Chapter 62 Shen Fei's plan to win three consecutive victories!
Lawson is a player whose prime comes and goes quickly.
As the 18th pick in 2009, he scored 8.3 points in his first season with the Nuggets.
Moreover, Shen Fei clearly remembered that in the original time and space, Lawson doubled his scoring data in his third season, during which he was also selected for the All-Stars and the United States National Team.
But in 2014, his condition declined significantly, and his scoring average dropped from 17.6 points to 5.8 points per game.
So far, Lawson's scoring average has never returned to double digits.
What's even more puzzling is... During that time, Lawson was not affected by injuries!
His fall was as silent as his rise.
No one knows how it happened, and no one knows how it ended.
By 2017, Lawson was no longer able to gain a foothold in the NBA and could only wander overseas to seek gold.
Of course, these are all things for later.
Today, Lawson is in a rising golden age.
In front of him, Ishmael Smith's defense was like a road in the morning.
Lawson frequently broke into the paint, sometimes scoring himself and sometimes assisting his teammates.
Under his leadership, the Rockets also performed at a very high level in the transition period.
Another important player who came on the bench, Courtney Lee, also played to his strengths in the fast break and scored frequently.
The Nuggets, as a powerful team in the Western Conference, are naturally not soft persimmons.
There is also a strong player on their bench, and that is jr-smith.
At this stage, Jr. is at the peak of his physical condition.
He has an elegant style of play and a broad range of play. He can often perform unreasonable long three-pointers, and from time to time he can also provide wonderful dunks.
Jr. is like a gearbox. Once it is started, a "track and field team" like the Nuggets can start to surge forward.
When Lawson wreaked havoc on the Nuggets back line, he also used his own firepower to prevent the point difference from being further widened.
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The game reached the middle of the second quarter. Taking advantage of a timeout, the two sides exchanged some of their starting lineups.
Nuggets coach George Karl sent Anthony and Billups.
As for the Rockets, McGrady and George were also sent back to the court.
It is worth mentioning that in the first quarter of the game, t-mac did not take too many shots, but took the initiative to give opportunities to Griffin, who had a strong desire to perform.
But just after the timeout, Mark Jackson assigned him four teammates with strong defensive capabilities and formulated clear tactics.
There is only one purpose - to remove McGrady's defensive pressure and completely unleash his firepower on the offensive end.
Maddie smiled slightly, but it was disrespectful.
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The game continued and the Nuggets launched an attack.
Anthony asked for the ball at the top of the arc and met Sean Battier's defense.
After a series of tentative steps, Melo suddenly pulled up and shot a three-pointer.
Shane has rich experience and used his famous trick - blindfolding!
"Duang!"
Anthony's shot hit the edge of the basket hard and bounced out of the frame.
Obviously, his sight was disturbed by Shane.
pj-Tucker blocked Jordan Hill behind him and grabbed the rebound.
The Rockets launched a counterattack!
McGrady received a pass from his teammate while traveling and accelerated towards the Nuggets inside.
But the Nuggets' defense was very fast.
Billups and backup forward Al Harrington have retreated to the penalty area to form a blockade.
McGrady quickly realized that if he continued to dribble and break through, he would soon be surrounded by the opponent.
In a flash of lightning, he had an idea and suddenly threw the ball toward the backboard.
Such a move made the Nuggets generals unable to react in time. They all froze on the spot, following the basketball to the backboard with their eyes.
While they were stunned, McGrady had already stepped up his long legs, passed through the encirclement, and jumped high...
After catching the rebounding basketball with both hands in the air, t-mac's body was very stretched, like a fully drawn bow!
"bang!"
He slammed the ball into the basket.
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The fans at Toyota Center were so stunned by McGrady's actions that they even forgot to cheer and fell into silence.
After about two seconds, they woke up as if from a dream and began to make waves:
"omg!!! What did I see?! Isn't this T-Mac's famous stunt - self-throwing and self-deducting?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Is this real? I’m not dreaming."
And this goal was just the beginning of McGrady's performance.
In the next round, he faced Anthony's defense from outside the three-point line.
This is the first direct conversation between the two in this game.
McGrady didn't hesitate and signaled his teammates to pull away. He wanted to play singles.
Then, t-mac assumed a three-threat stance and took continuous tentative steps.
Anthony, who plays defense, can be considered the star among the new generation who likes to use probing steps the most.
Being experienced, he was not fooled and always stayed in the defensive position.
However, before Anthony could be happy, McGrady suddenly accelerated and made an explosive first step.
Melon didn't even have time to react. His feet seemed to be nailed to the spot and he could only watch his opponent walk away.
Tracy McGrady once again entered the paint and jumped directly against the defending Nuggets center.
The bodies of the two collided in the air. T-mac relied on his strong core strength to control his center of gravity. With a flick of his wrist, he hit the board and made a layup!
Another minute passed, and McGrady made a comeback again.
This time, he held the ball on the outside and beat Billups in isolation.
Chauncey has rich experience and knows that if he gets too close, McGrady will easily pass him by in one step, so he deliberately leaves a half-step distance.
Unexpectedly, as soon as McGrady got the space, he immediately jumped up and completed the shot.
The basketball drew a rainbow-like arc in the air and hit the net!
In less than three minutes, McGrady had already scored 7 points in a row, and the point difference between the two sides also reached 20 points.
Moreover, his next two goals were scored by singles over the Nuggets' two main players - Anthony and Billups!
1 on 1 to defeat the opponent's general...
This is very helpful for improving team morale!
After this incident, the Rockets never gave the Nuggets a chance to counterattack.
With McGrady's continuous output, at the end of the third quarter, the Rockets stabilized the difference at more than 20 points, and the game entered garbage time.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Nuggets at home 120:101.
Since the start of the competition, we have won three consecutive victories!
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In the box, Shen Fei stood up with satisfaction.
After today, his accumulated reputation points have reached 90 points.
As long as you win the next game again, you can collect enough points to purchase [Holy Light Healing]!
"Come on, the complete Team Rocket...is about to appear."
The Asian young man muttered something to himself and then left the Toyota Center.
In the sports car, Shen Fei called his assistant and asked him to arrange for the editor to make a highlight reel of Lawson and Courtney Lee's performance today and publish it online.
At this point, Shen Fei's two major goals - curing Yao Ming and trading Roy - are proceeding smoothly as planned!