Defending champion

Chapter 392
Chapter 181 Two Hornet Guns
"Brooks has such a big heart. He dared to shoot a three-pointer without passing to Yao Ming, Tracy, Ron and Louis. If I remember correctly, he should be the fifth shot point of the Rockets on the field. ?” Kenny Smith, the narrator of **, said very puzzled.

"If I were Adelman, I would replace him without hesitation and make him sober. Although this kind of large three-pointer looks good, it is very dangerous. And his current function on the court is only It's just dribbling the ball up the frontcourt or making a breakthrough at the right time. The Rockets have no shortage of scorers..." Jeff Van Gundy said with a serious expression.

With the attitude that he is still the head coach of the Rockets, it can be seen that he really loves Houston deeply.

"I don't think this one is the point. I think the most important thing is what kind of way Paul will fight back later. This is the point. Paul, you don't look at him smiling all day long. He is not like the one on the surface. It looks like this..." Charles Barkley said expectantly.

Because, in their impression, Paul is not the kind of person who is easy to bully.

Hornets possession of the ball.

Paul took the basketball from Jack's hand and slowly and quickly dribbled it forward.

After more than a year of hard work in the league, Paul has also become much calmer.Which kind of provocation from Brooks did Paul not take to heart?
Just now Alston was deflated again and again in front of Paul. When he defended Paul, he didn't dare to be careless.

As soon as Paul passed halftime, Brooks posted it immediately.

At the same time, Brooks' hand kept shaking in front of Paul. He tried to use this method to interfere with Paul's movement and delay the time for Paul to organize an attack.

Paul protected the ball, protected the ball with his body, squeezed Brooks's play like a bulldozer, and pushed him step by step into the three-point line.

Jack also cooperated very well to create singles opportunities for Paul. Jack pulled Artest, who was defending himself, to the corner outside the three-point line.

After pushing for about four seconds, Brooks was also pushed out of breath.Although Paul is only 83 meters tall, his upper body strength is not small.

Seeing this, Paul hurriedly let go of his strength and quickly ran out of the three-point line. As soon as Paul let go of his strength, Brookston, who was constantly exerting strength, had no point of support.

Pfft!
Brooks threw himself directly to the ground, and Paul looked to the ground, saw that he had retreated beyond the three-point line, and shot a jumper unhurriedly.

Swish!
The basketball hit the net, as easily as training.

Paul also went crazy today, blowing up the Rockets' perimeter from the very beginning.

Seeing Paul playing so high on the field, Jack's hands were itchy.

Facing Ron Artest's defense, Jack didn't make the slightest fake move, and directly took a big stride, directly throwing the defending Artest away completely.

Jack was like a sharp sword straight into the Hornets' restricted area, rising from the crowd, with a loud "boom", and the basket was shaking left and right.

It's still Jack's low-post post-up singles, even if Yao Ming has already defended.

However, Jack still relied on his strong waist and abdomen to dodge and move in the air, throwing Yao Ming away.

The wrist trembled slightly, and the basketball rolled out from the tip of Jack's index finger. The basketball cut through the sky and smashed into the basket.

With a sound of "shabu", the basketball smashed into the basket, and a layer of brilliant waves was stirred up on the basket.

In the first quarter, the most impressive thing was the classic cooperation between Paul and Jack.

McGrady made a three-point shot from outside the three-point line, and Peja Stockovich made a flying save from the inside.

The rhythm of McGrady's shooting was disrupted, and with a "boom", the basketball was still short.

Jack was successfully positioned at the basket, and Jack held the basketball in his arms.Jack, who was in the air, had already spotted Paul who was about to come down.

Jack directly passed the basketball in his hand to Paul. After Paul got the ball, he increased his speed.

However, the Rockets retreated very quickly, and the Hornets' fast break was unsuccessful.

Paul dribbled the ball and stopped at the right three-point line. At this time, the Hornets players also quickly settled down.

In the first half of the quarter, Paul's threat to the Hornets was too great.Therefore, even if Paul is dribbling outside, the Rockets have already started double-teaming Paul.

Facing the Rockets' double-team defense, Brooks and Shane Battier swarmed Paul together.

They want to send Paul to a dead end...

At this time, Jack, who was in the backcourt, also rushed over, and Paul had already attracted enough attention.

Jack went straight into it from the three-point line. At this time, Jack was facing an empty rim.

As if Paul knew that there would be such a vacancy in Jack, the basketball in Paul's hand had been thrown into the air by him at some point.

A white shadow flew up from the ground like lightning, and Jack stretched out his body completely in the air.To maintain the balance of the body, when Jack flew to the highest point, the ammunition sent by Paul was just in time.

Jack played a bombing role in the air. Jack received a pass from Paul. In the air, Jack's lips were tightly pursed, his eyes were wide open, and the muscles of his arms were tensed. basket.

With a loud bang, Jack smashed the ball into the basket with a thunderous force.

boom! ! !The New Orleans basketball stadium exploded in an instant, and the popularity of any scene was no less than the explosion of an atomic bomb.

"Oh! oh! oh! ... ... oh! oh! oh! ... ... oh! oh! oh! ... ... oh! oh! oh! ... ... Paul and Jack's alley-oop cooperation! I What do you see? I think this may be the most classic cooperation in this world..." Barkley jumped up from his seat excitedly, raising his arms and cheering passionately.As if the person who scored the goal was himself.

The partners beside him, Kenny Smith and Jeff Van Gundy, were almost the same. Are they still obsessed with Jack's dunk just now?

Jack and Paul broke out one after another, facing such a fierce offensive from Jack and Paul.

The Rockets have been in a suppressed position since the beginning of the first quarter.

Under Paul's organization of offense, the Hornets team also played a smooth offense.

At the end of the halftime game, the score between the two sides came to 41 to 57.The Hornets widened the point difference to 16 points.

After the game restarted, Paul took the pass from Butler, and Paul quickly ran to the frontcourt with the ball.

The basketball was handed over to Jack who was one step away from the free throw line at the first time. Jack caught the ball before Sean Battier came back to his senses, and quickly pulled out his hand.

Swish!
CIC hit!Added another assist for Paul.

Back in the backcourt, Houston was still determined to play inside, and Yao Ming lived up to expectations and easily hit a basket hook on Hilton's head.

As soon as the Rockets scored a goal, before they even had time to celebrate, Jack handed the basketball to Paul who started from outside the three-point line. When Paul took the ball to the front three-point line, Alston was the only one Follow around and defend.

At this time, Bart, who was behind Paul, also rushed to the basket and went straight to the basket.

Paul didn't even think about it, he just passed it with a slam, and Butler took the basketball and made a three-step layup.

Add another two points for the Hornets.

Seeing that the Hornets are about to further increase the score, the Rockets' No. [-] also began to become serious.

Rockets' ball possession!

Alston brought the basketball over firmly and immediately handed it to Tracy McGrady.

Today, being completely suppressed by Paul, he no longer has the urge to compete with him. After all, he is no longer young, and he has long since lost the passion of the past.

McGrady received the basketball and faced Peja's defense, and suddenly held the ball with one hand to the sky.The mellow and skillful fake movements immediately made Peja's center of gravity lift up quickly.

At this time, McGrady bent down quickly and slapped the ball. His whole body wiped Peja's side like a thunderbolt, and he went straight to the basket and made a hard dunk.

boom!
The hoop neighed in pain. Although McGrady was no longer in his prime, his once 'No. [-]' step in the world was still unstoppable.

Hornets offense!

Butler's pull-up layup, the basketball was confiscated by the giant Yao Ming under the basket.

Rockets' ball possession!

The basketball is still in the hands of McGrady. McGrady is outside the three-point line, holding the ball at his waist, facing Peja's defense in a three-threat posture.

Peja defended McGrady's defensive nerves, and he didn't dare to relax even for a moment.

Although McGrady is no longer the scoring leader in the Magic period.However, McGrady's strength is still at the top of the league.

Tracy McGrady moved the basketball up a little bit, this time, Peja was not fooled.

But then Tracy McGrady suddenly pulled out her hand...

Swish!
Basketball hit the net.

McGrady looked at Peja and shrugged his shoulders with a smile. McGrady also has many ways to provoke opponents.

The Hornets' counterattack was unsuccessful!

Rockets' ball possession!

McGrady was also addicted to playing. He felt hot in the second half. He took the basketball from Brooks before halftime, and then quickly dribbled it beyond the three-point line.

Facing Peja's frontal defense, Tracy McGrady kept shaking her wrist outside the three-point line, and the basketball kept passing back and forth under her crotch, quite a bit of street style.

After playing with the crotch for about four or five seconds, Tracy McGrady suddenly accelerated, but Peja was already prepared, so she quickly followed up with her super-class body.

After all, McGrady today is no longer the McGrady who was invincible in the league in the first step.

(End of this chapter)