When the game reaches the second and third quarters, Don Cheney firmly believes that the Lakers' efficiency will definitely decline!

Therefore, in the first quarter of the game, the two sides played inextricably.

Olajuwon dominated the interior, and the counterattack led by Shea was also impressive.

After the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 28-28.

Shea had 7 points and 4 assists in the first quarter, and Olajuwon had 8 points and 3 assists.

Rounding it off, Shay and Olajuwon are on the same level!

Judging from his performance in the first quarter of the game, Shay definitely deserves his title as Tan Hua Lang.

But after all, the game has only lasted one quarter, and it is still early to win.

After the start of the second quarter, Mike Dunleavy gave the starters such as Shay and AC Green a long rest.

He also knows that this system requires strong physical support, so he does not want the starter to be physically exhausted in advance.

But the starter didn't take the field for a long time, which gave Rockets shooting guard Maxwell, who did little in the first quarter, a chance.

The second-year guard who replaced Dell Curry and Shea's summer league teammate Tony Smith had average defensive ability.

And Maxwell was the league's three-point leader during the 90-92 period.

He is a typical master of chaotic fighting and an expert in torturing food.

Maxwell's operation gave the Rockets a 7-point lead after six minutes in the second quarter!

Mike Dunleavy didn't change into the starting lineup until this time, but it was too late.

Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the starting players, the point difference was not further widened by the Rockets.

The score after halftime was 50 to 54, and the Rockets entered the second half with a 4-point advantage.

Jerry West was basically satisfied with the result of the half game.

The biggest shortcoming of the team now is that the lineup is not deep enough. The Lakers' starting lineup is very strong, but except for new players McMillan and Eldon Campbell, the bench lineup is useless.

The disparity in strength between the starting lineup and the substitutes is quite large.

Dunleavy also discovered this, so in the third quarter, in order to stabilize the situation, the starting five players played for ten minutes before being replaced.

Shea even played 11 minutes in the third quarter and was replaced in the last 53 seconds!

The impact of this decision also appeared in the fourth quarter.

In the ninth minute of the fourth quarter, Shea counterattacked quickly as usual, and then broke through and passed the ball to Dell Curry in the bottom corner.

But this time, Curry's three-pointer popped out of the frame.

This is the second consecutive open three-pointer that Curry has missed.

It can be seen that the decline in physical fitness is eroding his touch.

Olajuwon grabbed the rebound and passed a long pass from the backcourt to Maxwell, who was running forward.

Maxwell was quickly entangled by Shay, and everyone expected Shay to take the blood of this arrogant Rockets shooting guard.

But Maxwell didn't take the initiative. After he broke into the penalty area, he gave the ball to Kenny Smith who was following up!

Smith made a mid-range pull-up jumper and scored.

This time, the Lakers lost 5 points!

"Oops, I was hit back by someone else. Shay really tried his best, but Curry had his hands on his hips." Director Zhang couldn't help complaining.

Don Cheney on the sidelines was smiling from ear to ear. Everyone else was starting to get tired. It was only a matter of time before Shea, who played the longest, had physical problems.

Today's game, I won it easily~

After this counterattack, the Lakers fell behind by 5 points in the last 2 minutes and 36 seconds.

Mike Dunleavy stopped the game and replaced Dell Curry with McMillan.

Carlisle feels that the team's rotation plan can be further optimized.

It's not that these players are in poor physical condition, but that their playing time today was unreasonably arranged.

There was too much play in the first and third quarters, and inexplicably too much rest in the second quarter.

After all, Mike Dunleavy is also a rookie coach. He only entered the industry in 1988 and became the head coach in 1990.

His seniority is only one year more than Carlisle's, so everyone has no experience.

However, the rotation plan cannot be arranged in a day or two. The top priority now is to win this game.

"Thanks, are you okay?" Mike Dunleavy glanced at Shay. If Shay also fell down from exhaustion, the game would be over.

However, Shay was relaxed and composed: "Coach, I'm not the kind of person who gives up after a few attempts."

Dell Curry:......

No, what are you looking at me doing!?

Shay is not tired at all now and is still full of energy.

Firstly, it’s because Shay’s 80-year-old physical fitness is already very good.

Secondly, Shay's "Strike for Victory" badge came into play.

According to the description of the badge, the more severely the designated bound teammate is exploded, the slower the physical energy loss will be.

Before today's game started, Shay chose to bind Divac.

Divac is a good teammate, and he really did not disappoint Shay.

Although AC Green helps in the double attack, Dameng has still scored 28 points, 5 assists and 10 rebounds so far.

That's how superstars are, you can only make him as uncomfortable as possible. But completely restricting him? It's too difficult.

On the other hand, Divac has only scored 8 points and 8 rebounds so far. He is one of the Eight Wise Kings in Los Angeles.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Dameng defeated Divac.

And the harder Divac was blasted, the happier Shay's side was!

His teammates tried their best to bleed, and Shay sucked blood like crazy.

Shay, the big leech in Los Angeles!

Therefore, although Shay was beaten for 11 minutes in the third quarter, there was no physical problem at all.

Dunleavy nodded, your future wife will definitely be lucky.

So with a big wave of his hand, except for the old Curry who couldn't do it after a few attempts, the others continued the decisive battle!

Curry:......

The game continued and the Rockets looked confident.

Especially Maxwell, when he saw Dell Curry being replaced, he thought he could abuse him again.

In this attack, Maxwell holds the ball on the outside and prepares to attack McMillan alone.

But the moment he changed direction and prepared to break through, McMillan took a stab and successfully knocked the ball away!

Glove Payton's guide, a man who can lead the steals even as a substitute, do you think I'm kidding you?

The basketball flew toward the sideline. Without saying a word, McMillan leaped forward and swatted the ball forward.

When everyone on the Rockets looked up, Shay had already received the basketball and rushed into the opposite half!

"Shay started very quickly, and he dunked hard with one hand when no one was guarding him!

Bang! Shea scored the 18th point of the day, and the point difference was only 3 points. The Rockets were in a tough battle!"

Marvin Albert shouted happily, while Gudika beside him was already ashen.

Shay said before the game that he could not score more than double digits, but now his face is swollen.

After McMillan got up, he also gave Shay a thumbs up: "Nice dunk!"

Another mistake, another successful pressing defense, another counterattack.

The Rockets are so fed up. This Lakers team is like a little team. Every time you think you've beaten them to death, the Lakers come back to life.

Dameng did not let Maxwell continue to wander, and chose to sit in the low post and beat Divac in this round.

The moment he caught the ball, Dameng turned around and shot a jumper without giving Green a chance to double-team him.

The basketball went hollow into the net, and the Rockets still led by 5 points!

After Dameng successfully scored, everyone on the Rockets did not relax, but immediately ran back.

Sure enough, the Lakers hit another quick baseline ball, and the transition between offense and defense was instantaneous.

Shea rushed forward alone with the ball, and Maxwell and Kenny Smith followed closely behind, surrounding Shea.

Even if one person can only run fast, he will not be able to fight back.

Now only Shea still has the physical strength to sprint, so Maxwell and Kenny Smith believe that as long as they can clamp Shea, they can successfully complete the defense.

Shay entered the penalty area, and the Rockets' two defenders were also ready to confront Shay head-on.
To be continued...