Zhiba NBA

Chapter 212 (210-[-]) Strong Confrontation

The matchup between Gasol and Yao Ming can be said to be frightening at both ends, and it is not easy for either of them.The two sides have fought a lot in the international arena, and Gasol has maintained a complete victory, but this is due to the lack of overall strength of the Chinese team.In terms of achievements in the NBA, Yao Minggui is the MVP of the finals, and his achievements are even higher than that of Gasol.

Yao Ming just missed the shot from the basket and was interfered by Gasol. This time he chose to pull it out to the middle distance. After receiving a pass from Reed, he raised his hand and shot.There's nothing Gasol can do about it.

"Yao averaged 30.8 points per game last month, second only to Kobe in the West. This guy is in hot form! It's a pity that such a good player can't play under me!" Van Gundy hated his teeth.

But when it comes to scoring, Kobe, who is at his peak, is the superstar leading the league.He received a pass from Odom and turned around and hit a jumper. Jefferson didn't have time to react.

Yao Ming hit the low post high and hit the hook.

"The ball was played reasonably. Now Yao Ming feels good, so I have to give the ball to Yao Ming." CCTV's Zhang Weiping commented.

Bryant broke through with the ball and bypassed Bosh for a layup.

"Huh? Can you really score? This goal is really not easy, it must be Kobe." Director Zhang especially likes Yao Ming and Kobe, and has a strong preference for these two players.

斯台普斯成了两位巨星较量的战场，首节战罢姚明11投7中得了14分，科比10投6中得了12分。火箭以31:27稍稍领先。

Next, Kobe's advantage over Yao Ming came out. This gap is physical fitness.Yao Ming played a lot of rounds in the first quarter, exhausted his energy and had to rest for a long time off the court.Kobe Bryant, as if nothing had happened, is still fierce.Seeing that Jefferson was tired of defending, Adelman replaced Roy to stare at Kobe.I didn't expect Kobe to take vengeance outside the score. Seeing Roy recalling the humiliation in the first game, he called him even more.Fortunately, Span turned the tide and took advantage of House's short stature and hit consecutive three-pointers, which saved the Rockets a glimmer of life.In this quarter, the Rockets were beaten 20:34, but fell behind by 10 points at halftime.

The two sides dispatched their troops and replaced some substitute players. Adelman aimed at Kobe's chance to rest, and Reed and Roy repeatedly beat each other's backup shooting guard Louis Williams.Lu Wei is a good player in high school basketball. He averaged 32 points per game and won the Naismith Award.But after entering the NBA, he was thin and thin, and his weaknesses in confrontation were fully exposed, but the advantages of strong scoring ability were not reflected.There is no way, how can there be many opportunities for Kobe as a substitute?And there are too many people who can score for the Lakers.

(In history, Lu Wei played for the 76ers in his rookie season, and he had no chance to get ahead under the pressure of Iverson. He only played 145 minutes in one season and scored 56 points. He only got a relatively stable playing time in the third year of his career and entered the main rotation.)
With Roy's breakthrough layup, the Rockets narrowed the point difference to 4 points.Seeing that the situation was not good, Van Gundy quickly called a timeout.Replaced Gasol and Lu Wei, replaced Kobe and Mihm.His intentions are good, and Kobe is guaranteed to play offensively, allowing Gasol to rest.Bass watched with blood dripping from his heart. In his heart, Lu Wei is a good player, but Van Gundy is too stubborn to use it!

This substitution was a big push, and Yao Ming exploded again, and he succeeded in beating Mim again and again.Billups missed a three-pointer, and Yao Ming grabbed the offensive rebound and forced the ball into the basket.At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets chased the score to 85:86.

"It's really a battle between dragons and tigers. The two teams are worthy of being the top two teams in the Western Conference. It can be said that they meet opponents and meet talents." Sun Zhengping explained.

The Rockets boldly used newcomers at the critical moment of the last quarter, Amir Johnson and Chris Bosh.As soon as he came up, Billups made a beautiful pick-and-roll with Turkoglu, then went inside, and passed it to Johnson at the basket.Johnson forced a layup against Mihm's defense, and the Rockets went ahead by 1 point.

Barnes missed a jumper, Billups got the ball and quickly counterattacked, but unfortunately the final layup missed by a tiny bit.Johnson pushed Mihm up and took off the rebound, and then made up for it.This unknown person unexpectedly burst out with such a dazzling light here.

"Damn it, the Rockets' second-round rookies are all so good, there is Span and Johnson, why don't our Lakers have such a powerful bench gangster!" Van Gundy complained.Jason Bass' face darkened when he heard this, and he said in his heart, "I have prepared manpower for you, it's you idiot who can't employ people!"

If Wang Yuanfei heard this, he would have laughed out loud. Back then, Spann left the NBA because he could not be reused under Van Gundy.

The Lakers still have to rely on Kobe's singles, he shook off Roy's jumper and hit it steadily.

It may be due to the fierce fighting in this game, the players on both sides consumed a lot, and the shooting percentage in the fourth quarter was not high.In the last 3 minutes, the Rockets were slightly behind 94:97.

Yao Mingqiang missed the shot, but he grabbed the offensive rebound to make up the ball and caused Gasol's foul.Yao Ming, who has always been calm, couldn't help raising his arms and shouting excitedly!

He was so excited that he missed the key penalty this time.But Bosh slashed out obliquely and grabbed the key rebound and made it up. 98:97 The Rockets overtook.

At the critical moment, Kobe was tightly stuck by Jefferson's defense.Gasol held the ball in a high position and quickly distributed the ball to Battier, who was running hard without the ball. Battier took advantage of the small gap to make a three-pointer and scored!

"Damn it!" Reid was heartbroken. He was only half a step behind the ball just now, but the loss of this half step was irreparable.

"Don't worry, we will come back!" Yao Ming comforted his teammates.But Reed was still too impatient, he forced a three-pointer when he got the ball, but missed.

Gasol grabbed the rebound, but it was cut off by Yao Ming as soon as the ball hit the ground.Gasol didn't expect the big man Yao Ming to bend over and fight for the ball.Bosh cleverly grabbed the ball before Odom, and once again delivered it to the outside Reed.

Reed jumped up to make a three-point shot, but at this moment, a palm appeared in front of his eyes, completely blocking the shooter's sight, it was Battier!

The three-pointer was shot, but Reid didn't feel good.The momentary line of sight blocked made Reed lose his sense of the position of the basket, and his shot was not accurate enough this time.

Bryant grabbed the rebound, and he dribbled directly to the hoop, forcing a foul on Jefferson.He made two free throws and made a four-point deficit.

最后1分钟内火箭未能创造奇迹，他们外线屡屡失手最终以100：104败走洛城，战绩来到了64胜9负。

With a record of 73 wins, it seems hopeless.

(End of this chapter)