NBA: Defensive master, averaging five doubles per game

After the Rockets' home stadium ceremony, the starting five tigers led by Da Yao and Maddie appeared one after another!

The fans all over the stadium were cheering for them, and the big screen at the scene also frequently gave the two core close-ups of Da Yao and Maddie.

【Rockets starter】

Point guard: David Wesley

Scoring guard: Bob Sula

Small forward: Tracy McGrady

Power forward: Juwan Howard

center: Da Yao

is on the Magic team, Maddy plays more offensive guard, after arriving at the Rockets, in this lineup, the second and third positions are slightly blurred.

Of course, everyone knows that Maddie is the firepower point of the Rockets on the outside anyway, and it doesn't matter what position it is.

It is not difficult to see from the Rockets' lineup that except for the two points of Da Yao and Maddy, the players in the rest of the positions are not strong, and fans and management also hope that the team can continue to strengthen.

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At this time, David Wesley and Maddie were talking and laughing on the sidelines.

"Tracy, that guy on the Mavericks team is billed by the media as the best defender in the league today, averaging nearly five blocks and steals per game, are you under pressure?" Wesley said.

Maddie smiled: "It's just a rookie, what pressure can I have? How many games have I played now, it's normal for the data to be high, don't care, just play normally...... By the way, I heard that guy is a Dragon Country player, so Da Yao must have the right to speak.

When Da Yao heard this, he smiled and said, "I've heard about it too, but I don't know Long Fei well, and this is the first time I've fought against each other...... He is not a player who grew up in our domestic system, and maybe, we will communicate more in the future. "

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On the other side, the Mavericks, who are playing on the road, also appeared.

【Mavericks starters】

Point Guard: Steve Nash

Scoring Guard: Mike FinleySmall

Forward: Long FeiPower Forward

: Derk Nowitzki

Center: Eric DampierThe

Mavericks are still using their starting lineup from the beginning of the season, emphasizing an offensive and defensive balance.

Although the Mavericks have not played well in recent games and have lost consecutive games, in fact, the team's defense has not had too many problems, and the losses are more due to the bad feeling on the offensive end.

Therefore, the old Nelson still has confidence in this lineup.

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The players from both sides came to the middle circle to get ready, and Da Yao and Long Fei took the initiative to greet each other in Chinese: "Long Fei, it's a pleasure to fight you!"

To this, Long Fei also responded: "I'm also very happy, Yao." "

After the game, how about we go to Houston's Chinatown for a barbecue

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With the referee's whistle, the game began!

Da Yao, who is 226 tall, easily defeated Eric Dampier, who called himself "the No. 1 center in the West", in the jump ball.

The Rockets won the first wave of offensive possession.

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From the very beginning, Long Fei stared at Maddie.

As the core defensive player of the Mavericks' outside line, Long Fei's task in every game is to keep an eye on the opponent's outside offensive core.

At the same time, the goal is to become a "defensive supergiant" Long Fei, which is also the first top scorer he has encountered since entering the NBA.

In addition to the excitement, I also pay more attention to it!

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Stay focused, keep up with the defense, and stay on track!

"Ding, reasonable follow-up, [Morale +1]" "Ding, reasonable cover, [Morale +1]"

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But the Rockets' offense didn't seem to be intending to revolve around Maddie.

On the offensive end, Maddie only received the ball once, and immediately passed the ball to Da Yao, who was in the position under the basket, who took the ball and singled Dampier to score 2 points under the basket.

0：2

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Obviously, this is the offensive thinking of the Rockets at the beginning of the game, and they will definitely use Da Yao's point to score frequently.

After all, in this league, with O'Neal's decline year by year, there is no center who can limit Da Yao well in a one-on-one situation.

Da Yao's height of 226 is too high, coupled with his delicate skills and feel under the basket, no one can prevent it if he doesn't wrap it, or his own feel is not surprisingly bad.

The whole league knows that the Rockets will open the game like this, including the Mavericks.

But apparently, Nelson Sr. didn't make any targeted defensive set-ups.

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The Mavericks attacked, Nash and Nowitzki's high blocking, Nowitzki picked up the ball and faced Huo Ershu, and after a shooting feint made Huo Ershu pounce, he immediately released the ball to break through, stopped in the near basket area and shot easily.

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flaws of the 2:2 Rocket team are also obvious, Second Uncle Huo is old, and his pace can't keep up with young people at all.

Nowitzki was completely in the opposite position at this point, which allowed him to pick up the points and look easy.

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The Rockets attacked, still hit Da Yao, and hit the board again under the basket.

2:4

The Mavericks rounded, also played Nowitzki, and scored 2 points from a long distance.

4：4

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At the beginning of the game, the main players of both sides showed their own powers, the Rockets rounded, or hit the basket, Da Yao caused Dampier to shoot fouls, and made 2 of 2 free throws at the free throw line.

4：6

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In the three defensive rounds, Long Fei kept an eye on Maddie, his follow-up defense and card position were very in place, and his [morale] was gradually increasing.

But the problem is that Maddie doesn't attack with the ball!

This makes Long Fei a little anxious, after all, when encountering this kind of top scorer in the league, he wants to see what the opponent's strength is, and whether he can defend it.

If it had been before, Long Fei would have been impatient long ago.

But two years of glacier training also made him a lot more patient.

Long Fei knew very well that the Rockets let Da Yao attack at the beginning, but it didn't mean that Maddie didn't attack.

Judging from the previous game mode of the Rockets, although they are a dual-core team, Maddie still bears most of the shots, but his attack starts relatively late.

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Now, what Long Fei has to do is to stare at Maddie before he plays the main game, not give him a chance to vacate the position, and easily score points.

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Finally, four minutes into the game, because Da Yao didn't score in the previous attack, the Rockets attacked, Maddie received the ball for the first time and tried

to shoot! No cover, no blocking

! Maddie ran directly forward to catch the ball, and pulled out his hand in front of Long Fei!

Long Fei struggled to jump and block, but he still suffered a little, allowing Maddie to shoot.

But fortunately, Maddie didn't throw in either, and the iron was struck.

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"Ding, successful defensive interference, [Morale] +5"

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Long Fei and Maddie went head-to-head for the first time, and it seemed that Long Fei had a slight advantage, and he defended successfully!