basketball god

Chapter 132

At the beginning of the second quarter, in order to deal with the second team of the Grizzlies, the Rockets sent Alston + Luther Hyde + Keith Bogans + McGrady + Juwan Howard's running and bombing lineup.

However, Nelson's buggy operation made Van Gundy, who had drafted in advance, miscalculate again. Because Yang Zhan showed an excellent low-post attack in the first quarter, Nelson immediately changed his original play during the intermission.

Then it was decided to use the big lineup of Atkins + Yang Zhan + Posey + White + Chakalidis.

As soon as the Rockets came up to attack first, McGrady, who served as the fourth position in the second team, had a very obvious speed advantage facing his defender White.

So even if he is unwilling to end at the basket, he has to make a breakthrough attack, and this is what Nelson originally wanted.

Because "Uncle Huo" didn't have any shooting sights at all, Chakalidis was stuck under the basket.

Facing McGrady who broke through, he made a low-level mistake at this time. As a defender, he took the initiative to confront McGrady who entered the basket.

Beep!The referee's whistle sounded, which sent McGrady directly to the free throw line.

Chakalidis, who fouled, looked calm, because this is the defensive strategy Nelson gave him, which Nelson made clear at the beginning.

"If McGrady attacks the inside, don't intentionally use black hands, but you must give him normal physical confrontation. After a few times, he will definitely give up the breakthrough attack, because McGrady's current physical condition, for his own career considerations, will not want physical confrontation again and again."

And McGrady, who was standing on the free throw line, may have been a little uncomfortable just now. He missed the first free throw, and after adjusting for a long time for the second goal, he made a free throw and made one of two free throws.

When it was the turn of the Grizzlies to attack, the speed dropped directly. Atkins took control of the ball halfway and waited for all the players to settle down.

Yang Zhan knew very well that taking advantage of your illness would kill you, so with a sudden force behind his back, he pushed away the unwell McGrady in an instant, and then turned around and made a successful throw.

After completing the attack, Alston turned around after receiving the ball and wanted to play a fast break, but he was blocked by Atkins in front of him just as he was about to speed up.

If it's not that Alston can't pass the opponent with his personal ability, but now he wants to speed up the offensive rhythm, he can only pass it to McGrady nearby.

It's a pity that with this momentary pause, they have already missed their best chance to play fast break!Because the Grizzlies are ready to defend.

And the head coach Nelson, who was sitting on the bench of the Grizzlies, showed shrewd eyes. Obviously, this move was also written by a mad scientist.

McGrady, who took the ball to the front court, faced White's close defense, and also saw that this was a trap set up for him.

But at this time, McGrady gritted his teeth and passed White one step. After entering the basket, facing Chakalidis who rushed over, he forced a layup and caused a thug foul.

He still chose to go head-to-head and stood on the free throw line again, but Nelson didn't panic at all, because he knew that this situation would not last long because.
After McGrady made two free throws, when the Grizzlies were all in position, Atkins once again lobbed the ball to Yang Zhan, who was playing low singles.

But this time after receiving the ball, Yang Zhan obviously felt that McGrady's defensive strength was weaker than last time, and he easily turned around and dunked under the basket.

The Rockets attacked again, and this time their fast break was completed, and Alston passed to Luther Hyde who was open on the outside.

After the latter received the ball, he made a three-pointer from the corner. It may be because he just came on the court, and he didn't feel much.

In the next few minutes, the Rockets' outside touch gradually picked up, but the success rate of the Grizzlies' second team in the interior was too high, and they were basically one-on-one.

Five minutes later, the score was 5-51, with the Grizzlies leading the Rockets by 42 points.

More than one quarter passed, and Van Gundy finally realized that McGrady couldn't defend against Yang Zhan today. When Yang Zhan scored another low post, Van Gundy called a long timeout.

When the timeout ended, both sides deployed their respective starting lineups, and Dayao, who had rested for nearly 6 minutes, was full of energy.

After playing, the first ball was given to Yao, who was behind him. Although the score was behind, the Rockets still wanted Yao to find his hand first.

And Dayao was in really good form today. Although Gasol tried his best to defend, Yao Ming still completed a difficult big hook against him.

In turn, the Grizzlies attacked, and this time the person in front of Yang Zhan changed again, and Van Gundy asked "Uncle Huo" to defend Yang Zhan.

Yang Zhan, who held the ball, did not force a low back attack like he did against McGrady this time, but chose a high position to attack the basket head-on with the ball.

Yang Zhan first took two tentative steps, then shook his upper body left and right twice, then took a big step and used his footsteps to turn around and pass Uncle Huo, and after entering the three-second zone, he dunked the empty basket.

The performance of Yang Zhan and Dayao today is really worthy of David Stern's hard-working publicity before the game, and it also made domestic fans hooked on this Chinese Derby.

In turn, Alstom and Dayao made a pick-and-roll, and Dayao, who received a pass back at the free throw line, did not force a shot.

Instead, it was transferred again to McGrady, who used the off-ball pick-and-roll to run out of position in the left corner. After receiving the ball, the latter made a three-pointer and hit the back edge of the basket and bounced in again.

The cooperation from the Yao Mai combination!
When it was the Grizzlies' turn to attack, Gasol stood at the free throw line and wanted to hit a single, but he suddenly saw Yang Zhan making a secret gesture.

Then Gasol gave up his singles and lightly tossed the basketball into the air. At this time, Yang Zhan, who was originally behind Juwan Howard, turned around and walked around the front, and then took off vigorously and dunked with both hands.

The Grizzlies returned one of the internal and external twin stars!
With about 3 minutes left in the second quarter, Nelson replaced Atkins with Yang Zhan, and Yang Zhan's personal data in the half was 21 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

After McGrady hit a mid-range shot at the buzzer, the first half of the game ended amidst the cheers of the fans.

At this time, the score between the two sides was 62 to 55, and the Grizzlies led the Rockets by 7 points.

After returning to the away locker room, Nelson called the players to arrange the tactics for the second half of the game. He held the tactical board and said.

"Let me summarize first. The most serious problem in the first half of the game. Although you two have a good touch, the possession of the ball is too concentrated."

Then Nelson took a look at Yang Zhan and Gasol and said again: "The combined points of the two of you have already exceeded half of the team. If this is the Rockets, it's okay, but the Grizzlies can't."

Although Nelson didn't point it out, Yang Zhan already understood in his heart that what he meant was that the Grizzlies' role players were better than the Rockets'.

Then Nelson drew the play style of the second half on the tactical board, which made Yang Zhan feel that he was really thanks to having a head coach like Nelson.

Otherwise, I would change my game style from time to time. Even if a general head coach has such an ability to adapt to changes on the spot, he would not change his tactics for you personally.

(End of this chapter)