Chapter 339 Full bloom, the strength of the rocket!
If Big Ben is asked to guard Jefferson, the effect will definitely be better than Yao Ming.
A skilled player like Jefferson, who is physically gifted, will make great achievements when meeting Ben Wallace.
Big Ben's aggressive defense is enough to deform his technical movements and his shooting percentage will drop sharply.
But Mark Jackson is in no rush to do so.
He could see that Yao Mai was holding back his energy today and wanted to "get revenge" on his former victim.
In this case, Mark Jackson naturally chooses adult beauty.
After all, even if Yao Ming really can't restrict Jefferson, he can still fight back on the offensive end.
Sure enough, in the next round, Dayao responded quickly.
After he handed the ball to Curry on the baseline, he followed the latter through the half court.
However, Yao Ming stopped outside the three-point line and raised his hand to ask for the ball from the cute god.
Curry naturally would not refute Big Brother's intention, and passed the ball with a flick of his wrist.
Yao Ming didn't hesitate after receiving the ball, raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.
Jefferson knew that Dayao had three-point ability, but he didn't expect that the opponent would be so decisive and resolutely choose to take action when there was still a lot of offensive time left.
By the time Jefferson reacted, it was already too late.
"Shua~"
The basketball hit the net.
answer.ball!
10:4, the Rockets continue to lead.
In the transition between offense and defense, Jefferson once again received Deron's pass in the low post.
Obviously, after enjoying the benefits of singles play before, the Jazz wanted to repeat their same tactics.
But this time, Yao Ming did not let them get what they wanted.
After Jefferson made a flashy step, Dayao still raised his arms high and remained in the defensive position.
The former can only choose a difficult backward shot...
"Duang!"
The ball hit the edge of the basket hard and bounced out of the frame.
Griffin jumped high and collected the rebound.
The Rockets launched a counterattack!
Curry advanced with the ball at high speed and found Tracy McGrady who was running in at high speed.
The latter caught the ball and drove straight in, making an easy layup.
12:4, the score difference between the two teams has reached 8 points!
This difference is very subtle.
Once the Rockets defend against one another, the point difference will most likely become double digits.
Falling behind so far less than 4 minutes into the game was too much for even the extremely resilient Jazz.
On the sidelines, Qiansheng coach Jerry Sloan frowned.
"Delong, strengthen your personal offense!"
Sloan thought for a moment and shouted to the court.
Deron nodded upon hearing this, and while showing tactics to his teammates, he dribbled the ball forward.
Soon, he held the ball to a 45-degree angle on the left.
Curry had roughly guessed his opponent's intentions, so he lowered his center of gravity, spread his hands out, and assumed a standard defensive posture.
Seeing that his teammates were all separated, Deron launched an attack.
I saw him dribbling the ball from his crotch to his left hand, and then dribbling with a dragging step. His whole body was in a "big roc spreading its wings" state.
Just when Curry thought Deron was going to use his signature crossover again, the latter accelerated and forced a breakthrough directly to the left.
Rockets No. 30 quickly moved sideways to block, but Deron had already seized the opportunity and used his thick shoulders to firmly block Curry to his side.
In top-level games, if a defensive player is pinned down like this, it is impossible to return to the defensive position.
But basketball is not a one-person game.
Although Deron got past Curry, he still had to face Yao Ming who was guarding the inside.
Deron, who had suffered a defeat before, did not choose to force the ball this time. Instead, he suddenly distributed the ball at the right time and passed the ball to C.J. Miles who was ambushing in the bottom corner.
But the next moment, a figure suddenly appeared on the passing route...
It's George!
In fact, the passing opportunity Deron saw was a trap set by Pickle!
After intercepting the ball, George's front was already open.
Pickled peppers will naturally not miss such a showtime.
I saw him taking a step in from the free throw line to collect the ball, kicking off his feet and jumping with all his strength.
In the air, George tightened his abdomen slightly and completed a 360° turn...
"bang!"
An extremely stretched 360-degree turn and dunk made the Jazz fans present couldn't help but exclaim.
With this goal, the point difference between the two teams officially reached double digits.
Jazz coach Sloan had no choice but to call a timeout.
After the timeout, he replaced Kirilenko with young player Gordon Hayward in order to increase his offensive firepower.
But with ak47, McGrady becomes even more difficult to stop on the offensive end.
He first succeeded in a three-pointer over Hayward, and then performed a wonderful dunk on the counterattack.
On the other hand, Hayward has high hopes for Sloan.
After he came on the court, he encountered George's close pressing, and his two mid-range attempts missed.
As time went on, the score difference between the two teams continued to widen.
At the end of the first quarter, the Rockets led the Jazz by 38:20, leading by 18 points.
During the break, Yao Ming looked happy.
When his teammates asked if he would continue to maintain such a high intensity next time, Dayao said resolutely: "We must maintain it! We can win by 58 points, not just 57 points!"
After hearing the attitude of the core of the team, the Rockets generals naturally did not dare to neglect.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the game entered the current stage.
The Rockets' substitutes continued the strong performance of the main team.
Yellow Mamba-Roy launched a crazy attack like a hungry beast.
Less than 3 minutes into the second quarter, he scored 10 points alone!
The Jazz generals are suffering terribly.
Deron on the bench couldn't help but wonder: "When we beat the Rockets back then, there was no such thing as Roy! Why does this guy seem to be more ruthless than Yao Mai?!"
Another Rockets substitute, Ben Wallace, took on the task of guarding Al Jefferson after coming on the court.
As the Jazz player with the best performance in the first quarter, Jefferson didn't pay much attention to the 36-year-old Ben at first.
But in the first confrontation between the two, Ben Wallace made him understand what it means to be strong when you are old.
Danny Green hit a three-pointer.
Jefferson jumped up hard and prepared to collect the rebound.
Just when he was about to get the basketball, he suddenly felt the light dim, and then he felt a huge force coming from behind...
"bang!"
Ben actually completed the putback dunk after grabbing the rebound.
Poor Jefferson not only missed the rebound, but was also dunked to the ground, and was in a very embarrassing state.
When Hayward came over to pull him up, Jefferson raised his hand and opened it: "You didn't help me get into position just now, so what's the point of coming here now? Are you kidding me?"
Hayward looked confused and didn't know how to answer.
[I’m not playing against Ben Wallace, how can I help you block him?]
[Moreover, even if I try to block a seat with him, I still can't block him...]
Hayward complained in his mind.
Of course, as he is still a rookie, he naturally does not dare to refute the team's elders, so he can only bear Jefferson's anger silently.
After Jefferson got angry at his teammates, he was still unhappy.
"Wait for me!"
He growled lowly in the direction of Ben, and immediately launched into the attack.
So far, Jefferson only feels like he's been sneak-attacked.