Chapter 395: Tricking Him, He Still Has to Say Thank You!
These shouts of "change Wu Huang" finally angered James, who first made Nowitzki's foul and hit one of two free throws on the offensive end, and then hit two consecutive breakaway layups, and the East team returned a wave of climaxes under James' leadership, chasing the score to 48:56. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Howard is the most anxious one on the court right now, and James' outburst is good news for the Eastern Army, but not good news for him. But it seems worse that no one stands up and loses, and in short, everything happens now that is not good for him, which is the most painful.
James found his form, and the Heat trio played to the advantage they deserved, and the East team began to gain some advantages on the court.
But the good times didn't last long, the output firepower of the Eastern team's lineup on the outside was too low, and the Western Army's three-inside lineup was actually very restrained in the East, because in addition to the Heat trio, Rose also had no mid-to-long-range shooting ability, and he may not have Gasol's mid-to-long-range shooting, and the flaw of the Eastern team became more obvious after the Western Army began to shrink its defense, and James's breakthrough was not easy to score.
"Our long-range investment must not be so bad!" After Wade saw the shrinking defense of the Western team, he had a feeling of contempt in his heart, and he would never admit that his long-range shooting was so bad, so he used two consecutive three-pointers to prove that the Western team's choice was correct.
James and Wade both stepped up their long-range shooting training in the summer, but the final effect was still not satisfactory, at most there were fewer games with a bad hand, and the overall shooting percentage also increased, but when it comes to targeted defense, it is still easy to hit the iron continuously.
This is what Wu Huang often calls "talent", and the two giants on the outside of the Heat may not be as reliable as the pseudo-giant Bosh in terms of shooting skills.
Wade's effective range is within 18 feet, and he has a high shooting percentage in that range, and he is also proficient in throwing and back-turn shots, and his consistent movement after feints is a top-notch game. But with a little longer distance and three-point shots, Wade is very cheating, especially his catch-and-shoot at this position is very sorry for his superstar status, and many people think that he may not be as good as James in shooting.
James's shooting is also very inconsistent, his high shooting percentage is because the physical advantage is too prominent, in fact, he and Wade's effective range is about the same, maybe the three-point shot is slightly better, but his throwing, turning shots, and feints in the breakthrough are much worse than Wade's action theory coherence, so James plays really ugly when he is not in good shape.
The two were in terrible form today, especially Wade's poor form, and his consecutive missed shots gave Thibodeau an excuse to replace him early.
At 7 minutes and 10 seconds in the second quarter, Thibodeau replaced Wu Huang on the court, the purpose was naturally to increase the output ability of the outside line, and at the same time he left Rose on the court to replace Wade's position, and the on-court lineup of the Eastern team became: Wu Huang, Rose, James, Big Gasol, Howard.
The West team did not make-for-tat substitutions, and they still had three substitutes on the court: Parker, Westbrook, Durant, Griffin, and Gasol Jr.
"Awesome, who else do I see this time!?" As soon as Howard saw that Yao Ming was not there, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his self-confidence exploded instantly, and he felt that he could beat two Gasol.
Wu Huang showed his fast-improving passing skills at this time, he knew very well that the current Gasol Jr. could not prevent Howard's explosiveness, once Howard turned around with the ball, or accelerated to the basket with the frame, Gasol Jr.'s defense was a little unbearable, so there must be an external force to drag Howard back.
"I'm the external force!" After Emperor Wu passed the ball out, he couldn't help but shout in his heart!
Wu Huang's ball pass angle is extremely tricky, Howard wants to get the ball must put himself in a situation where he can only turn in one direction to break through or shoot, which makes Gasol Jr. not need to worry about which side Howard will break through and which side he will shoot, and his defense will be a lot easier all of a sudden.
Howard didn't think about it that much, because the balls passed by Wu Huang were similar to Nelson's, and he had long since adapted to this kind of visual appearance in the Magic, but it was actually a bit of a tricky pass.
I only heard a "pop"! Magic fans were dumbfounded as they looked at the basketball that was slapped away.
Howard is obviously too anxious to score this ball, if he is aiming to make fouls, with his current explosiveness, it will still be difficult for Gasol Jr. to prevent him, this is not the trapped beast after a back injury. But the problem is that Howard wants to score directly in this ball, and he may still have two plus one plans in his heart, which is too underestimate Mark Gasol, how can people say that he is also a genuine barefoot 213cm, the arm span is no worse than his brother, and the tonnage is enough, so this ball Gasol Jr. only jumped 5 cm off the ground, and slapped Howard's forced shot.
In fact, not to mention Gasol Jr., including Bynum, Lefu and others off the field can be defended, facing a Howard who is not calm enough, basically 210cm tall + weighing more than 260 pounds of big soft, can prevent such a monster.
And this is also the reason why Howard is not so well treated by O'Neal and others, it is foreseeable that when Howard's athletic ability declines after the age of 30, he will not be able to practice the technique of footwork and hook hands for n years, and it is likely that a big soft will embarrass him at that time.
Emperor Wu continues to do things here, he doesn't care about winning or losing, today he just wants to play a good show, and it should be all about Yao Ming.
After Howard came on the court in the second quarter, he received Wu Huang's low-post pass three times in a row, in this case, he really couldn't feel that Wu Huang was cheating him, after all, the latter's pass was not particularly difficult to receive, if Yao Ming received this kind of ball every time, Chinese fans would not have been scolding the Rockets' point guard.
But this kind of ball passed by Wu Huang is too much of a test of the footsteps of the receiver, if you can't sway the opponent from left to right like Scola, you can't flash enough shots at all, at this time, only a guy like Yao Ming who has an absolute advantage in height and a stable hook hit rate can have a score certainty. But poor Howard has neither ability, the only explosive advantage is greatly reduced under Wu Huang's deliberate pass, and he is also in a hurry mentally, what is it surprising that he can't score points?
Moreover, the most important thing is that the players Howard is facing today are not ordinary blue-collar workers, they are all serious All-Star players, even if Gasol Jr. and Love are the guys who enter the All-Star Game for the first time, they are also the core of their respective teams, and it is certainly difficult for Howard to impress in this situation.
Howard missed consecutive shots, and the West team extended the margin to 76-62 at 5:55, and the East team trailed the opponent by almost 15 points.
The two teams continued to make substitutions, with James and Rose in the East going down to rest first, and Iguodala and Pierce coming up to make their debuts. The Western Army is also a similar substitution strategy, during this time the two teams are still half main and half substitute mix-and-match, only when the game enters the last 3 minutes of the first half, will be the battle of their respective main forces.
After Yao Ming came on the court, he began to continue to play Warcraft, a hook hand and a mid-range shot made Howard's face even more ugly, and at the same time, he also felt that Yao Ming's desire to attack was much stronger than in the first quarter, and this guy began to take the initiative to attack the ball.
At this moment, Chinese fans can see that Yao Ming is a little wrong, they don't know that the little giant, who has always been low-key in the All-Stars, was seduced by the troublemaker on the opposite side today and had the desire to perform, plus he is in good shape, and now he really has plans to compete for MVP.
In the All-Star Game, no matter how fierce the two sides are, there are few cases of helping to defend and trap, so Yao Ming does have a chance to compete for MVP today, as long as his playing time can be guaranteed.
After Wu Huang first assisted his two teammates to score points, he continued to feed Howard until the latter's 16th shot did not score, and the shooting percentage had dropped to 4 of 16 shots.
Of course, Howard also expressed his gratitude to Wu Huang quite gratefully, because he felt that Wu Huang still kept his promise before the game to feed him the ball when he felt so bad, which made Howard very moved, and secretly thought in his heart: "Could it be that I really misjudged this guy before?" ”
"Silly x, you still don't feel it in the second half." Emperor Wu laughed in his heart, he actually thanked him, this guy can't be so naïve, right? Or is this guy deliberately being beaten stupid by Brother Yao?
Wu Huang, who was complaining about Howard in his heart, then thought of another question: "Now that Howard doesn't want the ball himself, is it up to me to save the world?" ”
Wu Huang's idea just rose, but looking at the Heat trio and the Bulls Four Gang, who didn't have a strong desire to compete, the idea of being a savior was quickly extinguished.
He can't help it, this is the All-Star Game, he doesn't think he can win if he wants to, and the West is not a vegetarian, even if the Eastern players want to win now, they are now so many points behind, and they have fed Yao Ming's hand, and the difficulty of them trying to win is already very perverted.
Yao Ming is indeed a bit perverted today, or his performance this season is very perverted!
Everyone originally thought that the little giant's physical strength would be worse after the age of 30, but after losing weight + refusing all national team competitions outside the Olympics, he was actually in better physical condition than in previous years. So far this season, Yao Ming has only missed one game, which makes the Rockets themselves can't believe it?
Now Mike Hale has gradually increased Yao Ming's playing time to an average of 31 minutes per game, and he has also played the most efficient season of his career this season, shooting a career-high 56.8% per game, and his average data has increased to 19.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
In the last three minutes of the first half, the All-Star Game became a contest between Wu Huang and Yao Ming, and the two also took on the offensive tasks of their respective teams: one kept ravaging the monster on the inside, and the other kept performing their marksmanship on the outside.
Chinese fans are the most excited, nothing makes them more proud than ******** people playing the leading role on the all-star stage, at this stage, China's military and sports improvement can stimulate the most national self-confidence, but limited by a series of problems in the system, China has a disparity between strength and weakness in sports, that is, those powerful projects are very powerful, and poor projects are very poor, which makes many people who lack self-confidence have been doubting the superiority and disadvantage of the race.
Wu Huang, a super point guard under two meters, played a good idol role at this time, and his success drove some wind directions, so that many teenagers with outstanding bodies in China can finally make up their minds to choose basketball when faced with a choice.
At the same time, Wu Huang's success has also made some parents less resistant to their children's choice of basketball, which is equivalent to indirectly promoting the growth of talent in this area, and China is likely to have a good batch of point guards in five or six years.
Yao Ming hit two more shots in the last three minutes of the first half, and in the first half he delivered a magical performance of 10-of-12 shooting, plus a total of 24 points and 6 rebounds and 2 assists from the free throws.
Wu Huang is not ambiguous once the data is brushed, he hit 3 three-pointers in just three minutes, and his three-point shot in the first half was also an amazing shooting rate of 5 of 6, and he got 19 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists very efficiently.
"Could it be that these Chinese are all marksmen?" Fans around the world can't help but ask the same question at the moment, these two guys shoot ridiculously accurately, it can be said that both of them are the most accurate players in their respective positions, and it is difficult to find a more accurate center and point guard than them among the active players.
Yao Ming's shooting percentage today was amazing, but Rockets fans said they had long been surprised that their big man could play like this on a regular basis, especially with the loose defense of the All-Star, and it was no surprise that he couldn't be more punctual.
Not to mention Emperor Wu, he only performed his three-point miracle yesterday, and today's performance is just a continuation of yesterday's state.
"The shooting talent of the Chinese is really strong, I think it is their racial talent, and it is foreseeable that China will have more marksmen like Hugo and Yao Ming coming to the NBA in the future." Reggie Miller feels that the Chinese have outstanding shooting talent, even if he does not play the space Yi is also an outside projection big man, and Jeremy Lin is also a good shooting rookie in his rookie season.
"I've heard Hugo say that there are less than 3,000 professional players in China, and even if you don't count our American-trained Hugo, I think it's incredible that they can find a great player like Yao in such a scarce resource." O'Neill took the opportunity to pat China's ass, he now has a lot of endorsement contracts from Chinese manufacturers, and these earnings are very important to him after retirement.
At the end of the first half, the Western Army led the Eastern Army by 12 points 88:76, especially the 88 points figure is a bit scary. Even in an all-star game without defense, that's a staggering score, and these two teams are likely to set a new all-star scoring record again today.
At halftime, Yao Ming finally couldn't help but make a formal request to his teammates, hoping to spell this year's MVP with the help of today's excellent touch.
Kobe Bryant immediately said that there was no problem, although he also wanted to win the MVP, but Yao Ming, who has always been popular, took the initiative to put it forward, and he would not really compete with the other party. And Peter Pan will not be like Emperor Wu on the surface, behind the scenes, since he promised Yao Ming, he really plans to cooperate with the little giant.
Paul and Durant actually want to compete for this year's MVP, but as soon as Yao Ming opened his mouth, they were not too embarrassed to compete anymore, and the others would not have an opinion.
Wu Huang once again showed his acting skills in the locker room of the Eastern team, only to see him look at Howard with a sincere and firm gaze, not only cheering for him, but also saying very righteously: He will continue to feed Howard in the second half, so that the latter must not be affected by the bad state in the first half.
Howard was moved in his heart, he played like a piece of in the first half, and he was still in deep depression + guilt at the moment, so at this moment, Wu Huang's comfort and encouragement made Howard's impression of him change again, and at this moment, the heart of the monster was about to equate Wu Huang with a good person.
"Thanks, I know what to do." Howard's thousands of words converged into one sentence, and this thank you also means that he unilaterally reconciled with Emperor Wu.
"You're welcome, this is what I'm supposed to do." Wu Huang smiled very happily, and his eyes were about to squint.
Xibodu will be a little blind, he is not quite sure if Emperor Wu is doing something? Or are people really helping Howard compete for MVP?
At this moment, the majority of fans and the players in the Eastern Star team also saw Wu Huang's tricks, he hid himself too well today, sometimes even he thinks, is he really reconciled with Howard? He did pass a lot of balls to Howard in the first half, and no one could fault it.
After the start of the second half, Wu Huang continued to feed his teammates, and nearly half of the passes were still in the hands of Howard, which made the home fans send cheers to Wu Huang, because Howard still had a hard time scoring the ball, and they could only give cheers to Wu Huang.
"Why! Why can't I get in? Why can't I get points? Howard couldn't figure out what the problem was in this game, and when Yao Ming on the opposite side continued to score on him without mercy, the mentality of this monster finally began to go wrong.
8 minutes and 20 seconds in the third quarter, Yao Ming once again successfully limited Howard's turn to shoot the board in this round, but he did not guard against the annoyed and embarrassed Howard has lost his mind, the fans in front of the TV only saw Howard rushing towards the basketball with a pair of iron elbows horizontally, Yao Ming, who was in the middle, naturally fell into bad luck, after a scream, the referee blew a sharp whistle, and Yao Ming's face was already bloody!
"Sorry, I didn't mean to." Howard's uncalm action caused him to eat a technical foul, and the reacting monster hurriedly apologized to the little giant, and he hit Yao Ming the nose with this elbow.
"It's fine, but my nose seems to be missing." Yao Ming, whose face was bloody, would still have the heart to joke, and Emperor Wu didn't know what to think of to retaliate for.
"Mr. Doctor, can I continue to play?" Yao Ming temporarily stopped the bleeding, he could feel that a bone on his nose might be broken, but he didn't want to end up like this, and asked the temporary team doctor a little anxiously.
"Don't worry, we have to go back to the locker room to bandage your injury, wait for me to fix it for you, if you can stop the bleeding, maybe you can continue to play." The temporary team doctor also knows why Yao Ming is reluctant to get off the court, he has now scored 28 points, and his hand is so hot that no one is willing to go off the court easily. (To be continued.) )