The Rockets had just scored two points, and the Pelicans immediately called a timeout, and Van Gundy was also decisive on the sofa and came up to replace Li Feng.

Both teams came up with a mixed lineup with a very strong offense, and Li Feng returned to the court and immediately took over the offensive banner.

Li Feng and Harden's individual abilities can't be said, but Li Feng is definitely more dominant today, this is on the Pelicans' home court, and today's Pelicans teammates played well, and it is easier for Li Feng to show his strength.

Li Feng got the basketball to face Harden who came up on defense, and did not rush to attack, but first passed the ball to Gasol, who pulled out the strategy.

Gasol took a step up from the dribble and made a little blocking, and Li Feng was much more comfortable when he received the ball again, and there were many choices. Li Feng raised his hand slightly to make a feint, and then hit the ground and passed to Gasol, who cut inside.

The rocket didn't want to see this kind of scene, this kind of natural flow made the rocket uncomfortable, and he couldn't be quiet at all.

Refrigerator jumped up from the bench almost in a rage and roared towards the court:

"It's the playoffs, it's the finals, don't let them move lightly! It's the playoffs. ”

The refrigerator was angry, like a roaring lion, he rarely got angry, and once he got angry today, he was shocked that all the players of the rocket were cold.

This is indeed a playoff game, and a small move in such a game will affect the overall situation, and after the refrigerator roars, the Rockets seem to be in a state of battle.

The rocket entered the offensive end again, and the intensity suddenly increased, and every movement and every movement of the rocket began to contain those full powers.

The Rockets suddenly raised the intensity of the game, and the Pelicans must have been overwhelmed in the first round, leaving Morty Yunas in the position of the light card master.

Mortiyunas who took the position. Take the ball and turn around and shoot for the Rockets to score two points.

Since the rocket has increased its intensity, Li Feng hurriedly went to the backcourt to catch the ball at this time, and after receiving the ball, Li Feng controlled the ball to the half of the rocket by himself, and then yelled in a loud voice:

"Give them physical contact, use our body to put physical pressure on them, and play with strength!"

Li Feng encouraged his teammates, and at the same time also called Gasol's pawn, Gasol's blocking and dismantling quality is not high, the blocking is not real, if you wait for him to block the real then it is difficult to break through.

So Li Feng ran up at Gasol. The first moment he attracted the attention of the defense, Li Feng broke through, and Li Feng broke through and rushed towards the junction between Gasol and Harden.

Harden didn't dare to squeeze over, he used a little too much force to foul, and Gasol deliberately conceded and blocked Morty Yunas behind him with a small move.

Li Feng passed both Mortiyunas and Harden in one fell swoop, and after passing these two, Li Feng went straight to the basket.

Josh Smith still wanted to go over to defend for a while, but was ridden by Li Feng and smashed into the Rockets' basket with a violent dunk.

"Bang dang!"

The Rockets have only increased their defensive intensity. Li Feng came up and gave the rocket a violent dunk first.

The Rocket's side of the refrigerator was still not strong enough, and immediately pulled Ariza up on the sidelines, and he was ready to go to Ariza.

The Rockets increased their intensity, the Pelicans also increased their intensity, and both teams increased their strength together. The Pelicans have a score advantage, a home-court advantage, and a morale advantage. This time, the time and place are on the Pelicans' side, and the Rockets can't play an advantage under the same circumstances.

A few minutes passed. The Rockets still couldn't pull the score, and at this time the refrigerator had gradually changed its main lineup to the court.

The Pelicans are still playing a mixed lineup at this time, and the Pelicans are in good shape at the moment. You don't have to make any changes.

On the court, the competition became more and more intense, the intensity increased, and every round was very difficult.

In this case, once the stalemate lasts for a long time, the Rockets become less and less confident, and the Pelicans are more and more confident.

The rocket is becoming less and less confident, the more it hits, the more frizzy it becomes, and there are more and more small moves when the intensity is high.

Half of the second quarter was played, and the Rockets still couldn't catch up, and Li Feng broke through again when he was about to succeed. Ariza on the rocket's side couldn't help it, seeing that Li Feng was about to pass himself.

He was annoyed and angry, and turned his head towards Li Feng is elbow, Li Feng didn't see it, but Thornton on the side saw it, and he didn't have time to remind Li Feng that he could only exclaim loudly.

"Ahh

Li Feng heard Thornton's voice, instinctively looked back and saw Ariza's elbow coming up, and he subconsciously raised his elbow to hit Ariza's elbow.

The two power giants suddenly began to compete in strength, and Li Feng's elbow came out later, but suddenly Li Feng's potential was fully opened, and his strength and speed burst out at once.

"Bang!" The thud hit Ariza's elbow, and Ariza suddenly folded his arm and cornered, crouching down in pain.

Ariza couldn't hurt others by himself, but was directly killed by Li Feng as if he was injured.

Just as there was an exclamation on the court, the referee came straight over and gave Ariza a second-degree malicious foul.

Just now, Ariza's deliberate hurtful action was very clear and clear, and it was not much to give him a second-degree malicious foul. Li Feng's self-defense was purely an act of self-defense, and there was no foul at all.

Ariza failed to vent his anger, but he was injured and walked out with the help of the team doctor.

Before walking out, Ariza was still unconvinced, and looked at Li Feng with indignant eyes.

The rocket broke Ariza's fierce general at once, although Ariza is definitely not as good as Ariza for the rocket.

But the Rockets have no one available except Ariza in the No. 3 position, Nick Johnson's offensive ability is too weak, Josh Smith is not three-and-four, he still struggles to move in the pure No. 3 position, Cory Brewer is the height of a guard, anyway, Li Feng beat the Rocket's Ariza down all of a sudden, and the Rockets still lost the best No. 3 player.

And Ariza didn't hurt others, but hurt himself, and became a joke on the court, which is a big loss of morale for the Rockets, this kind of situation where he hasn't even beaten anyone. Let the rocket muster up the courage to fight hard with the other party, you haven't even fought anyone!

Ariza went down, the Rockets suffered a big loss in terms of personnel, and it was also a big loss in morale, and the first half completely entered the rhythm of the Pelicans.

Now what kind of game is this, it's Game 5 of the playoffs, it's time for the Rockets and Pelicans to take a breath.

Once the Pelicans won this game, they played the seventh game, and the Pelicans were chased from 2:0 to 2:2. and then overtake to 3-2 to get the match point, it will definitely be a morale blast. And the rocket went from 2:2 to be terminated by others, and the psychology must be weak. It's a back-and-forth relationship, and this game is directly related to the Western Conference semifinals and even the championship. The Pelicans' morale increases and decreases, and the Rockets' morale is high or low, all on the court.

Once the Pelicans grasp the advantage and open a hole in the Rockets' No. 3 position, Van Gundy will certainly not let go of such an opportunity. Immediately replaced Granger, used Corey to top the opening of the scoring guard, and Li Feng went to play small forward.

In this way, the Rockets' backcourt defense will definitely not be able to defend it. Nick Johnson has no speed in defending Corey and no strength in defending Li Feng.

And the Pelicans can use Corey to defend Nick Johnson, because Nick Johnson doesn't have much offensive power, in this kind of top-notch game. When a position is opened, the consequences are fatal.

The Pelicans dominated the second quarter, and Harden alone couldn't stop a team's overall weakness.

The first half ended. The Pelicans' advantage has expanded! At 64:47, the Pelicans led by 17 points.

The Pelicans played another perfect half, the morale of the whole team was like a rainbow, coupled with the victory in the first game, the Pelicans at this time were really a pack of wolves, not to mention the rockets in front of them, even the big monsters of the universe they could eat.

The Rockets mustered up the courage to play a wave of counterattacks in the third quarter, but today's Pelicans were all dominant.

The Rocket's counterattack kicked to the iron plate, the Rocket's counterattack failed, and the Pelicans took advantage of the situation to close the game.

And the Pelicans regained the match point, and the morale of the whole army came to play this game at the highest time, which occupied a big psychological advantage.

The Pelicans suddenly took back the initiative, which was a big event that shocked the entire league.

The media of the entire league frantically reported on the Pelicans, which also contributed to the crazy rise in the Pelicans' morale from the side.

The Pelicans are a group of young people, and the more they listen to praise, the more they can play.

Now that they have defeated the Rockets and reached the current realm, they have tied the Rockets' big score, and the Pelicans' qiē are all vigorous and positive.

The rocket side is very silent, full of frustration, the rocket originally had an advantage, and now he has lost the advantage, and he is very regretful in his heart.

If the average team encounters this kind of setback, it will basically collapse, but the head coach of the Rockets is a refrigerator, and the psychological adjustment of the refrigerator is still okay.

The Rockets' sixth game is still to be expected, and the playoffs have reached Game 6, which is already an infinite number of possibilities.

Before the playoffs, there are many opinions, and all the factors can be put into the game, and this battle must be very, very important for both Harden and Li Feng.

No basketball player can resist the thrill of winning a championship.

The two main cores in the final battle are bound to fire with all their might, which is a feast.

Before the game, Li Feng and Harden also made sabre-rattling declarations. Li Feng said:

"I've tasted the championship before, but it's so good that I want to keep it, and if I don't succeed this time, I'm afraid that's the culmination of me. I won't be reconciled to this! I'm going to give it my all, even beyond my power, to dominate the game. ”

Harden also said:

"I will not give up this opportunity to win the championship this year, now that I have come here, I will continue to walk, only by creating more glory in Zào, my career will be more meaningful."

Both men vowed to go all out, and the fans and media were looking forward to the game even more.

The next day, the Rockets returned to Houston, the City of Angels, with the Pelicans trailing behind, and the two teams were to decide who won this year's Western Conference at the Toyota Center.

Such a hot battle naturally concentrates all the media, all the enthusiasm, and all the will to fight.

Toyota Center Center, crowded with people. This is Game 6 of the playoffs, the absolute focus of the battle.

The entire arena was filled with spectators, the media also flocked to it, and the TNT group in the commentary seat was also talking eloquently.

Barkley said:

"Today's game between the Rockets and Pelicans will determine a spot in the Western Conference semifinals, and it's going to be a big battle for sure. It could also be a crashing game, today is when the Pelicans' morale is high, and if the Rockets can give them an unexpected blow in this game, the Pelicans' high morale may collapse once it is low. ”

"Compared to the mentality of the Rockets, the Pelicans are still a weakness psychologically, they are too young after all. This kind of super big scene. It's more about the psychological elements, and the skills and tactics are put in the second place. ”

After Barkley finished speaking, Kenny Smith on the side also said:

"Indeed, although the Pelicans had a high morale before, I still think that the Rockets have a better chance of winning today's game, because the experience and psychology of the Children's Palace Rockets are more mature."

"Experience is truly an irreparable advantage!"

Chris Webb, who was on the side, said the same.

When the game came to the most critical battle, TNT's side still thought that the Rockets had an advantage.

In China, it is a completely different argument, Su Qun said in the locker room at this time:

"If the Pelicans want to win today, they must not play with the same morale as they did in the first two games. That kind of ball doesn't appear in this kind of game. Today the Pelicans have to play more patiently, meticulously and maturely. It's really good to be young, but maturity is more stable, and there can be no mistakes in this kind of game, so stability is king. ”

Yang Yi, who partnered with Su Qun, also said:

"The Pelicans really need to hit something to the bottom of the box today. I hope that today's Li Feng will play the state of being light and cloudy when he was with the Knicks, and he can dominate the game with every move, although the NBA's defensive level is higher, but Li Feng must have this state today. We can see Li Feng's performance in the finals. ”

While many people who eat basketball with their mouths are talking, today's starting lineup appeared.

The rocket is still standing still, and the rocket is just not moving. No matter what situation they encounter, they are mainly based on me, and they will never waver.

Point guard John Terry, point guard Harden, small forward Ariza, power forward Asik, center Morty Yunas.

The Pelicans' side is dominated by change, and the main lineup has changed again, with point guard Corey, scoring guard Roteng, small forward Li Feng, power forward Thornton, center Gasol, and Pelicans' starting lineup changed again.

This time, the Pelicans' outside line is more flexible, and the inside line is also more aggressive, and Van Gundy is still adjusting his fast lineup, and now he has finally adjusted this lineup to a point where it is very compatible.

The main lineup was dispatched, and the players of both teams came on the court, and the players of the Rockets naturally got the cheers of the whole court, and the players of the Pelicans could only be booed.

The players came out, and the game finally began, and Gasol and Mortiyunas, the old enemies, stood in the center circle again.

Now the two teams are very familiar with each other, every position. Familiarity reached a point where it was almost tacit, and as soon as Mortiyunas and Gasol moved, Gasol felt a little bad.

Sure enough, Motiyunas clicked the basketball first, and the ball was spotted by Mortiyunas into Terry's hand.

Terry played this series very hard, very hard, because the Pelicans have too many fast and offensive guards.

Both Knight and Corey tortured old Terry enough, and in front of these two young men, Terry always unconsciously felt that he was completely old.

Today, Terry is at the sixth stop, but he is even more convinced that in this kind of big scene, his role is even greater.

Terry's side wanted to keep possession of the ball through the half, but at this point Corey was very aggressive defensively.

Corey came up and didn't give Terry more sight, blocked him, and broke the ball, Terry was very unhappy to be defended here, and secretly gave Corey an elbow, and he finally got rid of Corey's defense with small movements.

Old players are like this, their bodies are not good, and if they still want to win, they must use small movements.

Breaking free from Corey's defense, Terry picked up his nerves and passed a very good ball, and the basketball went straight to Asik, who cut to the basket.

Asik took the ball here and reflexively made a hook hand for the Rockets to take the lead in scoring two points, and the Rockets were able to score points smoothly. The main thing is naturally that Terry knocked out Corey's defense with small moves. But in this Toyota Center, the referee did not blow it, and Li Feng was very angry about it.

All he could do was run over and talk trash to Terry:

"Old bastard, can't you even deal with children without small movements? I'm so shy for you. ”

Li Feng sarcastically made small moves for Terry here, but Terry gave Li Feng a disdainful look, of course he relied on small actions to eat, otherwise he would not be dead compared to Corry's speed.

Terry's cheeks were too thick, and Li Feng shook his head and ran towards the opponent's half.

The Pelicans still played a very open outside blocking tactic today, and Corey slammed Terry on the first shot.

Terry was jerked by Corey for no reason, and he hurriedly continued to make small movements below. And the inside line of the rocket also hurriedly came out to help. Corey couldn't pass the ball to Luo Teng immediately, and Luo Teng forced Harden too hard, and turned around and passed the ball to Li Feng.

Li Feng took the ball at this time and looked back to see that it was Ariza, Ariza failed to assassinate Li Feng in the last game, but was taken down by Li Feng, and came up again today. Li Feng didn't squirt Terry very successfully just now, so he turned around and immediately continued to spray Ariza.

"Little guy, let my brother really yàn your arm hurt! Press! It doesn't hurt! ”

Li Feng said this as he deliberately bumped into Ariza's right hand. Ariza's right hand side didn't hurt much. Because of the closed needle he played before the game.

His hand didn't hurt, but he was very unhappy in his heart, Li Feng was so deliberately teasing, he really couldn't help it. Although he didn't dare to mess around in this kind of game, he fought back with his mouth:

"Fuck off, you shit! you. Fuck off! ”

Ariza's counterattack made Li Feng feel quite bored, and his vocabulary was too inadequate.

Li Feng simply teased him and said:

"Watch me break your arm!"

Li Feng said as he slammed to the right. When Ariza moved stupidly to the right, Li Feng turned over and gave Ariza over the wood.

Past Ariza, Li Feng jumped to the edge of the penalty area to attract attention. The low-handed pass below to Gasol in the penalty area, Gasol took the ball easily and scored two points with a throw.

As soon as the game started, the situation was different from what everyone thought, and it was not the usual tactics that really dominated the game on the pitch, but some unexpected factors.

This is a factor that the two teams are too familiar with, and in a situation that is too familiar, everyone can guess the conventional tactics, and the effect is definitely not good. At this time, the unexpected factor, the unexpected person, will definitely have an important impact on the game.

The Rockets came over again, also trying to play X characters, but Corey killed Terry's guard after suffering a loss.

The regular interior twin towers are also very difficult to play now, and the Pelicans have already figured out the habits of the twin towers, and the defensive details that came up are very well done, and finally the basketball is called to Harden's side.

Today's opposite to Harden is Roten, and Harden has a better chance in the opening segment.

Harden has always been good at seizing opportunities, taking the ball to face Roten with a light tentative step, dribbling to the left, and getting up for a pull-up jump shot.

Harden's movements are not complicated at all, they are completely simple actions, and they only confuse Luo Teng.

Harden really doesn't need much to play Rotten, a little confused, let Harden up, Rotten's defense loses its effect.

Harden got up and hit a steady shot from mid-range, and the Pelicans' offense was indeed sharper today, but the defensive end also showed some flaws.

Harden scored points, and Li Feng on the Pelicans' side immediately discussed it with Luo Teng, and Li Feng went to defend Harden in the next round.

When the Pelicans arrived at the Rockets' halfcourt, they still played a series of outside tactics, and at this time, the Rockets were also a little helpless by the Pelicans, and the Rockets simply shrank in the restricted area.

In this way, Corey's best chance for a pick-and-roll is to throw a mid-range shot one step ahead of Mortiyunas.

Originally, this ball was nine out of ten, but God didn't give face, Corey missed a mid-range shot, the Rockets grabbed the rebound and immediately caught up, the Rockets caught up this time, and the basketball went directly to Harden outside, and Harden picked it up and faced Li Feng.

Li Feng defended Harden alone, and Pelicans head coach Van Gundy was relieved that he did not arrange an assistant defense.

Without the help defense, Harden saw that there was space, and he did not hesitate to come up and fight Li Feng's back. (To be continued......)