Chapter 88 Xiao Li's physical strength has always been very good!
"Is there a possibility that Courtney Lee gave up some of his personal offense for the sake of the harmonious operation of the team?"
Shen Fei asked with a smile.
"When you have star players like Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming on your team, but you are just a third-year rookie. A more reasonable way of playing is to play a supporting role and stand up when the team needs it?"
The Asian young man added.
Pritchard was stunned when he heard this, his mouth opened slightly, but after all, he did not say anything to refute.
"However, the game will soon enter the transition period. By then Courtney Lee will be the core player on the court, and maybe we can get a glimpse of his offensive style with the ball."
Shen Fei said lightly.
Pritchard nodded: "That's right. Then I'll wait and see."
............
The game continued and soon came to the transition period of the second quarter.
At this time, both sides sent substitutes to come on, but at the same time, there were also main players who continued to lead the team on the court.
For the Rockets, Courtney Lee continues to appear.
And this year's No. 4 pick, Wesley Johnson, who faced him in the first quarter, also stayed on the court.
The confrontation between the two is about to break out!
Courtney Lee didn't understand why, Mark Jackson suddenly arranged singles tactics for him.
The Rockets often play this tactic, but basically Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Griffin are the starting point.
Xiao Li suddenly got such an opportunity. Although he was surprised, he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
There is no other reason. Before Paul George was injured, he rarely had the opportunity to "let go".
[Does this mean...the coach favors me more?]
This is what Courtney Lee thinks in her mind.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and the corners of his mouth could not help but raise.
"Brothers, when you see me throwing open space, you must pass the ball over in time."
"Even if I get entangled, don't worry, just help me open up some space, I will take care of everything!"
Courtney Lee shouted to the other four teammates.
At this time, he was in a high-spirited moment, and he was no longer as polite to the seniors in the team as he had been in the past.
Tony Allen frowned slightly when he heard this.
Lawson's eyes were complicated and he nodded looking very reluctant.
In his opinion, it is simply unbelievable that Courtney Lee, with his extremely ordinary ball-holding skills, would get the singles tactics arranged by the coach...
[Let me do it, wouldn’t it be a hundred times better than him?]
Lawson thought to himself.
But since Mark Jackson arranged it this way, he could only do it.
Lawson just doesn't understand. During this period, both he and Courtney Lee have been favored by young people. Why has the coach recently favored the latter even more!
[Obviously I am the one who performs better after tilting my tactics?]
Lawson had trouble understanding.
But the referee had already passed the ball to the substitute insider - PJ Tucker. He didn't have time to think too much and hurriedly stepped forward to catch the ball.
Lawson passed the half court with the ball and came to the top of the arc to start organizing.
Courtney Lee quickly used his teammates' pick-and-roll to get the ball outside the three-point line.
Lawson flicked his wrist and passed the ball.
In the stands, Pritchard said with great interest: "Come on, show it."
Shen Fei smiled and ignored him.
His eyes returned to the playing field.
After Courtney Lee received the ball, he did not rush to attack, but opened his hand to signal Tucker to come over and cover.
Tucker arrived quickly and used his stocky body to firmly block Wesley Johnson.
Courtney Lee accelerated and successfully passed the first line of defense.
After reaching the mid-range, he found that the man on defense was Nikola Pekovic, the big white bear from Europe.
This burly man, who is 2.11 meters tall, can tell from his appearance that he is a ruthless character. He will definitely not gain any advantage by forcing himself inside.
Courtney Lee made a prompt decision and made an emergency stop to take a shot from mid-range...
"Shua~"
The basketball hits the net crisply.
50:29, the Rockets lead by 21 points.
"Em...this pick-and-roll attack was simple and clear, not bad."
Pritchard commented.
"This is natural. If we only rely on 'eating cakes', how can we average 20 points per game."
"Actually, Courtney Lee's mid-range shooting is very stable, and his shooting rhythm and shooting hand are very good."
Shen Fei's tone was calm, not bragging at all, more like describing a fact.
In fact, Courtney Lee does have a mid-range shot, but it is not stable.
But recently, his touch has been very hot due to a large number of shots.
Coupled with the fact that Wesley Johnson, who is facing him, has no physical fitness but lacks aggressiveness in defense, it is not surprising that Xiao Li's performance is good.
In the original time and space, Wesley Johnson was a famous NBA "tramp".
The most impressive image of him in the league is when he defended Harden alone in the playoffs, only to be knocked to the ground by the latter.
This goal can be regarded as a microcosm of Wesley Johnson's career.
It looks like a defensive gate, but in fact no one is restricting it.
.............
In the next few minutes, Courtney Lee had unlimited firepower.
He launched 5 consecutive attacks and scored 3 goals.
In just a few minutes, Courtney Lee scored 8 points alone!
Although the point difference between the two teams did not change much during this process, his performance attracted a full house of praise at Toyota Center.
Some excited fans even started chanting Courtney Lee's name.
In the box.
Pritchard watched the game attentively, while Shen Fei observed the Blazers general manager.
After seeing the latter's eyes shining, the Asian young man said, "How about this offensive ability with the ball?"
"Not as good as Brandon (Roy), but among young players, it's still enough."
"There are not many creative moves, but each move is used very solidly, and the shot selection is also quite reasonable."
Pritchard commented.
"Actually, another characteristic of Courtney Lee is that he likes to exert his strength in the second half of the game."
"The current performance is not his best condition."
Shen Fei did not refute the other party's point of view, but provided another information.
"oh?"
"What better could he have done?"
There was both doubt and expectation in Pritchard's tone.
As soon as Shen Fei heard the other party's tone, he knew that his heart was moved.
"In terms of physical fitness, Courtney Lee has always been an advantage."
"There are so many talented young players in our team, but none of them can match his physical strength."
Shen Fei joked casually.
It's impossible for Pritchard to see the Rockets' training games anyway.
Otherwise...he will see Courtney Lee being suppressed from start to finish by Paul George in the match.
"It's empty words, let's let our performance speak for itself."
Pritchard said with a smile.
As a veteran who has been in the NBA for many years, he has remained sober throughout.
Shen Fei was noncommittal.
............
Time flies.
Soon, the game came to the last five minutes of the third quarter, and the main players from both sides took the field one after another.
At this time, the Rockets still led the Timberwolves by as many as 20 points.
In other words, if the Timberwolves don't regain some points in the next five minutes, the game will basically lose suspense.
Therefore, they are now united and ready to give it another try!
Shen Fei in the VIP box saw that the time was right, called up the system in his mind, and purchased a [If God Helps].
The next moment, an invisible beam of light shot towards Courtney Lee on the court.