Chapter 227 The curtain opens, Yao Ming vs O'Neal!
CCTV will naturally not miss such an important game.
"Hello all viewers, tv-5 brings you the broadcast of the NBA NBA game."
"I am Yu Jia!"
"I am Yang Yi."
In the live broadcast room, two commentators started.
"What we bring to you today is the highlight game - the game between the Houston Rockets and the Boston Celtics!"
"Coach Yang, can you give us a brief analysis of this game?"
Yu Jia asked.
"no problem."
"I believe everyone is looking forward to this game. We are all very familiar with the Rockets. They have only lost 4 games so far this season, ranking first in the league."
"The Celtics have gradually implemented rotation tactics this season, so their regular season record is not as good as expected, but they still rank third in the Eastern Conference."
Yang Yi introduced.
"Both teams are the top teams in the league."
Yu Jiayinghedao.
"Yes! Some viewers may not be particularly familiar with the current situation of the Celtics. Let me introduce it to you. There is a huge change in their lineup this year, which is the joining of O'Neal."
"Although Shark is no longer as brave as he once was, if he strictly controls his playing time, he can still show dominance in certain periods of time."
"Today's another showdown between Yao Ming and O'Neal is also a highlight of the game."
Yang Yi talked eloquently.
"Indeed. Whenever O'Neal plays this year, he always starts, and his average playing time is strictly controlled at about 20 minutes per game."
"He is now averaging only 9.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. The once all-powerful Sharks can only perform like this now, which is really disappointing."
Yu Jia sighed.
"Indeed, it is difficult for O'Neal to decide the direction of the game now. If the Celtics want to defeat the Rockets today, they still have to look at the performance of their Big Three."
"In addition, the Green Army's point guard, Rajon Rondo, has gradually grown into a player who can stand alone. This season, he averaged 10.6 points, 11.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game, making him an All-Star guard.
posture."
"Today's showdown between him and Lowry, the two new generation point guards, will surely be very exciting!"
Yang Yi said with a smile.
"Okay, now the game is about to start, let's hand the camera to the front!"
After saying that, Yu Jia waved his hand and the scene turned to TD North Bank Garden.
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At this time, the starting players from both sides have already moved towards the center of the field.
Yao Ming slowly walked to the center circle, where his old rival, "Shark" O'Neal, had been waiting for him for a long time.
"Hey, Yao, how are you doing?"
O'Neal took the initiative to extend his right hand and greeted Yao Ming.
"not bad."
Yao Ming smiled and extended his right hand.
The two high-fived each other first, and then gave a "black man's chest bump salute".
Once upon a time, O'Neal was the undisputed number one center in the league, while Yao Ming was just a fledgling center.
As time goes by, one of them is getting older and the other is reaching his peak.
The situation in their confrontation also gradually changed from O'Neal's dominance to Yao Ming's dominance.
Nowadays, Big Shark is on the verge of retiring, but Dayao has returned to the top again with the help of Shen Fei's miraculous "medical skills".
When they met again, O'Neal was obviously the weaker side.
Of course, Yao Ming will never despise such an opponent.
As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
If he plays the whole game, O'Neal may be Yao Ming's opponent now.
But if the confrontation time is shortened to 20 minutes, or even 10 minutes, or 5 minutes, it is unclear what the situation will be like.
"Yao, I circled today on my calendar a month ago."
O'Neill said with a smile.
Although this sentence contains elements of joking, many truths are said in a joking tone.
One piece of evidence is... Yao Ming could see the unconcealed fighting spirit in O'Neal's eyes at this time.
What Big Shark means by this is that he has been preparing for this game for a long time!
Those who come prepared will be unkind.
Yao Ming already knows that this game will not be easy.
At the same time, McGrady, Pierce and Garnett all said hello.
Ray Allen stood on the sidelines for a while, during which time he glanced at the Rockets bench.
If anyone follows his gaze, they will see a young man with a delicate face dribbling the ball excitedly to warm up.
Ray Allen and Curry, they are bound to meet on the court today!
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As the referee throws the ball high, the game officially begins!
The big shark jumped up hard, but still lost to Yao Ming.
Rockets attack first!
Lowry carried the ball through half the court and organized the offense at the top of the key.
Griffin put up the cover and helped Xiaogangpao successfully complete the breakthrough.
However, just when Lowry was about to speed up and hit the basket, a pair of big hands suddenly appeared from behind him and knocked the ball away!
Garnett reacted quickly and immediately took control of the ball.
The person who completed the steal was naturally Rondo, the point guard of the Celtics!
This season, he averaged 2.3 steals per game and is one of the league's strongest outside players in interceptions.
Rondo received a pass from Garnett and quickly launched a counterattack.
Don't look at the four members of the Green Army, except Rondo, who all have old arms and legs.
When these people launch a fast attack, their power is no less powerful than that of young people!
Although they don't run very fast, they have extremely high tactical skills and will cover each other at any time while running.
Although the Rockets retreated quickly, Ray Allen still allowed Ray Allen to seize the opportunity and run counterattack to a 45° angle.
Rondo's pass is accurately guided, and the ball comes when the man arrives!
After receiving the ball, Ray Allen drew his bow and arrow, and completed the shot with his shooting action that was not a textbook, but better than a textbook.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
Celtic take the lead!
After the goal, the Green Army quickly returned to defense, and on the Rockets' side, Lowry raised his right hand to salute his teammates.
The Celtics' counterattack just now was all due to his carelessness.
As early as yesterday's pre-game combat meeting, Mark Jackson emphasized that Rondo likes to deliberately let opponents break through and then take the ball from behind.
But Lowry was careless just now, thinking he had successfully gotten rid of the opponent's defense.
"It's okay, just call back."
Yao Ming expressed relief and then passed the ball to Lowry.
Xiaogangpao nodded and reentered the game.
In this round, he used a lob to pass the ball to Yao Ming inside.
After Dayao got the ball, he immediately faced O'Neal's defense.
Yao Ming naturally knows this old rival very well.
If you use brute force to fight, I'm afraid no one in the world can beat the big shark.
Therefore, Dayao followed up with a fake shoulder shake after every hit.
This kind of action gives O'Neal the feeling behind him that... Yao Ming will use a turn to wipe him out at any time, or suddenly turn over and shoot a jumper.
Under the hesitation, the shark's reaction speed was also affected.
I saw Yao Ming shaking his shoulders to the left, as if he was about to turn back, but the next moment, he changed his posture and turned to the right, and then shot with a hook...
O'Neal was deceived by Yao's fake move, and his center of gravity shifted to the left. In the end, he could only watch Yao Ming complete the shot.
The basketball circled the rim twice and finally rolled into the net.
3:2, the Rockets also scored!
"Wonderful singles, Dayao's desire to attack today is obviously higher than usual!"
Yang Yi commented timely.
"Indeed, it's rare to see him touch the ball so resolutely in singles for the first time."
Yu Jia agreed.
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Switching offense and defense, Rondo advanced quickly.
Today, an important tactic of the Celtics is to defeat Lowry!