NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

In the eyes of everyone, the basketball waded through mountains and rivers in the air, drawing a high and far arc, and finally entered the net with a "swish".

There were already many hands in the air in the stands of the Toyota Center, and there was a storm of cheers immediately.

This three-pointer was also Zhang Jinshui's fourth consecutive three-pointer in the past 1 minute of the game.

Not only did it rewrite the score on the court to 65 to 58, allowing the Rockets to gain a lead of more than two offensive and defensive rounds, but more importantly, this ball completely defeated the Kings, who had been in good shape and full of energy before. up.

All five Kings players stood there with their hands on their hips, dazed, as if they had forgotten that they needed to re-serve from the baseline to keep the game going.

A "beep" whistle sounded, and Adelman, with a solemn face, called a timeout on the edge of the court and called the Kings players back to the bench.

On the commentary table of SB TV station, the previous style of painting has changed, and it has become a different scene.

Big Mouth Barkley put his hands around his mouth, cheered and howled along with the audience, then turned his head and said, "Ram, now the Rockets have overtaken the Kings by 7 points. After watching this 1-minute game, you Do you still think the strength of the Kings and the Rockets is on par?"

Lahm, whose face was originally flushed, turned blue, and said stiffly: "This one-minute game is just Zhang Jinshui's miraculous performance. I don't think this can be counted in the usual strength competition between the Rockets and the Kings."

Big Mouth Barkley made an exaggerated expression, looked at Lahm mockingly, and asked, "Are you kidding me? Zhang Jinshui is a member of the Rockets. Why can't he be counted as a member of the Rockets if he is amazing?" Part of the strength of the Rockets, what do you mean, is there a player in the Kings who can perform as miraculously as Zhang Jinshui? Then you name it."

"This..." Ram was at a loss for words for a moment, and really didn't know how to answer, and turned his head to Kenny Smith for help.

Kenny Smith naturally didn't want to talk to this unreasonable guy, but as a basic quality of a football commentator, in order not to let the commentary stand out, he still reluctantly said: "This game is getting more and more exciting. I think we still Let’s watch the game first, and then discuss who is stronger between the two teams.”

At this time, after a long timeout of 100 seconds, players from both sides returned to the field.

The Kings kicked off from the baseline. After their team leader Mike Bibby received the ball into the frontcourt, he used Brad Miller's pick-and-roll to enter the three-point line and passed the ball to Artest on the weak side. Breaking through Sean Battier failed, changed to a back body, squeezed two steps in against Sean Battier, then turned over and made a jumper, stumbled and hit a mid-range shot, finally bought a breathing opportunity for the Kings .

From the stands of the Toyota Center, there were sighs one after another.

Sean Battier's defense against Artest was already in place, but in the end it didn't stop Artest from scoring in such a staggering way. It's a pity.

However, the momentum of the Rockets players on the court has not been affected in the slightest.

In the transition between offense and defense, after Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, he did not hesitate to hand the ball to Yao Ming who got the position inside.

Just as Van Gundy and Zhang Jinshui expected, after shocking the audience with 4 three-pointers before the timeout, Mike Bibby never dared to let go of Zhang Jinshui, and went to double-team Yao Ming as brazenly as before.

In Yao Ming's eyes, Brad Miller's single-handed defense was not worth mentioning. He took the ball with his back, first pushed Brad Miller, then turned around with his strength, jumped up lightly, and threw the basketball with a An extremely soft arc shot into the basket.

67 to 60!The point difference returned to 7 points again.

Yao Ming's turnaround jumper is at least 10 times softer than Artest's just now.

In the stands of the Toyota Center, there was a burst of cheers.

And this offensive and defensive round is almost a microcosm of the rest of the third quarter.

After the Rockets regained their score advantage and took control of the situation on the court, the Kings did not lose their footing because of this, and still continued the temperament and state of a strong team with five consecutive victories.

They continue to get points through Mike Bibby's breakthroughs and mid-range shots, Kevin Martin's fouls, and Artest's long-range shots and rolling inside, narrowing the point difference.

But this time, the Rockets didn't let the rhythm in their hands be taken away, especially at this stage, Yao Ming was finally liberated from the double team.

Before he was replaced in the 9th minute of the third quarter, Yao Ming succeeded in two consecutive singles against Brad Miller in the interior, and also made a defensive foul by the opponent. He went to the free throw line and made two free throws. When Rhythm once again implemented a double-team inside, he even assisted Chuck Hayes to complete an empty basket.

After Yao Ming was replaced, Zhang Jinshui and Sprewell continued the Rockets' offensive firepower.

Although Adelman kept their team leader Mike Bibby on the field in order to chase points, and formed a strong offensive combination with Bunch Wells and Abdurrahim, but Sprewell used A breakthrough score, and a successful counterattack after stealing Bunch Wells, helped the Rockets and the Kings fight evenly.

With the last 20 seconds left in the third quarter, the Rockets still led the Kings by 79 points 71 to 8, and had the last chance to attack, firmly controlling the rhythm of the game.

When Zhang Jinshui received the baseline pass from Birdman Anderson, there was a burst of shouts of "Shenzhen Shot" in the stands of the Toyota Center.

Such calls are by no means aimless:

First of all, at the current position in the third quarter of the game, Zhang Jinshui has made 9 of 6 three-pointers and scored an exaggerated 18 points in a single quarter, feeling very hot.

Secondly, all fans who are familiar with the Rockets' style of play know that when the Rockets need to play the final attack at the buzzer, if Yao Ming and McGrady are not on the court, then Zhang Jinshui will take a three-pointer after running out of attack time Ending the offense was originally one of the Rockets' routine tactics.

That's why the Rockets fans in the stands yelled the word "magic shot".

In the eyes of the fans, such voices represent their absolute trust in Zhang Jinshui.

But for Zhang Jinshui, who is playing on the court, such a voice may not be a good thing.

After all, Zhang Jinshui's arsenal is completely empty at this time, and he used [Retreat Step Magic Shot] to end the offense. In fact, it is a coin flip, and half of the possibility is to disappoint the Rockets fans.

However, when Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, his face was always calm, as if the voice of "Shenzhen Shot" did not leave a ripple in his heart.

After he took the ball into the middle circle, the shouts in the stands stopped abruptly, and all the fans fell silent, and began to pay attention to the final attack wholeheartedly.

Opposite Zhang Jinshui, the seasoned Mike Bibby squatted down, clapped his hands, and shouted: "Zhang Jinshui, come on! Shoot a three-pointer. You shouldn't disappoint the Rockets fans, right? They're all expecting you to hit a [-] to end the quarter."

Naturally, Zhang Jinshui will not be affected by Mike Bibby's superficial aggressive method. In fact, Zhang Jinshui and Mike Bibby had a very good interaction after the game at the opening ceremony of the season. He has never had any dislike for each other. .

Therefore, Zhang Jinshui just smiled and said: "You don't understand our Rockets fans, even if I can't make this last attack, as long as we enter the fourth quarter with an 8-point lead, our fans will not be disappointed , As for the last goal to score 2 points or 3 points, they don't care even more."

After speaking, Zhang Jinshui stopped opening his mouth, but stood in front of the middle circle intently, clapping the basketball in his hand.

When the timer above the backboard of the Kings was only 12 seconds away, Zhang Jinshui waved to Birdman Anderson, and then dribbled the ball to the top of the arc.

Birdman Anderson ran up with Abdurrahim and helped Zhang Jinshui make a pick-and-roll, changing Zhang Jinshui's offensive and defensive target to Abdurrahim.

8, 7, 6...

Zhang Jinshui stopped wasting time and began to dribble continuously under the crotch, shaking Abdullahim's center of gravity. When the opponent's center of gravity shifted to the left, Zhang Jinshui suddenly rushed to the opponent's right hand side, and at the same time laughed loudly. Laughing and sarcasm: "You don't really think that I will definitely shoot three-pointers because of the fans' shouts, do you?"

Abdullahim's complexion changed, and he subconsciously used his whole body to retreat back to the right side of his body.

But at this moment, Zhang Jinshui seized the opportunity, pulled the basketball back sharply, then took a step back, and cast the [Backstep Magic Shot], throwing the ball in with a very smooth posture.

After the ball was released, Zhang Jinshui slowly landed on the ground, but he still kept his right hand high to shoot. Like the audience in the stands, he fixed his eyes on the basketball flying in the air.

Zhang Jinshui has actually achieved the ultimate in this three-point shot with a retreat step. Not only shaking, breaking through and retreating, he even used the "fake action on the mouth", that is, he can use the best posture Throw the ball.

But after the ball is thrown, whether he can score or not is really out of his control.

After all, the introduction of this gold badge is very clear, it is only 50% hit rate, at the end of the first half, he also made a perfect step-back before shooting Three points, but in the end it regrettably popped out of the box.

However, maybe it was really because Zhang Jinshui and the Rockets fans had been disappointed once at the end of the first half, and Lady Luck couldn't bear to let them down a second time.

This time, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and finally hit the net with a "swish".

"Beep", the whistle sounded for the end of the third quarter.

82 to 71, Zhang Jinshui used his seventh three-pointer in this quarter to help the Rockets extend their lead to 7 points.

At this time, the stands in the Toyota Center were completely blown up, and all the Rockets fans jumped up excitedly. They cheered loudly, and shouted out the words "MVP" and "Shenzhen" and overlapped them together. All the brains flocked to Zhang Jinshui, who was standing outside the three-point line of the Kings.

The Rockets players on the field, under the leadership of Sprewell, had excitedly surrounded Zhang Jinshui in the middle, and Sprewell even hugged Zhang Jinshui by the waist, and walked towards the Rockets together The team's bench.

Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and other Rockets players on the bench, as well as coach Van Gundy, had already waited on the sidelines, high-fiving with Zhang Jinshui and other teammates who came down one by one.

At this time, the 11-point lead at the end of the three quarters cannot be compared with the 2 or 30-point lead in many previous games, and you can directly clock in and get off work. The troubles brought by the Rockets, these 11 points are definitely a lead that can satisfy the Rockets up and down.

What's more, in terms of Zhang Jinshui's improved momentum after hitting the last three-pointer at the buzzer, as long as the Rockets don't make any big mistakes in the fourth quarter, it should be difficult for the Kings to make any big waves in this game up.

During the break between festivals, Zhang Jinshui's technical statistics of the game so far were suddenly released on the big TV above the Toyota Center, which immediately attracted the attention of all fans and media reporters.

原来这场比赛进行到现在，张金水20投13中，其中三分球15投10中，罚球3罚3中，已经拿下了39分3助攻1篮板1抢断。

Among them, he made 15 of 10 shots, and made 10 of 7 three-pointers in the third quarter, which made everyone start to imagine.

With Zhang Jinshui's super hot touch in the third quarter, he made three more three-pointers in the fourth quarter, breaking the record of 3 three-pointers in a single game held by himself, Kobe and Marshall. It's not a very difficult thing.

Even the big-mouthed Barkley in the SB commentary said excitedly: "As long as the Kings maintain the same competitiveness as the first three quarters in the fourth quarter, they should be able to force Zhang Jinshui to take shots from the outside. In that case, he is really good today." There is a good chance to break the league record of 12 three-pointers in a single game."

Kenny Smith also looked forward to it, and echoed: "Yes, let us wait and see if we have a chance to witness new history today. However, the premise is that the Kings must live up to expectations in the fourth quarter and not let the game advance it took."

Beside the two, the SB host Lahm's face turned blue and white. This game has always insisted on the Rockets' stronger two partners. Now they are afraid that the Kings he is optimistic about will lose the chain. This feeling, still It's really sour and makes people speechless.