Next, the Rockets strengthened their defense against Zhou Xuan and used the "Jordan's Rule" to let others attack and trap Zhou Xuan.

After the blocking, the master immediately forced Zhou Xuan outside the three-point line, relying on the wheel to switch positions to defend against others. Passing the ball to Randolph inside should have been very efficient, but winning the championship has also changed the mentality of the players. Jackson and Magetti both wanted to prove themselves, grabbed the singles, threw when they had the chance, and Randolph was not good at receiving the ball in the low post.

Zhou Xuan scored two points on a fast-break layup with two minutes left, and scored 13 points and 4 assists in a single quarter. The Warriors led by seven points at 35-28.

Ski? After Smart learned from Nelson Sr., last season's tactics can be continued, and he also remembers the points very clearly. Old Nelson sat right next to the players' box, not giving an opinion, he was already a spectator.

In the second quarter, the Warriors sent an all-bench lineup, Ellis, Watson, Green, Blair, and Turiaf.

Rookie Blair got a chance to play, replacing Wright and Randolph Jr. Although he is not tall, he has strong rebounding ability, fast movement, and is not bad at blocking and pick-and-rolling, and Smart has the heart to train him. Wright's time with the Warriors has entered the countdown and could be traded at any time.

Unlike last season's awkward position, Wright is already satisfied, and although he didn't get a lot of use for the Warriors with a high pick, he at least mixed up a championship ring.

The Rockets also came off the bench, with center Ben Wallace, power forward Landry, and small forward second-round rookie Chase? Badinger, shooting guard Pavlovich, point guard Lowry.

This lineup looks much worse than the Warriors, and although Ben Wallace has a high salary, his strength has dropped significantly, otherwise he would not be a backup for Hayes. Adelman let him on because the Warriors are Turiaf on the inside, and he's strong. Although David Anderson has strong shooting ability, his body is too thin and weak like a noodle, and he may not be able to prevent Turiaf's attack under the basket.

The Rockets are without Yao Ming, and many people are no longer optimistic about them, but they are really not bad, Lowry and Landry's blocking and dismantling power is not small, Landry has played two seasons in the Rockets, although he has not played much time, but he has maintained a high efficiency. Today he has signs of an outbreak.

Facing Ellis's two consecutive shots, Ellis was not relentless, and broke through with a cover to cause fouls on Ben Wallace and Pavlovich. All 4 free throws were made.

Ellis was not idle during the holidays, practiced shooting, and grabbed points as soon as he got on the court. His goal is to be the best sixth man, and Smart has given him unlimited shots. Soon Ellis hit another shot and scored four points on a layup.

Usually under Zhou Xuan's defense, he plays very hard, and he is more and more adept at using the cover of his teammates, rather than relying on his own speed to do it alone, and unconsciously, Ellis has also improved compared to before. People are easy to improve when they have strong opponents. Ellis didn't beat Zhou Xuan, but he was stronger than last season. Now he is not satisfied, in addition to practicing shooting, he also wants to practice his left and right hands to make his offense more balanced.

With the efforts of Landry and Badinger, the Rockets didn't let the score go any further. 47 to 41, waiting for the official timeout.

Badinger is one of the big discoveries of the Rockets this year, Morey's treasure from the Pistons, he maintained a high shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line in the preseason, and he is also the top physical among whites, and it was a surprise to fall to the second round. With the Rockets, he shoots from position, defends aggressively, and is a good role player off the bench.

Zhou Xuan watched the game quietly from the sidelines, waiting to play. Smart called him to his side and said, "Get ready to play, you play with Ellis, you have to play with speed." Zach controls the rebound in the backcourt. ”

"Okay."

Zhou Xuan and Randolph played together, the small forward is still Green, the big forward Turyaf, and the lineup has both strength and speed.

Green hasn't scored yet, but his athleticism is something Smart appreciates, and he has a good relationship with Zhou Xuan, having been to Europe together, and he has made the most appearances among rookies. De Colo didn't make the squad and had to wait for his chance. Another striker, Collins, could be traded out of the team at any time, and his contract is about to expire and has some trade value.

The Rockets made substitutions, Ariza and Brooks, replacing Pavlovic and Badinger. Twin guards fight twin guards. However, the Warriors' backcourt pair of guns have a clear advantage in height.

Warriors ball possession, Lowry defends Zhou Xuan, Brooks defends Ellis. Zhou Xuan saw that outside the three-point line on the right side, Ellis's eyes were about to burst into flames, and during the training camp, he already knew that this was Ellis's performance of wanting to score three points, so he immediately passed the ball over.

Ellis had a terrible run from beyond the three-point line last season, shooting less than 30 percent from the field. Brooks is a little far away, the main defense breaks through, Ellis pulls up and throws, the ball goes in! 50 to 41.

When they returned to the defense, Ellis and Zhou Xuan clapped their hands.

The Rockets attacked, Zhou Xuan continued to defend Brooks, and after blocking and dismantling, Scola received the ball, and Zhou Xuan couldn't get past the high-post single, and gave it to Ariza. Ariza arrives at the rocket and sees himself as a savior. The shot was very resolute, relying on the cover to avoid Green's one-step jumper, but confidence does not mean that he has a hand, and he hit the iron again.

Randolphka took the rebound and passed to Ellis, who quickly burst to the front court and passed to Zhou Xuan, and the four guards retreated the fastest, forming a 2-on-2.

Zhou Xuan took a step forward after receiving the ball on the left side, holding the ball in his right hand, and moving closer to the basketball with his left hand.

While running again, Zhou Xuan observed the player's position, Brooks followed Ellis and looked behind Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan turned his head slightly and glanced at it, Landry had already killed, and behind him was Green.

Zhou Xuan took the ball with both hands and jumped up with all his might, but instead of shooting, he half-turned to face Landry in the air and threw the ball high into the air from his side.

This move made all the Rocket players stunned, but Green was not in a daze, he sprinted forward, jumped up, got the basketball with both hands in the air, spun around in front of him, and dunked the basketball with one arm! His head is almost flat-framed! 52 to 41.

The whole stadium was crazy, it was an unimaginable combination.

In the commentary booth, Barkley and Smith pulled their necks back together. Barkley exclaimed: "It's so beautiful, I think this ball can be voted the top 10 of the season, very imaginative passing." ”

Smith said: "Zhou Xuan and Green have played a tacit understanding on the street court, and Zhou Xuan has a much more fancy style of play than last season. He said in an interview that he learned a lot on the street court and this is certainly one of them. ”

Brooks broke through with the ball after blocking and dismantling, Turiaf and Randolph, two fat men, stood all the positions in the penalty area, the ball was separated, and Scola faced Zhou Xuan in the high post, shook for a moment and felt the pressure and did not shoot, and then passed to the perimeter Lowry. Lowry and Ben Wallace blocked, broke through, and were caught by Ellis and Randolph, and Wallace was let go.

Lowry could only divide the ball outward, Wallace had a big empty space on the left side, took the ball but didn't dare to shoot, and when Ariza came over to answer the pass, Ariza passed again under Green's defense, Brooks relied on Landry to cover and ran out of the perimeter, three-point shot, Zhou Xuan's hand sealed his face, and the shot hit iron.

Turiaf grabbed the rebound and passed it to Zhou Xuan, Zhou Xuan quickly advanced to the front court, slowed down outside the three-point line on the left side and looked at Ellis on the right side, holding the ball in his left hand and approaching with his right hand, as if he was going to pass the ball, but in fact, Ellis was followed very closely.

Brooks immediately stepped forward to get close, and planned to tell Zhou Xuan not to think about receiving the ball again after passing the ball. As a result, he just took a step forward, and Zhou Xuan changed his mind to break through in the middle, and he was "worshiping Buddha" again, pulling the ball up in the middle and scoring with an easy layup. 54 to 41.

Zhang Lili was happy. "Zhou Xuan's feint has passed Xiaobu several times, and his defense is really bad."

Yu Jia said: "Compared with Zhou Xuan, the 24-year-old Brooks is too tender, his speed is obviously faster than Zhou Xuan, but relying on the change of rhythm, Zhou Xuan can completely pass him, and Brooks fouls are not timely." ”

At this time, the Rockets completed an offense, and Landry shot iron under Zhou Xuan's interference. Zhou Xuan has also learned from Payton how to deal with big men, resolutely close to his body, don't want to block or interfere, he can't interfere, and make covert physical contact, so that he loses his rhythm when he jumps.

Zhou Xuan threw himself into Landry's arms, poked him lightly, and then raised his hands to interfere, but the referee didn't blow. Landry is just a substitute, Zhou Xuan is already a star, the home whistle plus the star whistle, most referees will turn a blind eye to this kind of ball.

Randolph won the rebound and passed to Zhou Xuan, and there was a mismatch on the court. Zhou Xuan advanced quickly with the ball, and Landry followed. Lowry also defended very quickly, and the two almost formed a flank. Ellis and Brooks came running from the other side, and Ariza followed Green.

The Rockets' return speed is really not slow, and the Warriors' two interior speeds are at a disadvantage. Zhou Xuan dribbled back with two consecutive crotch dribbles, out of the three-point line, and was on the left side.

Lowry defended Zhou Xuan, and Landry saw that Turiaf came up and returned to the inside. Zhou Xuan turned his head and glanced at Turiaf in the middle, holding the ball in his left hand and moving closer to the ball with his right hand.

It can't be that trick again, right? Lori thought to herself, not daring to step forward and get close. However, this time Zhou Xuan didn't worship the Buddha again, took the ball and got up, jumped lightly, and made a quick shot.

Lowry hurriedly jumped up to block, but unfortunately he was too short, the short man wanted to block the tall player once he jumped slowly, it would be useless, Zhou Xuan made a very unreasonable three-point shot, and shot steadily. 57 to 41.

Zhou Xuan immediately led the team to a wave of 10-0, and the difference widened to 16 points, and Adelman hurriedly asked for a timeout. Also two guards, the Rockets are obviously not opponents, and if they don't take a timeout, the Warriors may seal the win at halftime.

When he got off the field, Azubuk handed Zhou Xuan a towel, and Zhou Xuan, Margety, Jackson and others clapped their hands one by one, and the fans applauded him vigorously. In the new season, he has surprised people again, and his skills have improved significantly!