Chapter 213: T-mac Returns! (3/5! )
The footage of the scene was given to Tang Tian, and Tang Tian's expression did not fluctuate.
The Rockets' poor preseason record, in addition to the state of the players, is also one aspect of training for Gasol Jr. and Landry.
Now it seems that the effort was worth it.
The change in Team Rocket caught Carl off guard, and he was also a little depressed.
The Rockets' bench strength is already very strong, but now Gasol Jr. has a strategy, Landry has three points, and he can't let people play?
Anthony and Davis are still ferocious, but the excellent play of Gasol Jr. and Landry has not caused the Rockets to fall into a scoring drought because of Yao Ming's departure, and the score is still deadlocked.
At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two sides became 35 draws.
Back in the second quarter, the Rockets replaced Morrow with Weaver.
On the Nuggets' side, Iverson and Nene came on, and Anthony and Davis came off the court.
Coming up to the Nuggets' offense, Iverson singled out Sun Yue to make a layup and scored the ball.
Although he is 33 years old, the AI is still a strong defender with strong attack power when he has full physical strength.
The Rockets' offense is still Gasol's response at the free-throw line.
With the lessons learned in the second half of the first quarter, the Nuggets didn't choose to pick up the bag at this time.
Nene faced Gasol Jr., and he didn't suffer too much in terms of size and strength.
Gasol Jr. turned and missed the long hook under the basket.
Although he has developed playmaking, as shown in preseason, he does not have a good touch on his individual offense.
Nene turned to collect the defensive rebound, but just then, a figure popped out of the diagonal side.
Because he had been prepared for Landry's fighting ability, Thomas had already stuck him to death at this time.
But it's not Landry, it's Weaver!
Although he is only 1.96m, his aggressive scramble has impressed people as early as the pre-season!
Weaver grabbed the rebound and scored straight away with a quick shot.
There was a burst of cheers from the audience.
First there is Millsap, then Landry, and then Weaver, this Rockets team under Tang Tian always seems to have such a player full of hard work.
And this is the morale guarantee of a team!
"Defend! Defend! ”
Not only was the team inspired, but also the fans on the sidelines were infected and began to cheer loudly for the home team.
Iverson's breakaway, Weaver stepped up early, and directly created an offensive foul for the latter.
After seeing the referee's gesture, Weaver rolled over from the ground with a "poof", shook his arms at the audience, and yelled.
The cheers from the scene were even louder.
It's not hard work, it's passion!
Keith Jones, deputy general manager of the Rockets sitting in the audience, also suddenly realized at this time.
Sure enough, Tang Tian left Weaver to be of great use.
Although the ability is limited, this kind of passion and infectious energy is really not possessed by the rest of the team.
The Rockets' offense, Weaver actively cut into the air, and Gasol Jr. sent a pass.
Weaver received the ball and made a layup, but his ability was limited, and he was directly slapped to the rebound by a pegboard hat from Nene who returned to the defense.
Nene landed and wanted to jump again, but at that moment, a figure rose directly from behind him.
And instead of grabbing rebounds like Weaver did, he stretched out his long arm with one hand. Out, grab the rebounding basketball, and press it directly towards the basket through the Nen.
"Bang!"
In the stunned eyes of the fans at the scene, Maddie fell from the sky and directly pressed the ball into the basket with a supplementary dunk.
The fans at the scene were stunned, and then directly let out explosive cheers.
Maddie glare at Nene after mending, then wave her arms and roar angrily.
The Nuggets' offense, Iverson sent a second pass, but JR Smith, who received the ball, was a little unlucky and the ball jumped out of the frame.
Sun Yue held the ball to the front court again, and Maddie didn't wait to hand the ball to Gasol Jr. at this time, and directly leaned on the right side to reach out for the ball.
Sun Yue handed the ball in, Maddy leaned on Kreza, and saw that the Nuggets were not covered, so he directly dribbled and half turned, then half turned, turned around again, and turned around and pulled out a dry hand.
Smooth rhythm, flowing body, perfect timing of take-off.
The game is picturesque.
"Huh!"
Maddie's dry pull hit steadily.
The Nuggets' offense was finally scored by Iverson.
But in retrospect, Maddie's pick-and-roll catch was a three-pointer!
Nene's basket hook hand was defended by Gasol Jr., the Rockets played a fast break, Maddy received the ball and shook Kreza, strode to the frontcourt, and it was directly a powerful one-handed slam dunk.
"Bang!"
The momentum that rushed up, and the choice of Smith, who had originally come over to assist in the defense, flashed aside.
Maddie scored 9 points in a row!
The cheers of the fans at the scene exploded.
T-mac! It's back!
Tang Tian also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
The team's morale is lacking, everyone's situation is different, as he reprimanded before, Petrus is a lack of competitiveness from within the team, and Maddie is a lack of motivation.
If money and reputation can't stimulate him, then there is only one thing left.
Dignity, or face.
As a supergiant in the league, not to mention being removed from the starter, not even the offensive launch point, he can't hang up on his face, as long as it is not really hopeless, it will definitely break out.
Maddie's outburst was unexpected, but reasonable.
Although he was demoted to the bench for unknown reasons, and he almost didn't exist after playing in the first quarter, he was T-mac after all!
Healthy T-mac!
If you really want to score, there are few people who can stop him.
At this time, not only Xibodu and Cole, but also Yao Ming on the side, couldn't help but look sideways at Tang Tian.
The ability and method of mobilizing the players is truly unparalleled.
Maddy's play, coupled with the echo between Gasol and Pasol, made the Rockets' bench overwhelming.
After just over 4 minutes in the second quarter, the Rockets went on a 15-4 run, directly stretching the difference to double digits.
Carl was forced to call a timeout.
After the timeout, the Nuggets replaced the main team on the court, and the Rockets also changed the main team on the court.
As for Maddie, he had already regained his motivation to play, so he was naturally left on the court by Tang Tian.
The two sides once again entered a battle of attack, and Team Rocket was completely defeated.
At halftime, the Rockets led the Nuggets by as many as 14 points, 72-58.
This point difference has also been maintained until the midfield.
Although Anthony of the Nuggets scored 30 points in the second half, he couldn't stop the Rockets' recovery and was like a bamboo.
In the end, the Rockets won 132-118 against the Nuggets.
Amid the doubts of the media and the doubts of the fans, the Rockets responded strongly with their actual performance.
Yao Ming scored a game-high 44 points on 18-of-21 shooting, also a career-high 44 points, plus 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 blocks, a near-perfect game.
Maddie came off the bench and played 30 minutes and scored 32 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
In addition, Weaver, Landry, Gasol Jr., and Sun Yue all scored double-doubles.
A hearty victory!