Being young means paying tuition for your youth.

Bledsoe had a bitter face, he was full of spirit in college, but he didn't expect to be so targeted when he first entered the league, the opponent's defensive hardness and strength were something he had never encountered, and the slightest loophole would be caught by the opponent.

Bledsoe played five minutes, missed a shot, had two turnovers and contributed one rebound.

Bledsoe stepped off the pitch dejectedly, no matter how tough he was on the pitch, with the 21-year-old looking frustrated on his face as he walked down.

"It's alright, Eric."

Wang Ming patted Bledsoe on the back, hooked his shoulder, and said softly: "This is just your first appearance, you see, Yao Ming on the other side was the champion at that time, do you know what his performance was like when he appeared for the first time?" ”

After listening to this, Bledsoe raised his head and glanced at the other side, he really didn't know how Yao Ming performed when he first appeared, it stands to reason that if it was the champion, in the first game, it should be easy to play for twenty minutes and cut down ten points, right?

"0 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block."

Wang Mingming said with a smile: "So, even if you don't be able to score, you are still tied with the champion, what is the pressure on this, play well." ”

When Bledsoe heard this, he touched his head innocently, the concept of coach is very good, the problem is, he really can't refute it, it seems to be the truth.

With such a little Ah Q's spirit of comfort, Bledsoe eliminated some of his frustration and returned to his seat to sit down again.

At this time, the Rockets on the court used the excellent play of the bench to overtake the score.

Luis Scola, who uses his inside skills to score frequently, is the best floor-flow low-post attacker in the league with his feet and skills, and is better than Al Jefferson in terms of footwork and skill.

Sco's 10 points were scored by himself after the game, and the King's interior line was penetrated.

At halftime, the Rockets led the Kings 45-42.

"Obviously, when the team is missing two All-Star-caliber players, it has a huge impact on the entire Kings team, and even affects the offense that the team relies on to survive, not to mention that Omi Cosby is injured, and the Kings have limited firepower from the outside, and they can't play the wonderful performance last season."

After halftime, someone finally jumped out to judge the Kings.

The Kings' performance in the half was really bad, the shooting percentage was okay in the first quarter, and they still led, and in the second quarter, the bench players dug a hole, and the Rockets took the lead until halftime.

Wang didn't say much tomorrow, but let the players relax, and at the same time, told Al Jefferson to increase the aggressiveness of the interior attack.

Al Jefferson has a balanced left-handed offense, and he is not very familiar with the King's system, and he played decently in the first half, with only 7 points and 3 rebounds, which does not fit his "20+10" super interior identity.

In the second half of the game, the Rockets played an 11-2 shockwave, and the difference was once stretched to 12 points.

Wang called a timeout tomorrow and drew a pick-and-roll strategy on the board, with DeMar DeRozan and Al Jefferson playing the pick-and-roll attack in the middle.

Al Jefferson is responsible for dropping down or pulling out of the midfield.

And DeRozan, as the team's ball controller, will control the team's offense during this time.

DeRozan was in hot form, scoring 11 points in the first half, and Wang Tomorrow entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and he was even more grateful and refreshed.

Coming back from a timeout, DeRozan attacked with the ball.

Facing Wilson Chandler's defense, DeRozan held the ball and threatened to the right side, just as Al Jefferson set up a block on the right side of the line to block Wilson Chandler like a wall.

Millsap didn't follow up the first time, DeRozan held the ball high and flicked it lightly.

"Huh!"

DeRozan makes a half-volley shot.

A round later, Kidd cut off Brooks' pass on the spot, broke through to the basket and gave it to DeRozan who ran over, and DeRozan received the ball outside the three-point line and threw it!

The defenders thought DeRozan would continue to play mid-range.

After all, DeRozan has already shot four or five mid-range shots today, and his shooting percentage is very good, and he looks like a top retro wing scorer.

I didn't expect DeRozan to take such a risk and choose a three-point shot to chase down!

"Huh!"

The basketball turned out to be hollow into the net.

5 points in a row!

The audience exclaimed, followed by applause and cheers.

"Demar~~~"

The DJ's exhilarating voice sounded, and the unsmiling DeRozan also burst into enthusiasm, and the momentum of the entire Kings team changed abruptly.

Adelman, who was sitting firmly on the sidelines, instantly sensed that something was wrong, and immediately called a timeout alertly.

DeRozan is in great shape, this is also a 21-year-old young man, not only can he have his back, three-threat offense, mid-range, but also can shoot three-pointers, there are almost no dead ends in the offensive range, and his one-handed shooting skills are obviously in the first-class realm.

The Rockets had problems with their perimeter defense, so Adelman made a tweak and re-traded Courtney Lee and Sean Battier.

Wang Ming shook his head secretly.

Adelman's substitution is a bit of a problem, and it may also be a problem with the different styles of each coach, if it were him, he would never choose such a substitution, on the outside, he would rather partner with an attack and a defense, so that it would be more balanced, and now he has a strong starting offense and a strong bench outside defense.

"Okay, it's okay, it's Scola who scores off the bench anyway."

It can only be said that Adelman has a unique and unique tactical style.

DeRozan was hit by a key marker, and the scoring momentum was contained, at this time, Batum, who was introduced in the offseason, began to play, hitting an outside three-point shot, answering Kidd, and assisting Chandler to fly and dunk.

The Kings reversed the situation in this quarter, and finally, at the end of the third quarter, 68-67 led the Rockets by one point.

The two teams are now in a scorching stage, and in the first game, either team can win.

Houston came from afar, unwilling to make a loss, and continued to play off the bench to regain the lead and build a five-point lead in the final quarter.

Yao Ming appeared on the stage, turned around and made two plus one, further expanding the advantage.

King called another timeout tomorrow, replaced Jason Thompson with Harrington, continued the offensive lineup with one big and four small, and with Al Harrington's three-point shot, the Kings eased the situation.

Yao Ming dominated the game in the final quarter and continued to exert his power inside, and Wang could only replace Chandler with four fouls tomorrow.

Millsap missed a shot, the Kings grabbed a rebound and fought back on the spot, and on the three-point line, Al Harrington hit a three-pointer in pursuit.

The team's competitive state, the Rockets are better, but the Kings have the advantage of the home court, the referees, the situation is in their favor, and the players' performance has also reached a higher level.

The two sides battled in the final minute, and after DeRozan hit a free throw, the Kings tied the score at 89-89.

After the timeout, the Rockets opted for a low-post offensive tactic after the cover.

This is not at all expected by Wang Mingming, Wang Mingming arranged a double bag, after Yao Ming received the ball, Chandler and the outside player wrapped Yao Ming.

Yao Ming distributed the ball outside, and the Kings players changed their defense in time and did not give any chance.

Seeing that the 24-second offensive time was almost gone, Brooks, who held the ball, could only come by himself, faced Jason Kidd's defense, dribbled twice, and took a strong step to break through.

Kidd's defense was particularly good, not giving Brooks any space, and Brooks finally relied on his younger waist muscles to fold and throw in the air.

The action is somewhat deformed, the basketball smashes the front and misses.

Chandler gave Al Jefferson a point, and Jefferson grabbed the rebound, which he immediately hugged in his arms and asked for a timeout.

This is like playing chess, what kind of tactics the coaches of both sides will choose is unknown, and different tactics are mutually restrained, just like the Rocket's low-post offense just now, if the king does not arrange such a tight package tactic tomorrow, the King team will not easily choose the package, the player may hesitate for a moment, and may not grasp it in time because of the confusion of timing.

Adelman guessed what tactics the Kings would choose.

Will DeRozan, who has already scored 25 points, be chosen?

Wang Ming did not choose DeRozan, but chose to block and cover the pass and cut cooperation, telling the players to hand over the ball to their empty teammates, and whoever has a better position and opportunity will shoot this ball.

Such an arrangement was also unsuccessful, and in the end, Kidd forced a shot that missed.

Both sides wasted a chance each, with only 34.2 seconds left in the clock.

"Wrap Yao Ming, change the guard in time!"

Wang Mingming said the classic saying, but he was actually not worried about Chandler's single defense ability.

Sure enough, in this round, the Rockets still chose to attack in the low post, but Yao Ming played the ball faster, and almost the moment the Kings came over, he passed the ball and handed the ball to the weak side.

The biggest problem with the double bag is that there are always people on the pitch who are empty.

Gallinari was empty, and the Italian trembled with excitement, slowed down, and made a jump shot!

There is no one within five meters in front of you, it's like a training shot!

"Bell!"

I didn't win!

It's a matter of complete luck, the team's tactics have been played, but the Rockets didn't grasp it, and the point difference remained at 89 draws.

The clock was left with 17 seconds left for the Kings.

On the sidelines, DeRozan tees off.

The basketball was sent out and handed to Kidd first, and Kidd turned and walked to the line, dribbling, and passing a high-quality pick-and-roll from Tyson Chandler.

DeRozan, who finished serving, bobbed to the line, and then slammed off the baseline.

At this time, the one who helped DeRozan cover without the ball, in the elbow area, was Batum.

Batum and DeRozan belong to the cross-cover, after DeRozan walked the baseline, Batum came out to the upper line, taking away part of the attraction of the Rockets, Kidd can pass to Batum at this time, or to DeRozan who has the position of the left low post card.

Kidd didn't hesitate, hit the ground and passed the ball, and handed it to DeRozan, so far, the space for the Kings has been fully opened, and DeRozan can play a single defender in the low post.

9 seconds!

8 seconds!

DeRozan leaned his back over, "bang", hit the defender's arm, and then turned his back to the bottom line, with his left foot as the axis, and the whole person suddenly formed a 180-degree turn, and threw a backward jumper!

What a classic shooting position, people instantly think of the man wearing number 23 or 24.

DeRozan rolled over and flew in the air, his straight arms bouncing up, his white clothes fluttering.

"Huh!"

Hollow into the net!

The basketball rolls up a white net.

"Even buy karma, lore!"

"Quasi-lore!"

The crowd stood up with DeRozan's one-shot shot, raised their hands and roared loudly!

DeRozan didn't have time to celebrate, and immediately called his teammates to retreat to avoid being beaten into a fast break by the Rockets, at this time, with 5.8 seconds left, the Rockets had plenty of time to complete the final attack.

Adelman eventually called a timeout to serve the ball up front and reduce the amount of time he spent dribbling past half court.

DeRozan hit a crucial two-pointer, the highlight of his career so far.

"What a young man with a big heart, his performance, reminds me of Kobe Bryant, DeMar's performance today proves that he has that potential!"

In the praise of the host, DeRozan, who scored 27 points, has become the upstart of the Arco Arena.

The crowd touched DeRozan's head.

The rocket arranges the final attack.

Serving the ball in the front court, Yao Ming was bypassed the front defense and resolutely did not give the ball, and the other players of the Rockets actually had a chance, including the outside high battery Gallinari.

But probably because of the missed shot just now, the Rockets players played more conservatively.

After Gallinari finally received the ball, he covered his head and killed inside, and Millsap on the side covered while reaching out with both hands in demand.

The rocket struck high, and the inside line was huddled together.

"Bell~"

Millsap's final throw missed.

Flying outside in the scramble for rebounding, Wilson Chandler missed a two-point jumper.

Time is up, the game is over!

The Kings narrowly beat the Houston Rockets 91-89 at home!

It was a perfect game, with the fans holding home cheering, the basketball being tossed into the sky and all eyes on DeMar DeRozan.

The sophomore scored a game-high 27 points, breaking his career-high scoring record.

DeRozan raised his arms high, revealing a hint of pride, and his heart was now full of confidence for the future game.

"I can, I can do it, this is Sacramento, this is my territory!"

The Rockets had no choice but to leave the court in disgrace, the championship ring was someone else's, and the victory in the opening game did not belong to them.

Wang Mingming hugged Yao Ming, Mirsap and other disciples.

"The Rockets are actually playing well, I've seen your excellent progress, you've been better than last season, Rick is a good coach, I'm sure you can have a better record," he reassured. ”

"Coach, I'm confident about that." Millsap was adamant: "This year is the year for our Rockets to challenge for the championship, and I have experience. ”

Although Millsap said this, he actually didn't play well in this game, with only 16 points, 7 rebounds and 5 turnovers on 7-of-20 shooting.

"Of course, you can do it, the future is ......."

"I don't listen, I don't listen......." Yao Ming covered his head and shook his head.

Wang Mingming: "........"