Chapter 235 Putting it down, we are professionals!
Of course, this was a decision made by Mark Jackson after the previous two games and the team training games during the period.
At this moment, Kyle Lowry was wearing a long-sleeved training suit and sitting slightly lonely off the court.
In yesterday's match, Curry, who was on the bench, destroyed the main team's defense with 8 three-pointers.
After the game, Mark Jackson announced the starting lineup for the game.
Lowry was actually not surprised when he learned that he was not qualified for the main team.
He has certain psychological expectations.
After all, after Stephen Curry returned from injury and returned to the team, he did perform at a higher level.
Lowry even had a hunch that unless Curry was injured in the future, it would be difficult for him to regain his starting position.
Xiaogangpao had never had this kind of premonition before.
In the past, Ty Lawson also served as the Rockets' main point guard at a certain stage and performed well.
But Lowry was very confident at the time and never doubted himself.
But as time passed, Curry's appearance gave Lowry, who was also young, a sense of powerlessness.
You know, it only took more than a week for the latter to return to the team!
Lowry looked at the head coach, Mark Jackson, with mixed emotions.
This coach, who is strict in running the army, made it clear when he took over the team that the team's starters will be those who are capable and will never be ranked based on seniority.
[Then train hard and give it another try!]
[Stephen is very strong, but I am not bad either. I cannot give up my starting position to others so easily!]
Lori thought so in her heart.
Mark Jackson on the side naturally had no idea that his disciple was thinking so much.
He looked at the players warming up on the field with a relaxed expression, and was very confident in winning this game.
The Rockets' opponent today, the Cleveland Cavaliers, just lost their team's ace in the summer, and their record this year has also plummeted.
Their main players turned out to be former All-Star power forward Antoine Jamison, who is about to turn 35, and Brazilian movie star Varejao.
This inside duo is not even at All-Star level, but they are already the core of the Cavaliers.
Facing such a weak opponent, Mark Jackson decisively mentioned Curry to the starting lineup.
His purpose is very simple, which is to use a hearty victory to make the cute god legitimately become the main force.
It is worth mentioning that after Shen Fei learned that Mark Jackson had adjusted the starting lineup, he immediately stated that he would be there to watch the game.
His attendance once again reflected the importance attached to Curry.
In addition, the Rockets rested some of their starters for this game.
McGrady, Roy, Yao Ming and others are exempt from the game. This has been a routine operation of the Rockets this season.
There is no way, the bench is deep and there are many players, so it is so willful.
............
As the referee throws the ball high, the game officially begins!
Birdman Anderson jumped high and won the duel with Varejao.
Rockets attack first!
Curry passed half court with the ball, handed the ball to Jeremy Lin, and then started running.
During this period, George, Tucker, and Anderson set up off-ball pick-and-rolls for him, helping Curry successfully get rid of the defense.
Shuhao looked at all six directions and passed the ball immediately.
Curry catches and shoots, raising his hand to hit a three-pointer.
His shot was so fast, it was as if the basketball bounced off of him, giving the defender no chance to make up defense.
The basketball left Curry's fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
3:0, the Rockets took the lead.
In transition between offense and defense, Varejao hits Tucker in the low post.
What he didn't expect was that Tucker, who was a head shorter than him, would be so solid...
I can't stand it at all!
In desperation, the Brazilian actor turned around and prepared to use his height advantage to forcefully attack.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around and prepared to lift the ball, a pair of ruthless iron hands suddenly appeared...
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the basketball stayed in place, and Varejao continued to complete the take-off due to inertia.
It's just that the way he is waving his teeth and claws in the air is really not beautiful enough.
Tucker immediately controlled the ball and handed the ball to Curry beside him.
As soon as the cute god lowered his head, he began to advance with long strides.
After arriving at the Cavaliers' half, he was shocked to find that the opponents had all retreated to the free throw line and had no intention of guarding him from three-pointers.
Curry was a little surprised and immediately took the shot two steps outside the three-point line...
bingo!
6:0, the point difference continues to widen.
Cavaliers point guard Ramon Sessions put his hands down to signal his teammates to calm down.
But in the next round, during the breakthrough process, George cut the ball out of his hand.
The Rockets counterattack again!
This time, the Cavaliers generals learned the lesson and sent someone to defend after Curry advanced past half court.
Unexpectedly, Sessions had just reached the defensive position with his front foot, and the next second he was passed by Curry with a small but very realistic crossover.
Curry continued to drive towards the penalty area, forcing other Cavaliers players to shrink their defense.
Then, he used a freehand pass from behind to pass the ball to George who was ambushing at a 45° angle on the right.
Paojiao stretched out her bow and arrow, and took action from outside...
"Shua~"
Three-point arrow, the flames of hell!
9:0, the Rockets got a dream start.
At this moment, the Toyota Center Arena was in a state of excitement.
The fans stood up and cheered for the team's wonderful performance.
Off the court, the big guys, led by Yao Mai, were all smiles and chatting with smiles on their faces:
"This kid is so smart."
Shane sighed.
"Yeah, you can tell from the behind-the-back pass just now. This kind of passing method is actually very risky. I wouldn't dare to pass it like this."
Tony Allen also expressed emotion.
"The most important thing is that Stephen's shooting ability can help the team open up space."
"The space is widened, and those wonderful breakthroughs can only be made with cooperation. This is the tactical significance of the three-pointer."
Yao Ming analyzed carefully.
"I can only say that the boss has hired a ruthless person... Even if we get old in the future, the Rockets will not need to rebuild."
McGrady crossed his arms behind his head and said with a smile.
"Of course, Stephen must stay healthy."
t-mac added another sentence.
On the court, the Cavaliers were already in disarray.
Antoine Jamison originally wanted to use his personal abilities to "stop the bleeding" of the team.
But his mid-range throw was ruthlessly blocked by Anderson.
For the third time in a row, the Rockets launched a transition attack.
During the counterattack, Curry passed the ball behind his head to the following Birdman.
The next moment, the big bird took off and soared into the sky...
"bang!"
A powerful one-handed dunk directly stopped the Cavaliers.
............
On the bench, the Cavaliers were dejected, as if they had no hope of winning.
"Coach, their firepower is so fierce that I don't even know how to defend..."
"Yeah, that shot from No. 30 was amazing! It was fast and accurate, and you never knew when he would take it. It seemed that as long as there was an open space, he would dare to take it no matter how far away it was!"
"Also, the two insiders are not very tall, but one has strength and quick hands, and the other has amazing frame protection ability... neither of them is easy to fight."
...
The players said something to each other, which directly confused the head coach, Byron Scott.
[Alas...this group of people are really messing around with artifacts.]
He thought secretly in his heart.
This season, Scott was appointed at a critical moment and took over the "broken" Cavaliers team.
Team owner - Dan Gilbert has only one request for him - to mess up and try to get the No. 1 pick.
Scott's head hurt.
For most of his coaching career, he led the team to failure.
Because things were done beautifully (the record was indeed bad, but the scene was not particularly ugly), it was widely praised by the industry.
Nowadays, whenever a team is ready to rebuild, the first name that the bosses think of is him.
Scott has just inexplicably become a recognized master of messing things up.
However, when he saw the Cavaliers' lineup during the offseason, he was still shocked.
In his original words...
"This lineup doesn't need to be set up at all, it's already bad enough!"
At this moment, all Scott can do is say some innocuous words of encouragement, and then let the players continue to play and be abused.
Ever since, the next game has become Curry and the Rockets' performance time!