As Zhang Zhiyuan expected, the Spurs defended him alone in the second half.

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have used this prop."

Zhang Zhiyuan has some regrets. Although the effect of the triple-double card is also very overbearing, it is still not as good as the gods coming down to earth to use it.

When the Rockets attacked, Zhang Zhiyuan did not take the initiative to ask for the ball from the outside. Alston could only analyze and judge by himself.

Then he passed the ball to Yao Ming under the basket.

Fortunately, Yao Ming was so strong that he turned around and hooked the ball under the basket.

The Spurs attacked, but Zhang Zhiyuan didn't defend outside enough. Ginobili made a long two-pointer and hit.

This is all because Zhang Zhiyuan wanted to grab rebounds too much, and his flaws were exposed.

During the transition between offense and defense, Zhang Zhiyuan held the ball and made a breakthrough fake move, and then passed the ball to Battier.

Battier took off and shot, and Zhang Zhiyuan ran towards the basket, preparing to fight for the rebound.

The ball scored and Zhang Zhiyuan ran away lonely.

But it doesn’t matter, it’s best if you get in.

The Spurs attacked, but Zhang Zhiyuan did not dare to let Ginobili go anymore and followed closely.

Then Parker missed the shot and the rebound was grabbed by Yao Ming.

Zhang Zhiyuan could only say a pity secretly, and then put his energy into attacking.

He held the ball on the outside, and just when the Spurs players thought he was going to play one-on-one or pass the ball, Battier stepped forward to help him block Ginobili.

Then Zhang Zhiyuan took the ball and rushed inside. Bowen made up the defense. Unfortunately, he was too slow and was passed by Zhang Zhiyuan in one step.

After getting to the basket, Zhang Zhiyuan made a layup.

After a few rounds, Zhang Zhiyuan discovered that although his opponent was still defending him alone and trying to cut off the connection between himself and his teammates, his side was playing pretty well.

Maybe it's because the other Rockets are confident, maybe it's because others are performing at a super level, or maybe it's because they have the ability themselves...

This is hard to explain clearly.

"The Rockets seem to be playing better without Tracy McGrady."

Sun Zhengping asked this question with some hesitation.

Saying this is a bit disrespectful to Tracy McGrady, but it is the fact, and Sun Zhengping does not want to ignore it.

In the two games when McGrady was not injured, the Rockets lost to the Spurs by a huge margin, and the game process was also very ugly, almost always being beaten.

Without Tracy McGrady, the Rockets are always beating the Spurs.

It can be said that Zhang Zhiyuan broke out in the last game, but what about this one?

Zhang Zhiyuan didn't score much in this game now, but the Rockets still have a 16-point lead.

Without McGrady, everyone else's performance has improved.

What does this mean?

One word came to the fans' minds - cancer.

Some players score a lot and have great statistics, but they just can't lead the team to win. But after his absence, the team has a higher winning rate.

"T-Mac's leadership ability is indeed average. The Magic probably saw this and traded him."

Zhang Lili said.

Winning the scoring title twice in a row and then being traded speaks volumes.

If he could make his teammates better, he would have been regarded as a treasure by the team.

The Spurs never thought about trading Duncan. After Kobe Bryant said he wanted to leave the Lakers, the team immediately offered the right to veto the trade.

Tracy McGrady said he wanted to leave the Magic, but the Magic didn't even make any move to retain him and sent him away happily.

The exchange between Zhang Lili and Sun Zhengping made Tracy McGrady's fans very unhappy, but they couldn't explain it. After all, the Rockets are playing really well now.

Fans who have no feelings for Tracy McGrady and who like Zhang Zhiyuan greatly agree with their words.

"Damn, I really didn't pay attention unless Lao Zhang said it."

"The shooting percentage of 40% is not even as accurate as Brother Zhang's three-point accuracy."

"Next season, the Rockets will keep Zhang, trade Tracy McGrady, and replace him with a better point guard, and the Rockets will take off."

"You can change it to Billups, Paul, or Nash."

"If you think too much, the best you can do is find Fisher."

.......

At the same time, McGrady was sitting in front of the TV with a depressed look on his face.

He suspected that Zhang Zhiyuan was playing him, and he had to wait until he was injured before showing his true strength. It was really abominable.

What made him even more depressed was that not only Zhang Zhiyuan, but also Shane Battier, Alston and others were suspected.

McGrady was in a bad mood, and the world he saw in his eyes became much darker.

Under depression, a wish that even made him feel ashamed and embarrassed appeared in Maddie's mind.

He hopes the Rockets can lose.

Only if the Rockets lose can he cover up his embarrassment.

If the Rockets reverse the Spurs and win the championship without him, then he will really become a joke.

More importantly, this will most likely affect his next contract.

"God bless, the Rockets will lose soon."

Maddie prayed.

He hopes Zhang Zhiyuan can quit the NBA. He doesn't want to see this annoying person again.

Unfortunately, God seemed to ignore him.

On the court, the Rockets still maintained their lead.

Halfway through the third quarter, Van Gundy even boldly took Zhang Zhiyuan off to rest.

"Van Gundy, you idiot, how can you replace him? Don't you know how important he is to the team? Aren't you afraid of being overturned..."

Barkley looked very excited because Zhang Zhiyuan only scored 4 points in the third quarter, which was far from the standard.

"Zhang needs to rest."

Smith laughed.

"Bullshit, he didn't attack much in this game, so he definitely didn't use up his energy."

Buckley said angrily.

"Although he didn't shoot much, it was not easy to organize the offense. Moreover, he contributed a lot of energy on the defensive end and grabbed a lot of rebounds, which was also very hard."

O'Neill.

"Bullshit, I think Zhang and Van Gundy colluded to deliberately control his scoring."

Barkley looked aggrieved that he had been framed, which made the fans laugh continuously.

As if God was sympathizing with the Flying Pigs, Barkley actually predicted the situation on the court. After Zhang Zhiyuan came off the field, the Spurs were desperately chasing points.

When the Rockets attacked, Alston was shooting the basketball from the outside, but found that there was no suitable target for passing the ball. It seemed that no one had a good chance.

In desperation, he could only pass it to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming was double-teamed at the basket, but he failed to find Hayes who was missed in time.

He could only force the shot and the ball missed.

The Spurs counterattacked, and Finley easily squeezed past Luther Head and broke into the basket and scored.

After Zhang Zhiyuan came off the court, the Rockets had no one available and could only play two point guards. This was a disadvantage on defense and could easily be exploited by opponents.

66 to 80, the Spurs recovered two points.

The Rockets counterattacked, Alston passed the ball to Battier, and Battier took action.

Without Zhang Zhiyuan's hit rate bonus, and at the same time having to face tighter defense, Bago can't do it either.

The Spurs counterattacked and scored again.

68 to 80.

"Slow down."

Yao Ming reminded Alston that their current task is to survive this period of time, try to maintain their advantage, and win as little as possible.

Alston nodded. He was good at this job. The team originally played at a slow pace.

After possessing the ball for half the game, Alston failed to pass the ball.

Seeing that the attack time was almost up, he threw the ball to Yao Ming.
To be continued...