Chapter 728: The Beginning of the Christmas War

Yao Ming won the jump ball without any suspense, and Ralph Alston advanced with the ball.

In the backcourt of the Bobcats, they quickly organized the defense, Kevin Garnett misplaced Yao Ming, Kendrick Perkins was alone under the basket, and the other players were one-on-one.

Wade stopped at the top of the arc, got the basketball, and made a direct breakthrough in the frontcourt.

The Rockets played the offensive style they were most familiar with, speeding up after halftime, and after Wade broke through, Andre Iguodala followed, constantly interfering with Wade, Wade couldn't shoot and could only continue to break through.

Hitting the periphery of the penalty area, Perkins directly made up for it, and cooperated with Iguodala to pinch Wade inside and out, forcing Wade to pass the ball outward.

On the outside, Boris Dio had a small opportunity, but Wade's hasty pass could only find Yao Ming in the high position first.

When Yao Ming received the ball and passed it again, Michael Reid had already made up for it in front of Dior.

Dio had no intention of making a move, he could only control the ball and start organizing the attack again.

On the outside, Yao Ming and Boris Dio came to a mutual blocking and covering cooperation, and then Yao Ming received the ball and started to play singles in the middle distance.

Defending him is Kevin Garnett, against Yao Ming, Garnett's only advantage is his flexibility, there is a certain disadvantage in height, but the disadvantage is not big, it can be said that in today's league, the best Yao Ming defender should be Garnett.

This ball, when Yao Ming received the ball, time was running out, he pushed his back twice, and then directly loaded the jump shot.

With a bang, the basketball popped out of the frame, and there was no one on the inside of the rocket, and the rebound was naturally taken by the Bobcats.

Perkins made the board, Andre Iguodala got the basketball directly, and when he turned around, he began to push the counterattack!

The rocket's retreat, Yao Ming naturally can't keep up with the rhythm of the Bobcats, the other four's defense speed is not slow, the front court is basically a four-on-four, the Bobcats have a slight disadvantage in the number of Shanghai, because Garnett rushed at the end.

But in the frontcourt, Andre Iguodala went straight to the penalty area, and the Rockets' starting lineup had the problem of protecting the frame, Yao Ming could protect the frame, but in the Bobcats' counterattack, Yao Ming could not reach the frontcourt.

Bobcat rushed directly into the penalty area, after Iguodala attracted the defense, he distributed the ball to the other side, Chris Paul received the ball, and when the momentum did not decrease, a layup, a direct hit!

"The Bobcats' quick counterattack was played, Chris Paul hit a layup, and the Bobcats scored first!"

Judging from the opening one attack and one defense, the Bobcat doesn't seem to have changed much, and it is still an opportunity to defend the position and keep an eye on the fast attack counterattack.

The opening kick-off was the first to score, also because they seized the opportunity to counter-attack.

It seems that the Rockets have no problem playing this offense and defense, and then, the Rockets serve in the backcourt, and Wade takes the ball directly from the backcourt and advances to the frontcourt.

It was still a half-court speed-up, Wade made a sudden move, but it didn't work, and the Bobcats focused on Wade's breakthrough, but left enough space for Wade outside the three-point line.

Wade gave the ball to Yao Ming and reorganized the offense from the outside, Yao Ming singled to attract the pinch shot, but the Bobcats were Garnett's single defense from start to finish.

Yao Ming couldn't find a good timing to pass the ball, so he could only come by himself, and after shaking Garnett left and right, he shot directly.

With a bang, the power of the enhanced version of Yao Ming began to show, and the Bobcats' defense was completely empty, but they were still shot by Yao Ming.

After the opening 2:2 draw, Chris Paul took the ball in the backcourt and quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

On the strong side, Garnett made a direct one-on-one block and blocked Ralph Alston to the death, so Paul got a misplaced opportunity.

Boris Dio pressed directly up, wanting to temporarily delay Paul and continue to maintain pressure on Paul without changing the guard.

Paul, however, was short, accelerated, and passed Boris Dio.

"Boris Dio clearly underestimated Chris Paul's speed, Paul rushed in, and Yao Ming was forced to let go of Kendrick Perkins and made a supplementary defense."

In the face of Yao Ming's supplementary defense, Paul still did not choose to pass, he accelerated again, rushed directly into the restricted area, and then circled from the bottom line and made a backhand layup.

It's in again!

"Chris Paul makes a backhand layup, 4:2, and the Bobcats score again!"

Paul scored 4 points in a row in the opening game and looked in good shape, but this also reflects a defensive strategy of the Rockets, who don't want to be misplaced by the Bobcats, they just want to form a counterpoint defense by switching defenses.

Moreover, the Rockets' defense did not have any bias, even on the weak side, they used Ron Artest to target Michael Reed.

Therefore, seeing the defensive strategy of the Rockets in this game, Qiao Hai suddenly made up his mind, he didn't think that the Rockets had any tendentious defense to prevent the Bobcats' offense.

The Rocket served in the backcourt again, Ralph Alston advanced with the ball, and in the frontcourt, Yao Ming took the ball directly, and it was his singles again.

The Bobcats continued to defend without flanking and defense, leaving Garnett alone to mark.

In the singles on the offensive end, Yao Ming's footsteps have little effect, Garnett is more flexible than Yao Ming, and he can always keep up with Yao Ming's various changes of direction and swaying.

After playing for a few seconds, Yao Ming could only choose to pass.

Wade received the ball, he tried to break through, but to no avail, and then, Wade pulled out his hand directly in the middle distance, bang, and shot iron.

The Bobcats grabbed the rebound and they continued to look for opportunities to fight back.

However, this time, the Rockets' retreat was very fast, and the Bobcats' counterattack failed to succeed, and after landing the position, Chris Paul cooperated with Garnett's blocking, and the Rockets chose to pinch Paul.

Garnett made a direct jump shot from mid-range, banged, missed.

The Rockets also won the backcourt rebound, attacked the frontcourt again, Wade dribbled under the crotch back and forth, and changed direction slightly, trying to shake off Iguodala.

But on the side, Perkins gradually walked out, walked near the free throw line, and was already eyeing Wade.

Wade saw that there was little chance of a breakthrough, but Iguodala gave him plenty of space outside the three-point line.

So, Wade hesitated slightly, and then directly pulled out a dry pull and scored a three-pointer.

With a bang, the basketball bounced high, and Wade's shot still missed.

Near mid-range, Kevin Garnett jumped to grab the rebound, followed by a long pass to the front court, where Michael Reed was found.

Reed received the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, the Bobcats had already formed a counterattack, two to one in the frontcourt, and the Rockets only Wade, who had missed three points, returned to defense.

In the face of Iguodala's impact on the inside, Wade could only shrink to the basket.

Michael Reed made a quick stop directly outside the three-point line and chased a three-point chase!

Bang!

With a crisp sound of wiping the net, the Toyota Center exclaimed, and the Bobcats played their excellent form at the beginning, leading the Rockets by 5 points after 7:2.

Stan Lefu was already standing on the sidelines, and at this time, he found that at the beginning, the Rockets had been completely suppressed by the Bobcats at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!

He has to make adjustments, otherwise the opening point difference will get bigger and bigger!