Defending champion

Chapter 56

The Rockets' main players returned to the bench.

McGrady, who was back on the bench at this time, was panting heavily.

It can be seen from his undulating chest that Jack puts a lot of pressure on McGrady.As long as McGrady attacks with the ball, Jack will appear in McGrady's sight all the time.Jack is like a rubber band, sticking to Maddy.Jack's rubber band defense made McGrady's physical strength quickly consumed very quickly.

McGrady scanned the Hornets' bench with a vicious look.Jack sat on the bench looking very relaxed, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a towel.

McGrady yelled at Jack in his heart, "That rookie really deserves to die! Shit." Faced with Jack's rubber band defense, McGrady had nothing to do from the beginning of the third quarter.

Da Fan could also see that McGrady had exhausted his physical strength very seriously at this time, and looked very tired.Da Fan had no choice but to take down McGrady and take a rest first.After all, at the last moment of the game, you still have to rely on McGrady.

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The "drip" timeout is over and the game continues.

The Hornets did not rotate the lineup on this side.Byron wants this lineup to continue to pursue victories.

What surprised the fans was that after McGrady left the field, the Rockets' offense played more smoothly.There was not the kind of big rout the fans hoped for.

Alstom first handed the ball to Yao Ming inside. As soon as Yao Ming received the ball inside, the Hornets would have two or three people appear beside him to help defend.

Yao Ming's passing skills are also top-notch. As long as the Hornets players attack, they will pass the ball immediately, creating opportunities for outside players.

Yao Ming threw the ball to Shane Battier on the outside, and Battier had an open three-pointer.How could Battier let go of such an open three-pointer?

The hand raised the knife and fell, with a sound of "rinse", a three-pointer was scored.

The Hornets immediately counterattacked, and Paul unceremoniously assisted JR Smith who had been lying in the corner of the three-pointer for a long time.

"rinse"

Basketball also hit the net.

From here, the two sides started a big battle.

Alstom breaks through and passes the ball to Yao Ming who is under the basket.

Hornets center Hilton has been suppressed by Yao Ming for long enough, and this one finally broke out.Use your flexibility around the basket.Shake Yao Ming, dress the ball into the basket.

You come and go to the two sides, and you are fighting for points, and the leaves on both sides will not let anyone.The score continued to rise.

In the end, the Rockets entered the fourth quarter with a 85-point lead at 80 to 5.

In the second half of the third quarter, Jack didn't have any outstanding performances.Because Da Fan specially arranged people to defend against Jack.Jack has no chance of connecting to the ball, let alone scoring.

After McGrady left the field, Jack also played very depressed, but only scored a meager 3 rebounds in the backcourt, without scoring a single point.

The fourth quarter begins.

The Rockets' offense played very smoothly without McGrady. Da Fan didn't put McGrady on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter.McGrady also sat on the bench to rest.Taking advantage of this period of time, McGrady's physical strength has also recovered in sevens and eighties.

In the first half of the fourth quarter, the Rockets did not relax the slightest defense against Jack because Jack did not score half a point.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Rockets still guarded him strictly. Four minutes have passed since the beginning of the fourth quarter, and Jack still hasn't scored a point.

Jack's heart also began to become anxious.I cursed in my heart: shit, damn it, I can't even catch the ball.Am I going to lose?At the same time, this also tells Jack that he needs to improve his offensive ability.

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"Dude, you see what I said is right! Jack has fallen into a scoring drought. After going down from McGrady, Jack hasn't scored even a single point. Jack has almost no ability to create scoring by himself." Kenny said nothing. Politely pointed out Jack's shortcomings.

Jazz remained silent, because what Kenny said was indeed true.Sir, he has nothing to refute.However, deep down in his heart, he was still full of confidence in Jack.He vaguely felt that Jack could perform miracles.

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Paul relied on David West's pick-and-roll to go straight to the basket.There was a shooting opportunity, Paul made a jumper with an emergency stop, and hit the ball steadily.Help the Hornets to close the score to only 3 points left.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Da Fan asked for a substitution at this moment.

The Rockets replaced Tracy McGrady, who had been rested for nearly a quarter.McGrady rested for a whole section, and now is the time to be full of energy.

This is indeed very bad for the Hornets.The energetic McGrady is indeed very scary. As soon as he came up, Jack made an unreasonable three-pointer jumper.

With a bang, McGrady raised the score to 6 points as soon as he came up.There is no way to face McGrady's pull-up jumper Jack, after all, McGrady's height and arm length are there.

The Hornets' offense didn't score.

The Rockets took the rebound and immediately counterattacked.

It's still Tracy McGrady, still in the same position as before, and still his iconic pull-up jumper.

"Don't think about it, who do you think you are?" Jack shouted loudly.However, McGrady still faced Jack's defense and threw the ball very hard.Basketball draws a beautiful arc very magically.

With a sound of "shabu", the basketball entered the net very obediently...

"Forcing" the referee's very exaggerated posture, indicating that McGrady scored a three-pointer, and at the same time punished Jack for a thug foul.

McGrady successfully hit Jack with a three plus one.

Maddie is demonstrative like Jack blowing his right hand, eyes full of contempt. "Rookie, these two points and three points will be returned to you."

McGrady's demonstration made Jack's teeth itch.If it was a boxing match now, Jack would rush forward and punch McGrady twice without hesitation.

This ball, Jack, didn't even touch McGrady's hand at all. This is clearly a star whistle, and Jack is of course very dissatisfied with this.

Jack rushed up to the bald man, looked down at the referee, and roared loudly at the bald man referee: "I didn't foul, what are your eyes for?"

Paul and David West rushed forward and held Jack back, for fear that he would do something unwise.

However, the referee still insisted on his penalty.

Jack couldn't help but swear, a swear word beginning with the letter f.Fortunately, his teammates surrounded Jack, otherwise, if the referee saw it, it would be another technical foul.

Byron quickly called a timeout.

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"Jack, this shot is due to his lack of experience. He shouldn't have jumped to block this shot. Doesn't he understand that Tracy is the best at this move?" Kenny said in the studio. scolded.

"Kenny, don't make too many accusations. Jack is a rookie in the league. If he is a rookie, he will definitely make mistakes. This is unavoidable." The Jazz was very upset with Kenny, and immediately responded to his words.

"Hey! Dude, why do you think you are so strange? Why do you come up with a dozen words to prevaricate me when I say one word about Jack!"

"Is there? I'm just talking about the facts."

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Taking advantage of this pause, Byron took Jack down.There are more than 5 minutes left at this time.

Jack was very puzzled why Byron would do this.

Jack furiously ran to Byron and shouted loudly: "Why, why don't you give me another chance, I can definitely guard Tracy, I can definitely."

Byron turned his head away, ignoring Jack's questioning.In fact, Byron also had his own thinking in doing so.The current Hornets need to chase points, and they must send players who can score to chase points.Another point is that Jack has now committed 5 fouls.Saving Jack for last is useful.The most critical point is that Jack's emotions are out of control now, and now he must be taken down to calm down.

Seeing that Byron ignored him, Jack continued, "You don't want me to complete the bet that won me, do you?"

At this moment, Byron became impatient and growled at Jack, "Sit down for me..."

Jack saw Byron yelling at him. Jack was stunned for a moment at first, and then realized that he had lost his composure.

After apologizing to Byron, he returned to his seat and sat down, reflecting on himself.

Jack was also dizzy by McGrady. Jack, who was extremely competitive, was hit by McGrady for two consecutive three-pointers and was fouled once.It can be said that Jack is the culprit that caused the Hornets' points to be pulled apart.

But at this time, Jack was taken down. How can you tell Jack to bear it?

It is normal for Jack to have a short-term emotional loss.

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"Hey! Man, look at the Hornets bench. Oh, rookie Jack is talking back to coach Byron! Now the Hornets are in trouble. The score is so far behind, the players and the coach are not in harmony. said Kenny.

The jazz next to him didn't speak.He still hasn't figured out what's going on here.

"Byron will suffer from Jack's character in the future. How many games are there! A rookie dares to contradict the head coach in the game. Jack's character is destined to be difficult to get along with coaches and teammates. Ah! Rebellious, childish..." Kenny gave Jack all the derogatory words he could think of.

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The fans at the scene also captured this scene, and everyone watched very nervously, the Hornets' bench full of gunpowder.I'm afraid that Jack will really fight with coach Byron.

However, Jack just sat on the bench and did not act aggressively.

The game was not paused because of the Hornets' bench discord.The game continued.

After Jack was replaced, McGrady became more unscrupulous, constantly attacking the Hornets' basket.

First he broke through Butler, made a dunk, and also made a defensive foul by Hilton under the basket, successfully scoring two plus one.

After adding a penalty, McGrady succeeded in hitting a three-pointer.

On the Hornets side, Paul stood up at the last moment of the game and faced Alstom's defense.A three-pointer over Alston's head stabilized the situation.

In the next two points, it became a battle between Paul and McGrady.

Thanks to Paul's efforts, yes, the Hornets' score has not been pulled away and has been maintained within 9 points.

And Jack, who had contradicted head coach Byron just now, was watching the score that kept rising alternately on the court with blank eyes, and there was still time passing by point by point.

This feeling is really uncomfortable, but during this period of time being frozen by Byron.

Jack also calmed down, and at the same time he was deeply ashamed of his behavior just now, it was indeed his fault just now.

Byron was right to take him down. Just now, he was completely confused by McGrady's two-point three-pointer and the long-term lack of the ball.That's why I made such a mindless behavior just now.Moreover, I deeply blame myself for my behavior just now.

(End of this chapter)