The Godfather of Basketball

"The Great Wall of China!" After watching these rounds, Smith couldn't help exclaiming.

During the past period of time, the Rockets relied entirely on Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian to play an advantage on both ends of the offense and defense.

This is no longer a joke, but a real compliment!

It was also because of the excellent performance of the two inside that the Rockets led the Bucks by 8 points 27 to 19 with 2 minutes left at the end of the first quarter.

The two sides began to enter the substitute period.

The fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

The problem of the Rockets' fourth position is the problem of the starting lineup. As long as they survive the opening game, it will no longer be a problem.

For the Rockets, Gasol Jr., Luis Scola, Pietrus, and Sun Yue have a luxurious bench lineup.

In contrast, the Bucks looked a bit shabby, because the strength of the substitute lineup was not strong. Ko Elson and Tyronn Lu.

For the Rockets' offense, Gasol responded at the free throw line and sent a second pass to Pietrus, who made a three-pointer.

As the turmoil at the beginning of the season passed, Pietrus returned to the level of last season.

The Bucks attacked, and Lu advanced the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Reid.

Reed was double-teamed as soon as he received the ball. He had neither a chance to make a move nor a breakthrough space.

As a last resort, he could only pass the ball inside Millsap.

Millsap took the ball, which was similar to that of Reid. Gasol stretched out his long arms to double-team ahead of time, which did not give him a chance to play back easily, and also blocked his vision of passing the ball inside.

The Rockets have focused on Millsap and Reid.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene. The Bucks have changed their coach in the new season, but it is unrealistic to suppress Tang Tian tactically.

Seeing that the attack time was approaching, Millsap tried to pass the ball to the inside several times, but his height restricted his passing vision. In the end, he had no choice but to give the ball to Villanueva on the outside.

Villanueva received the ball and made a three-pointer at the buzzer, and Pietrus swooped in to interfere.

"Shua!"

With a crisp sound, the ball went in!

Millsap turned around and gave Villanueva a high-five. This fairy ball is quite a morale booster.

The Rockets' offense, teammates opened up the space, Gasol Jr. hit Elson with the ball on his back, a big hook after turning around.

"boom!"

The ball hit the backboard, bounced and fell into the net pocket.

As his status in the team increased, Gasol's performance became more and more brave.

The Bucks' offense, Reed commanded from the outside, Millsap attracted the double-team after receiving the ball, Elson on the weak side blocked one for Villanueva, the latter came out and ran to the high post, Millsap's pass Follow up.

"Shua!"

Another hollow net.

Villanueva scored 5 points in a row!

"Perfect performance. Charlie was able to squeeze Yi to the bench in the second half of last season. You must know that Yi was the No. 6 pick!" Smith exclaimed.

The Rockets' offense failed. The Bucks' offensive end Villanueva sent a pass, and Reid received the ball and scored a three-pointer.

The Bucks played a 6-2 spurt, closing the score to 25-29.

The fans at the scene were restless.

Villanueva's explosion came very suddenly. He has always played the 4th position. He also started last season. With Millsap's entry this season, he was squeezed to the bench again. Unexpectedly, he played more and more. It's getting better and better, which is a bit of a "mini version" of Odom.

Relying on Villanueva's outstanding performance, the Bucks played well during the bench period. When the main force came back, the two sides fought fiercely. At the end of the half, the Rockets only led by a slight advantage of 52 to 46.

"Yi made an unexpected start, but his former substitute Charlie also followed suit, and this game really became more and more interesting." At the end of halftime, Barkley said with a smile.

The more intense the competition, the more vigorous his commentary.

I don't know if I heard his commentary. Back in the second half, the Bucks coach directly changed the starting lineup. Villanueva, who played well in the first half, directly replaced Alexander as the starting small forward.

This also means that Yi Jianlian and his former rival Villanueva will face each other directly!

This game is really getting more and more interesting.

The game started in the second half, the Bucks took the lead, Reid and Bogut played pick-and-roll cooperation, Millsap was under the basket to contain the defense, Reed took advantage of the opportunity to distribute the ball to the outside Villanueva, and the latter made another three-pointer.

"Shua!"

Villanueva scored a three-pointer, and he continued his excellent touch in the first half to the second half!

The Rockets attack, Yao Ming responds from the free throw line, directly points the ball to McGrady from the outside, and McGrady makes a three-pointer.

"boom!"

McGrady's touch tonight is average, and the ball is still a strike.

However, Yao Ming was still in a hot state. He pressed Bogut and grabbed an offensive rebound. Seeing Villanueva shrink back, he turned his head and shot the ball at the same time.

Like a cannonball, the ball was thrown towards Yi Jianlian in the corner immediately.

Yi Jianlian made a shot.

The ball traced a high parabola in the air.

"Shua!"

answer. ball!

Yi Jianlian's three-pointer also scored!

The scene cheered loudly.

Yi Jianlian's performance really surprised them. This is not the same as the space Yi they knew last season. This is a veritable No. 6 pick!

The Bucks' offense obviously wanted to create opportunities for Villanueva, but the Rockets' defense was in place, and Battier clung to him and didn't give a chance.

Millsap adjusted his offensive strategy at this time, directly cutting the ball and scoring a layup.

He was able to kill in the finals last season, not only because of the back punch.

The Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming caught the ball under the basket to attract a double-team, and his vision was completely disturbed, but he directly hit the ball and passed to the right.

"boom!"

After the ball was passed, Yi Jianlian appeared directly in the receiving position, took the ball and scored easily.

"Tacit understanding, we forgot that they are teammates in the Chinese national team!" Smith marveled at Yao Ming's passing ability, and was also impressed by the tacit understanding between him and Yi Jianlian.

"Yes, this ball does require full tacit understanding." Barkley had to admit this at this time.

Back on the defensive end, Millsap repeated his old tricks, throwing Battier away with a beautiful back run, receiving the ball and speeding up for a layup.

But for this old teammate and partner, Yao Ming's judgment was very accurate this time, and he blocked it at the basket in time.

Millsap hit a full arm, but he reacted quickly enough to make a high floater before stopping the ball.

The soft touch made the ball draw a high parabola upward.

There was a commotion at the scene, the goal looked like it was going to be scored!

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly jumped up from behind Yao Ming.

Yi Jianlian!

He quickly retreated to the inside line, and then used the sky-defying bounce to pass directly over Yao Ming's head like flying through the clouds.

"Snapped!"

Before the ball reached the highest point, he slapped the ball back!

clean! pretty! Visual effects explosion!

The scene exploded directly.

"The Great Wall of China!" Barkley finally couldn't bear it at this time, and shouted out of inertia.