Zhiba NBA

Chapter 54 (53) An Unexpected Bitter Battle
The Rockets returned home the next day and encountered unexpected resistance. The opponent was the underdog Eagles with 18 wins and 37 losses.Stephen Jackson, who was transferred from the Spurs, finally found a place to show his strengths. His outstanding performance made the Hawks and the Rockets have been inseparable. The two sides fought until the last minute of the fourth quarter, and the Rockets only led by one point.

Eagles general Jason Terry controls the ball, and his mind is full of thoughts about how to kill the Rockets.Since the titan Raheem has just been traded away by the team, 26-year-old Terry, 25-year-old Jackson and 27-year-old Sura will become important players for the team to rely on. Terry knows that killing the leader at this moment is a great opportunity to express himself.

Reed's beautiful steal!Terry thought too much, and a little distraction led to the loss of the ball, but he immediately reflected and chased up.Reid thought that this easy layup was bound to be won, but Terry returned to the defense quite quickly. "Crack!" Reed actually ate a big hat, you know Terry is only 188cm.However, the ball was capped out of bounds, and the ball is still in the hands of the Rockets.

McGrady took control of the ball and directly pulled up for a three-pointer. The ball hit the front of the basket and missed.

With a roar, the giant was born out of the sky, and it was Yao Ming who made the dunk, 91:94!
The Hawks asked for a timeout, and the Rockets began to high-five Yao Ming.Only Tang Shuai yelled for the players to concentrate, defend three points, and put two points.

There is a saying in the commentary world-basketball is round.That is to say, fate will turn at will on the court, and there is no telling what wonderful result will be.Bob Sura, who had just been traded from the Pistons, showed his ability. He passed the ball accurately to his teammate Chris Crawford who had a slight gap, and the latter raised his hand and shot against Wallace's defense.The goal is scored, 94 draws!The audience was silent, and the Houston audience who wanted to exit happily after winning the game had to sit back in their seats.

Wallace beat his chest and stomped his feet. The defense was already quite in place, and he almost touched the basketball with his fingertips.

Tang Shuai helplessly shook his head.These guys are sometimes careless.There is no problem with this ball defensively, but it has been resolved long ago by playing better.

***
Jackson hit a three-pointer at the beginning of overtime, showing the Eagles' determination to win.The Rockets showed no sign of weakness. Yao Ming was double-teamed in singles, and he immediately scored an outside assist for Billups to hit a three-pointer, 97 tie!
"Good shot!" The Rockets' bench was also excited.Dayao's singles ability is very strong, but more importantly, he can observe his teammates while playing singles and help them score.This is what a superstar must have.

After this tough fight, they still met their opponents. In the last minute of the first overtime game, the Rockets fell behind by 1 point and did not have the ball.Terry held the ball steadily and consumed time, and suddenly started to accelerate the breakthrough. Just as the Rockets were about to encircle, the ball had already passed to Chris Crawford on the other side.

CIC, 105:102.

McGrady broke through immediately and caused Vaughn's foul. He made two free throws and the Rockets continued to live at 105:104!There are still 38 seconds left in the game.

Point guard Sura sent a fatal assist, Terry caught the ball and made a shot, 107:104, with only 14 seconds left.

Tang Shuai immediately called a timeout and arranged some tactics.After the timeout, the Rockets served the ball immediately, Chauncey got the ball and consumed time, and McGrady started running without the ball.Yao Ming started to cover McGrady and blocked Vaughn who was chasing McGrady.

McGrady stretches out his long arm, and Chauncey knows he will hand the ball over.McGrady catches the ball and turns around, before Vaughan pounces, he makes a three-pointer!The goal is scored, 107 draws!Only 2.9 seconds left!
"CTM! CTM!" The applause immediately resounded through the Toyota Center.This was a simple collaboration of the CTM trio, and the results were immediate.

Terry gritted his teeth hard, but he failed to break through McGrady's defense and could only barely throw the shot, which didn't even touch the basket.The two sides tied again and entered the second overtime!
***
At this stage of the game, the Rockets' disadvantages finally emerged.They just finished playing in Dallas yesterday, and they are so tired.Billups, who played the most minutes in this game, has played 45 minutes.Tang Shuai dispatched troops and generals, and tried to replace the substitute players to give the main players a rest.But it still cannot make up for the excessive fatigue of the main force.

Stephen Jackson repeated his old trick and scored another three-pointer at the start, but unfortunately he missed this time.But center Pulzbilla grabbed the offensive rebound, he slightly bent his knees and raised his elbows to protect the ball, and he jumped again and was about to dunk.

A big hand flew out obliquely and instantly pressed the ball—of course, it was the Chinese specialty Yao's Big Hot Pot.

Terry picked up the ball in the chaos and immediately shot a jumper, but still missed, Wallace protected the rebound.Parker catches the ball and advances to the frontcourt to hand over to Yao Ming for singles. Yao holds high and makes a deft turn around.Przbila leaves with 6 fouls!
Yao Ming made two free throws, and the Hawks called a timeout at 107:109.Substitute center Ndiaye was replaced, and the Rockets also replaced the exhausted Yao Ming with Okur.

After several fights, there was not much time left in overtime, and Turkoglu was finally overdrawn. He was intercepted by Crawford after a deformed dribble, and he himself fell to the ground while saving the ball.McGrady ran wildly and was the first to return to the defense, but Terry was still merciless. After receiving a return pass from Crawford, he made a three-pointer, 114:111!Only 54 seconds were left for the Rockets.

Billups once again made a three-pointer, but unfortunately failed to make it due to poor physical fitness.Wallace, who had just been replaced, tried his best to grab the offensive rebound, but the tip also slid out of the basket.The Eagles organized an offense with 36 seconds left.

The Rockets players were desperately defending, and the Eagles players couldn't run anymore. After controlling for a long time, Sura found that there was no teammate running, so he could only force himself and missed a layup.Okur protected this key rebound, and there are still 13 seconds left in the game!
McGrady was slowly wasting time holding the ball, and the Eagles' defensive players pounced on them. They still haven't forgotten the painful memory of being equalized by McGrady in the first overtime game just now.

"Chauncey, I leave it to you!" McGrady passed the ball suddenly, and at this moment he heard the sound of flying far away in his ears-"The core function is to let you 'handle' the last ball well, not to shoot the last ball."

Billups, who just missed a key shot, took the ball calmly and shot it with a higher and rounder arc than his usual shot.

The goal is scored, 114 draws!The rocket is back to life again!

The audience is boiling!We don't just have McGrady as a superstar who can save the team.We have CTM with three superstars!

Tang Shuai also applauded McGrady loudly. The disciple was so mature in handling the key ball, which made the teacher very gratified.

The Hawks didn't have enough time to complete a play, and the two teams entered the third overtime.

Yao Ming stood up and clapped vigorously a few times. He patted McGrady on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I've had enough rest. Leave the next overtime game to me!"

(End of this chapter)