NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

It was different from what Zhang Jinshui expected.

Next, Kidd neither called a pick-and-roll nor chose to break through, but moved sideways with Zhang Jinshui before the top of the arc.

And under the premise of keeping a distance from Zhang Jinshui, he constantly raised his hand and used gestures to direct his teammates to run.

When the attack time was less than 10 seconds left, Kidd suddenly raised his hand and passed the ball from Zhang Jinshui's hand.

Zhang Jinshui didn't have time to react, so he turned his head to see that Carter had already caught the ball and cut into the interior, and easily kicked the ball into the basket.

Then it was the Rockets' turn to attack. After Zhang Jinshui took the ball to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Yao Ming who was at the free throw line.

He was about to use Anderson's off-the-ball pick-and-roll to run, but Kidd, who had always been unhurried in defending the pick-and-roll before, suddenly accelerated and stuck to him, blocking his running route.

Zhang Jinshui made several changes of direction in a row, but Kidd was still clinging to him, preventing him from moving.

With the attack time running out, Yao Ming had to pass the ball to Anderson, who was capped by Carter for a layup.

In the two rounds of defense and offense, Zhang Jinshui was crushed by Kidd.

Next, after Kidd took the ball into the frontcourt, he still neither broke through nor called a pick-and-roll, but continued to observe the situation on the court and raised his hand to direct his teammates' running positions.

Zhang Jinshui also thought about jumping directly to intercept the opponent's ball, but Kidd protected the ball very well and did not give Zhang Jinshui any chance.

And when he passed the ball, either he helped Carter and Jefferson form a good singles opportunity, or he just stuffed the ball into the weak point of the Rockets' inside defense.

Throughout the process, Kidd seemed to be strolling in the court, with ease, and scored the Rockets' defensive loopholes without any problems.

Under the combing of Kidd's brain, the Nets' offensive success rate is getting higher and higher.

In the stands of the Toyota Center, the cheers gradually disappeared.

Fortunately, with the help of Yao Ming, Zhang Jinshui can still do something on the offensive end.

After running without the ball was hindered, Zhang Jinshui felt the sophistication of Kidd's outside defense.

He changed his strategy and asked Yao Ming to come out to help him in the pick-and-roll, and then break into the Nets after forming a dislocation.

Compared with Kidd sitting at the top of the arc and directing the team's offense, Zhang Jinshui's way of driving the team's offense with breakthrough points seems too simple and too monotonous.

But sometimes, simple and monotonous can also be very effective, especially when the Nets' inside line is weak, and Zhang Jinshui is assisted by the prompt line of "judging the situation".

After being overtaken by the Nets by 4 points, Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming slowly stabilized the situation on the offensive end and made the situation on the court stalemate again.

When the game came to the 9th minute, the Rockets still led by 21 points 13 to 8.

However, after a few minutes of direct dialogue, Zhang Jinshui deeply felt that as a point guard, there was still a clear gap between himself and Kidd, a top point guard in the league.

这种差距很难直观地用他5分3助攻的数据统计和基德的2分6助攻1抢断来体现。

Without Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, Zhang Jinshui thinks that he might lose badly.

Now, he realizes more deeply that he still has a long way to go to become a top guard in the league.

Just when Van Gundy hesitated to replace both Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui, the head coach of the Nets took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

And with a big wave of his hand, he replaced all the troikas in the backcourt.

At this time, Zhang Jinshui, who was a little depressed in his heart, immediately felt keenly that the time to vent his depression seemed to be coming.

Sure enough, Van Gundy withdrew Yao Ming and other starters, leaving only Zhang Jinshui on the court.

At the same time, he shouted loudly from the sidelines: "Zhang Jinshui, good chance, end of the first quarter, give me a lead of more than 10 points."

Zhang Jinshui nodded at Van Gundy, but he was not careless at all. He dribbled the ball carefully to the frontcourt against the opponent's backup guard.

After calling Swift's pick-and-roll, Zhang Jinshui no longer restrained himself.

Taking advantage of the gap between the opponent's defense, he used [Lightning First Step], and rushed into the interior with a stride to complete a layup.

Immediately afterwards, after he broke through, he continuously assisted Jonbari on the outside and Uncle Mu on the inside to complete the scoring.

And at 11 minutes into the game, he used the randomly activated [Fu Lin Xin Zhi] to complete a clean three-point long-range shot.

In 2 minutes, Zhang Jinshui extended the lead to 15 points almost by himself.

31 is better than 16!

In the stands, the fans who were a little depressed because Zhang Jinshui was struggling in the duel with Kidd broke out in enthusiastic cheers again.

In terms of performance, Zhang Jinshui's point guard skills are indeed not as good as Kidd's, but the actual situation is that he led the Rockets and expanded their lead again.

In the stands, the fans praised: "Zhang Jinshui's passing, organization and defense are still far behind Kidd, but his breakthrough points and three-pointers are much better than Kidd."

"Zhang Jinshui's passing is not bad. Have you forgotten the clever passes in the previous games? It's just that the organization ability is poor. Our Zhang Jinshui's game experience is still too little."

"Yes, the main reason is that I have little experience in the game. If I play more games for a while, I should gradually improve."

At this time, there is less than 1 minute left before the end of the first quarter.

The head coach of the Nets paid the price for his underestimation of Zhang Jinshui, and had to send Carter urgently with less than 1 minute left in the first quarter.

The plug-and-play Carter helped the Nets stabilize the situation with a breakthrough assist and a mid-range shot.

But the Rockets still entered the second quarter with a 33-20, 13-point lead.

When he was off the field, Van Gundy patted Zhang Jinshui on the shoulder to express his praise. He once again successfully completed the strategic task assigned to him by Van Gundy.

In the second quarter, the Rockets and the Nets were led by the cousins ​​McGrady and Carter on the court.

When the two brothers were in the Raptors, Carter was the team's top card, and McGrady was a potential star to be developed. It was considered that the upper limit was "Pippen" who was used to assist Carter.

At that time, there was still a clear gap in strength between the two.

But after Tracy McGrady left the Magic, it took only 2 years to grow into the league's top striker, and his momentum was only as high as Carter's heyday.

In the first 4 minutes of the second quarter, the two launched a wonderful offensive battle. McGrady seemed to be holding his breath, and changed his usual lazy play style of using dry pulls, and frequently used pick-and-rolls to kill the opponent's basket and cause damage.

And Carter didn't give up too much, with layups and mid-range shots, and after a breakthrough, he completed a violent dunk, and the visual effect exploded.

But on the whole, McGrady is still superior. After 4 minutes in the second quarter, he scored 8 points and 1 assist, helping the Rockets lead the Nets by 46 points 31 to 15.

Next, except for Zhang Jinshui who rested for 2 minutes, the coaches of both sides deployed the full main lineup.

And after Yao Ming came on the court, he firmly held down the Nets who wanted to catch up with the score. Yao Ming, who could not feel any pressure on the defensive end, had a bug on the offensive end. Break easily with the split ball.

When the second quarter ended, the Rockets had led the Nets by 63 points 43 to 20.

Yao Ming scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in the first half, the statistics are extremely gorgeous.

麦迪的12分3助攻3篮板和张金水的12分6助攻对火箭队的帮助也很大。

However, the main reason is that the shortcomings of the Nets' inside line were infinitely magnified by Yao Ming, which made this game look like a matchup between No. [-] in the West and No. [-] in the East.

The fans at the Toyota Center sang songs and drank wine happily in the stands like a festival, and gave the MVP call to Yao Ming.

During the halftime break, Van Gundy didn't make any tactical adjustments. He just emphasized that the game was only halftime, and the players should not be careless.

When it was time to play, he clapped his hands vigorously and shouted: "Everyone, play another good quarter, clock out in the third quarter, and get ready for tomorrow's Celtics!"