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Chapter 174 Kobe's heart

When Late is not on the court, the Warriors use Roy at point guard, a rookie who is physically gifted and strong, but not much better at passing and scoring than Late Much less.

The Rockets let Uncle Mu play center, Hayes continued to play power forward, two pure blue-collars inside, and then replaced David Wesley with Monta Ellis. Tower Ellis scored points in a chaotic battle at this stage.

Another advantage of this is that although Billups and Prince will not end, they can recover a little bit of soy sauce on the offensive end.

Barkley believes that the Rockets' substitution arrangement is obviously not used by the rookie coach Thibodeau, it should be that he accepted the player's suggestion.

This is indeed the case. This is Billups's suggestion. His excellent overall view allows him to act as half of the head coach on the court.

After leaving the field late, the threat of the Warriors on the offensive end declined significantly, especially the outside shooting ability. Under the defense of Prince and Billups, they no longer had the dominance when they were late on the court. Scoring at the start got tough.

As for the Rockets, once Monta Ellis got the ball, he would immediately rush to the Warriors' basket desperately, or make a layup, or make an emergency stop jump shot. With a pretty good touch, Ellis Today's efficiency is actually pretty good.

Monta Ellis' idol is Kobe. He doesn't like Kobe as an idol, but imitates Kobe all the time. He has a Kobe heart!
Ellis worked very hard during training, but he was limited by his talent, which made his strength far inferior to Kobe. Everyone can see him as a fully weakened Kobe.

In the first 3 minutes of the second quarter, Ellis made a sudden outside shot and scored 8 points alone. However, the Warriors' offensive efficiency was not good, which led to the Rockets leading the original score between the two sides.

Now Thibodeau is not in a hurry, since Ellis can play, let him play for a while, let Yao Ming continue to rest and recover his strength.

Old Nelson couldn't sit still, and looked at Late affectionately: It's time for you to play.

He needs to come in late to drive the team's rhythm, tear the Rockets' iron barrel apart, and force Yao Ming out.

But late didn't get up immediately, he propped his chin with one hand, looked at the field intently, and suddenly said: "Coach, maybe we need to make some small adjustments?"

Old Nelson was immediately full of surprises, and Late was often able to say something very insightful at critical moments, which made him full of expectations for Late's future achievements.

As a veteran coach who has won almost all honors except for the championship, the old Nelson is not a person who is jealous of talents. The current head coach of the Mavericks, Avery Johnson, is after he carefully observed his coaching ability during the Mavericks. definite.

At the beginning, after coaching the Mavericks for two seasons, Nelson already had the idea of ​​completely retiring, but the Mavericks' lineup is actually quite good, and they have the hope of hitting the championship. If he leaves suddenly, the team cannot be found. A suitable coach to inherit his mantle, maybe the Mavericks' several years of construction will be in vain.

In the end, Nelson Sr. carefully observed and studied Avery Johnson and believed that he was capable enough to lead the Mavericks, so he resigned from his position as the head coach of the Mavericks and lived a leisurely retirement life.

"My dear, what's your suggestion?"

Late looked at Milicic who was confronting the old Mutombo: "Coach, I think Darko can guard the basket alone now, and Biedrins' staying on the court is of little use. Since the Rockets want to If we want to improve the defensive strength and let Monta Ellis disrupt the battle, then we will completely disrupt the situation. We have a lineup of one big and four small. Mutombo is already 40 years old, his athletic ability is very poor, and his speed Slower than Yao Ming, Ellis is terrible defensively, and that's where we can attack..."

Old Nelson almost let out a pig cry from laughter, and a feeling of joy that the hero sees and agrees arises spontaneously.

He had the same opinion as Late, except that Old Nelson wanted Late to play earlier and force Yao Ming out.

Late thinks that the Warriors are not completely without opportunities when they are playing against the Rockets' semi-main lineup.

This guy is such a super genius!

Old Nelson looked at the late arrival with unconcealable liking in his eyes.

He finally decided to follow the late suggestion and made some adjustments to the team lineup.

Biedrins, who had only been on the court for only 3 minutes, was off the field, and Al Harrington was back on the field. The Warriors' lineup became Milicic and four minors—in fact, the Warriors' four minors are not small, and Harring Dunton is 206cm and Jackson is 203cm, both of which are normal heights in their respective positions, but their shooting ability is very strong, and the Rockets must expand their formation when defending them.

After completing the substitutions, the Warriors' offensive rhythm immediately accelerated a lot. The players no longer deliberately sought cooperation, and they would immediately choose to shoot as soon as they found that they had a chance.

Old Nelson's basketball concept is actually very advanced. He realized the arrival of the small ball era earlier than many professionals.

In the regular season of this season, the Warriors are the team with the most three-point shots and the highest three-point shooting percentage in the league, including Harrington, Jackson, Roy and other players, all of whom have more than three-point shooting percentage. Or closer to 40 percent of shooters.

At present, the Rockets' offensive lineup is not strong, and only Billups and Monta Ellis have good scoring ability.

The old Mutombo could no longer keep up with the rhythm of outside players and could only shrink under the basket to protect the rebounds.

Hayes is not tall enough, but it has become an advantage at this time. He is extremely serious, and he will make up for any loopholes.

But the real core of the Rockets' defense is Yao Ming. As long as Yao Ming is gone, the Rockets' defensive ability will shrink immediately, which makes them unable to limit the Warriors' small ball storm very well.

And Ellis has become a double-edged sword at this time. His ability to score crazy points during the substitute period is entirely dependent on almost mastering all the ball possessions. He can use seemingly comprehensive offensive methods to score points, but in fact It is difficult to drive the rhythm of teammates.

And he is only a second-year rookie, played for the Warriors last season, and he also doesn't like defense that much.

When the Warriors brought up the tempo, Monta Ellis almost instinctively followed suit.

Mutombo is 41 years old!

He now plays almost entirely based on experience and height, and his athletic ability has been completely lost. When the rhythm of both sides is raised, Mutombo's role on the court is immediately greatly reduced.

The Rockets signed him just to let him replace Yao Ming a little bit and buy Yao Ming a little rest time. They didn't expect his defense to change the team.

With Mutombo almost completely useless, the Rockets are playing four-on-five with the Warriors. Billups has tried his best to stabilize the rhythm. Unfortunately, Ellis even refuses to accept Yao Ming and will listen to Billup Sri Lanka's?
So Ellis is really a player with Kobe's heart, but not Kobe's strength.

In just 4 minutes, the two sides exchanged the ball more than a dozen times, and the fast pace can be imagined.

This is not a rhythm that the Rockets can adapt to at all. The Warriors players immediately feel like a fish in water. Through active running positions and richer running and bombing experience, they can often get shots from the outside.

Moreover, these guys don't feel any burden in their hearts now, and once they have a chance to make a move, they will not be merciless in throwing them away.

Jackson was in excellent form today, hitting three three-pointers in a row from the outside. Harrington also performed well, adding three-pointers to himself.

Roy relied on his athletic talent to attack the basket crazily. In order to defend the Warriors' outside shots, the Rockets did not expand the defensive formation. This led to the lack of sufficient protection in front of Mutombo, so that Roy The rush was endless, which made the old African mountain miserable.

The Warriors' sudden small ball offensive quickly wiped out the Rockets' advantage and even overtook the score.

Monta Ellis should take the blame for the poor performance of the Rockets during this period. His too solitary style of play affected the chemical reaction of the Rockets.

With 5:31 left in the second half, Tom Thibodeau finally couldn't sit still. He played Yao Ming, who had rested for a little more than half a quarter, in order to stabilize the score.

But the worst decision he made was not replacing Ellis.

Monta Ellis had excellent data during the second quarter as a substitute. He took 8 shots, hit 5 goals, and added 5 free throws. He scored a full 14 points for the team!
This made him a little flustered. He even thought that if Thibodeau would trust him more and give him more playing time, he could score 80 points!
So after Yao Ming came on the court, the fans on the scene unexpectedly discovered that the rhythm of the Rockets was still suppressed by the Warriors.

The offensive and defensive transitions between the two sides became faster and faster, and Yao Ming's slow movement speed resulted in him basically not getting any opportunities to perform in the next period of time.

Billups, who has an excellent view of the overall situation, was the first to discover the problem, and he almost turned pale with anger.

What the hell did I see that the team lacked a good scorer, and the dwarf picked Monta Ellis to replace David Wesley, who was no longer capable, but this guy didn't know how to be grateful at all?
Billups hates guys who don't know how to be grateful!

The same is true for Yao Ming. After all, he is a super center who has won two championships, and he is still very different from him in history.

Usually Yao Ming has a kind personality and never has conflicts with others, but as the undoubted leader of the team, he will still stand up when necessary.

When the Warriors hit another three-pointer from the outside and Monta Ellis was eager to catch the ball and counterattack quickly, Yao Ming stepped forward and blocked Monta Ellis.

(End of this chapter)