I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 85: Noon Has Come
Although he has a good relationship with Yao Ming, he doesn't care about these brotherhoods in the arena. Li Ran successfully passed this wave of speed-up, which consumed a lot of Yao Ming's physical energy.

Therefore, at the end of the half, although the Nuggets still trailed by 48 points 55-7, seeing the smile on George Karl's face, Li Ran knew that the game was basically a sure thing.

He was sitting on the edge of the physiotherapy bed, holding a piece of pizza in his hand, chatting loudly with his teammates, spitting all over the place, as if berating Fang Qiu.

"Played well, boys. The third quarter is a critical time. If we can play Yao again, the game will basically be won." George Karl said when he arranged the tactics for the second half.

Billups nodded approvingly.

In the third quarter, Yao Ming should rest off the court for a period of time. If Adelman feels that the situation is not good and replaces Yao Ming in advance, then in the fourth quarter, Mosaic will not be far from collapse.

On the other side, in the dressing room of Mosaic, it is basically the same atmosphere.

It's just that Yao Ming was lying on the physical therapy bed, and the physical therapist nervously massaged him to relax.

Adelman walked in with a smile.

"Played well, continue to work hard in the second half. Yao, take a rest in the third quarter, and Antonio will go up for a while."

Dark and hard McDyess nodded.

Coming to Mosaic, McDyess played a lot more. After all, Yao Ming's previous substitute was Mutombo, who looked 50 years old.

For old Dawson and Adelman, it is really hard to say whether Li Ran made a profit or a loss in the Mosaic deal.

They sent Li Ran away, and in exchange for McDyess, Kleiza, and Anthony Carter greatly strengthened their bench lineup.

Mosaic has no shortage of stars. If the combination of Yao Ming, McGrady and Artest were placed two years ago, it would be an out-and-out Big Three, and the quality is not weaker than the Celtics at all.

What they lack is the bench bandits.

McDyess has averaged 9 points and 9 rebounds per game so far this season, Carter has 6 points and 5 assists, and Kleiza has 10 points and 4 rebounds. Adding up the three, Adelman feels much better than Li Ran.

If Li Ran heard Adelman's theory, would he burst out laughing?

He knows addition.

The interception rate of one missile is 70%, and the three missiles add up to 210%, which is fine.

In the third quarter, Adelman put on Carter, Kleiza and McDyess in one brain, with the small black beans and Scola.

His idea is very simple, don't you like to play fast?

Then I'll play with you in a small lineup.

But he didn't think about it, why did the Nuggets have to dismantle the backcourt combination of Iverson and Garcart last season, or even leave none?
iverson. .Cough cough, my big answer is 1.8 meters three, Anthony Carter is 1.8 meters five, plus a melon who focuses all his defensive skills on offense.

And now, Adelman replaced the small black beans, the defense is more unbearable than the answer.

To put it bluntly, a backcourt combination of this height is a second-class disabled in the NBA.

On the other hand, for the Nuggets, Billups is 1 meters, and Li Ran is 91 meters. Needless to say, Billups' defense, Li Ran's defense is also above the standard.

Just playing, Adelman knew he made a serious mistake.

Li Ran and Billups directly blasted Mosaic's perimeter.

The two of them couldn't stand against them, and they couldn't defend against them. Li Ran and Billups wanted anything they wanted on top of Brooks and Carter as if they had entered their own home.

In just half a quarter, Li Ran scored all the points in the first half.

Moreover, Li Ran came up with a bad idea. He asked Anderson and Kenyon Martin to be pulled outside.

McDyess and Scola can only be pulled out.

Ever since, the inside line became Li Ran's stage alone.

His rebounding ability is put on the faces of Xiao Heidou and Anthony Carter. Isn't that a bully?

In just half a quarter, Li Ran grabbed eight rebounds, four offensive rebounds, and four backcourt rebounds.

The Nuggets not only tied the score in half a quarter, but also overtook it by 6 points.

Adelman finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Yao, let's go."

At this time, we can only ask Dinghaishenzhen to stabilize the situation.

Yao Ming pulled the towel off his head and stood up.

At dead time, Mosaic announced a substitution, with McDyess off and Yao Ming on.

The effect of Yao Ming's playing was immediate, and Mosaic's decline was immediately stopped.

Adelman was complacent about his timely substitutions, and he felt that his on-the-spot command was comparable to those famous coaches.

If Li Ran knew what Adelman was thinking now, he would definitely ask him, is he on par with Phil Jackson?

By the end of the third quarter, under the leadership of Yao Ming, Mosaic still stabilized the situation.

78-80, Mosaic trailed by two points away.

Adelman believes that the main force in the fourth quarter will be all out, and some will play with the Nuggets.

After all, in the first two quarters, Mosaic has always been dominant on the scene.

But from beginning to end, he forgot one very fatal thing.

In the fourth quarter, both sides replaced their main lineups and started a decisive battle.

Yao Ming gritted his teeth, put his left hand against Hilario, and gently hooked the ball with his right hand.

The ball crashed into the net.

Before he could wipe the sweat off his face, two figures jumped out like torpedoes.

A number 0 and a number 1.

Behind them, Brooks and Anthony Carter were in hot pursuit.

Yao Ming sighed inwardly, and strode forward to chase after him.

But by the time he has just run across the midfield, the attack is over.

Billups came to the frontcourt and threw the ball high into the air.

Li Ran jumped up, scooped up the ball, rounded it and dunked it into the frame.

Brooks watched Li Ran steal the limelight, not to be outdone, motioned for Carter to pass the ball to him quickly, and then went straight to the frontcourt with the ball.

Yao Ming was angry.

Damn, I can't train Li Ran, and I can't train you?
He frowned and called to Brooks.

"Aaron, slow down and play steadily."

Brooks stopped in his tracks and nodded his head.

The words of the team boss still have to be listened to.

Yao Ming strode into the inside again and began to compete with Hilario for position.

After finally getting the position stuck, Yao Ming shook off Hilario again to make a shot.

But the moment he hooked his hand, his feet suddenly softened.

The ball went wide without any suspense, and Li Ran jumped up and took it.

It's noon!

After his physical strength reached the limit, Yao Ming's shooting percentage plummeted.

Adelman scratched his head off the field.

Yao Ming's physical problem is already a chronic problem of Mosaic.

He now only feels that it was a wrong decision for Yao Ming to return to China to participate in the competition during the offseason.

But he didn't think about it, his overuse of Yao Ming is also the main reason for the current situation.

(End of this chapter)