Chapter 234
Chapter 234
In the second game of the second round, the Rockets took the initiative to change.
With a big score of 1:0 behind, they no longer have room to control Sampson's playing time.
Therefore, in this game, the coaching staff took the initiative to extend the time that the two towers were on the court together, and at the same time shortened the playing time of the rotation lineup. There were only 8 players in rotation in the whole game. It can be said that it has really reached the point of bayonet.
All five starters played for more than 5 minutes. Among them, McRae played for 38 minutes and played the whole game. He led the defense against Li Weisi throughout the game and almost threw him out of exhaustion.
However, there are advantages and disadvantages to playing the rotation lineup to the extreme. The advantage is that this has indeed greatly enhanced the Rockets' offensive and defensive strength, so that the Rockets have no obvious weaknesses throughout the game.
But the disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of energy for them. The inside twin towers are okay, because they are close to the basket, so the shooting rate is not bad, but the Rockets' outside line is completely dead, especially in the fourth quarter. Fall off a cliff.
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets led the Warriors by 79 points 70:9, but in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Rockets could only rely on the two towers in their hearts to support them, and the Warriors took the opportunity to start a reversal. 42 seconds before the end, the score was tied.
Since then, neither side has scored a goal, and the Warriors have the ball 8 seconds before the end of the game. This is undoubtedly Li Weisi's moment again.
After Li Weisi received the ball from the backcourt, McRae kept close to his defense. It took 5 seconds from the backcourt to the frontcourt.
When he was beyond the three-point line, Li Weisi tricked McCree with a bow to Buddha. At this time, McCray was already exhausted, and after Li Weisi got rid of him, he was no longer able to catch up.
While Li Weisi broke through McRae's defense, near the free throw line, he made a mid-range pull-up jumper.
Li Weisi's shooting speed is well known, and Sampson, who was supplementing the defense, had no time to block the shot.
The time also came to an end within a second after the basketball left Li Weisi's fingers. Under everyone's gaze, the basketball went into the net hollow, a lore!
In this way, relying on Li Weisi's lore, the Warriors beat the Rockets 99:97, expanding the big score to 2:0.
For a while, the voice of being optimistic about the Warriors entering the Western Conference Finals is getting louder and louder. Many people even think that the Warriors can cause trouble for the Lakers. After all, the Rockets eliminated the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals last season!
A day later, the teams moved to Houston for the next two games.
In the eyes of the Houstonians, Olajuwon, the Nigerian big man, is their Houston child, destined to play for Houston.
Participated in the first basketball game at the age of 15. At the age of 17, he was selected for the Nigerian men's basketball team. Later, he joined the University of Houston and formed the "PHI SLAMA JAMA" combination with teammate Drexler.
It can be said that after coming out of Nigeria, Olajuwon has formed an indissoluble bond with Houston, and it seems that becoming a symbol of the city is just around the corner.
Of course, the premise is that he can lead the team to win the championship, but now, the team is already on the verge of being eliminated.
However, when the Warriors came to Houston, they could still feel the fans' trust in Olajuwon and the Rockets. After all, after the start of the game, when the fans were desperate, Olajuwon still Relying on his own strength, he led the Rockets to the playoffs.
Therefore, they want to witness that Olajuwon can perform miracles again.
It's just that tonight, it's not Olajuwon or Sampson who really shines, but the Rockets' head coach Bill Fitch, who faced a 0:2 behind situation, this game In the game, he boldly changed his tactics and decided to fight with his back.
Therefore, the fans were surprised to find that from the beginning of the game, as long as Li Weisi got the ball, Revere and Reed would double-team Li Weisi. Yes, the Rockets did not let McCray defend Li Weisi, but let him defend Mu Lin and Rodman helped defend.
Not only that, even if Li Weisi can break through the double-team, as long as he dares to enter the penalty area, Olajuwon and Sampson will come to help defend.
A Li Weisi actually asked four Rockets to defend Li Weisi. This is the legendary "Box-1" tactic, that is, multiple people double-team the opponent's strongest player, empty the other four players, and pray that the other four players will not make shots. The purpose of defending success.
To put it simply, you, Li Weisi, will never be allowed to take the ball. I admit that other people beat me to death, but you, Li Weisi, just can't score.
To sum it up, team battles can be lost, but Teemo must die!
This tactic has never been used by any team in the NBA since its establishment. Now it is used by a rookie Li Weisi, which really flatters Li Weisi!
After all, this tactic has great side effects. It is a tactic that hurts the enemy by a thousand and hurts itself by [-]. It completely hands over the initiative to the enemy, and bets on whether the other four players of the opponent can score goals. You know, in the opponent's lineup, there are Malone is a superstar!
It's just too much not to regard Malone as a star.
Not long after the opening, everyone discovered the Rockets' plan, including Li Weisi, but Li Weisi finally realized what powerlessness is at this moment.
Faced with people always bumping, pulling, and harassing you in front of you, even if you receive the ball, you still have to face double-teaming, fouling, etc., forcing Li Weisi to hand the ball to the Mullin organization.
Mullin was too inefficient in singles against McRae, and after scoring the ball, Rodman could only go to the basket to attack, so what was waiting for him was the double ghost shot of Olajuwon and Sampson.
Therefore, throughout the first quarter, Li Weisi actually made 2 of 0 shots and rarely scored 2 points from free throws. The Rockets led the Warriors by 29 points at 20:9.
The Rockets' last stand has actually achieved results.
In the following games, the Rockets played more courageously and confidently. In the second quarter, they made persistent efforts to beat the Warriors by 27:13, which completely collapsed the Warriors' offense.
He scored 33 points in the half, which can be said to be the lowest score the Warriors have scored in the entire season. Normally, the Warriors can score so many points in one quarter.
During the intermission, Nelson was also very helpless. The opponent has clearly exposed his weakness to you, but you just can't catch it. What can you do?
At the same time, Nelson also discovered that the Warriors players actually suffered from Wester's dependence to a certain extent. Simply put, they didn't know how to play without Li Weisi.
Now it's in big trouble.
So in the second half, Nelson could only encourage the other Warriors players to attack more and try to break the opponent's defense, but at this time the point difference was already too large, and without Li Weisi's offense and organization, the Warriors were unable to play an offensive high.
In the end, 1 minute before the end of the game, Nelson announced his surrender and replaced all the main players.
The score was also fixed at 84:102, and the Warriors defeated the Rockets disastrously.
What's more frightening is that the Rockets seem to have found a way to beat the Warriors.
(End of this chapter)