This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 346
"Chuck Hayes walked to the free throw line. As we all know, Hayes' free throws are also the best in the league."

Hayes's free throws, two-stage force, how awkward it looks, and the uncertain hand shape also makes Hayes' free throws poorly low, only a poor 36.8% last season, and the extra free throws, It also comes out of the box.

Of course, for Hayes, scoring is easy. It is difficult for a player like Hayes to find a job in the CBA, but in the NBA, he is an engineer, and he can still play a role in certain links. .

The Houston Rockets still have a lot of pressure on the ball. Chris Paul and Raymond Felton are old acquaintances. When Felton met Paul, he wanted to prove himself more or less. Meaning, however, Chris Paul almost cut him off. When he came to the Rockets and was in the Hornets, Chris Paul obviously had a different attitude. The Hornets failed to attract any high-quality players during the offseason. Players joined, which also caused Chris Paul to complain, and he came to Houston. Although Alexander is also digging, but over the years, the accumulated background is still higher than that of the New Orleans Hornets, not to mention the league. Yao Ming, one of the best centers, is also on the team.

Re-serving the ball, facing old acquaintances, Zhou Lin is not polite at all. Yao Ming's defensive area is limited, and Chuck Hayes' height is limited. On defense, Hayes didn't come out, Yi Jianlian made a direct shot and hit a three-pointer.

Although the team's momentum in December slipped slightly, Yi Jianlian's personal performance in December was much better than in November, which is why he is becoming more and more familiar with the role of the fifth position of the Bobcats.

With a three-point shooting rate of more than 38%, he is an outstanding presence among the few insiders who can shoot 3-pointers in the league.

The 'Zhou Lin' combination is not welcome, and Yao Ming will naturally not give face to his little brother. After turning over, he almost pushed Yi Jianlian out of the bottom line, and then went directly to the basket and dunked aggressively.

At this moment, Yao Ming is at his peak state. Because he missed a match against the Lakers last season, Yao Ming is rarely healthy. He hasn’t had a truce due to injury until January. Healthy Yao Ming is at his peak. The ability of the period is self-evident.

Cleveland's old Shark is no longer Yao Ming's opponent, and Orlando's Superman, the big boy who has already won the All-Star vote, also met Yao Ming once and was "beaten" once. It's an embarrassing task. Although Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming are both players from China, Larry Brown doesn't expect Yi Jianlian to defend Yao Ming alone. The first round is an attempt, and more rounds will be double-teamed.

The Bobcats are trying to play fast, but unfortunately, Houston's basket seems to be covered today, and Chris Paul is a master of field control, and has been pressing the rhythm. The Rockets are basically He hit the inside and gave the Bobcats the weakest inside defense. Even if Yao Ming didn't score, but there were no rebounds, the Bobcats couldn't run.

At 4 minutes and 25 seconds, Luke Mbah a Moute was replaced by Mike Dunleavy after a two-for-zero outside shot.

As soon as Mike Dunleavy played, he was also paid special attention by Houston fans. This was originally a battle of inspections. Dunleavy played the third position, while Zhou Lin temporarily moved to the fourth position. In the team were Zhou Lin, Felton , after Brandon Roy's three breakthrough masters, Mike Dunleavy will undoubtedly have a lot of outside shot opportunities, and Mike Dunleavy did not live up to the trust of his teammates. A long two points and two free throws, scored 2 points in the first quarter, even the highest on the Bobcats side.

27-28, the Charlotte Bobcats trailed by 1 point at the end of the first quarter.

The Houston Rockets also intend to let Chuck Hayes play more. After less than 3 minutes of rest, Hayes appeared again. He has already scored 2 points, 3 baskets and 1 steal. He played inside with Scola. Instead of using Marcus Camby directly, of course, on the one hand, it is also considering that Marcus Camby is almost 36 years old, so use it sparingly.

In the case of Hayes not counting as a stretch, the Houston Rockets want to let the Bobcats see clearly.

Not to mention, Hayes topped the fifth position to defend the Bobcats' substitute insider Solomon Jones.

Solomon Jones also wants to compete with Hayes. To be honest, Solomon Jones really got a certain opportunity in the Bobcats. After Emeka Okafor left, Roy Hibbert is still While recovering from injuries, David Lee, who was traded at 206cm tall, is a little watery. As the team's first substitute insider, his average playing time per game has reached a record high of 19.6 minutes per game, but his answer sheet is not special. Well, he averaged 4.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.4 blocks per game, but had 1.6 turnovers. As an inside player, his shooting percentage was just over 46%. If Larry Brown really didn’t have anyone to use, he wouldn’t be given so many opportunities. .

Solomon Jones sat firmly on the Diaoyutai before the rumors of this deal appeared, and now Solomon Jones is a little panicked. Once Hayes joins the Bobcats and Roy Hibbert returns after 1-2 months, then in addition to changes , Then there is basically no place for him inside the team.

So in the face of possible future competitor Hayes, Solomon Jones still wants to perform well, not to mention that Chuck Hayes is 10cm shorter than himself, but what is surprising is that Solomon Jones Although Jones looked pretty tough, but faced with the pressure of Chuck Hayes' chassis, it was basically difficult for him to push in. He made a layup under the basket that was just a short distance away. The moving Solomon Jones can only change his tricks. With a hook, he slammed directly on the neck of the basket. If O'Neal retired a few years earlier, the ball would surely enter the top five.

Solomon Jones' handwork was mediocre. Last season, he suddenly seemed to be enlightened. He hit a career-high 60% shooting rate. Although the sample was limited, he was young and should be on the rise. Unfortunately, , There are more opportunities, and the flaws on the body are beginning to be exposed.

Today he met Chuck Hayes, and the disadvantage of a bad basket also appeared.

If you only choose blue-collar workers, Chuck Hayes is really a complete opponent.

Of course, the time for the two to match up is actually limited.

Relying on David Lee's points off the bench, the Bobcats had the upper hand in the middle of the second quarter.

But the Bobcats didn't play well today, because they didn't shoot well, and they didn't run well.

Going back to the positional battle, the Bobcats really had no advantage, and Yao Ming, who was the leader of each team, did not show any mercy. After the break, he came up and made two consecutive fouls by the United Arab Emirates.

One of them was caused by being stuck. Yi Jianlian, who had four fouls on his back, basically had no chance to play in the first half. The Bobcats could only bring up Solomon Jones, who performed mediocrely.

Solomon Jones came up for a few rounds, and it felt a little horrible.

This is also a problem that the Bobcats have to bear. The inside is weak. Of course, the only good news is that the 218cm tall Roy Hibbert may return at the end of January at the earliest. Counting the days, it will take 4-5 weeks at most , The Bobcats have thickness inside.

Using Yao Ming in a reasonable amount of time, Yao Ming's efficiency can be astounding.

With Chris Paul's mid-range buzzer, the Rockets played a 16-5 climax in the second half of the second quarter, and suddenly established an 8-point lead.

58-50.

After halftime, the Bobcats had no choice but to change their starting lineup, allowing David Lee to play early in the second half. When it comes to the fourth position, Luke Mbah a Moute is still somewhat reluctant to play the fourth position.

Yao Ming continued his touch in the second quarter. Just 2 minutes into the third quarter, he scored his 20th point with a feint and turned around. It's David Lee. The first line of defense can't be defended well. What's more, David Lee's strength is still okay.

However, the Bobcats' touch opened up in the third quarter. David Lee also had a personal advantage in the fourth position.

But as smart as Chris Paul, he is also very smart here. At 7 minutes and 23 seconds into the third quarter, he touched Yi Jianlian, and the whistle was given to Chris Paul. Yi Jianlian, who made the fifth foul, could only be They were replaced, and the inside line composed of Solomon Jones and David Lee, both in terms of thickness and height, was far behind.

Larry Brown put up a zone defense helplessly, and the effect was not bad. The problem of the Bobcats' lack of good pitchers was also highlighted, but this kind of half-baked zone defense required too little practice. , There have already been several problems. These loopholes were directly used in front of Chris Paul. Several times the basket directly opened the back door, allowing the Rockets to score easily.

"If you give Mike Dunleavy to the Houston Rockets and Hayes to the Bobcats, it seems that the game will be more interesting."

The commentator also said with a smile: "It seems that the two players who are the subject of the transaction have performed well."

In fact, the Houston Rockets completely took the upper hand. The score difference in the third quarter reached 17 points, and they were heading towards garbage time in the fourth quarter. However, Zhou Lin's consecutive breakthroughs made Brandon . Roy made several difficult shots to bite the point difference.

78-87, the Bobcats entered the fourth quarter with a 9-point disadvantage.

In the fourth quarter, Zhou Lin and Roy did not rest, this is the rhythm of the second half.

When Yao Ming was no longer in the penalty area, Larry Brown asked Yi Jianlian to play for a few minutes first. Although Yi Jianlian was almost completely blown out on the defensive end, today's offensive touch was acceptable. He scored 5 points in a row in the fourth quarter. Individual scores also reached double digits. In the early part of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats played a wave of fairly good offense and controlled the point difference to within 5 points.

Both Yao Ming and Paul came back early. With Yao Ming's restraint attracting most of the attention, Chris Paul made three-pointers in both rounds, allowing the point difference to quickly return to double digits.

Moreover, Yi Jianlian was finally whistled for a pushing foul during a rebound fight at 6 minutes and 52 seconds of the fourth quarter, and was sent off with a cup.

The six offenders left the field and only played 23 minutes, scoring 11 points and 7 rebounds.

With Yi Jianlian off the field, the inside line of the Bobcats was even more empty, and Chris Paul was not polite at all, and he kept stuffing Yao Ming, who was about to throw up after eating cakes.

The Bobcats were able to stalemate here, or relying on a good three-point shooting rate in the second half.

As the team's top card, Zhou Lin scored consecutive points when the score was tight in the fourth quarter, helping the team to stay within 5 minutes. However, with Yao Ming scoring the 38th point of the game, the Bobcats also An inside man, Solomon Jones, also paid his sixth foul and was dropped.

With six fouls, only a pitiful 1 point and 3 rebounds.

At this moment, the Bobcats can only helplessly raise the white flag. The team now has no pure insiders.

With Chris Paul stealing Holiday, he counterattacked and made a layup.

The point difference between the two teams came to 15 points, and Larry Brown began to replace the main players.

At 2 minutes and 15 seconds, one round after Zhou Lin came down, Chris Paul was replaced by Kyle Lowry.

Lowry, who hadn't been up before, had a lonely look on his side. After he went up, he missed a three-pointer, and then got a rebound and an assist.

109-102, the Bobcats finally lost the game.

In this campaign, the unsolvable Yao Ming scored 38 points and 40 rebounds in 12 minutes of waiting time, and made 21 of 16 shots. The shooting percentage was terrifying. Chris Paul also scored a double-double with 28 points and 11 assists.

As a bargaining chip, Chuck Hayes scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals. As a blue-collar insider, his performance was impressive enough.

On the Bobcats side, Zhou Lin was the best performer on the Bobcats side, with 31 points, 8 assists and 14 rebounds, and 14 rebounds even set Zhou Lin's career record.

Brandon Roy also had 23 points and 4 assists.

Mike Dunleavy, who was used as a bargaining chip, scored 12 points and 3 rebounds, including 9 of 4 three-pointers, and his performance was acceptable.

But the performance of other players is hard to describe.

Especially the shortage of inside manpower.

After the game, Yao Ming, Zhou Lin, and Yi Jianlian stood side by side holding the national flag, and a historic scene was photographed.

"Hey, Kyle, come to Charlotte!" Zhou Lin took the initiative to find Kyle Lowry and exchanged phone numbers.

"We need you, you can get a chance to prove yourself in Charlotte."

Lowry glanced at Zhou Lin. Although his statistics this season are better than Chuck Hayes', his status in the team and the importance of this transaction seem to be inferior to Hayes.

"Thank you brother, if we can cooperate, I will do my best."

"Believe in yourself, see you Charlotte."

(End of this chapter)