Barkley said: "Last season the Rockets were sad about the loss of Zhou Xuan for a long time, this season I think their pain will continue, some people say that Zhou Xuan's potential will not be too high, because his physical fitness is average, and now Zhou Xuan has proved these people's mistakes with his actions." ”

Smith smiled: "Zhou Xuan's physical fitness doesn't seem to be as bad as people think, especially his strength, just now he blocked Scola's attack is obvious, if it was an ordinary defender, he would have been squeezed out of the way." He defended the breakthrough even more, and Scola couldn't pass him when he turned left or right. Brooks hasn't tried to single out Zhou Xuan, he has always dodged by covering, and I think he may have been accepted last season. ”

Barkley said: "If Zhou Xuan can make the best defensive team this season. ”

Zhou Xuan's Best Defensive Team season has not yet started, and it is almost a certainty. In addition to defensive ability, this selection also looks at star effect and attention. Zhou Xuan's attention has long been ahead of Rondo and Paul, and no one in the point guard can match it.

The Rockets can only be Brooks with the ball, and on that alone, his stats won't be bad this season, and the tactics will benefit. This time he passed the ball to Battier, who in turn gave it to Scola in the low post.

Scola singled Randolph, leaned his back on it, and played the Argentine tango again, dangling left and right, and scoring with a half-hook. 15 to 11.

Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball across the half court and just took a step to the right, Brooks and Battier both pounced, and Zhou Xuan hurriedly passed the ball. Jackson took the ball, and Hayes switched defenses again. Jackson gave the ball to Margeti, and Ariza quickly contracted to catch up with the defense.

The Rockets' defense has only one obvious weakness for Brooks, and the outside Battier and Ariza defense are not bad. At this time, Rocket fans will miss Zhou Xuan even more, and if he is there, the outside defense will be stronger.

Margeti opted for a single, leaning on his body to take a step and force a shot, Ariza interfered well, the shot was missed, and the rebound was picked up by Hayes.

The Rocket wanted to play a quick counterattack, but Zhou Xuan kept up with Brooks, making him unable to get off the pace, and with such a move, the Rocket was forced to fall into position, and the ability of others to carry the ball was limited.

Zhang said: "Zhou Xuan's defense is fantastic, so far no one in the Rockets has scored too much in front of him, and Brooks has been blocked with the ball this time." ”

Yu Jia smiled: "Brooks made a deep impression on people with his breakthrough last season, but under Zhou Xuan's defense, he struggled with the ball for half the court. ”

Zhang Reasonable said: "I think the Rockets should let Zhou Xuan attack more, his efficiency is very high, Margety's ball just now was too hasty." ”

The Rockets didn't have Yao Ming, and their offensive ability dropped a notch, and they gave Scola a few passes later. Scola failed this time with a single Randolph. Randolph put him dead outside the three-second zone, leaving him away from the basket to shoot. The rebound was picked up by Margeti.

Zhou Xuan passed the half, and the person who defended him was Brooks again, Azubuke went to the bottom corner and attracted Battier's defense, and Ariza followed Jackson to 45 degrees on the left side, and it was not easy to help defend. The players all pulled away.

Brooks chose to be close this time, and when he grabbed the position, he had small movements in his hands, trying to disrupt Zhou Xuan's rhythm with the ball. Zhou Xuan retreated and pulled away from him and turned to face the frame, Brooks wanted to step forward to defend closely, a little slower, Zhou Xuan has become a habit of feints, as long as he judges the distance between the two sides, he will respond immediately, he first dribbled the ball under his crotch, then pulled the ball up with his right hand, turned around with a big stride, passed Brooks into the middle, and jumped up in one step.

Scola made up for the defense, Zhou Xuan pulled the rod to avoid Scola's interference, passed the ball from his armpit with a low hand, and gave it to Randolph on the left side, and Randolph easily scored on the board. 17 to 11.

Every time he scores this kind of goal, Randolph feels very happy, and the ball is too comfortable to catch.

Scola then pulled to the perimeter to cover Brooks, and Margeti switched defenses. At the same time, Hayes ran without the ball from the baseline to cover Ariza, and Magetti immediately changed defenses, without hesitation, and the Rockets' blocking and dismantling could not open up space. Ariza catches the ball and pulls it out.

With Yao Ming here, the Rockets will not have a team of 32 defenses and the main defense on the outside, but now the Warriors can put Hayes two steps away to defend. The rebound was picked up by Randolph.

Smith said: "The Rockets can't open the outside line, I wonder if Rockets fans will think of Maddy at this time? ”

Barkley laughed: "I don't think so, the Rockets don't need him anymore, otherwise he should play for the team today." ”

A few days ago, Maddie told the media that he would be making a comeback in the opener and it seemed that he would definitely be the protagonist of this match. However, the Rockets are reluctant to let Maddy return, and for a variety of other reasons, people don't even see Maddy on the sidelines.

Maddie has chosen to rest or give, and this has happened several times. Last season, when Maddy decided to undergo minimally invasive surgery to reimburse the entire season, Rockets management was the last to hear from it. And this time, when Maddy claimed that he was coming back, the Rockets management no longer chose to remain silent, and directly issued several statements, rejecting Maddy's request to play. In desperation, Maddie could only change her statement, saying that her comeback on November 18 was just an expected time.

In fact, in the current roster of the Rockets, there is a player like Maddy, which is very important to help the team. Ariza's lack of ability to handle the ball has prevented him from being the heart of a team. Brooks shortcomings are also obvious. Still, the Rockets don't want Maddie's help.

First of all, this year is the last year of Maddie's contract, and it's almost certain that Maddy won't be on the Rockets' roster next season. And if Maddy is put on the court now, it may improve the team's record a little, but he will inevitably deprive many young players of the opportunity to practice, which will not be good for the Rockets in the long run. And this season's Rockets' record will not be much better even if it has Maddie, rather than this, it is better to let Maddy rest more, and let the young players get better exercise.

Secondly, Maddie's decision to undergo surgery before, including the announcement of his comeback after that, can be said to have played the Rockets enough. Naturally, the Rockets management will not swallow this breath, he can announce his comeback, but whether he can play or not is still up to the team. Even if Maddie recovers almost now, he won't be allowed to play, anyway, the current Rockets don't care if there is one more Maddie, and practicing the current tactics well is the most important thing.

Zhou Xuan took the ball on the perimeter, Battier defended, Randolph pulled out to cover, Azubuuk went to the low post, and Brooks defended.

Zhou Xuan hit the ground and passed the ball, Azubuuk's physique was very strong, and he forced himself to turn inside with a step from Brooks, and he didn't dodge the defense and forced a one-handed shot and hit the board. 19 to 11.

After that goal, Adelman finally called a timeout, and Brooks couldn't stop anyone. Let him deal with Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan is single, and dealing with others is misplaced.

Zhou Xuan scored 9 points and 4 assists and dominated the game!

Adelman did not criticize the players, and although Zhou Xuan is a sophomore, he must be treated like an All-Star. He thought about it, arranged the tactics of joint defense, and replaced it with Lowry to defend Zhou Xuan.

Lori is 183CM tall in shoes and weighs 93 kg, nicknamed "Little Steel Cannon", with good explosiveness and fast speed. He was better defensively than Brooks, and he came off the bench because he missed shooting. If the rocket wants to fight back now, it must first be prevented.

Landry was brought on inside to strengthen the attack, and his attack was much stronger than Hayes's, and Scola moved to the center forward position.

The Warriors made no substitutions and the game began.

Lowry is powerful as soon as he comes up, and now the Rockets can shoot on both inside lines, pull to the perimeter cover, Lowry broke through with the ball, accelerated past Randolph, and quickly got on the basketball, because the inertia flew out of the bottom line, and he got up and returned to defense, full of hard work. 19 to 13.

Zhou Xuan took the ball to Lowry, feeling that his defense was not at the same level as Brooks, although he was short, he had enough strength, and he moved sideways quickly, and he kept making physical contact to prevent breakthroughs, which made Zhou Xuan difficult to move.

However, he could still find cover, Margeti pulled to the perimeter and blocked Lowry, and Zhou Xuan broke through from the left.

After the screen, Margeti immediately went to the right low post, at which time the Warriors created two opportunities, one was Zhou Xuan singled out Landry, and the other was passed to Jackson to the right low post, and Margeti singled Lowry.

If it was last season's style, Zhou Xuan would definitely pass the ball this time, but now, he felt that he was 100% sure of scoring in front of Landry, so he took the ball and retreated to open up a distance.

Landry has a rare combination of force, speed, and bounce. Although he is a few centimeters shorter, he has top strength, and his body is not bloated, and his excellent explosive power gives him the speed of a defender. If it weren't for the injury concern, he certainly wouldn't have fallen to the second round.

Landry has excellent "hardware", but his single defense ability is very average, frizzy and easy to shake. Zhou Xuan held the ball in his right hand, and as soon as his left hand approached, Landry immediately pounced forward to prepare for a block. Zhou Xuan made a breakthrough in the direction of "worshipping Buddha".

The technique is complicated, not as good as a trick, eat all over the world. In the summer, Zhou Xuan practiced this trick, playing street ball in Europe to see who had passed, and when the opponent retreated, he would jump shots, perfectly combining shooting and breakthrough. Landry's speed is not as good as Brooks, he was very thorough, Zhou Xuan went to the bottom line, saw that Scola did not make up for the defense, stopped the jump shot, and hollowed into the net. 21 to 13.

Landry still has a lot to learn, and Zhou Xuan easily scored his 11th point.

Zhang Reasonable said: "It's amazing, the first quarter hasn't finished yet, Zhou Xuan has scored a double, he has been practicing this summer, and the progress is very obvious, especially when he breaks through his own attack, and the opponent is difficult to defend one-on-one." ”

Yu Jia smiled: "If he can maintain this level, I think his statistics will be very beautiful." ”