Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 181 The Unreasonable Christmas War
The Lakers have always been the protagonists of the Christmas game. In history, the number of games played in the Christmas game is second only to the New York Knicks, who claim to be the No. [-] NBA team.

In recent years, the Knicks have gradually declined. Although there are still a large number of diehard fans, the league will not be optimistic about the games without spectatorship and topicality. No one wants to see the presence of Shandon Anderson and Howard Eisley. Score up.

As a guest at Staples, the Rockets strive to win the next game.Their record is almost the same as that of the Jazz and the Suns. If the goal is to enter this year's playoffs, they cannot give up every win. The Lakers were in poor form last time, and the whole team is looking forward to the rebound of this game.

The Rockets' starting lineup is Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, Jim Jackson, Kevin Cato and Yao Ming.

Since the Rockets manager Dawson slapped himself, gave up Eddie Griffin, who was bought at a high price, and let go of the outside fighter James Posey for nothing, the Rockets did not even have a reliable power forward in their lineup. , after trying everything from Maurice Taylor to Scott Padgett, it was finally found that the original starting center Cato was good enough to fill this position.

Yao Ming jumped to the ball and the game started.

Francis motioned for all to pull away, and he would single out Billups.

After a series of operations, Francis chose the mid-range dry pull, and the ball hit the iron.

Garnett grabbed the backcourt rebound, Yao Ming did not rush to grab the rebound but chose to return to the defense immediately, Cato was waiting for an opportunity to rush to the frontcourt rebound, but Malone was firmly stuck behind him after returning from injury .

The Lakers attacked, Malone stood in a high position to support, and found Kobe in an air cut.

Although Mobley is not tall enough, he is tough and agile enough to cling to Kobe and not give him an easy shot, but Kobe still found a gap by relying on the change of rhythm, jumped up and forced a shot.

Seeing that Mobley couldn't stop Kobe, Yao Ming rushed over to help defend him. With a height of 2 meters, he was ready to serve his opponent a spicy hot pot.However, Kobe did not rush, he folded in the air, stretched out his hand to bypass Yao Ming, and gave the ball to the missed Garnett, who took advantage of the opportunity to complete the dunk.

"Although the ball was scored by Yao Ming's defenders, he missed it to help his teammates. The Rockets' defenders must guard against their own men and not let them hit the inside line so easily." On the other side of the ocean, China, Countless fans are also paying attention to this Christmas game.

The Rockets attacked, and Mobley urgently needed to get back on the field. He received a pass from Francis, ignored Yao Ming, who was in an important position inside, and forced a three-pointer. He made two laps on the basket and still scored.

"Although the goal was scored, it was unreasonable at all. It should be given to Yao Ming first. He will have a better position inside."

Billups didn't seem to be in the mood yet. His pass to Kobe was too slow, and was stolen by Mobley.

Although he was hit with a fast break, all the Lakers fans looked ready to watch a good show. Mobley looked in good condition, and Kobe, who was facing him, would certainly not let him play. People are looking forward to Kobe's response .

But Kobe seems to have played too far reasonably, and he didn't want the ball to immediately return Mobley in singles as everyone expected.

It was still left to Malone to support. After Garnett and Billups made a cross screen, they took advantage of Yao Ming's weakness and hit a long two-pointer at the top of the free throw arc.

Here, Yao Ming finally touched the ball. After receiving the pass from Francis, he turned to the baseline and made a mid-range shot.

"The ball was played very reasonably. Taking full advantage of Yao Ming's height advantage in the paint, the Rockets must stick to this style of play," explained Zhang Reasonable.

"Yao has a shooting touch that is rare among big men. We've seen Manute Ball, George Muresan, Mark Eaton and Sean Bradley play. No one can match Yao's shooting. , he reminds me of Patrick Ewing," commented TNT sideline commentator Jeff Van Gundy.

"If Yao Ming joined the Mavericks and was pulled by Nelson to practice three-pointers, what would it be like?" Jim on the sidelines began to think wildly.

Kobe still did not attack by himself. After attracting double-teams, he distributed the ball to Artest in the bottom corner. The latter missed a three-pointer and the rebound was grabbed by Cato.

The Rockets made a quick break, and Francis tried to forcibly dunk Garnett, who returned to the defense for the first time. After being interfered, he dunked and flew, but Mobley, who followed up with the trailer, grabbed a rebound and made a tip-up, scoring his 7th point.

"Strange, what happened to Kobe today, didn't you have enough to eat?" Jack Nicholson also noticed Kobe's abnormality, and the flying man passed the ball again. This time Malone made a solid shot. CIC.

Yao Ming received a pass from Francis, beat Garnett again, hit a small hook, and seemed to be in good shape.

Billups used the pick-and-roll to get an open shot and shot a three-pointer, which was a bit outrageous. Garnett grabbed a long rebound, hit Yao Ming and scored a layup.

Francis tried another mid-range pull-up and still missed, but he rushed inside to grab an offensive rebound and caused a foul by the Lakers. He walked to the free throw line amidst the boos of the court and made two free throws.

"This is the role of Yao Ming. He diverted the attention of many Lakers defenders and gave Francis the opportunity to grab the rebound and cause a foul." Zhang Reasonable explained.

"Billups shouldn't have this ball. He just stared at the ball after the opponent made a shot and didn't pay attention to block people. He was rushed by the opponent and grabbed the offensive rebound. When grabbing rebounds, everyone on the team has to block people. The ball is a team task." James Worthy commented on the sidelines.

In addition to Francis's frequent iron strikes, the Rockets' other starters, including Jim Jackson, soon made gains. In addition to Garnett, the Lakers felt normal, and Billups and Artest were in a sluggish state and felt cold. The two made 6 of 0 shots and made 2 turnovers each.

Taking advantage of the Lakers' mistakes, the Rockets frequently counterattacked. Mobley was hot and scored 7 points on 6 of 15 shots. Most of them came from strong shots against the defense. Yao Ming also scored 8 points. He and Garnett both took each other. The other party has nothing to do.

In the first quarter, the two sides scored 34 to 21, and the Rockets in the away game took the lead. This is a rare high score for the Rockets.The festive mood at Staples Center has turned a little somber.

Kobe made 1 of 0 shot, scored 2 points by free throws, grabbed 3 rebounds and sent 4 assists.

"Unreasonable, when did Kobe play so reasonable?"

　There was a power outage at home for a day...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)