Anesthesia, nothing.

Maddie wanted to refute, but seeing Van Gundy's gaze, he still gave up, he didn't want to offend the team's head coach, and Van Gundy was right, what he needed most now was indeed to win, but once Van Gundy's tactics didn't work, simply put, if he couldn't beat the Knicks in the next game, he didn't mind standing up and making a mutiny again.

Van Gundy eventually won, and although it annoyed the Rockets' rebounding Mr. Alexander, he held back, he needed a win now, preferably a win against a strong team, and the Rockets had to get out of the slump so that he could get through the crisis safely and continue to make money. It's not that he didn't want to change an obedient manager to sit in that position, but it's not easy to say.

On November 11, 2007, at the Toyota Center Arena in Houston, Texas, the New York Gangsters and the Houston Big Three were about to begin. For this game, people were almost one-sided on the side of the Knicks, and the discerning people could see that the so-called Big Three of the Rockets was a big joke at all, and the New York bandits were the real danger.

"Knicks vs Rockets Lies Will Be Exposed Eventually"

That's the most striking headline on the sports section of the Houston Documentary, and the article Chinese sharply aimed at the Rockets' rebounding Alexander and general manager Morey, saying that the so-called Big Three they built in the summer will finally make it clear to people in this game, and it is just a beautiful bubble

It can be said that before the game started, the Knicks already had a very big advantage off the court, and people felt that the future of the Rockets' Big Three was worrying

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Chapter 75 of the text Yao core

Chapter Seventy-Five: Yao Core

"Let's welcome the little giant from the East, the overlord under the basket Yao ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ming~~~~~~~~~"

The DJ at the scene shouted heartbreakingly, and the Houston fans at the scene seemed to be really cooperative, not at all like Hayes, Battier, Bibby, and Maddie who were as weak as they were when they came out before, they really liked Yao Ming, and liked this humble and hard-working Chinese big man.

The last one to walk on the court, this represents status, only the team boss, only the brightest star in the team can enjoy such treatment, just think Keller of the Knicks, James of the Cavaliers, Wade of the Heat, and Anthony of the Nuggets, and now Yao Ming also enjoys such treatment, it is clear that he has become a symbol of the city, a flag, a real leader.

I saw that the lights on the scene were all on the entrance to the player's tunnel, Yao Ming lowered his head slightly, jogging into the court, he has never been a person with a flamboyant personality, although he has been working hard in the NBA for many years, but he still doesn't like to accept the pursuit of tens of millions of people like this, if he can, he just wants to play silently on the court, and then lead his team to victory, but this is simply impossible, he is destined to shoulder some responsibilities from birth, to become a leader, to become the focus of attention, this is something that cannot be changed in any way。

"The overlord under the basket is the big bamboo pole" Howard pursed his lips disdainfully, looking at Yao Ming and his teammates high-five, very angry, "Let's see, after the game, those ignorant guys will know who is the overlord under the basket"

Keller glanced at Howard and said, "I'd better save that until you actually beat him."

Keller choked Howard speechless with a word, indeed just like Keller said, since he entered the league, although he can do God blocking and killing God and Buddha blocking and killing Buddha when facing other teams, but it can't be when he encounters the Rockets, and every time he plays against the Rockets, it is his Good Friday, because Yao Ming will let him know what it means to be powerless. Although Yao Ming is not the strongest center in the NBA, he can restrain Howard, who is not dominant in height and only likes to play with the advantage of body and strength, is really a thing to drop a thing, in the face of other teams' majestic monsters, as soon as he meets Yao Ming, he will immediately become a little girl who is tied up, except for closing his eyes and accepting Yao Ming's caresses, he has no way at all.

The two teams competed for the ball, and this time Yao Ming really fought hard, relying on the advantage of height and arm length to defeat Howard in one fell swoop

Bibby received the ball, raised his hand and waved twice, the Rockets players immediately slowed down, waiting for Yao Ming to settle down, and the Knicks players took advantage of this time to defend in place, and the Rockets' first offense after the game started fell into a positional battle.

"What the hell are they doing" Thomas frowned, rubbed his chin and watched the Rockets slowly advance forward little by little, his heart was full of incomprehension, in his impression, although the Rockets were not the typical shelling team, but at least they were not as slow as they are now.

Suddenly, Thomas's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood the small abacus played by the Rockets, only to see Yao Ming receive Bibby's pass on the inside, and directly pull out a step to hook the ball in.

"It turns out that they are playing with this idea, to use Yao Ming as the core, and to consume us by positional warfare and defense?" Thomas looked at Yao Ming, who was high-fived and celebrated with Bibi, his eyes were full of jealousy, but it was only fleeting, replaced by a strange smile.

Then Thomas stood up and shouted, "Dwight, LaMarcus," and after shouting, he stretched out two fingers to Yao Ming and pointed at him.

The Knicks' first offense was still in the hands of Keller, Keller didn't get a chance to shoot twice, although Maddy's defensive strength is not extremely strong, but in the same position, he can definitely be called tough, which is also honed when he played a blue-collar role next to his cousin Carter in the Raptors.

Seeing that he didn't have a chance to shoot, Keller gently patted the ball and stood up, and Maddie's expression suddenly relaxed, but it was quickly replaced by shock.

Keller suddenly rushed past Maddie like a bolt of lightning, only to kill the basket, Yao Ming greeted him, although his interior defense was powerful, but the movement speed was still too slow after all, in the face of a freak like Keller, he was like a roadblock on the way forward, just a dead target.

"Boom"

After shaking Yao Ming, Keller leaped to his feet, spun 180 degrees in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

Next, the Rockets' offense was still unhurried, and after establishing the tactics with Yao Ming as the core, the Rockets' offensive speed was not as fast as they wanted, but the effect was surprisingly good.

Yao Ming's singles ability on the inside is very strong, although his body is not strong, and Howard is not at the same level in terms of strength, but he has a flexible footwork that tall players do not have, after a few consecutive drums, Howard has been unable to find the north, and a little upward, Howard immediately flew up like a dog that saw a bone, and Yao Ming took the opportunity to bend over and turn around and score a layup. And Aldridge, who was supposed to wrap Yao Ming with Howard, was a step slower, and just symbolically blocked it when Yao Ming jumped.

"Dwight watch your opponent, don't jump casually, just keep him outside the three-second zone and don't let him get close to the basket"

Keller slapped Howard the back, and without waiting for Howard to speak, he rushed towards the Rockets' half.

In fact, it is not very difficult to control Yao Ming when defending, many teams have summed it up, the best way to deal with Yao Ming is to defend around the front, but it is indeed a little difficult for Howard to defend around the front, his feet are not flexible enough, and it is his fatal injury to deal with a player like Yao Ming with long arms and flexible feet. What he is best at is to fight hard and use strength to decide the winner, but unfortunately, Yao Ming didn't give him such a chance at all.

Relying on Yao Ming's continuous interior offensive success, the Rockets had established an eight-point lead near the end of the first quarter of the game, which was indeed a big blow to the smooth sailing of the season. Thomas thought that the clever bag and clamp tactics would not work in front of Yao Ming, because he ignored the player who had been standing by Yao Ming's side and had grown a small forward figure, but he wanted to do the work of a big forward

Although Hayes is not strong in scoring, not strong in defense, and almost mediocre in everything, he can occupy a place in the Rockets lineup, and even squeeze Juwan Howard to the bench because he always knows what he should do, or what he does, and he is willing to do the dirty work to provide protection for Yao Ming.

It can be said that Hayes performed better in this position than Juwan Howard, Cato, Taylor, and others who used to stand by Yao Ming's side, and after Yao Ming had this competent bodyguard by his side, it was much easier to compete for supremacy on the inside.

In the first quarter of the game, the last attack of the Rockets, Keller passed the ball to Howard on the inside, so far in this game, the monster has been really awkward, no achievements on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, Yao Ming is full of tricks and varied offensive methods, seeing that the first quarter of the game is about to end, he only got three points, and these three points are still obtained by relying on free throws that he is not good at.

After receiving Keller's pass, Howard still couldn't wait to launch an inside attack as before, and he did make a little progress, but although his interior grabbed strongly, he couldn't grab Yao Ming's defense, and every time he looked up and wanted to force a turn to attack the basket, he would see Yao Ming's big net woven above his head.

The clock was approaching three seconds, and Howard could only force his shot, but the basketball was stopped by a large hand as soon as it left his fingertips.

"Fast Break"

Such words actually shouted out of Yao Ming's mouth, even Keller was startled, in his impression Yao Ming rarely showed his leaks on the field, most of the time he would silently do his own thing, and use his actions to influence the people around him. But now the situation is different, and after establishing a strategy with himself as the core, he has more responsibilities on his shoulders.

Yao Ming threw the ball forward with his big hand, and Maddie, who had been silent for almost the whole game, wanted to suddenly wake up, and rushed to the Knicks' half court at a fast speed, after receiving the ball, he jumped up, rotated 360 degrees in the air, and then made a pull rod movement, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.

"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~h

After the goal, Maddie wanted to release the leakage that had been suppressed for a long time, waving his arms vigorously and roaring loudly. The extremely exuberant catharsis also cheered the Houston fans in attendance, who had not seen such a hearty game for a long time.

Playing nine minutes in the first quarter and scoring five points, Maddie was silent long enough, and suddenly became sharp eyes at Keller, Keller knew that Maddie was about to explode, he was not a person who was willing to be lonely, and the next game may be a greater test for the Knicks.

Chapter 76 of the text has changed

Chapter Seventy-Six: His eyes have changed

Maddie is going to start playing, everyone can feel it, he can't hide behind the scenes all the time, and he can't be willing to be a fixed-point shooter, he wants to be the protagonist, just like Keller of the Knicks. When he left the Raptors, it was because he was unwilling to live under the aura of his cousin Carter forever. It's the same now, although head coach Van Gundy established Yao Ming's central position before the game, but that doesn't mean he will endure it forever, especially as he watches his main rival, Keller, who pulled him off the scoring throne, and his heart is almost silent.

Yao Ming naturally knows what his comrades-in-arms are thinking about now, the team is already ten points ahead, and he is now feeling a little tired after the main game of the game, and he is also willing to become the beauty of the best people.

Van Gundy is the same, although he prefers Yao Ming to shoulder the task of the tactical core of the whole game, but he also knows very well that for the use of Yao Ming, the most suitable game should be controlled to about 35 minutes, and he can rely on Maddie.

As a result, as soon as the second half of the game began, the Rockets immediately changed their strategy and played the kind of nondescript basketball that didn't want to run and bomb, and positional warfare was not like positional warfare.

"Here's your chance"

This is probably the common idea of the Knicks, but unfortunately, the Knicks' small abacus is destined to fail, Yao Ming was too desperate in the first quarter, and was replaced by Van Gundy after only playing for a while in the second quarter