NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

Meanwhile, the Rockets' locker room seemed much calmer.

After Van Gundy's coaching staff returned to the locker room with the players, after the players had a short rest, they gathered everyone's attention.

However, Van Gundy did not make any comments on the overall performance of the Rockets and Kings in the first half of the game, but pointed out some small flaws exposed in the offensive and defensive system of individual players in the first half in detail, and gave a Reasonable suggestions for improvement.

It wasn't until the end of the halftime break that Van Gundy clapped his hands and said loudly:

"Guys, I have to say that in the first half we were only two points ahead, which I absolutely did not expect.

However, this definitely does not mean that there is any problem with your performance on the court. In fact, I am already very satisfied with your performance in the first half.

It can only be said that we met an opponent who was in a very good state today.

In the second half, I hope you will be patient, continue to do what you have done in the first half, not take the initiative to make mistakes, and avoid the flawed running and positioning in the first half that I and the coaching staff just mentioned.

As long as this is done, I believe that no matter how good the Kings are, they will not pose a great threat to us. "

After Van Gundy finished speaking, McGrady stood up, clapped his hands, and said loudly: "Brothers, the coach said it very well, I will ask one more question at the end, remember the ten-game winning streak we agreed a few days ago Is it a small goal?"

"Remember!" Zhang Jinshui, Yao Ming and other players shouted loudly.

"Then follow the coach's instructions, keep patience, and add a little bit of momentum. The first ten consecutive victories in my career with Yao Ming, but please everyone." After finishing speaking, McGrady raised his right hand high .

"Yes, it's my first ten-game winning streak with McGrady, but I'll leave it to everyone." Yao Ming also stood up, raised his right hand and put it together with McGrady.

"no problem!"

Zhang Jinshui, Sprewell, Sean Battier and other Rockets players stood up while shouting loudly, and raised their right hands to surround Yao and Mai in the middle.

In the end, they followed McGrady and shouted: "Let's defeat the Kings and win 10 consecutive victories!" And under the leadership of Yao Ming, they rushed out of the locker room.

Behind them, Van Gundy turned his head to look at his assistant coach Hughes, and said with a look of relief: "Frankly speaking, Hughes, this is the best chemical reaction I have ever encountered in my nearly ten years of NBA coaching career." group of players."

"Is it only ten years? I have been in the coaching staff of major teams for more than 20 years, and this is the best chemical reaction I have ever seen." After finishing speaking, Hughes blinked his eyes, and laughed again: "Also Probably the closest we'll get to a championship."

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Amid the cheers from the Rockets fans, the second half of the game between the Rockets and the Kings officially began.

Zhang Jinshui still continued the Rockets' consistent tactical thinking. After taking the ball into the frontcourt, he first handed the ball to Yao Ming who took the position inside.

However, to greet Yao Ming, it was still Mike Bibby who turned around and double-teamed without hesitation.

In the entire first half, Yao Ming had only 5 shots and made 2 of them. He went to the free throw line and scored 2 points. He scored 6 points and 3 rebounds in total.

In terms of Yao Ming's offensive deterrence, this data can only explain one problem, that is, the Kings double-teamed Yao Ming very successfully in the first half.

It also shows from the side that Zhang Jinshui was not attractive enough to the Kings' defense in the first half, and he failed to successfully help Yao Ming break the double-team.

Therefore, after the reminder of Van Gundy's coaching staff, Zhang Jinshui also made some adjustments to his style of play.

After he passed the ball, he immediately moved to the top of the arc or the weak side inclined 45 degrees where the Kings' defense was weak. Even if the soles of his feet were only light green and yellow halos, he shot two three-pointers without hesitation. ball.

And the 2-of-1 three-point shooting rate finally made Mike Bibby dare not double-team Yao Ming unscrupulously.

However, when the offensive end gradually opened up, the Rockets faced challenges on the defensive end.

Sophomore Kevin Martin, who only started to be reused after Artest was traded to the Kings, surprised everyone again.

He first received a pass from Mike Bibby at an angle of 60 degrees outside the right three-point line, and directly hit a three-pointer with a knife. Entering the penalty area, causing Charl Hayes to make a defensive foul while scoring a layup and making a steady free throw.

The scoring of 6 consecutive points also helped the Kings lead the score 54 to 53 in a row.

The Rockets soldiers, who had been peaceful so far in this game, had their mentality fluctuate for the first time.

The Kings played this wave of momentum through Kevin Martin, and in one go, Andre Miller assisted Garcia with a pass from inside to complete a small mid-range shot, and then Mike Bibby made a breakthrough and then suddenly took off and hit a long two. point.

在第三节开场仅仅3分钟的时间里，国王队打出了一波10比3的进攻高潮，以58比53领先了火箭队5分之多。

Leading by 5 points at this time, and leading by 5 points when there was no activity at the beginning, the situation represented by it is completely inactive.

Without any hesitation, Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

At this time, in the stands of the Toyota Center, although there were still many fans shouting "Come on" at the Rockets soldiers, there was an obvious sense of depression that had spread.

On the sidelines of SB TV's commentary, Lahm became even more excited. He smiled and said to Big Mouth Barkley and Kenny Smith: "Judging from the current situation on the court, the Rockets are really in big trouble today." .

And I used to think that the strength of the two teams is between the two teams, and now it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. "

Big Mouth Barkley's face twitched a little. He really wanted to have a good argument with the opponent. Why is the strength of the Kings team comparable to that of the Rockets.

But the Rockets had just been beaten by the Kings in a 10-3 scoring climax, and the score on the court was also behind by 5 points. Shut up bitterly.

Kenny Smith's mentality was relatively stable, and he retorted: "It's just a 10-3 scoring climax, but it doesn't mean everything. When the Rockets faced the Pistons and the Heat, the situation on the field was not as dangerous as this one." Knowing how many times, didn't we all win in the end? Let's continue to read."

At this time, the 100-second long tentative time has ended, and the players of both teams have returned to the court from the bench, and no adjustments have taken place in the lineup.

After Van Gundy's psychological massage, the Rockets' impetuous mood calmed down again.

Instead, it was Zhang Jinshui, his eyes were shining brightly, and the blood in his body was also flowing at a high speed.

The more he was in such a critical moment, the more time Zhang Jinshui was about to stand up.

As the referee's whistle sounded and the game resumed, he carefully brought the ball to the frontcourt and beckoned Yao Ming to the top of the arc.

After forming a dislocation, Zhang Jinshui broke through Andre Miller's defense first, disrupting the Kings' defensive line of sight.

Then, he turned around, handed the ball to Yao Ming, and rushed to McGrady's side at full speed.

After three consecutive off-ball screens through Tracy McGrady, Shane Battier and Chuck Hayes, instead of rushing to the weakside corner, he sprinted back to the top of the arc and received a hand-off pass from Yao Ming ball.

Then, Zhang Jinshui made a half-circle around Yao Ming to get room for his shot, stepped on the thick green halo on the soles of his feet, and shot the ball steadily.

The basketball drew a smooth arc in the air, and finally entered the net with a "swipe" sound.

56 to 58, Zhang Jinshui helped the Rockets narrow the point difference to two points.

The Toyota Center, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally burst into warm cheers.

But before the cheers fell, Mike Bibby repeated his old tricks, directly catching a quick serve from his teammate, passing Zhang Jinshui whose stamina gauge was temporarily empty, and heading all the way to the Rockets' basket.

At the critical moment, a red figure suddenly came out, and the moment Mike Bibby rushed into the reasonable collision zone, he stood in front of him, stood still, and was immediately knocked over by Mike Bibby.

"Beep!" The whistle sounded immediately.

The referee ran over and made a gesture of offensive foul cleanly, which made the cheers in the arena that had not yet fallen rang again.

The person who fell to the ground was the number 34 of the Rockets, Sean Battier.

Seeing such a familiar scene, which happened just when he lost his defensive position, Zhang Jinshui's heart was agitated for no reason.

He rushed up immediately, just like Sean Battier often did in the previous life, crossed his arms, let his teammates pull him to stand up, and said excitedly: "Battier, great! Next ball, I I want to overtake the score for you."

After the transfer of the ball, Zhang Jinshui took the ball to the frontcourt.

Without any hesitation, he used his thoughts to trigger the purple badge [explosive ability value], pulling the three-point ability value to 100, and after taking the ball to the top of the arc, he jumped directly against Mike Bibby's defense , Hit a three-pointer with a knife in hand.

59 to 58, only 30 seconds after returning to the court, Zhang Jinshui used 2 three-pointers to help the Rockets regain the lead.

After scoring the goal, Zhang Jinshui's heart moved, pretending to forget the defense against Mike Bibby, and to make a big celebration.

But from the corner of his eyes, he only stared at Mike Bibby and Kevin Martin who picked up the basketball and walked to the baseline.

Sure enough, this kind of quick counterattack after being scored is the regular tactic of the Kings.

With Mike Bibby's sudden jump forward, Kevin Martin's long pass from the bottom line flew over immediately.

Zhang Jinshui immediately turned around and got stuck between the basketball and Mike Bibby in the air. He took two steps back and jumped high.

At this time, from the front of Zhang Jinshui to the basket of the Kings, there is almost no defense at all.

But Zhang Jinshui didn't intend to rush in. Taking advantage of the 10-second special effect of [Ability Explosion Table] left on his body, Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball forward two steps without making any adjustments, and directly took off and threw the ball.

The basketball draws a high and far arc in the air, and finally hits the net with a "swish".

62 to 58, the Rockets' lead expanded to 4 points.

"Huh!" There were sparse exclamations at the Toyota Center first.

Then, those viewers who were still watching the big TV or turned their heads to discuss the last three-pointer with friends around them realized what happened just a few seconds ago.

Next, the fans in the audience were completely crazy. They jumped and shouted, and even forgot to present the voice of "MVP", venting their inner excitement to their heart's content.

And Zhang Jinshui did not celebrate, but turned around and went to find Mike Bibby at the far end to prevent the Kings from repeating the old trick again.

After the pass error just now, Kevin Martin and Mike Bibby were honest this round. Mike Bibby returned to the bottom line, took the pass from Kevin Martin, and reorganized the offense.

The fans at the scene, who were still in the clouds of excitement, immediately shouted "defense" in unison.

Taking advantage of the hot atmosphere in the Toyota Center, the Rockets' defensive value was at its fullest, whether it was Zhang Jinshui's entanglement with Mike Bibby, Sean Battier's defense against Artest, or McGrady's defense against Kevin Martin's half-circle made the Kings unable to find a good offensive opportunity.

The basketball can only be transferred back and forth in the hands of several people, and when Andre Miller finally catches the ball and finds that the attack time is less than 3 seconds, he can only rush the ball in front of Yao Ming, who has a huge advantage in height Throw it to the basket, and finally bounce out of the frame.

At this time, the head coach of the Kings, Adelman, finally couldn't sit still. He stood up and shouted: "Don't be impatient, first defend this ball!"

The players of the Kings looked stern and nodded one after another.

And the moment Zhang Jinshui received the pass from Chuck Hayes and looked towards the opposite half, a purple light suddenly flashed on the basket of the Kings.

Zhang Jinshui kept his composure, dribbled the ball straight to the front court, and jumped up two and a half steps away from the top of the arc, where Mike Bibby hadn't planned to start defending.

"Ah?!" There were exclamations one after another immediately in the stands of the Toyota Center.

They really didn't expect that Zhang Jinshui, who had miraculously hit 1 three-pointers in just less than a minute, actually made another three-pointer so far away.

Even though these fans have always supported Zhang Jinshui's three-pointer without thinking, they can't help but feel that it is a bit too much at this time.

Is it necessary to score 1 three-pointers in 4 minute?This is too unreasonable, right?

Zhang Jinshui obviously felt that there was no problem with this. After landing, instead of looking at the basketball that was still gliding in the air, he raised his hands high and made a "10" gesture together.

The players and coaching staff of the Rockets all understand what Zhang Jinshui is expressing:

The Rockets' 10-game winning streak will be guarded by Zhang Jinshui.