Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 134 [Spurs bite, Finley jumps over the wall]

33 to 22, the Spurs requested a timeout.

Popovich needs to calm the players down. The most important problem they need to solve now is defense. The Rockets can always attack their weaknesses.

Before meeting the Rockets, Popovich was dismissive of Jeff Van Gundy being elected as the best coach, but now, he admits that Van Gundy still has a certain way in the formation.Not only is the defense tight, but the formation is almost impeccable.When attacking, the characteristics of the players can also be brought into play.

Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Hayes are all very capable in singles. The Spurs dare not assist in defense. Now that Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are down, Weaver with a basic salary cannot defend one-on-one. This makes Popovich a little unacceptable. up.What to do, is it double-teaming Weaver?

Weaver would be a bit of a loser on a post-oriented team, but he's a really strong runner.

"Nice job, Van!" Van Gundy patted Weaver on the shoulder and smiled. He rarely praised a person's offense, but Weaver's fast break performance was really amazing. Extraordinary. Although the defense is a bit poor, it is a piece of jade that can shine with a little polishing. Compared with the basic salary he gets, it is too worthwhile.

After entering the playoffs, Van Gundy put Weaver in the rotation, playing similar minutes to Azubuike.As for Kirk Schneider and Hyde, who were transferred in the summer, they were completely reduced to marginal people and could only play in garbage time.

"Try to attack as fast as possible, and leave the battle to Chuck." Van Gundy simply arranged the tactics, and there was nothing to say.The players know what to do.

Van Gundy wanted to laugh as long as he saw the talent on the bench.The outside world thought it was Dawson's credit for making these deals. Only he knew that almost half of the team was put together by Hayes' suggestion.Without paying the luxury tax, they can put together two lineups, both of which are tough.

Yao Ming, Hayes, Battier, Tracy McGrady and Fisher form a team.This starting lineup can attack and defend. It has fully proved its power in the regular season, and it is not afraid of any opponent's defense in the offensive position.

If you want to bombard, the second team can come in handy, David Lee, Millsap, Azubuike, Weaver, Spanoulis, they are also very competitive together.Van Gundy often fights in groups like this in training. In addition to being unstable, the substitute lineup can be inseparable from the main players at a certain period of time.

Few teams in the league can withstand the joint impact of the Rockets' Big Three, but their substitutes can.This means that if the Rockets' bench lineup is combined into a team to play the main force, it is possible to hit the playoffs.

With such a team, Van Gundy would wake up with a smile from his dreams.

Although Hyde and Novak are poor defensively, they can also contribute three-pointers to the team when they play in the playoffs.

There are only three people in the team who don't play much.Kirk Snyder's offensive ability with the ball is not bad, but his state is much worse after a serious injury and fracture at the beginning of the season, and he is not good at executing tactics; with David Lee and Millsap, Mutombo has become the Rockets' The mascot, the audience closest to the stadium.Dikembe Mutombo laughed and said that he would retire early due to these two boys; and Lucas III's defense is too poor, he is the person Van Gundy hates the most, but it is a pity that the signing of Dawson and Lucas III is guaranteed Contract, otherwise the point guard who averaged 3 minutes per game in the playoffs would have been waived long ago.

Drexler said: "The Rockets will definitely eliminate the Spurs today and enter the Finals. Like the previous games, they firmly controlled the situation in the first quarter. The Rockets' defense was too successful, limiting Duncan, Parker , Ginobili, the Spurs don't have any chance."

Matt Brad said: "Today the Rockets are attacking with Hayes as the core. Now it seems that the most suitable position for Hayes is to play as a point forward like LeBron James. As an insider, his height is still Too short, not as effective in defending Duncan as David Lee and Yao Ming."

At the small forward position, Hayes did feel like a fish in water. Van Gundy looked at Hayes and asked, "The Spurs have lost momentum, do they need to rest?"

"No, I want to beat them in one go. Anyway, this is the last game." Hayes laughed.

"Okay then. Stay on the court, I won't say much about tactics, you can adjust freely." Van Gundy laughed.

"If we lose today, we will be out. If we fight hard, we still have a chance to go home. Tim (Duncan), Tony (Parker), Manu (Ginobili), you three don't rest Popovich said: "The defense uses man-to-man tactics, Manu, stare at Weaver. Don't let him speed up easily. Tony, stop letting that Greek guy arrogant in front of you. You are an All-Star and he just A guy who just arrived in the NBA, you have to guard him. Inside control rebounds, we lose rebounds to the Rockets every game, how can we win like this? Francisco (Elson), you are so much taller than Millsap, Use your strengths. Michael (Finley), you're going to man Hayes, I know it's hard, but it's up to you. You don't have to be involved in offense, just go with that guy."

The Spurs changed their defense to man-to-man. The Rockets' fast breaks were too fast, often with three fast breaks and two people watching. It was meaningless to set up a zone defense.

After the timeout ended, Hayes continued to stay on the court, and Popovich immediately frowned.Hayes doesn't score high, but he plays too steadily. His passing is not fancy, but he can distribute the ball reasonably every time, so that his teammates have a chance to play.No wonder Magic Johnson took the initiative to guide him. Hayes has the qualifications to become a point guard, with fast response and broad vision.Now as long as Popovich sees Hayes on the court, he feels like he can't catch up with the score.Hayes is not the strongest star, but in the "floor flow" players, no one is more powerful than him.He has set a template for floor streamers all over the world.

The Spurs, who changed their tactics, blocked the Rockets' fast break after Duncan scored a goal.But they still can't do it without positional warfare.The weakness of man-to-man defense is also obvious, that is, he is afraid of pick-and-rolls. David Lee pulled out the outside line and gave Hayes a pick-and-roll.Hayes bypasses Finley and hits a jumper with an emergency stop. 35 to 24.

"Get out of position, pass the ball to me. Man-to-man, how can you guard me?" Hayes shouted to his teammates when he returned to defense.

"Chuck, listen to you." David Lee said.

"OK!" Millsap responded.

"I'll run!" Weaver shouted as he followed Ginobili.

Only Spanoulis, who was pestering Parker attentively, didn't answer. He raised his left hand and gave a thumbs up.

The four people present were able to reach their current heights in the Rockets, all of which are directly related to Hayes. They came either because of Hayes' transfer, or because Hayes' good words were reused.Although Hayes is also a rookie with only two years of qualifications, in their eyes, Hayes is the boss, and he is more qualified than McGrady.

Hayes' confidence cheered them up, making their moves smoother and their defense tighter.Ginobili missed a shot, Millsap protected the backboard, and the Spurs quickly returned to defense.

What Hayes yelled was especially harsh in Finley's ears.He used to be the core of the Mavericks, and both Nash and Nowitzki had to listen to him.Now, the rookies have risen up one by one, and even a second-year player like Hayes can despise him like this.Hayes has strength, but he still feels uncomfortable.

The rocket landed.Finley followed Hayes and said, "Boy, don't think I'm easy to deal with!"

"Uncle, you are very strong, but I..." Hayes shook his head helplessly, and suddenly moved.

Hayes ran back to catch the ball, Millsap picked and rolled, and the cooperation between the two was perfect.Hayes broke into the three-point line on the left.Facing Elson who was supplementing the defense, Hayes took a step to the right with his left foot, and his body paused, which attracted Elson to tilt his center of gravity. He broke through in a disguised form instantly, passed Elson, and went straight to the basket.

Elson was completely thrown away by Hayes, and watched Hayes flash by his left side in surprise and helplessness.So fast, Hayes is almost like a linebacker.Apart from Ginobili and Parker, he couldn't think of anyone on his team who could beat him in this way.

There is someone under the basket - "Stone Buddha" Duncan.

Duncan is the patron saint of the Spurs inside, and he has enough time to block shots.But this time he was slow to react.Because he needs time to judge whether Hayes is playing or passing.

Hayes passed most of the time, but this time he chose to go up by himself and took off with all his strength.It was too late for Duncan to find out what he was trying to do. Hayes collided with Duncan in the air, and before he lost his balance, he smashed the ball into the basket with one hand, and the two fell to the ground together.

The referee whistled, the ball scored, and Duncan fouled.

"God, what did I see. Hayes dunks through Duncan! 2+1! We can't call him a floor anymore!" Drexler yelled.

The fans at the scene also went crazy over the ball, they all stood up and shouted "Shrek!"

Taylor Swift jumped up in her seat for joy, causing the audience in the back row to cheer even harder.Taylor's father, Scott, was beside him, and he couldn't get her to sit down after pulling a few times, so he was helpless.

Hayes made a free throw. 38 to 24.

Back on defense, Hayes smiled beside Finley and said, "I didn't finish talking just now. You are strong, but I am even stronger! You can't stop me."

Hayes dunked one from Duncan, and the Rockets' momentum completely rose.It was just defense, and the fans did not stop cheering.Duncan missed a shot and the Rockets made a fast break.Spanoulis passed Parker like oil on his feet and broke into the restricted area.Finley had to let go of Hayes to make up the defense.Spanoulis passes the ball to Hayes in the left corner.Hayes shot immediately after catching the ball, Ginobili blocked the block slowly, and made a steady shot, 41 to 24.

The Rockets went crazy.The Spurs attacked, Duncan gave Ginobili a pick-and-roll, Hayes let go of Finley, and joined forces with David Lee and Weaver to close the door for Ginobili.Although Ginobili is a "demon knife", he panicked when he saw this situation, so he could only choose to protect the ball with both hands and call a timeout?The referee couldn't see his gesture.

Both hands suddenly stretched out, grasped the ball accurately, and took the ball over, with such strength that Ginobili couldn't compete.It was Hayes again.

Ginobili lost his balance and fell to the ground. The referee didn't blow his whistle, and the Rockets immediately made a fast break.Hayes made a pass to Weaver, and the latter passed back in the three-second zone. Hayes made a 60-degree three-pointer from the right and hit it again. 44 to 24.

The Rockets played an offensive climax, Popovich did not call a timeout, he knew that the Spurs had lost.

The Spurs messed up. "Stone Buddha" missed David Lee in singles, and the Rockets made a fast break, 3-for-2 in the frontcourt.This time Hayes was in front, Weaver passed the ball, Hayes passed Finley, the basket was in front of him, he had the ball in one hand, ready to dunk...

He didn't notice that the eyes of Finley behind him were full of fierceness.The rabbit was eager to bite, and the dog jumped over the wall. Finley lost his mind. He didn't allow Hayes to humiliate himself and the Spurs like this!

When Hayes jumped up, Finley jumped up too and pushed hard in the air. Hayes lost his balance and fell heavily off the baseline.

The audience was stunned!I couldn't believe what happened, and then there were shocking boos in the arena!

(End of this chapter)