full court guidance

Chapter 107 Backward
I don't know when it started, there was a saying among the Rockets fans - look at Tracy McGrady with the wind, and Yao Ming with the wind, and the desperate situation depends on being late.

This sentence is not without reason. With the Rockets' Big Three fully healthy, as long as Tracy McGrady plays well, the Rockets will surely win a smooth victory.

When McGrady doesn’t feel good, he will adjust his style of play, choose to hit the basket more, distribute the ball to his teammates, and strive to bring the Rockets’ offensive rhythm. At this time, it depends on Yao Ming’s lethality inside. .

However, in most cases, there is no doubt about Yao Ming's lethality. He has completed his evolution and is now recognized as a super center in the league. There are very few players who can effectively limit him.

But everyone has a bad time, when Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are not in good shape, the Rockets have to rely on late three-pointers!
In most cases, the late three-pointers have never disappointed. His amazing shooting percentage has always been a topic that fans talk about.

The Rockets are in trouble again today, Yao Ming is almost exhausted, McGrady is not in good condition, but the Rockets fans are full of confidence because they are still late.

It's a pity that the weather was unpredictable, and what happened next was never expected by anyone.

James Posey and Antoine Walker, they are not alone, they stood up hand in hand!
Seeing that Wade was exhausted, Riley immediately made substitution adjustments. He replaced Williams and let Posey play shooting guard.
No one expected that this substitution would have an immediate effect.

In the fourth quarter, Pat Riley was very decisive, and James Posey did not live up to his trust.

He has been feeling poor in the first three quarters, and he received a pass from Walker at the beginning of the fourth quarter and hit a three-pointer from the right corner.

The late defense is in place, but Posey's ball just doesn't make sense.

Then the Heat defended against the Rockets' attack and played a pass and cut cooperation again. Walker proved why he had been the boss of the Celtics for a period of time. Facing McGrady's defense, he continued to fire for the Heat again.

In just over 1 minute, the Heat widened the point difference to 13 points.

However, Posey's performance didn't stop there, and then he fired again with his right foot and scored another three-pointer.

After hitting three consecutive three-pointers, the Rockets' defense had to expand, which gave Wade more room to break through.

It's not unreasonable for the media to boast that the Heat have a chance to beat the Rockets this year.

A team with the strength to compete for the championship must not only have a super scorer, but also a top wing defender, a shooter who can open up space for the team, and at least not be at a big disadvantage inside blue collar.

The Heat's lineup configuration is very reasonable, and a perfect balance has been reached.

Why is the Big Three of the Rockets called the most perfect Big Three by the media?It is because of their lineup balance.

Yao Ming has an advantage when facing most of the insiders in the league. McGrady's ability has also been widely recognized. He is a sharp shooter who can score high scores without any possession of the ball. It is precisely because of the stability of the three of them. His performance gave the Rockets the strength to compete for the championship.

The Heat's O'Neal can barely compete with Yao Ming, and Wade is not inferior to Maddison. Except that he is not late and so stable beyond the three-point line, their role players have a great advantage, and they also have top wing defenders that the Rockets do not have.

The Heat suddenly entered the rhythm of scoring points, and the Rockets were inevitably disrupted, appearing a little chaotic on the offensive end.

Yao Ming was eager to close the score and beat O'Neal under the basket.

In the first three quarters, he had the advantage when facing O'Neal, but at this time he was physically exhausted, and his scoring efficiency was severely reduced. This caused the Rockets' point difference not only to not close, but to be pulled by the Heat's consecutive three-pointers. opened the gap.

Entering the second half of the fourth quarter, the Rockets trailed by 85 points 103:18. If they change teams, they will probably have to replace them with substitutes and announce their surrender.

But the Big Three on the Rockets side are still fighting hard. Although Yao Ming's physical strength has declined severely, Van Gundy dare not replace him now. He just stands at the basket, and his deterrent effect on the Heat is also huge.

The Heat's best performance in the fourth quarter was Walker and Posey. The duo rained a three-pointer and directly beat the Rockets.

Van Gundy asked for a timeout to adjust, but it didn't work too well. The Heat were sternly targeting late arrivals. The insiders O'Neal and Haslem faintly double-teamed Yao Ming. McGrady, who feels bad today, couldn't provide the team with too much offense. firepower.

Faced with this desperate situation, Van Gundy simply threw away the tactical board and looked at the late team with affectionate eyes.

"I'm late, I'll leave it to you!"

The timeout ended, and the Rockets played again. Just after halftime, they received a pass from McGrady and tried a three-pointer at the position one step ahead of the logo.

It's a pity that the shot was a bit hasty and missed.

The Heat grabbed the defensive rebound and immediately played a quick counterattack.

After resting for half a quarter, Wade regained his strength and was late for a breakthrough with the ball again. He scored 2 points for the Heat. The difference between the two sides has reached 20 points.

Being late pulled McGrady aside: "You can't play like this, pass the ball directly to me, this style of play is too simple, the Heat can concentrate on defending me, I need your help."

McGrady looked gloomy. He had already discussed with Yao Ming and late. If possible, he wanted to win this year's FMVP. It's no wonder I'm in a good mood.

McGrady was overjoyed when he heard that he was late and needed his own help, but when he thought of his poor hand feeling today, he couldn't help shaking his head: "I can't find the hand feel today, and I can't help you much on the offensive end."

Late said: "If you can't find the touch in the middle and long distance shots, then break through to the basket and let Yao pull out a little bit to create space for you to break through. This will also help him save some energy."

Don't look at everyone saying that late is the Rockets' third leader, but McGrady has been convinced by late, and naturally he will not refuse his request.

"Okay, I will try to break through and give you the ball."

"No! To Dayao!" Late made his request again.

"But he..." McGrady was about to say that Yao Ming had lost his strength, but seeing Late's expression firm, he had no choice but to nod at last.

He also knows very well that if the Rockets can't open the inside line now and can't attract the Heat's defensive attention to the basket, it is indeed unlikely to get a good shot if they are late.

Alston dribbled the ball across half court, gave the ball to McGrady, ran to the left corner and waited for a chance to shoot a three-pointer from the baseline. McGrady caught the ball and waited at the top of the arc for a while, then suddenly accelerated and forcibly broke through Walker.

Compared with Late and Yao Ming, McGrady's physical strength is much better. He has played more than 35 minutes today, but his explosive speed is still unabated.

Walker's weakness of slow movement was highlighted, and McGrady stepped over him in one step.

He is tall and has long legs. He started near the free throw line and rushed to the basket in two steps.

Yao Ming had been ordered to be late a long time ago, and pulled away a little to the right at a 45-degree angle. O'Neal didn't follow this time, trying to block the basket.

McGrady jumped high, twisted his waist in the air, turned around and passed the ball to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming caught the ball and raised his arm to shoot directly. He made a two-pointer from mid-range!

I was late and stared at the sidelines. With McGrady's physical talent, as long as there are no serious injuries, his achievements will definitely not be lowered.

After scoring a goal, the Rockets defended hard. Wade once again used the European step to break through and played a wonderful performance. Unfortunately, he missed a layup, otherwise it would be another top five goal.

Yao Ming took off the defensive rebound, stabilized it, and then gave the ball to Alston. After half court, the ball was still handed over to McGrady.

McGrady played very resolutely. Seeing Yao Ming pull O'Neal away, he immediately rushed to the basket again.

Haslem came to defend, O'Neal also rushed to the basket, McGrady gave the ball to Yao Ming again, the old and cunning O'Neal just made a fake move to the basket, and immediately turned around to defend Yao Ming.

But Yao Ming was not greedy for credit. He passed the ball to David Lee. He got an open opportunity near the right corner. The CIC Liangzi finally played normally this time and scored a precious two points for the Rockets.

In the next few offenses, the Heat and the Rockets interacted with each other. Both sides focused on two points. Yao Ming no longer insisted on directly confronting O'Neal at the basket, but chose to open up a little space for Tracy McGrady to break through.

It's a pity that McGrady's state is really bad today, and he can't even guarantee the percentage of breakthrough layups.

The two sides played a tough defense and scored a low score within 3 minutes. The Rockets 6:4 and recovered the 2-point difference.

But this is of no use. The difference between the two sides is still 18 points, but there are only 3 minutes left in the game.

On TNT, Barkley complained wildly about Van Gundy, questioning that his tactics were too conservative. In the fourth quarter, the Rockets trailed by too many points. The tactic of scoring points should rely on the late and stable three-pointer ability to grab points, so that it is possible to beat the Heat.

But he didn't know at all that this was actually his choice to be late.

With the Heat's defense in place, Late did not dare to take risks, but used a more secure strategy.

This is probably also the impact of the team environment he is in now. With two good helpers around him, he almost never thought of carrying the team's offensive burden on his shoulders.

And in the fourth quarter, Posey and Walker's three-pointers found their sights, and the hit rate was astonishingly high. Even if they were late and dared to take three-pointers, they might not be able to beat the Heat.

After all, the late three-pointer is stable, but under the high-intensity defense, it still has a certain impact on his shooting rate. His flaws in only shooting three-pointers are too obvious, which makes it difficult to defend him. a lot.

(End of this chapter)