But at this time, even if this’ game’ is difficult, he has to continue to play.
"Inside! Insider! Guys, you have a very good center as a teammate. Why don’t you pass the ball to him? "
"I know that the opponent’s defense is very tight, and it is not easy to pass the ball to him. But you have to give the ball to him. As long as Yao can catch the ball at the basket, it will be a victory for us. In the attack, we hit the ball in first, and then give it out after the opponent shrinks his defense. At this time, there will be a gap on their outside line, and then we will move the ball to that gap. It’s all that simple, okay? "
After the suspension, the rocket’s attack finally got some improvement. When the rockets’ balls began to revolve around Yao Ming, they finally had a taste of Princeton.
"Yao Ming finally started to show off. He hooked the basket again and the Rockets started to fight back."
"But this section of the game has been 9 minutes, and neither team has changed people. The pacers don’t change people, which can explain why Adelman doesn’t change people. Can Yao Ming’s physical strength be consumed? "
This time, Yao Ming’s physical strength does have some can’t keep up. But Adelman didn’t want to fall behind by more than 5 points in the first quarter, so he continued to put Yao Ming on the court, and Yao Ming continued to grit his teeth.
Yao Ming was finally replaced after 11 minutes in the first quarter. He played one minute more than Li Cheng in the first quarter, so far he can be regarded as the person who played the most time in the two teams.
After the first quarter, the Rockets narrowed the difference to less than 5 points.
32 to 29, the Rockets finished the first quarter by three points behind their opponents.
Chapter sixty-eight Full firepower (on)
In the second quarter, Li Cheng was sitting on the bench, and Deng Liwei Jr. continued to feel hot on the court. His two shots outside the three-point line accurately hit the basket.
Every time Deng Liwei scores a goal, the live pilot’s lens will accurately find Li Cheng. Li cheng’s face is calm, without any expression. When George W. Deng Liwei hit another shot and scored his eighth point in the game, the pilot shot found O ‘Brien.
O ‘Brien, standing on the sidelines, showed no expression. He put his hands in his pockets and watched the game on the court.
"Recently, Deng Liwei Jr. feels very good, but the contradiction between him and Li Cheng should be irreconcilable. I don’t know what O’ Brien will think."
"Li Cheng’s role is obviously stronger than that of George W. Deng Liwei, especially when the team is against the wind, Li Cheng dares to shoot and dare to confront his opponent."
"If Deng Liwei Jr. can stay in the Pacers as a substitute, it may be a very good supplement for the Pacers."
The commentator is talking about Deng Liwei Jr., but now everyone in the Pacers knows clearly that Deng Liwei Jr. will definitely leave this summer.
Now George W. Deng Liwei hardly communicates with others in the team, and his best performance on the court is only for his own future. Whether the Pacers win or not has nothing to do with him. All he wants is his own data.
However, with the help of George W. Deng Liwei, the Pacers once again established an 8-point lead in the fifth minute of the second quarter. Adelman couldn’t sit still on the sidelines. He began to replace people, and Yao Mai returned to the court again.
O ‘Brien naturally won’t give Yao Ming and McGrady an easy chance to recover the points difference. His substitution is even more crisp, and he is directly replaced by all the main players except Foster.
Pacers once again sent their small lineup, apparently trying to expand the score difference to 10 points.
"Little Deng Liwei and Li Cheng are actually on the court at the same time. Isn’t O’ Brien worried at all?"
"Li Cheng and George W. Deng Liwei don’t need the ball. The ball is in Tinsley’s and Granger’s hands. Li Cheng and George W. Deng Liwei just need to run. After the opportunity comes out, Tinsley or Granger will pass the ball, and they will not have any conflicts because of the ball rights. "
Indeed, as the commentator analyzed, there will be no intersection between Li Cheng and Deng Liwei Jr. because of the ball rights, and naturally there will be no further contradiction.
With the Pacers’ current lineup, their scoring power is particularly strong and their range is particularly long. However, one weakness after another is that the defense against Yao Ming will be weakened a lot. However, the current Pacers are not a team that won the game by defense at all. What they pursue is attack. If they score one more point than their opponents, they will win.
After changing into this lineup, the Pacers immediately set off a wave of offensive frenzy.
By running, Li Cheng got rid of McGrady, who was not very serious in defense. Tinsley, who had been ready to pass the ball for a long time, passed the ball to Li Cheng at the first time. After Li Cheng received the ball, he took off directly, completed the turn in the air, and then threw a jumper.
"Li Cheng’s ball is a turn in the air, and his shooting is getting more and more beautiful."
The reason why he can do this action is also because of the improvement of the attribute of "perfect body", and his physical quality is getting better and better.
Looking back, McGrady hit back with a dry jump shot.
Then Granger broke through and divided the ball, and Tinsley hit the jumper again.
The Pacers and the Rockets launched a fierce battle against each other, and the audience at the scene shouted. In the stands covered by nearly half of China people, their cheers never stopped.
No matter who scores the goal, they will give applause and cheers.
Rockets and Pacers have been attacking for several rounds, and their scores have been rising alternately, and no one has changed the gap between them.
At this point, Yao Ming was standing at the free throw line, Adelman decided to replace him, and Battier and Alston came back. O ‘Brien also replaced Foster, and the Pacers returned to their most regular lineup.
During the interval between the rockets’ substitutions, Li Cheng looked around the Toyota Center full of China people and joked, "This is the friendliest away game I have ever experienced."
Granger said: "There are so many China fans here today, and their friendship is normal." Then he added: "China people are so terrible that they just occupy the general stands."
"The population base determines everything!" Li Cheng’s voice is full of pride.
Yao Ming’s first ball hit firmly. Granger patted Li Cheng on the shoulder, then walked to the three-point line. He came to his position and stood still, ready to fight for the rebound.
China Giant’s second free throw shot, the basketball bounced out after jumping twice on the basket, and the basket was in a state of chaos. Finally, the rebound was grabbed by Foster, who had just played. He threw the ball to Li Cheng near the half-court. After receiving the ball, Li Cheng rushed to the basket of the Rockets at full speed.
McGrady was not far from Li Cheng. He was faster than Li Cheng, got stuck in the position ahead of time and put on a defensive posture. Sung Jae Lee dribbled several fake moves in succession, and McGrady was indifferent at all. Finally, he had to slow down the pace of dribbling and wait for his teammates to take a position.
Looking at Li Cheng’s fake action as a middle school student, McGrady couldn’t help smiling.
"This rookie’s skill level is really poor except for his shooting accuracy. This dribble is really amateur."
McGrady was still evaluating Li Cheng’s dribbling in his mind, but he didn’t push it in time.
When Li Cheng saw that McGrady didn’t move in the same place, he immediately put away the idea of passing the ball. He quickly turned around and shot.
With his super physical fitness and explosive power, McGrady jumped up and blocked Li Cheng’s shot.
"Mama of, this body is really * *, almost covered!" After the basketball shot, Li Cheng heaved a sigh gently, and he was shocked by a cold sweat.
But fortunately, McGrady didn’t touch the basketball thrown by Li Cheng, and the spinning basketball hit the basket accurately again.
"wow! Li Cheng suddenly shot an arrow in the back, and McGrady failed to react. "
"The score difference came to double digits for the first time after the start of the game, and the Pacers led by 11 points in Toyota Center, which was estimated that everyone did not expect before the game!"
"Li Cheng’s performance today is really good. So far, he has scored 16 points, which is a terrible scoring efficiency!"
"Li Cheng’s scoring efficiency is really high, but after Battier comes up, he should be restrained. As the best defender in the league, Battier is not easy to compete with!"
As the commentator said, after Battier came up, Sung Jae Lee only scored 2 points in the rest of the second quarter. However, the Pacers entered the locker room with a 9-point lead.
Chapter sixty-nine Full firepower (below)
"Adelman must think of some way to limit Li Cheng! It will be difficult to limit him until he is crazy. "
"With the best defender in the league, the Rockets shouldn’t have no choice but to take Li Cheng. Battier will definitely stick closer to Li Cheng in the second half."
"But now the Rockets still need to solve their offensive problems. At the beginning of the game, McGrady played a series of very beautiful offenses, but then it seemed to disappear. As the most powerful scorer in the league, how can he put away his fangs? "
"Yao Ming’s problem also needs to be solved. He scored only seven points in the first half, which is very small. So whether the Rockets can pull back the situation in the second half depends on how Adelman will make adjustments in the locker room. "
Adelman has been drawing on the tactics board in the locker room with a marker, and he really wants his team to play his game. However, sometimes, the team will fight back to Van Gundy’s set of "defense depends on pressure, on the hardness of the team, and attack depends on Yao Mai." Tactics.
The whole tactical board was covered with lines by Adelman, but how the team will change in the second half depends on the game.
Compared with the tense atmosphere in the dressing room of the home team, the atmosphere in the dressing room of the visiting team is much more relaxed. In the relatively gentle music, some players of the Pacers closed their eyes and some chatted with each other. After all, the score of the two teams is 61 to 52 now, and they are ahead by 9 points.
Li Fei chatted with Granger, but O ‘Brien ran to Li Cheng and sat down.
Seeing the coach coming, Li Cheng and Granger naturally stopped talking and turned to look at O ‘Brien.