against the front

Chapter 347 Show

"Rebound, rebound!"

When the basketball shot by Jrue Holiday hit the front of the basket and bounced off, Reggie Toyce and Rick Adelman, who were sitting on the bench, jumped up almost at the same time. He shouted at the players on the court.

Zhu Holiday's missed two free throws were undoubtedly fatal to the Kings, and the only thing that could reverse all this was to grab this offensive rebound.

Similarly, for the Rockets, this is an opportunity given to them by God. As long as they take this rebound and are only 1 point behind, but still have 20 seconds of attack time, the balance of victory has completely fallen to them. aside.

When the coach off the court was extremely anxious, the players on the court were not idle. Almost at the moment when the basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced off, Yao Ming, Luis Scola, Yan Hua, who were standing on both sides of the paint area, , Dante-Green and other elders all left the floor and rushed towards the rebound point they predicted.

With a slap in the face, the basketball bounced repeatedly in the air a few times before it was finally sent flying by an unknown big hand.

"Huh!" After missing two free throws, Zhu Holiday, who was completely stunned, suddenly saw the basketball that was being scrambled by a group of big guys, and it flew towards him.

Zhu Huo Ledi, who was still very depressed just now, felt that he had fallen into the abyss, and in a blink of an eye, he ushered in the opportunity of redemption. Le Di decisively dribbled the ball two steps sideways, and after avoiding the group of fierce-looking elders, he directly shot a blue shot against Aaron Brooks' defense!

With the sound of "swipe", the basketball thrown by Zhu Holiday went into the net hollowly. At the same time, the entire Toyota Center fell into silence. 13 seconds, 3 points behind, the Rockets once again stood on the edge of the cliff .

And after throwing the basketball, Zhu Holiday, who almost fell due to the huge inertia, saw his head buzzing when he saw the basketball he threw hollow into the net.

Just now, Zhu Holiday, who missed two free throws, had a blank mind, and the only sane thing left was telling himself that you are finished, because his two free throws are likely to ruin the whole team A night of hard work.

And now, after scoring this goal, Zhu Holiday not only saved the team, but also saved himself. The overjoyed Zhu Holiday, when he saw his teammates rushing over to celebrate with him, Tears came out instantly.

"After this game is over, let's practice free throws!" After high-fiving each other with Zhu Holiday, Yan Hua jokingly said while putting his arms around Zhu Holiday's head.

Zhu Holiday's "self-defeating and self-grabbing" directly caused the Rockets who had just seen the hope of winning to fall from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the valley in an instant. In order to stop the spread of frustration and adjust tactics, Adelman A quick timeout was called.

It can be said that if the Rockets successfully grab this rebound, then the initiative in this game will be completely controlled by the Rockets, but now, the Rockets have no choice.

In front of the Rockets, there are nothing more than two ways, either to delay time to bet on 3 points, make an overtime shot, and go straight to GG if the shot fails, or to quickly hit two points, and then continue to foul.

In the case of the former, it is entirely a gamble on luck, because the Rockets do not have any outside stars who can make the final decision. This kind of shooting similar to lore is not enough just to be able to shoot three-pointers. The key is to need a With a big heart, while daring to make a shot, you must also have a certain degree of certainty. Who can do this rocket now?Brooks?Battier?Even if they dared to make a move, Adelman would not dare to trust them.

Obviously, Adelman did not choose this strategy of going directly to overtime or losing directly, but chose the relatively safe latter. After the timeout, Luis Scola quickly sent a sideline ball, and Ariza who received the ball , the basketball was immediately handed over to Yao Ming, who had already secured his position on the edge of the paint.

Throughout the game, the Kings had Yan Hua single-handedly defend Yao Ming on the defensive end, but this time, Serge Ibaka rushed over to double-team almost as soon as Yao Ming received the ball. To be on the safe side, Yao Ming could only start Plan B, gave up the plan to force Yan Hua, and passed the basketball in his hand to Luis Scola.

Scola, who received the pass from Yao Ming, looked at Danny Green who had already defended himself, so he had to pass the basketball again.

After turning around, the basketball was passed to Aaron Brooks again. Looking at Yao Ming, who was being guarded tightly, and Aaron Brooks, who was standing outside the 3-point line with little time left, his head became hot. , Facing Zhu Holiday who was defending him, he directly shot the blue.

"Boom!" Under the interference of Zhu Holiday, the basketball thrown by Aaron Brooks hit the basket without any accidents, making a crisp iron sound.

"It's over." Adelman, who was standing on the sidelines, was completely discouraged when Aaron Brooks missed a shot. This miss basically meant that the Rockets had no chance. After all, today So far in the first game, the Rockets have only grabbed two offensive rebounds. It is too difficult to grab offensive rebounds under the King's basket.

"Huh?" Adelman, who was about to give up, suddenly had a strange light in his eyes, because he saw that Yao Ming actually grabbed the offensive rebound against Yan Hua, and this offensive rebound was against the Rockets, who were dying. For people, it is undoubtedly a shot in the arm.

Yao Ming, who grabbed the offensive rebound, slapped the basketball on the spot. He was about to turn around forcefully and shot a hook under Yan Hua's defense, when he heard the referee behind him blow his whistle. Yan Hua's defensive foul.

"There is still a chance, there is still a chance!" Seeing Yao Ming walking to the free throw line, no matter the Rockets players on the field or the Rockets fans off the field, they all silently cheered for the home team in their hearts.

At the same time, Adelman, who was standing on the sidelines, also called Sean Battier to his side to teach him the opportunity. Yao Ming's free throws are more stable than his hooks, so what Adelman is considering now is already After Yao Ming made two free throws, the situation was over. With 7.4 seconds left before the end of the game, Adelman was going to continue to use foul tactics, and the object of his planned foul was Zhu Holiday who missed two free throws just now.

Yao Ming's free throw rate has remained above 85% in recent seasons. Among all the centers in the league, he can be regarded as a clear stream, which is higher than that of many guards. The Rockets are also the only one in the entire NBA. A team in which the center executes technical free throws.

Very steady, Yao Ming's first free throw went straight into the net, and Yao Ming, who took the basketball from the referee again, turned his head and looked at the bench, as if he wanted to see if the head coach called a timeout, or if there was any special arrangement.

After seeing Adelman on the sidelines not expressing anything, Yao Ming slapped the basketball and prepared to execute the second free throw, but this time, Yao Ming's preparation time seemed to be a little longer.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Yao Ming finally lifted the basketball slowly, and after trying again and again, he threw the basketball in his hand.

Just when everyone thought that Yao Ming would make two free throws steadily, the basketball thrown by Yao Ming hit the front of the basket with a bang and bounced off.

"Missed?" Not to mention the Rockets players and Rockets fans at the scene, even Yan Hua couldn't believe it. Yao Ming, who has always maintained a high free throw percentage, would drop the chain at this moment.

"Not good!" Yan Hua, who was still thinking about why Yao Ming missed a free throw, suddenly smelled a hint of danger. However, Yan Hua, who had just reacted, saw the basketball hit the front of the basket and bounced back. In the direction of Yao Ming, Yao Ming, who only moved half a step horizontally, caught the rebounded basketball very easily, and then made a steady shot.

With a sound of "Shua!", the basketball thrown by Yao Ming went into the net, 101 to 101. With 7.4 seconds left before the end of the game, the Rockets evened the score. Almost instantly, the Toyota Center was detonated. The Rockets fans, who had been suppressed for a long time, released their emotions frantically, cheering and roaring one after another.

"Show, what a show!" At this moment, everyone has already seen that Yao Ming's second free throw just now was intentionally missed, and then he robbed and shot himself. Regarding this offensive method, does Yan Hua have nothing but admiration? I admire them, if the two were not rivals now, Yan Hua would have rushed over to give Yao Ming a high five to celebrate.

Yan Hua knows very well how difficult it is to accurately hit the basketball to the front of the basket, which is much more difficult than throwing the basketball into the basket, let alone make the basketball bounce back. It is impossible to do it, and Yan Hua also believes that in the entire alliance, few people can do it.

"Mvp, mvp, mvp..." After the frantic roar, the Toyota Center once again heard the uniform MVP shouts.

(End of this chapter)