Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 39 The Strength of the Rockets
Yao Ming is a very special player. As a giant with a height of 2.26m, he is generally called "a big stupid guy", but in fact Yao Ming is not stupid, and is very smart.

He spent most of the first quarter in hand-to-hand combat with Camby, and after the outside players of the Rockets tried several times and failed to score, they chose to go it alone, except for the two opening shots. In singles, it can be said later that he rarely receives passes.

Now it was time for the break at the end of the quarter, and he quickly found Van Gundy.

"Coach, I think we can try to change the way we attack." Yao Ming and Van Gundy have a good personal relationship, and Van Gundy also tried his best to train Yao Ming, so there are not so many constraints between the two.

"Oh, Yao, what's the matter? Do you have any good suggestions?" Van Gundy rubbed his forehead with his hand at this moment, with a worried expression on his face. He also felt at a loss for the team's backwardness.

"I think..." Yao Ming leaned over and started talking to Van Gundy.

After a short break, the second quarter started soon. Before Yao Ming went to Francis, he patted Francis on the shoulder and said, "Steve, you have to cheer up. If you don't lead us, how can we win?" ?”

Francis is not a timid person. The reason why he is so frustrated at the moment is because Anthony's provocation angered him before. He originally wanted to blow up the Nuggets, but he felt ashamed when Camby slapped the ball out of the court After losing everything, Miller’s defense has always been defensive. After his mentality changed, the more he shot, the more inaccurate he was, and he couldn’t get in. He became a cancer unconsciously on the court, and his teammates didn’t seem to trust him that much. , The number of times the ball came to him became less and less.

Feeling the trust in Yao Ming's words at this time, Francis suddenly felt the burden on his shoulders come back again, he nodded, he has always regarded this "little giant" from China as a brother, and now it is time for them to launch a counterattack up.

Because the Rockets got the ball in the first quarter, and the Nuggets attacked at the beginning of the second quarter.

Anthony was still sitting off the court, and the Rockets had Nene and Leonard with a bunch of substitutes on the court, while the Rockets replaced Yao Ming and Francis with three other substitutes.

The point guard of the Nuggets at this time is Boykins. The sixth man of the team has scored 6 points before. His flexible body shape allows him to shuttle freely in the Rockets' defensive formation. The ball advanced to the frontcourt, and seeing that Francis was defending him, he hurriedly called White to do the pick-and-roll.

White came to the pick-and-roll, and also brought Witherspoon who was defending him. The latter saw the Nuggets' pick-and-roll intention, gave up White, and rushed directly to Boykins.

At this moment, Boykins suddenly started, and before Witherspoon felt it, he used White's unfinished pick-and-roll to quickly pass through the cracks and rushed to the basket.

Witherspoon seized the void, turned around and saw Boykins had reached the basket, and he cursed and hurried to catch up.

Boykins got rid of the defender, and when he got to the basket, there was no defense in front of him. Yao Ming was also fighting Anderson under the basket.

Boykins saw the opportunity and was ready to score with a throw.

At this moment, Yao Ming suddenly gave up the card position with Anderson, and instead rushed towards Boykins.

The height of the two is one sky high and the other one underground, a full 60 centimeters. Boykins' shot is likely to be taken away, but being small also has the advantages of being small. Boykins twisted into a twist in midair, and then touched Yao Ming stuffed the ball into the hands of Anderson under the basket.

Such a close distance is equivalent to hand-to-hand, and Anderson's face beamed with joy after receiving the ball.

Pulling onions in dry land!

Anderson picked up the ball and pressed the ball vigorously into the basket with both hands, about to perform a slam dunk.

Just then, a hand suddenly appeared directly over the ball and slapped it hard before Anderson dunked it in.

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

Anderson dunked vigorously, and the entire basket shook violently, and the huge body of "Birdman" hung on the basket aggressively.

However, the ball did not go into the basket, but was slapped onto the backboard by Yao Ming's big hand.

Yao Ming slams Anderson's must-go dunk!
However, the ball hit the basket and fell into the hands of Nene, and the Nuggets still had the ball!
Nene took the offensive rebound, pushed away Morris Taylor who was defending him hard, and prepared a hook for the second attack to score.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly there was another crisp sound, this time, the ball was slapped directly out of the field.

Yao Ming slapped Anderson and Nene's shots in succession. He waved his hands and yelled to vent. After entering the NBA, this giant has slowly integrated into the American basketball culture.

The atmosphere in the Toyota Center was instantly ignited by Yao Ming's two hats, and the fans shouted and cheered loudly.

"The Rockets played poorly in the second half of the first quarter, as if they fell asleep, but fortunately, now that Yao woke up first, it's time for the Rockets to launch a counterattack!" Varel also said a little excitedly.

"It depends on how the Rockets attack."

Drexler said that he didn't show too much excitement. He thought that the Rockets should be sure to win the Nuggets, but the result surprised him. Dare to speak big words.

Yao Ming slapped Nene's second attack, the morale of the Rockets immediately rose, and the defense suddenly became active. The Nuggets' attack was actually blocked for 24 seconds. Buzdeli was so angry Ke was screaming and dancing on the sidelines.

Francis was also greatly encouraged, swept away the previous haze, and did not immediately give the ball to his teammates after advancing to the frontcourt, but directed the team to attack again.

Anthony was watching from the sidelines. He also knew that the Rockets were going to start, but the second quarter had just started a round. It was impossible for the coach to replace him at this time, so he could only continue to observe the situation.

After the Rockets landed in the position, great changes took place. Yao Ming did not go to the low post, but pulled to the free throw line. After he took a good position, Francis quickly fed the ball into his hands.

Anthony frowned looking at the Rockets' tactics, secretly screaming that it was terrible, and the most worrying thing came.

Yao Ming is 2.26m tall, the tallest among active NBA players, half a head taller than the average center.

On the basketball court, the height does not necessarily determine the outcome, but the height must determine another very important thing, that is the field of vision.

Yao Ming's vision is definitely the widest. When he catches the ball towards the free throw line, it feels as if the entire situation is under the control of the Rockets.

After Yao Ming received the ball, the other four players of the Rockets kept using the pick-and-roll to run. Soon, Francis found an opportunity to go straight to the basket. Yao Ming also spotted him at the first time, and a through ball went to Francis. inside.

The Rockets easily scored two points.

"Look good, don't lose track of me!"

Bzdelik reminded the players loudly on the sidelines.

"Chris, stand up to Yao Ming, don't let him pass the ball so easily!"

When Anderson ran past Bzdelik, he couldn't help reminding loudly.

Anderson nodded bitterly. As a marginal person, the coach's words must be listened to, but the words are nice, and it's half a head away. Yao Ming can't hook him when he raises his hand. Why don't you let him pass the ball...

In the offensive round of the Nuggets, Nene had to get into position within the three-second zone. After receiving the ball, he forced Taylor into it, and finally pushed Taylor's whole body against him and scored a slam dunk.

Although Taylor is about the same height as Nene, the difference in strength between the two is not a little bit.

However, the Rockets didn't seem to be affected at all. Nene's slam dunk was like scratching the surface of their boots. They all looked calm as if nothing had happened, and Nene almost spat blood out of anger. come out.

Switching to the Rockets to attack, Yao Ming continued to fall to the free throw line to support. After a few runs, Taylor used the pick-and-roll to find an opportunity to hit a mid-range shot, and the irritable Nene even paid for a foul.

Taylor walked to the free throw line, took a deep breath and hit an extra penalty, which can be regarded as saving the face of being forced by Nene.

"Great job! Yao's countermeasures are too strong. The Nuggets can't find a way to deal with it. This is the legendary air supremacy? Haha..." The Rockets' offense has improved, and the happiest thing is Drey Kesler, he was smiling now.

"Yeah, the Nuggets' Melo is resting off the court now, and it will be more difficult for them during this period." Varel echoed.

On the bench, Anthony frowned when he saw the Rockets' offensive changes.

Bzdelik also had a serious face, and stopped barking.

The game continued on the field. After Nene forced Taylor twice in a row, the Rockets decisively double-teamed. Nene's passing was not comparable to Yao Ming. After several rounds, the Nuggets' offense was fragmented and made many mistakes. , the Rockets played brilliantly under the support of Yao Ming.

Only two and a half minutes into the second quarter, the Rockets had chased the score to 32:36.

Bzdelik saw the poor offense of the substitute group, he waved his hand, Anthony, Miller, and Camby came off the bench, this time without Anthony's reminder, he put a small lineup by himself, but it is intriguing that , Compared with the previous lineup suggested by Anthony, Leonard still stayed on the court, while Barry sat on the bench a little lonely.

After Anthony came on the court, the Nuggets' offense was much better than before under his mobilization, but in the face of Yao Ming's free throw line support, Anthony also had no way at all. Yao Ming is tall...

The two sides fought fiercely in the offensive rounds of you coming and going. At the end of the half, the two sides fought 52:53, and the Nuggets were still one point behind.

(End of this chapter)