The Rockets quickly gave their own answer.

After Kobe got out of the field, the important task of defending McGrady was handed over to Ci Shiping.

Ci Shiping, whose real name is Artest, is more accustomed to calling him Artest.

As the best defensive player ever, he has amazing upper limb strength.

A pair of ruthless iron hands can basically complete interception as long as they are touched by the ball.

In the finals a few months ago, Ci Shiping completed the task of defending Pierce well, helping the Lakers win two consecutive championships successfully.

But that doesn't mean that his defense is perfect.

On the contrary, as he gets older, it is difficult for Ci Shiping to keep up with the pace of speed players.

In other words, you let Arte hard-press Pierce, a heavy striker like James, who can be perfectly competent.

But letting Arte defender defender is definitely a embarrassment for him.

Although McGrady, who has returned to her peak state, is not known for her speed, only talking about the speed of the first step in the breakthrough, he is called second, and no one in the league dares to be the first!

McGrady, who has been fighting in the NBA field for many years and has experienced it, naturally realized this soon.

So, in the Rockets' next offensive round, he took the initiative to ask for the ball outside the three-point line and signaled his teammates to pull all the ball away and he wanted to play singles.

Soon, the other Rockets players pulled all to the other side, completely clearing the right half of the field, giving McGrady plenty of room to launch an attack.

"Come on, just give it a try!"

It's been a long time since Ci Shiping saw him, and someone dared to hit him on the list.

As soon as he finished speaking, McGrady moved!

The first step that was too lightning to cover his ears directly made Atai, who was already full of confidence, look panicked.

Seeing that his opponent was about to pass by his left side, Ci Shiping immediately turned around, forced himself to move, and hit McGrady hard.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded, blocking the foul.

"Wow, this is a typical toughfoul. It's a tough foul. McGrady should be very painful now."

Yang Yi commented in time, with a little worried in his tone.

After all, McGrady has been suffering from injuries in the past two years, giving people a very "crunchy" impression.

But the physical condition of t-mac is no longer comparable.

This kind of intensity confrontation was a common occurrence during his magical period.

Moreover, McGrady's attitude towards aggressive defense is somewhat similar to Kobe - as long as it is not intentionally hurtful, I will not be angry with you.

Therefore, after being hit, t-mac shook his head without question and threw the ball to the referee.

Looking back, he said to Atai with a relaxed look on his face: "You are old and have slow reactions."

"you!"

Ci Shiping's eyes widened.

You know, the two are actually peers, and McGrady's words are obviously provocative.

The Rockets serve, McGrady continues to choose singles.

Ci Shiping bullied himself and kept pressing forward with his chest, trying to seize McGrady's space.

But t-mac is still very calm.

I saw him holding the ball in one hand, placing it behind him, leaning against Ate with his torso.

The next moment, he suddenly turned around and instantly opened up half of his body space.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ci Shiping hurriedly moved.

Unexpectedly, McGrady took back her left foot and returned to her original place.

But in this round and time, he had already gotten rid of Ci Shiping's close tightness.

Bend your knees, jump, take action.../

McGrady's actions were done in one go, flowing.

bingo!

The basketball was hollowed into the net, and the net was turned over.

After scoring the goal, McGrady smiled slightly, stepped back and spread her hands "helplessly".

Seeing this scene, Chen Fei in the stands kept his lips rising, and he was obviously in a good mood.

"McDy's condition now is, how do you do when you first became teammates with him?"

Chen Fei asked.

“em…I think about it…”

"From the many games in this quarter, Tracy's speed seems to be faster than when he first arrived at the Rockets!"

Yao Ming replied after thinking for a while.

Chen Fei nodded when he heard this, which was consistent with his expectations.

This means that the Yao-Mai combination and McGrady are completely activated!

Chen Fei then asked again: "How is your body recovering?"

Yao Ming was stunned when he heard this, knowing that the other party was asking about his ankle injury.

"At present, there is no particularly obvious pain, but there is always a strange feeling."

Yao Ming said frankly.

"I understand traditional Chinese medicine."

Chen Fei suddenly said.

"I knew the first time we met, if you don't lose weight and come back immediately at the beginning of the season, you might have only a few months left in your career."

The Asian young man had a serious expression and had no intention of joking.

Yao Ming looked at Chen Fei with an incredible look on his face.

But with a little recollection, he remembered the time before the start of the game.

At that time, although Yao Ming received permission from the team doctor, he was able to participate in the team's normal training.

But every time he finished his training, he could feel a strong soreness and numbness coming from his ankles.

Yao Ming also tried to communicate with the team doctor and even sought advice from other orthopedic experts.

But without exception, they told Yao that everything was normal and you were cured.

Yao reluctantly believed it and returned to the team, but he was actually a little worried.

Now, combined with what Chen Fei just said, Yao Ming only felt scared for a moment.

"But, when you meet me, everything is fine. You prepare for it, and I will treat you in the next week or two."

"At that time, your injuries will be cured."

Chen Fei swears.

"Really? Just like McGrady?"

Yao Ming's tone was full of joy.

"I'm sure. I'm finally collecting the medicinal materials used for treatment."

Chen Fei said casually.

After the preseason, Chen Fei counted the reputation he now had.

There were 8 preseason games in total, with the Rockets winning 7 wins and 1 loss, and the cumulative reputation value was 70 points removed from the 10 points used on Hill at that time, and there were 60 points left.

In other words, as long as you win 4 games in the regular season, Chen Fei can save the reputation of buying the Dead Wood Fengchun Card!

[The Chinese herbal medicines I bought last time when treating McGrady, it seems that there are still many left at home, so I will use them together next time.]

Chen Fei thought to himself.

............

While the two talked, the game had reached the last minute of the second quarter.

Kobe had a good rest and went on the battlefield again.

On the Rockets, Mark Jackson replaced Danny Green, who had just joined.

During the period after joining the Rockets, Green has gradually gained the trust of the coach and teammates during training.

In fact, at the beginning, Mark Jackson only regarded Green as an alternative player at the end of the team's rotation lineup.

But not long after, he found that Green not only had excellent three-pointers, but also had good awareness on the defensive end.

What made Mark Jackson even more happy was that during training, Green actually showed a certain degree of leadership!

Although he has just arrived and has no team status, he dares to communicate loudly with his teammates while defending and point out some loopholes in a timely manner.

The veterans in the team sneered at the reminder of this young man at the beginning.

But as Green's judgment was verified again and again, over time, his teammates gradually trusted his command.

Mark Jackson was overjoyed. The Rockets had many defensive players, but most of them were among the strong single-defense strength.

Danny Green is a player who has both awareness and skills and can organize his teammates to participate in defense, which is definitely a great addition to his defensive system!

This is also why Mark Jackson brought such a player who was the "Paladin of Water Dispenser" last year to the opening game of the season - such an important game!
Chapter completed!