The Godfather of Basketball

"Good job." When he was leaving, Tang Tian reached out and patted Millsap's shoulder as a kind of encouragement for his performance.

Back from the timeout, the Nets made some adjustments to the lineup, and Frank replaced Jefferson with Persijan Nakhba.

Nachba averaged 3.5 three-point shots this season, and his shooting percentage exceeded 40%. He is a standard shooter.

Frank put him on the field at this time, which is an afterthought.

After Naheba came on the field, the Rockets gave up the zone defense, and the Nets gradually opened up the situation on the offensive end by Carter.

But after Jefferson was off the court, McGrady seemed a little unstoppable.

Naheba has a three-pointer, but the defense is not enough in front of McGrady.

As the game continued, it became a battle between cousins ​​McGrady and Carter.

The game lasted more than 7 minutes, Carter scored 8 points, McGrady scored 12 points, and the Rockets also maintained a 28-20 lead.

The two sides began to replace one after another.

For the Nets, Eddie House, Antoine White, Mickey Moore, and Clifford Robinson were replaced one after another, and Jefferson, who was replaced before, also reappeared.

The Rockets also came on the bench one after another, but unlike all previous games, Novak and Spanoulis, who had hardly played before, were also replaced!

Scott unexpectedly flashed to the waist, and didn't recover until this moment.

After seeing the Rockets replace two fringe players at once, he finally felt that he could vent his anger.

"McGrady's state is very good tonight, he won the lead for the Rockets, but unfortunately, the interim head coach of the Rockets seems to be a little too contemptuous of the opponent, and this advantage will be squandered soon." Scott Te turned his gun this time and started talking about Tang Tian directly.

"Yeah, with two fringe substitutes at once, Coach Tang Tian probably hasn't figured out the real reason why the Rockets are ahead." Keith on the side echoed.

"Defend! Defend!"

Listening to the voices of the two commentators, the audience also realized that the home team had an opportunity to chase points, and began to shout loudly to cheer for the home team.

Rockets offense, Spanoulis catches the ball in the backcourt.

House stepped forward to press directly. For such a player who rarely had the chance to play, he knew that this was his opportunity to perform.

But he obviously underestimated the ability of Spanoulis.

Although he didn't get a chance to play in the first few games, there is a reason why Spanoulis is called "European Kobe". At least in terms of ball control, he does not lose to NBA-level guards.

House's press was ineffective, and Spanoulis successfully brought the ball to the frontcourt.

In the frontcourt, the defender from Greece stretched out his hand and made a tactical gesture.

Uncle Huo and Mutombo mentioned the pick-and-roll on both sides of the free throw line, while Novak and Battier quickly ran around the pick-and-roll to the three-point line.

The substitute does not have Yao Ming's excellent support point, nor does McGrady's strong firepower, so he can only rely more on pick-and-roll running.

This is why Tang Tian used Spanoulis instead of Hyde or Barea.

To put it bluntly, this lineup is all about coordination and tactics, and there must be a defender who can control and pass the ball.

Battier is the Rockets' three-pointer, and soon attracted the Nets' supplementary defense, but Novak, a fringe player, did not receive so much attention.

Spanoulis threw the ball straight to Novak.

Novak ran to the three-point line, and when the ball arrived, he caught the ball and shot directly.

His shooting speed is not fast, but his shooting posture is like a textbook, and the arc of the basketball is also quite beautiful, which made many audiences amazed.

"Shua!"

With a clear sound of netting, Novak hit the first three-pointer after his debut!

"Snapped!"

Scott was still holding his waist with this hand, and felt that his face had been slapped hard.

Keith on the side also felt his face burning, and hurriedly looked around and talked about him.

Frank walked to the sidelines and yelled for the players to pay attention to defending.

Before an NBA game, the head coaches of each team will conduct research on the opponent and make corresponding tactical arrangements, but most of them focus on the opponent's main force and rotation lineup. Few people will study Novak, Spanoulis, etc. The player at the end of the bench.

In the Nets' offense, Jefferson and Robinson played a pick-and-roll, misplaced Novak, and scored a layup directly.

Thibodeau on the sidelines frowned at this time, Novak's defense...is really bad enough.

He turned his head to look at Tang Tian, ​​only to find that he was looking at the Nets' half court, as if he hadn't looked at the Rockets' defense at all.

Rockets' offense, the same offensive tactics, this time the Nets switched defenses very quickly, Novak and Battier did not have a good shot.

Spanoulis and Uncle Huo played a pick-and-roll and went straight to the basket, and Moore from the inside of the Nets came out to help defend.

Spanoulis made a layup with a European step.

Moore jumped fiercely, and the two confronted each other in the air.

Spanoulis was slammed into the air and lay on the ground for a long time without getting up.

"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded, signaling Moore's blocking foul.

Mutombo of the Rockets went directly to Moore, and Uncle Huo went to check on Spanoulis' situation.

The referee separated Moore and Mutombo, and Spanoulis also stood up with the help of Huo Ershu. He coughed after getting up, obviously the impact just now was not light.

Seeing this, Tang Tian also got up from the bench, ready to replace Spanoulis with Hyde.

"Coach, I can, I'm fine!" Seeing Tang Tian's actions, Spanoulis hurriedly said while holding his breath.

Tang Tian nodded, and then signaled Hyde to sit back.

Spanoulis took two deep breaths and walked to the free throw line.

He took a deep breath, stared straight at the basket, and took the first free throw after getting the ball.

"Shua!"

The first free throw was hit steadily.

He took a deep breath, coughed uncontrollably, and clenched his fists.

After the referee determined that he could, he gave him the ball again.

He took a deep breath and made his second free throw.

"boom!"

The ball was a little shorter and hit the front, but it still crawled in.

At this time, Spanoulis clenched his fists on his chest and roared excitedly.

The fans on the sidelines were puzzled for a while, and Scott and Keith also ridiculed for a while, scoring two free throws, it felt like they had completed the lore.

However, Spanoulis's face was still very excited. He proved himself in Europe, but he was always on the bench in the NBA. Van Gundy didn't believe him, but Tang Tian gave him a chance.

No matter what, he has to be worthy of this trust, even if his chest is still aching.