On the next possession, Ellis faced George's defense again.
He was stubborn and insisted on playing singles with the ball.
Warriors center Biedrins stepped forward and wanted to screen for him, but Ellis refused.
"Pull apart, I want a single!"
Ellis waved to his teammates.
But when he was directing his teammates to get into position, George moved!
I saw Pickled Pepper walking up to him, his hands like two sickles, constantly swinging at the basketball in the opponent's hand.
Ellis was caught off guard and quickly moved sideways to protect the ball and dribbled back.
[Young people don’t respect martial ethics!]
Ellis thought to himself.
George's high-pressure defense made him exhausted.
Although Ellis fought hard, he made a mistake in the end and George knocked the basketball out of his hand.
Moreover, Ellis held the ball in isolation from beyond the three-point line.
This means that after a mistake, there is no Warriors player behind him who can help him defend!
After George stole the ball, he immediately launched a counterattack.
Ellis was intercepted head-on and felt very humiliated, so he gritted his teeth and chased back with all his strength.
Unfortunately, his physical fitness is still much inferior to George.
Even with the pull and pull, Ellis still couldn't stop George from completing the layup.
When the basketball hit the board and entered the frame, the referee's whistle sounded at the same time.
"Beep!"
Pulling foul!
Two points scored, plus a penalty!
George was particularly excited after scoring the goal.
He punched his chest hard twice, then turned around and high-fived his belated teammates in celebration.
Then George stepped to the free throw line and made the extra free throw steadily.
3:0, the Rockets took the lead!
And this ball has become a microcosm of the entire game.
Most of the Warriors' tactics are initiated from the two defenders.
If the ball is in Curry's hands, he can often make some decent tactics.
But once it's in Ellis' hands, it's easy to fall into a personal one-on-one situation.
In the first quarter, Ellis took 6 shots under George's defense and only hit one goal, with a dismal shooting rate.
Finally, George came off the court to rest. He faced Tony Allen's defense again, and was also very uncomfortable being defended.
Later, Ellis no longer obsessed with personal attacks, but actively sought pick-and-rolls from his teammates.
When the opposing player was replaced by the Rockets inside, he started to attack.
And then...Ellis met Tucker.
As he continued to fight, Ellis suddenly discovered that the Rockets players seemed to have extremely strong defensive abilities.
He picked here and there, but couldn't find a weak persimmon!
[Maybe... I should pass the ball more today.]
Ellis sighed in his heart.
But he woke up too late!
After the second quarter, the Rockets had established a 20-point lead.
Although at the beginning of the third quarter, Curry once led the team to a 12:2 climax.
But after all the main players from both sides returned to the court, the score was widened again.
Finally, when the red light on the timer came on, the score was fixed at 125:101.
The Rockets won their second consecutive away game, winning two consecutive games since the start of the season!
............
Shen Fei did not attend today's game, but watched it in the team's manager's office.
Before the game started, he was very optimistic about the Rockets winning.
Shen Fei clearly remembered that in the original time and space, the Warriors before Ellis left had always been the losers of the Western Conference.
But after seeing Curry's performance, he still couldn't help but feel itchy.
Today, with limited possession of the ball, Meng Shen scored 25 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
Among them, he made 4 of 6 three-pointers, with a shooting rate of 66.7%!
Shen Fei believes that with the addition of Curry, the Rockets' probability of winning the championship this season will be greatly increased!
Unfortunately, Curry's current market price is too high and it is not the time to trade.
[I still have to tell Mark Jackson to hurry up and let Lawson play to improve his statistics.]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
The best case scenario is to wait until the middle of the season, when Lawson reaches the peak of his personal ability under the buff of [Spiritual Time Room] and produces good data.
In this way, the chips used to trade Curry will be more abundant.
Of course, giving Lawson more playing time means that Jeremy Lin's opportunities will be squeezed.
"I have no choice but to sacrifice Brother Hao for Curry."
Shen Fei murmured to himself.
However, it is still too early to think about trading Curry.
At present, the target of Asian youth is still locked on Roy of the Trail Blazers.
He just looked at the statistics of the Trail Blazers' first two games last night.
Roy played 40 minutes in the first game and performed well.
But in the second game, his playing time was slightly reduced to 26 minutes.
Through the score chart, Shen Fei determined that Roy's playing time was reduced not because the game entered garbage time.
In other words, he is very likely to have been affected by a knee injury.
"After several months of rest, the injury recurred just after the first game... Roy is probably feeling very uncomfortable now."
Shen Fei guessed.
But for now, this is just his speculation.
Roy's physical condition is not yet known.
Shen Fei decided to wait for a few games before making a judgment.
However, he is a person who likes to plan for a rainy day.
Shen Fei has already thought about the bargaining chip for Roy's future trade - Courtney Lee!
This young guard, who averaged 12.5 points per game with the Nets last season, is very capable.
It's a pity that after Paul George and Danny Green joined, he completely lost his position in the Rockets.
For two consecutive games, Li only played in the final garbage time.
[Just rely on Courtney Lee and Ty Lawson!]
Shen Fei did what he thought of and immediately called Mark Jackson:
"Mark, the team will be planning some transactions next."
"I need you to increase Courtney Lee and Ty Lawson's playing time."
Shen Fei said straight to the point.
Mark Jackson was stunned when he heard this.
In fact, he is very satisfied with the current Rockets lineup.
Although he is not sure about winning the championship, Mark Jackson believes that given time, these young people will become the dominant player in the league!
He originally thought that after the frequent operations at the beginning of the season, Shen Fei would stop for a while, but he did not expect that it would be traded again so soon.
"Okay...I'll make arrangements."
Mark Jackson thought for a moment and agreed.
After all, this young Asian manager has been surprising him since the beginning of the season.
Now that Shen Fei has made a request, Mark Jackson naturally has no reason to refuse.
............
Two days later.
October 30, Beijing time, Toyota Center Arena.
The Rockets will return home to face their third opponent of the season - the Denver Nuggets!
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that two old Rockets players, Jordan Hill and Ish Smith, have returned to the Toyota Center after leaving the team.
The two are adapting well in Denver.
As Kenyon Martin's substitute, Jordan Hill contributed 14 points, 7 rebounds and 13 points, 8 rebounds in the first two games respectively. His performance was remarkable.
Ishmael Smith also replaced Lawson and became Billups' first substitute.
With his solid basic skills and good basketball IQ, he also won the trust of head coach George Karl.
Before the game, Hill also said at the press conference that he would prove himself in the game and hoped that Shen Fei would watch the game at the scene.
This statement quickly generated a lot of repercussions.
After hearing the news, everyone in the Rockets team was extremely angry.
The players were undergoing routine training at the time.
The big brother, Shane Battier, who was resting off the court, saw this message on his mobile phone and immediately shared it with his teammates.
George, who was training happily at first, turned dark on the spot.
McGrady put away his sleepy eyes and became rarely serious.
Griffin quietly clenched his fists and said nothing, wondering what he was thinking.
But Shen Fei, the person Hill was talking to, laughed it off after hearing the news.
He didn't even bother to pay attention to such a small role.
In Shen Fei's eyes, even a single reply seemed worthless.
However, he originally planned to watch the game live, so he appeared at the Toyota Center Arena as scheduled today.
However, the outside world did not know Shen Fei's thoughts and thought that he was really angered by Jordan Hill's words.
Therefore, before the competition even started, a large number of fans gathered on social media.