Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

After Iverson made this goal, it ignited the originally quiet atmosphere. The home court advantage was infinitely magnified at this time, and the fans cheered, cheering for their star and their team.

Of course, the Rockets will not let a team that can hardly even make the playoffs shit on their head, even if this team has the current top scorer Iverson.

Yao Ming served from the backcourt and Alston advanced with the ball.

The two sides were relatively relaxed at this time. It was originally a preseason game. Iverson and McGrady even chatted on the court.

"You should come to Philadelphia and try that pizza place I talked about last time."

"Really... How about a bet? If I can score... 25 points in this game, are you going to treat me?"

"Come on, it's just preseason."

"Haha, Iverson, who never gives up, has given up?"

Iverson was not aroused by McGrady to win or lose. His desire to win and fighting spirit have always been shown in worthy places.

At this time, Yao Ming dropped to the bottom, and Alston directly lobbed the ball high into the arc.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming turned around and feinted, catching Samuel Dalembert off guard and scoring the ball with a trademark little hook.

Lian Feng watched with excitement.

It seems that Yao Ming is in good condition at this time.

Yao Ming's efforts are not inferior to Kobe's in the NBA! With his hard work, his touch, footsteps, and size at this time are completely crushing against Samuel Dalembert!

Samuel Dalembert is very helpless. A 226 giant with unbeatable flexible steps and touch, when he is not double-teamed, the only thing that affects his score is his touch on the day.

Obviously, Yao Ming feels very good at this time.

In the first few rounds, both sides went back and forth, each scored points, and each gained something defensively.

For the 76ers, Iverson played consecutive singles, passed Alston, hit three mid-range jumpers, and scored 6 points. At the same time, he successfully stole a ball. Iguodala saw the opportunity and immediately ran.

The two "AIs" accelerated at the same time and suddenly threw away the Rockets' backcourt players. Then Iverson threw a pass. Iguodala caught it in the air and smashed the ball in, winning the audience.

Fans cheering.

As for the Rockets, Alston's ability to control the court is not very strong, but what he has to do is relatively simple, bring the ball to the frontcourt, and then hand it to Yao Ming or Tracy McGrady. Yao Ming scored the first three goals.

, and then there was a fast break: Yao Ming blocked Iverson's layup, and then power forward Swift grabbed the rebound and passed a long pass to David Wesley for a layup.

Lian Feng watched silently.

Generally speaking, because it is a preseason game, players on both sides are adjusting and adapting, and because preseason wins are not counted in the rankings, they are playing more relaxed, so there are more mistakes.

Although there are often successful dunks, anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is caused by too lax defense.

Most of the first quarter passed, and the score between the two sides remained unchanged.

but--

Lian Feng couldn't help but glance at the Rockets' No. 1. Tracy McGrady was chewing gum, as if he hadn't woken up and looked lazy.

Lian Feng silently observed McGrady, hoping to learn something from him.

First of all, I am the same height as McGrady, both 2.03cm, and they are in the same position. However, McGrady is the most talented person in history at the forward position. Although his wingspan is a few centimeters longer than mine...his playing ability

The law will still be of great reference significance.

But after watching the first quarter of the game, Lian Feng was disappointed.

In the first quarter, McGrady only scored three points. He caught the ball on the wing of the three-point line, shook it a few times, pulled it up and shot... He tried this shot four times and scored 3 points. Then, there were no other shots.

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In contrast, Iverson said he didn't care about winning or losing this game, but he took nearly half of the team's shots and scored 10 points, 1 steal, 1 assist and 2 rebounds in the first quarter.

In the end, at the end of the first quarter, the Rockets and the 76ers were 29 to 30, with the 76ers leading by 1 point.

It can be seen that the players on both sides are not only adapting to the new coach, teammates, and competing with themselves after a summer of rest, but also adapting to the new rules.

Also adapting with them are the referees.

The scale of the whistle is difficult to determine, but it is true that the new rules are used sparingly. The result is obvious. It is more difficult for defenders to avoid being shaken away without contact, so Iverson's breakthrough seems to be easier.

Got it.

Lian Feng glanced at McGrady.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Korver and Iguodala were replaced. Originally, Lian Feng thought he could come on, but Cheeks called two other players to come up.

Cheeks glanced at Lian Feng and said, "You two will play the last two quarters together. This is the preseason."

What Cheeks means is that preseason games are mainly for the performance and running-in of substitute players, and the main players often only play in the first two quarters. As a potential rookie, Brother Yi naturally needs more training opportunities, so he will play in the next two quarters.

, when the time comes, Lian Feng will follow and fight together.

Lian Feng nodded, indicating that he understood.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lian Feng originally thought that the score would continue to be stalemate, because although the 76ers replaced Yi Ge and Korver, which weakened a certain amount of offensive firepower, the Rockets also replaced Yao Ming.

However, something suddenly changed.

The man who had been sleepy for the whole section suddenly seemed to wake up and opened his eyes.

After receiving the ball from the wing, McGrady did not pull up and shoot again. Instead, he faked a breakthrough and then faked a shot.

Backup small forward Matt Barnes was shaken back by a breakaway fake, and then pounced on McGrady when he raised his hand.

McGrady seized the opportunity and passed by like lightning, leaving Matt Barnes behind.

Weber, who was assisting in defense inside, gave a symbolic jump, and McGrady pulled the ball in the air and sent the ball into the basket.

From this ball, McGrady started to perform.

McGrady can be said to be the most difficult player to defend in this era. He is tall, but he handles the ball very steadily and has great strides. When he catches the ball on the wing, the defender is under tremendous pressure.

If he sticks up, if his center of gravity is slightly unstable, McGrady will be able to pass him in one step. Then let him take one step, and McGrady will throw if he can pull it up again.

McGrady's pull-up jumper is extremely elegant. While elegance is the appearance, the real connotation is: he is extremely tall, has an extremely long wingspan, and has excellent bounce. When he jumps up and pulls up, his shooting position has reached an incredible level.

No matter how fast the reaction is, it is impossible for the defender to interfere with Medina's iconic pull-up shot from more than one step away.

Therefore, McGrady at his peak is also an unsolvable existence, and the only thing that affects his scoring is the feel of the day.

It's not good. McGrady, who only made four shots in the first quarter, seemed to feel better after Yao Ming took a break.

He made three of three shots from outside and also had four breakthroughs: one assist, one to the free throw line, and two successes.

Lian Feng couldn't help but secretly marvel. In the second quarter, McGrady has scored every time he takes a shot so far.

Under McGrady's crazy performance, the score was stretched to 18 points in the middle of the second quarter!