Chapter 262 Doubt life

Author: Different Sparks

Chapter 262 Doubt life

The second round game in the Eastern Conference that was played on the same day as the Timberwolves game was the Cleveland Cavaliers' home game against the Chicago Bulls.

But this time the Cavaliers had a somewhat unfavorable start.

They lost to the Bulls 92-99 at home, thereby losing their first home game.

The loss in this game also cast a shadow on the Cavaliers' prospects of entering the Eastern Conference Finals.

The two games in the second round of the second round of the playoffs will continue on May 5.

The Hawks, who lost a home game, faced the Washington Wizards again this time. This time they did not disappoint the fans. The Hawks at home easily defeated the Wizards 106-90, thus rewriting the big score between the two sides to 1-1.

In the Western Conference, the Warriors opened the second round of their game against the Clippers at the Oracle Arena.

The Clippers, who lost the first game, also did not lose again this time.

Under the leadership of Paul, the Clippers defeated the Warriors 97-92, also rewriting the big score to 1-1.

The competition in the playoffs is becoming more and more intense. The teams that can enter the second round are not weaklings, and they are all starting to launch an impact on the final championship.

The time soon came to May 6, and the location was still the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The second round of the game between the Timberwolves and Rockets also kicked off on time at 6 o'clock that night.

The Rockets don't know how Carlisle solved the problem after returning. Howard also appeared in the starting lineup, and even talked and laughed with Harden before the game. There was no trace of the sequelae of the previous internal strife.

It's as if the internal strife never happened.

Carlisle, who had been standing on the sidelines, looked a little serious. He knew very well that if they could not win this game, the pressure would completely come to the Rockets. Once they fell behind the Timberwolves 2-0, they would return to the Toyota Center for the next game.

In the third round of the game, the Rockets could only win but not lose. Under such pressure, Carlisle was a little worried.

In fact, Carlisle is not unaware of some of the problems in the team, but sometimes he has no way to do it. He is just a head coach, and some problems cannot be solved by him. Moreover, he is also very entangled with the fact that the Rockets are prone to collapse.

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However, Carlisle still has some confidence in this game. After appeasing Howard, Carlisle did not feel that he had no hope of winning.

He just wanted to prevent the shameless guy across from him from playing any dirty tricks. Although this guy promised to fight openly and honestly, Carlisle felt that he couldn't fully believe in this guy's character.

But after the game started, Carlisle didn't think so at all.

This time the Timberwolves did not have any dirty tricks, but neither the player's state nor the player's touch can be compared to the last game. Even Howard and Oden have been entangled in the inside. Although Oden has some advantages,

But it was not completely suppressed.

But in other positions, the Timberwolves played very strongly.

Moreover, Middleton and Lin Shuhao, who started the game for the Timberwolves, not only showed off their power on the outside, but also attacked the Rockets' inside line from time to time, causing damage to Howard and Jones.

Soon Carlisle discovered that Oden no longer provoked Howard, but Warcraft fell into a foul trap again.

At 7 minutes and 07 seconds of the first quarter, Middleton, under the cover of Himes, entered the inside and took the initiative to find Howard. With the help of Oden, this attack not only scored the ball,

It also caused Howard's foul.

This is Howard's second foul of the game.

Carlisle on the sidelines really wanted to curse. The Timberwolves' choice of this point was really tricky. In the last game, they provoked Howard's anger and went straight to it. In this game, they frequently broke through and actively confronted Howard.

, creating a foul trap, this damn thing is staring at Howard and playing hard.

What kind of hatred and resentment is this?

Carlisle didn't dare to neglect and replaced Howard directly. There were still nearly five minutes left in the first quarter. If he got another foul, Howard would basically lose most of the game.

On the Timberwolves side, when Dazhuang saw that the opponent had replaced Howard, Dazhuang also shouted towards the court, and then made a tactical gesture towards the players.

Soon Carlisle discovered the changes in the Timberwolves.

After Howard left the game, the Timberwolves immediately stopped attacking the paint. Instead, they took advantage of Oden's dominance in the paint and frequently used screens. Either Oden scored directly, or Oden became a tactical transfer point. Middleton and

Shuhao Lin and Bennett began to hit three-pointers frequently from the outside.

Carlisle stood on the sidelines with sweat on his forehead. The Timberwolves really beat him and he was a little doubtful.

Moreover, he also found that the Timberwolves' outside shooting percentage in this game was higher than in the previous game. As a result, the Rockets began to slowly widen the point difference on the court against the Timberwolves.

At 9 minutes and 42 seconds into the game, the Rockets had the offensive ball.

Faced with Middleton's entanglement, Harden used Jones's screen to get into the paint, but was given a big block by Oden, who had been prepared for a long time, and the basketball was also blocked by Middleton, who was following him.

Get it.

Then the Timberwolves had a chance to counterattack.

Middleton threw the ball to Shuhao Lin, who had started to move forward early, and he also began to accelerate forward.

Lin Shuhao dribbled the ball quickly to the frontcourt. Terry kept pestering him and used some small moves to interfere with Lin Shuhao's rhythm in an attempt to slow down the Timberwolves' counterattack.

But Lin Shuhao had no idea of ​​competing with the opponent. Instead, he handed the ball to Middleton, who had already come up from the other side, and he started from the weak side and ran towards the bottom corner of the strong side.

Terry followed Shuhao Lin, and Harden, who was responsible for defending Middleton, also caught up, but at this time Middleton dribbled the ball horizontally from the left to the right. Harden just wanted to follow but failed.

It hit a wall, and it turned out that Bennett had already stopped.

Harden had no choice but to avoid Bennett and chase Middleton.

But when Harden was about to entangle Middleton, the opponent made a ground pass and sent the ball to the unguarded Bennett.

At this time, the frontcourt was obviously a three-on-two situation. After Bennett calmly adjusted, he completed a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

A moment later, as the basketball accurately fell into the basket, warm cheers and applause erupted from the stands.

Carlisle reluctantly chose a timeout. At this time, the score on the court was 27 to 21, and the first quarter was about to end in 2 minutes.
Chapter completed!