After the suspension, the Rockets talked and laughed. Although they didn't have much lead, the Yao-Mao combination was very powerful, and the Warriors could not deal with the two. The Rockets had mastered the rhythm of the game. In the eyes of the players, victory was at your fingertips.

But when the war started, the Warriors gave them a blow. Since McGrath was very energetic and could not defend in this game, Old Nelson simply sent Ellis on the field. Barnes also couldn't defend McGrath on the court. It would be better to come up with Ellis who could not defend McGrath but had stronger attack power.

Ellis made a contribution as soon as he came on the court. He was ambushed outside the three-point line in the bottom corner and received a pass from Jackson to raise his hand to hit.

Alstom and Louis entangled each other. McGrath wanted to play a single from outside the three-point line. Ellis bent down and spread his hands out. Then McGrath took a big step closer to Ellis and then changed direction in an individual way, and then threw away Ellis and completed the breakthrough.

Harrington let Hayes go to make up for defense, while Chamberlain, the Warriors' top defense expert, remained silent and still pestered Yao Ming.

McGrady forced Harrington to pick the basket and the ball bounced out in the ring. Chamberlain quickly turned around and stuck Yao Ming. Hayes rushed up from the other side to grab the rebound. As a result, he had just rushed to the basket, Chamberlain had already jumped up and picked the rebound.

Louis dribbled outside the three-point line, but he tried it a few times but failed to break through Alstom. Ellis came up to meet him, and McGrady came out to defend.

Regardless of offense and defense, McGrady is a top expert. When he was in the Raptors, he started as a defensive coolie and helped his cousin Carter wipe his butt. But now with his value increasing and his injury, his power on the defensive end has greatly reduced, and all his strength has accumulated on the defensive end.

Ellis rushed to the inside with the help of Jackson's cover, and replaced Ellis as Bathir. This was the Rockets' defensive vanguard on the outside. It was very difficult for Ellis to get rid of him. He failed to succeed in several consecutive crotch and change directions, so he could only pass the ball to Jackson.

Jackson resisted McGrady, worried that it would cause a back injury, McGrady did not make all efforts, so Bathir could only support and assist in defense in the back. Ellis took the opportunity to enter the inside, Chamberlain blocked Yao Ming, and Jackson passed the ball back to Ellis, who took the opportunity to layup and scored two points.

After a defensive transition, Yao Ming understood Chamberlain's intention, and he planned to block his point to destroy the Yao-Mai combination. In fact, the other twenty-nine teams in the NBA know the key to destroying the Yao-Mai combination, but almost no team can do it well, because in this combination, both Yao Ming and McGrady have top attack power. How easy is it to get stuck at any point?

McGrath made a jump shot with a fake shot, and the Warriors' defensive pressure suddenly increased. Except for Chamberlain, everyone else was led out of the penalty area. Seeing this, McGrath immediately passed the ball to Yao Ming, and the others cooperated to pull it away, giving the latter a chance to play singles.

Yao Ming turned around and tried a step with the ball. Not only did Chamberlain not retreat, but instead pushed forward and pressed against Yao Ming.

Two seven-foot men were entangled and collided with each other. Yao Ming clapped the ball and rhythmically hit Chamberlain's chest with his shoulders. The latter did not give in and just used brute force to punish him.

If it were the previous seasons, Yao Ming was the least afraid of such a defensive target. When his Shanghai dance steps appeared on the field, they had caused their opponents to suffer a lot. As a result, as Van Gundy coached the Rockets, Yao Ming's weight soared and was regarded as a pure insider's pillar, no longer as flexible as before.

There was no chance of mobile phones on the front. Yao Ming used his unique skills and hit Chamberlain sideways twice. He suddenly put away the ball and held the ball in one hand. He took a step back and raised his right arm high. He shook his wrist and made a hook layup.

Chamberlain waited for this opportunity. The ball flew high. He raised his arms high, pressed his big hand hard on the ball, and rammed the ball out of the three-point line and rolled around the half-court line.

The group went up to grab the ball, Ellis picked up the ball first, and wanted to get a fast break, but was stuck by the experienced Batil. Old Nelson stood up and made a gesture. The Warriors slowed down the attack rhythm, and Louis drew the ball, and the other players covered each other to take the place.

Just as Chamberlain focused on defending Yao Ming, the Rockets also had some special defense against him. After the offense and defense transition, Hayes followed him firmly.

Hayes's development prospects were not optimistic when he participated in the draft. The reason is that as a center or power forward, he was too short and claimed to be two meters and one, but this was also mixed with moisture. It was only 1.98 meters and was not tall among the shooting guards.

However, he also has his own advantages, one is that he is strong and not afraid of confrontation, and the other is that he is fast and explosive. These two advantages have helped him to travel around the NCAA, but it is not possible to go to the NBA. NCAA is a college student and his body is relatively thin, so Hayes's strength advantage can be exerted by 100%, greatly covering up his disadvantage of being short.

This is not the case in the NBA. They are all professional players, each with stronger physique than the other. Hayes is too short and his wingspan is not long enough. As long as he has some mid-range shot ability to defend the opponent's inside line, he can bully him with his height and wingspan until he dies, so it has been useless.

The situation is different today. Chamberlain is tall or strong. The problem is that his attack range is limited to the penalty area. In addition to being able to dunk and layup, he is not good at other things, especially mid-range and long-range shots, which is also his weakness. In this way, Hayes' defense will be useful and he is good at defending such opponents.

Hayes kept pushing Chamberlain. His legs were thick and strong, and his lower plate was stable. It was like a dinosaur. It was difficult for Chamberlain to squeeze into the penalty area. He was blocked by Hayes several times of running. Seeing this, he was a little depressed and glared at Hayes and said, "Man, do you like men? Can you not get so close to me?"

Hayes was not angry when he heard Chamberlain's sarcasm. He raised his head and smiled silly, then lowered his head to continue to defend Chamberlain hard.

Adelman looked at this scene with satisfaction. He did not expect Hayes to completely block Chamberlain. As long as he could consume the opponent's physical strength, he would be satisfied. If Chamberlain did not admit defeat and focused on the offensive end, there would inevitably be loopholes on the defensive end. Yao Ming's opportunity would come at that time.

However, facing Hayes, who was like a candy, Chamberlain simply stopped entering the penalty area and ran to the high position to help his teammates cover it. Occasionally, he used his vision and the ball dealer to pass the ball, which activated the Warriors' offense for a while.

When the offensive end no longer deliberately took care of Chamberlain, the other Warriors players suddenly became excited because now what Chamberlain is doing is Bidlins' work, cover, pick-and-roll, and support last season. They just need to find a good position to shoot.

Alstom missed a three-pointer, Chamberlain grabbed the rebound, the Rockets organized the defense, McGrady and Battier replaced the defense, the former went to match Jackson, while the latter came to deal with Ellis, who was even more difficult to deal with.

Ellis played Bathir alone, and Chamberlain covered from the left. Bathir reached out to support Chamberlain's lower abdomen and paid attention to his left. As a result, Ellis quickly broke through from the right and made a quick stop and jump shot.

The Warriors pressed the ball all over the game. Alstom passed the ball to McGrady without a chance after several tests. McGrady broke through and broke through Ellis and Jackson and directly entered the penalty area. He made a jump shot from the top arc of the penalty area and steadily scored two points.

The two sides then played a little hard to solve. In the eighth minute of the first quarter, the Warriors led by four points 22:18. The Rockets attacked, and Adelman called a timeout and redeployed the tactics. Many NBA coaches could have a set of tactics, such as Phil Jackson's triangular offense, D'Antoni's small ball tactics and Adelman's Princeton.

Old Nelson adjusted the lineup. Harrington, who had no performance, was replaced by Pitrus, who was a defensive master who could help Ellis defend McGrady. The Rockets also adjusted the lineup, Yao Ming and McGrady were still on the court, and the organizational defender was replaced by the experienced Francis.

Francis was once extremely powerful in combat and was definitely a sharp knife on the outside. In fact, even though he had just arrived at the Magic two seasons ago, he could still play an All-Star record average of 20+5. But later he changed to the Rogue Apple Knicks and was lost in the bright lights of New York, and his ability suddenly dropped sharply.

However, Francis is now very open-minded. When he returns to the Rockets, he gives himself the positioning of the second substitute of the point guard and the contract he gets. Compared to his rebelliousness when he was young, Boss Francis is much more docile and no longer the thorny head.

Adelman replaced Francis to play not because he was stronger than Alstom, but because he and Yao Ming had been together for a longer time and knew better how to pass the ball to him.

Alstom always used McGrady as the first pass point, and Francis was different. He stuck Louis and put the ball away and gave it to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming and Chamberlain were entangled for eight minutes and were already panting. After getting the ball, he leaned back and raised his hand to make a fake shot.

Chamberlain jumped up with his legs bent, Yao Ming took a step back, and then he jumped up and threw the ball out. As a result, the ball just flew out, and Chamberlain, who had already jumped up, landed on the ground, and jumped up again on the floor with his feet, higher than the first time he jumped, faster!

With a muffled sound, another block was made. Yao Ming then realized that Chamberlain had just jumped up and was actually seducing the enemy. He deliberately made himself think that he had been deceived. In fact, the other party was waiting for him to take action.

However, Yao Ming couldn't help but admire Chamberlain. This kid not only had excellent physical fitness, but also had a flexible mind and courage. Not everyone dared to deceive Yao Ming into taking action, because many people's measures to lure the enemy eventually turned into loopholes, making Yao Ming beat him, such as Howard, who likes to pretend to be smart. One of the reasons why Yao Ming can beat him into a scum every time is that he always wants to use his IQ to beat Yao Ming, but he doesn't know that for him, IQ is a flaw.

The basketball was knocked down by Chamberlain. Hayes, who was behind, picked up the ball and rushed into the penalty area to get a bargain. He moved a little slow. When he entered the inside, Chamberlain also landed. Hayes roared and jumped up again. Chamberlain also roared and jumped up again. The next time he hit Hayes, he slapped the basketball between the latter's hands, and slapped the ball away again. This time he directly shot out of the court and flew into the audience!

He blocked twice in a row, especially Hayes, who still covered him in the same section as him. Chamberlain finally felt angry. He was surrounded by Jackson and others, clenched his fist with one hand and raised his right arm, and roared like the Statue of Liberty.
Chapter completed!