The Godfather of Basketball

This is an ordinary game in the NBA, but it has received unprecedented attention in China.

You must know that this is the first time that Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming have met in Wuhan, and the first time that a Chinese derby has been staged!

The official NBA Twitter has posted news, and the momentum before the domestic game has reached a peak, and it is about to become sparks hitting the earth.

The Toyota Center also issued a China Derby summoning order to the local Chinese before the game, calling on fans to watch the game in the arena.

A game full of gimmicks.

But Tang Tian and the Rockets' coaching staff were not focused on this.

Millsap couldn't play due to injury, and Scola must go to the starting position.

However, whether to let the rookie Landry on the bench, or let Novak go to the top like last season, has not yet been finalized.

The coaching staff discussed for a while, and finally decided to let Novak go first.

That night, the Toyota Center was crowded with people. Compared with the past, there were many Chinese people in the arena today.

The publicity of the NBA official and the Rockets had an immediate effect, and the fans came to the Chinese Derby.

During the warm-up before the game, there were enough shots of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.

As teammates of the national team, the two also greeted each other before the game, and the scene of shaking hands shoulder to shoulder is destined to become a classic.

After completing the pre-match warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the Rockets' starters were introduced.

Except for Scola replacing Millsap as the starter, the other positions are still the same as before.

For the Bucks, the starting point guard is Mo Williams, and his partner is the team's core Michael Reid in the backcourt, the small forward is Desmond Mason, and the frontcourt is Yi Jianlian and The combination of Andrew Bogut.

The head coach of the Bucks, Larry Kriskoviak, was also very face-saving, letting Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming jump the ball in the middle circle, which attracted a burst of screams from the Chinese fans on the sidelines.

Yi Jianlian got the ball for the Bucks.

Williams advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and then Bogut started to play pick-and-roll cooperation.

Chris Kowiak didn't stay in the NBA for a long time. He was the first assistant coach of the team's former coach Terry Stotts, but he only had one year.

After Stotts resigned, he became the head coach.

This is a coach who is good at defense, and the offense prefers to leave it to the players to make their own decisions.

Generally, this kind of team will have more pick-and-roll cooperation with the ball.

Tang Tian also did research before the game, so as soon as he came up, he put a lot of pressure on the Bucks' ball handlers.

Bogut's pick-and-roll was excellent, but Williams didn't get a good shot on the high-pressure defense.

He was forced to pass the ball to Reed.

Reid made a three-pointer from the outside.

"boom!"

Reid missed a three-pointer and the rebound was pocketed by Scola.

The Rockets' offense, Billups dribbled to the frontcourt, and the Bucks directly defended a 2-1-2 zone defense.

This is also Chris Kowiak's forte. He has a set of defensive concepts, that is, the three-second zone and the three-point line. The team is good at it, so they will use this formation on the defensive end to force the opponent to the middle distance.

Yao Ming was taken care of by Bogut. He saw the opportunity and passed the ball to Scola in the middle distance.

Scola was undefended and chose to shoot directly.

"Shua!"

The two-pointer was firmly pocketed.

Scola is best at mid-range. He encountered this defensive tactic for the first time in his career, and he was really at ease.

In the Bucks' offense, Reed used Bogut's pick-and-roll to get to the basket and made a strong move, which caused Scola's thug foul.

With two free throws, Reed opened the scoring for the Bucks.

Looking back, it was still Scola, the same distance, the difference was that it changed from the left to the right, and it was another mid-range hit.

There was cheers at the scene.

Chris Kowiak's tactics looked awkward.

The Bucks' offense came back in vain, and in the Rockets' round, it was Scola again, who shot back from the same position!

Scola's starting debut was a bit fried!

Chris Kowiak couldn't sit still anymore, got up and made a singles gesture for the fourth position.

Williams took possession of the ball to the frontcourt, and after indicating other positions to open, he directly let Yi Jianlian play Scola in the low post.

The intention of this tactic is obvious. Scola had a foul, and if he made another foul, he could only go off the field. If Scola goes off the field, the Bucks' defensive strategy can continue.

Yi Jianlian's body looks very thin, and he was pushed by Scola several times when he was in the position, but after he really caught the ball, he put oil on the soles of his feet, turned around sharply towards the baseline, threw off Scola and rushed to the basket Next is a dunk.

There was silence.

Tang Tian stood up at this time and reminded Scola to pay attention to the low turn.

Scola's offense is excellent, but his defense level is mediocre. Before the game, he had specifically told Yi Jianlian to play three tricks (middle distance, turning to the baseline, and three-pointers), but Scola still failed to defend.

For the Rockets' offense, Scola still caught the ball, but this time Yi Jianlian expanded faster, which interfered with his shot, and the ball failed to hit.

Bogut grabbed the defensive rebound, and after Williams took the ball to the frontcourt, he still traded Jianlian to play in the low post.

This time Scola obviously noticed Yi Jianlian's low turn.

Yi Jianlian fell into a stop and could only return the ball to Reid on the outside.

After Reid catches the ball, he throws the ball in.

After Yi Jian connected the ball, he turned and leaned back towards the three-point line.

Scola jumped up to interfere.

"boom!"

The basketball bounced into the net after hitting the rim.

He even went in!

The fans at the scene were stunned. Isn't Scola's defense too weak? To let a skinny rookie score like this!

Tang Tian also frowned slightly. Scola had already defended the ball well. Yi Jianlian's shot was difficult. It seemed that he had a good hand tonight.

He then got up from his seat and signaled Yao Ming and Scola to switch defenses.

In the offense of the Rockets, Scola flew Yi Jianlian with a mid-range fake, and then made a layup to the basket, which caused Bogut's thug foul.

After making two free throws, Scola finally found some face for himself.

The Bucks' offense saw that the Rockets used Yao Ming to defend Yi Jianlian. Williams did not signal Yi Jianlian to play low singles. He directly chose to break through with Bogut in a pick-and-roll.

After the breakthrough, the ball was given to Reid.

Reid took the ball and made a breakthrough again, and this time it was Yi Jianlian who was outside the three-point line.

Yi Jian connected the ball and faced Yao Ming with a three-pointer.

Yao Ming jumped up to interfere, Yi Jianlian received the ball directly, squeezed past Yao Ming with a big stride, and then took the ball to the basket.

When he was two meters away from the basket, he took three big steps.

Scola came to help from the other end, but was still slow.

"boom!"

Yi Jianlian and Scola passed each other, pressing the ball into the basket with both hands.

"beep!"

The sideline referee blew his whistle, signaling Scola's blocking foul.

This is still a 2+1.

There was an uproar at the scene, but the Chinese present shouted excitedly.

Under the attention of the Chinese people, Yi Jianlian played his best game since joining the NBA.