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Chapter 171 Still depends on Yao Ming
Although Billups has performed so well, there are still many fans who are very dissatisfied with him for not giving the ball to Yao Ming, and they have expressed their nostalgia for Tracy McGrady.

In some respects, these fans are actually right.

It is true that Billups does not have the ability to dominate a game. His excellent overall view can make it more reasonable to distribute the ball and make a strong team stronger. But the Rockets have the ability to dominate the game. Yao Ming.

If the Rockets want to win today, Yao Ming has to play a role. He has to find a way to break the Warriors' off-ball double-team!
After all, there were two Chinese players who played for this team together and won two championships. Many Chinese fans have been cultivated. From a rational point of view, they are naturally on the side of the Rockets.

As a result, many rational Chinese fans couldn't help cursing in their hearts. The Warriors are too shameless. They have the ability to fight one-on-one. Let's see if our Yao Ming doesn't blow up those crooked melons of your Warriors.

It's a pity that the basketball game is not a simple one-on-one game. It is the mainstream that local advantages radiate to the entire arena.

Barkley, who used to be a super insider, said in the commentary: "Yao must stand up. Billups has tried his best, but this is obviously not enough. Yao must break through the double team of the Warriors in order to let the Rockets regain their strength. On the right track and breaking the double-team without the ball at the same time, Yao can truly become a super killer inside."

Kenny Smith raised doubts: "Yao's dominance at the basket is unquestionable, otherwise the Warriors would not have played such an extreme off-ball double-team, that is an inside player! There are very few such situations in the history of the league. Chuck Hayes can play a very limited role on the court, especially on the offensive end. He has almost no offensive ability, so Yao must bear all the offensive pressure inside the team. Old Nelson's substitution adjustment effect is very good Yes, they did limit Yao, if Billups hadn't stood up, I think the game would have ended, and I think coach Thibodeau should immediately call a timeout to make adjustments."

Then Barkley started to spit on Hayes before he finished speaking: "I don't understand why Chuck Hayes can gain a firm foothold in the league. He is 198cm tall and playing inside is not a problem, but he is obviously not strong enough and not strong enough to fight. , The most important thing is that he has no offensive ability at all. I am also this type of short insider. I know how embarrassing it will be if you lose an important weapon when you are born at a disadvantage. "

The words on the court platform are very gentle, after all, we must pay attention to the image.

Lao Sun's tone was flat: "Yao Ming was double-teamed by the Warriors without the ball before he entered the paint. Now the Rockets must have someone on the paint to help Yao Ming share the pressure. It won't last long, and I believe that being late will not let go of this opportunity to open the score."

Zhang Lili also said: "In fact, the Warriors' style of play is very reasonable. You can see that Hayes has no offensive ability at all except under the basket. The Warriors can completely let him go and focus on Yao Ming. The pressure on the front end has been greatly reduced, and now it seems that Yao Ming lacks a reliable helper in the interior."

Now Yao Ming really needs a helper, a power forward who has the ability to move to defend the pick-and-roll, does not need to be good at defense, but must not be left open, is the most suitable partner for Yao Ming.

Last year, the Rockets paid a lot of money to introduce Swift, and they actually saw this. Unfortunately, Swift was mentally handicapped and failed to take advantage of his physical talent.

This year, no one complained about the unfavorable signings of the Rockets. One is because this is a commonplace problem, and the other is because people in the industry actually have inside information. The players introduced by the Rockets this year are actually not bad. It was targeted in the game.

Xinzha's manager Morey really tried his best, but he has a miser boss.

In the summer, the Rockets exchanged Tracy McGrady for Billups and Prince. This was considered a win-win by the media and industry insiders at the time. The Pistons found their new core, and the Rockets found two plug-and-play combat powers.

As a result, after the whole season, McGrady performed well, but there is still a little gap with the Big Three period. He is no longer as selfless as he was during the Rockets' two consecutive championships.As the most important offensive assaulter among the Big Three at the time, McGrady's performance during the two consecutive championships was perfect (at least in the second half). After arriving in the Pistons, due to the lack of helpers, he began to become more scientific.

And Billups and Prince are perfectly integrated into the Rockets' lineup, especially Billups's performance is amazing, his excellent overall view makes him very helpful when he cooperates with Yao Ming, It can be said that Billups should at least share half of the credit for Yao Ming's winning the MVP this year.

One Billups can be exchanged with Tracy McGrady, not to mention earning a wing defensive gate Prince for nothing?

But in the most important late transaction of the Rockets, it is the most unexpected that they did not take advantage of it.

Being late has shown enough sincerity. He reached a contract extension with the Rockets as a free agent, and the Warriors also acquiesced in the choice of both parties. Everyone on the team let the Rockets choose.

The Rockets chose Baron Davis, the most powerful of the Warriors, and Monta Ellis, the rookie killer. Coupled with the deal with the Pistons, Morey almost copied the low-profile version of the Big Three.

If the Rockets' lineup is fine-tuned a little bit, they will still be a strong contender for the championship.

It's a pity that Alexander jumped out.

This stingy Jewish old man is unwilling to bear a huge salary-in fact, even with the salary of Baron Davis, the total salary of the Rockets is only about 7000 million US dollars, which does not trigger the luxury line (Alexander is really stingy, the NBA introduced This guy sold the team right away after he crossed the poor line).

Morey couldn't help it. He chose and chose, and finally threw Baron Davis to the Lakers almost as if he had given away for nothing.

Morey actually intends to copy the Rockets' Big Three lineup for two consecutive championships. After careful study of the data, he found that Billups is not without scoring ability, while Baron Davis focuses on breakthroughs. In this way, Yao Ming can be formed. The inside core, Davis as a breakthrough player, Billups as a shooter, the new Big Three, and Monta Ellis, a cheap and easy-to-use rookie who can stand up and score points during the bench time, is perfect!
With only internal and external dual cores, Yao Ming and Billups can still cooperate to bring the team to the Western Conference finals. It can only be said that these two people are really strong, and with a little bit of luck, they avoided the biggest challenge. Competitors - San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns.

It's a pity that the Warriors are also one of the most offensive teams in the league. A late and stable three-pointer is the Rockets' worst nightmare.

Alexander was going to pay for his stinginess—no wonder!
He never thought about creating a dynasty. He just regarded running the Rockets as a business. After two consecutive championships, the Chinese fans of the Rockets have been cultivated in large numbers. Alexander believes that even if the team's performance is not good, they can still Become one of the most profitable teams in this league.

The current market value of the Rockets ranks fourth in the league, thanks to the two championships brought together by Yao Ming and Late.

I really feel sorry for Brother Yao, having such a miserly boss at the stall.

But he had to stand up. Facing double teams without the ball, Yao Ming quickly made a decision to try to fight Murphy without the ball.

With a small movement, he pressed his shoulders against Murphy.

Murphy, who was not good at confrontation, immediately lost his defensive position and glared at Yao Ming angrily.

Yao Ming didn't look at him at all, but paid attention to the referee, and found that his little action just now had been discovered, but the referee didn't blow his whistle, and immediately deduced the referee's penalty scale.

"Sorry, I don't want to give up the championship!"

Yao Ming said this to himself, lowered his center of gravity and leaned on Murphy and raised his right hand to ask for the ball.

Billups also knew very well that with the current lineup of the Rockets on the court, the final decision of the outcome of the two sides still depends on Yao Ming, so he immediately passed the ball.

Harrington's double-team arrived at the same time, but Yao Ming's footsteps were extremely flexible, his right foot was used as the axis, and he pushed forward with both hands to make a fake pass.

Harrington, who isn't a top defender, is immediately fooled and distracted by the feint.

Yao Ming received the ball at the same time, hit Murphy hard on the back, pushed Murphy away, turned around and hung the basketball with one arm.

This shot was very strong, and Yao Ming could not open the Warriors' double-team almost entirely by virtue of his superiority in confrontation.

The momentum of the Rockets was immediately raised by his ball. On the defensive end, all the Rockets players ran desperately, not giving the Warriors an easy shot.

The Warriors' fast-paced offense was not played out, and Prince and Billups took care of their late arrival. In the end, Harrington missed a shot from the horn position with little time left.

Yao Ming grabbed the defensive rebound and handed the ball to Billups. The two walked side by side with a tacit understanding. At the Warriors halftime, Yao Ming immediately set a pick-and-roll for Billups from outside the three-point line.

His tall body is like a solid wall, blocking late arrivals.

Murphy didn't have time to keep up with the defense change, allowing Billups to get an easy shot, Big Heart adjusted a little, and hit a shot from outside the three-point line, once again catching up for the Rockets.

In the first half of the first quarter, the two sides came and went, and the score began to become anxious.

An atmosphere of uneasiness began to permeate among the Warriors players-because apart from being late, all other Warriors players had no experience in the Western Conference Finals. They began to get nervous. Seeing the Rockets chasing points continuously, they were a little scared .

(End of this chapter)