NBA villain

Chapter 354 Tradition and Change
The Rockets' offensive rhythm was very slow, and Tracy McGrady dribbled the ball across the half court without haste.

The Rockets rely heavily on McGrady's individual singles and offensive organization on the outside. McGrady is no different from the work he did in the Magic. The difference is that he needs to take more care of the cooperation with the inside players.

McGrady holds the ball and dribbles sideways, keeping enough distance from Ariza.

The young Ariza is like a cobra, with long arms outstretched, eyes fixed on the basketball in Tracy McGrady's hands, and he likes the feeling of confrontation with this top star.

McGrady passes the ball to David Wesley.

Wesley didn't move, and passed the ball back to McGrady, who grabbed the basketball with one hand and pressed his shoulder down for a three-threat against Ariza.

"This young man is very nice."

Seeing Ariza's defensive actions and posture, Van Gundy Jr.'s eyes lit up, and he spoke to the assistant coach next to him.

"Yes, he was a second-round pick selected by the Knicks last year. His physical fitness is very good, but his shooting ability is terrible. The key point is that he has no three-point shooting ability."

"Oh, no wonder it's only a second-round pick." Van Gundy said, if Ariza has shooting ability, it must be a first-round pick.

But now, Ariza, who has no offensive ability, is just right to defend McGrady.

McGrady's one hand turned into two hands, making a breakthrough.

A one-step dribble from the right side of his dominant hand. The speed of the first step is amazing. After Ariza adjusted his pace, he followed up.

"Followed?" McGrady felt Ariza's sticky defense and stopped on the spot.

Changing the direction in front of the body to his left hand, McGrady took a step to the left, and then suddenly took a step out, widening the distance with Ariza.

Ariza rushed over, McGrady has jumped upright in the air, raised his proud arm, and shot lightly.

"Shh!"

The basketball arc is very low, but it still passes through the heart.

With a 2-2 tie, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

The Warriors hadn't sent the baseline ball yet, and the Rockets, like frightened birds, quickly retreated to defend. When Davis received the ball, all five of them got off the ground, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Yang Di didn't expect that the Rockets reacted so strongly after being beaten into a fast break by the Warriors.

What the Rockets players thought of was the match against the Suns not long ago. In the end, the Rockets scored more than 120 points. For them, it was already a rare high score, but the Suns scored more than [-] points, and the opponent got more points. , in full bloom.

Davis slowly advanced through the half court and asked Yang Di to come out for a pick-and-roll.

The two pick and roll at the top of the arc, Davis dribbles to the left, and with Yang Di's pick and roll, he throws off David Wesley's defense.

"boom!"

When David Wesley couldn't stop his body and hit him, Davis took advantage of his strong body and broke through.

Juwan Howard couldn't help coming over to double-team Davis, Yang Di stepped down, Davis paused slightly, and then threw the ball.

Yang Di took the basketball thrown by Davis in the air and met Yao Ming who was filling in.

Almost half a turn around, Yang Di raised the ball again, made a fake shot with both hands, then dribbled the ball with low hands, and rushed to the basket with two dribbles.

The long arm swept the hand, turned around and made a half-hook movement.

Yao Ming stood still, and with Juwan Howard running over to double-team, Yang Di had very little space around him, so he could only take a risk and choose to pass the ball.

The pass line is just right, and the hit goes to the open Chandler.

Chandler jumped up and was about to dunk, but was pulled down by the veteran Bowen who rushed from the side. The ball missed, but he got two fouls.

"Pretty!"

Yang Di came over and gave Chandler a high five. Davis, Ariza and others also walked in and gave Chandler a high five.

If Yang Di chooses a long-distance cross pass, it will probably create opportunities for Dunleavy, but he did not take the risk of passing the ball like this. He chose a more stable way to deal with it. , Although you will not get assists, your turnovers will also be reduced very low.

Chandler made two free throws and the Rockets sent the baseline ball.

"The Rockets are a traditional team, and the Warriors are a new type of team."

Montgomery turned his head and said with a smile to his assistant coach: "The Rockets attack on the ground with a single eye. They can't restrain it, and Yang Di will also open up this point, and then it will fully bloom."

And the Rockets don't have a good guard, and Wesley goes to defend Davis, which is simply like a misplacement.

As a result, the Warriors played a very smooth offense. Halfway through the first quarter, they led the Rockets by 19 points 11 to 8.

Van Gundy immediately called a timeout.

"Yao, I think you need to stand up, take more responsibility on the offensive end, and beat Chandler down in the low post. He hasn't fouled once so far." Van Gundy said to Yao Ming seriously.

Yao Ming nodded, silently expressing that he understood the meaning of the coach, but he remembered what Yang Di said to him. Is it really useful for him to score two points again and again?
Back from the timeout, Yao Ming played Chandler with his back.

Squeezing Chandler away, turning around and hitting a small hook, the Rockets trailed the Warriors by 13 points 19 to 6.

The Warriors attacked in the frontcourt, and Yang Di went to the upper line to catch the ball. In the elbow area, Chandler covered Davis for running without the ball.

Davis came out to catch the ball, and Yang Di ran to the basket along Chandler's second screen. After Chandler blocked Juwan Howard for Yang Di, he continued to move up the line and set up a pick-and-roll for Davis.

Chandler moved three times on the possession and the referee nearly called a screen foul.

At this time, Yang Di took a step ahead and got rid of Juwan Howard and rushed to the basket. With a shake of his hand, Davis passed the ball between Yao Ming and Zhu Wan, and it happened to pass to Yang Di.

Yang Di stepped in, stepped outside the three-second zone and flew up.

Yao Ming was too late to follow up, and watched Yang Di complete the dunk, and pushed the ball into the basket with one hand.

21:13.

The Rockets served the ball very quickly, Wesley dribbled the ball, adjusted the direction after continuous crotch, and dribbled to the left side of the top of the arc.

Wesley's strength is that he is good at pick-and-rolls, which is usually the case for small players like this, but after coming to the Rockets, his task is to bring the ball across the half court, and then pass the ball to Tracy McGrady or Yao Ming, and the next step is to Running without the ball, as a diversion point for outside firepower.

This directly weakens many of his abilities. After passing the ball to Yao Ming in the low post, he can only move to the wing or corner.

Yao Ming catches the ball, rises up and hits Chandler with his back.

"boom!"

The second time, Yang Di came to double-team, Yao Ming took a big stride, turned around in the middle, faced the double-team of two people, and shot with his height.

Chandler jumps up on defense and violates Yao Ming's shooting cylinder.

"Beep~" the whistle sounded, and Yao Ming caused a defensive foul on Chandler and walked to the free throw line.

(End of this chapter)