super small forward

Chapter 431 431. Don't worry

This plot is different from what was planned!

McHale looked sad, looking at the perimeter with Beverly as the defensive second team, and Howard as the best defensive player inside, the small forward and the defensive pioneers like Ariza, but the defense is like this.

However, the Rockets' defense this season... It should be said that the Rockets' defense has not been better since McHale came to the Rockets. It all depends on xjbd's offense to solve everything.

"Isaiah, James, Trevor, Francisco, Dwight, five of you are on the court. You mainly play three-pointers and shoot when you have the opportunity. Dwight is responsible for rebounding. If you have the opportunity to attack the second attack, just shoot directly." Seeing the team's poor defense, McHale simply gave up the defense and directly sent a lineup of Isaiah Conan, Harden, Ariza, Garcia, and Howard to score four three-pointers.

However, McHale has no real skills. Being a head coach depends entirely on his peers. When the NBA is about to enter a new era, many old-school coaches are already outdated and cannot keep up with the current rhythm of three-pointers. Nanta's McHale's talent is not too bad.

D'Antoni seems to have some ideas here, he has been thinking about it before.

D'Antoni seemed to have made a decision to replace Jeremy Lin with Henry, Clarkson returned to the point guard position, Kobe Bryant returned to the shooting guard position, Henry played small forward, Liu Ren and Green continued to partner inside, and the five forwards and guards were swingmen. line-up!
I have to say that the Rockets lineup is indeed powerful on the offensive end, and this lineup is also very suitable for Howard. Howard played this way when the Magic played the most powerful.

Back on the court, the Rockets attack.

Harden and Garcia pick and roll outside the three-point line. After Garcia blocked Liu Ren, Harden shot a three-pointer behind Garcia.

The ball missed, but Howard easily got an offensive rebound over Green, then drove past Green for a dunk.

Returning to this style of play, Howard is like a fish in water. The open inside gives him enough space to play one-on-one, and he can almost sweep the offensive rebounds.

As long as this is not too hard, the Rockets' offense is simply in a state of no solution, just like the Magic once, when the outside line thinks there is a chance, just keep shooting.

Green's tears, Howard's ability to grab the board is not covered. Isn't this kind of abused job Thackeray's thing?Why did you become yourself to suffer?

With a strong body, top-notch predictions, and an occasional dunk, even if there is no dunk, Howard grabs an offensive rebound, and single-playing Green is as easy as drinking water.

The Lakers also simply started to fight against each other. Unlike the Rockets' main three-pointer, the Lakers kept hitting the basket, just sticking to Howard, trying to make Howard foul.

But Howard is not stupid. The coaches have given up defense in order to open up the offense. The most important link and core of this offense is him who is in charge of rebounding. If someone wants to foul him, he will give up blocking shots more often. , chose to escape.

The Rockets' defense has really become a piece of paper.

The offenses of both sides come and go, the Rockets make a three-pointer, and if they don’t make it, there will be a dunk.The game's ratings have skyrocketed.

At halftime, the Lakers led 60 to 55 by 5 points and entered the halftime break.

"Coach, going on like this is not an option. Let Howard grab rebounds, assists and score in the interior as he pleases, and the Rockets' shooters will play more and more smoothly. This is not good news for us." Liu Ren said to D'Antoni.

Why hasn't Whiteside been played yet?
Liu Ren scored easily in the first half, with 27 points in the half, but only grabbed 6 rebounds. The Lakers lagged behind the Rockets in rebounds in the first half, because Whiteside was not replaced for a long time. In a small lineup, both Green and Antetokounmpo played centers, and Howard grabbed 14 rebounds in the half.

And now the game has obviously entered the rhythm that Howard likes, and he alone takes the rebounds in the paint.

And Liu Ren is not a real insider, he can't go in and defend Howard alone.

If you really want to defend Howard alone... Liu Ren gave up this tempting choice after thinking about it.

Not to mention that he is not afraid of injury, neither the management nor the coaching staff will agree.

Howard likes the current style of play very much, this kind of style of play with him as the core that he has not seen for a long time.

Since leaving the Magic, Howard has never had the opportunity to become a core player. Whether it is in the Lakers or the Rockets, his role is very simple, that is, defense.

More often, his role on the offensive end is singles or as an end point for catch-and-shoot.

And now that the whole team revolves around him, that's what Howard wants.

"Don't worry, we'll crush his basketball dream in the second half." D'Antoni said with an expression that you don't have to worry.

Is it really that easy?Liu Ren looked at D'Antoni with a relaxed face, and was very puzzled. The Rockets' current style of play was not too good for Howard, with 21 points and 14 rebounds in the half, as if the statistics had already exploded.

It's really that easy. After the start of the second half, D'Antoni showed what is called the best coach.

The Rockets are now playing very strong offense around Howard, but it is very important that McHale is not as good as Stan Van Gundy, not only offensively, let alone defensively.

When Stan Van Gundy used Howard to play the three-point rain tactic that made the league fearful, he could also let the Magic play the league's leading defense. Van Gundy could use Howard to lead a group of second-rate players to the finals and play the strength of the championship.

And McHale is completely imitating the original offensive method of the Magic. He is basically at a loss as to how to use Howard to build a defense.

This season, the Rockets' defense has been greatly improved, which is entirely due to the personal abilities of Beverly, Ariza, and Howard.

"Coach, I really don't need to help double-team Howard? My pace is fast to double-team Howard, and I should be able to return the ball in time after he passes." The second half of the game began immediately, and Liu Ren did not get the double-team instruction. asked anxiously.

"Teaming, of course you have to double-team, but it's not you, it's Drummond and Hassan." D'Antoni replied.

Finally using Whiteside!

The inside defense of Green and Whiteside partnered, it feels so sour!
Whiteside, who had been waiting for half the game off the field, was so worried that he lost a few hairs. He couldn't figure out why the coach didn't let him play?

The second half of the game begins.

(End of this chapter)