In Maddie's 35.13-point win against the Spurs, how did Yao Ming perform at that time? Not lost to Duncan at all

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2024-05-18 22:25Posted in Henan Sports Creators

In Maddie's 35.13-point win against the Spurs, how did Yao Ming perform at that time? Not lost to Duncan at all

For many long-time fans, the Rockets are their first home team in the NBA, and Yao Ming's presence makes everyone understand and like the NBA. During Yao Ming's time in the NBA, he and Maddie became the most popular twin star combination in China, and many people gradually became obsessed with Maddie because of their love for the house and Wu.

Now 20 years have passed, and the Rockets have long been different, and the team leader has changed from Yao Mai at that time to the "light bulb" combination in the back, and then there is the current group of young players led by Jalen Green and Shen Jing. But let's not talk about today's Rocket Team for the time being, let's recall the classic moments of the Rockets back then.

In the peak years of the Yao Mai combination, they left many deep memories for fans, such as the 22-game winning streak in the regular season that year, Yao Ming's refusal to return to the locker room after being injured and finally continuing to fight with an injury, etc. And when it comes to the highlight moment of this team, it is naturally indispensable to Maddie's crazy 35.13 seconds, and he used this game to thoroughly explain what it really means not to give up until the last minute.

So as we all know, Maddie single-handedly reversed the game in the final moments of that game, but what kind of performance did Yao Ming play in the whole game? And how is Duncan, the star of the Spurs?

Background of the competition

Yao Ming, who was selected by the Rockets as the top pick in 2002, was at the core of the team in the 2004-2005 season, averaging 18.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in the regular season that year.

As for Maddy, he was just traded to the Rockets in the 2004-2005 season, and he averaged 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game when he was with the Magic the year before. But because the team kept losing, Maddie became increasingly dissatisfied with the Magic, and they went on a 19-game losing streak in the 2003-2004 regular season. In addition, the Magic later sent away his friend Mike Miller directly without communicating with Maddie, which also made Maddie feel disrespected again, so he directly broke the jar and broke it, and directly proposed a trade in the offseason, and finally the Magic and the Rockets reached a cooperation, the latter sent Francis, Mobley, Kevin Cato, in exchange for Maddie, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue, and Gaines.

Because Maddy was at the peak of his career at this time, he became the team's first choice on the offensive end after coming to the Rockets, and he was able to score 25.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals in the regular season. However, when Maddie first came to the Rockets, his run-in with Yao Ming was not particularly smooth, and before this 35.13 minutes game, the Rockets only achieved an 8-9 record, and Maddie's sluggish performance at that time also attracted a lot of criticism.

On December 9, 2004, the Rockets hosted the defending champion Spurs, and although the Rockets were on a two-game winning streak, the Spurs had won eight of their last nine games before losing to the SuperSonics. As the defending champion, the Spurs definitely don't want to start a losing streak, so many fans think that the Rockets are going to become someone else's "punching bag" again, but it is in this situation that Maddie finally broke out.

The process of the game

As soon as the first quarter came up, the Rockets relied on Yao Ming's offensive rebounds to score first, but soon they were scored the first point of the game by the opponent in the same way, and then it was the Spurs who took the initiative in the game. However, starting from 5 minutes and 22 seconds, the Rockets, who originally felt cold, suddenly played a wave of 12-2 offensive climax, and finally after the first quarter, the Rockets led the Spurs with a score of 18-12, and Maddie, as the leader of this wave of offensive climax, his 2+1 and a three-point shot are also quite critical.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs gradually found their form on the offensive end, in the middle of which Ginobili hit two consecutive three-pointers to tie the score directly, and Yao Ming stepped up at the critical moment, and he scored consecutive points to help the team stop the bleeding and stabilize the situation. After that, the two sides were basically still in the rhythm of the defensive battle, and the final score was only 34-38 at halftime, and the Rockets relied on Yao Ming's outburst to score 10 points in a single quarter and still lead for the time being.

In addition to Yao Ming, although Maddy also contributed 12 points, his efficiency was very low, making 14 shots in the half and shooting 1 of 6 from three-point range. On the Spurs' side, Duncan's offensive hand was also sluggish, scoring only 6 points on 2-of-10 shooting, but he also scored 8 rebounds and 3 blocks on the defensive end, and the reason why the Spurs were able to bite the score was to rely on Ginobili to score 3 three-pointers and contribute 13 points.

The second half was calm at the beginning, and the difference was always around 5 points, but at 6 minutes and 32 seconds in the third quarter, Duncan played 2+1 to help the Spurs blow the horn of counterattack. Soon the Spurs overtook the score, and the Rockets, who realized it later, could only try not to let the opponent pull the difference away, and in the end, they completely became the lagging side after the third quarter. In the third quarter, the Spurs were able to overtake, Duncan was undoubtedly the biggest contributor, he scored 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks on 4-of-7 shooting in a single quarter, integrating offense and defense, on the other hand, Maddie and Yao Ming on the Rockets side only scored 12 points combined, and Maddie only made 1 of 3 shots, and Yao Ming made 3 turnovers in a single quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Maddy hit a quick two-point shot to help the team tie, and the score of the two sides 58-58 remained unchanged for nearly three minutes, until the Rockets' Bob Soula scored at 8:17 to break the deadlock. But the Rockets not only failed to continue the offensive firepower, but once again activated the Spurs' state, relying on the outbursts of Duncan and Devin Brown, the Spurs officially opened the difference to double digits in less than 3 minutes of the game, and the victory scale has quickly tilted to the Spurs' side.

However, when the point difference continued to be widened, Yao Ming became a lifesaver for the Rockets, and his continuous efforts at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends showed his teammates that they still had hope of winning. But the clock was ticking, and with 44.2 seconds left in the game, Maddie made a tactical foul to put the opponent on the free throw line, and after hitting both free throws, the Rockets trailed by eight points at 68-76.

But from that moment on, Maddie suddenly came to his senses, he hit a three-point shot with a cold arrow from the outside, and then Devin Brown hit both free throws again, and then Maddy dribbled to the front court to face Duncan's foul and scored 3+1, at this time there were 24 seconds left in the game, and the Rockets only trailed by 3 points. At the critical moment, Duncan withstood the pressure and made two free throws, but Maddie had already "killed the red eye" at this time, turned his head to face Bruce Bowen and made another super difficult three-point stop.

In the last 7.9 seconds, the Spurs still held a two-point lead, as long as they did not make mistakes and hit free throws, they still had a chance to win the victory, but it was at this moment that Devin Brown, who played well in the final quarter, buried the whole game with a mistake, Maddy quickly dribbled to the front court after a steal, and hit a long-range three-point shot again in the face of defense, and the Spurs, who did not pause, could only let Parker receive the ball and throw it casually in the last 1.7 seconds, and finally the whistle blew at the end of the game, and the Rockets completed a big reversal with a score of 81-80.

In this game, Maddy scored 33 points on 12-of-29 shooting, and it can be said that his feeling throughout the game was indeed very average, but at the most critical moment, he was like a "God possessed", and he scored consecutive three-pointers while racing against time, and finally staged a miraculous scoring performance. And Yao Ming also played quite well in this game, he shot 9 of 15 from the field, 9 of 10 free throws and cut 27 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks.

On the Spurs' side, although Duncan played average in the first half, he was also the core player of the team when he regained his form in the second half, and in the end he also scored 26 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists and 7 blocks. Devin Brown, who came off the bench, had he not made that mistake at the end, he had played the game perfectly, contributing 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting.

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