NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

December 12, 27 p.m. local time in Houston.

Although there is still an hour before the Rockets' home game against the Jazz, Rockets fans who just experienced a smug Christmas because of the Rockets' performance in the first half of the season filled the Toyota Center early. full.

Everyone seems to have made an appointment in advance, and almost all of them put on the Rockets' red jerseys. Even fans who don't wear Rockets jerseys are all wearing red Christmas costumes, turning the entire Toyota Center into a field of red. ocean.

Rocket Bear, also wearing an oversized Christmas suit, kept throwing Christmas gifts of Rocket Bear dolls onto the stage.

Coupled with Rocket Bear's surroundings and a large group of sexy and hot cheerleaders, they kept waving their hands to mobilize the atmosphere in the stands, making the whole scene extremely hot.

At 6:30, under the loud announcement of the venue host, the Rockets players who were ready to go, led by Yao Ming, rushed out of the player channel in a file.

In the stands of the Toyota Center, there was an even more enthusiastic cheer, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

It seemed that Zhang Jinshui, who hadn't played a game for a century, immediately felt the hairs all over his body stand on end, and a surge of hot blood flowed wantonly on his chest and limbs.

Zhang Jinshui raised his hands excitedly and ran around the field for a week, which immediately made the Rockets fans even more crazy.

"Zhang Jinshui!"

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"Best Rookie!"

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"Three-point shooting!"

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The fans around kept cheering Zhang Jinshui.

When running back near the Rockets bench, Zhang Jinshui suddenly heard a familiar voice calling his name.

"Zhang Jinshui! Zhang Jinshui! We are here! We are here!"

Zhang Jinshui followed the sound and found that Zi Chunlin, Zhang Xiaoman, Zi Qiuli, Zi Chunlin's parents and grandfather were sitting next to the Rockets bench.

Among them, Zi Chunlin's father, Zi Xiaowu and Zi Qiuli, were dancing and greeting Zhang Jinshui. Zi Chunlin's mother and Zi Chunlin were sitting next to them, with helplessness written all over their faces.

The other fans around looked at the situation here, and they might be thinking that these two Chinese people don't know where they came from, and it might be the first time they are sitting in such a good position.

To be honest, in order to get these six consecutive seats next to the bench, Zhang Jinshui has worked hard.

After all, the seats were already owned the day before the game.

Fortunately, these seats were originally arranged by Morey, so Morey and the owner of the seat knew each other.

After Zhang Jinshui begged for nothing and promised to help Morey discover his new preface, Morey reluctantly helped Zhang Jinshui contact those people, and finally used more The way of seat compensation solves the problem.

But the seats on the sidelines are the most expensive and the best. In fact, it has always been a misunderstanding of ordinary fans.

The best seats in the entire Toyota Center must be the three private boxes above the official working group area.

And unfortunately, the honorary owner of one of the boxes happens to be the Zi family.

Therefore, the reason why Zi Xiaowu and Zi Qiuli are so excited has nothing to do with where they are sitting now.

More reasons come from Zhang Jinshui, the "own family" on the field, and it may be the first time in so many years that their whole family came to watch the game so neatly.

Seeing them, Zhang Jinshui ran up without saying a word, and high-fived Zi Weiwu, Zi Xiaowu and others one by one.

When it was Zi Chunlin's turn, Zi Chunlin had imitated other family members and raised his palms together.

But Zhang Jinshui didn't intend to just let his girlfriend go.

Are your parents and grandpa around?How about that?I'm your legitimate boyfriend now!

Zhang Jinshui grabbed Zi Chunlin's hand, pulled her up on the seat, hugged her vigorously, and lifted her halfway into the air to weigh her.

This intimate action was like announcing that Zi Chunlin was his girlfriend in public, and it immediately attracted the attention of fans around him, and even fans who had good deeds sent a friendly booing sound.

Zi Chunlin's pretty face turned red immediately, and she begged for mercy in a low voice: "Jin Shui, don't do this, so many people are watching."

"I'm hugging my girlfriend. I'm not playing hooligans. I just watch it." Zhang Jinshui said shyly, then put Zi Chunlin down, returned to his teammates, and started the warm-up before the game.

After 20 minutes, as the game referee blew the whistle to clear the field and asked the substitutes on both sides to leave the court, the game between the Rockets and the Jazz was finally about to start.

Today, the main lineup sent by the Rockets is still center Yao Ming, power forward Chuck Hayes, small forward Shane Battier, shooting guard McGrady and point guard Zhang Jinshui.

The players the Jazz left on the court were center Mehmet Okur, power forward Carlos Boozer, small forward Kirilenko, shooting guard Gordon Girisek and point guard Gordon Girisek.

Looking at the face on the opposite side that was fortunately very familiar even if it turned into ashes, Zhang Jinshui's fighting spirit became stronger. He patted Yao Ming's arm and said, "Yao Ming, brothers today must avenge you! !"

Yao Ming was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Revenge? Who do you seek revenge from? The Jazz? Do you think this fan has the right to ask us to take revenge?"

And when the game started, Yao Ming immediately let Zhang Jinshui understand that the current Jazz team is indeed not qualified to let the Rockets take revenge.

He first easily helped the Rockets get the ball in the jump ball, and then in the first half court attack, he directly faced Okur and got a position in the hinterland of the Jazz's three-second zone.

After receiving the pass from Zhang Jinshui, Yao Ming immediately dribbled the ball against Okur twice, getting closer and closer to the Jazz's basket.

But when Okur tried his best to resist Yao Ming, Yao Ming suddenly turned around deftly, let Okur into the penalty area, and easily slammed into the penalty area with a two-handed dunk to help the Rockets take the lead.

After scoring the goal, Yao Ming shook his fist vigorously, as if announcing to all the Rockets fans in the Toyota Center that the Rockets' basketball feast has started again.

Through this ball, Zhang Jinshui can see that after the 4-day Christmas break, Yao Ming's competitive state is very good.

Moreover, not only Yao Ming, McGrady also played very proactively today. After Yao Ming attracted the Jazz's defensive attention, McGrady immediately hit a 45-degree pull-up three-point jumper on the right side, and then used Chuck Hayes Facing the entanglement of Kirilenko, who is known for his defense, he just completed a very difficult layup.

When the first quarter of the game entered the 4th minute, the Rockets had already led the Jazz by 8 points 2-6, which was a good blow to the Jazz.

If it was normal, seeing Yao Ming and McGrady showing off their power and directly helping the Rockets control the rhythm of the game, Zhang Jinshui would take half a step back and give the stage to the two masters, and do his logistics work with peace of mind That's it.

However, today is very different from usual.

First of all, the opponent of the Rockets is the Jazz. Thinking of all the things in the previous life, Zhang Jinshui really wants to abuse the Jazz and then quickly.

Secondly, his relatives are sitting on the sidelines of the game now. With how busy Zi Weiwu and Zi Xiaowu are usually, there should not be many families sitting on the sidelines like today to cheer for Zhang Jinshui. Given the opportunity, Zhang Jinshui will naturally perform well.

Therefore, tonight, Zhang Jinshui must take over the game no matter what.

When Deron Williams took advantage of Carlos Boozer's pick-and-roll to open up a step and hit a two-pointer decisively, Zhang Jinshui took the ball to the frontcourt and waved to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming understood and immediately ran forward with Okur.

At the moment when Deron Williams looked back to observe Yao Ming's running position, Zhang Jinshui did not wait for Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to arrive, and alertly cast the silver badge [Lightning First Step], and drilled from between Deron Williams and Okur past.

This breakthrough was so ingenious that the other Jazz players didn't even have time to defend.

Zhang Jinshui didn't even need to spend one [best route], and rushed directly to the basket to complete an empty basket.

"Zhang Jinshui, this shot is ingenious, good job!" Zi Xiaowu immediately stood up on the sidelines and praised loudly.

Zhang Jinshui gave a thumbs up to his future father-in-law with a smile as he stepped back.

However, when Zhang Jinshui gave his thumbs up and looked back, he found that Deron Williams had already rushed past him with the ball, hitting the Rockets with an unstable defense, and directly completed a one-stop layup. It also helped the Jazz chase the score to 6 to 10.

The Jazz's bench immediately erupted into cheers, and even Coach Sloan, who has always been known for his rigorous military management and strictness with his students, boasted loudly: "Deron, this ball is beautiful."

I have to admit that Deron Williams, a point guard who plays with his brain, is growing very fast.

At the beginning of the season, Deron Williams was just a backup guard in the Jazz, averaging only 20 minutes of playing time per game, and only averaging 5 points and 3 assists per game.

But just three weeks later, Deron Williams was promoted to the starting lineup with the approval of Coach Sloan, who has been criticized for his extreme mistrust of rookies in the past.

Before the Christmas holiday, Deron Williams handed over 3 points and 15 assists in 8 consecutive games, and was once again discussed by the media next to the names of Zhang Jinshui and Chris Paul.

Before this game, the dialogue between Zhang Jinshui and Deron Williams was one of the few bright topics in this game of great disparity.

And Deron Williams also successfully proved to the world through this ball that he is definitely qualified to be discussed by the media with Zhang Jinshui.

At this time, the metallic system voice rang in Zhang Jinshui's ears: "During one-on-one defense, I was attacked by the opponent and succeeded in breaking through. May I ask if you can trigger the purple badge [Tit for Tat] and break through the opponent one by one."

"Activate!" Zhang Jinshui shouted with his mind.

Frankly speaking, it was a bit of a waste to directly use up a purple badge in the arsenal at a time like this at the beginning of the first quarter.

However, Deron Williams scored this time, somewhat embarrassing Zhang Jinshui.

Over there, Zhang Jinshui just finished cheering with his future father-in-law, and when you look back, you just broke through me and scored an overhead basket?What's the meaning?Slapping your face in front of your future father-in-law?

Of course, on the other hand, although Zhang Jinshui has always taken every opponent seriously, this year's Jazz team is indeed not good enough. Using a purple badge in advance should not have any impact on the game.

After receiving Chuck Hayes' baseline serve, Zhang Jinshui dribbled the ball straight into the frontcourt.

Yao Ming, who already had a good understanding with Zhang Jinshui, directly proposed to set up a pick-and-roll for Zhang Jinshui. However, Zhang Jinshui waved his hand and asked Yao Ming and other players to pull away. It was obvious that he wanted to eat Deron Williams alone. .

Deron Williams squatted down on his knees and clapped his hands vigorously. Although he didn't speak, he already marked Zhang Jinshui: "You just come."

Zhang Jinshui grinned, patted the ball with his right hand, and shook his finger straight at Deron Williams with his left hand.

Then, Zhang Jinshui took advantage of the special effect bonus of "Tit for Tat", without making too much fancy shaking, and directly rushed past Deron Williams' right hand.

This breakthrough was really like lightning. Even though Deron Williams had gathered [-]% of his attention and predicted that Zhang Jinshui would not shoot a three-pointer, he was going to respond to him with a breakthrough, but Zhang Jinshui was still defeated. He took half a step away.

Fortunately, Kirilenko did not intend to let his little brother face Zhang Jinshui alone.

He had been quietly lying in ambush within the three-point line of the baseline for a long time. The moment Zhang Jinshui started, he immediately retracted. When Zhang Jinshui took off in two steps and flew to the basket, he also jumped up. A pair of long arms directly covered all the shooting angles of Zhang Jinshui.

Reminiscent of Kirilenko being selected to the league's best defensive second team twice in a row, averaging 3.3 blocks per game last season, and 3.2 blocks per game this season. The fans all held their breath nervously.

Zi Xiaowu on the sidelines couldn't help yelling: "Damn, this Kirilenko doesn't talk about martial arts, it's obviously Zhang Jinshui and Deron Williams singled out, why is this guy here to join in the fun!"

On the field, Zhang Jinshui, who is flying in the air, has no time to complain about this.

Jumping, agility, and defensive awareness are all top players in the league. The pressure on Zhang Jinshui in this assist defense is simply too exaggerated.

Fortunately, Zhang Jinshui has [special effects of tit for tat].