full court guidance

Chapter 168
In the opening 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the efficiency of both sides was astonishingly high. In each of the five offensive opportunities, the Rockets scored 4 goals and the Warriors hit 3 goals, but the Warriors went ahead by one point!
This is the advantage of the three-pointer.

Thibodeau on the side of the court became anxious again, pacing back and forth non-stop. Obviously, the situation on the court exceeded his expectations.

The Rockets have rich experience, and they did not lose their position because they were easily overtaken by their opponents. At the critical moment, Yao Ming stood up again. He chose a turnaround jumper before coming over to double-team.

He was in a hot state today, the goal was a bit difficult, but he still scored.

The Warriors also continued to choose their own strong points to attack, and Hill was responsible for dribbling the ball across the half to find opportunities.

The Rockets players made their own adjustments on the court. Prince and Billups were afraid of late three-pointers. Immediately, Rings would abandon his man-marked player and choose to double-team the late player instead.

Hill is very experienced. This time the ball never passed the late hand. After a few passes, Roy and Milicic cooperated. Roy broke into the inside and jumped up and passed the ball before Yao Ming blocked the shot.

Milicic finally got a chance in the paint and easily scored with dunks with both hands.

He played really depressed today. Compared to the series against the Suns, Yao Ming alone brought him more pressure on the defensive end than Stoudemire and Diaw combined.

The Rockets were attacking, but Harrington followed the late order and gave up defending David Lee to double-team Yao Ming immediately.

Billups also noticed it, and he also knew that Yao Ming needed some time to rest and recover after the continuous attack in the opening game, so this time he did not pass the ball inside, but signaled David Lee to come out and cooperate with him in the pick-and-roll.

David Lee's pick-and-roll skills are not outstanding, he didn't block well, he was late and squeezed through the first time, keeping up with Billups.

Daxin immediately gave up the breakthrough, stabilized his position and reorganized the attack. He spent the time until there were only about 4 seconds left before the Rockets finally managed to find a chance to make a move.

David Lee was left open again, but Hill rushed to make up the defense in the first place.

The veteran's efforts paid off at this moment. In order to avoid his interference, David Lee adjusted the arc of his shot, causing it to miss the basket.

Roy knew it, and when Milicic was scrambling for the rebound, he had already started to sprint towards the Rockets half court.

Yao Ming's lack of jumping ability puts him at a great disadvantage when competing for offensive rebounds. Even though he has an obvious advantage in height, it is still difficult for him to control the rebound alone. Harrington got the defensive rebound and won the first Time Express launched a counterattack.

Billups and Prince quickly started to chase Roy, and as an unshakable Great Wall, Yao Ming's speed was naturally not fast, so he could only sigh.

Harrington's long pass was not accurate enough, so Roy had to slow down to catch the ball, and Billups and Prince's pursuit was in place.

The two cooperated tacitly. Prince rushed directly to the basket without looking back, while Billups squeezed into Roy's side to fight physically, forcing him to slow down again.

Roy is skillful in ball control and did not lose the ball because of Billups' confrontation. He chose a European step to break through for a layup.

Prince immediately raised his arms to interfere, but Roy's layup was just a fake move, and the Warriors' classic routine of eating snails went online again.

Late speed is not top-notch among defenders, but after two years of systematic training, his speed is not particularly slow. When he arrived on the battlefield in the second time, Roy just passed the ball back, and only the old David was behind him. Wesley reluctantly followed, and the distance between David Lee and Yao Ming was still further behind.

In the absence of interference, he was late and chose to shoot for the first time.

His movements are stretched and his shots are extremely fast. David Wesley only had time to stretch out his hand symbolically, and the ball was already thrown out.

"Shh!"

Late and hit another three-pointer, the Rockets are 4 points behind!

Billups has a lot of experience. Even if the team is behind now, he will not forcibly increase the speed. He suppresses the rhythm and slowly dribbles the ball across the half.

Yao Ming once again asked for the ball from the inside - this is also forced and helpless. Now he is the most reliable scoring point for the Rockets. If he doesn't make a shot now, the Rockets cannot catch up with the score.

If it wasn't for the late arrival that brought Yao Ming super-evolution, he probably would have been beaten to the bone by the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics just like in history. Back and forth, it’s all because the Rockets’ power forwards and guards have serious defensive problems. As a result, the domestic media simply looked at the data and said that Boozer restrained Yao Ming. A power forward who hates confrontation was actually called Yao Ming by the Chinese media. Nemesis, also can't slip.

The Warriors implemented the double-team tactic at the first time. Yao Ming still took the initiative by virtue of his weight advantage. Harrington's defensive ability was too weak. Even the double-team with Milicic could not limit Yao Ming to death.

Yao Ming dribbled the ball with his back and leaned hard on Milicic. Harrington didn't go up to restrain Yao Ming immediately, but hesitated.

Yao Ming immediately seized the opportunity and turned over and made a jump shot!
The shot was simple, but effective, and the Warriors' defense failed to stop Yao Ming's shot.

But it is a pity that Yao Ming can't hit every shot. Yao Ming's tough style of play did give him a chance to make a shot, but he missed the goal.

Seeing that he couldn't catch up with the score, Yao Ming muttered "rotten tomatoes" in a low voice with some annoyance, and turned back to defend.

The Warriors failed to get a quick counterattack opportunity, and they were hit by the Warriors' quick rotation defense.

The Rockets also failed to seize the opportunity to chase points. Yao Ming had no choice but to score the ball in the face of a double team. David Wesley, who was emptied, missed another shot.

After experiencing the super high efficiency at the beginning, the two sides seemed to suddenly fall into an extremely cold state at the same time.

But in fact, there is a problem with the feel of the two sides because both sides are very targeted in tactics. The Warriors are afraid of Yao Ming's deterrence in the interior, so they will not easily attack the interior.The Rockets mainly play inside, relying on Yao Ming's height, weight and advantages in confrontation with the Warriors.

Charles Barkley gave Tom Thibodeau a very high evaluation on TNT TV broadcasting today's game: "Not long after the game started, both the Warriors and the Rockets showed excellent competitive status and tactical preparations. Although Thibodeau is only a rookie coach , but his level is actually very high, he understands that Yao Ming is the Rockets' most advantageous point, so let Yao Ming start the main attack."

The two sides played iron several times in a row, and the Warriors took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

He was late and dribbled the ball across the half, and was double-teamed by the Rockets. He immediately distributed the ball to his teammates.

The Warriors players may have problems with their defensive ability, but now several guys on the court are all scoring masters like cutting melons and vegetables. Hill got the ball and shot a mid-range jumper, which once again widened the difference between the two sides.

Then the two sides entered into a tug-of-war again. The Rockets' defensive intensity was very high, and Billups' small moves also increased significantly, making lateness a bit uncomfortable on the offensive end.

Similarly, when the Rockets are attacking, the Warriors are not so clean, and some innocuous little moves can often have unexpected effects.

The Rockets are the first to be unable to sit still. Thibodeau is eager to reach the finals, and the Rockets' bench is not strong. It will become the balance that affects the victory of both teams.

Thibodeau knew he had to come up with a solution quickly and called the first long timeout with 7:15 left in the first quarter.

When the Warriors left the field, Old Nelson greeted him immediately and patted Late on the shoulder: "Chi, you made the defensive adjustments on the court, right? Good job!"

He had to admit that his late response on the court was really timely.

If it weren't for the late and temporary adjustments, maybe the Warriors are still in the lagging stage.

Late nodded, as an acknowledgment of his contribution.

The old Nelson immediately took out the tactical board and called the players together: "Boys, listen, the Rockets are now behind. Thibodeau is a coach who is good at training the team's defense. He knows very well that the Rockets' firepower is not enough to compete with us. Contend, so after the timeout is over, he is likely to replace David Lee and replace Chuck Hayes, and we have to make corresponding adjustments."

As he spoke, old Nelson glanced at Murphy.

The main center of the team last season quickly became a fringe player this year. Although Milicic's performance was not very stable, he also showed surprising talent potential because of the late support, so The team is confident in his development.

And the other center, Biedrins, is one of the few players on the team who is good at defense. Even if the old Nelson doesn't like defensive players, he must prepare such a player in the team. No, he just It worked wonders in the series against the Suns.

This caused Murphy's playing time to be greatly reduced. In the second half of the regular season this season, Murphy's average playing time was only about 10 minutes per game, which is not very good news for him.

But he didn't dare to stab yet. Now that the Warriors locker room has been completely controlled by Late, no one will support Murphy even if he wants to make trouble.

"Dako, next you rest, Murphy, you play center, or follow the adjustments you made on the court earlier. Al will help you double-team Yao as soon as possible. It doesn't matter even if you let him get a shot. It’s enough to consume more of his physical strength before that. And we mainly focus on the outside offense, Murphy, you need to come out more to follow up with the pick-and-roll, and I allow you to shoot at will when you are misplaced.”

(End of this chapter)