basketball task

Chapter 290 The Opening Explosion

With the whistle of the referee, the game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Rockets officially began.

Ibaka lost again in the jump ball, facing Gortat, his height is really at a disadvantage.

The Rockets won the first wave of ball possession. Billups called Gortat for a pick-and-roll. 0-2.

As a point guard with a high golf quotient, Billups immediately decided to attack more from the inside after finding out that Yao Ming would not play. The combination of Ibaka + Channing Frye of the Philadelphia team still has certain advantages in terms of height and confrontation.

Although this goal was mainly due to Billups' excellent field control ability, Channing also admitted that Gortat has improved a lot during the time he left Philadelphia. The ball is no longer easy to handle with butter. Therefore, having an excellent point guard leading can make other players play better. This is the role of Billups.

Kyle Lowry and Dragic are too young. What the Philadelphia team needs most now is a veteran guard like Billups who has experience, defense in place, and good outside shooting ability. It's a pity that he can't draw .

If the Philadelphia team is attacking, if Yao Ming does not play, the Philadelphia team will have no offensive points inside, and the burden on Chen Ning will be even heavier.

Channing received the ball from the outside, and Channing was ready to play singles. The Rockets attached great importance to Channing and made targeted defensive arrangements early. Shooting guard Weaver faced Battier, and Artest stuck to Channing.

As a defensive champion, Artest has excellent confrontation ability, the movement speed of his feet is also very fast, and he is also good at reaching out to steal. He is the number one defensive pioneer of the Rockets.

After a tentative step, Artest broke through from the right. Artest moved quickly and stopped Channing with his solid body.

This physical confrontation is really strong!

The moment Channing was forced to stop, Artest had stretched out his right hand, trying to steal.

Fortunately, Channing's arms were long and his hands were fast enough. He dribbled the ball under his crotch to escape the robbery, and then pulled out his hand dryly.

Although Artest is not tall enough, his previous strong confrontation and sudden robbery still affected Channing's shooting rhythm, and he made a solid shot for the first time.

Ibaka fought very aggressively, but Channing Frye had no effect. It was tantamount to Ibaka fighting McDyess and Gortat alone in the paint, and the rebound was still grabbed by the Rockets.

Rockets coach Rick Adelman showed a smile. In order to defeat Philadelphia, he prepared sufficient pre-match arrangements, which was to give full play to the advantages of the inside and Artest's entanglement with Channing on the outside. Received good results.

Billups hit a jumper in the face of Ibaka's switch, and the Philadelphia team fell behind 0-4 in the start.

Chen Ning was a little helpless. The Philadelphia team's strengths were at the [-]nd, [-]rd, and [-]th positions. After Dayao took a break, the [-]th position also became a weakness. The Rockets seized the point guards and the inside. Difficult to defend.

In order not to be too weak inside, Coach Cheeks chose to separate Birdman Anderson and Ibaka to ensure that at least one person is on the court, but the weakness of Channing Frye and Uncle Mu cannot be avoided anyway.

In terms of point guard, Kyle Lowry has improved significantly, but after all, he is young, and the gap with Billups is all-round.

"Oh, there is no way, this is forcing me to make a move from the very beginning."

As if returning to the feeling of leading the team independently last season, Channing had to prepare for a Kobe-style game.

Facing Artest's defense again, Channing changed his offensive strategy. After bending down a few times to dribble the ball under his crotch, Channing suddenly pulled up and faced Artest's block to complete a three-pointer.

"Three-pointer! Artest is not tall enough to interfere with Channing's shooting."

The basketball slipped into the net, 3-4, this kind of sudden three-pointer after adjusting the continuous dribble, has become a very common attack method for Channing.

Facing a defender with both speed and strength like Artest, a quick fight is the correct way to attack, and getting into a fight is often not good for Channing.

Adelman discouraged, Artest is the Rockets' strongest defender, but facing Channing's jumper is still helpless.

To be honest, Channing's personal strength has made a qualitative leap from last season. Even if Yao Ming takes a rest, Channing can lead the team to win most opponents with a single core. The defense is so-so, how could Billups be Channing's opponent in a matchup?

Cheeks also made targeted adjustments, allowing Ibaka to raise more high positions on the offensive end to cover Channing, opening up the inside space to facilitate breakthroughs, while Channing Frye, Battier, and Luo Rui's three shots made the Rockets unable to shrink their defense.

After Billups responded with a three-pointer, the Philadelphia team protected the rebound and had no chance of a fast break. Channing signaled to stabilize and play positional warfare.

Ibaka blocked Artest with a screen, and Channing rushed into the penalty area at an accelerated speed, turning a blind eye to Gortat under the basket, and forcibly staged a dunk performance.

Whistle, 2+1!

Gortat raised his hands high, very helpless. As the younger brother next to Channing last season, Gortat knew Channing's strength very well, and it was only natural for him to be dunked by his former big brother.

Seeing Sister Hammer's frustrated expression, Channing was in a good mood, and he took the initiative to guide Gortat:

"What I taught you last season, you need to take the initiative to grab the position in defense against breakthroughs, and you can't give the opponent room to speed up. Why, you forgot all about it when you changed teams?"

Channing suddenly put on a big brother posture to teach his opponents, which stunned all the players present. What's even more funny is that Gortat looked like a primary school student who made a mistake, and stood obediently listening to Channing. Nodding respectfully, Adelman was out of breath.

In fact, Gortat's potential is still good, and he is willing to be obedient and learn. It is very suitable to come over to serve as a substitute for Yao Ming, but the Rockets are definitely not willing to help Philadelphia to strengthen, so Channing still dismissed this idea.

A free throw was made, 6-5, and the Philadelphia team overtook the score. The first 6 points were all contributed by Channing. He felt hot tonight from the very beginning.

Lacking Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, the Rockets' offense completely relied on Billups, but Chauncey was not strong enough to lead the team with a single core. After 2 minutes of the game, the Rockets' offensive efficiency began to decline obviously. On the defensive end, they always Unable to find a way to limit Channing, Artest was very depressed when Channing scored two three-pointers over his head.

At 6 minutes into the game, Philadelphia led by 17 points at 12:5, of which Channing scored 14 points, and Adelman called for a timeout.

(End of this chapter)