Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 48 [Getting Stronger]

The game continued, and it was still Hayes who played the leading role.

From the perspective of height, the Rockets have no center, and the Suns are even more difficult to defend.When Yao Ming was around, Stoudemire still knew where to stand, as long as he stood against Yao Ming.Even if he can't defend alone, the Suns can send someone to double-team at any time, or defend a zone defense.

Now the Suns can't defend the zone defense, because the Rockets have all five shooters, and they must keep up with everyone.

Stoudemire is also tight defensively. Hayes is nominally a center, but in fact he keeps running back, cutting air, and pulling to the outside to get the ball.As soon as Stoudemire is distracted, Hayes can run out of space and shoot from the outside.

Nash continued to show the level of MVP, disrupting the Rockets' defense with breakthrough points, and Stoudemire was the biggest beneficiary of the pick-and-roll coordination, and made another mid-range shot.

Just after Stoudemire celebrated, Hayes broke into the basket and made a layup.

Nash broke through McGrady and handed it to Dior on the outside. Dior then passed Bell to hit a three-pointer.

Hayes ran out of the three-point line, caught the ball, turned around and returned a three-pointer with a jumper.

"You can't guard me!" Hayes smiled at Stoudemire.

"I'll show you something!" Stoudemire said calmly, with murderous intent in his eyes.

53 to 55, the Rockets bite the score, Hayes has scored 16 points in a single quarter.

The Suns attacked and passed the ball a few times. Nash and Stoudemire blocked the space. Stoudemire cut to the basket and hit a dunk with both hands.

McGrady broke through and missed the basket with a low hand.

Hayes inserted from the back row, cut in between Stoudemire and Marion, rushed to grab the offensive rebound, and before his body was about to go out of bounds, he jumped up and turned around and smashed the ball hard to Stoudemire. Tadamier's calf, the ball hits Stoudamire's leg and bounces off the baseline.

The Rockets snatched the ball back, and Stoudemire stomped his feet angrily.

The bottom line ball is issued, Hayes receives the ball outside the three-second zone, and Stoudemire and Marion double-team.

Hayes took the ball with his back and pretended to send it to the outside with one hand.Marion took a step out, Stoudemire raised his hands high, there was a small gap between the two, Hayes used his back as the axis, turned around and wiped into the basket between the two, and jumped off the tie bar for a backhand layup hit.

In this section, Hayes went crazy.

The beautiful cooperation between the two teams continued to appear, and the audience was hooked.

The Suns' offense was sharp, and in the Rockets' half, it was called "I can do what I want." Nash succeeded in consecutive breakthroughs, and the players' shooting percentages were also high.

On defense, the Suns are a different story.

The Rockets only left one Bunche Wells on the inside to grab rebounds, and everyone else looked for opportunities to fire from the outside.The Rockets' small lineup can't make fast breaks, but they can also play a "Princeton" type of offense. Continuous pick-and-roll passes until they pull out the neutral. The Suns defenders are generally half a meter away, chasing to block. When the block passes, the ball is early. Already made a shot... The Rockets often only feel "light breeze" when they shoot, and they feel even more comfortable after scoring.

Before halftime, Hayes used Battier's pick-and-roll, pulled to the right corner, received a sudden point from McGrady, and hit a three-pointer again.

The Rockets overtook the Suns 66 to 63 to end the first half.

Stoudemire performed well on the offensive end, scoring 12 points in a single quarter and several dunks.But no matter how beautiful the game is, it is difficult to conceal the essence of defending the black hole.

Hayes scored 21 points in a single quarter and made 6 of 4 three-pointers.There is no doubt that Stoudemire's weakness is obvious. He can still rely on his physical fitness to defend inside and block a few big shots.If he meets someone who has outside shooting ability and can break through, he will get dizzy.

"Put your energy on defense! Look what you've done? Hayes scored 21 points. Stop saying he's a power forward, not a center. Is Hayes more of a center than you? "Mike Anthony yelled at Stoudemire in the locker room.

Ironically, more critics think that the Suns' defense is bad, because Mike Anthony doesn't want any defensive strength, and the tactics he arranges are not defensive.

Stoudemire was blown up by Hayes, angry, and directly contradicted: "You are right. I can't defend! But, no one has ever taught me how to defend. Whether it is high school or NBA, No one taught me defense! Especially you!"

Seeing that Stoudemire and the coach were yelling, Nash quickly came out to be a peacemaker, standing in the middle and said: "Amare, you calm down. In the second half, you have to defend harder. Their offense is very strong, but we Attack, they can't defend. We will win."

"Coach, Amare's defense is the same as before. It's just that Hayes... that guy is beyond expectations. I think he's much better than what's shown in the data." Marion also spoke, his tone full of fighting spirit. "I played against him for a while, and I found it very difficult. He is too strong, has rich offensive methods, and he is not slow. He can keep up with me. Barkley is right. Hayes is really like him. , and now it looks more and more like that."

The Suns locker room was quiet. They all knew what it meant for the Rockets to have three stars. They were absolute rivals.

Mike - Anthony lost in thought.

In his eyes, Hayes is more dangerous than Yao Ming.

Although Yao Ming is difficult to defend, he has a single offensive method. When he is playing singles, the others are basically dead.

Hayes is different. Not only is he good in singles, but he can also pass the ball.If he is double-teamed, his passes can easily be diverted to weak spots and converted into goals.

His passing awareness is very good, coupled with another McGrady with a wide vision, the Suns are very difficult to defend.

The Rockets are very strong this year, and through running-in, they are getting stronger and stronger.

The two games they lost were not without chance.The Hornets were lucky to win at the last moment, and the Spurs were also three quarters behind, and finally recovered the score. Hayes was still absent.

With Hayes, this year, the Suns can no longer be called the Rockets nemesis.

Mike-Anthony feels that the Rockets have even surpassed the Spurs and become the biggest obstacle on their way to winning the championship.

In the dressing room of the visiting team, the atmosphere is completely different.

Jeff Van Gundy said with a smile: "Chuck played well in this quarter, and he will continue to work hard in the second half. I have repeatedly told you about the rhythm problem, and we must disrupt their rhythm."

"Chuck, I think you're getting better and better." Yao Ming smiled and said, "Coach, is there anything I need to do in the second half?"

As long as Yao Ming is on the court, the Rockets will have multiple powerful offensive points, but the speed will slow down.

Jeff Van Gundy said: "Of course you have to go, the fast break in the second quarter caught them off guard, but when they adapt, it's not so easy to handle. To win the Suns, you still have to disrupt their offensive rhythm. We In the second half, each attack should be played for 24 seconds as much as possible to reduce the rounds of the game. We have to decide the winner in the limited number of attacks. As long as the rhythm of the game is reduced, their outside line will definitely be very uncomfortable."

That's what the Rockets did in the first place.But it didn't do well. This is not because of Jeff Van Gundy's tactical mistakes, but because the Rockets have changed a lot this season. They have people who can break fast, have the ability to break fast, and are used to attacking opponents.The most important thing is that Alston played too hastily at the beginning.

"Vassilis in the second half, you must be steady. When the Suns are going well, you have to slow down and slow down! The Suns have no touch, and we will fast break." Jeff Van Gundy continued: "Defending Nash is The point is, who can guard against Nash? Why don't you try it, Chuck?"

Jeff Van Gundy's tactic is very imaginative.

"I have a suggestion." Hayes said: "When defending... I suggest doing what the Suns do, don't switch after the pick-and-roll, let Nash pass, and focus on everyone else."

Jeff Van Gundy shook his head and said: "Nash is very capable of scoring. Regardless of him, he can score [-] points."

Hayes explained: "We all know that if we want to beat the Suns, we must first limit Nash. He is the engine of the Suns. If the engine is turned off, the wheels of the Suns will not turn! He is not Kobe, LeBron James, I think the Rockets Don’t be afraid of him scoring, just be afraid of his assists! Blocking the passing line and guarding against the outside line, the Suns will not be able to play well, especially Bell, Marion and others are not good at attacking with the ball, the Suns can only rely on Nash and Stada Meyer."

Jeff Van Gundy savored Hayes' tactics carefully, nodded and said: "Chuck, you are right. In the second half, Nash got the ball, and Vasilis pressed him halftime, consuming his energy. Follow up after halftime. Nash, the pick-and-roll is no longer changing defenses. We must make him unable to score the ball, and be optimistic about our opponents. We must also pay attention when making up defenses. Don’t make up too much and miss people. If Nash wants to attack, let him attack. .”

The Rockets were a little surprised, especially assistant coach Steve Clifford.Jeff Van Gundy was more stubborn in arranging tactics, but he listened to Hayes' suggestions.If this goes on, Hayes will take his job.

"Also, we need to limit the number of 3-point shots the Suns take to lure other Suns players to break through too! The Suns also have a lot of shooters. When they are all stretched outside, you don't have to squat down to defend. You should stand up and stretch out your hands to interfere. Other players should stay close to their opponents to guard against pick-and-rolls. Even if they are scored by a breakthrough, it will only be 3 points, and we can recover. Lure the Suns players to the inside to play, and Yao Ming can block them.” Jeff Van Gundy laughed With a smile, he said again: "For Stoudemire and Marion's inside breakthroughs, you must be brave enough to foul at critical moments! We have strengthened the outside defense. When the Suns can't easily shoot 100 points, they will definitely let them both. Play more and make fouls. Don’t be afraid, be brave enough to foul! Don’t be afraid of free throws! When the free throws are not [-]% hit rate! If you make more penalties, you will miss more! Of course, the main force must control the number of fouls and not be punished.”

Hayes felt inspired.

When I read the news in my previous life, the media said that Jeff Van Gundy was stubborn, had poor on-the-spot adaptability, and was not a good coach.

Now with personal experience, Hayes found that this was not the case.Now Jeff Van Gundy can see the weaknesses of the Suns and make correct adjustments to the lineup in time.

When he was on the court, Jeff Van Gundy said again: "Disrupt their rhythm! Control the rebound! Don't be dead, show some energy! Chuck! Come up with a slogan!"

Yao Ming was sweating, and whispered to Hayes: "I warn you, don't call Haodi so good..."

"Of course not." After Hayes said, he raised his head and roared with all his strength: "7 consecutive victories!"

His voice was a tenor that even the music company wanted to sign, it directly overwhelmed the noise of the auditorium and shocked the audience.

"7 consecutive victories!" The Rockets players roared in unison.

The momentum of the Rockets is up!
(End of this chapter)