one-handed ball

Chapter 223 Western Conference Finals
In the field of basketball, the NBA is well-deserved No. [-] in the world.Not only the quality of the players, but the level of competition is higher than any other league. In terms of training equipment, team operation system, and off-court activities, they are also the most advanced.

With the acceleration of the NBA's internationalization process, basketball has become the most well-developed sport in the US overseas market.Among them, the Chinese market has become the largest overseas market for the NBA.In this country with a population of 13 billion, basketball has gradually become a favorite sport for junior high school students, college students, and social youth. Yao Ming, Zheng Ke, and Yi Jianlian have gradually become household names in this land. .

In today's confrontation in the Western Conference, the China Derby where Yao Ming and Zheng Ke are the stars of their respective teams is a sports event that ignites the attention of the Chinese people.The two created miracles during the Olympics. After the Olympics, they returned to the NBA and soared into the sky. They are both top players in the same position in the league.Among all the sports and entertainment stars in China, Zheng Ke and Yao Ming are the most famous internationally.

Ticket sales at the Rocket Toyota Center have long been sold out, and the scalper business has naturally become extremely prosperous at such a time.In China on the other side of the ocean, countless students skipped classes, white-collar workers skipped work, and waited in front of the TV early, waiting for the punctual broadcast of the imperial court.Zheng Ke's classmates from childhood to adulthood, some relatives and friends also waited in front of the TV, bragging about how he and Zheng Ke were doing back then, while watching TV intently.

Not long after, Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping, familiar hosts from the Chaoting TV studio, appeared in front of hundreds of millions of viewers. After chatting for a while, the camera switched to the scene in Houston.

The image of Zheng Ke wearing a training suit warming up and shooting a basket was the first to appear in the broadcast footage. Immediately, the fans of Zheng Ke in front of the TV burst into cheers.

Fans are sometimes very simple, they will be excited just seeing their favorite stars.

"That's my high school classmate!" Liang Shixiang obviously enjoyed the envious eyes of his roommate, and replayed the messy things between him and Zheng Ke in high school, which still caused his roommate to exclaim and made him very proud.

The Rockets have won the championship twice in the history of the Rockets. Yao Ming is a member of the history of the Rockets' glorious center. If he can also win a championship for the Rockets, then his historical status will definitely improve a lot, and he will even be selected into the Hall of Fame It is also speechless.

Facing the Timberwolves, the Rockets actually have a natural advantage.

"The Timberwolves are too weak inside." Fegan wrote in his column: "As the league's top insider, Yao Ming's offensive ability is actually higher than that of Pau Gasol. Love may be able to limit Pau Gasol's offense to a certain extent. But facing Yao Ming, Kevin Love and Chris Anderson, who are only 2 meters tall, cannot be restrained. The good news is that Yao Ming's offensive rebounds have never been his strong point. With Kevin Love's Minnesota can still do a good job of securing their backcourt."

Not only that, but the Rockets' perimeter is far stronger than imagined.With Brooks, Tracy McGrady, Battier's outside line is actually both offensive and defensive, and when Tracy McGrady transformed and Brut was liberated from organizing the team, the Rockets' lineup became more and more complete.Even on the bench, there are fierce men like Artest, Landry, and Hayes.

The only advantage of the Timberwolves on the books is Billups. If the height gap is too large, Billups is likely to become the most difficult factor for the Rockets to grasp outside.

After the warm-up training, the lights in the Toyota Center arena dimmed, and the players of the two teams began to prepare for their appearance ceremony.

When Zheng Ke was introduced as the last player for the Timberwolves, there were boos in the Toyota Center.

Zheng Ke's face remained unchanged, and he calmly waved to the surroundings.

As the most terrifying player in the Timberwolves, he is now playing a big devil in the playoffs.It wasn't just Houston, he was treated like this when he played in Portland and Los Angeles.There is no way, the fans are worried that Zheng Ke will overthrow the home team, and he can't do without booing him.

The referee walked into the field after the players from the two teams came out. He had a basketball in one hand, a whistle on his chest, and a stern expression on his face.

Zheng Ke, McGrady, Brooks and others who started the Rockets hugged and punched, showing their good demeanor.

The referee counted the time, and under the signal of the technical desk staff, blew the whistle in his mouth on time, and at the same time threw the Spalding basketball into the air!
"drink!"

Anderson yelled, and leaped into the air as if he had springs on his feet.He raised his long arm, looked at the direction, and clicked on the basketball first.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Billups took over the basketball, and the Timberwolves began to prepare for the first wave of offense.

Only when you stand on the field, you will feel the deterrent power of Yao Ming. He is like a giant spirit standing on the inside of the Rockets, while Anderson and Love are 20 cm taller than him, standing beside him. , it can be clearly seen that the two of them are short.

Love circled into the 45-degree area on the right, and used his broad body to make an off-ball screen for Zheng Ke who was cutting inside, and successfully blocked Battier.

Zheng Ke patted the ball with a long hand, crossed the defense line in one step, and made a two-step emergency stop outside the penalty area for a jump shot.

Hit! 2 to 0.

For Zheng Ke, scoring like this is as simple as eating and drinking. Zheng Ke can reach [-]% or even higher in the hit rate of emergency stop jumpers without defense.

Brooks took Scola's serve and advanced to the frontcourt.

When coaching the Rockets last year, Adelman adopted a multi-point blooming tactic.At that time, under the guidance of Adelman, the Rockets often had multiple people in double figures, everyone shared the ball, enjoyed basketball, and even had a 22-game winning streak that shocked the world.This year's Rockets are obviously different from last year. In this season when Yao Ming's low-post efficiency is higher and more terrifying, the Rockets mostly adopted a tactical style similar to that of the Magic, supplemented by Scola's support and then the bottom line. Interspersed with a little bit of Prince's tactical spirit such as counter-running.It can be seen that Adelman is individualized in his tactical style.

Facing the Timberwolves whose outside strength is obviously stronger than the inside, Adelman undoubtedly chose to let Yao Ming play low singles inside.

To bag or not to bag?
This is a problem that used to plague the teams defending Zheng Ke, but now the Timberwolves are in such an embarrassment.

Yao Ming will not wait for the Timberwolves to think.

After he caught the ball, he estimated the position, which was about a 30-degree angle on the right side of the basketball hoop, about nine feet from the basket.

"boom!"

Yao Ming sat on Anderson, and Anderson flew back a step, and then hit him a second time.

"boom!"

After the backrest ended, Yao Ming put away the basketball. Before Anderson could react, he grabbed the ball with his right hand and hooked it into the air.

It is a small hook that has been famous for a long time, but the distance is a bit far.

"Shh!"

Yao Ming has a good hand, he succeeded in the first attack, and this hook from the outside of the penalty area was successful.

2:2.

The Timberwolves quickly served the baseline ball, Billups touched the ball with a long pass, and found Zheng Ke who was waiting in the frontcourt. Zheng Ke looked at the Rockets' retreat and found no chance, so he slowed down the attack.

He passed the ball back to Billups and ran to the corner where he was supposed to go.

After several passes, Billups gave the ball to Afflalo on the outside. Afflalo tried a jumper from the three-point line and missed.

The Timberwolves retreated quickly.

It is still handed over to Yao Ming for singles. The Rockets' tactical thinking is very simple, that is, to open up singles and kill inside.This is the offensive method that everyone expected, but for the Timberwolves, it is a bit difficult to defend.

Yao Ming played with his back this time, swayed to the left and then turned to the right to make a jump shot.

The movement was not fast, but the shot was extremely fast. When Anderson jumped up, the basketball had already flown far away, and then plunged into the basket.

4:2.

This was a bad sign, and Whitman felt a little troubled.Yao Ming's offensive touch seemed to be good at the beginning, and he succeeded in singles against Anderson twice.

Zheng Ke on the field turned his head and asked Whitman with his eyes.Whitman thought for a while and made a double-team gesture.

This was arranged by the Timberwolves before the game. Try to defend Yao Ming alone first. If Yao Ming has a bad hand, there is no need to double-team. If Yao Ming has a good hand, then you may need to play it by ear.

In the next round, Billups made the first three-pointer from outside.

Yao Ming played back singles, Zheng Ke immediately moved in small steps, and quietly cut to Yao Ming's back.

"careful!"

Outside Shane Battier reminded Yao Ming loudly that he was the first to notice that Zheng Ke ran to double-team Yao Ming. After all, Zheng Ke ran away from him and slipped quietly to the bottom line.

Battier's reminder is a little bit over. As the player with the most steals per game at the small forward position in the NBA, Zheng Ke made a quick move and heavily cut off Yao Ming's dribble.

Like a bolt of lightning, Zheng Ke rushed beyond the three-point line after holding the ball, forcing all the Rockets to retreat.

"Quick retreat!" Adelman shouted.

Zheng Ke's counterattack with the ball is one of his offensive weapons. His strength, speed and ball-handling skills ensure his deterrence in quick counterattacks, just like a slender Timberwolves, with an imposing manner.

Zheng Ke pushed all the way to the three-point line, Brooks and McGrady, the two players who retreated immediately, subconsciously shrunk their defense, with the intention of double-teaming Zheng Ke.

"This way!"

Billups raised his hands 45 degrees from the [-]-point line, and there was no one there.

Zheng Ke suddenly turned his head and glanced at Billups, as if he wanted to pass the ball.Brookston was undecided at the moment, and moved a little slower.

"Chance!"

Zheng Ke's eyes lit up, he picked up the basketball, and then accelerated in vain.

Everyone thought that Zheng Ke was going to pass the ball, but his sudden acceleration had an unexpected effect. With that step, he passed through the defense of Brooks and McGrady in an instant, and broke into the Rockets' hinterland.Before McGrady even had time to reach out and pull the jersey, Zheng Ke disappeared.

"Drink!"

Zheng Ke swung his arms round, put the ball behind his head, and then made an arc, and dunked the ball in with his tomahawk!
"boom"

(End of this chapter)