At the end of the quarter, the second lineups of both teams took the field.
For the Nuggets, George Karl chose to let Iverson lead the second team.
Iverson and JR-Smith have very strong personal abilities, and they can both create shooting space based on their personal abilities.
Unfortunately, Iverson and JR Smith don't have a good feel.
The Nuggets missed the opportunity to expand the score.
Fortunately, Iverson has rich experience and immediately adjusted his playing style when he felt bad.
He began to attack the Rockets inside.
The Rockets insiders are the "two elders" combination of "Uncle Mu" Mutombo and "Uncle Huo" Juwan Howard.
Iverson played very smartly. As an old teammate, he knew that although the "Mountain of Africa" Mutombo was older, he still had the ability to protect the basket.
As a result, Iverson attacked Juwan Howard's side more.
In comparison, JR Smith is relatively reckless.
After Iverson attracted a wave of Rockets defensive attention, J.R. Smith held the ball and rushed inside the Rockets.
Facing the old "African Mountain", JR-Smith decided to show his ability to stay in the air.
Take off and fight in the air!
"Pah!" Fuck, ruthless.
Uncle Mu, whose age is unknown, rejected J.R. Smith's dunk with one hand.
After completing the block, Uncle Mu made the iconic "finger wagging" action towards JR Smith.
"Ding!"
Li Yan, who was enjoying himself off the court, heard a system prompt in his mind, and he instantly became energetic.
"The host witnesses the famous NBA scene: the insurmountable African mountain, and is rewarded with two attribute points."
Mutombo is nicknamed the "Mountain of Africa". His performance on the field is as calm as a mountain. When he stands in the penalty area, the team's penalty area will become a dangerous "no-fly zone", and the challenger will be greeted by a pair of Ruthless hands and a big hat that covers the sky.
In the NBA in the 1990s, the NBA had many outstanding insiders led by the four major centers, but Mutombo faced them and won 4 Best Defensive Players and was selected to the All-Defensive Team six times.
The finger-wagging action after blocking the opponent's shot has become Mutombo's signature, as if to remind players who try to challenge him that I am here and no flying is allowed here.
Mutombo is the insurmountable "African mountain" in the NBA.
"Awesome!" Li Yan was very excited. Thanks to JR, he received two attribute points just sitting down.
"Huh?" Li Yan suddenly punched Kenyon Martin and Anthony next to him.
"Uh!" Li Yan understood the self-cultivation of actors, and his expression instantly changed from joyful to serious.
Li Yan slapped Kenyon Martin's thigh hard and said regretfully: "Oh, it was almost, JR's goal would have been great if he scored!"
"Oh my God!" Kenyon Martin said in pain, "Li, please pat my thigh hair."
Li Yan: (⊙O⊙)…
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The Rockets' bench is very thin, and the strongest offensive players on their bench are Juwan Howard and Bonchy Wells.
Uncle Huo has a good mid-range shot and turning hook, and Bonzi Wells's strong body is also very threatening when breaking through.
It's just that the two of them have great shortcomings. Uncle Huo is not good at confrontation to begin with, and he becomes even more powerless on the defensive end as he gets older.
Bonzi Wells's lack of shooting ability makes him vulnerable to targeted defense.
Obviously, the Nuggets' offensive firepower is stronger.
Fortunately, the Rockets' Hyde played well. He hit 2 three-pointers, helping the Rockets' weak bench to survive the vacuum period when Yao and Mai were not on the court.
Four minutes after the start of the second quarter, the Rockets took the lead in replacing Yao Mai, preparing to chase points.
The Nuggets also changed into the starting lineup in the next round, with J.R. Smith remaining on the court and Iverson taking a rest.
Perhaps in order to allow the players to focus more on defense, the Rockets replaced Sean Battier to defend Li Yan, while McGrady went to "Melo" Anthony on the defensive end.
Battier is well aware of the defensive tasks assigned by Van Gundy. He believes that the reason why Li Yan is active is that Tracy McGrady is not very active in defense.
He is confident to limit Li Yan's performance.
Nuggets round.
Li Yan was a little surprised to see that he was facing Sean Battier.
Battier saw Li Yan's expression and whispered: "Don't be surprised, my defense is not easy."
Li Yan knew that Battier was an excellent defender, but he was still full of confidence.
"Oh, a lot of people have said similar things, guess what?"
Li Yan suddenly activated it without waiting for Battier to react.
"Cunning boy." Shane quickly followed.
Li Yan's speed was not fast, but his rhythm was very good. Combined with his flexible steps, he turned around and moved away.
Shane stabilized his center of gravity and it was too late to pounce again.
Li Yan turned around and completed a basket shot, "Whoops!"
Easy hit.
Battier shook his head. He couldn't keep up with Li Yan's rhythm on this ball.
"Similar to your expression now, they also regret coming to defend me." Li Yan continued the topic: "Do you want to give me something back?"
Battier ignored Li Yan. He was not the Rockets' main attack point.
As a 3D player, most of his offensive shots are fixed-point shots.
As expected, Shane is a veteran, and Li Yan can't anger him at all.
Rocket's round.
McGrady singled out Anthony from the right three-point line.
There is no need to cover, just rely on individual ability to play alone.
"Melon" is very focused. Although McGrady changes direction quickly, he still tries his best to interfere.
McGrady changed hands continuously, pulled up and shot.
The posture is very elegant, but the luck is a little bit worse.
The basketball slid out of the basket.
The Nuggets' basket was a mess.
Yao Ming is determined to win such a short rebound under the basket.
Nene and Kenyon Martin made meat buns for Yao Ming.
However, Yao Ming still broke out of the siege.
He carried Nene and Kenyon Martin away, and after grabbing the rebound, he scored the ball in the second attack.
"Wow!" Toyota Center exclaimed.
Yao Ming's inside dominance was undoubtedly demonstrated. As the DJ started playing the long note, the audience chanted Yao Ming's name.
Nuggets offense.
Li Yan held the ball for half the game. He observed it and immediately called a pick-and-roll tactic.
Nenei covered her crotch and pulled it up to the top of the arc for cover.
Li Yan got rid of Battier through the pick-and-roll and rushed inside.
Facing Yao Ming, the whole audience cheered.
Li Yan rarely talks directly to Yao Ming, and the fans are excited.
This time, Li Yan didn't pass the ball, he wanted to make some moves.
There was a lag in the European step, Li Yan took a big step to attack the basket, and pulled the bar for a reverse basket.
Li Yan is very confident about this wave of technology demonstrations.
However--
Yao Ming couldn't keep up with Li Yan's rhythm, so he simply gambled on his prediction.
The bet turned out to be right, and Li Yan, the coquettish lever, pulled Yao Ming's heart.
"Bang!" With a big shot, the basketball flew out of the baseline.
"Damn!" Li Yan was a little worried.
Hearing Li Yan's Chinese mantra, Yao Ming felt very cordial.
"Hahaha!" He laughed: "Xiao Li, don't do all these bells and whistles."
Li Yan saw Yao Ming smiling and laughed too.
It's just that his smile is different from Yao Ming's. Yao Ming's smile made him sound an emoticon that later spread widely on the Internet.
I can't say there is no difference, they are exactly the same.
Li Yan was just sorry, why was there no reward for witnessing Yao Ming's emoticons? Am I, Chairman Yao, so disrespectful?
