Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 177 [Singles trap, 1V5 leader! 】

Now the Rockets seem unable to compete with the Bobcats!

Adelman yelled from the sidelines: "Pass the ball! Pass it!"

Seeing his appearance, I can't wait to change my clothes and beat him on the field.After hearing Adelman's roar, the Rockets passed the ball up.The Bobcats have a targeted zone defense, and the main defense breaks through. If you want to shoot, then shoot.

David Lee also pulled to the high position, and Biedrins followed.McGrady catches the ball and breaks through on the right.

"I'll do it!" Hayes yelled, switching to cover Tracy McGrady.

You are here, exactly what I want!McGrady's eyes turned cold, he slowed down with the ball, and faced Hayes directly.

The United States is now rumored that the Rockets won the championship last season because the Rockets had Hayes and Yao Ming. McGrady is a cancer that destroys the cooperation of the team.This statement made McGrady very unhappy.Hayes is now known as "Elvis", and his popularity has overwhelmed him. McGrady hopes to end the Bobcats' winning streak to prove that he is the strongest!

Hayes is half a step away from McGrady.He clearly saw the desire to score in McGrady's eyes.Hayes knew McGrady's personality, and suddenly had an inspiration.He didn't stay close to McGrady, but deliberately took a step away from him.This distance is easy to prevent breakthroughs, but difficult to prevent jump shots...

Many of Hayes' defensive experience came from Tracy McGrady.If you defend close, McGrady will break through or pass the ball.Because of injuries, McGrady's breakthrough is not as sharp as in the Magic period, but it is not something that ordinary players can guard against. He is especially good at using rhythm changes to find time gaps, so McGrady's movements seem slow, but he can still find a chance to make a move.Hayes likes to set a goal for himself when defending his opponent.His goal today is to cut off the connection between McGrady and his teammates, let McGrady shoot, and then interfere with the shot.

The two are very aware of each other's characteristics, and McGrady also knows that Hayes in the CIC can't cover him at this time.

McGrady took a step with his left foot and pulled the ball up with his right hand.Immediately afterwards, he retracted his left foot, stepped back and opened the distance with Hayes, and shot a jumper.The ball goes in. 7 to 4.

Hayes failed to block the shot, but still smiled at McGrady.

Maddie smiled too.His pull-up jump shot is a unique skill, the shot point is high, and it is very difficult for Hayes to block his eyes from interfering with his vision, and it is even more impossible to block the shot. He doesn't understand why Hayes doesn't stick it tighter. Is it because it is Old teammate deliberately released water?
"Gerald, let's change positions, you go inside to grab rebounds! McGrady gives it to me!" Hayes said to Wallace when he ran towards the Rockets at halftime.

"Understood." Wallace replied.He thought it was Hayes trying to fight Tracy McGrady.

Bobcats attack after a few passes, Wallace missed a jumper.David Lee took the rebound, the Rockets attacked the frontcourt, Blake passed the ball to McGrady, and Hayes was still a step away from McGrady this round.McGrady saw a chance, and without waiting for his teammates to cover, he pulled up from outside the three-point line and shot.Hayes couldn't cover it, and the ball scored again! 7 to 7.

The Rockets tied the game.Ryan, the Bobcats on-site commentator, said: "McGrady deserves to be the MVP of the regular season last season. The Rockets' 7 points were all arranged by him alone. He had the upper hand in the matchup with Hayes. Hayes encountered this game. On the old teammate, it seems a little out of shape."

After McGrady made the shot, D'Antoni, the coach of the Bobcats, stood up. He wanted to yell a few times to make Hayes follow him more closely and not let McGrady catch the ball easily, but Van Gundy stopped him. "Mike, take it easy. Chuck is doing it on purpose."

"Intentional? Why?" D'Antoni was stunned. McGrady averaged 30 points per game. How could he let him go on purpose?
"You will know after a while. During training last season, Chuck often defended like this. Training in groups, he can win against McGrady with a substitute." Van Gundy said with confidence.

Bobcats attack, this time Hayes singles Millsap on the left.In one-on-one situations, Millsap certainly can't guard Hayes.If it is a back attack, Millsap can use his strong body to resist, but Hayes can't stand the attack with the ball in the face, so as soon as Hayes turned around with the ball, Battier immediately came to help defend.Hayes flicked his hands and handed the ball to the high post Wallace.Wallace made a slight adjustment and hit a two-point jumper. 9 to 7.

"Tracey! Make up the defense! Don't stand and watch!" Battier was a little anxious, and shouted at McGrady.

McGrady glanced at Battier with a surprised expression.

In the attack just now, Blake was pulled to the other side by Calderon, and only McGrady was the closest to Wallace.But he ignored Wallace, staring intently at Azubuike.McGrady does not suffer from one-on-one defense, but he is always slow in changing positions and assisting in defense. This is a problem he had last season and has not improved this season.

Battier stopped talking, he knew it was useless to say anything.In the past, the Rockets, Fisher and Hayes had a very strong defense awareness. The defense of the three of them can almost reduce the outside shooting percentage of all teams in the league. powerless.The Rockets' perimeter holes cannot be filled.He is just one person, how can he fill two vacancies?

The Rockets attacked, and Hayes still took a step away from McGrady. McGrady caught the ball and made another pull-up jumper. There was no way, Hayes gave up a step to let him shoot. Some good intentions.McGrady thought so, but the shot missed.

Wallace caught Millsap and grabbed the backcourt rebound.Before Wallace landed, he saw Hayes start to run upfield.Wallace immediately passed the ball with both hands to Calderon who was in a straight line.This team has been practicing fast breaks, and straight passes are not easy to make mistakes.

Three-on-two up front.Both Millsap and David Lee were under the basket, and Battier also went down to the bottom. Only Blake and McGrady returned to the defense in time.

Calderon passed the ball to Hayes, McGrady made a gamble steal, and Hayes dribbled the ball behind, leaving only Blake in front.Although it was Hayes who got the ball, Blake smartly chose to "follow up" Calderon and let Hayes get into the basket.It's useless for him to block there. It would be worse to make Hayes dribble and charge. If he succeeds, he will die.

Hayes seized the opportunity to perform a back button with both hands! 11 to 7.

"Chuck - Hayes!" Lynn, the Bobcats live commentator, shouted passionately.It arouses the emotions of the audience.

Back on the defensive end, Hayes followed McGrady and said with a smile, "Tracey, you won't score more than 40 points if I defend like this. I'm too embarrassed to say hello when I go back."

As soon as McGrady received the ball, Hayes immediately took a step back, McGrady made a shooting action, and he stepped forward to interfere.This time McGrady made a one-step jumper from inside the three-point line, 11 to 9.

On the offensive end, Hayes asked for the ball inside and dribbled twice with his back. This time McGrady came up to double-team, and Hayes immediately gave the ball to the outside. This time there was no good space, and Calderon passed it to Azu. Battier was already on the defensive when Booker was in place. Azubuike missed the shot and the ball bounced far away. Biedrins saw the opportunity and grabbed an offensive rebound. He interfered with David Lee Hayes rushed to the basket and got an offensive rebound, and passed the ball to the air-cut Azubuike. Azubuike was throwing the ball to the basket and scored! 13 to 9.

McGrady held the ball, and the Bobcats' defense became similar to man-to-man, leaving only Hayes to match McGrady.Hayes always deliberately put a step away.

McGrady couldn't bear the temptation of this step, the shooting opportunity came too easily.He can easily attack himself, why pass the ball?Tracy McGrady received the ball in the high post, without any fake action, and made a dry pull shot. This time, Hayes' interference had an effect, and the shot missed.Biedrins grabs the rebound, the four of the Bobcats go down together, Hayes attracts Battier's defense, Calderon dribbles the ball to Azubuike on the left, Azubuike makes an open three-pointer Go in. 16 to 9!

The Bobcats quietly led by 7 points.McGrady got the Rockets' 9 points. Except for Millsap, no one else took a shot, and Battier didn't even catch the ball a few times.

As soon as the players left the court, Adelman frowned and said: "How many times have I said, pass the ball more, move more, run out of space, don't just let Tracy play alone. Tracy, you need more Break through, create opportunities for teammates, control the rhythm, don't play singles all the time!"

Tracy McGrady a little dismissive of Adelman's request.He had a chance to make a call, and he didn't see his teammates run out of position.breakthrough?What Hayes defended was his breakthrough. Isn't the breakthrough right in the opponent's arms?The offense of the rest of the Rockets is more than one level weaker than him.Who can pass the breakthrough pass to?

On the Bobcats bench, D'Antoni asked, "Chuck, did you deliberately leave space for McGrady to shoot?"

"Yes, he usually chooses a jumper at that distance. I am the one defending, and he has more reasons to pull up. I had many supporters when I was in the Rockets. He should really want to blow me up and prove that he is the MVP. .I let him shoot. Under my interference, even if he shoots straight, his shooting rate is only 50%. With his shooting method, teammates can't touch the ball a few times. Can they feel it? Teammates can't open it. Even if he scores 60 points on me, we can beat the Rockets. As long as he doesn’t score, we can immediately counterattack if he grabs a rebound. The shooting percentage is much higher. And the Rockets’ offense is also very fast now. Is that the rhythm we like?" Hayes explained with a laugh.

"Is this okay?" D'Antoni felt that he had learned a lot. He had never asked his players to play like this.

"Why not? McGrady's character is like this. As long as other people defend well and give him space, he will definitely shoot. McGrady only shot 41.2% this season. What's there to be afraid of?" Van Gundy laughed.

This is the trap Hayes set with himself as bait.Destroying Hayes is undoubtedly a very face-saving thing, McGrady can't stand this temptation.If he keeps doing this alone, he will score a lot of points, but it will destroy the team's tactical system. McGrady attacks alone, and the Bobcats attack as a whole.Can this win?McGrady is just a data-seeming leader.

"It's the first time I've seen a team core who is willing to be blown up. Just do it like this, and be more determined when counterattacking." D'Antoni smiled wryly.Generally, star players like to compete with each other, and they are bound to beat each other.Hayes is so different, he doesn't care how many shots Tracy McGrady hits him.

After the timeout ends, players from both sides return to the court and the game continues.

The Bobcats continued their defensive strategy at the beginning, closely following the other Rockets players, and McGrady and Hayes were singled out.

McGrady made only 24 of 8 shots in the last game and scored 31 points by relying on free throws.In this game, he found that his touch was much better.The opportunity was right in front of him, and he forgot what Princeton's tactics were as soon as he came on the court.McGrady received the ball on the right side, did not wait for the pick-and-roll, broke through with the ball, and hit a jumper with an emergency stop. 16 to 11.

Less than half the time in the first quarter, McGrady scored 11 points under the defense of Hayes.

Although Hayes only scored two points, he sent out 5 assists!
(End of this chapter)