Chapter 35
【35】Curry and Mo are connected!
The starting lineups of both teams start to play.
The starting lineups of the Golden State Warriors are: 191 cm combo guard Monta Ellis, 191 cm point guard Stephen Curry, 203 cm small forward Stephen Jackson, 201 cm small forward Su Mo, and 211 cm center Andris Biedrins.
The starting lineups of the Houston Rockets are: 183 cm point guard Aaron Brooks, 203 cm small forward Sean Battier, 203 cm small forward Trevor Ariza, 198 cm power forward Chuck Hayes, and 206 cm center Luis Scola.
The game starts
""Jump, ball!"
Biedrins and Scola jumped the ball. Scola took the lead and flew the ball. Battier received the ball and passed it to point guard Aaron. He carried the ball forward and executed the first attack of the game for the Rockets. Battier stepped forward to cover the middle of the arc.
Aaron bypassed Ellis' defense and shot a cold arrow from the top of the arc on the right side.
""Shua!" accompanied by a crisp sound.
Aaron made a hollow 3-pointer, giving the Rockets the lead.
Averaging 6.4 3-pointers per game, he can hit 2.5, a full 40% hit rate, making the three-pointer a scoring weapon for Aaron. If you are not careful, it will be a cold arrow.
The Warriors have the ball.
Curry advances with the ball and hands it to Ellis at the top of the arc. As the team leader and the team's tactical core, he has more ball rights.
Facing Ariza's defense
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Ellis took a step forward and suddenly stopped. When he saw Ariza's center of gravity rushing down to catch up, he accelerated again, changing his rhythm continuously and getting rid of him.
"Wow!"
A short lob shot from the right three-second zone
""Swish!"
Hit.
Ellis showed his boss style by beating Ariza alone.
Rockets (3): (2) Warriors.
Aaron pushed the ball over, and saw that it was rookie Curry defending at the top of the arc, so he shot a sharp arrow, trying to get a three-point touch
""Bang!"
Unfortunately, the shot missed.
Biedrins grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Curry.
"The defense is good."
Stephen Jackson stepped back and gave Curry a thumbs up. This is the regular season stage, and it is necessary to give the rookie enough encouragement.
"That's right."
Curry was not modest. Did he pass the ball to Jackson? No, he just pretended to pass the ball to Jackson who was cutting to the left, but he actually turned his back to find Su Mo who was cutting to the right.
"whoosh!"
"" Swish!"
Su Mo received the ball and rushed into the penalty area in two steps without slowing down. Ariza, who came to assist in defense, was unable to pull him in time and was shocked:"This speed!......"
""Boom!"
Shan was thinking in his heart.
On the other side, Su Mo raised his hand to burn the sky with fire, and dunked the ball with lightning speed. Scola, the center of the Rockets, was stunned under the basket and didn't even have the chance to move his feet.
"Whoa whoa~~"
Warriors fans exclaimed with their mouths wide open
"Too fast!"
"Su Mokong's start and burst, coupled with his amazing bounce, Scola, a blue-collar center, has no defensive ability at all."
CCTV studio.
Wang Meng smacked his lips and shook his head, and Coach Zhang also laughed happily:"Tsk tsk, this abnormal physical fitness, to be honest, if there is no information, I don't believe that he is a Chinese player"
"Too good"
"" Haha!"
Both of them were amused.
""Bang!"
Curry and Su Mo slapped each other.
But Jackson ran out with a pout, and yelled at Curry,"Hey, I can score if you give it to me. This is another good opportunity for Su Mo, the rookie.""
"ha?!"
"Have you forgotten the nightmare of fighting me alone?!"
Su Mo glanced at him.
"cut!"
"you....."Stop being so arrogant!"
Jackson snorted and ran to the frontcourt to defend.
Aaron pushed forward and lobbed the ball to the basket. Scola, who successfully blocked the position, forced a step forward from Biedrins, turned around and shot off the rebound.
""Bang!"
No.
Scola picked up the rebound, Curry received it, pushed forward, and then looked for Ellis behind him. He lowered his center of gravity, took a step to the left, and changed hands with his back.
""Wow!"
After shaking off Hayes' center of gravity, Ellis accelerated to the right and rushed to the basket along the free throw line, but was again blocked by Battier.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
Unable to get rid of the defense, twisting his body to force a shot, but still no.
In the next round.
Ellis faced Battier again, changing direction in front of his body, catching the moment when Battier's center of gravity shifted to the left, suddenly took a step to the right, and opened up half a body distance from him.
Opportunity ball
""Swish!"
Ellis suddenly stopped and pulled up, and Battier's eyes fixed, and he rushed over quickly, trying to block the shot, but he stretched out his big hand, not looking for the ball, but directly blocked Ellis' eyes, interfering with his shooting vision.
""Bang!" caused Ellis to miss the shot.
""Wow, he was able to defend even when he was shaken off. Battier's defense is getting better and better every season."
Mike Breen was commentating on the scene.
He looked excited and couldn't help but cheer for Battier's perfect defense. Van Gundy also laughed and said,"Excellent defense. Ellis' offense was restricted.""
"He is the core of the Warriors"
"If he is locked down, the Warriors' offense will not be smooth."
The Rockets have the ball.
Battier's continuous excellent defense has made the home court atmosphere rise. Aaron wanted to cover in the middle, came to the top of the arc on the right, and shot a 3-pointer in an emergency stop, trying to take advantage of the situation.
Su Mo rushed over from the wing, and even though he was a body length away, he actually swatted the ball away.
"Damn, this can be blocked?"
Aaron’s eyes widened.
"Bang!"
Curry on the other side just caught the basketball, without any hesitation, he accelerated to push the counterattack
"Whoosh!"
Battier's excellent defensive sense allowed him to chase after the ball immediately. In the frontcourt, Curry faced the defensive stalwart Battier and went straight to the basket, trying to end the fast break.
"Oh"
"I won't give you a chance."
Facing the young rookie, Battier was full of confidence, and Curry's mouth corners also slightly raised. He rushed into the three-second zone on the right and threw the basketball in his hand diagonally backward.
"Is it a pass?"
Battier quickly looked over the basketball.
The next moment,