At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 31 Overtaking and Being Overtaken
"Bang!" Accompanied by a crisp sound of iron, Ariza sighed helplessly again.

The Huaguo player who was facing him was absolutely abnormal!This is the only thought in his heart at this moment.

Although I can't say why, the opponent seems to be able to see through his intentions, which always makes him unable to catch and shoot comfortably.

Coupled with the uninterrupted small movements and the trash talk with an unknown accent, Ariza played extremely uncomfortable in the entire second quarter.

So far, he has shot 5 times, but only 1 ball hit.

Coupled with a goal intercepted by the opponent, he has already wasted 5 offensive opportunities before he knew it.

The pleasure of getting everything that just happened in the first quarter seemed to be an illusion and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

However, Ariza's entanglement did not last long, and soon the Rockets made personnel adjustments, replacing most of the main players to rest.

After the adjustment of the lineup, it was his old opponent in the summer league - Chase Budinger who faced Du Zhe.

Seeing Budinger appear on the stage, Director Yu also introduced according to the information prepared in advance: "The Rockets are currently making a personnel adjustment, and Ariza will be replaced by this summer's second-round pick Chase Budinger. This white guy has a good three-pointer and a good dunk."

Seeing Budinger, an old acquaintance whom he had never met in the summer league, Du Zhe smiled happily at him as a greeting.

This smile made Budinger feel unsure.

The last fight left Budinger with a lot of psychological shadow, which made him a little suspicious.

Why did you meet this kid again?What is he laughing at me?Do you think I'm particularly good at fighting?

With full of suspicion, Budinger set foot on the court.

Immediately, the Warriors also sent Morrow, Randolph and other substitutes on the bench to let the main players take a break.

Seeing that both sides have basically replaced the substitute lineup, Du Zhe knew that it was time for him to exert his strength.

With his current strength, it may be a bit difficult to deal with the main lineup, but it is relatively easy to deal with the substitute lineup.

As for the Thief's Gloves, Du Zhe felt that activating them now would be a waste of money.

After all, if you only look at the comprehensive reviews, he can now be regarded as a player with high strength on the field.

But Budinger, who was psychologically shadowed by Du Zhe, was obviously much more cautious on the offensive end. He didn't take a shot after several rounds, and he didn't even dare to stick the ball too much.

This made Du Zhe have no chance to perform on the defensive end for a while.

Since he can't find opportunities on the defensive end, don't blame him for making efforts on the offensive end

In the next round, he started to use his teammates' pick-and-roll tactics. Budinger was naturally unwilling to let Du Zhe easily get a shot, so he followed up immediately.

After running a few steps, he realized that Du Zhe's speed seemed to have improved a lot compared to when the two met in the summer league. At that time, he could barely keep up with the rhythm, but now he was still half a beat slower no matter how hard he tried. .

After a long circle around the baseline, Du Zhe finally ran out of an open space. After he was positioned on the wing, his teammate's pass did not come as expected.

The Warriors currently have two guards on the court, Azubuike and Morrow, who are more offensive players. Their passing ability and passing vision are indeed inferior to those authentic point guards.

But Du Zhe wasn't discouraged. It's his teammate's business whether to pass or not. What he needs to do is to run out of the open space. Once the open space cannot be seen by his teammates, what about the two times?three times?

Finally, after Du Zhe threw away Budinger for the third time, Randolph, who was holding the ball inside and was about to play back, noticed his presence and distributed the ball to the bottom corner.

After receiving the ball, he took a step back slightly to position himself just outside the three-point line. Then he raised the knife with his hand and jumped directly to take the shot.

During this half-year offseason, Du Zhe has been training on catching three-pointers after running almost every day. He is already familiar with how to adjust his body position and shooting posture after catching the ball.

As for the step just now, he did not know how many times he practiced during the offseason.

One minute on stage, ten years of work off stage, Du Zhe practiced hard day after day during the offseason, just to be able to throw this mediocre shot.

"Brush!" The Nets moved slightly, and then the numbers on the scoreboard jumped.

Unmatched Budinger can only watch the ball hollow into the net.

"Three-pointers! This is not Du Zhe's conventional weapon, but I remember the last time we played against the Rockets, he also relied on three-pointers to open up the situation. Is this also a kind of reincarnation?" Director Yu admired this clean goal. .

After scoring a goal, Du Zhe's teammates also began to notice his outside firepower.

In the next few rounds, he got two shots from the outside and hit a goal.

This made Budinger, who was repeatedly scored on the head by Du Zhe, lose his composure. On the offensive end, he dared not attack, and on the defensive end, he couldn't defend.

If this continues, he will probably be replaced by the coach soon.

no!What am I afraid of?The opponent is just an undrafted player from China. He probably just ate dumplings in the last summer league!Next time I get a chance, I will definitely take action!Budinger gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.

Like Du Zhe, Budinger also has to rely on running positions to pull out the space for shooting.

It's just that Du Zhe is faster than him in terms of speed, and in terms of defensive awareness, Du Zhe can even crush him, a rookie in the first grade.

Budinger even felt that he was as pure as a blank sheet of paper in front of Du Zhe, and every thought he had seemed to be seen through by the other party at a glance.

Whether it is their own offensive intentions or running routes, the opponent seems to be able to predict one step ahead, and then make the most reasonable response.

He was surprised to find that facing Du Zhe's defense, he couldn't even find a suitable shot.

This is the sadness of a player without unreasonable singles ability when facing Du Zhe's defense.

However, in the next attack, Budinger, who received the ball from his teammates, chose to shine.

He wants to use unreasonable shot choices to break his inner demons.

Facing Du Zhe's defense, Budinger angrily shot a three-pointer.

In order not to be blocked by Du Zhe, he could only hastily adjust the shooting angle, but the miracle did not happen, and the ball hit the "basket neck" hard.

Azubuike, who came off the bench, steadily received the rebound and pushed forward to counterattack.

After missing a goal, Budinger knew that it was difficult to find a good shot from the outside, so he began to frequently cut and attack the inside, preparing to rely on his own jumping advantage to create scoring opportunities.

It's a pity that although Du Zhe is slightly inferior to him in jumping, he has an advantage in height and wingspan.

Budinger, who wanted to take off again and again, was pushed back by Du Zhe.

At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors blossomed more outside the three-point line.

Du Zhe, Randolph, and Morrow all made gains from beyond the three-point line, and directly played a wave of 14:2 spurts.

In the end, the Warriors relied on a wave of explosions from the bench to temporarily lead the Rockets by 62 points at 52:10.

And Du Zhe even outperformed his opponent Budinger with an efficient performance of 5 of 3 three-pointers in the second quarter.

The white rookie was completely restrained by him on both offensive and defensive ends, and his face was pale at the end of the break, and his heart had already collapsed from the beating.

"Okay, audience friends, in the second quarter, our Huaguo teenager Du Zhe scored 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block and 1 steal with high efficiency, which is also a huge advantage for leading the Warriors to 10 points. , then how should the Rockets deal with this challenge in the second half, let’s take a break and come back immediately after the commercial.” In the studio, director Zhang gave a brief summary of the situation in the first half.

Immediately, Du Zhe's advertisement started to play on the screen.

That's right, it was one of the three commercials he shot for Jessbon during this offseason.

On the screen, Du Zhe was topless, showing his muscular body.

After defending against the opponent's attacks one after another, he took out the Jessbon in his pocket and said the lines he had memorized solemnly.

"On the court, I rely on tough defense to guard the safety of the team's defense line."

"Off the court, I use Jieshibang to guard the safety of my beloved one."

"Breakthrough wantonly! Be yourself! Jesbang, you deserve it!"

After these advertisements were filmed, they have been broadcast on major sports channels and platforms.

Although Du Zhe has never had the courage to look back at his own works, but from Lao Wang's mouth, he also heard that the effect of the advertisement seems to be quite good.

Although there are also critical voices, compared with the attention attracted by the advertisement, this noise is simply negligible.

The good effect brought by Jieshibang's invitation to Du Zhe as an endorsement also attracted the envy of many brands. They contacted the agent Lao Wang one after another, wanting to reach a cooperation with Du Zhe, a potential star.

Accompanied by Du Zhe's sonorous and forceful voice, the intermission commercial time also came to an end.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two teams replaced their main players, and Du Zhe was replaced by Stephen Jackson without any surprise.

Although his performance was good, as Jackson is the main player, the coaching staff still has to ensure that he plays time if he does not perform abnormally.

What's more, it is still a critical node in Jackson's transaction. In order to increase the value of the transaction and attract potential next buyers, he should be given more time to perform.

Sitting off the court like Du Zhe was Stephen Curry. He made 6 of 1 shots in the first half, and his performance was not ideal.

Therefore, the coaching staff decided to let the more experienced Maggette play first, expand the lead as much as possible, and then send young players to play in garbage time.

It can be said that Ellis, Maggette, and Jackson are already the most luxurious combination on the Warriors' books.

It's just that sometimes basketball is not as simple as 1+1=2. Sometimes the strongest lineup on the books may not be able to play the strongest performance.

Throughout the third quarter, the Warriors, who led by 10 points, suddenly lost power as if they couldn't play anymore.

Several players with high expectations on the offensive end squandered countless opportunities and performed in a shocking way.

埃利斯6投1中，靠着罚球勉强得了5分，斯蒂芬·杰克逊则是6投2中，狂砍4分。

Maggette took fewer shots, hit 3 goal in 1 shots, and scored 2 points. Although he didn't waste a few opportunities, he also made no achievements.

Several people struck the iron again and again, and the head coach Nelson's face was ashen.

What's more terrible is that it's not terrible to strike iron by yourself. What's terrible is that when you strike iron, the opponent's hand feels very hot.

On the other side, the performance of the Rockets just confirmed this sentence.

The comparison between the two teams let the fans watching the game see another meaning of "half is sea water, half is flame".

The Warriors feel as cold as the water in the Mariana Trench, and the Rockets feel as hot as the tail flames of a rocket engine.

In this quarter, the Warriors' half court became the Rockets' backyard, and the opponent came and left as they wanted.

Especially the Rockets' power forward Scola, with his superb footwork and precise shooting skills, directly hit 8 of 7 in a single quarter and scored 15 points in a personal performance, resisting the entire Warriors team by himself. .

In the third quarter, the Warriors were directly beaten at 19:35, and the total score of the two teams also reached 81:87. The Rockets successfully overtook by 6 points.

After the third quarter, the Warriors coach Nelson frowned. He never thought that the Warriors, who had a huge advantage at the end of the first half, would be defeated in a blink of an eye and became the lagging side.

"Friends in the audience, the Rockets played really well in the third quarter. The offense on the field is smooth and smooth. It's crazy how they play. What do you think of Director Yu?" Before the start of the fourth quarter, the two As usual, the commentator will comment on the performance on the field.

Hearing Director Zhang's question, Director Yu didn't hesitate: "From this third quarter, we can see that even though Dayao and McGrady are absent, the Rockets' background and tenacity as a regular player in the playoffs over the years is still the result of this Warriors team." It’s incomparable, and it’s really beyond my expectation to be able to play so tenaciously in back-to-back situations.”

"Yes, how should the Warriors deal with the crazy Rockets next? It is indeed a thorny issue for them. I think in this case, they should send young players to rush forward and make a breakthrough." Zhang's guidance Both inside and outside the conversation seemed to imply that it would be reasonable for the Warriors to send Du Zhe.

It can only be said that Director Zhang's prediction was correct, but not completely correct. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors did make lineup adjustments and replaced a young player-Stephen Curry.

But Du Zhe didn't stay on the bench for too long. After 2 minutes, he received an order from Nelson to go on the field and replace Maggette.

At this time, the Rockets were in full swing on the court, and Hayes "Hayes" just hit Maggette's hat and couldn't find the north.

Although the Warriors' insider Biedrins grabbed the offensive rebound, Budinger blocked the backhand. The latter's subsequent three-pointer made the entire Oracle Stadium silent.

However, the Warriors have not yet struggled out of the downturn in the third quarter, and they have not been able to open for a long time.

The score difference on the court has been widened to 9 points, 81:90. The ending of the Warriors' opening game is no longer optimistic.

Du Zhe, who appeared on the stage, set his sights on Luis Scola.

In the last 10 minutes, he wants to let the fans see what it means to be able to go up and down, and to be able to be inside and outside.

(End of this chapter)