Chapter 160
Chapter 160
The game continued, and the two teams dunked back and forth at the beginning of the game, which did not make much reaction from the Rockets fans at the scene. Instead, the cheers of the hundreds of die-hard Eagles fans who followed the visiting team were particularly obvious.
This makes the Rockets' bench very embarrassing. It may not matter if the players on the field are too focused, but the players on the sidelines are really embarrassed!
Liu Mang looked at the home fans of the Rockets, and remembered that Van Gundy would pay 1,000 fans to give them free tickets and return money to let them boo the players on the sidelines, leaving a drop of cold sweat.
It seems that the Rockets are indeed most of the time away from the dragon and at home...
Looking back, Eddie Griffin, with the help of Francis, once again completed an alley-oop with a dunk.
The Eagles start the offense, the positional battle is good for the Eagles, Jason Terry and Raheem pick and roll, Jason Terry slips inside, Jason Terry hits Eddie Griffin , two consecutive changes of direction out of Eddie - Griffin, floating layup success.
The Rockets realized that it was not possible and speeded up the attack. The Eagles retreated as much as possible in the face of their fast break and turned into a man-to-man defense. The old cat Mobley defended by Raheem, Francis returned the ball after a breakthrough To Mobley the cat, Mobley the cat, Mobley the cat tried to force a breakthrough from Raheem, Raheem blocked him, Jason Terry came up quickly and knocked Mobley the cat away, Jay Jason Terry killed halftime, Francis returned to the defense quickly, his speed was not inferior to Jason Terry, and the chase was in place!
Chasing the big hat is something Francis is very good at, but it is really impulsive. As soon as Jason Terry flickered, Francis flew, and Jason Terry threw the ball high! Mohammed, who followed up, grabbed the ball and smashed it into the basket. The score became 6 to 4, and the Eagles started.
Offensive and defensive transition, the ball returned to the hands of the Rockets, Francis entered the inside line with the cooperation, found a good opportunity, and passed the ball to Eddie Griffin who was standing on the bottom line.
Eddie Griffin originally planned to break through and dunk. He dribbled the ball well, but Muhammad actively blocked it. Hammad got a little closer to the basket and felt that he should be sure to make a shot in this position. Eddie Griffin made a hook shot!
Eddie Griffin threw the ball towards the basket, and he could feel that the ball should be scored! but! The moment his ball left! A figure raised his hand high and pumped his right hand on the ball! Eddie Griffin's seemingly overwhelming block sounded!
Raheem's shot-blocking rhythm was too good. He judged the timing of Eddie Griffin's take-off, grasped the most suitable place for him to appear, and tried his best to move his right hand to slap the ball down!
Muhammad grabbed the rebound and the Eagles continued to counterattack!
The cavalry company charged!
One arrow is gone, there is another! Raheem was so positive today and Jason Terry didn't want to fall behind!
Why should the "Three Young Masters" show off their power today and an All-Star guard voted fourth, he also wants to show off!
Jason Terry first scored two points with a counter-attack layup, and the Rockets were defended by aggressive Eagles players in another round. This time Raheem singled Eddie Griffin and hit a jumper. 6 points!
Tomjanovich is in pain! He has never coached such a bad team... Since he acquired Francis, a talented defender with super combat power in 1999, his record has not improved. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and quickly took a pill. By the way, he called Pause to adjust.
After only playing for three minutes, it was timed out. Liu Mang was hesitant, should he stand up?
stand up?
sit down?
Or stand up?
Seeing Liu Mang's tangled look, Coach Kruger wanted to kick him!
Can't you see that the cavalry has already started to charge?
One arrow is not enough to hit a three-pointer, didn't you see?
But this is an away game, so calm down!
Normally I didn't plan to ask this kid to play, this kid rushed to play, today he has no vision!
Coach Kruger snapped his fingers on Liu Mang's head: "Not playing yet!"
After the timeout, the Eagles replaced Dean Grove, who had basically zero contribution, with Liu Mang.
The Eagles can’t go any further. The main problem is the lineup. The inside line is strong enough, and there are only three players on the outside line. Raheem is still half of the inside line. The real outside line is Jason Terry. point.
The core structure is good, but there are too few people who can score.
The game continues!
Rockets offense.
Unlike last time against Francis, this time Liu Mang has gradually gained confidence, and he is completely fearless from body to heart...
When Francis saw that damned rookie coming, he grinned grinningly and crushed him with his body...
The same breakthrough, the same step back to defend, the same rookie being run over by Boss Fu while calling Yamai dazed and being run over...
The title of the most impactful player in the league is not given for nothing, and it really can't be blocked by being active! No matter how hard you defend, it's useless, it just eats your body! If you want to prevent it, you can only use your physical fitness to prevent it!
Liu Mang did not cause much hindrance to Francis, and Francis rushed to the inside and pulled the bar for a layup to avoid the supplementary defense and scored two points.
10 to 6, the ball returned to the Eagles, Liu Mang pushed forward, the Rockets retreated really quickly, no matter how poor the team's record, Tomjanovich was unwilling to lose the heart of the championship.
Seeing that Francis posted it, Liu Mang wanted to shoot directly!
But thinking of the opponent's bouncing, Liu Mang still held back.
With the experience of playing against Liu Mang last time, Francis did not leave any room for Liu Mang. The three god-like three-pointers Francis admitted that this rookie shot was amazing!
Liu Mang wanted to pick and roll, Rahim came out to block Francis for Liu Mang, Liu Mang cut in, although Walter Williams was a little old, he was no longer the rookie with explosive physical fitness during the Kings period, but his bounce was not good enough, and his speed was okay. The huge body prevented Liu Mang from rushing in.
Pick and roll, you can come by yourself or pass the ball!
Liu Mang gave the ball to Raheem who cut in after the pick-and-roll, Eddie Griffin came up to defend, Raheem continued to single Eddie Griffin, Eddie Griffin was pushed up by Raheem Flying, Kenny Thomas double-teamed, Raheem passed the ball to Ratliff, Ratliff dunked easily and scored two points.
12 to 6, still 6 points behind.
The Rockets are attacking, this time Liu Mang will not show his power, and retreat to the free throw line to defend, whether he likes to shoot or not!
Francis, who had a hit rate of more than 20%, was almost pissed off by this rookie!
There is no such defense in this day and age!
Defend the iron barrel array!
Francis really can't pass this kind of ball directly. There is no one defending in front of him and he passes the ball. Isn't it causing his teammates to be double-teamed? And he himself does not have the ability to attack off the ball, he belongs to the kind who always controls the ball.
One step into the three-point line, Francis made a long-range mid-range shot!
Miss!
The rebound was snatched by the Eagles, and Rahim made a long pass! A counterattack was launched, the ball came to Jason Terry, Francis rushed back to the inside, but Jason Terry passed back to the top arc!
Liu Mang's chasing three-pointer hit!
The score became 15 to 6! The Eagles lead the Rockets by 9 points!
Then Francis came over and passed the ball to the old cat Mobley. Mobley is not particularly easy to play. He averaged a career-high 23 points per game this year, mainly because of Francis' breakthrough and scoring. Francis occupied most of them this year. With the ball, Mobley's shooting ability was liberated.
But this singles with the ball has rarely been played since Francis came, and he is a little excited.
Mobley can actually break through, and the speed is very fast, but it is far inferior to his outside shooting ability with an average of 39% shooting rate and 1.8 three-pointers in his career so far. His finishing ability is average, which can be seen from his 40% three-point shooting percentage, 42% mid-range shooting percentage and only 43% overall shooting percentage this year. figure it out.
The old cat Mobley missed a layup!
The Eagles continue to fight back!
The Eagles maintain their own style and open up their offense. They try to bring their opponents into their own rhythm no matter in offense or defense. The Rockets do not have the capital to defend against the Eagles. The advantages of the team can always be maximized.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 29 to 19. The Eagles led the Rockets by 10 points and entered the second quarter.
The team's advantage is obvious, and the lineup gap is not a little bit.
Unlike the first time when Jason Terry was blown up and Raheem had no fighting spirit, this time the two strongest players of the Eagles showed their strength and suppressed the situation obviously. Liu Mang came up as the counterattack instigator to harvest the score point.
This time there was no chance for the Rockets to make a move, and the Eagles had a clear advantage at the start.
But here comes the problem. Liu Mang scored 5 points and 3 assists in the first quarter, and the point difference is slowly being widened. What's wrong with Yanshe's mission! The three-point shot is accurate during the fast break, but there is no chance to shoot against the opponent!