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Chapter 61 There are always people who don't believe in evil
The biggest difference between Late and other players in the league is his terrible consistency.

In all the games he has participated in since his debut, there has never been a game where his shooting percentage is less than 50%, which makes him very unique in the entire league and has become a unique existence.

The reason why Michael Jordan has such a high evaluation is that he established the Bulls dynasty twice, and another reason is that he has scored ten times, and his average shooting percentage is close to 50% in almost every season.

After Jordan retired, those so-called successors of Jordan were not as efficient as Jordan at all.

After Jordan, Allen Iverson won the most scoring titles. In the 01-02 season, he averaged 31.4 points per game, but his shooting percentage was less than 40%.

McGrady's two-time scoring champion, one of which had a shooting percentage of only 41.7%, and his efficiency was also not high. He relied entirely on the data generated by high playing time and high number of shots.

The efficiency of Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant is also similar, and it is stable at around 45% under normal circumstances. This is already the top superstar in the league.

Such a horizontal comparison, the horror of being late is quite amazing, not to mention that this person still uses three-pointers to score all points. In terms of efficiency alone, it is even more terrifying.

Josh Smith's defense is already quite in place, and he can still only limit lateness to 50% shooting.

After several rounds of offense and defense between the Rockets and the Eagles, the Eagles shot only 41%, and the point difference was widened by the Rockets!
Before the game, the media analyzed that the strength of the two sides was evenly matched, and the Eagles should still have a little advantage. The main reason was that they were late and insisted on playing without the ball. Its role has been greatly restricted, and it is difficult to drive the team's rhythm.

As we all know, driving the team's rhythm is simpler to say, but it is actually a combination of sudden points and shooting. Now the lateness is only shooting, no breakthrough, and the points are not qualified enough. It is indeed not enough.

But the Rockets played a new set of tactics, relying on players to cover each other and try to open up shooting space for late arrivals.

This tactic was obviously beyond the Hawks' expectations. After the first half of the first quarter, the Rockets led by 17 points at 11:6, including 6 of 3 late three-pointers, and the efficiency is still very high.

After the timeout ended, the Eagles made adjustments to their defensive formation. They gave up defending the pure blue-collar center Mutombo, and instead had Joe Johnson cover the late arrivals all the way, and center Zaza Pachulia responded at any time. Interfere first.

Under normal circumstances, if you are late and have the ability to break through, Pachulia's supporting defense threat will not be too great. Once the small player starts to run, the shortcoming of the big man's slow speed will be magnified to the limit.

But being late will not make a breakthrough, so Pachulia's height advantage has become the most powerful weapon. He can easily interfere with late shots through people.

With a height of 206cm, Josh Smith can barely withstand Mutombo under the basket.

After all, the veteran is 39 years old and has always been a pure blue-collar. His offensive skills around the basket are terrible. As long as someone interferes, his shooting rate cannot be guaranteed.

This is bullying no one inside the Rockets!
It has to be said that this wave of adjustments by the Eagles is quite effective. Due to the defensive interference of Zhaza Pachulia, he did not take the risk of choosing a wild shot when he was late, but transferred the ball to his teammates.

It's a pity that the other Rockets players are in mediocre form today, wasting a lot of late passes.

After playing for another 3 minutes in the first quarter, the Rockets' scoring efficiency dropped significantly, and the Hawks slowly recovered the point difference.

Late saw that it was not possible to continue like this, so he immediately gestured to Van Gundy, which was a secret signal agreed upon by the two parties, and the Rockets requested a substitution.

This year, the Rockets' first-round rookie David Lee played and center Mutombo left.

In this way, there is no traditional center in the Rockets' lineup, Juwan Howard tops the center position, and David Lee plays power forward.

David Lee had just entered the field, and late took the initiative to walk over and pat his buttocks: "Don't be nervous, try not to lose your position when defending, and don't take off easily, just raise your hand to interfere. Your main role is on the offensive end, If there is no one around you, don't hesitate."

David Lee, who was born in a wealthy family, was still a little nervous. After all, if he couldn't play basketball well, he would have to go back and inherit the billionaire family business.

The Eagles saw the Rockets withdraw the center, and the defensive tactics remained unchanged.

Head coach Mike Woodson believes that David Lee and Juwan Howard are also 206cm tall. They are rookies and veterans whose strength has fallen. With Josh Smith's strong physical fitness, it will be easier to defend them.

But David Lee, who had just played, immediately told Mike Woodson with the facts that he was indeed a rookie, but he was a handsome mid-range shot!
As a white player, David Lee's poor physical fitness is an important reason why he slipped to the end of the first round.

In today's league, almost all scouts are superstitious about black players, believing that they have outstanding physical fitness, and once they can develop their skills, they can become top stars.

In fact, every year in the draft, there are only a dozen or so players who can really play well and gain a firm foothold in the league. There are many black players with the best physical fitness, but in the end they still disappear from everyone.

It seems that these scouts will never understand that basketball is actually a game of throwing the ball into the basket. As for how to throw the ball into the basket, does the means really matter?

David Lee's shooting skills are excellent, with an amazing soft touch, and his shooting percentage in the middle distance is quite good.

And he is not as soft as most people think, and he is very skilled at the basket. His biggest problem is his lack of defensive awareness.

There is no way to ask David Lee to play late. At least David Lee is much more reasonable than Swift. That guy really, really thinks of himself as the boss of the team.

In the second half of the first quarter, with David Lee's mid-range restraint, Juwan Howard was not free to empty the basket at will. The Eagles' defensive strategy was declared bankrupt, and they made two 2-pointers late again.

第一节打完，火箭31:24领先7分，迟到单节三分球9中5，拿下15分。

The Rockets' offensive rhythm is actually not fast. It often takes 15-20 seconds to complete an attack, but the late three-pointers are too fierce, so it seems that the Rockets' offensive power is very amazing.

Arriving late in the second quarter and sitting on the bench to rest, the Rockets played from the bench, and the Hawks seized the opportunity to start chasing points.

By the middle of the second quarter, the Rockets' lead was down to one point when they came back late.

Swift came off the bench for 5 minutes in this quarter and scored 2 points and 2 rebounds. Judging by the statistics, it seems to be okay, but his problem is the most serious. He can't keep up with the Rockets' tactics at all. It seems that the IQ is also negative, and all the nutrients are used to supply the well-developed limbs.

Fortunately, after being late to play, he scored two three-pointers in a row and finally stabilized the situation.

Seeing that the late state was still excellent, Eagles coach Mike Woodson immediately yelled and gestured to Zha Pachulia.

After that, Zhaza Pachulia gave up the inside line again, marking the lateness all the way.

And his mouth was not clear, and the fragrance continued: "You idiot, never try to score in front of me, I will prevent you from crying and calling mom."

This kind of harmless trash talk can be turned a deaf ear if you are late.

Just at this time, Jumbari passed the ball, was late to catch the ball, and made a fake shot, and the slag Pachulia immediately rushed up, as if he wanted to knock the late into the air.

Late found the gap and dodged to the side, but he didn't choose to shoot, but threw the ball to David Lee, a handsome CIC.

David Lee lived up to expectations and scored two more points by virtue of his height advantage.

Usually I never pay attention to other people's lateness, but this time I took the initiative to go to Pachulia's side: "Do you know my life motto? Do not do to others what you don't want to do to yourself, understand?"

Zha Zha Pachulia looked confused, even though he was late and had translated the sentence completely into English, Pachulia didn't understand it.

Late immediately sneered and said, "No learning, no skills. This sentence comes from a great educational book in ancient China. Now this sentence is erected in front of the United Nations headquarters building."

"What do you mean?" Zha Zha Pachulia was furious, and asked late.

Chi Lai smiled: "The second half of the sentence is to use the way of the other and give it back to the other. Don't think I can't see your little thoughtfulness."

This is where the smart people are so powerful. Seeing Pachulia deliberately irritating himself, he made great moves when defending, and immediately became alert when he was late.

Because this scene is so familiar, that's how Uncle Bao dealt with him in the playoffs last season.

Pachulia's little calculation is very loud. As long as the lateness is removed, the Rockets will really have no one to use. At that time, the Eagles want to win the game, isn't it easy?

Zhaza Pachulia didn't understand the second half of late's sentence, but this did not prevent him from continuing to provoke late.

"Hey, are you afraid of me? Frightened by my defensive ability, so you dare not shoot?"

Garnett's lesson is still vivid, and Pachulia dare not speak too much.

Such a simple aggressive method, how could it be possible to be late.

He shrugged: "Let's wait and see."

Late is very clear, even if his three-point shooting rate is amazing, his physical strength does not allow him to control all the team's offense, which is very unreasonable.

If he really ignores his teammates and puts the team's offensive firepower on his own shoulders, the Eagles' defensive efficiency will inevitably be greatly improved. Even he dare not guarantee that he can maintain a shooting rate of more than 50%.

The Eagles attacked and returned a two-pointer. Could it be that when the Rockets organized the offense, they were late to catch the ball again and made a false shot to test it.

Zhaza Pachulia pounced on him like a gust of wind again, his purpose was obvious, he just wanted to end the lateness.

(End of this chapter)