Defending champion

Chapter 53
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After Jack left the field, because the Hornets lacked players who could effectively limit McGrady's performance, the game in the second half of the second quarter completely turned into McGrady's solo dance.

"Scratch!" It was McGrady's dry three-pointer again, and McGrady continued its magic. This was his third three-pointer in this quarter, and his shooting percentage was very high.

Butler, who was facing McGrady, was humiliated by McGrady. In the second half of the second quarter, there were only two pitiful shots, and there was no doubt that they all missed.Moreover, on the offensive end, McGrady was used as a doll to play.

"force"

The referee blew the whistle to end the second quarter.

After this quarter of the game, the score of the two sides has come to 35 to 48. The Hornets are 13 points behind.

At the end of the second quarter, the two sides ushered in a 15-minute halftime break.

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"Hey! Dude, the Hornets are in big trouble now. The Rockets not only have an absolute advantage in the interior, but also open up McGrady on the outside." Kenny said loudly.

"That's true. The inside Yao Ming is easy to deal with. As long as the speed of the Hornets is increased, Yao Ming's usefulness will be greatly reduced. However, the Hornets have no way to limit McGrady on the outside. His play," Jazz replied.

"Now the Hornets are being dragged by the Rockets, and they haven't played their own rhythm. If it continues like this, the Rockets are almost finished after the third quarter." Kenny predicted.

"Your analysis is not wrong, so if the Hornets keep this home court. The Hornets must limit Tracy McGrady's scoring in the second half. This is what the Hornets need to focus on later. Most of the Rockets' offense All of them were initiated from Tracy. If Tracy is contained, the Hornets still have a chance. Now they are only 13 points behind, and there are still two quarters left. Time is not enough for the Hornets. Very sufficient!" The Jazz expressed his opinion on the situation of the Hornets.

"However, the question now is who will contain Tracy's offense? Chris Paul, jr Smith, or Russell Butler? Paul may be able to defend if he grows a few inches longer, which one is jr Smith You don’t expect him to defend anymore. Russell Butler, you also saw how many times he was hit by Tracy in the second quarter. If I were Byron, I don’t know how to arrange it .” Kenny poured cold water on Jazz again.

"Kenny, what you said is also true. But, buddy, do you think there is such a possibility? Can you let Jack, who plays a power forward, defend Tracy? Jack has both speed and jumping. Yes, moreover, he doesn't suffer from height. Moreover, Jack's defensive ability is very good." The Jazz expressed his opinion.

"Hey, buddy, what are you kidding? Jack is a power forward! Do you think this is realistic? Unless some coach's brain is in the shit." Kenny rejected Kenny's idea.

"Man, I don't agree with you! Why can't Jack guard Tracy? If I were Byron, I would put Jack at small forward and David West Power forward, this can not only solve the problem of the Hornets inside, but also contain Tracy's offense, isn't this a good strategy?" The Jazz still insisted on their point of view, retorting Kenny.

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While the commentator was discussing the Hornets' solution, Byron Scott in the Hornets' locker room was also methodically arranging tactics.

Byron first analyzed the team's gains and losses, and then explained why the Hornets lost.

"Although the Rockets have the tallest big man in the league, their inside has a very big advantage. There is nothing wrong with that. However, we did not lose on the inside. We mainly lost to Tracy. On one point, we have to contain Tracy's offense later. Even if it cannot be contained, it will reduce its scoring efficiency." Byron analyzed for the players of the Hornets.Having said that, Byron paused for a moment, and glanced at all the players with his eyes.

The players of the Hornets, except for a few fringe figures, are listening to Byron's analysis very seriously, and they also really want to win this game.

"The Rockets' Yao Ming is easy for us to deal with. In the second half, we can use our speed to wear him down. However, their core player Tracy McGrady, we must have someone stand up and contain his scoring." Byron continued After sweeping his eyes to all the players of the Hornets, he continued.

The Hornets players, when they heard that they were defending McGrady, all of them involuntarily turned their heads away.They don't want to be abused by McGrady.

However, there are still people who are not afraid of death, and Jack is one of them.

Jack met Byron's eyes very boldly, and Jack said confidently: "The coach asked me to defend McGrady! I can defend him, I can definitely."

The Hornets players beside him, except for Jack's brothers, the other substitute players couldn't help laughing.They wanted to laugh, Jack was so naive.Do you think you're really Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant?Is McGrady something you can guard against if you want to?

There is really no one available for Byron, and now Sima can only be regarded as a living horse doctor.Instead of sitting still, give it a try.Maybe Jack can really defend McGrady.

Moreover, during the trial training, Jack's speed was not very slow, but his offense was a little bit worse.In fact, if his offense is better, it is also a good choice to mention Jack to the small forward position!
Seeing that Jack volunteered, how could Byron have no reason not to agree?

Then Byron picked up the tactical board next to him and told the players the tactical arrangement to wait for.

In the end, Byron gathered all the players together, shouted "The Hornets must win, the Hornets must win..." and then ran out of the locker room.

The whistle for the second half also sounded at the right time.

Players from both sides came to the court to prepare for the second half of the game.

When the fans saw Jack and David West, who are also power forwards, appearing on the field together, the fans at the scene naturally had a lot of discussions.

Some people questioned, while some people were very curious about the effect of David and Jack appearing on the field together with two power forwards.

"Byron, what are you doing! Are you playing a double power forward tactic?"

"Jack, can he still play small forward? Is he versatile?"

Seeing Byron Scott dispatched this lineup, Rockets coach Van Gundy was also lost in thought. He wanted to figure out what the hell Byron Scott was doing.I thought: Byron, what on earth do you want to do, old ghost?Could it be that at this time, do you still think about winning? "

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"Hey! Dude, it's exactly as I guessed. Byron used David West and Jack at the same time." Jazz said to Kenny next to him.

"Huh, what's so great about this, you still have to see how his effect is! If the change of formation doesn't have any effect, then Byron is not a qualified coach. This change of formation does not seem to be as imagined. One of them is so reliable!" Kenny shot back immediately.

"How do you know that this change of formation is unlikely to have any effect? ​​Haven't you heard of the word surprise?"

"Don't you know it after watching the game? You see that Jack is a defensive foul as soon as he comes up. What's the use of that! Don't forget that he has 4 times, and he will be sent off after [-] more times. Now you Do you still have expectations for this change?" Kenny caught the fact that Jack made too many fouls to prevaricate the Jazz.

This time, Jazz wasn't answering Kenny's words.Because he discovered that Kenny was like this, and he would only understand it when he was about to die.

At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, when Jack stepped forward, when he was covering, his feet moved, and this small movement was caught by the referee.

Jack was called a defensive foul, and the ball went to the Rockets again.

(End of this chapter)