Chapter 1070: Take the initiative

"Huh!"

Although Harden's three-point shot just now is good, it is far less entertaining than this one, and after Corey's three-pointer, Pelicans fans and players are no longer excited, but high. Tide and can't be on their own.

Corey also swung his fist violently after he hit the shot, and he finally found the feeling of the game.

The Rockets are quite helpless in the face of the Pelicans who are starting to entertain, you must know that this is a key game in the playoffs!

On this kind of court, the Pelicans can also play this kind of ball, which simply makes the Rockets cry and laugh.

The Rockets turned around and started to play positional battles very seriously, with Asik and Mortiyunas taking turns invading the restricted area.

Asik managed to get a spot, and Terry hoisted the ball in from the outside, just as Asik caught the ball under the basket.

Li Feng suddenly jumped behind Asik, and single-handedly clicked Asik's upcoming basketball.

The Pelicans broke the ball again, and Li Feng broke the ball and flew towards the Rocket's half court with a crazy raid.

Harden hurriedly chased after him from behind, Li Feng and Harden were-for-tat, and Li Feng seized this opportunity to kill.

Harden could only make a tactical foul at this time to break the ball, but when Harden stretched out his hand, Li Feng made a ground pass under his crotch, and the basketball went directly to Gasol, who followed up in the middle.

Gasol's ≦□ air cut was a must, and at this time he took three big steps to catch the ball, got up and went straight to the Rockets' basket.

"Bang dang!"

Gasol dunked in the middle!

At the beginning of the second half, the Pelicans played a continuous performance, continuous morale balloons, and this was the Pelicans' home court, and suddenly the Pelicans' morale rose to a boundless level.

The Pelicans, who had been holding back for three games, rushed out like a flood that opened the floodgates, unstoppable, and no defending champion team like the Rockets could stop the crazy wolves.

Section III. The Pelicans stretched the difference by 20 points in a wave, and the Rockets counterattacked at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the result was not satisfactory, and the difference did not shorten.

McHale simply gave up the game, and the Pelicans finally defended the honor on their home court, desperately turning the score into 3-2, 3-2 if the Pelicans finally saw some hope.

After the game, when the Rockets were interviewed, the refrigerator used an absolutely unexpected tape to describe the game.

The Pelicans played unexpectedly in this game, and when everyone felt that the Pelicans were not united, the Pelicans played very united. When others think that the Pelicans' player ability is not good. The Pelicans' players have played where they are not good at, and the Pelicans have always found breakthroughs in impossible places today.

With such a team, the Rockets have no way to deal with it!

Winning such a game, and winning such a game beautifully, the morale that the Pelicans had lost before came back all at once.

The Pelicans' previous consecutive losses, a big part of the original was the lack of confidence after Game 3, and now the Pelicans' confidence has been found.

Under the victory, all the problems of the Pelicans were solved, the unity of the team. It's a matter of confidence, it's a matter of morale, and after a hearty victory, everything is back.

Even Li Feng's pre-match remarks. It is also considered a psychological tactic.

This is the so-called winning effect, the disadvantages of winning the game are gone, and the disadvantages of losing the game are immediately revealed.

The Pelicans won such a game and have the confidence to fight the Rockets in the next game. At that time, the outcome of the last game will be unknown.

The Pelicans won at home against the Rockets, and the two teams were tied 2-3, and the Pelicans' chance finally returned.

At this time, both teams are preparing for the sixth game at full strength. This kind of preparation before the big war can be said to be meticulous, but it can also be said to be relaxed.

Some role players are naturally improving their technical details, but Li Feng is calm-minded at this time.

In the current situation, although the Pelicans have won one game, they still cannot afford to lose, and there can be no mistakes.

Because the Pelicans are out of the game with one major mistake, the Pelicans still have to fight to the death in the next game, and the Rockets are the same as the Pelicans, they must also fight, because they definitely don't want to see the Pelicans play Game 7 with them.

At this time, the wind direction of the media is also slightly turning, almost all the media thought that the Pelicans were finished, but after such a high. In the battle of the tide, the Pelicans' support rate increased to 30 percent, which is still not high, but it is a big improvement compared to before.

Of course, the situation is different on the domestic side, and the Pelicans on the domestic side have only won one game.

The domestic media used the Pelican to find a magic weapon to win, and the Pelican has found a means to restrain the other party as the title, saying that the Pelican won this game and won the whole world.

Of course, both the Pelicans and Rockets are sober in their own right.

The current situation is clear, the quality of the two teams is about the same. But before the Rockets won the adjustment, the morale of the winning game was three consecutive wins, but the Pelicans won the morale in the last game, and at this time, the Pelicans were very dangerous to let the Pelicans go on like this.

When the strength of the two teams is about the same, morale and psychological state determine the victory or defeat of the two teams.

Whether it is competitive sports, a business, or a country, as long as it is something that requires the cooperation of many people, the party with morale is unstoppable, and the party without morale can do nothing.

In the fifth battle, Li Feng used radical remarks, used the game table, and mastered the general trend, and finally reversed the morale.

The goal of the next game of the Rockets is to turn the morale around, and the goal of the Pelicans is to live forever and win another game in one go.

It's a morale fight!

The next day was still in the center of New Orleans, and Game 6 between the Pelicans and Rockets finally began.

The deeper the playoffs, the hotter they are, the more attention they get, and now it's Game 6, and the eyes of the entire basketball world are here.

Because the game is very hot, the media that broadcast today's game is also in all aspects, there are several sports stations in the United States, and there are also CCAVs in China, local TV stations, and live broadcasts on the Internet.

There are many broadcasters, and TNT's commentary said at this time:

"Today's game is a game after the Pelicans exploded all over the court."

"The key to this game is to see the shape of the Pelicans, if the Pelicans can continue the form of the last game. Not only is the Rockets very dangerous today, but the next game is also very dangerous, because once a team like the Pelicans gains momentum, it can't be stopped. ”

As soon as Chris Webber finished saying this, Mark Jackson said:

"It's true that this year, it seems that teams like the Pelicans have rarely reached the finals, and the situation of reaching the finals is not good, but the Pelicans have a lot better height and defense than the fast teams in the past, so if they are given the opportunity to play with speed and morale. The Rockets are about to guard against their three-pointers. The Pelicans' three-point shot was efficient, but none of the playoffs were better than Game 1. Now that so much time has passed, the rocket needs to guard against this mine! ”

Yang Yi, the commentator on the domestic cav side, opened his throat and said:

"Today's game is a battle for the Pelicans to chase after the victory, the Pelicans gained an advantage in the last game, and if the Pelicans can play smoothly today, then the Pelicans will also have an absolute advantage in the next game. If the Pelicans stumble today, even if the Pelicans win, the morale of the next game will be gone, and of course, if they lose, then there will be nothing at all. ”

on the web. Although there are some differences in the statements of the local stations, they are generally the same, and today's game is a battle for morale.

At this time, the arrangement of the two teams also came out, and the main lineup of the rocket remained the same. Point guard John Terry, point guard Harden, small forward Ariza, power forward Asik. Center forward Morty Yunas.

The rockets are the same, but now the Pelicans have changed again, and the Pelicans are firing on fire as soon as they start today. Van Gundy used a small man lineup.

Point guard Corey, scoring guard Granger, small forward Li Feng, power forward Thornton, center Al Jefferson.

The Pelicans have changed to a more aggressive lineup, this lineup fools know what the Pelicans are going to do at a glance, the Pelicans want to play blocking and dismantling to break through the ball, and in the playoffs, the Pelicans have come up with almost the simplest tactical cooperation to deal with it.

When the Pelicans lined up this lineup, the whole world was in awe.

Yang Yi was immediately excited here, and said in a loud voice:

"Good, good, good! The Pelicans' lineup, no matter what happens in the future, will definitely take advantage of the start. ”

"Because the Rockets' lineup is very large and very heavy, so their mobility is not strong, and the Pelicans have a very mobile lineup, which must be easy to play and score at the beginning, and this is still at home, as long as the Pelicans can score smoothly, this momentum will not be weak!"

Mark Jackson also praised Van Gundy's change of formation here:

Van Gundy is far inferior to McHale in psychological adjustment, but Van Gundy's courage in tactical adjustment and the courage to use people is admirable. In a playoff game, it's very difficult to have the courage to change the lineup! ”

The refrigerator was also unhappy when he saw this lineup, and his team knew that the Pelicans were forcing themselves to give up their advantages.

At the beginning of the game, Al Jefferson was not tall enough, and the scrum was definitely not good, and the Rockets got the ball.

The Rockets now have a height advantage when they get the ball, and the Rockets still want to play their hearts when they get the ball, but at this time the Pelicans have no advantage in height, they have an advantage in mobility, and the Pelicans are all the players who are desperately going around to prevent the other party from taking the ball.

The advantage of going around the front is that the opponent can't get the ball at all, and the disadvantage is that if you let the opponent get the ball, you will die. This is also a kind of gambling defense, and now the Pelicans are playing like this, also because there is really no way out, they can only fight, they can only gamble.

The Rockets' Pelicans have been studying this for a long time, and they used the cover to get Asik out of the high post to get the ball.

Asik has a wide range of movement, and this move is very useful, and Asik runs out and really gets the basketball.

Asik, who was holding the ball, raised his hand and shook it, and it was stuck to Thornton, and he immediately showed off his cutting skills, came up and dribbled and attacked the basket in one step.

Li Feng was next to Asik, he was so tall to dribble, Li Feng made a steal and broke Asik's ball fiercely.

Li Feng made a steal all of a sudden, and the New Orleans Center immediately applauded, "Boom, boom!" The audience cheered.

Yang Yi also immediately shouted:

"That's it! Li Feng made a steal, and the Pelicans got off to a good start! As long as the Pelicans can get off to a good start, they win half of the game. ”

In the cheers of the audience, Li Feng took the ball but vigilantly found that Ariza came up to foul his own tactics.

This can be regarded as a means to interrupt the morale of the opponent, at this time Li Feng did not want to be interrupted by the opponent's morale, he saw that Ariza was coming, and turned around and passed the ball to Granger, who was usually unnoticed.

Granger, of course, knew that this was the time to advance, and he quickly dribbled two steps to near the Rockets' three-point line. When I was hesitating how to fight.

Just watch Li Feng run backwards on the sideline, and then suddenly cut to the basket, and Granger will immediately throw it in an aerial relay.

Li Feng received the ball in the air and dunked with both hands.

"Bang dang!"

The Pelicans opened the first round, stealing and then dunking in the air, and the New Orleans Center immediately came up.

Chris Webber also said:

"Li Feng's steal is crucial! Determines the direction of the opening"

The Rockets were prepared in a thousand ways today, but there was still a mistake in the first round, and they still played an aura ball for the Rockets, which was a huge failure for the Rockets.

The refrigerator was also standing on the sidelines at this time, with his hands crossed and silent.

Rockets face such pelicans. They were also very eager to bring morale back, and as soon as Harden came over, he immediately asked for the ball and prepared to play it himself.

But when Harden got the ball, the Pelicans borrowed flowers and offered Buddha, using the strategy they often use to defend Li Feng.

The two players suddenly rushed out to defend Harden, and Harden was in possession at this time and pulled to the side, and the two Pelicans players took advantage of the situation to push Harden to the sideline.

There's no room for Harden here, but Harden is Harden, and there's always something unusual about superstars.

took the ball and leaned on Li Feng, and the left and right turned around. Suddenly shot a long-range turnaround three-point jumper from beyond the three-point line.

It's hard to score this kind of ball without defense, but at this time, Harden just scored!

Harden scored with a wave of the basketball "swish", and as soon as Harden scored the ball, there was a sound of cold air in the audience.

Harden is really tough. This kind of goal can be scored, too!

The Pelicans didn't give the Rockets a chance to ferment, and in the first moment after Harden scored, Thornton on the baseline immediately made a strong pass directly to the Rockets' half.

Corey has already taken the ball in this position, and today the Pelicans have played Corey as the starter. Definitely put his speed to good use.

Terry reluctantly followed, and Corey accelerated in a straight line with the ball, and Terry gave it lightly.

Jason Terry also played two feints. But Corey didn't even get a feint, and past Terry, Corey went up to an easy layup and scored 2 points.

The Pelicans counterattacked like lightning and immediately responded to Harden's three-point shot, and the Pelicans were so fast today.

Thornton's powerful passing, coupled with Li Feng and Corey's two fast horses, the Pelicans will definitely not be less counterattacked.

The Rockets were beaten twice in a row, and the score was not too far behind by 4-3, just one point. But in terms of momentum, the difference is very far,

The refrigerator also hurriedly called a timeout at this time, the Pelicans opened sharply, he didn't want to learn too much, at this time he just wanted to turn the game back.

The refrigerator called a timeout and immediately replaced it with Josh Smith and Pliginho, which is also the Rockets' usual change of lineup.

When the Rockets came back, they thought that the situation would improve, but they didn't expect that the Pelicans Rockets had been prepared for a long time. Because that's how the Rockets have always been tuned, the Pelicans already have experience.

The Rockets just came over, and the Pelicans immediately targeted the defense and put pressure on Pliginho when they went up.

Priginho is not a good ball handler and his passing options are not as good as Terry's, definitely not as good as Terry.

Priginho passed the basketball to Josh Smith, who was the least stressed, for safety, and Josh Smith held the ball and let him attack.

In the height of the momentum, Josh Smith may have made one, but now that he is so nervous, he doesn't dare to shoot and get the ball and still wants to find Harden or Asik.

But at this time, the Pelicans were desperately chasing these two men to defend, and Josh Smith failed to attempt to pass the ball, and could only pass to Ariza's hands.

Ariza took the ball to face Granger's close defense, and he was also eager to make a contribution and forced himself up to cut to the basket.

Ariza's strong cut came in, but at this time, the Pelicans basket was in a mess, people turned on their backs, and he didn't have very good layup skills when he came up, just when he was a little sluggish, Li Feng appeared like lightning again.

made a steal and slapped Ariza's ball directly. Li Feng broke the ball again, and Ariza also wanted to foul Li Feng when he came over directly, but at this time, Li Feng took the ball and immediately passed the basketball to Corey in front. Priginho was really fast, and he quickly stuck to Corey, and Corey's speed could not be fully exerted.

At this time, Corey could only turn around and pass the ball to Li Feng, who was following him, but Li Feng's receiver did not stop, and a transfer ball went to Granger at the bottom.

Granger was too passerby to notice him at all, and now that he was in the bottom foot, the Rockets were done when they saw him.

Granger adjusted with the ball and hit a solid three-pointer. Some three-pointers shoot accurately when they dribble, and some three-pointers stand in place and catch the ball and shoot directly. Granger tweaked a little bit to be the most accurate, and now the situation is in Granger's rhythm.

Granger scored three points, and the Pelicans' morale was even stronger, and the Pelicans scored points on the outside.

The Pelicans have hit three counterattacks in a row so far, creating two mistakes for the rockets, and the refrigerator immediately came out and shouted:

"Pay attention to protect the basketball, pay attention to protect the basketball!"

In the roar of the refrigerator, the rocket hit again, and it was a little cringe. Their morale was weakened by a large layer all at once.

You must know that today's game is a morale battle, and the rocket is cowardly before the battle!

The Rockets began to pass the ball cautiously, too cautiously, and they couldn't hang the basketball behind the interior if they couldn't pass aggressively.

Neither of the Rockets' interior lines could get the ball. In this way, it can only be Harden who comes, and time is still running out when Harden gets the ball.

Faced with this situation, the pelicans still did not let go. As soon as Harden got the ball, two defenders made a save.

Harden was so hard in the face of two people that he immediately jumped up and passed. finally threw the ball dangerously into the hands of Asik in the opposite corner.

The Rockets' defense also adjusted, and Jefferson stepped forward to block Asik, who also missed a mid-range shot in a hurry.

The Rockets were really unlucky today, and the Pelicans' defense was really tough, and Asik's side missed.

Thornton grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and made another powerful pass from Josh Smith.

The basketball went directly to Granger in the midcourt, and the three Pelicans backcourt were all near the three-point line, which shows how deep the Pelicans' awareness of playing fast break is.

Granger took advantage of his unnoticed passerby to successfully push through the half court again, and then turned back and passed the ball to Li Feng steadily.

Li Feng unceremoniously got up first to break through with the ball, squeezing Harden, and at the same time, Josh Smith, who ran over the opponent, also hurriedly went to the basket to defend.

The Rockets also doubled Li Feng, who broke through a deep position but played a Parker's usual passing move.

Turning 360 degrees on the spot, turning around and throwing it out, the basketball just went to the hands of Thornton, who was following up, and Thornton took the ball and made a three-pointer.

The Pelicans hit another three-pointer, and once the three-pointer was made.

The Pelicans' advantage was all at once, and the Rockets' start collapsed.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Rockets by 10 points, 30-20, and led by 10 points in the first quarter, and the Rockets were suddenly very uncomfortable.

At this time, Yang Yi was also very happy:

"Today's Pelicans inherited the momentum of the last game and came up to the advantage. At this pace, the Pelicans have already won half of the game, and I don't just mean this one, but the next.

The momentum has also accumulated one game at a time, the Pelicans won the momentum in the last game, won another game today, and the next game is just when the morale is at its highest. That's the way it is, when the momentum comes, it's even stronger! Today the Pelicans are also completely in the driver's seat! ”

When Yang Yi was happy, the fans of Pelicans and Li Feng were happy, and the two groups on the Internet were also cheering, so that the two groups were naturally at odds with the fans of the Rockets and the fans of Harden.

The United States is also exclaiming, but it is not as lively as at home, and the Rockets and Pelicans have always been bets on each other.

If you win, you will win a qiē, and if you lose, you will lose completely, and the fans of the two teams can see it clearly.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the two teams entered the bench period, and under normal circumstances, the Rockets did not play Harden in the bench period, so that the absolute main force could take a break.

But today's game was too important, and Harden was replaced at this time.

The Rockets invested so much money that they really got a bargain in the first round of the opening game.

What a containment Harden was on the court, the Pelicans' defense shifted the focus slightly, and Harden made an easy pass.

The basketball went to Nick Johnson, who was in the open position, and Nick Johnson was no longer helpful, and he was also an NBA player, and he scored two points immediately on a mid-range jumper. (To be continued......)