The Godfather of Basketball

In the training session before the game, Tang Tian officially announced Yi Jianlian's decision to start.

The team members didn't react too much. After playing under Tang Tian for so long, they didn't need to question it.

In fact, Scola, a theoretical contender, heaved a sigh of relief after hearing the news.

The experience of playing first and being rounded before is still vivid in my mind. This is a duck to water on the bench, so I really don't want to make him start.

After the decision was announced, Yi Jianlian was also assigned to the starting group for the full-court confrontation training.

Can open space, pass the ball in a timely manner, shoot decisively, not afraid of confrontation, and his excellent physical talent makes his defensive area much larger than that of Landry before.

After a training session, the teammates also realized that Tang Tian made the most correct decision.

On December 7, US time, the Rockets played against the Bucks at home.

Before the start of the game, a brief ring award ceremony was held on the spot. Alexander personally sent the championship ring of last season to Millsap.

The fans also gave the warmest applause to the heroes who won the championship last season.

After the ceremony, the two sides began the final warm-up before the game.

Barkley and Smith in the commentary seat couldn't hold back and began to communicate.

"Hey, Kenny, I heard that the Rockets will have Yao and Yi as the starting lineup tonight?"

"The Great Wall of China." Smith nodded.

"the Great Wall?"

"Yes, the Great Wall of China."

"Haha, ok ok, I know there is such a name in China, but I still don't understand why Tang Tian uses Yi to start. You must know that Yi proved that he can't be a starter in the Bucks. The Rockets didn't squeeze in the rotation." Barkley kept complaining.

"Maybe he's drunk?" Smith was obviously not too impressed with Tang Tian's decision.

"Drunk? Yes, maybe he was drunk! He passed out with Popovich in the wine cellar!" Barkley laughed and teased.

Smith was also amused by a burst of laughter.

"But no matter what the reason, this is a bad decision. I am now looking forward to Millsap's performance. This is a bit like...a contest between an ex-girlfriend and a current girlfriend?"

Smith couldn't help laughing again after hearing this, Barkley's big mouth really didn't stop for a while.

While the two were talking, the starting players of both sides had already appeared on the stage one after another.

The Rockets have Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian on the inside, Battier at small forward, Tracy McGrady and Billups on the outside.

On the Bucks side, Bogut and Millsap on the inside, Joe Alexander on the small forward, Reid and Luke Ridnour on the outside.

Yi Jianlian went to the middle circle and Bogut jumped the ball.

The two were former teammates and rivals in the international arena.

"beep!"

As the referee blew his whistle, Yi Jianlian leaped high and turned the ball back to the Rockets' half.

There was a burst of warm cheers at the scene, and the home team got the chance to attack first!

Yao Ming responded from the free throw line and sent a wonderful pass to McGrady. After receiving the ball, McGrady made a mid-range emergency stop and made a hit.

In the Bucks' offense, Bogut set up a pick-and-roll for Reed, who received a pass from Ridnour and hit a three-pointer.

Looking back, Yao Ming held the ball in a high position and continued to support. This time, Battier missed a three-pointer after receiving the ball, and the rebound was accepted by Millsap.

The Bucks counterattacked, Ridnor assisted Reed for a layup, and McGrady, who was being chased, directly blocked and flew out.

The Bucks sent out a sideline ball, and Alexander missed a three-pointer. Battier grabbed a long rebound and threw it to Billups for a fast break.

Billups hit a chasing three-pointer after a change in rhythm.

The cheers were loud, but in the next round, Millsap responded with a jumper from the high post.

The game lasted for more than two minutes, and the two sides tied at 5-5.

After forming the mini-big three, the strength of the Bucks in the new season should not be underestimated. So far, they are ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference with 13 wins and 8 losses.

In the stalemate, the score also went from 5 to 5 to 10 to 10.

The Bucks took the lead in making adjustments.

The team's new coach Scott Skiles called a timeout.

Back from the timeout, Ridnor handed the ball to Millsap in the low post, and Skiles arranged a four-position singles tactic.

He is imitating the experience shared by Reeves at the earliest, and he is preparing to find a breakthrough from the Rockets' fourth position.

In fact, this is also a smart choice.

Millsap is a veteran of the Rockets and is very familiar with the Rockets. In addition, Yi Jianlian, who is playing against him, is notoriously incapable of confrontation.

This is the best way to break the deadlock.

At this time, the other members of the Rockets did not intend to help defend.

"The most exciting part of the game is coming." Barkley became emotional when he saw this.

The biggest highlight of this game is Yi Jianlian and Millsap. Unfortunately, the two of them did not face each other before. This one-on-one match is full of highlights.

"Kenny, I bet one hundred dollars, Yi will definitely not be able to defend this shot." Barkley turned his head and said, watching the excitement without thinking it was a big deal.

"No, you're here to cheat me of my private money again." Smith directly chose to refuse, and he didn't think that in this kind of one-on-one round, Yi Jianlian had much chance of defending.

Millsap proved himself in the finals, and Yi Jianlian... at most, he played a few good games in the Development League.

Although he was honest, he would not do business that was obviously losing money.

Seeing that the Rockets did not double-team, Millsap directly played with the ball behind him.

"Pay attention to his center of gravity!" Tang Tian shouted to remind him from the sidelines.

This is a very strange scene, Tang Tian is teaching the team how to defend against his former disciples.

But Yi Jianlian heard it, and his center of gravity did not sink, but kept fighting.

Millsap didn't have a good chance to turn around and chose a hard chisel directly.

Compared with confrontation, he was really not afraid of anyone.

"boom!"

The two men collided with each other, and Yi Jianlian was knocked back half a step.

"boom!"

With another sound, Yi Jianlian summoned up all his strength this time and resisted directly.

Millsap was full of disbelief. Yi Jianlian also played against the Rockets last year. When did he become so tough?

However, after being trained by Tang Tian for two seasons, his strength is more than that. After another hard confrontation, he took advantage of the situation to turn around and hit the board.

Yi Jianlian's center of gravity was too low, so he didn't get up all at once.

Millsap hit the board directly to score.

12 to 10, the Bucks took the lead to break the deadlock.

"Binggo! Perfect back shot!" Barkley couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this scene on the court.

Millsap's back play is picturesque, and he is indeed a player who has scored 30+ in the finals.

The live footage was quickly shown to Tang Tian.

Because Millsap was cultivated by Tang Tian...

"I remembered one thing." After the excitement, Barkley suddenly turned his head to look at Smith, "During the Olympics this year, Gasol Jr. of the Rockets brought a lot of trouble to the Chinese team. Now Mirza Pu brought big troubles to the Rockets again, Tang Tian did everything perfectly, but he seems to be very good at training opponents for himself, haha~"