Pick Westbrook

Chapter 330 The last time it was Shaquille O'Neill
5 month 5 day.

The Rockets host the Hornets in Game [-].

"Tonight is a life-and-death battle for the Rockets. If they lose the game again, they will really have to go home and go fishing."

Kenny Smith couldn't help but feel sorry for the Rockets at this time and said.

Before the start of the playoffs, they agreed to be evenly matched with the Hornets, but they have not been able to win a game until now.

Although the completely one-sided sling situation did not appear on the court, the results are always no surprise.

"So far, the Hornets have outscored the Rockets by six points per game in the fourth quarter."

"In other words, if the Rockets want to beat each other tonight, it's best to get an advantage of more than 6 points before the fourth quarter."

Kenny Smith continued.

Barkley said: "In fact, the Rockets have already exposed this problem during the regular season, that is, in the last quarter of every game, they will always fall behind each other by a single quarter."

"Yao Ming's dominance in the last quarter of the game will also drop significantly, and he will even become an ordinary player."

In Barkley's view, Yao Ming really needs help in the Rockets. In fact, this team can still make the playoffs under such a competitive environment in the Western Conference this year, which is beyond everyone's expectations. expected.

Strictly speaking, they don't have such strength at all, at least compared with those teams with more balanced strength, they should not appear in the playoffs.

Therefore, the Rockets' problems cannot be changed simply by the planning of the coaching staff. Their problems have always been in the lineup.

"The Rockets have too many roster weaknesses."

On-site interview.

Zhang Weiping said to the broadcast camera: "We are honored to invite coach Wang Fei to comment on the game tonight."

"As we all know, Coach Wang Fei has coached Dayao. How do you evaluate Dayao's performance in this round of the series?"

Wearing a peaked cap, Wang Fei straightened his clothes and said, "Dayao needs help too much. Although Luis Scola, Kevin Martin and Kyle Lowry can all provide good help to the Rockets, it is far from not enough."

"What Dayao needs is an all-star helper, a player who can play a decisive role in the game."

"In my opinion, Dayao's performance is good enough. He is the well-deserved No. [-] center in the NBA."

After finishing the interview, Wang Fei went straight to his second row of auditorium.

Strictly speaking, for tonight's game, he didn't come to watch the game between Yao Ming and the Rockets, as the audience and fans in front of the TV thought.

He came to the scene to test the Hornets coach Li Lai's ability to deploy troops.

Because Du Feng admired the head coach's ability too much, this made Wang Fei, who is also the head coach of the CBA Zhejiang Guangsha team, very embarrassed.

Game start.

Hornets regular starting lineup.

Rockets regular starting lineup.

Yao Ming jumped off the ball and the Rockets attacked.

After Kyle Lowry advanced with the ball, he immediately gave the ball to Yao Ming in the penalty area. The latter turned around with his back and easily scored the basketball with a small hook.

"The Rockets' offensive choice is a bit unexpected. They let Yao Ming attack as soon as they came up."

Kenny Smith said with a frown.

The first three games have proved that as long as Yao Ming cannot guarantee sufficient physical strength in the last quarter of the game, it will be difficult for the Rockets to compete with the Hornets until the end.

So what does it mean that Yao Ming is now the main attack in the first quarter?
Barkley said: "This is very likely to be the last game of the Rockets. Yao Ming and all the Rockets players have reached a point where they cannot break through."

"At this time, they have completely unloaded all their burdens, and they don't think so much at all."

"Don't worry about the outcome of the game, and don't worry about how to play the game is the best solution."

"They're playing exactly the Rockets way."

auditorium.

Coach Wang Fei is extremely satisfied with this scene on the court.

Regardless of Yao Ming's mediocre little hook just now, in fact, there are very few inside players in the league who can use the hook as their main offensive method.

In the past, only Tiangou Kareem was good at this kind of play, but now Yao Ming is the second.

This unconventional shooting posture is a test of a player's shooting touch and softness, which is precisely Yao Ming's specialty.

"It's really hard to imagine how the Hornets can win three consecutive games against the Rockets with a center player of Yao Ming's level on the court."

Hornets coaching bench.

Du Feng frowned slightly at this time, and he reminded Li Lai: "Be careful that the Rockets beat the master to death with random punches. Their completely unconventional style of play is likely to achieve very good results."

Stevens agreed, saying: "The Rockets probably wanted to play Yao Ming completely in the first quarter and take advantage of the opportunity to expand the lead."

"In order to reduce the impact of the Hornets playing in the fourth quarter, the personnel advantage is more obvious."

"We should consider increasing offensive firepower or limiting Yao Ming's offense on the defensive end."

Li Lai nodded at this time, and strongly agreed with Stevens' proposal.

However, there is only one possibility to defend Yao Ming's offense, and that is to replace Oden in advance to form a twin-tower lineup, so as to put great pressure on Yao Ming inside.

After all, it is impossible for Dior to play at this time anyway.

But Oden's playing will also make the Hornets' inside offense extremely narrow, and the pick-and-roll tactics of Jordan and Paul will be greatly restricted.

This is equivalent to killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred. While defending Yao Ming's attack, he also defended himself.

Considering that the Rockets also have Kyle Lowry and Kevin Martin, two good players on the outside, the Twin Towers lineup is likely to cause the Rockets' outside offensive firepower to explode suddenly due to the bulky defensive end.

At this time, Li Lai resolutely gave up the idea of ​​playing Oden in advance, and indicated that Paul on the court would still hang Yao Ming out to play.

The game continues.

Paul and Jordan pick and roll outside.

This time Kyle Lowry failed to squeeze through early, and Yao Ming had to switch to Paul.

Continuously dribbling the ball under the crotch, Paul pulled the ball with Sam Gold's left hand and shook Yao Ming back again and again, then turned around and scored a jumper.

"Very stable."

auditorium.

Wang Fei frowned when he saw this single.

It's not that Paul's singles is not good, nor is it how Yao Ming stretched his hips when defending the ball.

The big man defending the small man is a huge dislocation and defensive loophole. Let alone Yao Ming defending the ball, even Garnett defending Paul alone probably has the same result.

Wang Fei just didn't understand why the Rockets jumped so far when defending the Hornets' offense. All the players on the field were very close to the three-point line.

Such a defensive strategy is of course to defend the opponent's three-point shooting, but it also means that the mid-range and the basket will be missed.

This is why Paul dared to single Yao Ming wantonly.

Because on the mid-range and breakthrough routes, the Rockets simply have no other defensive players and defensive arrangements.

"The head coach of the Rockets is simply an idiot. Doesn't he know that the closer you are to the basket on the court, the more dangerous it is?"

"He actually made a decision to take the initiative to defend against outsiders. No wonder he was beaten 3-0 by the Hornets with such a good lineup. It was almost a massacre."

next round.

Yao Ming crazily wanted a position in the interior, and Jr. tried his best to push Yao Ming outside the penalty area, but the difference in weight and height was extremely obvious, and Jr. Jordan could not limit Yao Ming's position at all.

Leonard clipped in and asked Vince Carter on the weak side to help him mark Kevin Martin.

Kyle Lowry still lobs the ball into the paint, and he passes it high.

Neither Leonard nor Jordan can touch the ball at all.

Yao Ming held the ball high and did not receive the ball, but turned around and shot directly.

Swish!
hit!

"This goal is really murderous. Now Yao Ming's offense on the court is really more threatening than Nowitzki."

"A big man over 7 feet, who can defend against the top of the post-up singles with a soft shot?"

"Neither Duncan nor Nowitzki is as dominant as Yao Ming on the offensive end."

Kenny Smith said excitedly.

Barkley also nodded and felt that this season is probably the strongest season of Yao Ming's career.

After all, the current Yao Ming has reached the peak age of basketball players at the age of 32, whether it is the use of the body or the experience on the court has reached the peak.

"But Yao Ming did not lead the Rockets to achieve results, so no matter how good his personal performance is, it is difficult to compare with Nowitzki and Duncan, two historical big men."

"Unless he can lead the team to the division finals or the finals like the latter two, I will never admit that Yao Ming is the league's number one center."

Barkley said seriously.

Kenny Smith did know that his old partner kissed the ass of a donkey. Players with Asian skin color have always been unwelcome in the NBA.

Of course, there was a time when there were European players who were equally unpopular with NBA players.

But with Andrei Kirilenko, Toni Kukoc, Detlef Schrempf, Peja Stojakovic, Marc Gasol, Tony Parker, Paul · Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Nash and other players shine in the NBA.

Nowadays, more and more NBA players begin to respect European players and accept each other.

But Asian players are far behind in terms of quality and glory.

The only players in the NBA who can be counted are Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, as well as a Chinese Jeremy Lin.

Except for Yi Jianlian who won two championship rings as the main force and won the Most Improved Player Award, the rest of the players did not have any glory.

So until now, few NBA players really respect Asian players. They generally believe that it is difficult for Asian players to gain a foothold in the NBA.

This is discrimination!

This is why most people, like Barkley, do not recognize Yao Ming as the number one center in the NBA.

As for the honor, take it out and look at it, otherwise I won't recognize you.

Wang Fei saw the defensive tactics the Hornets used against Yao Ming on the field.

Jordan Jr. defended the penalty area, and Leonard went around to defend. The two double-teamed Yao Ming one by one, which naturally gave the opponent a lot of discomfort.

However, Yao Ming often encountered such double-teams as early as the end of his rookie season.

He and O'Neal were also the only center players who would encounter defense around the front all the time.

So when facing such a defensive strategy, Yao Ming has been very experienced and has many ways to deal with it.

"The defensive tactics that the Hornets came up with can only be described as mediocre."

"The double-teaming tactic can be arranged by most team coaches, and it has no obvious effect on the court."

At this time, Wang Fei also felt that the head coach of the Hornets, Li Lai, was too mediocre. He had no idea that a head coach of this level would make Du Feng feel completely cast down.

"What about Kevin McHale, what about Li Lai, the head coach of any team in my CBA is no worse than these head coaches in the NBA."

The first quarter is over.

姚名单节13投10中，罚球4罚4中，狂砍24分4篮板的恐怖数据。

Kenny Smith has already begun to worship after watching Yao Ming's incomprehensible performance on the court in the first quarter.

"This is Yao Ming's highest score in a single quarter in the playoffs, following the Sleeper Floyd's 29 points in a single quarter, Barkley's 27 points in a single quarter and Iverson's 26 points, the NBA's personal playoffs. Highest score in a quarter."

Barkley was also convinced by Yao Ming's performance in the first quarter, and the Rockets also led the Hornets by 34 points in the first quarter at 27:7.

The second game.

Hornets regular rotation.

Rockets rotation: Kyle Lowry, Kevin Martin, Chase Budinger, Luis Scola, Marcus Camby.

"The Rockets took three starters in this quarter. It can be seen that they are completely desperate in this game tonight. They just want to fight your Hornets regardless of physical strength."

Yu Jia said very excitedly.

In Su Qun's mind, Yao Ming's crazy performance in the first quarter was still in his mind. He really wanted to say that this was Yao Ming's most extreme offense in the playoffs he had seen.

"Dayao is too much of a team player. Unless it's a life-and-death moment, he will never attack the basket so frantically on the court."

"The Hornets did not lose their sense of defense at all, but let us see the performance of a great center in NBA history."

At this time, Yu Jia couldn't help but start thinking about the upcoming London Olympics.

The Chinese men's basketball team can have such a center player who is at the peak. It is no wonder that from the basketball team to the coaching staff to the players and even the Chinese fans, they all look forward to Yao Ming's ability to lead the Chinese men's basketball team to create a historical miracle.

"This is the best era for the Chinese men's basketball team!"

The game continues.

The Rockets still adopted the defensive strategy of defending the perimeter three-pointer. JR Smith was guarded by Kevin Martin and Chase Budinger.

Jimmy Butler, who made only 30% of his three-pointers in the entire series, was strategically missed by the Rockets for three-pointers.

"Whether it's JR Smith, Beverly or Diaw, the three-point shooting ability of the three is much better than Butler's. Kevin McHale made a very correct decision."

Wang Fei watched as Jimmy Butler received an open three-pointer from Dior on the court, but the former did not dare to shoot directly, but continued to dribble to the basket.

This offensive ease gave the Rockets time to rearrange their defense, and the Hornets' offense was further restricted.

"The head coach of the Hornets is really rubbish. Knowing that Butler's three-pointer is not good, he still wants to bring him up."

"It would not be better to let Vince Carter and Paul play longer at this time, and the Hornets will not suffer from such targeted defense."

The more Wang Fei thought about it, the more angry he became. He didn't expect that the head coach of the Milky Way, which his disciple Du Feng said was better than him, was at this level.

What a shame!

In his opinion, the Hornets have a high probability of losing this game.

And that Kevin McHale coach is not a good coach. He blindly arranged a defensive three-point defensive strategy at the beginning. As a result, Chris Paul and Jordan played so much together.

"The Rockets are lucky. An ordinary coach meets a coach with a very poor level. The blind beat the fool."

"I really don't know how they lost the first three games."

Wang Fei looked curiously at the Hornets coaching bench at this moment.

Seeing that Li Lai, Stevens, and Du Feng were all calm at this time, he couldn't help but be full of question marks.

"You're going to lose and you're still so calm?"

on the field.

Jimmy Butler broke into the paint and was double-teamed by Luis Scola and Marcus Camby.

Although it was a double-team, Butler still had some small shots because of the Rockets' rotation just now, but the chances were not very good and he was prone to blocks.

At this time, Butler unexpectedly did not choose a personal offense, but transferred the ball directly to the outside.

His ability to pass and control the ball has been improved visible to the naked eye after going through the tempering of the entire regular season. The ball was scored and passed to Diao.

Because Luis Scola and Marcus Camby were both inside at this time, Chase Budinger had to switch to Diaw, who had a very threatening three-point shot.

Dior passed the ball in one hand without hesitation.

Oden on the weak side didn't look at what happened on the court at all, and directly blocked his teammate JR Smith.

The latter suddenly put on the pick-and-roll and suddenly accelerated to get rid of Kevin Martin's defense.

The ball arrives.

Swish!
JR Smith hit a three-pointer!
"Um?!"

Wang Fei was stunned when he saw this attack.

He took another careful look at the positions of the Hornets players on the field.

Jimmy Butler, who was not good at three-pointers, broke through to the inside. After the pick-and-roll, Oden also shrunk the penalty area to grab the rebound. Two players with poor shooting on the Hornets came to the basket at the same time.

Diaw, who is not fast, passes the ball in a high position, and that position is also extremely easy to return to defense. At the same time, Beverly is also supporting at the top of the arc at a 45° angle on the right, and can return to defense, catch the ball and grab rebounds on the weak side.

Even though Wang Fei already had preconceived ideas about the Hornets' coaching staff at this time, he still couldn't help shouting softly.

"This tactic is so delicately arranged."

Rockets coach.

Coach Kevin McHale bangs his head against the tactical board angrily. The three-pointer he blocked the Hornets for the entire game still let them make it.

And the end point of the tactics also came from JR Smith, the last player he wanted to see.

"The reason why the Rockets have been able to maintain the lead on the court is because the Hornets' three-pointers are restricted. JR Smith's three-pointer may ignite this explosive keg."

Swish!
JR Smith's shot hit without incident.

"Since Diaw joined the Hornets, JR Smith's three-point shooting percentage has reached a terrifying 40%, and he is also the second-ranked player in three-point shooting in the regular season this season."

"Second only by Steph Curry of the Bucks on the three-point team."

"But you must know that JR Smith is a substitute player, and his average playing time is only 27 minutes per game, while Curry's average playing time is 35 minutes per game."

"JR Smith even surpassed Curry in his propensity to shoot the [-]-point shot, and that's what he does on the court."

Kenny Smith flipped through the data and said.

Barkley would like to remind one more thing and said: "Although JR Smith ranked second in the number of three-pointers made in the regular season, the gap between him and Curry is a terrifying 40!"

"Curry is still the league's well-deserved three-point leader."

Switch offense.

Kyle Lowry encountered Beverley's mad dog entanglement on the outside and almost missed a dribble.

Kyle Lowry, who was going to attack from the outside, had no choice but to pass the ball to the inside. Luis Scola received the ball and singled Diao.

The same attack in the same position, this time Dior still restricted Scola's attack.

Wang Fei couldn't help shouting on the sidelines, "Pass the ball to Kevin Martin on the weak side!"

On the court, Scola, who had no chance to attack at all, did exactly that. He gave the ball to Kevin Martin, who is extremely capable of chaotic combat.

After receiving the ball, the latter saw that the defender in front of him was Butler, and began to execute singles without hesitation.

Kenny Smith said: "Jimmy Butler didn't defend Kevin Martin well in this series."

"The latter can always draw his fouls."

"So, this pass and singles matchup is the result the Rockets want. Now it depends on how Kevin Martin wants to score."

Kevin Martin still took the initiative to lean on Jimmy Butler, trying to trick the opponent into a foul.

But what he didn't expect at all was that this time defending Jimmy Butler actually raised his hands and kept his chest against Kevin Martin, but it was not easy to get started.

Du Feng said: "After the team meeting, Gary made a special defensive suggestion to Jimmy, always holding his hands high."

"No steals, no body, rushing inside with Oden's supplementary defense, Jimmy can try to block shots from the outside."

"In this way, Kevin Martin's foul-making skills will be completely useless."

Stevens frowned worriedly and said, "Jimmy is a single-minded brat, can he restrain his hands when defending his opponent?"

Li Lai smiled lightly at this time, but he had great confidence in Jimmy Butler.

In fact, Li Lai had already discovered that Butler was extremely dissatisfied with his performance on the court. Now that Payton can give such useful suggestions to the opponent, how could he not work ten times harder to do so.

boom! ! !
There was a deafening sound on the court.

Kevin Martin didn't dare to break through the basket and chose a mid-range shot. Butler held back his strength for three games, and slapped the basketball with all his might.

Beverly rushed over like a dog, fell to the ground and slid a few meters away to grab the rebound.

Hornets fast break!
JR Smith received the ball and counterattacked. After seeing that Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry had retreated in front of him, he did not hesitate to directly pull up from outside the three-point line.

Seeing this offensive choice, Wang Fei slapped his thigh with great regret and said: "Oh, how can this ball be played like this, you stop and wait for your teammates to reorganize."

"Such a random shot, isn't it a waste of such a good counterattack opportunity? This in and out is a whole lot."

Swish!
The basketball hits the basket firmly.

JR Smith shook his hands again and again likening to OK, and he was extremely excited after hitting two consecutive three-pointers.

Wang Fei, who had stood up excitedly, sat down back on the audience seat at this moment, swallowed his saliva and said, "Never mind."

"It's no wonder the Rockets want to defend against the Hornets' three-pointer. They really should!"

The two teams replaced their starters one after another, but the Hornets' three-point offense continued.

Kyle Lowry hit a difficult three-pointer in Paul's outside singles, and Vince Carter tied the game with a corner three-pointer.

The Rockets timed out.

At this time, Wang Fei suddenly remembered what he said at the beginning of the game, and he suddenly felt ashamed.

He has never seen the two teams play against each other, and when he saw their fourth game, he always felt that something was wrong here.

But it wasn't until now that the game progressed that he realized how well the coaches of both sides knew each other.

"Although this Hornets team does not focus on three-pointers, nor does it rely too much on three-pointers, but they can really shoot!"

The timeout ended and Yao Ming played again.

With his return, the Rockets gradually had a backbone on the field, and they were finally able to keep up with the Hornets' breakthrough offense.

At the end of the half, the Hornets trailed 59:62.

Seeing this, Wang Fei still thinks that the coaching staff of the Hornets is still too young.

"Dayao's offensive efficiency on the court has reached such a high level. He scored 34 points in the halftime. After this, they are not restricted by double-teaming. No wonder they fell behind at halftime."

At this time, Wang Fei recognized Kevin McHale's strength as a coach.

The opponent has strictly guarded against the Hornets' three-pointers from the very beginning of the game. It is really prescient and perfectly reflects the role of a team coach.

As for the Hornets' coaching staff, he didn't see any contribution from the other side on the court other than the sudden explosion of the players in the second quarter.

"Kevin McHale is much better than that Lee Lai."

The game continued in the second half.

The Hornets still adopted the strategy of defending Yao Mingshi in the first quarter.

On the defensive end, Yao Ming was allowed to hang in and out from the inside and outside lines more often, and on the offensive end, he was frequently singled out, but Jordan had to increase his confrontation to further consume Yao Ming's physical strength.

At the same time, when Leonard's teammates can help him defend, he will help defend the penalty area and defend Yao Ming around the front, which once again consumes the opponent's physical strength.

Three quarters are over.

Yao Ming has scored 43 points and helped the Rockets lead 90:85 into the final quarter.

call!
Dayao sat down on the bench and gasped for breath. Coach Kevin McHale couldn't help but squeezed his shoulders and said, "Yao, there is still a quarter of the game. If we persevere, we will win."

"Tonight is the night of your record and glory. You will play the best game of your career just like those famous and legendary centers in history."

Yao Ming nodded repeatedly after drinking a large mouthful of water. His crew cut was completely wet with sweat, but he didn't care. Instead, he got up immediately after drinking the water, gathered all his teammates together and said.

"We played very well tonight, continued to defend their perimeter offense, and now JR Smith is the only one who feels hot."

"Keep it going and the victory will be ours."

CCTV commentary desk.

Yu Jia couldn't help but said: "Dayao has been fighting for a full 10 minutes in the third quarter, and his physical exertion is extremely obvious under the attack of the Hornets."

"If there is no rest in the fourth quarter, it will be a big burden for his huge weight."

Su Qun said with certainty from the side: "Dayao will definitely play the entire fourth quarter, because this game has reached a situation for the Rockets to either go home or stay."

"Take a rest, there is plenty of time later, not this time!"

The fourth quarter begins.

Sure enough, Yao Ming appeared on the court, and the Houston fans immediately stood up and responded with extremely warm applause.

Wang Fei also applauded again and again, but he knew Yao Ming very well.

Don't look at the opponent who looks ordinary or even looks like a big fool, but in fact Yao Ming is definitely the most domineering and courageous player in the Chinese men's basketball team.

Whether it's the competitiveness on the court or the desire to win, even Yao Ming's basketball IQ is top-notch.

But after seeing the Hornets' lineup at this moment, Wang Fei was completely dumbfounded.

"Dior, Jimmy Butler, Leonard, JR Smith and Chris Paul!"

"This is a small lineup of five!"

At this time, coach Kevin McHale was also nervously pacing back and forth near the center line.

Now who in the entire league doesn't know the small ball tactics, who doesn't know the unparalleled offensive wave of the Bucks.

The creator of this tactic and style of play is now the head coach of the Hornets, Li Lai.

In terms of the use and understanding of this tactic, no one in the league can match it.

"Those teams that are also playing small-ball tactics are just imitating Dong Shi. There is absolutely no head coach who can use this tactical alliance flexibly."

"It can only be used at the end of the game."

"This is a tactic for teams that only play big centers."

The Rockets attack.

Coach McHale shouted anxiously near the center line: "Hit the ball inside!"

Kyle Lowry quickly passed the ball to Yao Ming on the inside. The basketball just flew into the air, and all five players on the Hornets shrank to the basket!

Yao Ming who caught the ball quickly raised his hands and didn't even dare to put the ball down at this time.

But under the terrifying defense of the five-man double-team, let alone Yao Ming, it is impossible for any center to get an easy chance to score.

Legend of Yao Ming!

The Hornets players on the field immediately jumped on their respective defensive players except Dior.

The timeliness and accuracy of this defense amazed Kenny Smith and Barkley at the on-site commentary stand, and the sense of picture is also very impactful.

"This is a typical small ball tactic, which was created by Li Lai."

"Unless the Rockets have a quick-shooter like Steph Curry, they don't have any easy chances against a defense like that."

Kyle Lowry still attempted a [-]-point shot, trying to punish the Hornets for their gambled defense.

Duang!

Paul struggled to take off and interfered with the opponent, and the basketball hit the iron without any accident.

At this time, the Hornets' five players all shrank to the basket to fight for defensive rebounds, while Diaw and Butler stuck tightly to Yao Ming's body, preventing the opponent from having any room to jump.

Leonard grabbed the rebound and the Hornets made a fast break.

Dior, Jimmy Butler, Leonard, JR Smith and Chris Paul, let's go!

Yao Ming and Luis Scola reacted immediately, but before the two could reach the three-point line in the backcourt, the opponent had already fast-breaked to the frontcourt.

Leonard passed the ball to Paul, and the latter broke through with the ball to attract the Rockets to double-team. JR Smith came from behind, and Paul didn't look at the pass.

boom!
"JR Smith folds dunk!"

"The Hornets are on the rise!"

auditorium.

Wang Fei was completely dumbfounded by the sudden changes on the court.

What kind of tactics is this playing!
At this time, he suddenly looked at Li Lai, the head coach of the Hornets coaching bench who was still calm, and Stevens and Du Feng beside him turned out to be as expected.

They were not at all surprised by what happened on the pitch.

At this time, Wang Fei came to his senses and said in shock: "What I saw was just a round of offense and defense. That Rockets coach Kevin McHale is not an incompetent person. What he saw was the offense and defense of a whole quarter. .”

"And the head coach of the Hornets, he's watching a game!"

"This small ball tactic is his plan for the entire game!"

"No! It's not just that, he should watch the whole series, it must be like this, it must be."

"Otherwise, why would he adopt such a defensive strategy against Dayao!"

Wang Fei looked at the young coach named Li Lai, and was shocked for a moment.

This kind of coach who looks at the overall situation is well-deserved as the top in the world, because few people can perfectly control the offensive and defensive rhythm inside, and it is difficult for most head coaches to do this.

"As for him, his grasp of the rhythm is simply at his fingertips!"

on the field.

The Hornets' small-ball tactics suddenly became stronger. The Rockets couldn't beat Yao Ming on the offensive end, and they couldn't keep up with the nimble Hornets on the defensive end.

Coupled with the presence of Paul, the passing master, and Diaw's secondary support, with such a flexible lineup and flexible tactics, what can the Rockets do to defend.

A 20:8 terrifying shock wave is staged at this moment.

Yao Ming's running back and forth on the court did not reflect his advantages and role in the penalty area at all, and in the end he could only watch helplessly.

Hornets coaching bench.

Du Feng couldn't help but said curiously at this moment: "Coach, the Rockets have no grievances with us, why did they beat them so badly?"

"We still have other tactics that can still defeat them. We directly use the ultimate move that completely restrains them, and beat them almost like an alliance."

Stevens had the same thought in his heart, because this tactic Li Lai had been useless in the first three games until tonight.

Li Lai paused at this moment, and said without concealment: "In the first three games, I have been testing whether the Rockets have a back move, so I didn't show all my cards."

"Now, there is no need to test each other."

"Besides, Yao Ming has a vulnerable constitution. If the series is dragged on for too long, it will easily cause his injury, so let's end the battle as soon as possible."

"A stage like the playoffs does not allow us to slack off a bit."

In the last 4 minutes of the game, Kevin McHale, who saw no hope of a comeback, directly raised the white flag to surrender and removed all the main players.

Finally the game is over.

The Hornets outscored each other 114:104.

The Rockets scored 14 points in a single quarter, which is the lowest score in a single quarter since the playoffs this season.

姚名空砍49分12篮板5助攻的数据，这是自2000年以来的12年中，在季后赛得到过至少40分10篮板5助攻的第二位中锋。

The last one was Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers!

(End of this chapter)