Yao Ming took off hard and won the jump ball with Ilgauskas.
Rockets attack first!
Curry carries the ball through half the court and organizes the offense.
As usual, the Rockets' first attack is still in the hands of Yao Ming inside.
Dayao catches the ball, and Big Z behind him steps down, ready to fight.
As one of the few centers in the league who can rival Yao Ming in height, Ilgauskas is not disadvantaged in terms of strength.
However, with a height of 2.21 meters, his speed and flexibility are more than one step behind Yao Ming.
Coupled with the 35-year-old age, Da Z knew very well that he could only compete with Da Yao in a short period of time.
After Yao Ming received the ball, he started attacking very decisively.
I saw him lowering his center of gravity, leaning on the back of the ball twice, then turning over and throwing out his hand.
Big Z jumped up hard and tried to block the shot, but in the end he could only watch the ball and sigh.
2:0, the Rockets took the lead.
As soon as the ball was scored, James and Wade exchanged glances and nodded respectively.
During the transition between offense and defense, Arroyo handed the ball to Wade as soon as he passed half court.
The Flash holds the ball at a 45° angle on the left side and meets McGrady's defense.
He did not choose to play alone, but called on his teammates inside to step forward to cover.
And the moment Big Z blocked McGrady, Wade moved!
While bypassing the screen, he put the ball forward with his right hand, and then passed through the middle of the Yao-Mai combination.
This is a classic Wade-style pass through the wall!
Immediately afterwards, he lowered his center of gravity, like a sharp dagger, piercing the "heart" of the rocket.
At the critical moment, Griffin emerged from the air and made the final interception of Wade in the air.
Unfortunately, The Flash is still The Flash.
Seeing that his normal layup would be blocked, he suddenly tightened his abdomen in the air, curled up his body, and then collided with Griffin.
After the two collided, Wade miraculously relied on his strong core strength to briefly control his center of gravity.
With a flick of his wrist, he threw the ball just before it flew out.
"Beep!"
The whistle sounded and Griffin committed a defensive foul.
At the same time, the ball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.
Two points scored, plus a penalty!
Wade, who fell to the ground, excitedly showed off his biceps, which attracted bursts of boos from the Rockets fans at the scene.
"There is nothing to say about this goal. The Flash is out! It can be seen from this round that Wade is ready to use all his firepower today."
"From passing through the wall after the pick-and-roll, to 'Wade's fall' when facing the inside block, they played so resolutely in the first round. It seems that the Heat are determined to steal a victory from the Rockets today.
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Yang Yi commented timely.
On the court, Wade faced the boos of the audience and made a steady free throw.
2:3, the Heat took the lead!
After changing sides and fighting again, the Rockets repeated their old trick and once again handed the ball to the low post.
But this time, Wade suddenly activated the moment Yao Ming caught the ball, and teamed up with Big Z to flank him.
In a flash, Dayao's right hand hurt. It was obvious that the opponent's hand caught him while trying to steal.
Yao Ming felt a sting and wanted to collect the ball and protect it.
But when he raised the ball, Wade accidentally cut it off.
The next moment, the Heat launched a direct counterattack.
Yao Ming raised his hands to signal to the referee that he had been fouled, but received no response.
At the same time, Wade and James rushed towards the Rockets half court like a storm.
As for the Rockets, Curry and George reacted the fastest and quickly returned to defense.
However, these two are just rookies, and their confrontation abilities are far from reaching their peak level.
Wade was seen pushing forward with his body while walking, and at the same time that George's body was in contact, he held the ball in his right hand and passed over the latter's body.
Poor Pickled Pepper was pushed while retreating, and it was difficult to even maintain his balance.
When he realized that he had been passed, he waved his right hand upwards and tried to destroy the ball.
It's a pity that Wade is experienced and protects the ball very well, but he didn't get what he wanted.
After passing George, only Curry was left in front of the Flash, and James was quickly following up on the left.
After the two men's eyes met again, Wade kicked off his left foot to attack the frame.
Curry jumped up hard to protect the basket.
But Wade threw the ball high in the middle...
The next moment, James jumped up and dominated the world!
"bang!"
A powerful one-handed dunk immediately silenced the Toyota Center.
Curry, who was trying hard to defend, was hit from the side by James and fell backwards out of the baseline.
After scoring the goal, James looked down at the fallen Curry with a "fierce" look on his face.
George quickly ran over and pulled Curry up.
The cute god was also a little unhappy at this time, and looked at James with angry eyes.
Although Curry looks like a handsome young boy, he is facing LeBron tit for tat without any timidity.
"Less than two minutes into the game, the smell of gunpowder has already begun. This game is so interesting."
Yang Yi sighed again.
"Coach Yang, the Heat's fast break was really beautiful this time, but when they defended Yao Ming just now, they should have been suspected of fouling."
"I see that Dayao's right and forearm are all red now. It seems that he was hit hard just now."
Yu Jia questioned.
"Let's watch it in slow motion..."
"Well, Wade just made a move when he was double-teamed, and now he hit Yao Ming's hand firmly! A foul should have been called."
Yang Yi said with dissatisfaction.
At this time, the fans in the Toyota Center were also in a mood. I don’t know who took the lead in shouting. Soon, there was only one voice left in the arena——
“referee.sucks!”
“referee.sucks!”
“referee.sucks!”
...
The noise didn't stop until the Rockets resumed their attack.
Curry dribbled the ball across half court with a look of disbelief.
Ever since he was a child, he has never been the kind of person who accepts things and swallows his anger.
On the contrary, hidden under the delicate appearance, Curry has a heart that refuses to be convinced by anyone.
In the defensive round just now, he was limited by his physical fitness and was dunked by James.
Now, Curry just wants to respond in his own way.
After dribbling to a 45-degree angle on the right side, he made a dazzling dribbling move towards Arroyo.
When his opponent was confused, Curry suddenly took a step back and decisively shot a three-pointer.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
"wow~"
"What a shot, Stephen!"
"answer.ball, so handsome!"
As soon as the goal was scored, the scene instantly turned into a sea of joy, and many fans stood up and celebrated passionately.
5:5, the two sides fought to a tie.
But Curry's performance isn't over yet.
In the next round, the Rockets relied on team defense and successfully forced Bosh to make a pass error.
In the counterattack, Curry suddenly shot a cold arrow two meters outside the three-point line...
Hit again!
In just one minute, Curry hit two three-pointers in a row, catching the Heat's Big Three off guard.
Off the court, Heat coach Spoelstra (later referred to as Spoelstra) immediately called Mario Chalmers from the bench.
This point guard, nicknamed Super Mario, has much better defensive ability than Arroyo, who started the game.
Spoelstra did not expect before the game that the Rockets' first outburst would be rookie Curry, so they sent in Arroyo, who is excellent in three-pointers.
But now, in order to extinguish Curry's fiery touch, he can only let Chalmers play early.
On the court, Wade's passing route was predicted by George, and the ball was knocked out of bounds.
Then this opportunity came and Chalmers came on smoothly.
As soon as he came up, he walked up to Curry and started talking trash: "I'm not a weakling like Arroyo. You can't score on me so easily."
Curry didn't bother to pay attention to him at all, just clenching his braces and observing the situation on the court.
After scoring two three-pointers in a row, his mood has returned to calmness and he is even more confident.
Because Curry discovered that when he entered attack mode, the Heat, known as the strongest perimeter defense, seemed to have no way to deal with him.
"Just wait for me!"
Chalmers was ignored and said through gritted teeth.