Chapter 51: Breaking the Nets - Nineteen Consecutive Wins
"Space, timing, speed, direction!"
After muttering the four words that Uncle Mu shouted, Lei Lin walked into the stadium.
"Rick came on for DeCambe and brought on our Rookie of the Year, the Rookie of the Last few games with a fantastic performance, what can he do in this game? Let's look forward to it together! ”
The moment Leylin appeared, the Toyota Center resounded with the cheers of the fans.
In just a few days, Leylin completely conquered Houston fans with his performance.
After looking at his opponent, Raelin's scalp began to tingle.
It might have been nice if it was just Kostic, but with Diop's words.
"Fuck it, fight for 15,000 dollars!"
Leylin moved his body and made his way to the basket.
From this game onwards, the outcome of each game is related to Raelin's income, so even if the opponent is strong, Raelin has to find a way to defeat the opponent and win.
After Diop came on, Kostic's position was naturally moved to the position of power forward.
Like Scola, Kostic is also a technical interior lineman.
He was once known as a representative of the new generation of technology-based insiders.
Before last season, Kostic averaged 16.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, a dominant performance.
But since the start of this season, Kostic has been plagued by injuries, averaging 6 points per game, plus 4 rebounds, such a statistic is completely a role player performance.
It's just that in the Nets, which lack the inside line, Kostic still occupies a very important position.
But against the tall Kostic, Scola's defence didn't do much.
Swish.
After receiving an assist from his teammate, Kostic hit a solid two-point shot on Scola's head.
Back on the Rockets' offense, after a few falls on the outside, Battier catches the ball and shoots.
"Rebound!"
After being disturbed by Jefferson, Battier shouted directly.
"Mine!"
With a turn, Leylin stuck Diop behind him, then quickly jumped to grab the board.
But in the air, Lei Lin obviously felt that his body was not under his control, and the huge pressure brought by Diop jumped directly caused Lei Lin's body to move forward.
"Damn!"
Seeing the basketball pass between his hands, Lei Lin cursed secretly.
He is a person who can prevent big sharks!
The weight of 300 pounds alone makes many centers forget to stop, not to mention the height of 2.13 meters and the arm span of nearly 2.3 meters.
It's a monster under the basket.
Syllable.
Diop easily picked up the rebound on Leylin's head.
"Roar, our rookie of the year seems to be in trouble, Diop easily took the rebound off Ray's head, the Nets are fast breaking, well done!"
Just as the commentators applauded Leylin's cap, the whistle sounded.
"Damn, this is a jamming ball! Uncle's. ”
After being picked up from the top of his head by Diop, Raelin quickly retreated, and after Carter made a layup, Raelin hit Carter's basketball directly in the air on the rebound and rebounded to near the free throw line.
Raelin looked at the referee dissatisfied, he didn't think it was a jamming ball.
"Beep!"
Blowing his beard and glaring at the referee, that was a wrong choice, and Leylin was directly blown a T.
"Damn it!"
This T also calmed down Leylin, and after scolding secretly, he stepped aside.
A block failed, and a good opportunity was given to the opponent to throw a free throw.
After Carter hit the ball, the Nets went on offense.
After Harris left the court, Carter took over the organizational power of the team, and as the star of the team, Carter himself has unlimited firing rights.
It's the same with or without organization.
After receiving Boone's sideline ball, Carter rushed straight to the basket with the ball.
Beep!
"!"
Leylin looked at the referee and raised his arm unwillingly.
If the cap fails, he will give the other party a chance to add two plus one.
Swish!
After hitting the free throws, the Nets tied the score.
Beep~!
Two rounds, the score was tied directly, and Adelman directly called a timeout.
Coming to the sidelines, Leylin was ready for Adelman's wrath, but surprisingly, Adelman didn't get angry.
"Ray, calm down, I know you want to contribute on the defensive end, but first you have to keep your brain calm so you can make a decision to prepare."
Sitting on the chair, Leylin heard that it was actually calm.
But on second thought, Adelman is right when he says that people often make unforgivable mistakes when they lose their minds.
"Understood!"
After Lei Lin answered, he took a sip of his drink.
"Hey, boy, that's a good job!"
Seeing Uncle Mu coming, Lei Lin immediately came to his senses.
"The first time you made a block, you gave yourself space and the timing was right, but you weren't fast enough, plus you're just a rookie, so the interference ball appeared!"
After hearing Uncle Mu's praise, Lei Lin's heart felt a lot more comfortable.
"The second time you get whistled for a foul, it's that you don't leave a lot of space for yourself, and by the time he rushes up, you've got no way back! But you're still determined to get the cap, which is a good sign! Take your time to ......"
Honk......
The pause ends again.
"Uncle's!"
After turning his head to look at the referee, Leylin walked onto the court with some unfinished thoughts.
However, Lei Lin made up his mind to follow Uncle Mu to learn defensive skills in the future.
Team Rocket offense.
In the face of Kostic's defense, Scola shook a few times under the basket and scored directly to the basket to overtake the score for the team.
The Nets didn't get a chance to shoot after passing a few times on the outside, and could only hoist the ball to Diop on the inside, although Diop's offensive ability is low, but he still has the ability to play hard under the basket.
The huge gap between strength and body gives Diop an absolute advantage under the basket.
Seeing that Leylin was about to be pushed out of his position, Scola directly gave up the Kostic next to him to prepare for the bag.
"No, I'm alone!"
Leylin looked at Scola's move and refused outright.
Reeling is not an affirmation of his defensive ability, but a fear of Kostic's mid-range shot, and at the same time a reassurance of Diop's scoring ability.
Chirping.
The pressure pushed Leylin out of the basket, his shoes rubbing against the floor with a screeching sound.
At the moment when he lost his position, Leylin stabilized his body and pounced on Diop again.
At the moment when Diop shot, Leylin reached out and interfered.
Clang!
The basketball slammed twice on the basket before falling off the other side, and Leylin reached out and grabbed it.
"Beautiful, Ray managed to defend Diop, Rockets fast break, Scola, oops, shot a little lighter, Ray, Ray again, beautiful, Steve Novak......"
Kostic then missed a shot under Scola's interference.
While Reeling was scrambling for a rebound, he was blown up by Diop again.
Moving his massive body, Diop hit again.
Clang!
Sou.
After the basketball smashed on the basket, Leylin quickly grabbed the rebound, threw it to Maddie on the outside, and then quickly rushed to the basket.
Before Diop didn't defend in place, after receiving a pass from his teammates, Raelin dunked the ball directly into the basket, which was considered to vent the discomfort encountered after the start of the game.
The first quarter ended quickly, and the Rockets entered the second quarter with a seven-point advantage, in which Raelin continued to play while the Nets replaced defensive center Diop.
After seeing Diop go down, Leylin was also ecstatic in his heart, and no one wanted to face that big guy.
Stuck behind Kostic, Leylin opened his hand to ask for the ball.
It's not okay to beat Diop hard, but it's okay to beat Kostic hard.
After pouting his ass and arching twice, Leylin turned around and squeezed Kostic away and forced a successful dunk.
"Roar, Beautiful, Thunder, IT'S Thunder......"
"Boom"
After the dunk, the entire court burst into cheers.
Without a strong interior player like Diop, Kostic and Boone's defense can only be effective against Reiling.
Kostic's strength can't stop Leylin, and although Boone can cause trouble for Leylin in terms of strength and defense, he can't limit Leylin because he is not tall enough.
By the time Leylin was substituted off the court, Leylin had scored 12 points on both of their heads, while also grabbing six rebounds.
Helped the team to take a 21-point advantage before halftime.
Raillin, who played 12 minutes in the entire first half, finished with 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks on 6-of-9 shooting.
In the second half, the Rockets faced Diop directly.
With the strong combination of Uncle Mu and Raylin, they successfully froze Diop's defensive ability and rebounding ability, and at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets were 70-47 and had a 23-point advantage.
With one quarter remaining, the Nets couldn't make up for the huge advantage of 23 points, and less than two minutes into the fourth quarter, Adelman directly replaced all the bench lineups.
Raylin, who played 22 minutes, was 7-of-11 shooting, scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
After being replaced by Adelman, Leylin sat directly on the bench and discussed defensive skills with Uncle Mu.
In the final minute, the Toyota Center was in a sea of joy, and to the cheers of the fans, the Rockets ushered in a nineteen-game winning streak this season, tying the Lakers' record for the third-longest winning streak in the league.