Chapter 393 393.T-Mac’s way of shouldering responsibility

When it comes to provoking opponents and making them go berserk, Tracy McGrady definitely has the right to speak.

We were leading 3-1 back then, so we insisted on having a good time.

No matter what he said, the first thing reporters conveyed to the Pistons players was that 'T-Mac said he was already thinking about his opponents in the next round.'

The previous season, the Pistons had just been eliminated by Pierce and Anthony Walker. They were ranked second in the Eastern Conference and were beaten by the third in the Eastern Conference. They were eliminated 1-4 in the second round.

When the Pistons started the playoffs as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference and trailed eighth in the Eastern Conference 1-3, the Pistons players' mentality exploded.

The situation was exactly the same, he was defeated by the opponent's star again, and this star was better than the two Celtics players.

But after learning what McGrady said, the Pistons players were excited and went crazy. The Magic, which averaged 91 points in the first four games of G5, only scored 67 points. Ben Wallace scored 14 points.

21 rebounds, 3 steals and 4 blocks, getting rid of the shadow of being a "little guy in the playoffs".

The 01-02 season was the first time that Ben Wallace won the Defensive Player of the Year. As a result, he was almost defeated by the Raptors without Carter in the first round. He struggled to advance 3-2 and was eliminated 1-4 in the second round.

One season started with a 1-3 deficit, and the reputation of Ben Wallace, who was the best defensive player in the league at the time, was about to collapse... In this battle, Ben Wallace saved himself, and the Pistons also started a comeback.

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It really depends on what McGrady said...

When the Pistons learned that they had "wrongly blamed" Tracy McGrady, they had already completed a 4-3 comeback and advanced.

Of course, the Pistons will not apologize to Tracy McGrady, who was hit innocently.

After McGrady found out about this, he was depressed for a few minutes, then he was relieved and accepted it all.

Unlike Carter, who thinks about duels all day long, Kobe, who sees everyone as his opponent, and Iverson, who wants to be a hero, and other three shooting guards, McGrady easily accepts this kind of thing.

However, he realized that he could easily irritate his opponents. Now that he and Kidd are teammates, he doesn't have to put his energy and energy into too many things. He has time to think about other things.

Last summer, just after Tracy McGrady hung up the call from his agent informing him that he had been traded, Kidd called him and told him, "From today on, you only need to be responsible for shooting, and leave everything else to me."

Of course McGrady believed in Kidd's words. This was the man who could turn a weak team into the strongest team in the Eastern Conference. He readily accepted the role Kidd gave him that he had never had before and that he enjoyed.

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From that moment on, his career took a 90-degree turn. After half a season, he had many things that were completely different from his original time and space.

For example, he likes to use his characteristic of "drawing hatred" to stimulate the other party. He learned this from the person in front of him.

only……

This second grader's eyes were obviously opened with excitement, but this time he didn't even get the ball and went straight to running without the ball!

McGrady immediately understood that this man who could make Kobe vomit was trying to drain his energy!

During the chase on the left side of the free throw line, McGrady, aware of Liu Xiu's intentions, hesitated for a moment and chose to switch defense with Jason Collins.

In theory, this choice wouldn't be too bad.

But! Without McGrady's defensive restrictions, Liu Xiu accelerated his sprint. Jason Collins failed to keep up and was passed by Liu Xiu!

‘Talent: Flank’ is triggered, speed +3!

Payton passed the ball in time. Liu Xiu received the ball and took off with a step. He leaned forward like a fall, used the inertia brought by his weight to accelerate, and jumped out like a little flying squirrel for a step-up layup...hit!

Liu Xiuyi changed his playing style from an all-around point guard to a pure shooting guard style in the past few games, and beat the Nets completely.

When the Nets were on offense, Tracy McGrady caught the ball in the frontcourt, leaned over to observe the defense, and suddenly, he took a three-point shot... and missed!

Kwame Brown defended the defensive rebound.

The ball startled the outlaw maniac. He jumped straight up and almost committed a foul. Thanks to his explosive physical strength and good braking, he didn't touch Tracy McGrady. The referee's cheeks were already bulging with the whistle in his mouth.

The Trail Blazers rank first in the league in offensive rebounds per game, and the Nets rank last. They are two extremes. Kidd has the most offensive rebounds for the Nets, averaging 1.9 offensive rebounds per game. This is the area of ​​the Nets that has the most offensive rebounds.

The team doesn't have much ability, so it's very Buddhist. If you pick it up, it's a profit, and it's very active in retreating and defending.

Liu Xiu received a pass from Kwame Brown and had no chance for a fast break. Mourning and Jason Collins did not rush for the ball. He passed the ball to Payton to advance.

Liu Xiu was jealous of the sudden stop of the lawless gangster!

The warden needs to work hard to improve the braking ability. When it comes to Timai and the Outlaws, it is standard equipment. This standard equipment is still top-notch.

During the transition between offense and defense, Liu Xiu went to the frontcourt and continued to play without the ball. McGrady saw through Liu Xiu's plan, but he could only keep up with Liu Xiu and was consumed by Liu Xiu. This was a conspiracy. Anyway, McGrady didn't follow, so Liu Xiu stormed.

At the basket, without Kidd's wing interception, Kidney Warrior's protection in the low post is okay, but the impact prevention is terrible.

As McGrady expected, when Liu Xiu was stuck by him, Payton's shot was stuck by Jacqui Vaughn, and Mourning squatted at close range and could not get out, the ball came to Raheem's hands.

Raheem played alone against Richard Jefferson, relied on his strong body to rush to the basket, and succeeded in a jump layup!

Maddie thinks this is outrageous!

A player like Raheem is actually only the Trail Blazers' fourth shooting point under normal circumstances!

Rao is already in a strong championship-level team, and the demand for winning the championship is much higher than that of the Trail Blazers. One Trail Blazers and one Mavericks are too much. Look at the treatment of Liu Xiu and Nowitzki. Look at him.

and Kidd... I don't usually feel that, but he always feels miserable when facing these two teams.

This became McGrady’s motivation…

When the Nets attacked and McGrady caught the ball, the Outlaws still focused on defense. McGrady's "dribbling through the frame" dunk at the beginning gave the Trail Blazers a psychological shadow.

In the last round, the iron was unable to affect the four shooting guards. McGrady once again made a three-pointer...

The lawless gangsters knew that the opponent would most likely shoot, so they pounced on him immediately, but their positioning was mainly to prevent surprise and there was no time to interfere.

McGrady's style of play, unless the focus is on defensive shots, otherwise it's not the defender's business to score or not, it all depends on McGrady's touch.

McGrady is obviously in good shape tonight, but Kidd can't play. He started preparing yesterday and has to shoulder the responsibility tonight.

McGrady's three-pointer!

5 to 6, the Nets narrowed the point difference to 1 point!

Kidd couldn't play tonight. The Nets' defensive flow was stagnant, and they were in big trouble with their off-ball defense on the wings. Rahim and Liu Xiu successively scored through off-the-ball play on the wings, forcing the Nets to give Rahim a single.

Richard Jefferson's opportunity, relying on Liu Xiu's selfless incarnation of the traditional pure shooting guard style, the Trail Blazers are better than the Nets in terms of teamwork on both offense and defense.

but!

The Nets still have the ability to win.

Because they have Tracy McGrady!

No matter how fancy the Trail Blazers play, Tracy McGrady can shoulder the responsibility and fight back.

He doesn't do everything like he did with the Magic. After playing next to Kidd for so long, he has become very simple - just shoot!

This is how he takes responsibility!

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The two teams started a tug of war.

McGrady didn't think about coordinating the entire team's offense. He simply distributed the ball in singles, handed the ball over when he was tired, and ran a team attack. Normally, Kidd would be resting on the sidelines and McGrady would lead the team on the court for a while. McGrady

I have always led the team with this style of play, and my teammates have long been used to it.

Kidd not playing does not mean that the Nets cannot cooperate tactically. On the contrary, without Kidd and Tracy McGrady not playing alone, the Nets' tactics are even more pure because without Kidd's absolute sense of opportunity.

Good grasp of the awareness, without Kidd's dispatch on the court, the tactical movement is closer to the movement route in the tactical manual...it's just not very good.

When the Nets are running tactics, they are basically beaten all the time.

But when McGrady was sharing the ball in isolation, the Nets immediately became excited!

Pull-up jumpers, breakthrough attacks, pull-up jumpers, three-threat stances... Tracy McGrady, who is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, forced the Trail Blazers to move in advance to flank him, relying on the vision brought by his outstanding height, and

With first-class passing ability, McGrady can always pass the ball in place after the double attack is really in place.

The most frightening thing is that the Trail Blazers tried to defend McGrady alone without flanking. McGrady's single shot against the defense was more accurate than the open mid-range shots of other Nets players.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 25-22, with the Trail Blazers leading by 3 points and leading the Nets.

It's the Nets' turn to attack, and here they go again! McGrady feinted a shot from beyond the three-point line, and Delfino, who came on the bench, pounced on him. McGrady grabbed the ball tightly with his big hands and broke through to the right...stop and retreat.

, returned to the three-point line and shot... hit!

With 5 of 8 shots, including 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, McGrady's data increased to 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists, and tied the score at 25!

When the Trail Blazers came to attack, the tactical movement was not open. The Nets defended very well this time. Liu Xiu came around to take the blame and missed a long two-pointer.

The Nets protected the defensive rebounds and switched offense and defense. Tracy McGrady broke through and passed the ball to substitute center Nenad Kostic on the baseline. The Serbian center who dreamed of playing for the Yugoslavia since he was a child but the Yugoslavia disbanded when he grew up made a mid-range shot from the baseline.

A solid hit!

27 to 25, the Nets took the lead!

Offensive and defensive transition, Rahim attacks with the ball!

Relying on Liu Xiu's threat, Rahim had a good opportunity to play singles on the wing. He turned around and played with a back, taking a step closer to Richard Jefferson.

Richard Jefferson couldn't hold it, Krstic made up for it in time, Raheem scored the ball, and substitute center McDyess, who was pulled to the free throw line, hit a mid-range shot!

Richard Jefferson didn't expect that this former All-Star who had "regressed" and averaged 14.5 points per game was so difficult to guard! Tonight, the Trail Blazers were able to have the upper hand for a long time in front of Tracy McGrady's strong singles performance. It was because of this
Chapter completed!