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McGrady is more confident than everyone else. During the last two days of team training, the touch he showed late was still surprising.

Even though he hasn't touched the basketball for a long time, his shooting doesn't seem to be affected.

Like some outlandish claims floating around the internet right now, the late 50-point shooting seems to be locked down to a minimum of [-] percent.

Of course, this kind of nonsense that has no scientific basis can only be laughed at, but McGrady really feels that there is help.

I saw Late raised his hand, tiptoed, and flicked his wrist lightly, the basketball drew a perfect arc and was easily caught!
This seems to be announcing to the world that his touch is still amazing.

McBrin's commentary is still so classic: "Late, three points, bang!"

Mark Jackson also said: "We all know that in a quick counterattack, the offensive player has an absolute advantage. McGrady has at least an 80% chance of getting two points steadily, but he still chooses to pass the ball late. This shows that he trusts the late shooting technique very much, and it seems that the Rockets fans worry about whether the late state can adapt to the game does not exist."

The Mavericks served from the bottom line, Jason Terry dribbled the ball across the half, and the Mavericks' formation was stretched wide.

Although the record of the Mavericks this year is not bad, but basically no one thinks that the Mavericks can be qualified to compete for the championship. They are a strong team because the players on their team are quite good players, even if they are second Junior rookie Josh Howard is also a strong defensive wing with certain singles ability.

Compared with the Rockets, except for the two cores and the late arrival of the white pick, the other players are all old, weak and sick. The Mavericks' lineup is simply gorgeous.

But the head coach of the Mavericks, general Avery Johnson, is a young rookie coach. The offensive system he brought to the Mavericks is singles.

Nowitzki finished singles, Michael Finley played, and Michael Finley finished Terry. In short, except for Dampier who has no singles ability, the Mavericks have no more offensive routines.

Of course, this is not to say that the Mavericks players have no cooperation at all. After all, they are all players who play in the world's top leagues, and they still have some basic ability to cooperate with pick-and-rolls.

Nowitzki set a pick-and-roll for Terry at a 45-degree angle, and Terry drove past switched Scott Padgett for an easy mid-range shot.

The Rockets slowly landed, and the Mavericks were ready.

It makes people feel that something unbelievable happened. Michael Finley, who was late in defense, actually adopted a rather extreme defense around the front.

Mark Jackson said on the spot: "Obviously the Mavericks think that the late three-pointer deterrence is the greatest. Their attempt to use the defense around the front is a worthy attempt, but I don't think it is a good way. Late He's not a big center with slow movement and a narrow range of motion. Even if he doesn't have an advantage in speed, he is also an outside player with a huge range of motion. I don't think it will be too good to use defense around the front to prevent him from receiving the ball. Effect."

McBrin also said: "But being late is only a rookie after all. This is his first playoff game. The change in defensive intensity may cause him some discomfort. Let's see if the Mavericks respond to it. It works."

As Mark Jackson said, the defense around the front is generally used on those low-post killers. Using the defense around the front for outside players is a very risky decision.

The ability to run without the ball late is not outstanding, but he doesn't need to stand completely in a certain area. This kind of defense around the front can reduce the number of times he catches the ball, but the effect is not very good.

The Rockets told the general Avery Johnson with the facts that it is absolutely impossible to defend an outside player with a defense around the front.

McGrady used the point forward style of play, breaking through and passing the ball to Yao Ming, Josh Howard hurriedly turned around to double-team, Yao Ming passed the ball to the outside David Wesley.

Late runs, Scott Padgett screens without the ball, allowing Late to get rid of Michael Finley's pursuit, receives a hand-off pass from David Wesley, shoots directly from outside the three-point line, and hits another three-pointer .

He scored six points in a row in the opening game and hit all two shots, which shows that the late state is not a problem at all.

The Mavericks pushed the position, Nowitzki made a mid-range jumper and recovered 2 points.

The Rockets attacked again and did the same thing. This time Nowitzki chose to switch defenses, but he was late but did not force a shot, hitting the ground and passing the ball to the inside.

Seeing the late pass, Nowitzki felt his heart go cold, and looked at the late with unbelievable eyes, just like the Silver Horn King looking at Monkey King: "Why didn't you answer when I called you?"

Of course, English is proficient and profound, and Nowitzki definitely didn't ask that way. To sum up the meaning of his question, it's probably like this.

"I can play during the regular season, and now it's the playoffs, and our team is already on the verge of being eliminated, even I can't take the risk!" Late shrugged, "And I never said I don't have the ability to pass the ball, it's just that the media keeps advocating it, and it can't be my fault."

Nowitzki suddenly felt as uncomfortable as beeping a dog, and he can have that shocking hit rate when shooting and playing. How can this make a player like me who has been working hard to hone his skills feel embarrassed?

In fact, the late passing ability is really not very good, but if you really want to say that he is a black hole on the court, it is really unfair to him.

He said in the physical test report conducted by the Rockets when he first entered the league that he actually has a strong willingness to pass the ball, but he knows that his passing skills are not good, and random passes are likely to make mistakes, and he will only realize when he is late Relying on his high shooting rate, he dared to throw the ball randomly when he received the ball. This left the impression that he can't pass the ball. Coupled with the media's blowing, this impression was solidified up.

Today's late passing level is still not up to the league average, but it is enough to allow him to make the most correct choice on some occasions.

Yao Ming received the late pass and lived up to his good intentions, and Lan Xia dunked with one hand and scored.

The tactics arranged by the Mavericks before the start of the game did not have any effect. The game only played for more than 3 minutes, and the score between the two sides has been stretched to 2 points. It was late to score 2 points for 6 of 2, and Yao Ming scored 2 points for 4 of [-]. McGrady also hit a jumper and two free throws, also got four points.

With a livid face, the little general was forced to call the team's first timeout.

Obviously, using the trick of defending around the front cannot prevent late scoring.

McBrin and Mark Jackson once again discussed the difference between when the Rockets were late and when they weren't.

Mark Jackson said: "I think that being late has become an important player that the Rockets cannot ignore. When he was on the court, the Rockets' offensive system was very complete and full of layers. The low post, mid-range and perimeter all had huge threats. This made the Mavericks exhausted on the defensive end, so that their offensive end was also affected. The Mavericks are a team whose offensive strength is greater than their defensive strength. Once the offense is damaged, they will inevitably lose the advantage on the scene."

McBrin said: "It only took less than half a season to be late, and the whole league realized his greatness. A super shooter will bring a huge change to a team. The luck of the Rockets is really good. They found their third head with a rookie contract. With the late Rockets, it is indeed a team that can compete for the championship, but if they want to stay late, they must pay Great price."

Mark Jackson objected: "Late signing is a 1+1 contract, and the second year is a team option. I think the Rockets will inevitably choose to implement the team option, but when the contract expires, the Rockets have almost no possibility to stay. Late, even if they trade McGrady."

McBrin also knew exactly what was the reason for this, and immediately changed the topic: "Well, it seems that we have reached a consensus that as long as the Rockets play normally, the Mavericks will not be the Rockets' opponents, and they will be in the next round. Meet the Phoenix Suns, do you think they can beat the Suns?"

Mark Jackson immediately said: "No, it's too early to say this. The charm of basketball is that we never know what will happen on the court in the next moment. It is normal for a strong team to lose to a weak team." , if the Mavericks find the right play, I think they still have a chance."

The timeout was not long, and the game continued soon, and the Mavericks did make adjustments.

The little general chose to replace Stackhouse and replaced the weaker offensive Josh Howard, intending to fight the Rockets offensively.

This is actually quite a bold attempt. Although Stackhouse has strong offensive power, he is not stable, and his defensive ability is far inferior to Howard. Once the offensive end fails to open up, the Mavericks will undoubtedly lose this game.

On the defensive end, the Mavericks have also made adjustments. Michael Finley gave up the ineffective defense around the front and changed to close defense and increased physical confrontation. Even if he can't limit late scoring, it will make it more difficult for him to score. , consumes more of his energy.

This adjustment is actually a stupid move. Josh Howard's scoring ability is indeed not as good as Stackhouse, but his defensive ability on the perimeter is what the Mavericks need most.

McGrady's poor form in the first few games was also due to being restricted by Howard.

At this time, Josh Howard was young and strong, with outstanding running and jumping ability, and he was a very good flank defender.

After Howard left the court, he was at a disadvantage in height and weight. The 32-year-old veteran couldn't defend McGrady at all. McGrady broke through to the basket many times and caused damage. Yao Ming also benefited from this and scored many times.

After the first quarter, the Mavericks barely maintained the point difference with their strong offensive ability. The Rockets led 32:26 at home and entered the second quarter.

Late was substituted in the second half of the quarter, took a total of five shots, hit three goals and scored nine points.

(End of this chapter)