full court guidance

Chapter 104

On June 6, the dreary Eastern Conference Finals finally came to an end. The Pistons, who had entered the Eastern Conference Finals for three consecutive years, were eliminated by the Heat with a total score of 2:4. If the team owners are smart enough, they should clean up the team's salary space and rebuild.

Because the Rockets are in the second half, the Heat will wait for the Rockets at home on June 6.

Before the start of the game, there were suddenly more media who were optimistic about the Heat.

This is actually the instruction of the league president David Stern. Even people with a discerning eye know that as long as the Rockets perform normally, it is almost impossible for the Heat to win the series. But after all, the Heat still have O'Neal and Wade. There is no chance at all.

If everyone had already guessed the result, who would go to the finals?

No, no, in fact, Stern doesn’t need to worry at all, because there are late and Yao Ming, Chinese fans will definitely not miss this finals, whether Yao Ming can get the second championship trophy, whether late can be the first Getting the FMVP in two years may be very interesting.

There are even some brain-dead late fans in China who say that they should have won the FMVP if they were late last year. The reason is that without the late three-pointer, it is impossible for the Rockets to win the championship.

In fact, Late has no interest in these so-called historical records at all. Are the records of the alliance, the scientific and technological records that have changed human beings and brought about the development and transformation of the world, influential?

So when McGrady approached Wan Lai and Yao Ming and expressed his desire to compete for this year's FMVP, both Wan Lai and Yao Ming expressed their support.

The late appearance has really brought too much change to McGrady.

If in the past, McGrady had the opportunity to compete for FMVP, how could he say hello to Yao Ming first?

Yao Ming is also aware of the conflict between McGrady and the team. McGrady won the finals MVP, which means that he will have more initiative in this summer's transfer, so that he will not be dumped by the team to a remote team. Regional teams go.

Yao Ming is really a good person, for McGrady's consideration, he is also willing to give up this FMVP.

As for being late, he really doesn't care about these false names. He cares more about the team's victory or defeat and the ownership of the championship. Under the premise that the Rockets' role players are obviously too weak, the Rockets' offensive system can only be done among the Big Three. article.

Yao Ming played well against the Suns, but he might not have much advantage against O'Neal.

When Wade is late in the match, he has obvious advantages, height, weight, wingspan, confrontation ability, speed... Wade has an advantage in almost all aspects, except for three-pointers!

So I have already thought about it late, and the finals will focus on McGrady.

I believe that with Pat Riley's shrewdness, Yao Ming and Late, who performed brilliantly in the previous two rounds of the series, may also be missed. As for McGrady, he has recently changed his style of play. He is comprehensive, but his scoring ability seems to have declined?
After reaching an agreement with Yao Ming and late, McGrady went to head coach Van Gundy.

Seeing that the Big Three had already reached an agreement, Van Gundy would naturally not object. Since Rang Late participated in the work of the coaching staff in the second half of the season, he has rarely intervened in the team's offensive tactical arrangements.

In Van Gundy's own words, professional things are left to professional people. Late has shown his tactical talent, and he is willing to believe in Late's ability.

The Rockets did not conduct a large-scale trade reinforcement this summer. At this time, it actually played a positive role by mistake. Because most of the players on the team won the championship last year, the media crazily advocated that the Heat are likely to win the championship. During the Rockets, the Rockets players were very calm and were not influenced by the media.

A small number of rookies and players who joined the team this year, under the influence of this general environment, the tension quickly disappeared.

On the contrary, the Heat's side, after several days of media touting, a sense of tension arises spontaneously.

Only O'Neal on the team has championship experience, including veterans like Mourning, who are also looking forward to retiring after getting a championship ring.

O'Neal is not the kind of reliable personality, he likes to play, loves to joke, and is not a qualified locker room boss, which has greatly affected the atmosphere of the Heat's locker room, and the tense atmosphere spread in the Heat's locker room .

Pat Riley is very shrewd. He quickly noticed that the Heat's state was not right, and immediately called the players to make adjustments. His method was devil training.

He exhausted the players and put them in no mood to get nervous.

In this state of intrigue among various forces, the first finals between the Rockets and the Heat finally lifted the curtain.

The Heat's five starters remain unchanged, center O'Neal, power forward Haslem, small forward Walker, shooting guard Wade, and point guard Williams.

The Rockets lineup made some adjustments, center Yao Ming, power forward Hayes, small forward McGrady, shooting guard late, point guard David Wesley.

In order to compete for the championship, a team cannot have obvious weaknesses, especially on the defensive end. If a slight flaw is revealed, the opponent may be caught and beaten.

The Rockets' adjustments are very targeted. Hayes is not tall, but he is very powerful and his moving speed is not slow. He can effectively make up for Yao Ming's slow pick-and-roll defense.

On the offensive end, he doesn't need to take too much responsibility, so his lack of scoring ability will not be a weakness. When the Rockets' Big Three are on the court, their scoring ability is beyond doubt.

David Wesley has now been reduced to the team's backup point guard, but considering that when McGrady is on the court, he does not actually need a guard to control the ball, so Alston, who is more capable of controlling the ball, will appear on the bench during the substitute period. The ability to hold the ball is stronger, the impact is very strong, and the three-pointer with a sharp knife will provide more powerful firepower to the bench.

O'Neal also worked hard today. He really wants to win this championship, so that he will have one more ring than Kobe, proving that he is stronger than Kobe.

He beat Yao Ming on the jump ball and passed the ball to Walker.

Walker didn't dribble and gave the ball directly to Williams.

After Pat Riley started coaching the team, the Heat have gradually become a strong defensive team that ranks at the forefront of the league, but their scoring ability is not weak, and the team lineup is very reasonable, with Shaquille O'Neal on the inside. There are also blue-collar players like Haslem, defensive strongmen like James Posey on the flanks, and Wade and Williams on the outside.

It is precisely because their lineup is more reasonable that the media will unscrupulously tout the Heat, thinking that they have a chance to beat the Rockets.

Williams dribbled the ball across half court, and instead of giving the ball to Wade in a hurry, he played a pick-and-roll with Haslem.

The advantage of Hayes moving faster than David Lee was revealed. He immediately followed and did not give Williams a chance to break through.

The Heat shared the possession of the ball, passed the ball a few times, and handed the ball to O'Neal inside.

O'Neal singles Yao Ming with the ball inside, and sits back!

At his peak, O'Neal was almost unstoppable with his proficient back hitting, but now he is getting older, especially after two years of devil training by Pat Riley, his body has already been overwhelmed. Last year This is his last peak. This year's O'Neal's strength has dropped a lot.

And Yao Ming has completed his evolution, and this year he has gained some weight, and he has focused on training his core strength, which makes him one of the few centers in the league who can confront O'Neal head-on.

He tried his best to hold O'Neal and didn't give him a chance to get close to the basket.

O'Neal hit the back twice, seeing that there was no chance to turn around, he had to pass the ball to the outside.

Charles Barkley explained: "The Rockets' defensive strength is very high today. Yao Ming's deterrence in the interior is not weak. O'Neal has nothing to do with him."

The Heat are running out of time, Wade catches the ball, looks up at the timer, and suddenly speeds up to the inside in the face of the latecomers.

A black lightning streaked across the court, and with his better confrontation ability and speed, he was eaten raw by Wade again late.

Regarding this point, I was mentally prepared for being late, and immediately turned around to keep up.

Wade's mid-range jumper was disturbed by the late back, so he didn't make it!
Tracy McGrady grabs the defensive rebound, hands the ball to David Wesley, lets him dribble half court, returns the ball, and David Wesley runs to the baseline for a spot-up shooter.

Late and McGrady made an outside pick-and-roll, Wade did not switch defenses, and followed Late stubbornly.

Looking at the Heat's defensive position, it is a 221 zone defense. Yao Ming is vaguely double-teamed by O'Neal and Haslem in the interior.

The remaining Hayes were almost completely emptied, and David Wesley was stared by Williams from beyond the three-point line.

McGrady made a choice immediately and singled out Walker with the ball.

Antoine Walker is a swingman in the third and fourth positions. He is famous for shooting three-pointers. He once said a famous saying, "Don't ask me why I like to shoot three-pointers, because there is no four-point line!"

In the second season of entering the league, Walker entered his peak. Unfortunately, under his leadership, the record of the ancient giants Celtics was not outstanding. In the end, he was kicked out. After wandering for two seasons, he finally Joined the Heat.

He is only two months away from turning 30, and his state has declined seriously. The offensive end has maintained a little level, but his defensive ability is no longer enough to keep up with the peak McGrady.

With excellent explosive speed, McGrady also threw off Walker's defense in one step.

McGrady quickly went inside, O'Neal had no choice but to wipe Walker's ass and move over, McGrady immediately inserted the ball to Yao Ming.

The Great Wall of China received the ball from the inside, and with a roar, he jumped up (just tiptoeing) and dunked with both hands to score.

(End of this chapter)