full court guidance

Chapter 184 The Perfect Show Comes to an End
The Rockets' double-teaming is Billups' own judgment based on the situation on the court. He is betting that other Warriors players still can't find the touch. As long as they can limit the lateness, the Rockets are likely to win today. victory.

He won the bet, and the Warriors really still couldn't find the touch.

Yao Ming easily picked up the defensive rebound under the basket, lightly tossed the ball to Billups, and then ran into the Warriors basket.

Biedrins is lighter than Milicic, and his top defense ability is also very poor. The interference he can give Yao Ming is very limited. The old Nelson had to let Harrington cooperate with him to defend Yao Ming.

This time Yao Ming did not choose to attack by himself, but used himself as the axis on the inside and passed the ball to David Lee at the right corner.

This is David Lee's shooting hotspot. He took the ball without hesitation and shot again from the mid-range. The Rockets' lead reached seven points.

The cheers at Toyota Center rang out again, turning into a sea of ​​excitement.

The Warriors forcibly speeded up, and because they were late due to the focus of the Rockets' two defensive masters on the outside, they had to switch to playing off the ball again. He caught the ball at a 45-degree angle on the left side of the outside line and forced a hit against Billups' defense. Continue to score for the Warriors.

After the Rockets grasped the advantage, they were even more unhurried, slowly wasting time. The Warriors players were inexperienced, so they could only be in a hurry, and couldn't think of any good countermeasures for a while.

Fortunately, this time the Rockets' offense finally missed. Yao Ming got the ball inside and chose a very simple turnaround jumper, but his left knee screamed again, which affected the height of his shot. Delins grabs a defensive rebound.

The Rockets immediately launched a fast break, and Roy rushed to the front at the first time, but Biedrins played seriously abnormally at the critical moment and made a huge mistake.

He didn't pass the ball to Roy the first time, but gave the ball late.

After such a change of hands, the Warriors lost their advantage in speed in their quick counterattack, and they had no choice but to slow down their speed to fight against the Rockets.

But the other players of the Warriors didn’t feel good on the perimeter today. As long as the Warriors send two key double-teamers to be late, Yao Ming sits at the basket and does not move. David Lee and Alston form another barrier in front of Yao Ming, which actually makes the Warriors a little bit Nothing can be done.

The critical moment still depends on being late. He played pick-and-roll cooperation with Roy on the outside, and with the help of his teammates' cover, he shot immediately. The basketball went hollow into the net, and the point difference was only one point.

Barkley spoke very fast: "That's why almost everyone now thinks that late is the highest-level super scorer in history. As long as he is present, any miracle can happen. In the last less than 2 minutes, he even chased the scorer. Six points."

"Yes, a super three-point shooter is really scary!" Kenny Smith also agreed with Barkley's point of view.

Of course, the Rockets couldn't be willing to let failure come to them again so easily. Yao Ming once again showed his power in the paint.

If it weren't for the slightly unnatural movement of his left leg, no one would have noticed that he was still suffering from serious injuries.

But being late is not a panacea. At this critical moment, the Rockets chose to put all their eggs in one basket. Billups, Alston and Prince double-teamed Late, making Late almost lose the ball again.

Forced to be late and had no choice but to pass the ball, Roy failed his boss's trust in him this time. He chose to make the biggest breakthrough by himself. Unfortunately, Yao Ming was forbidden to pass under the basket. He gave Roy a big slap. overturned.

The ball was suspected of being fouled, but considering Yao Ming's return and the fact that this is the Toyota Center, which is the home court of the Rockets, the referee hesitated and did not call a foul.

Alston immediately rushed to the sidelines, flew out, and retrieved the basketball that almost flew out of the sideline, and he himself fell heavily on the bench.

Prince received a save from Alston and handed the ball to Billups.

The big heart still continues to control the rhythm, even if it is only a three-point lead, it is still a lead.

After grinding for about 18 seconds, Billups suddenly dribbled the ball and accelerated, directly forcing the late left.

It seems that Yao Ming's consecutive peak performances have also stimulated the former FMVP.

He felt the numbness coming from his ankle, but he seemed to have found a way to vent.

When he was late, he immediately turned around to keep up, but Billups was already prepared, and suddenly made an emergency stop and shot a mid-range jumper.

This is not the way Billups is good at playing. This unexpected choice made the late defense fail.

Big Heart's scoring ability is not weak, because he has already made sufficient preparations, he shot the ball very calmly, and the ball went in unexpectedly.

The Rockets once again widened the point difference to five points.

The Warriors players seemed a little anxious, their speed increased rapidly, even being late was unknowingly brought up, and they immediately chose to shoot just after halftime.

His mid-court [-]-pointer was phenomenal, but this time around he didn't make it without interference.

It can only be said that luck does not seem to be on the side of the Warriors today, and some very sure open opportunities have not been grasped.

David Lee, who dropped faster, grabbed the defensive rebound and handed the ball to Billups.

Big Heart unexpectedly hit a quick counterattack, but was interfered by Hill, and Alston missed a layup.

With only 42 seconds left, the Rockets still lead by five points.

The Warriors have no other choice. They must choose to complete the attack quickly in order to have the possibility of equalizing the score or even overtaking.

Roy immediately dribbled the ball up to speed and forcibly rushed towards the Rockets half court.

The Rockets retreated immediately. At critical moments, their handling was more mature and experienced than the Warriors.

Yao Ming once again played a huge deterrent effect in the interior. When Roy saw Yao Ming, he remembered the block just now. In the end, he stopped and slowed down the offensive rhythm.

"It's over, the game is over! Yao Ming really completed a return of the king!" Van Gundy had already announced the end of the game in advance.

On the defensive end, the Rockets still put all their eggs in one basket to double-team Late. The three of them did not give Late a chance at all, and tried to limit the contact between him and his teammates.

Late was caught in the middle of the three, and although he didn't concede the ball, he couldn't make a pass, and eventually ran out of attack time.

After the Rockets served from the bottom line, the Warriors immediately chose foul tactics.

But these few people on the Rockets field have pretty good free throw percentages, and foul tactics have not played any role.

Prince is considered the Rockets' worst free throw player, but he has also seen big scenes. He withstood the pressure at the critical moment and hit all two free throws. The point difference became seven points. The Warriors have no chance. up.

Late completed a midfield logo three-pointer in the final attack, which can be regarded as an end to the game.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Yao Ming sat down on the ground directly, panting heavily, the bead-sized beads of sweat on his forehead, and the distorted smile due to the pain made him look extraordinarily handsome. weird.

The media reporters rushed into the stadium like crazy, surrounded Yao Ming, and wanted to put the microphone in his mouth.

Of course, some media interviewed him late and asked him to comment on the performance of both sides today.

Late took a few breaths, calmed down a bit, and said: "Today our outside touch is very poor, which makes it easier for the Rockets to defend. In fact, both of us have many opportunities that we did not grasp, but these are not important. Today Yao Ming The return of the king showed the world his desire to win. To be honest, when I saw him get injured, I felt very complicated. As a friend and compatriot, I don’t want him to suffer any serious injuries. , but as an opponent, I was a little secretly happy at that time, because the atmosphere of the entire Rockets was completely different at that time, and they had completely lost their fighting spirit. But the return of Yao Ming inspired them, and everyone finally agreed. You see, Yao Ming still scored 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 block after being injured, he is really like a monster."

Well, a monster recognized by the alliance thinks another person is a monster, is this considered a commercial bragging?
Yao Ming's performance today was affirmed. He scored 45 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was the biggest contributor to the Rockets' victory.

However, the Rockets fans were not happy for long, and bad news followed.

Yao Ming's injury is not optimistic. Although his performance in the end was unsolvable, he may not be able to appear in the subsequent series.

There are even rumors that Yao Ming's career might be put into question if it wasn't for the fact that the late CDPPE has been listed and has won the affirmation of many athletes.

Fans of the Rockets and fans who cared about Yao Ming immediately flooded into the official website of the Rockets to inquire about Yao Ming's specific injury.

However, the Rockets management did not give a specific answer, but said that they would try their best to win this round of the series with the Warriors and strive to create a dynasty belonging to the Rockets.

This reassured the fans. At least from what the Rockets said, Yao Ming should have no problem. Otherwise, without Yao Ming, why would the Rockets create a dynasty?
The Warriors lost the crucial Tianwangshan battle, but the local media in Oakland showed considerable tolerance-because the Warriors have not achieved any decent results in the playoffs for many years, and they just joined the team late , The team lineup has experienced huge changes and fluctuations this season, and there was even chaos in the locker room at the beginning of the season. In the end, it was late to lead such a team to the Western Conference Finals, and it was the same as last season's championship Rockets. They played back and forth, which made the local media and fans in Oakland full of expectations for the future of this team. They believed that as long as they were late and still played for this team, the Warriors would quickly rise to become the team that the league is all about. Such a trembling strong team, the championship will also be at your fingertips.

　addicted to nostalgia

　　
　
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