Chapter 222: Eyeing the Ass

Zhang had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists in the first half, and he scored 6 points in the second quarter, but fans can't remember what he did on the offensive end. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the first half, Zhang Yu made too few shots, only 6 shots, and only 3 free throws, 4 of which were all outside the three-point line, and he didn't know how comfortable he was, which also made his presence almost none, but the scoring efficiency was very high!

The Rockets are now very entangled in Zhang Zhu's defense, although some fans only focus on scoring, but many people have noticed that Zhang Zhu did not break through in the first half, but his breakthroughs rarely broke into the restricted area, and most of the time he quickly split the ball.

In the first half, the Rockets were almost alone in defending Zhang Zhu, and the effect could not be seen for the time being, because Zhang Zhu rarely shot by himself, but judging from his 8 assists, it should not be very good. Including the overall defense of the Rockets, it will not be too good, after all, letting a No. 3 position send so many assists can only show that the whole team's defense is not very good.

The rest of the Lakers, Van Exel had 14 points and three assists, Starks 12 points, Finley 11 points, Mutombo 6 points, Mason 6 points, and Elvin Johnson 4 points.

For the Rockets, Olajuwon scored a game-high 16 points, along with 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Barkley had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Drexler had 8 points, Emmanuol had 6 points, and Matt Bullard had 6 points.

Harris and Magic encouraged the players in the midfield, reminding them to focus on stability, try not to lose their position when defending one-on-one, and don't easily wrap up Olajuwon and Barkley, especially if the big dream is left to Mutombo to take care of, and the task of others is not to let their opponents score easily.

This seems to be a reminder to Zhang and Mason not to make their own decisions, the Lakers restrain the Rockets in the lineup, as long as they play step by step, the winning side is already very big, there is no need to engage in any conspiracy at all, just honestly play the default offense, and play their own strong points.

In a blink of an eye, the second half arrived.

The home fans have regained the motivation to cheer and cheer, and the Rockets' late first-half comeback was successful, not only narrowing the difference, but also restoring the morale of the players and fans.

As soon as confidence and morale returned, the Lakers' offense was no longer as comfortable as it was in the first half, and the two teams formed a stalemate in the third quarter, with the score gap hovering around 10 points.

Zhang Yu still hasn't made any effort, he not only wants to win the game this year, but also has to keep up with his personal data, so there is a good opportunity to brush the data, and he can put other things first.

The "score" in the NBA's three big data is the easiest for him, and it is not too difficult for him to get an average of 30+ per game today. "Rebounding" is not difficult, he can easily reach the target by brushing defensive rebounds and grabbing his teammates' rebounds, and the task of averaging 8 rebounds per game is also very simple for him. Now only the "assist" data is the most difficult to brush, because it depends on whether his teammates can score the first time after receiving the ball, no matter how good he passes, if his teammates can't shoot, or can't shoot at the first time, then his pass is useless.

It's not that he doesn't have the desire to attack today, but his teammates feel so good, and he has an absolute advantage in the position, he finally got such an opportunity to brush up, how can he give up easily?

Zhang Zhu also saw it in this section, if he doesn't go all out to attack, the Rockets are unlikely to be easily defeated, and there will be a danger of overturning if it is dragged to the back, this stalemate situation is not good for the Lakers, the Rockets are very good at turning the tables in the final quarter this period, and today is the home of the Rockets, and he is now playing with fire.

But this situation is very beneficial to him to brush assists, so he is also struggling with whether to exert his strength?

Before the idea was settled, Finley, who cut in from the outside, received his pass and scored two points, which was his 11th assist of the day.

"I have a chance to get 20+ assists today, not to mention that the Lakers should play like this, the weakness of the Rockets is in the guard, and my teammates are not unable to score points, even if I go to attack with the ball myself, in fact, I may not be able to do better than now, and now I am making the most correct choice."

Zhang Yu quickly found an excuse for his paddling, and by the way, decided on the final quarter.

His reasons are also sufficient, there is no problem with playing like this, is it better for him to go up and attack with the ball on his own than now?

But what he didn't expect, or deliberately didn't think about, was that as a leading big brother, he should have stepped up to break the balance for the team in the stalemate, but now he chooses to paddle all the time in order to brush the data, which is problematic.

Zhang Wei didn't know in his heart that he should have received the ball to attack in several key rounds, but he couldn't help it, if he didn't have so many tasks, he wouldn't have to think so much now, but since he was already greedy, he could only continue to take risks now.

If he really wants to roll over, he still has a chance to stand up in the final quarter, and now the score is still leading by the Lakers, so he still has the capital to brush up on data in theory.

However, it was Ross Barkley who stepped up first, who hit consecutive mid-to-long-range shots, and then suddenly dribbled to the basket and forced Mason up to score a goal.

The Rockets' home court was already boiling, and Barkley scored 6 points for the Rockets in one minute, and this shot was also a 2+1, plus free throws to score 7 points.

At this time, many people realized that Barkley did not seem to have been out of the break, and she had been playing for more than 33 minutes in a row.

"It's kind of amazing!"

Zhang Wei admires Barkley's performance today, this product's physical strength does not look worse than him, he is almost 34 years old and can still have such a physical fitness level, it seems that he is not lazy in the summer, I am afraid that he will take out the last diligence to fight for a ring.

The Lakers have a problem right now, with Mason getting his fourth foul and Mutombo also committing three fouls, and the Lakers now need to make a substitution.

But the problem is that Magic has slipped too much this year, and Johnson, who is about to be 38 years old, has to treat his illness while continuing to train, plus he is getting older, and it is already rare for him to play like that last year, and he really can't sustain it this year.

In the first half, the Magic's defense against Barkley was so poor that it barely worked, and now Harris doesn't dare to let him go up.

So, for Ben Wallace?

Harris doesn't have many people to change, so he has to try it first, at least in terms of athleticism and stature, he is very restrained from Barkley's diminutive inside.

But Barkley is too cunning, and his athleticism has not declined too much, even if Big Ben can take advantage of some physically, but he is too poor in experience, and against Barkley, an old fritter that makes Mason depressed, the young Big Ben was quickly blown up to the point that there was no scum left.

When Ben Wallace came on, there were three minutes left in the third quarter, but Harris did not dare to wait for the end of the first half, and with one and a half minutes left in the first half, he quickly replaced Ben Wallace, who had two fouls in less than two minutes.

Barkley continued his outburst during this time, first shaking off Big Ben with a feint to complete a layup, and hit a two-and-one. Then he repeated the same trick, Big Ben was almost shaken down, and Barkley easily assisted his teammate to complete the layup. The last time, Big Ben lost even more temperlessly, he was directly fouled by Barkley's back, and sent a big ass free throw to score 2 points easily.

It was only three or four minutes of work, and Barkley scored as many as 12 points like chopping melons and vegetables, helping the Rockets chase the score to 82:86, and the Lakers' lead has been narrowed to less than five points.

Zhang Wei only strengthened his attack at this time, but he didn't shoot for a long time, and it was no problem to occasionally shoot a few empty positions, but the efficiency of attacking with the ball was not very high, simply put, he didn't feel it.

Of course, it's not just a matter of feel, the Rockets' interior defense is not bad, the interior combination of Olajuwon and Barkley is not much worse than the Lakers on the defensive end, Zhang Mao realized that even if he wants to attack, it is not easy for him to score.

After Big Ben got off the court, the Lakers replaced Houston native Greg Anderson as the No. 4 position, which is not young, but the defensive effect is much stronger than Big Ben, especially the protection of rebounds is better than Mason, and the defensive position is also good, which is unexpected by many people

Barkley will be a bit of a head, and he will want to build on his efforts before the end of the first half to help the Rockets take the lead.

However, in the face of the 208cm tall and experienced Greig, it was irrational for Barkley to continue to attack strongly, and he failed to make two consecutive breakthroughs.

Zhang Fu's previous attack was also unsuccessful, so he started passing the ball again, and he really didn't have many opponents in terms of shamelessness.

In the third quarter, the last two attacks of the Lakers, Zhang Qi threw the ball out every time he hit the restricted area to attract the defense, the difference here is only a little deeper than before, but the result is the same - passing!

Zhang Zhu still has a reason, it's not that he doesn't want to attack now, but the feeling of the mid-range shot has not been found, and it is difficult to break through to the layup under the defense of Olajuwon and Barkley, at this time it is very irrational to force the offense, and there is no problem with passing.

Fortunately, his teammates are still in good shape, and Zhang Yu once again completed his "brush data" task.

After the first three quarters, the score was 89:82, and the Lakers entered the final quarter with a seven-point advantage.

Zhang Mao's personal data is really eye-catching, he scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in the third quarter, he got 5 assists in this quarter alone, and got the second triple-double of the new season in only three quarters.

He knows that his single-game assist record is 16, so it seems that he has a good chance to break this record today, and it will be another 10,000 or 20,000 competition points, Meizizi!

The rest of the Lakers, Van Exel had 21 points and four assists, Starks 16, Finley 14, Mutombo 8, Mason 6 and Elvin Johnson 4.

The Rockets still relied on three veterans to score, Olajuwon had 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Barkley 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Drexler 8 points, Emmanuol 12 points, and Matt Bullard 8 points.

In the fourth quarter, Barkley still didn't rest, which made Zhang Mao embarrassed to rest, he couldn't compare to an old man who was almost 34 years old.

"I seem to have been resting today, I want to see who else can stop me?"

Zhang Qi now feels that his physical fitness is still more than 60%, and he has just entered the state at this time.

In the fourth quarter, Olajuwon and Barkley were both on the court, and with the exception of Drexler, who was underperforming, the Rockets' Big Three all had high playing time today.

The Lakers are similar, Van Exel's playing time today is second only to Barkley, Starks and Finley share all the Lakers' outside bench time, it can be said that the Lakers' outside line is generally four people in rotation, veteran Ricky Pierce can only get a few minutes of playing time per game, and only when Starks is not in good shape, other benches have a chance to play.

Zhang Qi will have to attack, 13 assists is high enough, he knows that there is no end to greed, so once he decided that it was time to put the victory first, he immediately forced himself to stop thinking about statistics.

The biggest change the Rockets made in the fourth quarter was to replace Matt Maloney with Emmanuel Davis as a point guard, who threw four three-pointers and five assists in the first three quarters, and played a very good role in opening up space.

But no matter which of the two men, there isn't much they can do against Van Exel and Starks.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Zhang Mao attacked Matt Bullard with the ball on his first offense.

This is a tall white forward who usually plays more at the No. 4 position, but the Rockets have no one to defend against Zhang Qi except for Drexler and Barkley, so they can only let him make up.

However, a white player like this with no height, no strength and no speed, Zhang Yu didn't even feel a little contempt, and three consecutive attacks allowed him to score 4 points and 1 assist, and the Rockets could only ask for a timeout.

Matt Bullard proved that he doesn't even have the ability to deliver food, and the Rockets will either swap for the out-of-form Drexler early or use Barkley to defend Zhang.

Tang Shuai thought about the two plans, and decided to let Barkley go up and send them first.

Barkley defended Zhang Zhu last season, and the effect at that time was okay, but that was at the beginning of the season, and later as Zhang Fu's performance got better and better, Barkley was witty and no longer defended, so I don't know if Barkley can still prevent Zhang Zhu after Zhang Zhu grows up?

The big ass himself definitely doesn't want to try, 5 years ago, he was not afraid of Zhang Fu's style, maybe he wanted to teach this kid a lesson.

But now it's different, his body is not as strong as when he was younger, and he rarely fights hard in the first three quarters of Mason, and uses more footwork and technique to complete the offense. Now let him deal with Zhang Mao, to be honest, he doesn't have confidence, and he doesn't want to carry out this kind of task.

Zhang Wei wanted to fight Barkley head-on at the moment, this bastard was very passive at the beginning, but then he never came to stand with him again, and even in that game, Barkley only defended him for half a game, and as soon as he saw him start to adapt, he immediately turned around and ran away, this big ass is actually very cunning!

"Don't think about running this time, even if you return to the fourth position in a while, I will follow and blow you up."

Zhang Yu is not purely trying to teach Barkley a lesson, but discovers that this big ass is the hub of the tandem Rockets inside and outside, and his position and role are very critical to the Rockets.

Mason can only defend against Barkley's strong play on the inside, but after this guy pulls to the outside, Mason's pace is a little unable to keep up, and he can't interfere with Barkley's strategy, which can always make him very comfortable handling the ball.

Of course, it can't go on like this, the Lakers must choke Barkley first, and then deal with Olajuwon on the inside.