NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

With the main lineups on both sides back on the court, the game continued in the second quarter.

The first is the Hornets' possession of the ball.

While dribbling the ball into the frontcourt, Chris Paul loudly encouraged the players to cheer up.

It seems that after the team's score and personal data both fell behind Zhang Jinshui in the first quarter, Chris Paul can't wait to prove himself again.

He first called David West's pick-and-roll, and with the latter's fake run, he made a feint and assisted PJ Brown to complete the attack at the basket.

Then, after the pick-and-roll, he faced Yao Ming in a misplaced position, shaking Yao Ming's center of gravity by changing directions back and forth, and completed a classic small hit big emergency stop mid-range shot.

I have to admit that although this game is only Chris Paul's second game in the league, he has already shown the temperament of a team leader in the game.

The team's big brother PJ Brown and potential power forward David West are very cooperative with his on-the-spot command.

In the next few minutes, every time the Hornets scored, there were traces of Chris Paul, either directly scoring points or assisting teammates.

And when Chris Paul's personal data is soaring, Zhang Jinshui is not in a hurry to express himself.

According to Van Gundy's arrangement, he first focused on activating Yao Ming's dominance in the paint.

First, he passed the ball steadily twice to Yao Ming, who got the position in the interior, and helped the latter successfully singles PJ Brown twice.

Afterwards, seeing that the Hornets were forced to double-team, Zhang Jinshui immediately used his support pass and three-point long-range shot to cause damage, and successfully helped Yao Ming share the scoring task and defensive pressure.

When the game in the second quarter reached the 8th minute, Van Gundy on the sidelines made a gesture.

Seeing this, Yao Ming gave up his position on the inside and brought PJ Brown to the top of the arc to receive a pass from Zhang Jinshui as a high post support.

Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming have actually practiced this tactical movement countless times in training.

It's just because Zhang Jinshui came off the bench before, and his time on the field with Yao Ming was limited, so he hasn't played at this tactical level yet.

After Zhang Jinshui passed the ball to Yao Ming, he immediately rushed towards the empty interior of the Hornets.

After two off-ball screens by Uncle Huo and Derek Anderson, Zhang Jinshui successfully reached the unguarded right corner.

Yao Ming's pass arrived as scheduled.

Zhang Jinshui caught the ball firmly with both hands, stepped on the rich green under his feet, leaped high, and threw the ball.

The basketball drew a wonderful arc in the air, and with a "swish", it entered the net hollowly.

Zhang Jinshui pursed his lips, raised three fingers in his right hand, and shook them vigorously in the air.

"Strike!" Van Gundy shouted with relief from the sidelines. This support movement, which is excused from Yao Ming, was specially designed by him for Zhang Jinshui's three-pointer.

"This pass is really comfortable." When returning to defense, Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming bumped into each other.

"That also depends on you being able to shoot in. Thanks for adding assists to me." Yao Ming laughed.

By this time, relying on the joint performance of Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui, the Rockets not only successfully curbed the Hornets' counterattack momentum, but also helped the Rockets gain a 41-point lead 28 to 13.

In the stands of the New Orleans Arena, once again fell into a long silence.

With a "beep", the referee's whistle sounded.

At this time, Van Gundy took the initiative to call for a tentative appointment.

"You played perfectly on the court, take a good rest for these 2 minutes, I want you to continue to expand the lead to more than 15 points after you return to the court."

Zhang Jinshui was stunned. Van Gundy, who was always known for his meticulous command on the sidelines, actually called a timeout to let them rest?

But he reacted immediately:

Van Gundy has a lot of timeouts in his hands. If he doesn't use this timeout now, in one minute, according to the NBA's rules, this timeout will be officially used.

The head coach of the Hornets may be pinching his watch and waiting for this timeout. Van Gundy called it out in advance, which is tantamount to disrupting the opponent's deployment rhythm.

It can only be said that the Rockets played so well in this game that Coach Van Gundy had the opportunity to show off.

However, while this timeout allows Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui to rest, it will definitely give the Hornets some breathing room.

Sure enough, after returning to the court again, Paul immediately called David West's pick-and-roll, a fake fax burst, went inside and scored 2 points, helping the Hornets tie the score to 30-41.

Fortunately, the Rockets still have an 11-point lead.

After the offensive and defensive transition, Zhang Jinshui took Uncle Huo's baseline serve and continued to slowly come to the frontcourt according to his own rhythm.

At this moment, a purple light flashed across the Hornets basket in the distance.

The talent badge [Fu Lin Xin Zhi] is randomly triggered.

Zhang Jinshui didn't intend to do ultra-long three-pointers and logo shots all day against the sky.

He dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, jumped high in the face of Chris Paul, raised his knife and dropped it, and easily scored three points.

Although Zhang Jinshui didn't make any three-pointers in the first quarter, in this quarter, he has made 4 of 3 three-pointers, and his shooting percentage is very scary.

The pass is not much worse than Paul, and the three-pointer is so much more accurate than Paul.

In the stands, the Hornets fans who were still obsessed with the best rookie contest between Chris Paul and Zhang Jinshui no longer had that confident calmness in their hearts.

It can be said that Paul played this game poorly, but Zhang Jinshui's performance made people feel hopeless.

Next, Yao Ming gave a big hat to David West, who was playing Huo Ershu with his back and singles, and the Rockets got the ball again.

Zhang Jinshui took the ball to the frontcourt, and Yao Ming brought PJ Brown to the top of the arc again, but this time he didn't do a high-post support, but helped Zhang Jinshui make a pick-and-roll.

When the dislocation was about to form, Zhang Jinshui paid close attention to the prompt line pointing to Yao Ming.

At the moment when the prompt line turned purple, he immediately followed the direction of the prompt line and passed the ball to Yao Ming with a ground hit.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming easily went to the basket and dunked the ball into the basket.

Seeing this familiar scene, the Hornets fans in the stands felt dazed.

From summer league to the preseason to the NBA regular season, they have seen Chris Paul use this brilliant pick-and-roll pass to tear apart the opponent's defense more than once.

But now, Zhang Jinshui can also send out the same hit to the earth.

Although I really don't want to admit it, it seems that Zhang Jinshui's passing is not "not much worse than Paul", but "not worse than Paul at all".

Next, after Yao Ming frequently stepped out of the paint and Zhang Jinshui made pick-and-rolls and supports, the Hornets' already weak defense became even weaker.

Even if Chris Paul relied on his passing and mid-range shots to continue to help the Hornets forcefully continue their lives.

But with 20 seconds left in the second quarter, Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui had managed to give the Rockets an 56-point lead 38-18.

Moreover, the Rockets also have the last chance to attack.

"Zhang Jinshui, this ball is your main attack." Van Gundy shouted at Zhang Jinshui.

Zhang Jinshui nodded, received the ball and advanced it to the frontcourt.

He first stayed near the middle circle for a while, and signaled his teammates to leave the inside line to help him open up space for breakthrough.

After the countdown on the backboard reached 10 seconds, Zhang Jinshui started to move.

He first pressed the ball to the top of the arc, faced Chris Paul's defense, dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, and then leaned forward and pretended to break through to the front left.

When Chris Paul's center of gravity moved to the left, Zhang Jinshui suddenly took a step back, jumped high, and threw the basketball.

What he cast was the golden badge [Three-point long-range shot: step back sharp shot].

At this moment, all the spectators in the New Orleans Arena held their breath and stared blankly at the direction in which the basketball was flying.

Although this step-back three-pointer is really difficult, but whoever has seen Zhang Jinshui make several more difficult three-pointers in the highlights, who dares to guarantee that this three-pointer will not make it?

An atmosphere of apprehension and despair began to pervade the sky above the New Orleans Arena.

Now the only person in New Orleans who has the leisure and elegance to talk is Kenny Smith.

He was screaming excitedly:

"The Rockets have an 18-point lead now, and if the ball goes in again, the Rockets will go into halftime with a 21-point lead.

Considering the gap in strength between the two teams, I think we can directly announce the end of the game at that time! "