Chapter 178: Beyond Gasol

In the last three minutes, the defense of Yao Ming on the court became Birdman Anderson again, and the Knicks' three interior players divided the playing time equally.

Kenyon Martin came up in the final minutes of the third quarter and had been on the court for a full quarter by now, when he was replaced by Birdman Anderson.

Yao Ming's goal boosted the team's momentum, and with the cheers of the home fans, the Rockets turned around and almost defended the Knicks for a twenty-four seconds.

Gerard Wallace forced a last-minute break with the ball and drew a foul on Weaver.

One of two free throws made it 83-84, and the Knicks still trailed by one point.

Yao Ming continued to play strongly on the offensive end, this time Wallace entered the inside bag, Yao Ming turned around and threw strongly, and Birdman Anderson slapped the ball away!

"Toot!"

The referee decisively blew for Anderson's foul, this time it was not a misjudgment, the birdman did hit Yao Ming's wrist and fanned the basketball away. This is Anderson's fifth foul, and D'Antoni didn't let him play until the last three minutes, just worried about his foul problem, but he still couldn't withstand Yao Ming's impact.

Yao Ming got two free throws, smiled, and happily went to the free throw line to stand up, waiting for the free throws.

"Huh...... Who......"

Yao Ming hit both free throws, and the Rockets fans cheered loudly, celebrating Yao Ming's 41-point score again, which is a rare score for an interior player who does not have three-point ability. Pau Gasol's highest score was 44 points, and Wolves Garnett's highest score was only 47 points, but Yao Ming was not satisfied, he still wanted to score a few more points to break his own record, and there were still 2 minutes and 15 seconds left in the game, and he still had time.

Zhang Yu is also happy for his compatriots, and the more honors the Chinese get in the NBA, the happier he becomes. However, Yao Ming can get high scores, and as for victory, he should keep it to himself.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Rockets players celebrated Yao Ming and returned to the defense a beat slower, Zhang Yu immediately attacked the opponent's half after receiving the serve.

Battier has been paying attention to Zhang Yu, excellent defenders will always keep their eyes on their goals, Battier faced Zhang Yu's chasing attack, and fought and retreated, without pressing or blocking, just to follow the other party, this is the best interference to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu also has a way to deal with it, he chooses the most direct one, and forcibly overtakes with speed!

Battier has just followed to the midfield, Zhang Yu is ready to completely pass him, Battier can only choose to foul or risk a steal at this time? He chose to foul without hesitation, reached out and grabbed Zhang Yu's jersey, only to hear a "stab" sound, Zhang Yu's jersey couldn't stand the huge pull, and was torn out of a big hole by Battier, and suddenly leaked, and the looming muscles and white skin made Ai Yue'er, who was watching the game in front of the TV, almost have a nosebleed

It's not a foul, Zhang Yu won't play!

The referee and the assistant referee all gathered at the technical table, and they wanted to confirm that when Battier fouled, was there no defender in front of Zhang Yu? If not, then a physical foul will be awarded, and two free throws will be thrown!

Battier wasn't very worried about this, and when he started, Zhang Yu hadn't passed him yet.

The referee's final decision was as Battier thought, only a normal foul was awarded, this was the fourth foul for the Rockets, and the Knicks had not yet made the number of free throws, the ball in the frontcourt.

Battier interfered with Zhang Yu's catch again, David Lee could only pass to Crawford in the end, and the best sixth man's hand recovered slightly in the second half, and when he saw that Zhang Yu had no chance, he chose to come by himself without hesitation. His defender was Weaver, and Crawford used his trick to break through the opponent with a behind-the-back hand, get to the basket and make a layup.

Yao Ming asked for the ball on the offensive end, Anderson didn't care that he had already committed five fouls, and the defensive action was still on the verge of fouling, Anderson's idea was simple, send him off and Kenyon Martin.

Zhang Yu snickered in his heart, the birdman was so desperate, the expression on Yao Ming's face was like the dynamic picture circulating on the Internet.

Yao Ming was really anxious, and he would break the record by letting him score one more goal, but this guy with tattoos seemed to have a grudge against him, and he grabbed the ground to prevent him from receiving the ball.

Brooks didn't pass the lob very high this time, and Anderson almost jumped up to hit the basketball, but Yao Ming made a small move behind his back, grabbing the jersey and interfering with the birdman's jump height.

The little giant was in a hurry, and even made small moves, which shows how strong his desire to score is.

Anderson didn't touch the basketball, just like the roof on the football field, Yao Ming was unrestrained for a moment, and immediately hit the board and shot after receiving the ball, rewriting his score to 43 points!

The 20,000 fans of the "Toyota Center" can finally cheer to their heart's content at this time, they suppressed their cheers before, just for this moment, and after Yao Ming scored this goal, all the fans stood up and applauded the little giant!

D'Antoni called a timeout, and in the last minute, the difference between the two teams became three points again, and the mustache planned to set up a three-point strategy at this time to try to tie the score.

This is a flank three-point shot tactic, and the final finisher is, of course, the most sure Zhang Yu, but Crawford first has to make a bait for Zhang Yu to attract the attention of the Rockets' defense.

A one-minute timeout passed, and the two teams restarted the game, with the Knicks serving in the frontcourt.

Wallace was in charge of the free throws, Crawford started to run, and the Rockets didn't know the Knicks' tactical setup, but even if they did, they had to be attracted to Crawford's run, after all, this guy was also dangerous. There are many players in the NBA who can't let go of the last few minutes even if they don't play a game, and Crawford also belongs to this category.

Zhang Yu waited until Crawford was halfway through the run, suddenly started, and used explosive power to shake off Battier one step away, David Lee finished covering Crawford, turned around and helped Zhang Yu block Battier, and he and Crawford's double run shook the eyes of the Rockets players.

Wallace passed the ball in advance, threw the ball to the 45-degree three-point line on the right side first, Zhang Yuqi arrived, Battier was thrown away by him for two steps, and it was too late to block.

Zhang Yu jumped immediately after receiving the ball, lightly stretched his ape arms, and threw the basketball comfortably with his soft wrists and fingers, and the basketball drew a beautiful parabola, and under the gaze of 20,000 pairs of eyes in the "Toyota Center", he was loaded into the net!

It was Zhang Yu's thirty-sixth point, and today he was inferior to Yao Ming in scoring, but victory seemed to be closer to him.

"Brother Yao, how about you break the record and I win?" Zhang Yu scored this goal and teased Yao Ming by the way.

"Not good!" Yao Ming was in a good mood, although he was tied by Zhang Yu, but the excitement of breaking the career record has not passed.

The Rockets attacked, Yao Ming no longer insisted on scoring this time, and passed the ball out after attracting the bag, Weaver made a three-point shot, which was short and bounced out on the side of the basket.

On the basketball court, sometimes keeping a normal heart can get a better chance, Yao Ming worked hard before, plus good luck to break the personal record, this time he didn't deliberately score, the basketball flew towards him instead.

Birdman Anderson was not in a good position, knowing that he couldn't grab Yao Ming, he bumped into his opponent in the air and grabbed Yao Ming with the rebound.

Yao Ming staggered a few steps to the ground, and the referee's whistle sounded!

After Anderson saw that the referee was awarding him a foul, he slapped his head and put down the basketball unwillingly.

He has committed six fouls and was ejected after this foul.

D'Antoni was replaced by Kenyon Martin, and with 1:02 left in the game, Yao Ming made a free throw.

Yao Ming feels so happy that he can now make his highest score even higher, and if he hits both free throws, he will surpass his old rival Pau Gasol.

After hitting both free throws, Yao Ming scored his 45th point, and suddenly he seemed to have a desire to get 50+!

Zhang Yu controlled the ball and wanted to try to play a fast attack, but unfortunately the Rockets retreated fast enough this time, and when he saw that there was no chance, he hurriedly suppressed the rhythm. The game has entered the last minute, and not making mistakes is the most crucial, so just waste time.

It took nearly 20 seconds for the Knicks to attack this time, and finally Zhang Yu broke through the ball to Crawford, but unfortunately the convulsive man hit the iron again.

Yao Ming scored his 15th rebound, and Yao Ming also got a lot of rebounds today, the brightest game of the little giant's career must be this one that didn't run.

Brooks controlled the ball, the Rockets took the lead, and they were also in no hurry to attack, waiting for Yao Ming to settle down.

Yao Ming probably forgot about his poor health today, and it was already the last minute, and he was still fighting with Kenyon Martin for a position.

It's a pity that Yao Ming's ball didn't go in in the end, his hook hand shot, the basketball brushed out of the basket, and Zhang Yu personally rushed into the interior to grab the rebound.

With 24 seconds left on the clock, exactly one offensive time, D'Antoni called a final timeout.