I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 209 What Can I Take To Save You, My Rocket

The Rockets beat the Bucks violently, which can be regarded as a good start for 2009.

However, Dorsey was suspended by the league for two games and fined $5000 for a flagrant first-degree foul.

Dorsey felt that he was more wronged than Dou E. Although he really wanted to beat Bogut up, the elbow was really not intentional.

He also missed the Rockets' contest with two Eastern Conference teams.

In the first game, the Rockets played against the Nets at home.

Yao Yi duel will be staged again.

It's just that this time the outside world will no longer hype this topic, because through the last contest, it is obvious that Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian are not players of the same level.

It is not so much a "Yao Yi duel", but a "Joe Yi duel", "Joe" is Joey Dorsey's "Joe". After all, he has always said that he also has 1/8 Chinese blood.

In fact, fans who follow the UAE will find that since the last matchup, the UAE's style of play has changed a lot.

Before that, he had been shooting from the outside, but after that game, I don’t know if he was stimulated by something. Now his style of play has become much tougher, and he tries to attack the inside every game.

But his attack was not a one-sided madness, but a very strategic combination of inside and outside. After rushing in a few times, he shot a few shots from the outside without warning, and when the opponent thought he was going to float outside again. , he will suddenly rush to the basket.

In this way, the effect of the combination of the virtual and the real, and the combination of the inside and the outside is very good, making it hard for opponents to guard against.

The general reflection of external public opinion is that the United Arab Emirates has become hardened and has become enlightened!

In the last few games, the performance of the UAE has been much better than before, which is intuitively reflected in the statistics.The head coach Frank also saw the changes in the UAE. Although he didn't say anything, he gave the UAE more playing time.

Now that the Rockets and the Nets meet for the second time, whether the UAE's performance is a flash in the pan or has really undergone a complete change, this game is the best touchstone.

For the performance of the United Arab Emirates, Dorsey also saw it in his eyes.He is very sure that the changes in the UAE have a lot to do with him, although he doesn't know how he did it.

He was full of regrets about not being able to play against Ah Lian again this time.

At 7:00 in the evening, Dorsey appeared in the front row of the Toyota Center in a suit and well-dressed. He wanted to see the performance of the United Arab Emirates.

Now Dorsey has become the darling of Houston. Everyone likes this impactful and interesting young man.Sitting in the stands, he seemed to be more popular than on the court. Not only did the fans around him ask him to sign autographs for group photos, but also the live broadcast footage frequently showed him close-ups. Whenever his figure appeared on the big screen at the scene, there would be The audience cheered and screamed.

Ah Lian, who was warming up on the sidelines, was a little surprised, thinking, is this fool so popular in Houston?
The Nets are not strong, and the Rockets, including the media and audience at home, are very relaxed and feel that it is likely to be another big victory.

But as soon as the game started, people discovered that things were not as simple as imagined.

First of all, McGrady is wilting again!

He played weakly on offense, once again showing his fear of breakthroughs.After throwing a few shots outside, everyone in Houston knew that Tracy felt cold again today!

McGrady, who doesn't dare to break through and feels cold, has a pitifully low contribution to the Rockets' offense.

Of course, he will pass a scalpel-like precise pass from time to time to help his teammates score directly.But if Dorsey is not on the court, the Rockets will lose a person who is best at running and responding without the ball, and is also the person who cooperates best with McGrady.

And McGrady's organization method of not seeing rabbits and not spreading eagles also brought the Rockets' offense to a standstill.

On defense, McGrady couldn't move his legs and couldn't keep up with the walk.

Now the whole world knows the impact of Tracy McGrady's injury, and the speed of lateral movement is slow. Whether it is a human or a ghost, now they dare to push McGrady with all their strength.

It's no big deal if you can't make it through, after all, this is a superstar with an annual salary of 2000 million+; but once you make it through, it will be the talk of a lifetime.

You can brag with your grandson, your grandfather was a master who broke the top four!
Compared with the decline in mobility, the decline in McGrady's defensive deterrence is more fatal.

According to the "Law of State Conservation of the Big Three of the Rockets", McGrady's poor performance must have a good state.

Today Dayao still continued his previous good condition, with great strength and agile movements.

However, the Nets learned a lot from a pitfall and adjusted their defensive strategy against Dayao.

From the very beginning, he resolutely double-teamed and defended Dayao.

And this is one of Dayao's "dead spots".After double-teaming makes him get the ball, it is difficult to deal with it comfortably; it is even more ruthless when he goes around the front, just not allowing you to get the ball comfortably!

If Dayao was surrounded by the energetic and athletic Dorsey, the opponent would never dare to double-team Dayao so easily, but without Dorsey, Scola's floor style of play is a bit soft and slow. More time to switch defenses.

There is another way to solve it is that the outside line can continue to break through or hit continuously, so that the opponent does not dare to invest two people to defend Dayao, but today the outside basket is not allowed, and Dorsey, who is good at hitting the basket, is not on the court.

There is a famous saying in the NBA that the value of a player is often reflected when he is not playing.This shows the importance of Dorsey to the Rockets now.

And the opponents played pretty well today, especially Ah Lian, who played energetically and confidently today.

Whether it is moving speed, reaction or judgment, he is full of vitality. When Ah Lian’s confidence is overflowing, his teammates also show their confidence in him. Whenever Ah Lian is in an offensive position, the ball will be handed over In his hands, this is in stark contrast to only 5 or 6 shots in the previous game.

UAE's confidence comes from his inside performance.

Today, the UAE has done what a power forward should really do.He combines inside and outside, shoots from inside and outside, with full firepower.

The first shot was a left-handed hook after a tough face-up breakthrough;

The second ball was a tough breakthrough towards the basket. After a physical confrontation with Dayao, the ball bounced out of the frame;

But his confidence was not affected, he still broke through hard to the basket, and scored a layup with the third ball.

After consecutive breakthroughs, the UAE suddenly changed its strategy and made three consecutive outside shots.

Since the Rockets have already focused on his breakthrough, they dare not expand the defensive area too much.

UAE's pressure dropped sharply when shooting, and he made two of three shots.

And when the Rockets saw that the situation was not good and expanded the defensive range, the UAE began to break through again.

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Ah Lian kept attacking the inside line, making free throws and kills, and each time he played Chengdu increased Ah Lian's confidence and made his actions more courageous and decisive.

Before the end of the game, the Rockets and the Nets drew, and the Rockets launched an offense.

The Arab League switched to the outside line, and first followed McGrady in a half-circle outside the three-point line, forcing the opponent to have no chance and could only pass the ball.The ball hit Yao Ming's hands, and Dayao wanted the overlord to force his bow, but Ah Lian's confidence was fully revealed. He rushed to Dayao's side in three steps from the outside line, and slapped the ball down!
In this defense, Ah Lian defended from the outside to the inside, covering a large area. Ah Lian's height, wingspan, speed, and jumping talent were fully displayed. It really looks like Garnett.

In the end, with Carter's three-point lore, the Nets defeated the Rockets 85:82 away.

UAE scored 22 points and 13 rebounds, setting a new high in personal performance this season.

Dorsey was sincerely happy for him seeing the performance of the United Arab Emirates.

However, thinking about his home team, he was worried again.

Now that the Rockets don't have their own words, have they been reduced to the point where they can't even beat the Nets?

Alas, what will save you, my rocket!
(End of this chapter)