The top three in Texas...

Liu Mang continued to advance with the ball, and cooperated with McGrady on the outside in pick-and-rolls to deal with the excellent individual defense of David Wesley and Richard Jefferson.

Originally, the defensive effect of the two of them alone was not that good. If the opponent was Liu Mang and McGrady, they would not be able to block the breakthrough if they blocked the outside line. But with Yao Ming at the basket, they only need to block the mid-range shot. Liu Mang and McGrady can break through.

They can follow Liu Mang and McGrady into the distance that Yao Ming can interfere with. Liu Mang and McGrady use their footsteps, and they switch defenses. They would rather let the Hawks get a chance to pass to their teammates on the outside than let the two of them score.

The Rockets' defensive execution is really unspeakable, and their defensive strategy is very targeted. They would rather let the Hawks' Prince and Rasheed Wallace shoot three-pointers than allow Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady to have good shooting opportunities.

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The cooperation of Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady created many long-range shooting opportunities for Rasheed Wallace and Prince. Fortunately, the two had rested for a few days. Now they are in good physical condition and feel good. The Hawks held off Yao Ming at the beginning.

Strong inside play.

On the Rockets' side, after Yao Ming played a few games, he began to use his pick-and-roll ability and mid-range shooting to cooperate with David Wesley to create scoring opportunities for Richard Jefferson. After Yao Ming finished playing, it was David Wesley's turn.

Slee and Richard Jefferson scored, David Wesley's pick-and-roll three-pointers, Richard Jefferson's air cuts and reverse running three-pointers were all very powerful, all first-class three-pointers.

Pitcher, after the Rockets relied on Yao Ming to create a threat at the beginning, they played very hard on the offensive end.

The key thing is that every time the Rockets score a goal, a group of local Houston college students are there to boo their team with a "mission" and a "sense of ritual". The Rockets players play even harder.

Since Yao Ming was present, the Eagles did not dare to lower the height of the lineup easily, so the two teams played the entire first quarter.

Liu Mang only made 3 successful shots in the first quarter. It was really difficult to shoot randomly in such an anxious situation. He made 2 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. Liu Mang only scored 6 points in the first quarter, but he had 3 assists.

!This was very rare when McGrady was here. When McGrady was here, Liu Mang sometimes didn't have 3 assists in a game.

When Tracy McGrady was away, Liu Mang only had more assists in the first quarter. After Jason Terry Iguodala and Calderon came on the court, Liu Mang mainly shot and passed the ball to the three of them. Jason

-Terry is more willing to pass the ball than Liu Mang.

Tracy McGrady scored 3 points and 3 assists. Together with Liu Mang, he scored 9 points and 6 assists in the first quarter, helping the Eagles get 24 points. Rasheed Wallace and Prince performed well today, shooting a total of 100 shots in the first quarter.

He scored 4 three-pointers, two by one player, plus two rare counterattacks. Prince made an air cut and dunk and a free throw. Prince became the player with the most points in the first quarter, scoring 9 points.

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Kwame Brown had 0 points and 3 rebounds. He had no way to attack Yao Ming under the basket, and it was difficult to defend against Yao Ming's mid-range shot. He was abused in singles under the basket.

Kwame Brown experienced the desolation of Howard in the future in advance...

However, the Hawks only scored 24 points. The Rockets really didn't have any advantage. The two teams were evenly matched. The Rockets only prevented the Hawks' fast break and the position battle forced the Hawks to pass the ball to Pullin.

It's just Si and Rasheed Wallace. In terms of their own scoring, except for Yao Ming who scored 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first quarter, the other players' shooting percentages were as miserable as usual.

The Eagles' defense is not a vegetarian either. Even though the Rockets played very hard, the Rockets only scored 24 points in the first quarter, which was on par with the Eagles.

Yao Ming scored 8 points, and Richard Jefferson also scored 8 points, hitting two three-pointers and a layup that caused Liu Mang to foul on defense and then made two free throws.

The Rockets' two core players scored a combined 16 points, but the Rockets only scored 24 points in the entire quarter.

During the break, Liu Mang returned to the bench. It was really difficult to deal with. The top three Texas teams were really scary. Each of the three teams had their own characteristics, but they were all so strong.

Fortunately, the league did not arrange a trip to Texas for the top three this season, otherwise they would have had to shed their skin!
Chapter completed!