In desperation, he had to ask Gasol to come up to cover and get rid of Ariza through the pick-and-roll. But when he rushed in, he found that the inside was full of people, and they were all Rockets!
This is the scary thing about one-on-four. If teammates can't shoot from the outside, trying to solve the problem through personal ability is tantamount to one-on-five.
Kobe had no room to shoot, so he had no choice but to pass the ball to Metta Shiping in the bottom corner.
Butler was closest to Ci Shiping. Seeing Ci Shiping want to shoot a three-pointer, Butler didn't even look at him. He turned around and waited to grab the rebound.
"Bang!"
Sure enough, the iron was struck again. In this game, Ci Shiping missed all 6 shots from beyond the three-point line and made no hits.
Gasol stretched his arms and desperately grabbed offensive rebounds.
But all the Rockets generals were guarding the basket. Jeremy Lin blocked his position and prevented Gasol from entering. From a distance, it seemed as if he was crawling into Gasol's arms.
Butler collected the rebound and quickly counterattacked.
He passed Meeks while traveling and went straight to the Lakers penalty area.
Ci Shiping felt that he was being humiliated and was furious. He was very depressed in today's game. On the offensive end, he couldn't make any shots. On the defensive end, he was also confused by the Rockets' breakthrough passes and misplaced singles.
Just now, Butler dared to ignore his shot. This was really a naked humiliation.
It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to avenge this!
Seeing Butler's fast break, he chased after him from the side.
Finally, he caught up with Butler before he took off for a dunk. No matter what, he pushed Butler out of the air with an overwhelming shot.
"boom!"
Butler flew out with the ball in the air and hit the floor hard. He left six with his left hand and seven with his right. He didn't get up for a long time.
Xu Xin stood up in confusion. When Ci Shiping ran over, he realized that something was wrong, but everything happened so fast that there was no time to warn him.
"This action is not good, very bad. Ci Shiping's ball is obviously aimed at people. This is a destructive action. Butler hasn't stood up yet. What is his condition now?"
Yang Yi said hurriedly, and his tone was very shocked.
The Rockets quit, and Harden was the first to rush towards Ci Shiping. He pushed forward with both hands, causing Ci Shiping to stagger and cursed:
"You two-hundred-and-fifty mountain cannon. If you can't hit the ball, get the hell out of my way. I'll fuck you Moroccan pancakes!"
Ci Shiping was not afraid at all. After standing firm, a superman punch was thrown at Harden. Harden took a step back to avoid the blow. Ci Shiping missed the punch and bullied him again. He strangled Harden's neck with both hands and threw him violently. On the ground.
The audience was stunned. Is it so exciting? This is the first time I see someone giving a ball to a fight.
"Hey, Harden and Ci Shiping got into a fight and stood up for Butler. A big scene happened. Ci Shiping fell violently and both of them fell to the ground.
The other Rockets players rushed over and launched an all-out attack. The security guard came over quickly to break up the fight, and it was about to turn into a melee. Wait for the slow motion to see what exactly happens. "
Yu Jia felt as if she had become an Octagon commentator.
Other players also arrived at this time and started to start a fight.
The security guards responded quickly and quickly entered the scene.
All of them were fat and strong, and they quickly controlled the situation on the court and separated the two.
Harden obviously suffered a loss, but he was not afraid and continued to curse:
"Why the hell do you get scared when you see Ben Wallace? You are just a weakling!"
Ci Shiping was held back by several security guards and unable to rush forward, he cursed from afar:
"You little brat, you haven't eaten enough, haven't you! Don't leave after the game is over, I'll go find you in the locker room!"
The two sides were quickly pulled to both sides. It should be said that these security guards at Staples Center did have something.
Harden returned to the bench and sat down, calming down a little. Suddenly he felt something was missing. He looked around and found Butler still lying on the sidelines.
Everyone quickly ran over to check on Butler.
After examination by the team doctor, Butler was fine.
Athletes habitually adjust their posture when landing, and learning to protect themselves is a required course for professional players.
But to be on the safe side, he was helped back to the locker room. He couldn't play this game.
The referee made a penalty based on review. Both sides played 50 rebounds each. Harden and Ci Shiping both received level two flagrant fouls and were expelled.
Harden shook his head helplessly, looked at Jeremy Lin and said:
"Brother, the rest is up to you."
Then he walked to the players' tunnel and left the arena.
"The Rockets suffered a big loss this time. Harden was ejected and Butler was injured. There will definitely be no return from this game.
On the Lakers side, Artest was expelled. To be honest, once Artest comes off the court, it will be beneficial to the Lakers' offense. "
Yang Yi analyzed the pros and cons.
McHale looked up at the big screen. It took a long time to recover. There were still two minutes left in the game, and neither of the team's generals could appear. This made McHale feel that he was too clever to make a fool of himself.
After a long time, McHale decided to face reality and finish the game no matter what, oh no, win it!
He called everyone to gather around him, put his hands on the shoulders of the players around him, and loudly encouraged the team:
"Can you tolerate Jimmy (Butler) being fouled like this?"
"cannot!"
Everyone answered loudly.
"James (Harden) was ejected by the referee. Do you think this is fair?"
"unfair!"
"Okay, next, I have only one thing for you, and that is to win the game! For Jimmy, for James! Win the game! Go Rockets!"
"Go Rockets!"
The players shouted in unison and walked onto the court.
McHale regained Asik and replaced him with Livingston.
Without Harden and Butler, the Rockets' five players are meaningless. It is better to use a traditional lineup.
Livingston replaced Butler with free throws and made two free throws.
After the penalty, he ran back to his own half with murderous eyes.
Although he did not rush to fight Ci Shiping after Butler was raped, this does not mean that he and Butler have a bad relationship.
On the contrary, Butler is Livingston's best friend in the Rockets. He didn't rush forward because of the overall situation.
Of course, it also has something to do with my own shyness.
When he saw Butler fall to the ground, he knew he was going to play the last two minutes or so.
He wants to take away the victory and dedicate it to Butler, instead of swallowing the defeat in frustration.
When the Lakers attacked, the Rockets still guarded the four-way. Kobe used Gasol's screen to break into the paint and once again faced the Rockets' encirclement. This time he found Nash in the corner, and Nash steadily threw the ball in.
Three points!
The Lakers took the lead, 99:100.
Xu Xin clenched his fists, he would never accept such a defeat.
At this moment, he was considering whether to use "Hot Condition". After thinking about it again and again, he decided to forget it. If the points were used up and the game was lost, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
