I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 294
The fifth game of the 2008-2009 season finals started.

It was also the last game of the season in Houston.

If they win, the Rockets win the championship; if they lose, all subsequent games will be held in Orlando.

The Toyota Center is still full of voices and no seats are occupied.

For 14 years, the Houstonians have not touched the championship trophy for 14 years.

Although the tickets are extremely difficult to get, Dorsey still spent a lot of money to get a few tickets with good positions.

Cao Doudou, Fan Jian, Wang Weide, Tom, Justin Brown, and Wayne Hall all came to the scene to cheer for Dorsey.

These guys are the backbone of Joey Dorsey's personal team, "Team Joe"!

As Dorsey's performance got better and better and his influence grew, his team snowballed bigger and bigger.

Dorsey has a great business plan in mind, and he needs more elites to join his team, just like his elder brother Yao Ming's Yao team.

Of course, his good friend Derek Rose is indispensable!
For this game, the expectations of the outside world are two extremes.

Optimists believe that the Rockets have won at least two home games, and this battle will definitely continue their previous record.

Pessimists believe that the Magic is not a soft persimmon, they will never allow themselves to lose three games in a row on the road, and they will definitely win this ball with all their might.

But whether you are an optimist or a pessimist, one thing is clear, that is, this ball will definitely be a desperate struggle.

Game start.

It was still Dorsey and Howard who made the jump ball.

The two big hands of the two pressed the ball that was thrown high almost at the same time.

The two wrestled in the air.

Under the interference of two huge forces, the ball did not fly to either side of the half court, but spun like a sideline and flew to one side.

McGrady and Nelson rushed towards the direction of the ball at the same time.

But obviously, Nelson was in better physical condition when he was playing, and he touched basketball one step earlier than McGrady.

Nelson dribbles forward.

McGrady took a big step and stuck to Nelson tightly to prevent him from accelerating.

Under the cover of McGrady's height and wingspan, Nelson was unable to break through smoothly, so he could only pass the ball to Turkoglu who advanced forward.

Just as Turkoglu was about to raise his hand to shoot, Scola quickly appeared in front of him to interfere.

Turkoglu had to pass the ball beyond the three-point line, and Rashard Lewis received the ball for a three-pointer.

But defending him is one of the strongest individual defenders in the league-Metta Shiping.

Metta Shiping's hand almost reached Lewis' eyes. Under such strong interference, Lewis's shot was a little shorter, hit the edge of the basket, and bounced out.

Dorsey and Howard compete for rebounds.

Both jumped out of mind-boggling heights, but Dorsey got stuck and grabbed the rebound first.

Pass it to McGrady, and it will be promoted by McGrady.

McGrady used his tall body and skilled dribbling skills to avoid Nelson's steals and advance the ball to the frontcourt.

The ball is passed to Dorsey.

Dorsey sat on his back, couldn't stand Howard, wanted to turn around, but felt that Howard was very tight, there was no good chance, so he had to pass the ball back.

McGrady received the ball and crossed it. The ball was in the hands of Ci Shiping. Ci Shiping did not have a good chance under the close defense of Pietrus, so he passed it to Battier.

Battier barely made a shot from the bottom line, and the ball hit the iron. This time, Howard got stuck and grabbed the rebound first.

The Magic organized an offense again, Nelson transferred the ball to Howard, and Howard arched hard to the basket, but Dorsey defended very tightly and did not give Howard any chance.

Howard couldn't even see where the basket was, so he barely made a shot. The ball bounced off the backboard and hit Dorsey.

The Rockets attacked again. Seeing that Dorsey had no chance inside, the Rockets could only toss the ball back and forth on the outside, but Nelson found an opportunity and suddenly rushed out halfway and copied the ball.

Nelson ran wildly with the ball, and there were no defensive players in front of him.

He made two steps in three steps, rushed into the unguarded three-point line of the Rockets, and made a layup in three easy steps, and he was about to take the lead.

However, as soon as the ball was released, a black shadow rushed towards him, leaped high like a roc with wings spread, and slapped the ball away with his palm.

Nelson was startled, and quickly looked back, only to see that it was McGrady who was chasing the block!

Although McGrady was tired and out of breath, there was a firm light in his sleepy eyes.

He told the world with practical actions: Veterans will never die!
In the CCTV studio thousands of miles away, just like the narrators of 174 other TV and network broadcasting organizations around the world, Yang Yi was also shouting frantically:
"McGrady, you did a great job! This is the performance that the star of the Rockets should have! He used a beautiful chasing block to announce to the world: the return of the king!"

Yang Yi, who was once considered a standard "McGrady", expressed his disappointment and criticism of McGrady more than once in the previous commentary.But recently, he has become more and more sure of McGrady's performance.

His commentator partner Yu Jia laughed and said: "It seems that McGrady's performance has conquered you again!"

Yang Yi chuckled: "I've never hated McGrady. I used to be angry at him for wasting his talent, but now, everyone can see McGrady's hard work. With such an attitude, coupled with his unparalleled talent, despite Older, but he's still the hottest talent in the league!"

Yu Jia asked again: "The two teams have not scored for a long time. What do you think of the offense and defense of the two teams during this period?"

"Offense wins the game, and defense wins the championship. At this juncture in the finals, the two sides are fighting for defense. On a deeper level, it is the spirit and will behind the defense. Whoever wins."

"So, do you think the score in this game will definitely not be too big?"

"Since ancient times, there have been no famous games in the competition. Both sides have fought on defense, and it is very difficult to score."

Just like what Yang Yi said, after a few minutes of the opening, all the major gaming companies have adjusted their odds.

Ladbrokes adjusted the score from 193.5 at the beginning of the game to 181.5, and William Hill dropped it to 180.5.

The two teams fought fiercely on the field. As Yang Yi said, defense is the top priority of the two teams.

No one could score in the opening 3 minutes, and it was the Rockets at home who broke the deadlock first.

At 3 minutes and 15 seconds, under the close defense of Nelson, McGrady hit a jumper at the top of the free throw line.

But the Magic didn't let the Rockets get away with it for long, and soon after, Rashard Lewis was fouled for a layup and made two free throws to tie the game.

Then, as before, the two sides used fierce defense to strangle the opponent's offense, and used fierce physical confrontation to limit the opponent's scoring.

The two sides began to be late to throw the ball into the basket again.

This is not a wonderful game, but it can definitely be called a tense, fierce and fierce fight.

Under such a tone of the game, the offense of both sides is struggling, and scoring is as difficult as reaching for the stars.

After the first quarter, the score was 17:19, and the Rockets led by 2 points.

The audience speculated, are these two teams going to set the record for the lowest score match in the finals?

Yang Yi and Yu Jia also talked about this topic.

"These two teams have played four games in this round of the series. Why is it so difficult to score in the fifth game?" Yu Jia asked.

Yang Yi explained: "There are many reasons for this. On the one hand, the two teams are very familiar with each other, and there are no secrets between each other. Everyone knows which player has what characteristics, and their respective tactics. It is also difficult to innovate any more, so the defense is very targeted; on the other hand, the game is too important, and it is likely to directly determine the ownership of the championship. This makes the two teams extra careful, and no one dares to be careless Another point, it appears on the core players of both sides."

"You mean Dorsey and Howard?" Yu Jia asked.

"Yes, to be more precise, it's the interior of the two teams. The performance of the interior of the two teams directly determines the performance of the two teams. Let's review the games of the finals. In the first game, against Howard It was Yao Ming, who beat Howard, and the Rockets won easily; in the second game, Yao was injured, and Dorsey temporarily took the center position. The Rockets lost to the Magic due to lack of preparation. In the third game, Dorsey used flops and A foul was made, which put Howard into a foul crisis and was eventually sent off. The Rockets won the game; in the fourth game, Dorsey showed dreamy footsteps and suppressed Howard again. The Rockets were in the next city. Looking back at the performance of these games , Whoever performs better at the center position will win the game. However, today the two center forwards are caught in a fight, and neither can suppress the other, which directly led to the anxiety in the scores of the two teams."

"You mean, whoever performs better at the center position will score more points and win the game?"

"Yes, the contest between Dorsey and Howard directly determines the ownership of the championship, and also determines who will be the number one center in the league in the post-Yao Ming era!"

(End of this chapter)