The Godfather of Basketball

The Rockets' opening ceremony before the game was still full of momentum, with shouts and cheers deafening.

For Houston fans, there is nothing more exciting than witnessing the birth of a dynasty.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

The Rockets have an all-regular lineup: Billups, Tracy McGrady, Battier, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming.

On the Magic side, Jameer Nelson and Courtney Lee are on the outside, Turkoglu and Lewis are on the front line, and "Warcraft" Howard is the center.

With the opening jump ball, Howard jumped and beat Yi Jianlian, giving the Magic a chance to attack first.

Nelson dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, crossed the ball directly to Turkoglu at the top of the arc, and then pulled it directly to the four corners with the other three points.

Completely different from the Lakers and Spurs, the Magic's starting tactic is quite simple, relying on Howard's dominance in the interior and then assisting the four shooters.

Whether it's against the Celtics or the Cavaliers, either Howard overwhelms the inside or shoots through the outside. Two cups of poison opponents always have to choose one, but no matter which one you choose, you will die in the end.

The Rockets' defense expanded directly, and Yao Ming was put under the basket to guard Howard alone.

Howard asked with his back, and Turkoglu gave the ball directly.

After receiving the ball, Howard punched Yao Ming hard, but Yao Ming remained motionless.

Although he didn't gain weight like in his previous life, Yao Ming's 2.26 meters tall was at least 10 kilograms more than Howard before he gained weight.

Howard turned around to hit the board, and Yao Ming saw the right time to make a shot.

"Snapped!"

With a slap, Howard was slapped out of the field.

There was a burst of cheers.

The Magic sent the ball from the sideline. Unconvinced, Howard continued to ask for the ball from the low post, and the ball went in. He turned around and made a layup, but Yao Ming's tall man kept pressing him. In the end, in order to avoid the block, his layup went straight to a layup. cross the bridge.

Yao Ming took advantage of the defensive rebound.

In the first round, "Warcraft" was beaten in disgrace.

The Rockets attacked, and Billups directly signaled everyone to pull away, and then lobbed the ball to Yao Ming inside.

Yao Ming received the ball and turned left.

Warcraft jumped to block.

Yao Ming turned around and hooked again.

"Shua!"

The basketball is firmly in the bag.

Howard slapped his palm angrily.

There were whistles and cheers at the scene.

There is no harm without comparison.

The Magic were attacking, and Howard still wanted a low post, but Turkoglu didn't give it directly.

As the brain of the Magic, he has found that such a fight is bound to lose.

He called Howard to come out to play the pick-and-roll, but "Warcraft" seemed very unhappy, standing under the basket and unable to come out.

After seeing it, he was a little helpless, so he could only call Lewis to play the pick-and-roll.

After breaking the ball, he broke through the basket and then gave it to Courtney Lee on the outside. Lee received the ball but there was no room for a three-pointer.

After the Rockets switched defenses, man-to-man was very tight.

As fans know, the Rockets started playing this style of play two years ago, so they naturally know how to defend most effectively.

And Turkoglu, the brain of the Magic, is really much worse than McGrady before the Rockets.

Except for changing defenses and following people, the Rockets' defenders at other points do not shrink the basket at all.

There was not much time left in the attack, and Li made a direct shot against McGrady's strong shot.

Yi Jianlian scored a defensive rebound, and the Magic didn't score for two consecutive rounds.

Billups advanced to the frontcourt and continued to hand the ball to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming catches the ball and hooks Howard directly.

Howard's strength can't erupt at all.

"boom!"

The ball misses a bit.

Before Howard jumped up to collect the rebound, Yao Ming picked melons directly above his head, and after getting the ball, he made another hook.

"Shua!"

Go in again.

The cheers immediately exploded.

This is a bit of a bully!

Howard himself didn't feel it, but everyone knew that he was the worst matchup against Yao Ming.

Not to mention the present, but before Yao Ming evolved in his previous life, the two played against the Rockets with 7 wins and 2 losses.

Then compare the data.

Yao Ming averaged 23.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks on 56.1% shooting in 35.2 minutes per game.

Howard averaged 34.2 minutes per game, 12.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks on 45.1% shooting.

The gap is that big.

Not to mention that the current Yao Ming has become the real No. 1 center in the league under Tang Tian's training.

In fact, it's not Howard's fault. No one can stop Yao Ming this year.

The Magic's offense is still Turkoglu's organization.

Howard was deflated twice in a row. At this time, Turkoglu signaled again, and he came out to pick and roll with his butt pouted.

After the pick-and-roll, Turkoglu tricked Yao Ming with a fake pass to the far end, and then made a beautiful backhand pass to Howard.

Howard took a dribble with the ball and wanted to dunk, but Yao Ming turned around and slapped him.

"Snapped!"

It even blocked Howard's shot again.

The blocked ball went directly into McGrady's hands, McGrady turned around and went forward, rushing to the frontcourt with a dunk.

6 to 0!

The fans are going crazy.

This is really not such a bully.

"grass!"

"Warcraft" burst into foul language.

Magic's offense, Turkoglu finally realized that Howard had no chance, and after a breakthrough, he divided Nelson outside.

Nelson didn't make a shot against the defense.

Yao Ming took the defensive rebound and the Rockets went upcourt and gave him the ball.

At this time, the Magic directly reclaimed Lewis to the basket. This is not giving Yao Ming a chance to play one-on-one.

After Yao Ming saw it, he directly assigned Yi Jianlian to the outside line.

Yi Jianlian made a catch from outside the three-point line.

His shots are decisive and confident. With the dominance shown by Yao Ming in the first few rounds, there is no need to worry about the problem of not making shots.

"Shua!"

There was a crisp sound.

Without the psychological burden, the votes are more accurate.

9 to 0.

The Magic did not play their regular style, but the Rockets played out the feeling of this center four-shooter.

Turkoglu's frontcourt organization, Lewis' outside three-pointer still didn't make it.

Without Howard's inside restraint, the Magic's shooters couldn't play at all.

Yao Ming received another defensive rebound, and when he reached the frontcourt, the Rockets still handed him the ball.

Yi Jianlian scored a three-pointer, and the Magic didn't dare to double-team at this time.

Yao Ming leaned his back against Howard, hit the back from a high position, turned around and walked directly to the basket.

Howard followed suit.

Yao Ming went to the basket and made a shot to hit the board.

Howard jumped up to block the shot.

Yao Ming suddenly received the ball and turned around, then dunked directly with his right hand.

"boom!"

"boom!"

When Howard slapped the backboard, Yao Ming also dunked the ball into the basket.

There was a play.

11 to 0!

The scene went crazy.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing at this moment.

If possible, he, the head coach, should turn into a teacher, pat Yao Ming's palm with a triangle ruler, and then say earnestly, "Student Xiao Ming, don't bring someone who bullies you like this!"