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Unlike the Celtics who need to adjust, the tactical execution of the Rockets has implemented Van Gundy's ideas, so the bald man didn't say much, but asked everyone to continue like this.

In fact, even when the score is behind, Van Gundy will not think that there is anything wrong with his tactics. He is more accustomed to using analysis and data to tell his players that there is no problem with the tactics. It is because your execution is not good enough, at least not precise enough. Therefore, apart from being rigid, Van Gundy also has a bit of a stubborn personality.

It's just that Van Gundy will never admit this. His coaching style does not need to be dictated by others.

It is estimated that this is a problem of many coaches, but it is especially obvious in Van Gundy. In fact, Rivers is the same. Maybe no one likes to listen to other people's opinions when making decisions.

It is a good thing to win the talents of everyone, but the head coach of a team always needs to have his own ideas.

"When breaking through, pay more attention to the running position of your teammates inside and outside, and pay more attention to the rationality of passing, cutting and pick-and-roll cooperation inside and outside. If you don't have a chance, don't force a breakthrough, and don't force a shot."

Van Gundy, a guy with extremely strict tactical requirements, will tell these most basic things even when the team is playing smoothly. He needs that kind of advantage on the scene to continue to maintain.

A six-point lead is nothing in an NBA game. Two three-pointers may complete the reversal. Van Gundy will not naively think that the Celtics will always be in such a downturn. He just wants the opponent to play more awkwardly Well, completely lose the usual sense of rhythm. In this case, the Rockets' chances of winning will increase.

Can win the game, no one is willing to let go, Van Gundy is the kind of head coach who will not lose the game easily.

Although the success or failure of a game will not affect too many things, but Van Gundy is building a team that can go further in the playoffs. He has to start from the details. Come on, the Rockets this season don't just aim to get past the first round of the playoffs.

If there is a chance to go further, it is estimated that no one will object, and Van Gundy obviously believes that his team has this strength, but he must always tell these players under him to concentrate.

The strength of the current Rockets is no worse than that of the Knicks that created the Black Eight miracle. Maybe they are not as tough as those guys, but in terms of tactical execution, the current Rockets are obviously superior.

In particular, the dual-core combination of McGrady and Yao Ming can occupy a place in the entire league. What the Rockets need now is to integrate the offense and defense of the entire team on the basis of these two guys.

Van Gundy may still be dissatisfied with the selection of players, but for the current Rockets, stable performance and fairly good results are all things they have never had in the past few seasons.

Since Olajuwon left, the city has not had such a competitive team for a long time. Even if they haven't done their best in details or performance, it is enough to make fans happy.

Sometimes their performance still has ups and downs, but compared to the results of the previous few seasons, it is already very good. Now the Rockets are making great strides forward, stepping on the previous trough.

However, the start of the game against the Celtics was really good. Even the harsh Van Gundy felt that the team did a good job defensively. On the defensive end, they could trap the opponent's hands and feet and let the Celtics The smooth offense of the Celtics can't be played, especially when they limit the offensive efficiency of the Celtics inside.

This is the most important point. Playing at your own level and then dragging the opponent into an awkward rhythm is what Van Gundy asked before the game. Now everything is going smoothly. What we have to do now is to continue to maintain this tough style. Posture, especially in the paint, must completely shut down the Celtics' offense!

Van Gundy didn't think much about the Celtics' offense. The speed of Boston's recovery this season may have surprised many people, and the violent style of inside offense is the biggest one of the Celtics. Change, Van Gundy doesn't want his team to become a stepping stone on the road to success for the Bostonians. Therefore, it is the wisest choice to create some trouble for the opponent where they are best at.

The opening stage of the entire game was exactly as Van Gundy wished. Not only did they contain the fierce offensive style of the Celtics in the previous games, Yao Ming even blocked the opponent's inside line.

Jefferson lost his temper when he was slapped by Yao Ming's two big caps. Van Gundy really hoped that that guy could stay on the court so that he could continue to make use of Jefferson's chaotic offensive rhythm.

Compared with simply blocking shots, Van Gundy is more satisfied that they have successfully reduced the offensive efficiency of the Celtics. They made these guys play very uncomfortable. The Bostonians have lost their way in the positional battle. , This is the result Van Gundy wants most, and he now needs the players to continue to maintain.

"Continue to put pressure on the opponent on the defensive end, try to destroy their screen offense, Love, you have to continue to pester the opponent's No. 9, make that first-year rookie more nervous, and make him make more turnovers. From Kyle The second the Specials attack starts, it breaks the rhythm they're used to."

"Yao, you need to defend more on the inside. Jefferson may be replaced. If the opponent replaces Perkins, the offensive firepower will be weakened, but I ask you to use another firepower as much as possible on the defensive end. Also prevent death, the interior has always been the Celtics' most focused offensive direction, don't let them open the situation, you have to interfere with the guy wearing No. 99 as much as possible, he moves very flexibly in the interior."

"Your defense was timely in the first few minutes. I hope you can continue to maintain this defensive strength. Even if Jefferson is replaced, their other inside offensive point will not make it too easy for us."

Although leading the score, Van Gundy didn't want to be careless, especially inside. Even if Jefferson was replaced, it didn't mean that the Celtics had shifted their offensive focus. That bald boy was also very dangerous.

Especially when Van Gundy saw Chen Feng pull out to the perimeter twice to cooperate with Pierce in the pick-and-roll, he paid more attention to his range of movement and clever running position. In those two follow-up defenses, Juwan Howard made a mistake.

Moreover, when Chen Feng crossed positions with his teammates, he would often turn and stop in a hurry to get rid of the pursuers behind him.

Rao old guys like Juwan Howard were fooled by his running position, and Yao Ming, who moved slowly, couldn't underestimate that first-year rookie. The Celtics' inside offense was completely strangled. It could be seen that Van Gundy attached great importance to Chen Feng's existence.

If Jefferson is replaced, then Chen Feng will probably be given more room to attack. Van Gundy can't expect that Juwan Howard, who has always been stronger in offense than defense, can stare at that kid in a one-on-one matchup. .

The confrontation just now has proved that Juwan Howard's defense is still a scar of the Rockets, so don't expect him to have any unexpected performances, but Perkins' offensive ability in the interior is average, Van Gundy can now make Yao Ming free To deal with Chen Feng, first kill Jefferson, and then make Chen Feng dumb. If all these are done, then the Celtics' most important inside offense will be considered useless.

Van Gundy has been paying close attention to Chen Feng wearing the No. 99 team uniform after watching the video of the previous game. He has emphasized more than once that the guy has a strong offensive ability, especially the destructive power at the basket, which often helps Kai. The Walters reversed the situation on the court, and Van Gundy didn't want to let that guy run wild in Houston.

"Understood." Yao Ming's answer was very simple and direct. Although he was one of the dual cores in the Rockets, Yao Ming's good temper and his humility made him rarely refute when dealing with the tasks assigned by the coach.

Even if the coach's arrangement sometimes seems a bit unreasonable, this guy will not say much, especially during the game, he rarely expresses his meaning, more often, he just expresses that he will implement the tactical arrangement, I have to say, this is a very polite guy, but this habit is very bad.

The core players or big-name stars of each team will clearly express to the coach what they can do and how they are used to playing, instead of treating every request, they will implement it [-]%, especially the arrangement of the coach When there is a conflict with them, those guys may not be obedient.

Kobe is in the Lakers, Phil Jackson is a good example, when the ok combination has not been dismantled, he sometimes asks Kobe to hand over the ball to O'Neal, but if the opportunity is good, Kobe never minds being a finisher. It is because of this that there will be conflicts between the OKs. It is not that the head coach has not mentioned these issues, but if the players think that there is no problem with their handling, he may insist that this point will not change.

Joe Gang is mainly a man of obedience, and he will not make so many lore shots. On the basketball court, sometimes, a good boy may not be able to stand out, and a slightly disobedient guy may not be difficult to use.

A good player should know how to express his emotions, especially when communicating with the coach. If you don’t say it yourself, no one will know what you think. The task of the coach is not to guess your mind. There are many things to take care of, and I don’t consider how you feel. Being humble and low-key is a virtue, but if you are too low-key, sometimes you will deceive yourself. Sometimes Yao Ming is too careful.

You can't see Yao Ming reprimanding his teammates in a harsh tone when the team's offense has problems, and you can't see him lose his temper because he doesn't play well, and you can't see him arbitrarily controlling the offensive rhythm. , Most of the time, this guy is cooperating with others instead of doing it by himself.

It’s not that he is incapable of finishing the offense, at least in the Houston Rockets, that is, McGrady’s offensive level is better than him. For the rest of the guys, if many of the wild shots are handed over to Yao Ming, maybe this guy averages 30 points per game All of the above are pretty casual things, but you really don't see the little giant cast endlessly.

As long as there is a chance, Yao Ming will pass the ball to a teammate in a better position, even if that guy's shooting rate makes many people feel a little pain, but when it is time to pass, Yao Ming never hesitates.

This is a kind of thing in the bones of the Chinese people. They are humble, courteous, do not like to be in the limelight, and hope to leave a good impression on everyone, so Yao Ming is definitely a perfect person in front of the media.

It is rare for him to ignore the media. More importantly, Yao Ming will answer questions from reporters most of the time, and he will only avoid questions about himself or the team.

But for the evaluation of Yao Ming, most people will say that he is a good person and a good player, but absolutely no one said that he will be the leader of the Rockets, even when McGrady is not around, few people would say that. It is estimated that only Chinese reporters will write this in the newspaper, and Houston fans only regard him as a member of the team, an important member, but the leader?I believe many people will subconsciously shake their heads.

It's not that they don't trust Yao Ming's personal ability, it's just that compared with Olajuwon and others, the little giant is really too quiet. Maybe he is very humorous and witty, but he lacks a bit of courage to give it up to me.

Xie Miaomiao didn't go to Houston to report. Apart from the fact that she was reporting too much news about Yao Ming, it was more because of Chen Feng's unscrupulous wildness that attracted her and made her feel very fresh. Different from the temperament of domestic players and even Yao Ming, no matter what kind of opponent he meets, or how irritating the reporters' pestering is, Chen Feng doesn't seem to care.

And this guy is definitely not a very obedient player. On the court, he may change the tactical arrangement that Rivers just arranged at any time. Rondo, Pierce, these partners are often confused by Chen Feng's strange ideas, Yao Ming But he has always followed the rules, he is far less capable than Chen Feng.

That's right, you've seen the scene where Yao Ming fights against O'Neal at the basket, but most of the time, whether it's a storm of mouth or confrontation, the little giant is more or less crushed by the big shark, but Chen Feng meets the big shark. Shark, this guy can't take advantage of the confrontation, but he will definitely impress O'Neal. How many rookies have you seen who dared to break ground on the Shark's head in the first grade?Chen Feng dared, and this guy was so bold that he dared to drag O'Neill to the floor, and started a boxing match with him.

The number of Chen Feng's fans in the country increased sharply, probably because of this. After all, after watching too many good boy performances, everyone expected to have a different feeling, and this bad boy was born out of nowhere.

Facts have proved that Chen Feng's tossing ability is really a bit unpredictable. When the game restarted and the Celtics' offense started again, Van Gundy felt that he still underestimated that kid.

The Rockets' offense has been going smoothly before, so they don't intend to change anything, they are still defending according to their own rhythm, Alston's entanglement with Rondo has not stopped, and Pierce is still following him like a shadow like a plaster Battier, after Perkins came up, he had to face Juwan Howard's follow-up defense. McGrady's defensive level was average, but Sprewell's offense was not at the stage when he was in the Knicks. Everything seems to be no different from the beginning, the only change may be that Jefferson is not there, Chen Feng has changed to the basket, and fellow Yao Ming is following him.

The Celtics only changed one person, and Van Gundy's tactics would not change anything because of this, but it was such a simple change that made all the Rockets fans in the Toyota Center see the consequences.

Rondo's ball control has always been as stable as ever. Although Alston's entanglement is interfering endlessly, after the timeout, Rondo has lost a little impatience in the opening stage. Rivers also beat himself just now The main point guard, let him calm down, and don't be disturbed by the atmosphere of the court.

Although Rondo is a first-year novice, many people think he is still a little immature, but in the Celtics team, an old guy like West who has played in the NBA for several years may not be as good as him. Rondo is more sophisticated.

So for such a little guy, it is enough for Rivers to give him a few words, let him know how to play, which is more important. After all, Rivers and Thibodeau now regard Rondo as the future Celtics can rely on. They are also cultivating their successors, and since that kid has this ability, they are more concerned about how to guide him.

Rondo's nervous system is definitely not at the novice level. At least under Alston's entanglement, he can calmly observe the situation on the field and find loopholes in the Rockets' defense so that he can complete a beautiful assist. As soon as Tong Tong hesitated a little, the basketball in Rondo's hand was thrown into the three-second zone.

That was when Rondo and Alston crossed their bodies, the fast and urgent pass cut through the Rockets' defense instantly like a knife, and it was directly sent to the three-second zone. Chen Feng passed the ball from the top of the arc at the same time. Cut in, the cooperation of the two people is like the gears meshing, the exact point, the whole movement is like the wind passing by, the Rockets' defense is only a short pause, but it is enough for Chen Feng , high-speed cut, plus Rondo's pass was very sudden, Chen Feng wiped himself into the basket after catching the basketball, what kind of cooperation, this kid didn't think about this problem at all, cut at this juncture, he had to The only thing is to give those noisy Houston fans a beautiful counterattack!Make them all shut up!

Yao Ming's reaction was really not slow, he had already moved his steps to block when Chen Feng cut in, but Chen Feng followed the momentum of starting from the top of the arc at high speed, and just passed Yao Ming's blocking position. The rush was a bit too much, but the guy just twisted his body from the basket and forced himself up.

The person is behind the backboard, the ball is already in the air, just such an awkward posture, but it is enough for Chen Feng to smash the basketball in his hand into the basket. He uses this way to shake the hearts of Houston fans.

One follows the rules, the other does not follow the usual path. The confrontation between two Chinese players gave the so-called derby a little taste for the first time...