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But before they breathed a sigh of relief, they saw the figures of McGrady and Yao Ming in front of the technical stage, and they frowned again.

McGrady still looked sleepy on the surface, but he was full of energy in his heart.

I have to say that the Celtics defended him very well in the first quarter.

t-mac has not really played this game until now.

The strategy used by the Celtics is very simple, that is, the moment McGrady receives the ball, they start double-teaming and force him to pass the ball.

Since several wing players of the Green Army have good defensive capabilities, the effect of double-teaming is very good, allowing t-mac to score only 5 points in the first quarter, which is far below the season average.

And McGrady has been thinking about the solution when he is resting.

But now, he already has a general idea of ​​​​breaking the situation.

At the same time, Yao Ming, who was standing beside t-mac, looked serious.

In the first quarter, Dayao has been fighting the Sharks, and the scene can only be said to have a slight upper hand.

But now, O'Neal's physical fitness has not yet recovered, and he is still resting off the court. Only the "big baby" of the Celtics is still capable of fighting.

Although Davis has good tonnage and strength, he is far behind Yao Ming in height.

Aiming at this point, Dayao also has a "strike" plan in mind.

And before playing, he had already exchanged his thoughts with Tracy McGrady and got the latter's support.

In McGrady's original words: "We can do 'combination punches', which can be regarded as a reward for their excellent defense in the first quarter."

............

Both core players play with clear goals, and the effect is naturally not the same as in the first quarter.

The first is Yao Ming.

Relying on his height advantage, he easily received a pass from his teammate in the low post, and then he turned and leaned back.

The height of 2 meters 26, plus straight arm shooting and back...

Dayao's shot made Davis unable to defend at all, and he could only pray that the former would not make a shot.

But after Yao Ming lost weight this season, his flexibility has improved, and his shooting percentage has inexplicably increased a lot.

Naturally, he would not let go of this kind of shooting opportunity without the slightest interference.

"Shu~"

The basketball went into the net hollow, turning the net upside down.

At 50:45, the Rockets expanded their lead.

One minute later, Yao Ming repeated his old trick and played back in the low post again.

The same turnaround jumper, the same look at the ball and sigh.

From reaction to action, the two of them seemed to have copied the previous round.

52:45, the point difference came to 7 points.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the coach of the Green Army on the sidelines immediately looked back at the old Shark.

But he quickly saw from O'Neill's eyes that the latter was not ready to play.

There is no way, the Sharks used 120% of their energy in the first quarter to fight Yao Ming [-]-[-].

This is too much consumption for a 38-year-old veteran!

Rivers turned his head helplessly and gestured to the players on the field.

Yao Ming also saw this scene, and immediately turned his head and said to his teammates: "They are going to double-team me next, and you are all ready for a shooting opportunity that may appear at any time!"

This is the hidden value of Dayao.

In addition to his excellent basketball skills, he also has a very high basketball IQ and can memorize many opponents' tactics.

This is why Dayao can see Rivers' tactics at a glance!

The Rockets nodded after hearing the words.

In the transition between offense and defense, Pierce tricked George with a fake shot from outside the three-point line, and made an emergency stop in the middle distance with one step to stop the bleeding for the Celtics.

Looking back, he helped Davis pinch after Yao Ming received the ball.

Fortunately, Yao Ming had anticipated this and passed the ball in time.

It's just that his passing skills are average, and the cross pass across the half court almost went directly to the sideline.

Fortunately, George bounced amazingly, jumped high, and blocked the ball.

But this also gave the Celtics defensive rotation time, and Rondo quickly moved laterally to help Pierce make up the defense.

George couldn't shoot directly, so he could only pass the ball to the outside to reorganize the offense.

The ball came to McGrady, and it was Ray Allen who was facing him.

t-mac put on a three-threat stance and made continuous tentative steps, making it impossible for the opponent to judge his attacking options.

Time passed by every second, and there was not much time left for the Rockets to attack.

Just when Ray Allen felt that the defense was about to succeed, McGrady suddenly pulled up on the spot and shot a three-pointer over his head...

Allen couldn't react in time, and could only watch t-mac finish his shot and kicked out the ecstasy scissor kick.

"Shu~"

Although this long-range shot has a flat arc, its trajectory is extremely positive, and it finally hits the net!

After scoring the goal, McGrady clenched his fist excitedly.

[Finally open! ]

He thought so in his heart.

Fans with a little bit of NBA watching experience know that you can't hold down a super giant for a whole game (unless he pulls his hips himself).

This three-pointer is like a deep-sea bomb, which instantly caused amazing ripples on the calm water surface. McGrady's performance also started from this moment, and it was out of control!

Due to Yao Ming's restraint in the interior, the Celtics no longer dare to double-team t-mac at will.

Ever since, McGrady started his singles show.

First, he directly passed Allen with an explosive first step, went inside and made a layup.

Then, he received a pass from his teammate near the free throw line, without making any adjustments, he turned over and shot a jumper...

Again!

After 1 minute, the Rockets launched a counterattack.

McGrady stepped on the shooting star, and the white horse shot into the inside line. Facing Garnett who was supplementing the defense, he changed hands in the air and made another layup!

In a short period of time, t-mac scored 4 goals in a row, and with his own strength, helped the Rockets hit a 9:2 climax.

As a result, the score came to 61:49, and the Rockets have already led by as many as 12 points

Seeing that the situation was about to collapse, the coach of the Green Army urgently called out a timeout.

After the timeout ended, O'Neal, who had rested for almost a full quarter, finally returned to the court.

Because of his presence, the Celtics no longer needed to flank Yao Ming, and the game returned to balance.

In this way, the two sides were stalemate all the way, and when there were 5 minutes left in the third quarter, the score remained at around 10 points.

At this time, Curry, who had been resting for a long time, replaced the explosive McGrady, and Jeremy replaced Lowry, who performed poorly in this game.

This pair of substitute double guns showed amazing firepower as soon as they played.

Shuhao is like "Serena Williams", using his speed to hit the basket time and time again.

After entering the penalty area of ​​the Celtics, he either made a shot by himself or passed the ball to the outside line, and he rushed the Celtics' defense line to pieces.

Relying on Hao's impact, the Rockets' two outside shooters-Curry and Danny Green-both got easy shots.

Among them, Curry received special attention from the Green Army because of his outstanding performance in the first half, so he had fewer opportunities.

And the "unnamed" Danny Green was so happy that he got three consecutive open three-pointers in a few minutes.

As if he was doing shooting training, he converted these three free opportunities into 9 points!

It is precisely because of Green's perfect shots that the Celtics' defense completely collapsed, and the point difference directly came to more than 20 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the game basically lost its suspense.

At this moment, Shen Fei, who was far away in Houston, calmly turned off the TV.

So far in the game, the Rockets have completely suppressed the Celtics.

Although with the tenacious playing style of the Celtics, it is impossible to give up in the fourth quarter, and they will fight hard again.

But the depth of the Rockets' bench is the highest in the league, and it is even more difficult to complete the reversal.

Especially a team like the Celtics that lacks scoring explosiveness (none of the Big Three have this style).

Of course, the Rockets played this game is definitely not perfect.

Especially in the first quarter, the Yao-Mai combination was actually restricted.

This is something Shen Fei did not expect.

[Yao Ming's passing, McGrady's ability to break double teams, there is still a lot of room for improvement. ]

The Asian youth thought to himself.

Whether the two can make further progress, Shen Fei is not sure.

Fortunately, the appearance of Curry can help the two avoid these shortcomings.

"In the end, the only ones who can fight us this year are the Heat and the Mavericks."

Shen Fei muttered to himself.

Recently, he has heard some rumors about the Heat, which is quite interesting.