At 24-18, at the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Nuggets by six points.

"Pass, pass, run, move, don't wait there for your chance! Opportunities are created by running, not waiting there! ”

Back on the sidelines, George Karl immediately roared loudly.

Team basketball is also George Carr's coaching philosophy, but tonight's game, the Nuggets players were clearly not able to implement that.

Throughout the first quarter, the Nuggets had a total of 27 shots, but only hit eight. Shooting percentage was dismal, with just four assists in 12 minutes.

"Allright, guys. Forget the damn aggregate score, play this game as if it were the final, and unleash your passion, OK? ”

In fact, George Karl still recognizes the attitude of the players to pursue victory, but at the critical moment, their mentality of thirst for victory makes them make bad decisions on the field, which he can endure, after all, no one can play a perfect game.

“OK！ Sir, we know how to do it. ”

"Very good, then Aaron, Cameron, you guys take a break, JR, Nene, I need you to play and attack their inside ......"

While the Nuggets are in full swing to make tactical adjustments, the Rockets are also making tactical adjustments. The aggregate score was already 3-0 and Adelman didn't want to waste too many games.

After the NBA officially expanded to 30 teams, he has never managed a team that has swept a single opponent in the playoffs.

If you want to count the series when the Trail Blazers swept the Mavericks, it goes back 18 years.

"Running, whether it's defending or attacking, you have to use your movement to contain the opponent. You did a great job in the first quarter, so I want you to be able to continue. This is the fourth race, Tracy, and now that you've booked the win of the match, then I hope you can be like Ray. ”

"Don't worry, sir, I'll bring victory to the team."

It's the first time Maddie has come so close to the second round of the playoffs, and he certainly won't let that opportunity slip out of his hands.

……

The game started as scheduled, but it didn't go as smoothly as the Rockets expected.

After the restart, the Nuggets hit a three-pointer from the outside by JR, and then, after the Rockets missed the attack, the rebound was grabbed by the inside, and the Nuggets added two more points on the fast break.

The Nuggets scored twice in a row, which directly detonated the hot atmosphere at Pepsi Center.

Although the overall score is 0-3 down, the chances of a comeback are slim, and no team has turned the tables with an aggregate score of 0-3 for so many years, so fans do not expect the team to reverse and eliminate the Rockets. But the fans still want the team to play a good game, even if it loses, it's not a big deal, of course, it is even more perfect to get a win.

The difference between 1-4 and 0-4 is huge.

Clang.

When the Rockets missed another offense, the Denver fans cheered even more.

Especially when Nene beat DiCambe to pick up the rebound, the fans in the entire arena went crazy.

“DAMN！”

Leylin, who was sitting on the bench, immediately frowned when he heard the cheers in the stadium. After scolding, he turned his head to look at Adelman, who was close to the tech desk.

After two consecutive hits and two consecutive rebounds after the opening, the Nuggets are on the rise, and if they go crazy, this game will be unpredictable.

BOOM！

"Nene Hilario ......"

After picking up the rebound, the Nuggets broke fast, and after Anthony Carter broke through the wing, he made a ground-hitting assist and Nene completed the dunk directly.

At 24-25, the Nuggets took the lead in less than a minute of the opening game.

Then the Rockets made a mistake and sent the ball off the baseline, and the Nuggets had the ball, and George Karl directly replaced Anthony and Iverson for Anthony Carter and Kreza.

"Oh, I don't think George should make a substitution at this time, it's obvious that a few of them have just played a series of wonderful combinations, and the substitution at this time is to interrupt their offensive rhythm."

Kenny Smith, who was sitting in the studio, didn't agree much with George Carr's substitution at this time.

Although in terms of offense, Iverson and Anthony are several times stronger than Anthony Carter and Kreza, or even dozens of times. But the substitution at this time is undoubtedly interrupting their offensive rhythm. Sometimes this kind of substitution does not have a good effect, and even has the opposite effect.

"But I think it's time for Rick to make adjustments."

Looking at Adelman, who was standing motionless on the sidelines like a brooding wise man, Kenny Smith felt that the Rockets should make adjustments at this time.

Two consecutive rebounds and a turnover directly put the Nuggets ahead of the score, and it was clear that the Rockets didn't find their offensive rhythm at the beginning of the second quarter, and in this case, Adelman should immediately make some personnel adjustments to improve offensive efficiency.

After the substitution, Iverson took over the team's organizational responsibility.

After dribbling past half-court, Iverson gave the ball directly to Anthony on the wing at the top of the arc and headed straight for the basket. At the same time, Nene under the basket is moving towards the high position, and the power forward on the other side is also moving towards the high position, and the running position of the two directly pulls the Rockets' basket, if Anthony sends the ball directly to Iverson at this time, it is an easy layup.

But Anthony didn't, he dribbled the ball a few times in front of Maddie, dodged a shot space, and threw the ball straight away. The basketball smashed on top of the basket and bounced straight out.

"Haha, as I expected, George Carr's substitution effect is not obvious."

The rebounds that bounced out were directly confiscated by Hyde, and then the Rockets launched a fast break. After half-time, Hyde handed the ball directly to Maddie at the top of the arc.

In the face of Anthony's defense, Maddie dribbled under his hip in a row, and directly shook off Anthony for a layup.

In the next four minutes, the offense of both sides was not smooth, but the Rockets, led by Maddy, played an 8-2 small **, rewriting the score to 34-27 and establishing a seven-point advantage.

After the Nuggets completed an offensive run to make it 34-29, Adelman called a timeout.

"It's time to take advantage of the victory!"

After muttering, Adelman picked up the tactics board directly.

"Ray."

In the previous five minutes, Adelman made two substitutions in succession, but they just didn't go to his head.

For this reason, Lei Lin also directly covered his head with a towel, out of sight.

So after hearing Adelman's shout, Leylin directly threw off the towel on his head, stood up, and jumped directly in front of Adelman.

"Sir!"

"How's it going?"

Of course Adelman knew about Leylin's little moves. It's just that as the team's starting center, Leylin has a heavy task on the court, plus he is young, so he must get enough rest in every game, and not overdraft his future there.

"Of course, sir."

Hearing this, Leylin knew it was time to play on his own, and in order to make sure Adelman believed his words, Leylin also made a strong move on purpose.

“OK。 After you get on the court, pay attention to the protection of rebounds, as well as help defense. ”

Watching Leylin's movements, Adelman smiled a little, and then admonished.

"Understood, sir! Leave it to me! ”

Patting his chest, Lei Lin said confidently.

"Take care of your body."

Adelman patted Raylin on the shoulder. Then he explained to the other players, and after some encouragement, the timeout ended.

"Rick Adelman changed to the main lineup, and it seems that he wants to take advantage of the victory. Whether the Nuggets can survive this life-and-death battle will depend on the next games......"

PS: (If you have something to go out, you may have to take a few days off, and suddenly you find that you owe a lot of more, and I will slowly make up for it later!) )