Chapter 45: Victory Belongs to Us Alone
"Bang!"
"Roar!"
"Chandler, it was a complete outburst, it was his third dunk in the second quarter, and there was absolutely nothing Scola could do to stop it. After the Rockets lost their interior advantage, the Hornets immediately took over the game. See when Adelman sends the Twin Towers or one of them to restrain Chandler! ”
Just five minutes into the second quarter, the Rockets were already trailing by 10 points.
In fact, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Rockets played well under the leadership of Scola and maintained a certain advantage. But with Paul, Peja and Chandler coming together, that advantage was immediately gone.
Paul's tandem, Peja's three-pointer, and Chandler's control under the basket made the Rockets a little difficult to move an inch.
In fact, the most important thing is the control of rebounds on the inside, Chandler completely exploded Scola on this point, and in three minutes, Chandler scored five rebounds and completely got rid of the sluggishness in the first quarter.
Looking at Chandler, who was pounding his chest and roaring, Leylin glanced at Adelman, as if waiting for a summons.
Seeing that Adelman did not react, Raelin gave up and continued to watch the game.
Although Bobby Jackson hit two points in the next round.
But as Peja Paul assisted Peja for a three-pointer, Adelman immediately called a timeout.
Adelman was very dissatisfied with the performance of the players, and if his physical condition allowed, he might even go directly to the court to teach these disciples how to play.
Adelman, who was on the verge of going berserk, looked at the dejected substitute player and broke out directly.
"Shit-like performance, do you think you still deserve this jersey? Do you still deserve to be red? ”
The substitutes were taught a lesson by Adelman and could only bow their heads there.
In fact, they are not bad, the Rockets can win seventeen in a row, and their contribution is quite large. It could even be argued that without them, the Rockets may still be struggling for a playoff spot.
However, the Hornets bench was even worse, so after playing two minutes, they were directly replaced by Paul, Peja and Chandler.
"Rebounds, rebounds, it's only been five minutes, and Chandler alone grabbed five of you heads, aren't you ashamed of that?"
Scola lowered his head as he listened to Adelman's roar.
His performance can only be described as terrible.
In five minutes, he made two of five shots and grabbed just two rebounds, which was before Chandler didn't play.
In front of Chandler, who was tall and athletic, Scola lost his former spirituality in his European footsteps.
If it weren't for Hayes being able to involve Chandler on the field, it is estimated that he would have been directly exposed.
"Chuck is doing well, you can get a break!"
Hayes smiled shyly when he heard the manager's compliment.
After playing five minutes, he scored four points, two rebounds, and three assists, which is enough for Hayes to be proud of!
As a player who didn't participate in the draft, and was offered a contract by the Rockets, Hayes' desire was very simple, to be a qualified role player for the Rockets.
The inside configuration of the Rockets, coupled with Yao Ming's injury, once gave him hope, but ......
"Ray, when you get on the court, control the rebounds, Luiz, I think you're going to be able to show your talent on the offensive end! Tracy, Raf, Sean, I don't think I need to repeat your task, I just have one request, before I get into the locker room, get the score back! Got it? ”
"Understood!"
Honk......
The timeout is over and Leylin returns to the court.
"Our triple-double was back on the court, and it seemed that Adelman was very unhappy with the team's performance in the previous period, and in the first quarter, Ray and Di Cambe managed to contain Tyson. Charles, do you think Ray alone can deal with Tyson? ”
"It's not a big problem, although Tyson has a slight advantage in terms of height, but you don't forget about Ray's reach. And in terms of tonnage, Tyson is a lot less than Ray. ”
Indeed, Chandler is nearly 11 kilograms less than Reeling in terms of weight, and don't underestimate this 11 kilograms, 11 kilograms may become an insurmountable hurdle for an interior player.
"Come on, rookie, let me see your strength, right?"
When Leylin got to half-time, Chandler began to spew trash talk. Obviously, these three minutes of performance allowed Chandler to find the feeling of a super center.
After scorning Chandler, Raelin slipped from Chandler's side to the basket, received Alston's pass, and ended the offense with a dunk.
"Oh roar, it's ...... thunder"
Rumble!
The Rockets, who had been ravaged by Chandler for nearly three minutes, finally vented their emotions and cheered heartily in the stadium.
"Beautifully buttoned!"
"That's a good pass!"
Chandler felt compelled to take action against Leylin's ignorance.
In the first quarter, Leylin snatched eight rebounds from his head, which may be a shadow that Chandler can't wave in this game.
So after coming to the inside line, Chandler directly stuck Leylin behind him with one hand.
"Chris ......"
When Paul heard the shout, he didn't hesitate to stuff the ball inside.
After Chandler got the ball, he held the ball in one hand and tentatively pushed up Leylin behind him.
"Rookie, you are more personable than Yao! At least during the game, he'll still be chattering in my ear. ”
Lei Lin was stunned, he didn't expect Chandler to mention Yao Ming.
In fact, Yao Ming and Chandler became friends in the 1998 Nike training camp.
It was also the official training camp and the friendship with Chandler that made Yao Ming realize that he could become an NBA player.
When Chandler was interviewed by the Chinese media, he said that every time Yao Ming was in a position with him, he always had some strange trash talk.
"Really?"
Chandler's words aroused Raelin's curiosity.
Although Yao Ming can show his wisdom and intelligence in front of the media, few people can know what he is like in life.
Even if Lei Lin and Yao Ming got along for a few days, Yao Ming always existed in the way of a big brother, which made Lei Lin feel warm.
Worst!
When he asked the question, Leylin realized that he had been fooled.
But Railling, who had been pushed out of position by Chandler, could no longer pose an effective threat to Chandler, and could only watch Chandler dunk easily in front of him.
"Uncle's!"
Looking at Chandler's smile, Leylin cursed to himself.
"Rookie, this is Yao's trick to deal with me!"
Chandler looked at Leylin and said with a smile.
"Haha, the game is slowly becoming more exciting, after Leylin completed the dunk, Tyson immediately returned the favor!"
For the spectators, the more exciting the game, the better!
And more and more dunks are a factor that makes the game more exciting.
Back at half-time, Rayling hit Chandler on the inside.
"Did Yao Ming tell you that Chinese are not good to bully!"
While arching Chandler to beat him, Leylin also began to trash talk.
However, because of the limited level, Lei Lin's words were mixed with Chinese, which made Chandler a little confused. Of course, after playing in the league for so many years, Chandler will not be disturbed by Raelin's trash talk.
There, he used all his strength to prepare to defend against this attack by Lei Lin.
"Look!"
Seeing that Chandler was not fooled, Leylin squeezed hard, and at the same time completed the turn and dunk.
"Don't think!"
Chandler immediately raised his arm, but did not immediately jump.
Facing Chandler's raised arms, Leylin retracted his hands, then bowed over and jumped again against Chandler, and then hooked his right hand.
Beep!
Block fouls!
Swish.
Watching the basketball stumble into the basket, Leylin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, if the ball didn't score, then it wouldn't be worth it.
Because his free throw level has not yet been able to reach the height of Da Yao.
Bang, boom!
Luckily, Raylin's free throw bounced off the basket.
With a two-and-one, the Rockets closed the score, 37-45, eight points behind.
Back to the Hornets offense, Chandler still wanted the ball to hit the inside, and under the interference of Railling, he missed the shot, and Raelin grabbed the rebound directly.
The Rockets hit a fast-break three-pointer and trailed by five points.
Then the Hornets hit a long-range shot to stretch the score to seven points.
The score continued to climb as both sides attacked, and by the time there were 20 minutes left in the second quarter, the Rockets were still trailing by five points.
After settling into position, Leylin received another pass from his teammate.
Equalising was the biggest task for Reeling after they came on the pitch.
"Hey, rookie, are you okay? After playing for so long, only grabbed two rebounds? ”
Chandler started spewing trash talk again.
Leylin immediately frowned.
That's right, he did just grab two rebounds when he got on the court. Not able to protect the rebounds well, although he pestered Chandler, Chandler also pestered him. This, combined with his own lack of positioning and judgment, allowed Peja to grab three or four rebounds during that time.
"So what? Victory will only be ours! ”
After Raylin finished speaking, he forced a turn in the face of Chandler's defense.