Chapter 147 Beasts come out, Griffin's brutal operation!
As we all know, Yao Ming's first famous scene in the NBA was when he was knocked to the ground by Marbury in a game against the Suns as a rookie.
That scene was repeatedly spread by major media, and Dayao became the backdrop for many years.
In those years, whenever there was an ankle finisher or a highlight reel, this ball was indispensable.
Nowadays, times have changed, and the situation Yao Ming faces now is exactly the same as that then.
The same big guard defends the small, and also faces the small defender who is good at passing people.
The difference is that Yao Ming now has a lot more experience than he did then, and he also has some defensive methods when facing small guards.
What's more important is that he has lost weight this year and has been treated by Shen Fei for all his injuries, which makes his speed and flexibility not much inferior to those of his rookie days!
With experience, improved skills, and the speed of movement of his feet has not weakened, Yao Ming's ability to defend smaller defenders has naturally improved a lot.
This time, facing Baron Davis' crossover, Yao Ming had a clear mind and was very calm.
He did not move sideways in a hurry, but took half a step back to distance himself from Davis.
In this way, the opponent's change of direction and dribbling will be meaningless, because there is no one to pass!
Moreover, if Davis wants to speed up his breakthrough, Yao Ming will have more time to react, so that he will not be beaten cleanly.
The big beard shakes the loneliness.
His best choice at this time is to shoot directly.
After all, although Yao Ming is tall and has long arms, he is too far away from him and it is impossible to block the shot.
But Davis is not good at shooting. So far this season, his three-point shooting percentage is only 29.6%. He is definitely not a qualified shooter.
But now the attack time is about to run out, and he has no time to start the attack again.
In desperation, Davis simply stepped back and jumped to the three-point line, shooting a three-pointer.
"Duang!"
The ball hit the edge of the basket hard and bounced out of the frame.
Griffin jumped up high, and with a "pop!" sound, he grabbed the ball firmly in his hands.
Today, he exuded a murderous aura from the inside out, and every move he made was done with all his strength.
Everyone can see that Griffin played with energy today.
On the coaching bench, the Rockets assistant coach also reminded Mark Jackson of this.
But Jackson smiled slightly and said: "If you are not full of energy, how can you be called a young man?"
"Although Blake was playing with anger, he didn't do anything extraordinary. That's a good thing!"
The game continues.
After Griffin grabbed the rebound, he immediately looked for point guard Lowry.
But the experienced Davis, in order to prevent the Rockets from launching a counterattack immediately, rushed in front of Lowry and prevented the latter from receiving the ball smoothly.
Griffin had no choice but to turn his defense around and look for McGrady, but T-Mac was also blocked by Gordon.
As a result, there are only two options before Lifen, pass the ball to George with a long pass across the half court, or advance with the ball himself.
Griffin hesitated for less than a second before making a decision - to counterattack by himself!
Why was Griffin able to overpower talented players like Curry and Harden in 2009 and become the undisputed No. 1 pick?
If you say it relies on historical level dynamic talents, that would be too one-sided.
In NBA history, there has never been a shortage of people with outstanding physical talent.
The Rockets used to have a brutal power forward named Taylor Swift, oh no, it was Tromire Swift.
This guy can actually take off and complete a windmill dunk in real combat!
In terms of dynamic talent alone, he may not lose to Griffin.
But such a monster has a very bleak career, and last year he went to China to hunt for gold.
So what makes Griffin different from Swift?
One obvious difference is that Giffen has an extremely rare sense of ball among inside players!
He can dribble the ball very smoothly and complete various actions with a guard-like speed.
Now, Griffin acts as a point guard and begins to lead the team's counterattack.
He lowered his head and began to accelerate.
At the beginning, Griffin relied on his speed to get past his opponent Aminu.
After passing halftime, Eric Gordon saw an inside post advancing with the ball, so he tried to steal it.
Gordon suddenly jumped out, kicked the ground hard with his right foot, and at the same time stretched out his right hand and penetrated Griffin's dribbler.
At this time, Gelifen's center of gravity was on the high side, and he didn't look very defensive.
"woo..."
Rockets fans at the scene exclaimed, as if they had foreseen the scene of Griffin being intercepted.
But the next moment, everyone was shocked!
When Gordon's hand was about to touch the basketball, Griffin suddenly dribbled the ball behind his back and switched the ball to his left hand.
Gordon was like a passer-by, briefly appearing in front of Griffin and then quickly disappearing.
Griffin smiled slightly and continued to accelerate towards the Clippers restricted area.
At this time, Baron Davis returned to defense and stood one step outside the reasonable collision zone.
Davis' position selection was very precise, just in the path Griffin must pass to hit the basket.
If Griffin chooses to force it, he may be charged with an offensive foul!
At the critical moment, Geloffen once again showed his dribbling skills.
He leaned on Davis with his left hand, turned around with lightning speed, and passed the latter cleanly.
The next moment, the white monster comes out of the cage!
"bang!"
A powerful and heavy tomahawk chop directly caused the scene to boil.
"Ahhhh!!!"
"I feel like many defenders can't do this dribbling and handling!"
"What kind of monster is this? No wonder he became the number one pick last year. The Clippers gave us such a treasure player. I don't know how to thank them!"
Rockets fans were ecstatic.
Although Griffin performed very well in past games, he has never been so aggressive or played so resolutely like today!
Today, he is like a wounded tiger. After licking his wounds, he finally returns as the king!
"Roar!!!"
Griffin himself was very excited and roared in response to the fans' cheers.
He was holding his breath today and wanted to prove that the Clippers were wrong to give up on him.
And these two dunks in less than three minutes were Griffin's meeting gift!
7:0, the Rockets continued to expand their lead.
At this time, the Clippers' head coach, De Nagro, could no longer sit still and began to consider whether to call a timeout.
Just as he hesitated, his players made another mistake.
This time, it was McGrady who judged Baron Davis' passing route, started early, and directly intercepted his pass.
The moment t-mac completed the steal, all the fans in the stands stood up and started cheering.
Amid the waves, McGrady rushed toward the Clippers half court step by step!