Chapter 51: Graduation of 6 Prisoners
"Let's develop a blocking and dismantling tactic, wait for Yao Ming to ask for a position on the inside, if you don't have a position, you will come out to cover Artest, Randolph will give Artest a second cover, and then Da Yao Kong will cut into the inside, either of you will have a chance to attack decisively, we can't score."
The old coach finished arranging the tactics with a serious expression, but Totoro looked a little gloomy, this tactic has nothing to do with him, this is obviously his coach also does not trust him as a rookie at this moment, but if this is the case, why didn't Adelman replace him?
Ah Shuai said that he had also seriously considered this issue, and he did think about replacing Totoro and replacing the veteran Battier, but considering the defensive performance and intensity of the Chinese in the first three quarters, Adelman thought for a long time or replaced Totoro, what if he brought a surprise to himself?
At this kind of fateful time, no one will take the rookie seriously, let alone give the last shot to the rookie, which is something that you can't even think about.
But Totoro doesn't intend to just resign himself to his fate.
"Brother Yao, when Artest doesn't have a chance later, can you hand over the basketball to me?"
Towards the end of the long timeout, Totoro suddenly pulled Da Yao's jersey and said in proficient Celestial Empire Mandarin.
"What? Do you know what you're talking about? ”
The little giant said that he was stunned when he heard it, and his compatriot wanted to disobey the head coach's arrangement just after playing the first regular season, isn't this looking for death? Could it be that all children growing up in the United States are so skinny?
"I know you want to be a hero, and I know you want to be yourself, but heroes aren't that easy to be."
Da Yao shook his head at Totoro, "Not letting you participate in the last attack is actually a kind of protection from the coach for you, you should play for a while longer, and then go to the last moment to prove yourself." ”
"I know, but I feel like I can do it myself, I have the ability and the confidence to get the team out! And I'm in a good mentality, even if I miss this time, I can afford all the criticism from the media the next day. ”
My neighbor toro still wanted to win over Yao Ming, but Da Yao still didn't agree to the Chinese "Hu Lai" until he came on the court.
The Rockets served, Yao Ming successfully took the position on the inside, and Francis quickly distributed the ball to his former younger brother.
Odom immediately left Totoro and ran to the inside to wrap the little giant, and the Totoro outside the three-point line was completely empty, but Yao Ming did not return the ball to Totoro, but continued to follow the coach's instructions, handed the ball to the beast with Kobe Bryant's defense, and personally ran out of the three-second zone to make a cover for Artest.
Artest followed up with Da Yao's broad body to get rid of Kobe, and then followed up with the second block of rotten tofu to get rid of Gasol, and he forced a three-point shot that was not too big of an open space before Bynum drove out, and the beast did not hesitate at all, stepped back to shoot a jumper outside the three-point line.
If the ball had been shot by Celtic's Pearce, he might have scored, but Artest has never been the material for making key shots and strong shots with defenders interfering.
"Bang dang!"
The sound has been heard many times in this game, but this time it was particularly harsh for Rockets fans, Odom ran back inside to pick up the rebound, but he just started to jump when he found a more aggressive body rushing over to squeeze himself away, grabbing the basketball and stuffing it back into the basket with all his might.
"Toot!"
This domineering and boundless deduction made the lama lose a big face under the live broadcast in the United States, which made the Lakers fans in front of the TV and at the scene gasp, but at this time, the referee's whistle sounded in time.
Old referee Bennett. Salvatore first crossed his hands to signal that Totoro's dunk was invalid, and then ruled that the Chinese was fouled for grabbing rebounds, and pointed to the sidelines with one hand to let Totoro leave the court.
Counting the layup foul on the boss, plus this naked home whistle, Chinchilla didn't graduate with 6 fouls........
My neighbor totoro didn't come forward to the referee to quibble or complain, and after seeing the referee's judgment on himself, the Chinese were extraordinarily calm, and walked to the bench without looking back in the face of the full boos.
"You didn't act irrationally at the end, My Neighbor Totoro, your two avoidable fouls almost ruined the game, but you played well in front of you, and everyone can see your potential, but you still need to play and train yourself."
Adelman looked at Totoro, who was a little out of his mood, and leaned in and patted the other party on the shoulder to comfort him.
If the opponents in the summer league and preseason are too weak, and Totoro's supernatural performance should be discounted, then against the championship team, Totoro will definitely play the value of the top three picks.
played 30 minutes, cut 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, 4 turnovers and 6 fouls, this is not a superstar data, but Totoro is not the first core of the team, he is only fourth in the Rockets in terms of shots, but his score is the third highest in the team, and the true shooting rate is only below Yao Ming in the team.
Of course, more important than the offense is his presence on the defensive end.
Even if the Rockets are going to kneel in this game, although Totoro has graduated with 6 fouls, everyone knows that anyone who watches this game will have a high evaluation of the defensive ability of the Chinese.
"I know what to do."
The depressed Totoro didn't deliberately cater to Adelman and say anything flattering, he ran straight back to his bench, covered his face with half a towel, and watched his teammates being abused by the Lakers on the court in a daze.
Even if the Rockets are later than the Lakers' starters, it stands to reason that their physical strength should be more sufficient, but with the reversal of momentum on the court, the Lakers are getting braver and braver in the cheers of the home fans.
110:96。
When the whistle blew in the fourth quarter, the Rockets lost the game by 14 points, and in fact, the game itself was not as disparity as the final score, the Rockets and Lakers had six alternate leads, and the Rockets led by double-digit points in the third quarter!