NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

The timeout ends with the referee's whistle.

Zhang Jinshui brought Qiongbali, David Wesley, Swift and Uncle Mu back to the field.

The Heat's lineup has also been adjusted.

They only left Anton Wan Walker, who was in hot form, on the court, and all other positions were placed on the bench.

Among them, the one who will face Zhang Jinshui is Payton, a top 50 player in the league who is known for his defense, trash talk, and iron blood.

Zhang Jinshui received Swift's baseline pass and dribbled to the frontcourt.

The glove Peyton stood in front of him, grinning and said, "Young man, your starting speed is good, why don't you try to break through me, an old guy."

Zhang Jinshui completely ignored the opponent, but seeing that Mourning on the inside line hadn't settled down yet, he immediately cast [Lightning First Step] and rushed towards Payton's right hand.

However, Payton of the glove stuck to him predictably and directly, without losing his position at all, forcing Zhang Jinshui to go outside.

Zhang Jinshui frowned slightly. This was the first time he had encountered setbacks in performing [Lightning First Step] since he entered the NBA arena.

He is indeed a man who claims to be able to defend against Michael Jordan alone. Although he is 37 years old, he still cannot be underestimated.

Zhang Jinshui did not fight with the opponent, and immediately turned back to the top of the arc, called Swift out, and signaled Joan Barry and David West to cross positions.

This time, with the help of Swift's pick-and-roll, he successfully went inside, and after attracting Mourning's defense, he passed inside and assisted Uncle Mu to complete a tiptoe dunk.

22 to 26, Zhang Jinshui's assist successfully helped the Rockets stop the bleeding.

The slightly dull Toyota Center grandstand finally burst into cheers again.

"Yes! Zhang Jinshui, that's it. Be smart and don't have to fight Payton head-on." Van Gundy applauded vigorously from the sidelines.

Next, as Van Gundy suggested, Zhang Jinshui had no choice but to play one-on-one with Payton.

Even though Peyton made insulting remarks several times, Zhang Jinshui remained unmoved.

In fact, deep down in his heart, Zhang Jinshui really wanted to compete with Payton the Glove.

He felt that if he made a few more changes of direction, shook the opponent's center of gravity, and then cast [Lightning First Step], the old demon whose movement speed had exceeded its peak might not be able to defend against him.

But he clearly knew that his biggest goal in this game was to win.

Since there is a more optimal way to attack, there is no need for him to waste extra energy on the opponent.

In the next few rounds, he immediately called a pick-and-roll as soon as he took the ball to the frontcourt.

With the help of [Assessing the Situation], he found Jongbari after two pick-and-roll breakthroughs, assisted the latter to make up for it, made two three-pointers from the bottom corner, and went straight to Huanglong after a pick-and-roll breakthrough, scoring two points. Activated all the Rockets' offenses.

When there were only 20 seconds left in the game, Uncle Mu gave Anton Wan Walker a combo of hot pot and finger shaking. He successfully defended the round and consolidated the score at 30. It's flatter than 30.

The auditorium at the Toyota Center became more and more active, and the joy on the faces of the fans was beyond words.

The Rockets' bench lineup led by rookie Zhang Jinshui, facing the Heat's strong bench lineup on paper, not only did not let the score be opened, but also tenaciously tied the score.

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

Only now, Zhang Jinshui's physical strength was close to the edge of exhaustion, his shirt was already wet with sweat, and his breathing became heavy.

On the sidelines, Van Gundy shouted loudly: "Zhang Jinshui, you've done a good job. As long as you don't make a mistake on this ball and drag it until the end of the first quarter, it will be considered a success."

Zhang Jinshui nodded, took the ball to the middle circle, and then stopped.

19, 18, 17,

"I guess, your ball will be finished with a step-back three-pointer, isn't it?"

Gary Payton tirelessly harassed Zhang Jinshui with trash talk.

Zhang Jinshui was unmoved. After the timer reached 12, he waved all the players to the outside line, and then took the ball to the top of the arc.

"Since the pick-and-roll wasn't called, it must have been a step-back three-pointer, because you simply don't have the guts to break through me."

Glove Peyton continued his mental attack.

Zhang Jinshui didn't look sideways, as if he couldn't hear the other party's words at all.

He first dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, and then jumped towards Payton's right side. When the opponent's center of gravity showed signs of shifting to the right, he immediately retreated a bit.

Doing homework before the game has always been a good habit of the older generation of players. Glove Payton has watched all of Zhang Jinshui's game videos, and he is sure that Zhang Jinshui is going to shoot a step-back three-pointer, so he immediately posted it.

Waiting for this moment!

Zhang Jinshui's eyes lit up, and he suddenly cast [Lightning First Step], rushed forward to the right, and broke through the defense of Payton in the glove.

At this time, the Heat's interior was empty.

Zhang Jinshui rushed inside, jumped high, and poured the basketball into the basket with one hand.

I only hate that Zhang Jinshui's slam dunk is too common, and it's not enough to vent his war-thirsty and irritability deep inside.

But the slam dunk was enough to blow up the stands at the Toyota Center.

Although the glove Payton is old, but after all, he is a legendary defender who can defend against Jordan alone. In this round of buzzer-beating dialogue, he was unexpectedly sharpened by rookie guard Zhang Jinshui.

The Rockets also passed this goal and ended the first quarter with a 32-30 lead of two points.

How can all this make Rockets fans not excited?

In the commentary of sb, Kenny Smith said excitedly: "Before the game, many media are predicting who will be the best player in this game.

Some people guessed Yao Ming and O'Neal, some guessed Wade and Tracy McGrady, and some guessed Anton Wan Walker and White Chocolate.

But who would have thought that the best performer in the first quarter was the rookie Zhang Jinshui of the Rockets who had only played 3 NBA games. "

Big Mouth Barkley said with emotion: "Yes, Zhang Jinshui scored 8 points and 5 assists in the first quarter. He is definitely the brightest star in the game. There is no dispute."

The Rockets' bench was also excited. Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and other Rockets players stood up one after another and gave Zhang Jinshui a high-five to celebrate when he came back.

Van Gundy said excitedly: "Zhang Jinshui, you played really well, and now the rhythm of the game has returned to our side.

Next, you have a good rest for a few minutes, we will hand over the game to McGrady. "

McGrady patted Zhang Jinshui on the shoulder, and smiled with drooping eyes: "Good job, brother, I'll take over the game in the second quarter."

Under Van Gundy's intentional arrangement, McGrady didn't make any effort at all in the first quarter. He only took 2 shots and hit a dry pull.

Van Gundy just wanted him to save his energy and do his best in the early part of the second quarter.

However, when the second quarter began, Van Gundy Jr. realized that he might be overly optimistic when his older brother brought White Chocolate Williams and Flash Wade into the game after only four minutes off.