Chapter 359: A Fierce Start!
Adelman does not regret that he did not offer Zhou Yang a high salary in the first place. On the management side, he also knew that it was a big problem to weigh the Rockets' salary.
Maddie and Yao Ming must account for the majority of the team's salary. The team also doesn't have a lot of money, so it's hard to make a choice when it comes to paying other players later. But the management knows that in the Rockets, Zhou Yang's salary has been given a lot.
But the media and fans feel that the Rockets don't pay enough attention to Zhou Yang, only a few million dollars, and even adjusted it later, and the annual salary of more than 4 million US dollars a year is the highest salary except for Yao Ming, Maddie and Meta! This is also the case after Battier agreed to take a pay cut.
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Adelman sat there, taking in the questions of the media. Sometimes that's what the game looks like. The Heat still look strong today. It seems to be a little different from their last game.
The cooperation between Wade and Zhou Yang in this game is simply amazing! The final score of the third quarter was 75:70! But in the final quarter, the Rockets obviously couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the Heat!
The players on the Heat side didn't recover a little after the game. Because they thought the game was lost! 103:102! In the end, Wade took Zhou Yang's pass and deducted the ball to score points! In the last attack of the Rockets, Zhou Yang also successfully interfered with Maddy's shot!!
Riley watched this scene at the time, and felt inexplicably cool! But it didn't show it, just watched quietly, and the players didn't have much to celebrate. Wade went over and held Zhou Yang's hand with a low body.
If it weren't for the cooperation of two people on the court, it would be difficult for the Heat to win tonight's game!
Mehta had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and Scola had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals! Hayes had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks! Maddy 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists! Battier 14 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists!
Meme 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists! Zhou Yang 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists! Beasley had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Wade had 33 points and 4 assists! Mario had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
Both teams fought hard, without their big centre. But the final victory was taken away by the Heat.
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The next game is to face the Pistons team that was very powerful in the East when Zhou Yang first entered the NBA! This team is now "out of breath". The reason why they say this is because it's hard for them to win the Eastern Conference again.
After a season, the forces on this side of the East have changed a lot!
But in the regular season, their combat power is still not to be underestimated! O'Neal returned for this game, while Wade was put on vacation by Riley. He can't play today. The game time is 9 a.m.
"The Pistons gave me the impression they had a great offensive game! Defensively, if Big Ben doesn't go, then they will still be a strong team in the East! Riley was talking to the players in the dressing room.
"I don't care if Rashid and Big Ben are there," O'Neill said to Riley suddenly.
"Because they can't stop you, can they?" Riley suddenly responded with a smile.
"Of course. I can blow them up. And that tactic they used against me I've been able to crack now."
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"Looks like you're already a mainstay for the Heat, right? Hehe, the Heat are really out of talent now, so they called you there, right? They still cost so much, I should have thought about it at the time! ”
Rashid said to him indifferently after seeing Zhou Yang.
"We don't need you when you're here, don't make a fuss, accept defeat!" Zhou Yang can say such things because the current Pistons team is indeed no longer capable of competing with the Heat. Although Wade's absence from the team today will make them a lot weaker, Zhou Yang is still quite confident in playing against them.
"I heard that Wade is on leave, do you want to win the Pistons like this? No matter how bad we are, we still have Hamilton and Billups! ”
As he spoke, the referee threw the ball into the air! Wallace grabbed the basketball first and passed the ball to Will, who took the basketball and ran to the frontcourt, and Hamilton took the ball in the air and scored directly!
Although the home team in the Auburn Fan Palace Arena has fallen a lot! But the enthusiasm of the fans is still undiminished!
Cook got the ball and quickly rushed to the frontcourt, Mario took his pass and rushed to the inside to be cut off by Billups! Hamilton got his long pass and hit a three-point shot straight into the frontcourt!
At this point, Riley asked for a timeout!
"No, no, you can't play like that in the opening game. Mario, I know you have the ability to score. But don't be so hasty with the ball numbers? Riley said to the young man with some anger.
"I didn't expect them, okay, I try to pass or find a chance to shoot again"
"Find the right opportunity and shoot. You're not a superstar, you're not Wade or O'Neal, don't do that. Otherwise I'll reduce your playing time......"
Although Wade is on a shift today, Riley thinks it's funny to listen to. It would be nice if the captain in the team was not in the team and could win a game!
So he's serious about this game as well. Although the Pistons' combat power is not as good as before, their combat quality is still very good! You can even see a shadow of 4 years ago!
The Heat players who returned to the court were noticeably cautious.
Meme, as O'Neill's substitute for a while, was there quietly watching the game. The task given to him by Zhou Yang today is to let him observe the weaknesses of the opposing team more off the field, so that he can come in handy immediately when he will play.
Like the Rockets in the last game, the Heat will have to be able to get the food down to the bottom at the start.
"It seems that you are not very capable. Note that Wade was the only one who scored. Your previous game is probably just a sudden super long play, right?"
Zhou Yang is not good at Rashid this time, because he doesn't have time, so he spends a lot of energy on spraying him.
After returning from the game, Zhou Yang was taken care of by the Pistons immediately after getting the basketball! O'Neal took the basketball and scored a direct dunk!
"Big shark, I'll let you run aground right away," Rashid said to O'Neill at this point. Although O'Neill's reminder is still overwhelming, Rashid feels that there is no need to be afraid of him now.
"I'm amazed that you could say such a thing. Maybe there's a reason why you're not going to the Eastern Conference Finals right now," O'Neal said to him dismissively.
Billups carried the ball to the front court and hit an easy three-pointer after passing two! 8:2!
Riley shook his head on the sidelines at this point, and the Heat didn't play the way he wanted at first. The hot team is being led by the nose by the other party at this time!
In the past few seasons, the Pistons have regarded Zhou Yang as their number one enemy! So in this game, they paid special attention to Zhou Yang! His every move is affecting the Pistons!
Zhou Yang, who found this, didn't dare to act rashly, he could only give up the opportunity to his teammates. And now it seems that Chris and Cook and Mario should be his first choice!
Mario took the basketball and made a jump shot without sticking! Will took Wallace's pass and rushed forward quickly. In the face of Zhou Yang's defense, he passed the ball to Hamilton, who hit the three points again!
Riley asked for a timeout again. The fans in the stadium shouted wildly! Looks like the Heat are going to be deflated tonight!
"O'Neal, Mario is down. Beasley! Meme? Come here," Mario went back a little helplessly at this time.
"Now, if we can't open the situation all the time, we can only wait to lose. It's still hard for us to win with Hamilton and Billups on the other side. You may not be better than Wallace under the basket, so my request is to score more points, and the team organizes the game to Chris. ”
Two timeouts were required in a quarter, which made the morale of the Pistons even higher! After the Heat came on the court again, the pressure on the players was also a lot greater!
The players on the Pistons' side had already let go at this time and played with the Heat here.
"Our main thing is to score. But not a layup! Let's shoot intuitively in the next game! Zhou Yang said to his teammates around him at this time.
"I love this! Isn't it just shooting! Cast them to death! Beasley said excitedly behind Zhou Yang.
"Beasley: Actually, your individual offensive ability is very strong at times."
"It's always strong, okay?" Beasley was very happy to see Zhou Yang say this. I didn't expect this guy to boast about himself. Zhou Yang felt that if he wanted to win, he had to share the work with his teammates immediately.
Chris was very slow to the frontcourt, and Cook took his pass and shot a three-point shot! Zhou Yang immediately rushed over to pick up the basketball, accelerated directly when Billups was not paying attention, rushed over, and then scored a stop-and-go jump shot! 11:4!
If all the players of the Heat team are thrown in now, then the opposing team will still be more panicked. Miami can only do this to survive in such a state!
And if the opponent can't prevent such an attack from the Heat, then they will also face the danger of being overtaken immediately!
"Don't get too close. Stretch the distance away and don't be too focused on defense! Our goal now is to disrupt their rhythm! Zhou Yang said to his players immediately when he went back.
"He's really making himself the main force. The Heat didn't find LeBron, they just used him as an overdrive, he's good, and he's quite devoted~ haha! Wallace was running and talking to his teammates after serving at this time.
Not long after Hamilton received the ball, he threw the ball directly high, and Wallace got the ball and hit Mime to score a violent dunk!
Now that the game in the first quarter is looking at it, the Pistons are about to beat the Heat! The head coach on Miami's side is no longer on the sidelines at this time. It was as if he had given up on the game.
Chris gestured while dribbling, but he wasn't faster than Loops, and it didn't take long for the basketball to be cut off by the opponent! Billups didn't give the other side a chance at all, and it was a three-pointer to go up! 16:4!
Looking at such a score, the Pistons fans at the scene felt that it should be easy for the Pistons to score more than 30 points in the first quarter of the game! When the score was so big, the Heat bench was quiet.
They didn't expect the Pistons to fight them so hard in the first quarter. In fact, the opposing team only saw Zhou Yang today and played with them like this! After Chris's three-pointer was missed, Hamilton took the basketball and immediately rushed to the frontcourt, and this time they didn't make a three-pointer.
Zhou Yang in the back got the rebound and took the ball to the front court. In the other party's provocation, Zhou Yang passed three people in a row, and then went directly to the tomahawk style to deduct points!
"Can you save the team on your own today? Unless Wade comes back, I think your team is going to lose badly today! ”
Zhou Yang still ignored Rashid's provocations. This makes the opposing team feel that the Heat are now afraid of them. O'Neill watched from the sidelines.
Hamilton passes the ball to McDyce, who has no jumper and Zhou Yang gets the rebound again! This time, the three of them defended Zhou Yang and forced him down. But when Rashid was about to dunk, Zhou Yang directly gave him a big hat!
Zhou Yang didn't look at the other party and rushed directly to the basketball. In the surprise of the scene, Zhou Yang once again jumped under the basket and scored points with one-handed violence!!
Although the score difference is still quite far behind. But the team's morale has recovered a little because of Zhou Yang's play. At least the score difference is not more than 10 points just now. In the current game, as long as the score difference is within 10 points, the players of the team feel that there is still salvation.
At this time, the Pistons' offense also began to decline. When they found out, the pace slowed down. Wallace scolded directly after his own dunk dunk. Cook got Mime's pass and quickly moved up front.
But he also lost the ball. Billups got the basketball and didn't have a three-pointer in the half. Zhou Yang rushed over to get the rebound, and immediately turned around and passed Billups in the second half. In the opponent's chase next week Young passed the ball to Mime, who hit a three-point shot! 16:11!
Wallace now felt that his face was a little hot. Just now I was talking about playing the flower heat. Now the opponent has narrowed the difference to 5 points! Hamilton was still very consistent at this time, and still scored with a jumper under the bag of Beasley and Mime!
Because the Pistons made ample preparations before the game. So it's still quite difficult for the Heat to attack in the game. The opponent is defending the Heat like they are playing the playoffs. After Zhou Yang took the basketball, he bumped into Wallace and Will in the air, and the referee turned a blind eye.
Will ran over as soon as he got the ball. Zhou Yang saw his meaning and followed him closely behind! Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the scene again!
Zhou Yang's action was the same as James's, and he fanned Will's layup to the rebound in the air!! Will hasn't come back to his senses yet, and Zhou Yang has already taken the ball back!
"Stop him!!" Wallace was also in a hurry at this time!
And when he saw Zhou Yang's movements, he was shocked. This kid actually dares to challenge himself now! Before he could continue to think about it, Zhou Yang had already come over. Facing Wallace is a violent slam dunk!!
Rashid took two steps back and held it in front of him. He felt like his back was sweating right now! When did this guy have such an impact?! If it hadn't been for the precautions just now, it is estimated that Rashid would have sat directly on the ground!
There were already some boos coming out of the scene at this time. It's not loud, but it's very clear. The referee felt that it was indeed a little unpleasant, so he awarded Rashid a foul. Zhou Yang didn't go to theorize, and when he saw the referee make such a judgment, he walked in the direction of the free throw line.