The third match started from the first quarter.
Hunt, the new manager, was sweating profusely. Everything he had planned out had turned into a bubble.
He would never have thought that Anthony would turn into an iron god in the first quarter and score 1 out of 10 shots!
Almost all the balls in the team were thrown by him, and none of them hit!
The second quarter had just begun when Anthony was injured.
Under such circumstances, the Nuggets would be even worse off.
The Nuggets 'home fans booed.
Anthony sat silently off the field, feeling powerless to turn the situation around.
Soon, Yao Ming also got off the stage.
At this time, the Rockets and Nuggets had a 25-point gap. The Rockets were far ahead.
CCVV5's Instructor Zhang was all smiles."The second quarter is almost over, and the Nuggets are trailing by 25 points. I'm afraid it's going to be a little difficult. If the series is really a 4 - 0 victory, the entire Rockets will get a lot of rest time.”
"But according to NBA tradition, a decent sweep is usually 4:1.”
Strictly speaking, the sweep was 4:0.
However, many times, when both teams had to consider their faces, they would go easy on one of the games and play it 4:1. Therefore, some people jokingly called it a decent sweep.
The star players of both teams went off to rest.
The Rockets 'main firepower on the court was Lori, who had shone brilliantly in the previous game.
Zhang Yang gave Lori three experience cards, and Lori had already absorbed all of them. It could be seen that Lori was the most serious in the training after the competition.
Hayes had only just absorbed one experience card.
Zhang Yang was willing to give more opportunities to players who were so serious and had successful cases in the future.
Brooks and Lori used a cover and counter-run tactic. Brooks used a breakthrough to attract the attention of the Nuggets players. Lori found an opening and the ball immediately passed over.
Lori was very excited today. Ever since he left university and participated in the draft, he had never enjoyed such a tactical core treatment.
This was his favorite way of playing.、
He received a pass from Brooks, and Chauncey, who was defending against him, immediately pounced forward.
Lori faked Chauncey and took a step back.
Swoosh!
All the Rockets fans cheered!
Lori's three-pointer hit rate exceeded 60%. It was too accurate, and soon the difference in points was widened to 30 points.
Coach Zhang sighed and said," Yang Zhang is really bold as a head coach. In such an important game, he actually let a rookie start to attack. Now that the star players of both teams are not on the court, it's up to the Nuggets to see if anyone can take up the role.”
Zhang Yang quickly replaced Lori, Brooks, Artest, and Hayes.
Since the game was already ruined, there was no need to continue playing the main force. It was easy to get injured.
The other substitutes, who were usually difficult to play, were all brought on for a round. For the first time, 10 players appeared in the first half.
Although the Nuggets were trying to chase points, Scola and Landry, who hadn't played 15 minutes in recent games, were working very hard with their substitutes.
Regardless of whether they scored or not, other than Scola and Landry, the other three players pressed the entire court.
Even though Scola and Landry led the team from the inside and their offensive efficiency was average, they still managed to maintain the gap at around 20 points.
In the last five minutes, Anthony came on again.
The Nuggets fans booed.
Anthony received the ball expressionlessly, feigned a move, and rushed into the paint. The ball did not go in, and he committed a foul.
Zhang Yang shouted from the sidelines,"Defend! Double team!"
The Nuggets 'starting lineup was back on the field. The Rockets' five substitutes, including Scola and Landry, were under a lot of pressure.
They started to lose their aim. Scola missed three shots in the paint.
However, they relied on their tenacious defense to double Anthony, making the Nuggets feel bad.
At the end of the half, the Nuggets were still trailing by 15 points, and many Nuggets fans left in anger.
Zhang Yang praised the five substitutes in the locker room.
"You guys did very well. You have to do your best to defend and team up, even if it's a foul.”
In the third quarter, Zhang Yang was still in an iron bucket formation. It was still Landry and Scola leading the three substitutes to play the double-tower tactic.
They didn't pursue offense and scoring, but they had to defend the opponent to death.
His main target was Anthony.
"Oh my god, the Rockets still have five substitutes. No, Scola was still in the starting lineup, but Scola has four substitutes. How much do the Rockets look down on the Nuggets?”
"That's right. Anthony's hand has recovered. It's not impossible for the Rockets to catch up to the 15-point gap.”
Even Adelman, Zhang Yang's assistant, said,""It's not safe for the five of them to go on stage, right?”
"This is the best time to train the substitutes. Maybe in the next game or the finals, these substitutes can be used.”
Zhang Yang was watching the Western Conference finals and thinking about how to play in the finals.
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