Chapter 8: The Hope of the Past
I've been practicing three points lately, and I'm almost forgetting, and there's a breakthrough like that. Anyway, he is also a person who is mixed in the street ball circle, and he still has some strength to break through, and now he has another must-hit, so if he wants to score, isn't it like picking up something?
There is another point, that is, Shangguan Yu's three points, after these ten days of practice, the shooting rate of the vacant position is almost close to seventy.
It's three points again, it's a breakthrough again, how can the Thunder team defend it?
But now you still have to guard against others first, Augustin dribbles through, this time to the basket, he didn't go straight to the basket, but threw it to Waiters. In the face of Shangguan Yu's defense, he actually wanted to make a three-point shot, and he returned the color.
Waiters' scoring ability is quite good, so Shangguan Yu will not let him shoot so easily. He used his height and arm length to interfere with his shot, but his desire to attack was very strong, and he dribbled a little bit of space to pull up a jumper.
The ball bounced out of the frame, but Kante grabbed it and forced it up, causing a foul on Taylor's hitter.
After hitting both free throws, the score became 78:90, and the difference did not shrink as a result, as if it was going to get bigger and bigger.
But for the Rockets, generally speaking, when leading by a big score, they are not very reliable. Because no matter how much lead you have, you can send it back in the fourth quarter. I will never forget the roller coaster ride of watching the Rockets' games in those years.
Perhaps it was the laxity and casualness of the big lead, Beverley dribbled across the front court and failed to make a strong shot in the face of Augustin's defense.
After giving the Thunder a rebound, Augustin seized the fast-break opportunity and assisted Kanter for a layup.
In the next round of the Rockets' offense, it was Taylor who barely shot and didn't shoot.
But this time, the rebound was not lost, because Shangguan Yu judged the direction, so he rushed into the inside, and after getting stuck in the position, he took off the ball and handed it to Beverley on the outside.
This time he didn't rush to attack, and Shangguan Yu also had a chance to come out and think that he wanted the ball.
Because he was a rookie, Shangguan Yu didn't dare to ask for the ball just now. But the rebound was fought by him, so Beverley took a look at it and finally hit the ball to the ground.
It's time to show off the real technique!
It seems that Brewer is going to come over to block the demolition, so use him first to complete this breakthrough. Waiters, who was stuck in the position, couldn't keep up with Shangguan Yu's footsteps, and could only watch him go to the basket. Morey came over to make up for the defense, but Shangguan Yu was undaunted. Because his height and weight are not at a disadvantage, he takes three steps to the basket and is strong!
After jumping up, he found that Kante came to make up for it, and with the interference of his four arms, he forced him to find a little space and throw the ball to the basket.
Beep!
Morrow was fouled, but the ball made a strange arc and finally rolled reluctantly into the net.
Hit and penalize!
Harden, who was off the court, couldn't help but stand up and applaud. Although he repeatedly offended Brother Deng that day, after training for several days, the good-natured Brother Deng also forgave this ignorant little brother.
Of course, hard work and performance in training are the keys to understanding.
Shoot the ball a few times, adjust your breathing, hit the free throw basket steadily, and make it 2+1.
Although the offensive performance is good, it is still young after all. In the next round of defense, Shangguan Yu was easily shaken away by Waiters, and finally hit a basket.
In the next two minutes, it was again you and I went back and forth, and although they all scored, the Thunder, under the leadership of Augustin, gradually closed the score.
But Shangguan Yu didn't have many opportunities to perform, because there were few chances to touch the ball, and he was afraid of being told by his teammates. So even if you get the ball and the chances are not very good, you will still pass it to your teammates.
However, he was not bad on the defensive end, taking a rebound and a steal.
This time the offense finally gave Shangguan Yu the ball again, and looking at this way, it was to give him a chance to play singles. So he's not polite, dribbling with his back and looking for physical contact. Leaning on Wetes, he pushed inside, although his height and weight were superior, his strength was still not enough, and he didn't push too deep.
But at this moment, Shangguan Yu suddenly made a shoulder shake movement, and then his upper body swayed from side to side, and the ball dribbling in his right hand suddenly slapped his left hand. Just when Waiters was about to break through from the left, he quickly pulled the ball back, and with a turn, he broke through from the right and stepped into the basket.
In the face of Kante, who was making up for the defense, he hit the basket, and even if he didn't have the skills to hit it, he could shoot the ball.
But at the moment of the ball, he suddenly felt a force in his arm, lifting his hand up by almost two centimeters. The shape of the hand at the moment of the shot, like a slide, appeared in my mind.
Is that the pick-up the best if you need to do this?
It seems to be like this, because of the little distance raised, the ball that Shangguan Yu's shot just crossed Kante's fingertips. If it's a little shorter, it may be covered.
After this shot, the Thunder were forced to call a timeout as the score narrowed to within 10 points and was pulled back to 10 points.
The current score is 98-88, and the Rockets have a 10-point lead for the time being. But with less than 5 minutes left, the Thunder still had a chance to equalize the score or even overtake.
In more than 6 minutes of play, he made three of four shots and scored eight points, two rebounds and one assist. This kind of performance is not bad.
And Shangguan Yu is in good shape, even if the Thunder replaces all the main forces on the court, Shangguan Yu is still not replaced. McHale obviously wants to let Shangguan Yu fight until the end of the game.
Shangguan Yu still has one chance to win, so he must use it later. I was scared just now, and if I was substituted like this, I wouldn't have a chance to perform.
The Thunder attacked the ball, Westbrook and Kanter completed the blocking and pick-and-roll, went to Westbrook under the basket, and passed the ball to Durant on the outside, who hit a three-point shot.
The Rockets attacked, and Harden handed the ball to Shangguan Yu, who asked for a pick-and-roll. Alizara came out to assist Shangguan Yu, and using his cover, Shangguan Yu once again entered the inside line. However, Robertson's defense this time was very timely, but he was shaken away by Shangguan Yu's feint, but Ibaka had already assisted in the defense.
Just when everyone thought that Shangguan Yu was going to be strong, he threw the ball to Harden on the outside.
Catch the ball, hit a three-point shot, and Shangguan Yu got an assist.
The commentary at the scene couldn't help shouting: "It's him again, the Chinese kid wearing the No. 14 jersey, who sent a wonderful assist, and Harden hit a three-point shot!"
At first, the commentary was still skeptical about Shangguan Yu's appearance.
There are many Chinese players who have landed in the NBA, and even many of them have made a name for themselves in China, but they have not been able to gain a foothold in the NBA. People used to have high expectations for them.
So for Shangguan Yu, this little-known young man, he doesn't have much confidence.
But they also hope that from Shangguan Yu's body, they can see what was shown in Yao Ming at the beginning, and there is still that hope.
And now his performance is to give the supporters of the Rockets more room for imagination.