Thanos

Chapter 88 Defense upgrade
With all three free throws, McGrady has scored 8 points in a row, which is also all the points scored by the Rockets.

McGrady is unstoppable tonight!
Relying on McGrady's performance, only half a quarter, 17:12, the Rockets have already led by 5 points.

And McGrady scored 12 points and 3 rebounds alone, which was equal to the points of the entire Lakers team. Ye Heping was beaten into a sieve.

When McGrady hit a pull-up jumper over Ye Heping's head again, Ye Heping only felt that his brain was a little messed up, and he even began to doubt himself.

Is it really possible for me to guard against McGrady?

Tang Shuai felt something was wrong off the court, but he didn't dare to double-team McGrady. After all, the Rockets still have Yao Ming.

In the next round, McGrady made a quick breakthrough after a huge change of direction.

Ye Heping, who was moving sideways very quickly, was actually passed by McGrady in one step. At this moment, Ye Heping stretched out his hand in a fever.

Beep beep!

Foul, the cumulative number of fouls has been 2, and the first quarter is just over half.

There was nothing to say, Tang Shuai directly replaced Ye Heping.

"Son, you need to calm down."

Divac handed Ye Heping a bottle of Gatorade and a towel.

"McGrady is very strong. He was the only star who scored high points against the Pistons last season. He was the two-time scoring champion. It's not that you are too bad, but he is too strong!"

"Ok!"

Ye Heping nodded, I understand the truth, but...

Divac patted Ye Heping on the shoulder: "Look at what Bryant did."

After Ye Heping left the field, Kobe would naturally take on the burden of defending McGrady.

After all, Butler and Atkins are not McGrady's opponents.

Kobe's strict defense is extremely aggressive, and the confrontation is also sufficient.

But McGrady still scored the ball.

In the next round, Kobe continued to defend, but McGrady still scored.

In the next round, Kobe defended even more fiercely, and finally let McGrady miss the shot and stopped McGrady's offensive.

"Do you understand? In terms of defense, Kobe's innate talent is actually not as good as yours. He suffers from height and wingspan. But he can stop McGrady, although it is only a little bit."

"Defense, more talent than offense. But never talent alone."

Divac patiently guided.

Ye Heping took a long breath, and his face gradually calmed down.

Yes, defense is more difficult than offense. It has always been a competition of attitude and willpower.

Those who are gifted are better at defense, but the honor of defense is never just for the gifted.

Ben Wallace, undrafted.

Chuck Hayes, undrafted.

Bruce Bowen, undrafted.

……

None of these guys have those flashy talents, but who can deny their defensive ability?
Most of the good defensive players have experienced hardships.

The first quarter is over.

Under the leadership of McGrady's superb performance, the Rockets have already led the Lakers by 29 points at 22:7.

McGrady scored 16 points very efficiently, unstoppable, and Kobe could only be slightly restricted.

In the substitute stage, Maurice Taylor of the Rockets played well, and Brian Cook of the Lakers also contributed a sharp shot. The two teams stalemate for a few minutes, still maintaining a 7-point difference.

37: 30.

Both teams returned from the starting lineup, and Ye Heping faced McGrady again.

"Children, don't pay too much attention to statistics. Defense is not just about steals and blocks. I will see everything you do, and fans can also see it."

Before going on stage, Tang Shuaiqian exhorted and Wan exhorted.

This tone made the rest of the Lakers very jealous. You must know that Tang Shuai is a lion roar to everyone else, even Kobe can't get this kind of affectionate title.

"Child", Tang Shuai really regarded Ye Heping as his own child.

When McGrady saw Ye Heping come back, he joked, "Little rookie, if you don't want to be blown up, let Kobe defend me."

Because of Yao Ming and Kobe, the relationship between McGrady and Ye Heping is not bad.

McGrady himself has a good impression of Ye Heping. You must know that when McGrady first entered the league and stayed with the Raptors, he started as a defensive player, and his role is exactly the same as Ye Heping.

Ye Heping did a good job, and Mai Di felt that he was no different than that at that time. To a certain extent, Ye Heping was even better.

Of course, McGrady is now one of the four shooting guards, and his vision is high.

He didn't even look down on his original defense, and Ye Heping's defense seemed much more immature.

So, McGrady didn't deliberately make fun of Ye Heping, but there was a gap between the two of them.

The Lakers can match McGrady, and only Kobe.

"This is my job!"

Ye Heping wasn't annoyed either, but responded unquestionably.

As the team's defensive vanguard, it is my responsibility to defend the opponent's top attacker every night.

What's more, Tang Shuai and Divac have already opened up for themselves just now.

Maddie smiled and didn't take it seriously at all.

I kindly reminded myself that it is your own problem if you don't take it seriously, just don't be beaten and cried later.

Beep beep!

At the start of the game, Mai and Ye fought again at the three-point line.

McGrady's iconic one-handed ball, relying on the main leaf peace.

Ye Heping opened his legs, lowered his center of gravity very low, leaned on the main McGrady's back with one hand, and blocked McGrady's eyes with the other hand, a standard defensive action.

Both of them are tall and thin, and they are also the pinnacle of the appearance of the two teams, which attracted cheers from the female fans on the scene.

Kobe nearby was very helpless, his appearance was not low, but he was a little shorter than these two guys, and he always felt like a little chick standing by.

Mai Di didn't take it seriously, and glanced at Ye Heping, but his expression changed slightly.

I still remember that in the first quarter of the game, Ye Heping was beaten by himself, his mentality collapsed, and he was in a trance.

But now, this guy's eyes are so determined, full of fighting spirit.

How could a rookie have such an adjustment speed?

In this way, this little guy will become a big player in the future. Even if he is not a superstar, he is also one of the best defenders in the league, and his level is definitely higher than "Little Prince" Prince, Doug Christie and the like.

Of course, the future.

McGrady still looks down on Ye Heping now.

With a slight smile, McGrady swayed left and right to test Ye Heping's defense.

However, Ye Heping was very steady, his eyes were neither impatient nor impatient, and he didn't reveal any flaws.

As a super scorer, McGrady's methods are naturally not limited to this point. One trial failed, McGrady held the basketball high and turned around.

But at this moment, Ye Heping gave enough resistance, and McGrady, who was turning around, was unprepared, and was pushed by Ye Heping, his body crooked and almost walked, very embarrassed.

If it weren't for his seasoned experience and good physical confrontation, McGrady's goal would be handed over to others.

Normally, the height and weight of the two are about the same, but McGrady's strength is obviously superior, and it is impossible for Ye Heping to crush McGrady.

But Ye Heping's timing was good, and with the bonus of "Dinghaishenzhen", the aggressive defensive effect this time was exceptionally good.

Mai Di bared his teeth, his face was not very good-looking, he turned his head against Ye Heping's chest, intending to create a space between the two.

Ye Heping exerted strength with his legs, giving the confrontation more strength, and did not give an inch.

Facing a super scorer like McGrady, if you give in for a moment, you will give him a big chance.

McGrady couldn't do three tricks in a row, and his complexion was even worse.

He discovered that Ye Heping seemed to have undergone some kind of upgrade when he came back again, and his defensive ability had been qualitatively improved.

Every move I make is uncomfortable.

However, is this improvement too fast?It's full of calculations, and it's also peaceful to rest for 10 minutes.

(End of this chapter)