Chapter 82 A good start
Before the game starts, let’s first introduce the Rockets, a team that is part of the youth memories of countless Chinese fans!
Unlike the subsequent scenes where Yao and McGrady were injured in turn, the two players in their first year of collaboration have remained healthy this season.

In the regular season, McGrady played 78 games, averaging 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. His shooting percentage was 43.1% and his three-point shooting percentage was 32.6%. He will also be selected to the third team later.

三年级的姚明场均得分创下生涯新高，出战80场，得到18.3分8.4篮板2助攻2盖帽，投篮命中率也是生涯最高的55.2%。

It can be said that both of them have performed quite well this season.

It's a pity that apart from these two, the team has no third scoring point. In the original history, the Mavericks had five players averaging double-digit points in this series, while the Rockets had only three. Excluding Yao and McGrady, only Mike James scored 11.9 points.

Of course, now that the Mavericks have Zheng Yang, it is naturally impossible for them to play the Rockets to a game seven as in the original history.

During the jump ball phase, Yao Ming, who was seven feet six inches tall, naturally and easily kicked the basketball. Dampier didn't even think of competing with him. After a symbolic jump, he naturally ran back to defend.

With this height difference, what's the point of jumping?
The Rockets seized the first offensive opportunity of the day, and needless to say, the basketball naturally fell into McGrady's hands.

McGrady is 27 years old now, but he is still far away from his championship dream.

He doesn't want to wait any longer. He came to the Rockets to win the championship. Even though the opponent he faces this time is very strong, he still has to try his best to fight for that little possibility.

The one defending McGrady is Chou. This guy is now able to stand on his own in defense. Although he is still often beaten by superstars like Kobe and Iverson, he already knows how to limit and consume them.

Excellent defense does not mean preventing the opponent from scoring. It is also considered excellent if it makes it more difficult for the opponent to score.

The NBA is not an 11-point one-on-one game, but a 48-minute 5v5 game, and physical strength is also a very critical factor.

After using dribbling to shift Big Ugly's center of gravity, McGrady seized the gap in his defense and passed him directly with one acceleration. Dampier in the interior stared at him, ready to block him.

McGrady jumped high, dodged in the air, and then threw the ball into the net.

Using his personal abilities, McGrady scored the first goal of today's game.

Looking back, Jason Terry passed the ball to Zheng Yang after a series of operations, and he was responsible for handling this attack.

Don't blame Jason Terry for always preferring to pass the ball to Zheng Yang instead of anyone else.

The ball passed to Zheng Yang was really good, and the opponent always managed to help him get assists.

Jason Terry averaged 12.4 points and 8.1 assists per game this season, nearly three more assists than last season's 5.4 assists, which is his current career high.

Based on this data, it will be a sure thing for him to get a big contract in the future.

If he doesn't pass the ball to his financial sponsor Zheng Yang, who will he pass it to?

Pass it to the team's second-in-command Nowitzki?

joke!

The player defending in front of Zheng Yang was Ryan Bowen. Zheng Yang was not pretending. He really had no impression of this guy.

After all, this guy averaged 1.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. If Zheng Yang can even remember such a player, then what is the point of playing basketball?

Wouldn't it be better to just become a scientist if you have that kind of brain?

When playing against unfamiliar players, Zheng Yang's first choice of attack is always to use his physical fitness to force his way through the opponent.

If he cannot break through the first time, he will choose to use other methods to break through.

Basketball is a very popular but also a niche sport. Popular means that everyone can participate in it and enjoy the fun of it.

The niche refers to the importance of physical talent to this sport. Innate advantages can really make up for countless acquired efforts.

Even though Boykins is only 165cm tall, he is top-notch in every aspect except his height.

If a person really has no physical talent, he or she cannot make it to the NBA by relying solely on acquired training.

With his super fast first step, Zheng Yang directly passed his opponent.

Apart from some experienced veterans or young people with equally explosive physical talents, there are really few people in the league who can keep up with him.

As Zheng Yang entered the penalty area, he was quickly assisted by Yao Ming. Although they were good friends, they would not show any mercy at this moment.

They all want to win this game.

Yao Ming with his long arms outstretched is certainly not a mountain that Zheng Yang can easily cross, but Zheng Yang has no intention of crossing him.

He made a nimble turn to bypass the opponent, then made a reverse layup. His movements were so fast that even Yao Ming couldn't react.

2:2, the top scorers of both teams showed their excellent offensive skills in their respective offensive rounds.

It was the Rockets' turn to attack again. David Wesley passed the ball to Yao Ming after a breakthrough. Dampier hurried up and gave him enough physical confrontation.

He also knew that it was indeed difficult to defend Yao Ming by himself, but he just didn't believe that he could score every time under such a high-intensity confrontation.

There was an obvious height difference between the two teams, so Yao Ming easily threw the ball in after creating some space to shoot.

……

At the beginning, the Rockets could barely fight the Mavericks on equal terms, but gradually the gap in hard power between the two sides emerged.

The Rockets have too few scoring points, with just a bunch of ugly players. It's okay if you let them score two or four points, but it's basically impossible to get more than that.

On the Mavericks side, Zheng Yang, Nowitzki, Finley, Big Chou, even Dampier and Jason Terry could score some points.

With such a big gap in hard power, how can you expect the Rockets to play?

What's even more terrifying about this game is that the Mavericks' rebounding was better than the Rockets', and it was not just a little bit better.

The other team has more players who can score and more opportunities to score on the second attack. How can you beat them?
Go take a shower and go to bed!

Pack up your things and go fishing with James!

After three quarters, the Mavericks led by 65 points, 72:7.

During the intermission, McGrady sat on the bench, panting, wiping the sweat from his face and neck with a towel.

He only rested for one minute in the three quarters, which basically meant he played the entire game.

Head coach Van Gundy frowned and asked with concern: "Tracy, do you need to rest for two more minutes?"

"No coach, I'm still okay."

McGrady didn't dare to leave the court because the team relied on him to score points. If he left the court, the game would be ruined immediately.

In stark contrast to McGrady's condition, Zheng Yang here only sweated a little bit. He looked energetic and didn't seem to feel any fatigue at all.

After all, he played less time in this game than in the regular season. Old Nelson said that they need to maintain enough physical strength. If they want to win the championship, they have to play four rounds of series. If they fuck the players like Thibodeau, I'm afraid they won't even get to the finals, and they will all fall down first.

Thibodeau: You don't understand. If they play a few minutes less, they will get hurt. If they play a few minutes more, they will get hurt. So what are you waiting for if you don't beat them to death?
With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, Zheng Yang returned to the court. He had rested long enough today, and it was time to end the game.

Thanks to McGrady's unremitting efforts, the difference between the two teams is now only three points, and it seems that there is still a lot of suspense.

But only the Rockets players know that the man wearing the No. 1 jersey is about to run out of energy.

At this moment, Barkley in the TNT studio felt that this game was not what he had imagined. Why did it feel like the Rockets were going to lose?

That’s not right. According to my reasonable analysis, the Rockets should be leading by at least 10 points now. How come they are still falling behind?
And this is when the main force is at death's door.

Kenny Smith is already smiling.

"Hahaha, Charles, Zheng is back on the court. This game is about to come to an end."

"Hey Kenny, what are you so happy about? There are still 8 minutes left in the game, the Rockets are only down by 3 points, they still have a chance to win the game.

Tracy was in great form today and he has already scored 35 points. I think he has every chance of winning this game."

Although Barkley also believes that the Mavericks have a good chance of winning, he did not forget that he is supporting the Rockets today.

As long as the game is not over, he will never admit that he is wrong.

Hearing what Barkley said, Kenny Smith smiled even more happily.

He likes the other person's tough talk, so that he will feel more comfortable when he ejaculates later.

“Hey Charles, let’s get on with the game.

Zheng received the pass from Jason Terry, and Ryan stood in front of him. How would he end this round?
He faced the opponent and attacked directly...

The ball went in! ! !
Zheng hit a three-pointer against his opponent!
Charles, the score difference is 6 points, Zheng just came on the court to help the team score 3 points. "

Kenny Smith shouted excitedly, and he deliberately stood up and got closer to Barkley so that his saliva could spray as much as possible on his face.

If Barkley supported the Mavericks today, he would definitely be more excited than Kenny Smith at this moment.

But unfortunately he was in the wrong position today, so he wiped the saliva off his face and said with a pout.

"But it's only 6 points. The Rockets still have a lot of time to catch up."

"Zheng stole the ball from the Rockets again, and the Rockets made a mistake, so Zheng dunked it.

He came on the court for less than 20 seconds and scored five points in a row. The score difference now reached 8 points, and the Rockets requested a timeout.

They need to adjust their condition. Although there are still more than seven minutes left, but with all due respect, the Rockets are already doomed to fail in this game.

Tracy's performance today was indeed good enough, but he played on the court for too long today. This is not the regular season, but the playoffs.

Your opponent is fighting you all the time, so you can never take a breath and rest in peace.

Zheng is in perfect shape, waving his sickle and starting to reap the rewards of this match."

Zheng Yang's sudden steal made Kenny Smith slam the table and stand up, an action that seemed to be imitating Barkley.

But it doesn’t matter. Today the initiative is in his hands. After all, he is licking Zheng Yang today.

After explaining his point of view in one breath, Kenny Smith threw the question to Barkley.

"Hey dear Mr. Charles, aren't you the man who knows basketball best in the world? Please use your brain to help the Rockets come up with a solution!

Who should they use to defend Zheng and Dirk, and how to prevent Josh from harassing Tracy.

I think with your basketball IQ you can definitely come up with a good idea."

Barkley heard the sarcasm in Kenny Smith's tone, but damn, he didn't know how to refute it!

How else can the Rockets play?
If the Mavericks didn't have Zheng Yang, they would still have a chance to play.

With the addition of such a scoring champion, defensive pioneer, and rebounding maniac, the strength of the two teams is simply not on the same level.

Unless they are in great form and the other team is in poor form, this game is totally unwinnable.

Barkley couldn't think of a good solution, and Van Gundy couldn't think of anything either.

The player configuration is there, and no matter how well he uses his troops, he cannot bridge such a huge gap.

After the timeout, the Mavericks continued to press the Rockets, and the gap was gradually widened.

But with only 4 minutes left, the score difference had reached 15 points. McGrady looked at the scorer helplessly, returned to the bench and covered his head with a towel.

The Rockets called off the game and chose to give up!

The contrast was so great that the Mavericks also withdrew their main players. When returning to the bench, Zheng Yang made gestures with his teammates and coach to celebrate today's victory.

Although time is not up yet, it is wishful thinking for the Rockets to turn the tide with their bench lineup.

There have been cases in the NBA where the bench lineup made up the point difference after the game was called off, but that is still a low-probability event.

If the main players can’t catch up, the substitute lineup usually can’t do it either!
In the end, this miracle did not happen in today's game. When the game time was over, the Mavericks won the game with 88:99.

The home fans celebrated loudly, but at the same time they felt something was not right.

Bad news: This game was not as exciting as expected!

Good news: The home team seems to be frighteningly strong!
In the TNT studio, Barkley looked ashen, as if he was about to be suffocated by Kenny Smith's breath.

This fellow started putting pressure on him as soon as the main forces of both sides withdrew, with his mouth directly facing his face, and a foul smell hit him in the face.

It made him want to die!

"Charles, please tell me loudly, who won the game today? Do you remember your expectations before the game?
Do you think you can make the right choice every time?

You were just lucky before!"

Kenny Smith was really happy today, he even reached orgasm!

Is this how Barkley felt before?

It turns out it really is that cool!

From today on, he must be a complete fan of Zheng, and he wants this kind of pleasure to accompany him throughout his life!
(End of this chapter)