As soon as there was a pause, the commentators began to chat.

Zhang Li said with a smile: "Zhou Xuan's rocket was forced to pause, the half is not over yet, 18 points and 6 assists, too strong!" ”

Yu Jia said: "In the other opening game that just ended, the Cavaliers also won the game, defeating the Celtics with a full lineup 99-86, which is good news, Yao Ming played 27 minutes, got 15 points and 8 rebounds, and James played 43 minutes, the statistics are very comprehensive, 34 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. ”

This game has also attracted the attention of fans, Yao Ming's playing time is short, and the Cavaliers coaching staff is worried that he will be injured again, Mike? Brown is strictly limited to 30 minutes or less.

The Cavaliers are not worried that there will be no one available on the inside after Yao Ming is gone, and there is also a high-paid "actor" Vallejo on the bench, who has a long range and can block the "big Z" Ilgoskas who can shoot stably after the dismantling. The power forward has JJ Hickson, Leon poached from the Celtics? Bowie. The Cavaliers' interior line is also recognized as strong, and there are many people who play ball.

The Cavaliers also poached Anthony on the outside? Parker, Giamario? Moon, the bench is also very luxurious, and West, the absolute main player of last season, can play with the bench. In addition to James organizing forwards and Mo Williams blocking and dismantling, the Cavaliers can also play a combination of inside and outside, and the Celtics' first-class defense has not withstood it.

On the TNT radio side, Barkley and Smith are also talking about the Eastern Conference Summit. "The Cavaliers already have a luxurious roster this season, and it's time for James to prove himself," Smith said. He has a regular season MVP and can play beautiful statistics every year, but he is still missing a championship ring. ”

Barkley said: "The Cavaliers are not without their shortcomings, Yao Ming, Vallejo are injured, and Ilgoskas is too old. If all goes well, they could make it to the Finals, but they still have to get past the Warriors and Lakers. ”

"Which team do you like?"

Barkley said: "Looking at the roster at the beginning of the season, I am more bullish on the Lakers. The Warriors lost Marion, he didn't score much, but the defensive role was critical, and the Warriors' strength dropped a little. The Lakers' signings have been very successful, and they struggled to defend strong swingmen last season, and now they have Artest to play against Pierce and James. And they kept Odom inside, the lineup is still neat, Kobe Bryant is 31 years old, and his form is still at the peak. ”

The game restarted with the Warriors making substitutions, with Jackson coming on for Green, Margeti coming on for Turyaf, and the five most important players of last season all on the field.

The Rockets also got on Scola and Battier, adding inside and outside scoring points. Scola then scored six straight points, and Battier hit two three-pointers in the last two minutes. The two teamed up to narrow the gap to 10 points. 67-57 ended the first half.

Zhou Xuan had 18 points and 7 assists in the half, close to a big double-double.

In the second half, the Rockets changed their defensive strategy, Scola and Landry were on the court together, Battier went to the low post to defend, the main defense Margetty, and Zhou Xuan blocked and dismantled, Battier changed defenses. The rocket was an adjustment made to deal with Zhou Xuan.

Who would be the leader of the Houston Rockets without Maddie and Yao Ming? Mutombo gave his answer when he arrived in China in the summer, and that was Battier.

The humble Battier always considered himself a very ordinary player in the NBA, and even if few people will remember him when he retires now, his spirit and substance are very much needed by the Rockets.

Today's Rockets team has no interior pillars and superstars, and can only find another way, which is to make up for the lack of ability with youth, vitality and hard work. The Rockets no longer need to go it alone, what they need is more fast breaks, what they need is more teamwork, what they need is the full cooperation of the whole team, and everyone is responsible for the win or loss of this team.

The 31-year-old Battier, nicknamed "The President," is about to begin the ninth season of his NBA career, and as a wise man on the court, he has taught people what defense is, what passing is, what a team is, and his value to the team is not the 7 per game average last season. 3 points to measure.

There is such a multiple-choice question on the Internet. "The Rockets are a defensive powerhouse because?" The answer is A. Maddie's charming eyes, B. Yao Ming's clear footsteps, C. The sturdy figure of the street ball king, D. The actor's long flowing hair, E. Lan Lan's strong knees, F. Second Uncle Huo's young heart, G. The height of the black bean majesty, H. A so-called worthless person who has no ability to play alone, does not break through, fights hand-to-hand on the inside with opponents who are a head taller than him all day long, and sacrifices his life to grab every rebound! I A so-called overrated person who has no ability to play singles, has no breakthrough, and plays against the great god who is two or three times higher than his salary all day long, does not use dirty means to reduce the opponent's shooting rate, and silently shoots the key 3 points!

The answer is the last two, Hayes and Battier. Among them, Battier is the most important.

Battier's hard work, dedication and everything he does for the team is an example for everyone to follow, and although Battier is arrogant and doesn't think the outside world will overvalue his influence, there are still a large number of people who regard him as the team's treasure, and he is a player who deserves to be remembered.

Zhou Xuan relied on cover to get rid of Lowry and then confronted Battier, he resorted to "worship Buddha", but Battier did not take a feint. Zhou Xuan has used this trick many times to be recognized, and Battier will not gamble to break the ball, but only follow from the side, which is a smart way to rely on the height advantage to interfere with the shot, so that Zhou Xuan feels pressure when he shoots.

Zhou Xuan circled from the baseline and passed the ball out, Jackson missed a jumper, Battier got stuck under the basket, grabbed the rebound in the backcourt, and handed it to Lowry.

After half-time, Battier went to the bottom corner. Some people say that his offensive means are extremely simple, except for the empty three-point other skills are completely degraded, almost no breakthrough ability, no assist ability, but the position he stands in is a shooting point that a strong team will not ignore.

It's like the Warriors started Azubuike and Ellis came off the bench in order to have multiple shooting spots in the bottom corner, so that they could stretch the formation and create space for the perimeter players.

The Rockets' offense was still blocked, and Scola missed the shot under Zhou Xuan's interference.

Barkley said: "Zhou Xuan has interfered with the Rockets' successful inside shooting many times, and until now, it seems that no one can score easily in front of him. ”

Smith checked the technical statistics and said: "Lowry and Brooks have not been able to break through his defense directly, I don't think anyone can ignore his defense anymore, look at this ......"

Zhou Xuan relied on the cover to face Battier again, the players all pulled away, and he chose to play singles.

Against the Rockets last season, Zhou Xuan would not attack Battier, but now it is different. He watched the video before the game, studied Battier's weaknesses, and knew that his defense is actually very limited, and it is of limited use to the stars who can shoot well, but it can be more powerful against role players and rotation positions.

Battier isn't the best of the defenders, with limited lateral speed and a thin body. Against a speed player like Wade, you can sometimes get a change of direction. Against James and Pierce, he can't stand it. His strength lies in experience.

Zhou Xuan continued to dribble under his crotch, then changed direction to the left, and relied on his speed to pull away a little distance from Battier. This is far from him calculating that he will not be blocked, 60 degrees back step jump shot, and also added a small back, Battier immediately jumped up to seal the defense, it seems that the defense is in place, but the ball flew into the basket! 69-57, Zhou Xuan scored his 20th point.

The Rockets attacked, and several passes were expected to be 24 seconds, Ariza forced a shot in front of Jackson, the jump shot was missed, and the rebound was taken by Randolph again.

Zhou Xuan went to the left and misplaced Battier under the cover of Randolph.

Battier watched Zhou Xuan's every move intently, he also knew how to mark people's buttocks (gentlemen do this), unless it was a particularly fast player hitting him, he did a good job of judging the breakthrough route. You must know that Battier is 203CM tall and can't dunk once in the whole season, and his athleticism is not strong.

Zhou Xuan dribbled under the left side of the crotch again, this time he took two steps into the three-point line and turned to the middle, opened the distance, stepped back and jumped, Battier sealed his eyes again, and the ball went in again! 71 to 57.

Zhou Xuan suddenly became a super scorer, Adelman frowned on the sidelines, and he found that Zhou Xuan was the kind of play that Battier was most afraid of, shooting quickly and shooting with a sense of distance.

Battier averaged 0 per game last season. 9 blocks, mostly from the help defense, when defending frontally, he uses the method of blocking the shot vision. He can keep the ball on the ball, but how useful is it?

First of all, blocking the line of sight is a passive action, the opponent initiates the action first, and the defender then blocks the line of sight, and the action itself is half a beat slower, and most of the NBA stars are as fast as lightning, and the basket that has been shot countless times has already formed inertia, one is effective, the second time is much worse, and the third time is to ignore the eye sealing.

Battier's defense of Kobe Bryant's move rarely worked, Kobe Bryant scored high points against the Rockets many times, and it was not as good as Artest's defense. As for Kobe Bryant's saying that Battier is the best to defend himself, it is not that he is really afraid of Battier, but that he puts gold on his face, and this little caution will deceive people who don't watch the game. The fact is that Battier has met Kobe Bryant 26 times in his career, and Bryant averages 29 per game. 7 points.

Zhou Xuan can always shoot first before Battier blocks, just glance at the basket, and by the time the view is blocked, the ball has actually been thrown. It's not a block, or a successful shot, blindfolding? He was used to it by Jackson when he trained.

When Zhou Xuan hit a space jumper in the face of Battier on the left side for the third time, Adelman knew that the usual method would not work, and he could not use the blind cover to deal with Zhou Xuan, but had to block. He yelled from the sidelines for Battier and Ariza to switch places.

The score opened again. 73 to 57.