Chapter 244: Never one person, one city
The rhythm of the second half was as expected. Harden's physical strength was not enough to support the Rockets' offense in the second half. The Rockets were a little lost in the second half. The sixth man signed this year, Jeremy Lin, really wanted to lead the team's rhythm, and his ability to break through after pick-and-roll is also very good.
When Jeremy Lin first entered the league, his physical test score was excellent, especially his speed, but because of his skin color, he lost the election. Not many people trusted a yellow-skinned guard to play well.
I met the Pacers tonight, Chinese Derby? It should be said that, but the levels between the two are a little different. Jeremy Lin's play was considered a gambling by the Rockets. Perhaps it was because "Lin Crazy" had a deep influence on him when he was coaching New York. D'Antoni always liked to say that Jeremy Lin was used as a surprise. After all, in the middle of that season, Jeremy Lin saved his upcoming New York career. Although after that season, he still did not escape the consequences of being dismissed.
Unfortunately, Jeremy Lin has no way to save the Rockets tonight. The Pacers are afraid of the forward line rather than the defender. The Rockets do not have a strong forward line. Decker has been wasting his talent this year. Until now, his three-pointer has not yet reached the passing level. The Pacers' inside defense league tops.
Without Harden, the Rockets would not have so many opportunities to open three-pointers. Without three-pointers, they would lose the qualification to fight head-on with this Pacers.
The third quarter time belongs to former Rockets former Rockets player Aaron Brooks and Al Jefferson, who came to the Pacers for almost a month. The cooperation between the two inside and outside makes people feel like they have a dual-core style inside and outside.
Brooks Rockets fans are familiar with the outside, such as masters of random battles and scouts. Don’t let him play high. If you play high, you will feel that you have seen Kobe. Not to mention close-fitting defense, double-teams are all empty.
Jefferson, who was in the inside, was still a low-level beast two years ago. Although his pace was not as good as Lin Sen, he was one of the best people nowadays when there were not many people willing to work hard at the low-level. If it weren't for a knee injury, the Hornets wouldn't have made this deal.
Among the two people in the third quarter, Brooks completely released his emotions, which was a huge advantage for an emotional player. Jefferson completely forgot about his knee injury. Has his knee injury been injured? It doesn't exist. The cake king who was shaking a few steps was a little bit out of reach. Capela felt that the center in front of him was harder to defend than many defenders.
Two substitute players who may not even get much rotation time usually burst out with unexpected power at this time.
D'Antoni had a headache. Capela's defense has always been at an excellent level. Why did he see one person being blown up today? It's too easy to take the opponent's fake moves on the defensive end!
In fact, Capela cannot be blamed for starting this year. This year was the first season. Not to mention how effective it was to start, the defense was indeed very good, but he lacked his experience in facing the inside, especially the inside with very good footsteps.
"Lin! Don't worry, you have to learn to trust your teammates. Yes, trust your teammates. Al and Aaron may not be as stable as you and Paul, but they are not bad." McMillan persuaded him to look at Lin Sen, who was hurriedly trying to play but was pressed on the bench.
He didn't want Lin Sen to consume too much energy. The next three Western Conference visitors would have time for Lin Sen to play. When Jefferson and Brooks were in good condition, he wanted Lin Sen to rest more. You are completely unsure that these two people tomorrow can still perform like this today, but what he can be sure is that Lin Sen will still get 20 tomorrow without saying a word.
Lin Sen smiled and lay down comfortably: "Boss, when did you see me nervous? I'm just cheering for them happily."
Haha, whatever you say is what you want, after all, you are the number one core of the team, I, the little coach, listen to you.
The two sides decided the winner in the third quarter, and Harden's return was not able to save the Rockets. Lin Sen also led the Pacers to fight back, and the score of the game remained at around 10 points. The Rockets had thought of using the three-point rain, the best way to chase points, to recover these points, but as long as the other side succeeded, the Pacers could respond to it at night.
The response may be Linson, Gordon, or even Hill, Brooks, and Jefferson.
The score was within a controllable range until the end. The Pacers successfully protected their home court. For the Pacers fans, such a big victory that broke the prejudice was still very important to them. George's injury did not affect the Pacers too many, and they still won a winning streak.
Lin Sen is still the best player in this game with 29 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. In an interview, espn reporter asked: "What do you think about the next two weeks of guarding Indiana by one person and one city? Or what goals should you achieve?"
"One person, one city? Sorry, never one person, one city. Every one of my teammates performed well tonight, and we seemed to be in double 6 people. Eric scored 5 three-pointers tonight and scored 25 points. I never thought I was fighting alone."
In the whole league, he was praising Westbrook for him, one by one, leading the Thunder to the top six in the Western Conference per game, saying that he was a superhero and lost Lin Sen with the same title, but Lin Sen did not want it at all. This surprised many people.
This is indeed a team victory, but Lin Sen's performance is obvious to all. His attractiveness in the inside is the reason why four players can be in double digits on the outside. Otherwise, if George and CJ Myers don't play, the Pacers' ability to attack on the outside alone would be a little anxious.
In fact, tracing the root of the story, the Thunder is not bad. Oladipo still averages nearly 20 points per game this season. Before leaving the Magic, he was a quasi-All-star player.
Adams' frontcourt board may be even better than Lin Sen, who had cheated. Without Adams' fierce position in the interior, Westbrook was so easy to average 10 rebounds per game. This is simply a delusion. Are the big guys on the opposite side really fakes?
Chapter completed!