DeNagro glanced at the Rockets dugout.

In the first half of the Christmas game, Yao's outstanding performance really put the Bulls at a disadvantage.

However, the scene of Yao gasping for air on the bench made De Nagro feel better.

Physical strength is also one of the core of the team's tactics.

Yao Ming, who is still quite heavy, consumed too much energy in the first half. When the next quarter starts, his physical strength may be his biggest problem.

Thinking of this, the Bulls head coach told Noah and Gibson.

He doesn't need to ask how many points Yao Ming scores, but every point Yao Ming scores must consume twice his physical strength.

After all, people are not machines. When fatigue accumulates to a certain level, even Kobe's competitive state will definitely decline to a certain extent.

On the offensive end, Denagro instructed Rose and Su Yi to attack the basket as much as possible, causing Yao Ming to foul.

Once Yao Ming accumulates four fouls, his defense will definitely be more hesitant and reserved.

By then, this 226cm super strong rim protector will basically become a standing spectator.

DeNagro's tactics were successful.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Yao Ming's performance was obviously not as brave as the first half.

Chairman Yao is also aware of his problem. He is deliberately conserving his energy to prepare for the fourth quarter.

After Dayao's number of singles dropped significantly, the Rockets' offensive end began to look weak.

Junior Ariza wanted to step forward to help the team, but under Su Yi's tight defense, he kept fighting.

Even after receiving the two iron-blooded hats of Super Su, Ariza completely gave up his offensive delusions and left his physical strength to suppress Su Yi's firepower, becoming a pure defensive blue collar.

Let the opposing players lose their desire to attack on the offensive end and become a colander on the defensive end. The power of Super Su is deeply imprinted in Ariza's heart.

This league-recognized defensive champion faced Su Yi for just over 20 minutes, which made him doubt his life.

And Brooks, the 1.83CM Rockets point guard, was almost beaten when facing Rose's defense.

His height and wingspan prevent him from shooting easily.

Even though Brooks' shooting ability from the outside is stable and he has good accuracy.

Fengcheng Rose's bounce was enough to block him to such an extent that even his own mother didn't recognize him.

Therefore, Brooks became an extremely well-behaved organizational tool on the court, assisting his teammates to score.

In the matchup, the only person with an advantage for the Rockets is Argentinian diamond Luis Scola.

This flexible power forward constantly used his footsteps to get past the Bulls' defense and supported Yao Ming to finish at the basket.

In this way, with the help of diamonds, Yao Ming was able to continue scoring points with minimal physical exertion.

The double attack between Noah and Gibson also successfully caused Yao Ming to expend more physical energy.

On the offensive end, Rose rode past Brooks alone, dodged the Rockets players who were assisting in defense, and then rushed into the paint for a pull-up layup.

In a hurry, Yao Ming accidentally hit Rose's hand.

"beep!"

Yao Ming received the referee's first foul call, and as Rose easily made free throws, with a total of 2+1 three points, Fengcheng Rose perfectly completed De Nagro's tactical intention.

Then, on the defensive end of the Bulls, the two insiders worked hard and consumed Yao Ming's energy crazily.

Rockets head coach Alderman glanced at the Bulls' dugout. Denagro was there and cursed the old fox in his heart.

The biggest problem for the Rockets is that they rely too much on Yao Ming's output on the offensive end.

Now that Dayao has just recovered from his injury, his physical strength and competitive level are still not as good as his peak state.

It is obviously unrealistic for Dayao to play for 48 minutes.

So, after Yao committed another blocking foul, Alderman replaced Chairman Yao and took a rest.

…

From the beginning of the third quarter, Su Yi's firepower never went out.

After the breakthrough, he turned around and entered the paint. Then, facing the Rockets' paint without Dayao, he suddenly jumped up and dunked to score.

Su Yi's brutal appearance made several background gentlemen under the basket feel palpitated.

Rose even performed several inside dunks without even bothering to use the lever.

The RS combination wreaked havoc inside the Rockets, causing the opponent to start to shrink their defense. Unexpectedly, the Bulls changed their style of play at this time.

After Hinrich ran out of space, he received an assist from Su Yi and scored a three-pointer.

Immediately afterwards, Rose, who entered the paint, passed the ball behind his back and assisted Su Yi at the three-point line in the corner. The basketball crossed a complete curve and fell steadily into the basket again.

Gibson received assists from his teammates twice in a row, cut inside and dunked, scoring four points.

As for the defensive hero Arnold, after grabbing the offensive rebound, he easily scored two goals under the Rockets' weak interior defense.

In the 10 minutes of the third quarter, under the leadership of the RS combination, the Bulls had a 20:11 spurt, completely reducing the score to 2 points.

Off the court, Adelman couldn't sit still at all.

Dayao made a brilliant appearance again with the cheers of the audience.

After getting some rest, Dayao's physical strength immediately recovered a lot.

Dayao's magic happened again.

After blocking Gibson's layup, Brooks steadily dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Yao, who was already in position.

Dayao didn't do too many moves. After receiving the ball, he made a fake shoulder shake to the right, and before Noah could fully react, he turned over and shot a jumper!

With a height of 226cm, coupled with the height of his shooting point, Gibson was helpless even if he tried his best to interfere.

"Whoosh!"

With Yao Ming's Rockets, they immediately became the league's top team on both offense and defense.

Dayao's touching touch also successfully made the entire Toyota Center completely excited again.

However, Yao Ming's hard work alone obviously cannot suppress the collective efforts of the Bulls team.

Su Yi started to rain three-pointers from the outside again, while Rose continued to attack the inside and successfully caused Yao Ming to receive another foul.

Dayao, who received two fouls, began to realize the Bulls' tactical intentions.

However, there is nothing Dayao can do. The core of the Rockets' interior defense is himself. If he does not step forward, the Bulls' firepower will no longer be able to suppress it.

However, Chairman Yao's touch today is really confusing.

Hook shots, jump shots, dunks, support... Dayao single-handedly supported the Rockets' offensive firepower.

However, it was difficult for two fists to defeat four hands, and soon the stamina gauge began to turn red again, and gradually the offensive efficiency began to become lower and lower.

Near the end of the third quarter, Su Yi and Rose went off the court to rest.

They have been playing for more than 30 minutes and really need a break.

In the end, the Rockets ended the third quarter with a 12-point advantage of 81:69.

Su Yi scored a total of 24 points in the three quarters.

And Chairman Yao, who played brilliantly today, scored a terrifying 32 points!

At this time, Dayao was already exhausted and sweating profusely.

Denagro looked at the exhausted Yao Ming with joy, praised Gibson and Noah a few words, and then felt confident about the next game.
Chapter completed!