Chapter 365, Section 1, Big Dominance
This game is about to begin, and today's final game is still played at the Hornets' home court.
As the game was about to begin, Rockets players found that they were almost drowned out by the crowds of cheers from the audience on both sides...
Today is the last fight of the Hornets this season's regular season.
They have the strongest record this season in the league and still have the best backcourt lineup in the league.
After two games of illness, Zhong Yu seems to have returned to his peak state today. When he just made a jump shot, his body was exhausted and there was no feeling of being sick.
Such Zhong Yu can make his opponent feel unstoppable.
"Hornets! Come on!"
"Zhong Yu! Come on!"
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In the first quarter, the Assassin Queen Bee had the advantage and beat the Rockets!" The fans' voices rose up one after another, and everyone was cheering for the Hornets and cheering for Zhong Yu and Paul.
Today, more than 21,000 home players came, and their voices made Rockets fans feel uncomfortable.
Since Zhong Yu's rise, the Hornets have been constantly breaking out, and there are more and more home fans coming to watch the ball.
This game is the final battle of the Hornets this season, so fans will naturally take a good look.
The fans were even happier when they saw Zhong Yu.
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"The game is about to begin! Director Zhang, in this game, which team do you think will have a greater chance of winning?" Yu Jia from the studio asked Director Zhang.
"From the lineup of the two teams, the Hornets have the advantage in the backcourt, and they may not be able to get more advantage in the inside. But as long as they stick to their previous game, the victory of this game will be more reasonable to belong to the Hornets in the end. What's more, now that Zhong Yu is back, although some people still suspect that his severe cold has not been completely driven out of his body, he will definitely not make the Rockets comfortable on the court."
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In the first quarter, this is the reason for the big advantage, so what do you think the Rockets can do if they want to win this game?"
"This..." Director Zhang said with some contemplation: "Then he could only hope that the beast Artest or defensive expert Battier can defend Zhong Yu... Maybe if Zhong Yu is blocked, the Hornets' game will not be so smooth."
"But, to block Zhong Yu... this is almost impossible to accomplish." Director Zhang said this at last.
The competition is officially underway!
The teams of both sides have their own starting lineup: Rockets: Artest, Brooks, Yao Ming, Scola, Bathir. This lineup is actually quite good. The inside line composed of Yao Ming and Scola can be said to be the best in the current league.
Hornets: Peja, Paul, Chandler, West, Zhong Yu.
The Hornets' lineup is of course the strongest lineup they can currently line up.
The jump started! Yao Ming jumped higher than Chandler. The basketball was hit and hit Zhong Yu. Zhong Yu pushed the basketball to Paul's side in the air. After Paul received the pass, he lowered the rhythm and controlled the basketball to the half-court.
"Defense! Organize your first defense!" Yao Ming shouted out to everyone.
The Rockets' current state... it is still possible to play a tailwind, but if they are allowed to fight hard, they may not have the ability.
Bathir followed Zhong Yu tightly, and he did not dare to relax Zhong Yu.
In this game, they all felt that if they wanted to defeat the Hornets, they had to defend Zhong Yu and Paul. He was responsible for the crucifying Zhong Yu, Paul... Brooks' defense was extremely unreliable, and it was very likely that Paul would expose himself to Xiang, so they just wanted to completely block Zhong Yu.
Paul controlled the ball and broke through directly into the inside. Brooks did not completely defend him. Paul directly knocked Brooks away with his body and then came to the bottom line. But he was not very easy to take action here. If he continued to go in, he might be blocked by Yao Ming.
So Paul suddenly threw his basketball out.
Everyone didn't know what he was going to do. But then Zhong Yu appeared at the landing point where Paul passed the ball. After receiving the pass, Zhong Yu stopped at all. He just made a jump shot.
Bathir defended the ball very seriously. He blocked his right hand to a place only one or two centimeters away from the basketball, but it was still a little far apart.
"Swish!" The basketball entered the basket very beautifully, and Zhong Yu scored the first two points for the final battle.
The ball rights returned to the Rockets' hands, and Brooks directly took the ball to the half court and then broke through.
This kid is indeed at a speed, and Paul didn't notice it for a while, so Bud broke through Paul. However, some of Brooks' shortcomings that have been criticized by fans are now emerging.
However, Xiao Bu had just broken through and entered the inside, but the Hornets' inside siege surrounded him.
Xiao Bu passed the ball to Yao Ming, but it was obvious that he had missed the best time to pass the ball. When Yao Ming picked up the basketball, Chandler had already saved.
Yao Ming had to retreat, then made a mid-range shot, and the basketball bounced out with a bang.
The rebound was caught by Zhong Yu who had just rushed in.
Coach Zhang was obviously a little angry: "Brooks often passes some such balls... He knows that Yao Ming is 226 cm tall, but his pass is still so low... Yao Ming bent down to pick up the ball, and he also needs more time and energy... I think Brooks really needs to improve some awareness in this area."
Yu Jia also said: "It's true. His timing is also a bit problematic, but he is still young after all, and he needs to give him more confidence."
The ball rights returned to the Hornets. This time, Paul also began to break through Brooks. Faced with Paul's breakthrough, Brooks had no way to deal with him.
Paul broke through to a place near the free throw line. Seeing that Yao Ming was not here, he threw a shot directly.
"Swish!" Paul also made a throw.
4-0, the Hornets started with this score.
The next ball, Xiao Bu still wanted to break through by himself. After the breakthrough, the layup was slapped by Chandler in the inside. However, the basketball that Chandler had covered was caught by Yao Ming next to him. Yao Ming stood up and made a layup with a hook. Chandler did not keep up with Yao Ming's reaction and could only watch the basketball fly into the basket hollow.
Yao Ming took the lead in scoring two points for the Rockets.
However, Paul broke through the next ball, destroying the Rockets' defense. When Artest wanted to go over and cover Paul from behind, Paul's pass suddenly ran out of his side and came to Peja on the outside.
Peja made a three-pointer directly.
"Swish!" There is another one!
7-2…
The Hornets' start made the Rockets feel a little overwhelmed.
Time began a little more than three minutes, and the Rockets' situation was not optimistic. Brooks took the ball again and passed the half. However, this time Artest asked for the ball, so he continued to force Peja and broke through.
However, he was stopped by Chandler in the inside. After Yao Ming gave him a pick-and-roll, Artest went deep into the layup.
7-4.
Yao Ming and Artest actually developed such tacit understanding. Perhaps such tacit understanding is not too big, but it can also cope with some situations.
Then the Hornets attacked.
The annoying ghost Bathir followed Zhong Yu and dared not relax at all. After all, he is a recognized defensive expert by many people in the league. Zhong Yu also feels that he is indeed a bit annoying when he is by his side.
Of course, when he wanted to really get rid of this guy, he still didn't have much concern.
For example, in this ball, Paul passed the ball to Peja. Peja missed a three-pointer, Chandler grabbed the frontcourt rebound and asked Paul to reorganize the attack. Zhong Yu saw the inside line heading towards West, and then he ran back and suddenly ran out of the three-point line.
Sure enough, the moment he started, the Rockets' inside rushed up to defend West. West immediately passed the ball to Zhong Yu.
After Zhong Yu received the ball, Bathir rushed up, but Zhong Yu had already figured out a solution. When he shortened, his whole body accelerated completely.
Bathil didn't react for a moment, and he didn't have the speed of Zhong Yu. He could only watch Zhong Yu pass by him and come to the inside. Yao Ming blocked Zhong Yu like a city wall.
Zhong Yu suddenly stopped when facing Yao Ming, then leaned on Yao Ming and threw the basketball out with his right hand.
Yao Ming accidentally fouled, and Zhong Yu's basketball flew into the basket.
"Swish!" The ball hit very simply, and Zhong Yu scored another two points.
9-4! And then the referee's whistle sounded, saying that Yao Ming had committed a foul on this ball. The cheers next to the basketball court formed a continuous stream of endless streams with the whistle.
Zhong Yuqiang beat Yao Ming. Two very popular Chinese players came like this once, which really made them feel very good.
Zhong Yu stood on the free throw line and made a free throw very easily. He achieved 2+1 once, and the score became 10-4.
"Cunning ghost..." Yao Ming said helplessly, but Zhong Yu smiled.
Everyone didn't understand what Yao Ming and Zhong Yu were saying, don't say that they were not speaking English...even Mandarin is not, but Shanghai dialect.
The first quarter game between the Rockets and Hornets is not beyond everyone's opinion
As expected, the Rockets were indeed not a match for the Hornets.
They are not vulnerable, but they really can't resist the wasp.
The Hornets' offense and defense both make the Rockets unable to resist.
In this game, Zhong Yu, who had recovered from the cold, performed very well. He scored 9 points in the first quarter alone.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 29-22, and the Hornets led the Rockets to enter the second quarter by seven points.
The seven-point gap made the Rockets feel that today's situation is a bit bad.
In this game, the Hornets firmly gained the advantage.
Whether it is overall or individually.
Chapter completed!