Thanos

Chapter 48 Confrontation?

"Coach, leave Yao Ming to me!"

Seeing that the timeout was about to end, Tang Shuai was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, Ye Heping boldly recommended himself.

All the Lakers players and coaching staff looked at Ye Heping, and they had the same thought in their hearts: Is this kid crazy?

If he wasn't crazy, how could he have the courage to challenge Yao Ming.

You must know that Mihm is already the strongest insider of the Lakers, but he was still blown away by Yao Ming.

Look at Ye Heping, who is as thin as a bamboo pole, even a meme can't hold it, can he guard Yao Ming?What a joke!
Tang Shuai also thought so, but thinking of Ye Heping's occasional super high golf quotient in the game, Tang Shuai did not directly refuse.

"Are you sure?"

Tang Shuai asked.

"No, not at all."

Ye Heping replied.

Facing today's Yao Ming, only O'Neill dares to take it seriously, Ye Heping is not sure.

Tang Shuai's face turned ugly instantly, are you kidding me?

"But don't forget that Yao Ming and I come from the same place. I know him very well and know some of his weaknesses. Anyway, others can't guard against it. Why don't you let me try."

Ye Heping added.

Hearing this, Tang Shuai's face turned better, maybe Ye Heping really has a solution.

It's not impossible, anyway, it's a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"What if you can't help it?"

But at this moment, Vujacic suddenly said something.

"Then you come and try?"

Ye Heping didn't want to have conflicts with his teammates, but Wu Jiaxiqi wanted to find something to do, so he finally couldn't help but reply.

"..."

Vujacic blushed instantly, unable to utter a word, and confessed.

Let him defend Yao Ming, and if Yao Ming bumps into him, he probably needs half a month to recuperate.

Everyone in the Lakers team looked at the two with completely different eyes at this moment. One dared to stand up and take responsibility, while the other was unable to do anything and was looking for something. The attitude of everyone can be imagined.

But everyone didn't say anything. The specifics depended on Ye Heping's performance.

If he can really restrain Yao Ming, that would be great.

If not, there is nothing worth saying.

After all, strength is everything.

If you want to conquer your teammates, you must rely on hard power.

Beep beep!

The referee blew his whistle to urge players from both sides to come on.

The Rockets were the starting lineup for the opening game, but the Lakers had a strange lineup: Atkins, Kobe, Butler, Odom, Ye Heping, and no center.

The tallest Odom here is 208 cm, but everyone knows that Odom is not strong enough, and he can't even stand up to the stronger No. 4. Let him face Yao Ming?The picture is too beautiful to imagine.

The Lakers attacked, and Atkins rushed to the frontcourt and directly made a long-range three-pointer.

boom!
Naturally, it is not to enter, to attack the black hole, and dare to do so at a critical moment.

In Los Angeles, Lakers fans would have booed him to death.

Rocket attack.

Charlie Ward gets a pass from Yao Ming and wants to play a fast break.

But looking back, the five Tigers of the Lakers have already settled down.

The Lakers have a problem with their height, but their speed is nothing to say, and the offensive and defensive transitions are definitely fast enough.

There is no way, the Rockets can only play positional battles. Fortunately, Yao Ming is present, and the Rockets have a great advantage in positional warfare.

Yao Ming ran to the frontcourt slowly and went straight to the basket, but when he saw the Lakers defenders under the basket, he was taken aback.

Not Odom, is Ye Heping.

Are you kidding, let Ye Heping, who is 206 centimeters and 95 kilograms, guard Yao Ming?

Yao Min is 226 centimeters and weighs 140 kilograms.

There is a difference of 20 centimeters between the two and a weight of 90 kilograms.

The weight of an adult woman is about 90 catties. There is a direct difference between the two of them by a woman!

The Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean were excited when they saw this scene. This is a direct match from the Chinese derby.

But after the excitement, they began to mourn for Ye Heping.

This matchup is simply cruel.

"Brother, is Tang Shuai joking?"

Yao Ming's eyes widened and he couldn't help asking.

"It's not Shuai Tang, I asked for my life to defend you."

Ye Heping said calmly.

After finishing speaking, Ye Heping bent down, put one hand on Yao Ming, and took a defensive stance.

No matter what kind of relationship there is between the two, a game is a game, and no one will let it go.

Yao Ming also spread his feet, blocked Ye Heping with his back, and started asking for the ball.

Charlie Ward naturally didn't dare to refuse. The last "old cat" Mobley who didn't pass the ball to Yao Ming had already gotten out of the Rockets.

At this moment, Ye Heping suddenly started to go around from Yao Ming's side, trying to break the ball.

Defending around the front is a trick that many teams in later generations specially use to deal with Yao Ming. It is a very effective tactic.

However, Yao Ming got the basketball first. His body was wider than Ye Heping imagined, and it was difficult to get around.

Yao Ming, who got the basketball, resisted Ye Heping and easily made a small throw under the basket.

Ye Heping had no choice but to smile wryly. Yao Ming leaned on him. He couldn't even dance, so he could only sigh.

37:35, the Lakers' lead is only 2 points left.

"Sure enough, how could Ye Heping guard Yao Ming? No one in this league can guard Yao Ming anymore."

"Tang Shuai's arrangement is really open to discussion."

The fans talked a lot.

"It's unreasonable. Tang Shuai's arrangement is unreasonable. I hope the Lakers can find a way to restrict Yao Ming."

Zhang Weiping said.

It is true that Zhang Weiping supports Yao Ming, but don't forget that he is also a diehard Kobe Bryant, nicknamed Weiping Bryant.

Coupled with the fact that the Lakers now have Ye Heping, who is also a Chinese team, there is nothing wrong with Zhang Weiping's tendency.

And Vujacic even took the opportunity to make sarcastic remarks and ridicule Ye Heping.

……

The Lakers attack.

Yao Ming was guarding the basket, Ye Heping glanced at it, but didn't go in at all.

Looking again, the five Lakers are all floating on the outside.

In this lineup of the Lakers, Ye Heping can't shoot three-pointers, and Odom, who is the worst in the rest, also has a 30% three-pointer percentage.

Although Ye Heping can't shoot three-pointers, he can shoot two-pointers with precision.

Four defenses and five outside lines.

For a while, Ye Heping was let go.

Odom has quick eyes and quick hands, and directly passed the ball to Ye Heping.

Ye Heping raised his knife and dropped it, whoosh!CIC hit.

39: 35.

Rocket attack.

This time Ye Heping stood beside Yao Ming and tried not to make physical contact with Yao Ming in order to maintain the fastest speed.

Charlie Ward made a pass, and Ye Heping immediately circled forward.

It's a pity that Ye Heping still didn't grab the basketball, but he relaxed in his heart.

Just now, his fingertips touched the basketball, and he was only a little bit close to stealing it.

Yao Ming scored two more points, 39:37.

The Lakers attacked and the five fell outside.

Yao Ming learned from his previous experience and pulled out to defend Ye Heping.

The moment he left the basket, Kobe went straight to the basket and scored violently.

41: 37.

Without Yao Ming guarding the basket, who can stop Kobe from hitting the basket?
If the referee hadn't given the Rockets some face, Taylor would have had to foul once.

"Uh, I seem to have discovered the essence of Tang Shuai's arrangement. They didn't play defense, but counterattack. All five of the Lakers can shoot. If Yao Ming doesn't defend, he will shoot directly. Once Yao Ming defends, the Lakers will attack the basket. Such a clever tactic, thanks to the shooting ability of the five Lakers, other teams really can't do it. Now the Rockets have a headache."

The sharp-eyed commentators at the scene quickly discovered this.

The insiders who can make long-range shots are rare species these days, but the Lakers have many, such as Odom, Cook, Medvedenko, Divac, Ye Heping, and even the stout Mim has a barely usable mid-range shot.

But the Lakers really just play against each other, don't they want to defend?
(End of this chapter)