Rockets lineup:

Center: Yao Ming.

Power forward: Louis Scola.

Small forward: Sean Bathir.

Scoring Guard: Tracy McGrady

Point guard: Raf Alstom.

Timberwolves lineup: Li Rong, Jefferson, Gomez, Brewer, McCantz.

Yao Ming easily used his height advantage to jump to the first goal for the Rockets. Alston dribbled through the half and then handed the ball to McGrady.

Yao Ming stuck Jefferson behind him at a low post, and the basketball in McGrady's hand was passed to him.

Li Rong is ready to go forward to double-team at this time. As long as Yao Ming holds the ball firmly at the low post, he will be unstoppable.

However, Yao Ming did not choose to hit the inside in this ball, but turned over and shot directly, and the ball hit the basket, and the rebound was under Li Rong's command, who wanted to push and counterattack habitually.

The secret to the Timberwolves' victory during this period is to constantly look for opportunities to take action while running. The Timberwolves have long been accustomed to this rhythm.

However, the Rockets' defense is very hard-working and very well-organized.

It has to be said that although Van Gundy has left the Rockets, the defensive system he has built is still there.

The Rockets probably had an early arrangement. After Li Rong received the rebound, Bathir immediately came up to stubbornly and didn't give him any chance.

The others also focused on their respective passers and possible pass lines, allowing the Timberwolves to attack Shuidai, which was good at.

Bathir's defense is completely a gentleman version of Bowen. His defensive skills and footsteps are very solid. Although his single defense ability is not as aggressive as Artest's best defender on the outside, he is extremely resilient.

Moreover, he is a player with greater co-defense ability than single defense ability. His high basketball IQ allows him to easily read his opponent's offensive routines and always block his opponent's offensive route one step ahead of time. He is a very troublesome team defender.

Since he couldn't get up, Li Rong did not force it and chose to hand the ball over to Jefferson, who was inside.

Jefferson had a great advantage in his footsteps in the face of Yao Ming. After tentative steps, he chose to directly hit the basket.

Li Rong ran back and forth as usual so that he could receive his pass at any time.

But Bathir appeared between the two like a ghost. Once Jefferson chose to go out at this position, he would likely be intercepted directly.

This is by no means a coincidence!

Li Rong's heart sank when he saw this situation. Bathir seemed to have seen through the Timberwolves' position attack routine, and he wanted to cut off the internal and external connections between himself and Jefferson.

Fortunately, Jefferson did not mean to pass the ball in this ball, and he hit the basket and caused Scola to make a shooting foul.

Jefferson then walked onto the free throw line and made both free throws.

...

Any weapon made to attack me will be destroyed, and any speech that slanders me in judgment will be condemned.—Isaiah 54, verse 17.

At the same time, this is also a tattoo on McGrady.

The styles of some stars can be roughly summarized in one word, such as Duncan's "stability", Garnett's "toughness", Iverson's "arrogance", or Kobe's "iron-throwing"...wrong, it's "paragreement".

But it's hard for you to summarize McGrady in a simple vocabulary.

Some people say that he is diligent and enters the playoffs with a team with only CBA teammates, and almost overturns the strong enemy Pistons.

But some people say he is lazy, and Van Gundy once said, "In terms of training... he is so smart that he knows how much he should pay, which just can avoid dissatisfaction with the coach."

Or "elegant", but this is just an external perception of his style of play and is not a very thoughtful description.

...

Maybe there is a word that is very close, it is called "talent".

He is a scorer, but no one has ever criticized him for playing solo. As long as he wants, he can switch to a high-level organizer at any time.

At the same time, he is also a very aggressive defender. During the Raptors, he followed his cousin Carter and mainly did this.

As long as he wants, he can still do his best in defense.

Yes, as long as he wants, he can do almost everything.

He is so talented and very suitable for playing basketball. He can play at all tactics and rhythms, and all kinds of roles are like fish in water.

This guy can do his best in every link... as long as he really wants.

He always had a lazy state on the court that he couldn't open his eyes, which gave Li Rong the feeling of the words of Guan Yu, the "beautiful bearded man" described in Chinese folk legends.

Guan Gong didn't open his eyes, but he wanted to kill someone.

For example, in this round of attack, he easily took advantage of his physical advantage and turned around and ran over Brewer who was defending him, and then easily distributed the ball to Yao Ming at the middle distance under the encirclement of Li Rong and Jefferson.

Yao Ming received the ball, ignored Gomez's interference in the defense, and made a mid-range shot.

Looking back, McGrady ran to the basket and helped Yao Ming interfere with Jefferson's low-post offense. Bathir immediately protected the rebound.

During the two rounds of the competition, Li Rong smelled a little unusual from it. It seemed that a temperament that was usually only a champion team had suddenly appeared on this Rockets.

This temperament he had not yet appeared when the two teams fought half a month ago.

The last time the team with this temperament was to challenge the Celtics who gathered in Boston North Shore Garden a week ago.

In that game, the Celtics were not in good condition and made many mistakes.

The Timberwolves were leading the game since the beginning, although the lead score was not many.

Until the last minute, the Timberwolves still had a 5-point lead, which was already great enough for the rest of the time.

But at the last moment, everyone in Boston seemed to suddenly wake up. Pierce first held the ball and rushed to the basket desperately, causing a shooting foul. He made both free throws.

Then Li Rong used the pick-and-roll to get an opportunity to shoot outside, but unexpectedly, Garnett rushed out of the three-second zone and slapped it away in front of him.

Then, Rondo, who got the ball, took about 5 seconds to make a fast break dunk.

Then Jefferson's hook shot at the basket was interrupted by Perkins, and the subsequent scene made Li Rong unforgettable.

Pierce made a standard step back shot, but unfortunately the ball did not score, but Garnett then ran out of nowhere and took the offensive rebound from the top of Li Rong's head.

Garnett missed another turnaround shot, and Pierce rushed to the inside and grabbed the offensive rebound.

Pierce's tip-in under the basket was blocked by Jefferson. Rondo grabbed the ball and passed it to Ray Allen on the outside. Ray Allen's move hit the iron again.

Just when the home audience thought they were going to lose the game, Perkins stood up and clicked the basketball into the basket with one hand and killed the Timberwolves.

In that round, Li Rong really made him feel what "the whole" means. The whole is definitely not the kind of person who talks about the "team" all day long, and then passes two goals between his teammates and then passes two goals to each other.

It is a kind of gathering together to seek victory. No matter what happens, everyone has only one goal in their heart - win.
Chapter completed!