Evans and the Kings didn't negotiate a contract extension last summer, which means Evans has to come back this summer to find a new contract, at which point he will become a restricted free agent.

That's why Evans has spoken out about his frustration in the middle of the season and has been even better in the mid-to-late stages of the season.

After a good performance at the end of the season, Evans naturally didn't want to mess up in the final game, so after seeing the score close, he took the initiative to ask for the ball.

Evans dribbled directly to Harden's defense, and at this time, without the Kings player stepping forward to cover, bending slightly, Evans began to increase the frequency of the dribble.

"Coax!" Seeing that Evans was going to single Harden, cheers suddenly rang out from all around the arena.

Evans dribbled faster and faster, and at the same time, his right hand and his body began to shake slightly, making Harden unable to figure out the real direction of the breakthrough.

Left! As Harden kept taking small steps back, Evans kicked in and rushed to the left.

Harden immediately moved to that side after reacting, but still did not stop Evans from breaking through, taking advantage of the first start, Evans rushed past Harden and hit the basket in the direction of the baseline.

Inside, Asik immediately moved to stand outside the three-second zone of the baseline to make up the defense, and Harden also ran forward, ready to step forward as soon as Evans was stopped.

The speed did not decrease, Evans rushed to the outside of the three-second zone, and saw that he was about to hit Asik's body, Evans suddenly turned around, and his body flexibly turned along the line to Asik's side, and dodged into the three-second zone.

"Beautiful!" Seeing Evans break through the defense of the two Rockets so beautifully, Li Tian couldn't help but get up from his seat and shouted excitedly.

At this time, both Asik, who was behind Evans, and Harden, who was rushing in, were completely out of position and could no longer defend. With the support of his right foot on the ground, Evans jumped up lightly and made an easy layup!

"Coax!" Loud cheers rang out at the Sleep Train Arena, and all the Kings fans were excited about Evans' breakthrough.

"Stand out!" At this time, Jim Aine swooped up from his seat and shouted into the arena.

Although Jim Ain shouted hard, the scene was too noisy, and the Kings players in the court couldn't hear what he was shouting at all, but Li Tian, who was on the side, heard it clearly, looked at the court, and suddenly screamed badly.

After Evans made a layup, Asik, who was under the basket, then took the ball and quickly sent the ball to Harden, and the Rockets launched a fast break again.

Evans was still celebrating his beautiful breakthrough, and the next moment, he was busy retreating to the back.

The rest of the Kings apparently didn't expect the Rockets to attack so quickly, and when Harden dribbled to the halfcourt, the Kings' defense wasn't laid out at all

Dribbling straight to the basket, Harden killed the Kings and scored 2 points on a layup again.

Jim Ain, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned, and Li Tian also shook his head secretly at this moment: "It's a pity!" ”

It was clear that the Rockets played stronger at the start of the second half, and the previous five straight points had boosted their morale. Originally, Evans' breakthrough not only helped the team stabilize the situation, but also made the King's home court momentum, but unfortunately his teammates were too careless, and the Rockets' rapid counterattack made the positive impact of Evans' beautiful breakthrough just now.

As for the Rockets, because of the continuous offensive play, they became more active, and after the king sent the baseline ball, the Rockets actually used full-court pressing.

With 8 seconds to go, Thomas finally brought the ball to the halfcourt, and at this time, the Rockets' defense did not relax in the slightest, and the ball spun in the hands of Thomas, Evans and Cousins, but no one could find a chance to attack.

"Time is running out!" Li Tian, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw the scene on the court, and when the basketball was transferred to Thorton's hands, there were only 2 seconds left in the time.

Thorton also understood this, so he took the first shot when he received the ball, but the ball bounced off the basket with Parsons' interference.

"Tick!" Sixteen seconds later, the referee blew the whistle and the Kings called a timeout.

Just after the Kings were almost forced into a 24-second violation in the previous round, the Rockets' offense in the half court was once again complete, and Jeremy Lin and Harden broke through consecutive times and the ball was handed to Parsons and hit a two-point shot.

Although the Kings also expected the Rockets to play stronger after the start of the second half, and Jim Ain also reminded the Kings players at halftime to be aware of the Rockets' counterattack, but the Rockets' offense came so fiercely that they did not expect.

At 52:53, there was only 1 point left at this time.

"Lee, play!" While calling a timeout, Jim Ian turned his head to Li Tian and said.

Obviously, the Kings are now having problems both offensively and defensively, and Li Tian, who played well on both offensive and defensive ends in the first half, naturally became the first target that Jim Ain wanted to play.

(PS: People who were pulled to work overtime on the weekend can't afford to be hurt.,There's only this one today.,Just take a vacation for yourself.,I'll try to update tomorrow morning as early as possible.。 ）