full court guidance

Chapter 27 has nearly 12 words in the manuscript, so can I ask for a recommendation?

The Rockets' showmanship was a bit sudden, but fortunately, the Heat didn't care too much. They readjusted their offense. Wade broke through to attract double-teams and gave the ball to Damon Jones on the outside.

There are two superstar players attracting firepower this season, and Damon Jones can often get open shots with a super high hit rate.So far this season, he has averaged 6.5 3-pointers per game, making 2.7 of them, and his shooting percentage is 43.3%, which is the peak of his career.

This time Damon Jones didn't waste Wade's assist, aimed at the basket, and made a shot before the late defense was in place.

It's a pity that the referee signaled him to step on the line, and the three-pointer turned into a two-pointer.

The Rockets attacked and fell to the ground again, and Yao Ming responded again near the free throw line.

This time O'Neill didn't follow, and Wade also insisted on being late, and never left.

The opportunity was fleeting, but Yao Ming seized the best shot opportunity and hit a jumper from the free throw line.

In the next few rounds, both sides were very efficient.

O'Neal's dominance in the low post is still there. With his huge weight and superior strength, even Yao Ming can't guarantee that he can guard against him.

But the bigger change came from Yao Ming. On the offensive end, he did not choose to compete with O'Neal in the low post, but consciously increased his mid-range and long-range shots.

This style of play is a little different from the tactics Van Gundy arranged before the game. However, Van Gundy has true love for Yao Ming. Seeing Yao Ming's excellent performance in this game, he played 6 minutes in the first quarter and hit 5 goals out of 4 shots. Ten, Van Gundy only applauded.

At 6:03 in the first quarter, the Rockets made a substitution and Mutombo replaced Yao Ming.

When Yao Ming was off the court, Wei Ping Bryant analyzed and said: "Today Yao Ming performed very well. In the past, he was often troubled by fouls, resulting in not much playing time, but today Yao Ming consciously increased his mid-range and long-range shots to avoid O'Neal. Playing, not only ensured his shooting percentage, but also reduced fouls on the defensive end, and he evolved."

Has Yao Ming really evolved?

It has indeed evolved!

In the original history, although Yao Ming has gradually demonstrated his dominance in the restricted area, the problem of fouls has become a great obstacle restricting his performance.

How to control one's own fouls cannot be explained clearly in a few words. This requires not only someone to teach, but also the accumulation of experience.

Obviously, the late appearance became the catalyst for Yao Ming's evolution.

The learning machine he gave made Yao Ming sluggish for a short period of time, but after recovering, Yao Ming, who had been simulating actual combat in a dream for a long time, had greatly improved his experience.

In fact, some people have already noticed that the number of fouls committed by Yao Ming has dropped sharply in the last half month of games.

After Yao Ming came off the court to rest, the Rockets' offensive firepower immediately dropped significantly. Without Yao Ming, the main scoring point, the Heat only needed to strangle the late arrivals.

Mutombo's defensive ability is very strong, but he can't prevent O'Neal.

But is being late so easy to be strangled?
As long as you give him a little space, he can shoot and score, and the shooting percentage is not low.

However, Wade's close defense still caused great trouble for being late.

Wade's height of 193cm is the real height, which is obviously higher than the late one. Coupled with his outstanding starting speed and amazing bounce, he has already blocked shots and has been late twice!

Even so, after the first quarter of the game, the late shooting rate still exceeded 50%. With the intentional cooperation of the Rockets players, late got a lot of shots. In this quarter, he took 8 shots, hit 5 goals, and scored 15 points .

Adding Yao Ming's 10 points, Wesley's 3 points, Sura's 2 points, and Juwan Howard's 2 points, the Rockets took a 32:30 lead in the first quarter.

Weiping Bryant said during the intermission: "The late addition has improved the Rockets' offensive firepower, but it has not reduced their defensive strength much. Judging from the current level of the Rockets, I think if they maintain The current state has the strength to reach the finals."

The famous McGrady Lao Yang continued: "In fact, Tracy McGrady didn't play the game today. We can see that the Rockets' cooperation has increased significantly, and the team's offensive efficiency is very high."

Maddie: Meow meow?

Poor McGrady, it's really people sitting on the sidelines, and the pot comes from the sky.

The conflict between him and Yao Ming, to put it bluntly, is actually very simple, it is the difference in philosophy.

McGrady has been the team's key training target since he joined the Magic. No one can compete with him for the ball. He is also used to taking all the team's scoring tasks on his shoulders.

In fact, it can be seen from the data that McGrady is not the kind of person who is too poisonous to pass the ball. He has a lot of assists in many games!

The key issue is the Rockets' player allocation. It can be said that apart from Yao Ming, there are no players who can do it.

what?
You mean Second Master Huo?
A few years ago, Erye Huo was teammates with McGrady in the Magic. Francis and McGrady swapped clubs, but Erye Huo was used as a garbage contract for extra money.

It is precisely because he knows well that McGrady still shoots repeatedly when he is not in good condition, because in the last few games, Yao Ming is not in good condition, if he does not shoot, who will?
Of course it's late!
However, the late performance in the last few games was astonishing, and the media sought after him in various ways, which made McGrady involuntarily have a confrontational mentality.

My brother is the scoring champion for two consecutive times, and he is only a non-draft rookie late. Why do you media praise him over me?
In short, McGrady was unconvinced by the media's hype about being late.

A functional player who can only shoot three-pointers, even if the three-pointers are accurate, can he change the trend of the game?

Before losing to the Kings, McGrady was in a bad mood, and as a result, he had a conflict with Yao Ming.

In fact, McGrady regretted it shortly after telling Van Gundy that he could not play due to a relapse of his back injury.But he is also a man, and he needs to lose face, so he can't admit his mistake right away, right?
So McGrady thought, how about finding a chance to talk to Yao, I believe that with Yao's character, we will reconcile soon, of course it is best to make Yao realize his importance after the team loses just work.

Sitting on the sidelines now, seeing Yao Ming and Late cooperating tacitly, McGrady also feels something in his heart, and his desire to reconcile with Yao Ming is even stronger.

After a short intermission, the game between the two sides resumed. Eddie Jones led the Heat as a substitute, and the Rockets played purely as a substitute.

The Rockets defended aggressively. In the first 3 minutes of the second quarter, the Heat's bench lineup only scored two points, and the difference between the two sides widened to 6 points.

When Stan Van Gundy saw that the situation was wrong, he immediately dispatched O'Neal and Wade, both inside and outside.

O'Neal and Wade are outstanding, and they both scored as soon as they played, catching up with the score.

At 8:24 of the second quarter, Wade broke through the inside and caused Joan Barry to foul. As he made two free throws, the score was evened, and the Rockets requested a substitution.

Yao Ming on, Mutombo off, Late on, Jumbari off, Rod Strickland on, Bob Sula off.

After playing, the domestic and foreign combination reproduced the showy operation. Yao Ming used his huge body as a door to block Wade's defense. He was 0.3 seconds late to complete the shot from the outside line, and the point difference became 3 points.

In the next few rounds, the Rockets firmly took the initiative on the court, and Yao Ming consciously increased his mid-range offense, which made O'Neal very uncomfortable.

Yao Ming has a height of 229cm, and has an unbelievably soft touch. The game is in excellent condition, and he made many shots near the free throw line.

O'Neal is not a hardworking person, so it is okay to let him guard the basket, but it is a bit difficult to let him run out to defend.

As Yao Ming made consecutive mid-range shots, the Rockets opened up the score again. O'Neal was troubled by fouls and was soon replaced for a rest.

Wade led the Heat to fight alone, and staged desperate breakthroughs many times. After finishing the layup, he slammed his whole body on the court. Even when he was late, he felt distressed for him.

Van Gundy saw the Rockets taking the initiative and Yao Ming's mid-range success frequently, so he kept applauding from the sidelines.

Late performance was excellent, limited by Wade's defense, he didn't take many shots, 4 shots in this quarter, hit 2 goals, and scored 6 points.

But Yao Ming played with full confidence in this quarter, with late outside restraints. After O'Neal was off the court, he could get whatever he wanted under the Heat's basket. Yao Ming made 9 shots in this quarter and hit 7 goals, which was extremely efficient.

At the end of the half, the Rockets led the Heat by 58:48 by a full 10 points.

Wade's efficiency is not high today. He mainly scores by breaking through and creating kills. When facing Yao Ming, he was restricted a lot.

But he doesn’t shoot wildly. After finding out that his shooting percentage was not high, he adjusted his style of play, focusing on breaking through and scoring. Haslem became the main beneficiary. He hit all 5 shots in the first half. Scored 10 points and became the key figure for the Heat not to be blown up at halftime.

After halftime, Stan Van Gundy couldn't believe that the Heat he led would be firmly suppressed by the Rockets.

In the past two years, the West is strong and the East is weak. The playoffs in the West can be called purgatory, but the Heat in the East are strong enough to challenge all the powers in the West. Today, the Heat are almost completely suppressed by the Rockets.

In terms of defense, the Rockets are even slightly stronger than the Heat.

In terms of offense, today's Rockets also show a completely different attack power from the past. The cooperation between Yao Ming and Late makes the Heat often neglect one thing and lose another.

During the halftime break, Stan Van Gundy emphasized in the locker room to break through and create damage, and asked O'Neal to be tougher at the basket.

But the process of the game was not much different from the first half. When Yao Ming played O'Neal, he didn't bother to win or lose with O'Neal at the basket, but took advantage of his shooting range to make O'Neal very uncomfortable.

On the defensive end, Yao Ming is also full of deterrence, and O'Neal's offensive efficiency is not very high.

In the end, the Rockets defeated the Heat, the number one in the Eastern Conference, 113:104.

The point difference between the two sides is not big, but anyone who has watched this game can clearly feel that the Rockets have firmly suppressed the Heat, both on the offensive and defensive ends. The Heat did not even take the lead once in the game. Advantage.

So McGrady, who "truced due to injury", was pulled out by the media to criticize him again.

(End of this chapter)