bull

Chapter 730

In the first quarter, the Rockets, relying on Paul and Yao Yueban's hard work, barely maintained the situation and drew with the Timberwolves.

This is not a long-term solution. The advantages of playing superstars are simple and effective. The disadvantage is that once the physical strength of the superstars decreases, the hit rate will also decrease. At that time, the game will be out of control.

In the second quarter, Bai Jidong rested, the Rockets kept Paul on the court, and Yao Yueban went down to rest.

The two guards on the Timberwolves field, the cooperation of Spanoulis and Ukic, made the Rockets' perimeter defenseless.

Paul's defense is very good, but he encountered the convulsive Spanoulis.

If the normal Spanoulis meets the current Paul, the result will be ugly.

Now the situation has changed. Spanoulis made two consecutive pull-up three-pointers. Paul's defense did not dare to play too much.

Later, Spanoulis made a fuss about the breakthrough, and the perfect combination of sudden shots actually played back and forth with Paul.

Bai Jidong looked at the end of the road, he was enjoying the trainer's massage in the locker room, "Tom, your technique is getting better and better."

"Bai Lang, you shouldn't talk now." The trainer hoped that Bai Jidong would keep his mouth shut.

Bai Jidong had no choice but to shut up: "Language is the ladder of human progress, forget it, if you don't say it, don't say it, it's no big deal."

Bai Jidong rested for a whole quarter, and the performance of his teammates was reassuring. After halftime, the Timberwolves led by 8 points. Spanoulis scored 12 points in the second quarter, which was the biggest contributor to the Timberwolves' lead.

"Guys, keep this energy, victory belongs to us." Casey was very satisfied with the player's performance, "Bourne, stay tenacious, maybe you can really cover Yao's cap."

"Don't worry, I will definitely cover his ball. That's why I came here tonight. If I can't cover him once, tonight's game is incomplete!" Medway said with lofty ambitions.

Casey nodded in praise: "Whether you can do it or not, it's good to have this confidence. I believe you can do it. Come on."

"Confidence is a good thing. If you are too confident, you will be disappointed." What Vashabek is best at is not to train hard, but to pour cold water on Medved.

Medved's favorite thing to do is not to play games, but to argue with Vashabek. The two seem to be born at odds, and they are bound to quarrel together.

"Just kidding, don't say I can definitely block his ball, even if I can't, I won't be disappointed, all of this is Saola's arrangement, if I don't block the giant today, it can only mean that Saola doesn't want I succeeded prematurely, I am still young and need to temper, this is the best opportunity." Medved said a lot of nonsense.

"I said, can you speak English well?" Hardaway couldn't understand what they said, and listened anxiously.

Bai Jidong smiled and said: "It's fine if you don't understand, anyway, it's not something interesting, it doesn't matter if you don't understand."

"Okay, calm down, this is our goal in the second half, to freeze Chris and consume Yao, as long as one of these two things is completed, victory will be in our pocket." Casey said.

In order to freeze Paul, Casey asked Bai Jidong to take the No. [-] position in the second half, Spanoulis swung to the No. [-] position, Vashabek took the No. [-] position, and Yi Jianlian and Medved were still inside.

In this lineup, the Timberwolves have absolute height, speed, and athleticism.

It can be said that, apart from the Celtics, few teams in the league can field a more talented lineup than this.

Compared with the Rockets' athletic ability, the Timberwolves and the five were like beasts. At the beginning of the game, Bai Jidong led the group of talented men to beat the Rockets by surprise.

Yi Jianlian pulls out in the pick-and-roll, Vashabek cuts Spanoulis to the right three-point line, and Bai Jidong rushes to the free throw line to throw a lob to Vashabek.

Vashabek took off on the spot, gliding in the sky, spread his wings, soared above the sky, and grabbed the ball with one hand. Yao Yueban's defense was too late to stop him, thus achieving this earth-shattering performance.

The ball swung in Vashabek's hand for a full circle. He liked the big windmill dunk very much. His big windmill was exactly the same as Carter's, with a mellow swing and a powerful dunk, which made people obsessed.

"Damn it's the son of Stank, I had a better chance just now, you should pass the ball to me!" Medved said angrily.

Vashabek glanced at him without words, his eyes contained contempt and sarcasm, he obviously didn't speak, but he seemed to have said all the ridicule - who cares about you?
"Damn it! You are a lone ranger of your own, it's a shame for Stroh, how did Stanker become such a scum like you?" Medved was furious.

Vashabek was not angry at all, and was a little happy in his heart, "Hmm..."

These two people... Bai Jidong scratched his head, really not knowing what to do with them.

Afterwards, he stepped forward to defend Paul: "Little Paul, are you happy that I defended you?"

If someone is happy because Bai Jidong is defending himself, then this person is 100% a lunatic with his brain flooded.

Paul is in big trouble, his speed has no advantage over Bai Jidong, and various changes of direction can't shake Bai Jidong's center of gravity.

Any ballhandler who encounters such a tricky defender has only one option-called the pick-and-roll.

Paul's choice is correct, only the pick-and-roll can break Bai Jidong's defense.He is not Kobe, he cannot shoot against the defense; he is not Iverson, he cannot compete with Bai Jidong with speed.

For a player who is not as fast as Bai Jidong and has no strong shooting ability, there is only one way to go when he meets Bai Jidong—call the pick-and-roll to the end.

Pick-and-rolls are becoming more and more important in the game. Bai Jidong is also researching ways to break pick-and-rolls. Apart from bypassing pick-and-rolls, it is the cooperation of teammates.

Scola helped Paul pick and roll, and Yi Jianlian switched to Paul.This is the crushing of IQ. As soon as Paul made a move, Yi Jianlian jumped up to block the shot reflexively.

One jump, and it's all over.Yi Jianlian's defense collapsed, and Paul burst into the paint and made a throw.

"One-on-one, you are very good, but the game is five-on-five." Paul said confidently, "I know how to play in this situation better than you."

"That's really good, but when you say something like this, don't forget that I have six rings, and you haven't even played in the semifinals of the division." Bai Jidong opened his mouth and hit a blow.

Paul's "defense" immediately collapsed: "OK, you can say whatever you want."

Bai Jidong pouted proudly: "That's natural."

"You wait to return to defense."

Bai Jidong asked the others to pull away, and then, three meters in front of Paul, slowly lowered his center of gravity, changed direction, changed hands, forced himself, and passed Paul neatly.

The people behind wanted to defend, but Bai Jidong slammed the ball forward, thinking it was a mistake, but the ball bounced in the opposite direction.

The supplementary defender was deceived by the location of the shot and did not control the center of gravity. Bai Jidong grabbed the ball with one hand, took another step, and passed the supplementary defenseman as well.

Still grabbing the ball with one hand with his right hand, after breaking through Paul, Bai Jidong used one hand to control the ball the whole time. Yao Yueban's assisted defense came up, the two collided, and the whistle blew first.

Bai Jidong controlled his body balance and picked the basket with his hands low.

The ball goes up in the air, spins, lands, and rolls into the hoop.

Yao Yueban made a defensive foul and was given an additional penalty.

Bai Jidong smiled and said: "Xiao Yao, you can't defend well, I got promoted so easily." Yao Yueban was also amazed.

After such a strong impact, how did Bai Ji find the touch for a layup?This is really unbelievable.

Bai alreadydong has an excellent innate sense of balance. This season, he has strengthened the whole body balance training. He is more comfortable in the air, and his movements are easier after strong confrontation

"And one!"

"Shua!" Bai Jidong quickly returned to defense after throwing in and adding a penalty.

"The White Wolf's attack just now hit the morale of the Rockets. They need to play a beautiful attack to save the situation."

"Yeah, just now the White Wolf broke through Chris Paul first, and then beat Yao Yueban to complete two plus one. If they can't fight back, Houston will become more and more difficult."

The Rockets also want to save the situation, and the best way is to let Yao Yueban fight in a positional battle.

Yao Yueban was placed low, and Medved was like an unbeatable Xiaoqiang. He did not give up no matter how many times he was run over, and he still stood behind Yao Yueban.

The Timberwolves' arrangement for Yao Yueban has changed since the first half.

In the first half, due to the consideration of cultivating Medved, Casey has been holding back; now it is time for the decisive victory, Casey clearly instructed the players to consume Yao Yueban.

For Yao Yueban, the best consumption method is to defend around the front, double-team the ball, and continue to attack with pick-and-rolls.

Yao Yueban's upper body strength is average, so he is afraid of going forward to defend; his coping ability is also average, so double-teaming can be effective; his speed is slow, so he can't defend against pick-and-rolls.

These are Yao Yueban's well-known weaknesses. This time, the person in charge of double-teaming Yao Yueban is Vashabek.

"Son of Stank, I don't need your help, go away!" Medved didn't appreciate it.If it wasn't for Casey's order, Vashabek wouldn't bother to care about him.

Yao Yueban couldn't understand Strow's language, and now he was in a critical situation. His back attack stopped midway, and he was trapped in a double team, so he had to find his teammates.

Yao Yueban's height allowed him to find his teammates, but his passing skills were not so good, and the pass was very stinky.

Bai Jidong saw the passing route at a glance, stepped forward and intercepted, "Counterattack!"

Spanoulis rushed to the frontcourt, Bai Jidong sent a long pass from the quarterback, and the ball went straight to the Greek's palm.

"damn it!"

No one in the Rockets stopped Spanoulis and watched him go to the basket, only watching him off.

"boom!"

Spanoulis rushed upcourt and finished the offense with a dunk.

"The Rockets have to call a timeout and relocate."

"If this continues, the game will lose its suspense. It is right to call a timeout."

(End of this chapter)