The Rockets beat them 6-0 in less than two minutes. D'Antoni looked at the bench and saw Kobe and others sweating profusely and breathing heavily, so he decided to wait a little longer.
"Got to score."
Nash gritted his teeth and strengthened his confidence. This time, he used the screen to face Jeremy Lin again. He did not choose to pass to Clark, who was in the open position. He faced Jeremy Lin's defense, increased the arc and intensity, and took a decisive shot from beyond the three-point line.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball drew a rainbow in the air, spinning hollowly into the net.
90:85.
Nash's three-pointer helped the team stabilize the morale of the team, and then quickly called on his teammates to retreat quickly, not giving Jeremy Lin another chance to switch offense.
Harden advanced slowly, facing his old enemy Ci Shiping, he dribbled continuously and hit a three-pointer with a double step back. Ci Shiping took a step slower and almost watched Harden make the three-pointer.
After the ball was scored, Harden made his own salt-sprinkling celebration towards Ci Shiping.
When the cook cooks the beef and adds a little salt, life will be a little sweeter!
"Why are you so arrogant? Do you want to eat your elbow again?"
Ci Shiping gritted his teeth and said.
"The referee threatened me."
Harden heard this and complained to the referee on the side.
This time he learned to be smarter. If he can't beat him, he can't sue?
The referee glared at Ci Shiping as a warning. The latter restrained himself a little, but still glared at Harden when the referee wasn't paying attention.
Then he stood at 45 degrees outside the three-point line and asked for the ball. Nash suddenly found himself in a desperate situation and had to pass it to him.
Harden turned around and saw Ci Shiping preparing to shoot. Without even looking at him, Harden turned back to grab a rebound.
Ci Shiping was so angry that he gritted his teeth and could no longer suppress his fiery temper. He realized that the shot was crooked after he shot it, and then he took a dominant step and pushed Harden to the ground from behind under the pretext of grabbing rebounds.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
On the sidelines, Garnett and O'Neal Jr. were eager to try and get ready to go on the court, but were firmly pressed down by several assistant coaches. The substitute players would be called T when they came on the court.
On the court, the Rockets players gave up and gathered around Ci Shiping, exhaling sweet fragrance and greeting him politely.
The referee quickly pushed him away, committing a technical foul, twice in total in this game, and expelled Ci Shiping with a handsome move like throwing a grenade.
Against the boos of the fans in the audience, Ci Shiping once again left work early.
In the box, several celebrities looked nervous, and they all stood up and stared at Harden lying on the ground. Only Xu Xin did not panic at all. Harden's physical resistance is extremely strong. In those years with the Rockets, he averaged more than 35 minutes of playing time per game and was almost full attendance every season. He can be called a model worker.
Harden waited for a minute and stood up. Nothing happened. Everyone at the scene couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"What kind of grudge does Ci Shiping have against Harden? Why does Ci Shiping always get into trouble every time he sees Harden?"
Yu Jia was a little confused.
"This may be the fate between the two of them."
Seeing that Harden was fine, Yang Yi relaxed and started joking.
Harden walked to the frontcourt to take a technical foul free throw and made a steady hit. The Lakers replaced Meeks to fill Ci Shiping's vacancy.
In the subsequent offense, Harden faced Meeks who had just come up, broke through and drew a foul, then went to the free throw line and made two more free throws.
96:85.
D'Antoni called a timeout to adjust. In fact, there was nothing to adjust. He just used the timeout to give Kobe more time to rest. In less than three minutes, the Rockets launched a 12:3 attack wave. If he didn't play, the game would be wasted.
After the timeout, D'Antoni replaced Kobe and Gasol, replacing Jordan Hill and Clark, who were in poor condition and had little presence throughout the game.
Kobe made an immediate impact after coming up, hitting a pull-up three-pointer against Beverley to help the Lakers stop the bleeding.
96:88.
"Beverley still suffers from his height. If he were 5 centimeters taller, he might have been able to defend the ball."
Olajuwon said.
"Actually, I signed him to prepare for Stephen."
Xu Xin said.
"Stephen Curry? That little guard from the Warriors who is very accurate in three-pointers?"
Drexler said that the current Curry is still unknown. He has just squeezed out his big brother Monta Ellis. He is only a qualified starting point guard and has not yet reached the All-Star level.
"You think so highly of him?"
Drexler became interested.
"He will be the person who changes the development of basketball. In a few years, the league will enter the small ball era, slowly abandon the mid-range, and increase the proportion of shots at the basket and three-pointers."
Xu Xin said firmly.
"I know he is accurate on three-pointers, but no matter how accurate the three-pointers are, they are not as stable as the mid-range shot. At critical moments, the mid-range shot can solve the problem."
Drexler didn't believe it.
"Old man, times have changed, and I think Manager Xu is right."
Murphy thought for a moment and said.
On the court, Harden attracted the defense and connected with Jeremy Lin, who made an air cut. The latter made an emergency stop and hit a mid-range shot. The Rockets' scoring wave continued.
Looking back, the Rockets switched back to man-to-man defense. After the substitution, the Lakers' outside shooting threat increased, and it would be a bit risky to defend the zone.
Kobe held the ball to attract the defensive attention and gave it to Nash on the other side.
The latter and Gasol broke away from the defense in a pick-and-roll, broke into the inside, and passed the ball coquettishly to find Gasol who bounced out of the pick-and-roll. Gasol received the ball without hesitation, tiptoed and made a steady mid-range shot.
98:90.
Looking back, Harden faced Meeks and once again used a step-back three-pointer. This time he failed to hit. Gasol protected the rebound and gave it to Kobe.
Beverley continued to lead the entire game in defense, but this move had little effect on Kobe. Kobe dramatically changed direction and passed Beverley, striding forward into the court. Tucker quickly shrank his defense and missed himself. 's defender, Antawn Jamison.
The latter took the ball from Kobe and took a decisive shot from beyond the three-point line.
"Uh-huh!"
Finally got in, Jamison seized this opportunity, 98:93.
With 7 minutes left in the game, McHale called a timeout to make substitution adjustments. Harden started playing as soon as the fourth quarter started and needed a breather after playing for 5 minutes.
Also going off the court were Asik and Beverley, along with Garnett, Butler and Ariza.
"McHale has changed the lineup again. There is only one guard, Jeremy Lin, and four forwards on the court. Is this the ultimate basketball dreamed up by the magician Pat Riley?"
Yu Jia's eyes lit up and she said.
"Harden went down to take a breath. In the last five minutes, Harden came back and should have replaced Shu Hao. This may be the Rockets' final lineup. I'm looking forward to the effect."
For the Lakers, D'Antoni also made a big move. Kobe, Gasol, Iguodala, McGee, and Meeks were his designated finishing lineup.
Yang Yi analyzed with burning eyes.
Butler was fully charged and took over the Rockets' offense as soon as he came up. The other four players were all stretched out, giving them plenty of space.
