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Chapter 223 Stephen, get ready to play!

This game was also broadcast live on CCTV.

"Hello all viewers, tv-5 brings you the broadcast of the NBA NBA game."

"I'm Su Qun!"

"Hello everyone, I am your old friend - Zhang Weiping."

In the live broadcast room, two commentators started.

"What we bring to you today is the game between the Houston Rockets and the Detroit Pistons!"

"Director Zhang, can you give us a brief analysis of this game?"

Su Qun asked.

"OK."

"Everyone is familiar with the Rockets. Let me briefly introduce the Pistons to you."

"The Pistons are currently in a period of transition between old and new. The team has both the veterans of the 'Bad Boys' - Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince and Richard Hamilton - as well as the newly-rising Ronaldo.

Denis Starkey.”

"Also sitting on the bench are Ben Gordon and the 'Eyebrowless Man' - Villanueva."

Director Zhang looked at the information in his hand and introduced.

"This lineup is still pretty good. It's a pity that the core players are getting older."

"If these veterans were a few years younger, they would all be difficult to mess with!"

Su Qun commented.

"That's true. The Pistons are currently ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference and are still working hard for a playoff spot, so even if their opponent is the Rockets, who are number one in the league, they will not give up."

Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

"Okay, now the game is about to start, let's hand the camera to the front!"

Su Qun waved his hand, and the screen turned to the Palace Arena of Auburn Hills.

...........

As the referee throws the ball high, the game officially begins!

Yao Ming relaxed his arms and won the duel with Ben Wallace.

Big Ben is 36 years old this year.

Once upon a time, the restricted area guarded by him and another Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, was a no-fly zone recognized by the league!

Big Ben himself, because of his strong defense, has been selected to many All-Stars and the best defensive player.

Not only that, he also led the league in rebounds and blocks.

This is not the scariest thing...

When Ben Wallace was at his peak, he won 4 DPOYs (Defensive Player of the Year) in five seasons!

Simply put, he has been the strongest defender in the league for a long time!

It's a pity that these are all past glories.

Since ancient times, heroes are like beauties, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world.

Since last season, Big Ben has "returned to his roots". After returning to the Pistons from the Cavaliers, he has completely "aged".

This season, Ben averaged 22.9 minutes per game and only scored 2.9 points. However, he still had 6.5 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block per game.

Such data, if placed on an ordinary blue-collar insider, would definitely be considered good.

But when it comes to Ben Wallace, it's still a bit embarrassing.

Not to mention, when Ben was at his peak, there was nothing he could do against Yao Ming.

The strength he was proud of had no advantage in the face of Dayao's thick lower limbs.

As for Ben, who is just over two meters tall, he will look very powerless once he faces Yao Ming alone on defense.

He once guarded Yao Ming in the All-Star Game.

Daben went all out and looked serious.

But this scene looked a bit funny after being captured by a photographer from a distance.

The "cutest height difference" between Ben and Yao Ming made the former look like Iverson inexplicably (Ben had a furrow hairstyle at the time).

Chinese netizens even captioned this photo - Daben: "Just call me Xiao Ai."

The Rockets' first attack today was against Ben Wallace.

After Yao Ming received the ball in the low post, he directly started playing with his back.

The continuous support made Ben behind him extremely uncomfortable.

If you are an ordinary defensive player, when you encounter heavy centers like Yao Ming and O'Neal, you will often find ways to cause offensive fouls.

But Ben's defensive method is always to confront the opponent head-on and never take a step back.

It's a pity that his strength is far less than before.

In order to stay healthy, Ben had no choice but to lose weight.

Therefore, Yao Ming easily rolled into the paint, turned around and smashed the ball into the basket.

2:0, the Rockets took the lead!

In the first round, Ben was dunked on the head by his opponent, which naturally made him very unhappy.

Looking back, he took the initiative to screen and roll for the team's central defender, Stucky, and actively moved down the field to look for opportunities.

Stuckey is 24 years old this year. He is the core of the Pistons' backcourt and is also regarded as Billups' successor.

The Pistons have very high expectations for him, giving him unlimited firing rights and a lot of tactical support.

The remuneration is so high that some netizens gave Stucky a nickname - Taiziji, to describe his status in the Pistons.

With the support of the entire team, Stuckey averaged 16.6 points per game in his third season.

Although this kind of data is not as good as that of Evans, who could get 20 in the first season, it is still outstanding enough.

It's a pity that this guy is good at everything, but his passing ability is not good.

As a defender who has a very high usage rate and controls the ball for a long time, he has never averaged more than 5 assists per game in a season.

This time, Starkey also failed to notice Ben's move and missed an easy scoring opportunity.

Of course, he can't be entirely blamed for this goal.

Since returning to the Pistons for more than a year, the number of active offenses may be less than double digits.

With such a quick pick-and-roll, not only did Starkey not react, but Yao Ming, who was guarding Ben Wallace, also didn't notice.

Stucky was forced to the sideline after a mistake in and out of the game.

In desperation, he could only choose to jump and pass the ball.

However, the next moment, George suddenly appeared in Stuckey's passing route like a bolt of lightning and blocked the ball.

After half a season of training, Paojiao's defensive awareness has become very good.

From the moment Stucky was driven to the sideline by his teammates, he lowered his center of gravity and prepared to intercept.

After completing the steal, George's front was clear.

He advanced to the Pistons' frontcourt easily, counted his steps, took a step in from the free throw line and took off with both feet...

"bang!"

After George rotated 360° in the air, he slammed the ball into the basket with one hand!

"woo..."

Such a wonderful dunk also made the Pistons fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills couldn't help but let out bursts of exclamation.

A minute later, the Rockets once again used excellent defense to make the Pistons' little prince, oh no, should be called the old prince - Prince's offense in vain.

After Yao Ming grabbed the rebound, he handed the ball to McGrady. The latter stepped up his long legs and launched a counterattack!

After arriving in the frontcourt, T-Mac attracted the defense of two Pistons players, and then made a no-look-pass and handed the ball to Griffin who followed up.

As expected, the white monster came out of its cage!

He didn't make any extra adjustments after catching the ball and just took off.

Griffin's bullet speed and explosive power are much higher than George.

At this moment, he was doing it with all his strength, and the visual impact was even more terrifying than the pickled pepper just now!

And now guarding the Pistons' penalty area is the rookie power forward selected by the Pistons last year - Austin Daye.

He saw Griffin flying towards him like a tiger descending a mountain, and stood there blankly, forgetting to even raise his hands.

"bang!"

It was another powerful dunk. The difference from before was that Griffin directly knocked Daye away, and then violently attacked the basket!

"Roar!!!"

After scoring the goal, Griffin roared passionately and roared loudly at the sky.

Two consecutive dunks quickly brought the Rockets' morale to its peak.

In the next few minutes, they fought more and more bravely and quickly gained the lead.

With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, the score reached 30:15, and the Rockets had led by as many as 15 points.

At this moment, Mark Jackson, who was on the sidelines, suddenly turned back and shouted to the bench...

"Stephen, get ready to play!"


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