one-handed ball

Chapter 224 The Difficult Rocket

The basket trembled "buzzing", reflecting the amazing power of the dunker.

There was a sudden gasp in the Toyota Center arena. Everyone was dumbfounded at this domineering man under the basket and forgot to boo.

Zheng Ke looked at the camera with his head tilted slightly. He didn't speak, but the Rockets players around him could clearly feel his arrogance.

"Tch, what's the arrogance?" Brooks squinted at Zheng Ke, full of resentment.

The Rockets served from the bottom line, and his short legs moved quickly, rushing to the frontcourt in the blink of an eye.

"scold!"

Brooks made a wrong footstep, his calf exploded with strength, and his body speeded up instantly, passing Billups' defense like a stream shadow, before the Timberwolves players could react, he rushed into the inside lane, and Anderson was firmly pushed behind by Yao Ming , and then simply made an underhanded layup.

"Damn it, it's too wide." Anderson watched the little man who was only under 1 meters layup in front of him, not to mention how angry he was.

He slapped the ball hard and sent it to a poker-faced Billups.

In fact, the 33-year-old Billups' footwork is not as good as before, and Brooks, who is extremely fast in defense, is also a bit difficult, so he can only rely on his rich experience to suppress Xiao Heidou.

The most irritating thing is that Yao Ming's role in the interior is too great, blocking people, attracting defense, singles offense, etc. He did not miss a few singles shots in the first quarter. Take a shot to help the Rockets suppress the Timberwolves on the scene.

At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Timberwolves 29 to 23.

Zheng Ke lowered his head and walked back to the bench in silence. He looked solemn, took a gulp of water after taking the water glass handed over by the staff, and then sat on the bench.

No one knew what Zheng Ke was thinking. He still performed efficiently in the first quarter, making 6 of 4 shots, scoring 11 points and 2 rebounds. The cameras often captured him and gave him close-up shots.

"Difficult Rockets." Billups commented.

"Indeed." Zheng Ke stared at the players on both sides of the game with blazing eyes. He felt the pressure from the Rockets.

"From the inside to the outside, from the starter to the substitute, everything tends to be perfect, and the offensive power ranks first in the league." Billups said after looking at Yao Ming, Scola, and Tracy McGrady.

After coming off the bench in the second quarter, Artest came out of the gate like a tiger. He resisted Brewer and made two layups. Facing the defender, he hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc.He is almost like a superstar, omnipotent, and he has more vigorous fighting spirit and never-ending vitality than Odom.

Three minutes later, Whitman replaced Zheng Ke in an emergency.

"Hey, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time." Artest said to Zheng Ke with a bit of rap, with a flame burning in his eyes.

"Hmph." Zheng Ke didn't bother to talk to him, so he snorted and ignored him.

It was Channing Frye who served from the sideline, and he gave it to Lowry who came out to catch the ball.

It was Zheng Ke who did the pick-and-roll for Lowry, and Artest was defending. Zheng Ke didn't want to talk directly to this barbarian.

The ground was so strong that Weaver even lost Lowry's direction of action in his vision.Last summer, Weaver came to the Rockets training camp. The outstanding offensive guard was favored by coach McHale and got the chance to play.This season is Weaver's best season since he entered the NBA. He played 63 games and started 11 times. An important rotation lineup on the Rockets bench.

Lowry moved so fast that Artest had to give up defending Zheng Ke and pounce on Lowry.

As soon as Artest left, Zheng Ke staggered the distance with Lowry, stuck Weaver with his back, and at the same time stretched out his long arms, and began to ask Lowry for the ball.

"Crack" Zheng Ke clasped his hands together for the basketball and turned his body. This distance is too far, he needs to push forward a bit.

There was no rapid breakthrough, no savage crushing, just two steps forward in an ordinary way, and then Zheng Ke faced Weaver with his back.At this time, the surrounding players have already pulled away, and Zheng Ke has also found his most familiar shooting point.

He slams his back, knocks Weaver away, and spins for a fadeaway jumper.

"Shuh!"

It was such a simple movement, but it turned decay into magic on Zheng Ke's body. Weaver rushed forward with all his strength, but he could barely touch Zheng Ke's elbow.

"Teaming, Ron!" Coach Adelman on the sidelines was obviously very dissatisfied with Zheng Ke's goal, because it seemed too easy, which was different from his tactical thinking of oppressing Zheng Ke's shooting before the game. It was extremely inconsistent, so he roared at Artest on the field like a roar.

Artest's complexion changed, and he cursed in his heart: "I'm noisy with your sister, you old man."

After taking over the basketball, Artest attacked Zheng Ke, but his offensive skills were really unflattering. He didn't even do a full set of fake moves, and just looked at the direction and went in hard.Zheng Ke smiled. How could he be afraid of such a breakthrough because he was full of supernatural power? He straightened his chest and bravely greeted him.

"boom!"

The two were like two beasts coming out of the forest. The sound of muscles colliding together was clearly heard by the players on the field, making the Rockets' eyes almost fall out.It turned out that there really were people in this world who dared to fight Artest head-on, and both of them were so strong that it was unbelievable.

Artest didn't believe in evil, he just stepped back and bumped his head again.

But this time, he hadn't hit Zheng Ke's body yet, Zheng Ke flew out screaming like being hit by a locomotive, and rowed a foot away.

"Beep, beep~ Rocket No. 96, offensive foul!"

Not to mention Zheng Ke's status as a superstar, Artest's dangerous moves alone are enough for the referee to call an offensive foul.

Zheng Ke took the outstretched palm of his teammates, stood up under the pull of his teammates, and secretly gave Artest a provocative look.

Artest was so angry that he almost couldn't hold back and rushed to beat him up.

"Calm down, calm down! I want to calm down!" He calmed down the irritability of the inside line with force almost self-hypnotized, and then ran back to the defense without looking back.

He came to the Rockets for the championship. This year is the closest he has come to the championship. He really paid a lot for the championship. Even if Adelman told him to let him play on the bench, he agreed.At this moment, he calmed down his mentality with great perseverance, and he wanted to respond to Zheng Ke's provocation with his performance on the basketball court.

Timberwolves attack.

Zheng Ke made a pick-and-roll with Lowry again, and Lowry easily got the chance to get rid of Weaver.The black hole-like defense is one of the important reasons why Weaver has been wandering around in the past few years.

Artest didn't speak, he took a big step and got stuck in front of Lowry.

The corner of Lowry's mouth was slightly raised, seeing that Zheng Ke was already stuck in the main position, he wanted to pass the ball with a single hit.

A big dark hand appeared in vain on the rebounding route of the basketball.

"Snapped!"

It was Artest's steal. He made a judgment in advance and quickly cut off Lowry's pass. Like a black whirlwind, he blew towards the frontcourt.

"Oops!"

Zheng Ke was full of joy and asked for a position just now, but he made a mistake in a blink of an eye. Although Artest did not have top speed, he rushed to the frontcourt quickly after taking such an opportunity.Zheng Ke estimated the distance and gave up this return defense.

"boom!"

He holds the basketball high, swings his legs back, and smashes the ball into the hoop like a glider.

39 to 30, the Rockets lead by 9 points.

Although Zheng Ke's playing has curbed the momentum of the Rockets' continued expansion of the point difference, it is also difficult for him to recover the score.Like eating gunpowder, Artest countered Zheng Ke's provocation with an explosive performance, and Zheng Ke and Lowry's pick-and-rolls did not succeed every time. Once they failed, Zheng Ke faced Artest's defense. The efficiency of the attack has dropped a lot.

After many main players played, the Rockets made up the starting lineup of Brooks, Tracy McGrady, Artest, Scola and Yao Ming. Even Battier, who was selected to the best defensive team, was not in the second quarter. Without the chance to play, the horror of the Rockets lineup can be seen from this.

半场结束，火箭59比46领先了13分，姚明半场没有投失一个球，7投7中砍下了16分并且抢下了6个篮板。

"The Rockets are difficult to deal with." Zheng smiled wryly and walked into the locker room
(End of this chapter)