Chapter 182: Three Defenders

"Imperial Court TV, Imperial Court TV, everyone pay attention, what is being broadcast here is the NBA Rockets home game against the Knicks, all fans and friends must be looking forward to this game, in the first two days of the program preview of our Imperial Court Channel 5, this game has been previewed for everyone, in the last Chinese derby, Liang Xiao's Knicks won this game, this game I don't know if it will be a victory for the away Knicks or the Rockets at home to let the visiting Knicks return in vain, we will wait and see." For such a game, Imperial Court Five will definitely not miss it, in the previous life, when Liang Xiao was watching Imperial Court Five sets, there was a set of data that proved how much profit they had in these NBA broadcasts, and the advertising costs were the same as hundreds of millions, not to mention anything else, it was never profitable to be early, and Imperial Court Five was no exception, in the previous life, there were many sports brands that became famous because of the advertisements of Imperial Court Five Television,

"In this game, we have to see if the Knicks have the ability to limit the Rockets on the inside, because the Knicks' big forward Thomas has been suspended, and Da Yao is not the big Yao in front of him in this game, and in the past two months, his state has been getting better and better, and his adaptability to the NBA is getting stronger and stronger, so we have reason to believe that the Knicks have little chance of winning in this game." The commentator of the court Wutai on the side obviously had great doubts about the Knicks' victory.

"In a game before Christmas, Liang Xiao set a new three-point shooting record against the Heat, and if this game continues to perform like this, I think this game can still be won." The host is obviously a fan of Liang Xiao,

"The chances of that are still very small, and you have to know why such a record has not been broken in the NBA for so long, and now the Knicks will not have such continuous good luck."

The two of them in the court five stations continued to explain the speculation of this game, the game between the Knicks and the Rockets really began, the starting lineup of the Rockets was all on the court in the enthusiastic shouts of the fans at Compaq Arena, and the center Yao Lei couldn't move and became the main starter, for a team, the annual champion show is very valuable, otherwise, the NBA team would not have pinned their hopes on the draft, and it would become meaningless to mess around, Glen Rice and Eddie Griffin are the starters on the front line, The 35-year-old Rice has a wealth of experience, but it is definitely a big test in terms of physical fitness, the guard line is a very efficient combination in the league, the old cat Mobley and Steve Francis, in the last meeting, Liang Xiao can feel the gap between the old cat and Francis, but Liang Xiao is still very good at such a gap in his heart, blindly ignoring the absolute impossibility, but it is not a good thing to look too high, after all, as a rookie, it is also very important to build confidence,

As the head coach of the Rockets, Tom Janovic, this veteran coach definitely has his own arrangements, the team on the court has always emphasized the balance of offense and defense, Dameng Olajuwon played under him, and now he has become Da Yao, in his previous life, as a fan, Liang Xiao was weak on the inside of Da Yao, and he could even pull it to the outside for medium and long-distance projection, but he was nailed to the inside line and constantly used his thin body to fight against a center like O'Neal, which was absolutely not good for Da Yao at the beginning, But Tomjanovich's idea is absolutely right, otherwise, there will be no Da Yao's position in the league in the future.

Van Gundy later moved into the Rockets because of the old coach's physical reasons, after Tom Janovic, who won two championships, retired, Van Gundy's Rockets team did not go further, it seemed to be tactically old-fashioned, without a dynamic offensive system, relying on a strong interior line, which was criticized by others later, otherwise, there would not be a number of Van Gundy who used Da Yao in the future, but for today's game against the Rockets, Van Gundy is really not conservative, Because without Thomas's interior strength is very weak,

The starting lineup on the court is center Thomas and Sprewell, the most commonly used lineup has undergone earth-shaking changes today, because this is a three-guard lineup that Van Gundy has never used, in the past there was Ewing Knicks, Van Gundy didn't have to worry about rebounding and scoring at all, but today is different, in the absence of a big player, this is definitely a good attempt, in fact, the three-guard tactics in the NBA are an extreme tactical lineup, Because there are many articles on offense on the three-guard, there are obviously advantages in break-through, scoring and other issues, but it is also very obvious in the disadvantages, because the lineup of the three-guard is definitely a lineup that lacks defense, and this is especially true for today's Knicks, Sprewell is a typical swing man, it can be said that the current Knicks four-guard is not an exaggeration at all,

Van Gundy's arrangement still has a certain amount of truth, not to mention the problem of the lack of soldiers and major generals, that is, the scoring ability on the court is the strongest in the Knicks, the Knicks' double guns and Liang Xiao got 8 three-point records in the last game, all of which show that the people who are on the court now are running for the score, and scoring is the most important thing for the Knicks,

The game officially started, Da Yao has a lot more than Harrington in terms of body, although he does not have the body at the peak of his previous life, but he is now the third tallest person in the entire league in terms of height, and he is also very good in terms of technique, and in the scramble for serve, the advantage of the Rockets is much greater.

The first ball of the Rockets started in one of Francis's mid-range shots, but this ball was not embarrassing at all for Francis who tried his touch, because there was a little giant wiping his ass on the inside, and the ball bounced directly in the air to Da Yao's hand, and a small hook hit directly, Da Yao's small hook was learned after he arrived in the NBA, and later became Da Yao's inside stunt in the league, but now Da Yao has not matured later, But this one hook hand can see the shadow of the future,

Yibian's Knicks were almost not passed out by Francis's first ball, it seems that Easley is really old, and he is really powerless in the face of a character like the boss, Liang Xiao asked for the ball for a long time next to him, but Easley never passed the ball to himself, "Nima, I can't play the first ball, I won't give such a chance, it's only the second starter, next time see if you will give me the ball." Liang Xiao not only has some complaints about Esley's failure to pass the ball to his better position, but also has some regulations for the first ball in the league, which is generally handled by the team's boss.

Houston directly chose the mid-range shot on this ball, when Van Gundy made a three-guard lineup, Liang Xiao was a scoring guard, Houston was in the small front position, facing Rice, and the madman was facing the big front, Griffin, who was half a head taller than himself, of course, not the Clippers' Riffin in his previous life, it was okay to say on the offensive end, there is nothing to lose now, Houston is facing Rice is not as good as Houston in terms of physical fitness, speed, reaction, etc., So this one is not difficult at all.

On the contrary, there is a lot of pressure on the defensive end, you want Sprewell to defend other people's big forwards, this is not a joke, although people's nicknames are called madmen, but the body is there, although the height is not much different, but the crazy man on the body is one size smaller than others, the opponent's Griffin cooperated with Da Yao on the inside, and directly squeezed Sprewell out of a two-arm hanging basket, and the whole rebound kept shaking,

The fans at the scene cheered loudly, this goal is really beautiful, although the center position of the big Yao has no experience of Harrington, but he is stuck in the position on the body, and it is still difficult to squeeze away on the back after standing.

Liang Xiao followed the old cat Mobley on the outside, and it really can't be underestimated, the old cat's body is absolutely thick, much stronger than Liang Xiao's body, which is also the reason why Asian players can't compete with American players, especially black players, many times, but the thickness of the body also has to pay a price, for example, in terms of speed, it is definitely going to fall behind, Easley after winning the ball, just after the front court Liang Xiao loudly asked for the ball, Liang Xiao's three-point record in the last game is very famous in this NBA, Many players know that Liang Xiao broke this record, and the players who were not very optimistic about Liang Xiao had to cheer up, the old cat didn't pay much attention to it before, but now he paid attention to it, especially the three points, if he was shot into a sieve by this kid today, it would be shameless, Liang Xiao immediately made a quick breakthrough after receiving the ball, Liang Xiao's center of gravity was very low, and the old cat focused on Liang Xiao's three points when defending, but he didn't expect that Liang Xiao made a feint from the left as soon as he received the ball, and it was not a shot after the pendulum, Instead, he slipped to the right and went to the three-second zone, the old cat's body was strong, but it was this strong moment, and the footsteps didn't keep up, and finally let Liang Xiao slip away,

Da Yao saw Liang Xiao coming to the inside, and immediately came out to fill the position, the corners of Liang Xiao's mouth rose, smiled, and made a feint to the left, wanting to hand the ball to Harrington next to him, this action really worked, Da Yao's experience was still a little less, under Liang Xiao's feint, Da Yao immediately moved his steps to Harrington, it was the opportunity, Liang Xiao didn't stop, directly picked up the basket, the ball rolled into the basket from Da Yao's right hand, watching the ball into the frame, Da Yao's face was wrinkled together, and he smiled bitterly,

Van Gundy's three-guard lineup played a role in the first quarter of the game, but there is not much to say on the defensive end, played more than 8 minutes in the first quarter of the game, the score of the two sides was not pulled away, although the Knicks still led by two points, but this is not what Van Gundy wants, Van Gundy's three-guard arrangement is to get a big score,