NBA: Sharks cry, can't stand this center

When I came to the Rockets, there were no superstar teammates like Iverson around me.

This is a season in which Wei Guo broke out.

Under Gentry's coaching, Weiguo can focus on offense. With 100 points in a single game, Weiguo got another quadruple double. It seems that any record in Weiguo is nothing.

.......

It's getting colder, it's the end of the year.

In a few days, it will be the most anticipated Christmas in M ​​country. The only relationship between this festival and Weiguo is that most teams do not have games, but Weiguo still has games.

A total of two games were arranged for the Christmas War.

One is the Lakers against the Pistons, and the other is the Rockets against the 76ers.

If it weren't for Wei Guo's joining, the Rockets would not need to play the Christmas game.

.......

December 12, before the Christmas battle.

There is still a game between the Rockets and the Jazz, which is the last glory of the Utah Shuangsha.

Harprin transferred from the 76ers to the Jazz. Before the game, he sent a text message to Wei Guo. He hadn’t seen Wei Guo for several months. He missed Wei Guo very much. Chinese restaurant.

Starting lineup for this game:

Rockets: Francis, Mobley, Wei Guo, Thomas, Dayao

Jazz: Stockton, Calbert, Halpring, Malone, Ostertag

This is the first time that Weiguo has encountered the combination of Stockton and Malone. Last season in the 76ers, Weiguo had two games off due to injury, one of which was against the Jazz, and he met again later, but Malone Did not play.

Dayao has matured more and more.

He stood in the middle circle, ready to jump the ball with Ostertag.

Harprin stood beside Wei Guo, winked and smiled and said, "Brother Wei, please be gentle~ I will treat you to dinner after the game."

"Oh~"

Wei Guo made an 'OK' gesture.

.......

Before the game, Jazz coach Sloan's defensive tactics were single defense + zone defense.

Single defense is to let Harprin defend the country.

Harprin and Wei Guo have been teammates for a year. He knows Wei Guo better than the rest of the Jazz. Not to mention him, no one in the entire Jazz can defend Wei Guo one-on-one.

"Beep!!!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game begins.

Dayao put the ball into the hands of Francis, and Francis dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Wei Guo.

Wei Guo faced Harprin with his back, turned around and shot a jumper after a feint.

"Shh!!!"

Basketball hit the net.

2:0! ! !

The Rockets scored first.

Sloan stood on the sidelines, saying nothing.

When you meet a player like Wei Guo, bet on his touch first. If Wei Guo feels too hot, you will double-team him. However, it is too easy for Wei Guo to single-handedly play Harprin, so there is no way.

"Victory! Victory! Victory!"

The uniform shouts of the home fans are very imposing.

Although Utah is a small ball market, the fans here are very confident, especially Stockton and Malone have cooperated in Utah for nearly 20 years, and they have a bunch of diehard fans in Utah City!

Stockton dribbled the ball outside and defended Stockton.

Malone picks and rolls Stockton from outside the three-point line, and then cuts to the basket. Generally, at this time, the players defending Stockton are forced to switch to Malone, and Malone's offensive skills are top-notch among power forwards. , Ma Long can calmly fight big and small.

This match was a headache for the Bulls back then.

Rather...

Gentry easily cracked Stockton and Malone's pick-and-roll tactics.

This time Malone went through the pick-and-roll, and Wei Guo was forced to defend Malone. Stockton hesitated after holding the ball. Instead of passing the ball to Malone as usual, he chose to shoot himself.

Stockton has a stable mid-range and long-range shot.

But...

Young Francis still has no problem defending Stockton.

"bang~~~"

Stockton made a shot.

Dayao grabbed the defensive rebound, passed the ball to Wei Guo, Wei Guo passed it to Francis, and then slowly ran forward.

"Depend on..."

Sloan was irritable.

Stockton and Malone have been playing pick-and-rolls for more than ten years. When they met Wei Guo, who can defend indiscriminately, they directly broke their pick-and-rolls.

.......

Francis broke through for a layup and was interfered by Osgertat.

"boom!!!"

The basketball hit the backboard and missed the frame.

Dayao grabbed an offensive rebound in front of Malone, and Malone gave Dayao a physical confrontation.

Dayao feinted for a while, pretending to shoot. After turning around, he feinted again, making another false shot, and then turned around again. Ma Long was swayed away.

"Shh!!!"

Dayao made a backhand hook and put the ball into the basket.

4:0! ! !

Ma Long gathered himself together, and said in amazement: "Fantasy steps?!"

Dayao is really using the fantasy footsteps that Olajuwon is best at. This is not taught by Olajuwon, but by Weiguo.

actually...

Wei Guo hasn't drawn Olajuwon's star card yet, but he has Dayao and Kobe's star cards. Both of them have learned fantasy footsteps from Olajuwon. As far as Wei Guo has mastered, it is more than enough to teach Dayao. .

.......

The pick-and-roll tactics of Stockton and Malone were broken by Wei Guo, and the Jazz started very badly.

Several times Malone held the ball to defend the country in singles, but failed to score.

13:1! ! !

The Rockets led by 12 points at the start.

The Jazz only relied on Malone's free throw to score 1 point. This foul came from the defending country.

"pause!!!"

Sloan had to call a timeout.

"If I were ten years younger, I would still be able to wrestle with Wei Guo."

Malone was depressed.

It is rare for him to suffer from physical confrontation. Wei Guo doesn't look very strong, why is he so strong.

"Don't rely too much on the pick-and-roll."

Sloan said in a deep voice: "I observed that Wei Guo twice prevented the formation of pick-and-roll tactics one step ahead of time. This reminds me of an old opponent, Pippen!"

In the game against the Bulls that year, Pippen broke the pick-and-roll tactics of Utah Shuangsha very well.

Although...

Pippen and Weiguo are not the same level of players, but Sloan just saw the shadow of Pippen in Weiguo.

Rockets bench.

Gentry's tactics are easy to deploy, nothing more than defending his own area, and trying to find Brother Wei first when attacking...

.......

The time-out is over and the game continues.

Stockton dribbles upfield and Harprin runs without the ball.

"Whoo~~~"

Stockton sent the ball to Harprin in an instant, and Harperin caught and shot.

"Shh!!!"

Basketball hit the net.

"Good job~!"

Back on defense, Stockton also high fived Harprin.

Halprin pursed his lips...

The off-ball movement just now was wonderful, but it was taught by Brother Wei when he was in the 76ers.