Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 50
Sometimes, you have to submit to fate.

Yes.

The crazy JR brought all the Rocketmen who just had a little hope back from the beautiful dream to the cruel reality.

What is the reality?
This started in May last year.At that time, the Rockets were fighting fiercely with the Lakers, but there was a crack in Yao Ming's left foot, and his hair was silky. It didn't seem to matter.The giant's season reimbursement, on the contrary, endowed the story of the Rockets' seven games against the Lakers with a legendary color, and gilded the Rockets' 5-2009 season with a layer of gold.

Little did they know, after more than a month, the crack gradually widened.Words such as Yao Ming's season reimbursement, Yao Ming's career retirement, etc., quickly jumped out of the cracks and jumped onto the headlines of major media.

That crack triggered an earthquake in Houston.Yao Ming looked at this turbulent city and said, "Fuck, if you have another operation, you might as well retire." This was an angry statement, but he still visited famous doctors everywhere, and finally accepted the suggestion of implanting 16 steel nails in his ankle. "I believe this is the best choice." But his choice cannot prevent the increasingly violent crustal movement, because it means the fact that the Giants, who have just ushered in the peak of their career, are injured for one season.

Accompanied by Yao Ming's fall, voices of doubt sounded from everywhere.

There is a saying that Artest left, in addition to contract issues, but also because Artest believed that the Rockets could not compete for the championship.So he went to the Lakers - the favorites to win the new season.

Meanwhile, Morey signed Trevor Ariza, but no one saw him as a savior any more than Brooks, Luis Scola and Carl Landry, who had seven games against the defending champions, could fill the hole left by Yao Ming's injury.

Then came more vitriolic remarks, like a storm.Barkley thinks the Rockets can only win 13 games this season. ESPN data expert Hollinger said that the Rockets won up to 33 wins and could not enter the playoffs.Almost all the media said before the start of the season that the Rockets are done and can go straight to the lottery.Even the fans in Houston, looking at the cracked land under their feet, seemed to feel that the sky was about to fall, muttering that such a lineup might as well bet on Wall intentionally.

Sometimes they think of Tracy McGrady, the man who underwent minimally invasive surgery last February.Yao was in rehab training in Chicago when he went down, and he said he was recovering well and could score 2 points on his opponent when he returned.But after the 30-2008 season, no one dared to believe his words.What he brought to the Houstonians was just a dim hope.

The soap opera starring Tracy McGrady last season was indeed a good talk after dinner for outsiders, but for the Rockets, it was a nightmare. His play and rest seriously affected the stability of the Rockets' lineup;

In order to prevent the nightmare from recurring, when he announced that he was going to come back, Adelman told him over and over again, "Now is not the time, you have not fully recovered." In late November, he couldn't bear it anymore. He put on his jersey and warmed up on the field.So he jumped on Toure, had a dispute with the old coach, and even broke the "door slamming incident".

Until mid-December, Ariza was suspended for one game due to a malicious foul, and the Rockets were short of personnel at the 12nd and 2rd positions. Ashuai finally made concessions and formulated an 3-minute policy.He wanted to see how Tracy McGrady was doing, but he didn't want to affect the team's chemical reaction. Eight minutes couldn't be more appropriate.In 8 consecutive games with 8 minutes, Tracy McGrady had a lot of ups and downs. When he scored 6 points in 8 minutes and 7 seconds, you would think that he was still the omnipotent T-Mac; when he made 50 of 10 shots, you would think that his knee has not fully recovered.

McGrady didn't realize his ups and downs. On December 12, when he came to Orlando, he only got more than 23 minutes of playing time, but after only 7 minutes of 4 of 1 shots amid endless boos, his psychological defense was destroyed.He started complaining, saying he was fed up, saying he "would go to the goddamn moon if I could play," adding that he was "glad to be a free agent."

Pulling so far, mainly to explain a practical problem.

Look at the salary structure of the players on the field in the fourth quarter.

800 against 6200.

There are 30 teams in the league, each team has flaws, but no team is as disabled or as deficient as the Rockets.They cover up their defects with a kind of incomplete beauty, but it does not mean that the defects disappear.

For example, there is only one player in their team who is taller than 2 meters, but it is David Anderson who entered the NBA in the first year. He is a bit thin and soft.They hoped that Ariza could grow into a leader after getting unlimited firepower, but they didn't expect to become "iron slag".Landry was good enough, but when other teams started paying attention to him, his numbers and efficiency plummeted.While Xiaobu is amazing, he also exposed the unique characteristics of the Rockets point guard.As Battier and Hayes got older, their feet were no longer quick, and their proud defense suffered as a result...

Even if Ron found Mayo, he paid the price of Battier and Brooks...

But the Rockets did not give up.

From the third quarter just past, you can see that in the face of the disaster, Adelman stood still, and the young people of the Rockets also straightened their backs.They know that the absence of superstars will give them more room for performance; they know that the old coach who has stayed in the league for 18 seasons will come up with a flexible tactical system to fully demonstrate their characteristics.There is also the oft-mentioned trait of resilience, which combines a desire for performance with tactical agility.

Then, the league saw a group of guys called "Xiaoqiang" organize an anti-earthquake movement.They jumped up and down, they tossed and turned, sometimes they bumped into walls, and sometimes they went over mountains and ridges.The expected acceleration, constant movement, high-position support, horizontal and vertical cuts after screens, coiled back runs... The media is not sure which technical term to use to define their system, is it run and gun or Princeton?It doesn't matter anymore.The twisting figure under the dim starlight is a kind of simple magnificence.

But a storm from reality still destroyed this group of young people who had let go of all their psychological burdens...

They met the once-in-a-century Anthony sharing the ball in their hands, they met the old boy Iverson's flashback, and they even met a convulsed JR. They have tried their best to fight for the honor of Space City and Ron's first NBA game...

"I think...we saw what we wanted..." a fan said with sudden uneasiness and hesitation.

"I haven't been to the Toyota Center for a long time... because I don't want to go to a hopeless game... But it's not this one... It looks like we played well..." Another fan looked relieved...

"Okay, it's my fault, I shouldn't have provoked that lunatic...Maybe, we'd have won that way...but...who could have imagined before the game?"

Suddenly, the fourth quarter had just started, and the bursts of applause and cheers from all around made every Hugh City player look at each other...

Even Mayo, who just arrived, finds it a bit unbelievable...

Have such tolerant fans?

We look like we're done...

They're still ready to boo me, aren't you satisfied? JR Smith thought to himself.

"Get lost! You idiot!" a fan shouted tremblingly.

Everyone stayed for a while, and then facing JR, who frequently raised his hand in provocation, there were boos all over the sky again...

"I don't want to watch prisoners play ball!"

"You stink! You beat like a camel shit..."

...

All the fans roared angrily.

Are these bastards human? JR suddenly felt guilty, he staggered and almost slipped and fell to the ground...

Ty Lawson pushed forward, and for the first time, the excited and unanimous "Defence" echoed in the space city...

Ron looked back and looked around. All the fans who stood up had clear hopes on their faces...

Unexpected bonus...isn't it?

At this moment, Ron's heart was full of impassioned...

If there's one person who can save the Rockets right now...he's...

...

"Hi! Hello!" Scarlett Johansson smiled and held out her slender hand...

"Uh... you are?" Beside the players' tunnel, the little black girl who had been struggling to look at the game scene with her waist bent all the time was dizzy...

"My God...Scarlett...I...God..." She smiled friendly...

"Do you want to talk to me...I mean, there is a seat right next to me..." Scarlett laughed, "But you have to make sure that he can hear your voice..."

"...Thank you!" She looked at Scarlett gratefully...

...

Kenny: "Houston is over, but I admit it was a good game..."

Barkley: "Team going into rotation, Kenyon Martin jumping up and down like he's on steroids..."

90:102, 8 minutes and 22 seconds of the fourth quarter.Rockets Lowry, Trevor Ariza, Hayes, Jordan Hill, David Anderson.

Nuggets Lawson, Miller, JR, Anthony, Martin.

Lowry took the ball and pushed forward steadily. Next to him, Australian center David Anderson ran over to do a pick-and-roll for him. He strode away 2 people...

"Don't even think about getting out!" Kenyon Martin uttered harsh words inside, but everyone in the Nuggets instinctively knew that he would definitely pass the ball to the inside in the end...

Stepping on the free throw line, Martin stared blankly at him as if he had eaten a firecracker, resisting his 260-pound self, and threw the ball...

The ball was thrown directly into the auditorium, the referee whistled, and Martin committed 5 fouls!
One of two free throws.

91: 102.

Andre Miller and Ty Lawson came up with an interactive pick-and-roll, the ball was split to the bottom corner, JR Smith shook Ariza, and rushed like an inside.

A lump of hard object suddenly bumped into his chest.

The opponent fell backwards, and he threw the ball upwards...

"2+1, this is a 2+1!" He excitedly made a two-point gesture...

The referee ran to the technical stage and made an extremely excited forward punching movement...

Offensive foul!

Lowry bit his cheek and was supported by his teammates...

"Give it back to you, don't even think about getting out!"

With a painful expression on his face, he pushed the ball again...

Apparently he was hit badly just now...

"My dear! Come on! You are doing well!"

A familiar voice drifted to Lowry's ears, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that next to the big star Scarlett, his favorite girl was jumping and jumping in excitement...

He also opened his mouth.

come on!

As the passionate music played, Lowry suddenly accelerated and passed through the double team formed by the old Miller and Lawson. He made two consecutive cross-overs, retreating and advancing, making all the Nuggets stare at him in a daze.

Taking two strides in a row, Nene, who jumped up fiercely, hit a Francis-style folding lever. Nene planned to dribble the ball and slam it down. Lowry fell heavily to the ground, and the ball was shot at the last moment!
Hit the board and put it in the basket! 2+1!

Barkley: "He is working hard!"

He twisted his neck and got up, the pain in his whole body made him miss a free throw...

Only 3 offenders?

As he walked back, he looked at the technical table...

The point difference returned to single digits again!
While coming back, Nene was sitting and beating Anderson, turned his back coolly, and suddenly saw a figure rushing towards him like an arrow...

He staggered, took an extra step, walked!

Nene complained as she walked back.

Lowry!

He only has the basket in his eyes!

Then everyone will double-team him from front to back...

Where's the ball?

David Anderson is not Hayes!He held high and hit high, made a small throw, and scored the ball on the head of Anthony who played the 4th position!

"What are you doing! Zone defense!" Carl was furious on the sidelines...

Kenny: "Houstonians don't teach guns! Determination is written all over their faces!"

Barkley: "Especially that short guy, he's going to treat himself like a dynamite bag!"

Anthony made a mid-range shot, and the point difference returned to 9 points again.

It's Kyle Lowry again!He paced back and forth from beyond the 3-point line.

Five people in the penalty area tensed their nerves, but he suddenly turned his back against Ty Lawson, who had the same physique as him, and squeezed hard into the inside...

Nene walks over, Anthony walks over and two 7-footers raise their hands, he and David Anderson have a personal ball pass...

Anthony hugged him and raised his hand obediently.

There was resentment on his face, he didn't understand how this guy named Lowry played so stubbornly...

2 free throws were made.

Anthony stepped on the 3-point line and made a shot.Swipe out of the frame...

He threw himself into the game, tapped Hayes, and dunked easily.

It was his 26th point and 11th rebound of the game...

Lowry once again came to the Nuggets' penalty area. He and Jordan Hill double-screened, took the ball from Ariza, and sat and ate Lawson.

He relied on hitting and turned over, and Anthony next to him tried his best to cover him...

He was vigilantly making a feint, the two jumped up at the same time, seeing that Anthony was leaning forward, he leaned on Anthony to force himself up without thinking...

The ball flew and was slapped by Anthony... The referee whistled, and Anthony's innocent eyes widened...

Suddenly seeing that it was his fourth foul, he suddenly became inexplicably angry...

"Hey! That's a nice hat! I didn't foul! You idiot…"

Whistle again, T!Technical foul!
Carl jumped up and called a long timeout, and everyone dragged the angry little Melon back to the bench...

Seeing Lowry dragging his exhausted body to high-five everyone, sitting on the bench in front of his buttocks, his feet continued to tremble.

At this time, in Ron's eyes, some past memories made him feel warm...

...

"I think it's going to take the load off our bigs. I'm going to be able to spend less time with their bigs."

"...you've got to get a good outside shooter..."

"Trust me, I can 100% get the ball in their hands..."

...

Martin 5 times, Nene 3 times, Camby 4 times, Anthony 4 times, JR 3 times, the Nuggets have accumulated 4 fouls in this quarter...

This is what Ron wants, and this is the winning point that the Rockets need most in this game...

Insufficient interior athleticism to take down this talented star team...

And Lowry is completely fighting with the lives of the players...

Since the new aid Dragic is not yet in place, he has been overloaded for a full 40 minutes in this game... Ruhr just replaced him for less than 4 minutes. Looking at this situation, he will continue to play...

The Nuggets made their debut, but the difference was that Camby was replaced by JR, and Anthony moved to the position of power forward...

Here are Lowry, Ariza, Hayes, Jordan Hill, David Anderson...

With 2 free throws and a technical offense, Lowry has secured 3 points. It seems that his overdrawn physical strength has improved after a short break...

Don't forget, he is the last one to leave after every training session!
At this time, the score on the court was 100:106, 6 minutes and 18 seconds.

Although it seems that the score has been narrowed, the Nuggets are murderous after the normal rotation.

However, only Ron and Adelman knew clearly that the scene was slightly reversed because they had Lowry...

That unyielding battle god!
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