Zhang Chu shook his head, he knew that this kind of small action was trash talk or something, it was very common in the NBA, as long as it was not obvious and excessive, the referee generally didn't blow it, especially if he was still a rookie, and there was no star whistle, it was useless to complain to the referee. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"If you come out to mix, you have to pay it back as soon as possible!" Zhang Chu replied coldly, ignored Mason, and ran back to the offensive half. He has been in the United States for a while, and he still learns some English.

"Hmph, hard mouth!" Mason snorted coldly. Chandler and West ran over and patted Mason on the buttocks.

"Well done, man!"

"It's just a rookie, it's not worth mentioning!"

……

In the next few minutes, because the main force of the Rockets is all on the court, Zhang Chu can't get the opportunity to attack, and without the skill of mind control, his shooting level is not flattering, even if he occasionally gets the ball, he doesn't dare to shoot easily, so he has no achievements in offense.

And defensively, Mason relied on his experience and small actions to make Zhang Chu very annoying, and Mason's bounce power reached 96, Zhang Chu wanted to stop him from shooting, and it was very difficult to block the latter, so in defense, he also made no achievements.

Finally, five minutes later, Van Gundy replaced Zhang Chu and replaced Hyde!

Zhang Chu walked off the field silently, he was very hopeful about his performance, originally thought that even if he didn't have the skill of mind ball control, but his current comprehensive strength reached 71, which was the same as Mason, even if it wasn't much, relying on his tenacious defense would give the opponent a very big difficulty, who knows, it is not the case at all on the field.

Played five minutes, got 0 points, 1 rebound, no assists, no steals, and no blocks, but he got two fouls and sent Mason to the free throw line twice, only hitting a two-and-one.

Zhang Chu was disappointed with his performance, and others were even more disappointed. Originally, everyone thought that Zhang Chu was so strong before the game, and he would definitely have to perform well in this game to hit the morale of the Hornets, but he didn't expect this result.

The fans in the stadium were also disappointed, and the atmosphere was a little dull, Van Gundy patted Zhang Chu on the shoulder and motioned for him to sit on the bench and rest. For Zhang Chu's performance just now, although Van Gundy was disappointed, he couldn't blame Zhang Chu, after all, your whole team is now demoralized, and the two cores can't suppress the Hornets, can you still count on Zhang Chu---- rookie first-year student, who only has a salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars, to give you any return?

The commentator of the EPSN at the scene was also laughing and teasing: "Haha, rookie, welcome to the NBA...... I love this quote from Mason! Barkley began to touch his smooth head again, "The NBA speaks with strength, not just by talking about it to convince people, I think it's a big joke for Van Gundy to let Zhang Chu participate in the pre-game press conference today......

"Well, that's right." It's rare that his partner Smith didn't disagree with him, "Zhang Chu, but he has only played NBA games for more than a month, and he plays garbage time on weekdays, and he can get a few points against the opponent's benches, but once it comes to the level of the main matchup, his strength is still far behind." Now, Team Rocket is having a hard time......"

Yes, now Team Rocket is in difficulty.

Yao Ming and Maddie were present just now, everyone held their breath and carried it hard with the hot-tempered trio of the Hornets, and now Maddie is injured and has been checked, the Rockets just came out, and the rookie Zhang Chu, who shouted the hardest, was taught a lesson by Mason again, and Yao Ming was unable to support himself, and he was also embarrassed by the tough physical confrontation between Chandler and West...... The Rockets were demoralized and the situation was unfavorable.

At halftime, the Rockets trailed the Hornets by 12 points, 44-56.

At halftime, in the locker room, Van Gundy asked one by one: "Yao Ming, how is it, can you still hold on?" ”

In the first half, due to the overall slump of the Rockets, Maddie went off the court again, and Yao Ming played almost the entire first half, otherwise, it would be more than 12 points behind now.

"It's okay! Coach, I can withstand it! Yao Ming sat there, wiping his sweat with a towel and panting heavily. Although he has a good temper, but the clay man still has three points, he has been provoked by the wasps several times, especially Mason, Yao Ming is also holding his breath in his heart, he is secretly ruthless, this ball must be won, with a victory, let the opponent shut up!

"Maddie, what about you, the team doctor? How's the situation checked? Van Gundy patted Yao Ming and turned to Maddie again.

"The team doctor checked it just now, but it hit the leg, and there was no big problem." Maddie replied.

"Good! Good! Van Gundy said two good things in a row, Maddie is also a glass man, especially he has old injuries on his waist and shoulders, and in his legs, Van Gundy is much more relieved, as long as it is not a recurrence of old injuries.

"Zhang Chu, how are you?" Van Gundy looked around and then looked at Zhang Chu.

"Coach, don't worry, the first half was just a little uncomfortable with Mason's style of play, and I've adjusted to it. I have a request and in the second half I want to be on the pitch a little bit more. ”

Now that the score on the court has fallen behind by more than 10 points, his mind ball control skills can be used, and Zhang Chu is also holding his breath.

"Good, don't be arrogant in victory, don't be discouraged in defeat! I'll think about it in the second half! Van Gundy nodded. He has mastered the state of each player, and now, he clapped his hands, focused the attention of the players, and said loudly: "Everyone played well in the first half, it was all great!" I'm satisfied! ”

What the? The score is 12 points behind, and he was pressed and beaten in the first half, so the head coach will be very satisfied? The players all looked at Van Gundy with some confusion.

"Yes, I didn't say the wrong thing, and I didn't get confused!" Van Gundy rarely showed a rare determination on his face, "As an NBA team, if you want to win, you need not only a beautiful offense, but also a tough defense, and a group of passionate and bloody players!" In the first half, although we were behind, everyone worked hard, and in the face of the Hornets, these-stirring sticks, everyone did not flinch, and they all played masculine, which I am very happy about......"

The Rockets have always been criticized for their soft style of play and not being tough, including the two leading stars, Maddie and Yao Ming, whose style of play is not tenacious enough, and they are all good gentlemen. is not only the two in the core, including Uncle Mu, Second Uncle Huo, Battier, Alston and a group of substitutes, all of whom are good people. The Rockets traded Gay for Battier this year, not only hoping to get his defense, but also hoping to play the blood of a team with tough defense, but, from the current point of view, the effect is not obvious.

The Rockets need someone like that, like Rodman next to Jordan and Bowen next to Duncan...... And who will be this person?

Van Gundy didn't have a score in his heart.

At the start of the third quarter, on the Hornets side, power forward West was playing with a group of substitutes, while on the Rockets' side, Maddy was playing with a group of substitutes, and Zhang Chu appeared in the position of power forward. And Yao Ming, because he played the whole first half, Van Gundy put him off the field to rest.

The Hornets attacked, and since West was left alone in the main lineup, the offensive point was of course focused on him, and Zhang Chu stuck to the defense. Familiar information flashed through Zhang Chu's mind again: "The score on the field is more than 10 points behind, and the host's special skill 'Mind Control the Ball' is triggered!" ”