Harden attacked successfully, and the Pelicans played again, but the tactics changed a little, before the Pelicans or Li Feng controlled the ball more, but this time, as soon as they came up, Al Jefferson and Gasol stood firm in the two horn positions to open the space.

At this time, Al Jefferson came over to take the ball first, and Asik stuck to it when he got the ball.

Al Jefferson hit three shots in a row, which still affected the Rockets' defense, and Asik could only stick to Al Jefferson with all his strength at this time, not daring to look at the movement of others.

At this moment, Li Feng was covered by his teammates, quickly cut to the basket, received the ball and turned to dribble to suppress Ariza, and then raised his hand and threw in a hook hand, Li Feng's physical advantage under the basket was obvious, and he scored two points.

As soon as Chris Webb saw the situation, he immediately said:

McHale's efforts in the second quarter were in vain. Al Jefferson came up and played three in a row, but he still changed the opponent's defense, and now as long as Al Jefferson pulls out, he will definitely pull away the Rockets' defense, and then Li Feng will play very well in the low post. ”

Kenny Smith was also in the mood at this time:

"Al Jefferson really changed the tempo of the game. His scoring streak was a crucial turning point. ”

The Rockets dropped points again, and they were strong defensively and looked like they weren't working well today. Cory Brewer took the ball in the backcourt and pushed it again at this time.

Cory Brewer is still an outlier in the Rockets' system, his pace is faster than the other players of the Rockets, to say that he and Ariza are in the same rhythm, Asik and Morty Yunas are in the same rhythm, and Harden is in another rhythm.

He quickly broke through and deftly passed the basketball in the air to Mortiyunas in the middle, who missed the layup, but caused Gasol's foul.

Mortiyunas is still decent today, and whenever the opportunity arises, he can generally complete the attack.

Morty Yunas caused a foul. went to the free throw line, but missed the first free throw, and the second missed the free throw.

Mortiyunas missed two free throws in a row, but the basketball was picked up by Asik, and he actually grabbed the rebound in the front court, and after grabbing the rebound, he turned around and passed the ball to Harden.

Harden took the ball on the baseline and faced Li Feng This time Harden once again showed his all-round skills, forced a step to squeeze, and then immediately took the ball and attacked with his back. The body swayed from side to side, and suddenly jumped into the middle, and then the rhythm slowed down a little to get up and jump.

In this way, Harden dodged Li Feng's block and hit the shot.

Harden scored 2 points again, and Harden did bring out his offensive ability today. The third quarter was a series of scores.

When Harden scored, the Pelicans continued to run quickly. Once he ran over, the Pelicans still passed the basketball to Al Jefferson in the high post first.

Al Jefferson took the ball with one hand and made it look like he was going to pass it. The team's tactics also seem to be Li Feng's basket offense.

But just when the Rockets' defense moved slightly, Al Jefferson suddenly broke through the frame, and Li Feng even lifted up from the low post and made a block to block Asik behind.

Don't look at Li Feng's stature. But the weight and hardness are enough to block a big man like Asik, so Al Jefferson dribbles over and faces a short man like Ariza.

Ariza saw such a big man rushing at him. He is extremely depressed, there is no way to defend it, and the only way for him to defend at this time is to foul. Just as he reached for Al Jefferson, Al Jefferson forced the basketball to the rebound.

When the referee blew the whistle, Al Jefferson's shot was also hit, Al Jefferson hit 3 in a row, and now there is another 2+1.

At this moment, Al Jefferson himself yelled excitedly, and the Pelicans players were all excited.

And at this time, McHale sighed, his own isolation tactics today were a failure.

Although Li Feng was isolated, Al Jefferson stepped up, Al Jefferson played bravely today almost against common sense, scoring 9 points in one breath, with these points, the Pelicans have a lot of room to maneuver, and their tactics completely failed.

Thinking of this, McHale waved his fist in annoyance, glanced at the court, and immediately yelled at the court:

"Team defense, change team defense."

McHale's roar means that Li Feng will face more than just one person's defense with the ball, and Al Jefferson will also be trapped.

Previously, McHale wanted to isolate Li Feng, just to let Li Feng come every round, exhaust Li Feng, drag Li Feng down, and also loosen the Pelicans' offensive rhythm. Let Li Feng fight alone until fatigue, so that others have no offensive touch.

In this way, the Pelicans may be directly dropped, and the team's offense will become a hasty individual single, and then the Pelicans' offense will be over. The confidence in defense is gone, and I will naturally win.

Originally, according to this script, a qiē was very smooth, but in the second quarter, Li Feng fell into a personal single, and none of the other players of the Pelicans could save the team.

If the Pelicans play like this for half a quarter in the third quarter, the Pelicans' rhythm will be completely messed up, and then the victory of the Rockets will be within reach. And at this critical time, Al Jefferson actually succeeded in consecutive singles and scored 9 points in a row, with these 9 points, it is useless for the Rockets to let Li Feng score.

So at this time, McHale decisively gave up the previous strategy, and the strategy could not solve the problem, so it depended on strength.

Al Jefferson hit a free throw, scored his nine points safely, and then quickly retreated.

The Rockets' isolation tactics had failed, and at this point the Rockets came up, and it was Harden who held the ball to the top of the arc first.

Harden took the ball at the top of the arc and Morty Yunas still flew over to do a pick-and-roll, Harden used this pick-and-roll, quickly hit the edge of the Pelicans' restricted area, and then passed the ball to Asik on the wing, Asik held the ball and dribbled two steps to the outside.

The Pelicans' defensive formation was suddenly pulled apart, and at that moment, Harden cut to the basket, and Asik hit the ball between the two to deliver the basketball. Harden took the ball and twisted his body twice, and made a reverse layup.

The Rockets' offense is still sharp, and they are scoring in a row. Harden is out of shape.

At this time, the Rockets' offense was good, but it still didn't open the score, because the Pelicans were also scoring. The Rockets' scoring streak is thanks to Harden, and the Pelicans are thanks to Al Jefferson.

The moment the Rocket's offense succeeded, the Pelicans' baseline ball came out, and Li Feng took the ball over and quickly broke through and hit the Rocket's basket directly.

The Rockets' defense has changed at this time, and it has become a team defense. The three of them went to wrap Li Feng, and Li Feng turned around and passed the basketball to Al Jefferson, who ran after him.

Al Jefferson took the ball half a step inside the three-point line at the top of the arc, and he was extremely confident when he got the ball, and he made a small mid-range shot quickly.

"Huh!"

Al Jefferson's shot actually hit again.

This time, the Pelicans' bench players are really crazy, the commentary quartet is also crazy, and Coach Zhang and the Yu family are also crazy.

Al Jefferson scored 11 points in a row, which is not Al Jefferson at all, but today in the playoffs, he scored 11 points in a row in the third quarter.

Al Jefferson's broadsword was already hungry and thirsty. The new "hegemon" rockets in the west were caught off guard and anxious, and now it is no longer a question of whether the rockets can succeed in tactics, but how to stop Al Jefferson's abnormal convulsions.

Kenny Smith also said helplessly over there:

"I don't know until now. Convulsions are also contagious, and Li Feng had convulsions before. Today, Al-Jefferson actually had a convulsion. ”

Al Jefferson caused trouble for the Rockets, and when the Rockets held down Li Feng, they also had to take care of suppressing Al Jefferson.

Al Jefferson scored 11 straight points. The Rockets were in big trouble, and at this time McHale was depressed and commanding the team to control the tempo.

But when the rockets hit again, the Pelicans' morale was as inextinguishable as a flame.

Once the morale of a young team like the Pelicans comes up. The offensive end is ferocious, and the defensive end is also super good.

The Rockets came over strongly, trying to stabilize their position, but the Pelicans' players desperately put pressure on the ball, so that the Rockets could not play the team offense. The Rockets actually made the Pelicans' defense extremely embarrassed, and at this time the Rockets finally handed over the basketball to Harden to deal with.

Time is running out when Harden gets the ball, which is more cheating. If Harden is given enough time, Harden has the ability to knock out Li Feng.

But when time was in a hurry, he could only shoot directly with the ball, and Li Feng came up with a block at this time, harassing Harden.

Harden's shot also missed.

"Harden misses shot."

Just when Barkley yelled, the ball under the basket came out, the Pelicans were fast again, and Li Feng took the ball in the middle and broke through quickly.

When the Rockets were defending Li Feng, Li Feng threw a horizontal pass, and Corey Granger took the ball and threw a three-pointer.

The Pelicans' overall offense is also up, and this time the Rockets are in even more trouble. It was like a hole in Al Jefferson, breaking down the good position of the Rockets' previous defense. The pelicans followed the hole and beat their own attack.

The Rockets' troubles were getting bigger and bigger, and then although McHale wanted to turn the tempo, Al Jefferson simply went crazy, and then actually scored four points in a row.

Li Feng's side also added fuel to the fire, so that the Rockets couldn't defend it completely, although their own offense was not bad, with Harden's continuous offense, but Harden alone couldn't beat a group of crazy Pelican players.

As a result, the Rockets finally recovered the score, which was thrown out in the third quarter, and at the end of the third quarter, the Pelicans led the Rockets by 5 points at 85-80.

McHale's side was also depressed, and he used a clever plan, but he lost his own life.

Al Jefferson's miraculous rise disrupted the rhythm of the Rockets and the rhythm of the entire game, making the shape of the game beneficial to the Pelicans.

The Rockets originally had a very strong strength, but from the beginning they encountered the problems of underestimating the enemy, fatigue, and mismatches, and then finally had a way to deal with it, but Al Jefferson came out again, and the Rockets have not been playing at their own pace, so the Rockets have played piecemeal today.

The Rockets are a team that needs a holistic approach, and they play piecemeal games that naturally don't have a proportional advantage.

However, the Pelicans are a relatively free team, and in a scattered state, the Pelicans are playing quite well. With this contrast between the two teams, it's not hard to understand why the Pelicans can still lead the Rockets after three quarters.

The rhythm of this game. It's completely different from what people imagined, and the foursome was also disappointed at this time and said:

"Today's playoff opener was not full of intensity and excitement, the Pelicans are a young team, the Rockets are not ready, and neither team is putting their best foot forward."

"Well, especially the Rockets, the Rockets played too piecemeal today."

Webb doesn't miss any opportunity to bash the Rockets.

Kenny Smith, despite leaning towards the Rockets, also said at this point:

"The Rockets really didn't play like a strong team in the West today. On the whole, the rhythm is not good, and the defense is too contemptuous of the opponent. ”

The game was played like this, and McHale was sitting on the bench at this time. Harden, and Asik, all the Rockets players, felt a fever on their faces.

Rockets fans have more requirements for the Rockets than other teams, and other teams only need to win, but the Rockets not only want to win, but also win beautifully, which is caused by the history of the Rockets.

Today, the Rockets not only didn't win, but they also played ugly. At this time, McHale also said:

"This was our first game and we had a bad game in the first three quarters. I don't mind if we play ugly now. But we have to win. I only have one request in the fourth quarter, defend desperately, treat the Pelicans as Spurs, and treat the Pelicans as the Spurs that have humiliated you. ”

During the regular season this year. The Spurs once let the Rockets be overturned with a 29-point lead, and once the Rockets only scored 7 points in the final first quarter, and finally Olajuwon came out and went crazy, saying that his grandmother and the Spurs could win the Rockets.

Now McHale is using this to stimulate them. Suddenly, the eyes of these people came out of the red light.

On the Pelicans' side in the final quarter, Van Gundy also encouraged his players:

"Today the Rockets looked down on us, they didn't play from the start. Now I reckon they're going crazy. ”

"But we should let them know that we're not the kind of team they had in the regular season, where they can play in the first three quarters and win in the last quarter. We have to prove with our actual actions that as long as they despise us, even for a second, they will lose. ”

Van Gundy is also a player who motivates himself, and the Rockets are also a player who motivates himself, so the fourth quarter has become a battlefield of life and death.

When I came back in the fourth quarter, the opening game was the Pelicans' ball, and now it's the last quarter, and the intensity on the Pelicans' side has also increased.

Knight took the ball over, and the Pelicans immediately hit Li Feng's catch, and Li Feng used the cover from the bottom corner to run out quickly to catch the ball.

Li Feng, who received the ball, sprinted a step in the middle, attracted the opponent's defense, and immediately hit the ground and passed the ball to Gasol under the basket, who raised his hand under the basket to make a feint.

On the Rockets' side, Morty Yunas still ate this feint, jumped up and crashed into Gasol's body and was fouled.

Morty Yunas was fouled when he came up, which shows that the Pelicans' offensive focus has also shifted to the interior.

On the free throw line, Gasol made two free throws steadily, and the Pelicans came up to score.

Just when the Pelicans scored, the Rockets quickly chased back, and the Rockets also played a simple offense at this time.

Terry came up and passed the basketball to Morty Yunas, who was playing at the top of the arc, and Harden ran over to him and handed him the ball as Morty Yunas got the ball.

Harden, who received the pass, took the ball and directly made a three-pointer, and when Harden shot a three-point shot, Li Feng was stuck in the back and did not chase it out.

And at this moment, Harden shot a three-pointer and hit the "Whew! "Harden came up and threw a three-pointer.

This shows that Harden's killing intent is stronger, and Harden wants to kill the opponent to win the game.

At this time, Director Zhang also said:

"Harden was very active in the third quarter, and now in the fourth quarter, he will take the ball, which shows that Harden has decided to kill now."

The Yu family also said at this time:

"It's true that the Rockets should play at full strength now, otherwise they're a little sorry for the audience."

At the end of the game and the beginning of the game, there was a reverse development, with the Pelicans playing outside shooting and the Rockets playing inside. Now in the fourth quarter, the Pelicans are starting to play inside, and the Rockets are about to shoot from the outside. This change is a bit incomprehensible.

The pelicans were still pushing forward very quickly at this point, and once they pushed up. Or the two big men went to the high position together to respond.

Under the instigation of another big man, Li Feng easily broke through to the wing, and then moved the basketball to the other side.

When the basketball reached this side, Gasol and Roten immediately crossed screens, Roten passed the ball to Gasol, Gasol took the ball and dribbled in front of Mortiyunas, and then performed his trick again, throwing a small throw in the middle of the road.

Gasol is a big man with a small man technique, which is indeed different from the average big man. Mortiyunas was also unhappy with this, and Gasol's throw hit when he was still reacting on his side.

In the fourth quarter, Gasol actually scored 4 points in a row. At this time, the rocket was depressed up and down. Everyone in the world knows that the inner line of the rocket is the first in the world, with two towers and two unique towers, and the advantage is exhausted, but now when I look at the rocket, the first thing to collapse is the twin towers.

Al Jefferson blew Asik out in the third quarter, and Gasol looked like he was going to blow up Mortiyunas in the fourth quarter. It felt as if the Pelicans were stronger on the inside than the Rockets, and Barkley shook his head on the side.

"The Pelicans are characteristic enough inside, Al Jefferson will play low singles, Kelly will play three-point strategies, and Gasol will have a delicate touch to the outside basket. Henson can relay in the air, and in terms of talent, the Pelicans' several interior lines are not as bad as the Rockets, they are still poor in experience and experience, but today from the table Xiàn. They seem to have trained directly with rockets. ”

The Pelicans' interior lines are indeed distinctive, and at this time Webb also said:

"These four inside lines are indeed good big men, and the one with the highest ceiling in terms of physical quality is Henson. In terms of personality, the highest ceiling is Gasol. Kelly is a surprise player, his technical style dictates that he can only play like this, and as for Al Jefferson, he is now finalized. It's just a low-post singles player. ”

The strongest part of the Rockets was challenged, and they naturally had to bounce back. Mortiyunas was beaten twice by Gasol in succession, and he was a little anxious to come up.

was beaten by Gasol like this today, and he was also eager to save face, and when he came up to the card position, he brutally "clanged" and hit Gasol for a while.

This time Mortiyunas hit obviously, Mortiyunas is a very emotional player, at this time the referee had the intention not to blow, but Gasol was hit by him, and immediately sat on the ground, covering his face and looking very painful.

In this way, the referee could only give Mortiyunas an offensive foul, who made his action bigger, Mortiyunas was eaten continuously, and was blown an offensive foul, and he was even more babbling with the referee to theorize, the referee ignored him, and Mortiyunas still walked back very unhappy.

As soon as McHale saw Mortiyunas, he hurriedly asked Asik to stand up and warm up, ready to replace him, McHale knows Mortiyunas very well, and Mortiyunas is a very emotional player.

Once he plays well, he will attack very well and defend very actively, but once he plays badly, he will attack very poorly and defend very invisibly.

The Pelicans came over here, Knight gave the basketball to Li Feng, Li Feng took the ball here to see where Mortiyunas had a stinky face, and then looked at Gasol's cunning gaze, he immediately saw the opportunity and immediately passed the basketball to Gasol.

Gasol is good at cutting, and the success rate of low-post singles is not high, but at this time, Morty Yunas has a little problem, and his defense is not very good, in this case, Gasol is taking the ball and turning a hook hand, and comfortably scored 2 points.

Al Jefferson scored 11 consecutive points in the third quarter, and now Gasol scored six points in a row at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The Rockets could no longer let the previous tragedy play out, so when the Rockets saw Gasol scoring consecutive points, McHale immediately called a timeout.

McHale still underestimated Van Gundy, although the Pelicans are based on Li Feng as the core, it usually seems that other players don't need to play, but it doesn't mean that others can't play, when they need to stand up, they can come out, today Al Jefferson and Gasol stood up at the same time, the Rockets can't bear it, not to mention that Stephen Corey Granger and others are still eyeing each other, and this pause must be adjusted well. (To be continued......)