Off the line, Horford and Smith set up a double screen for Korver. Harden was unable to follow up and the defense switch with Tucker was not clearly explained.
Korver circled around and came to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side.
Kirilenko headed the ball and it was very comfortable.
Korver caught the ball without adjusting, raised his hand and shot, a textbook jump shot.
"Uh-huh!"
A solid three-pointer, 2:3.
"American Jaylen" is so fragrant, Xu Xin lamented. Some time ago, he asked about the Hawks' price. Unfortunately, the Hawks' asking price for Korver was too high. Xu Xin gave up after weighing it again and again.
The Rockets quickly sent a baseline ball, and Harden passed the ball directly to Jeremy Lin. After receiving the ball, Jeremy Lin quickly ran forward.
Using his speed to eat Teague alive, facing Kirilenko's defense, Shuhao made a pass to Butler who was following up on the right.
Kirilenko quickly adjusted his focus and moved towards Butler's path.
Unexpectedly, this was a fake move by Jeremy Lin. He made a fake fax and easily scored with a left-hand basket.
4:3.
The entire attack takes 6 seconds.
This is the tactic that Xu Xin and McHale studied during this period. They don't want every round to be like the Suns back then. The 8-second offense is very popular.
Instead, focus more on switching offenses, and attack directly when there is an opportunity. There is no chance to fall back to the position and reorganize.
After all, this is the regular season, and no team can be very focused on defense in every round.
The Rockets have many fast players like Jeremy Lin, Harden, Butler, and Ariza. The transition offense is simply tailor-made for them.
Yes, during Harden's time with the Thunder and his first two years with the Rockets, he was quite fast, had great physical fitness, and was his normal state.
In the middle of his career, he witnessed George's injury in the American training camp, which he could not forget for a long time. After that, he changed his style of play and became a loser on the floor. However, before the hamstring injury, he often contributed wonderful tomahawk chops. part.
On the court, Jeremy Lin continued to lead the defense after scoring, which made Teague very uncomfortable.
Calling Smith to come over and cover, he got rid of Jeremy Lin's entanglement.
But just after getting rid of a difficult opponent, another stronger one came.
Tucker switched defense and still pressed Teague. Seeing that the opponent was not fast, Teague used a cross step to get past the opponent.
But he underestimated Tucker's width and wingspan.
Tucker saw the right opportunity and reached out to poke the ball away the moment the basketball bounced off the ground.
The Teagues passed, but the ball stayed where it was. When he turned around and came back to get the ball, it was already too late.
Tucker made a diving leap and held the ball firmly in his arms.
Smith came over to grab the ball, and Tucker dropped to the ground and passed the ball downfield on a grounder.
In the frontcourt, Jeremy Lin bent down to pick up the ball. Facing the unguarded basket, he made a layup to add two more points.
6:3.
The fans applauded, Tucker's hard work ignited the atmosphere of the stadium, this is Rockets basketball, this is the Rockets spirit!
Smith looked annoyed and ran to serve the baseline ball. After passing it to Teague, he encountered Jeremy Lin's death coil. Although the effect was not comparable to that of Brother Kaz, it was enough to give Teague a drink.
Teague made a quick operation and struggled to pass halftime. He was also puzzled, how could this yellow-skinned boy have such good physical strength?
On the offensive end, he played three times in a row. Looking back, he led the entire defense in every round. Isn't he tired?
Teague was distracted by Jeremy Lin's interference, and the other players' tactical movements were also tightly guarded, making it impossible to escape.
There were 6 seconds left in the attack time. Teague could only do it alone, dribbling continuously to find rhythm. His cross-step breakthrough was firmly blocked by Jeremy Lin and he was unable to break through. In the end, he could only choose an unconventional shooting posture.
"Bang!"
Without any surprises, the attack ended in a blackout.
Asik collected the rebound and handed it to Harden. After receiving the ball, Harden made another four-point long pass to find Jeremy Lin running forward.
Jeremy Lin received the ball very comfortably, leaned on Teague, broke through smoothly, picked up the basket with his left hand and hit the board high.
8:3.
Hawks head coach Larry Drew saw this and called a timeout. Except for Korver's three-pointer in the beginning, the team's offense was sparse in the remaining rounds. They did not retreat in time and were beaten by the Rockets. Divided into four, this is unbearable.
"What's going on with you? It doesn't matter if you can't score, but what about the defense? Do you think of yourselves as spectators? Are you buying standing tickets to watch the game on the court? Cheer up, the game begins!"
Coach Drew scolded the starting five, hoping they would get back to their best.
But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny. After the timeout, the Eagles were still being beaten.
The offensive end couldn't score, but the defensive end finally prevented Jeremy Lin's single-point blast. Here Harden began to take over the game again.
Coach Drew made substitution adjustments and further tilted the defensive resources towards the Harlem combination, where Butler began to score again.
The Rockets scored too many points, and the Eagles' defensive system could not be comprehensive. Before the first quarter of the game was over, the Eagles were already 20 points behind.
In the transition period, Harden led the team to another 12:2 spurt, with the score difference approaching 30 points.
The fans at the scene cheered and cheered. It was great to watch this New Year's Day game. Although the Eagles are not a strong team, being able to win and win by a big score is the happiest thing today.
Coach Drew walked back to the bench and sat down slumped, there was nothing he could do in this game.
He finally saw that the Rockets had no intention of holding back today. They started working hard to win them over in front of the folks in their hometown.
The game reached the middle of the third quarter, and the score difference had reached 40 points. Coach Drew immediately replaced the main players and replaced them with substitutes. If we continue to struggle in this game, we will only bring humiliation to ourselves. It is better to surrender earlier, and maybe there will be less. Lose some.
His idea was right. McHale was very considerate. After all, he was an old acquaintance. By replacing the weakest third team, the Eagles took the opportunity to recover some points and save some face.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Hawks by 23 points at home 122:99, winning their first victory in 2013.
The fans were already having fun in the stands, singing and dancing, and when the camera showed them, they twisted even harder.
Xu Xin is also very happy. The team now looks like a strong team. Facing a team whose overall strength is not as good as his own, as long as the players work hard, they can win.
Unlike in previous years, it was often about whether we were weak when we were strong or weak when we were weak. At best, we robbed the rich and gave to the poor. At worst, we didn't have the qualities to be a champion.
"A big cotton-padded jacket with two cotton-padded trousers. It's snowing outside and wrapped in cloth in the house!"
The ringtone of his mobile phone rang. Strangely enough, Xu Xin was obviously a Tianjin person, but he was very interested in Northeastern culture. His ringtone sounded vulgar at first, but it was quite unique after hearing it twice.
