Chapter 280: Just Playing Ball (4/4!) If you are lazy and don't want to remember the name, you will be rewarded with more than 1! )
Stan Van Gundy was forced to call a timeout, and if the game continued like this, they could surrender in the first quarter.
After the timeout, the Magic made a tactical adjustment, switching to Nelson holding the ball from the left three-point line, and Turkoglou and Lewis both mentioned high post for double pick-and-roll.
Nelson dribbled from the left side to the right, and the two of them blocked the defender in succession, and he directly accelerated inside, and hit a small throw against Yi Jianlian, who was making up for the defense.
The Magic finally broke the scoring drought.
However, the Rockets didn't care, Billups dribbled to the front court and still gave the ball to Yao Ming.
Yao Ming hit Howard on the back, and the hook after turning continued to hit.
Eating, sleeping, and playing Paul is what fans say about Deron Williams.
In fact, eating, sleeping, and fighting monsters are also their evaluations of Yao Ming.
Yao Ming is really energetic tonight.
The game on the court continued, and after the Magic adjusted their offensive focus, they were able to score some points one after another, but on the defensive end, Howard couldn't defend Yao Ming alone, and after they chose to shrink their defense, the Rockets quickly played on the outside.
At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two sides was 32-16, and the Magic team had fallen behind the Rockets by a full 16 points, and the score was quite dazzling.
"Coach, can you give us an interview?" During the interval, the reporter at the scene said directly to Tang Tian.
It is the media's practice to interview the head coach during the intermission, Tang Tian was in a good mood, and he did not refuse, greeted Thibodeau, and then walked to the camera with the reporter.
"The perfect start, the Rockets took a 16-point lead in the first quarter, how did the team do that?" The reporter asked.
"We're just playing." Tang Tian thought for a while and said.
He really didn't have much tactical deployment, and the Rockets were just playing at a normal pace.
The reporter laughed out loud after listening to it, this is an invisible pretense.
"You've won the Coach of the Year award two years in a row, if you're coaching the Magic now, is there anything you can do to help them fight back?" The reporter then asked, since Tang Tian had already pretended to be forced, he simply asked him to pretend to have one more.
"Nope." Tang Tian thought for a while and said.
He's a coach, not a magician.
The reporter was stunned for a moment, thinking that Tang Tian didn't want to say it, and said with a smile: "Then I wish the Rocket team can win the game tonight." ”
Tang Tian nodded, and then walked back.
The second quarter of the game started quickly, and the Rockets had all five substitutes, Jordan Jr., Scola, Artest, Morrow and Sun Yue.
The lineup on the Magic's side is more interesting, and two of the substitutes are Rockets veterans.
Alston was traded to the Magic when the Pistons disintegrated, while another player, Petrus, reached a buyout with the Grizzlies before the trade deadline and joined the Magic directly.
Both were abandoned by the Rockets, and when they came on the court, you could feel that they were both holding their breath.
In addition to those two, the Magic also traded JJ Redick, and Howard and Lewis, who played the entire first quarter, remained on the court.
Alston dribbled to the frontcourt, and before he could organize, Howard reached for the ball with his back to Jordan Jr. on the inside.
was bullied by Yao Ming for a whole section, and "Warcraft" wanted to find some presence in Little Jordan.
Alston put the ball in, Howard took the ball directly to the basket and dribbled two steps, and then leaned on Jordan Jr.'s hook hand.
Jordan Jr. was at a disadvantage and couldn't jump up when he was pressed.
The ball hits the board into the frame.
Howard patted himself the chest.
He was bullied by Yao Ming a little miserably in the first quarter, and at this time he finally found a venting bucket.
"Don't let Dwight get into the box easily." Thibodeau stood on the sidelines at this time and shouted to Jordan Jr.
The Rockets' offense, Scola responded in the high post, and after Jordan Jr. pulled Howard to the left side of the basket, a shot to the air to Artest.
Artest received the ball and squeezed Petrus away, and Howard flew over from the left side to block.
He dodged and the ball deflected off the basket.
Howard turned to pick up the rebound.
At that moment, a dark shadow leaped up from behind him.
Little Jordan!
After jumping, he pressed the ball into the basket with both hands directly across Howard's back.
"Bang!"
The entire Toyota Center was completely upside down.
Little Jordan, this is a newborn calf, not afraid of tigers!
Howard unhappily pushed Jordan Jr. twice, and Artest came over to help at this time, and there were some verbal altercations on both sides.
Fortunately, the referee on the bottom line found it quickly and directly pushed the people on both sides away.
The camera was given to Artest, and he slapped Little Jordan's chest and shouted, and Little Jordan took another step towards the abyss of the villain on the court.
When it was given to Howard again, the whole chest of "Warcraft" rose and fell violently, and he was abused by Yao Ming for a while, and he was also used as the background board for Jordan Jr.'s dunk, he was really about to be blown up.
The game continued, and Howard got to the front court with his back to Jordan Jr. to continue to demand.
Jordan Jr. continued to exert his strength at this time, and he was stunned to squeeze Howard near the free throw line.
Alston put the ball in, and Howard took the ball and chiseled it straight away.
"Bang! Bang! ”
There was a muffled sound of two muscles colliding on the pitch.
After all, Howard's strength and weight are better than Jordan Jr., and after continuous hard chisels, he successfully came to the restricted area, turned around and exerted force, and dunked directly through Jordan Jr.
At this moment, a figure jumped up from the diagonal side, and at the moment when Howard dunked hard, he directly slapped the ball out.
"Bang!"
"Smack!"
Howard dunked to the basket, but the ball was already flying out.
Artest!
He is not only a mentor in words, but also a teammate in action!
Howard waved his hand in annoyance, but after the ball flew out and reached Sun Yue's hand, the Rockets had already started a fast break.
Sun Yue passed the ball to Moro in the frontcourt, and the latter chased down the three-point shot.
"Huh!"
With a knife in hand, the Rockets have stretched the difference to 21 points!
In less than a quarter and a half, the game was won and lost.
Howard has lost his dominance on the inside, and the Magic have struggled to perform on the outside.
Without the three-pointer, the Magic team lost the strength to fight the Rockets.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Magic 117-89 at home and ushered in their first victory in the Finals.
Yao Ming only played three quarters and scored 36 points and 16 boards, a typical series of teaching people.
The Rockets also blossomed in multiple points, with Maddy, Yi Jianlian, Battier, Artest and Morrow all scoring double-doubles.
"Warcraft" had a poor performance in the first Finals, shooting 5-of-14 from the field and 3-of-9 from the free-throw line, contributing only 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks.
After the game, Yao Ming, as the best player in the game, was interviewed by reporters on the sidelines.
When asked what makes him play so well, the shy big boy thinks for a moment and then says, "I'm just playing." ”