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Chapter 292 Regaining Control of the Game The Real Chinese Derby

In the second half, Zhong Yu scored six points in a row.

This situation caused the Rockets to be on high alert.

"Hey, is there any problem with you defending that kid?" Tracy McGrady asked Battier while the Hornets were serving and the Rockets retreated.

Battier felt a little uncomfortable with McGrady's tone, but... in this game, he still blocked Peja's three-pointer, so he thought about it and said, "No problem."

"Okay... Then you should pay more attention... It can be seen that this kid is not as quiet as he looks." McGrady warned, and then patted Battier on the shoulder.

In fact, Tracy McGrady is now in the Rockets, and many things such as prestige have declined.

Because he really doesn't have the power and omnipotent arrogance when he first came to the Rockets. If he wants to regain his previous status in the Rockets, he must first prove that he is still the omnipotent T-MAC.
No need for McGrady to say it himself, Battier also knows that Zhong Yu really needs to be careful...

You can't imagine where he will suddenly appear and score.

Back at halftime, the Rockets started their offense, and it was still the same positional battle.Yao Ming controlled the inside, McGrady received the basketball and began to control the ball to look for opportunities.Battier was on the outside, running restlessly waiting for a three-pointer opportunity. The streetball king came to the bottom line, and Scott pulled away to create a gap for McGrady.

The inside defense was a bit empty. Seeing this situation, McGrady began to force Peja, intending to use a breakthrough to win the first goal of the game.

However, he just broke through, and Peja couldn't keep up with his rhythm for a while... McGrady's breakthrough is like an old car, it looks very slow, but he can break through successfully.McGrady used this, almost going into the middle, and under Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, he might go directly to the basket for a layup——

Dunk impossible, Chandler is still there.

However, he didn't even have a chance to layup.

Because Zhong Yu had seen through his plan a long time ago, the moment McGrady passed Peja, he also shot, and when he touched his right hand... McGrady's basketball was stabbed by him.However, McGrady's reaction was very quick, and he had no time to snatch the ball that Zhong Yu poked out.

"Chris!" Zhong Yu yelled, Paul had been waiting for an opportunity, and when he heard Zhong Yu's shout, he quickly came over and took the basketball from McGrady's hand...

Even if McGrady has all-powerful abilities, at this moment, Zhong Yu and Paul couldn't stand up to the combined steal, and the basketball was taken away by Paul.

Of course, this also gave the Rockets enough time to react.

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Now, the Hornets are playing rockets, and it is time for positional warfare.

"It's positional warfare again... Zhong Yu has almost recovered his state just now." Sun Zhengping said, "In this way, he has a great say in positional warfare."

Director Zhang agreed: "Yes, it depends on how Zhong Yu chooses."

Battier stuck tightly in front of Zhong Yu, and he ran along with him, anyway, to prevent Zhong Yu from having a chance to catch the ball.Zhong Yu thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Hey, Sean (Battier)."

"Ah?" Battier didn't expect Zhong Yu to talk to him suddenly, and responded a little strangely.

"You are endorsing our country's brand, right?"

"Yes……"

"Have you noticed what Peak's LOGO looks like?" Zhong Yu suddenly asked this question, Battier pondered for a while, and Peak's LOGO seemed to be a triangle with a bite missing...

He just thought about it, Zhong Yu suddenly passed him, drove to the maximum speed, and came to the left wing of the three-point line, Paul immediately fed him the ball.

Zhong Yu received the ball, McGrady hurried up to defend, Battier also came over as if waking up from a dream, but it was too late, Zhong Yu took a step to the right to control the ball, and then shot a jumper.

Take off, assist with the left hand, push the ball with the right hand, and use the middle finger as the main force finger.

The basketball left his hands and flew across the sky——

"Shua!" The jumper hit!
Another three-pointer was hit, and Zhong Yu also gave Paul an assist.The two separated by high-fiving, Director Zhang said with a smile: "I don't know what Zhong Yu said just now... Battier seems to be a little distracted..."

"This may also be a skill on the court." Sun Zhengping also said with a smile.

Zhong Yu is not as gentle as ordinary Chinese players on the court. Of course, even Yao Ming will fight if he is in a hurry. go back.

Battier felt that he had been fooled by Zhong Yu, and his expression was not good: "Hey, Zhong Yu, you cunning guy...you lied to me."

Zhong Yu shrugged his shoulders: "I just want to discuss with you... I think Peak's LOGO looks like a flying saucer... What do you think?"

"..." Battier: "Don't think I'll talk to you."

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The game is over.

In this quarter of the game, Zhong Yu scored 9 points.

These 9 points were all obtained in the last 6 minutes.

This proves that the former Zhong Yu has returned... the Zhong Yu who can contribute 40 points to the Hornets in each game has returned.Moreover, it can be seen that when he is playing basketball now, he is more calm than before.

"The first quarter is over. The Hornets temporarily lead the Rockets by 27:21... What do you think of this result, Mr. Zhang?" Sun Zhengping asked.

"The Hornets temporarily lead the Rockets, which is actually reasonable... This season, although the Rockets have formed the Big Three, other positions are not weak... But, compared with Zhong Yu and Paul in the Hornets' backcourt. The Rockets In terms of the overall lineup, it will be slightly disadvantaged, and Artest is not in this game. What surprised us in this game was the performance of the two Chinese players——Yao Ming caused Chandler to lose in the first quarter. Le made 3 fouls, caused West to make 1 foul, and scored 6 points by relying on free throws, scoring a total of 10 points... and Zhong Yu, although his performance was not very good at the beginning, he made consecutive shots after that , also scored 9 points in the first quarter."

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The performance of Zhong Yu's comeback made Zhong Yu's fans experience worry and sadness from the very beginning, and then they were immersed in the beautiful scoring exclusive to Zhong Yu.

Sitting on the bench, Paul sat next to him, handed him a glass of Gatorade, and then held out his own Gatorade.

Zhong Yu lightly clinked glasses with him, and then said, "How is it? The strength I showed just now, let you experience the joy of having a good teammate again..."

Paul made a disgusted look, and said, "You're such a thick-skinned guy...have you forgotten the few times you hit the iron at the beginning of the game?"

Zhong Yu shrugged his shoulders: "Even Emperor Jordan can strike iron, and you can't blame me for that."

Paul laughed and said: "To be honest, it's good that you can play your best... With you, the game will be a lot easier. Sean (Battier) is a difficult person... You have to be careful."

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The game started.

In this section of the game, of course, when the two sides are fighting against the bench, the Rockets' bench is not weak, but it is definitely not strong.Of course, they still have some talented players.

Both teams adopted steady tactics, but the Hornets' substitutes were obviously more calm.The main lineup of the Hornets is a bit like a youth army, but their substitute lineup is not young.

After playing like this for a while, the Hornets' bench became stronger, and the Rockets couldn't sit still, so they quickly replaced Yao Ming.

Zhong Yu frowned when he saw Yao Ming appearing again... He couldn't say too much, after all, it was his business, but he did feel that the Rockets used Yao Ming too often, which was not good for him .

He has a good relationship with Yao Ming and has known him for many years. Of course, he hopes that Yao Ming can have a stable career.

After Yao Ming came out, he hit a few shots and recovered a few points. The main force of the Hornets came out again.

The right to the first ball came to Zhong Yu's hands, and Paul passed the basketball to Zhong Yu again.

Peja naturally came to pick and roll Zhong Yu, and there was enough tacit understanding between them.Zhong Yu walked past Peja step by step, and in front of Peja, who was [-] meters tall, Battier couldn't catch Zhong Yu completely for a while.Seeing this situation, McGrady immediately came up to defend. In order to prevent Zhong Yu from passing the ball to Peja, Battier and McGrady completed a defense change.

Zhong Yu faced Mai Di with an expressionless face.McGrady also defended him blankly, but it can be seen that his sleepy eyes, which seemed to never be opened, are now a little wider.

"COMEON..." McGrady murmured in his heart, he also wanted to see how capable Zhong Yu was, to be able to become the scoring leader this season with a high score close to 40... Seeing Lie Xinxi, he still has this kind of almost Instinctive love.

It was also the first time for Zhong Yu to face McGrady like this.

He also once admired McGrady, and highly praised his work and breakthrough. Now, he really faced McGrady!He controlled the basketball with his right hand, and then, Paul signaled for everyone to pull away from outside, and Zhong Yu was going to do it alone.

Both West and Chandler left the deepest place. At this moment, Zhong Yu swayed his left shoulder, and the basketball was on his right hand, and immediately collided with the ground at high speed. Then, Zhong Yu's body turned into a sharp edge in an instant. arrow!Fast!Like lightning, Zhong Yu quickly cut in from McGrady's right hand.

Originally, in the previous Rockets, the offense almost always started from McGrady, and the heavy responsibility of defending the 2nd and 3rd positions was usually handed over to Battier by the head coach. I'm also a little novice at my old job.

But now, facing Zhong Yu, he also showed his defensive strength.He blocked the middle, raised his left hand high and waved Zhong Yu's emergency stop jumper, and opened his right hand sideways to prevent Zhong Yu from continuing to break through.

Zhong Yu didn't seem to believe in evil, and wanted to break through from his right side, Mai Di put his focus on the right side, but at such a moment!Zhong Yu suddenly controlled the ball under his crotch, pulled the basketball back, and pulled his whole body back, as if he was about to make an emergency stop for a jump shot!

McGrady knew that this kid had a good jump shot, although he didn't jump up, he immediately chased him to a position where it was difficult for Zhong Yu to take a jump shot.

However, he was deceived by Zhong Yu!
After Zhong Yu took a step forward in McGrady, his body accelerated completely in an instant!Then, with his whole body, he accelerated and rushed in from McGrady's left hand side.

This speed was fully activated, and McGrady, who had just made a misjudgment, had no way to defend. He could only watch helplessly as Zhong Yu came to the depth of the inside line, and Yao Ming stepped up to defend.

This shot is the favorite of Chinese fans... the most anticipated direct confrontation between Zhong Yu and Yao Ming.

Zhong Yu also made a new plan - this is on the court, Yao Ming will not reject him just because he is his compatriot and fellow villager... So, Zhong Yu bumped into Yao Ming...

Yao Ming's strength has changed drastically compared to when he first entered the league. Zhong Yu's strength may not be as high as Yao Ming's... Zhong Yu bumped into him, and Yao Ming bounced him back.

Taking advantage of this little time and space, Zhong Yu threw the basketball with one hand.This is Zhong Yu's fifth area. He is here, and it is very simple to make a shot.

"Shua!" The basketball fell straight into the basket. If Yao Ming hadn't withdrawn quickly, Zhong Yu would have gotten a chance for a free throw.

Zhong Yu scored two more points, and at the same time he provoked the current two stars of the Rockets!

The game is getting better and better!

Mai Di had a gloomy face. He was cheated by Zhong Yu just now, and now he also feels uncomfortable.After halftime, he forced a jumper... But today, luck is not on the Rockets, who have only shot 37% so far... McGrady's jumper was once again rejected by the basket.

However, the rebound was caught by Yao Ming, and then he started to lay up, Chandler leaned over and had another cup...Yao Ming cheated another foul on him!
The referee obviously knew that Chandler had committed a lot of fouls, but just now, Yao Ming played too smartly, Chandler had no choice but to pay for one foul.

Yao Ming made two free throws, and when he came back, Zhong Yu attacked again.

He quickly broke through and entered the inside line. In the case of double-teaming Battier and McGrady, he passed the basketball to Peja on the outside line. Peja hit a three-pointer...

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Throughout the second quarter, the Rockets still failed to find their own rhythm... Their shooting percentage was too low, and the Hornets' offense was too effective. At the end of the first half, the Hornets led the Rockets by 49 points with 38:11. The third quarter!

The game has been dominated by the Hornets.

Behind the good performance of the Hornets in the half, Paul scored 8 points and 6 assists in the half, and Zhong Yu scored 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists... In this half, Zhong Yu completely recovered his state.

He is the Zhong Yu who used to block and kill gods and Buddhas.

On the forum, all kinds of discussions were quickly drowned out.

Especially in the Chinese fans forum, so far in this game, Zhong Yu scored 17 points and Yao Ming scored 16 points!The scores obtained by the two are the highest scores in their respective teams.

This game is the real Chinese derby!The performance of Zhong Yu and Yao Ming has already affected the future trend of the two teams.

(End of this chapter)