436. The Mosaic team always finds objective reasons for losing (6,700 words)

Liu Xiu didn't even want to get the 3,000 healing points delivered to his door!

Enjoying the cheers of the fans at the scene, Liu Xiu clapped and stepped back - he is indeed a man who wants to become a super center, and he is becoming more and more self-conscious as a background player!

Yao Ming broke the defense...

If he had been dunked, tonight he would be thinking: What a love, it’s not the first time he’s been dunked.

He's immune tonight.

But this time he took the initiative and was detained!

During the transition between offense and defense, Yao Ming once again actively went for the ball in the low post, but when he received the ball, he was much calmer than before.

The Trail Blazers tightened up to guard against Yao Ming. Yao Ming relied on fake moves, turned around and shot...hit!

62 to 67, Yao Ming helped the team tighten the score.

When the Trail Blazers attack, Liu Xiu is also in the low post, but further outside than Yao Ming, and the receiving position is one step outside the three-second zone.

Mobley was on guard against Liu Xiu's turn and attack, and Yao Ming also focused on guarding against Liu Xiu's pass to the other side of the three-second zone.

Blocking Liu Xiu's passes is more difficult than blocking Randolph's passes, but Yao Ming has concentrated on studying the basket defense of O'Neal, Big Z, Sabonis and others this year, and he is already suitable for these improvements.

Speedy, the defense did a great job this time.

But Liu Xiu did not continue to turn around and break through. Instead, he took a step away from the basket, turned over and shot a jump shot...it went in!

He didn't make a mid-range shot for half a quarter. To be precise, in the second half of the third quarter, Liu Xiu only made one mid-range shot and he didn't make one yet.

This time, Liu Xiu admitted that he was gambling on how his hand would feel after the break.

Fortunately, he was right!

With this mid-range shot, Liu Xiu's personal score increased to 25 points!

The offense and defense transitioned, and it was Yao Ming's offense again.

Yao Ming's one-on-two hit with continuous turning hooks!

Kwame Brown and Raheem felt too outrageous and excessive. Such a big player could be so flexible, with those small steps, those fake moves...

The Rockets players excitedly went up to high-five Yao Ming as he retreated from defense.

"Moving Great Wall, you are so awesome, kill the warden of XXXX!" Joe Smith was very excited.

But that’s not what Yao Ming wants!

He didn't hold back on the first shot and went to the low post. But after he scored, he thought it was an opportunity, so he continued to go to the low post. Sure enough, the opponent directly flanked him in advance.

However, he now has an idea - why don't I go to the low singles so that you can say "you are so awesome"? I am one against two! How can you be blocked by three people when you are four people running?

But his amazing teammates really watched him duel with the opposite warden!

When the Trail Blazers attack, Ryan Bowen defends the top arc.

With a height disadvantage of more than ten centimeters and a weight advantage, Liu Xiu had no chance of playing in the low post.

But when Liu Xiu saw Ryan Bowen in the frontcourt, he immediately imitated Parker's early acceleration, trotted all the way to the three-point line, and made a strong breakthrough!

Ryan Bowen was passed too quickly, and Joe Smith had no time to defend. Liu Xiu suddenly reached a 30-degree angle on the right side of the three-second zone, stopped suddenly, turned around and made a shot...and hit it again!

Ryan Bowen is active in defense, has good awareness, and is strong. His shortcoming is lack of athletic ability, but he is often used as a defensive surprise. When opponents see such an unfamiliar defensive player, they will always be a little worried and more or less cautious.

But Liu Xiu's reaction was completely different from what the Rockets players thought...

He can see Ryan Bowen's 84 speed!

This is a player with excellent height and weight, but speed, jumping, strength, explosive power... can only be said to be excellent.

Of course, choose to break through immediately.

64 to 71, Yao Ming looked at the scoreboard and saw that the point difference had not become larger, but his pressure was increasing.

Liu Xiu scored 6 points in a row!

There is still a chance! He scored 4 points in a row from close range, and the opponent's defensive position has been moved due to his influence... But his teammates and his thinking are not on the same line at all!

Mike James waited for Yao Ming to control the ball in the low post, which made Yao Ming very moved and satisfied. Thinking about the beginning of the season, even Bob Sura dared to show off in front of his little giant.

But now at the critical moment, he is pointing at a big center and the opposing small guard to score points. Is this serious?

But he couldn't show his cowardice, went to the low post, and encountered Randolph's change of defense!

In terms of strength alone, Yao Ming feels that Randolph is better than Kwame Brown, but who cares...

After Yao Ming received the ball, he took one step. Even Randolph, who had more tonnage, could not withstand Yao Ming's first blow. However, Yao Ming's physical strength was not as good as before. It felt a bit strenuous to take the first step, but it was already

Successfully getting closer to the basket, he did not continue to rely on the ball, grabbed the ball, and threw it high... Kwame Brown, who quickly shrank and rushed, jumped high and hit the ball that Yao Ming threw before it fell.

A moment!

The hat has arrived!

The ball was kicked upwards by Kwame Brown and did not go to the basket!

The ball fell towards the three people under the basket. Yao Ming touched the ball first on tiptoes, but due to the interference of Randolph and Kwame Brown, he failed to catch the ball. The ball was pointed into the air and touched again.

It was Yao Ming. This time Yao Ming used a little more force and pushed the ball out of bounds.

The referee's whistle blew, Yao Ming touched the ball out of bounds, and the Trail Blazers had the ball.

Van Gundy Jr. called timeout again!

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Although the offensive response was poor, Van Gundy still had good vision and knew that he had just missed an opportunity to start.

Liu Xiu's scoring is better, but his defensive range is definitely not as good as that of a super center like Yao Ming who is closer to the basket.

If Yao Ming's containment power had been used well, the Trail Blazers would not have had the opportunity to try the strategy of using Randolph to carry him and Kwame Brown to double attack!

Yao Ming's deterrence can be continued, and he can also take the opportunity to launch a team attack.

But opportunities come quickly and go away quickly if you don't seize them. Now I have missed this wave of opportunities.

Moreover, little Van Gundy discovered that not many other players seemed to realize that the opportunity had just appeared... Even before the timeout, there were people on the bench complaining that if Yao Ming hadn't messed up in the second quarter, it wouldn't be so difficult now.

Van Gundy really feels sorry for Yao Ming this time. It's already the fourth quarter! Are you still struggling with what happened in the second quarter? How many times have these people wasted the opportunities created by Yao Ming?

It is actually a very small probability that Yao Ming misses the opportunities created by his teammates.

It's not that Van Gundy thinks that Yao Ming's ability to seize opportunities is particularly strong. As a cornerstone center, Yao Ming's ability to seize opportunities is average, similar to Duncan and O'Neal, and his ability to create opportunities is stronger.

Inside players, only a few stars such as Nowitzki, can compete with those top shooting guards in their ability to seize opportunities.

It is a small probability event that Yao Ming misses the opportunity. It is because other Rockets players have poor ability to create opportunities!

Perhaps it is because of his lack of ability to create opportunities that Yao Ming, as the star player, screwed up his opportunities and his teammates were so impressed?

Little Van Gundy felt that Yao Ming was really miserable because the opportunities created by Yao Ming were missed by his teammates more than once or twice.

He could feel that Yao Ming regretted missing the opportunities created by his teammates, blamed himself, was ashamed, and worked hard to improve himself.

But teammates messed up and Yao Ming missed the opportunity, and they are all used to it! Even in most cases like now, when an opportunity appears temporarily on the court, most people don't even notice that there is an opportunity. If they miss the opportunity, they don't even know that the opportunity has appeared.

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That kind of opportunity depends on the player's awareness of discovering opportunities and the ability to seize them. It's not like the coach can lay out tactics in just one round.

After feeling sorry for Yao Ming, little Van Gundy also felt sorry for himself.

He said he wanted Garnett, the team said his suggestion was great, and brought in Joe Smith.

This 'cheap substitute' strategy reminded him of his aunt in the countryside. She had a very good main ingredient that could be used to make a big dish, but one of the side dishes was an expensive mushroom, which the aunt found too expensive.

I feel that certain fungi should be the same and need a certain spice, but I have another spice left over from the past at home. I think they are all spices and should be the same. Save what you can... make do here, save a little there.

As a result, this good food turned into a pot of stinky soup.

As for him wanting a more stable shooting guard, the management sent Jim Jackson to the Suns in exchange for Reese Gaines, the first-round pick of the 2003 class. He didn’t want to say more. Reese Gaines comparison

What advantages does Jim Jackson have? Reese Gaines' salary in the next two years will be only half of Jim Jackson's. In terms of strength, he has been with the Rockets for two months and played a total of 100 minutes.

The coach, the most important person on the coaching staff, the star player, the most important person among the players, Van Gundy Jr. feels that he and Yao Ming are really inseparable...

However, Van Gundy was in trouble at this time. He really couldn't think of any way to strengthen the offense.

So, after the timeout, Liu Xiu saw the opponent's combination of David Wesley, Mobley, Witherspoon, Joe Smith, and Yao Ming come on the court.

The current David Wesley has no other advantages besides stable ball control, good three-pointers, and defense that has become stronger with age. He doesn't dare to play alone when facing the flying squirrel. Mike James is usually the best choice at the last moment.

, Telfair’s probability of playing in the final quarter is higher than that of David Wesley; Witherspoon, has a lot of experience in iron-blooded defensive play, and was Van Gundy’s subordinate during the Knicks.

Little Van Gundy's adjustment is very simple: defend to the death, fight and fight, what if the opportunity comes?

These players played defense around Yao Ming, and they did a very good job.

After Yao Ming got Joe Smith, his defense when his physical strength declined was not as severe as last season. The decline in physical strength only narrowed the range of close defense, and his efficiency in protecting the basket was still online.

But the opportunity Van Gundy was waiting for will not come again tonight.

The Trail Blazers really can't change the direction of the game. If their opponents are indecisive to defend and can play iron-blooded defense, they can only keep up. The only one who doesn't suffer is the Blazers. The Trail Blazers will occasionally play like this.
To be continued...