full court guidance

Chapter 44 JOJO, I'm Not Human
Van Gundy called a timeout, ready to make a substitution, but was stopped by Yao Ming.

"Coach, I can still persist. If I am off now, no one will be able to support being late."

In the end, the timeout didn't help, and Yao Ming continued to play.

Being late consciously increased his outside shots, but Yao Ming still had to stand under the basket to fight for rebounds, making it impossible for him to paddle on the court to recover his strength.

The scores of the two sides rose alternately. At 4:52 of the second quarter, Yao Ming attacked Stoudemire under the basket and suddenly limped after landing.

Even Stoudemire looked confused and looked at Yao Ming with concern.

He didn't want to be misunderstood by being late as he deliberately hurt Yao Ming—that's the kind of ruthless person who knocked Garnett into the air.

The game was suspended. After a simple examination, Yao Ming was initially diagnosed as muscle fatigue and was no longer fit to play.

Hearing the team doctor's verdict, Yao Ming suddenly lowered his head, tears welling in his eyes.

This year's Rockets are really unlucky. They managed to kill the first round. Juwan Howard was injured, Tracy McGrady was injured, and now even he, who is the core of the inside line, is also injured.

The team has lost its internal and external core in a row, and it is no longer possible to win.

He raised his head, glanced at the late arrival, and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Being late just patted him on the shoulder and said softly: "It's okay, the big deal is that I won't be a man anymore."

"Ah?" Yao Ming was stunned.

At this moment, Late had turned around, found Van Gundy, took away his tactical board, and called all the players who could still play to his side.

"Everyone, Yao is injured, but it doesn't mean we have to give up the game. No matter what, we must strive to win this game. Next, I hope everyone will give me the ball as much as possible. After I shoot, I will No matter what position you play, you must rush to grab offensive rebounds. On the defensive end, we must strictly guard against the perimeter and the basket. We would rather give them mid-range shots than easily allow them to get shots from outside the three-point line. My My physical strength is not enough to support me to complete all the shots in the next game, so we have to try to keep the tempo down as much as possible when attacking, whoever Nash is defending, the ball will be given to whoever, and then come and pick and roll with me, understand?"

"understand!"

Van Gundy looked at the late arrangement of the team's tactics, feeling quite emotional in his heart.

In March, Late was just an ordinary person who tried every means to get a chance to show himself, but now he has gained a firm foothold in the NBA, even becoming a representative of the marksman, and even has a good understanding of the team's tactics. A certain understanding.

Van Gundy is not very much in favor of late tactics, because he still insists that the closer to the basket, the easier it is to score. Only late's unimaginable three-point shooting rate allows him to enjoy the privileges that others have not enjoyed.

But now he can't help it. Both the internal and external core are injured and retired. With the Rockets' current players, what can they use to compete with the No. [-] Suns in the Western Conference?
Since there are no more chances, it is better to let late play a game as he pleases, and let him show off his talent in shooting to the fullest.

The Rockets players returned to the arena aggressively, and some fans who knew that Yao Ming was injured even left the arena early.

Now the whole world believes that the Rockets are no longer the opponents of the Suns.

The Suns attacked, Nash and Stoudemire made beautiful cuts, Stoudemire showed a terrifying bounce, and received a pass to catch the head and score a flat-frame dunk.

The ball boosted morale and made the Rockets fans still in the arena feel even more frustrated.

Uncle Mu played in place of Yao Ming. His movement speed was not much faster than Yao Ming, and the Rockets still dribbled the ball slowly across the half court.

Mucci Norris holds the ball and presses time, and it is Steve Nash who marks him.

He kept in mind the tactics he arranged lately just now, and at the same time observed the positioning of his teammates. If other players got an open opportunity, he would pass the ball over immediately.

The Suns were very patient, and there were no loopholes in the man-to-man defense.

When the attack time was 20 seconds, Late suddenly accelerated and ran towards Mucci Norris.

Marion who followed the defense immediately followed, and at the same time, Scott Padgett on the other side of the Rockets also ran towards Mucci Norris.

Two-person pick-and-roll, Mucci Norris passed the ball late, and immediately turned back to block.

Marion was delayed by him for half a second. Nash knew that his defensive ability was insufficient, and he made a mistake in cooperating with Marion, which gave Late an easy open shot.

"Shh!"

A three-pointer hit at the top of the arc, and the Rockets continued to lead by 1 point.

The Suns attacked, Jim Jackson received an assist from Richardson and completed a mid-range jumper.

The Rockets still pressed time and used double pick-and-roll tactics again. This time Nash didn't think about switching defenses, but tried to catch up with the late interference as soon as possible.

Ignoring the lateness, tiptoeing, flicking the wrist, the ball was shot within 0.3 seconds, and it was hit!
Uncle Mu couldn't keep up with the young man on the inside, Marion got a chance to make a call from the outside, and Scott Padgett rushed forward recklessly, causing slight interference, and Marion hit angrily.

Stoudemire jumped high, grabbed an offensive rebound, and was blocked by Uncle Mu on the second attack.

Uncle Mu's classic shaking of his fingers reproduces the court.

The Rockets played a pick-and-roll outside again, catching the ball late and using teammates to cover the shot, but this time the ball missed and was interfered by Marion.

All Rockets players rushed to the basket immediately, but failed to grab an offensive rebound, and the Suns immediately pushed back.

Nash was unmarked and made a counterattack layup.

The Rockets attacked again, and it was still a pick-and-roll at the top of the three-point arc. Nash and Marion kept up with the late at the same time, and did not give him room to shoot.

No matter how accurate the shot is late, if there is no space, it is impossible to shoot the ball.

He was well aware of this himself and immediately diverted the ball to a 45-degree corner where Scott Padgett was cleared.

Padgett aimed at the basket, raised the knife and finally hit a three-pointer.

After scoring the goal, Padgett looked very excited. While returning to defense, he punched late.

Nash broke into the basket, made a mistake in a pass from behind, and Mike James got the ball to counterattack.

The Suns retreated quickly. Seeing that there was no chance, James did not mess around. He suppressed his speed and gave the ball to Mucci Norris to organize.

Continue to press for 20 seconds, and the Rockets will play a pick-and-roll again.

The Suns have realized that among the Rockets players on the court, only being late is the most threatening one. Marion, as the player who follows up and defends late, doesn't care about others at all.

Nash, who was targeted, also watched him late.

But Nash's defensive skills are really poor. He and Marion had a little problem with the defense, which gave room for late shots.

There was no hesitation at all when he was late, and he just opened his hand to vote.

Again!

Seeing that the situation was wrong, D'Antoni immediately yelled from the sidelines, signaling the Suns to double-team the late arrival and follow him every step of the way to prevent him from receiving the ball.

The Suns attacked and Richardson hit a three-pointer from the outside to help the team cling to the score.

After scoring the goal, the Suns retreated immediately, and when Late walked two steps from the Suns three-point line, Marion and Jim Jackson immediately followed closely.

Nash is enough to mark Norris. Norris is not strong offensively and does not pose much threat.

Uncle Mu also has no ability to attack independently and cannot drive the team.

"It's over! The Suns used an off-ball double-team for lateness, and the last hope of the Rockets was shattered." Charles Barkley said in the commentary.

Kenny Smith agreed: "That's right, in the few offensive rounds just now, we can clearly see that the lateness put the entire offensive firepower of the Rockets on his shoulders, and the other players of the Rockets helped him block the defensive player. , can hardly do anything else. With this lineup, they can beat the Mavericks, it is really unbelievable. I believe that as long as the Rockets management is not stupid, they will bring in several good power forwards and small forwards next year , They really have a chance to win the championship."

Smith is not aimless. The current Rockets lineup has obvious flaws, and the back line is extremely crowded. A lot of defenders under 190cm in height are piled up in the team, and they can't get a chance to play at all.

The positions of power forward and small forward can only be taken care of by some shooting guards.

This time, the Suns' defense against late arrivals was abnormal, and other players were inevitably emptied.

Mike James received the pass, took a look, and missed again!
Stoudemire grabbed the rebound, passed to Steve Nash to start a fast break, and finally Jim Jackson scored a layup to finally reverse the score.

Halfway through the late arrival, the Suns double-team came immediately, the ball was turned a few times among the Rockets, and Mike James got an open opportunity again.

This time he finally withstood the pressure and hit a two-pointer.

The Suns attacked, Stoudemire made an air cut and hit the basket, and Uncle Mu blocked the foul.

Two free throws were made, the Rockets served and received the ball late in their own half.

Barkley immediately became excited: "The Rockets have been pushed into a desperate situation. Is it late to show their offensive ability with the ball? We all know that it is not so easy to break the double team, but that is late." , may be the smartest person among human beings, I believe that as long as he wants to do it, he will definitely be able to do it."

Kenny Smith was about to answer the call, but saw Late suddenly jumping from the logo of his own half and making a super long three-pointer.

"Oh! What's the matter, late in the half of the game, a super long three-pointer! The goal is scored! I can't believe it, it's not the first time that he has completed such an incredible goal on the field, is it his routine The shooting range has already covered the entire half court?"

Barkley doesn't care about this, he is full of praise for his late performance: "You know, the late three-pointer is really unbelievable. In this world, he can practice shooting to the point like him. I It felt like he was throwing the ball, like a missile that was guided by precision, and could easily destroy the opponent."

(End of this chapter)