Shen Fei quickly recalled the opening match in his mind.
Throughout the entire game, the Rockets took the initiative at most moments and were always in the lead.
Among them, there are reasons for the outstanding performance of the players.
But it is undeniable that the Lakers, as the defending champions, somewhat underestimated their opponents in the first game of the new season.
This also led to them not attacking the Rockets' weak positions at the beginning of the game.
Mark Jackson's "small" lineup has an obvious weakness inside.
Although Tucker is tough and has excellent defensive awareness, he cannot always maintain intensity due to his height.
This was very obvious after the Lakers began to attack the inside in the second half.
In other words, if yesterday was in the playoffs and the Purple and Gold Army attacked the inside from the beginning of the game, Tucker would probably be in foul trouble.
By then, the defensive system created by Mark Jackson will undoubtedly be greatly affected.
"The center problem should be solved after Yao Ming returns."
"However, we still need to find a good backup center just in case."
Shen Fei thought to himself.
Although he can go through the system and let Yao Ming's injury recover, Shen Fei cannot guarantee that Yao can stay healthy until the end of the season.
After all, with the little giant's height and weight, the risk of injury is much higher than that of ordinary players, even though he has lost a lot of weight in the past two months.
But today's league has not been affected by the Warriors' "small ball" trend, and every team attaches great importance to big centers.
Therefore, there are not many capable and affordable centers on the market now, and Shen Fei really couldn't think of a suitable candidate for the moment.
In addition to the inside line, the Rockets currently have another shortcoming that Shen Fei is more concerned about - the lack of sharp figures on the bench.
Looking at the Aerocity bench, there are many capable players.
The defensive heroes include Tony Allen and Shane Battier, and the offensive players include Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, and the young Jeremy Lin.
In Shen Fei's view, the Rockets currently have sufficient defensive resources, but they still lack explosive points on the offensive end.
Kevin Martin has good scoring ability, but his style of play is soft and he likes to draw fouls.
This style of play may be very useful in the regular season, but in the playoffs, Martin will no longer be able to get so many whistles, and his strength will be greatly reduced.
Scola has excellent skills, but his physical fitness is average, and he is easily restricted in high-end games.
Jeremy Lin has great potential, but it will take some time for him to reach the strength he had during the "Linsanity" period.
"Is there any scoring master who is willing to serve as a substitute..."
Shen Fei tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his brain running rapidly.
Finally, a name came to his mind-Brandon Roy!
The shooting guard nicknamed "Yellow Mamba" was once hailed as the successor of Kobe Bryant.
But Roy's career was very bumpy.
As early as college, he suffered several knee injuries.
Back then, the Trail Blazers were under considerable pressure and brought him to Portland with the sixth pick.
After entering the NBA, Roy suffered constant minor injuries.
So far, he has had a total of six surgeries on both legs, and the cartilage in his knees has completely disappeared.
In other words, every time Roy moves now, the bones in his knees directly collide and rub against each other, without cartilage as a buffer!
Shen Fei recalled that Roy's knees could no longer withstand high-intensity games this year.
If things continue as usual, he will announce his retirement due to injury in 2011, that is, next year.
[It won’t be long before Roy’s trading value drops to a freezing point, but you can give it a try...]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
The Asian young man had admired Roy in his previous life.
If he and Oden are not troubled by injuries, the Trail Blazers may be able to form a "Roy Oden-Aldridge" Big Three lineup.
"Wait a minute. If I remember correctly, Roy's knee failed soon after the start of the season..."
Shen Fei planned in his mind that when Roy was troubled by injuries in the future, he would trade him over and then use [Holy Light Treatment] to help him recover.
By then, the Rockets' bench will have a terrifying sharp knife!
............
Time flies, and the Rockets soon face their second opponent in the regular season—the Golden State Warriors!
"go.warriors!"
"go.warriors!"
...
Before the game even started, the fans at Oracle Center showed a terrifying home atmosphere!
However, the Rockets players still stepped onto the court with ease.
The reason is very simple. In the opening game, they had just defeated the defending champion and were in full swing!
As the referee throws the ball high, the game officially begins!
The Rockets' starting lineup today is the same as in the first game.
The Warriors sent out a lineup of Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Dorell White, David Lee and Biedrins.
Biedrins, who was responsible for the jump ball, was tall and had long arms, so he won the duel with Griffin.
Warriors attack first!
Curry advanced with the ball and passed half court.
This year is his second season.
In the last month of last season, Curry performed well and was on the verge of surpassing Tyreke Evans to become the Rookie of the Year.
However, Curry is still in his infancy, and his shot selection is far less crazy than he will be in the future.
After passing half court, he organized an attack at the top of the arc and passed the ball to the current boss of the Warriors, Monta Ellis.
Ellis is facing off against Rockets rookie Paul George.
As a scorer who averaged 25:05 per game last season, Ellis was full of confidence when facing George.
Although he is only 191cm tall, he is extremely fast and has super explosive power.
"Rookie, don't be intimidated by my speed."
Ellis smiled slightly and talked trash.
George remained unmoved, opened his hands, lowered his center of gravity, and assumed a defensive posture.
At this time, he was also very confident.
After all, in the final moments of the last game, George blocked Kobe's attack.
[I can guard the player with the strongest offensive ability in the league, why am I afraid that you are a second-rate star?]
Paul George thought to himself.
The next moment, Ellis moved!
His first step is quick and explosive.
But the strange thing is that George didn't panic at all.
Instead, he immediately adjusted his steps and moved laterally to catch up.
Taking advantage of his height and long arms, George quickly returned to his defensive position and forced Ellis to near the baseline.
At this position, Ellis' height disadvantage is fully exposed.
He couldn't see the basket or his teammates, so he could only worry in the corner.
Paul George was chasing the victory, but suddenly his ghostly hand stretched out and pressed down on the basketball in Ellis's arms.
The two immediately got into a fight.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle blows, let's fight for the ball!
George smiled slightly and high-fived his teammates to celebrate this successful defense.
In fact, there is a reason why he was so successful in dealing with Ellis' breakthrough.
During the two-month offseason, George has been competing against McGrady in training.
The first step of t-mac is much faster than that of Ellis!
............
In this jump ball, George easily won the ball and gave the Rockets the ball.
Ellis felt unhappy, while glaring at George, he slowly retreated on defense
When Curry saw this, he couldn't help but remind the team's big brother: "Monta, don't worry, this newcomer has very good physical fitness, don't fight hard with him."
"snort..."
Ellis shook his head, obviously not listening.
In his opinion, George was just lucky in the last round.
[Next time, I will definitely find my place again!]
Ellis' competitive spirit was aroused.
After all, he is the man who considers himself the second shooting guard in the league (the first is Kobe Bryant)!