basketball hall of fame

Ding! !Congratulations to the host for winning the series match point reward of 2000 system coins

System currency balance: 16000, system point balance: 26

……

On the same day, the Rockets and the Jazz ushered in the fourth game of the series, and the Rockets continued to sit at home.

Huaxia Sports Station broadcast the whole process of this crucial game. Li Kang and his teammates watched the second half of the game together in the locker room.

The game between the Lakers and the Nuggets was more than an hour earlier than this time. When Li Kang returned to the locker room, the Rockets and Jazz had an intermission.

50:50, the two teams tied at midfield.

……

Guidance Zhang: "The Lakers lead 3-0 in the series. It is only a matter of time before they advance to the next round. Whether we will be lucky enough to see the China Derby in the playoffs depends on the second half of the Rockets."

Teacher Yu: "The Rockets' adjustments in the last game have achieved remarkable results. It depends on whether they can hold on to the score in the second half."

Fan a: "Li Kang is awesome, the Lakers are awesome, there is a high probability of advancing to the next round 4:1!"

Fan b: "Dayao Xiongqi, beat the Jazz in the second half, we want to watch the China Derby!"

Fan c: "Yao Ming has already scored 20+10 in the halftime. McGrady needs to stand up. He only scored 2 points in the first half. This is not the performance a super giant should have."

……

At the beginning of the second half, the Jazz attacked. Deron advanced with the ball and moved to the top of the arc to signal Boozer to pick and roll. McGrady was blocked behind him. Yao Ming switched to defend Deron, but he still recovered the basket and let him shoot without allowing him to break through. , Deron saw Yao Ming let him shoot again, so he did not hesitate to make a mid-range shot and made a steady hit. At 52:50, the Jazz took the lead in the second half and scored the goal.

McGrady continued to advance with the ball, marched to the top of the arc to signal Yao Ming to come up for a pick-and-roll, Kirilenko was blocked behind, Okur switched to McGrady, accelerated past the defense, went to the basket and dunked successfully, 52:52, the Rockets The team equalized the score.

Deron continued to hold the ball and advanced to the top of the arc. The same tactic called Okur for a pick-and-roll. One speeded up and passed the defense. Yao Ming still recovered the basket and still let go of Deron's shot. Deron made an open shot and missed. Yao Ming received the rebound.

……

The Rockets can be considered to have found the shortcomings of the Jazz, that is, only Deron can attack with the ball, as long as he is cut off from the Jazz teammates, the Jazz's offense will be greatly reduced, and they would rather let him score than let him drive. the whole team.

Let him shoot, the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics will not be too lethal, and Deron has never been a player who is good at scoring.

……

Yao Ming handed a pass to McGrady to launch a counterattack. Battier, Alston and Yao Ming made a quick move. Yao Ming made a position at the basket. McGrady passed a long pass to Yao Ming. Situation, Shane Battier stretched out his hand to ask for the ball, Yao Ming immediately passed it to Battier, received the ball and raised his hand to score a three-pointer, making a steady hit, 52:55, the Rockets overtook by 3 points.

Battier, as a top 3D player, still grasped the open shot very well.

The Jazz attacked. Deron continued to advance with the ball, signaled his teammates to press the time, and passed the ball to Boozer in the last 10 seconds. Boozer singled Yao Ming under the basket. Facing Yao Ming's top defense, Boozer made an emergency stop A jump shot was made, the ball bounced out of the basket, Hayes received the rebound, but Yao Ming's height still interfered with Boozer's shooting.

Hayes passed the ball to Alston, dribbled smoothly across the half court, Yao Ming came up to pick and roll at the top of the arc, and Deron was blocked by him, Alston used the screen to make a three-pointer, and the ball bounced twice Next, still fell into the basket, 52:58, the Rockets led by 6 points.

……

The Rockets firmly held the lead, 80:90, and finally defeated the Jazz by 10 points. The total score of the series was 2:2, and the two teams returned to the same starting line.

Yao Ming scored a game-high 30 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocked shots; McGrady scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists.

……

Guidance Zhang: "The Rockets finally won the game without any risk. The series scored 2:2. No matter what, they have to come back to Toyota Center for a game."

Teacher Yu: "It's really not easy for Yao Ming to play. Both offensive and defensive ends consume a lot of energy. I hope more teammates will stand up in the next game."

Fan a: "Yao Niu! He scored a big double-double and is one step closer to joining the Lakers."

Fan b: "The Rockets and the Jazz have similar strengths, and neither of the bench lineups has a stable scoring point. Immediate performance is very important. It depends on which player from the two teams can stand up and take on the heavy responsibility of the third scoring point!"

Fan c: "It seems that the China Derby in the playoffs is really coming, let's cheer for the China players together!"

……

After watching the game results, Li Kang and his teammates were all talking about who their opponent would be in the next round. Only Kobe was very calm, without any emotion on his face.

Li Kang: "Boss, what's wrong? You seem very dissatisfied!"

Kobe: "Lee, this round of the series is not over yet. It's too early to talk about the opponent in the next round. Don't be careless. We haven't won the fourth game yet. Anything can happen."

Li Kang: "Boss, I understand, we will end the series in the next game, and we will not let the series return to Los Angeles."

Bryant: "Hopefully, the next referee will be against us. They want to bring the series back to Los Angeles, so the whole game will be very difficult."

Li Kang: "Will the alliance really arrange it like this?"

Bryant and Gasol nodded heavily.

Then the three left the locker room together.

……

China is thriving, and major media are scrambling to report that Li Kang and Yao Ming will stage the China Derby in the playoffs, which is a major event in China's basketball circle.

Promotional posters, newspapers, etc. were plastered all over the streets and alleys. Fans met to watch the football together. The TVs in the cafeterias of various schools were peaceful and full of laughter!

……

At the training ground of the Huaxia Men's Basketball National Team, the head coach Yunus is paying attention to the training of the players. The same news has also spread to the national team. Lao You also looks forward to hoping that Li Kang can join the national team. He will be more confident in leading the team. The team goes to the Olympics.

The Basketball Association obtained Li Kang's contact information through Yao Ming, and the basketball team leader contacted Li Kang that night.

When Li Kang saw that the caller ID was an unfamiliar number, but the place of origin was in China, he finally got through the call.

Leader Hu: "Xiaokang, I am Team Leader Hu of the Huaxia Men's Basketball Team. I would like to invite you to join the national team for the Olympic Games."

Li Kang: "Hello, Team Hu! It has always been a dream to play for the country, thank you for your invitation. I will report back to the national team when I finish playing in the NBA playoffs."

Team Hu: "Well, I believe that under the leadership of you and Yao Ming, we will be able to achieve good results in the Olympics. After all, it is the first time that China hosts the Olympics, and we will not let Huaxia fans down!"

Li Kang: "Okay, Team Hu! We will do our best to show the ambition of the Chinese people in the Olympic arena!"