Chapter 183 Dragon Country Derby!

As for the Grizzlies management, they are now struggling with whether to start giving up.

When Lin Yu heard that the Grizzlies were going to give up, he instantly became interested.

You know, the Grizzlies have Battier!
Battier is an excellent defender, with excellent defensive awareness, footwork and judgment, and he is also strong enough.

He also has one bonus he hasn't chosen, if the Cardinals bring in Kidd.

He was ready to choose Thompson's off-ball running to cooperate with Kidd.

If we can get Battier...

He is going to choose Zhang Liangwan's skill!
After finishing the casual chat with Dayao and Zhang, Lin Yu called the Cardinal.

The cardinal did not give Lin Yu an accurate answer. After all, the transaction was a matter between two parties.

and……

The current general manager of the Grizzlies is the Lakers legend LOGO Man!
Who knows if there will be any grudges in the transaction?

After a night's rest, Lin Yu also began to prepare for the game with the Rockets.

The Dragon Country across the ocean.

"Boss, I have something going on at home. Can I ask for a leave?"

"Teacher, I have a stomachache and want to go home and rest for a day."

"Hurry up! The match between Dayao and Dayu is about to start!"

"..."

In the original history, Yao Ming and Abdul-Jabbar's first Dragon-China derby was watched by 200 million fans.

After Lin Yu and Yao Ming won the Olympic gold medals, their popularity has already exploded!
This day is destined to be remembered by countless Dragon Nation fans!
Countless students took leave, countless workers did not go to work, and countless fans waited in front of their TVs in advance.

Just for those three yellow figures in the NBA.

Lin Yu and Dayao told all Dragon people with their actions!

They are no worse than anyone else!

"Hello, everyone watching TV!"

"I'm Coach Zhang! I'm Yang Yi!"

"Now we will be the live commentator of this Dragon Country Derby. We can see that Dayu, Dayao and Dazhi have already started warming up."

As Coach Zhang's voice came from the TV, the game was about to begin.

Before going on the court, Rivers continued to give instructions.

"Be careful Tracy, this man is dangerous, if you make him explode, he can take away a game at any time!"

"But Tracy is not without any shortcomings. His physical fitness is a big problem."

Neither McGrady nor Yao Ming are physically fit.

He is not a physical freak like Kobe, Garnett, and James who dominated both offense and defense in their prime and could play for 40 minutes per game.

Therefore, there was a saying during the Rockets era: 'The Rockets collapsed three times'.

The Rockets in the first three quarters could handle all the strong teams in the league, but in the fourth quarter...

The outcome depends on God’s will!

The Celtics' starting lineup: Mehmet Okur, Kurt Thomas, Dio, Lin Yu, and Tony Allen.

The Rockets' starting lineup: center Yao Ming, power forward Kevin Durant, small forward Tracy McGrady, shooting guard Jim Jackson, and point guard Bob Sura.

David Wesley, the starting point guard in the Rockets' original history, was traded for Jim Jackson in the middle of the season.

The reason why the Rockets sent Jim Jackson away was because he challenged McGrady.

As a player who has wandered around 14 teams in his 13-year career, last season, he averaged 12.9 points per game while getting a starting position.

In the last game against the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, the 1-meter-tall Jim Jackson even grabbed 98 rebounds, which was enough to prove how hard he worked for his new team.

Even Jeff Van Gundy, who is strict in governing his boss, affirmed this: "In Jim Jackson's first season with the Rockets, he provided a lot of help to the young players on the team."

Since McGrady played at the small forward position, the team asked Jim Jackson to give him more shooting opportunities and playing time.

But the latter was very dissatisfied with this and directly opposed the head coach and McGrady in the locker room.

A wandering player, singing a different tune from the head coach and the star player...

If he doesn't leave, who will?
With Okur's successful jump ball, the game started quickly. "The game started, Dayu started to organize the offense with the ball, and the player defending Dayu was McGrady! This is going to be interesting!"

As Director Zhang's voice sounded, the audience's attention was focused on the screen.

McGrady started out as a defensive player during his time with the Raptors and could be considered one of the best in the league.

Relying on his excellent height and wingspan, he can effectively interfere with players, his assist defense is also first-class, and he has excellent blocking ability.

As a three-position player, he averaged 00 blocks per game in the 1.9 season.

However, due to his height, McGrady's center of gravity is too high, and he is not very effective in defending breakthrough players like Iverson.

The reason why McGrady did not show this kind of defense during his time with the Rockets.

Mainly because his tasks are too heavy.

Today, McGrady ranks first in scoring, first in assists, and second in rebounds on the team.

In addition, he is not in good physical condition, so it is naturally impossible for him to play defense at the same time.

But at the beginning, there was no way McGrady would have any physical problems.

on the field.

Lin Yu holds the ball and prepares to play against McGrady.

“Lin, let me see what you can do!

“Tracy, you’ll see it right away.

As Lin Yu spoke, he changed direction drastically and broke through McGrady on the right.

McGrady reacted quickly and moved to the right to block Lin Yu's breakthrough.

Lin Yu then changed direction again and broke through from McGrady's left.

Due to body inertia, McGrady failed to brake in time, and was unable to move to the left to block Lin Yu's breakthrough.

After Lin Yu successfully broke through, he went straight into the penalty area.

At this time, Yao Ming had been pulled outside the three-point line by Okur.

There was no time to defend.

Bang!

Lin Yu finished with a tomahawk dunk!

"A beautiful tomahawk dunk! Facing McGrady's defense, Dayu showed his offensive desire right from the start!"

Coach Zhang is not stingy with his praise.

The Rockets began to attack.

Yao Ming was targeted again. Kurt Thomas and Okur directly defended Yao Ming from the front to prevent him from catching the ball.

The Rockets during this period were a playoff team, but they were just a playoff team.

Even when the OK combination was building a dynasty, they needed a Horry outside the three-point line to help the Sharks open up offensive space.

What about Yao Ming today?
Uncle Huo was left open, and McGrady really wanted to pass the ball, but the defender in front of him was Lin Yu.

McGrady has not been an efficient passer throughout his career.

This season, McGrady averaged 5.7 assists per game but had 2.7 turnovers.

This assist-to-turnover ratio is extremely high.

Facing Lin Yu's deathly entanglement, although McGrady successfully passed the ball, Kurt Thomas had already successfully returned to defend Uncle Huo.

Uncle Huo faced Kurt, and Thomas' defense finally forced a shot.

Bang!

Uncle Huo's shot missed, and Yao Ming grabbed the rebound.

Facing Okur's defense, he directly did a one-handed dunk.

Bang!

The corner of Oku's mouth twitched slightly.

This is crazy...

(End of this chapter)