The substitutes of the two teams come on the bench! The Rockets' substitutes and the substitutes of the Lakers are two opposite examples. The Lakers used to have strong offense and average defense, and under normal circumstances, the substitutes of the Lakers' substitutes are not very defensive!

On the contrary, the Rockets basically have no offensive ability, they are all players with good defense and can resist. If you think of some meat shield players like Hayes, only Carl Landry and Bunch Wells have good offensive ability. In fact, there was Steve Novak who made three-pointers before, but it was traded by Morey when he traded Artest! The Rockets' substitute offense and defense are relatively balanced!

The Lakers are actually changing to this situation, but the Zen master still wants to retain the offensive ability of the substitute team, so the Zen master's substitute players' defensive training requirements are strict on the training ground!

As for others, including the new Shannon Brown and Robin Lopez, there is no requirement. After all, they are traded because they have their own characteristics! Shannon Brown has a strong impact and is very aggressive when taking the fast attack!

However, the performance of Robin Lopez and Sun Dasheng made the Zen master very excited. These two people are both good at offense and defense, with a mid-range shot and good defensive ability. They are the candidates that Zen master needs in his heart!

This is also the reason why Sun Dasheng's playing time increased in these two games. Sun Dasheng himself also felt this change and worked harder to train!

Back on the court, the substitute's offense is not worth much attention. One side is attacking and the other side is defending, which can be considered as an attack! The Rockets' substitute lineup is quite targeted for the Lakers' substitute lineup! Although the Lakers substitute players played their own offensive rhythm, the score was not pulled apart!

Van Gundy was also quite pleased to see this situation. He was very satisfied with this transaction!

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After the substitute comes off the bench, the main players of the two teams come on the court! The current score on the court is: 38:42! The Lakers lead the opponent by 4 points!

The 4-point gap is not much for the 5-minute game in the second quarter! The game continued, with the Rockets' ball rights, McGrath took over the half-time ball, and asked for a cover for Artest. Artest's strong body blocked Kobe outside, McGrath took the opportunity to break into the inside, and Bathir went over to make up for the defense!

McGrady's pace suddenly stopped, and Bathir was a little confused. When he saw that McGrady's rhythm changed, he started again while Bathir was not responding, and he quickly rushed past Bathir in an instant! Even though Bathir tried hard to catch up, he was still led by McGrady and continued to expand!

At this time, He Yiming wanted to go out to make up for defense, but Yao Yao saw through He Yiming's intention and got stuck in front of He Yiming! By the time He Yiming got rid of Yao Yao, McGrady had already stopped and jumped on the jump shot! Gasol on the other side was unable to catch up. He had just been pulled out of the inside and could not return to defense in time!

"Brush!" The ball entered and the Rockets took advantage of the situation to recover two points!

However, the Lakers are not willing to be outdone. Kobe broke through Artest's defense again, and then stopped and fell back and scored a goal! This goal made Artest feel a little inexplicably!

The game continued, and the Rockets also showed their offensive strength. McGrady assisted Yao Yao, who attracted He Yiming's defense and gave the ball to Artest at the three-point line. Artest made a three-pointer, and the ball actually entered. He Yiming never expected that Artest, a rough man, would have a three-pointer!

However, it’s not just Artest who has three-pointers, He Yiming himself also has three-pointers. The offensive and defensive transition, He Yiming did not go in and get into the position with Yao Da. Instead, he helped Kobe to provide a cover to block McGrady. He moved directly to the 30° angle three-point line position on the right!

Kobe cut into the inside, and Artest directly rushed to make up for defense. This time he was in a good position. If he was an ordinary person, he might stop to make up for defense, or he would directly choose to pass the ball!

However, Kobe is not an ordinary person. He turned around and stuck Artest's position while walking. Artest was a little anxious and directly stretched out his left hand to Kobe's abdomen. This was to make Kobe slower when he turned around!

But this action is illegal, which is a bit like getting a pull back. If you are not careful, you will have the risk of breaking your legs! The same is true for this action. If Kobe does not avoid dodge, Artest will exert force, Kobe's ribs will be severely damaged!

However, Artest did not exert force, and Kobe directly avoided the dodge! But with this flash, Kobe had no chance to break into the inside. Yao Yao, who was in the inside, was already prepared!

At this time, Kobe saw He Yiming's position and directly gave the ball to He Yiming with a cross! He Yiming took the ball and opened his hand and made a three-pointer! The referee indicated that the three-pointer was effective! However, the referee did not swear by the foul action of Artest!

Artest glanced at He Yiming, not knowing what he was thinking about!

The Lakers also responded with a three-pointer, and the scores of both sides were lingering from 2 to 4 points! The game continued, and the offenses of both teams played well!

The Rockets did not boo the Lakers' offense, and continued to follow their own pace. McGrady made a three-pointer and scored a goal. Yao Yu also responded to two mid-range shots, and both hit! Artest also showed his real skills and scored 3 points!

The Lakers also responded one by one! Kobe broke through and made a layup, or made a quick stop, and made a back jump shot! He Yiming also scored two goals in the inside line. He Yiming did not go out of the inside line, so Gasol had space!

Gasol made consecutive hits outside the penalty area, one inside and one outside, making the Rockets' inside players a little uncomfortable! The Lakers' inside strength was undoubtedly revealed at this moment! At the end of the first half, the score between the two teams reached 44:50! The Lakers led the opponent 6 points and entered the second half! "Beep!" Listening to the whistle, Artest returned to his position, looked up at the score, and was silently calculating something in his heart!
Chapter completed!