NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

"Stay focused, forget about winning or losing, relax, just play the tactics we have formulated!"

Before kick-off, Van Gundy yelled again from the sidelines, giving psychological massage to the Rockets players on the field.

Including Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, the faces of all the Rockets players were tense, without the slightest expression.

Zhang Jinshui tried his best to calm down his heart. With the referee's whistle, he received a pass from Uncle Huo and carefully dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

After observing that Big Ben Wallace still did not defend Yao Ming, he slowly moved to the right at a 45-degree angle.

After Yao Ming took a good position inside, he stopped and passed the ball steadily to Yao Ming.

As Van Gundy expected, the moment Zhang Jin shot the water polo, the Pistons' defensive front suddenly shrank, and Billups turned around and double-teamed Yao Ming.

Zhang Jinshui hurriedly moved to the top of the arc, and at the same time waved to Yao Ming and shouted: "Yao Ming!"

Yao Ming didn't dare to make more moves after receiving the ball, and immediately passed the ball to Zhang Jinshui.

Hamilton stood in front of Zhang Jinshui in time.

Zhang Jinshui stepped on the yellow halo on the soles of his feet, and made a gesture to shoot a three-pointer. After attracting the attention of the Pistons players, he immediately passed the ball to McGrady on the left, and accelerated to run forward, helping McGrady make a pick-and-roll. Blocked Prince from his side.

McGrady dislocated against Hamilton, rushed past the latter with a big stride, and rushed to the inside of the Pistons.

Faced with Big Ben Wallace, who was approaching from the other side, McGrady was not afraid, and continued to stand up against the other side. The intention could not be more obvious: the master just wants to be tough. Either let me go, or you will be right. I foul.

However, at this time, Big Ben Wallace showed a super high defensive IQ of the three-time Defensive Player of the Year.

When McGrady stuck to him, he neither dodged nor violated McGrady's cylinder, but raised his hands high and jumped up, using a very clean movement, turning himself into a barrier, The basket is behind him.

In the end, McGrady's layup was still interfered. Although the ball was barely sent to the top of the basket, it bounced out after hitting the basket.

Big Ben jumped up again after landing, took the defensive rebound, and held the ball tightly in his arms.

From the stands of the Toyota Center, there was a muffled sigh.

At this time, there were only 45 seconds left before the end of the game, and the score was still 85 to 87, with the Rockets trailing by 2 points.

It is conceivable that in the next offensive round, the Pistons will definitely waste almost 24 seconds of offensive time before completing the attack.

If the ball is scored, the game is completely over.

Even if their offense fails, the Rockets still have a chance to attack, but considering the upper limit of the defensive strength shown by the Pistons in this game, the Rockets' chances of succeeding in offense will still not be great.

In short, this game is already very difficult for the Rockets.

"Defense! Defense! We must defend this round!" Van Gundy shouted fiercely from the sidelines.

At this time, Van Gundy still held a long timeout in his hand.

But he naturally wants to save this timeout until the end of the Pistons' offensive round, and arrange corresponding tactics according to the specific point difference on the court at that time.

Yao Ming McGrady and other Rockets players immediately turned full power, returned to their own half, and settled down in their defensive positions.

Zhang Jinshui raised his whole body strength and pounced on Billups who received a pass from Big Ben Wallace to implement a tight defense.

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

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The Rockets fans in the stands chanted defensive slogans in unison, turning themselves into the Rockets' No.6 player on the court.

At this time, Zhang Jinshui had no time to consider how critical the Rockets were facing. He had only one thought, no matter what, he should defend the ball before him.

And his sudden change in defensive rhythm did pose a big threat to Billups.

Especially Zhang Jinshui has the blessing of the silver defensive badge [Accompanying like a shadow]. Billups, who also encountered some physical problems, failed to shake Zhang Jinshui away after several consecutive changes of direction, and almost made a mistake.

If it wasn't at the last moment of the whole game, other outside Rockets players came to double-team Billups, and there was a high probability that they would be able to intercept the ball in Billups' hands.

However, this round is too critical now, and other Rockets players really don't dare to take the risk of losing their defensive positions to double-team Billups.

However, Zhang Jinshui's pressing still played a very good role. It was not until there were only 5 seconds left in the attack time that Billups stabilized the rhythm of possession and passed the ball to the free throw line. Rasheed Wallace.

5, 4, 3,

In a hurry, Rasheed Wallace had no time to distribute the ball to other teammates. He turned around and made a fadeaway jumper. The basketball drew a high arc in the air, but finally bounced out of the frame.

Big Ben Wallace on the side immediately jumped towards the route where the basketball popped up. Fortunately, Yao Ming's position was better, and he firmly grasped the ball before Big Ben.

"Beep!" A whistle sounded, and Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

The Rockets fans in the stands applauded Zhang Jinshui's wonderful performance in this defensive round, but the atmosphere above the Toyota Center was still filled with tension.

At this time, only the last 21 seconds were left in the game, and the Rockets were still 85 to 87 behind by 2 points.

But the Rockets have the last chance to attack, and they have the right to decide the outcome of the game in their own hands.

Zhang Jinshui followed his teammates back to the bench, watched the timer on the basket stop at 21 seconds, and suddenly realized a very important problem.

Van Gundy had already taken out the tactical board and pen at this time, and while drawing on the tactical board, he said loudly: "In the last round, the Pistons will definitely use their defensive system to the extreme.

Yao Ming, I want you to stand here in the paint, ready to grab a rebound.

For this last attack, it must be difficult to get into the paint, so we have to shoot three-pointers, and we either win or lose.

Maddie..."

When Van Gundy said this, he paused for a moment, and continued: "And Zhang Jinshui, I need one of you to attract the attention of the opponent's perimeter defense, and the other to run under the double screen of Howard and Anderson. Open the three and give the Pistons the last shot."

McGrady pondered for a while, and said: "I think the Pistons will definitely defend me heavily. Why don't I attract the attention of the Pistons? Let Zhang Jinshui complete the last attack. Frankly speaking, his three-point shot It should be stronger than me, not weaker."

Van Gundy nodded, turned to look at Zhang Jinshui, and asked, "Zhang Jinshui, do you have any objections to this arrangement?"

Zhang Jinshui was taken aback. In his original expectation, Van Gundy would definitely hand over the task of the team's superstar Tracy McGrady to the team's superstar Tracy McGrady. Leave it to yourself to do it.

But he didn't expect at all that before he opened his mouth to fight, Van Gundy and McGrady had already given him the task of completing the final attack.

This kind of trust made Zhang Jinshui both moved and excited.

He suppressed the surging blood in his chest, and received in a deep voice: "Coach, McGrady, thank you for your trust, I promise to complete this last shot."

Van Gundy nodded and emphasized: "It's still what I said before, no matter what the outcome of the game is, first of all, there must be no mistakes, and second, as long as this tactic is executed well, then we have succeeded."

Next, Van Gundy drew Zhang Jinshui's running route on the tactical board, and replaced Uncle Huo and Anderson with Luther Head and Swift, letting them play without cover for Zhang Jinshui.

In Van Gundy's writing and drawing and all kinds of exhortations, the long pause of 1 and a half minutes passed quickly.

Following the referee's whistle, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Zhang Jinshui returned to the court with Luther Head and Swift. The ball was sent directly from the sideline of the frontcourt.

In order to ensure that the serve does not make mistakes, Van Gundy asked Zhang Jinshui to stand outside the sideline.

At this time, the Toyota Center was as quiet as a chapel.

Almost all Rockets fans clasped their hands tightly and pressed their chins hard, praying for the Rockets' final attack.

A highly suffocating atmosphere permeated the auditorium, and extended to the media area and the commentary seats of the major TV stations on the sidelines.

The expressions of experts and football critics from various TV stations are very solemn, repeatedly analyzing various situations that may arise in the final round.

In the commentary of SB TV, Barkley, who has always been lively and big-mouthed, was very serious. After observing the positions of the Rockets players very carefully, he said:

"Looking at the posture, the Rockets are ready to decide the outcome with one goal. Van Gundy should hand over the last attack to McGrady, but in fact, if McGrady attracts the opponent's perimeter defense and then gives the ball to Zhang Jinshui at the last moment to complete the three-pointer Long shot, may be a better choice.

After all, Zhang Jinshui's three-point shooting percentage this season is almost [-]%, and he is the player with the highest three-point shooting percentage in the entire league. "

"However, Zhang Jinshui made 14 of 5 three-pointers in this game, and his shooting percentage was only [-]%." SB host Lahm emphasized beside him: "I think it is definitely not wise to let Zhang Jinshui complete the last shot. What's more, McGrady is a superstar, so he is naturally the most qualified to complete the final shot."

At this time, it was different from the past, Barkley with a big mouth was too lazy to talk too much with Ram, and turned his head to look at Kenny Smith, who said solemnly: "I also think it is a better choice to hand over to Zhang Jinshui, but let McGrady do the last one." There is nothing wrong with attacking, there is no need to argue, let us wait and see what happens next."

With the whistle of the referee, the linesman handed over the basketball to Zhang Jinshui.

McGrady was at the top of the arc, using Luther Head's cover to throw off Prince, and accelerated back to the middle circle position.

Zhang Jinshui immediately passed the ball steadily to McGrady.

McGrady grabbed the ball with one hand, bent down, and did not make any movements, while Zhang Jinshui moved from outside to inside, about 60 degrees outside the left three-point line.

19, 18, 17,

When the timer came to 15 seconds, McGrady began to dribble, slowly to the right 45-degree three-point line.

Luther Hyde ran to Zhang Jinshui's side and helped him block Billups.

Zhang Jinshui immediately accelerated and rushed to the inside line. First, he passed by Yao Ming, causing some obstacles to Hamilton chasing him, and then formed a circle around Swift on the bottom line, allowing the latter to help him block the pursuit. Own Big Ben Wallace.

In the end, Zhang Jinshui rushed back to the top of the arc again, and Luther Head, who was the first to help him with an off-ball screen, made another screen for him, blocking Rasheed Wallace, and returning Hamilton, who was relatively weak in defense, to Zhang golden water.

8, 7, 6,

McGrady's pass was also passed after Zhang Jinshui reached the top of the arc.

I have to say that Van Gundy helped Zhang Jinshui design this tactical move very cleverly, but the Pistons' defense is too tight.

After several consecutive off-ball screens, not only did he not lose his follow of Zhang Jinshui, Rasheed Wallace even saw that Zhang Jinshui was the Rockets' last thrower, and he didn't go in front of Luther Hyde at all. Damn, get out of Luther Hyde and run straight towards Zhang Jinshui.

5,, 4, 3,

Rasheed Wallace has already jumped up high, and appeared in front of Zhang Jinshui as if covering the sky and covering the sun. Due to the distance, he must not be able to cover Zhang Jinshui, but Zhang Jinshui's huge stature still gives Zhang Jinshui Gold water poses no small disturbance.

Fortunately, Zhang Jinshui, who was one step away from the top of the arc, could still see the purple piston basket.

In fact, during the timeout just now, when he saw that there were still 21 seconds left in the game, Zhang Jinshui knew that the game had a high probability of being won

Because he still has one of the most important purple badges [Fu Lin Xin Zhi] that has not been triggered yet.

Now, when the game is only up and down for 2 seconds, [Fu Lin Xin Zhi] is triggered as expected, and the only thing Zhang Jinshui has to do next is to throw the ball to the basket.

In order to get up safely, Zhang Jinshui took another step back to ensure that neither Hamilton nor Rasheed Wallace could hinder his shooting. Then, he jumped up and threw the basketball out in an extremely standard posture. .

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Game time is up.

At this time, all the Rockets fans, reporters, commentators, coaches and players of the two teams at the Toyota Center stopped and fixed their eyes on the basketball in the air.

The outcome of this game, which is as intense as the playoffs or even the finals, is determined by this basketball.

If it goes into the basket, the Rockets will overtake the Pistons 88-87 and kill the Pistons. If it doesn't go in, the Pistons will take away the victory from the Toyota Center 87-85 and maintain their undefeated gold medal in the new season. body.

At this time, the entire Toyota Center Stadium was so quiet that even the sound of a pin falling could be heard.