The Fifth Point Guard

When Shentong ran into the court, McGrady had just hit a pull-up jumper in front of James.

He looked up at the big screen.

80-72, the Rockets lead.

McGrady has scored 36 points, equivalent to half of the Cavaliers' total points.

Shentong quickly ran to the bench.

"Oh, Shen, you're finally here!"

Paul Silas sounded like he had seen the savior, and he almost knelt down and hugged Shentong's thigh.

"Hurry up and warm up. I'll replace you soon."

Shentong took off his team jacket, revealing his tendons, and replied: "No need to warm up, I ran all the way here."

At this time, Wagner's breakthrough layup was destroyed by a Rockets player and went out of the sideline, resulting in a dead ball.

Silas immediately signaled for substitution.

"JR, come down and get on Shentong."

While making substitution arrangements, Silas said close to Shentong's side: "Tracy's touch is great today, you have to be careful."

Shentong nodded, high-fived JR and then came on the court.

STO's appearance caused a commotion at the scene.

"Look, Shentong is back!"

"We have hope!"

"Houston, tremble!"

"Where's my husband?"

"Hey, buddy, you're finally here, we all miss you." James said breathlessly.

After high-fiving James, Wagner and others one by one, Shentong clapped his hands and said: "We are only 8 points behind. You have done a good job. Leave the rest to me."

Big Z couldn't help but whispered to Gooden beside him: "Why do I feel that what I said just now was not a good thing."

Gooden also whispered back: "That's absolutely right."

Seeing that Shentong had come back temporarily, the Rockets immediately made tactical adjustments.

"Sean, stop guarding LeBron, go guard Shentong, their number one attacker."

James: I felt offended, but I felt a lot more relaxed.

"Tracy, you go against LeBron."

McGrady chewed gum and made an "OK" gesture to the sidelines.

His touch was hot today, and McGrady felt that no one could stop him today.

Battier stood next to Shentong, looking like he was facing a formidable enemy.

They had played against each other in the NCAA finals and were defeated by Shentong.

Then, STO stepped on their corpses to win the NCAA championship trophy, and prospered in the NBA.

Battier wants to prove himself, and McGrady wants even more.

Everyone knows that a large part of the reason why Yao Ming joined the Lakers came from STO's suggestion.

In fact, McGrady is not reluctant to leave Yao Ming. In his heart, Yao Ming is actually just his inside tool. 15 points and 10 rebounds per game are enough. At best, David Lee's pick-and-roll is more suitable for him.

But what makes McGrady unhappy is that Yao Ming actually joined forces with Kobe.

Seeing that his partner was doing better than him, McGrady felt dissatisfied.

If Kobe and Yao Ming achieve good results together, what's going on here?

After all, the first round has become a lingering nightmare for me.

Therefore, he wants to take revenge and carry out crazy revenge.

Although they have become friends in life, on the court, McGrady has to lead the Rockets without Yao Ming to defeat the Cavaliers and Lakers to prove that he is the chosen one.

God: How many good sons do I have?

The knight serves.

The ball naturally went into Shentong's hands.

Battier bent down and stared at the ball in Shentong's hand without blinking.

"What are you looking at?"

"What are you looking at?"

"Try taking another look. Do you think you can leave the Quicken Loans Center?"

"Who are you outside?"

"My little brother."

"So you are very cool."

Shentong didn't answer and just pulled it up on the spot.

Battier reacted quickly and put his hand on Shentong's eyes, but the ball had already been released.

"Uh-huh."

Shentong came up with a signature pull-up three-pointer!

"Just average, third in the universe."

These words were so coquettish that Battier flinched and didn't know how to respond.

75-80.

There are 4 minutes left on the clock and the score difference is 5 points.

Some fight.

But immediately, McGrady returned the favor.

James' defense is not bad.

Excellent physical fitness and very flexible speed compared to his body.

But compared to McGrady's offense, James' defense is much weaker.

McGrady was unable to hit a post-up shot, so he immediately turned around and pretended to shoot.

James was fully prepared this time and immediately jumped high, completely blocking McGrady's shooting path.

But after all, he was the league's scoring leader.

Without moving his supporting foot, he turned around to get out of the gap, and then threw the ball towards the backboard.

When McGrady disappeared from his side, James knew something was going to happen.

The ball bounced off the backboard, and Big Z immediately took off, preparing to get the bounced ball. Unexpectedly, before he touched the ball, McGrady had already stretched out his hands from his body and slammed the ball into the basket!

Due to McGrady's momentum, Big Z fell down and fell like a dog.

After scoring the goal, McGrady bent his legs, showing an "M" shape, and hung his hands on the basket, showing his dominance.

Uncle Mu helped McGrady off the basket, fearing that it would slip to his waist.

After scoring the goal, McGrady glared angrily, with a arrogant expression, and high-fived Alston and Howard who came over.

75-82, the score difference reached 7 points again.

"Come on, show it."

McGrady stretched out his hand and pointed at Shentong.

This is a routine they often use in the training camp at Shentong Villa in the summer.

After one team scores a goal, they will say this to challenge the opponent, which means that the next goal is yours.

There is no softie in the NBA today.

Shentong hit Battier with a back, turned around and hit a fadeaway jumper.

The iconic turn, the stunning fade, and the iconic shot.

The ball seemed to draw a parabola like an axis of symmetry in the air and hit the basket.

77-82, the score difference is 5 points again.

"Hey, it's your turn."

Shentong kicked the ball back to McGrady.

The Cavaliers don't have a dedicated defensive specialist.

Shentong can defend, but McGrady is facing James.

McGrady has no strength advantage due to his generous body, but today McGrady seems to be red-eyed.

He leaned tightly against James, forced a breakthrough to the basket, then half-turned in the air, his body was already arched, and he actually leaned back slightly to shoot the ball.

James' hand hit McGrady's wrist.

"Didi-"

The referee's whistle sounded.

But McGrady still sent the ball into the basket.

This is completely the power of talent!

77-84, the game fell into a tug of war.

Shentong looked at the time, and there were only 3 minutes left. If you play ball by ball like this, I'm afraid I will lose in the end.

Shentong looked at Silas on the sidelines. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Silas immediately called a timeout.

He read Shentong's eyes and understood that the Cavaliers must make changes to break the current situation.

"JR, you will come in later and replace Drew. We need to chase points and time is running out."

Paul Silas began to mobilize his troops.

"Paul, LeBron, I'll be here to defend you later. I've just arrived and I'm very energetic. I can play the rest of the time on both offense and defense."

Silas looked at James after hearing this.

Shentong put his right hand on James' shoulder and said: "LeBron, just leave the blowing and sucking to me, trust me."

This is because of concern for James' face.

It's not that you can't defend well, but I have better physical strength, so leave it to me to defend.

The boss has already stepped down and even took over the heavy lifting. How can James, who has such a high emotional intelligence, not understand?

"Okay, Shen, I believe you!"

Seeing that there was no disagreement between the players, Silas immediately started arranging tactics.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers put on a rather special lineup.

Shentong appears at the point guard position, JR plays scoring, James plays small forward, Marshall serves as power forward, and Big Z still sits in the interior.

The appearance of JR and Marshall is to increase the team's outside firepower. Shentong, who has a sharp breakthrough, can have more options, either sudden or shooting.

As for James, he is actually the real organizer of this team.

The Cavaliers' sudden change of formation caused some confusion on the Rockets' defense.

Shentong and James made a screen and then scored with the ball. Marshall's receiver took off the knife and hit a three-pointer!

Why the Cavaliers kept Marshall on the team was because of his ability to microwave.

There is no need to warm up at all, just come up and shoot.

80-84, there are 2 and a half minutes left, 4 points difference.

McGrady held the ball with one hand and stood at the top of the three-point arc, with Shentong standing in front of him to defend.

Although it has been a long time since he defended the opponent's top player, Shentong's "nine solid moves" have not been forgotten.

McGrady and Shentong, who had seen God Killing God today, looked at each other and hesitated in their steps before taking a step forward.

Taking the ball with his right hand and making a move with his left hand, Mutombo immediately ran out from the inside.

Dead wood is as hard as steel.

The main reason is that there is no meat, so the bones hurt when they hit it.

Taking advantage of Uncle Mu's wide body, McGrady found the gap and immediately took a jump shot, and the ball hit again!

80-86, the score opened to 6 points again.

"Today was really accurate." Shentong couldn't help but say.

McGrady shrugged and replied: "I must take away today's victory. No one can do it, I said so!"

"Hey." Shentong was happy from the bottom of his heart.

He hasn't encountered such a situation for a long time.

The more difficult it is, the more exciting it is!

James mentioned going to the line, Shentong handed the ball to him and immediately ran tactics.

JR used his thin body to stop Battier, and McGrady immediately made up the defense.

Shen Tong slid down the baseline to receive a pass from his teammate, half-turned and half-jumped, completed the turning action in the air, and then shot the ball in a jumper.

McGrady didn't react to this move at the first time.

The ball passes through the net hollowly.

82-86, 4 points away.

There are still 2 minutes and 10 seconds left.

"Cheer up! Let's defend one goal first!"

Shentong's words were like a revelation, shocking all the Cavaliers players present.

Even JR is working hard to guard his opponent.

Uncle Mu's pick-and-roll was blocked by Shentong in advance. This time the screen was unsuccessful.

McGrady's dribbling had no space under Shentong's "death entanglement", and he had no choice but to hand the ball to Alston on the outside.

The latter stepped on the three-point line and shot a big two-pointer.

What makes Cavaliers fans regretful is that Alston actually made the shot!

82-88, the score difference widened again.

On the sidelines, Paul Silas's palms began to sweat.

The anxiety of this game was far beyond my imagination. The 4-6 point difference was like a chasm between the Cavaliers and Rockets that could not be crossed.

Assistant coach Jim Boylan couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and walked to Silas and reminded: "Paul, do you want to call another timeout? We still have two, which is enough."

Silas shook his head and said: "Jim, these last two minutes should be left to the players themselves. We have done what we should do, and the rest is up to them."

Although Alston scored, Shentong still encouraged his teammates loudly.

"This ball is defended well. Their blowing is no longer able to shoot. Let's work harder!"

On the offensive end, STO had a chance at the basket.

With his back to Battier, Shentong caught the ball and directly used the "turnover jump shot" he had just learned recently.

Since I had never seen Shentong use this kind of shooting method beforehand, Battier was dumbfounded when Shentong shot the ball halfway through the action.

The ball was released flat, with almost no parabola, but the release point was extremely high. Shentong almost threw the ball with a straight arm.

This shooting method is completely different from STO's previous scoring methods.

However, the ball actually bounced back and forth twice on the inside of the basket and went in.

Looking at Shentong's back on defense, Battier couldn't help but wipe his sweat.

How many weapons does this guy have in his arsenal?

84-88, only 1 and a half minutes left.

This ball must be guarded against!

Because of what Shentong said just now, "They can no longer shoot with their blows", McGrady chose to go it alone.

Without getting rid of Shentong, McGrady drifted laterally and forced a jump shot.

Although the movements seem a bit hasty and awkward, the players on the court can clearly see that McGrady has fully adjusted his body and center of gravity when shooting. Although the posture may be ugly, it does not affect him. feel.

Just when the ball was about to be released, a figure suddenly ran out from the other side of Shentong's defense.

It's James!

Fear instantly appeared in McGrady's pupils. He quickly swung his wrist and wanted to throw the ball in advance, but it was too late.

"Snapped!"

A very clear shot sounded.

Quicken Loans Center immediately burst into cheers.

JR-Smith has quick eyes and quick hands to hold the ball in his arms.

The Cavaliers finally defended a goal!

Smith handed the ball to Shentong and started to move forward.

The Cavaliers' morale is high at the moment.

McGrady retreated while directing his teammates to defend.

But Shentong suddenly and unreasonably took advantage of the Rockets players to set up defense, facing Battier in front of him, and directly shot a three-pointer!

As soon as the ball was released, Shentong knew it would hit!

Straighten your right arm and slowly clasp your right hand.

"Uh-huh."

Shentong hit an unreasonable super long three-pointer.

87-88, there is only 1 point difference between the two sides.

There is only less than 1 minute left.

The knight's opportunity has come!

"Bah bang bang."

Shentong clapped his hands vigorously and shouted loudly: "No one can take away victory from here today, not even the King of Heaven."

After saying that, Shentong smiled at McGrady.

"I said."