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Chapter 183 Morey wants to poach someone?Lu Yong: Two words for you, "Get out!"

On the 24th, the first game of the playoffs started at the Sonics home court.

Although the regular season only played the third record in the Western Conference, the popularity of the Sonics is still very high. The home tickets were sold out early, and they also enjoyed the treatment of live broadcasts across the United States.

Sonics starting five: Beverly, Budinger, Durant, Boozer, Noah.

Rocket five: Brooks, Kevin - Martin, Ariza, Scola, Hayes.

In this round of the series, Lu Yong did not use Dragic to start, but put Beverly, who is better at defending, on top.

The Rockets' scoring leader this year is Kevin Martin, averaging 21.3 points per game.Followed by "Little Black Bean" Brooks, who is only 1 meters tall, averaged 83 points per game and made 19.6% of his three-pointers.

Arranging Beverly to start is a targeted substitution. He defends well and has a positive attitude like a chicken blood, which is more suitable for defending Brooks.

As long as Brooks' offensive efficiency can be limited, the Sonics won the game without breaking a sweat.

Noah won the jump ball and the game started.

Beverly dribbled across the half court and passed the ball to Noah's central organization. Boozer made a 45-degree off-ball screen on the left to help Durant run to receive the ball.

Noah, holding the ball in the middle, saw Durant running out of the opportunity, and immediately passed the ball.

Power forward Luis Scola chose to switch defenses and faced Durant, the nuclear weapon.

Durant saw the defensive black hole and Scola defended himself alone. He changed the direction in front of his body to open up space, took a step to take advantage of the trend, and scored a mid-range jumper. Swish! 2 to 0.

The 2-meter Scola is indeed very mobile, but he suffers from Durant's speed. It is not easy to interfere with shots head-on, let alone send out blocks.

The Rockets are attacking, and the Supersonics are still man-to-man.

Noah single-handedly defended Hayes the most easily, and let him take a step away to shrink to the basket, not afraid of "Haiye" jump shot at all.

Hayes, who is only 1 meters tall, can't even finish at the basket. His shooting percentage is less than 98% this season. When he walks outside the three-second zone, he is basically no threat on the offensive end.

After repeated passes several times, the ball reached "Little Black Bean" Brooks.

Beverly entangled his body and put his hands up and down, exerting pressure with a mad dog-like posture.

Brooks dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, trying to shake the space, facing "Mr. Dog" and missed a jumper. The rebound was protected by Boozer.

Without Yao Ming, the Rockets' rebounding ability is weak.

Noah and Boozer have an obvious height advantage when they go to the basket. Not all short insiders are called Big Ben.

In the positional battle, Beverly dribbled through halftime and then passed to Noah.

Noah looked for his teammates one step further from the free throw line, passed the ball to Budinger hand-in-hand, and at the same time made a pick-and-roll on the spot.

Budinger took the ball and took two steps, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop outside the three-point line, 5-0.

The Rockets attacked, Brooks used the pick-and-roll to break through from the right, was entangled by Beverly and had no room to shoot, so he could only pass the ball out of the perimeter.

Ariza catches the jumper from the left corner, but is interfered by Durant's long arms, and the ball misses the basket.

Both are small forwards with long arms and light weight. Durant has a good sense of defense and successfully interfered with shooting with his better talent.

Noah got the rebound and looked at the frontcourt. The chance was not good and he didn't pass it.

In this round, Durant played a pick-and-roll with the ball in the middle and attracted the Rockets to double-team him. He hit the ground and passed the ball to Boozer who followed up on the weak side.

Scola is 2 meters tall and weighs 06 kilograms. He is typically strong in offense and weak in defense. It is not a day or two for him to defend Boozer.

After the pick-and-roll, Boozer made a lot of mid-range shots, and even injuries can hardly affect his touch.

Boozer can always find good shooting opportunities in the Supersonic tactical system. After all, Durant's ability to attract double teams is much stronger than Deron Williams.

Rockets attack, Martin one-on-one eat Budinger jumper scored, the left side of the free throw line finally broke the scoring shortage. 7 to 2.

The Supersonic offense was still Durant and Boozer's pick-and-roll cooperation. After breaking through, Boozer used his body to lean on Scola and went to the basket for a strong kill.

Scola's defense is always soft. It's not that his attitude is not positive enough. It's that his physical fitness and strength are too different. Facing his "old opponent" Boozer, he can only run away with his head in his arms.

The Rockets lacked Yao Ming on the offensive end and didn't have many tricks. They could only play singles with the ball by Brooks and Martin, looking for opportunities to break through and score.

Facing Beverly's defense against Brooks, he was desperate and rushed to the basket from the left. As a result, Noah, who was defended by the weak side, sent a big cap and directly slapped Durant on the weak side.

Brooks is only 1 meters tall, which is flawed. He is a bit threatening when he floats outside to shoot. He is sending food to the basket against the defense. His finishing efficiency in the paint is far worse than that of another 83 meters.

Adelman stood on the sidelines and yelled anxiously, telling Brooks to stop going to the basket, knowing that "Little Black Bean" was at a disadvantage in height, and he was afraid that he would get better and better.

Durant gestured in front of the court to signal his teammates to pull away. He singled out Ariza one-on-one on the left side. 11 to 2.

Brooks dribbled the ball to the front court and passed it to Martin. The latter singled out Budinger and failed to get rid of it.

Beverly quickly counterattacked after stealing, passed to Durant for a fast break layup, was pulled down by Ariza with a foul, and got two free throws.

At the free throw line, Durant made two free throws steadily, and the score came to 13 to 2.

Adelman stood on the sidelines and couldn't stand it anymore. He replaced center Hayes with a dead ball and let Jordan Hill, who was more athletic, play to help defend.

Seeing Jordan Hill play, Barkley said: "The Rockets dug a big hole for themselves at the beginning of the game, and had to replace Jordan Hill as a substitute to improve mobility. This game is going to be spent, but Adel Coach Man has no choice but to bite the bullet and fight."

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "Jordan Hill replaced Hayes, so the Rockets' defense in the penalty area is even worse, and it is easy to be exploded by the opponent."

The Rockets attacked, Brooks asked Scola to play a pick-and-roll in the middle, dribbled a step to the free throw line, made an emergency stop and missed a jumper, and the backcourt rebound was protected by Noah.

Adelman was ashamed to watch at the moment, and he felt ashamed when he thought that the media compared this round of the series to a contest between two "offensive masters" before the game.

The Supersonics beat the game 13 to 2 in the opening game, and Lu Yong won the contest between the offensive masters.

With Durant hitting singles again in the next round, Adelman finally got up and called a timeout.

Unfortunately, the strength gap between the Rockets and the Supersonics cannot be made up by tactics, and the team's offense still hasn't improved after the timeout.

When "Dog Lord" Beverly is on the court, the Supersonics suppress the Rockets on both offense and defense, and the lineup has a huge advantage.

Seeing Adelman frowning on the sidelines, Lu Yong knew that this guy was really old, and that his era had become a thing of the past.

If he were to coach the Rockets, Scola would definitely be arranged as the axis at this moment, using running positions and screens to find opportunities to prevent players from falling into endless individual singles.

As an Argentine-born insider Scola can send 2.1 assists this season, this is still the case when the Rockets have never played a pass-and-cut system.

Taking a step back, even if Battier is allowed to play this role, it’s okay. It’s better to have three-pointers, defense, and ball intelligence than to watch Brooks miss jump shots again and again. Those who don’t know think that Houston just opened a blacksmith. shop.

In the first quarter, the Sonics focused on Durant and Boozer as two offensive strengths, leading the team to a 31-18 lead.

In the second quarter of the substitute contest, Lu Yong sent Dragic, Neal, Gerald Green, Tucker, and Gasol Jr. to the full bench.

Batum's playing time was reduced due to a wrist injury, and his state is not as good as Gerald Green, who has been shooting well recently.

The Rockets dispatched a lineup of Temple, Martin, Battier, Landry and David Anderson. Although Battier's two three-pointers withstood the Sonics' attack, the double-digit point difference It has not been reduced for a long time.

The playoffs are all about stars and leadership. When Dragic and Gasol are on the court at the same time, the offense of the Sonics second team is sorted out in an orderly manner and plays very steadily.

Especially Gasol Jr., who defended "Warcraft" Howard alone in last year's finals, he attacked the Rockets' substitute David Anderson very aggressively.

David Anderson is 2 meters tall and weighs 11 kilograms. He is a white Australian insider who is good at offense but not defense.Gasol Jr. has a huge advantage in singles at the basket, showing turnaround jumpers on both sides of the three-second zone, playing more and more like a star.

Gasol exploded in this quarter, scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter, helping the Sonics widen the point difference to 20 points.

In the third quarter, the Rockets still failed to cast from outside. Brooks teamed up with Ariza to strike the iron, and the scoring was supported by Martin and Scola.

In the final quarter, the main players of the Supersonics left the game early to rest, and Gerald Green, who came off the bench, began to show off again.

First, he received a pass from his teammate at the top of the arc and hit a drifting three-pointer, and then staged a windmill dunk in a fast-break counterattack. He scored 9 points and 2 rebounds in a single quarter, helping the SuperSonics always take the initiative.

Seeing that the point difference was getting bigger and bigger, Adelman sat on the sidelines and was almost desperate. He replaced the main players of Scola and Martin in advance, leaving only "Little Black Bean" Brooks on the court to chase points.

Scola played well on the offensive end tonight, but in stark contrast to that, the defense was blown up by Boozer, and Adelman's attitude towards him was love-hate, and his mood was very complicated.

Power forward Carl Landry, dug from the Supersonics in the summer, didn't play much tonight. Although he has explosive athletic talent and good finishing ability, he only has eyes on the basket, and he can only send poor players per game. 0.8 assists, not favored by coach Rick Adelman.

Adelman likes players to create opportunities by breaking through the ball. Landry obviously does not have such conditions. He can only be a sixth man, which does not conform to his coaching philosophy.

The Rockets recruited Landry with a high salary in the summer to improve their performance in the new season. As a result, Landry didn't even play very much playing time.

After 4 minutes in the final quarter, the Sonics led 97 to 71 by 26 points, and the game completely lost its suspense.

Morey, general manager of the Rockets, turned off the TV depressedly, and fell into deep thought while looking at the file about Lu Yong on the table.

"This summer is the last year of Lu's three-year contract. What should I do to recruit him? I don't know if Dayao can play a role in the middle." Morey said to himself.

Lu Yong signed a three-year $3 million contract with the SuperSonics. This season is his contract year. The league does not know how many teams are secretly watching.

It is foreseeable that no matter whether Lu Yong renews his contract with the Supersonics in the summer, his next contract will definitely not be small, and it is even possible to get the largest coaching contract in history.After all, Lu Yong is young enough, and he has the ability to know the pearl, so signing him is sure to make money.

It's a pity that Morey's idea of ​​connecting with Dayao is doomed to fail.

Lu Yong is very interested in coaching Dayao, but if the general manager of this team is a fool like Morey, he will only give the Rockets two words: "Get out!"

In the end, the Sonics beat the Rockets 114 to 87, and won the series without surprise or danger.

杜兰特出战31分钟，17投11中，三分球5中2，罚球4中4，砍下全场最高的28分5篮板3助攻1抢断，命中率高达64.7%。

布泽尔发挥也很出色，15投9中，罚球2中2，得到20分7篮板2抢断1盖帽，离开爵士照样打爆斯科拉。

“狗爷”贝弗利生涯首次征战季后赛十分给力，虽然只得到5分4篮板2助攻3抢断，但却将火箭二号得分手“小黑豆”布鲁克斯防到19投5中，三分球6中1，只有11分进账，命中率不足30%。

Kevin Martin scored the most points for the Rockets. He made 18 of 8 shots, 3 of 1 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. He played normally, but he couldn't lead the team to win.

Veteran Supersonic player Carl Landry only played 16 minutes, made 5 of 3 shots, scored 6 points and 3 rebounds. After joining the Rockets, the money was in his pocket, but he was not happy at all.

Seeing that the Supersonics are seriously short of power forwards this year, Landry began to regret his decision to join the Rockets in the summer.He thought more than once, if he still played for the Sonics this year, would he have already become famous in the league?

After the game, Adelman and Lu Yong shook hands, their expressions looked a little embarrassed, and it was the first time that they felt that the waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead, and the title of offensive master might change hands.

The team's big defeat made Adelman very disappointed. He knew that the Rockets were not opponents at all in Lu Yong's eyes.

The gap in strength between the two teams is visible to the naked eye, and the outcome of this round of the series has long been doomed.

(End of this chapter)