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Kevin McHale discovered the tragedy that the chicken soup he sprinkled before the game was completely useless.

With 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Rockets are 12 points behind the Spurs. The gap in strength makes the Rockets unable to fight back. Before the Spurs replaced Anxi, the Rockets could rely on Harden to score. As a result, Anxi played. With a negative defense, Harden misfired, and the Rockets didn't score for three consecutive offensive rounds.

If this continues, the Rockets will be slaughtered by the Spurs.

"What are you doing! This is the playoffs! NBA playoffs! I look at you, it seems you are playing in the Drew League (Los Angeles Amateur League)!" Kevin McHale spit out and said. At this time, he was still spreading chicken soup.

After talking about Chase, Kevin McHale mentioned the next specific adjustments: "Well, when Lin comes on the court, we will play outside pick and roll tactics."

After a few hurried words, Jeremy Lin took off his jersey and quickly went to the technical desk to apply for a substitution.

There are not many changes that the Rockets can make now. Let Jeremy Lin dominate the ball and play outside pick-and-roll tactics. It is also a change. Although Lin’s crazy magic is gone, at least he is still qualified. If he is given special tactical treatment , Can also score with a group of substitutes.

For the Rockets at this time, the most important thing is to score.

After replacing Jeremy Lin, the Rockets played a pick-and-roll offense, and the scoring efficiency has indeed improved a lot, at least much higher than Harden's individual singles efficiency.

However, after the first quarter, the Spurs still led by 15 points, 22:37. The Spurs scored 37 points in the first quarter. The offensive and defensive strength of the playoffs made the Rockets unable to parry.

Leading 15 points in a single quarter, the Spurs replaced the full bench in the second quarter, continuing to expand the lead.

James Harden kept playing individual singles, but the Spurs' team offensively played well, and Anxi also scored again and again. In this game, he was in a good state, with his dual consciousness attributes above 80, so he shot from outside. Very accurate.

In the second quarter, the Spurs scored 33 points again. At halftime, they led the Rockets by 27 points at 70:43.

There was no suspense at the end of the game, and the 27-point lead was enough for the Spurs to easily win the game.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Rockets by 117:92 at home with 25 points and showed their strength in the first game of the first round of the playoffs.

The Rockets are not an opponent of the Spurs at all. The Rockets who will enter the playoffs after three years are already nonsense. Many young players with inexperience in the Rockets fell early in the hands of the veteran Spurs, and Kevin McHale is not That kind of old and spicy coach, he sprinkled blood, but it was useless.

After the game, Kevin McHale criticized his players, and seemed to be using this method to make his players adapt to the intensity of the playoffs as quickly as possible.

On the Spurs side, it was a breeze. Popovich said a few words at the press conference after the game. The reporters were not interested in asking more questions. So the entire Spurs Rockets battle was the only one. Perhaps the highlight is Kevin McHale's dissatisfaction with his players.

Sure enough, the media reports on the second day were the same. Kevin McHale's criticism of the Rockets players became the only report on the Spurs and Rockets battle.

The first round of the playoffs was very intense. Just one day later, the second game of the ATT Arena began again.

In this game, the Spurs unexpectedly adjusted their lineup. Anxi returned to the lineup after a few days. He will partner with Kawhi Leonard to block James Harden's offense.

Popovich’s idea is so simple that it cannot be simpler. Since Harden is the only threatening point of the Rockets, let Anxi, who defended Harden well in the first game, enter, Harden plays, Anxi also plays, Harden rests, Anxi also rests, as for Leonard, just concentrate on helping defense.

The referee blew the whistle and the two sides started to jump the ball. Anxi watched Split and Asik jumping high, suddenly feeling a little different. After all, he has been gone for half a year, and again, it is indeed a bit unsuitable for this kind of scene.

Splitter won the jump ball. Although Asik is a new center in the league, he is a floor-flowing center with a normal bounce.

Parker advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, Splitter quickly raised the high post and gave Parker a pick-and-roll screen.

Jeremy Lin was blocked firmly by Split. At this time Jeremy Lin was often criticized as being extremely poorly defensive. Now that he is blocked by Split, it seems that he can't help it.

Tony Parker rushed into the inside with the ball directly, Asik retreated again and again, but not fast, when Parker rushed to the basket, he just stood at the basket and stared at the ball in Parker's hands.

"Tony Parker broke through, inside! With Asik's defense!"

Seeing that Asik was on the inside, Parker didn't mean to stop in the slightest, he accelerated his speed, and when he was about to get to the basket, he resolutely chose a layup!

Asik rushed forward, opened his long arms, and moved his big hand toward the basketball hood.

And Jeremy Lin, who hurriedly hurriedly rushed to the inside, went directly towards Parker to encircle him.

At this moment, the sideline exclaimed!

"Tony Parker... layup... oh no... it's a pass... an empty pass!"

Anxi! I don't know which corner I rushed out from, jumped up, and took Tony Parker's pass in the air, bang!

A heavy voice sounded, and then the ATT Arena went crazy! The cheers drowned the whole San Antonio at the opening moment.

"An empty dunk! Tony Parker! An Xi!" the live DJ yelled.

The first goal of the opening was empty, and the Spurs directly shot their momentum. The imposing Spurs scored again and again, and soon the Rockets were scattered ~www.ltnovel.com~James Harden, he singled Anxi with the ball, Anxi's defense against Harden was very effective in this game, and the game hit At the moment, Harden is 2 of 6 from the field, which is a poor performance. "In the fifth minute of the first quarter, the Spurs led 16:6 by 10 points. Like the story of the previous game, the Spurs led the game by a big opening.

Harden chose to break directly. The Rockets' offense is unfavorable. Harden bears direct responsibility, so he is also a little anxious now, eager to score.

"Harden, he broke through, Anxi's defense is very troublesome, Harden failed to get rid of Anxi!"

"Harden is still breaking through, but the effect is not very good. Anxi's defense is too tenacious!"

"Harden! Layup..."

"It's a pity that I didn't make a layup and missed the layup. Anxi interfered and the rebound was taken by Tim Duncan."

In this game, Turner Sports sent a commentary combination of Mike Trick and Magic Johnson, but the progress of the game disappointed them because the Rockets are not an enemy of the Spurs at all, just like the previous game. The game went to suspense from the beginning. (To be continued.)