Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 13 [Sharp pick-and-roll, wasp sting]

When the game was about to start, in the locker room, Alstom was the most relaxed, joking with his teammates non-stop.Referring to the game, he smiled and said: "The Hornets are nothing special, we must win, they didn't even make the playoffs last season."

"Raff. Your opponent is very powerful, so don't be careless." Hayes kindly reminded him.He knows that Chris Paul will be a top point guard in the future, and he has been very strong this season.

Alston still had an indifferent expression.

At this time, Jeff Van Gundy came over, patted Alston on the back, and said loudly: "Raff, you can't be like this, Chuck is right, we have to fight every game, we have to make sure Victory! Don't underestimate anyone!"

Alston nodded with a smile, and stood aside without speaking as if he was "obeying the order".

Ordinarily, Hayes, a second-year rookie, should not have any status internally, but he also has the identity of head coach Van Gundy, "a half-brother who finally met after being separated for many years."So now he is recognized by the Rockets as the No. [-] male player, second only to Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

Jeff Van Gundy held an investigative report on the opponent's situation in his hand, and he had carefully read it several times.Every NBA team in the league, in addition to scouts, also has staff who specialize in collecting opponent data.It is one of their jobs to make an analysis report before the game, which is conducive to the coach's formation on the spot.

Jeff Van Gundy also believes that the Hornets have changed a lot from last season and are not so easy to deal with.

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The 26-year-old West was selected by the Hornets with the 2003th pick in the first round of the 18 draft. He is 206cm tall and serves as a power forward. This season, he has gradually grown into an indispensable leader for the Hornets. Zhou just renewed a five-year contract with the team and is a core figure in the future of the Hornets.

Last season, West made rapid progress. He played a total of 74 games, averaged 34 minutes per game, and contributed 17.1 points and 7.4 rebounds. He was the "scoring leader" and "rebounding leader" double champion of the Hornets. Excellent performance Overshadowed the core of the backcourt Paul.Moreover, West has repeatedly stepped forward at the most critical moments, and once beat the Rockets with a mid-range shot, which has won the appreciation of the team's executives and fans.

Compared with West, the performance of the former Bulls center Tyson Chandler, which the Hornets introduced this summer, was not satisfactory. He was mediocre in the first two regular season games, scoring only 6 and 7 points respectively. One game against the Celtics was also sent off for six fouls.Fortunately, he scored a game-high 15 rebounds in the game against the Pacers yesterday, which temporarily calmed people's doubts about him.And another "recruit" Stojakovic is not in good condition. He made less than 25% of his three-pointers in the two games. Yesterday, he only made 5 of 1 shots. Although the Hornets won two consecutive victories, the game Afterwards, Stojakovic received a lot of criticism, and people began to doubt whether the former "three-point king" of the league could return to his peak.

Contrary to Stojakovic's recent three-point miss, the Rockets' outside players seem to have "opened up."Battier, Alston, Azubuike, Hyde, Novak and others all have very stable three-point shooting percentages, and Hayes, a power forward who can shoot three-pointers, is also added.In the battle with the Mavericks, the Rockets used their powerful outside firepower to make 18 of 10 shots and stunned the Mavericks. If the 22 of 11 shots in the first game against the Jazz were counted, the Rockets had overwhelmed their opponents in outside shots for two consecutive games .

The Rockets now have high morale and a well-organized lineup. If Stojakovic can't regain his touch, it will be very difficult for the Hornets to win three consecutive victories only with Paul and West.

Rockets starting lineup: point guard Alston, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, small forward Battier, power forward Chuck Hayes.Center Yao Ming.

Hornets starting lineup: point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Stojakovic, small forward Mason, power forward West, center Tyson Chandler.

Yao Ming lost the jump ball to Tyson Chandler, a 10-footer with a once-in-a-decade jumping quality.

Chris Paul dribbled the ball to attack, West stepped forward to make a pick-and-roll, Paul used speed to break through Hayes who was on defense, and faced Yao Ming.

'Going to shoot?It's too easy to think. Yao Ming focused his attention on Paul, who was approaching him. Paul is the shortest player on the court. It would be a shame to let the opponent score easily.

Paul rushed in front of Yao Ming like lightning, stopped suddenly, and threw the ball high.

Yao Ming, who was about to open his big hand to let Paul have a taste of "Yao-style hot pot", stopped. He saw the arc of Paul's shot and knew it was crooked, and it was very crooked.

Yao Ming immediately realized a problem: 'This is not a shot! '

As soon as Yao Ming turned around, he saw a spring jumping up behind him, no, it was a team member jumping up.Tyson Chandler lobs the ball into the hoop with both hands.

The Rockets attacked, and McGrady started to go it alone after receiving the ball. After a few dribbles, he pulled up a jumper and "strike the iron".

The Hornets immediately handed over to Paul to launch a fast break, and Alston returned to the defense in time.The Hornets landed, and West stepped forward to pick and roll again.

"Damn it! The tricks used once against the Saints are useless." Hayes yelled in his heart, and quickly switched defenses from the side with small steps, blocking Paul's breakthrough route.

Paul immediately changed his tactics.He split his legs, slapped the ball between his legs with one hand, and hit the ground behind him to pass the ball.He didn't look back, and didn't even use his peripheral vision to observe the situation, and handed the ball to West, and the two had a perfect understanding.

West used his height to force Alston to hit a high jumper.

Back on defense, West and Paul high-fived to celebrate, the Hornets resorted to the Rockets' usual coordination, which made Hayes angry!

What was even more annoying was that McGrady started to go it alone after halftime.In the same position, the pull-up jumper "strikes the iron" again.This attack was even more unreasonable, because Yao Ming and Hayes hadn't settled down inside, the rebound was easily won by the Hornets, and they counterattacked, and Mason made a layup.

Hornets coach Byron Scott was grinning from ear to ear when he saw this scene. The better the opponent's head star played, the better he played in the game.He silently prayed that McGrady would play this way all night.

When Jeff Van Gundy saw the ball, his expression became ugly: "Tracey, is that how you are at the core? It's fine if you don't train hard at ordinary times. How come your basketball IQ has dropped?"

Yao Ming was circled forward to defend, Alston had to find McGrady again, but McGrady still went it alone, this time he chose to break through, and just passed Stojakovic, he was quickly intercepted by Paul who came out from the side Successfully, the Hornets played fast break again.After receiving the ball, West handed it to Stojakovic who was following up in the back row. Stojakovic made a steady three-pointer from the left, and the Hornets also opened up the outside line.

9 to 0, a terrible start.

Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy asked for a timeout instead of yelling at the court.

"Tracey off, Luther (Hyde) on."

"coach……"

Jeff Van Gundy interrupted McGrady, and said firmly: "Needless to say, you should calm down first. The offense should focus on the inside. Yao Ming will be the main offense, and if someone assists in the defense, try to lead it to Chuck."

The Rockets reached a point where someone had to step up, and everyone felt the pressure.Alston carried out the tactical thinking and handed the ball to Yao Ming. This time the Hornets did not double-team and went forward directly.Chandler slapped Alston's pass.

If Yao Ming's biggest weakness is definitely not his slow speed, but his catch.In almost every game, you can see Yao Ming making mistakes because he couldn't hold the ball steadily.

Paul relied on speed to grab the basketball and pass it to Mason, who passed it to Stojakovic.Stojakovic caught and shot.

Hayes leaped from the side and blocked Stojakovic's shot over the sideline.

"It's dangerous. If you hit another three-pointer, the game will be too difficult. Fortunately, I won the bet." Hayes often breathed a sigh of relief after landing. He completely let go of West in the retreat, and went straight to Si Tojakovic pounced.His idea was that it was better for someone to score two points than to score three. He did not hesitate and successfully blocked it.

The defense was successful, and the Rockets were still nine points behind.But Van Gundy didn't focus on chasing points. After seeing Hayes' block, he began to think: "Chuck is good at offense and defense, and has a talent for passing. Even Barkley is optimistic about him. If the shortcomings , maybe only too little experience. If I use him as the core of the attack, what will happen?"

Hayes' block saved a little morale for the Rockets.

Paul missed a jumper and Yao Ming got the rebound.The Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming caught the ball in the low post and fouled Chandler. After making two free throws, the Rockets finally scored.

Hayes closely followed David - West.

"He didn't attack with the ball even once. It seems that he is not good at breaking through with the ball as described in the information." Hayes made up his mind that he must never give West an open shot again, and he must entangle himself to the end.

West is 206 centimeters tall, not tall among power forwards, so there is no way to beat Hayes by his height.Hayes would be very happy if the other side played hard.But West is not stupid. He doesn't take the initiative to ask for the ball, but only does pick-and-roll for Paul.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between West and Paul is too sharp. Once the position is changed, the Rockets' defense will have loopholes.This is very similar to the Rockets' tactics in the previous two seasons, the difference is that Paul is faster than McGrady.

"I want to practice this kind of pick-and-roll coordination more in the future, but how to defend now? The hateful Hornets." Hayes was thinking in his heart.He knew that if he switched to Paul, he would miss West.Alston can't guard West, and his physical disadvantage is too obvious.

If you don't switch defenses in time, the result will be even worse.

After Paul broke into the inside again, he pulled the bar and scored a layup, which also caused Yao Ming's supplementary foul and made a free throw to score a three-pointer.

All the Rockets players were in a sluggish state, and Chandler's defense against Yao Ming was also good.The Rockets dug a big hole for themselves at the beginning, 33 points behind 18 to 15.

"It's just the first back-to-back game, are you bored? Chris Paul is just a second-year rookie, you let him have 7 points and 6 assists in a single quarter. And Chandler took 8 rebounds, are you going to let him More than 30 rebounds by the end of the game?" Jeff Van Gundy frowned and growled like a pig.

He is usually a good guy, but when the team falls behind by a big score, he becomes a fan lunatic.The reason why he is bald is probably because he likes to scratch his head with both hands when he is in a hurry...

Jeff Van Gundy whined for a while, forced himself to calm down, and began to deploy tactics. "Chuck, Yao Ming, you must protect the backcourt rebounds in the second quarter, otherwise it will be very difficult for us to come back. Tracy, you have to strengthen your breakthrough and shoot when you have a good chance. Do you understand that you are the core? Core! Keep your spirits up." Come on, set an example for everyone!"

Jeff Van Gundy asked Hayes alone again: "How about it, can you defend against West?"

"If one defends one, I can defend it. But he and Paul will be difficult to handle after the pick-and-roll. I suggest zone defense. They are not very accurate outside." Hayes said in a low voice.

Onlookers can see that although Paul is the shortest and the weakest in body, Paul is the real core of the Hornets. Together, West and Paul's pick-and-roll power is definitely one plus one greater than two.

Jeff Van Gundy certainly saw this too.Announced the abandonment of half-court man-to-man and switched to zone defense.Focus on Paul's breakthrough and points.

The move paid off in the second quarter.Paul broke through the pick-and-roll and plunged into the crowd. With people on all sides, even if he had eight hands like "Octopus Paul", he couldn't shoot the ball.

With no chance to make a shot, Paul could only find his teammates. There was only one pure three-point shooter, Stojakovic. Jeff Van Gundy arranged for McGrady, who had rested for most of the quarter, to defend. Seriously, McGrady's defense was not bad, and he successfully marked him to death. Stojakovic was eliminated, leaving him without a point in this quarter.

Because of the zone defense, it was difficult for West to get an open shot and missed several shots.

Mason also got Yao Ming's cap after a breakthrough.Mason was once a slam dunk champion with amazing physical fitness.But he is usually only a threat when he runs, and he is not so good after he falls on the ground.

Yao Ming blocked Mason's dunk, but this time he was more honest.

Why do you say that?Because Yao Ming and Mason have feuds.

When the Hornets played against the Rockets last season, Mason was blocked by Yao Ming consecutively. When he was blocked and fell to the ground for the third time, Mason accumulated enough anger points.He didn't get up immediately, he lifted Yao Ming's body with his back angrily, and threw Yao Ming out fiercely.There was a loud "bang" from the giant's body and the court floor, and a lot of blood was lost...

After the game, many experts and beasts on the Internet analyzed the slow motion of the game and came to the conclusion that the move was likely to be a close-up move to kill "Lan Zhishan". Fortunately, players from both sides stepped forward in time to stop Mason , did not let him make a combo.Of course, it was these people who saved Mason.According to insider McGrady, Yao Ming was also angry at the time, and he had prepared his big move "Super-Long Lianquan" and waited.Chinese netizens believe that Yao Ming definitely wins more than just the King of Fighters.

In short, since then, Mason has become the enemy of Yao Ming, the enemy of the Rockets, and the enemy of all Chinese fans.Crossing Mason Street, everyone shouted and beat them.He never dared to appear on the streets of Houston again.

When other people's offense is unfavorable, the Hornets only have center Tyson Chandler left on the field.As for his offense...he can shoot the fadeaway, that's a cosmetic thing, never going to make it.Little hook, pure spoof.Yes, free throws, putbacks and misses are the main food for Tyson Chandler.Can such an offense shake the Rockets inside?

After playing zone defense, the Rockets did not let the Hornets take advantage of it again, and the pick-and-rolls of Hayes and McGrady were also quite powerful.

The Hornets also used zone defense for a while after the timeout, trying to break the Rockets' pick-and-roll.Played two rounds and found that it didn't work.Because the Rockets are different from the Hornets, their inside line is not a spring man who can only grab rebounds and dunks.

Both Yao Ming and Hayes have mid-range shooting ability, and Hayes can also pull out to shoot three-pointers.After the Hornets hit the pick-and-roll, the players' positions were dead.Yao Ming twice used turnaround jumpers to torture the nerves of the Hornets.Yao Ming of the Hornets took the defense around the front, and the Rockets called Hayes again.He relied on his strength advantage to sit and hit the inside, which also made the weaker West suffer a little.

At the end of the half, the Rockets relied on the inside offense to chase the score to 51 to 45, only 6 points away.Although they are still behind, the pressure has shifted to the Hornets.

"Very well, that's it for the second half. Continue to attack the paint and give the ball to Yao Ming," Jeff Van Gundy said.But he didn't notice that Yao Ming was listlessly sitting on a chair and panting heavily. After playing two games in a row, he had to quickly return to defense with the Hornet's rhythm. Most of his physical strength had been exhausted.

Hayes, who was sitting next to Yao Ming, discovered this, but there was nothing he could do.

Suggest to Jeff Van Gundy to let Yao Ming go down for a rest, and he is responsible for supporting the inside of the Rockets?Hayes isn't confident he can do it yet.In fact, after the first half, he also started to feel tired.Playing back-to-back tough battles is a double torture for any player, both physically and mentally.The only thing the players can do is be patient.

The Hornets made lineup adjustments in the second half.Sending Devin Brown, Rasu Butler, and Janeiro Pargo three players with outside shooting ability to play in rotation, strengthened the three-point firepower.

The two teams started a tug of war.

During the defense, the Hornets continued to use the front defense and double-team defense to deal with Yao Ming. Every time Yao Ming received the ball, the crowd around him couldn’t move. .

Fortunately, "strike the iron" is contagious.The Hornets' offensive efficiency is not high either.During this time, players from both teams played with hammers.

The Rockets entered the fourth quarter trailing by 7 points.

In the fourth quarter, Yao Ming's physical strength was almost overdrawn, and his mistakes began to increase. He was unstable at the beginning of the game and was blown away for a walk.Without physical strength, Yao Ming's deterrence on the defensive end also began to decline.The Hornets broke into the paint frequently and fouled Yao Ming.Hayes carried out tactical arrangements. In order to keep his trump card, he repeatedly sacrificed himself in front of Yao Ming after the opponent broke through.

With 8 minutes and 14 seconds left in the game, the Hornets missed a shot. The "rebound machine" Chandler saw the real machine and scored an offensive rebound. Hayes fouled and prevented Chandler from dunking. Foul, go down and rest.

Because Rockets veteran Juwan Howard was found to have a finger injury when he played against the Mavericks, he was unable to participate in this game. Forward, mark West.The Hornets seized the weakness of the Rockets' emptiness inside and attacked continuously.

With 5 minutes left in the game, the Rockets trailed by as many as 13 points.

Hornets coach Byron Scott hugged his shoulders with confidence.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't even want to stand. He sat on the bench and rubbed his bald forehead countless times.He was going crazy, and he tried everything, but he couldn't make the Rockets get better.

The Rockets couldn't start their offense in the second half, but relied on Yao Ming for support. Now everyone can see that Yao Ming is too tired.Although there is still time, it is difficult for the Rockets to come back.

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Deleted the original Chapter [-], which everyone hated. I didn't expect it to be so troublesome, so I had to repost it in the end.In the future, I will try my best to write well, and I will never let the situation of large-scale changes happen again!In the next chapter, Master Hai is about to show his might.

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