Chapter 2**  Regain control of the game, the real Chinese derby

In the second half, Zhong Yu scored six points in a row.

This situation aroused high precautions from the Rockets.

"Hey, you defend that boy, are there any problems?" McGrady asked while serving the Hornets and the Rockets pulled Bathir to the gap in the gap between the Hornets' defense.

Bathil was a little unhappy with McGrady's tone, but... in this game, he still defended Peja's three-pointer, so he thought about it and said, "No problem."

"Okay... Then you have to pay more attention... You can see that this kid is not as quiet as he looks." McGrady reminded him, then patted Bathir on the shoulder.

In fact, McGrady, who is now in the Rockets, has lost many things such as prestige.

Because he really does not have the power and omnipotent dominance he had when he first came to the Rockets. If he wants to restore his previous position in the Rockets, he must first prove himself that he is still the omnipotent t-mac.

Needless to say, Bathir knew that Zhong Yu really needed to be careful...

You can't even think of where he will suddenly appear and score.

After halftime, the Rockets started the offense, and the same positional battle was still there. Yao Ming was restrained in the inside, McGrady received the basketball and began to control the ball and look for opportunities. Bathir was running restlessly on the outside, waiting for the three-pointer opportunity. The King of Street Ball came to the bottom line, Scott opened and created gaps for McGrady.

The inside defense was a little empty. Seeing this situation, McGrady began to force Tupeja and planned to use a breakthrough to win the first goal of the game.

However, he had just broken through, and Peja couldn't keep up with his pace for a while...McD's breakthrough was like an old car, which looked very slow, but he could succeed in breaking through.McD used this and almost inserted into the middle lane. Under Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, he might just sweep over and make a layup-

It's impossible to dunk, Chandler is still there.

However, he didn't even have a chance to make a layup.

Because Zhong Yu had seen through his plan, the moment McGrady passed Peja, he also took action, and touched his right hand... McGrady's basketball was stabbed by him. However, McGrady's reaction was very fast, and he didn't have time to grab the ball that Zhong Yu poked.

"Chris!" Zhong Yu roared. Paul had been waiting for the opportunity. Hearing Zhong Yu's shout, he quickly came over and took a photo of the basketball from McGrady's hand...

Even if McGrady has the ability to be perfect, he can't stand the steal between Zhong Yu and Paul and the basketball was taken away by Paul.

Of course, this also gives the Rockets enough reaction time.

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Now, the Hornets are fighting the Rockets and are moving into positional warfare time.

"It's another positional war... Zhong Yu has almost recovered his state." Sun Zhengping said: "In this way, he has a great say in positional war."

Director Zhang agreed: "Yes, it depends on how Zhong Yu chooses."

Bathil pressed tightly in front of Zhong Yu, and he ran with him, as he didn't let Zhong Yu have a chance to catch the ball anyway. Zhong Yu thought about it and suddenly said, "Hey, Sean (Battier)."

"Ah?" Bathir didn't expect Zhong Yu to suddenly talk to him and responded a little strangely.

"You are endorsing our country's brand."

"Yes……"

"Have you noticed that what does Peck's logo look like?" Zhong Yu suddenly asked this question. Bathil thought about it for a moment. It seemed that Peck's logo seemed to be a triangle missing...

He thought about it for a moment, and Zhong Yu suddenly crossed him, drove to the maximum speed, and came to the left wing of the three-point line. Paul immediately fed him the ball.

When Zhong Yu received the ball, McGrady quickly came up to make up for the defense. Bathir also woke up as if he was dreaming, but it was too late. Zhong Yu moved the ball horizontally to the right and took a step, then jumped into the shot.

Take off, assist with the left hand, push the ball with the right hand, and the middle finger is the main force finger.

The basketball left his hands and crossed the sky—

"Swish!" The jump shot hit!

Another three-pointer hit, and Zhong Yu also gave Paul an assist. The two men slapped their high-fives apart. Director Zhang smiled and said, "Zhong Yu didn't know what he said just now... Bathil seemed a little distracted..."

"This may also be a skill on the court." Sun Zhengping also said with a smile.

Zhong Yu is not as gentle as ordinary Chinese players on the court. Of course, even Yao Ming will fight if he is angry, while Zhong Yu is even more aggressive. He will return the other person to him, such as blocking shots.

Bathil felt fooled by Zhong Yu and looked bad: "Hey, Zhong Yu, you cunning guy... you lied to me."

Zhong Yu shrugged: "I just want to discuss with you... I think Peak's logo looks like a flying saucer... What do you think?"

"..." Bathir: "Don't think I'll pay attention to you."

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The game is over.

In this quarter, Zhong Yu scored 9 points.

These 9 points were obtained in the next six minutes.

This proves that Zhong Yu had returned... Zhong Yu, who could contribute 40 points to the Hornets in each game, has returned. Moreover, it can be seen that he seems more calm when playing basketball now than before.

"The first quarter game is over, and the Hornets are temporarily leading the Rockets 27:21... What do you think about this result, Teacher Zhang?" Sun Zhengping asked.

"The Hornets are temporarily leading the Rockets, which is actually reasonable... This season, although the Rockets form the Big Three, and other positions are not weak... However, compared with Zhong Yu, Paul, in the Hornets' backcourt, the Rockets will have a slight disadvantage in terms of overall lineup, and Artest was not in this game. What surprised us in this game was the performance of two Chinese players - Yao Ming caused Chandler to 3 fouls in the first quarter, causing West to 1 foul, and relied on free throws to score 6 points in total... And Zhong Yu, although he performed poorly at the beginning, he scored 9 points in the first quarter."

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Zhong Yu's comeback performance made Zhong Yu's fans experience the worries and sadness from the beginning, and then immersed in the beautiful score that exclusively belongs to Zhong Yu.

Sitting on the bench, Paul sat next to him, handed him a glass of Gatorade, and then reached over with his own Gatorade.

Zhong Yu gently clinked glasses with him and said, "How is it? The strength I just showed will once again let you feel the joy of having a good teammate..."

Paul made a disgusting expression and said, "You are such a thick-skinned guy... Have you forgotten how many times you made when the game started?"

Zhong Yu shrugged: "Even Emperor Jordan will make a fuss, so I can't blame me."

Paul smiled and said, "To be honest, it's better if you can do your best... With you, the game will be much easier. Sean (Battier) is a difficult person... You have to be careful."

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The game has begun.

In this quarter, of course, when the two sides competed with substitutes, the Rockets' bench was not weak, but it was definitely not strong. Of course, they still had some awesome players.

Both teams adopted steady tactics, but the Hornets' substitutes were obviously more calm. The Hornets' main lineup was a bit like a youth army, but their substitutes were not young.

After playing like this for a while, the Hornets' substitute became stronger, and the Rockets couldn't sit still and quickly replaced Yao Ming.

Zhong Yu frowned when he saw Yao Ming appearing again... He couldn't say too much, after all, it was someone else's business, but he did feel that the Rockets used Yao Ming too frequently and it was not good for him.

He has a good relationship with Yao Ming and has known each other for many years. Of course, he hopes that Yao Ming can live a stable and stable career.

After Yao Ming appeared, he made several goals and recovered some points. The Hornets' main player appeared again.

The first ball right came to Zhong Yu's hand, and Paul passed the basketball to Zhong Yu again.

Peja came naturally to pick and roll Zhong Yu, and there was enough tacit understanding between them. Zhong Yu stepped past Peja, and in front of Peja, who was two meters tall, Bathir could not completely catch Zhong Yu for a moment. Seeing this, McGrady immediately came up to make up for the defense. In order to prevent Zhong Yu from passing the ball to Peja, Bathir completed a defense change with McGrady.

Zhong Yu faced McGrady with expressionless expression. McGrady also defended him with expressionless expressionlessness, but it can be seen that his sleepy eyes, which seemed to never be opened, are now widening.

"comeon..." McGrady murmured in his heart. He also wanted to see how capable Zhong Yu was and could become the scoring champion of this season with a high score of nearly 40... Seeing Lie Xinxie, he still had this almost instinctive love.

This is the first time Zhong Yu has faced McGrady in this way.

He also admired McGrady, and praised him for his breakthroughs. Now, he really faced McGrady! He controlled the basketball with his right hand, and then Paul signaled everyone outside to pull it apart, and Zhong Yu was going to do it alone.

West and Chandler both left the deepest place. At this time, Zhong Yu shook his left shoulder and the basketball on his right hand immediately collided with the ground. Then, Zhong Yu's body turned into a sharp arrow in a blink of an eye! It was so fast! Like lightning, Zhong Yu quickly cut into McGrady's right hand.

Originally, the Rockets had almost always started offensively from McGrady, and the head coach usually handed over the heavy responsibility of defending the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to Bathier. After a while, McGrady, who originally started as a defense, was also a little bit stubborn about his old career.

But now, facing Zhong Yu, he also exploded his defensive strength. He blocked the middle lane, raised his left hand high and waved Zhong Yu's quick stop jump shot, and opened his right hand horizontally to prevent Zhong Yu from continuing to break through.

Zhong Yu seemed to be unbeliever and wanted to start a breakthrough from his right hand. McGrady put the center of gravity on his right hand, but in this moment! Zhong Yu suddenly controlled the ball under his crotch, pulled the basketball back, and pulled the whole body back, and was about to stop and jump shot!

McGrady knew that this kid's jump shot was very accurate. Although he didn't jump up, he immediately caught up with a position that made it difficult for Zhong Yu to jump shot.

However, he was deceived by Zhong Yu!

After McGrady stepped forward, his body accelerated completely instantly! Then, he accelerated directly from McGrady's left hand and rushed in.

This speed was fully turned on. McGrady, who had just made a mistake in judgment, could no longer defend. She could only watch Zhong Yu reach the depth of the inside and Yao Ming made up for defense.

This shot is the most popular direct confrontation between Zhong Yu and Yao Ming that Chinese fans are looking forward to.

Zhong Yu made another plan - this was on the court, Yao Ming would not block him just because he was his compatriot and fellow villager... So Zhong Yu ran into Yao Ming...

Yao Ming's power has changed drastically compared to entering the league. Zhong Yu's power may not be as strong as Yao Ming... Zhong Yu hit him, and Yao Ming bounced him back in an instant.

Zhong Yu took advantage of this little time and space to shoot the basketball with one hand. This is Zhong Yu's fifth area. It's very simple for him to shoot here.

"Swish!" The basketball fell straight into the basket. If Yao Ming hadn't shrunk his hand quickly, Zhong Yu would have got a free throw opportunity.

Zhong Yu scored two more points, and he also challenged the Rockets' two current leading stars!

The competition is getting better and better!

McGrady had a gloomy face. He had just been tricked by Zhong Yu, and now he was unhappy. After returning from halftime, he forced a jump shot... But today, his luck is really not on the Rockets, whose shooting percentage is only 37 so far... McGrady's jump shot was rejected by the basket again.

However, Yao Ming caught the rebound, and then he started layup. Chandler leaned over and got another foul... Yao Ming cheated him into another foul!

The referee obviously knew that Chandler had committed a lot of fouls, but Yao Ming played too smartly on the ball just now, so Chandler had no choice but to pay for a foul.

Yao Ming made both free throws, and when he came back here, Zhong Yu launched an attack again.

He quickly broke through and entered the inside line. When he encountered Bathir and McGrady double-teamed, he passed the basketball to Peja on the outside line. Peja hit a three-pointer...

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In the second quarter, the Rockets still failed to find their own rhythm... Their shooting percentage was too low, and the Hornets' offense was too effective. At the end of the first half, the Hornets led the Rockets 11 points into the third quarter with 49:38!

The game has been controlled by the Hornets.

Behind the Hornets' good performance in the halftime was Paul's 8 points and 6 assists in the halftime, Zhong Yu's 17 points and 3 rebounds and 2 assists... In this half, Zhong Yu completely regained his form.

He is Zhong Yu, the former one who killed gods and Buddhas.

On the forum, various discussions were soon drowned again.

Especially in the Chinese Fan Forum, in this game, Zhong Yu has scored 17 points and Yao Ming has scored 16 points! The scores obtained by both of them are the highest scorers in their respective teams.

This game is the real Chinese derby! The performance of Zhong Yu and Yao Ming has affected the subsequent trends of the two teams.
Chapter completed!