Chapter 56: The Consequences of Underestimating Yang Shuai
Seeing that Yao Ming didn't seem to have reacted, Yang Shuai shrugged and said, "I just said that I would definitely get back my place."
"This kid!" Yao Ming shook his head and walked away helplessly. His mentality was well adjusted. It was not the first time that he was overshadowed by someone who was shorter than him. What was special this time was that Yang Shuai was from China.
person, and the other person has just been overshadowed by himself.
Yao Ming quickly counterattacked, blocking House's floater on the defensive end, and then attacking the basket on the offensive end, causing a foul on Garnett.
Taking advantage of Yao Ming's free throw, Rivers adjusted the lineup. Yang Shuai and House were replaced, and Pierce and Rondo were replaced. Yang Shuai had played for more than 6 minutes in this quarter and his performance was decent.
Starting from these few minutes of playing time.
"Pop! Pah! Pah!" Yang Shuai received applause and encouragement from all the fans after the game. Whether they were Celtic fans or not, whether they came to the stadium to watch the Celtics game or to watch Yao Ming, they
We all have to admit that Yang Shuai’s performance today was great!
"Yang Shuai!" As soon as Yang Shuai sat down, he heard Chu Xiyun's voice. Xuan turned around and saw Chu Xiyun raising her thumb towards him, and he grinned.
"Hey, Yang! I think there seems to be something wrong with you." Zhu Li interrupted at this time. Judging from Chu Xiyun's performance was completely different from the previous one, she keenly noticed that there was something abnormal in this.
"Julie, you are right." Yang Shuai responded with a smile. His words immediately attracted the attention of the two women. Zhuli looked impatient, while Chu Xiyun looked nervous.
Seeing that his words aroused the interest of the two of them, Yang Shuancai continued: "Chinese Derby! Didn't you see that every Chinese person at the scene was very excited? Xiyun is Chinese, so naturally she is no exception."
"Is that so?" Zhu Li looked at Chu Xiyun doubtfully and asked.
Chu Xiyun, who breathed a sigh of relief, gave Yang Shuai a "you know what you're interested in" look, and then nodded firmly: "Of course."
Seeing Chu Xiyun like this, Yang Shuai laughed. He and Chu Xiyun had indeed become very close during this period, but their relationship was still very simple for the time being. However, Chu Xiyun's current behavior gave him a hard time.
It makes the other person feel guilty.
"Oh! Yang! This guy is chatting with two beauties. It seems that whenever Yang plays a home game, there will always be two beauties sitting behind him. Who among them will be his girlfriend? In other words, both of them
Yes? Hehe." Perhaps it was Yang Shuai's fate that made those who followed the duel between the two Chinese people feel a little uninterested. Even the cameraman's lens was not pointed at the field, so the shot of Yang Shuai joking with the two beauties was
soon appeared on the screen.
Reggie Miller also smiled ambiguously and said: "Charles, I seem to be able to see the news after the game. I think those guys will never miss this opportunity."
When Chu Xiyun found her face appearing on the big screen, she frowned slightly and lowered her head. Fortunately, the large frame on her face gave her a little sense of security.
At this time, the Internet has already begun to discuss hotly. The wonderful performance of handsome young man Yang today has made many people interested in everything about him, including his private life.
48:52. After the first half, the score difference between the two teams did not widen. Both Chinese players performed very well. Yao Ming played 18 minutes and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, but there were
3 turnovers. Yang Shuai played 12 minutes and scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
When the two people's data were displayed on the big screen, the scene once again burst into warm applause. The performance of the two people was indeed worthy of being broadcast by 26 TV stations and watched by nearly 300 million people.
"Strengthen the defense in the third quarter, strengthen the double-teaming of Yao, force Tracy to shoot more shots, and don't let him get inside. We must not let these two people get in touch. We didn't do a good enough job in the first half. Tracy assisted.
He also received Yao's pass and scored. Let the two of them be isolated. Paul, Young, in the second half, you two defend Tracy and don't let this guy rush into the penalty area. Kendrick, Kevin
, when Yao appears in this area, double team!" Rivers drew a semicircle with the basket as the center, and the end point finally landed at 13 feet.
"Yao Ming was in trouble. He was double-teamed more intensely than in the first half and couldn't even catch the ball at all. McGrady caught the ball and made a pull-up jumper. No, the Rockets were about to call a timeout."
When the score changed from 48:52 to 52:62, five minutes after the third quarter, the Rockets' offense once again ran into trouble under the Celtics' strong defense.
Rondo missed a shot, Perkins knocked the ball out of bounds while fighting for a rebound, and the Rockets took advantage of the dead ball to call a timeout.
"Yang, come on, replace Kendrick and Kevin. Yao will most likely move to the high post and help defend others. Houstonians like to run very much this season. If he still falls in the low post, double-team!
Paul, hand Tracy over to Young. If they get to the Argentinian, beat him. If not, double-team Yao and don't let him catch the ball easily."
Sure enough, as Rivers expected, Adelman replaced Scola, and both teams adjusted one person at the same time.
McGrady was holding the ball with his eyes lowered, making people feel as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment, but Yang Shuai was not careless at all, and his whole body was tense to prevent the opponent from suddenly starting.
"Hey, Yang, hello!" The two words "Hello" in Chinese from McGrady seemed to make Yang Shuai stunned. Seizing this opportunity, McGrady quickly started to rush to the inside.
"Porphy!" Just when McGrady thought he could rush past Yang Shuai, the collision of his bodies finally made him realize that he had not interfered with Yang Shuai at all.
Handsome guy Yang raised his head proudly, smiled at Maddie and said, "There is a guy named Charles who always says that I should go to Hollywood. I think this compliment is good."
McGrady didn't reply. He circled the ball behind his back. He changed back and started again. He squeezed Yang Shuai away with his body to get a little space, and then rushed to the inside with Yang Shuai on his back.
"Help defend!" Garnett shouted. He was actually reminding Ray Allen to take up his position, because he was already preparing to approach McGrady and Yang Shuai.
"No need!" Yang Shuai, who was running, suddenly yelled and tensed his body again to exert force, interfering with McGrady's breakthrough. Just when the two were about to rush into the three-second zone, Yang Shuai felt that McGrady's strength was obviously weak.
A lot. He understood that this was due to the weakness caused by McGrady's instant tense body. McGrady's sudden start by relying on the instant tense body would make his first step very difficult to guard against, but it would also make his explosive state unsustainable, especially
It was after experiencing these injuries.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Shuai actually completed a small speed increase at this time and blocked McGrady's half body again.
McGrady jumped up and put his hands up for a layup, but the physical confrontation with Yang Shuai was too fierce and he lost the feeling in his hands. The ball hit the board and popped out.
"Rebound!"
"My!" Yang Shuai, who has recently been practicing rebounding skills and is expected to be promoted to the intermediate level in the next two days, roared, jumped up again, picked off the rebound, and then threw it into the hands of Rondo, who had already started.
After Rondo got the ball, he started to go straight to the basket. The Rockets retreated very quickly. They slightly suppressed the rhythm outside the three-point line. Rondo suddenly started to rush to the inside. He changed direction and passed the street ball king Alston.
Rondo went directly to the basket, but the layup bounced out due to Yao Ming's interference, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.
The ball was once again in the hands of McGrady. Scola set up a pick-and-roll and McGrady rushed inside again. Pierce had to defend McGrady at this time and could not double-team Yao Ming. McGrady seized the opportunity and passed the ball straight to the inside.
In the hands of Yao Ming who is blocked.
Yao Ming took the ball and leaned towards Garnett with his back. After pushing away Garnett, before Pierce could double-team again, he hit the ball with a small hook.
Yao Ming's attack sounded the clarion call for the Rockets. In the next round, he received a pass from Alston and forced a double-team from Garnett and Pierce, causing Pierce to foul. Then Battier hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
Points, Alston broke through and hit a small throw.
The Rockets' offense began to flourish. The only thing that made Rivers feel a little relieved was that McGrady still couldn't find his touch in this period. Under Yang Shuai's defense, he chose to organize the offense more. But despite this, the point difference was still within
Unknowingly, he got closer.
"Boston's offense seems to be less efficient. They shot 0 of 4 from beyond the three-point line in this quarter. Doug needs to make some adjustments. The point difference is already only 3 points. Substitution, Eddie House
Replacing Rajon Rondo, it seems that Doug also hopes to attack more from mid- to long-range."
Because the Celtics were not open from the outside during this period, they had to try to attack the inside more often. However, Yao Ming was not just a decoration in the inside. His height caused a lot of trouble for the Celtics. It was still far from the third quarter.
In 2 minutes, the score became 66:69
After House came on the court, he quickly got an offensive opportunity half a step inside the three-point line, but he also failed to hit the shot. Scola grabbed the rebound.
"The Celtics' touch seems to have been lost. Paul and Ray's offense was very bad, as well as China Yang, who performed very well in the first half. He didn't score a point in this quarter. The Houstonians had a chance to tie the score.
The ball is in t-mac's court."
After taking the ball, McGrady feinted a shot from outside the three-point line, waiting for an opportunity to break through, but Yang Shuai did not give him a chance. Yao Ming put up a pick-and-roll, and Perkins, who replaced Pierce, followed suit. Yang Shuai quickly bypassed Yao Ming.
and Perkins, and rushed to the opponent's side when McGrady broke through.
After an emergency stop, McGrady jumped up. Just when Yang Shuai was about to take off, McGrady suddenly came towards him. Yang Shuai forcefully pressed down his feet that were about to leave the ground again, and then raised his hands high.
.
"t-mac wanted to commit a foul, Yang chose the most correct way, there was no foul! The referee did not blow the whistle, Kevin, rebound!"
The Celtics had a fast break, but it didn't look like the chance was very good. The Rockets retreated quickly, and even Yao Ming quickly ran back to half court because of the pick-and-roll at the three-point line, but...
"Eddie passed the ball to Yang. T-Mac retreated too quickly. He completely left Yang open for an open three-pointer. Yang took the shot!
Yes! The ball went in, a beautiful three-pointer! Yang hit the Celtics' first three-pointer of the quarter!"
"Whoa!" When Yang Shuai's three-pointer went into the basket, McGrady seemed to be a little unresponsive. He originally thought he retreated in time, but after Yang Shuai got the ball, he just jogged forward symbolically and raised his hands.
Well, maybe in his heart he didn't believe that Yang Shuai's shot could go in.
But Yang Shuai taught Tracy McGrady a lesson with practical actions. No matter you are a superstar or an ordinary player, if you underestimate the handsome young man Yang, you will definitely suffer some hardships, whether it is offense or defense.