Double stars shine in Los Angeles

Chapter 139 Lakers vs. Rockets

In the second quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers put on their second lineup, center Yao Ming, power forward Josh McRoberts, small forward World Peace, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, point guard Steve Bray gram.The Big Three formed by the Houston Rockets back then have all gone to the Lakers. I don't know how Morey and Alexander, who watched the game in Houston, feel in their hearts.Especially when they see that Tracy McGrady, who was once abandoned by them, is still in such a state, they will secretly hate it.

The Houston Rockets lineup for the second quarter was center Omer Asik, power forward Greg Smith, small forward Terrence Jones, shooting guard Carlos Delfino, point guard Sean Levine ston.Omer Asik took a break off the court for a period of time, and once again went into battle, he will face Yao Ming head-on.

Fans who watched the game live in China knew that Yao Ming would play in the second quarter, and immediately got excited. The "MM" combination composed of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady appeared again after many years on the pitch.

Possession of the ball is owned by the Houston Rockets.Sean Livingston took the ball and recommended it to the frontcourt to organize the attack.Greg Smith mentions the high post as a pick and roll for Shaun Livingston, Shaun Livingston took the opportunity to break through, but Steve Blake's defense did not lose his position and still kept up with Shawn Livingston pause.

Sean Livingston passed the ball to Carlos Delfino, who moved the ball again after receiving the pass, and the basketball came to Terrence Jones who was cleared on the perimeter.Terrence Jones, receiving a pass, hits a long two-pointer.

Steve Blake took the ball to the front court and handed the basketball to Tracy McGrady, and he took Sean Livingston to start running without the ball.Tracy McGrady finds Yao Ming for a lob pass to Yao Ming.Yao Ming played Omer Asik in the low post.

Yao Ming played while sitting on Omer Asik, hitting Omer Asik with his back continuously, and then turned around to shoot. Omer Asik raised his arm high, interfering with Yao Ming's shooting sight.Yao Ming received the ball with a short body, his left foot was the axis, and his right foot stepped to the left. He raised the ball again, and Omer Asik followed up to block the shot.Yao Ming received the ball again, retracted his right foot at the same time, stepped back with his left foot and made a shot, and the basketball hit the backboard and went into the basket.Yao Ming got the first ball on the court.

Then, on the defensive end, Greg Smith's cut shot was conceded by Josh McRoberts who came out of the baseline.Steve Blake picks up the basketball and plays a fast break.The Houston Rockets' defense back in time included Carlos Delfino and Sean Livingston.Steve Blake went two-on-one up front.After arriving in the frontcourt, Steve Blakelyton took a step forward and looked back at the chasing opponent and his teammates. He did not choose to score a layup by himself, but chose a long-distance back pass to throw the basketball away from himself. The top of the head is thrown to the right and rear.

Tracy McGrady speeded up and arrived in time to receive a pass from Steve Blake. After an emergency stop, he immediately stepped back, retreated beyond the three-point line, and made a jump shot without making adjustments. The basketball went into the net, beautiful Long three-pointers.

Omer Asik formed a dislocation in the subsequent offense, singled Josh McRoberts under the basket, turned around and shot, the basketball clicked twice on the basket and finally fell into the basket.Omer Asik's scoring is a problem, his scoring ability is not very good.

Steve Blake breaks through and passes to Yao Ming.Yao Ming used his footsteps to get rid of Greg Smith's help defense, facing Omer Asik, the last line of defense of the Houston Rockets, leaning against the opponent as a pillar, from the left side of the basket to the right side and then small With a wide range of backward jump shots, the basketball hit the basket steadily.

In just two offenses, Yao Ming used his performance to tell everyone that his offensive skills and pace at the basket are still excellent, and his level has not declined because of being away from the court for the past two years.

After Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady each showed twice, they no longer focused on their individual performance, but shifted to the team's cooperation.However, because Steve Blake held the ball for too long, he was successfully intercepted by the Houston Rockets three times, and they all formed fast breaks. One of them caused a foul by the Los Angeles Lakers and successfully hit a three-pointer.The score gap was narrowed to within five points.

This is World Peace standing up, misplaced singles Terrence Jones, used his body to force the opponent, came to the basket and forced a layup, causing a foul by the defender, making a free throw, the first free throw, the second The free throw was missed, the rebound was grabbed by Josh McRoberts and the ball was passed to Tracy McGrady, and Tracy McGrady made a throw after breaking through with the ball.

When the second quarter went to 32 minutes and [-] seconds, the Houston Rockets called a short timeout to emphasize the tactics and start the rotation of personnel.

Mike Brown explained to Yao Ming, "Yao Ming, how about it, do you need to come down and take a rest?"

"Coach, I'm fine. I have no problem with my physical strength." Yao Ming took a sip of Gatorade and said, "It's not a problem to finish the game."

"That's good. For the next offense, you try to help your teammates pick and roll in the high position and reduce the low attack inside. This is good for your body. For the sake of your body, try to reduce the offense as before and use more mid-range shot to solve the problem.

Until Yao Ming nodded to show his understanding and ensured that he would not attack in the low post as much as possible, Yao Ming also understood that it was for his own benefit, and Yao Ming's stable mid-range shot could guarantee his scoring even if he left the basket.As for the defensive end, the Lakers are still a combination of two and three defenses and three defenses.

After the timeout, the Los Angeles Lakers did not perform personnel rotation.The Rockets sent some of the main starting players, namely point guard Lin Fengzhe and shooting guard Kevin Martin, and replaced Sean Livingston and Carlos Delfino.

Kevin Martin contributed as soon as he came on.Under the cover of his teammates, Kevin Martin slid from the bottom line to the three-point line, received a pass from Jeremy Lin, and made a three-pointer.

Facing Kevin Martin's defense, Tracy McGrady first dribbled the ball continuously under the crotch, then leaned forward with his shoulders slightly protruding forward, as if preparing to break through, Kevin Martin subconsciously went Take half a step back. "Opportunity!" Tracy McGrady seized the opportunity and directly made a jumper and made a steady shot.

Then Jeremy Lin's layup when he broke through to the inside was missed by World Peace, but it caused a defensive foul by World Peace.So far this season, Jeremy Lin's shooting accuracy has not been very good.The first free throw was a direct shot, and the second free throw bounced twice on the basket and finally fell into it.

In the following time, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady performed pick-and-roll cooperation many times, coupled with World Peace's three-point shooting, and compared with the Houston Rockets with all the main players back on the court, they did not fall behind. It can be seen how strong the bench depth of the Los Angeles Lakers is.

With less than three minutes left in the second quarter, the Lakers head coach replaced Yao Ming with Robert Thackeray and Steve Blake with Derek Fisher.In the remaining few minutes, Josh McRoberts performed the best. Perhaps he was too excited today, scoring five points, two rebounds and one assist in less than 3 minutes.

When the halftime whistle sounded, the score between the two sides was 52 to 41, and the Lakers temporarily led their opponents by 15 points at home.Yao Ming, who is most concerned by domestic fans in China, played [-] minutes and [-] seconds in the first half, scoring seven points, four rebounds and two assists, both of which were given to Tracy McGrady.

In the locker room of the Los Angeles Lakers, Yao Ming was lying on a massage chair, receiving a massage from a professional masseuse. This was specially requested by the coaching staff, in order to let Yao Ming avoid injuries as much as possible.People who have the same treatment as Yao Ming are World Peace and Tracy McGrady.

"Omer Asik, you have to play tougher in the second half of the game. Don't be afraid of physical confrontation. Pay attention to protecting the rebound and the success rate of the second attack, and pass the ball to outside players if you are not sure." Kevin McHale to Omer Asik.

"Jeremy Lin, in the second half, you have to control your turnovers. You have already made four turnovers in the first half of the game. You must pay attention to this. If you are not sure, give the shot to a better player in another position. Don't make sense try." Obviously, Kevin McHale was a little dissatisfied with Jeremy Lin's low shooting percentage in the first half and taking up too many shots.

After the intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.The Los Angeles Lakers, who returned as the main starters, played a wave of [-]-[-] attacks at the beginning of the second half, directly widening the point difference to [-] points.Although the Houston Rockets launched counterattacks many times since then, they were all suppressed by the Los Angeles Lakers. Especially later, Lin Fengzhe didn't know which muscle was wrong, and started to tease Jeremy Lin again.Jeremy Lin's data in the third quarter was only two points, one assist and three turnovers.

Because Jeremy Lin was restricted, the Rockets lacked an effective organization on the offensive end, and the point difference was further widened.This also directly caused the last quarter of the game to become a complete garbage time.The marginal role players of the Lakers also took off the luck of the Rockets and wanted to show off in the fourth quarter, but due to the lack of running-in and tacit understanding between each other, they caused a lot of mistakes, allowing the Rockets to seize the opportunity. It's getting closer.But because the Lakers dug too many holes for the Rockets, until the end of the game, the Rockets still lost the game by 105 to 93 by [-] points.

Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady played together for 4 minutes, scored [-] points, [-] rebounds and [-] assists. Their efficient performance made everyone lament that the Lakers signed another player who thought they had a basic salary and high performance.Of course, this is only Yao Ming's first game since his return, so it's too early to say.

(End of this chapter)