Legendary basketball manager

Not only did Griffin not expect this shot from Ah Lian, but even Curry, who passed the ball, was a little surprised.

Yi Jianlian has joined the Rockets for a while, and everyone knows him to a certain extent.

In the past few months, whether in games or training games, the UAE has not had many outstanding performances on the defensive end.

What impressed everyone the most may be that they once blocked George's dunk one-on-one.

It seems that there has never been a sudden steal like just now.

Mark Jackson on the sidelines also shined.

But he still didn't know if it was Yi Jianlian's extraordinary performance just now.

Mark Jackson decided to take another look!

On the court, after the end of the game, Ah Lian immediately handed the ball to Shuhao next to him.

Brother Hao immediately accelerated and led his teammates to launch a counterattack.

But the main team's retreat was very fast, and the four players except Yao Ming quickly settled down, stifling the counterattack of the substitute team in the cradle.

Shuhao had no choice but to suppress the rhythm and organize a positional attack.

At this time, it was not Curry, who was also a point guard, who defended Brother Hao, but McGrady.

The t-mac defends one step inside the arc.

Obviously, the starting team is treating Shuhao as Westbrook to practice the next defensive tactics!

Jeremy knows his role.

Since you want to play Westbrook, you must imitate Westbrook's self-confidence.

With this in mind, Shu Hao decisively received the ball from beyond the three-point line, and shot...

"duang!"

The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out.

Yao Ming sank his weight, caught Oden behind him, then raised his right hand, ready to receive the rebound.

But just when he thought he could grab the rebound easily, Yi Jianlian wearing a gray training suit suddenly appeared, jumped up quickly, and grabbed the rebound under Yao Ming's nose.

Griffin on the side was shocked.

He didn't notice when Yi Jianlian left behind him.

Da Ben, who was watching the game off the field, also showed a hint of surprise.

He's also a rebounder himself.

With the ball flying in mid-air, he can roughly guess whether the ball will go in or not.

Therefore, shortly after Jeremy Lin made a shot, Daben began to observe the situation of the card position under the basket.

Then he witnessed Yi Jianlian's entire rebounding process!

In the beginning, Yi Jianlian was indeed stuck behind Griffin.

But the latter's attention is completely attracted by the basketball when the shooting result is about to be produced.

Taking advantage of this moment, Yi Jianlian used a dexterous turn to get rid of Griffin's position, rushed in front of Yao Ming and grabbed the rebound.

[He knew in advance that the goal would not be scored?No, not only did he know that the ball would not score, he even predicted which way the ball would bounce after hitting the iron! ]

After some analysis, Ben Wallace got such an answer that shocked himself.

On the field, after grabbing the rebound, A Lian lifted off on the spot and completed the end with a light two-handed dunk.

3:4, the substitute team overtook the score!

Griffin didn't know what happened just now, he just thought it was because he was distracted and didn't get stuck, so he quickly raised his hand to signal that it was his problem.

Yao Ming didn't blame him and went to the bottom line to serve.

After the offensive and defensive transition, Curry and Griffin played a pick-and-roll tactic at the top of the arc.

This time, Mengshen suddenly took a step back after the cover to get rid of Shuhao's defense, and then confidently shot a three-pointer...

After the basketball left his fingertips, it spun at a high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...

"Shu~"

Hollow into the network!

6: 4.

Substitutes attack.

Shu Hao is once again facing the situation of being "released".

He didn't make a shot, but passed the ball to Roy who was out.

After Huang Mamba received the ball, he ushered in George's close press.

However, Roy is a guard after all, and his ball handling ability is significantly higher than Durant.

Facing George's pressure, he feigned in&out with his right hand and successfully completed the dribble.

Roy accelerated to break through to the basket, raised fire with his right hand, and challenged Yao Ming.

There is no need to say much about the frame protection ability of the little Oriental giant.

Roy could only avoid Yao Ming's block with a very difficult lever to change hands for a layup.

The ball hits the backboard and flies to the hoop with a lot of spin.

But after a few laps on the rim, it slipped out.

Griffin was very cautious this time, keeping Yi Jianlian stuck behind him.

At this point he jumped high, ready to accept the rebound.

But just before the basketball was about to fall into Griffin's hands, Ah Lian, who was stuck behind him, suddenly jumped up, stretched out his right hand, and shot the ball from bottom to top into the air.

Griffin obviously did not expect the operation of the United Arab Emirates, and was stunned for a moment.

And Yi Jianlian quickly took off for the second time, grabbed the rebound, and then turned around and sent the ball to the basket.

6: 6!

In just 1 minute, Yi Jianlian has grabbed two offensive rebounds from Griffin.

This performance stunned the players on the scene.

Mark Jackson, who was off the court, was also roughly sure at this moment that Yi Jianlian's steal in the first round was not accidental.

"This is... re-opening?" Mark Jackson murmured, "Why should I say again?"

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

After being successively grabbed offensive rebounds by the team's substitutes, Griffin's mentality exploded.

Attack round.

He fell straight down low and kept asking for the ball.

The teammates saw that Griffin was in a hurry, so they had to change their tactics and pass the ball to the low post.

Griffin immediately launched a back play after receiving the ball.

He and Yi Jianlian had faced off several times in training matches before, but the latter was not his opponent at all.

It can be said that facing the UAE, Griffin has a great psychological advantage!

But today's Yi Jianlian seems to be a different person.

In the past, Griffin tried hard to rely on hitting and pushing, but this time it was extremely difficult.

After pushing for three or four seconds, Griffin reluctantly took a step in, but he also knew that there would be no result if he pushed harder.

But now that the arrow is on the string, it is impossible for Griffin to admit defeat and pass the ball.

He gritted his teeth and turned around forcefully toward the baseline, trying to get around to the other side of the basket for a layup.

And Yi Jianlian has not yet absorbed 100% of the [Rodman Skill Pack], all he can do is to push Griffin into a difficult situation.

Fortunately, the substitute team still has Oden sitting in the penalty area.

Seeing Griffin coming in a panic, the emperor jumped up high, waved his hand, and caught Griffin's layup directly.

Grab the hat!

"woo..."

This brutal way of blocking shots made the Rockets players who watched the game off the court couldn't help but exclaim.

Oden passed the ball to Jeremy, and the substitute team launched a counterattack again.

In the fast break, Jeremy passed George with a gorgeous shamgod, and then passed the ball to Danny Green who followed up.

Green stretched his bow and shot an arrow decisively for a three-pointer...

"Shu~"

The basketball crossed a rainbow-like arc and hit the net!

At 6:9, the substitute team overtook the score again.

"Coach, don't tell me, our substitute team is really playing like the Thunder."

"Shu Hao's impact may not be as good as Russell, but his ability to combine man and ball is better. Two people with three points are just as good."

"Brandon's singles are smooth and flowing, and the threat is not much less than Kevin."

"And Yi! His offensive and defensive performance is even more eye-catching than the Thunder's Ibaka."

Lowry analyzed.

Mark Jackson couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.

He also didn't expect that the substitute team could play so similarly to the Thunder.

Then the next step is to see how the main team breaks the deadlock.

"The main team is really hard to play. Let's see how Tracy and Yao respond."

Tony-teacher said with his right hand resting on his chin.

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

The game continues.

The emergence of Yi Jianlian was indeed beyond the expectations of the main team.

But invisibly, it also aroused their fighting spirit.

After the offensive and defensive transition, McGrady once again received a pass from Curry outside the three-point line.

After receiving the ball, t-mac put on a three-threat posture, and then directly pulled out his hand...

"Shu~"

Basketball hollow into the net!

This ball can be said to be unreasonable at all.

Danny Green spread his hands helplessly.

Roy reminded: "Come closer, he feels good today."

Green nodded.

In the next round, the substitute team failed to attack again.

Yao Ming and Griffin worked together to finally protect the rebound.

The main team took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

During the fast break, McGrady strode forward quickly.

Danny Green stepped on the three-point line, ready to defend.

Unexpectedly, McGrady suddenly received the ball two meters away from the three-point line, and suddenly shot a cold arrow...

bingo!

Three points again!

In less than 1 minute, the score became 12:9.

The main team took the lead again.

Danny Green's face was a little ugly.

Although he is only a second-year rookie substitute, his defensive ability has been affirmed by many leaders in the team.

It's been a long, long time since Danny Green has been face-to-face with continuous bukkake like this.

Of course, unbeknownst to him, his nightmare was not over.

After 1 minute, McGrady made a comeback.

This time, Green chose to press close to the body and made a ghostly ball, destroying t-mac's three-threat posture.

McGrady turned to a frontal attack with the ball.

He lowered his weight and dribbled the ball with his left hand.

I saw that he first dribbled the ball under his crotch to his right hand, and then dribbled the ball behind his back for his left hand.

Then, McGrady suddenly raised his center of gravity, dribbled the ball with his left hand, and made a sudden move.

Green stuck too tightly, worried about being passed, so he turned slightly sideways, ready to follow up.

But the next moment, McGrady suddenly plucked the green onion dryly again, and pulled out his hand...

Again!

15: 9.

McGrady used three consecutive three-pointers to reverse the situation directly!

Green laughed back angrily, and waved his hands helplessly, indicating that he did his best.

In the following games, the substitute team tried to use Roy and Jeremy Lin to defend McGrady.

But without exception, neither of them could stop t-mac from slashing and killing.

On the sidelines, Mark Jackson had an idea and replaced Green with Tucker, and then asked Yi Jianlian to defend McGrady.

Such a move made the rocket generals puzzled.

In today's confrontation match, Yi Jianlian really played very well, beating Griffin without any temper.

But no matter how good Yi Jianlian's defense is, he is also a player in the fourth position. How could he limit McGrady in the second position?

"The t-mac can pass Yi with just one acceleration, right? Isn't this a free gift?"

Lowry asked puzzled from the sidelines.

"Take it as a test lineup."

"Tracy is actually the closest player in our team to Durant. If Yi defends Tracy well, wouldn't we have found a way to fight the enemy?"

Ben Wallace replied with a smile.

"It's also..."

Lowry nodded.

In the training match, winning or losing is not important at all, and it's okay to make some bold attempts.

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

Soon, McGrady and Yi Jianlian ushered in their first matchup.

Curry holds the ball at the top of the arc and organizes his teammates to attack.

And McGrady started running from the right corner. Along the way, Yao Ming and George successively set up pick-and-rolls for him.

But the strange thing is that Yi Jianlian was "sticking" to McGrady like a piece of dog skin plaster from beginning to end.

t-mac ran for a long time, but didn't get a good chance to catch the ball.

In the end, Curry could only choose to shoot himself.

In the next round, McGrady finally passed Yi Jianlian by counter-running and successfully received the ball.

But the moment he caught the ball, the UAE had already returned to the defensive position and began to press close.

The two wrestled.

McGrady couldn't find a solution for a long time, and finally needed Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to get rid of Yi Jianlian's defense.

After two rounds, although the main team is still scoring goals, t-mac's fiery state has been terminated!

"You can try to let Yi go to guard Durant."

Ben Wallace said to Mark Jackson seriously after watching two rounds.

At this moment, the rocket young marshal was already happy.

Facing Daben's proposal, he smiled and nodded, expressing that he could give it a try.

In the end, the match ended with the victory of the main team.

But at the end of the game, Yi Jianlian became the biggest "winner".

Several bigwigs in the team took the initiative to find him.

McGrady patted Yi Jianlian on the back, and asked with a smile: "You have defended well, have you practiced more recently?"

Ah Lian nodded a little embarrassedly.

Extra practice?

He did practice extra last night, and he practiced until seven in the morning. After returning home, he didn't wake up until twelve o'clock.

But Ah Lian is very clear that today's performance has nothing to do with extra training.

Curry and George also stepped forward to give Yi Jianlian a high five.

Of course, the two Chinese players Yao Ming and Jeremy Lin are the most excited.

Dayao hugged Ah Lian and smiled like his emoji: "You have grabbed more boards than me. When did you manage to do so?"

Shu Hao also responded from the side: "It's almost like Rodman possessed, Blake's face is blackened by you."

Yi Jianlian smiled and touched the back of his head, not knowing how to respond.

After walking to the sidelines, the substitute players who did not play also expressed their congratulations to the UAE.

Facing the encouragement of his teammates, Yi Jianlian was smiling all the way.

Since joining the Rockets, this is the first time he has felt the respect of the whole team.

[After all, thanks to Shen Fei's help...]

[You have helped me so much, so I will definitely do my best to help you win this year's championship! ]

Yi Jianlian thought to himself.

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

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two days later.

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

The third battle between the Rockets and the Thunder is coming as scheduled!