webnovelvip Chapter 611 Entering the second round
Chapter 611 Entering the second round
Chapter 611 Entering the second round
All the players of the Rockets gathered around Yao Ming and Francis. With complicated expressions on their faces, they put their right hands on Francis's hand, and then shouted loudly to the surrounding fans. After that, he quickly ran to the front field!
"Huh? What's the situation??"
Like the fans around him, Bruce was very curious about what the Rockets did on the court!
And when he saw the Rockets complete the attack in a very passionate way after Francis and Yao Ming cooperated, he seemed to smell something unusual!
And West, who was sitting next to him, after noticing the performance of the Rockets players, even though he is now a member of the Warriors, his eyes are still shining, and he looks forward to it!
On the court, after the Warriors quickly regained two points with Nowitzki's shooting, the Rockets ran wild again!
"Dude, pay attention to your slot!!"
When Francis passed by Yao Ming, he said directly, and even under the cover of Yao Ming, both of them came to the frontcourt!
As the two came to the frontcourt one after another, when Yao Ming quickly ran to the inside, the rest of the players who had been standing still and waiting for the pass started to move one after another, and their tactics became more active!
"Snapped!!"
With a soft sound, Francis quickly passed the basketball in his hand to Mobley who was standing on the baseline after reaching the 45-degree position on the left!
After receiving the pass, Mobley was not in a hurry to choose to attack. He first took a look at Yao Ming who was entangled with Duncan and was trying to get in position, and then even after the opponent got in his position, he quickly put the ball in his hand. The basketball passed!
"boom!!"
When Yao Ming received the pass, he leaned back directly. After feeling the strength exerted by Duncan, he directly started his back movement!
"Bang bang bang!!"
A muffled sound sounded from between the two. Judging from the extremely serious expressions on their faces, it was obvious that both sides were trying their best!
For a moment, I don't know if it was because of Yao Ming's superior height. After another collision, he directly clung to Duncan and quickly completed a turn. Then he saw his hands raised high and his eyes fixed on the basket. Position, with the advantage of height and arm length, a small back throws the basketball out!
"Shhh!!"
A crisp sound of piercing the net not only made Yao Ming wave his arm excitedly, but also made the disappointed fans around him stand up quickly and cheer loudly for the goal!
"Haha, this goal is simply amazing!!"
Staring at the court, Yao Ming seemed to be excited and familiar after a fierce confrontation in his previous life. Bruce seemed to have returned to his past life as a Rockets fan, subconsciously stood up, and excitedly cheered for Yao Ming!
And West, who was sitting next to him, looked at the owner of the Warriors with a strange expression, and he was a little confused about his behavior!
After that, as Francis and others strengthened the pass to the inside, even though Duncan had already performed very well on the defensive end, because of Yao Ming's overwhelming touch and his height was indeed a bit low, he had no choice but to be helpless on the defensive end. I shake my head from time to time!
"Damn!!"
Payton was sitting off the court, watching the court with a depressed face. In just 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Rockets had already narrowed the point difference to 12 points with Yao Ming's overwhelming touch. Peyton originally thought that Wilkens would call out a timeout, but when he saw the other party's scrutiny, he couldn't help feeling a little anxious in his heart!
As the coach of a team, although Wilkens should call out this timeout, he also has his own considerations!
Just like Yao Ming now, he didn't arrange for the players to double-team before the game. After all, Duncan's ability is enough to deal with the defensive end!
And now, although Yao Ming's touch is very hot, after all, it is impossible to maintain this state for the entire fourth quarter, after all, they have already consumed a lot of energy before!
Sure enough, when the confrontation between the two teams entered the 7th minute of the fourth quarter, the Rockets' performance on both ends of the offense and defense finally showed a lot of turnovers due to physical problems!
Seeing that the Warriors once again widened the point difference between the two teams to about 15 points, Van Gundy finally called out the timeout that should have occurred long ago!
Back off the field, even though the Rockets players were still looking very excited, their bodies had quickly protested to them!
Seeing a famous player gasping for breath and pouring drinks into his mouth non-stop, Van Gundy once again had thoughts of regret in his heart!
As for the Warriors, although their physical strength can guarantee that they can play the entire game, after all, the previous confrontation was not just talk!
After Wilkens waited for the players to breathe, he said with a smile on his face: "Next, I need you to be more serious. After all, this is the home court of the Rockets, so..."
As Wilkens slowly explained some tactics to the players and reminded them to be vigilant, he then let the players adjust by themselves, and did not deliberately ask them to do anything!
"drop!!"
When the referee's whistle sounded again, amidst the boos and roars of all the fans, Van Gundy once again put the substitutes who had performed very poorly before on the court!
In the Rockets' bench lineup, except for Padgett and Nakba who can do some good things on the offensive end, the other three really seem a bit too incompetent!
Afterwards, as the game progressed slowly, under the duo of Duncan and Nowitzki, the Warriors showed their power. Finally, when the game was over, the Warriors relied on their super execution and the explosion of their stars to make them win again. At 112:100, the Rockets won the third game at home, and they also directly won the match point of this series. The Rockets want to make a comeback, which is obviously unrealistic!
Two days later, when the Warriors finally ended the series with a narrow advantage of two points under the strong resistance of the Rockets, they once again became the first team in the league to enter the second round!
In this game, the cooperation of Yao Ming and Francis, coupled with Mobley's support on the offensive end, made them lead the Warriors by eight points for a full quarter!
And as they entered the last quarter of the game, they finally exposed their inexperience and encountered a huge crisis of physical strength!
Of course, although the Rockets lost the opportunity to go further, their hard work still received applause and cheers from a large number of fans in Houston!
When the Warriors finally swept the Rockets 4:0, after they got a long rest, as one team broke through the first round, the second round finally appeared!
In the end, the Western Conference teams that entered the second round were the Timberwolves, Spurs, Lakers and the Warriors who swept the Rockets to advance to the second round!
In the first round of this year's Western Conference, the Lakers and Spurs were able to advance to the second round, which really surprised some people!
Whether it's the Lakers, who have gradually exposed huge problems, or the Spurs, who have suffered a lot from trading Duncan before, they defeated their opponents with scores of 4:3 and 4:2 respectively!
Just like what those experts said when they advanced to the second round, their competitiveness is unbelievable!
During this season, the Lakers have been disturbed by the conflict between Kobe and O'Neal from the very beginning, especially their remarks in some media interviews, which simply stunned a large number of fans!
What about not working hard in training, or not caring about the team, just caring about yourself, and so on.
When these contradictions are gradually reflected in the media reports and the increasingly cold relationship between them, everyone can see the fact that after the end of this season, the Lakers will definitely experience a major earthquake!
Compared with the Lakers, the Spurs are more stable. This season, with the joining of Bosh and under the guidance of Popovich, this power forward who was originally a little thin and good at mid-range shooting gradually made people feel more comfortable. Saw his toughness and good talent!
Especially after entering the playoffs, although Bosh really lacks in experience, his talent and offensive performance still make San Antonio fans excited!
Coupled with the performance of Carter and others, the rise of the Spurs will only be a matter of time!
But the duel between the Eastern teams really made the fans feel a little unbelievable!
In the first round of the Eastern Conference, except for the Heat, which was still fighting the Hornets, the defensive Pacers directly defeated the Celtics, which were still on the rise, with a score of 4:0.
However, the Nets also killed the Knicks who were entering the abyss very simply and neatly with the same score!
Coupled with the 4:1 quasi-sweep between the Pistons and the Bucks, only the four teams in the Eastern Conference have three teams that have swept and advanced!
In the training hall of the Warriors, Bruce looked at the newspaper in his hand, and his face could not help showing a trace of emotion. Seeing the report on the Eastern Conference's advance to the second round, he finally understood why the Rockets in his previous life were in Alexandria. In the depression with Dawson, the reason for wanting the Rockets to belong to the East!
"Hey, if we were in the Eastern Conference, I think we would be the best team in the division every year. Look at their current record!" Bruce handed the newspaper in his hand to him with a helpless expression. West on the opposite side shook his head and stopped talking!
"Hehe, if we were in the Eastern Conference, I think the teams behind us would be so depressed!" West said playfully, then changed the subject, and said with a dignified expression: " Next, we will welcome the Timberwolves in very good form at home, do you think we can end this series with a good record?"
(End of this chapter)