godfather in black

Chapter 77 078: Rocket No. [-], soaring into the sky

078: Rocket One, soaring into the sky

On February 2005, 2, the Houston Rockets ushered in a challenge from the Los Angeles Lakers at home.When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the fans at the scene were like water in a boiling pot, and they completely boiled.Rocket One has shown a superhuman desire to attack from the start.There was a sparkle under the always drooping eyelids.

"Tracey, he made Houston's first two with his signature pull-up jumper. It's worth noting that he made the shot with Kobe Bryant in Peter Pan .He successfully humiliated Peter Pan." The on-site commentator put in enough enthusiasm at the beginning of the game. Although their Yao Ming was absent in this game, McGrady's desire to score was particularly strong.

"There's nothing Rocket One can't do, look! This time he dunked on Kwame Brown's head." The commentator's mouth didn't stop from the moment the game started.

At this moment, Qin Tao, who was standing on the sidelines, saw that McGrady, who was doing whatever he wanted, had nothing to do.Before the game, he had arranged for Kobe to limit McGrady, and he also made Butler ready to defend at any time.But after being shot over his head by Tracy McGrady, Bryant put most of his energy into the offense.Chris Webber in the paint couldn't get the ball at all.The paranoid Peter Pan is a double-edged sword. If he is used well, he can bring the team one victory after another. If he is not used well, he can also bring unexpected results to the team.Qin Tao has not fully controlled Kobe's ability, so he can only let him compete with McGrady on the court.Fortunately, Kobe was in good shape, and the Lakers trailed by only 3 points at the end of the first quarter.

During the interval between the festivals, Qin Tao repeatedly emphasized the defense of Rocket One. "Don't let him take the ball, guard that guy named Alston. Derek put more pressure on him, forcing the Rockets to let McGrady bring the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Bryant, you also have to pay attention to Tracy McGrady. Defense. You've scored enough. Remember, guys, McGrady's defense is the most important thing in our game."

Qin Tao has repeatedly emphasized the defense against McGrady, but McGrady is obviously not so easily restrained in this game.Bryant's defense can be described as fierce.McGrady broke through, and Kobe blocked Tracy McGrady's breakthrough route with his body.Standing on the sidelines, Qin Tao could even clearly hear the sound of their muscles colliding.

"Can you only be a defender in the team now?" Tracy McGrady's mouth skills are no worse than his skills.

But is Kobe's mouth just for eating? "Trace, your mouth is getting louder. But if you think your mouth will make me cum, then go ahead!"

Tracy McGrady and Kobe are not familiar with each other, he closed his mouth tactfully.

... 10 minutes later, near the end of halftime, the Lakers attack.

Bryant catches the ball from beyond the three-point line, facing the basket sideways, grabbing the ball with both hands on his waist, while bending over for a drive.Tracy McGrady stood in front of Kobe, spreading his slender arms to completely block Kobe's breakthrough route.

"Tracey, if your summer wasn't full of beaches and women, you should be able to guard me, but you can't now." Bryant said dismissively, and he activated.Against Tracy McGrady, Kobe rushed to the three-second zone.

"Let's talk about it after you score the goal!" Tracy McGrady said while resisting Kobe with all his strength while fighting back.

At the same time, the timer was beating fast, Kobe made a gesture to grab the ball and shoot, McGrady seemed to take a step forward.Kobe's body swayed.At this time, Kobe has begun to transform. He is no longer blindly pursuing fierceness. The change of rhythm is the weapon he relies on most now. "F..." McGrady yelled in frustration, but he had no choice but to watch Kobe make a throw at the buzzer.

At the end of halftime, the score was fixed at 50 to 53, and the Rockets still held a three-point lead.

The main theme of the second half is still the contest between the two geniuses, Tracy McGrady scored points again and again.Kobe used his strong rhythm changes, coupled with his increasingly proficient fadeaway jumper, to score long points for the Lakers.

An hour later, the game was once again suffocating. 102 to 100, the Lakers have a two-point advantage. At this time, there are 6 seconds before the end of the game, and the Rockets have the ball.

"This time the leader has become the Los Angeles Lakers, and the one who has the lore chance has become the Houston Rockets." In the ESPN studio, Bill Walton is doing the work of Smith and Barkley in Los Angeles last time.

His partner, Warren Hunter, is also an experienced commentator, but he has been commenting on NCAA games, and this season he and Bill Walton came together to explain NBA games.At this time, he sat in the studio and shouted loudly: "The last ball is Tracy's. The ball has been passed. Look, Bryant jumped on it..."

As soon as the whistle sounded, the Rockets players started to score and run wildly. They wanted to open up space as much as possible, and they wanted to give their star Tracy McGrady enough space to run.The Lakers' defensive lineup is like a ripped pocket, and the space is getting bigger and bigger.

McGrady received the basketball, and time did not allow him to make too many fake moves.In the face of Kobe, it is difficult for him to think of any fake moves that can shake Kobe's defense.As happened countless times before, the action that must be staged every night, only the man in the NBA is the most domineering - the pull-up jump shot!Relying on his height and body, McGrady forcibly took off.Like a sharp sword rising from the ground, its arrogance is fully revealed.Slightly leaning back and straightening his right foot, all these are the most signature movements of that man.With slightly bent right arm, he pushed out the basketball.

McGrady could feel how desperate Kobe in front of him was to block the ball, and he could read the persistence from Kobe's eyes. He knew Kobe too well, and he would never allow this game to fail.But after throwing the ball, Tracy McGrady laughed, Kobe was doomed to fail tonight, the feeling of that ball told him, this ball has it!

Sure enough, as McGrady expected, there was no problem with the shot or the arc of the basketball, just like during training, the ball was scored!

In the few seconds just now, the Toyota Center was very quiet, but at this moment, the Toyota Center is like the "Apollo" that has been successfully ignited.At this moment, the suppressed atmosphere was finally released, and the energy erupted here was like the flames erupted from the tail of a rocket when it ascended into the sky.

"Tracey————Mike—Grady——" the live DJ shouted the name of the scorer.The audience at the scene also shouted, McGrady held up his hands, calmly accepting the cheers from the fans.

Kobe's eyes were like volcanoes about to erupt, but there was nothing he could do.He came to his best friend, Tracy McGrady, said a word of congratulations and left.As for Qin Tao, although the scene was shocking, he still couldn't believe what happened before his eyes.He did what he had to do, even he thought he had done a good job defending Tracy McGrady at the end, but he still failed.He never expected that the team's morale was high and the controller was in hand... Although it was only one point, he lost completely tonight.He can only watch the carnival of Houston fans as a loser.

PS: As I was writing this chapter, I thought of Tracy McGrady, who was earning a veteran’s annual salary in Detroit. My heart ached so badly. I really hoped to see his pull-up jumper one day...and see that powerful player Tracy McGrady at the stadium...hope God gives him a ring!
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