339 Rockets, Win the Derby

The ball was hung high into the inside line, and the ball was easily handed to Greg Monroe. At this time, only Yao Ming was left under the basket. Greg Monroe pressed his back tightly against Yao Ming, testing the strength of the opponent behind him. After feeling the recoil force from his back and buttocks, he directly bent his left hand and held his elbow, with a beautiful horizontal movement and a cricket easily scored.

Greg Monroe took the initiative to ask for the ball at the low post, and the Rockets' inside line was pulled open again, forming a one-on-one situation for Greg Monroe and Yao Ming. Zhou Yi did not hesitate at all, but at this time, Sean Bathir defended in front of him. His outstanding figure accompanied his super long arm span was simply a big spider. Zhou Yi dared not pass the ball easily at high altitude. With Sean Bathir's terrifying defensive consciousness, once the ball height is not enough, he may be picked directly from the air.

However, the opportunity to the inside was also fleeting. However, Sean Bathir's meticulous defensive posture allowed him to see a good pass route. He shook his upper body several times and suddenly moved his right foot sideways half a step. Sean Bathir's spirit was immediately highly concentrated. He had already seen Zhou Yi's starting speed, and he could often complete the entire starting action in an instant.

In line with the movement of the body, the ball was switched to the left hand. When the ball was redirected, Zhou Yi's left hand suddenly stretched forward, and the ball actually bounced directly under Sean Bathier's crotch.

Feeling the breeze brought by the ball passing through his own crossing, Sean Bathier quickly turned around to make up for it. Unfortunately, Zhou Yi's ball was very powerful and had already appeared in front of Greg Monroe quickly. He grabbed the basketball that was bounced to his knees steadily. His body suddenly reversed, and the huge force suddenly squeezed Yao Ming out of the basket, quickly raised his body, and dunked the ball heavily into the basket.

Rick Adelman had a crazy urge. The two core players of the Pistons made the Rockets play around. The team's defense focus was handed over to the inside. Zhou Yi and McGrady shot three consecutively from the outside. Once the defense focus was shifted to the outside, no one could defend Greg Monroe's strong play at the basket.

The Rockets' offense was fruitless. After Zhou Yi took the rebound, he controlled the ball and came to the Rockets' half. Zhou Yi hung the ball into the inside. Greg Monroe made a fake move and deceived Yao Ming down, and a cricket ball into the basket.

Under Greg Monroe's assisted defense, Yao Ming worked hard in the inside, not only was it difficult to grab the rebound, but he failed to hit several shots.

When the inside was unable to open, the Rockets' offense moved to the outside, and Kevin Martin stood up in time.

Aaron Brooks quickly handed the ball to Kevin Martin. Kevin Martin took the ball away from the top of the arc, trying to find a chance to break through. The Rockets players strictly implemented the angry Rick Adelman's tactics, constantly running and interspersed.

The left foot stretched out several times in a row, making Ben Gordon, who was defending him, keep his nerves tense. Kevin Martin took a step back and his body's center of gravity quickly raised. Ben Gordon's heart tightened and his body involuntarily jumped and blocked.

But what made him desperate was that when his body had risen into the air, Kevin Martin's feet were still firmly touching the floor, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Facing Ben Gordon's landing body, Kevin Martin jumped decisively. Before Ben Gordon's body pressed on his right hand, the ball quickly moved to his left hand and threw it out before his body lost balance.

"Swish" and "drip" sounded at the same time, and Kevin Martin was worthy of being a master of fouls.

However, Kevin Martin failed to score a three-pointer, but this did not show any disappointment. Instead, he shrugged and Kevin Martin easily sent three free throws into the basket.

Greg Monroe took the initiative to ask for the ball in the inside, and Jordan Hill, who was responsible for defending him. Although his physical fitness was outstanding, his skills were relatively rough, which put a lot of pressure on Greg Monroe.

Greg Monroe suddenly exerted force and squeezed Jordan Hill away, and a beautiful turn and jump shot made the ball hollow into the basket.

In the next game, the Pistons played very well, combining the inside line and blooming at multiple points.

In the third quarter, the Pistons scored 32 points from the Rockets, and the Rockets' inside offense was frustrated. Fortunately, Kevin Martin stepped forward in time and revitalized the Rockets' outside firepower. In the third quarter, the Rockets made five three-pointers to bite the score tightly.

However, even if he only trailed the Pistons by 12 points at 88:76, Rick Adelman still had the urge to go crazy.

In the last quarter, the Rockets replaced the mediocre Aaron Brooks, and the one who played in the form of Kyle Lowry, who recently secured the starting position.

Kyle Lowry is a major discovery for the Rockets this season. He has performed well in almost every game. His offensive talent has brought new vitality to the Rockets' outside group.

Learning from the lessons from the first three quarters, Yao Ming's position was more inward and his offense was more aggressive. Just ten seconds into the game, he drew a penetration on Ben Wallace's head and caused the opponent's defensive foul.

After letting go of the basket, Yao Ming roared.

Yao Ming's free throws have always been the most accurate among the Rockets, and this season it has reached more than 80%.

Ben Wallace was not angry when Yao Ming drew a ball on his head. In the next game, he turned his back to Yao Ming with a small hook. Unfortunately, after the ball was shot, he was touched by Yao Ming's fingertips. The ball jumped twice in the basket, but still failed to enter.

Ben Wallace's offense was very sudden. Greg Monroe had already run out to support the outside players, and he was blocked by Yao Ming and could only watch the rebound fall into Yao Ming's hands.

The Rockets' push was slow. By the time Kyle Lowry led the ball through half the game, the Pistons players had already set up their defense and handed the ball to Kevin Martin on the right wing.

As soon as Kevin Martin received the ball, he found that a pair of eyes were staring at him. Kevin Martin grabbed the ball with one hand and glanced at him. Zhou Yi was approaching him.

Kevin Martin felt bored and wanted to cheat another foul on Ben Gordon's head, but unfortunately he didn't make it. So Kevin Martin handed the ball to Yao Ming, the inside. After the latter received the ball, he shot another hook with Big Ben.

On the Pistons' side, Zhou Yi used a three-pointer as a counterattack.

Kevin Martin has many opportunities today, but unfortunately he has always felt bad. He only made five of 16 shots in front, only scored fifteen points, and had three rebounds and two assists.

The two core players are in a sluggish state, so the Rockets' game is naturally not good. However, their small forward, Sean Bathir, felt good today and scored three three-pointers.

Yao Ming's inside score was a wonderful score, and Sean Bathir made another shot from outside the three-point line.

Greg Monroe's jump shot, the ball turned two laps on the basket, but still didn't get in.

"Who's the special!" Greg Monroe cursed angrily. No wonder he was so unwilling to do so even if he didn't score such a ball.

Yao Ming took the lead and took off the rebound with a long pass. At this time, in the Pistons, only Jordan Hill was running alone in the half. Yao Ming's ball was passed in time after he entered the free throw line.

As expected, he is indeed a violent player. He jumped up just after reaching the free throw line two steps.

"Clang" Jordan Hill's dunk completely increased the team's morale, which increased one by one. The Rockets' morale was high, and the pressure on the Pistons naturally increased greatly.

John Custer naturally noticed this situation and called a timeout decisively, but this timeout did not adjust the lineup, and even made no effective instructions. This timeout was just to interrupt the Rockets' high morale. He believed that his players had enough ability to deal with the situation in front of him.

After the timeout, both sides replaced the main players and made a sprint for the final decisive victory.

Zhou Yi held the ball and organized the offense. After handing the ball to Greg Monroe, Zhou Yi quickly ran. Greg Monroe turned around and made a jump shot, causing Yao Ming's foul. This was Yao Ming's fourth foul.

The Rockets' offense was frustrated, and the Pistons launched a counterattack.

Zhou Yi made a relay in the air and assisted McGrady to score with both hands.

Kevin Martin broke through McGrady twice in a row, broke into the Pistons' inside line, and forced a shot when Greg Monroe stepped forward to make up for defense.

Zhou Yi made another contribution, and his back pass assisted McGrady to make a three-pointer from the baseline, and counterattacked Kevin Martin.

In the following game, the Pistons not only strengthened the offensive rhythm, but also strengthened the defense. After Yao Ming was sent off for six fouls, the Pistons did not give the Rockets any chance and finally defeated the Rockets 109:95.

In this game, Zhou Yi performed very well, sending 25 points, 17 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, with a shooting percentage of up to 70%. He was not only elected the Most Valuable Player in this game, but also the Most Valuable Player in the Ten Games that day; McGrady's performance was relatively ordinary, and she was the kind of average, contributing 16 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds; Greg Monroe performed very well in this game, and in his short match with Yao Ming, he was also remarkable, giving 23 points and 14 rebounds, and his performance was no worse than his senior Yao Ming.

As another protagonist, Yao Ming continued his good form in recent times in this game, scoring 27 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks; while Kevin Martin, another core member of the Rockets, did not perform well under Zhou Yi's assisting defense, but scored 21 points through free throws.
Chapter completed!