As the leading scorer so far this season, McGrady not only performs well in positional offense, but his fast break scoring also ranks among the top three in the league.
Therefore, when he rushes towards the opponent's penalty area at full speed, every opponent will be ready.
For example, right now, McGrady has Evans and Landry in front of him, Cousins who is chasing after him crazily, and the Kings players on both sides are also waiting for the opportunity, ready to double-team at any time.
Just as they were preparing to meet McGrady's attack, T-Mac flicked his wrist and made a no-look-pass, passing the ball to Kevin Martin who followed up.
The latter drew his bow and arrow and shot another three-pointer...
"Shua~"
Basketball goes hollow into the net.
10:3, the Rockets continue to expand their score advantage!
The game was being played fiercely. At the same time, in the other corner of the beautiful Western Conference - San Francisco, Warriors general manager Larry Riley was also watching the TV in front of the TV, paying close attention to the game.
When he saw Lawson and Martin appearing together in the Rockets' starting lineup, he immediately realized that Shen Fei wanted to show him the true strength of these two players.
Riley was instantly interested!
In the past two days, the Warriors' senior management has once again put pressure on him, asking him to find a way to revive the team as soon as possible.
But currently, the Warriors' lineup is like a pool of stagnant water, and Riley has no way to start.
The only way he can think of is to inject fresh blood into the team through transactions, thus creating a new chemical reaction...
In this way, the current situation of the Warriors may be changed!
So far, Rockets general manager Shen Fei is the only one who has expressed clear trading intentions to him.
Therefore, Riley specially took time out today to watch the Rockets game live.
He just wanted to take a closer look at the quality of the two players that Shen Fei put on the shelf - Lawson and Martin!
As a result, both of them performed well in the first few rounds of the game.
Lawson not only showed his well-known breakthrough ability, but also performed well in organization.
Martin barely dribbled the ball in this game.
Several of his shots were direct shots after catching the ball.
The hit rate is good and the game is very efficient!
"If I really follow Shen Fei's previous suggestion and trade Curry for Lawson and Martin... I can not only get an efficient pitcher, but also a super sixth man who can shine in the transition period."
"If we can also deal with some junk contracts among the stragglers... that would be a good deal indeed!"
Riley muttered to himself.
Just as he was thinking wildly, Lawson used a beautiful crossover to pass Evans' defense and hit a layup.
However, the Rockets did not quickly widen the point difference.
Because they double-teamed Evans resolutely, the rest of the Kings got a lot of easy shots.
Today, the two top shooters on the Kings team, Udrih and Casspi, both feel very good.
The two each hit two three-pointers, helping the team seize the score.
"Today the Rockets basically played offense around Lawson and Martin. Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming only took action at some necessary moments."
"But under such circumstances, the Rockets still maintain a balance with the Kings, who have been in great form recently..."
"It seems that these two people, at least on the offensive end, have two skills!"
Riley thought to himself.
However, the basketball game is very real.
When the Rockets replaced their offensive core with Martin and Lawson, although they maintained a good level, the team's temperament was far from being comparable to when Yao Mai led the team.
As the game progressed, the Kings gradually took a slight lead.
Fortunately, when there were 5 minutes left in the first quarter, both sides began to replace substitute players one after another.
At this time, Roy replaced Martin and Lawson also came off the court to rest, handing over the organizational tasks to McGrady.
Such a small change immediately changed the game situation!
First, McGrady suddenly pulled out his hand during the offense and hit a three-pointer.
Subsequently, Roy received the pass on the right side.
After breaking into the paint, he used his signature layup and scored the ball.
This is not over yet!
In the next round, Huang Mamba returned the favor. After attracting a double-team, he suddenly threw the ball into the air...
The next moment, Tracy McGrady appeared out of the sky, appearing in mid-air like a tiger descending from a mountain!
"bang!"
A powerful tomahawk dunk gave the Kings, who had just gained momentum, another blow.
7:0!
In just one minute, the Rockets not only overtook the score, but also completely boosted their morale!
In the stands, Ajiali was a little depressed and stared at the court thoughtfully: "Dad, it seems that we are still far away from the top team in the league."
"There is no way, the Rockets are the favorites to compete for the championship this year and are the top team in the league."
"Although we have improved somewhat, objectively speaking we are still on the edge of the playoffs."
"If we want to go further, we have to wait and Cousins and Evans continue to grow."
Ranadive said meaningfully.
............
When Lawson and Martin came on the court again, the game was already in the middle of the second quarter.
The two of them rested for such a long time and their physical strength was fully restored.
After returning to the court, they continued their strong performance in the first quarter.
After some operations, Lawson scored 15 points and 5 assists at the end of the half, as well as 3 rebounds.
Kevin Martin also performed well, scoring a total of 10 points and 3 assists, and also contributed 1 steal.
In addition, McGrady continued his strong performance this season, scoring 20 points in this game, dominating the game.
Thanks to the outstanding performance of these people, the Rockets led the Kings by 70:60 at halftime.
During halftime, the Kings’ new coach, Mike Malone, was frantically cheering for his players in the locker room:
"Kids, you are so awesome! You actually had an inseparable battle with the league's No. 1 player in the first half!"
"Now the score difference is only 10 points, we have every chance to get an upset."
As he spoke, he looked around and made eye contact with the team members.
"Coach, they have been double-teaming me and keeping me out of rhythm."
Evans said dissatisfiedly.
In the previous games, he averaged about 26 points per game.
But during half of today's game, Evans' score didn't even reach double digits, which was obviously below average.
This will inevitably affect the mentality of young people.
"Tyrek, you have to know that every superstar will encounter situations where he is double-teamed."
"The other side is so crazy about double-teaming you. It's actually out of respect and fear for you."
"I can't teach you how to break a double team in a short period of time, because it's too complicated and you need to observe and accumulate experience by yourself."
"But I know that there is the simplest and most effective way to break the double team..."
Mike Malone got to the key point but suddenly stopped and gave up.