bestfiction Chapter 125 (124) Christmas War Without Wheat
Chapter 125 (124) Christmas War Without Wheat
Chapter 125 (120) The Wheatless Christmas War
It was the end of the year again in a blink of an eye, and the Christmas Eve League did not arrange games as usual, allowing players to go home and reunite with their families.However, Yuanfei is difficult to calm down, he is worried about the future of the team.
The consequences of selling Joe Johnson are finally showing.Usually McGrady and Billups can both play more than 35 minutes, and it is very easy for other players to share the substitute time.But now that McGrady can't play, his only substitute is Reid, and the rotation can only allow Jefferson to play at the 2nd position to a certain extent.Tang Shuai is also considering increasing Parker's playing time, and even let him and Billups play at the same time, with Billups, who has better shooting ability, as the shooting guard.
On Christmas Day, the league only arranged three games. The Pacers and Pistons, the top two in the East, met again after the Auburn Hills incident;
In the first two games, the Pistons, with a more organized lineup, scored in double figures with 5 players and defeated the Pacers by 5 points in an away game.One of the highlights of the Hot Lakes War is the revenge of the two old generals. The old Lakers O'Neal contributed 24+11+3, and the old Heat Odom played 24+11+4.Of course, the game belongs not only to them, but also to the two star guards. Kobe scored 42+3+6, and the Heat's second-year star guard Wade contributed 29+3+10 against his predecessors.With Kobe missing a three-pointer at the final buzzer, the Heat narrowly won by 2 points away and took away the victory.
The visiting team won the previous two games. Clippers coach Dunleavy thought this was a good sign, and he also used this to encourage the players to win the Rockets.The Clippers have a good record this year. Currently 12 wins and 12 losses are slightly behind the 15-11 Rockets, 14-12 Lakers and 13-12 Trail Blazers. They rank ninth in the West and are expected to enter the playoffs.
However, the Rockets' lineup is not complete, so they dare not be careless. The whole team attaches great importance to this game.The coaching staff is also seriously making various arrangements before the game.
"Cory Maggette is a player with a strong foul-making ability. He averages about 10 free throws per game. Defensive players must be careful about his kills." Curry explained: "With Tracy absent, our backcourt depth is not strong. If one person is sent off, it will be a big loss."
"Elton Brand is a star we are very familiar with. Every time we guard against this guy, his strength goes without saying. It is always right to regard him as a star second only to Duncan Garnett." Tang Shuai told Bosh.
"Their No. 3 pick Sean Livingston has been absent for a month due to a dislocated shoulder, but besides Maggette and Brand, I think there is another guy worth noting." Yuan Fei also reminded the players: "Bobby Simmons, maybe many people haven't noticed him. This guy has been unknown for 13 years, and he only started 30 games in total. hand."
"It's almost time to play, and the tactics will be played as I just arranged. We will play more tactics around Chauncey and Yao without Tracy, and we will definitely win." Tang Shuai concluded.
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Chris Kaman is a high-ranking player of the 03 golden generation and an outstanding young center in the league.But compared with Yao Ming, who is gradually showing the domineering superstar, he looks a little immature.
Yao Ming won with a jump ball, Bosh and Billups launched a pick-and-roll on the first attack, and Chauncey missed a three-pointer.But Yao Ming overwhelmed Kaman to grab the offensive rebound and made a tip-up to take the lead.
For the Clippers, Maggette controlled the ball and made a breakthrough. Reid remembered Curry's instructions and did not make easy moves to be tricked into fouling. He raised his hands and moved his feet to keep up with his opponent.Maggette made a pass to Simmons, who made a two-point jumper.
"The big two-pointer from 16 feet away is Simmons' main scoring method. In the first three years of his career, he took more than 1/3 of his shots in this area, and his shooting percentage was about 40%. But he couldn't do it if he took a step back from the big shot. In the first three years of his career, he took a total of 31 three-pointers and only made 6 shots. The shooting rate is less than 20%."
Yao Ming played Kaman in singles, and Brand received the pass and forced a jumper. Bosh failed to block the shot and scored a 4-2 Clippers lead.While running, Bosh raised his hand to apologize to his teammates, which probably means "I am responsible for this ball."
Yao Ming slipped out of the basket with a single again. This time Bosh withstood Brand and forcibly took off the offensive rebound and gave it to Jefferson.Jefferson broke through two steps and then passed to Reid from the outside, making an open three-pointer!
Brand missed Bosh in singles, and Billups scored after the pick-and-roll to the empty-cut Jefferson, 4:7.
Clippers guard Bronson hit the iron with a jumper. Billups and Bosh broke through the pick-and-roll and returned to Bosh. Bosh stepped on the three-point line and hit the big 2 points.Dunleavy hurriedly called a timeout.
Back from the timeout, the Clippers' first attack was a pass error. Billups was not in a hurry to control the rhythm steadily.
Bronson missed a three-pointer in a test shot, and Billups shot a three-pointer head-on to Bronson, and the point difference widened to double digits.
The Rockets' tactics are very clear, which is to make a fuss about Billups' pick-and-roll and Yao Ming's singles ability, and the Clippers have nothing to do about it.Next, Yao Ming caused consecutive fouls and used steady free throws to maintain a double-digit point difference.After the first quarter, Yao Ming made 8 of 7 free throws and scored 11 points. Billups scored 5 points and 4 assists. The Rockets maintained their lead at 20:31.
What the Clippers didn't expect at all was that after Bosh worked hard to gain weight in the summer, the effect was obvious, and he didn't suffer too much against Brand.On the offensive end, the Clippers can only rely on Maggette to continuously break through and kill Reed, but Maggette's defense is mediocre, and Reed's off-ball running outside three-pointers also made him complain.Although the Clippers adjusted their defense and were not beaten by the Rockets in the last three quarters like they were in the first quarter, they couldn't catch up with the score.In the end, he had to swallow the bitter fruit of failure.
80:100，火箭主场迎来了20分大胜，这还是他们本赛季首次在缺少麦迪的情况下赢球。代替麦迪首发的里德表现出色，三分球11投5中得到了21分，姚明20+11，比卢普斯也有15+4+9。快船方面只有马盖蒂打出了球星风采，他得到了23+7+8。而快船内线惨遭完爆，布兰德在后辈波什前面被防得灰头土脸，仅仅得到了11+3，卡曼更惨只有4+2进账。
The game in history was on December 12, but I made a slight adjustment considering that the championship is usually scheduled for the league to play on Christmas Day.This is a small modification based on basketball knowledge.
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