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Chapter 19 Caught in Singles
With the increase of late playing time, the playing time of other players will inevitably be affected. David Wesley, whose strength has declined seriously, is the one who is most affected. In addition, there is also veteran Jon Barry, whose playing time has also been greatly affected. .

But they are not young, they have reached the end of their careers, they don’t care about the statistics, instead they see the lateness and thriving, the Rockets gradually changed from a strong team in the playoffs to a team that may compete for the championship , How could the two of them be upset?
Even David Wesley often imparts late on-court experience.

Just came on and got a pass from McGrady late.

There is no way, this style of playing late is popular. When the ball is in his hands, he either throws it, or has already thrown it, without any hesitation at all.

Bibby played more than a whole quarter. In the fierce confrontation in the NBA, even a player with superhuman physical strength will inevitably get tired sometimes. Couldn't stop the late shot.

"Shh!"

The arrow is like a shooting star, and it hits the target with every shot.

How amazing is the physical fitness of NBA players?

Dashi Johnson, who later appeared as a hunk in the entertainment circle, looked like a porcelain doll when standing with NBA players.Schwarzenegger once recalled his contact with Wilt Chamberlain and said with emotion: He (Chamberlain) can easily lift me up with one hand.

Being in this kind of macho circle, the physical exertion is absolutely astonishing.

So many people say that Yao Ming's physical strength is a big problem, it depends on the comparison object, at least compared with ordinary people, Yao Ming is definitely a superman.

Looking back, Darius Sangueira, who played in the second quarter, made a jumper near the free throw line. Mu Tongbo is old and can only guard the basket and grab rebounds. When facing the young and athletic Sangueira , and there is no good way.

After Brad Miller went off the court, the Kings had a completely small lineup. Chris Webber and Darius Sangueira were the two tallest points on the team, and they were only 206cm tall. Flexible, even if there is no traditional center on the court, it is still not easy for Mu Tongbo to complete the defense.

After Darius Sangueira scored, the king requested a substitution. White Devil Mike Bibby went off and Eddie House came on. Kevin Martin, a young rookie with a height of 2.01 meters and strong athletic ability, was responsible for marking the late arrival.

He was selected by the Kings with the 26th pick in the first round of this year, and his current average playing time is less than 10 minutes per game, which is obviously different from his late arrival of nearly 20 minutes.

In this short playing time, Martin was able to score 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists.

But in the future, this guy will play many seasons averaging more than 20 points per game, and the Rockets have also gambled heavily on his talent, but the result is that the Rockets are gradually sinking.

In 04, the success rate of the draft in this field was good. Kevin Martin's future achievements are quite high among the rookies in this class, but it is worth mentioning that his crooked shooting posture is really weird.

It is of course impossible for Martin to know his future achievements, and at this time he is eager to try.

Although he is a non-draft rookie late, the media generally regard him as the 04 generation. Among the current rookies in this class, there are only No. 76 pick Dwight Howard, No. 20 Ameka Okafor, and No. Ray Iguodala enjoys a stable playing time of more than [-] minutes.

As a non-draft rookie who can stand shoulder to shoulder with these three people, Martin is naturally envious of being late. He told himself silently in his heart that he must prevent being late and prove his strength.

Martin is tall and has long arms, a full 10cm taller than Late, and he has a lot of advantages in defense.

But he obviously overestimated himself. As a rookie, and not a rookie who is good at defense, even if Martin has amazing physical fitness, it is impossible for you to become a defensive master all at once.

McGrady was holding the ball at the top of the three-point line. Seeing that Martin was watching him, he didn't pass the ball in a hurry. It was Mobley who was in charge of defending him.

The old cat's defensive ability is above the league average, and he suffers a bit in terms of size, but Rick Adelman obviously believes that late three-pointers are more threatening.

As a veteran player of the Rockets, the old cat Mobley took good care of Yao Ming at the beginning. He is Steve Francis' hard-core younger brother, but in the Rockets locker room, it is not Francis who is qualified to teach Yao Ming, but Mobley.

Yao Ming played poorly in the first few games when he entered the league. Mobley taught him in the locker room, "Do you still want to play in the league? If you don't want to go back to play, you have to work harder."

Supersonics (now Thunder) center Jerome James once defended Yao Ming without scoring a point. He clamored on the court to "teach Yao Ming a lesson", and Mobley blocked the opponent in the player tunnel. What kind of talent is a rookie, he has the guts to teach Shaq and Duncan a lesson!"

Now times have passed, Mobley has left the Rockets, and even his big brother Francis is no longer on the same team as him.

McGrady held the ball, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked down at the old cat with a smile that was not a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Lao Mao is an old-school player, even if he suffers from height, he is not timid at all, and immediately spat out trash talk: "Hey, let me see your level, Yao is my little brother, let me see if you have the ability Play next to him."

A gleam flashed in McGrady's eyes. He came to the Rockets to be the boss, not to help Yao Ming!
So he slowly lowered his center of gravity, and his dribbling speed gradually increased.

Mobley did not shoot rashly, giving physical confrontation and interfering with McGrady's center of gravity adjustment.

McGrady was at his peak, and his physical fitness was superior in all aspects. He found a flaw in an instant, and without any fake moves, he went directly from Mobley's left.

The old cat turned around in a hurry and followed closely behind. Chris Webber also gave up Juwan Howard to block McGrady's breakthrough route.

McGrady was not afraid, jumped high in front of Chris Webber, bent and shrunk, avoided Weber's block, a beautiful pull bar, a slight flick of the wrist, and a layup!

"Bang!"

The ball smacked the backboard and fell straight into the turned Kevin Martin.

Martin was taken aback for a moment, then immediately passed the ball to Eddie House.

Eddie House advanced quickly, and the Kings were all small lineups. Only Webber's athletic ability was greatly affected due to several serious injuries, and everyone else was able to run and jump.

There was a four-on-three on the court in an instant. Eddie House rushed to the inside, blocked it late, slowed his impact speed, and moved aside before a possible foul.

Although Mu Tongbo is old, his defensive deterrence is still there. Eddie House didn't dare to shoot rashly, and chose to pass back to Mobley outside the three-point line.

Unexpectedly, Late suddenly burst out from the side, snatched the basketball, and stole it!

The old cat obviously paid attention to being late, knowing that he can only complete basic dribbling, and his singles ability with the ball is equal to zero, so he rushed to grab it.

Don't be greedy for being late, throw the ball forward, and McGrady is slowly walking back from the Kings' half.

He didn't pass the ball well, it was a bit high, but fortunately, McGrady has a strong jumping ability now, jumping high to catch the ball, and there is only one Chris Webber standing in front of him.

McGrady broke through with the ball, and Weber couldn't stop it at all.

As an old fritter who has been in the league for ten seasons, Weber knew what he wanted to do when he saw McGrady's appearance. He sighed in his heart that it's good to be young. opened.

McGrady scored a fast break dunk.

After hanging on the basket for a while, McGrady jumped down and roared at Mobley who had just run back.

Mobley just responded lightly: "This ball should be attributed to that rookie. It was his sudden steal that made this fast break."

Maddie's face turned dark immediately, and his expression became even more unkind.

I was late and didn't know what happened on the other side of the court. I was happy in my heart, and I finally had my first steal.

The Kings attacked, and after passing the ball many times, Weber hit a high jumper and returned a two-pointer.

Then McGrady fell into a strange circle of singles. One of them, when he was late and ran to the open with the help of his teammates, McGrady turned a blind eye and chose to kill the crowd with a jumper.

On the other hand, the Kings have a smooth offense and extremely high efficiency. In the first quarter, they shot an astonishing shooting percentage of more than 60%.

The score between the two sides quickly opened up. By the time there were 7 minutes left in the second quarter, the Kings had already led by 42 points at 34:[-].

The TNT commentator didn't think highly of McGrady's singles, thinking that his sudden runaway broke the already good chemistry of the Rockets, and the coach should quickly replace him.

Van Gundy adjusted faster this time, of course, because McGrady almost reached his regular rest time, David Wesley came on, McGrady stepped off; Yao Ming came on, Mutombo stepped off.

Although McGrady was a bit messy in the first half of the second quarter, his ability to hold the ball is indeed very important to the current Rockets, which is why McGrady has been playing for more than 40 minutes in the first few games.

Fortunately, the Rockets ushered in good news. Veteran Strickland returned from injury, and he can attack with the ball.

However, the Rockets' current lineup is relatively short on the outside. David Wesley is only 183cm. He is called a combo guard. In fact, he can basically only play point guard.

Late and Strickland are both 191cm, and they both seem a bit short to play shooting guard, not to mention that there is another person who needs to be at the small forward position.

The King also made adjustments immediately, the old cat Mobley and Chris Webber are off, Brad Miller is on, and Matt Barnes is on.

The king's current lineup only has Eddie House 185cm on the outside, Kevin Martin 201, and small forward Matt Barnes 203.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that no matter how the Rockets make substitutions, it is impossible for the Rockets to have an advantage in the lineup. This game is not easy to play.

(End of this chapter)