A three-pointer and a breakthrough dunk made the Raptors coach uneasy.

The Raptors had been ahead by a few points before, but now the lead was in jeopardy, and he didn't want to end the first half behind.

"Guard him well, don't let anyone out." The Raptors head coach stood up and shouted to the court from the sidelines: "Valan, go up a little, guard up a little."

Varan is a center, and his defense is not used to guarding the three-point line, but Yao Ming has been able to shoot three-pointers these past few seasons.

Hearing the coach's urging, Varan immediately pounced and placed it directly on the three-point line.

But Yao Ming didn't shoot. He passed the ball to his teammates, and then went inside. Varan followed Yao Ming and was not thrown away.

As soon as he didn't get rid of Varan, Harden was not good at passing the ball. Just as he was about to play himself, he saw Yao Ming standing on the left low with one hand raised high.

This is a typical center forward stance.

Harden raised his eyebrows, a little hesitant. Yao Ming rarely played so fiercely this season, he was a little surprised.

"Ball." Yao Ming shouted.

"Oh." Harden reacted, handed the ball over, and then gestured for the others to pull away.

Pull left.

Several Raptors players glanced at each other, but did not go to assist in defense. After all, Yao Ming is about to retire, and Varan is not bad, one-on-one is enough.

Unfortunately, they underestimated Yao Ming.

I saw Yao Ming pushed back after taking the ball, but he was unable to push Varan, but he immediately pressed his back against Varan and turned his back.

"Hmph, if you want to turn around and get around me? It's not that simple." Valan sneered, quickly moved sideways, and blocked Yao Ming with his body.

However, what Yao Ming wanted was for him to traverse. When Valan traversed, Yao Ming stopped half-turning and quickly turned to the left. He seemed to have turned his back just now, but he didn't complete it, and his left foot didn't move. At this time, the left foot was the pivot foot, and he turned back again.

Because Varan moved to the right, Yao Ming opened up space with him, Varan also reacted and stretched his arm.

However, Yao Ming used a hook.

Swish!

With a bang, the ball went in.

"nice shot."

"The ball is so beautiful, the footwork is so handsome."

"The last hook was also very handsome. With Yao Ming's height and such fantastic footsteps, and with the hook, Valan couldn't do anything about it."

The home fans were boiling and shouting excitedly.

On the sidelines of the Rockets' rest area, the substitute players jumped up one after another to cheer for Yao Ming.

This ball is indeed very beautiful. Although Yao Ming's confrontation ability has been weakened too much at this time, his skills are still there and are still excellent.

When the ball was scored, the Rockets leveled the difference and tied the score.

"beep......"

The Raptors called a timeout.

On the Rockets side, Harden rushed to Yao Ming, and his teammates also rushed to Yao Ming, excitedly celebrating with Yao Ming.

During this period of time, Yao Ming played great. He scored 7 points in a row by himself, and directly leveled the point difference and stopped the Raptors.

With just over a minute left in the second quarter, the Rockets replaced Yao Ming. Although Yao Ming was in good shape today, after all, physical fitness was a problem, and even scoring a few points was not without cost.

But even so, Yao Ming has already got 14 points, plus 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and the Rockets tied the score.

Moments later, the first half ended with the score 56:55, and the Rockets overtook one point.

"Sheet." The head coach of the Raptors was unhappy, but he didn't expect to be overtaken and ended the first half with a backward attitude. With a straight face, the opponent said to the next player: "In the second half, pay attention to the defense of Yao Ming, don't let him easily In low post singles, you still have to go up to help defend."

The Raptors didn't play the help defense before, thinking that Varan alone would be enough.

But it is obviously not enough. With one-on-one singles, Yao Ming can still eat Varan alone with his skills and absolute height.

......

The second half started quickly.

As soon as they came up, the Raptors strengthened their defense against Yao Ming. When Yao Ming got the ball in the low post, the Raptors began to have help defense.

But once on the defense Yao Ming is not so easy to play.

If it was in the past, Yao Ming could not care because of his excellent confrontation, but now that he has lost the confrontation, only his skills are left, and he needs to move around to find a chance. This gave enough time to the defense personnel, and it was not so easy for Yao Ming to play two games.

This is why many skilled players in the NBA lack the ability to attack, and even Curry's level has always been questioned about his ability to attack.

If you want to attack strongly, you often need to face more than one defender. In this case, the role of technology will be weakened, and you will not have enough time and space to display your technology. You can only rely on hard resistance.

If you don't have enough physical talent, it will be difficult to play at this time.

Yao Ming naturally understood this. He didn't force it. When he saw the help defense come up, he immediately scored the ball and passed the ball out.

Seeing Yao Ming passing the ball, the Raptors players were relieved, but they ignored one thing. At this time, the Rockets, Yao Ming was not a strong offensive point.

beep!

Swish!

The whistle blows, the ball goes in.

This goal came from Harden, and the porcelain king never failed. Not only did he score the ball, but he also caused a foul on the defender, making it 2+1.

When Harden started the offense, the Raptors quickly shifted their focus and focused their defense on Harden.

At this time Yao Ming had another chance.

I saw Harden made a breakthrough, failed to cause a foul, and did not have a good shot. He was hesitant and suddenly saw Yao Ming standing on the right side, and immediately passed the ball over.

"not good."

"Come on up..."

People shouted.

At this time, Varan's position was not good. Power forward Amir Johnson rushed to Yao Ming, but it was impossible to block the block. Johnson was only 206 cm tall, which was too far from Yao Ming.

I saw Yao Ming catch the ball and shoot.

Swish!

The ball goes in.

"Hey, another one."

"Yao Ming was great today."

"4 in a row, it's too efficient."

The home fans cheered enthusiastically.

When the opponent starts to help defend, Yao Ming's low-post singles are difficult to succeed, and the three-point shooting is also because the opponent is too close and lacks opportunities. ,

But that doesn't mean he can't score, he's not a center like Howard, he can shoot, and his mid-range shooting is very accurate.

With Harden, a strong attacking point that can shoot and pass to restrain defense, Yao Ming can get the opportunity to shoot directly, just like in the China National Basketball Team, with Qin Hao around, Yao Ming can better display his skills. Advantage.

As for 4 in a row, it's actually nothing.

Yao Ming has had 100% hits, and more than one.

On January 18, 2009, Yao Ming played 34 minutes against the Heat and scored 12 of 12 shots, scoring 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 assists, with a 100% hit rate.

On April 19, 2009, in the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the Rockets played against the Blazers. Yao Ming only played 24 minutes, made 9 of 9 shots, 6 of 6 free throws, scored 24 points, 9 rebounds, 2 seals cover.

The most classic is on November 18, 2002, when the Rockets defeated the Lakers 93:89, Yao Ming scored 20 points on 9 of 9 shots, and also let the arrogant Barkley kiss his ass.