The Godfather of Basketball

There was also laughter at the scene at this time.

Martin was so pretentious before the game, but the reality is that pretentiousness requires capital.

Yao Ming made an additional free throw, and the Rockets had a 14-4 lead over the Nuggets by 10 points.

It took just over four minutes.

The situation on the opening field is also a microcosm of the two teams.

Although sitting on two players who rank in the league's top five in each position, the Nuggets seem to be powerless to fight because they are all single-handed.

Except for a genius like Tex Winter, who integrated this singles tactic into a so-called "triangle tactic", and Phil Jackson who carried it forward in later generations, other coaches really can't handle the individual players and the ball well. relationship with the team as a whole.

George Karl is a famous coach, but the situation on the field shows that he can't do much.

The game lasted more than half a quarter, and the Rockets' lead on the court had reached as much as 15 points.

After Martin came back, the collapse of the Nuggets seemed to come faster than before.

Carl looked helpless on the sidelines.

But the good news is that after enduring half a quarter, the two sides finally entered the substitute rotation time one after another.

The Nuggets replaced JR Smith on the field, replaced Iverson, who had a poor hand feeling, and took a rest. By the way, Anthony Carter, an organizational point guard, was replaced by Nene.

The Nuggets switched rounds, with Anthony and Kleiza still on the court.

The Rockets are more thorough, with all five main players withdrawn.

However, when these five substitutes came up, Karl's face was a bit ugly.

Marc Gasol and Scola are on the inside, Pietrus is on the front line, and Sun Yue and Billups are on the outside.

What the hell, if you put it in the East, you can make a team to start!

Others are okay, the key is Billups.

He didn't start before the game, fans speculated, and the Nuggets also speculated whether he had an injury, just because Billups was wearing training clothes and couldn't be sure.

How's it going now, I didn't see anything tied up on stage, and I didn't see any discomfort, so I'm fine!

This is simply playing Tian Ji's horse racing, playing tricks!

Use the low-grade horse Barea to exchange the high-grade horse Iverson, and then use the high-grade horse Billups to beat the low-grade horse Anthony Carter...

"beep!"

Pause back, the game continues.

Billups took possession of the ball and went to the frontcourt to organize the offense.

Billups brought a substitute, which Tang Tian used a lot at the beginning of the season. Later, as Sun Yue grew up and the team's overall strength increased, he gradually used it less.

Now use it again, Billups is also very familiar with it.

Greet Gasol for a high pick-and-roll, and then cut directly to the basket. When the defense shrinks, he hits the ground back to Gasol, and the latter hits a two-pointer in the open mid-range.

This time the attack was done with ease.

The defense of the Nuggets is already poor. With the exhaustion of Anthony and Kleiza's physical strength, and JR Smith, who doesn't know much about defense, the Nuggets can't defend against this lineup. up.

The Nuggets' offense, with the decline in physical fitness, Anthony played more of an offensive pinch point role at this time.

At this time, after attracting the defense, he distributed the ball to Anthony Carter on the outside.

With the Rockets' lineup, the defensive focus is on Anthony and Smith, and Carter doesn't face much pressure.

However, Carter is an organized point guard and is not good at three-point shooting. At this time, he has the shooting space to make strong shots.

"boom!"

The basketball hits the hoop.

Gasol took Nene and received the defensive rebound.

The Rockets' offense was still organized by Billups and called Gasol to break through the pick-and-roll. This time the Nuggets did not shrink.

The strength of Billups is obvious to all. As far as the defensive strength of the Nuggets is concerned, there is really nothing they can do about him.

After going back and forth like this, the score on the court is not only not close, but it is getting wider and wider.

The scene shot was given to Carl on the Nuggets bench.

Carl sat there blankly.

The Rockets' rotation and style of play made him feel like he was fighting a landlord. The opponent played a pair of king bombs, and then the system reminded "I only have one card".

despair!

At the end of the half, the Rockets had a 67-43 lead of 24 points.

Back in the second half, Iverson felt warmer and caused Barea consecutive defensive fouls, helping the Nuggets close the score to about 15 points.

But when it came to the substitute period, Billups came up with a set of East, West, North and South fists, and the point difference was "bass" and he ran away by 20 points.

In the fourth quarter, Karl simply let Iverson also play this substitute period.

This change played a certain role, but did not change the general situation on the field.

In the end, the Rockets beat the Nuggets 116-92 at home and won their first playoff victory.

Anthony scored 32 points in the air, failing to fulfill his promise to Denver fans before the game.

However, it can be seen that the strength gap between the two sides cannot be changed by Anthony alone.

The Rockets hit the ground running, but it was completely expected.

After a two-day break, the second game of the series continued at the Toyota Center.

With the lessons of the previous game, Martin obviously lowered his profile before the game.

Karl also summed up the experience and lessons of the first game, increased Iverson's playing time, and let him play with a substitute in his substitute time.

Such a change made the Nuggets' disadvantage look much smaller than in the first game.

At the end of the half, the Rockets' lead was 10 points less than in the first game, only 14 points.

However, in the second half, the Nuggets collapsed again, and the reason for the collapse was Karl's rotation adjustment.

It was common for Iverson to play full court at his peak, but it was precisely because of this style of play in his early years that his physical strength declined very quickly after he grew older. Now if he is allowed to play like this, he can play Fighting, but the efficiency is plummeting.

At the end of the third quarter, looking at the 25-point difference, Carl shook his head helplessly.

He is really a clever woman who can't cook without rice.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Nuggets 108-92, rewriting the big score of the series to 2-0.

While other teams in the West are fighting to the death, the Rockets are playing extraordinarily relaxed and leisurely.

Tang Tian also began to set his sights on another matchup, the Hornets and the Jazz.

The Jazz have a tough style of play, and most people feel that the young Hornets can't get any cheap.

The result was good. The Hornets played at home and won two consecutive cities, leading directly by a big score of 2-0.

This also surprised Tang Tian a little.

In his previous life, he was very impressed. Deron Williams did three things a day, besides eating and sleeping, he beat Paul.

He deliberately went through the game videos of the two teams, and soon he discovered that this young team might cause them a lot of trouble in the second round.