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The Rockets pursue the victory.

McGrady used his personal ability to successfully break through at the top of the key.

After attracting help from defense, t-mac suddenly distributed the ball to the right corner.

Tucker, who was lurking there, fulfilled his mission and made a steady three-pointer from the point guard.

45:20!

As soon as the second quarter started, the Rockets hit another 5-0 shock wave.

Seeing that the game was going to take a long time, the referee was no longer worried about George being dismissed prematurely.

In the next round, during the struggle with Durant, Pickle was whistled for his third foul of the game.

Mark Jackson waved his hand and replaced him with Yi Jianlian.

After coming on the court, Ah Lian played the fourth position and Tucker retreated to the third position.

When the Rockets attack, these two men lurk in the two corners, one on the left and one on the right.

It is because of their presence that the team's offensive space is very wide.

Tracy McGrady can easily start one-on-one situations with the ball without having to worry about being double-teamed too early.

In this way, t-mac's offensive efficiency is extremely high.

After several successful singles, the Rockets expanded their lead to 30 points early in the second quarter (in these rounds, Westbrook was on top again, making consecutive mistakes/hits)!

The Rockets' terrifying performance left the Energy Arena in complete silence.

Thunder fans sat down one after another, completely losing the excitement before the game.

Some female fans even had sparkles in their eyes.

In the stands, Sun Yue couldn't help but sigh with Shen Fei: "We played too well today, didn't we? Boss, as you said before, the Thunder can't threaten us in this game."

Shen Fei smiled slightly: "If the Thunder wants to agree to us, it needs many conditions to be triggered at the same time. For example, in the last game, Durant, Westbrook, and Harden all broke out, Curry was in a slump, and Yao Ming did not have a high desire to attack."

Sun Yue nodded: "It is indeed too difficult to meet these conditions at the same time."

"Moreover, the Thunder don't have top defenders on the perimeter."

"Both Durant and Harden can defend for a while, but they can only defend for a while."

"After Tracy McGrady played resolutely tonight, no one in the Thunder can stop him."

Shen Fei said lightly.

"That's true. I think since the Thunder can't defend it, it's better to attack with all its strength and don't think too much."

"There are still more than two quarters left. If Durant can take advantage of George's foul trouble and quickly break out, the game may still have some suspense."

Sun Yue analyzed.

Shen Fei couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Have you forgotten what I told you before? In the future of basketball, wing players are the most important. You will know right away whether this sentence is correct or not."

............

Focus back on the game.

After George came off the court, the task of guarding Durant was handed over to Tucker.

Tucker has a stocky figure and is extremely defensively aggressive, but his physical talent is average.

But objectively speaking, he may be a more suitable person to defend Durant than George.

In this matchup, Tucker showed great aggression.

In the first round, he used close defense to force Durant to pass the ball.

The second matchup occurred in the low post. KD held the ball behind his back and turned over for a jump shot after two hits...

Although Tucker didn't jump high, his jump was extremely ferocious.

Durant was startled by him and missed the shot. Fortunately, he got a foul.

kd made two free throws, narrowing the point difference to 28 points.

In the next round, the Thunder generals worked together and completed a successful defense.

Durant grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, strode towards the Rockets half court.

But as soon as he passed midfield, Tucker came up to him.

"Bang..."

Tucker reached out to steal the ball, and Durant stepped sideways to protect the ball.

In a flash of lightning, the two of them bumped into each other.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded again, and the Rockets blocked the foul.

This was a tactical foul, but Durant's mentality had some ups and downs.

He walked straight towards Tucker, spewing trash talk.

Tucker didn't give up at all, he raised his chin and started exchanging blows with Durant.

Squirting and squirting, the two of them were almost touching each other, almost moving their hands.

On the Thunder side, Westbrook and Ibaka both have bad tempers.

As soon as they saw their brother having a conflict with others, they immediately surrounded him.

The atmosphere on the field was instantly filled with the smell of gunpowder!

At this moment, Ben Wallace, who was in the penalty area, heard the sound and rushed to the "crime scene".

What's interesting is that after Ben arrived on the scene, whether it was Durant, Westbrook, or Ibaka, they all quickly ended their verbal attacks and walked away as if nothing had happened.

Tucker wanted to come forward to argue, but McGrady raised his hand and stopped him.

"Keep on being so defensive, but don't let yourself get in trouble."

t-mac whispered.

Tucker calmed down quickly after hearing this.

After all, he did come on the field with a coaching mission.

The task is very simple, that is, when facing off against Durant, do everything possible to make KD lose his rhythm.

Now that Durant is angry, Tucker's goal has been achieved, and there is no need to argue too much with the former.

However, Tucker's rough defense still aroused bursts of boos from the Thunder fans at the scene.

Amidst the boos, the game continued.

Durant dropped to the low post, got down, and started asking for the ball.

But Tucker didn't give him a chance to catch the ball easily. He stepped forward with his right foot and moved in front of Durant.

Durant pointed his right index finger to the sky, signaling his teammates to pass the lob.

Harden understood it, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball.

But the intention of the pass this time was too obvious, and the big man inside immediately activated and pounced on the basketball in the air.

Durant finally got Tucker stuck, and it was difficult to take off fully at this time.

Big Ben grabbed the basketball first.

The next moment, Durant couldn't control his center of gravity and bumped into Ben Wallace who had just landed.

"Beep!"

This time it was an offensive foul committed by the Thunder.

Ben clenched his fists excitedly, and then gave Tucker a high-five to celebrate the successful defense.

A minute later, Durant made a comeback.

Instead of forcing the ball, he ran without the ball and got rid of Tucker who was following him.

When Durant went to the outside, Westbrook's passer reached the ball.

But as soon as KD caught the ball, the Rockets' defensive rotation was in place.

This time the player guarding him was replaced by Yi Jianlian!

The UAE's strategy is clear, and they also use aggressive defense to disrupt Durant's rhythm.

kd was so guarded that he felt like crying.

The Rockets made it clear that they wanted to consume him, even if they had to pay for a foul.

The young Durant's confrontation ability is not very good.

After the continuous physical confrontation, his physical energy was exhausted very quickly, and his technical movements began to deform.

But even so, Durant still decided to solve the problem himself this time.

There is no other reason. George and Tucker used pressing defense against him before, and Durant tolerated it.

Now even Yi Jianlian dares to give him a "body massage"...

[It’s so disrespectful!]

Durant thought to himself.

In the eyes of the vast majority of black players, yellow skin is the same as white skin, which means extremely poor athletic ability and they are not worthy of guarding them at all.

In addition, Yi Jianlian is a power forward with a height of nearly 2.1 meters.

For a player of this height, one can imagine how fast he can move laterally, but he still dares to defend himself closely!

Durant lowered his center of gravity and dribbled the ball only below his knees. He suddenly stepped forward with a cross step, but the next moment he dribbled back with his hips.

Over and over again, kd finally got a little space.

Then, he dribbled the ball under his crotch and switched it to his left hand, which was a crossover to Yi Jianlian!

Durant's wingspan is extremely long, so the range of dribbling changes is very large.

Yi Jianlian was shaken so much that he staggered.

Durant seized this opportunity and accelerated towards the inside.

But when he stepped into the three-second zone and prepared for a layup to finish, Yi Jianlian had already returned to defend and interfered with his take-off.

[How could he adjust so quickly?]

Durant was shocked. At this moment, Yi Jianlian's right hand was standing between him and the basket.

KD's line of sight was blocked and he also lost his shooting angle.

In desperation, he could only forcefully change hands and complete the layup with his left hand.

And this difficult layup failed to hit in the end.

Ibaka jumped up hard, trying to grab an offensive rebound.

But just when he was about to take the ball into his arms, Yi Jianlian suddenly swung his left hand from bottom to top and swatted the ball high.

Such a gentle tap had a powerful effect.

Ibaka watched the basketball fly away.

Ben reacted quickly, taking advantage of Ibaka's body to fall, leaping high and controlling the ball.

The Rockets launched a counterattack!

During the fast break, the Rockets' five players, all over 2 meters tall, marched together toward the Thunder's hinterland.

"Oh, this fast attack is really spectacular."

Yu Jia couldn't help but sigh.

"That is, the Rockets lineup can produce such an effect."

Yang Yi also commented timely.

He is now completely "broken".

The game has only lasted less than two quarters, and all the things he analyzed before the game have been falsified.

Yang Yi only felt that there were countless pairs of big hands slapping his face, causing his face to hurt.

This fast break ended with Danny Green's layup.

As soon as the goal was scored, the score became 52:22, and the point difference returned to 30 points again.

Thunder coach Brooks had no choice but to call a timeout again.

After the timeout, Ibaka and Harden both came off the court to rest.

The Rockets also made substitution adjustments.

Yao Ming and Curry all appeared on the court, while Tracy McGrady took a rest.

For the next few minutes, the two sides reached a stalemate.

No matter how intense the fight was, the point difference remained at around 30 points.

At the end of the second quarter, the score was fixed at 70:42.

The Rockets returned to the locker room with a 28-point lead.

............

In the second half, the Thunder began to fight back.

Westbrook, who had no success in the first two quarters, found some touch in the third quarter.

Facing McGrady's defense, he hit three-pointers in the first two rounds after the opening game!

Although these two three-pointers were made when they were left open, they are still extremely precious.

70:48, the third quarter has just begun...

The Thunder generals seemed to see a glimmer of hope for a comeback.

But soon, McGrady stood up again.

Without any extra movement, he caught the ball at the top of the arc and made a three-pointer directly against Durant's defense.

The basketball left McGrady's fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shua~"

Hollow into the net!

73:48.

This three-pointer can be said to be a "desperate blow".

The Thunder players' newly ignited fighting spirit was instantly poured cold water on them.

During the transition between offense and defense, Durant faced George and also forced a three-pointer.

Obviously, kd wanted to respond with an answer.ball and quickly narrow the point difference.

But it backfired as his shot hit the right edge of the basket and bounced out of the frame.

After this goal, it was difficult for the Thunder to organize a strong counterattack.

San Shao insisted on playing the entire third quarter, and in the end only narrowed the point difference to 25 points.

During the break, Brooks saw that the game was over and the core players on the team were exhausted.

He made a prompt decision, called in the troops, and replaced Durant and others.

On the other side of the court, Mark Jackson realized that the Thunder had surrendered, so he also withdrew all his main players.

The fourth quarter naturally becomes "garbage" time.

Yi Jianlian, who performed well in the first half, got a longer playing time in the last quarter.

In 10 minutes, the UAE grabbed 10 rebounds and made two three-pointers.

In addition to 6 points and 5 rebounds in the first half, Yi Jianlian actually scored a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds in less than 20 minutes of playing time!

And this is just paper data. UAE's contribution on the defensive end is far more than the data reflects.

This battle is definitely the masterpiece of Yi Jianlian's playoff career!

When the red light on the timer lights up, the game officially ends.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Thunder 130:103 on the road and won the third game of the series.

The total score of the two teams became 2:1, and the Rockets regained the home court advantage!

............

In the box in the stands, Sun Yue had already left the box and went to the locker room to join his teammates.

Shen Fei was preparing to leave the arena and take a special plane back to Houston soon.

Tomorrow morning, he will be busy with the new arena.

It is worth mentioning that after watching this game, Shen Fei was roughly certain that the Rockets would win this series and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

He even felt that there was a high probability that the Thunder would not be able to win another victory from the Rockets.

After all, the strength gap between the two teams is all-round.

Coupled with the emergence of the 3D version of Yi Jianlian, Ibaka has no advantage in the paint, and it is difficult for the Thunder to pose a threat to the Rockets.

[Let’s watch the Lakers and Mavericks game tomorrow when we have time...]

Shen Fei thought to himself.

The Lakers and Mavericks have now played three games, with the Lakers temporarily leading 2:1.

In the three games, both sides fought to the last moment to decide the winner.

No matter which team wins in the end and meets the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, Shen Fei will not be surprised.

Therefore, he must be prepared to help the Rockets find the weaknesses of the Lakers and Mavericks.

At present, Shen Fei is still more optimistic about the Mavericks.

After all, in the original time and space, they defeated the Heat, the Big Three, and won the championship!

"UAE goes to defend Nowitzki..."

Shen Fei murmured, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise slightly.

Rodman guarded Jordan, Ewing, Admiral David Robinson, and even Bird and O'Neal...

Now, with [Rodman's fighting ability], the Arab League will collide with Nowitzki, who is in a superb season, what kind of sparks will there be?

Shen Fei is looking forward to it very much!