NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

Yao Ming jumped high and flipped the ball into the Rockets' half court. Anderson caught the ball and passed it to Zhang Jinshui.

In the stands of the Toyota Center, lively cheers erupted immediately.

Still comfortable for home games!

After receiving Anderson's pass, Zhang Jinshui only felt refreshed.

Facing Billups' defense, he didn't dare to be careless, and carefully dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Seeing that Yao Ming got the position 45 degrees to the right of the three-second zone, Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball to the corresponding position 45 degrees outside the three-point line, and passed the ball steadily to Yao Ming's hands.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming took the initiative to dribble the ball against Big Ben Wallace behind him, then turned around and jumped up, and threw the ball steadily at the highest point.

With a "swipe", the basketball went into the net hollowly.

2: 0!

It seems that after 4 days of continuous rest, Yao Ming's competitive state has returned to a high point. He successfully helped the Rockets win a blood, which attracted another burst of cheers from the stands at the Toyota Center.

The ball was turned around, and it was the Pistons' turn to attack, and Billups brought the ball to the frontcourt.

Zhang Jinshui stuck to one step ahead of the MVP of the 03-04 season finals throughout the whole process, and didn't want to give the opponent too much room to pass the ball.

In his last life, Zhang Jinshui admired Billups very much.

But what Billups left the deepest impression on him was not his performance in the finals of the 03-04 season, but the 08-09 season.

In that season, Billups only played two games for the Pistons before being traded to the Denver Nuggets. The team reached the Western Conference Finals.

Let Zhang Jinshui see how much a team-type All-Star guard can improve a team.

In Zhang Jinshui's mind, Billups' ability to organize and pass the ball should only be half a gear lower than Kidd's, but his scoring ability is even higher.

Although he can't shake the status of Nash, Iverson and Jason Kidd, the three major guards in the league, he is definitely not bad at all in terms of strength.

After entering the frontcourt, Billups dribbled the ball to the top of the arc while waving his hands to direct his teammates' running positions, which was somewhat similar to Jason Kidd.

Zhang Jinshui stretched out his arms and kept waving up and down, trying to cause some interference to the opponent's pass, but Billups passed the ball easily with one hit.

Zhang Jinshui turned his head and looked, the masked man Hamilton had already run to the bottom line on the right, received the ball, jumped high, and made a steady mid-range shot.

2: 2.

Hamilton, the king of CIC, really lived up to his reputation and helped the Pistons equalize the score.

It was the Rockets' turn to attack again. Zhang Jinshui received a pass from Uncle Huo and carefully dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Yao Ming once again managed to get a position near the three-second zone.

Before the start of the game, Van Gundy repeatedly emphasized to Zhang Jinshui that the ball should be given priority to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming, who is 229 centimeters tall and weighs 141 kilograms, is absolutely unstoppable for Big Ben Wallace, who is 206 centimeters tall and weighs 109 kilograms.

But Big Ben Wallace, who has won the Defensive Player of the Year three times, has never relied on his physical fitness, but his basketball IQ when defending.

After the first round of defense, he knew that single defense was hopeless, so he immediately went around and blocked Yao Ming.

Zhang Jinshui moved to the slope very carefully, found a good angle, and hoisted the ball high to Yao Ming.

In every day of training before the start of the season, Zhang Jinshui will do intensive training on lobbing, just to deal with a situation like the present.

The quality of the lob was not bad, but when Zhang Jinshui threw the ball, Billups turned around to double-team Yao Ming in anticipation.

The timing of this double-team was too precise.

When Yao Ming received the ball, Billups had surrounded him.

Yao Ming didn't dare to let the ball stay in his hands, and immediately passed it back to Zhang Jinshui.

After Zhang Jinshui got the ball again, Hamilton had already switched to Zhang Jinshui, and Billups turned around to replace Anderson.

The Pistons' defensive transition was like flowing water, and Zhang Jinshui didn't leak any flaws.

At this point, the time to attack is running out.

Zhang Jinshui used [Lightning First Step] and broke into the inside line from Hamilton's right hand side, but the two Wallace guards near the inside line did not give him a single space to attack the basket.

What's even more exaggerated is that, in Zhang Jinshui's sight at this time, the four prompt lines on the silver badge [Assessing the Situation] turned out to be two yellow and two red.

In other words, under the tight defense of the Pistons, none of the Rockets' five players have any chance to score easily at this moment.

This is the first time Zhang Jinshui has encountered such a situation since he has this talent badge.

The defense of the Pistons is terrifying!

Zhang Jinshui had no choice but to bite the bullet and pass the ball to McGrady along the yellow prompt line.

At this time, the attack time was less than 2 seconds, McGrady didn't even have time to adjust after receiving the ball, and threw the ball hastily.

The basketball hit the inner edge of the rim and popped out, and the rebound was confiscated by Wallace Big Ben.

Zhang Jinshui's last pass, at first glance, already has a taste of "throwing the pot".

When returning to defense, he waved to McGrady apologetically and shouted: "McGrady, I'm sorry, this ball is mine."

Mai Di waved his hand and smiled at Zhang Jinshui, signaling Zhang Jinshui not to think too much.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy shouted loudly while clapping his hands: "Zhang Jinshui, it's okay, it's normal for the offense to go wrong occasionally, defend this round."

Zhang Jinshui nodded and quickly threw himself into defense.

In fact, Zhang Jinshui has long known that the Pistons' defensive ability is unique in the league, but through the round just now, he really understood how terrifying the Pistons' defensive strength is.

It's no wonder that this Pistons team was able to crush the Lakers with a luxurious F4 lineup more than a year ago.

Come to think of it, in today's league, only the Spurs' defense should be qualified to wrestle with the Pistons.

Next, facing the sharp defense of the Pistons, the Rockets' offense was still not smooth, and the basketball couldn't dribble at all.

They can only rely on McGrady's personal ability and Yao Ming's second offense to grab offensive rebounds to cause a little damage to the Pistons.

Fortunately, the offense of the Pistons is not as abnormal as their defense. Under the hard defense of all the players of the Rockets, their offensive success rate is also average.

But after Hamilton stretched the Rockets' defense through various off-ball running positions, Prince and Rasheed Wallace still got some scoring opportunities.

When the game lasted more than 6 minutes, the two teams combined only scored a poor 21 points.

But the Rockets were 8 to 13, 5 points behind the Pistons.

In the commentary on SB TV, Kenny Smith said worriedly:

"It took more than 6 minutes to score 8 points. This is definitely the worst start for the Rockets this season. The Pistons are like a black octopus with [-] tentacles. The Rockets rank among the top five in the league in offensive efficiency. I can't move.

If they can only fight with each other in this low offensive success rate and defensive rhythm, the Rockets will be very dangerous today. "

"Yes, this kind of rhythm is the Pistons' favorite. I feel that the Rockets are going to be in big trouble today." Big Mouth Barkley echoed with a solemn expression.

"It's rare to have the same opinion as the two of you. I also think that the Rockets have more bad luck today." The SB host Lahm on the side laughed and said: "In addition, I would like to emphasize that so far, the Rockets' Zhang Jinshui 2 for 0 shots, no points, no assists."

"Please, Lahm, the game has just started, so there's no need to pay attention to Zhang Jinshui's personal data so soon, right? After the game is over, let's talk about Zhang Jinshui's performance today, okay?" Kenny Smith said angrily. .

At this time, the stands at the Toyota Center had gradually sunk, and Rockets fans felt that the situation on the field was very unfavorable to the Rockets.

Van Gundy, frowning, had to call a timeout.

After Zhang Jinshui, Yao Mai and other players all returned to the bench, Van Gundy said loudly: "Everyone, standing in front of us is the strongest defensive team in the NBA. It is inevitable to encounter some difficulties on the offensive end. The more this At that time, the more you have to play 120 points on the defensive end, and don't let the opponent widen the point difference."

"McGrady, you should come down and rest first, and prepare to bring a substitute to the bench in the second quarter. We can't change our game rhythm because of temporary difficulties."

"Zhang Jinshui, the Pistons' double-team defense against Yao Ming is impeccable. It should have been practiced early. I need you to stand up and use breakthroughs and three-pointers to threaten the opponent's basket and reduce their defense against Yao Ming. attention.

Remember, don't be afraid of the low success rate, just be firm and play your usual offensive threat. "

Zhang Jinshui nodded and said loudly to Van Gundy, "Understood, coach."

As soon as the voice fell, the timeout time had arrived.

Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming returned to the field with Uncle Huo, Anderson and Luther Head.

After receiving Uncle Huo's serve from the baseline, Zhang Jinshui brought the ball to the frontcourt and asked Uncle Huo to pick and roll for him.

After forming a dislocation, Zhang Jinshui immediately used [Lightning First Step] to rush past Rasheed Wallace's right hand side. At the same time, he actively triggered the golden badge [Best Route], followed the white prompt line, and avoided the general Lin Si's assisted defense went straight into the three-second zone.

Seeing the basket in front of him, Zhang Jinshui jumped up in two steps, raised the ball with both hands and put it towards the basket.

But at this moment, the huge figure of Wallace Big Ben suddenly appeared on the side of the slope.

The inside gate who won the league's best defensive player three times and averaged 3 blocks per game for 3 consecutive years, like a roc with wings, jumped high and blocked Zhang Jinshui's layup.

Its powerful supplementary defense ability surpassed the cognition of [the best route], and let the white prompt line lead Zhang Jinshui into his hot pot trap step by step.

At this time, it was too late to turn around and look for Yao Ming who had been let go by Big Ben Wallace.

Zhang Jinshui, who was stagnant in the air, could only bite the bullet, stretched his abdomen with all his strength, took back the basketball that was about to leave his hand, confronted Big Ben Wallace abruptly, and then threw the ball indiscriminately .

With a "beep", the referee's whistle sounded.

The goal must have been missed. Fortunately, Zhang Jinshui's desperate fight at the moment of crisis tricked Big Ben and Wallace into a defensive foul, and he finally lived up to the quota he used for one [best route].

However, this ball made Zhang Jinshui finally realize the disadvantages of the "best route". In the face of a really strong inside defense, this badge may be of limited help to Zhang Jinshui, and may even be counterproductive.

No wonder it's just a gold badge, not purple.

Panting heavily, Zhang Jinshui walked to the free throw line, but it may be that today's game was too restrained. He only made two free throws and scored 1 point.

9 to 13, the Rockets are still 4 points behind.

This 1 point has no impact on the situation on the field.

Next, it was the Pistons' turn to attack.

While directing the running of his teammates, Billups brought the ball to the frontcourt. Just as Zhang Jinshui waved his hands and tried to block the opponent's pass, Billups suddenly jumped high and shot a shot at the top of the arc. Three points.

The basketball threw a beautiful arc in the air, and with a "swipe", a three-pointer hit the net hollowly.

Billups actually gave Zhang Jinshui a bukkake, and this method is obviously Zhang Jinshui's most impressive scoring method.

In the stands of the Toyota Center, there was a dull sigh.

9 to 16, the Rockets fell behind by 7 points.

At this time, not only the atmosphere in the arena, but also the aura of the Rockets soldiers had dropped to an unprecedented freezing point.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy's face also became more serious.

After the timeout, the point difference was further pulled, which is the situation that every NBA head coach least likes to see.

Van Gundy couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Maybe he should really change the rhythm of the past game just now and keep McGrady on the court. In this case, even if the team's morale is low now, they still have a singles strength that can turn the tide.

But now that McGrady has just been replaced, you can't just rest for a round and then replace it?

Van Gundy has no room for manipulation. All he can do is secretly pray that the Rockets players on the field can withstand the pressure during this headwind period, at least not to let the point difference be further widened.

"Come on! Yao Ming! Zhang Jinshui!" Van Gundy silently recited the names of these two people in his heart.

At this time, Van Gundy was the only one who recited these two names silently.

In the stands, many frustrated fans also clasped their hands together, hoping that Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui could step forward and help the Rockets get through this difficult period.

They all know that if this situation is allowed to continue, the Rockets will really go far today.

On the court, Uncle Huo passed the ball to Zhang Jinshui from the baseline.

Zhang Jinshui carefully brought the ball to the frontcourt. At the same time, the metallic system rang in Zhang Jinshui's ears.

"In a one-on-one defense, being hit by the opponent's player for a three-pointer, will the talent badge be triggered [One-on-one: Tit-for-tat] to fight back against the opponent?"

"Activate!" Zhang Jinshui shouted with his mind.