Chapter Thirty-Six: The Sudden Commotion
Standing at 2.13m tall, Kostic is a standard centre-forward on the international stage, but under Frank's rule, he was pushed to the starting forward position because of his delicate technique and excellent attacking ability.
At this time, he faced Millsap, who was a whole head shorter than himself, and it was not too easy to fight.
Back play, turn, almost exactly the same as the previous round, he easily got rid of Millsap and went straight to the basket without even jumping.
But at the moment of the shot, he saw a black shadow suddenly appear in the oblique side.
This time it was too fast for him to react.
"Bang!"
A long arm directly fanned his shot to the rebound.
A pegboard hat!
The scene was stunned.
Scott and Keith, who were commentating, were stunned.
Because the person who blocked the hat turned out to be Millsap!
Millsap, who is 1.99 meters, actually risked Kostic, who is 2.13 meters?!
The rebound was grabbed by Yao Ming, who rushed over, and the Nets' offense was in vain.
It was too unexpected just now, and the audience didn't turn around, and they didn't see it clearly until the playback was given on the big LED screen on the scene.
Unlike the gambling steals in the previous round, Millsap clearly had a "let" move this time, which was clearly intentional.
Kostic also missed the next move of Millsap because of his light attack.
Immediately after, it was the pegboard hat that everyone saw.
This ball quotient is really outstanding.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence." Scott opened his mouth to say he didn't believe Millsap would change so much in just two rounds.
The fans at the scene thought similarly to Scott, although it looked like he was actively waiting for an opportunity, but maybe it was just Kostic who underestimated the enemy and was coincidentally attacked by Millsap after being out of position.
Yes, it must be so!
The more the fans think about it, the more they think so.
The Rockets' offense, Yao Ming holds the ball at the free throw line.
With the experience of the first two rounds, the Nets directly let Millsap go completely this time.
It can be seen that this rookie of the Rockets, in their understanding, is already a zero threat existence.
Yao Ming once again chose to pass the ball to Millsap, and he believed in Tang Tian's choice.
"Again?" The smile on Scott's face can't be stopped at all, the Rockets still believe in this rookie, this is not until the Yellow River heart does not die, does not hit the south wall and does not look back!
Millsap picked up the ball, and this time he shot faster than before, but the rhythm looked noticeably more consistent.
The basketball barely touched the net, and passed directly through the center of the basket.
Millsap's third attempt at middle distance, hit!
The scene was in an uproar.
Scott's words that were ready to be ridiculed were choked, and he actually ...... Thrown?
The Nets generals were also stunned for a moment, they didn't expect Millsap to shoot this ball, and the net was not stained.
It's like two people!
Tang Tian smiled and nodded at this time.
Millsap's quality is there, and as long as he is level-footed, there is nothing challenging for him in this open mid-range.
On the Nets' offense, Kidd did not hand over Kostic to a single again, but beckoned two tall interior players to pull out to block and dismantle, ready to empty the interior and create space for Jefferson and Carter to break through.
However, the reaction of the Rockets made the historic point guard speechless, and they even closed the 3-2 joint defense, directly ignoring the Nets' move!
This was clearly deliberately set up by the coach.
Kidd glanced at Tang Tian on the bench, who was sitting with his back against the chair, calm and relaxed, with a feeling that everything was under control.
The Rockets kept it all the time, and the Nets could only launch an outside attack.
Kidd flicked the ball to Jefferson, who caught the ball from the outside and made a three-pointer.
The Rockets are shrinking on the inside, and the outside is bound to be empty, which is a near-empty shot.
"Bang!"
The basketball pops out of the frame.
Jefferson is athletic, but during his time with the Nets, three-point shooting was a weakness.
In fact, in the Nets trident, only Carter's three-point shot is barely stable, which is why Tang Tian dares to boldly arrange a shrinking defense.
Yao Ming grabbed the defensive rebound.
The Rockets' offense was pushed to the frontcourt, the same round, but this time the Nets didn't dare to let Millsap go again, and Kostic followed directly to the high post.
However, as soon as Kostic went out, the Nets were left with Collins alone, which seemed a little empty.
Yao Ming pulled Collins to the free-throw line, and Maddie sped away from Jefferson's defense.
Yao Ming glanced at it and took advantage of the situation to hit the ground and pass in seconds.
Maddie's catch is directly a folding dunk.
"Bang!"
The basketball was smashed into the hoop.
Maddie swung around the basket and waved and roared when she landed.
It's been a long time since he's hit a back injury, and he's not playing like he is now.
The feeling of giving and taking in the time of magic is back.
On the Nets' offense, Carter tried to force a layup and shot wide of the basket under Yao Ming's interference.
Millsap grabbed the defensive rebound and handed it to Maddy, and the Rockets took advantage of the situation to launch a fast break.
Maddy dribbled fast, and the Nets' Carter and Kidd were caught at the same time.
Scott in the commentary seat sat up straight.
Maddy's fast break was blocked, and he turned around and handed the ball to Millsap, who was following up.
Millsap received the ball and was about to shoot from mid-range again.
Scott straightened his neck and looked at the field, he teased Millsap for so long, if this Millsap throws again, his face will be swollen!
At this moment, a figure quickly turned around to make up for the defense.
Carter!
The heart of this team, the pride of this stadium, he relies on his outstanding physical talent to make up for the defense in place!
The fans at the scene couldn't help cheering, a rookie wants to be able to do it in New Jersey, he must first ask the owner of this stadium!
"Bang!"
But in the next second, something happened that stunned everyone at the scene.
Millsap's shot was just a false move, and at the moment when Carter quickly made up for the defense, he collected the ball and dribbled to the ground, turned around to the right, and gave Carter directly!
Carter wanted to defend again and there was no position, and Millsap beat Carter and hit 0 and rushed directly to the basket to score with a two-handed dunk.
There was silence in the Continental arena.
"Click~"
At this moment, Scott held his waist with his hand and his expression was slightly painful.
This sudden commotion......
After this wave of 6-0, the Nets directly called a timeout.
As they walked to the bench, Millsap and Maddie slapped their hands, and then looked at Tang Tian, who had just stood up.
Other people didn't know where his progress came from, but only he knew in his heart that these back-to-back skills were all taught to him by Tang Tian.