Legendary basketball manager

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, McGrady slashed hard on the ball with his palm.

Then the ball hit Westbrook's knee and bounced out of bounds.

But when McGrady threw his fist to celebrate the successful defense, the referee's whistle suddenly sounded.

"Rocket 1 defensive foul, two free throws!"

The referee made gestures while making a penalty.

McGrady spread her hands slightly, with a puzzled look on her face.

When Westbrook walked to the free throw line, he silently walked to the referee and said in a calm tone: "I just hit the ball completely and missed his hand."

The referee saw that McGrady had a good attitude and explained: "It is indeed a good shot, but before the block, you violated Russell's cylinder."

Maddie was speechless for a while.

He took off vertically, and Westbrook hit him directly, which turned out to be him violating Westbrook's cylinder...

The audience at the scene were also very upset after seeing the slow-motion replay.

"Referee. Sucks!"

"Referee. Sucks!"

"Referee. Sucks!"

.......

Westbrook made a free throw amid such boos.

Fortunately, his mental quality is excellent, and he hit both free throws steadily.

41:33, these two points are very critical for the Thunder!

Rocket attack.

Jeremy Lin passed the half court with the ball and came to the top of the arc to organize.

Westbrook stepped forward to press, wanting to take advantage of the momentum he just scored to pursue the victory.

Unexpectedly, the moment he pounced, Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball behind his back and passed him easily.

Westbrook was shocked and quickly braked to chase.

But just when he was about to return to the defensive position, Jeremy Lin suddenly dribbled back from his crotch, and then shot two points...

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

43: 33.

After scoring the goal, Shuhao had a relaxed expression, as if he had done something that couldn't be easier.

The CCTV commentator was not so calm.

Zhang Weiping exclaimed: "Good shot! Shuhao handled the ball too calmly. The moment Westbrook grabbed the ball, the basketball seemed to stick to his hands. His dribble behind his back not only avoided being intercepted, but also took advantage of the trend. Completed the extraordinary... Jeremy has really increased his goals during the end of the season!"

Xu Jicheng was also full of praise: "Shu Hao's dribbling is indeed a bit of a sense of unity of man and ball. It reminds me of that classic advertisement - is it really so smooth?"

On the court, Tracy McGrady extended his hand and high-fived Jeremy Lin.

Shuhao's ball just now made his eyes shine.

T-MAC even wondered if he could have done it so perfectly if he had handled the ball just now.

And Shu Hao was also very excited.

He can clearly feel that after the improvement of his dribbling ability, subtle changes have taken place in the attitude of both the coach and his teammates towards him.

[Sure enough, strength is the only thing on the basketball court. As long as I can make a name for myself, everyone will respect me and trust me...]

Shuhao thought so.

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

The game continued and the Thunder attacked.

After Westbrook and Durant hit the pick-and-roll, they passed the ball to the latter.

At this time, it was Jeremy Lin who defended KD.

Obviously, Shu Hao was regarded as a breakthrough by the Thunder.

Although he is a defender, his physical fitness is really excellent.

But in front of Durant, Jeremy Lin is at a clear disadvantage except for his speed.

Fortunately, the Rockets will respond quickly and know how to adapt.

After seeing this group of matchups, George made a decisive decision, left his defender, and came to assist Shuhao in defending together.

At the same time, others also quickly rotated, not giving Durant an easy pass.

However, KD also behaved very calmly when he was flanked.

He held the ball high in front of him, while watching the six directions with his eyes, looking for passing opportunities.

Westbrook at the top of the arc suddenly started and went straight to the basket from the middle.

With a flick of his wrist, Durant arrived at the ball and accurately handed the ball to Westbrook.

[good chance! ]

Westbrook was overjoyed after getting the ball, because his front was clear.

He stomped on the ground with both feet, and flew into the air in an instant...

At this time, Durant, who sent a wonderful pass, had already raised his right fist, ready to celebrate.

And Shu Hao, who was distracted by defense and let Westbrook cut in easily, looked annoyed.

But at the next moment, a figure suddenly appeared, lying between Westbrook and the basket.

The person came with an explosive head, and the muscle lines on his arm were as sharp as a knife. From a distance, one could feel the explosive power contained in it...

This person is of course Ben Wallace!

With all his strength, he swung his right hand in a volleyball smash...

"boom!"

With a crisp sound, Westbrook's dunk was slapped directly to the stands on the second floor by Da Ben!

Moreover, Ben Wallace, who sent out the shocking hot pot, still lowered his head slightly in the air, and made a movement of hiding the basket.

Just because he jumped so high!

And this block with a strong visual impact also completely ignited the fans on the scene:

"Wow~ Ben, you are such a monster!"

"Over Houston, no flying!!!"

"Russell was quite difficult today. When he rushed into the penalty area, he either met McGrady or Ben Wallace. None of them were good hahaha~"

On the court, Westbrook shook his head helplessly, and went to the sideline to serve a throw-in.

Subsequently, Durant tried to single Paul George.

This time, George learned the lesson of the first quarter and constantly exerted physical confrontation on the opponent in defense.

Although he didn't complete a steal or block, he influenced Durant's shooting rhythm very well, allowing the latter's emergency stop to bounce out of the middle distance.

Big Ben jumped up high, took off the rebound on Ibaka's head, and passed the ball to Shuhao beside him.

After getting the ball, Brother Hao immediately accelerated and rushed toward the Thunder halftime.

In the process, he encountered Westbrook's obstruction again.

"Crack...crack...crack..."

Shuhao dribbled the ball under his crotch three times in a row and changed direction, which made Westbrook turn left and right for a while, which was really a bit embarrassing.

The mild-mannered Westbrook was distracted by this ostentatious operation, and finally made a tactical foul to stop Jeremy Lin from advancing.

Brother Hao was also a little helpless.

A great opportunity to counterattack was gone.

After re-serving the ball, the fans shouted in unison:

"Shake him!"

"Shake him!"

"Shake him!"

......

Obviously, Rockets fans have become obsessed with bookish dribbling, and hope to see him continue to "moase" Westbrook.

However, Shuhao himself has a very calm mind.

He played, never to tease others.

In other words, any action Jeremy makes on the court is to help the team win.

Therefore, in the next 2 minutes, he did not dribble too much, but organized the offense normally.

It wasn't until a tactical operation failed and McGrady was entangled again and it was difficult to catch the ball that Jeremy showed his dribbling skills again.

I saw Shuhao holding the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right, and flicked at Westbrook.

Seeing that the latter was indifferent, Brother Hao blew up the ball with his left hand, causing the ball to bounce high and float in his hand.

Then he mobilized his whole body and made a huge Crossover!

Westbrook, who was fully defending, was finally deceived and shifted his center of gravity to the right.

But he was extremely explosive, kicked his right foot hard, quickly adjusted his center of gravity, and rushed towards Jeremy Lin again.

Brother Hao took a step back, while bending his knees slightly, as if shooting a basket.

Westbrook flew up with a swish, trying to get back the field with a block.

Unexpectedly, this is another fake move by Shuhao!

After flying Westbrook, he immediately prepared to shoot.

Harden on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so he left his defender to help his second brother defend.

Shuhao was unhurried, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to George.

After the latter received the ball, there was no defense within one meter...

"Shu~"

George raised the knife and hit a three-pointer.

49: 37.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Rockets have led by as much as 12 points!

Not only that, several core players of the Thunder team also encountered a physical bottleneck period at this time.

Harden has played about 10 consecutive minutes, and Durant has only rested for 2 minutes so far.

The two young men who were not good at physical fitness were already showing signs of fatigue.

When there was a slight gap, they either put their hands on their hips or put their hands on their knees, trying their best to take a rest.

Upon seeing this, head coach Brooks could only call out a timeout again.

During the dinner, he seriously asked Duden and Duden whether they could continue to play.

It's not that Brooks wants to kill the players, but that the Thunder's reserve reserves are too weak.

Once these two people leave the field, the strength of the team will decline rapidly.

"I'm fine, you can continue to fight."

As Durant said, he took a sip of Gatorade, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his face.

The teaching assistant at the side quickly handed over a towel.

After KD took it, he wiped his sweat briefly, and put the towel on his body.

"I'm fine."

Harden said seriously.

"Okay, then hold on."

"Now there are less than 6 minutes before the end of halftime, and our next goal is to reduce the point difference to about 5 points."

"The Rockets have no fixed number of substitutions, but they should replace the main force soon. We must withstand this wave of offensive!"

Brooks emphasized.

The Thunder generals nodded one after another.

Now that the game has been played, they have realized the gap in strength with the Rockets.

But newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and Lei Ting's young people are not at all timid

Like Durant and Harden, after feeling the strength of the Rockets, they are more motivated to fight!

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

The timeout ends and players from both teams return to the field.

The Rockets made substitution adjustments again.

Shuhao and Daben, who performed well before, continued to stay on the court, and the lineup became: Curry, Shuhao, McGrady, Daben, Yao Ming.

Seeing this lineup, Shen Fei in the stands couldn't help feeling excited.

Next season, Jeremy and Yao Ming will be the core players of the Rockets.

And Curry and McGrady are the few non-Chinese players who are likely to stay on the team.

Shen Fei is looking forward to what kind of sparks these people can collide with!

The game restarts.

As soon as he came up, Durant turned on the scoring mode.

He first succeeded in hitting McGrady in the low post, and then used the cover to suddenly cast a cold arrow on the outside.

After scoring 5 points in a row, the Thunder narrowed the point difference to 7 points.

But the good times didn't last long, and the new MVP McGrady responded quickly.

He received a pass from Jeremy in the left corner, and then started a single.

Facing Durant's defense, McGrady first put on a three-threat posture, and then stepped on it tentatively.

KD was a little shaken, but he didn't lose his defensive position.

The offensive time passed by second by second, and Durant has seen the dawn of defensive success.

But the next moment, McGrady suddenly stood up!

KD had been prepared for a long time and quickly took off to interfere.

He is taller than McGrady, and his bounce is not weak.

Therefore, before taking off, Durant was very confident in himself-even if this ball could not block the shot, it could seal McGrady's sight!

But things didn’t go as expected, T-MAC jumped lightly, his sight was wide open, and he easily threw the ball...

Moreover, the moment he pressed his wrist, Durant's hand came up.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded, and Durant thugs fouled!

At the same time, with a strong rotation, the basketball drew a rainbow-like arc and flew towards the basket...

Bingo!

Three points scored, but also a penalty!

More importantly...

All of this was done on the head of the Thunder's main player, Kevin Durant!

After scoring the goal, McGrady also punched the air with a smile on his face.

The fans at the scene saw such a wonderful performance by the core of the team, and they also applauded and cheered one after another.

And when McGrady stood on the free throw line, there was only one voice left in the entire Toyota Center, and that was the "MVP" like a tsunami!

It's hard to imagine that this player, who enjoyed the cheers of the audience, was still a "sinner" in this city less than a year ago...

McGrady himself, at this moment, also feels like a world away.

He took a deep breath, put his distracting thoughts behind him, and then shot a free throw...

Go in!

At 53:42, the point difference returned to double digits again.

And this time, scoring four points also made the morale of the Rockets reach its peak.

In the next period of time, the Rockets will go all out to show the strength of the league leader on both offense and defense.

On the offensive end, Yao Ming, who was quiet in the first quarter, stood up.

He first set up a screen for Curry at the top of the arc, and when he went down, he received a wonderful pass from the latter and easily dunked.

Subsequently, Yao Ming singled Perkins in the low post again.

Taking advantage of his height, Dayao turned around and made a jumper with a fadeaway, making four or two shots, and scored two more points!

One minute later, after attracting a double-team, he passed the ball to Jeremy Lin who was in an open position.

The unmarked Hao Ge decisively shot a three-pointer...

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

While the offense was flourishing, the Rockets also played a dominant performance on the defensive end.

Under the leadership of Big Ben, they built a no-fly zone in the restricted area.

It was difficult for the Thunder boys to get past the steel defense line formed by Da Ben and Yao Ming, so they could only make shots from the outside.

But after their physical fitness declined, their shooting percentage began to decline, and they didn't score a single point in 3 minutes!

As this ebbs and flows, the point difference between the two teams is further widened.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 72:50.

The Rockets have led by as many as 22 points!

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

During the halftime break, Shen Fei in the stands was already confident that the Rockets would win this game.

Although Thunder Thunder's three young masters have high talents, they still need time to settle down.

[If these three are not separated, after 2-3 years, they have the ability to wrestle with any team, even the Rockets...]

Shen Fei thought so.

But these are for later.

With Detonator's IQ, it might be difficult to see the three of them reach their peak together in Thunderclap.

Needless to say, Shen Fei has now made up Harden's mind.

Afterwards, Fei Shen took out his mobile phone when he had nothing to do.

In addition to the Rockets and the Thunder today, there is another focus battle that started at the same time, and that is the game between the Mavericks and the Lakers!