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Chapter 37 Stackhouse: I am not afraid!

Late in the second quarter, he failed to play again, because the Mavericks had two undercover agents - Dirk Nowitzki and Finley.

老司机上半场13中2，命中率达到了恐怖的15.3%！芬利也是不遑多让，12中4，命中率刚刚达到25%。

If it weren't for the Rockets' offensive efficiency, it is estimated that halftime of the game will enter garbage time.

However, there was an unforeseen situation. When the Rockets were in good shape, McGrady was injured just after the third quarter.

This time, no one used any dirty tricks. He may have been too happy during a quick counterattack. He made a dunk and landed poorly, spraining his ankle.

It wasn't good news for the Rockets, with Van Gundy scrambling to field a late arrival, with veteran Juan Barry at small forward, David Wesley at point guard, Scott Padgett at power forward, and Dikembe Mutombo The lineup, facing the Mavericks with a full lineup, looks very shabby.

Even ESPN McBrin couldn't help complaining: "The Rockets have a big problem with their signings. It feels like their team has difficulty gaining a foothold in the league except for Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Late."

Speaking of this, he added: "Well, although Mutombo is very old, he is a magical African mountain. He is famous for his lack of offensive ability. He is late and does not attack with the ball. No one can use Van Gundy as the outside endpoint of his ability!"

All subsequent developments confirmed McBrin's words. McGrady's injury greatly stimulated the Mavericks' desire to win. In the first half, the undercover veteran driver made successive shots from high positions and quickly closed the score.

The Rockets didn't play systematically. As the late player with the highest scoring efficiency on the court, they rarely received the ball.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Mavericks chased the score to 62:69, still 7 points behind.

Stackhouse, who made a mid-range shot, seemed very excited. He opened his arms and kept waving upwards. It seemed that he regarded the Rockets Toyota Center as the Mavericks' own home court and wanted to get more cheers.

Naturally, there was a wave of boos in response to him, and the Rockets also asked for a timeout.

"Listen, apart from being late, other players should try their best to shoot when they are open. Yao, you should pay attention to the inside defense after you get on the court, and don't let them get to the basket easily..."

Van Gundy held the tactical board and kept explaining. McGrady, who had already returned to the court, asked for a fight: "Coach, I want to continue playing."

"Can you do it?"

McGrady nodded vigorously: "It will definitely work!"

The timeout ends, the Rockets make substitutions, Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Witherspoon come on, Mutombo, Scott Padgett, and Joan Barry go off.

Seeing McGrady on the court again, the Rockets fans burst into cheers.

The Rockets kicked off from the baseline, passed the ball late to David Wesley, and passed the ball to McGrady halfway through the dribble. McGrady broke through with the ball and fell to the ground suddenly, and the game was suspended again.

Late and Witherspoon helped McGrady off the field. McGrady, who was always sleepy and looked like he didn't care about anything, kept his head down, with tears in his eyes.

He kept muttering under his breath, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Witherspoon just patted him on the shoulder, Late didn't say anything, and was about to go on the court, when McGrady grabbed him: "Late, listen, it's up to you to score from outside, you must be tough! Please gone."

Late patted his hand, returned to the court, the game continued, and the Rockets served from the center line.

Witherspoon is the heaviest swingman in the league. His body has been severely fattened, and he has a lot of loopholes on the defensive end. If it weren't for the Rockets, there is no one available, and Van Gundy would not send him to play.

Players with heavy weight are generally strong, Nowitzki can't stand him, and Witherspoon catches the ball and sits on his back to the basket.

Jason Terry double-teams back and Witherspoon passes to David Wesley.

The unguarded Wesley made an open three-pointer and missed!
In this round of the series, Wesley has been unable to find a target, and almost never played well, but the reason why he was not won is because his style of play is more reasonable, and he is not very important as a veteran. Data, far more competent than Bob Sura.

The veteran also worked hard. After he shot the ball, he knew it didn't feel right, and immediately rushed to the basket.

The 183cm small veteran miraculously grabbed the rebound, dribbled the ball to the outside, and was late to cover, and the two made a hand-to-hand cooperation.

Stackhouse, who switched defenses, resisted being late and used trash talk tactics: "Shoot! Aren't you shooting accurately? Why don't you shoot? Are you afraid of my defense? Shoot, I won't be afraid of you. "

I, Stackhouse, No. 95 in [-], I used to be teammates with Jordan, a veteran who has played in the league for ten seasons, I am not afraid!

The Mavericks took the late defense very seriously, indistinctly separating him from the rest of the players and blocking all his passing lanes.

Late raised his hand and made a fake shot.

Stackhouse is not good at defense, but he will not eat this kind of fake action with almost no acting skills, he just stretched his arms to interfere.

Stackhouse is 198cm tall and has a wingspan of 210cm, which has a clear advantage.

The ball arrived late and appeared to be dead.

However, Late made an unexpected move. He didn't take back the hand that raised the ball. He tipped his toes lightly and flicked his wrist. It turned out to be a straight three-pointer!

Stackhouse was also almost stunned for a moment, but fortunately, his instinct made him wave his hand vigorously, causing serious interference.

If you shoot the ball late, you will know it is wrong, and immediately shout: "Rebound!"

Yao Ming was stuck inside, but unfortunately he was not good at jumping, so he failed to grab this important rebound.

"The Mavericks' defense is quite successful this time, and the Rockets are in trouble. Their role players are not in good condition and lack a strong offensive point with the ball. The Mavericks are likely to tie the game next."

The rest of the Rockets immediately returned to defense, but the Mavericks failed to counterattack, so they opened up a positional battle.

Stackhouse got the ball, deliberately found it late, and took the initiative to seek a matchup.

"Hey! They say your three-point shot is better than most players in the league. But I don't think it's that good. It's useless to only shoot three-pointers. You have to learn more from me. .”

Stackhouse was still quite afraid of the incident that he was late and knocked Garnett into the air with his elbow. Even if he talked trash, he didn't dare to go too far.

Being late just grinned and said something that surprised Stackhouse: "Sure enough, playing basketball is still fun!"

Stackhouse is definitely not an efficient scorer. His peak season was when he played for the Detroit Pistons in 00-01. He averaged 29.8 points per game, but his shooting percentage was only 40.8%. for more than 40 minutes.

After failing to form a team with Jordan, Stackhouse's average data dropped significantly, and he did not improve after joining the Mavericks. His efficiency did not improve much, and his shooting percentage remained at around 41%.

But it would be biased to say that he has no strength. There are more than 400 players in the league, even if they have the ball, they may not be able to score such a high score.

In short, Stackhouse is a player who is not enough to dominate a game, but has a certain strength.

In this league at this time, there are still many players with this efficiency. Iverson's efficiency is similar to that of Stackhouse. The reason why he can "single-core" lead the team to the finals is entirely because of him. His teammates are a group of super blue-collars with strong defensive efficiency.

Although Larry Brown is criticized by others, his defensive skills are definitely the top in the league. It is precisely because he has managed a strong defensive lineup that Iverson was able to reach the finals.

Iverson didn't understand this point, and thought that he was really a lone hero who ruled the league, forced the old coach away, and after trading his teammates, he couldn't even make it to the playoffs because his efficiency was far from being able to lead the league. The point where a team wins.

Stackhouse is an old-school star with a tough style of play, not afraid of confrontation, and fearless. He sprayed a few trash words for being late and chose to break through with the ball.

The late defensive ability has also improved this season. He is not afraid of a player like Stackhouse who does not have top speed and has average shooting ability.

Arriving late and coming forward, he gave enough physical confrontation. Stackhouse has strong confrontation ability, but the rhythm of dribbling was still affected, and he failed to break through.

Stackhouse chose a jumper with an emergency stop, and hurriedly jumped up late to seal his eyes - his height, arm length and jumping are not enough, even against Stackhouse who has been injured several times, he has no advantage, the block is Impossible to block.

The ball bounced a couple of times over the rim and ended up in the back of the net, a stroke of luck.

But Stackhouse doesn't care about this, as long as the goal is scored, it is a manifestation of his strength.

He triumphantly made two gestures towards the late arrival: "Did you see? This is my strength."

Late pursed his lips and smiled: "I see, I came to play to be able to accept challenges from others."

Stackhouse was a little confused, what the hell?Was this guy fooled by himself?
When it was the Rockets' turn to attack, Stackhouse took the initiative to switch defenses with Finley, and again matched up with Late.

Mark Jackson exclaimed: "What's wrong with Stackhouse, he looks so positive today, it seems that he intends to personally mark the late arrival."

McBrin shook his head: "I don't think this is a good choice. Stackhouse's defensive ability is not strong, and he may not be able to prevent late arrivals."

This time Stackhouse was wrong, because he was late and didn't catch the ball at all. Yao Ming received the pass from his teammate in the interior, used his flexible footwork to sway Dampier's defense, and easily hit a short-range hook.

Nowitzki retaliated, he hit a high jumper again, and continued to bite the score.

This is not good news for the Rockets. Regardless of the Mavericks, everyone seems to be able to score in singles, but Nowitzki is their core. Only when the old driver is turned on can other Mavericks players be motivated.

(End of this chapter)