Chapter 128: A Turning Point in Career (9th Update)
Coming back from a timeout, the Hornets adjusted their offense.
Pargo and Wells played blocking and dismantling, and after the ball was dismantled, Wells had a big vacancy, and he didn't pass, so he directly chose to make a pull-up jump shot.
However, at the moment of the shot, Sun Yue rushed from behind him, and directly sent out another big hot pot.
The Rockets bench players couldn't stand anymore and rushed to the sideline to throw their towels into the air.
This is the third consecutive block sent by Sun Yue!
In the other half, Scott yelled angrily on the sidelines.
Pago didn't pass the ball, so he gave Sun Yue a chance to block.
The ball was covered and then picked up by Scola, and the Rockets pushed back.
Sun Yue hit a high lob in a fast break, and Gasol, who came up later, caught the ball and pressed Armstrong to hit the ball into the basket.
The Rockets have gone on an 8-2 offensive surge in the past.
Sun Yue sent 6 points, 3 risks and 1 assist in this wave of attacks, and his performance was so good that it exploded.
Xibodu turned his head to look at Tang Tian at this time, and there was a trace of worship in his eyes unconsciously.
Did Tang Tian calculate that Sun Yue would break out today?
This wave of climax also boosted the morale of the Rockets, Butler's layup was directly interfered with by Gasol, and the rebound was won by Novak.
The Rockets' offense, Sun Yue then held the ball to the frontcourt.
At this time, the Hornets didn't dare to let him go anymore, and Pargo stuck to Sun Yue tightly.
But the Hornets did so, and Gasol's advantage under the basket came back to the fore.
Sun Yue directly put the ball in, and Gasol pressed Armstrong and hit another hook shot.
The Rockets completely stole the momentum from the court.
Scott saw that the momentum was not right and replaced West.
Tang Tian also replaced Maddie on the field at this time.
West came up and chiseled Scola in the low post to finally break the scoring drought for the Hornets.
Looking back, the Rockets played blocking and dismantling, and after Maddy broke through the attraction bag with the ball, he once again distributed the ball to Sun Yue outside the three-point line on the other side.
Prego turned back to defend and flew straight over.
Sun Yue's feint of shooting tricked Pago into jumping up, and then accelerated directly to the basket.
The Hornets' defensive center of gravity was pinned down by Maddy, and the basket was very empty at this time.
After Gasol saw Sun Yue rushing up, he directly stuck Armstrong behind him.
Sun Yue rushed to the basket and was unguarded, and it was directly a one-handed gliding slam dunk.
The Rockets' bench is boiling again.
They immediately remembered the 360° dunk when Sun Yue played the Warriors.
This is to seize the opportunity is to show!
Tang Tian also nodded with satisfaction at this time.
Sure enough, his investment in Sun Yue was worth it, and after having the projection ability, Sun Yue's performance was even better than he expected.
Scott was a little overwhelmed at this point.
Pago's strength is in scoring, organization and defense are very average, I originally thought that the opposite side was Sun Yue, who had no offensive ability, Pgo could handle the opponent, but I didn't expect that both offensive and defensive ends were exploded at this time.
He directly replaced all the main players on the field in advance.
Seeing that the main forces of the Hornets had gone to the technical table, Tang Tian also shouted the main forces.
Sun Yue performed well during this period and continued to stay on the court.
Pargo's breakthrough resulted in a blocking foul by Petrus and the game went into dead-ball time, with plenty of substitutions on the sidelines.
The Hornets came up, Paul and West played a pick-and-roll, and the latter hit the ball from mid-range.
Compared to the previous pick-and-rolls of Pargo and Wells, this quality is obviously a notch higher.
The Rockets' offense, Sun Yue gave the ball to Yao Ming, Yao Ming was making a plan in the circle, and the other players of the Rockets continued to cut into the air.
Sun Yue ran outside the three-point line at this time, and Yao Ming passed the ball over.
Sun Yue received the ball and was quickly stuck by Paul, but at this moment, he noticed Yao Ming walking to the basket and directly hanging the ball with both hands.
The ball was a little low, Yao Ming originally wanted to hit the ball, but he could only choose to dunk directly when he caught the ball in the air.
"Bang!"
By mistake, this turned out to be an empty catch.
The ball was dunked, Yao Ming was also a little excited, and stretched out his hand to point directly at Sun Yue, and Sun Yue also smiled and stretched out his finger to Yao Ming.
The fans who watched the game in China exploded directly.
This is a connection from Chinese players on the NBA court!
It's just cool!
Sun Yue's outstanding performance made Paul a little unbearable, and after he signaled his teammates to pull away, he made two fouls in a row against Sun Yue.
Paul's ability is much stronger than Sun Yue, and Tang Tian replaced Billups on the court at this time.
When he got off the court, Tang Tian patted Sun Yue on the shoulder to encourage him, and the Rocket team members also high-fived him one by one.
During this time, Sun Yue's performance has completed the task excellently.
The main players of the two teams are still inseparable, but the point difference opened up by the Rockets bench during that period allowed them to always take the initiative on the court.
At halftime, the Rockets led the Hornets 53-45.
The two sides returned from half-time and the pace of the game was similar to that of the first half.
The main team of the Hornets is still playing tough, and the difference between the two teams has basically not changed much.
When it came to the bench stage, Scott replaced Prigo with veteran Bobby Jackson, but that didn't solve the underlying problem.
After Sun Yue had a projection, the Hornets did not dare to shrink the defense, and the excellent passing vision allowed Sun Yue to accurately send the ball to the inside.
Playing and fighting, the Rockets' bench pulled the score away closely.
Thibodeau was a little delighted to see it at this time.
For most of the season, Barria was a substitute for Billups, Barria is characterized by scoring, and the organization is limited by his relatively weak height, but Sun Yue just complements him.
One can score, the other can organize, and the Rockets, the backup point guard, suddenly became deep.
Thinking of Sun Yue's changes in the past half a season, he admired Tang Tian more and more in his heart.
He even wondered if he was giving Tang Tian a bunch of players that no one wanted, and the latter would be able to turn them into treasures.
In the end, with the excellent play of the bench group, the Rockets defeated the Hornets 109-98 on the road, swept away the haze of the loss a few days ago, and won the Christmas game.
The players on both teams played mostly normally.
On the Hornets' side, Paul had an efficient 19 points and 13 assists, and West also scored a game-high 28 points.
On the Rockets' side, Yao Ming had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Maddy had 26 points and 7 boards, and Billups had 13 points and 9 assists.
However, in this game, the most surprising and unexpected thing is Sun Yue.
In the whole game, he played 25 minutes, made 5 of 8 shots, and contributed 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks.
Scores, assists, and blocks all set new career highs, breaking the doubt that "debut is the peak" and ushering in a turning point in his career.