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Chapter 164 Before the Game
The Norfield Hotel is a not-so-famous five-star hotel in Houston. The reason why the Warriors chose to stay here is because it is very close to the Toyota Center, only a little over ten minutes away by car.

It was late at night, and the lights were still on in a private room on the 31st floor of the hotel. Warriors head coach Nelson Sr. and his coaching staff were still studying their opponents in the Western Conference Finals.

Old Nelson ordered the team's data analyst Nocioni to turn off the video, glanced at the assembled coaching staff, and sighed in a low voice: "Yao is really a terrible guy. He is very smart and knows how to use his huge body to To deal with the enemy. Like Chi, he is a super genius that is once in a century in China. Fortunately, the combination of him and Chi has been dismantled, otherwise I really can’t imagine how dark the days of the future alliance will be, and now Yao’s side With Billups, a passing master, and Prince, a top wing defender in the league, it is not so easy to beat this Rockets team, what do you think?"

"Donnie, Yao's weaknesses are well known. He doesn't move fast enough, and his stamina is not strong enough. Maybe we should use the combination of Milicic and Biedrins to consume him in the paint?"

"I think we should increase the pick-and-roll coordination. Chi Xian's breakthrough ability with the ball is very strong. He can provide us with very strong firepower on the offensive end."

The assistant coaches expressed their opinions, but in the old Nelson's view, these are not the best ways to deal with the Rockets-in fact, even the old Nelson didn't think about how to deal with the current Rockets.

Milicic is slowly showing his buried talent and potential, and because of the late help, he has also begun to learn to enjoy basketball and enjoy the game, but it will take time for him to grow, at least for now, Milicic Definitely not Yao Ming's opponent.

That is a super monster who has dominated the NBA basket for three consecutive seasons. His 229cm height and shockingly soft touch are his most powerful weapons.

In fact, the Jazz have shown the entire league how to use the pick-and-roll to deal with the Rockets, and it seems that this is the most effective way.

But that can't limit Yao Ming, he can still dominate the basket, which affects the entire game.

The current Yao Ming can be called an unsolvable BUG, ​​especially Tom Thibodeau has absorbed the lessons from the Jazz and arranged Hayes more as the team's power forward. Although this has reduced the Rockets' outside firepower, it has Allow Yao Ming to focus more on the basket.

And the Warriors also have an unsolvable weapon, that is, being late.

The game against the Suns once again proved how terrible a super shooter with three-pointers is so stable that it is almost unaffected.

To put it bluntly, the fact that the current Warriors players can perform so well this season is entirely due to being late.

When he is late, he does not occupy the possession of the ball when playing, but the opponent has to arrange for someone to keep up with him at all times, otherwise he may be hit by a wave of three-pointers.

Grant Hill has expressed emotion many times that being a teammate with Late is the most relaxing period of time he has played in the league for so many years. He doesn't have to think about anything, because the opponent's most powerful defensive player will definitely follow Late.

Both sides have a very obvious advantage, it depends on how the coach uses it.

Nelson Sr. didn't have a good idea of ​​how the team should deal with the current Rockets. Late, who was involved, was invited to Yao Ming's house earlier in the day.

Yao Ming made it to the Western Conference Finals for three consecutive years and won two championships. He has achieved great success. He hosted a banquet for his former teammates at his mansion in Houston, accompanied by Yao Ming's parents.

"It's so small, I'll toast you with tea instead of wine. Without you... I don't think I would have achieved what I am now."

Holding a drink, Yao Ming enthusiastically expressed his thanks for being late.

He didn't refuse to be late, took a sip of the drink, and then said: "Brother Yao, I don't deny that I helped you, but if it weren't for you, I don't think it would be so easy to gain a foothold in the league. We are helping each other." , Too much thanks would be too much."

Yao Ming just smiled. He has a high emotional intelligence. After leaving the team late, he found that although he had indeed dominated the basket, it was much more difficult to win the game than in the previous two years.

Both Billups and Prince are pretty good defenders. Billups is also a very reliable pass master and a reliable teammate at critical moments.

But their biggest problem is the lack of offensive power. When Prince was in the Pistons, he averaged 14+ per game, but that was because the center of the Pistons was Ben Wallace at the time. Lins will naturally get more shots.After joining the Rockets, Prince devoted more energy to the defensive end, and his scoring data also declined. This year, Prince's average scoring in the regular season was only 8.9 points, a direct drop of 4.5 points!
Prince is the kind of player who prefers to defend. His shooting posture is not standard, which leads to his low scoring efficiency. Unless it is absolutely necessary or absolutely open, Prince rarely chooses to shoot.

This made Yao Ming have to carry the offensive firepower of the Rockets on his shoulders. Although Yao Ming's statistics in the regular season this year are excellent, his scoring alone accounted for nearly one-third of the team's points, which made him feel worried. .

David Lee is a very good offensive player. His offensive performance is obvious to all. With Yao Ming helping him attract defensive pressure, David Lee even shot 58% in the regular season.

But Yao Ming knew better that David Lee's defense was terrible.

If he wants to lead such a Rockets team to the championship, David Lee must improve his defensive ability.

The current Rockets seem to be dual-core internally and externally. Billups, the FMVP of the 04 Finals, and Yao Ming, the FMVP of the 05 Finals, seem beautiful, but there are big problems.

Looking back on the days when Late was still there, the team's offensive firepower didn't need to worry at all, and Yao Ming could put more energy on the defensive end.

Thinking of this, Yao Ming can't wait to look forward to the early arrival of next year's Olympic Games, so that he can be teammates with Late again.

After chatting for a few words, the two naturally brought the topic to basketball.

Yao Ming smiled and was in a good mood: "No matter which of us enters the finals this time, the Cavaliers in the East have great hopes. For domestic fans, this is an unprecedented Chinese derby in the finals. To be honest, I When I first entered the league, I didn't even dare to think about such a thing."

"Actually, I didn't expect it to become like this. This league has never been short of talents. They obviously have talents but they can't play them. In the end, there are countless geniuses who have been kicked out. Brother Big Zhi has been down for several years. At the beginning, I introduced him to the Cavaliers. In the summer league, I really didn't expect her to be able to be where she is today, I can only say it's luck, it just so happens that he is a player suitable for James' tactics."

Yao Ming laughed: "Yeah, maybe if Dazhi is lucky this year, he might touch the shape of the championship trophy. But before that, he has to ask us first."

As he said that, Yao Ming took a look at the late man: "I never thought that the guy who surprised me by rushing out of the parking lot at the beginning has now become the top super giant in the league. It feels like a dream. "

"Haha, do you regret that you have cultivated a terrible opponent?" Late responded half-jokingly.

Yao Ming smiled and said: "No, I just feel lucky. Fortunately, you came to me and let me be your teammate for two years. The changes you brought are really great. When McGrady came to Houston to play before, We had a good chat once, and you were inevitably mentioned at that time. McGrady himself admitted that it was your arrival that changed him. If it wasn’t for you, maybe the conflict between me and McGrady would have erupted earlier. And with the Rockets at the time With strength, it is impossible for McGrady and I to win the championship. Even now, he is very grateful to you for helping him solve the hidden danger of injury."

Late laughed and didn't take credit for it, he just jokingly said: "Brother Yao is fine, he used a heart-to-heart tactic against me before the game started, I can tell you, I won't be merciful in tomorrow's game. "

"Of course, I will not be merciful. I also want to create an unprecedented dynasty for the Rockets, so that I can surpass Olajuwon and become the number one star in the history of the Rockets."

After saying this, Yao Ming was silent for a while, and then he said with emotion: "Perhaps a slow-moving big center like me will soon disappear in this league. Your appearance has brought too much to this league. Changes, offense, three-pointers, and scoring efficiency are increasingly valued by professionals, and I think I may be eliminated by this league after a few years."

Yao Ming rarely showed his unconfident side.

It doesn't matter if you are late: "No, I think your thoughts are a bit unfounded. Maybe players in the future will shoot more and more three-pointers, but I only shot three-pointers in the first two seasons. I know that. The disadvantages of doing it. What's more, a dominant super center like you is impossible to be eliminated by this league anyway, and those slow-moving big men who will be eliminated are because their scoring ability is too poor."

"Maybe, but I have nothing to worry about. Anyway, what I have achieved in the NBA now is beyond the reach of many players in their lifetime. The biggest wish left in my heart is to win the championship this year and win the championship next year." Leading the men's basketball team to a breakthrough in the Olympics, when the time comes, you and my brother will join forces and let the Americans see that we Chinese are also very good at playing basketball!"

(End of this chapter)