NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

Due to the Bulls' 24-second offense violation, the possession of the ball was changed, and the Rockets resumed serving from the baseline.

Zhang Jinshui received the pass from Birdman Anderson and pushed straight to the frontcourt.

At this time, there are still 8 seconds before the end of the first half of the game. According to the usual game rhythm of the Rockets in the past, this offense is especially suitable for Zhang Jinshui to consume some time first, and then use a step-back jumper to complete a three-point shot at the buzzer .

But Zhang Jinshui had other ideas at this time. After he entered the frontcourt, he called a pick-and-roll to the birdman Anderson who followed him into the frontcourt.

In order to prevent Birdman, who has not yet cultivated a tacit understanding of the game, from acquiescing that he will shoot a step-back three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, Zhang Jinshui added a sentence: "Anderson, after the pick-and-roll, rush to the basket."

Anderson nodded, ran to the top of the arc and stopped, standing on the right side of Hinrich.

Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball laterally, and at the moment when the defense in front of him changed from Hinrich to Nocioni, he used [Lightning First Step] and directly clashed along Nocioni's right hand.

In his peripheral vision, he could see that Birdman Anderson also turned to the left the moment he started, rushing into the inside lane.

Zhang Jinshui secretly praised this new teammate in his heart. Although he has always had no personal offensive ability, he quickly turned around and entered the inside line after the pick-and-roll. He was clean and neat, and he was definitely considered a top player in the NBA. It's no wonder that in his last life, his soaring in the air after the alley-oop can become a beautiful landscape in the NBA arena.

Sticking to Nocioni, he went two more steps toward the edge of the three-second zone. Zhang Jinshui took the ball with his right hand, and following the pointing line of [Assessing the Situation], he threw the ball high into the inside line, ahead of Anderson's impact direction.

However, from the perspective of a bystander, Zhang Jinshui's position of feeding the ball is a bit too high and too far compared with Anderson's current running position. No matter how you look at it, it will be like McGrady's previous two feedings, and it will become a mistake. .

In the stands of the Toyota Center, many fans have begun to shake their heads regretfully, and some even said: "Zhang Jinshui's goal is still too optimistic. Birdman Anderson just joined the team. He hasn't formed a tacit understanding with everyone yet. Just feed the ball like this. It's taken for granted."

In fact, not only the fans, but even Zhang Jinshui, who just passed the ball, was worried about whether Anderson, the birdman, could catch up after seeing the distance between where the ball was going and Anderson's position.

However, the indicator line pointing to Birdman Anderson just now was purple, so Zhang Jinshui had no reason not to trust his own system.

I saw Anderson, who was running, got rid of Hinrich's obstruction with a flick of his hand, stepped on the edge of the reasonable collision zone in two strides, jumped high, and was like a roc spreading its wings in the air. He reached the basketball that was almost reaching the top of the backboard, and then he slammed the ball into the basket like a full moon.

"Beep!" The whistle for the end of the first half sounded at the same time.

52 to 42, Birdman Anderson used an incredible chasing alley-oop to help the Rockets gain a 10-point lead in the first half.

The stands at the Toyota Center were completely blown up.

Since Francis left, the Rockets haven't seen a home team player contribute such a strong aesthetic of basketball violence at the Toyota Center for a long time.

They shouted and jumped excitedly, and many fans even exaggeratedly shouted at the field: "Birdman Anderson, from today onwards, I am your number one supporter in the Rockets."

Yao Ming, Zhang Jinshui, McGrady and others gathered around to celebrate this wonderful performance with Birdman Anderson.

Birdman himself was also very excited, pulling the Rockets jersey on his body and shouting to the sky.

After missing Tracy McGrady's aerial feeds twice at the beginning of the second quarter, he was actually a little depressed, and he no longer had confidence in his running position. This lob finally helped him feel elated.

After high-fiving each other, a group of Rockets players walked back to the player tunnel together.

Birdman Anderson patted Zhang Jinshui on the shoulder and said sincerely: "Zhang Jinshui, your pass is so comfortable, it just allows me to stretch my whole body in the air."

"Haha, it's because you are so good at bouncing. After I pass the ball, I still regret whether the pass is too big." Zhang Jinshui said haha.

Not long after everyone returned to the home locker room, Van Gundy walked in with assistant coach Hughes and others, and praised the performance of the players, especially Zhang Jinshui.

Zhang Jinshui's toughness with Ben Gordon in the middle of the second quarter seemed to have a magical power, which not only allowed the Rockets to regain the lead on the field, but also brought other players back from yesterday's intense game. Pulled out from the shadow of the away game, let everyone focus on this game.

Next, Van Gundy did not make any other arrangements at the tactical level. Instead, he let everyone take a good rest, and then grabbed Shane Battier, Sprewell, and Birdman Anderson, and discussed some details of the game and the three of them. for a more in-depth discussion.

Zhang Jinshui can probably figure out the coach's thoughts. Of course, it is the best to win this game, and it is understandable if he can't win it. Constantly communicate, instill his understanding of the Rockets' style of play into the new members of the team, and help them integrate into the Rockets as soon as possible.

After they discussed for 7 or 8 minutes, seeing that the halftime break was approaching, Van Gundy clapped his hands and said, "Soldiers, the Bulls are not weak. Some psychological massage considerations are in it, but looking at the current trend, I think we really have a chance to do this, I hope everyone will make persistent efforts in the second half, strive to clock in three quarters, and close the team early to rest."

"Yes, let's work hard together and strive to clock in three quarters." Yao Ming and McGrady stood up and echoed loudly.

The two raised their right arms, gathered other Rockets players, and shouted loudly together: "Three quarters, the Rockets must win!"

Then, Yao Ming walked out of the locker room first, and rushed into the Toyota Center with the Rockets players.

In the second half, there was no change in the starting lineups of the two teams. Zhang Jinshui turned his head and glanced at the Bulls' bench, and found that Ben Gordon was watching the field while pressing his legs on the sidelines, and Scholes was squatting beside him. Something whispered in his ear.

It appears that Skiles has forgiven Ben Gordon after a knock at halftime and is ready to send their Bulls' leading scorer on the field.

Zhang Jinshui sneered in his heart. Ben Gordon was the most aggressive player he had ever seen since he entered the NBA. After the opponent came on the court, he didn't mind continuing to trample on the opponent's poor self-esteem.

However, when Ben Gordon will play at this time, the right to speak is not actually with the Bulls' head coach Skiles, but with the Rockets.

At this time, all the soldiers of the Rockets are in a state of false excitement where they are united and their bodies are tireless.

Immediately after the kick-off, they easily blocked Luer Deng's counter-run inward on the defensive end.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jinshui took the serve from the baseline and dribbled the ball into the frontcourt.

Yao Ming didn't ask for a position inside, but ran out directly and helped Zhang Jinshui make a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

Zhang Jinshui passed the ball to Yao Ming, and then began to speed up, according to the Rockets' usual running tactics, seeking off-ball coverage from Tracy McGrady, Sean Battier and Chuck Hayes.

At this time, not only Zhang Jinshui's own physical condition has no problem for the time being, but Sean Battier finally helped Zhang Jinshui make a perfect screen in the right corner.

Relying on this cover, Zhang Jinshui got rid of Luer Deng's follow, and after half a circle around Charl Hayes inside the Bulls, he finally succeeded in finding a chance to shoot a three-pointer from the left bottom corner.

Yao Ming's pass was passed like a guided missile, accurate and timely.

After Zhang Jinshui received the ball, stepping on the rich green halo under his feet, he jumped high and steadily hit his first running three-pointer in this game.

This ball not only helped the Rockets continue to expand their lead with 55 to 42, but also meant that Sean Battier finally successfully integrated into the Rockets' running tactics.

Van Gundy on the sidelines applauded excitedly and shouted: "Good job, Zhang Jinshui! Sean Battier, you did a good job. What I want is you running without the ball."

After the ball, Sean Battier became visibly excited, and immediately made an offensive foul by Ruhr Deng who broke into the inside after making a fast serve on the defensive end.

And then, Yao Ming and McGrady, the two cornerstones of the Rockets, began to stand up and take over the game.

Yao Ming first received a pass from Zhang Jinshui in the interior, and when Hinrich's double-team arrived, he turned around and passed Tyson Chandler, went inside and completed a layup.

Then, when Skiles adjusted the Bulls' defensive strategy and double-teamed Yao Ming from Nocioni not far away, Yao Ming relied on his own experience to trick Nocioni into a defensive foul and went to the free throw line to make two free throws hit.

Then, Zhang Jinshui began to quickly guide Yao Ming's double-teamed points to McGrady, allowing McGrady to lead the Rockets' offense.

McGrady first tried to break through the inside, but was defended by Tyson Chandler and Ruhr Deng with difficulty.

Unexpectedly, immediately afterwards, McGrady's outside touch suddenly exploded, and he completed two consecutive pull-up jumpers from beyond the three-point line, which opened the score to 20 points and once again showed the world that he is a How unreasonable it is for a superstar to feel it.

当第三节比赛进行到6分钟的时候，火箭队在防守端限制得公牛队只得到了4分，而在进攻端则轻松地拿到了14分，已经将场上的分差以66比46拉开到了20分。

This time, Van Gundy did not put Tracy McGrady back on the bench at this time point like the usual tactical arrangement, but directly replaced Chuck Hayes with Birdman Anderson.

The signal of this substitution arrangement is very obvious, that is, to continue to consolidate the existing lead in the third quarter, and even end the game directly.

The Bulls coach Skiles, who was forced to retreat, could only replay the last trump card in his hand, Ben Gordon.

Back on the court again, Ben Gordon no longer had the arrogance and domineeringness of the first half, and he no longer even made eye contact with Zhang Jinshui, but put all his attention on the game itself.

Frankly speaking, regardless of his character, Ben Gordon's own offensive ability is still remarkable.

In his first offensive round after playing, he hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

After successfully interfering with McGrady's breakthrough, he suddenly bypassed McGrady's defense on the offensive end, cut inside to receive a hand-off pass from Nocioni, and completed a layup.

Helping the Bulls narrow the gap to 15 points.

His consecutive 5-point scoring also helped the Bulls narrow the gap to 15 points.

At this time, it was the turn of Zhang Jinshui, who had no sense of presence in the first half of the quarter, to show off his power.

Zhang Jinshui first asked Yao Ming to help him with high-post support, bypassing McGrady, and pretended to find Sean Battier's off-ball screen on the baseline.

When the overall defense of the Bulls moved to the bottom corner with his running position, Zhang Jinshui made a sudden turn, circled from the other side of McGrady to the top of the arc, received Yao Ming's hand-to-hand pass, and directly took off and made a hit A three-pointer at the top of the arc curbed the Bulls' momentum of consecutive scoring.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jinshui asked Birdman Anderson to make a pick-and-roll for himself, and formed a double-down situation with Anderson that was the same as the lob at the end of the first half. When shrinking to the inside, Zhang Jinshui threw the ball to the inside at high speed.

The pass was like a sharp blade, directly piercing the defense of the Bulls' two insiders. After finding the crowd, Sean Battier, who was lying in ambush on the weak side corner, took a shot of the basketball, adjusted the rhythm of his shot, and steadily He hit a three-pointer to help the Rockets re-extend the score advantage to 72 points with 51 to 21.

In the next 2 minutes, the point difference between the two sides fluctuated back and forth around 21 points.

If the third quarter ended with such a point difference, considering the Bulls' young guards' strength and absolute advantage in age and physical strength, Van Gundy and the Rockets must not ignore the fourth quarter with confidence.

Fortunately, when only 15 seconds passed in the third quarter, the Rockets led the Bulls by 77 points 56 to 21 and had the last chance to attack.

After Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Ben Gordon took the initiative to exchange positions with Hinrich and stood in front of Zhang Jinshui.

"This time, I definitely won't let you throw the ball in again." Ben Gordon raised his arms and stood in front of Zhang Jinshui with firm eyes.

After experiencing the defeat in the second quarter, Ben Gordon's words and expressions did not have the previous arrogance, but at the same time he did not lose confidence. The training was quite successful.

Zhang Jinshui had no intention of provoking the opponent with words any more. He looked up at the smear of purple flashing from the Bulls basket, chuckled, and said, "Don't you understand now? Can you throw the ball in? It's me who counts, not you."