145 Tear

Being obedient means that the players lose their creativity on the court and are unable to fully utilize their strengths.

Therefore, in Su Qun's view, if Zhang Jun is really a Chinese player like Dazhi and Yao Ming, then he may never be able to grow to this point, and whether he can even play in the CBA is a big question.

Because this guy is still a rookie this season and has already failed to play according to the instructions of Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan many times.

But don't mention it, although he didn't play according to the tactics, the timing and key points of the changes were very precise, and the effect of the changes was also very good.

"I think this is why Nate McMillan and the Trail Blazers are willing to accept that Zhang Jun occasionally breaks away from the team's tactics."

"It does have very good results."

"Of course, Zhang Jun also played like this when he was at UCLA."

On the court.

The Rockets double-blocked on the outside, with Carl Landry and Chuck Hayes blocking opportunities for McGrady.

Zhang Jun was blocked again, and the Trail Blazers turned to James Jones to defend McGrady.

The military training scene is here again.

Breakthroughs, emergency stops, pull-up jumpers.

Uh-huh!

Hit!

"T-Mac hit 5 of 7 in the second quarter, and he hit James Jones almost every time."

Switch offense.

Zhang Jun was obviously affected by his physical strength on the court. His running, jumping and offensive efficiency began to decline. Chuck Hayes, who was stalking him in front of him, was also out of breath and exhausted.

But Chuck Hayes does not attack, so the loss of physical strength has little impact on him, and his goal here is to fight Zhang Jun and reduce his scoring efficiency.

The Rockets have achieved their goals and achieved the desired results.

"Tonight, the Trail Blazers failed to overtake and catch up with the Rockets during this period, but only tied with them in a single quarter."

"But the Trail Blazers relied heavily on the team's performance in this period of time in the first two games. Now they are suppressed by the Rockets' change of formation, and they have not achieved the expected effect at all."

"Then it won't be that easy for the Trail Blazers to defeat the Rockets."

All! All!

Nate McMillan called a timeout.

"Zhang Jun, come down and rest for a while. We still have a chance in the third quarter."

Zhang Jun took a few sips from the water glass handed over by the staff next to him, and then threw it to the ground angrily.

His teammates all saw his angry mood. When Aldridge got up and was replaced, he patted Zhang Jun on the shoulder and said when he left.

"We will go up and teach Team Rocket a lesson. You can sit back and rest."

Luo Yin also appeared in the game, and he gave Zhang Jun a reassuring look. However, when the two walked onto the court and saw that the Rockets had also made substitution adjustments, they were really confused.

"The Rockets replaced Tracy McGrady and brought in Yao?!

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"Oh my god! Without Zhang Jun on the court at this time, the Trail Blazers lack the best height, speed, and defensive awareness on the outside. What can they do to limit Yao Ming's performance in the paint?"

"Furthermore, Aldridge and Luo Yin are both players in the inside and mid-range attacking areas. Their impact and breakthrough abilities are not as terrifying as Zhang Jun. This means that Yao Ming's frame protection and defense in the inside are back. "

"The Rockets made a beautiful substitution adjustment!"

"Stagger Yao Ming and Zhang Jun, let Tracy McGrady lead the team to rotate the lineup, and the problems that plagued them in the two games were directly solved."

Su Qun wanted to say that without Zhang Jun, Yao Ming would no longer be so restrained in the paint, and he would stand out from the crowd in the penalty area.

In fact, before the series started, everyone thought that Yao Ming would perform horribly against the Trail Blazers' inside line.

Now, it's finally here.

The game continues in the second quarter.

As soon as Luo Yin came up, he singled out Shane Battier from outside the three-point line and completed a three-point shot.

But turning around, Yao Ming directly made a one-handed dunk in the paint to attack the frame.

The Blazers still want to speed up, but without Zhang Jun, there are huge problems with fast break threat, counterattack speed and effective hits.

"Yao Ming's shortcomings such as slow movement on the court have also been perfectly solved."

"I have to admit that the Rockets made a very good adjustment. Rick Adelman's tactical arrangement and rotation are very targeted."

Monty Williams took a deep breath and sighed.

Nate McMillan frowned. He was trying to think of a solution for McGrady's team in the second quarter, or he was thinking about how to overtake the Rockets in the next three or four quarters.

"You have only seen the changes of Yao Ming and McGrady, but in fact, the reason why the Rockets' substitutions and formation changes have been able to achieve such good results is that in addition to the changes of Yao Ming and McGrady, there are also Chuck Hayes and Shane Battier’s adjustments.”

"Chuck Hayes started chasing Zhang Jun again, but compared to the first game, without Yao Ming on the court, the Rockets did not need outside players to open up space."

"In other words, they can now use Chuck Hayes, the most annoying defender on the perimeter, to restrict Zhang Jun without affecting their own offense."

"There is also Sean Battier. At first, the Rockets used him to defend Zhang Jun in the first quarter. However, after seeing that Zhang Jun's offensive firepower was not very strong in the first quarter, he adjusted to Luo Yin for this game. before."

"Luo Yin relies heavily on physical confrontation to play. Shane Battier is a player with excellent experience, awareness, and confrontation."

"In other words, Zhang Jun is exhausted, Luo Yin is restricted by confrontation, and the performance of our two most important players will be greatly affected."

This is where Nate McMillan has a headache, and he has never thought of a solution.

Monty Williams on the side heard this and exclaimed again and again. He didn't expect that the Rockets would have so much knowledge in such a simple substitution. No wonder they played so well in tonight's game. The effect of the change was It's so good, it's no wonder that Nate McMillan has never been able to think of a solution.

On the court, the Rockets went on a 7:2 spurt and stopped the Trail Blazers again.

The second quarter ended quickly.

The Trail Blazers trailed by a full 9 points at 50:59.

In the third quarter of the game, the Blazers all started, and the focus of the ball became Zhang Jun and Luo Yin.

Zhang Jun broke through on the weak side, and Luo Yin reversed and cut in from the bottom line.

One pass, one jump.

Alley-oop dunk!

"Zhang Luo is here again!"

"The perfect cooperation and tacit understanding from Zhang Jun and Luo Yin, not to mention their partnership even reminds me of the Jerry West + Elgin Baylor combination, and the world-famous Jordan + Pippen combination."

"These two are definitely one of the best perimeter duos in the NBA right now."

In the next round, Luo Yin stole the ball and passed quickly. Zhang Jun rushed forward without hesitation, and the ball came to the man.

boom!

Another dunk.

Zhang Jun raised his right hand and extended his index finger to indicate the backcourt, and Luo Yin patted his chest to indicate the same.

The two teamed up to set off an 11:4 offensive surge. The fans in the entire Toyota Center Arena were beaten into silence, and they were even extremely worried that their home team would be overtaken by the two melons from the Trail Blazers.

Yao Ming stood up at the critical moment.

McGrady consumed a lot of energy in the first half, and Yao Ming had to take the initiative to stand up at this time.

He first scored two points with an inside hook to stabilize the situation for the team, and then surprised everyone with a fadeaway jumper from the right waist position.

"This is the first time this season that I have seen Yao use a turn-over jump shot."

"He really has the basket, and he is really accurate. Although this kind of offense is rare among centers, it is not impossible. The big dream Olajuwon, this is how he played back then."

Live commentary desk.

Barkley also knows very well that Yao Ming's post-playing skills have a lot of Olajuwon's shadow. He is also a post-playing master, and he is a completely different type of post-playing player from Olajuwon.

Olajuwon has a lot of steps when playing behind the back, and Barkley has a big butt when playing behind the back.

That's the difference.

Yao was 4 out of 5 in the quarter, so terrifying.

The Rockets also relied on Yao Ming's performance in this quarter to withstand the Blazers' counterattack.

"It seems that they are going to win this game with a high probability."

"We can clearly see the hard work and fighting will of the Rockets players on the court. All members are determined to win this game. After all, if we lose again, it will be 3:0."

Yu Jia said with a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, the combination of Yao Ming and McGrady is more dazzling than the three young cores of the Trail Blazers. But from the beginning of the series to the present, who is the best player in the series is neither Yao Ming nor McGrady, but It's Zhang Jun, this year's rookie on the opposite side.

In the first game, he did not fall behind against McGrady. In the second game, he repeatedly ran inside to restrict Yao Ming and achieved very good results.

It can be said that Zhang Jun's performance is not like a rookie player at all. He should have been suppressed by Dayao and Tracy McGrady.

Su Qun agreed: "The Rockets broke the Trail Blazers' suppression in the second quarter tonight, and they did so very well. It can be seen that the Rockets coaching staff headed by Rick Adelman has done a great job in the past two days. A lot of work and effort went into the break. ”

"Although the Trail Blazers still have the advantage in the big score now, I think the Rockets can stand out."

The fourth quarter of the game.

The physical strength of Zhang Jun and Luo Yin has been seriously affected, and their scoring efficiency has begun to decline. At this time, Aldridge took the initiative to step forward and take responsibility.

But his growth was a bit slow compared to Zhang Jun and Luo Yin, so he failed to lead the Trail Blazers to create a wave of offense.

"In my opinion, the Rockets will be the team that has the last laugh in this series."

Buckley said suddenly.

Kenny Smith on the side was stunned, suddenly jumped up and cursed: "That's not what you said in the last game. You said you would change teams and join the Trail Blazers again."

"Why did Team Rocket suddenly show up today and have the last laugh?!"

Barkley chuckled and said: "I don't think the Trail Blazers have a solution to the Rockets' change of formation. They will be exhausted by this team. This is experience, playoff experience."

"So, the Rockets are still the team that has more hope of reaching the end, although the big score now is that the Rockets are still behind."

"However, as long as they win the next home game, the balance of victory will be completely tilted."

Finally, the game is over.

The Rockets defeated the Trail Blazers 114:106, bringing the score to 1:2.

Yao Ming had 30 points and 11 rebounds, McGrady had 31 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Together, the Rockets and Yao Ming scored 61 points and 17 rebounds.

In comparison, Zhang Jun only made 11 of 23 shots tonight, 6 of 7 free throws, 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the Trail Blazers, it is difficult for the Trail Blazers to help the team win the game with this data. In other words, if he alone scores such data, they will not be able to beat the Rockets.

The locker room after the game.

All the players on the Trail Blazers were lifeless, and they were all hit in the head by the loss in tonight's game.

Whether it is the regular season or the first two games of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers play extremely smoothly and are always able to restrict the opponent on the court.

And tonight, for the first time, they felt the pressure of the playoffs.

The roar of the fans, the endless fighting will of the opponents, and the unaccustomed tactics and playing styles.

"Hey guys, cheer up."

Francis clapped and encouraged everyone and said: "We just lost one of the games. It's not a big deal. No team can go through the playoffs without losing a game."

"That OK team was so arrogant and domineering that they dominated the entire league. Not only did they lose to Iverson in the finals."

"So don't worry about what's there and what's not, this game is over!"

"Don't think about it anymore after it has passed. We have to get into preparations for the next game as soon as possible, and we are still playing away from home."

Francis' encouragement was very effective, and Luo Yin was the first to cheer up.

"Yes, what's the big deal? We must beat the Rockets hard in the next game and let them know that we are the stronger team."

Although Aldridge was a little dull, he clenched his fists and shouted: "I want to beat Yao Ming violently, I can beat him."

Outside the locker room.

Nate McMillan hurried to the locker room.

Monty Williams also started running and asked curiously: "Coach, what are you doing in such a hurry?"

Nate McMillan explained as he walked: "Our players are too young. This is their first time playing in the playoffs, so it may be difficult to adjust to a loss in such a game."

"I was worried that their failure would affect their morale, so I wanted to come over and see them quickly."

Monty Williams also took a breath of surprise after hearing this. Because of the team's outstanding performance in recent games, he almost forgot about this incident.

These guys are still just a bunch of rookies.

boom!

Nate McMillan opened the locker room door and saw the scene in front of him.

Francis stood in the center with his fists raised, and all the Trail Blazers players surrounded him.

Zhang Jun shouted: "Brothers, this is the last time!"

"This is the last time we lose to the Rockets, absolutely!"

"We're going to let them eat the consequences of pissing us off in the next game and let them know the power of the Trail Blazers' youth."

Luo Yin shouted: "Tear them apart!"

Everyone: "Tear apart!

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