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Chapter 511 The Battle of the Chinese Home Team

Chapter 511 The Battle of the Chinese Home Team

On November 11, the Raptors were a guest at the Toyota Center in Houston to challenge the Rockets.Because of Yao Ming's relationship, the Rockets have always been the "home team" in the minds of Chinese fans.But now the Raptors are sitting on Ying Xiong and Jeremy Lin, so it is only a matter of time before the Rockets, the "home team", change hands.

There are many Chinese elements in the Toyota Center, and many of the billboards on the sidelines are sponsored by companies in China.This game was broadcast live across the United States. Obviously, this game full of Chinese elements has attracted a lot of attention.

There were many yellow-skinned and black-haired East Asians, many of whom were Chinese.Many of them wore Yingxiong's No. 25 jersey, and a few of them wore Jeremy Lin's No. 17 jersey.

Bearded Harden is already the new owner of this venue.Since being traded, he came to the Rockets, became the biggest player here, and naturally became the boss of the team.In the NBA, no player is willing to play the sixth man for the rest of his life, especially a young player like Harden, who is already very capable.

In this game, the starting lineup of the Rockets at home is: center - Omer Asik, power forward - Patrick Patterson, small forward - Chandler Parsons, shooting guard - James Harden , Point guard - Tony Douglas.

The starting lineup of the Raptors in the away game remains the same as in the previous game.

Asik and Valanciunas prepare a jump ball near the middle circle and the game is about to begin.

As the big white bear insider, Asik belongs to the blue-collar insider. He was poached by Morey with a poison contract during the offseason, and started in the Rockets without a star insider.

At the start of the game, the Rockets got the ball first.

"Refrigerator" Kevin McHale's offensive tactics are very free, very free, the offensive space is wide open, and whoever feels good will shoot.Under the guidance of Morey's "Magic Ball Theory", they rarely shot long two-pointers in the game, mostly under the basket and 3-pointers.

Douglas dribbles over and passes it to Harden on the other side.

In the Rockets, although Harden is nominally the No. 2 position, he is actually doing the No. 1 job.More than half of the ball is in his hands. Point guard Douglas is only responsible for dribbling the ball across the half court and defending. He even ranks behind small forward "Gao Fu Shuai" Parsons in organizing offense.

As the best player in the Rockets' starting lineup, Harden is naturally defended by Ying Xiong.

Most of the Rockets' tactics are initiated by high-position pick-and-rolls, with Harden passing or rushing, and the shooter's bottom corner opens up space.As the No. 4, Patterson has 3-point ability, so he can also play a role in opening up space.And Big Pyrenees Asik is the big man who acts as a pick-and-roll, and he goes down after the block.

Harden is a very smart player. With his physical fitness, he can be selected to enter the league as a prospect, which is enough to show his skills and golf quotient. NBA scouts are very professional, and they will make mistakes, but most of the time they choose the right person.

Asik has a large body behind him, and his pick-and-roll quality is very good. Even with Yingxiong's physical fitness and defensive awareness, he can cover.

Varan switched defenses against Harden and gave a half-step defense breakthrough.

Harden crossed the ball continuously under his crotch, lowered his center of gravity after continuous crossover, and thrust inward.

Varan couldn't keep up with Harden, no matter his defensive experience or footsteps, he could only chase in.

Harden faced Bargnani, who was helping to defend the basket, and passed the ball to Bargnani, who was defending Patterson.At this time, Patterson is in the vacancy!

Unexpectedly, the ball was intercepted by a pair of long arms on the way to Patterson...

The owner of the long arm is Ying Xiong. He has been observing Harden's offense after switching defenses. At the moment after Bargnani's defense, he judged the opponent's passing line and completed the steal.

After Ying Xiong made the steal, he quickly found Jeremy Lin in front with a pass, and then accelerated himself in the backcourt.

After Jeremy Lin received the ball, he quickly advanced with the ball, slowed down at the top of the arc on the right, and gave the ball to Ying Xiong who followed up.

Ying Xiong received the ball in the middle, and under the defense of Parsons, a smooth ball passed and went straight to the basket.Go to the penalty area, face Douglas who intends to make an offensive foul on himself, and directly step back and make a jumper-easy hit!

Ying Xiong scored the first 2 points of the game with a steal and quick jumper!

Harden's body is still very strong, and his speed is not fast, but his footsteps are very steady, and his physical confrontation is excellent. Even in the face of the defense of the corresponding hero, his movements are still not deformed.

Harden suddenly scored Parsons, and Parsons broke through again, rushing to the basket and causing Bargnani's foul.

Parsons is a player who is quite comprehensive on the offensive end. With a height of 206cm, he plays small forward, and most players in the league have a height advantage.Moreover, he can shoot suddenly and has an average passing ability in the league, so he is not easy to defend.

Parsons made two free throws and the two sides drew.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball across half court and organized an offense at the top of the arc.

Ying Xiong was cruising in the frontcourt, looking for offensive opportunities.It was not Harden who defended him, but Chandler Parsons, the "tall, rich and handsome".When the Rockets play against other teams, the opponent's outside sharp knife, if it is a point guard, it will be handed over to Douglas, and if it is the 2nd or 3rd, it will be handed over to Parsons.

Ying Xiong catches the ball while moving, does not stop the ball, and directly breaks through Shunbu.Parsons' speed is not slow among 206cm forwards, but when he meets Ying Xiong, he can only make a breakthrough.There is no way, if it is close to the body, it is estimated that even grandma doesn't know me.

Yingxiong breaks through with the ball, makes a big leap between Parsons and Patterson, faces Asik's frontal block, and after a fake layup, points to Valanciu on the right side of the penalty area Nas, the latter made a one-handed dunk after receiving the ball!

Here, Harden holds the ball at the top of the arc and picks and rolls with Asik again.

This time, Ying Xiong chose to quickly bypass the cover.At this time, Harden had already started, stabbing obliquely to the basket.

Ying Xiong quickened his pace to keep up with Harden, raising his hands to avoid being fouled by him.

Harden dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area on the left, and suddenly raised his hand. After making an exaggerated movement, his body slightly lost his center of gravity, and he rushed straight out of the baseline.

"Beep beep—" The referee's whistle sounded——

Ying Xiong knew something was wrong, he was sure that he didn't touch Harden's arm, nor violated him, at most they had some physical contact.Does this count as a defensive foul?

The referee made a thug gesture and signaled for 2 free throws.

Ying Xiong asked the referee where he fouled.

Ying Xiong is now a superstar in the league, and the referee dared not call him T lightly when asked about him, explaining that it was a thug foul.

Ying Xiong no longer argues, he knows that the sentence will not be changed, and it is useless to talk more.

(End of this chapter)