NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

"At least for now, I haven't seen where you are worthy." Francis shook his head and grinned.

"Don't worry, you'll see it soon."

Zhang Jinshui moved suddenly. He didn't call Swift's pick-and-roll, but made a fake shoulder-shaking motion, and performed [Lightning First Step], rushing past Francis' right hand.

Zhang Jinshui, who has been a Rockets fan since 03 in his last life, actually knows Boss Fu very well. His defense is at least two grades worse than his offense.

Cato, the Magic's backup power forward and former Rockets player, came up immediately.

Seeing this, Zhang Jinshui threw the ball high and helped Swift complete a powerful alley-oop.

33 to 18, Zhang Jinshui helped the Rockets extend their lead to 15 points.

When returning to defense, Zhang Jinshui looked at Francis with inquiring eyes.

Francis was still shaking his head and took the ball to the frontcourt. He still didn't call the pick-and-roll, and broke through Zhang Jinshui after continuous feints to complete a layup.

This breakthrough layup triggered Zhang Jinshui's talent badge [Tit for Tat].

Zhang Jinshui was also unambiguous, and immediately activated [Tit for Tat] with his mind. After taking the ball to the frontcourt, he used similar continuous fake moves to return Francis for a breakthrough layup.

Next, in the last minute and a half of the first quarter, Zhang Jinshui and Francis launched an offensive confrontation.

Zhang Jinshui made a strong breakthrough into the interior to complete a layup, causing Cato's defensive foul, and also assisted Jongbari to hit a baseline three-pointer.

Francis broke through the inside of the Rockets twice and assisted Cato to score a layup. In the last attack, Francis completed a breakthrough mid-range shot, leaving only 7 seconds for Zhang Jinshui and the Rockets to attack.

Coincidentally, Zhang Jinshui's [Fu Lin Xin Zhi] was immediately triggered at this time.

After receiving the ball, he rushed to the Magic half court at high speed, one step ahead of the top of the arc, leaped high in the face of Francis' defense, and completed a close three-point shot.

The stands of the Amway Arena, after being tormented by McGrady, were completely smashed by the ball.

On the bench, McGrady, Yao Ming and other Rockets players all bounced up, applauding Zhang Jinshui's ball.

After scoring a goal, Zhang Jinshui did not flick his finger like before, but raised a finger high in the air, indicating that the ball is dedicated to the former No. 1 and the current No. 1.

In the end, the score in the first quarter was fixed at an exaggerated 43 to 26.

张金水在最后2分钟的时间十分高效地得到7分2次助攻，优于弗朗西斯的4分2次助攻。

While helping the Rockets further expand their lead to 17 points, he also strongly proved to Francis that he is at least as good as the opponent in playing point guard for Yao Ming.

In fact, Zhang Jinshui just wanted to play a role in this game quietly and hand over the stage to McGrady.

But, Boss, don't get involved.

Zhang Jinshui can ignore anyone's doubts, except for the doubts of Boss Fu, who has a deep bond with the Rockets and Yao Ming, is an exception.

Francis finally stopped shaking his head, and looked at Zhang Jinshui with some appreciation and relief.

He led the Magic through the entire first quarter, and finally scored a total of 14 points and 3 assists. Although he could not change the situation of being behind by a large score, it could be regarded as the last face of the Magic.

In the stands of the Amway Arena, there is no restlessness when McGrady first entered the stadium.

After Zhang Jinshui and other Rockets substitutes came off the field together, McGrady greeted the players first, high-fived the players one by one, hugged Zhang Jinshui, and said, "Thank you, brother."

Zhang Jinshui patted McGrady on the shoulder and said with a smile, "For brother."

Then Van Gundy began to rearrange tactics.

Because of the change in the order in which Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming played in the first quarter, Van Gundy made corresponding adjustments to their playing arrangements in the second quarter.

When the whistle sounded to start the second quarter, it was Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui who led Swift, Jon Barry and David Wesley on the court.

On the Magic side, because the starting lineup almost played the first quarter, it was a pure substitute lineup.

Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui are really overqualified for this lineup.

In the following time, Yao Ming first succeeded in two low-post singles against the opponent's substitute center.

After the Magic started double-teaming Yao Ming, Zhang Jinshui immediately hit an open 3-pointer, and after receiving a pass from Yao Ming, Zhang Jinshui tore through the Magic's defense with an exquisite pass back.

Three minutes later, the score on the field became 3 to 52, and the Rockets' lead had reached a terrifying 32 points.

The head coach of the Magic had to call a timeout immediately, and sent all the Magic starters who had not rested for a long time back to the field.

So far, in the eyes of some senior industry insiders, there is almost no suspense about the outcome of this game.

After all, while having a huge advantage on the court, the Rockets also completely disrupted the rhythm of the opponent's formation. Moreover, Yao Ming, McGrady, and Zhang Jinshui have not yet used their full strength.

However, Francis clearly does not see it that way.

I don't know if he was stimulated by the tacit cooperation between Yao Ming and Zhang Jinshui. Francis showed his power as soon as he returned to the court. In 2 minutes, he scored 6 points and sent 2 assists.

Unfortunately, during this period, Zhang Jinshui's several very subtle passes were frequently wasted by David Wesley and Swift. The Rockets only scored two points with Zhang Jinshui's breakthrough layup.

魔术队以一波10：2的反击小高潮，将场上的分差缩小到了42比54，魔术队只落后12分了。

In the stands of the Anjin Stadium, after being silent for nearly half a quarter, he finally began to regain his vitality.

Van Gundy called a timeout immediately.

When Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming returned to the sidelines, Van Gundy first said: "Don't worry, we still have a 12-point lead.

Next, the starters all play.

I'm not worried about your offense at all, as long as you stabilize the rhythm on the defensive end and don't let the Magic score consecutively. "

After setting up the tactics, Van Gundy looked at Zhang Jinshui again and said, "Zhang Jinshui, 3 minutes before the second quarter, you almost killed the game. But now the situation has taken a turn for the worse. In the minutes, I realized one thing, and that was the importance of defense."

Zhang Jinshui pursed his lips and nodded solemnly.

Although Francis' breakthrough just now was mostly based on Howard's pick-and-roll, it cannot be judged that Zhang Jinshui's perimeter defense was blown up by Francis based on the result of chasing ten consecutive points.

But his defense must have been a hindrance.

Facts have proved that in front of the real top offense, his defense is not enough at all.

Then a new question arises. In the face of a real top defense, is his three-pointer and breakthrough must be enough?

Thinking about it, Zhang Jinshui suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It is simply too difficult to win the championship in the nba, a field full of monsters.

I can't be satisfied with the status quo, there are still too many things I need to improve.

Before going on the court, McGrady saw the strangeness on Zhang Jinshui's face and thought he was blaming himself, so he patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother, don't put too much pressure on yourself, you have done a very good job. Leave the rest to me."