NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 39
Looking at Wallace on the offensive end of the field, he didn't choose to catch the ball in the arc as before, but naturally went up to perform a pick-and-roll for Knight, and took the initiative to form a two-on-two arc.

This surprised Liu Rui who was sitting on the sidelines. He had never explained to Wallace before. The current situation on the court was entirely Wallace's own decision.

Now that he knows how to read the game? !This made Liu Rui really surprised and delighted. You must know that even the peak Elvis in the previous life just followed his own style of play until he was defeated.

Even though Wallace averaged 3.5 assists per game in the previous life, no one has ever developed him into a point forward, only thinking that he is a dunker.

But now Wallace has really changed because of his own arrival, becoming more mature and playing smarter! !
Knight used Wallace's pick-and-roll to break through, and Tyronn Lue followed closely without losing his position. Knight passed the ball back to Wallace on the three-point line, and it was Jim who took a break in the first quarter to defend Wallace.

Jim listened to coach Van Gundy's warning, put Wallace one step outside the three-point line, focusing on marking Wallace's breakthrough, because the explosive power of Wallace's first step is very terrifying.

Wallace received the return ball and glanced at Jim in front of him. He was a full meter away from him. Wallace suddenly raised his hand and threw it. The three-pointer drew a beautiful arc and went into the net! !

41:30! !
Jim didn't even react. He never expected Wallace to vote so decisively. After he reacted, it was already a step too late to interfere.

"Damn, what are you doing Jim?!! Standing there like a telegraph pole?! Can you defend it?? I ask you, can you defend it??!" Van Gundy roared furiously on the sidelines, and Jim is getting more and more unpleasant now! !

And Jim on the field turned purple with anger, what the hell! !Today you stood on the sidelines and aimed at me alone, didn't you! ! ! !
For the Rockets, McGrady held the ball in the middle and faced Wallace in the middle. Everyone pulled away, leaving only the two in the center of the court.

"Hey, finally let you guard me? But it's useless, hey, I don't think you can guard me." McGrady grabbed the ball with one hand and said to Wallace with sleepy eyes.

"Hmph, if you can't guard against it, you have to guard against it to know. Although you are very strong, let it go." Wallace separated his legs and lowered his center of gravity. He hammered his palms on the floor twice to cheer himself up.

McGrady dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, as if retreating, it seemed that he was planning to open a little distance, and was going to break through Wallace's defense.

But suddenly, two meters away from the three-point line, he suddenly made a three-pointer! !
"Damn!! This treacherous guy!!"

sigh~
The ball was still hollow into the net, and it seemed that the distance did not bring any trouble to McGrady who felt hot.

41:33
With McGrady and Wallace's battle of wits and courage, the game gradually entered a fierce stage. The two sides went from fighting against each other to unconsciously doing their best on the defensive end.

The two sides gradually rubbed out a real spark.

Until the end of halftime, the two teams fought
53:49
The Bobcats led the Rockets at home by 4 points into the intermission.

Facing Wallace's defense, McGrady made 6 of 3 shots in the second quarter, 2 of 1 free throws, and scored 8 points.

But with Wallace and McGrady's matchup, Yao Ming's offense was gradually released.

Let the Asian giant score 6 of 4 in a single quarter, plus 10 points from free throws, helping the team reduce the score to 4 points before halftime.

Back in the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again.

Bobcat teenager Robinson scored two consecutive three-pointers from the same angle, stopping the Rockets in one fell swoop, forcing Van Gundy to call a timeout.

Throughout the third quarter, relying on Brezek's containment and Wallace hitting the basket again and again to attract help defenses, Kapono hit 3 three-pointers in a single quarter.

Three quarters over, Bobcats
80:73
The leading Rockets are about to enter the final quarter, and the balance of victory is gradually tilting.

"Guys, you played well. We are about to enter the deciding quarter. Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady will definitely rest for a while at the beginning, otherwise their physical fitness cannot support them to play the entire quarter."

"So Okafor, it's your time now. Take advantage of this opportunity and don't make any reservations. You must use all your firepower to fundamentally suppress your opponent. Alright, go guys, play to your advantage."

Winning this game at home is definitely the most beautiful curtain call of this preseason, and their team's preseason record will reach two wins and two losses, which is enough to satisfy everyone.

But in the face of the upcoming victory, even if the team is still leading by 7 points, Liu Rui dare not relax in the slightest. After all, the man he is facing in this game has a feat of 35 seconds and 13 minutes.

Although Liu Rui felt that he would not be so unlucky and trigger this passive in advance, he was not afraid of 14, just in case!If I don't lead by [-] points, I really have no confidence in my heart.

With the clash of substitutes on both sides, the Rockets were defeated early, and with 9 minutes left, the point difference had reached double digits.

Van Gundy immediately called a timeout. It seemed that he wanted to bring up the starting lineup. Otherwise, if the game continued like this, the game might enter garbage time early.

And Liu Rui also made substitutions. Except for letting Knight stay on the field as the commander, all the main lineups in other positions also came back. After all, his main team had rested for a long time, just for the final moment of the decisive battle.

With the return of Yao Mai, the tenacious Rockets eroded the advantage of the Bobcats little by little. With 42 seconds left before the end, with McGrady assisting Ward's three-pointer, the two sides battled to victory.

103:100
The Bobcats also temporarily lead the possession of the ball by 3 points.

Liu Rui didn't sit down and chat, and stood on the sidelines with Bickerstaff to observe the situation on the field. Although he still held the yogurt in his hand and acted calmly enough, the hard pinch marks on the yogurt box still betrayed Liu Rui's inner tension at this time.

Even a person who has seen the world after rebirth, but when he really stands on the NBA stage, at this critical moment, his body will still be unconsciously tense and excited.

Although they are all watching the game, it is completely different from watching the game on TV.

Liu Rui did not ask for a timeout, but chose to let the players deal with it by themselves. One is that in future games, such critical moments will inevitably occur.

And the shot under this kind of pressure will also extremely test the personal ability of the players. How can you see the rainbow without going through the wind and rain? !

In one, after calling a timeout, this sideline kick is a problem in the world...

(End of this chapter)