full court guidance

Chapter 75 The True Core of the Rocket

Yao Ming smiled honestly: "As long as you can win the championship, it's nothing to sacrifice a little data!"

Late knew that Yao Ming could not refuse him, so he immediately drew it on the tactical board: "I don't need Brother Yao to expend too much energy on the offensive end. At the beginning of the first quarter, we will focus on David Lee. Let's look at the tactics..."

David Lee was so excited that he could be the main attack point?I never dreamed that such a day would come.

Juwan Howard patted him on the shoulder, beckoned him to calm down, and gathered around late to listen to him.

"Although Kwame Brown is known as the champion of parallel imports, his defensive ability is actually worthy of recognition. He has excellent physical fitness and strong athletic ability, but I don't think he can fight against Yao Ming at the basket, so when we attack, You need to use Yao Ming as the axis at the basket, if there is a chance, Yao Ming will feint on the first attack, and then David Lee will use Yao Ming as the axis to move, your active area is here, here and here!"

Late pointed to the position on the tactical board and looked at David Lee: "Remember to make more use of teammates' off-ball screens. These positions are your shooting hotspots. Don't hesitate after receiving the ball. Their big Forward Brian Cook's defensive ability is not strong, and he can't pose a threat to your shooting, so you have to have more confidence in yourself."

David Lee shouted excitedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely shoot that bastard."

Late nodded and looked at McGrady: "Tracey, you are the real core of our team. You control the ball for the entire team, and you choose the timing of the attack. In addition, I will limit Yao Ming's playing time. , He only has about 30 minutes or even less, once Yao Ming is not on the court, we have to increase the speed, once we grab a rebound, try to launch a quick counterattack with a pass."

"Okay, leave it to me, don't worry." McGrady also patted his chest.

After being late, Ralph Alston was assigned a task, and Alstom also expressed his willingness to obey the command.

Van Gundy has been standing next to the players, watching the late arrangement of the team's offensive tactics, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, a genius is indeed a genius, even if he came to play basketball, which is not his best, he can often do better than others.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the high-profile game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets kicked off on time.

Late and precise budget arrived at the Lakers' starting lineup-in fact, Phil Jackson was not diligent in changing the starting lineup. Most of the time he sat on the sidelines with his eyes closed like a Buddha, as if everything was under control.

Lakers starters: Kwame Brown, Brian Cook, Lamar Odom, Kobe Bryant, Smush Parker.

Rockets starters: Yao Ming, David Lee, Tracy McGrady, Late, Ralph Alston.

There are also many Chinese in Los Angeles. Yao Ming and Late were cheered by the local Chinese fans. They also took the initiative to say hello to Jackie Chan, Jet Li and other Chinese stars.

Kwame Brown can be designated by Jordan as the No. [-] pick. Of course, his obvious physical talent cannot be ignored.It's just that Jordan is really not suitable for bringing newcomers. At that time, Kwame Brown made a slight mistake in the Wizards, and he would be slammed by Jordan. This greatly affected his self-confidence. More effort is required when developing offensive capabilities.

But Jordan is a super genius. In his opinion, other people need to pay a lot of sweat and blood for what he takes for granted, so naturally he cannot tolerate Kwame Brown's slow growth.

In short, Kwame Brown is actually a typical example of being fostered by seedlings. He has endured too much expectation, and the growth effect is not as expected, so he has been belittled by the whole world.

After leaving the Wizards, Kwame Brown's performance is much better than before. Although he is still rough on the offensive end, his defensive ability has been recognized by Phil Jackson.

With his excellent jumping and 221cm wingspan, he easily defeated Yao Ming in the jump ball.

However, Yao Ming has grown up more than a notch compared to him in the original history. Now he has a bit of cunning and cunning. He knows that his jump ball is not as good as his opponent, so he just stood on tiptoe and tried it, and immediately chose to retreat.

Kobe got the ball, dribbled the ball across the half court against Late, and immediately spat out venom: "Chi, let me see where your bottom line is, and prove to me that you have the qualifications to be the leader of a team."

If you are late, you will never fall for this simple aggressive method, and just looked at Brother Snake with a blank expression: "Put away your venom, it's useless to me, let's think about how to lead your Lakers to win first, And get a spot in the playoffs."

In the last few games, the Lakers have performed well. Under the leadership of Kobe, they have won a wave of consecutive victories. The current record is 24-24, and they are only one step away from the playoffs.

The Rockets’ record is actually not much better, but most of the time when Late leads the team alone, it is still unexpected. In the playoff circle, in fact, many media believe that Late’s ability to lead the team is better than Kobe’s , at least that's what ESPN thinks.

ESPN had grievances with Jordan back then, and they were the most powerful media in the world who blacked Jordan.When Kobe made his debut, he imitated Jordan everywhere. He even learned the movements of sticking out his tongue and biting his jersey for layups. ESPN naturally hated him too.

Being late really angered Brother Snake. Brother Snake is 27 years old this year and is at his peak. Although his speed is not the fastest in the league, he is still at the top. Tilt right.

Late immediately moved to his left, but Kobe's body leaning to the right was the real fake action. He quickly changed hands and dribbled and scored from the right side of Late.

Yao Ming was prepared and took a step forward from the basket. Kobe was afraid of his height and saw that Kwame Brown's basket was empty, so he immediately passed the ball.

But Yao Ming reacted very quickly, and immediately retreated to the basket. Kwame Brown caught the ball with both hands, pushed it up, and found that Yao Ming couldn't stand it at all, and passed the ball to Brian Cook.

Cook scored 83 points with Kobe at the beginning, and his shooting ability was good. David Lee's defense was sloppy, so he decisively chose to shoot and hit a mid-range two-pointer.

Defending this thing depends not only on talent, but also on defensive willingness and experience.

The Rockets are a top-ranked defensive team in the league. David Lee also knows the importance of defense under his influence. It's not that he doesn't have the will to defend, but he really doesn't have any defensive talent. There is a big problem, even if he can't teach him, he can only wait for him to spend more years in the league, and his experience will increase, and his defensive level will naturally improve.

But it makes sense for the Rockets to arrange him as the starting power forward instead of Juwan Howard.

David Lee's shooting is very accurate this season, which is no longer comparable to Juwan Howard.

The Rockets had possession of the ball. Because they hadn't played for a long time, Yao was obviously very eager. He passed the half court at an unusual speed. Alstom handed the ball to McGrady.

This is a feint tactic arranged before being late, and I want to see what the defensive tactics the Lakers arranged before are like.

As expected for being late, Brother Snake immediately switched defenses and followed up, and spit out venom again: "Hey, Chi, it's not that easy to get rid of me, I know once you get an open three-point shot , It’s tantamount to giving you points, but today I will be responsible for marking you personally, show your strength, let me see how terrifying your three-pointers are.”

Late curled his lips: "It seems that someone forgot that I scored 45 points on someone's head in my career debut. Don't you know how terrifying my three-pointer is?"

Brother Snake sat on the wax immediately, mother, I almost forgot about this.

While the two were talking, the Rockets completed their tactical coordination—something went wrong.

McGrady found an opportunity to hang the ball inside, Yao Ming held the ball and dangled it, originally he wanted to play a feint, but Kwame Brown was eager to prove himself, so he easily took Yao Ming's fake move and jumped high.

Yao Ming, who is already quite old and cunning, of course can't ignore the fouls he sent forward, and immediately took the initiative to hit him, scoring 2 points with a small hook, and an additional penalty.

Reggie Miller and Ernie Johnson were in charge of the live broadcast of the game on TNT radio station. The two immediately chatted about the game while waiting for the free throw.

Although Reggie Miller has just retired, he has developed rapidly in terms of commentary. He said with a smile: "It seems that the tactics of the Rockets have not changed. Yao Ming is actually the biggest advantage of the Rockets. His unsolvable offensive skills in the interior make him It's hard to defend, Kwame Brown is obviously nervous, he jumps so fast."

Ernie Johnson said: "If I were Van Gundy, I would definitely choose the same way. I think Yao Ming's strength has been seriously underestimated. After winning the championship and FMVP last season, Yao Ming has actually shown the world his evolution. How terrible he is, I think that even if Yao Ming is not as good as O'Neal in his peak period, he is at least better than O'Neal now."

Reggie Miller smiled and said, "You can't say this in front of O'Neill, or he might beat you up."

Ernie Johnson laughed and said: "I'm telling the truth, at least Yao Ming's free throws are much better than O'Neal's. When facing Yao Ming, using the shark-slashing tactic is simply ruining the game. This season, O'Neal's free throws have even dropped. Breaking 50%!"

Reggie Miller also agreed: "Yes, it seems that the touch of all Chinese players is surprisingly soft. A super center like Yao Ming not only has amazing shooting ability, but also has a higher free throw percentage than most players in the league. And being late is even more important. It's amazing, watching his game, I even think the media compares me to him, it's an insult to him."

(End of this chapter)