Forward to the basket

The first quarter between the Rockets and the Celtics played for a full 4 minutes, but the score on the field only stayed at 10:4. The offensive efficiency of both sides is not high, but the Rockets are better than their opponents. Smoother.

Six offenses, four successes, plus two free throws, although the number of offenses of the Rockets can not be said to be mercury, but this success rate is enough for them to firmly control the situation and score on the court.

The Rockets' home performance is not outstanding in the West, but those who can win at the Toyota Center are not good at it. Now Rivers and the Celtics can clearly feel that the opponent's offense and defense here are very fierce.

Especially on the defensive end, almost every advance of the Celtics will be very awkward. Van Gundy's shouting on the sidelines is not concealed at all. He just asks his players to post as much as possible to cause trouble for the opponent. Even if it's a foul, it can't make the Celtics play comfortably. Faced with the defensive strength that ranks among the top three in the league, Rivers' team now feels a little bit helpless.

For the Celtics, it may be the first time that they feel so uncomfortable on the offensive end, even more awkward than when they met the Pistons at the beginning of the season. Almost every shot is entangled They barely made the shots under endless circumstances, which made them only hit two of the seven shots in the first 4 minutes!

This poor shooting rate has already made Rivers' brows almost knit into a ball, but he also knows that roaring now can't solve any problems, and it's not that the boys on the court didn't take the game seriously, but the opponent The defense level is very tight, and the close defense is very tight. It is really not easy to find opportunities.

Thanks to Pierce relying on his personal ability, under Battier's close marking, using the two pick-and-roll cooperation with Chen Feng, relying on his super touch to fire at a 45-degree angle, hitting two mid-range jumpers.

But Pierce's hit rate was only [-] of [-] shots. Except for him, the rest of the guys were all misfired, especially Jefferson. He played very badly today, and all two shots were blocked.

If the first time being blocked was an accident, then the second time being blocked was entirely due to Jefferson's own head. Originally, when he and Chen Feng exchanged positions, he should have passed the ball, but this guy didn't. Knowing what he was thinking, after catching the ball, he turned around and headed towards the basket, and was about to dunk the basket with one hand.

There was no cover, no back-run pass, and no clever pass. Yao Ming didn't even move his position. He slapped Jefferson's one-handed ball back into the halfcourt in an instant. .

It was such a block that directly gave McGrady a chance to counterattack quickly. Although Rondo and Sprewell were chasing desperately, no one could stop the Rockets No. 1 from raging at the basket.

Because of this, Rivers was forced to call a timeout. He knew that the boys under him were a little confused now. Whether it was the usual tactics or individual combat, they were all suppressed by the Rockets.

Needless to say, Pierce, Battier is like a plaster, sticking to him anytime, anywhere, no matter whether it is running or catching the ball, as long as Pierce makes a slight move, Battier will follow him like a shadow.

Those two shots were all relying on Chen Feng's blocking to get the chance to get a mobile phone. If so, Battier's interference almost messed up Pierce's shooting rhythm. Fortunately, those two shots went into the basket smoothly. basket.

However, the most troublesome problem for Rivers now is that Jefferson's performance is completely contained, and an offensive point on the inside cannot be opened. The ball was handed over to Chen Feng, because of Alstom's entanglement and the Rockets' inside defense, they had to give up.

Rivers had considered such a situation before the game. Van Gundy's old fritters would definitely not let the Celtics' comfortable offense inside, and would definitely cause some damage, but Rivers didn't expect it, and it has always been stable. Jefferson's position was messed up first, not to mention being blocked by Yao Ming twice, and he was fouled once while defending.

That's also because of Yao Ming's back-up attack in the interior, Jefferson wanted to hit back too much, and then attacked too quickly when defending, giving the opponent two free throw opportunities in vain, and he was called a foul.

"Al, come down and take a rest. I need you to calm down." Rivers rarely makes such a direct substitution, but he must let Jefferson calm down on the sidelines at this moment.

Although Jefferson looked very annoyed on his face, he had to squat on the bench obediently. This guy also knew that his performance in the past few minutes was really abnormal, and he completely lost his usual rhythm of the game.

Rivers didn't have time to care about Jefferson's emotional problems. He had to calm down all the wild boys under his command, at least to stabilize them, and stop the mindless fighting like just now.

"Patrick, you go on the court. Now you need to adjust the defensive tasks inside. Chen Feng, you go to mark Yao, try not to let him shoot comfortably, and start putting pressure on him from the moment he catches the ball!"

Facing Van Gundy's dual-core, Rivers can only push the danger as far as possible. The Celtics' inside line can no longer be ravaged by opponents like this, and staring Yao Ming is the most critical point.

Rivers can't guarantee that his tactics will work, but compared with Perkins and Jefferson, Chen Feng is more reliable. At least this kid is still very clear-headed.

Although he failed to score points in the first few minutes of the game, Chen Feng's cover in the offense allowed Pierce to find shooting opportunities twice. His penetration in the interior was also very timely. If Jefferson could pass the ball just now, Chen Feng would have the opportunity to take Juwan Howard, who was changing positions to defend himself. Although the kid was not as crazy as usual, those few people on the field Here, maybe he knows what he should do best in his mind, so at this time, Rivers hopes that on the defensive end, Chen Feng can disrupt Yao Ming's rhythm, at least he will make Yao Ming feel awkward.

Chen Feng listened to Rivers' arrangement and didn't say anything. He just looked at the Rockets. The compatriot wearing the No. 11 team uniform was listening to what Van Gundy was saying, but the cheers around him didn't stop.

If before the game, Chen Feng only got to know the fellow from the video, then now Chen Feng already has a very intuitive understanding of that big man. With a height of more than 20 meters and 20, he can definitely give anyone a shot at both offensive and defensive ends. This team is causing big trouble, not to mention mediocre running ability or poor jumping ability, if you have such a height, and let you have the animal-like jumping ability of Joe Gang, then the earth is no longer Your main battlefield is now, don't mention Chamberlain, a livestock that can sleep [-] women in a lifetime does not belong to the category of normal people, Yao Ming is already very flexible in the big grid, and combined with that soft touch, let alone It was Jefferson who was a little annoyed. Even if Chen Feng was watching from the side, he still felt very tricky. After all, there was a height gap of more than [-] centimeters, so it was really difficult to block the shot.

In the first few minutes of the game, Chen Feng had been switching positions with Jefferson, trying to use this method to pull the opponent's movement. After all, he was such a big guy, and it was definitely not that easy to back and forth to defend.

But Jefferson was a bit angry playing today, and the two of them could switch positions. But Jefferson chose to go it alone, but he didn't have any temper after being slapped by the two big hats, and now he is still given by Rivers. Squatting down on the bench, Chen Feng could only hope that Perkins would not be as hot-headed as Jefferson.

Few people can hear the strategizing of the two coaches on the sidelines. Even with the development of broadcasting technology, few people will take the initiative to explore what tactics the head coach will say during the timeout. More people are still paying attention to the game. The process is not a battle between the coaches of the two sides on the sidelines, so Van Gundy and Rivers are arranging tactics, but those Houston fans are singing the Rockets' victory team song.

The shouts and songs of the fans filled the entire Toyota Center, but besides the fans, there were some people in the arena who were watching such a game from another angle, and those people were the same as Xie Miaomiao. Staying in the media seats, the focus of their discussion was also on Yao Ming and Chen Feng.

"Beauty Xie, in the first few minutes of the game, it seems that the rookie you are following has no chance to perform. The whole process is completely playing the game according to the usual habits of the Rockets. The Celtics were suppressed. According to Director Zhang, we played too reasonably, but the Bostonians can't find any way to solve all this, including the big man you are optimistic about."

The chattering guy next to him has been chattering since the beginning of the game, which made Xie Miaomiao always have the urge to smash his nose with the camera in his hand, but his views did represent the thoughts of many people.

At least these Chinese reporters around Xie Miaomiao, most of them see it this way. Between Yao Ming and Chen Feng, they are obviously more inclined to the former. Although they are both Chinese, Yao Ming is the one who followed the three We have been friends for four years, and there are only two or three people who support Xie Miaomiao's opinion, but God knows if they are trying to get close to the beautiful women, now maybe Xie Miaomiao still thinks that this will be a close contest, and will not Become Yao Ming's one-man show, but now she is the only one who thinks so.

"A bunch of idiots, idiots, if the Celtics are so easy to beat, how could they be in the top six in the Eastern Conference when Feng Chen was sidelined for a month and the entire roster was assembled for less than five months?" Hey, those bandits in green clothes are so easy to conquer? It’s all a dream!”

Now Xie Miaomiao is only looking forward to the next game. Facts can slap those idiots in the face for her, but just like Rivers scratching her head, she can also feel Yao Ming's creation of the Celtics inside. trouble, "Yao Ming that guy is too tall, I really don't know what kind of idea that kid will come up with."

Rivers and the others don't understand that there is an old Chinese saying that one inch is long and one inch is strong, but they also don't know that there is another saying that one inch is short and one inch is dangerous. There is a bald-headed wild boy who wants to take risks...