Both commentators were puzzled, and the fans didn't know.

In the eyes of many doubts, the starters of the two teams appeared one after another.

The two sides jumped the ball, and Yao Ming won the first opportunity for the Rockets.

Billups took the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Yao Ming's free throw line.

At this time, except for Anderson, who was on top defense, everyone else expanded their defense to the three-point line.

Because Maddie didn't start, Morrow and Battier had limited air-cutting ability, and this expanded defense was tantamount to strangling the Rockets' offense at other points, leaving Yao Ming alone.

Carl is following Tang Tian's original path to dealing with Paul and letting Yao Ming fight alone.

You Yao Ming is powerful, but you are not the kind of super scorer who cuts sixty or seventy points.

This strategy worked, it was difficult for Billups to lead the offense alone, and the Rockets had no chance at other points, so Yao Ming could only choose to attack by himself.

Thibodeau and Kerr were frowning at this time, Tang Tian's judgment was right, after last season, the Rockets' tactics have been completely known to the league, and even a coach like Karl who is not good at defense at this time, the layout of the defensive end is quite targeted.

Yao Ming held the ball and turned to play with his back.

Anderson has excellent jumping ability and excellent help defense, but there is not much to do one-on-one against a technical center like Yao Ming.

After Yao Ming's back and successive turns, a small hook hit steadily to take the lead for the Rockets.

On the Nuggets' offense, Davis advanced to the front court with the ball and beckoned Nene to block and pick up the high post.

While this set of pick-and-rolls was going on, Anthony and Iverson were also borrowing defenders to block and run.

Davis led the Warriors to the Black Eight, relying on a sharp breakthrough and three-point shot, after this sudden upsurge, the pace of Scola who changed the defense obviously couldn't keep up, and the Rockets' defense contracted, and at this time, Iverson ran out of the opportunity, Davis had a wide vision and threw the ball out directly.

Iverson catches the ball and shoots.

"Huh!"

The knife fell, and the AI's two-point shot was also firmly in the frame.

The Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming continued to eat Anderson alone, and this time his Shanghai dance moves tricked Anderson into jumping in a row, and finally sent a thug foul.

Yao Ming walked to the free throw line and hit two free throws steadily.

The Nuggets' offense, the Rockets did not shrink, and Davis directly broke through Scola and scored a layup.

The two sides opened with a 4-4 draw.

Tang Tian was thoughtful at this time.

The strength of this Nuggets team may really not be weaker than the Nuggets team with only Billups in the previous life.

The breakthrough and passing ability of "bearded" Davis can make Anthony and Iverson change from having the ball to not having the ball, which will greatly reduce their scoring difficulty and physical exertion, and at the critical moment, the three of them have the ability to score independently, and if the run-in is good, the strength guarantee is also the top four in the West.

The game on the court continued, and Yao Ming continued to show his might on the inside, turning around and hooking hands, Shanghai dance steps, and strong dunks......

Anderson made two early fouls, and veteran Tim Thomas, who came off the bench, couldn't stop Yao Ming at all.

But in retrospect, the Rockets didn't have much to do with the Nuggets' three musketeers.

You can't stop me, and I can't stop you, the two sides staged a big battle.

The first quarter lasted more than 8 minutes, and the two teams ended up tied at 27.

At this time, the two sides entered the rotation stage one after another.

The Rockets replaced Gasol Jr., Maddy, Sun Yue and Landry on the court, and Morrow stayed on the court.

On the Nuggets' side, Iverson, the big three musketeers, was rested, Davis and Anthony remained on the court, and the other three were J.R. Smith, Kreiza and Thomas.

"Yao is gone, and the Rockets' offense is in big trouble." Brin spoke.

The Rockets' offense in the first quarter relied on Yao Ming, and now that Yao Ming is off the court, this advantage is not there, not to mention Miller, the commentator, even ordinary people can see it at a glance.

The eyes of the fans at the scene were full of worry.

The Nuggets' offense, Davis broke through and distributed the ball to Anthony, who hit the ball with a solid catch.

Anthony is a super scorer, and his off-ball offensive ability has been underrated.

"Now that the Nuggets are starting to pull away, I have to say that Mark Walkentankan has done a fantastic job this summer." Miller couldn't help but praise the general manager of the Nuggets at this time.

The Rockets' offense, after Sun Yue held the ball to the front court, immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the scene.

After Yao Ming is off the court, how will the Rockets play?

If you only play individual ability ball like last season, the Nuggets have a completely worthy lineup on the court.

After Sun Yue arrived in the frontcourt, he stretched out his hand to signal the Rockets players to open up the space, and then handed the ball to Gasol Jr.

At this point, fans were surprised to find that little Gasol was standing in a high position, exactly the same as Yao Ming!

Is this to continue to play a high strategy?

But little Gasol doesn't have this ability!

Now little Gasol is just a meat shield insider!

"Bag clip, bag clip!"

Karl saw this scene on the sidelines and shouted directly at Kreza.

Thomas is old, and he suffers a lot in the face of Gasol's meat shield inside.

Kreiza shrank to the basket, and just then, the Rockets played the rest of the game, and Landry got an open shot from beyond the three-point line.

Gasol Jr.'s height gave him excellent vision, and he didn't hesitate to throw the ball away, and the ball followed to Randle.

The fans at the scene suddenly felt that their eyes lit up, and it was really okay?!

Landry received the ball and made a three-point shot directly.

"Rebound! Backboard! Karl shouted from the sidelines.

Landry is characterized by mid-range and rushing for rebounds, and three-point shooting is not his strong point.

At this time, Gasol Jr. turned and rushed to the basket, Thomas is not dominant in height and weight, and rebounding protection is a big problem in comparison.

Thomas and Creza grabbed the basket together and squeezed Gasol Jr. outside.

"Huh!"

But at this moment, a scene happened that surprised Carl and everyone on the scene.

With a crisp sound, Randle's three-pointer hit steadily!

Karl paused abruptly on the sidelines.

What the hell is this!

The meat shield has become a response center, and the coolie has become a three-point shooter inside?!

It's only been an offseason!

Carl looked confused, while Thibodeau and Cole couldn't help but laugh.

Landry is a hard-working player, and with the Rockets everyone being able to shoot three-pointers, he has a foundation in his own right, and it's not surprising that he worked hard in an offseason.

It's little Gasol, or Tang Tianhui's eyesight, and he wants to ring others, how can he not think of such a big meat shield that can be directly used as a response axis!

Although they have worked together for almost two years, Tang Tian's foresight still makes them admire.