full court guidance

Chapter 11
On the evening of the [-]th, the Rockets' away game against the Nuggets started on time. The two sides played back and forth in the first three quarters, and the score was quite tight.

In the fourth quarter, the situation changed suddenly. McGrady made nine shots and hit seven goals. He scored 77.8 points in a single quarter with an astonishing 20% shooting rate. He also made four of four shots from the outside and dominated the game. He scored 45 points , The efficiency is amazing, the true shooting percentage has reached 70%, and there are 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal.

Yao Ming played 35 minutes and was in poor condition. He only scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 21 assist and 7 blocks in 1 of 3. It is worth mentioning that Yao Ming received some unfair treatment in this game. The referee didn't call the foul, which is one of the reasons for Yao Ming's poor state.

Played 12 minutes late in this game, and his performance was not as good as the previous game against the Lakers.

The Nuggets may have been inspired by watching Kobe's post-match interview. The Nuggets adopted a close-fitting defensive tactic against late arrivals, so that late arrivals did not get many shots.

Even so, Late still scored 15 of [-] from the three-point line and scored [-] points, but there are no other statistics.

Relying on McGrady's magical performance in the fourth quarter, the Rockets defeated the Nuggets 122:98 and won two consecutive away games.

For the Nuggets, Melon Carmelo Anthony may have had too much fun at the nightclub last night, but today he became a poisonous melon. If it weren't for the obvious home whistle, the Nuggets would have surrendered their guns long ago.

He played 40 minutes, shot 35%, scored 20 points on 7 of 27, including 13 free throws, and also had seven rebounds and three assists.

Under the defense of Yao Ming, Marcus Camby, the shot-blocking king, only shot 28% of the shots. He played a full 31 minutes and only scored nine points and a poor four rebounds.

Under the late defense, the small guard Earl Boykins only scored 28 points in 8 minutes, and the late scores were basically obtained under his defense.

Boykins, who is less than 1.7 meters tall, looked so pale in front of being late. He caught and shot the ball late, and shot 3 times in Boykins' face, all of which were hit.

This game is not a key battle, so there is no national live broadcast, and not many people have noticed that the shooting technique has changed a lot late today.

As the head coach, Van Gundy held a negative attitude towards Late's decision to suddenly change his shooting posture, but he was extremely surprised to see that Late actually practiced a new shooting posture in just one day.

And he has made up his mind that no matter how late he performs against the Mavericks in the next game, he has decided to require the team to give him a guarantee contract.

Just relying on his magical touch to change his shooting posture in a short period of time, late future achievements will not be low.

He is also very clear that the league is not stupid and will never allow two Chinese stars to play on the same team. Once they are late, they will be traded soon.

But what does that matter?Late is a non-draft player, and he was sent to the door on his own initiative. The Rockets signed him at no cost—even the cost of scouting was saved. No matter how you look at it, the Rockets have made a lot of money.

During the post-match interview, some media found out that he was late and wanted to conduct an interview, but he was still late and used his poor English as an excuse to solve the problem.

However, on the second day, many media used "miraculous no longer" to describe his lateness, saying that he was a player who was at his peak in his first show and was seriously overrated, and the gold content of his new record was too low.

Seeing these news, I just laughed when I was late.

Some people think that the United States is the beacon of freedom and the beacon of the world. In fact, it is no different from other places. There are good and beautiful human nature, but also evils that human beings can never get rid of. Even in the late view, the United States is not as good as China.

At least there is no racial discrimination in China—after all, everyone has the same yellow skin and black eyes, but it is different in the United States. They keep calling for democracy and freedom, but in fact invisible racial discrimination is everywhere.

It was only one or two games, and some media bad-mouthed him because of his skin. If he had dark skin or fair skin, the media would have already made a fuss about it.

For example, Tracy McGrady, who scored 41 points in 45 minutes in this game, almost all the media are bragging about his ability to dominate the game, completely ignoring his 30% shooting percentage against the Suns.

In the process of three consecutive customers, being late was not in the mood to talk to those unscrupulous media. Compared with those black and thick, late was very clear that he had to put in more effort and produce more eye-catching data in order to let those media close Mouth.

He left Denver on the 11th and took a chartered flight back to Texas. After staying in the hotel for some restorative training, Yao Ming approached him again and said that the country wanted his detailed information. If there is a chance, he hopes to make a interview.

When I was late, I understood that this was a vaccination first, so I briefly told Yao Ming about my domestic information. I believe that with the ability of the national TV station, even if he had wet the bed several times when he was young, he could investigate clearly. Chu.

After finishing the national TV station, I received a rather unexpected phone call late.

"Hey, boy, are you interested in coming to the Lakers? I can pass on all my skills to you, and win the championship with me. The Rockets are not suitable for you. Their coach is too rigid, and the team's lineup is also very flawed. .” Kobe got through the phone and immediately cut to the chase.

As expected of a character who was hacked by later generations of online novels, it is true that he has a huge problem with things.

Late thought, what can you teach me?How is the elbow?Or how to strike iron?Or how to get people off?

Kobe's injury is not news. In the playoffs on May 09, 5, the Rockets finally broke through the first round without McGrady (Yao Ming led the team with a single core, and McGrady was still a virgin in the first round). The first game between the two sides A tragedy happened. Kobe collided with Yao Ming's knee, and finally Yao Ming was injured and fell to the ground. Although Yao Ming finally returned to the game and led the team to victory, the impact of the injury did exist this time. The Rockets lost 5:3 The Western Conference semifinals even led directly to Yao Ming's retirement.

Some people may say that Kobe's knee was also hit, but he's fine. That's obviously Yao Ming's own problem.

In fact, looking at it from another angle, Yao Ming weighed an astonishing 140 kg or more at that time, and his body joints, especially the knees and ankles, bear an astonishing burden and are the most vulnerable places to be injured. At that time, Yao Ming was already a glass man. , but his strength is at its peak.And Kobe's tolerance has long been widely recognized.

Then compare the heights of the two people, one is 226 and the other is 198, can these knees hit each other?hehe!

Also in that game, Sean Battier, who was in charge of defending Kobe, was "accidentally" elbowed by Kobe, causing his brow bone to rupture and bleed.

Hehe, accidentally injuring two people in one game in a row, what a tough style of play!
In September 07, Ginobili was elbowed, and in April 9, Emeka Okafor was elbowed. Rubio in March 11, Perkins in the 4 Finals, and even Andrew Bynum of the Lakers were all injured in a knee collision with Kobe.Perkins' injury even directly affected the Celtics' title defense and eventually lost the championship.

It can be seen that Kobe has enough experience in "bumping" with other people's knees, and at critical moments, this trick can become his trump card.

Not to mention what happened in the future, it was the Rockets' game against the Lakers before. When they faced Kobe late, they were repeatedly singled out. In addition to the strength gap between the two sides, Kobe's iron elbow also contributed.

However, Kobe's achievements are indeed indelible, and he didn't want to tear his face when he was late, and declined Kobe's solicitation on the pretext that he already had the intention to sign a contract with the Rockets.

But this phone call reminded him that it was time for him to find an agent—Yao Ming recommended his agent Bill Duffy to him, thinking that he was a good candidate.

In the current NBA agent circle, Bill Duffy is not the biggest one, but he is the most suitable for being late.

Because he is Yao Ming's agent, he has sufficient experience in dealing with the country, which can save a lot of unnecessary troubles.

On January 1, local time in the United States, the Texas Civil War between the Rockets and the Mavericks started on time.

This is a key battle, TNT arranged for Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith to explain.

The two chatted about the lineups of the two teams in the heat before the opening.

After the Rockets introduced McGrady and Yao Ming as the core insider, the Rockets already have the foundation to become a strong team.

The lineup of the Mavericks is also quite luxurious. The old German driver Nowitzki who has reached the peak, the jet Jason Terry, and the veteran All-Star swingman Jerry Stackhouse are all players known for their offensive power. .

Although Michael Finley, who has a big contract, has declined significantly in strength, he still cannot be ignored. Eric Dampier, who claims to be the second center in the West, is also a blue-collar insider with good strength.

It is said that Eric Dampier has made the Mavericks miserable. He has produced good statistics in the Warriors. Coupled with the media's touting, the Mavericks owner Cuban introduced him with a high salary. As a result, this guy is purely A blue-collar worker has no scoring ability at all, and his defensive ability is actually not particularly good, so he is not worthy of his high salary.

Then again, as long as you are a center in this era and can play well, your salary will basically not be low.

The presence of O'Neal, as well as Yao Ming, who is entering the peak, has increased the value of other center players in disguise.

This is the same as a guard with a height of about 180cm in the league who benefited after Allen Iverson played his worth.

When he was late and just joined the Rockets, he thought that he could only play a point guard because of his height. Because he didn't have the ability to hold the ball, he might not be qualified to play a point guard.

As a result, after playing two games, he discovered that there are a lot of players who are shorter than him in the league. His falsely reported height of 191 cm actually has a lot of advantages against point guards of many teams. Against some shooting guards, being late is not particularly a disadvantage.

For example, a player who claims to be 183cm plays the position of shooting guard.

(End of this chapter)