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Chapter 126 (125) A New Strong Enemy

Chapter 126 (120) A New Strong Enemy

Most people didn't expect that the Rockets, which lacked McGrady and were hard to find before, broke out with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

The Rockets played very hard in the game on December 12. At the last moment, they relied on Billups' quasi-lore long-range shot to narrowly beat the underdog Bucks by 28 points in the away game.

Back-to-back challenges to the Cavaliers on the 29th were expected to be a tough fight.Before the game, the Rocket Cavaliers were also 17 wins and 11 losses. However, due to the weak overall strength of the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers ranked first in the Central District and second in the Eastern Conference.But the Rockets can be called the sufferer of James, the core of the Cavaliers. LeBron James has repeatedly suffered from the Rockets last season.In this battle, he still faced Jefferson's sluggish performance. He only scored 5+0+3 on 3 of 5 shots. The Cavaliers also lost to the Rockets by double digits.

31日再战雄鹿，这次火箭回到了主场没有给对手任何机会。在姚明轮休的情况下，依靠着30投14中的三分球完虐了对手。瓦莱乔替补出场24分钟得到了6+8，创造了两项个人记录。

In this way, the Rockets ended the 19 game with a record of 11 wins and 2004 losses.They took advantage of the trend to overtake the Timberwolves. In addition to the three division titles, they are only halftime behind the 19-10 Mavericks and the 18-9 Kings, temporarily ranking sixth in the West.The media's opinion on this is flat. As for the defending champion, it is normal for a wave of victories to return to the forefront. It is abnormal to keep losing before.

In the first game of the new year on January 2005, 1, Wang Yuanfei's mentality of wanting to target the Jazz had reached the point of madness. He instructed Tang Shuai to continue to implement the rotation. Not only Yao Ming continued to rest, but also Billups.But the opponent Jazz has been judged as the same team at the beginning of the season. After they injured Kirilenko, their morale was low and sluggish. With 2 wins and 11 losses, they have fallen to 19th in the Western Conference.Although Okur still scored 14+14 in a stable manner, the Rockets were all soldiers. Jefferson, Turkoglu, Reed, Przybilla, Bosh, and Parker scored in double figures.The score was finally fixed at 9:6, and the Rockets, who were all absent from CTM, still defeated the Jazz.

The ball was far away and speechless.It's really bad luck that you can't win the ball you wanted to win before, but now you can't lose the ball you want to lose!

Three days later, the Toyota Center finally ushered in a heavyweight opponent, the league leader - the Western upstart Phoenix Suns!Speaking of the Suns, it can be said that they have created a miracle. Last season, they were still a lottery team and only ranked 3th in the Western Conference ahead of the Clippers. They were not favored by various expert commentators at all.And this season, they lost to the Cavaliers and Kings in a row after winning 13 consecutive victories at the beginning of the season. Then they played an amazing 4 consecutive victories, and after losing to the Timberwolves, they lost to the powerful Spurs with another 9 consecutive victories.At present, they lead the league with a magnificent record of 11 wins and 27 losses. No one can tell clearly how much potential this big dark horse has.

"The Suns' style of play is very simple and practical, just like the run-and-gun style of our bench lineup. They mentioned Sean Marion, who is in the third position, as a power forward, and Stoudemire, who is in the fourth position, as a center. The substitute lineup allows a traditional center like Magloire to play positional warfare. It should be said that this is the exact opposite of our arrangement." The old Curry introduced as usual.

"Marion's average is about 20+10 per game, but don't be scared by his stats. The Suns average the most rounds per game in the league. They just have a fast pace that leads to high player stats, and the opponent's stats are not low." Yuan Fei added: "The Suns' defensive ability is almost at the middle level of the league, but the offense is at the top of the league. It is particularly important to note that they average about 25 three-pointers per game, which is similar to our shooting frequency last season. You must know that our Rockets were hailed as the strongest three-point team in history last season, and now this title may change hands."

"That is to say, we must be very careful about the Suns' three-point shooting?" Jefferson said: "Then our outside players must be close."

"It's easy to say but hard to do. The Suns' tactics are simple and simple. They are fast breaks with Nash as the core, pick-and-rolls and V-shaped formations. There are many changes in the complexity. For example, Stoudemire has a stable mid-range shot ability, and he has a one-handed shot from inside the three-point line. Can Yao defend it?" It’s even lightning fast and has one-handed shooting. It’s not a big problem for us to patronize the corner shooters, but what about the front ball holders shooting? Nash may be the only point guard in the league today who can shoot three-pointers better than Chauncey. Can we defend his shots under the cover of the inside?”

"Our center forward, neither Yao nor Dapu has the ability to switch defenses. We can only hope that Chauncey will interfere with Nash when he is covering." Tang Shuai also looked serious. The number one opponent in the league is of course difficult to deal with.The effective tactics they have played all over the league are naturally not something that the Rockets can discuss in a few words.

Yao Ming stood in front of Stoudemire. The two entered the league at the same position in the same year, and they also had a fierce battle during the selection of the best rookie.Now both of them are finally on the same starting line as the starting centers of the league's top teams.

Although Yao Ming is obviously stronger than Stoudemire in height, the latter has far better jumping ability than Dayao.The jump ball was won by Stoudemire, and Jim Jackson got the ball and passed it to Nash.

Nash picked up the ball and sped up, not at all like a guy who just finished back-to-back games.Yesterday they fought fiercely against the Timberwolves in Minnesota. Nash scored 37 points and 20 assists in 16 minutes.

Billups immediately rushed forward, blocking the opponent's fast break route.Nash was born in 76 and was already 30 years old at this time, while Chauncey was already 28 years old.The two superstar point guards are both late bloomers, and they didn't step onto the stage of superstars until halfway through their careers.

The Suns passed the ball in a circle, neither Jackson in the corner nor Marion on the wing got a good shot.Suns coach D'Antoni's basketball philosophy is that if the opportunity is right, 8 seconds for an offense is enough.If there is no chance, try to resolve the battle within 20 seconds, and try not to delay it until the last 24 seconds.

Nash trusted the coach's tactics very much. He got the ball and took a shot before he had time to watch.Of course, this shot was relatively reluctant and failed to hit.

On the Rockets side, Bosh found a chance and made a mid-range shot, but unfortunately he missed.Stoudemire got the rebound and handed it to Nash. The Suns really took 8 seconds to complete a fast break. Unfortunately, Marion, who ran out of the open space, hit the iron with a three-pointer.The Rockets passed patiently after attacking the frontcourt, but Reed lost the ball due to a careless pass. Nash assisted Jackson to make the first goal of the game, 3:0.

In a blink of an eye, the two sides played a total of 5 rounds, and the game time only took 1 minute.The faster-paced Rockets meet the particularly fast-paced Suns, and this is destined to be a battle of lightning rhythms.

　The first few chapters were a bit dull, and I couldn't help but skip some games.It's all too monotonous.Now I have some new content to write, and I feel very happy.At that time, Niu Yang was the two teams I especially liked (although neither of them ended well).

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