Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 182 [Yao Qiao Combination, Best Partner]

"Yao, get ready to play. You have to play a little longer today. If you don't play, we can't beat the Bobcats inside." Eagles coach Mike Woodson said.

The Bobcats came off the bench and the Hawks were forced to bring in Yao Ming early.

When Yao Ming came on the court, Gortat saw his own means, turned around and hit a jumper. 42 to 34.

Gortat dunked two times on Pachulia's head in a majestic manner.As soon as Yao Ming came up, he became even more energetic.If he can get one on Yao Ming's head, he will be very angry.

Maybe Felton also wanted to see Gortat dunk Yao Ming, so he broke through and gave the ball to Gortat.Gortat broke through with the ball and was about to make a one-handed dunk on Yao Ming.

Do you think I'm Yao Ming and Bradley?Yao Ming thought to himself.He went forward with all his strength, and the two masters confronted each other head-on. Yao Ming slapped Gortat's full-strength dunk and blocked it.Gortat has confidence in his explosive power, and Yao Ming's upper body strength is not bad.The referee hesitated and did not call a foul.

The ball fell to the ground, and two players from each side stepped forward to fight.Landry flew out with a side throw and touched the basketball first, and Felton caught the ball and reorganized.

Yao Ming's athletic ability is not strong, but standing under the basket is an extremely difficult barrier. Countless well-known stars in the league have suffered from "Yao-style hot pot".Violent factions such as Stoudemire, Warcraft Howard, and O'Neill are no exception.

Is this the strength of an All-Star player?Today I must buckle one on your head.Although Gortat received a big hat, it did not dispel his fighting spirit, but aroused his desire to win.

Gortat is a very stubborn person, and he must try his best to achieve what he believes.Unfortunately, the offensive methods he is good at must be close to the basket, and the turnaround throw was blocked by Yao Ming's big block.This time the Eagles launched a counterattack, and Joe Johnson made a three-pointer. 45 to 34.

Bobcats see the situation is not good, replaced Barnes with Hayes.The Eagles immediately added Josh Smith.

"Marcin, don't force Yao Ming, leave the inside attack to me!" Hayes said to Gortat after playing.

Having too much confidence in a person is both an advantage and a disadvantage.Gortat is not reconciled to just being a role player, but his current strength cannot compete with Yao Ming.

"Elvis" spoke, and Gortat immediately nodded in agreement.In the team, he only obeys Hayes, because Hayes has the grace to know him.If Hayes hadn't discovered him, he doubted that he was still in the Development League.

After Hayes played, the Bobcats' inside offense had a clear point of attack.
"Hayes, don't try to be arrogant again! Let you taste my strength! I will kill you!" Josh Smith shouted.He was cheering himself up. In the first quarter, he had tried his best to mark, and Hayes still scored 10 points.However, several times Hayes borrowed his teammate's pick-and-roll jumper, and Smith had no choice but to change positions. He didn't think it was because of his poor defensive ability.

Hayes reached for the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, took the ball back and turned to face Smith.With the left foot as the axis, the ball was dropped with the left hand, and took a step, which attracted Smith's center of gravity to the left. Immediately, he pulled the ball up with his right hand and took the ball and turned sharply towards the middle. After passing Smith, he jumped with both feet and dunked the ball in with one hand with his left hand. !Yao Ming didn't have time to make up the defense either. 45 to 36.

"Sorry, you're still far behind!" Hayes laughed.

The offense felt like a slap in the face to Josh Smith.

The Bobcats double-teamed Yao Ming. After Yao Ming scored the ball, Joe Smith missed an outside shot.Landry grabbed the backboard.The Bobcats made a quick break, Hayes caught the ball from the right, and Smith stared at him again.Felton and Weaver followed up from the left and the center respectively, with only one Marvin Williams defending in the center.

I must defend this ball, at least not let him score!Smith thought, so he followed Hayes.He has blocked Hayes' breakthrough angle and predicted that Hayes will pass the ball.

Hayes glanced at the middle, handed the ball to his right hand in the running and pulled the ball up...

Behind the back pass?Smith immediately took a half-step forward trying to block Hayes' pass.Unexpectedly, the ball turned out from behind Hayes and fell to the ground, and was handed over to the left hand. This was just a dribble behind the back.This simple feint completely swayed Smith, Hayes took the ball and shot with his right hand, and the ball hit again! 45 to 38.

After scoring the goal, Hayes looked around, pretending not to see Smith, and said to himself, "Huh? There seems to be someone who tried to cover me just now. Where did he go?"

This is outright insulting.Smith was really angry, and his face turned pale. (he's black...)
Last season, Smith was badly hit by Hayes with the back.In order to prevent Hayes, he crazily gained weight and exercised during the holidays, and he already weighed 110 kilograms.But resisting Hayes, he still couldn't prevent it.Hayes has also improved, and his ability to face up to the frame has begun to play out this season.

Hayes still had the upper hand in the one-on-one with Smith in this quarter.But the Bobcats failed to recover the score.Yao Ming and Johnson's offense guaranteed the Eagles' offensive firepower.

Yao Ming's threat is too great.As soon as he catches the ball, he can attract the bobcats' double-teams, and can distribute the ball out of the outside line in time. Although Yao Ming's passing needs to be improved, it is difficult to directly convert it into an assist, but Joe Johnson's individual singles still give the bobcats a heavy burden blow.

The Bobcats let Gortat single-handedly guard Yao Ming for a while.As a result, Gortat was repeatedly ravaged by Yao Ming with turnaround jumpers and turnaround hooks.Poor Gortat, in order to grow his hair, he used the best hair tonic, and the few hairs that had just grown were lost again in a few minutes of confrontation... Gortat fouled Yao Ming three times and was beaten by Beed Rings replaced.

The halftime score was 62 to 53, and the Eagles led by 9 points.

During halftime, Mike Woodson entered the locker room and praised the players.He is very satisfied with the performance of "Yao Qiao combination". "In the second half, Yao and Joe continued to attack, and Rodney stepped up his breakthrough. We tried to defeat the Bobcats in one breath in the third quarter. Josh moved to the outside to defend Hayes, and Marvin (Williams) played power forward, helping to defend at any time .Don't let Hayes get inside easily again. That guy isn't one-on-one guardable!"

Josh Smith felt a little uncomfortable, he played very depressed.Before the game, he took the initiative to propose to the coach to defend against Hayes alone.

Yao Ming said at the time: "No one in the Rockets can defend Hayes one-on-one. There are not many in the league who can do it. I suggest double-teaming him. Or one person can put him on the outside and one person inside. Help at any time."

Smith boasted that he had the confidence to limit Hayes. As a result, Hayes scored 21 points in the half game, and he also committed 3 fouls.

This result made him very uncomfortable.He hopes to become a first-tier star in the league, a top swingman, but he is still a little behind James, Hayes, Anthony and others.

"Josh, don't worry, you are an indispensable member of the Eagles. Although Hayes scored a lot of points, he also spent a lot of energy. You have defended well. Continue to work hard in the second half." Mike - Woodson said.

On the other side, the atmosphere of the Bobcats in the locker room of the visiting team was a bit dignified.Their defense has not been good enough today.

"Jeff, if the Rockets had played this tactic in the regular season last season, you would have broken the Bulls' record of 72 wins! You have trained a monster." D'Antoni said helplessly.He has used all the methods available to defend Yao Ming.Still can't stop.

In the past few seasons, the tactic that Yao Ming feared most, the Eagles have already cracked it.As long as the inside is empty, the Eagles can easily counter-hook Yao Ming to score.With a power forward partner who can score from long-range shots, Yao Ming's ability has been fully developed and his state has reached its peak.

Dare to feel that the Hai Ye in the previous life dragged Yao Ming down.thought Hayes.If Hai Ye in his previous life could hit the mid-range shot, how could the Rockets lose to the Jazz.On the one hand, he was happy for Yao Ming, but on the other hand, he was a little worried about the prospect of the Bobcats.Not to mention the championship this season, it is not easy for the Bobcats to enter the finals.The Eagles have already risen ahead of schedule, and there are still Magic and Cavaliers watching.

"The only advantage we have right now is physical strength. Yao Ming can only play 35% to 6% after playing more than 7 minutes. We can use a substitute to deal with the Hawks. I just hope they don't last until the end." Van Gundy shook his head.

The Bobcats don't have a good solution. Biedrins and Gortat can't do anything to Yao Ming, let alone Kurt Thomas. His height is only 206cm, which has obvious disadvantages, and his state has also declined this season.Bobcats want to win, can only attack against attack.Calderon, Gerald - Wallace poor form.Both of them belong to the type of offensive convulsions, and today is a low tide.The person who stood up to help Hayes was Weaver, who scored 10 points in a single quarter.

"Corunna, you have to keep an eye on Joe Johnson. Whether you can win today depends on your defense." D'Antoni said.The cooperation between Joe Johnson and Yao Ming is the main reason why the Bobcats are passive.

As the saying goes, "One mountain cannot contain two tigers, unless there is one male and one female."Kobe and Gasol, Jordan and Pippen, Olajuwon and Glider, these great duos are all a domineering and fierce, a calm and restrained.Reality tells us that if a team wants to reach the pinnacle, what it needs most is the harmony of yin and yang. Two appearances are born, and two appearances give birth to four phenomena. Only by such evolution can there be infinite changes and invincibility.

In Hayes' previous life, Wade and James, the Big Three of the Heat, were too domineering and had overlapping roles, so they lacked chemical reactions and their records were not ideal.

Yao Ming's style of play is a technical center, taking a feminine route. (Yao Ming's style of play is similar to that of Gasol, who is recognized as the "sister-in-law"...) Although Joe Johnson is calm and introverted, it is hard to say that he is overbearing, but his style of play is also tough enough, and he often has aggressiveness on the court. Hot performance inside.The anode of the Eagles is none other than Joe Johnson. He partnered with Yao, and the yin and yang just reconciled.

In terms of defense, Joe Johnson is also a relatively good defensive player. He can defend from the first position to the fourth position. The opponent's outside shots bring shock, good overall view, not easy to steal, good at making offensive fouls.What is even more commendable is his defensive attitude. Even if he has to play for 201 minutes and organize more than half of the team's offense, he can still spare no effort to participate in the defense.

Before Yao Ming transferred to the Hawks, there was an interview program in Atlanta that asked "Who do you want to be"?At that time, Joe Johnson replied: "Yao Ming. I want to see how his life is. He comes from China. It is a country with billions of people. The pressure he has to deal with is beyond my imagination. So I want to see what kind of life that is." This shows his respect for Yao Ming.Such a super center, someone he wants to become and know becomes his teammate?Joe's joy can be imagined.

In just over a month of running-in, "Yao Qiao Group" has become the best partner enough to make the whole league fearful.

(End of this chapter)