full court guidance

Chapter 105
The Rockets' offense was instigated by Tracy McGrady, and the core was very clear, but the Heat were also very clear. Just after the ball passed halftime, Wade and Williams picked and rolled, and then found it late.

Seeing the attitude of the Heat, he sighed secretly for being late, and blamed Benzema... No, it was all Popovich's fault. He was the one who started the trend of being late in the league!

The late reaction was not slow, and he immediately took a big step back!

Wade's face is empty!
At this time, the scene was a bit embarrassing. Except for McGrady and Walker, the other four Rockets players shrank near the free throw line, which clearly showed that they were not capable of bullying Wade's long-range shots.

Barkley, who was explaining, almost screamed with laughter: "Wade has undoubtedly possessed the strength of a top superstar, but every time he faces a latecomer, he will be put one and a half steps away. It is a pity that his scoring mainly The method is to break through, and his long-range shooting ability is not good, even if it is an opportunity to get a three-point shot, he is not very sure."

I am sure Smith also said: "Yes, no one in this league dares to prevent lateness like this. But having said that, the Heat's tactics today are very clear. They still focus on lateness and want him to consume more energy on the defensive end. .”

"Since Popovich proposed a way to deal with lateness, many teams have tried it, and it has indeed achieved good results. Even when the Rockets' Big Three have fully returned, it will not be a problem to deal with lateness. Wrong choice, now as long as the team has a breakthrough team, they will basically choose to play like this." Barkley laughed, "Many fans may think that late's defensive ability is not strong, but in fact his defensive ability Seriously underestimated, he is very aware of his weakness of slow speed, he will not easily try to steal or block shots when defending, which leads to almost no data on the defensive end, but this does not mean that the late defensive ability is not good, his confrontation The ability is actually very good, and only a few people in the entire league, such as Wade and Kobe, can easily tear through his defense."

Barkley said: "Yes, the late three-pointer is accurate, but he is still an ordinary person. Once he consumes too much energy on the defensive end, he will not be able to score higher points. Undoubtedly, this is also a kind of A good way to limit him, let's see how the Rockets can crack the Heat's tactics."

It's a long story, Wade has already completed an offense on the court, and he is very determined to break through. Even though he was late and had deliberately set some distance, so that he had a chance to make a three-point shot calmly, Wade still chose to go back and forth. Inside breakthrough.

If you are late, choose to keep up immediately, and try to interfere as much as possible while giving your body a confrontation.

Wade made an emergency stop jumper from mid-range to hit the iron.

Pat Riley on the sidelines was extremely dissatisfied. Although Wade's strength is already at the top of the league, his weakness is also very obvious. It can be said that he has almost no three-point shooting ability, which greatly reduces his breakthrough power.

This is also in the original history, Wade gave almost everything to the Heat. Not only did Pat Riley not give him a maximum salary, but he was even kicked out in the end, because Riley had seen through Wade's upper limit.

McGrady returned to the inside again to grab a defensive rebound and gave the ball to Wesley. After the Heat's half court, he ran to a 45-degree angle, and Walker also ran over.

Wesley unexpectedly did not choose to give the ball to McGrady, but broke through by himself.

As a non-draft player who entered the league and played for more than a dozen seasons in the end, Wesley's strength was quite good at his peak. Although his current state has declined, if he only plays ten minutes per game, it is still enough to maintain certain level.

He is not fast, but Williams is not considered a fast player now, the two of them can only be said to be about the same.

Breaking into the free throw line, Wesley suddenly stopped and turned around, giving the ball to the outside late.

He was late to catch the ball and raised his hand to make a shooting action, and Wade immediately stepped forward.

Late but did not choose to take a shot, he gave the ball near the baseline, David Lee received the ball, made a fake shot and then gave the ball back to Late, who then passed to Wesley.

After several passes, the Heat's defense was mobilized, and McGrady got a shot in the middle distance.

It's a pity that he didn't feel good today. Although the opportunity came out, he couldn't grasp it. Under the slight interference of Wade who defended, the ball went wide of the basket.

Wade is at his peak now, with fast speed and amazing jumping ability. He is really good at preventing late arrivals and McGrady!

O'Neal got stuck at the basket and spread his hands to press Yao Ming tightly behind him.

But Yao Ming suddenly turned around like a ghost, bypassed O'Neal's position, grabbed the offensive rebound, and passed the ball to David Lee.

David Lee's side was already empty, and he immediately shot the ball and hit a two-pointer again.

O'Neill looked at Yao Ming who was back on defense with some surprise, and was secretly surprised by Yao Ming's progress speed. Although he didn't want to admit it, he was obviously no longer Yao Ming's opponent with his current self. The reason why the media boasted that he could defeat Yao Ming was completely It's because there is no center in this league that can compete with Yao Ming, and only he can brag about it based on his past reputation and record.

"It's nice to be young!" O'Neill, who has always been heartless, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The Heat organized an offense, and O'Neal decided to return one by himself, rushing inside to ask for the ball.

Wade trusted him so much that he passed the ball right away.

Many people only see O'Neal's powerful strength and his violent dunks, but ignore O'Neal's basket skills.

In fact, O'Neill is really a flexible and fat man. He is proficient in his back and feet, and he is definitely not a fool.

This time he showed his footwork in the paint. Although he could no longer beat Yao Ming with his physical advantage, he used his footwork to trick Yao Ming's defense and completed a dunk at the basket.

After losing the point, Yao Ming just shook his head. The game was tense, and he didn't have time to review that defensive mistake just now.

The Rockets have the ball, Wesley and David Lee pick and roll, and David Lee misses a mid-range shot against Williams who is switching defenses near the free throw line.

This ball is a bit easy to play, but it can't be regarded as a mistake. David Lee has a clear advantage in height when facing Williams. Trying to choose a shot is not a wrong choice.

This time Yao Ming failed to get into position, and O'Neal was already concentrating on him, pressing him tightly, and Haslem jumped up from the side to grab the defensive rebound.

When the Heat attacked, Wade still found Late in the pick-and-roll with Williams. Late retreated to the free throw line as soon as he saw Wade, making it clear that Wade would throw from the outside.

Wade hesitated this time, looked at the dense figures under the Rockets basket, and finally chose a three-point shot.

His three-point shot is very standard, but it also means that his shooting speed is not fast. When his hand is raised, there is a very short aiming action.

This gave Late enough time to react, he immediately rushed forward and jumped up with his hands raised high.

During the entire defensive process, Late even had the leisure to take a look at Wade's shot posture.

His movements are very coherent, but there is a very small adjustment. It may be because of lack of confidence, or because he is afraid that being late may interfere with his shooting. Wade slightly adjusted the arc of his shot.

"Rebound!" Late yelled immediately.

Wade's face turned black immediately, I just threw the ball, you called it a rebound?I'm a mid-air shot, are you looking down on me?

However, the reality is so cruel. Wade's shot hit the back edge of the basket heavily and bounced high.

Haslem charged and picked up an offensive rebound. For Yao Ming, a rebound like this kind of ball will highlight his lack of athletic ability. This is why many people think that Yao Ming The reason for the poor rebounding ability.

The Heat grabbed the rebound and immediately passed the ball to Walker on the outside.

In order to grab defensive rebounds, McGrady has given up on his defense.

Walker made a shot from outside the baseline three-point line and hit a three-pointer. The Heat took the lead 9:8.

"In the first few minutes of the game, the Rockets and the Heat played each other back and forth. It seemed that they were evenly matched. Maybe this year's finals will reach a tiebreaker. The Heat have a good chance of winning this year's championship." Kenny Smith road.

Barkley immediately rushed to say: "No, I don't think the Rockets have shown their full strength. So far, Late has never participated in the team's offense at all. He hasn't even made a single shot. He is like hiding in the dark." The assassin may jump out at any time and give the Heat a fatal blow."

The Rockets attacked and gave the ball to Yao Ming on the inside. Facing O'Neal's defense, Yao Ming chose a small hook that turned to the middle, but unfortunately the ball missed.

The Heat counterattacked, but the offense was still late.

Late took another step and a half back, making it clear that he would give Wade a chance to make a move.

Wade didn't choose to shoot a three-pointer this time. With a straight face, he speeded up his dribble, and directly ran into Late—forcibly breaking through!
Because there is enough reaction time, he will not be late and will not be stepped over by him in one step, and immediately greeted him.

But Wade showed his good ball-handling skills. When he almost collided with Late, he suddenly turned around and bypassed Late's defense.

This is clearly showing that the bully is not as athletic as he is late!

But being late, there is really nothing to do with this kind of tactic, so I can only turn my head and sigh.

Wade went inside, quickly regained his focus and jumped up.

Yao Ming kept up with the defense, Wade shrank in the air, dodged Yao Ming's block, and succeeded in picking the basket.

After scoring the goal, Wade strode the pace of disbelief, but his expression was very calm.

So this kind of old-school defender's style of play is really annoying. Sometimes your defensive strategy is obviously correct, but you just can't defend against others.

(End of this chapter)