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Chapter 667 This is the No. 1 Center in the League
Chapter 667 This is the League's No. [-] Center
After the halftime break, the game continued.
According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Rockets first attacked.
The V-shaped formation in the frontcourt is in position, Ariza lifts up the right 45-degree three-point line to get the ball, Harden then runs up from the bottom corner, takes over and passes the ball, and cooperates with Capela, who is raised simultaneously, in a pick-and-roll. One disassembled and went down, successfully attracting the right bottom corner to help defend.
The moment Antetokounmpo moved his footsteps, Harden raised his hand and passed the ball back to Ariza, creating an open shot.
Antetokounmpo hurriedly pulled back and returned to defense, while Ariza put down his hands as if shooting, crossed his start, and accelerated to the basket.
At this time, there is a Tucker squatting on the left side of the Rockets' weak side. His three-point ability in the bottom corner is not bad, and LaVine dare not shrink.
The task of replenishing defense fell on Cousins. Unfortunately, compared to Ariza, the speed is still slow, and he fouled in a hurry.
The referee blows his whistle and gives two free throws.
Taking advantage of his spare time, Su Yang got up and waved Antetokounmpo to the sidelines, and whispered: "Capela doesn't have the ability to short pick and roll. When he screens with Harden, you can let him rush to the basket, and Harden plays the ball. The problem was resolved with large delays.
Or you can shrink in advance, stand in the short corner position, and watch Ariza in the bottom corner and Capela in the roll at the same time. How to do it, you can communicate with Cousins temporarily. Anyway, don’t let Harden play the ball comfortably. That's our first principle..."
Antetokounmpo nodded to understand.
Free throws followed, the first free throw succeeded, the second free throw smashed the basket and hit the iron, the King grabbed a rebound and launched a counterattack.
The Rockets' defense is very oppressive. Even Capela pulls down the top of the arc to switch to Curry, and will never give an open space easily.
After a lot of tossing, George suddenly slipped and fell while holding the ball. The Toyota Center suddenly erupted in cheers, but Antetokounmpo carried Capela and Ariza, grabbed the rebound strongly, landed and turned around to glance halfway. Field, straight to the top of the arc.
Harden was observing the direction of the rebound and did not follow up in time. Curry took the ball and took off directly for a wide open three-pointer.
The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.
Su Yang clapped and cheered, and reminded Harden to break through with his left hand, press the three-pointer in the right corner, and restrict Harden from passing the ball to the weak side by encircling. The Kings rarely defended like that before, but this time they met the Rockets. Seven people rotate, let's try it out.
The content has already been mentioned during the intermission, and the generals of the king will understand after hearing a few simple words, and they are ready to follow suit.
Unexpectedly, Harden dribbled the ball across the center line, passed it to Paul, and went straight to the right corner without participating in the offense.
The king's generals had to return to normal defense.
Paul then called a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc and faced Curry head-on, but his crotch shook a few times and he suddenly passed the ball to the left.
Probably because Antetokounmpo stood in advance to help defend.
The idea is actually quite good.
But Ariza is not the kind of guy who is good at catching the ball and rushing to shoot. When he picked up and prepared, Antetokounmpo had already returned to his position.
Ariza had a hard time playing Curry in a high position, so how could he dare to play Antetokounmpo, turned around in a hurry and faced the left corner, and scored the ball again.
Tucker only has 5 seconds left to catch the ball, and he is not the kind of guy who is good at rushing shots. In a panic, he wanted to pass Capela from the short corner, but found that Capela was also in a poor position, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and forcefully start. After breaking through, Antetokounmpo shrank and stretched out his hands to grab.
Tucker was already bad at holding the ball, and was so pressed by Antetokounmpo, he wanted to join the ball in a hurry and threw the ball directly out of the field.
"Haha!" Su Yang laughed out loud, and suddenly recalled that Westbrook made many mistakes in merging the ball like this, which is really ridiculous.
The two teams switched offense and defense. The King's frontcourt right wing went to the top of the arc to make a double screen. Then Curry stopped at the top of the arc and passed the ball in reverse. Antetokounmpo took the ball from the right wing and passed it to the right waist. Deng, crushed to the basket in one step, turned over and hit the board successfully.
The Rockets immediately made a fast break.
However, Paul didn't rush up. He observed the top of the arc for a while to find a cover. The basketball passed to Harden again, and he still hit Curry in a misplaced position.
Harden took the ball and squeezed forward, knocking Curry back. The referee didn't call a penalty, but he didn't make a breakthrough.
Curry stabilized his figure, decisively followed the strategy arranged by Su Yang, actively blocked his left hand, and let Harden break through to the right.
Harden didn't hesitate, and Ji Weixia made a three-pointer. The basketball clanged like iron, and the referee didn't call a foul.
On the contrary, Capela grabbed a rebound and got fouled by a loose ball. Morey in the audience was so angry that he took the lead in shouting and protesting.
The referee ignored it, and the king attacked as usual.
The same routine, double screen from the right wing to the top of the arc, after forming a dislocation, the basketball passes back to the right wing, and then hangs the right waist.
This time the Rockets are Paul defending Curry, and the dislocation situation becomes Cousins playing back, which is more cruel than playing Harden before.
Probably because he thought he couldn't defend alone, Tucker on the weak side of the Rockets hurriedly gave up on LaVine and ran to the right waist for early help.
But Cousins was very delicate in passing the ball with one hand. I saw him shake his hand, and the basketball flew straight to the left corner.
LaVine received the ball sideways to avoid Harden who was flying to defend, stepped forward to find the rhythm, and raised his hand to make a long shot.
The basketball slammed into the net, and the Kings scored two more points.
"The Rockets players are a little confused now. We played the same second time. Paul was so smart that he didn't react. He either gave up switching defenses or double-teamed them. They still switched defenses infinitely, making it seem like Cousins didn't exist at all..."
Su Yang complained to himself, guessing that the Rockets' rotation of seven players was too much energy. Paul played a full 22 minutes in the first half.
While thinking about it, Paul misplaced the left wing and beat Antetokounmpo, first fast and then slow, causing Antetokounmpo to block the foul.
Without a free throw, the Rockets reorganized their offense. Harden took the ball at the top of the arc and misplaced it against Cousins, but he didn't dare to break through.
The basketball passed to Paul again, a pick-and-roll screen, and another strong hit on Antetokounmpo. Paul rushed to the basket, surrounded by Antetokounmpo and George, and passed the ball from the gap between the two, and Capela received the ball , Take off on the spot and put the basket successfully.
Antetokounmpo immediately slapped the ball vigorously, as if to vent his dissatisfaction with the team. Paul broke through in both single defenses.
Seeing this, Su Yang stood up and applauded, and shouted: "You are going to guard him!" implying that Paul is physically strong enough. In the past, in such small fights, Paul always broke through and entered the inside line quickly. Similarly, Harden did not break through Cousins. It is also a rotation of seven people, and the physical strength is difficult.
The two teams switched offense and defense.
Curry rushed to the right wing with the ball again, this time there was no double screen, but a direct single screen, and Cousins took the ball again at the waist.
It was Paul who was defending, and Cousins, with his previous hatred for Paul, knelt down and lashed out, causing a defensive foul.
Two free throws and boos.
Cousins stood on the free throw line and made two free throws. The Kings played a 9-3 spurt and lost only 1 point.
In the ESPN live broadcast seat, Van Gundy said with relief: "Finally, we finally saw that Cousins became the main scoring point of the Kings. The previous two games did not play well, mainly due to foul troubles, and Curry played too well in the second game. This set of one big and four small lineups, encountering the combination of Giannis + Cousins, and the strategy of infinite switching defenses, it is really difficult to defend..."
During the conversation, the Rockets continued to cover.
Harden took the ball at the top of the arc and misplaced against Cousins.
Cousins didn't hesitate, and also implemented the strategy arranged by Su Yang: block Harden's left hand and let Harden's right hand go.
That kind of operation is mainly because Harden likes to break through from the top of the arc, which ensures a better angle for layups. He can also use European steps or throws. He also has the widest field of vision for sharing the ball. Forcing his right hand to dribble and break through is all-round. Restrictions, coupled with the focus on defending the three-pointer from the bottom corner of the strong side, and the simultaneous contraction of the weak side to interfere with the pass, plus Harden does not like mid-range shots, the defense is much easier.
But it only applies to Harden's lack of physical strength. Usually Harden has good physical strength, and it is easy to give it for nothing if he rushes a few steps and makes an emergency stop to throw.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Harden made an emergency stop and retreated to shoot a three-pointer, but Cousins did not lose his position.
The basketball bounced back with a clatter.
Cousins immediately ran backwards to the center line, while Antetokounmpo took off and caught the rebound, turned around when he landed, and raised his hand for a long pass.
The basketball roared and flew across the center line. Cousins received the ball from the three-point line in the front court, ignored Harden's pursuit threat, and made a three-step layup.
With a bang, the basketball exploded into the net.
The boos suddenly stopped, the Kings overtook 57 to 56, the referee whistled simultaneously, and the Rockets requested a timeout.
Su Yang raised his hands to face the Kings generals who had returned to the bench, looked into Cousins' eyes, and shouted excitedly: "We did it, we overtook, our next task is to blow up the Rockets and pave the way for victory The last cornerstone!"
(End of this chapter)
After the halftime break, the game continued.
According to the result of the opening jump ball, the Rockets first attacked.
The V-shaped formation in the frontcourt is in position, Ariza lifts up the right 45-degree three-point line to get the ball, Harden then runs up from the bottom corner, takes over and passes the ball, and cooperates with Capela, who is raised simultaneously, in a pick-and-roll. One disassembled and went down, successfully attracting the right bottom corner to help defend.
The moment Antetokounmpo moved his footsteps, Harden raised his hand and passed the ball back to Ariza, creating an open shot.
Antetokounmpo hurriedly pulled back and returned to defense, while Ariza put down his hands as if shooting, crossed his start, and accelerated to the basket.
At this time, there is a Tucker squatting on the left side of the Rockets' weak side. His three-point ability in the bottom corner is not bad, and LaVine dare not shrink.
The task of replenishing defense fell on Cousins. Unfortunately, compared to Ariza, the speed is still slow, and he fouled in a hurry.
The referee blows his whistle and gives two free throws.
Taking advantage of his spare time, Su Yang got up and waved Antetokounmpo to the sidelines, and whispered: "Capela doesn't have the ability to short pick and roll. When he screens with Harden, you can let him rush to the basket, and Harden plays the ball. The problem was resolved with large delays.
Or you can shrink in advance, stand in the short corner position, and watch Ariza in the bottom corner and Capela in the roll at the same time. How to do it, you can communicate with Cousins temporarily. Anyway, don’t let Harden play the ball comfortably. That's our first principle..."
Antetokounmpo nodded to understand.
Free throws followed, the first free throw succeeded, the second free throw smashed the basket and hit the iron, the King grabbed a rebound and launched a counterattack.
The Rockets' defense is very oppressive. Even Capela pulls down the top of the arc to switch to Curry, and will never give an open space easily.
After a lot of tossing, George suddenly slipped and fell while holding the ball. The Toyota Center suddenly erupted in cheers, but Antetokounmpo carried Capela and Ariza, grabbed the rebound strongly, landed and turned around to glance halfway. Field, straight to the top of the arc.
Harden was observing the direction of the rebound and did not follow up in time. Curry took the ball and took off directly for a wide open three-pointer.
The basketball slammed into the net hollowly.
Su Yang clapped and cheered, and reminded Harden to break through with his left hand, press the three-pointer in the right corner, and restrict Harden from passing the ball to the weak side by encircling. The Kings rarely defended like that before, but this time they met the Rockets. Seven people rotate, let's try it out.
The content has already been mentioned during the intermission, and the generals of the king will understand after hearing a few simple words, and they are ready to follow suit.
Unexpectedly, Harden dribbled the ball across the center line, passed it to Paul, and went straight to the right corner without participating in the offense.
The king's generals had to return to normal defense.
Paul then called a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc and faced Curry head-on, but his crotch shook a few times and he suddenly passed the ball to the left.
Probably because Antetokounmpo stood in advance to help defend.
The idea is actually quite good.
But Ariza is not the kind of guy who is good at catching the ball and rushing to shoot. When he picked up and prepared, Antetokounmpo had already returned to his position.
Ariza had a hard time playing Curry in a high position, so how could he dare to play Antetokounmpo, turned around in a hurry and faced the left corner, and scored the ball again.
Tucker only has 5 seconds left to catch the ball, and he is not the kind of guy who is good at rushing shots. In a panic, he wanted to pass Capela from the short corner, but found that Capela was also in a poor position, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and forcefully start. After breaking through, Antetokounmpo shrank and stretched out his hands to grab.
Tucker was already bad at holding the ball, and was so pressed by Antetokounmpo, he wanted to join the ball in a hurry and threw the ball directly out of the field.
"Haha!" Su Yang laughed out loud, and suddenly recalled that Westbrook made many mistakes in merging the ball like this, which is really ridiculous.
The two teams switched offense and defense. The King's frontcourt right wing went to the top of the arc to make a double screen. Then Curry stopped at the top of the arc and passed the ball in reverse. Antetokounmpo took the ball from the right wing and passed it to the right waist. Deng, crushed to the basket in one step, turned over and hit the board successfully.
The Rockets immediately made a fast break.
However, Paul didn't rush up. He observed the top of the arc for a while to find a cover. The basketball passed to Harden again, and he still hit Curry in a misplaced position.
Harden took the ball and squeezed forward, knocking Curry back. The referee didn't call a penalty, but he didn't make a breakthrough.
Curry stabilized his figure, decisively followed the strategy arranged by Su Yang, actively blocked his left hand, and let Harden break through to the right.
Harden didn't hesitate, and Ji Weixia made a three-pointer. The basketball clanged like iron, and the referee didn't call a foul.
On the contrary, Capela grabbed a rebound and got fouled by a loose ball. Morey in the audience was so angry that he took the lead in shouting and protesting.
The referee ignored it, and the king attacked as usual.
The same routine, double screen from the right wing to the top of the arc, after forming a dislocation, the basketball passes back to the right wing, and then hangs the right waist.
This time the Rockets are Paul defending Curry, and the dislocation situation becomes Cousins playing back, which is more cruel than playing Harden before.
Probably because he thought he couldn't defend alone, Tucker on the weak side of the Rockets hurriedly gave up on LaVine and ran to the right waist for early help.
But Cousins was very delicate in passing the ball with one hand. I saw him shake his hand, and the basketball flew straight to the left corner.
LaVine received the ball sideways to avoid Harden who was flying to defend, stepped forward to find the rhythm, and raised his hand to make a long shot.
The basketball slammed into the net, and the Kings scored two more points.
"The Rockets players are a little confused now. We played the same second time. Paul was so smart that he didn't react. He either gave up switching defenses or double-teamed them. They still switched defenses infinitely, making it seem like Cousins didn't exist at all..."
Su Yang complained to himself, guessing that the Rockets' rotation of seven players was too much energy. Paul played a full 22 minutes in the first half.
While thinking about it, Paul misplaced the left wing and beat Antetokounmpo, first fast and then slow, causing Antetokounmpo to block the foul.
Without a free throw, the Rockets reorganized their offense. Harden took the ball at the top of the arc and misplaced it against Cousins, but he didn't dare to break through.
The basketball passed to Paul again, a pick-and-roll screen, and another strong hit on Antetokounmpo. Paul rushed to the basket, surrounded by Antetokounmpo and George, and passed the ball from the gap between the two, and Capela received the ball , Take off on the spot and put the basket successfully.
Antetokounmpo immediately slapped the ball vigorously, as if to vent his dissatisfaction with the team. Paul broke through in both single defenses.
Seeing this, Su Yang stood up and applauded, and shouted: "You are going to guard him!" implying that Paul is physically strong enough. In the past, in such small fights, Paul always broke through and entered the inside line quickly. Similarly, Harden did not break through Cousins. It is also a rotation of seven people, and the physical strength is difficult.
The two teams switched offense and defense.
Curry rushed to the right wing with the ball again, this time there was no double screen, but a direct single screen, and Cousins took the ball again at the waist.
It was Paul who was defending, and Cousins, with his previous hatred for Paul, knelt down and lashed out, causing a defensive foul.
Two free throws and boos.
Cousins stood on the free throw line and made two free throws. The Kings played a 9-3 spurt and lost only 1 point.
In the ESPN live broadcast seat, Van Gundy said with relief: "Finally, we finally saw that Cousins became the main scoring point of the Kings. The previous two games did not play well, mainly due to foul troubles, and Curry played too well in the second game. This set of one big and four small lineups, encountering the combination of Giannis + Cousins, and the strategy of infinite switching defenses, it is really difficult to defend..."
During the conversation, the Rockets continued to cover.
Harden took the ball at the top of the arc and misplaced against Cousins.
Cousins didn't hesitate, and also implemented the strategy arranged by Su Yang: block Harden's left hand and let Harden's right hand go.
That kind of operation is mainly because Harden likes to break through from the top of the arc, which ensures a better angle for layups. He can also use European steps or throws. He also has the widest field of vision for sharing the ball. Forcing his right hand to dribble and break through is all-round. Restrictions, coupled with the focus on defending the three-pointer from the bottom corner of the strong side, and the simultaneous contraction of the weak side to interfere with the pass, plus Harden does not like mid-range shots, the defense is much easier.
But it only applies to Harden's lack of physical strength. Usually Harden has good physical strength, and it is easy to give it for nothing if he rushes a few steps and makes an emergency stop to throw.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Harden made an emergency stop and retreated to shoot a three-pointer, but Cousins did not lose his position.
The basketball bounced back with a clatter.
Cousins immediately ran backwards to the center line, while Antetokounmpo took off and caught the rebound, turned around when he landed, and raised his hand for a long pass.
The basketball roared and flew across the center line. Cousins received the ball from the three-point line in the front court, ignored Harden's pursuit threat, and made a three-step layup.
With a bang, the basketball exploded into the net.
The boos suddenly stopped, the Kings overtook 57 to 56, the referee whistled simultaneously, and the Rockets requested a timeout.
Su Yang raised his hands to face the Kings generals who had returned to the bench, looked into Cousins' eyes, and shouted excitedly: "We did it, we overtook, our next task is to blow up the Rockets and pave the way for victory The last cornerstone!"
(End of this chapter)
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