"Alright, now the Rockets players are playing!" After Yu Lu introduced Zhang Chu, the live broadcast screen began to switch from the live broadcast room to the NBA scene, "The first to appear is Novak, who is also a rookie this year...... And then there was Lucas...... Then, it's Zhang Chu! Zhang Chu from China! ”

Seeing Zhang Chu, who was wearing the No. 7 jersey of the Rockets, running out of the players' tunnel, Yu Lu's voice raised. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hey, it seems, our Zhang Chu is quite popular in Houston......" partner Zhang Liang was a little surprised, just now it was also a rookie and Novak, Lucas and others appeared, there was only sparse applause in the audience, when it was Zhang Chu's turn to play, the Rockets fans in the audience applauded thunderously, and it became lively all of a sudden, and those who didn't know thought it was the team's boss who appeared. There were many Rocket fans shouting loudly: "China-Zhang! The strong black man on the side of the court even ran over and slapped Zhang Chu...... Of course, what he said was so fast that Zhang Chu didn't understand a word.

In the NBA, players generally play in order of the away team first, followed by the home team. Then it is the first to play in the low status of the team, and the last to play in the high status of the team, the so-called finale.

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"Okay, the game is about to start, fans and friends in front of the TV can send SMS A with the team name to 958866888 to support their favorite team, and also have a chance to get Yao Ming's fifth-generation boots provided by XXX...... Okay, let's take a look at the support rate of the two teams in this game---- Rockets vs. Jazz, the support rate is 85%:15%, and the Rockets' support rate occupies an absolute advantage......" Yu Lu broadcast quickly, and quietly inserted an advertisement before the game started.

In the first quarter of the game, the Rockets played well, had a relationship with the Jazz, and then rotated off the bench, with Hayes at the power forward position and Wells at the small forward position...... Zhang Chu was slightly disappointed in his heart. In fact, Van Gundy's arrangement is normal, after all, it is an official game, and it is impossible for rookies to get a lot of opportunities to play like in the preseason, and besides, Van Gundy is still a relatively conservative coach.

Until halftime, Zhang Chu did not get a chance to play, not only him, but also Novak, Span, Lucas and other players who had never played in the NBA before did not get the opportunity to play. However, fortunately, the Rockets led the Jazz by 3 points at 49:46, at least in terms of score, and the fans in the whole court, as well as the fans who supported the Rockets in front of the TV, were relatively satisfied.

On the court, the cheerleading beauties danced while the players from both sides returned to the locker room.

In the home team's dressing room, Van Gundy clapped his hands vigorously and encouraged his players, playing well in the first half, at least leading the score. Of the two cores, Yao Ming scored 17 points and Maddie scored 15 points, and they played very well.

Zhang Chu looked at Yao Ming, who was sweating like rain, and Maddie, who was panting, and had some hidden worries in his heart. Van Gundy's tactics are too conservative, and he doesn't dare to boldly use newcomers, which everyone knows, but the key is that you use the two cores of Yao Ming and Maddie too hard, and these two people played almost the whole first half. Yao Ming is tall and big, and his physical strength has not been very good, while Maddie's competitive form has been declining due to injuries and other reasons.

The Rockets have a strange problem, I used to watch TV and often found that the Rockets played smoothly in the first half, but it didn't work in the third quarter, often leading in the first half, and it was reversed in the third quarter, as if they had a phobia in the third quarter. According to the statistics of good deeds, the Rockets have the fewest third-quarter net wins in the league and the team with the most reversals.

Zhang Chu used to watch it on TV and didn't quite understand what was going on, but today he had an intuitive understanding on the scene, and he vaguely understood the crux of Team Rocket. That is, Yao Ming's physical fitness was not good, Maddy's competitive state declined, and Van Gundy used the two to death in the first half, not giving the substitutes much chance, which directly led to the abnormal performance of the two cores in the third quarter, which led to the collapse of the whole team.

Sure enough, starting in the third quarter, the head coach of the Jazz Sloane changed his tactics and focused on the weaknesses of the Rockets.

Sloan has been coaching the Jazz since the 80s, and now he has absolute leadership and voice among the players, and he patted Kirilyenko, who is tall and armed, and said: "From the second half, put all your energy on defending Maddie!" Maddie is good, but compared with Kobe, he is not tough and tenacious enough, and there are often not many solutions when he encounters a strong defense! ”

Then he turned to see Delon and Boozer. Just last year, the league suddenly brought in two talented guards, one was Paul and the other was Delon.

Delon is the third pick, Paul is the fourth pick, the twin stars on point guards, after more than a year of training, Paul and Delon have become the league's top point guards.

If Paul is the hope of the Hornets, then Deron is the hope of the Jazz, who have not made the playoffs in many years since the retirement ----of Malone and Stockton. However, now, the old coach Sloan sees the shadow of the "Utah Twins" from Boozer and Delon...... This year, the Jazz are sure to surprise the entire league...... That's what Sloane thinks anyway.

"Delon, Boozer! Speed up the pace on the court, Yao Ming is too big, and he has been playing for too long, this will be physical to the limit, drag him down, and take the lead in the third quarter! The old commander Sloane carefully arranged the tactical deployment to the disciples.

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At the beginning of the second half, the Jazz began to use Kirilenko to defend Maddie, and the head coach only gave Kirilenko one task, that is, to defend Maddie all over the court, and nothing else had to be done.

And Kirilenko is indeed a very successful candidate for defending Maddy, he is tall and has long arms, the height of a big forward, and the flexibility of a small forward, and is a well-known defensive expert in the NBA league, which can be said to be a strengthened version of Battier.

Kirilenko was named an All-Star in 2004, an NBA block champion in 2005, and a First Team Defensive in 2006. And in the 04 and 05 seasons, he was selected as the league's best defensive second team for two consecutive years, and his defensive ability can be seen.

In the first half, Maddy's physical condition and physical strength were still acceptable, and Kirilenko did not pay all his attention to defense, so Maddie had a decent performance, scoring 15 points. From the third quarter, Maddy's form began to decline, and Kirilenko focused all his energy on defense and basically stopped getting involved in offense. As Kirilenko's defense against Maddie became more and more effective, Maddie's scoring became more and more difficult every time.

One of the two cores, and Yao Ming, the Jazz team took the initiative to speed up the pace on the court, using center Oku or power forward Boozer to block and dismantle with the organization guard Delon, constantly pulling Yao Ming inside and outside, tossing back and forth, just to drain Yao Ming's physical strength......

Zhang Chu, who was off the bench, secretly said in his heart that it was bad, the Rockets 07 and 08 were eliminated by the Jazz in the playoffs for two consecutive years, and Sloan's move was particularly effective against the Rockets.

Soon, halfway through the third quarter, the Rockets went from leading by 3 points to trailing by 10 points.

The blocking and dismantling between the big forward and the organizational guard, if the Jazz team says that they are the second, no one in the league dares to admit the first, when they had the Utah double ---- Malone and Stockton, the blocking and dismantling of the two is a must in the league, and now the new Utah double ---- Delon and Boozer, under the tutelage of coach Sloan, the cooperation between the two is becoming more and more tacit.

The two people in the Rockets' power forward position---- Howard and Hayes will suffer a lot, Howard is old and can't keep up, Hayes is too short, and he can't jump, if it's hard to compete on the inside, he's okay, let him pull out to prevent blocking and dismantling, it's still not very reliable.