Yao Ming姚明 29Pts！NBA RS 2005.3.30 Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers
keeping the ship exactly on course where we want it. And uh tonight it’ll be our probably our toughest matchup simply because we’re down to eight players and Houston controls the opening tip for Villa doesn’t lose many but up against 7’6 Yao Ming. It’s understandable as Bob Surah controls to Wesley. They drop baseline to Weatherspoon. Off with that, the rebound to Yao and he is fouled, I believe, by Telair for talked about the thin Portland bench tonight and three fouls in the first two minutes. Weatherspoon has that shot deflected by Joel. And of course, Bill knows with one quick foul already, he cannot contest. Washington continues to be a perfect professional for this Trailblazer team. Yao inside. Prisilla blocks that shot through the foul. Here’s the block. the number one shot blocker in the entire we could see some meaningful minutes for Hung Xin on the Trailblazer bench. There he is. And and I think he’ll play over 20 minutes tonight because uh you need some subs when you’re going against Yao Ming. And don’t forget a guy named Matumbo that’s on their bench. So they have a lot of bigness. McGrady pulls up, fires that flat jumper and it’s home. Attempts more shots than anybody but Allen Iverson. So, you know, you got to pay attention to him. Damon has that steel stolen. Then Yao a little behind the back. Look at the Houston bench go crazy after the ball handling by Yao. The entire bench is still on its feet for Houston. Believe me, that’ll be on ESPN and anything in Asia that has highlights tonight. Yao Ming going behind his back and Sheree knows he’s going to be on Oh, [Applause] I’ll tell you he’s 7 foot6 and can do that behind the back. Look at the bench. They’re going look and it’s Batambo. Batambo saying I could never do that. Never. And John Barry over there wide open and Sharief’s taking advantage of it. Share three for three. McGrady goes back door. Prisbilla got a piece of that shot. Then Yao comes and follows. Trailblazers need help. Everybody has to help Joel. Once he goes for a block and helps you, you got to help him. McGrady, he gets the switch out top. Hands to Yao. He lays it up and in. Once again, Joel Prisbilic will take him out. If you watch Yao Ming right there and McGrady is watching him all the way down and it’s just no match for second quarters. Did McGrady have a good second quarter on Monday at Utah? Telfare down the middle hands to Presbella who jams. Xiao tried to help but he was a little too late. So when I came with the Blazers and that’s why I can block shots and I have my quickness. Well, and he had said Xiao gets Joel way too deep that time and that was saying come 12 points already in this game for Yaoing. Well, we said he averages 55% shooting and we said he’s third in the NBA at second chance points. He already has six second chance points. So that’s the reason the Blazers are losing this game by four right now. As you can see, Yao Ming when he catches it that deep, he’s going to score. Look at there. The improvement of Yao Ming from 2002 to this year. Five points a game. And look at the shooting percent to the scorers table. Joel Prisbilla with two quick fouls. Has to sit down. And boy, we knew this was going to be a problem if Joel gets into foul trouble against Yao. Monday night against Washington. Portland could counter with Victor Cyappa and goes some offense for Portland. Seven to shoot. Telair still with him. Down goes Surah as Ha mowed him over. Surah doing a nice job to draw the foul as he gets pushed from behind by Yao. That kind of knocked Haw off his feet and of the game. They’ve won four of the last five. The only game they lost was San Antonio in San Antonio. They’ve lost 15 in a row in San Antonio. Share. And look at him slap himself across the face early, I would imagine. Watch Sheree here. He just I mean goes right by Yao. Oh with his two fouls. Now remember Yao has fouled out more than anybody in the NBA. Eight times he’s been disqualified. And there’s the two giant. Yao has played against him too in some of the Asian championship games. Yao baseline. Hog got caught up in a pick then runs into Travis Outlaw and Outlaw will get the foul and Sheree is trying to make sure that it’s Travis Outlaw who is called for the foul. Well, they saw what Damon did in the second meeting between the teams and Portland rallied from 18 down largely due to a huge fourth quarter from starters. Ha tries to go up inside. Yao rejects that. Now, as you said, MB against anybody else, that would have been a field goal, but it got so hot since well, really early January. Travis Outlaw, that’s a beautiful move. Missed the shot. Ha, the offensive rebound. Then it’s slips out of his hands and Houston comes the other way with the K and uh good basketball school. Yeah, and they have a lot of shooters too. Boom. H with a little turnaround in the NBA. Set picks and rebound. Victor left open by Padet. Crippa now on the block. Matumbo comes. He hands to Ha. And Ha is fouled by McGrady. Are they going to say jump ball? Pass in here to the big guy. Oh, he’s got his arm. How can they do that? Oh, well, you would think instant replay shows it now. He’ll know. McGrady will jump quick and get this. See the key perhaps is the David Wesley trade on December 29th as Houston. They’ve won 30 of 43 games since acquiring David Weston as McGrady goes down the middle and James hit the floor. Otherwise would have had that and the Blazers would have been off to the races. Yao tried to go over Prebil has held his ground. Portland ballers are hanging in there but the Rockets are substituting. They’re going to be fresh later on. McGrady gets his own miss and fights hard and gets the bucket. Good defense by Portland. McGrady just call. Here’s John Barry in traffic. Hits Mike James for three. This one rattles out. Yao too big inside. Dunks that Chris Bella with the two fouls. Had to let him have it that time. First Yao Ming’s dunk and back to a seven-point rocket lead. McGrady slices through the double team and lays it in. Surah or I should say John Barry. John Barry shooting 43%. Say sur is just 33. Yeah. McGrady pulls up in traffic. Boy, knocks down a tough shot that time of the one of the other signings and acquisitions for the Rockets before the season. Yao into deep jump hook, right hand is home. But Sura and Wesley, the good defenders they are. That’s a rare three-point try by Portland this game. Only their fifth. And credit the defense as Prisbilla blocks that shot. Did you see Yao not give away to Prisbilla that that ball was on the way? and fits into the plan next year. You know, he came back three games ago and he’s still hustling. Surah lobs that to McGrady as McGrady got behind Ruben Patterson. Ruben knows it. The lob from Surah. See, Surah early in his career wouldn’t have been able to throw that pass going left. He’s right-handed and throw back. Scooped up by Wesley. Wesley has Weatherspoon with him and he has McGrady as a trailer. There was a time that Jeff Van Gunny would have said, “Don’t take that shot.” Weatherspoon wants McGrady. Rubin does a great job and knocks it away, but it goes right back into the hands of McGrady. He loses it inside and scores at the shot clock buzzer. Orlando great things, but it’s been McGrady that has come alive. Priyappa outlaw drives past Wesley and jams. And Matubo came to try and block it. They catch on from Barry complaining to Sean Court. Yao backing down against Prisbilla. Puts it up and in. A heck of a night blocking shots. How many does he have now? Joel has seven. Seven block shots. He just never stops playing hard. Eight points, seven blocks, seven rebounds. Yao goes up over Ha. Victor takes Joe D. Rosa scores that bucket out top. Let’s see what happens right here. See, it’s outside the rim right there. Once it hits the rim, even if it’s above, you can go up and get it. Popa trying to go past Padet. Hands to Haw inside. Ha puts it up with a left and Oh, was it? Yes. Bri Barry inside, excuse me. Yao the catch and it was over as Barry off the Yao pick right back to Yao and Paw comes over and wipes him out and Yao goes down holding his knee and that’s not good. Oh, it isn’t with that right knee. They lose and there’s Yao sitting down next to Patrick Euing. His night is over. And every night Yao comes out early and he’s going to start and play about 3540 minutes, but Patrick Euing and Yao work out. Action Portland has it with 35 seconds left. Can from handle the ball well enough to keep him as the backup too. High jump hook over a tumble.
