rpbooks Chapter 179 The Different Xiao Hang
Chapter 179 The Different Xiao Hang
Chapter 179 The Different Xiao Hang
"Shua—" In the last second of the third quarter, Harden made another three-pointer.
In the third quarter, the Spurs couldn't defend against Harden, Xiao Hang was educated, and the super giant appeared in full.
Harden is singles, facing Xiao Hang is two moves, either break through and score 2 points, or retreat from the outside and shoot for 2 points.
Xiao Hang knew what Harden was going to do next, but he just couldn't prevent it. If he predicted in advance to block the shot, he would only hear the referee's whistle and watch Harden go to the free throw line.
It was the first time Xiao Hang was humiliated like this on the defensive end. He felt that his defense was already very good. Indeed, in terms of various statistics, Xiao Hang's defense was already at the league's T1 level.
But there is a saying in the NBA that super giants cannot be defended, and Xiao Hang has fallen into a dead end. He just wants to challenge the defense of super giants.
Chaoju is either in poor condition and blocked, or you can only choose to explode with him.
And Harden attacked the confidence of the Spurs again and again. In the third quarter, Harden scored 17 points alone. The Rockets beat the Spurs 35 to 23 in the third quarter by 12 points.
The Spurs in the fourth quarter seemed like a terminally ill old woman, without any vitality.
Xiao Hang only scored 7 points in 3 of 6 in the third and fourth quarters. DeRozan scored 9 of 3 and scored 2 points with 8 free throws. Only Adelaide played normally, 9 of 4 and 4 free throws , scored 12 points, but the other role players died down and contributed poorly.
107 to 94, the Spurs returned the home court advantage to the Rockets at home.
"Three All-Stars are still not as good as a super giant." The Spurs executives were having a meeting in the conference room, and Popovich himself complained.
"Xiao Hang is not considered an All-Star." General Manager Buford slapped him.
"Haha, did you find a reason for your failure?" Popovich laughed.
"Okay, everyone has watched the videos of the three games." Buford put away his smile, as if he was a super professional manager.
"I've seen it all. How to say, we didn't make any mistakes." Messina was the first to speak. Although he was the latest on the Spurs coaching staff, he was the chief assistant and was in charge of tactical arrangements. Coach Englander, who joined the Spurs in 2005, was just A shooting coach.
Harmon and Uduka also nodded in approval.
"I can only gamble." Popovich's words shocked the senior executives present, after all, in the eyes of everyone, Popovich is an old-fashioned stubborn person.
But they think about it, if it is really a veteran and stubborn person, how can he lead a team to the playoffs for 21 consecutive years? His understanding of basketball has been updating and learning has not solidified. After all, his mentor Larry Brown Because of the solidified basketball thinking, it is no longer possible to gain a foothold in the NBA.
"Don't get me wrong. My meaning is very simple. At this point, both parties are like undressed boyfriend and girlfriend. They can all be seen, but whoever wins depends on their own strength. We can only Bet that your talent is higher than that of the Rockets." Popovich has become a "Buddhist", and other people in the management also accepted this opinion.
In the next training session, the Spurs players were a little confused, did they have any special arrangements, or was it like this?Until the end of the training session, Popovich answered them with one sentence.
"Looking at everyone's expressions, I know that we experienced a disastrous defeat in the playoffs, a rare disastrous defeat. Is the reason for the disastrous defeat due to us? I don't think it is because we have done a good job and controlled mistakes very well. , There is no loss of position in defense, this is what our coaches agreed, so we will continue to play like this, but Harden was lucky, his hand just soaked in the magma, which was so hot that our Spurs melted, but Not every game can be like this." Popovich paused: "Okay everyone, extend your hand, Go Spurs!"
Unexpectedly, Popovich is also a master of chicken soup, Xiao Hang was a little surprised.
In fact, such things as chicken soup cannot be commonly used, but they cannot be without it. If there is no way to adjust the mental attributes of the players to the highest level in the playoffs, some things are too metaphysical. High attributes hit a key goal at a critical moment.
The Spurs are behind by a big score of 2 to 1 here, while Curry and Thompson each exploded in the Warriors, which also pulled the score to 2 to 1. Well, it is a 2 to 1 lead. The Celtics shot through two wounds, but they didn't hurt their muscles and bones. The game is still very interesting.
In the east, there is no suspense in the game between the Raptors and the 76ers. It is 3 to 0. It is very likely that the Raptors will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals in the next game. But people with a discerning eye can already see that the Bucks' victory is the general trend, and it is difficult for the Wizards to resist.
The fourth game between the Spurs and Rockets continued at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Players from both sides are warming up on the field, and Spurs fans are also wearing white support T-shirts. They will advance and retreat with the Spurs.
This game is also very important. If the Spurs win, then the next Tianwangshan battle is definitely something to watch. If the Spurs lose, then the next game may be the Spurs' farewell game this season.
Xiao Hang put all his heart and soul into warming up, and he hit 13 shots in a row without missing a shot from beyond the three-point line.
It seems that today he is ready to fire full fire.
"DeRozan, will you support me today?"
"How can I support you, Xiao?"
"Feed me the ball, I want revenge."
In the player channel just now, Xiao Hang pulled DeRozan and said a few words, but DeRozan did not return to Xiao Hang, smiled and continued to walk.
"Trust the team, the ball that should be given to you will be given to you, you don't have to carry it alone, that's how I got here." The game is about to start, and the Spurs and Rockets players have settled down one after another. When they were about to kick off, DeRozan came over and took a shot Patted Xiao Hang's butt and said in a low voice.
At the beginning of the game, the Spurs started here and directly replaced the top five, Xiao Hang at the 1st position, Murray at the 2nd position, DeRozan at the 3rd position, Gay at the 4th position, and Adelaide at the 5th position.
However, Adelaide has never scrambled for Capela, and now Paul is attacking with the ball.
Handed over to Harden, Murray defended, Harden dribbled the ball along the left three-pointer near the bottom corner and began to squeeze Murray with his back, which was bullying Murray's weight.
With a turnaround jumper, the Rockets scored the first point.
Xiao Hang took possession of the ball, DeRozan came out to pick and roll, and DeRozan received the ball.
Xiao Hang went around Ade's cover and slipped into the inside line from the bottom line on the right.
"Kang—" DeRozan's lob pass helped Xiao Hang dunk with both hands.
The Spurs bench frantically threw towels here, and the Spurs home fans shouted and applauded frantically.
The two sides played extremely carefully, and Xiao Hang didn't want to just say that he wanted revenge by himself. He played very well as a team. Knowing the first timeout, Xiao Hang scored 1 points on 1-for-2 alley-oops in the opening game, and sent out 3 assists for the others. , DeRozan scored 4 points, and Adelaide hit a 2+1.
不过火箭这里哈登3中2砍下5分，保罗1中1拿下3分，安东尼2中1拿下2分。卡佩拉内线也打进1球拿下2分。
The Rockets lead by 3 points here.
(End of this chapter)