The first game ended, and after two days of rest, amid the cheers of the fans, the second game between the two teams began, Mortiyunas still ordered the basketball first, and the Rockets attacked first.

The current lineup of the Rockets mainly relies on Asik, so Terry took the ball and first passed the basketball to Asik, who pulled it out.

Asik gets the ball, and the Rockets' off-ball runs can begin, and the Rockets are still playing tactics based on offense.

The core of the attack lies in the transfer of the strong and weak sides, attracting attention on one side and sneaking on the other.

Asik took the ball and took a step forward Al Jefferson, Asik pressed in here, Harden had run to the other side to the wing and all three players moved to Asik's side.

The Rockets opened the game with a perfect shift on the strong and weak side, and Asik turned around and hoisted the basketball into Harden's hands.

Today's Pelicans are on Granger, not Rowten, and Harden is indeed more than enough to play the old Granger, receiving the ball and taking advantage of the situation to turn around and shoot to easily score two points.

The Rockets scored two points at the beginning, and many Rockets fans have already begun to cheer.

Compared with the previous game, the Rockets opened with the flavor of a traditional strong team, with strong and weak side shifts in the half, accurate passing, and flexible running.

If the Rockets show the traditional team's style of play, then the first moment the Pelicans get the ball, the feeling of giving the fans 10♂ is a completely different rhythm.

The Pelicans took the ball at a much faster pace than the Rockets, and the whole team ran extremely fast to the Rockets' half.

In the Rockets' half, Corey passed the ball to Li Feng, and Li Feng immediately went up to make a block for Corey.

Li Feng and Corey staggered, hand-to-hand passes, Li Feng blocked Terry, Corey took the ball and pulled it horizontally in front of Ariza and looked up.

Corey is a player known for his projection and immediately leans forward. Much slower than Cory Ariza's footsteps, he took a step forward and Cory gave him over, past Ariza Cory and up a high toss.

"Huh!"

Corey opened with two points and didn't have any stage fright because it was a playoff game.

Corey now has scored points at the beginning, and the reasonable teacher is also very excited to say:

"Corey is really good! The injury is just right, and he comes up with confidence to fight hard for the Rockets, this player has a future. ”

Corey not only succeeded in this attack, but also gave an important message that Li Feng and Corey were going to block and dismantle.

The pick-and-roll combination is quite lethal and is aimed squarely at Terry and Ariza.

Because of age. Ariza and Terry are both slower-footed types, while Li Feng and Corey can both play very flexibly, which makes it difficult to catch a hole in the Rockets' perfect lineup.

Barkley also praised the Pelicans' tactics at this time:

"The Pelicans are relatively simple against the Rockets at the moment, but they are more effective. Personally, I like this kind of tactic, simple and effective, which is much more important than complex. The most important thing is that the Pelicans played the most important matchup strategy in the playoffs. ”

The Rockets are aware of this at this time, but the Rockets are not sure if Corey's lethality is sustainable, and they still need to observe.

As soon as the game opened. Both teams played relatively smoothly, at least the wrestling scene did not appear.

The Rockets came in again, and the focus of the offense immediately shifted to the low post, with Asik and Morty Yunas passing the ball high. The basketball was in the low post, and Morty Yunas immediately took the ball and played it to Kovic.

At this time, the Pelicans also rarely did not use the bag clip, but let Kovic alone Morty Yunas resist.

In terms of weight, the two men are about the same, but Morty Yunas wins in longer arms. Raising his elbow, Morty Yunas shoots across Gasol's head.

This is already a game, and Gasol is also desperate at this time, coming up and desperately resisting Mortiyunas below. Motiyunas was originally a player with a strange personality, and when he encountered strong resistance, his hands were softer, and Motiyunas's attack missed.

Mortiyunas is usually very tough when playing soft persimmons, but if he really encounters someone who wants to fight him, Mortiyunas is relatively soft.

Gasol single-handedly blocked Mortiyunas, which did make the Rockets suddenly lose a point that they thought they had an advantage.

Kenny Smith also said at this time:

"Gasol blocked Mortiyunas, and if Gasol continues to have this kind of expression today, then Gasol is about to be hot."

Gasol's appearance on the table was eye-catching, blocking a Morty Yunas on the defensive end, and then the Rockets were more difficult.

grabbed the rebound, the Pelicans immediately passed the ball to Corey who was moving forward, and Corey was really under pressure to get the ball, and he mainly couldn't keep up with Corey's pace.

And at this time, Corey arrived at the Rockets' half and immediately asked for a high post double screen, and Gasol and Jefferson came out together to cover Corey.

Corey seized the opportunity to break through to the basket immediately, and Corey broke through this step, although it was blocked by the Rockets.

But they immediately missed Jefferson, Corey at this time a very back-handed pass to Jefferson, Al Jefferson took the ball and dribbled step by step, throwing his hand high, and scored 2 points in the air.

At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans not only led by 2 points in the score, but also showed a very restrained side of the Rockets in terms of play.

As soon as the Pelicans opened today, they used Corey to use this point to shoot and pass to organize the whole team, and make a hole in the Rockets' solid defense.

McHale confirmed at this time that Corey was definitely a point that could not be let go.

An All-Star guard took the lead and used Terry Sr. to deal with it too disrespectfully.

McHale quickly pulled Pliginho up and told him to go to the sidelines to warm up and be ready to play.

Corey has speed, breakthroughs, and shooting, and although Priginho's offensive skills are not as good as Corey's, his speed can keep up with the defense, which is barely enough. That's what McHale did, letting Prigiño stick to Corey first, so that Corey wouldn't score so much.

The Rockets made adjustments in advance, and Asik saw that Morty Yunas was a little unable to play, he understood Morty Yunas's habits, and once this big man was in trouble, it was best not to let him play, just let him be an inside filler. When the team is smooth, he also plays smoothly and then let Mortiyunas come back. Morty Yunas is also a guy who can only play downwind.

With such preparation, Asik immediately hit Jefferson with the ball this time, and Jefferson really couldn't prevent Asik.

Asik broke through and took a step, then turned around and made a hook from a distance, Jefferson's side moved a little bigger, Jefferson paid a foul first, Asik walked to the free throw line, and the Rockets immediately took the opportunity to make a substitution.

The Pelicans opened with a move from Corey to start, and the Rockets immediately responded to Priginho.

Asik hit both free throws from the free-throw line to add two points to the Rockets.

4――4。 The two teams were temporarily tied, and after the timeout, Priginho came to defend Corey, and Priginho was indeed enough, and ran over to follow Corey step by step.

But Corey doesn't have to be a player with the ball alone, Corey came up and immediately called Li Feng's cover, and Li Feng quickly ran over to block in front of Pliginho.

Then Corey broke through, and the Rocket's defense was indeed completed relatively well at this time, and the moment Corey blocked the dismantling, the Rockets switched defenses and blocked the path. At the same time, the Rockets' inner twin towers, one ready to pounce, and the other blocked in the penalty area.

Corey had no way to go at all, and he immediately dismantled the basketball back to Li Feng, who took the ball to face the Rockets' tall inside, but instead dribbled the ball with both hands and jumped forward.

Two players on the inside of the Rockets came out to pounce. The outside line also came back to wrap Li Feng, but at this time Li Feng did not attack directly, but immediately turned around and scored the basketball outward, and the basketball went directly to Granger's hands.

Granger took the ball and shot decisively and quickly, "Huh! ”

The Pelicans have a great opportunity. Gran scored three points, 7-4, and the Pelicans continued to lead.

The Pelicans used to be the main force of Corey's performances. Or Li Feng and Corey play a double cooperation, and now Corey Li Feng has finally made a connection with the whole team.

played this connection, McHale's substitution strategy basically failed, because he replaced Pliginho only for Corey alone, but once Corey passes, the connection will be a large piece, and at this time, the Rockets want to stop Corey's way to not just change, but need to come up with a set of solutions.

Corey led the rhythm today, and suddenly gave the Rockets a problem. And when the Rockets came over again, the Pelicans' defense suddenly changed.

The Pelicans had already figured out where their weaknesses were, so when they came over again, the Pelicans immediately used a key defense against Harden and Asik, and the Pelicans' key defense against Asik had to cut off the passing route, using a half-winding front defense, and someone was always watching behind him. For Harden's defense, it is close to the ball, once he receives the ball, he immediately cuts off the passing route in front of him, and the back is ready to wrap up at any time.

In the opening 2 minutes, the Pelicans completed the trial, which allowed the Pelicans to take the lead in the gradual phase.

The first time the Rockets came up, Asik was unable to receive the ball by Jefferson, and Harden was immediately besieged by three people when he took the ball and attacked it.

As soon as the game began, the Pelicans' defensive strategy was very well prepared, and every defensive detail was done very well.

In this situation, Harden suddenly faced increased defensive pressure and missed a step-back jumper.

Compared to the Pelicans, the Rockets are more head-scratching because they were disrupted by Corey's start. The Pelicans have entered war mode, but the Rockets haven't figured out Corey's details yet.

Corey came up with the ball at this time, and the starting hand was still a high block, but this time Corey changed to Gasol's high single block.

The Pelicans continue to use different people and Corey to block and pick, and the Rockets are also very helpless, because each block and pick and roll will definitely require a different defensive style.

This time, Corey and Gasol blocked and dismantled, Mortiyunas didn't keep up because of his slow pace, and Priginho was also blocked by Gasol's huge weight.

Corey suddenly got a very good outside opportunity at this time, Corey pulled to the side, and quickly got up and threw a three-pointer.

"Huh!"

Corey hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans immediately led the Rockets 10-4 by two three-pointers.

The Rockets trailed by six points in the opening game, and Corey's lethality once he started was simply unimaginable.

With a defense of the Rockets' level, it was actually Corey's consecutive scores, or finding opportunities to pass. At this point, Corey's individual ability finally amazed the audience, and Barkley was exclaiming again and again.

"My God! Accurate outside strikes, deft breaks, sharp passes. As a point guard, Corey really doesn't have any flaws in his skills. If it weren't for the fact that he was too thin, I think he could be called the strongest in the league. ”

"Corey is really strong, and he completely surpassed all the point guards of the Rockets today. And the Pelicans dare to use Corey to bring rhythm, and they really have ideas! ”

Kenny Smith can only praise Corey at this time, and Corey's opening performance today is indeed amazing.

The Rockets opened into a dilemma, in which the Rockets were targeted first on offense, and there was nothing they could do with Corey defensively.

The Rockets hit again, and Asik was the first to get to the basket to get stuck in the position, but Li Feng deliberately delayed Asik when he was chasing Ariza. Hit the opponent hard with his body and didn't let Asikka take the main position.

Outside Corey also put pressure on Terry who holds the ball, so it is very difficult for the Rockets to play Asik.

Asik was smarter and immediately got into the box when he was sniped and let Mortiyunas come out to get the ball.

Although Mortiyunas got the ball, it was too far away from the basket, and the Pelicans came up to harass him, and Mortiyunas dribbled and threw it in one step, but he also missed.

The Pelicans came up and defended it again. Mainly against Asik's defense, it was very successful.

The Rockets missed again, and at this time the Rockets were about to call a timeout, because they not only fell behind in the opening game, but more importantly, they failed on the offensive end. In a big game like the game. If something goes wrong in one or two rounds, you can lose the entire match.

The Pelicans grabbed the rebound and immediately turned back, and Corey took the ball to the Rockets halfcourt at this time, and Priginho was like a mad dog. In this case. Corey was also more troublesome, at this time Corey did not fight with Pliginho, but immediately turned and leaned against the opponent. Then he passed the basketball to Gasol, who received in the middle, and Gasol took the ball and turned around and passed it to Li Feng on the weak side.

Li Feng took the ball but didn't move, and waited for Corey to suddenly use Gasol's cover to run out after passing the ball, and then he passed the basketball to Corey.

The Pelicans didn't play hard, but tried to use as much cover and coordination as possible to play, and this time Priginho was blocked. Corey took the ball and broke through to the Rockets' restricted area, the Rockets shrank slightly, Corey passed to Granger at the bottom of the foot, and Granger raised his hand for a three-pointer without mercy.

"Huh!"

The 13-4 Rockets trailed by nine points, and the Pelicans hit a small high. The tide is coming! The rocket had to call a timeout.

As soon as the Rockets called a timeout, the New Orleans Center was suddenly cheered, and today the Pelicans used Corey as the starter, and sure enough, it gave the Rockets a heavy blow.

Kenny Smith also said at this time:

"Corey's opening minutes were a master, with no turnovers, 100 per cent hits, not a single pass on point, something any team could dream of."

Barkley also began to reverse his statements at this time:

"If Corey had this kind of table in this series, even if half of the games had this kind of table, the Rockets and Pelicans would have won and lost half and half, and he was about to shoot the rockets into a sieve."

The rocket called a timeout at this time, and the goal is known to everyone, that is, to find a way to stop Corey, and the trouble that Corey has caused to the rocket now has been upgraded to a dead end, and if this problem cannot be solved, the rocket may die, so at this time, the rocket made up his mind, trapped, delayed, and forcibly fought against all the cruel tricks, and the goal was to strangle Corey as much as possible.

After the timeout, Pulginho came over on the Rockets' side and wanted to play a high post block first, but just when Priginho was ready to attack. His instability comes out, Priginho is a player with a strong impact, but the stability is not high, easy to make mistakes, at this time once he exposed the ball, Corey suddenly pounced and stealed the basketball.

The Rockets have not put pressure on Corey yet, Corey put pressure on the Rockets first, Corey who stole the basketball and quickly ran towards the Rockets halfcourt, Pliginho and Harden saw that they were about to catch up with Corey, but they saw that Corey took the ball at this time and casually went behind him, and Li Feng then followed and took the ball for an aerial relay.

"Bang dang!"

After the Rockets paused, instead of scoring, they were dunked by the Pelicans, and the Rockets really couldn't hold it here.

Asik passed the basketball to Harden in the backcourt, and Harden was about to jump out to play as soon as the Rockets started.

Harden also saw the team's great danger at this time. At 15-4, the team was already trailing by 11 points, which was less than half of the first quarter.

When it came to the Pelicans' half, Harden took the ball very resolutely, no one passed, and continuously called the high block, Harden fought hand-to-hand with the outside in the Pelicans' half, and compared the speed with the inside, it took two blocks in a row to finally find a vacancy, and raised his hand above the free throw line for a mid-range.

"Huh!"

Harden's mid-range shot hit. It's an unbreakable truth that Harden still works at critical moments.

Harden fought for the Rockets a respite, but now everyone can see that the Rockets are still playing very hard, the momentum is still on the Pelicans' side, and the Rockets are still down.

At this time, the Pelicans were chasing and beating fiercely, not giving the Rockets the slightest chance, Corey dribbled over quickly and wanted to play, and the Rockets immediately chased and intercepted Corey like crazy. Corey passed the ball to Li Feng on the wing in the crowd, and Li Feng immediately transferred to Granger, who continued to shoot three-pointers with his feet.

"Bang!"

Granger hit two in a row and finally one missed, and the Rockets were a little relieved. But unexpectedly, Gasol under the basket was lucky to pick up the rebound.

Gasol, who got the ball and rebounded, immediately got into the focus of the Rockets, and at this moment, Li Feng suddenly took a step on the side and took advantage of the Rocket's confusion to get to the basket in one step. Gasol understood the pass behind his head, and Li Feng received the ball with another violent dunk.

"Bang dang!"

The Pelicans grabbed the rebound and then scored a dunk. The Rockets started today and have been beaten a little silly so far, and they don't know what to do. The Rockets' own rhythm is completely absent, and the defensive end is helpless by the sudden Corey.

The Rockets' morale is now at its lowest point, and at this time, McHale is also in a hurry, jumping up and whistling towards the court, so that the team can stabilize and play their own rhythm.

The Rockets were pushed up by Harden with the ball, and Harden advanced over, and the Pelicans suddenly pounced on Harden with two people.

Harden immediately passed the ball to Ariza, who was exposed on the wing, and Ariza wanted to shoot three points, but as soon as he raised his hand, the opponent's rotation arrived, and Ariza is also a player who likes to compete Seeing that the opponent is very tough, he took the ball and went straight to the basket towards the Pelicans.

Ariza thought well, but when he broke forward, Gasol immediately came out to help defend, Li Feng also pounced back from the high position, and Ariza wanted to pass the ball through people but was cut off by Granger.

Granger took the ball and turned around and ran towards the Rockets halfcourt, but Granger was not a very good offensive player with the ball, and he immediately passed the ball to Corey, who was in super form today.

Corey made a very clever deal of receiving the ball, raising his hand to trick Priginho and then slamming a foul towards Priginho.

The Rockets failed again on the offensive end and were tricked into a foul, and this time the Rockets were hit into a low ebb at the beginning.

At this time, Corey hit both free throws, the Pelicans scored two more points, and the entire New Orleans center was in full swing.

19-6 Rockets trailed by 13 points, and the opening game was played like this, and the Pelicans completely disrupted the Rockets' formation by a Corey starter, and now seeing that the Rockets are going to fail, McHale can only call a timeout again, and if he doesn't pause, Corey is about to shoot the sky out of the hole, in the words of elementary school students, it is to shoot through the sky.

This timeout, McHale called a timeout, in order to increase the team's ability to defend the perimeter, as well as the team's flexibility, he immediately replaced Josh Smith, allowing Josh Smith and Asik to withstand the inside.

Josh Smith, who was previously Harden's only assistant, has now been reduced to the sixth man, in fact, Josh Smith has found himself.

Josh Smith, as a player who comes and goes on offense, is certainly unstable as a starter. But as a substitute, or as a mix of the main lineup, Josh Smith is really practical.

Josh Smith's disadvantage is that he is unstable on the offensive end, and his advantage is that he can defend well, can help defend, can grab rebounds, can advance quickly, and can also respond, and occasionally the team earns it with an occasional flexible offensive flash.

Now that the Rockets are on Josh Smith's thinking, it's better to adapt to the fast pace of the Rockets, or start on the defensive end and do better. (To be continued......)