NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After returning to the locker room, Tang Yu did not say much. He was quite satisfied with the team's performance.

This kind of game where both sides have no secrets depends on the players' on-the-spot performance, and the state determines everything.

In Tang Yu's mind, it doesn't matter whether they can sweep or not. If they can win one of the two away games, that would be the best result.

It would be a wonderful thing for the Rockets to return to Houston with a match point.

The third quarter was similar to what Tang Yu expected. The game between the two teams was still stalemate. Although the defense was still very strong, the hit rate of both sides was terribly high.

Both sides made some extremely difficult goals.

Kobe and Harden both scored a 3+1 against each other. The young Harden seemed to want to challenge the authority of the "Black Mamba" in the league.

Although Kobe is over 30 years old, his peak has not yet ended. He is not afraid of the challenge of the younger generation.

In the third quarter, both of them carried the entire team on their shoulders and moved forward.

The score was 27-27 in a single quarter, Kobe scored 15 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and Harden scored 13 points and 3 assists in a single quarter.

84-80, the difference between the two sides was still 4 points, and the game entered the fourth quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, a defense by Lakers substitute Shannon Brown ignited the Staples Center.

After Curry stole the ball from Shannon Brown, he planned to make a layup. The latter played the role of a spring man. After Curry took off, he came from behind and directly pressed the basketball on the backboard.

The scene was very bloody. Tang Yu was watching on the sidelines and smacked his lips repeatedly. This TM bounce was good enough for him to play professionally.

The referee didn't even give a foul. The replay of this bloody cap was constantly played above the arena. It was too brutal!

This big cap made Curry laugh. He looked at Tang Yu a little embarrassedly. Tang Yu bit the bullet and pretended not to see the other side's gaze.

What can Tang Yu say about this? Should he laugh or encourage? It's hard to say. Well done. This will be one of the top five embarrassing moments in your career, so Tang Yu can only pretend not to see it.

This storm passed quickly, and the main players of both sides returned to the court in about 10 minutes.

The Lakers' decisive moment lineup was still Odom replacing Bynum.

The Rockets replaced 18-card on the court. Both teams had a lineup of one big and four small.

5 minutes and 11 seconds in the fourth quarter, the score was 96-93, the Lakers led by 3 points, and the Rockets' offensive round.

Rockets dribbled the ball across half court, he stared at the timer, thinking in his heart: only one 3 points away, we can tie the game!

Facing Kobe's defense, both of them dared not be careless. Kobe had 3 fouls at this time, all of which were fouls against Harden.

And Harden also had 3 turnovers, all of which occurred under Kobe's strict defense.

Yao Ming tried to screen Harden, Kobe tried to squeeze past Yao Ming but failed. After switching to defend Gasol, Harden signaled the players to move away.

This is a military training for Gasol. After lowering the center of gravity, he continuously changed direction and adjusted his steps. Artest gave up his defender Battier to double-team Harden.

Curry immediately came to the top of the arc to respond. Harden watched Curry pass the ball, but the ball was strangely given to Yao Ming in the inside.

This ball even fooled the camera. It turned out that Harden had already observed Yao Ming's position. This pass without looking at people was really elusive.

"Beautiful!" Tang Yu couldn't help but praise.

Because Kobe went to rotate Battier, Gasol had not had time to return to Yao Ming's side, and Yao Ming was in a defensive vacuum at this time.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming only needed to jump up lightly and dunk with one hand.

After the dunk, Yao Ming turned around and pointed at Harden, thanking him for the wonderful pass.

96-95, the score difference is one point.

From now on, every second is the decisive moment of this game. Any negligence may cause a team to lose the game.

In the next minute, neither team was able to score. The suffocating defensive intensity made every attack and defense difficult.

At 3 minutes and 52 seconds, Lakers star Kobe received a pass from Odom in the low post on the left, and then all the Lakers players pulled away.

Facing Battier's defense, Kobe chose to use his signature skills, and continuously backed up Battier and shook his shoulders to find a shooting opportunity.

Turning back and jumping, Battier blocked with all his strength. Tang Yu saw that the latter's fingertips were almost only one centimeter away from Kobe's eyes.

But Kobe is Kobe after all, and the basketball hit the basket steadily.

The Lakers once again took a 3-point lead.

Curry took the baseline ball from Carter, and he was responsible for organizing the offense.

This shot at the critical moment can be said to be an attack that cannot be missed.

Fisher started to defend Curry directly in the frontcourt, and the latter pushed across half court to attack7 seconds have passed.

Harden came to the weak side corner, Yao Ming came forward to screen Curry, Gasol wanted to delay the screen, but there was a gap between him and Yao Ming.

Curry seized this fleeting opportunity and forced his way through to break through. Odom gave up Carter and quickly returned to the inside.

Curry quickly passed the ball to Carter at the 45-degree position on the weak side, and Kobe rotated to defend Carter.

The latter showed his experience after receiving the ball, and a fake pass to Harden made Kobe turn back immediately.

Wide open space!

Carter shot a three-pointer without any defense, and all the players on the Rockets bench stood up.

The basketball drew a perfect arc and flew to the basket. Carter's hand was raised and he stared at the basketball he shot.

A second later, the basketball bounced high in front of the basket.

Just when the home fans breathed a sigh of relief, the basketball bounced and fell into the basket!

The Rockets bench cheered, Carter's heart is big enough!

98-98!

It's tied, Tang Yu nodded calmly.

After scoring, Carter's expression was as indifferent as water, and he shouted: "Defense!"

At this moment, Carter showed his experience as a player who had played in the finals!

All Rockets players quickly returned to defense, this ball was too morale-boosting.

This was the first tie between the two teams after the opening.

Soon the time came to within one minute, and the two teams were still tied at 102-102.

Both sides had two timeouts, one long and one short.

In the Lakers' offensive round, Kobe broke through on the right and attracted Yao Ming's defense, then made a wonderful pass to Gasol, who easily scored two points under the basket.

41.3 seconds, the Rockets paused.

During the timeout, Tang Yu personally arranged a set of tactics, a set of Harden and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll breakthrough tactics.

Although the tactics are simple, they are not easy to defend. After Harden and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, the former rushed into the paint area like lightning.

Gasol tried his best to block Harden's dribbling route, and Artest also tried his best to recover. Although Harden shook off Gasol with a Euro step, his layup was interfered by Artest.

In fact, it was a hand-fighting, but the referee's whistle was very cautious during this period.

"AND ONE!" Harden screamed in pain, but the referee ignored it.

At the same time, the whistle did not sound, and Harden's layup was also bounced out of the frame due to the hand-fighting.

Fortunately, Yao Ming arrived in time. Gasol had no rebound position due to defending Harden, and Yao Ming jumped under the basket and grabbed the basketball and successfully completed the tip-in.

25.7 seconds!

104-104!

'Beep! '

The Lakers called a timeout!