Chapter Twenty-Six: The Little Overlord
The Suns' starting lineup for today is as follows:
Center: Stoudemire
Power forward: Marion
Small forward: Dio
Shooting guard: Raga Bale
Playmaker: Nash
This is the Suns' most commonly used lineup in the past two seasons to play run-and-shoot tactics, with the Stoudemire position mentioned as a center and Marion as a small forward, improving the speed and flexibility of the entire team. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Today's game is very much focused, after all, the first, the Rockets have two superstars---- Yao Ming and Maddy, one is known as the league's No. 1 center, and the other is known as one of the league's two best point guards. Superstars have a huge appeal to fans, ratings and attendance.
Second, the Rockets' opponent today ---- the Suns, who were predicted to win the championship before the season, and Nash is one of the MVP favorites, plus the Suns are the only team in the league that maintains an undefeated record, everyone wants to see which team can stop the Suns' winning streak.
Third, the Suns' run-and-gun tactics are currently the most enjoyable style of play in the league, with a very fast pace and very high scores, which the audience likes to watch. Moreover, today's Rockets cannot be regarded as a weak team, and can barely be regarded as a strong conversation......
With so many gimmicks and highlights, it is not difficult to understand that the ball market is hot due to the high attention of this game.
No, not only the entire Toyota Center is full, but the major sports TV stations in the United States, such as ESPN, TNT, etc., have all arranged live broadcasts in the United States, and China's CCTV5, GD Sports, major online live broadcasts, Taiwan's Hot Sports, etc. have all arranged the live broadcast of this game.
Of course, Huayang University, as Zhang Chu's alma mater, did not arrange any more holidays. NBA games are played almost two or three times a week, and there are holidays every day, so you don't have to go to school. However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the students of Huayang University to watch the game.
On major domestic sports forums and post bars, because of the past month, Zhang Chu's performance has been remarkable, not too good, but definitely not bad, especially for a yellow person, for a rookie rookie at the end of the second round, it is impossible to be too demanding all of a sudden. Now Zhang Chu is slowly sitting on the bench, and he has a stable playing time of about 10 minutes per game, at least not a complete water cooler administrator.
Therefore, the attention to Zhang Chu on the Internet has gradually increased, and Zhang Chu's nickname "Ice God" on CUBA has gradually been known by more fans, and it has gradually spread more and more. No, there is a heated discussion in "Zhang Chu" today, predicting how many points Zhang Chu can play for a few minutes against the Suns today, how many points he will score, and so on.
Most netizens predict that Zhang Chu's performance today will not be too good, and the score is likely to be unable to go to the double, after all, Zhang Chu's average score per game in the past month is only 7.2 points, and it is difficult to have good data against the Suns, who have the first record in the league, today.
This, no one expected that Zhang Chu would have an outbreak today, and it could even be said that he became famous in a fight, even Zhang Chu himself did not expect it.
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At this moment, at the Toyota Center, the first to appear was the away team player Suns, and the host on the scene introduced the Suns' starting lineup to the fans.
At this moment, the major live broadcast rooms in China are also introducing the opponents of the Rockets today.
"The Suns' starting center today is Stoudemire, 24 years old this year, 2.08 meters tall, weighing 109 kilograms......" CCTV5's gold medal commentator Yu Lu is giving a detailed introduction to the audience across the country, "Xiao Si, the strength and bounce are very good, the explosiveness is extremely strong, the dunk is domineering, and it is very ornamental. ā
Yu Lu's golden partner Zhang Liang Zhang interjected: "It is worth noting that Xiao Si, like Yao Ming, entered the NBA in the 2002 draft, Yao Ming was the champion that year, and Xiao Si was the ninth pick. For this reason, Xiao Si was very unconvinced. In his rookie season, although Yao Ming was selected as an All-Star, he lost to Xiao Si in the selection of the best rookie...... Since then, the media has liked to compare Xiao Si to Yao Ming's lifelong enemy......"
"Well, the next big forward for the Suns is Marion, 28 years old, 2.01 meters tall, 103 kilograms, known as 'hacker', excellent defensive and athletic, and an All-Star regular......
Small forward Dior, 24 years old this year, 2.03 meters tall, weighing 106 kilograms, nicknamed 'French magician'......"
The reason why the Suns score high is because he is particularly fast-paced. Generally, slow-paced teams like the Rockets, Spurs, and Pistons want to play a full 24 seconds on every offense, while the Suns almost every offense is completed in less than seven seconds. As a result, the Suns have always averaged the highest points per game in the league, and their offensive ability is the best in the league.
No, after the first quarter, the Suns have scored 40 points! What is the concept of 40 points? Every game in the NBA is four quarters, and if you score 40 points in each quarter, wouldn't you score 160 points in the whole game?
And the Rockets actually played well, under the leadership of Yao Ming and Maddy, they scored 35 points in the first quarter, which is the highest score in a single quarter for the Rockets since this season. But just like that, it's still 5 points behind the Suns.
In the second quarter, both sides all changed to the bench lineup, the Rockets big forward position on Hayes, small forward position on Wells, this month, basically every game is rotated like this, Zhang Chu mostly played in the second half, and it was difficult to have a chance to appear in the first half.
I have to say that Van Gundy, the head coach of the Rockets, is a conservative person, likes to stick to the old rules, and his adaptability on the court is not enough, and there is still a certain gap from the level of legendary coaches such as Popovich of the Spurs and Jackson of the Lakers.
At the end of the first half, the Rockets trailed by 10 points at 55:65, although they were 10 points behind, and the game was still longer, but those who are familiar with the Rockets know that the Rockets have a phobia in the third quarter, and today they met the Suns, who have the strongest offensive firepower, can you still expect the Rockets to chase points in the third quarter?
Sure enough, everyone's worries became a fact, in the third quarter, with the decline of Yao Ming's physical fitness, coupled with Xiao Si's strong athleticism, Yao Ming couldn't keep up with him at all, and after only 6 minutes, the Suns had widened the difference to 20 points. Yao Ming is getting more and more tired, while Xiao Si is getting braver and braver, and he has two dunks from time to time.
Nash controlled the ball, Xiao Si stepped forward to cover Nash, Yao Ming desperately wanted to run, but his pace became slower and slower, and Nash passed the ball back to Xiao Si.
At this time, Yao Ming was the only one under the Rockets' basket, and Xiao Si received the ball near the free throw line. However, I don't know if he is addicted to dunk or deliberately wants to have some physical contact with Yao Ming.
Anyway, Xiao Si chose to rush to the basket at high speed for this attack, and then jumped up with a lunge, flying high in the air, Yao Ming chose to stand still under the basket, wanting to rely on Xiao Si to make an offensive foul.
I have to say that Xiao Si's bounce is very good, and only Howard of Warcraft may be able to match it in the inner line. In the air, he raised the basketball high with both hands, his head was about to be level with the basket, his body was like a bent bow, obviously he had enough strength, and he didn't pay attention to Yao Ming standing under the basket at all.