The China Power of NBA

Chapter 21 Hornets VS Rockets (2)

In the first quarter, Yao Ming made 6 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. There was also a cap attack on Okafor, showing the dominance of the restricted area!
In the first half of the second quarter, the two teams used their substitutes, and the Rockets showed their advantage. Since the Hornets did not have a substitute at the No. Desek at the [-]nd position, Peja at the [-]rd position, Sangueira at the [-]th position, and Brykins at the [-]th position, this combination can fully highlight Thornton's offensive firepower, but apart from the [-]st position, The other four positions are relatively weak compared to the Rockets.

The Rockets' backup No. [-] is a small steel cannon, Lowry. Like Thornton, he is a vigorous player. He is not tall enough but has weight and strength. The defensive end dares to smash the opponent, and the offensive end carries explosives. Just rush in, and the pass is pretty good, but the disadvantage is that he can't shoot, especially the three-pointer, which is completely out of bounds. When Lowry came to defend Thornton, Thornton suddenly felt that the defensive pressure increased sharply, and he was completely different from Xiaobu. The level of defense, several shots have also hit the iron.

The Rockets' second-place substitute is Courtney Lee. This person is characterized by comprehensive offense and defense. He knows everything, but nothing stands out. He belongs to the type of player who is miscellaneous but not good. , no one can bargain for cheap.

The Rockets' third place on the bench is Zeiss Budinger. This tall, [-]-man shooter is a treasure found by Morey. Like adding navigation, it is quite accurate. The three-point shooting rate in the first three games is close to [-]%. The disadvantage is that it can't pass the ball and the defense is weak. Minutes.

Patterson and Jordan Hill are the fourth substitutes for the Rockets. They are equally capable. The former is good at mid-range shooting, while the latter is more suitable for grabbing offensive rebounds and making a second attack. Personally, it was Jordan Hill in this game, and the result was obvious. On the defensive end, the 32-year-old Sangueira couldn’t guard against Jordan Hill, a monster inside, and was overwhelmed by the latter many times. The result is either directly scoring points, or being forced to foul.

The Rockets' fifth position on the bench is Chuck Hayes or Brad Miller. The styles of the two are also different. The rebounder is only 198 cm tall, but he is very strong, thick and has a strong sense of rebounding. The defensive ability is first-class, and the passing is also good, but basically has no offensive ability, while Brad Miller is more offensive than defensive, and his offensive area is even beyond the three-point line, which is hard to defend.

In this game, it was Hayes, and the Hornets backup power forward Briggins who was facing him was a man of the NCAA, and countless people were beaten by him. Hayes is only 208 centimeters tall, which is a full ten centimeters short. Briggins was secretly happy. Relying on his height advantage, he leaned against Hayes and asked for the ball. Thornton passed the ball in place. After several beggings, he pushed back with all his strength, but Briggins pushed Hayes as if he was pushing against a wall, and Hayes didn't move at all!

Briggins didn't get a bargain, so he took the ball and rushed to the right, trying to play a mobile attack. Just when Briggins was about to take a shot and lifted the basketball up, Hayes saw the timing , broke the ball with a slap, and launched a fast break!
After a few rounds, Briggins was treated like a kitten by Hayes.

Generally speaking, the Rockets have strong firepower and a variety of tricks. Compared with the Hornets, they are like heaven and earth. Therefore, after the first half of the second quarter, the score was 40 to 47. The Rockets took the lead. A 6-minute official timeout Afterwards, the two teams sent their starters to play again.

Martin showed his excellent touch as soon as he came on the court. He slid the bottom line and borrowed Yao Ming's pick-and-roll under the basket, rushed to the bottom corner three-point line, received a pass from Xiaobu, and made a three-pointer!Hit!David West of the Hornets hit Scola at the free throw line. West made a fake move to the left to trick Scola out, and then made a layup with a low hand to the right. Unexpectedly, Yao Ming shot out from the middle and slapped The ball fanned to the backcourt, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao Bu controlled the ball like a small sports car. With a flying pass, the basketball landed in the hands of Martin in the bottom corner, and the crooked machine gun was loaded again!Three points hit!

At this time, Belinelli was still standing in the frontcourt with a dazed look on his face, not knowing what happened just now.

In a blink of an eye, the score was stretched to 40:53, a full 13 points behind.

Williams called a timeout, set up a play, and Thornton replaced Belinelli after the timeout.

I saw Thornton took the ball at the top of the three-point arc. Without a word, he accelerated and squeezed Martin behind. Yao Ming intercepted in the air. Thornton slipped the ball under Yao Ming's armpit and scored the ball!

"Beep...beep!"

"Defensive Foul!"

Thornton swung his fist and roared to the audience, while Yao Ming shook his head helplessly.

Thornton made a free throw and scored 2+1.

On the defensive end, Thornton spared no effort to cling to Martin, not to mention the offensive space, there was no space to connect the ball, so Xiaobu had to follow Adelman's second plan, lobbing the ball to Yao Ming, and the rest pulled the ball. Open, let Yao Ming play singles.

Yao Ming played against Okafor in singles, there was no pinch defense, no help defense, and Okafor did not go around the front, all of them defended from the back. Yao Ming dribbled the ball and tried his best to push away the big and powerful opponents. Okafor squeezed into the three-second zone with great difficulty, and hit a hook.

In fact, this rhythm has entered Williams' trap.

The Rockets then used Yao Ming to hit three consecutive goals and scored all of them, but Yao Ming was sweating profusely, and there was a slight gap in the game. Yao Ming immediately put his hands on his knees and panted heavily. This is a sign of Yao Ming's extreme fatigue.

Taking advantage of Yao Ming's lack of physical strength and the lack of defense to keep up with the pace, Paul and Ariza began to show off their power. The two rushed to the basket in turn. To break through, the score became 53:59, with the Rockets leading by 6 points.

During the intermission, Jenny wore a red T-shirt with "China Power" printed on it and super short hot pants, and performed a hot dance with a group of eight cheerleaders. Jenny's long blond hair, tall and plump figure, and passionate dancing posture made Every man present looked at her intently, and the heads of many men lit up and down following Jenny's swaying chest while dancing, which made people's blood spurt!
In the second half, the Rockets changed the first position in the starting lineup. The strong Lowry entered the starting lineup and defended Paul. Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the three-point arc. Cafu, I don’t want Okafor to turn around and do another pick-and-roll for Paul. Paul accelerates and rushes to the basket. Battier quickly defends. Ariza's arm accurately fell into the hands of Ariza who was ambushing in the bottom corner, and Ariza immediately raised his hand and hit a three-pointer!

Turning around, the Rockets strengthened their inside attack. Scola singled West with the ball on the left side. The two were about the same age and strength. Scola's fake action is well-known in the league. West didn't take off to block the block, but just resisted the defensive position. Scola took the ball back and turned around again to make a low hand. For a layup, West could block the ball without taking off. West was about to reach out to block it, but Scola flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Yao Ming behind West!

West thought to himself, "Not good!" At the same time, he took off to block Yao Ming's shot, but Yao Ming also made a fake shot. At the moment West took off, he passed the ball to Scola again, and Scola under the basket Just as he was about to put the basket, a black figure shot out from the slanting stab, like an iron tower, and flew up sideways, who else could it be if it wasn't Okafor, who knew that Scola's move was still a fake move, West and Okafor Cafu was swayed away, Scola calmly leaned under Okafor, and at the same time put the basket with his right hand!

Scola was "knocked" to the ground by Okafor, while the basketball was firmly drilled into the basket.

"Dudu!"

The referee signaled Okafor to foul!
Okafu stomped his feet in anger!

The third quarter hit the official timeout, and the score of the two teams was 71:78. The Rockets led.

Came back from a timeout, came off the bench, and just as soon as he came on the field, a "tragedy" happened!
Peja stepped on Brad Miller's foot on the way to the breakthrough. Peja immediately held his right ankle and screamed. The audience all looked nervously at Peja, teammates, and medical staff. To check the situation, the old Fu also stood up and was about to go on stage to check the situation. He didn't want to be hit by a girl wearing a red hat and a pink sweater with a camera in his hand. The old Fu looked up and said in surprise,

"It turned out to be you!"

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