Chapter 88: The Veteran's Counterattack

Chamberlain focused most of his energy on the defensive end, and he only kept an eye on Yao Ming, and the Great Wall of China met Optimus Prime, one with masonry and the other with steel, and the former was naturally bleeding from the head.

Nelson Sr. was extremely spicy, and in the first quarter he made Chamberlain stare at Yao Ming and fight him at all costs. Adelman finally missed a move, he only remembered to let Hayes consume Chamberlain's physical strength, but he didn't know that the old Nelson also arranged it this way, and Chamberlain completed the task more thoroughly, and Yao Ming was out of breath halfway through the second quarter.

Playing a team like the Warriors who are good at blitzkrieg, Yao Ming is really laborious, he can't keep up with this rhythm, the Warriors are running around, and Yao Ming's physical strength is very exertional. Especially now that there is a humanoid tyrannosaurus like Chamberlain, with him pestering Yao Ming, Yao Ming's physical strength consumption rate has increased exponentially.

Yao Ming's point was abolished, and the Rockets played hard, and the old Nelson's arrangement did not stop there, Barnes followed Maddie like kraft candy, defensive experience and small yin moves, Maddy played very hard.

At the end of the first half, the Warriors' lead was not very obvious, only a seven-point lead of 55:48, a small difference, but this was at the cost of Yao Ming and Maddy's exhaustion of physical strength, especially the latter, who repeatedly entered the restricted area and scored 16 points in the entire second quarter, killing the Warriors with a faceless face.

"Damn, this guy is so ruthless, except for Kobe, I haven't seen a guy with an attack ability like him." At halftime, Chamberlain gasped and complained, Yao Ming is huge, if he Chamberlain is a tyrannosaurus, then Yao Ming is also a dinosaur, a strong plesiosaur!

In order to get rid of Yao Ming, Chamberlain also paid a tragic price.

What's worse is Barnes, the street-born defensive titan was beaten into a sieve by Maddy, that is, Maddy is not good at words, if he is replaced by a big-mouthed player like Miller Jordan Bird, Barnes may not be caricatured today.

Seeing Barnes's sweaty face and holding his breath in his heart, Jackson, who was the leading big brother in the locker room, was angry, he was irritable and circled around the locker room, gritted his teeth at the end, and said viciously: "Damn, BOSS, let's just do Maddie!" ”

Before old Nelson could speak, the tired Barnes immediately became energetic, clenched his fists and shouted, "You must let me come!" ”

This is the NBA, some of which are not only the bright and upright Cavaliers heads-up, not only the sun shining in the spotlight, not only the brotherhood in the locker room, but also the intrigue and ruthless murder.

NBA players must be good at protecting themselves, especially Wade, Maddy, Carter and other players who rely on breakthrough scoring to eat, the NBA is known as the most competitive professional sports in the world, if players can't protect themselves well, it can be a matter of every second.

It was the first time Chamberlain had experienced such a thing, and he suddenly remembered the kick Bowen gave Davis in the last bloody battle against the Spurs, and Davis, who performed the best under that kick, was directly scrapped for half a season, and he retaliated against Bowen for giving him an elbow in anger. In fact, think about it, this is not fair to Bowen, maybe in the locker room at the time, Bowen also took the initiative to ask for help, he was not for himself, but for the team's victory.

It may be more extreme to think this way, competition is above board, fairness, justice, and openness are the main theme of competition. But don't be naΓ―ve, this is a professional competition, the arena is like a battlefield, death is too exaggerated, but injuries are common.

It's really hard for Chamberlain to take the initiative to accept this kind of thing, but fortunately, Nelson Sr. didn't agree to the proposal of Jackson and Barnes, the two bad breeds, and the latter two didn't take it seriously, just mentioned it casually, and Nelson Sr. rearranged his tactics, and the game continued.

After the half-time break, Yao Mai recovered a lot of physical strength, and Adelman saw that the team's two strongest attack points became blind spots, so he was ready to open up a third battlefield, and the Argentine demon Luis Scola came on the field.

Scola is a 100-street improvement over Hayes, and he's a master of attack in South America, Europe and the world.

Alston returned to the pitch and saw that both Maddie and Yao Ming were entangled, so they handed the ball to Scola.

Scola asked for the ball on the inside, Yao Ming mentioned the high position, Chamberlain followed, Harrington single-handedly defended Scola, the latter swayed from side to side, turned around and bent his right knee and jumped out of his hand, Harrington was so shaken by his feints that he couldn't help but take a step back. This step is the separation of yin and yang, Scola has a soft hand, and accurate mid-range shots.

Nelson Sr. frowned at Scola's shot, looked over to the bench, and then beckoned to Evans. The latter was drinking water boringly, and was taken aback when he saw old Nelson's greeting, and pointed at himself stupidly, asking, "BOSS, call me?" ”

Old Nelson sighed, IQ is a hard wound.

Taking advantage of Ellis's breakthrough to the basket and causing Alston to foul, Nelson Sr. replaced Evans on the court and left him to deal with Scola.

Evans has a poor sense of defense, his defense is extremely rough, that is, he relies on his body to push people out, it is easy to eat feints and be deceived into fouls, and Scola is just a master of feints and fouls, seeing Evans replace Harrington, players on both sides are a little surprised, old Nelson This is a stupid move.

It turned out that Jiang was still old and spicy, and Evans did not go to Scola after coming on the field, but went straight to Yao Ming. Chamberlain, who had been guarding Yao Ming, entered the interior with a malicious smile, and he was replaced by the person who defended Scola.

Keeping up with Yao Ming, Evans pushed Yao Ming out vigorously, and walked around in front of Yao Ming according to the instructions of old Nelson, the height gap between the two is very large, as long as Yao Ming can stay in the position and get the ball to eat Evans, it is absolutely no problem. But now the problem is that Yao Ming is pushed to a steady, and Evans is going around the front, with Alstom's half-bottle water passing level, it is really not easy to pass the ball to Yao Ming safely.

Maddy attacked Barnes and finally rushed into the box, Chamberlain waved his arm to catch up, Maddie could only make a hasty shot, the ball hit the rebound and bounced out, Scola wanted to grab the rebound, Chamberlain jumped up from behind him and picked the rebound off his head.

Azubuuk only came on in the second half, full of energy in his body, holding the ball as if he was stepping on Hot Wheels, and he scored easily in three steps from the penalty area.

After the start of the second half, the Rockets became more and more chaotic, and the old Nelson's series of deployments were effective, under the onslaught of the Warriors, the Rockets were beaten in a hurry, and the score between the two sides once expanded to 20 points, and at the end of the third quarter, relying on Yao Mai's hard work at the last moment, the score was finally chased to 75:90.

At the end of the third quarter, looking at the panting Yao Ming and Maddie, Adelman sighed, these two have been playing for 36 minutes in a row and must rest, but when these two people get off the court, who does the team expect to chase points?

"It seems that God does not want to see us win today." Adelman laughed at himself and said to his son Adelman Jr., who is his assistant coach, similar to Nelson Sr., whose son Nelson Jr. is also his assistant coach.

"Well, boys, you're doing a good job, though it's still far from my ideals. Yao, Tracy, come down and rest. Adelman waved his hand and looked at the bench players, "Deacon Bey, Luis, you two will go inside later, Steve, you will also play." ”

Francis, who only appeared for two minutes in the first game, didn't expect Adelman to use him, he was surprised for a moment, and then a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he took off his training clothes and began to warm up.

The Warriors also sent a bench lineup, with Azubuke leading Luis, Evans, and O'Bryant on the field, and Petrus as the mainstay and the core of the current roster.

O'Bryant served to Luis, the Warriors quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Petrus went straight to the basket, and Luis waved a through pass. His passing intent was so obvious that Francis jumped out like a fox, managed to stop the ball, and got the ball and raced forward.

However, Francis is indeed old, his fast attack was blocked by Azubuuk, and in the face of Azubuuk's defense, he did not break through, and he was still blocked by the opponent in two consecutive changes of direction. Seeing this scene, the eyes of many old fans at the scene were moist, seven years ago, if a player like Azubuk defended Boss Fru, then he would definitely be subjected to inhumane teasing!

It's a pity that today's Boss is no longer the All-Star, but a base-salary veteran.

The eyes of the fans are all on Francis, and the Warriors players are no exception, in fact, Francis is still very lethal in their minds.

In the 04-05 season, he was traded by the Rockets to go to the Magic, and that season Francis still had the terrible ability to average 25 points per game, and then spent two years with the Knicks, during which Francis lost himself in the bright Big Apple, and his state declined not because of age, but because of indulgence!

The Warriors players don't dare to underestimate Francis, who knows how this guy's summer passed? If he had practiced wildly in the training hall and the Lilu Measuring Room, then his strength would have recovered to at least eighty percent of his peak, and Francis's eighty percent strength was enough to completely destroy everyone present now!

All eyes were on Francis, including O'Briant, who didn't take the opponent behind him seriously, Mutombo. With the help of his opponent's indifference, Mutombo quietly moved from behind O'Bryant to the bottom line of the right-wing penalty area.

Unfortunately, Francis didn't set foot on the training ground and the Strength Bench this summer, so his ability did not recover. However, the bright lights of New York have changed not only his body, but also his mentality, when he found that he really could not break through the opponent's blockade, he did not stubbornly go to the single as when he was young, but protected the ball and decisively glanced inside, and then passed.

The ball seemed to be a cannonball, rushing to the basket quickly and ferociously, and Otte Bryant subconsciously wanted to steal, but in doing so, he just lost his position, allowing Mutombo to reach out and catch the ball with his long arms like dead wood.

At this time, there was only one O'Bryant under the basket, and he was out of position, seeing this, Mutombo took a deep breath of air, his body bent slightly, his feet struggled to step on the floor, and he rose into the air and slammed the dunk violently!

And this was just the beginning, and then Azubuike broke through the basket with the help of Petrus's cover, and he threw a step and shook his wrist, only to smash the ball on the inside of the hoop and bounce out, O'Briant tried to jam Mutombo, only to the latter to turn nimbly and throw his hand sideways to grab the rebound.

Francis patiently organized the attack, Scola inserted the inside line from the right wing, seeing this, Francis threw a pass, and after getting the ball, the Argentine demon turned around, and Petrus, who came up to defend, was shaken away, Scola entered the penalty area, played the board and sent the ball accurately into the hoop.

After catching up with four points in a row, Rockets fans saw hope again, and with eleven minutes left in the game, they were only eleven points behind, and still had a chance.