Chapter 173: The First Chinese Derby (2)
In the first quarter, the two teams were in a stalemate, Zhang Yu ran into trouble after the opening, Artest and Battier adopted frequent bag defense against him, and when he entered the interior line, he was replaced by an inside bag, and the Rockets' defensive strategy was clear at a glance at the beginning, no matter where Zhang Yu was, he would have at least two defenders by his side.
Although Artest's feet are not flexible enough, his strong body can bring Zhang Yu an oppressive defense, coupled with rich game experience, once someone is caught with him, Artai's strong body can immediately force Zhang Yu to make mistakes. The opponent's weight of 230 pounds is too much of a threat to Zhang Yu, and he will stagger when he hits him, plus the referee will definitely be more lenient with the home team, and it is not easy for him to cheat and foul.
In this case, Zhang Yu can only reduce the sticky ball, and once the opponent packs the bag, he immediately passes the ball out and concentrates on making the ball for his teammates, because there will be loopholes in the bag.
Although Yao Ming was also trapped, Cheng DΓΉ was far less strong than Zhang Yu.
Battier and Artest both shot nearly 40% from three-point range, enough to open up space for him, and neither Zhang Yu nor Wallace dared to be too unscrupulous to contain Yao Ming, and they also had to make sure that they would not miss the opportunity for the opposing player to open the space. As for Kenyon Martin, he always can't make a strong effort against Argentina's interior line, and he is still a little unable to parry Scola alone, how can he still have the energy to help David Lee?
Yao Ming scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first half of the quarter, and hit both free throws. The little giant's free throw shooting rate this season is still above 85%, although it is not as abnormal as Zhang Yu's free throw shooting rate, and he is also a leader in the inside, enough to make the big shark and little Superman lick their knees.
At 5:15 of the first quarter, D'Antoni had to call a timeout, and the score was 10:16, and they trailed the Rockets by six points.
"Run, they drag a big man of 7 feet 6 inches, he must not run fast, what we are best at is speed, only with speed can we defeat the opponent, we can't limit Yao Ming, we will exhaust him!"
Chinese fans heard D'Antoni's tactical arrangement in front of the TV, and they scolded one after another, tired of your uncle!
Adelman was very satisfied with the team's performance and asked Yao Ming, "Yao, how is your body?" β
Yao Ming smiled: "I can play the whole section." β
"No, we don't need this, we're ahead now, you go up and play for two more minutes, we take a timeout and focus on Yao Ming, I'll replace you in two minutes."
Adelman knew that Yao Ming's body should be used more when it was good.
Yao Ming was there, not letting him attack, and letting him run back and forth was the biggest waste. In the second half, especially in the last quarter, if Yao Ming wanted to play, the little giant was also bored at that time.
The timeout ended and the two teams returned to the field.
Zhang Yu broke through with the ball, Battier was too late to wrap up this time, Zhang Yu burst into the inside line and bumped into Yao Ming.
As soon as Yao Ming saw Zhang Yu's eyes, he knew that this kid wanted to make himself foul and beat him down.
"But it's just right, this is a double-edged sword, if you can't make a foul, you will eat my Yao's hot pot!" Yao Ming was not afraid at all, and was ready to slap back in the face.
Zhang Yu jumped towards Yao Ming, the two of them had a physical contact in the air, Zhang Yu knew that Yao Ming's bounce was poor, and there was no room at all, so he collected the ball in the air and waited for Yao Ming to land first before shooting.
Yao Ming's face darkened, knowing that this was going to be a tragedy!
Zhang Yu is like stopping in the air in his eyes, Yao Ming has only seen such an ability to stay in the air in Kobe and Wade, and the rhythm of the five best balls!
Domestic fans widened their eyes at this moment, only to see Zhang Yu holding the basketball in his arms with his back to Yao Ming, his body shrunk into a ball, and waited until Yao Ming landed, and then threw the ball gently behind him......
Zhang Yu throws the basketball entirely by his own feelings, but his feelings have always been accurate, which is why his shooting percentage is so high.
Everyone looked at the slow basketball in the sky, and just as it was falling, a big black hand suddenly appeared and slapped the basketball on the rebound.
"Damn, who is this!"
Zhang Yu and Yao Ming shouted in unison, speaking in Chinese.
The two of them, one is complaining that their top five goals have been destroyed, and the other is complaining that the ball has begun to fall, so what if they can't score? But when you get it like this, it will immediately be a jamming ball, and you will give away two points for nothing.
Landry is an excellent No. 4 player drafted by the Rockets, with a rare combination of power, speed, and bounce. The rookie ranked first in PF in these aspects during the physical test, and this pegboard cap is the best proof of this, but this ball is too frizzy, and there is no need to block the basketball has fallen.
Zhang Yu ran back, extremely unhappy, how beautiful this ball is, the background is Yao Ming, who was ruined by a stunned Qing
Yao Ming also reacted at this time, although Landry did useless work, but it completely avoided the tragedy of becoming the background of the "Top Ten Balls of the Month"!
Who knows if the ball will go into the frame if it falls?
Thinking about it this way, it's better to cover it directly, this black boy is quite sensible, right?
There was a false alarm, and Yao Ming continued to ** David Lee on the offensive end.
David Lee really couldn't help it today, he also tried it before, but Yao Ming easily caught the ball from his head and dunked. "Winding Forward" is not so easy to wrap around, especially since he is only 206cm tall, but David Lee decided to try again.
After the Rockets took a timeout, Brooks replaced Alston, Little Black Bean has a strong scoring ability, but he doesn't pass well, but he is better than Alston in one thing, that is, listening to the coach, he is just a last-round pick, and he doesn't dare not listen.
Alston often doesn't pass the ball to Yao Ming, and domestic fans often watch the Rockets' games, so they know that he usually passes two to Maddie, and at most one to Yao Ming, which obviously belongs to Maddy's faction. Now that even Maddie is going to be traded, his exit is inevitable, and the time for Brooks to take the position is almost up.
David Lee went around the front, but his height was too short and his arm span was not enough, and although Brooks' pass was not good, the ball also easily hung over David Lee.
Yao Ming received the ball on the inside and scored the ball with a one-handed dunk directly to score his 12th point.
Barkley saw Yao Ming score this goal, and couldn't help but sigh: "Look, what a position Yao Ming occupies!"
Kenny Smith also praised: "The biggest guy in the league, he combines flexible shooting with a strong lower body. He can create a zΓ o position because he is physically strong and can use his physique to shoot flexibly, and he is dominant under the basket. β
Barkley did not forget to criticize the Knicks' defense: "Crawford's defensive awareness is still not good, this ball should interfere with Brooks's pass, strangle Yao Ming's pass from the source." β
Zhang Yu walked up to Crawford and asked the two to swap defenders on the defensive end.
Crawford didn't react, just nodded and was done.
Yao Ming had a bad premonition, seeing Zhang Yu's sinister expression, how could he feel that he was coming for himself? What the hell did this stinky boy come up with again?
On the defensive end, Zhang Yu thought of a way, but on the offensive end, he still didn't have a good way to crack the bag, the only way was to pass the ball and see if his teammates could take advantage of his chance.
Gerard Wallace doesn't have many chances, he is guarded by Battier, and his own attack ability is not high, but his defense is not inferior to his opponent, so he simply launched an alternative "mutual defense war" with Battier, the two have not scored a point so far, and the fans on both sides are in pain, this kind of mutual explosion is too boring.
David Lee, under Yao Ming's watch, also had no chance, and only scored two points by picking up leaks.
Not to mention Kenyon Martin, he can only score by passing the ball from his teammates.
Only Crawford can be a weapon to break the defense when he is targeted.
However, this TM is a rod nerve knife! Crawford shot 0-of-4 today, otherwise they wouldn't have trailed by six points.
The Rockets will definitely leak people on their own, but Crawford didn't feel good to catch up today, so they really didn't have much to do?
"I thought my team was good, but now it seems that it is still a lot worse, and when I meet a strong team, my original form will be revealed." Zhang Yu sighed in his heart, attracted the bag after breaking through, and once again divided the ball.
Crawford received the ball, passed Brooks, and smashed the basket again with a mid-range pullup jumper.
Yao Ming got his fourth rebound, and today the little giant has 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first center in the league.
The Rockets attacked, Zhang Yu and Crawford exchanged defensive objects this time, and Xiao Heidou found that the defense of himself was replaced by Zhang Yu, who was more than two meters tall.
Brooks has an attack factor in his body, which is very similar to Alston in some places, belonging to the guy who shoots when his brain is hot, and professionally speaking, there is a problem with the choice of shooting timing. Seeing Zhang Yu's height, Brookley felt that with his agility and speed, he should be able to pass Zhang Yu lightly, and then let the birds fly, and it would not be a problem to pass the ball or shoot by himself.
Zhang Yu didn't know what this little dot in front of him was thinking, if he knew, he would tell him with a smile: "There are many people who think so, and they all die miserably in the end!" β