NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

In the blink of an eye, the intermission time is over.

The Rockets dispatched their previously planned lineup step by step. Tracy McGrady, who was off the field in 6 minutes of the third quarter and is now quite physically strong, and Sprewell, who played for more than 5 minutes in the third quarter and had a burst of fighting desire. lead.

On the Kings side, the five main players, Mike Bibby, Kevin Martin, Artest, Abdullahim and Brad Miller, were directly dispatched.

It can be seen that Kings coach Adelman is not reconciled to the excellent performance of their players in the first three quarters, so he is going to put all his eggs in one basket and let the five main players play the fourth quarter.

After the start of the fourth quarter, Artest, who was once known as the key to the Kings' victory, stood up first and helped the Kings win five consecutive victories as soon as he was transferred.

He first ambushed outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right, received Mike Bibby's breakthrough goal, and hit his second three-pointer in the game, helping the Kings narrow the gap to 2 points.

Then, he faced McGrady's defense in the previous scene. Relying on his physical advantage, he directly stepped forward and crushed McGrady inside. Although the layup was not unexpectedly blocked, but He just won a defensive foul on McGrady and scored 2 points in two free throws.

McGrady, who was beaten out of his temper, immediately turned back to Artest after the offensive and defensive transition, which also caused the opponent's foul, but unfortunately, he made 2 of 1 free throws and only slightly opened the point difference to 7 points. .

Next, Kevin Martin and Mike Bibby, after Artest involved the Rockets' defensive attention, began to use breakthrough points to tear the Rockets' defense, and they successfully got some shots.

As for the Rockets, although McGrady and Sprewell also tried their best, and scored points with pull-up jumpers and breakthrough layups respectively.

But they were really hard to beat with four punches. In the 4th minute of the fourth quarter, the Kings tied the score 84 to 88, only 4 points behind the Rockets.

To be safe, Van Gundy on the sidelines waved to the assistant referee and called a timeout.

On the one hand, this timeout can slow down the morale of the Kings that is gradually ignited. On the other hand, there are only 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and it is almost time to send all the main players. This long timeout of 100 seconds , can allow Zhang Jinshui, who played the third quarter, to recover some more physical strength, and then play directly as the timeout ends.

And at this time, in the stands of the Toyota Center, someone who started the game shouted the name "Zhang Jinshui" in unison.

Obviously, the enthusiastic Rockets fans in the stands hope that Zhang Jinshui can play early to help the Rockets hold down the counterattack momentum of the Kings, and also have enough time to make 12 three-pointers in NBA history. The record strikes.

Van Gundy, who was standing opposite Zhang Jinshui, Yao Mai and other players, hesitated for a moment, and said to Zhang Jinshui: "Zhang Jinshui, these voices are the ardent expectations of our Rockets fans for you. I hope you will not be under pressure. The decision should not be influenced too much.

Of course, your three-pointers feel hot, and it is definitely a good tactic to shoot more three-pointers appropriately. Don’t think that shooting three-pointers is just to hit the historical record, it will also be of great help to our team. "

Zhang Jinshui nodded and said: "Don't worry, coach, winning is always my first goal on the court. If shooting three-pointers is the best way for me to achieve this goal, I will not hesitate Shooting, absolutely not worried that the outside world will misunderstand my shot selection is to hit the league record."

Van Gundy nodded in relief and said nothing.

At this time, it's time to pause.

With a big wave of Van Gundy's hand, Yao Ming, Sean Battier, Tracy McGrady, Sprewell and Zhang Jinshui were sent directly to the full lineup.

The final battle between the Rockets and the Kings kicked off.

The Rockets kicked off the ball first. Zhang Jinshui took the baseline pass from Sean Battier, carefully dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, and then waved to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming took Brand Miller to the top of the arc. Zhang Jinshui didn't let him do a pick-and-roll for himself, but passed the ball directly to Yao Ming, and then took Mike Bibby to the right to move at a 45-degree angle, directly from the Maddie passed by.

After McGrady stopped Mike Bibby, Zhang Jinshui suddenly sprinted at full speed, first ran to the bottom corner and circled Sprewell for half a circle, shook off Artest, and then took Kevin Martin into the three-second zone , with Sean Battier's stance, ran an S-shaped route.

When Abdullahim tended to think that Zhang Jinshui would run back to the top of the arc like in the first half, Zhang Jinshui suddenly turned his ankle and ran directly to the open corner on the left. Yao Ming's The pass flew right away.

Zhang Jinshui took the ball, faced the emptiness three meters in front of him, stepped on the thick green halo under his feet, and threw the ball steadily, with a "swish", he easily hit another three-pointer.

This three-pointer not only helped the Rockets stop the previous decline, but also opened the point difference to 91 points 82 to 7. It was also Zhang Jinshui's 11th three-pointer in this game.

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

However, the cheers of the fans at this time were much more restrained than those in the third quarter.

Obviously, their attention has gradually shifted from the victory of this game to whether they can witness Zhang Jinshui's new single-game three-pointer hit record today. As long as Zhang Jinshui has not broken the record, then their celebration will be Relatively restrain a lot, in case too early happiness turns into poisonous milk instead.

Now, what they are looking forward to is that Zhang Jinshui can also use the three-pointer as the finishing weapon on the offensive end, and move closer to the league record.

But Zhang Jinshui did not make them wait too long this time.

After the Kings relied on Brad Miller's support at the free throw line and passed the ball to Kevin Martin who cut in, the point difference was narrowed to 86 points again 91 to 5, and Zhang Jinshui dribbled into the frontcourt , waved again to Yao Ming.

In Zhang Jinshui's understanding of the current game, the five main players of the Kings on the court, such as Mike Bibby, have not rested since the beginning of the third quarter, and Artest and Brad Miller, in fact, only played in the middle. After resting for 5 or 2 minutes, physical strength is their biggest shortcoming now.

During the last run without the ball, Zhang Jinshui could feel that the Kings' defensive system could no longer keep up with his full acceleration.

Therefore, of course he must continue to use this offensive tactic, even if the final open three-pointer is not scored, but at least it can expose the physical problems of the Kings more and more seriously.

After handing the ball to Yao Ming who reached the top of the arc, Zhang Jinshui started to run at full speed without the ball. This time, he changed the direction, first rushed into the inside to look for Sean Battier, turned half a circle, and then turned right The side bottom corner run broke the Kings' defensive formation.

Finally, he circled back to the top of the arc, went from behind Yao Ming to in front of him, received the hand-to-hand pass from Yao Ming, and at the same time, using Yao Ming as a barrier, he stepped on the green grass that had become a little pale due to intense physical exertion. Halo jumped up, relying on the fiery touch, hit another three-pointer.

94 to 86, the Rockets' lead became 8 points. At the same time, Zhang Jinshui hit his 12th three-pointer in the game.

The stands in the Toyota Center were completely crazy. This time, all the fans could finally open their hearts and cheer.

Who can imagine that a rookie who has only entered the league and played less than 20 games has already tied the league's single-game three-pointer record twice. Even if Zhang Jinshui stopped making three-pointers in the next six minutes, he In fact, a new history has been created.

What's more, Zhang Jinshui has 6 minutes left in this quarter.

On the sidelines of the SB TV commentary, Barkley was still not satisfied. He gritted his teeth and said: "Please, Kings, you must hold on, and then recover the score and let Zhang Jinshui take a few more threes." point."

On the contrary, Kenny Smith directly concluded: "Even if Zhang Jinshui goes off the court to rest, his achievement of 12 three-pointers in a single game is enough to create a new history. Lahm, do you think ?”

Ram wandering aside didn't expect Kenny Smith to talk to him at this time, and didn't know what to say for a while, so he subconsciously nodded and said, "Yes."

Next, the Kings players on the field were still working hard. Abdur-Rahim hit a hook shot inside and narrowed the point difference to 6 points again.

This time, the Rockets fans in the stands were not disappointed, but cheered up.

But at this time, Zhang Jinshui no longer needs to run without the ball, because the Grizzlies' defensive system is close to collapse visible to the naked eye.

Zhang Jinshui started to pass the ball to Yao Ming who got the position in the interior, and after Yao Ming successfully made two strong plays in the interior, the Kings belatedly began to double-team, and then quickly passed the ball to Tracy McGrady on the weak side.

Under the joint attack of Yao Mai's two major killers, the Rockets' lead began to widen again.

到第四节的比分只剩下3分多钟的时候，火箭队以106比96领先了国王队10分，而只要这个分数再维持1、2分钟，火箭队将稳稳获得这场比赛的胜利。

Therefore, Zhang Jinshui began to take the initiative to slow down the rhythm of the attack, with the first goal of protecting the lead in this game.

But this is by no means the situation that anyone at the scene wanted to see. Anyway, the victory is already guaranteed, and the Rockets fans in the stands have quit. They shouted "magic shot" and asked Zhang Jinshui to shoot another three-pointer.

When Zhang Jinshui took the baseline serve again, even Yao Ming took the initiative to ask: "Jin Shui, why don't we play off the ball again?"

"Forget it, it's not necessary." Zhang Jinshui shook his head.

Seeing Zhang Jinshui's refusal, Yao Ming sighed lightly and said nothing more. Sprewell on the side became anxious and said earnestly: "Zhang Jinshui, is your brain twitching? This is an opportunity to make a name in NBA history. Why don't you appreciate it at all?

Let me tell you, when I was young, I hit 9 consecutive three-pointers in a game, and I had the opportunity to hit 12 three-pointers in a single game, but I felt that I had such a good hand at the time, so I didn’t need to deliberately pursue it. There will be opportunities in the future.

I didn't know that later, I didn't even have a chance.

You know, this is the NBA, and magic doesn't happen to you every day. "

Seeing that Zhang Jinshui was still smiling and dribbling the ball forward, Sprewell yelled angrily, but he had no choice but to give up and ran to his position.

But as luck would have it, in the next offense, Sprewell took over McGrady's breakthrough point, dribbled the ball into the penalty area in a venting style, failed to make a layup, and grabbed a rebound himself.

He turned around and saw Zhang Jinshui who was standing near the top of the arc with no one around, and immediately passed the ball over, while shouting loudly: "Zhang Jinshui, you have to shoot this ball, right?!"

There are less than 3 minutes left in the game, the Rockets have a 10-point lead, and there is no one in front of Zhang Jinshui. As long as he makes another three-pointer, he can help the Rockets secure the victory of this game .

No matter from any point of view, Zhang Jinshui has no reason to refuse to shoot a three-pointer.

All the audience at the scene turned their attention to Zhang Jinshui, waiting for his next move.

In fact, from the beginning to the end, Zhang Jinshui did not deliberately reject shooting three-pointers. He just played the game in the most correct way based on his own understanding of the game.

But now, the most correct offensive choice for the baby is undoubtedly to shoot 3 points.

Zhang Jinshui took the pass, looked up at the Kings basket in front of him, stepped on the thick green halo on the soles of his feet, and jumped up without hesitation.

At this moment, the entire Toyota Center was completely silent. For a moment, it seemed that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.

The fans and spectators in the stands, the reporters and photographers in the media area, the commentators and experts in the commentary, as well as the players of the two teams on and off the court, the coaching staff and the staff of the Rockets at home...... Everyone held their breath.

Only Zhang Jinshui was in their eyes.

Watching Zhang Jinshui jump high in the air.

Watching him throw the basketball high in a very standard and elegant posture.

Watching the basketball rise rapidly in the air, then slowly fall, and slowly fly to the basket.

He watched the black-haired Zhang Jinshui fall to the ground first. This young man from Huaguo, who was not yet 20 years old, raised his shooting right arm and nailed it in place like a stone statue. Together with everyone, he raised his head and looked up. Tightly locked the basketball that was getting closer and closer to the basket.