Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 231
"Beautiful block, Olajuwon blocked Malone head-on in a one-on-one duel, this is the third time he has blocked Malone tonight.

Sampson mid-range jumper, there it is!He made a strong shot against Larry, and Larry had no choice but to watch Sampson shoot.

West made a one-step shot from outside the three-point line, and it was as steady as ever..."

After entering the second half, the score was still inseparable. Ma Long's state still did not improve at all. He has made 10 of 1 shots so far. Facing the important care of the twin towers, Ma Long is unable to move an inch.

In fact, what Malone has done is good enough. If it were someone else, he might have been defeated. After all, Smith's offensive ability is really worrying. Sampson can often let Smith go to pinch Malone, and let Malone enjoy the world's top level. The inside double-team defense.

In this way, no matter how strong Ma Long is, he can only be helpless in the offense, and he sighs at the basket.

Fortunately, in addition to Li Weisi tonight, Mullin also played well from the second quarter. Since Li Weisi attracted a lot of defense, Mullin's defensive pressure was greatly reduced. Therefore, in addition to Li Weisi, Mullin can also give The team, providing offensive support.

In this way, relying on the excellent performance of the outside double guns, the Warriors successfully maintained the lead in the third quarter, leading the Rockets by 77 points 73:4 and entering the fourth quarter.

Inter-section breaks are the most precious. Things like resting, drinking water, coaching tactics, etc. must be done during the short inter-section breaks, which allows the players to run in an orderly manner like clockwork.

Except for Sampson.

He was injured for a season. After a month of adjustments, he is recovering pretty well. His performance tonight is not bad, but now the team is very cautious in using him. So far tonight, he has only played 20 minutes. .

So the Warriors can take the lead, and Sampson's less playing time is also one of the important reasons.

But now, he can clearly feel that the management's trust in him is gradually decreasing. This team that originally belonged to the two of them has quietly changed and changed its surname to Olajuwon.

This made him very annoyed. The most sad thing about his injury was himself, especially at this critical moment, when he was unable to play, who could be more impatient than him.

But what could be more frustrating than being unable to play when he wants to prove himself?

For a moment, Sampson clenched his fists and said to coach Fitch, "Coach, let me play!"

After entering the fourth quarter, the Rockets replaced Sampson as a substitute. Olajuwon was finally able to take the opportunity to take a breather off the court. He fought hand-to-hand with Malone, a muscular stick, all night, and only rested for 4 minutes. Even though he was young and strong, he was overworked at this time, and his body felt like he couldn't catch fire.

After playing, Sampson is indeed extraordinary. Facing the inside line composed of the Warriors Duckworth and Smith, he completely has the upper hand. With his excellent running, jumping and shooting, he is not something ordinary insiders can stop.

So in just 2 minutes, Sampson led the Rockets to a 7:1 slump, overtaking the score in one fell swoop.

Faced with such a situation, Nelson did not choose to replace Malone who had just rested, but replaced him with Li Weisi. His meaning was very clear. Malone had already been bound to Olajuwon. If Olajuwon could not play, Malone would not. , As for not being able to guard Sampson, then simply don't target him, let him shoot, and we will fight against him.

Now that he had the opportunity to play early, Li Weisi naturally had to play a role. After he came up, he played a pick-and-roll with Duckworth, and specifically asked Sampson to switch to him.

Sampson did exactly that. Seeing that Sampson was defending in front of him, Li Weisi immediately passed the ball to Duckworth who was running down.

Duckworth, who got the ball, strode forward with his two long legs, flew up, raised the ball above his head with both hands, and wanted to smash the ball into the basket. Unexpectedly, just as he jumped After reaching the air, a big hand pressed on the basketball.

"Why is this guy so fast? Isn't he defending West?" Duckworth wondered.

The big hand that appeared was none other than Sampson's. After discovering that Li Weisi had passed the ball, he quickly turned around and returned to the defense. He actually caught up with Duckworth when he was two positions behind.

In the end, Duckworth's imperative dunk was blocked by Sampson.

However, this is not over. Although the ball was destroyed by Sampson, the ball was not controlled by Sampson. Rodman just appeared in the direction where the basketball fell. I have to say that after a season of learning with Malone , Rodman's sense of rebounding has become more and more sensitive.

Rodman, who picked up the rebound, planned to put the ball into the basket without saying a word. He never thought that Sampson, who had obviously lost his defensive position, rushed over again, and faced Rodman with another hot pot.

In this way, the basketball once again lost control and flew to the outside. This time Li Weisi took the first step and caught the basketball. If he predicts this kind of thing, Li Weisi will also do it!
Don't look at Li Weisi's lack of rebounds. That's because on weekdays, rebounds are basically taken by rebounders like Malone and Smith. The rest is filled by Rodman. I don't know how to get stuck and let the defender take the ball and push back, so there are not many rebounds left for Li Weisi in a game.

As for the long rebounds caused by missed three-pointers, which are the easiest to pick up from the outside, Li Weisi is so accurate, and the amount of iron is seriously insufficient. How can there be so many long rebounds.

Therefore, regardless of Li Weisi's low rebound count, his grasp of basketball placement is not weak at all, but is limited by his physical fitness and style of play. This ball proves that Li Weisi's awareness is not weak .

On the Rockets' side, when they saw Li Weisi holding the ball, they broke out in a cold sweat from fright, and rushed towards Li Weisi like crazy. Suddenly, three people rushed towards Li Weisi.

Li Weisi's fake shot actually made the three of them jump at the same time. The scene was extremely chaotic, but Li Weisi chose a fake shot and passed the ball to Mu Lin in the corner.

In the same position, after receiving the ball, Mullin raised the knife and hit his second three-pointer tonight, overtaking the point difference again.

In the subsequent games, the two teams took the lead alternately, and no one can pull the other away. Even if Malone and Olajuwon both return, this situation cannot be changed.

It was not until the last moment of the game that Li Weisi scored two three-pointers, which completely opened up the point difference.

Then, the Rockets missed a shot and chose to foul. Li Weisi made two free throws and finally sealed the victory. With 111:106, they defeated the Rockets with difficulty and won their first victory in the second round.

(End of this chapter)