The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 185 184. Amazing Efficiency (2 More)

Chapter 185 184. Amazing Efficiency (Part [-])

When it was the Rockets' turn to attack, Yao Ming still held the ball in a high position, acting as a key figure in the Princeton axis.

It's just that with Artest's experience of cutting to the basket last time, the Magic have also become more diligent in defending off the ball this time.

Everyone is extremely focused on the court, and when going around some off-ball pick-and-rolls, they will make some route predictions in advance to avoid the embarrassing situation of being thrown away.

Since Pietrus was the one who defended Artest in this game, this also led to the Rockets' Weaver having to let Lewis on the field to defend.

Facing Weaver, although Lewis has an absolute height advantage on the offensive end, his movement speed on the defensive end is at an absolute disadvantage.

With the help of Scola's off-the-ball pick-and-roll, Weaver also successfully ran out of an open space outside the three-point line on the right.

Yao Ming accurately passed the ball to Weaver's hands when Weaver ran out of the open space at the first time.

Facing the unguarded situation, Weaver also made a slight adjustment, and then resolutely completed the shot from outside the three-point line.

"Shu~"

The sound of the basketball hitting the net resounded once again in the Toyota Center Arena.

Following Weaver's three-pointer, the entire Rockets' home court erupted into high-decibel cheers in an instant, cheering for their home team.

Seeing the Rockets score again, Lewis also looked helpless. This situation is simply a rhythm that both of them have to relax regardless of whether they switch defenses or not? !

"Be safe and don't be impatient, the opponent can't be so accurate for the whole game, so don't worry."

Standing aside smiled and comforted Lewis, Su Jiu also held the ball through the halftime again.

After halftime, Su Jiu still chose to play the pick-and-roll with Howard, because it turned out that this tactic is really simple and easy to use.

In the next few minutes, the two sides also fought back and forth.

Even though there are many loopholes between each other on the field, neither Stan Van Gundy nor Adelman made adjustments immediately, but chose to wait and see what happened with a very tacit understanding.

Because for the players on both sides, it is just a sigh of relief. Once whoever let go of this breath first, I am afraid that the situation of this game will instantly fall into the disadvantaged side.

With 6 minutes and 21 seconds left in the game, Su Jiu once again used the pick-and-roll with Howard to complete a mid-range pull-up.

随着苏久这一球的投进，目前半节比赛过去苏久个人已经5投4中，拿下了8分1篮板1助攻的数据。

Looking at the current field:

14:11

The Rockets have fallen behind by three points, and Adelman finally couldn't sit still, and took the lead in calling the first timeout of the game.

"After we go back, we will play zone defense for a while, Yao, you should stay in the penalty area and don't be transferred out of the penalty area by the opponent."

"The opponent's shooting outside the three-point line in this game is relatively average, so when we play two or three defenses for a while, we mainly cut off the opponent's mid-range and basket shots."

"On the offensive end, we still maintain this style of play. If possible, Yao, you can also try to fall in the low post to single-handedly hit Dwight with two goals."

"After all, facing him, you also have a great height advantage. As long as the opponent doesn't double-team you, then your success rate is still relatively high."

After returning from the timeout, Yao Ming really fell into the low post and asked for the ball from Alstom, expressing that he wanted to try to single Howard in the low post.

For Yao Ming and Howard, the two also often played against each other in the regular season, and they are legendary centers who are compared together in most cases, so the two are relatively familiar with each other.

So far this season, Yao Ming has averaged 19.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

It can be seen from the data that Yao Ming never blindly played singles under the basket this season. The 9.1 rebounds obviously also means that Yao Ming stays away from the penalty area most of the time, which greatly reduces the number of times he grabs offensive rebounds.

Facing Howard with his back, Yao Ming also swayed his shoulders twice, but Howard was unmoved and was not fooled in the slightest.

Seeing that there was no surprising effect, Yao Ming also turned around and took advantage of his height to complete a soft hook shot.

Facing Yao Ming's turnaround hook, Howard had jumped with all his strength to block the shot, but because he was under the pressure of Yao Ming in the previous hand-to-hand fight, this jump did not burst out with all his body's strength.

"Shu~"

As Howard failed to block the ball, Yao Ming's turn and hook also successfully hit the net.

Seeing Yao Ming's goal, Howard grabbed the basketball with both hands and smashed it to the ground. Obviously, he was not particularly satisfied with his defense this time.

Since Howard is currently recognized as the No. [-] center in the league, and his ability to defend the penalty area is even better in the league, but only Howard knows in his heart that every time he is in a matchup with Yao Ming, he is considered to be at a disadvantage.

The defensive ability on the defensive end is greatly reduced. This is not only a disadvantage caused by height, but also a problem caused by an unstable foot.

Even though the two can be said to be two different types of players, Howard still feels a little depressed every time he faces Yao Ming.

On the offensive end of the Magic, when Su Jiu was thinking of playing a pick-and-roll with Howard, he found that the Rockets' position had become a 2-3 zone defense.

The tactic of two-three joint defense is mainly aimed at the opponent's strong attack on the basket and mid-range shots. Its biggest shortcoming is the strong shots from outside the three-point line.

And because Yao Ming's movement speed is much worse than Howard's, the second and third defenses are relatively friendly to players like Yao Ming.

After all, even for O'Neal at his peak, the Lakers have repeatedly defended O'Neal's second- and third-tier defenses that he is not good at in order to accommodate O'Neal's movement speed.

Because of this incident, Kobe was still a little dissatisfied with it, which laid the groundwork for the future split of the OK group.

At the moment when he saw the second and third defenses, Su Jiu's whole body also accelerated suddenly, and directly passed Alstom who was defending him in front of him.

In the end, while involving the opponent's defensive lineup, he quickly passed the ball to Turkoglu who was 45 degrees down on the right.

After such a long period of training and the addition of experience cards, Su Jiu's passing ability has long since changed from what it used to be.

Even without the bonus of this experience card, with Su Jiu's current organizational ability, it must not be difficult to send out more than six assists per game.

After receiving Su Jiu's pass, Turkoglu, who had been ambushing outside for a long time, did not hesitate at all. After all, he knew very well what the most important tasks he should do when he was on the court.

And there is no need for Su Jiu to remind that the title of Turkish magician is not only because of Turkoglu's excellent passing, but also because his brain also has a very high basketball IQ.

So at the moment when the Rockets defended the second and third defenses, Turkoglu knew what he should do most on the court.

Before Scola came out to defend, Turkoglu also took a little aim, and then he made this three-pointer steadily and steadily! !

"Shu~"

As the sound of a basketball hitting the net sounded, Su Jiu and Turkoglu clapped their hands in a relaxed and happy manner.

For Su Jiu, it is easy to cooperate with smart people. He only needs to pass the ball lightly, and the other party can understand his intentions.

The same is true for Turkoglu, who only needs to stand in the weakest position of the second and third defenses, wait for his teammates to pass the ball to him, and then give a fatal blow from outside the three-point line.

This is simply an easy and enjoyable attack.

Although Scola averaged 12.7 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season, this is not really his strong point in terms of defense.

So in the face of Turkoglu's shot, even though Scola had already made a quick defense, the speed of his feet really limited his defensive efficiency.

In the next few rounds of attack, the two sides also looked for each other's flaws, trying to grab the opponent's weakest point and then give a fatal blow.

And even if the opponent defends the second and third defenses after the timeout, it still doesn't have much impact on Su Jiu.

After all, in addition to mid-range shooting, Su Jiu's accomplishments in passing are also enough to help the team master more shots.

In the end, at the end of the first quarter, the Magic team in the away game also ended with:

27:23

Leading the Rockets by four points ended the first quarter.

Throughout the first quarter, Su Jiu's personal performance can be described as amazing.

打满了整个首节的苏久在进攻端6投5中，一人就贡献出了10分2篮板以及3次助攻的数据。

And all 6 shots were from mid-range positions, which completely caught the Rockets by surprise.

After all, the position where Su Jiu took the fewest shots this season is the mid-range position, so before the game, Adelman did not expect that Su Jiu would stop the Rockets with a mid-range shot.

The biggest contributor to the Rockets trailing only four points after the first quarter must be the Chinese giant Yao Ming.

姚明在首节一共出场了9分26秒，个人5投3中，罚球2中2，单节就拿下了8分4篮板以及4次助攻的数据。

This data can be said that Kidd will cry after reading it, Westbrook wants to get drunk after reading it, and Rondo finally read it and cried and shouted that he was useless.

That is to say, when Yao Ming was both father and mother, scoring and organizing offense, the Rockets trailed by only four points after the end of the single quarter.

Otherwise, just relying on Alstom and Weaver's rotten eggs, the Rockets may fall to the ground due to lack of fuel before they even wait for the liftoff...

It can be said that after the end of the first quarter, Su Jiu and Yao Ming definitely lived up to expectations and presented a wonderful game to all Chinese fans.

It is worthy of the famous name of "China Derby" hyped by the league! !

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, brothers! !

(End of this chapter)