full court guidance

Chapter 176 Veteran's Warning

The street court and the NBA are two completely different places. Alston's skills to dominate the street court are difficult to use in the NBA, but his weaknesses are constantly targeted by his opponents.

In fact, sometimes Alston plays quite messy, and often makes some streetball moves on the court, but at least he will not refuse to cooperate with his teammates like Ellis.

His performance on the offensive end is not bad. With his excellent ball-handling skills, Alston can often find some opportunities, and occasionally mess up the Warriors' defensive formation.

This made Yao Ming slightly relieved on the offensive end, no longer having to face double or even triple teams all the time.But he didn't get much rest time because of this. Facing the Warriors' offensive like a storm, the Rockets couldn't score efficiently and would soon fall behind.

After the first half, the Warriors led by 6 points and entered the second half.

After a short break, the game resumed. Thibodeau replaced David Lee again, but this also declared that his previous plan to improve the team's defensive strength had failed.

After seeing David Lee on the field, the Warriors switched to pick-and-roll again. They bullied Yao Ming and David Lee. They are both slow-moving inside players, and the lateness happens to be the kind of shooting that is very stable. , a super shooter who is difficult to be easily disturbed.

As the number of late shots increased, the Warriors' scoring momentum improved significantly.

If it weren't for Yao Ming's incomprehensible performance in the interior today, it would be difficult for the Rockets to hold on to the score.

But late every attack made the Rockets fans terrified. The three-pointers that Rockets fans liked to see most at this time were like sharp swords one after another, piercing their hearts.

In the third quarter, Yao Ming still played hard. With David Lee's restraint, the Warriors did not dare to double-team him easily. It can allow the Rockets to draw the score closer, because with the pick-and-roll cooperation, the late shot rate is also very high, and even Harrington has benefited from it. He knows how terrible the late scoring ability is. When he gets the shot himself Sometimes, he can shoot without any pressure at all.

Billups, who played almost all of the first three quarters, was a little bit overwhelmed, and Thibodeau once again let David Wesley play for a while.

The veteran actually played an unexpected role at the last minute. Although his offensive ability is no longer there, he is very desperate on the defensive end. He staged extreme saves many times. In just 3 minutes, he exhausted his physical strength. Get it clean.

David Wesley can be said to be ashamed and courageous. The short-term outbreak helped the Rockets stabilize the situation and kept them from being beaten by the Warriors.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, seeing that the score was still behind, Thibodeau felt that he was completely helpless.

He replaced David Lee again and let Hayes play power forward to improve the team's defensive strength.

It can also be seen from this point that Thibodeau's tactical reserves are still somewhat insufficient, and his on-the-spot scheduling and adjustment capabilities are slightly lacking. When he is in a stalemate with his opponent, he will occasionally make some dizzy choices.

But this can't be blamed on Thibodeau. After all, Ellis' disturbance really disrupted the Rockets' rhythm completely.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets away in this game and won their first victory in the Western Conference Finals.

At the post-match press conference, some media made trouble and asked about the conflict between Monta Ellis and Yao Ming.

Yao Ming, who has a high EQ, did not answer directly, but said that there was no problem between him and Ellis, and there was no conflict at all.

But Ellis didn't appreciate it at all. He said in an interview with reporters in private: "I don't understand what those people in the team think. They don't let me play. I'm in a very good state today. In the second quarter I scored a lot of points when I played the whole game. I believe I can lead the Rockets to beat this Warriors. The Warriors are not that terrible at all. Their defense sucks. I can beat them alone. .”

It's a pity that there are not many media supporting him. Except for a few media that have always held a hostile attitude towards Chinese players, almost all the media in the United States are ridiculing Ellis for not knowing the heights of the sky and the earth, saying that he can beat the Warriors alone. Let's practice our three-pointers first.

The elder Nelson praised Late's performance: "Many people only see that Late's performance on the court is so perfect. In fact, he is also a very good leader outside the court. He has a very different understanding of basketball. Generally speaking, we share the same language with me in many aspects. Many of our offensive tactics today are the result of discussions between me and Late. I think he can become the head coach of a team now. Now I finally understand what Van Gundy said before, a super talent like Late is really scary."

The other players of the Warriors kneeled and licked for being late as usual, and there was nothing worth discussing.

The next day, the Houston media was wailing. In the first match between the two sides, the Rockets were almost completely suppressed by the Warriors tactically, and the depth of the Rockets' lineup, which looked good, suddenly became unavailable. One of the biggest concerns of the local media.

Now the entire league has reached a consensus that no matter how strong the defense is, it must be discounted in the face of lateness. A team like the Rockets, which wins by virtue of defense, is born to be restrained by the team led by lateness.

But in the second contest between the two sides, the Rockets gave their supporters a shot in the arm. In this game, they almost suppressed the Warriors throughout the game, and finally relied on Yao Ming's dominant performance in the paint. , The Rockets defeated the Warriors 101:93.

This is also the first time since the Warriors entered the playoffs that they scored less than [-] points.

Yao Ming beat up all the big men of the Warriors inside alone, and by the way he abused Hill once.

In this game, the Warriors adopted almost the same tactics as the previous game. When Hayes was on the court, the Warriors double-teamed Yao Ming with two big men. The big men took turns to fight, and staged a four-hero battle against Lu Bu.

But today Yao Ming can be described as berserk. He violently broke the double-team defense of the Warriors. Yao Ming flew out and was almost injured.

In the end, Yao Ming scored 44 points and 22 rebounds, completely dominating the entire court, even if he was late, he had to avoid the edge.

Today, the Warriors' feel has declined slightly, which is also an important reason for the Warriors' loss.

After this game, David Wesley, one of the most successful undrafted players in the league, suddenly issued a statement that he will leave the NBA after the end of this season. As for the specific future, he still needs some time to think about it , may retire directly, or may go to the CBA to play for another one to two years.

In the interview, David Wesley burst into tears: "I love basketball. When I found out that I was about to lose it, I realized that I was so scared. Unfortunately, my age has gone up. In the last two seasons, the team The record is very good, which made me a little indulgent in the summer, and my lack of self-discipline made my state decline rapidly. Through this round of series with the Warriors, I have realized that I can no longer adapt to this high-intensity competition. The game is over, and my offensive ability has almost completely lost. There is no point in regretting now, so I decided to use all the remaining energy unreservedly, and I will help Yao reach the finals."

David Wesley's weakness on the court has already been fully demonstrated.

Many fans are complaining on the Internet that David Wesley occupies the latrine and does not shit, but his performance on the defensive end in the last two games is beyond reproach.

In the limited playing time, he ran tirelessly and defended with all his strength, which brought a lot of help to the Rockets.

He didn't say anything beautiful, but instead issued a warning to the younger generation in the league: "If you really love basketball, I hope you can pay attention to your private life, maintain self-discipline and reasonable training, so that young players can play in this game." The root of the league's standing."

This is the heartfelt words of a veteran. In the future, Little Melon Anthony actually has good strength, but no team is interested in him because he seems to have never participated in training in the summer. Since he went to New York, he It feels like I've gained weight.

And the Lakers' rookie Kuzma is recognized all over the world as mentally retarded, with low golf quotient, low EQ, and weak strength, but he insists on hard training every summer, so he can always "move" fans.

In the first two seasons, David Wesley has always been one of the most important partners around late, and he has also contributed to the Rockets' two championships.

Therefore, Rockets fans have sent blessings, hoping that he can find his own path again after leaving the NBA.

Even being late tweeted: "Old Tie, you can do it."

After two days of rest, the two sides moved to Auckland to fight again.

Perhaps feeling David Wesley's determination, or discovering David Wesley's role on the defensive end in the first two games, Thibodeau let him start with Billups again.

Before the opening game, Nelson discussed the team's offensive tactics with Late, and believed that there was no need to doubt himself because of a loss. The Warriors had no problems with their tactics in the first two games, so the Warriors did not make any adjustments to their starting lineup.

With a whistle, the third battle between the two sides officially started.

Today, Yao Ming took a deep breath and jumped the ball to win by virtue of his height advantage. The Rockets got the right to serve first.

As soon as Billups dribbled the ball across the half, David Wesley began to actively run without the ball, trying to stretch the Warriors' defensive formation.

(End of this chapter)