I'm really strong in basketball

Chapter 74 Yao Sha Showdown
5: 2.

The Rockets attack.

Francis continued to show his "privilege". After continuous dribbling, he suddenly passed Payton with a feint similar to Beverly.

Liu He stepped up to defend.

Francis made another ultra-long jump to open up the space, and then took off to shoot.

Swish!
5: 4.

This is the crushing of pure talent.

Lakers offense.

Kobe was not stingy about showing his talent, passing Mobley with a super fast first step, forcing the Rockets to shrink their formation again.

Kobe jumped high in the crowd, found Liu He again, and threw the ball vigorously with both hands.

Liu He received the ball.

But this time the Rockets reacted, and Cato jumped out to defend.

Liu He immediately made a fake shot, and Cato subconsciously took off to block the shot, but found that Liu He's toes hadn't left the ground at all.

When Cato started to descend, Liu He dribbled the ball and took a step sideways, making an easy shot.

Swish!
8: 4.

At the beginning of the game, Liu He hit two heavy artillery pieces, which blasted the Rockets to nothing.

On the Rockets bench, coach Jeff Van Gundy jumped up and scolded without hesitation: "Damn it! Why did you explode as soon as you met me? Did I offend you?"

He then yelled at the court, "Jim, don't give that rookie an open shot again!"

Jim Jackson nodded.

The Rockets attack.

Facing Payton, Francis made continuous tentative steps, suddenly pulled up directly, and made a three-pointer.

Payton quickly jumped up to block the shot.

But Francis' bullet speed is too fast, and it's too late. This is the crushing of pure talent.

Basketball hollow into the net.

Swish!
There are also three-pointers.

8: 7.

Francis "Privilege" got off to a crazy start, and it looks like he's in pretty good shape tonight.

With his own power, he helped the Rockets to bite the score.

Lakers offense.

Kobe continued to break through.

Jim Jackson on the wing didn't dare to double-team any more, and watched Kobe enter the penalty area helplessly.

But the Rockets' penalty area is not easy to break through.

Yao Ming and Cato, the twin towers composed of two super big centers, protected the basket airtightly.

But Kobe is Kobe. Although Peter Pan's talent is not as good as "monsters" like Jordan, James, and O'Neal, he is also a top talent.

In particular, the core strength of Kobe's waist and abdomen is invincible, which makes all men envious.

I saw Kobe dodging in the air, avoiding various defenses, and then threw the ball with difficulty.

Snapped!
It's a pity that Yao Ming got a block in the end.

Under the basket, height is absolute justice.

The 229cm Yao Ming averaged 1.9 blocks per game in his career, but his ability to protect the basket is not reflected by the number of blocks.

As long as he stands under the basket and stretches out his long arms, he is an insurmountable wall for any enemy.

Whenever James met Yao Ming in his career, his shooting percentage would plummet, his turnovers would increase, and his scoring and assists would be embarrassing. This is the best proof.

A big center like Yao Ming is a nightmare for breakthrough players.

But a Big Mac suddenly came, grabbed the basketball, jumped up, knocked Yao Ming away in the air, and smashed the basketball into the hoop viciously.

boom!
10: 7.

squeak
The entire basketball hoop was whining and seemed about to break at any moment.

And the one who can do this in the NBA is "Shark" O'Neal.

"It's a bit strange. Kobe, Liu He, and O'Neal of the Lakers are very excited tonight, and the desire to attack seems particularly strong!"

ESPN commentator Bill Walton said doubtfully.

Drexler was also very puzzled, and tried to analyze: "Kobe may have just come back and held back for too long. O'Neal can also understand it. After all, Yao Ming on the opposite side grabbed his All-Star starting position. O'Neal is a big guy. But he has never been too careful. As for Liu He, he..."

Well, Drexler "The Glider" can fly, but he can't make up stories.

He couldn't make it up either.

In the CCTV studio, Mr. Zhang Weiping may be the most uncomfortable person, both in pain and happiness.

Kobe is his favorite star, Liu He is his compatriot, the Lakers are equivalent to Zhang Weiping's home team, he must support the Lakers.

But the Rockets also have Yao Ming, and the Rockets are also half of the home team for Chinese fans.

It feels like the Lakers are going to kill the Rockets tonight!

Teacher Zhang Weiping didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He could only explain awkwardly: "Hey! Kobe's waist and abdomen strength is against the sky. No one can guard against Kobe!"

Teacher Sun Zhengping: "Mr. Zhang is right!"

Zhang Weiping: "Hey! Yao Ming's hot pot is so beautiful, no one can score in front of Yao Ming!"

Teacher Sun Zhengping: "Mr. Zhang is right. Or is it wrong?"

Isn't this the sharpest Mao and the hardest shield in the world?Zhang Weiping contradicted himself, and Teacher Sun Zhengping didn't know how to cooperate for a while.

But this can not trouble a national commentator.

Teacher Sun Zhengping: "Mr. Zhang is very interesting!"

Zhang Weiping: "."

The Rockets attack.

Francis continued to hold the ball at the top of the arc, but he suddenly found that the person defending him became Kobe.

Zhang Weiping suddenly became excited again: "This is Kobe! Playing against the person who can defend the most, defending the person who can fight the most, this is the charm of a real star!"

Although Francis's talent is the best, Kobe is not inferior in the slightest, even better, and Kobe's body is bigger than Francis.

In the face of Kobe, although Francis' breakthrough is still sharp, he will never try to make a one-step breakthrough.

Kobe was always able to keep up, relying on physical confrontation to constantly influence Francis.

As a result, Francis' speed cannot be raised, which allows the Lakers' wing players to have more reaction time.

Liu He came up in time to help defend, and cooperated with Kobe to double-team Francis.

Francis may have played too smoothly before, but he was still unwilling to pass the ball in this situation. He faced Kobe and Liu He with four arms and four big hands (no! Two big hands and two small hands).

This is Francis, who is more "cancerous" than No. 8 Kobe, and his offensive options are poor.

Sure enough, boom!
The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced off.

However, Cato blocked Medvedenko, accepted the offensive rebound, and then made a second shot.

Snapped!
But O'Neill, who was oncoming, said with a big hand like a cattail fan: "No way!"

The restricted area of ​​the Lakers is the territory of the big sharks, whoever invades will die!

Liu He grabbed the basketball and immediately launched a defensive counterattack.

Mobley and Jackson entangled Liu He, trying to stop Liu He's actions.

But these two people were shorter than Liu He, and they couldn't block Liu He's sight. Liu He saw everything around him clearly, and then threw the basketball on the backboard.

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced back.

Kobe flew straight into the air, caught the ball in the air, and took advantage of the opportunity to complete a one-armed dunk.

boom!
12: 7.

Bullfight combination connection.

The Houston fans at the scene exclaimed.

Are the Lakers treating the game as an All-Star weekend and starting the show early?
The Rockets attack.

It was still Francis' personal performance, but he was just hot-headed, but his touch didn't keep up with the heat.

After continuous dribbling, he didn't open up space, and directly faced Kobe's tough defense and forced a shot.

Boom!

Naturally or not.

The Lakers once again launched a defensive counterattack.

Kobe was the best.

The Rockets went all out to chase and defend Kobe. Kobe watched six directions, found Liu He who was standing firmly on the three-point line at a 45-degree angle, and threw the ball over.

Liu He received the ball, took off and shot steadily as usual in training.

Swish!
and also.

15: 7.

Beep!
The timeout whistle sounded.

Liu He's ball directly stopped the Rockets.

On the Rockets bench, Coach Jeff Van Gundy shook his head helplessly.

Francis, he is invincible in a straight line, but he is in the sky against the wind.

In just a few minutes, the Rockets have fallen behind by 8 points.

But he can't directly persuade Francis to pass the ball more, after all, Francis is the "privilege" of the Rockets.

"Steve, you are not fighting alone. You have many teammates who will help you. You should trust them more. You are the best brothers, aren't you?"

Coach Van Gundy said.

Francis nodded. Boss Fran has many shortcomings, but he is loyal.

When Yao Ming first arrived in the NBA, he was always surrounded by the boss.When there was a conflict, Boss Fu was also the first to stand up and help him out.

So many Chinese fans still like him even if they don't recognize the cancerous attributes of Boss Fu.

Francis is really, really like the master!

Style of play, character, character, experience.
As for the Lakers, Kobe looked at Liu He arrogantly: "As soon as I come back, do you think scoring is much easier, you don't need to run around at all, just stand still and wait for the pie. This is brother Way to dominate the game now!"

Kobe had a point.

Liu He has already scored 9 points tonight, but he hasn't broken a sweat yet.

But it can't let Kobe float because of this.

Floating is also a trivial matter. I am afraid that he will compete with O'Neal for the ball again, so I have to continue to stimulate him.

"When Shaq has the ball, I feel so relaxed!"

O'Neal happened to hug Liu He from behind: "Kobe, don't try to provoke us, we are a combination of big and small supermen, of course, you can also call us big and small devils."

In O'Neill's mind, any vocabulary can be used as his nickname.

That little nature was given to Liu He.

Superman, Superman.

Big devil, little devil.

It is the first time in O'Neill's career that he shares a nickname with someone like this, which shows how much he attaches importance to Liu He.

Perhaps it was the conflict with Kobe that made him value Liu He more.

Kobe pouted: Why?I always have a feeling that my ex hooked up with the current one and dumped me?
Kobe shook his head, shook out all his troubles, and continued to play.

Back from the timeout, the Rockets attack.

Francis really started sharing the ball to Yao Ming in the low post.

With Yao Ming's back to O'Neill, he must be able to move hard. Yao Ming, who is in the second grade, has not yet gained weight to the extreme.

He shook continuously, suddenly turned around and squeezed under the basket, pushed against O'Neal, walked around the front of the basket, and then made a hook.

Yao Ming's release point is too high, plus it is a hook, even O'Neill can't block the shot, so he can only watch Yao Ming's shot.

Whether to enter or not depends on Yao Ming's own hand feeling.

Swish!
Have it.

15: 9.

Yao Ming's small hook is really powerful, with absolute height and soft touch, it is a proper killing move.

There was a burst of mixed cheers in the Toyota Center Arena, and Houston fans saw the future from Yao Ming.

When O'Neal gets old, Yao Ming will be the only big killer at the basket in the entire NBA.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal started asking for the ball.

Yao Ming just hit him, and O'Neal naturally wouldn't let it go.

Payton dropped the ball in.

O'Neal sat down and chiseled into the basket. O'Neal slammed Yao Ming away fiercely, jumped up, held the ball with both arms, and bombed the basket.

boom!
17: 9.

The basket started whimpering again, and Yao Ming shook his head helplessly.

It is a joke to say that the Yaosha matchup is [-]-[-].

What Yao Ming encountered was O'Neal, who had already begun to decline, but Yao Ming still had nothing to do with O'Neal.

What to say about Yao Ming's three-cap O'Neal at the time, it's just that O'Neal didn't take Yao Ming seriously at all and underestimated the enemy.

In the second half of that game, O'Neal got serious and directly tortured Yao Ming.

Of course, Yao Ming, who is just a sophomore, is still far from reaching his peak.To be able to compete with O'Neal like this, Yao Ming is already good enough.

The Rockets attack.

Francis continued to give to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming continued to hit O'Neal with his back in the low post, suddenly turned around and broke through, then turned around again, raised the basketball high to shake O'Neal away, took a step forward, and lightly tossed it.

There are also.

Swish!
17: 11.

Yao Ming can't guard against O'Neal, but O'Neal seems to have nothing to do with Yao Ming. The two can explode each other offensively.

Especially Yao Ming's footsteps are really beautiful, not as fast as Olajuwon, but with his absolute height, the killing effect is not weak at all.

O'Neill was also aroused by Yao Ming's consecutive scoring, and he turned around and continued to attack Yao Ming.

Yao Ming was just a little slower, but O'Neal immediately seized the opportunity, and it was a heavy dunk when he entered the penalty area.

boom!
19: 11.

Basket: Who did I provoke?
Let a big fat man weighing more than 300 pounds ravage me all the time.

The Rockets attack.

Yao Ming also continued to respond.

Yao Ming sat down and chiseled twice, but the effect was not satisfactory, and O'Neal didn't retreat much at all.

Yao Ming seemed to have expected it long ago, he pushed O'Neal with his body, turned around and shot a jumper with a little bit of a fallback.

O'Neill looked crooked.

Damn...the height of the shot is still leaning back, so be careful!
Swish!
still have.

19: 13.

Yao Ming scored consecutively and helped the Rockets score. Although the point difference was not small, it did not allow the opponent to widen the point difference.

Lakers offense.

O'Neal continued to force Yao Ming.

Rockets second center Kevin Cato finally responded and helped Yao Ming double-team O'Neal.

Facing the double-teaming of two big meat shields, O'Neill had to restrain himself and gave the ball to Medvedenko.

Medvedenko made a direct shot.

Swish!
21: 13.

"The Lakers feel pretty good tonight. All mid-range and long-range shots are currently hit with a hundred shots."

(End of this chapter)