Legendary basketball manager

The Rockets quickly gave their own answer.

After Kobe left the field, the heavy responsibility of defending McGrady was handed over to Metta Shiping.

Ci Shiping, whose real name is Artest, Chinese fans are more accustomed to calling him Artest.

As the best defensive player ever, he has amazing upper body strength.

With a pair of ruthless iron hands, as long as the ball is touched, it can basically complete the interception.

In the finals a few months ago, Metta Shiping completed the task of defending Pierce very well and helped the Lakers win two consecutive championships.

But that doesn't mean his defense is perfect.

On the contrary, with the increase of age, it is difficult for Ci Shiping to keep up with the pace of speed players.

In other words, if you ask Artest to hard-top heavy forwards like Pierce and James, he can do it perfectly.

But letting Artest defend Xiao Kuailing's defender would definitely embarrass him.

McGrady, who has returned to his peak state, is not famous for his speed, but only in terms of the speed of the first step when he breaks through, he ranks second, and no one in the league dares to be the first!

McGrady, who has been playing in the NBA for many years and has rich experience, naturally realized this quickly.

Ever since, in the Rockets' next offensive round, he took the initiative to ask for the ball from beyond the three-point line, and signaled his teammates to pull away, and he wanted to play singles.

Soon, all the other Rockets players pulled to the other side, completely emptying the right half of the court, allowing McGrady plenty of room to attack.

"Come on, just try!"

Ci Shiping hadn't seen him for a long time, and someone dared to hit him with a list.

As soon as the words fell, McGrady moved!

The lightning-fast first step directly made Artest, who was originally full of confidence, look panicked.

Seeing that the opponent was about to pass by his left side, Ci Shiping immediately turned around, forced a lateral move, and slammed into McGrady hard.

"Beep!"

The referee whistled to stop the foul.

"Wow, this is a typical toughfoul, tough foul, McGrady should hurt a lot."

Yang Yi commented in a timely manner, with some worry in his tone.

After all, McGrady has been plagued by injuries for the past two years, giving people a very "brittle" impression.

But T-MAC's physical condition is no longer the same.

This kind of intense confrontation was simply commonplace during his magic period.

Moreover, McGrady's attitude towards aggressive defense is somewhat similar to Kobe-as long as it is not an intentional injury, I will not be angry with you.

So, after being hit, T-MAC shook his head noncommittally and tossed the ball to the referee.

Looking back, he said to Artest with a relaxed face: "You are old and slow to react."

"you!"

Ci Shiping's eyes widened angrily.

You know, the two are actually the same age, and McGrady's words are obviously provocative.

The Rockets served, McGrady continued to choose singles.

Ci Shiping bullied himself, pressing forward with his chest, trying to seize the space of McGrady.

But T-MAC is still very calm.

I saw him holding the ball with one hand, placing it behind him, leaning against Artest with his torso.

The next moment, he turned around suddenly, opening half a body of space in an instant.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ci Shiping hurriedly moved sideways.

Unexpectedly, McGrady took back his left foot and returned to the original place.

But in this back and forth, he has already got rid of Ci Shiping's close pressing.

Bend your knees, jump, shoot../

McGrady's movements are done in one go, flowing.

Bingo!

The basketball was hollowed into the net, turning the net over.

After the goal, McGrady smiled slightly, while backing away, while "helplessly" spreading his hands.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Shen Fei's mouth couldn't help but rise in the stands, apparently in a good mood.

"How is McGrady's current state compared to when you were teammates with him?"

Shen Fei asked.

"Em...I think..."

"Judging from the more games in this quarter, Tracy's speed seems to be faster than when he first joined the Rockets!"

Yao Ming replied after thinking for a while.

Shen Fei nodded when he heard the words, this was consistent with his expectation.

This means that the combination of Yao and Mai, McGrady is fully activated!

Shen Fei then asked again: "Then how is your body recovering?"

Yao Ming was taken aback when he heard the words, knowing that the other party was asking about his ankle injury.

"At present, there is no particularly obvious pain, but there is always a strange feeling."

Yao Ming said frankly.

"I understand Chinese medicine."

Shen Fei said suddenly.

"The first time we met, I knew that if you don't lose weight and come back immediately at the beginning of the season, you may have months or months left in your career."

The Asian young man looked serious, not joking at all.

Yao Ming looked at Shen Fei with an incredulous expression on his face.

But when he recalled a little, he remembered the time before the start of the game.

At that time, Yao Ming was able to participate in the team's normal training although he had the permission of the team doctor.

But every time after training, he could feel a strong numbness in his ankle.

Yao Ming also tried to communicate with the team doctor, and even sought advice from other orthopedic specialists.

But without exception, they all told Dayao——everything is normal, and you have recovered.

Dayao reluctantly believed it and returned to the team, but he had always had some concerns in his heart.

Now, combined with what Shen Fei said just now, Yao Ming only felt scared for a while.

"However, you met me, and everything is fine. You prepare, and I will treat you in a week or two."

"At that time, your injuries will be cured."

Shen Fei vowed.

"Really? Like Maddie?"

Yao Ming's tone was full of joy.

"It's absolutely true. I'm finally about to collect the medicinal materials for treatment."

Shen Fei said nonsense casually.

After the preseason match, Shen Fei counted the prestige points he currently has.

季前赛一共8场，火箭队7胜1负，累计收获70点声望值去掉当时用在希尔身上的10点还剩下60点。

In other words, as long as he wins 4 games in the regular season, Shen Fei will be able to accumulate enough reputation points to purchase the Dead Tree Spring Card!

[I still have a lot of the Chinese herbal medicines I bought when treating Mai Di last time, so I will use them together next time. ]

Shen Fei thought to himself.

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

While the two were talking, the game had reached the last minute of the second quarter.

Kobe had a good rest and went into battle again.

On the Rockets side, Mark Jackson replaced Danny Green who had just joined.

During the period after joining the Rockets, Green has been training and gradually gained the trust of the coach and teammates.

In fact, Mark Jackson initially only regarded Green as a backup player at the end of the team's rotation.

But it didn't take long for him to discover that Green not only has an excellent three-pointer, but also has a good awareness on the defensive end.

What made Mark Jackson even more gratified was that in training, Green showed some leadership!

Although he has just arrived and does not have any team status, he dared to communicate loudly with his teammates and pointed out some loopholes in a timely manner when defending.

The veteran in the team scoffed at the young man's reminder at first.

But as Green's judgment was verified again and again, over time, his teammates gradually trusted his command.

Mark Jackson was overjoyed. The Rockets have many defensive champions, but most of them belong to the type with strong single defense.

And Danny Green, a player who has both awareness and skills, and can organize his teammates to participate in defense, is definitely a great supplement to his defensive system!

This is why, in the season opener - such an important game, Mark Jackson let such a player who was the "Patron of Water Fountain" last year play!