As Barkley spoke, Linsen threw the ball away after catching the ball, and the ball hit Artest's hands.

However, Artest's shot failed to hit due to interference from Lewis, and the ball hit the basket directly.

“It’s a pity that we didn’t score a goal. Although it had just started, I didn’t feel much about this lineup arrangement. I don’t know what Stan’s arrangement was for.

If it's a run and gun, then just play it out, but I didn't see it on the first offense," Kenny Smith said.

The offense and defense transitioned, and the Houston Rockets, who returned to the offensive end, got a good opportunity. Although Yao Ming failed to get the ball, Lewis got an excellent opportunity from the outside under the tactics.

"Rebound!" Lewis shouted, and Luis Scola and Yao Ming in the paint immediately seized the best position.

At this time, the negative side of the Magic's inside rebounding was exposed again, but Eddie Griffin and Battier had no intention of grabbing rebounds.

Lin Sen, who rushed in from the three-point line, jumped up more than one meter away from the reasonable collision zone, and rushed directly towards the ball that bounced out of the frame.

Yao Ming and Scola wanted to jump very much, but Battier and Eddie Griffin made them unable to take off sufficiently. Lin Sen got the rebound directly from Yao Ming's head.

"Wood jumped so high, he could almost ride on Yao's neck. This rebound was really great!" Kenny Smith praised.

Lin Sen, who got the rebound, did not land, but turned around in the air and threw the ball directly.

On the other side, Billups had already started in advance, and the ball thrown by Lin Sen went straight to him.

Lin Sen landed on the ground without any adjustment and jumped out like a cheetah.

"Orlando's counterattack, quick counterattack, Houston's defense was tested, only Tracy and Steve retreated!" Kenny Smith shouted.

Although Lin Sen started slowly, his speed quickly allowed him to keep up with Francis.

Billups quickly came down from the left, and Lin Sen came from the middle.

All the fans were paying attention. When Billups brought the ball to the three-point line in the frontcourt, Linsen had already entered the three-point line.

Francis was already one position behind Linsen, and Billups threw the ball without even thinking.

Tracy McGrady's jump interference failed to affect Billups' pass, and the ball went straight to the basket.

Lin Sen, who rushed into the free throw line, kicked off the ground. Francis behind him also took off, but as he was one position behind Lin Sen, the possibility of him interfering with Lin Sen was too small.

With all the fans watching, Lin Sen's right hand met the ball flying toward him and caught the ball steadily with his right hand.

Bang!

Francis’ arms behind him were waving in the air.

Lin Sen grabbed the basket with one hand, and the whole audience cheered in unison!

"Well done, this was a perfect alley-oop, an alley-oop between Chauncey and Wood. I think this may be Stan's biggest expectation. A run-and-gun between Chauncey and Wood. Especially Wood, who used his speed to the extreme.

" Buckley said with a smile.

"But this is a test for Wood's physical fitness." Kenny Smith pointed out the biggest problem.

The game continued, and Adelman on the sidelines frowned more and more as he watched Yao Ming turn back and run again, because he slowly realized that something was wrong.

Because the game has lasted nearly five minutes, although the Rockets have a 4-point lead, Yao Ming has not been much involved.

Not only was Eddie Griffin constantly running around him on the offensive end, which consumed his energy, but he also had to run back and forth again and again.

The Magic saw that no one inside could grab rebounds, but Battier, Eddie Griffin and even Artest were constantly fighting for position, and then Billups and Lin Sen on the outside were constantly fighting for their teammates.

Rush for the rebound under the screen.

Lin Sen has already got 4 rebounds so far. But this is not the end of the half, it is only 5 minutes before the start of the game.

In this way of grabbing rebounds, the Magic didn't lose much in rebounds. What's more important is that Darko Milicic, Mutombo and even the Pole who was just transferred were sitting on the Magic bench.

Although the addition of Tony Barty this season has solved the Rockets' internal problems, there is no way Barty can make up for Yao Ming's shortcomings.

Once Yao Ming leaves the game and Milicic comes on, thinking of this situation, Adelman felt that the Magic's starting lineup was like this on purpose.

"Rick called a timeout! Did he discover something? Yao almost didn't waste these five minutes. He only hit one of his two shots, but his physical energy consumption was not huge at all.

Of course Eddie is not much better, just look at his sweat and you will know how much he has put in in these five minutes."

"I don't think there is any doubt that Wood got a triple-double tonight. Look, he has already got 4 rebounds. Did Stan deliberately help Wood to improve his statistics tonight and send out such a starting lineup?" Kenny Smith watched.

Talking about statistics.

12:16. The Orlando Magic, playing at home, were trailing by 4 points. Players from both teams walked to the sidelines.

After a short pause, Yao Ming did not appear on the court but was replaced. Darko Milicic, who did not appear in the starting lineup, replaced Eddie Griffin. At the same time, Poland, who had just been transferred from nbdl,

Marcin Gortat also appeared on the court.

"Oh, Orlando replaced Chauncey and Eddie and replaced them with two big men, while Houston replaced Yao and replaced Tony. Suddenly there was a contrast in the strength of the inside. I think something good is about to happen.

"Barkley looked at the players and said with a smile.

Adelman looked at the Magic players, and it was almost exactly what he guessed. He was considering letting Yao Ming and Tony Barty play together after Yao Ming rested for a few minutes.

Without Yao Ming, the Rockets, like the Magic just now, can only rely on outside offense.

At this moment, Battier and Artest took their turn at the small forward and shooting guard positions, just opposite Lewis and Tracy McGrady.

Facing Artest's defense, Tracy McGrady, who came back from a timeout, failed to make a shot.

"This is Polish Maxin's NBA debut. He got the first data of his career, a rebound. The defensive rebound he just protected was very good." Barkley praised.

Gortat was a little nervous, feeling like he was already sweating profusely just after taking the field.

The ball was immediately thrown to Lin Sen like a hot potato, and Lin Sen almost made a mistake in catching the ball.

"Haha, Maxin still showed his rookie nature. Look at his nervous look. He almost made a mistake just after praising him." Kenny Smith said with a smile.

Lin Sen stabilized the ball and walked towards Gortat who was running over: "Maxin, don't be nervous, we will help you. You just grabbed the rebound very well. It would be better if the pass was better."

Gortat is much older than Linson, but he knows his position in the team, and Linson's encouragement to Gortat is still very useful.

"Score one!" Lin Sen raised his index finger and shouted loudly.

"wood! wood! wood!"

There was a uniform voice in the center of the water house, but the Rockets' defense against him was no different from the first five minutes, and they still tried their best to block his high-post ball.

Without internal containment, Lin Sen did face a big test in this regard. He only scored 2 points in the first five minutes, but sent 3 assists.

Linsen passed the ball to Battier who was pulled to the top of the arc, and Milicic pulled out from the inside.

Adelman looked at Lin Sen on the court, and he was not worried at all about this offensive method.

At this time, Lin Sen used Milicic's cover to rush inside. According to normal Magic tactics, Lin Sen will find opportunities to catch the ball on the outside or in the middle and long distances, especially in the two corner positions.

However, this time Lin Sen surprised the Rockets, and Lewis, who was switching to guard Lin Sen, had to stop.
Chapter completed!