Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 178 [McGrady scored high, Bobcats win! 】

After McGrady left the field, the Bobcats sent a small lineup composed of Felton, Weaver, Moon, Barnes, and Landry to press the frontcourt.

The Bobcats' substitutes are not afraid of exhausting their physical strength. Facing the Rockets' substitute players, they played more actively.The score was quickly stretched to more than 15 points.

An important feature of Rockets coach Adelman is that he is good at using the bench. In the Kings and Trail Blazers, he has a group of bench gangsters under him, but the Rockets' bench is too bad now.Hyde, Tyronn Lue, Novak, Chakalidis... how to become bench gangsters?

Chakalidis was only on for 3 minutes, and the only thing he did was run after Landry's ass.The Rockets have only Scola as a substitute player with some strength.Scola's offense is good, but his defense is a bit slow.

At the end of the first half, McGrady has scored 37 points, including 21 points in the first quarter.Hayes also performed well, with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, almost winning a triple-double.However, he was overwhelmed by McGrady on the defensive end and made 3 turnovers.Bobcats players score very average, the current highest score is Azubuike 16 points.

It doesn't matter if Hayes was blown up, the Rockets couldn't prevent the Bobcats' attack at all.The halftime score was 73 to 58, with the Bobcats leading by 15 points.Not surprisingly, the Bobcats scored another 120 points in this game.

Bob Johnson, the big boss who holds 70% of the shares of the Bobcats, also came to the scene. He watched the game with Michael Jordan.

Bob Johnson is pleased that the development of the Bobcats is finally on track.

At the beginning, Johnson invested $3 million to build this expansion team in Charlotte.He made several mistakes in succession: the price of game tickets was too high, conflicts with team shareholders, negotiations with sponsors and TV broadcasts were not satisfactory, inaction in improving the team lineup, etc... After that, he An even bigger mistake was to let Jordan, who owns only a small part of the stock, manage the roster.Jordan's vision is notoriously bad. In 2006, he selected Adam Morrison for the Bobcats as soon as he made a shot.Being the boss is not so easy. Johnson did not make money because of the team. On the contrary, he lost nearly ten million dollars every year as the Bobcats failed in the game year after year.

Johnson believes in Jordan now, and he thinks it is the wisest decision to choose Jordan to manage the team.In fact, if Hayes hadn't chosen the Bobcats, trade players according to Hayes' suggestion.The Bobcats have struggled in the lottery this season, and they're still a bad team in 2010.

After the game, Johnson and Jordan went to the locker room together with the Bobcats players.

Johnson shook Hayes' hand as soon as he entered the door, and laughed: "Nice job, Chuck Hayes. You are really a lucky star for Charlotte!"

"I'm overwhelmed." Hayes said awkwardly.He had only met Johnson once, so he was very unfamiliar with this low-key black boss. He didn't understand what he was doing. Could it be a fan?Isn't it too arrogant to go to the locker room to ask for an autograph?

It's a good thing Hayes didn't ask Johnson if he wanted an autograph, otherwise it would be funny.

"You played very beautifully, and I'm proud of you. This season, we will be successful. We must work harder in the second half of the defense. As long as we defend well, the Bobcats will be invincible!" Jordan said loudly.

"Okay!" Bobcats several players shouted in unison.

As a player, few people do not respect Jordan.But Jordan is not high above, he is a member of the team, and often encourages the players in the locker room during the intermission and after the game. He is more like the leader of the locker room.When watching the game, Jordan does not sit in a box, and often sits at the end of the team's bench like a substitute player.This greatly boosted morale.

After the general mobilization was over, Jordan walked up to Hayes and whispered, "Chuck, what's wrong with you today? I think you didn't play hard enough in defense. You actually let McGrady score 37 points?"

Jordan spoke in a very low voice, in order to save face for Hayes.He has always found it very strange that Hayes' defense against McGrady is not effective, and D'Antoni did not substitute for defense or double-team.

"Michael, McGrady has so many points, it's a tactical arrangement." Hayes laughed.Then he explained the situation to Jordan in general.

Jordan immediately understood that McGrady made more than 20 shots in the first half. Except for McGrady, none of the other Rockets players scored in double figures.When McGrady's physical strength declined in the second half, the situation can be imagined.

"This tactic is indeed effective, but it seems to have some impact on your personal image, and people will question your defense." Jordan smiled.

"If this can easily win the game, I am willing to be blown up every game." Hayes laughed: "It is Gerrard who worked hard today. He has been a power forward for a long time. Although Millsap's offensive methods are not Much, but in good health."

"Okay, I'll praise him a few more words." Jordan patted Hayes on the shoulder and walked towards Wallace again.

Gerald Wallace is the second head of the Bobcats. His performance this season is also very eye-catching. He averaged 18.2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 steals in five games, and his shooting percentage was as high as 48%.

Jordan left, Hayes sat in a chair and began to daze.D'Antoni came over and asked, "Chuck, what are you thinking?"

"I made three mistakes, self-examination." Hayes laughed.

"Your turnovers did increase in these two games, but I think you played better than in the first few games because your passing was sharper and more concealed. Keep the current style and make more turnovers. I don't think so. Blame you," D'Antoni said.

"Then I'm not being polite. If I have a chance, I'll throw it into the sky and let them catch it." Hayes laughed.What he was waiting for was D'Antoni's words. Since the coach doesn't blame him, he has no pressure.He also feels more comfortable passing the ball as he pleases.

When the second half of the game was about to start, Rockets coach Adelman simply arranged McGrady's singles tactics.Princeton needs players to be selfless. If Yao Ming and Hayes are there, Adelman will definitely use them as Miller and Webber, but McGrady is not Stojakovic. He can only attack with the ball and let McGrady be A spot-up shooter is a waste.

D'Antoni also arranged tactics, and his ideas just suppressed the Rockets.Except for McGrady, the other players only scored 21 points in total. He believes that the Rockets' role players have lost their touch. "Change strategy in the second half, formation 131 zone defense, Gerald (Wallace) defends Tracy McGrady, don't let him catch the ball easily, Corunna (Azubuike) assists defense at any time, Chuck controls the rebound. Can be properly emptied Battier."

This is a very targeted arrangement.Battier's most accurate position is the corner three-pointer on both sides, but in order to defend the Rockets' fast break, Battier rarely goes to the bottom line, otherwise he will have no time to chase after a counterattack.As a result, Battier's originally weak offense could not exert its full power.His other more accurate position is only at 60-degree angles on both sides. In this position, Calderon and Azubuike can speed up the rotation and change positions to interfere with shooting.

The Bobcats played the opening lineup.

The Rockets replaced Millsap with Scola, intending to strengthen the offense.After Scola gave Tracy McGrady a pick-and-roll, his shooting percentage was higher than that of Millsap.

Although the Rockets trailed by 15 points, McGrady played with a relaxed smile on his face.After moving to the Rockets, he has never scored close to 40 points in the half. If the Bobcats continue to defend like this in the second half...

Maddie couldn't bear to start YY.I might break my own career scoring record of 62 points.Now tactics revolve around me, can I score 81 points like Kobe?

The reality is cruel. The first time McGrady caught the ball, he woke up from his fantasy.The defensive player became Gerald Wallace, and Azubuike came up to double-team. The Bobcats suddenly strengthened their defense, and McGrady was a little uncomfortable.He was too relaxed in the first half, the offense was almost all jump shots, and there were only three breakthroughs in the entire first half.

After all, McGrady has rich experience. When he saw someone coming up to double-team, he didn't panic and passed the ball to Battier.Battier had only made two shots before, and none of them made a hit. Now that he received a pass from McGrady, he felt very surprised.Adjust the three-point shot at the top of the arc, which is off.

Azubuike and Wallace immediately turned from defense to offense, and Hayes successfully grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Calderon.

Azubuike and Wallace were defended by Tracy McGrady and Battier respectively. Calderon dribbled the ball off quickly, glanced at the positions of his teammates, and had a plan in mind.Do you think I'm easy to deal with?I don't just pass the ball!
Blake was right in front of Calderon, his body pressed very low, in order to defend Calderon's pass and breakthrough, Calderon quickly moved to the front of the three-point line, and suddenly stopped suddenly to shoot a three-pointer.The ball draws a wonderful arc, hollow into the net. 76 to 58.

Calderon is also a very hard worker, and he spent most of his vacation time practicing shooting.

Diligence has seen Calderon improve his shooting percentages each season.In his first year in the NBA, his three-point shooting percentage was only a poor 16.3%, and the three-pointers he made throughout the season can be counted on ten fingers.In the second season, Calderon has improved significantly, and his three-point shooting percentage has risen to 33.3%. Although he still does not take many three-point shots, he has begun to adapt to the NBA's three-point line.He understands that as a point guard, in addition to organizing the offense, open shooting ability is also very important.If he wants to become stronger, the best way is to practice three-pointers well.

After moving to the Bobcats, Calderon became the biggest surprise for the Bobcats in the new season. This season, his three-point shooting percentage in the first five games reached 43.2%, averaging 11.4 points and 8 assists per game.His performance completely overwhelmed the Bobcats starting point guard Felton last season.He's no longer a rookie who can only back up TJ-Ford.

The Rockets attacked, McGrady couldn't easily catch the ball.Wallace kept waving his arms around him, almost wrapping him in his arms.What made him even more disgusted was that Wallace's habitual action was to play with his braces in his mouth, suck them in and spit them out, and it seemed that he would spit on his face at any time...

If you want to vomit, spit it all out, and if you want to take it, take it well.Always half-spoken.Are you going to die?Maddie's good mood completely disturbed Wallace. (Wallace: I swallowed it again, I spit it out again, what do you do with me? Hit me?)
Wallace is also YY in his heart.Hayes defended so badly in the first half, if I blocked McGrady in the second half... the external evaluation would definitely be much higher, right?Do I have a chance to be selected for the All-Star Game?

With this thought in mind, Wallace was extremely defensive.

McGrady finally received the ball and used Scola to cover the right breakthrough, and Azubuike stepped forward to block it.McGrady made an emergency stop for a jumper, and the ball went wide again.

Biedrins got the rebound from the backcourt, the Bobcats made a fast break, and the three of them went down quickly to play more and less.This time Azubuike made a layup. 78 to 58.The Bobcats are way ahead.

David Lee and Millsap rebounded well, but the Bobcats are currently the league's most rebounding team.Rebounding is also a prerequisite for the Bobcats to play the fast break.

5场比赛，比德林斯上场29分钟场均能抢9.4个篮板球，海耶斯35.8分钟11.2个篮板球。加上华莱士这个能打4号位的强力摇摆人，山猫内线完全压倒了火箭。

McGrady wanted to score, but fell into a solo fight under strict guard, and the game did not cause any waves.McGrady was replaced after a few minutes in the fourth quarter and scored 51 points.

The final score was 134 to 92, and the defending champion Rockets suffered a humiliating defeat by 42 points.

(End of this chapter)