Legend Raiders

Chapter 42 JJ Hickson

The main players of both sides played.

The Rockets' deployment remains the same, so there are no words here.

For the Trail Blazers, they were sent.

Center position.

It was JJ Hickson who was once quite optimistic about the Cavaliers, but it turned out to be just like that.

To know.

If it weren't for Hickson back then, the Cavaliers and Suns would have completed the Stoudemire deal.

For the position of power forward, the Blazers took LaMarcus Aldridge for granted, and his ability and situation are no longer stated.

At the small forward position, the Blazers are played by Nicholas Batum, who was once known as McGrady, but it turns out that he is even better defensively.

At the position of shooting guard, it is Wesley Matthews, who is as undrafted as Qin Tao and Jeremy Lin. He has fully played his worth in the Trail Blazers and will get a lucrative contract with the Mavericks in the next few years.

At the point guard position is Damian Lillard, who was regarded as the core as soon as the draft was drafted.

Judging from the main lineups of both sides, the Blazers are obviously more inclined to attack.

On the other hand, the Rockets, because Asik is on the inside, and Parsons and Jeremy Lin on the outside are not bad on the defensive end. Under Harden's impact, they seem to have a more balanced offense and defense.

moment.

The game started with the whistle of the referee and the cheers of the fans in the stands.

Once on the field.

Hickson, who has good physical fitness, got the ball for the Blazers.

Push forward.

Lillard immediately handed the ball to Alder, looking quite discerning.

Ad got the ball.

Patterson clung to it.

His defensive strategy is very simple, that is, he does not give Adelaide space and curbs his fairy-like mid-range.

His strategy really worked, and Adelaide could only try to use his weight to force Patterson, who was slightly thinner.

but.

Asik, who was on the inside, kept taking care of this end. At least Hixon's unreliable mid-range and long-range distance at that time was not enough for him to devote too much energy for the time being.

boom! !

I don't know if it was Patterson's stalking that worked, or Adelaide's hand felt a little cold. After hooking sideways, the basketball immediately bounced out of the frame.

Asik got the ball and handed it to Lin Shuhao.

The Rockets quickly advanced forward, and actually played a trace of run-and-gun tactics.

Hand the ball to Harden.

The rest of the Rockets players immediately ran tactically.

Their purpose is very clear, which is to play the ball for Harden and score the first score in the opening game.

Harden lived up to expectations. With Parsons' cover, he opened his hand and scored two long points.

After scoring the first score, the fans immediately cheered.

Easy to fight again.

The Blazers were much more stable this time, and directly launched an attack.

Watching the changes on the field, Qin Tao couldn't help but focus on Adelaide.

High pick and roll.

Lillard immediately faced Patterson.

Make room.

Lillard immediately returned the ball to the misplaced Aldridge.

Facing Jeremy Lin, Adelaide never hesitated at all. Before Parsons on the strong side came to help defend, he used his height and arm length to turn around and step back to hit the ball.

Simple and straightforward.

Qin Tao secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Although this old iron was complained about being too soft, and he didn't have the violent temper of black people at all, but I have to say that his offensive skills are indeed the top among power forwards.

Next.

The two sides have mutual income.

The Rockets teamed up with Harden and Patterson to score 19 of the 14 points. The Trail Blazers had to be more balanced. Aldridge and Lillard both scored four points. On the contrary, the Blazers scored four points this year The second-round pick, Will Barton, who will play his worth in the Nuggets in the future, scored five points with his impressive impact.

The first quarter ends.

With Harden's performance, the Rockets won the first quarter with a score of 19:17.

Back off the field.

McHale seemed to want to rest Harden, Patterson and Asik, and sent Marcus Morris, Carlos Delfino and Qin Tao directly on the field.

It stands to reason that the Rockets' substitutions would not cause any cheers. After all, Jeremy Lin, Harden, and even the rich and handsome Parsons are the big traffic players.

but.

Accompanied by a small area, not only cheered, but also put up a number of distinctive signs, and the cameraman of the Toyota Center pointed the camera at them at that time.

Chinese character.

It was a group of international students from China, or Chinese in Houston.

Judging from their excited looks, it was obvious that they had been held back for a long time.

After all, after Yao Ming had no choice but to retire, they hadn't seen any Chinese elements in the Rockets' lineup for a while.

of course.

Perhaps it was Eminem's bad taste, and the names on those signs were there to cheer Qin Tao up.

Passing by Qin Tao.

Morris pretended to be jealous and said sourly: "Brother, you make people very jealous!"

"Are you envious?" Qin Tao said with a smile, "Then you can envy you at ease."

Say it.

Qin Tao took a deep look at the group of lovely fans, turned around and looked at the Blazers lineup, and his eyes stayed on JJ Hickson, who was playing power forward instead of veteran Jared Jeffries.

Game start.

The Blazers advanced the frontcourt with the ball.

Qin Tao followed Hixon's side, keeping one hand on his body, and watching other people's running with his eyes.

to be honest.

Although Hickson has mid-range and long-range shots, his poor stability makes his threat unbearable.

At this time.

Hickson quickly rose to the high post and set a screen for Lillard.

But Jeremy Lin used Qin Tao to dodge cleverly, but he did not lose his position.

Empty cut!

Hixon quickly cut to the inside, wanting to beat Qin Tao with a time difference.

The basketball followed the trend, and Hickson was about to stop and make a mid-range shot after receiving the ball.

however.

He obviously underestimated Qin Tao's speed, and had to declare a hand-to-hand fight as soon as he picked up the ball.

"Young man." Hixon faced Qin Tao, grinned, and said, "Welcome to the NBA."

Is this interesting?

Qin Tao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, stretched out his arms, explained everything cleanly, and directly put pressure on Hixon.

Uh.
The smile disappeared from Hickson's face.

hard!
Very hard!
He felt that what was blocking him was not a person, but a wall.

wipe it up.

Hickson shrank immediately.

Relatively speaking.

He prefers the one that looks tough but doesn't move as fast as he does.

A group of people who seem to be skilled, but whose bodies are not as good as his.

pity.

The people he met were not only physically strong, but also seemed to crush him in speed.

entangled.

Qin Tao noticed the panic in Hixon's eyes, and he became an octopus at that time. He touched everything else that should be touched except for the place where he was fouled.

Panic.

The ball dropped.

Jeremy Lin picked up the basketball.

Qin Tao took off again.

After the camera shot a close-up of Qin Tao running wildly, the fans in the stands subconsciously held their breath.

because.

Behind him is not only the weak but extremely active Will Barton, but also the amazingly fast and persistent Lillard.

basketball.

Draw a beautiful arc, with a clear goal, a clever angle, and a very comfortable advance, and go straight to Qin Tao.

(End of this chapter)