Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 646 Brother Ming, I Have Confidence in You!
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At this moment, Qin Hao suddenly started, the speed exploded, and he took a step to the right.

Yao Ming turned sideways quickly. After all, he was a center forward, and he was too tall. Although he had lost weight now, his speed was still far behind Qin Hao. It was difficult to block Qin Hao's breakthrough first.

Therefore, Yao Ming can only turn sideways to ensure that he can chase after Qin Hao in the first place. Relying on his height and wingspan, he might still have a chance to catch up.

But at this moment, Qin Hao changed direction.

Now Yao Ming had no choice, his center of gravity was too high, and he had already turned sideways, so it was too late to change direction and move laterally.

"Replenish defense."

Yao Ming shouted.

The Rockets were already ready to make up the defense when it was time to switch defenses and fight big. At this moment, Scola was waiting in the paint.

But Qin Hao didn't rush in, but made a step-back jumper.

Swish!
The ball goes in.

This is a typical small play big, before against the Nets, Qin Hao played Lopez like this.

Now that Qin Hao's mid-range shooting has changed, this kind of small play is even more handy.

But the Rockets quickly retaliated. Yao Ming took the ball in the low post, and after attracting the defense, he made an inside pass and passed it to Scola. Scola made a hit.

At this time, there were only more than three minutes left in the game, and the point difference between the two sides was still anxious. The game became fierce, and the intensity of the confrontation also soared rapidly.

boom!
A teammate passed the ball, and Yao Ming made another shot from the arc top three-point line, but this time he didn't make a shot, and the basketball bounced off the rim.

In fact, Yao Ming's shooting ability has always been very strong, and his mid-range is very accurate.In a game in 09, Yao Ming made 12 of 12 shots, a [-]% hit rate.

So even though Yao Ming hardly shot three-pointers before, it is not impossible to develop three-pointers.

It's just that the time is short, and Yao Ming's three-point shooting percentage is not very high now.

Before hitting two three-pointers in a row, he told Qin Hao that it was luck, and he was not entirely modest. There was indeed some element of luck.

What's more, it has now reached the last three minutes, and the defensive intensity is completely different from before.

The three-pointer was not made, Yao Ming frowned. When the next round came, he did not wait outside the three-point line, but came to the low post, asked his teammates for the ball, and directly played with his back in the low post. The style of play he is used to.

At this critical moment, he habitually chose the style of play he was most familiar with.

only……

boom!
There was a muffled sound, and the ball was not scored.

"Didn't go in again."

"What a pity."

"Yao just came back after all, he played very well today."

In the audience, the Rockets fans felt sorry for the goal not being scored.

But considering that Yao Ming has just come back, they can understand.

It's just that Coach Adelman frowned. The fans thought that Yao Ming missed two shots in a row because he just came back, but Coach Adelman knew that it wasn't just the reason why he just came back.

The main problem is that Yao Ming has changed his style of play. In the past, he was a traditional insider. He was very efficient in low-post singles, with shots, inside footsteps, and a beautiful hook.But now after he loses weight, his confrontational ability has declined. Although his shooting and footsteps at the basket are still there, in the low position, the two sides must have hand-to-hand combat inside, and the confrontational ability is also a very important factor.

When the confrontation ability weakens, Yao Ming's grasp of the low position, especially the key ball of this kind of fierce defense will decline.

Yao Ming told Qin Hao earlier that the coach originally wanted him to wait half a month to a month before making a comeback, which was actually because of this.

Yao Ming used to be a traditional No. 5, but now he is gradually changing to a space-based No. 5.

Of course, this kind of transformation cannot be accomplished overnight, even if Yao Ming has excellent shooting ability and has the basic conditions to become a spatial No. 5 position.

But it will take time to transform from the traditional No. 5 position.

Coach Adelman hopes that Yao Ming will wait another half month to a month for his comeback, because he hopes that Yao Ming will have enough time to complete this transformation.

It's just that Yao Ming didn't want to miss this opportunity in order to be able to compete with Qin Hao. After all, the next match between the two sides will have to wait until March next year.

So he chose to pay today.

It's just that although he played very well in the previous three quarters, at this critical moment, under the situation of escalating confrontation, Yao Ming has not been able to adapt to the change in the current style of play, and the problem has been exposed.

Speights got the rebound, and the 76ers counterattacked. After Qin Hao came to the frontcourt, he used a pick-and-roll to break through, attracting the opponent's defense, and then distributed the ball to Iguodala, who was in the air. Iguodala After receiving the ball, he made a layup and scored.

When the ball was scored, the 76ers led by four points.

Neither side scored in the next two rounds, and the game time has become less and less.

Once again, Yao got the ball in the post and played a post-up. This time he tried to finish the attack with a hook, but still missed.

Under Hawes' close-to-hand combat and huge confrontation interference, Yao Ming's hook stability also declined.

In fact, Yao Ming also knows that after his confrontation ability declines, the stability of singles in low positions will definitely decrease.

But this is a habitual way of attacking. When a person is used to a certain way of attacking, he will subconsciously choose to attack like this at critical moments, because in his subconscious, doing so is the most effective way to attack. sure.

It is not easy for a person to change habits that have been formed for many years.

Seeing the less and less game time, Yao Ming felt a little uncomfortable. He hoped that he could help the team at this critical moment, but in the end he didn't.

The 76ers seized this opportunity to further expand the point difference to seven points.

When the game ended, with a score of 112:107, the 76ers beat the Rockets by five points.

"Still lose."

"It's a pity that Yao failed to score in the last two or three offenses, but he has done a good job. 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists are already great."

In the auditorium, the Rockets fans were a little disappointed, but they were very satisfied with Yao Ming's performance today. He played 26 minutes, scored 20+10, and hit two three-pointers, which was very efficient.

Players from both sides hugged after the game.

Qin Hao gave Yao Ming a hug and said with a smile, "Brother Ming, when did you develop the three-pointer?"

"It's only these few months." Yao Ming said, "I have to thank you. If you hadn't reminded me last time, maybe I wouldn't try to develop three-pointers. You are right, I want to To prolong my career, I must change my style of play, from a traditional No. 5 position to a space-based No. 5 position." As he spoke, Yao Ming looked at the data display and smiled wryly: "But obviously I still need time to go. Adjustment."

Looks like it's really my fault.

Qin Hao touched his nose and cheered for Yao Ming: "Brother Ming, I have confidence in you, I believe you can do it, come on!"

(End of this chapter)