The invincible kryptonite of basketball

That's what he wanted to hear!

"Don and I are two types of players. We are both the kind of people who bring energy to the team. We also have our own strengths. His defense is his characteristic. The advantage I have over him is that I More comprehensive……"

He began to talk eloquently.

"Ah! Ahh!"

In another side hall, Tang Tian and the Spurs players were also doing daily training for the evening game. Tang Tian sneezed twice at this time.

"What's wrong?" Green asked with concern.

"It's okay, maybe I caught a cold last night." Tang Tian rubbed his nose and said.

Chapter 3 Seventy: McGrady on the field (3/5)

After rubbing his nose, Tang Tian couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Why has he caught cold so easily recently?

Fortunately, I don't feel anything in my body, so it seems that the problem shouldn't be too big.

At the end of the training, Popovich took the players to lecture and vaccinated them in advance.

In this game, the Rockets are at home, and he also knows that this game will definitely not be easy to play.

At the Toyota Center that night, the attendance rate of fans exceeded 9%.

Even in the playoffs, that's pretty rare.

In addition to those who came to support the Rockets, a large part came for Tracy McGrady.

Although McGrady's departure and the team were unhappy, his career in the previous 6 years still accumulated a lot of fans for him.

And these fans also know that McGrady has not played since joining the Spurs. This is basically the last time they saw McGrady in the playoffs.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

The Spurs have a regular lineup, with Parker and Tang Tian on the outside, Leonard and Duncan on the front, and Splitter on the center.

The Rockets have lineup adjustments. Beverly, who performed well in the last game, replaced Jeremy Lin in the starting lineup. He and Harden partnered in the backcourt.

Garcia and Parsons are still on the front line, and Asik is the center.

To the cheers of the fans, Asik jumped to win over Split, giving the Rockets the first opportunity to attack.

Jeremy Lin didn't start, and Harden became the team's only offensive initiator. He chose to make a strong attack the first time he held the ball.

Tang Tian's defense was very good, and he almost blocked the ball when he blocked the jumper from the basket.

Harden completely lost his angle in dodging in the air, but when he fell, he stretched out his hand and actively leaned on Tang Tian.

The referee whistled to signal Tang Tian's thugs.

Tang Tian looked at the referee speechlessly.

The rule is that there should be no physical contact between the lower part of the body, and this was obviously made by Harden himself, and it was not his active foul at all.

This is a miscalculation!

Popovich rushed directly to the sidelines and questioned the referee loudly.

Before the game, he somewhat guessed that the penalty scale would change, but he didn't expect to call Tang Tian's foul as soon as he came up.

The referee did not change the sentence, and directly signaled Harden to make a free throw.

Harden made two free throws to open the scoring for the Rockets.

And this is just the beginning.

Harden put his new understanding of the rules in the first quarter, or he has begun to learn to use the rules, and frequently made fouls on the Spurs players.

Tang Tian played 6 minutes and got 2 fouls, and Green and Leonard also got [-] fouls.

Popovich was expelled directly at the end of the quarter because of the roaring referee.

The effect of the high number of fouls is rotation fatigue.

Even the angry old man on the sidelines of the Spurs is gone, replaced by Budenholzer with a friendly face.

After the first quarter, the Rockets led the Spurs by 30 points 20 to 10. Harden got 10 free throw opportunities in this single quarter.

The good news is that Harden, who played a full quarter, finally rested, and the Spurs can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, this breath was not relieved for a while. Leonard, who led the team on the field, was called an offensive foul by the referee because he was anxious to get rid of the defense and swung his elbow.

This foul was also his third foul of the game.

Budenholzer glanced at the bench, Tang Tian made 2 fouls, Green made 2 fouls, Anderson was waived before, plus Leonard's 3 fouls, the originally deep wing, the rotation pressure is very heavy tonight.

He put his hand on his chin and thought for a while, then turned around and called McGrady from the end of the bench.

It should be said that although Popovich is not there, but he opened his eyes before the game and put McGrady on the activation list, the team is not completely unavailable at the moment.

For McGrady, although he still can't meet the playing requirements that the team needs, there is nothing he can do at this time.

McGrady walked to the technical stage, and a whistle sounded at the scene.

There are fans of Tracy McGrady here. They didn't expect to see Tracy McGrady play tonight, and it was still in the regular rotation time.

There are also some Rockets fans, they don't have much affection for McGrady, and now they are waiting to see McGrady make a fool of himself.

If you know McGrady, he played in the CBA last season and was eliminated by the NBA, let alone the intensity of the playoffs.

The Rockets' offense, Delfino missed a three-pointer from the outside.

Diaw and Greg Smith's card battle at the basket.

But the ball was a long rebound. McGrady stuck Parsons with his slightly fat body and reached out to win the long defensive rebound.

There were sporadic cheers at the scene, and McGrady took a board as soon as he came up!

Tang Tian couldn't help smiling off the court at this time.

As for McGrady, he is also a veteran now, and he still has a lot of experience.

The Spurs attacked the hammer tactical movement in the frontcourt, and McGrady had a three-point opportunity after he was in position.

His movements were a bit slow, and Parsons, who was assisting in defense, directly interfered with his shot sight.

However, McGrady didn't seem to want to shoot a three-pointer. He made a fake three-pointer and passed Parsons to a mid-range shot.

Familiar posture, iconic scissor legs, although fat but still ecstasy.

Many fans at the scene were about to shout out.

"boom!"

But it's a pity that McGrady's iconic dry pull did not make it.

The chance is good, but it is obvious that because he hasn't played an official game for a long time, his shot feeling is not good.

The Rockets' counterattack, Brooks' layup in the frontcourt was missed by Manu Ginobili, and Jeremy Lin who followed up failed to make up the ball.

The success rate of both sides in this period of attack is not high.

The Spurs had another hammer tactic in the frontcourt, and Ginobili made a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

"boom!"

Still not going in, this section of the basket is covered on both sides.

Fortunately, Diaw used his big ass to push Greg Smith away at this time and grabbed the offensive rebound.

After seeing that McGrady had a chance in the bottom corner, he flicked his hand and passed the ball.

In team basketball, opportunities are passed wherever they arise.

It was a completely open opportunity for McGrady to catch the ball, and he adjusted his three-pointer.

"boom!"

The ball was still a little wide.

It was just deflected inward, and the ball bounced off the inner edge of the backboard.

McGrady scored!

There were whistles and cheers from the sidelines.

This is very rare in the NBA. If you know McGrady, he is no longer a member of the Rockets, but an opponent!

McGrady felt the enthusiasm of the fans when he ran back, stretched out his hands and made his signature move, and opened his hands at a 45-degree angle!

The cheers were even louder.

What a familiar scene, even though Tracy McGrady is now wearing a Spurs jersey!

"This is T-mac's reappearance in the NBA playoffs after five years, and this is his first score after five years."

In the commentary seat, Mike Breen also said with emotion.

McGrady is recognized as the most talented player in the league, but due to injuries and other factors, he failed to perform as he should, which is embarrassing.

The word pathos is destined to be linked to him, but it is enough to be emotional to see him score in the NBA after five years!

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Parsons missed an open three-pointer, and Diaw grabbed another defensive rebound.

The Spurs went upfield, Ginobili's Nesse ball to Diaw, and Diaw faced Greg Smith's side layup.

The ball slipped out of the basket slightly.

But at this time, McGrady swayed his fat body into the inside line and reached out for a tip-up.

Motaiyunas came over to help block the block and hit the ball with his hand, but it also hit McGrady's hand.

The referee blew his whistle to signal a foul by Motiejunas.

McGrady had two free throw opportunities.

McGrady walked to the free throw line, boos were all over the place, and the decibels were extremely loud.

When McGrady first came up, many people actually despised him. After all, the Spurs at this age, to put it bluntly, just hugged their thighs.

But making a three-pointer, plus these two free throw opportunities, really helped the Spurs.

The fans are booing him now, and the louder the booing, the more respect they have.

McGrady adjusted his breathing, made the first free throw, and also made the second free throw.

He made two free throws, and he scored 5 points in a row in this period.

This looks incredible!

Tang Tian was also happy for McGrady at this time. After all, he and McGrady practiced together every night, and he knew how much effort McGrady put in to play!

This 5-pointer is the biggest reward for him!

Regardless of whether he can play in the future, it is definitely worth it for his trip to the Spurs.

Motiejunas' singles in the low post created Diaw's thugs.

When the game entered a dead ball, McHale turned around and called Harden up early.

Two free throw opportunities for Motiejunas.

He has been plagued by injuries this season, with relatively high ups and downs, and he didn't play much in the previous two games.

The first free throw was a bit heavy, hitting the back edge of the basket and popping out.

Harden came on to replace Brooks.

Motaiyunas' second free throw bounced out after going in.

Missed two free throws!