Zhiba NBA

Chapter 191 (190) The Devil's Schedule

The Suns and the Rockets can be described as sympathetic, McGrady underwent surgery, and Stoudemire also underwent surgery.Stoudemire discovered cartilage damage during an examination in the summer. He chose to have minimally invasive surgery and will miss at least half of the season.

The top scorer of the sun is absent, but the rookie Boris Diaw, who was traded from the eagle, has played an important role. The Frenchman's stable performance has filled the vacancy inside the absence of Stoudemire.The Suns tried to run in the new lineup at the beginning of the season, starting with only 5 wins and 5 losses.

(Stoudemire is a rare case of being able to play at the All-Star level after minimally invasive surgery. Mashburn, Webb, McGrady and others all experienced a significant decline after minimally invasive surgery. The recovery of minimally invasive surgery is very painful. After 2 months, he can’t walk, and he can’t exercise for 4-6 months. Not only physically, but also psychologically. It is also a great torture for the players.)
On November 11, the Rockets returned to home for back-to-back games.Driven by the fast pace of the Suns' small ball storm, Yao Ming finally couldn't hold it anymore. He only played 23 minutes and scored 21+8 before being replaced.The Suns firmly controlled the situation throughout the game. In the end, 8 players scored in double figures and defeated the Rockets by 6 points in the away game. The leader Nash scored 10+17.

After another day of short rest, the exhausted Rockets players finally did not go on another expedition.Although this game is still an away game, at least the opponent is the Memphis Grizzlies in the Southwest Division.When this kind of physical fitness is poor, the role of young players is reflected.Both offensive and defensive ends of Bosh broke out completely, completely suppressing Gasol's performance.Gasol is also smart. After a few shots, he turned to a high position to support him. Although he didn't score many points, he sent out wonderful passes again and again.The score has always been stalemate, the two sides fought fiercely to the last 2 minutes, Gasol has sent 8 assists.

Yao Ming was already sweating profusely, but only scored 13 points.If he was at his peak, how could a third-rate center like Lorenzen White be able to guard him?But now Yao Ming is at the end of his strength, and he is so tired that he is about to collapse, but he still has to fight on.

Reid handed the ball to Yao Ming again. He braced his weak legs, squeezed White away with all his strength, and turned around slowly to shoot the basket with a hook.The moment Yao Ming shot the ball, Yao Ming's vision was blurred, but he still threw the ball steadily with the muscle memory he had cultivated for a long time.

Go in!The Rockets are only 2 points behind!
When the physical strength is close to exhaustion and the spirit is highly tense, the defensive actions of the players will inevitably become too large. This is the case with Bosh at the moment.When Gasol held the ball in a high position and suddenly chose to turn around and break through, Bosh pulled Gasol down with too much force, and Gasol accidentally stepped on Bosh's shoe when he fell to the ground, and fell to the ground on the spot.

The referee whistled, a malicious foul, and the Grizzlies executed two free throws and one throw.

Gasol insisted on missing two free throws, and then left the field with an injured foot. It seems that this injury has had a considerable impact on his free throws.The Grizzlies' key offense was handed over to Shane Battier, who jumped up and shot from the free throw line.Yao Ming suddenly turned around and killed from the inside like a flash, and rushed to block the shot fiercely.Battier's shot touched Yao Ming's finger and missed.

Bosh desperately grabbed the rebound, but Yao Ming exhausted his energy and fell to the ground.This valuable block has ensured that the Rockets' trailing score is controlled within one goal, and the Rockets are still very promising.

Przybilla replaced Yao Ming.

There are only 40 seconds left in the game, and what the Rockets will execute is an attack that determines success or failure.Billups held the ball steadily, but failed to find a good opportunity after several attempts, and finally passed it to Reed.

Reid took a deep breath after receiving the ball, and he made a shooting posture, just like he had saved the team countless times, and he was about to make this life-and-death ball.

Battier, an experienced defensive champion, has been waiting for a long time. He stretched out his left palm in front of Reid, blocking his shooting vision and cutting off the shooter's shooting intuition.And the right palm was raised high to make a blocking posture.

Seeing that there was not much left in 24 seconds, Reed did not flinch, but adjusted the angle of the shot slightly, and threw the ball resolutely.

This is a high-throwing three-point shot with a much higher arc than usual.The ball flew past Battier's palm, unhindered, and hit the backboard in a high arching arc, changing direction and crashing into the net.

Lucky three-pointer!The amazing Redd saved the Rockets yet again.Battier, who defended well, could only shake his head and smile wryly in the face of such dribbling.

The Grizzlies players looked a little dejected, and their great situation was lost in this way.With an attack in the last 19 seconds, the Grizzlies trailed by 1 point.

White proposed to screen, and Damon Stoudemire drove into the penalty area and forced a layup. The ball was interfered in front of the huge body of Przybilla who was helping to defend.Stoudemire missed the shot slightly.Turkoglu grabbed the key rebound, and the Grizzlies had to foul.After several rounds of free throws, the Rockets narrowly beat their opponents by 4 points.

The post-match diagnosis is good news for the Rockets. Yao Ming is just too tired and exhausted, and he just needs to rest.The Grizzlies got the bad news that Gasol sprained his ankle and needed to recuperate for at least 3 weeks.

At this time, no one thought that it was Bosh's unintentional foul that changed the pattern of the entire league.

On November 11th, the last battle of the Devil's schedule, the Rockets returned to the Toyota Center to face the Bulls.Adelman was very bold to carry out a large-scale rotation, in addition to Yao Ming, Billups and Reed are also free cards.Unexpectedly, this move made several young players. Bosh scored 26 points, Roy also contributed a career-high 33 points, and Spanoulis scored his first career double-double with 15 points and 11 assists.The Rockets narrowly beat the Bulls by 10 points at home.

这段赛程后火箭的表现大大超出了远飞的预期。他们以10胜3负力压8-3的小牛、8-3的湖人和9-4的马刺高居西部头名。全联盟也仅次于10-1的活塞。与火箭相比，湖人则经历了一段非常幸福的赛程，绝大多数对手都是弱旅，只打了2次背靠背。一线强队只遇上了太阳一次还输掉了。尽管湖人当下的战绩和火牛马相差无几，可没有多少人看好湖人能挑战这几队。

Not to mention media reporters, even the Lakers are very satisfied with their current performance.Most voices believe that the Lakers can be ranked behind the top four of the Fire Bull Mayang, and strive to reach sixth in the Western Conference to complete the goal (since the weak Northwest Conference is ranked third, sixth is a good position).

But Jason Bass is not satisfied. His goal is to defeat the Rockets, not the sixth in the Western Conference.At this point, he was already sharpening his sword and preparing to make another big commotion.

(End of this chapter)