one-handed ball

Chapter 51 Battle Rocket

A large number of Chinese fans poured into the Toyota Center in Houston today. Some of them wore fiery red Rockets away jerseys, and some wore white Rockets home jerseys. In this sea of ​​red and white, a dark green Timberwolves away jersey is particularly attractive. Attention.

Most of the jersey numbers on them are 17. No. 17 is Zheng Ke's jersey number. Most of these fans are in their teens and 20s. During perimeter shots, they grimaced as they passed behind the camera, lovingly stealing the spotlight
"Zheng, your game won't be too long, I hope you are ready." Whitman said to Zheng Ke when he was arranging tactics in the locker room.

"Okay, coach." Although Zheng Ke responded, his frowning expression still betrayed his heart.

Whitman comforted: "Don't be too entangled, you will still be the starter in this game, McGrady's defense is all up to you, don't mess it up!"

"McGrady." Zheng Ke muttered the name, remembering the information about McGrady that he had seen on the plane.

McGrady, who is not troubled by injuries, is the strongest swingman in the league. He has a body that makes God jealous, accurate mid-range shots, and sharp breakthroughs. Sometimes dunks are groundbreaking, and sometimes dunks are like a breeze; Pulling up the jump shot is his signature stunt. In addition, he also has an excellent overall view and passing skills above the average point guard.
However, since McGrady joined the Rockets in 04, the Yao-Mike combination that was originally expected has not achieved the expected value. Although they have the strength to hit the championship every year, they fall in the first round every year.This season, the team fired head coach Van Gundy and ushered in a new head coach Adelman, hoping that the Rockets can have a new look.
The 07-08 season was the last season in which McGrady could barely stay healthy, but even so, McGrady is still one of the best scorers in the league, and will complete his 22-game winning streak in the near future!
Zheng Ke's task in this game is to defend this top swingman who is plagued by injuries. Although he will not be out for too long in this game, he still wants to do something different in the limited time. He has been widely publicized before the game, and he can be regarded as one of the protagonists in the so-called Chinese Derby. There is no reason not to show it in front of the majority of folks.
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"Hey, China Zheng, you did a great job!" McGrady and Zheng Ke shook hands during the pre-match ceremony, he said.

"Hello, McGrady, your one-handed ball is very handsome, I like watching you play!" Zheng Ke responded.

The Rockets players are all friendly, like Scola, Battier, etc. When Zheng Ke shook hands and hugged them, they all smiled, just like a gentleman.

Zheng Ke discovered that there is a strange phenomenon in the NBA. There is a team for any boss. The Rockets team in front of him is like Yao Ming and McGrady. They are very gentlemen; Like the prolongation of his body, he is equally calm, with an aura of unchanging color when a mountain collapses in front of him.
Just as Zheng Ke was thinking wildly, the referee blew the whistle to start the game!

The Timberwolves are still the old routine. After all, Zheng Ke has been running in with everyone for so long, so he is not unfamiliar or unaccustomed after coming up. He still walks the bottom line to open up space and let Jefferson single-handedly play the Rockets inside.

The Rockets' inside line has the highest average height in the league, while the Timberwolves' inside line is the lowest in the league. However, this does not affect the overall situation. Make up the defense and hit the small hook easily.
The Rockets dribbled the ball from the streetball king Alston to the front court, and then the tactics of the first ball were the same as the Timberwolves. Everyone opened up and let Yao Ming single!Yao Ming bent over to receive a pass from Alston, and he was defended by Al Jefferson, who had just got first blood. It should be said that after Yao Ming gained weight, he has become a famous monster in the penalty area in the NBA. There are not many players in active service who can resist Yao Ming's low-post offense.
Just when Jefferson felt that he was about to lose his breath, the behemoth in front of him suddenly used a small turn hook that didn't match his figure. Jefferson hurriedly reached out to cover it, but Yao Ming easily scored without even covering Yao Ming's eyes. one ball!
It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack, and the Timberwolves point guard Telfair advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, made tactical gestures, and directed his teammates to move.
Telfair, like Alston, the current point guard of the Rockets, was born in New York, and both of them are outstanding streetball players in New York. The two sides have known each other for a long time.Compared with Alston's famous street court, Telfair is a little less obvious, but the draft picks of the two when they entered the NBA are quite different. Alston was the ninth overall pick in the second round of 98. And Telfair was the 04th pick in the first round of 13.
Telfair naturally also wanted to show his strength to this veteran in the streetball world. After he made a tactical gesture, he made a cat waist lightning step, broke through Alstom's paper defense, and then attracted McGrady to defend Afterwards, the ball was given to Zheng Ke who was ambushing outside. Zheng Ke didn't hesitate, and shot a three-pointer angrily!

Offensive and defensive transition, the Rockets have the ball.

McGrady received a pass from Alston from the outside. After observing the situation on the court, he made a one-handed hand-holding action, which caused the fans in the auditorium to scream and cheer!Zheng Ke said angrily in his heart: What's the big deal, isn't it just being handsome!
But McGrady is obviously not playing handsome. He put his right shoulder against Zheng Ke's powerful defense, and stretched out his right foot tentatively. Kong has supernatural power behind him but has nowhere to use it. He watched McGrady lean forward and hit a jumper.
When Telfair broke through this time, he was blocked by Alston who was ready. He quickly picked up the basketball and ran forward. Since Alstom was at the top of the arc, the nearest Timberwolves player to him was Telfair. There is only Zheng Ke at 45 degrees. As the saying goes, the line between two points is the shortest. The distance from Alston to the Timberwolves basket is much less than the distance from Zheng Ke to the basket, so Alston runs very fast. Happy, thinking that two points are already in the bag.

But there are some things that cannot be understood with common sense. Zheng Ke hasn't played for three weeks, has the NBA forgotten that he is such a speed madman on the front line?

Just when Alstom just threw the basketball in his hand, a black shadow appeared from above Alston's head, and the black shadow nailed the basketball to the backboard with the force of thunder, making a "snap" There was a loud noise, and Alston under the basket did not expect that someone would chase him, but before he had time to think, he was knocked out of the sideline by a huge force
There was a burst of cheers in the stadium. These were all Chinese fans who came to cheer for Zheng Ke. They saw Zheng Ke's passionate performance and felt their adrenal hormones soared. They let out a high-pitched sound Cheers and applause!
Zheng Ke gave Alstom a pegboard hat!After he flew out of the baseline with Alston, he saw Telfair picked up the rebound, so he got up with the fastest speed and ran towards the Rockets half.
The Timberwolves played four-on-five in the frontcourt, and they still couldn't find a chance after pouring the ball continuously. At this time, poor Alston had rushed back to defend, and McCants had no choice but to return the ball to Telfair to reorganize the team. Erfer gestured to pull away, seeing this posture, it was to force Alston's rhythm
Sure enough, Telfair was a "streetball king" who passed the bad wind and didn't slow down. Unfortunately, Yao Ming interfered with the throw at the basket and didn't score. The rebound was caught by the long-haired Scola get.
The Rockets' offense has always been slow, especially when Yao Ming is on the court.This time, McGrady took the ball from the outside to seek a breakthrough, but was blocked by Zheng Ke from outside the three-point line. In desperation, he dropped the ball to Yao Ming, who was in a low position.

After Yao Ming got the ball, time was running out. He dribbled the ball with his back, hit Jefferson twice, then turned left and made a fadeaway jumper.
Yao Ming's flip-up jumper has always been difficult to defend. In the NBA, whether it is a guard making an inside technical move or a center making a guard's technical move, it is a relatively abnormal thing. Yao Ming's flip-up jumper is also the same.Although the height of the jump is not high, and the range of the back is not very large, Yao Ming's height is already a bug. When he made the shot, Jefferson hadn't had time to take off, so he could only watch the basketball fall into the basket. in the basket
(End of this chapter)