As he spoke, he looked around and made eye contact with the team members.
"Coach, they have been double-teaming me and keeping me out of rhythm."
Evans said dissatisfiedly.
In the previous games, he averaged about 26 points per game.
But during half of today's game, Evans' score didn't even reach double digits, which was obviously below average.
This will inevitably affect the mentality of young people.
"Tyrek, you have to know that every superstar will encounter situations where he is double-teamed."
"The other side is so crazy about double-teaming you. It's actually out of respect and fear for you."
"I can't teach you how to break a double team in a short period of time, because it's too complicated and you need to observe and accumulate experience by yourself."
"But I know that there is the simplest and most effective way to break the double team..."
Mike Malone got to the key point but suddenly stopped and gave up.
"What method, coach?!"
Evans asked with his big eyes eager to learn.
"It's very simple...as soon as you find out that they are going to double-team you, pass the ball out as soon as possible."
"In this way, there must be a teammate who is relatively open."
Mike Malone said with a smile.
"I thought there was some clever trick..."
"Can't anyone do this?"
Evans said nonchalantly.
"Don't underestimate this, Tyreke."
"You can do it easily because you have an obvious height advantage in the first position, and you have enough vision and passing angle to hand over the ball as soon as possible."
"Changing another defender or pushing you to the second position is not that easy to implement."
Mike Malone explained patiently.
"That's true..."
"At the beginning of this season, I played shooting guard and small forward, but I was very uncomfortable with it."
"As soon as I returned to the point guard position, I felt a lot more relaxed."
Evans recalled.
"Okay, then our basic tactic is to put the ball in Tyreke's hands."
Mike Malone said to the Kings generals, and then set his sights on Evans again.
"If the Rockets continue to double-team, you pass the ball."
"If they change their style of play and start to defend one-on-one, you have to focus on Ty Lawson, and he can't guard you."
As Malone spoke, he drew several tactics on the whiteboard.
"Boogie (Cousins), today's matchup is indeed a bit difficult for you."
"I suggest you move to the outside more and don't challenge Yao Ming too persistently."
Mike Malone continued.
Kaoshen nodded, his face a little solemn.
This talented young center is still relatively immature, and whenever he is a little unhappy, it shows on his face.
He met Yao Ming today, and the situation was a bit disastrous.
Not only was the inside offense unable to shake Dayao, but on the defensive end, he was also unable to stop the little giant from the East.
If Yao Ming hadn't focused on the overall situation today and deliberately reduced his shots, he would have scored a lot of points on Cousins in the first half!
............
At the end of the half-time break, both sides changed back to their starting lineups and the game continued.
The king serves.
Evans holds the ball through half the court and organizes the attack at the top of the key.
Just as Cousins was about to step forward for a pick-and-roll, he found that the Rockets player who was standing in the "horn" had already run towards Evans.
Attack in advance!
Kao Shen was stunned in place. Now if he goes over, the five people will be remembered together, and the king's attack will be completely stopped.
In desperation, Cousins had to return to the low position and wait and see what happens.
And Evans was a little crazy!
After playing basketball for more than ten years, this is the most exaggerated double-team he has ever encountered in his life!
A game has just begun, and the double-teaming has begun before even one round has been played?
Are you done with giving it back to others?!
Evans was upset, but still passed the ball as soon as possible according to the coach's instructions during the halftime break.
Who knows, this time the Rockets' rotation was much faster than in the second quarter!
McGrady predicted Evans' passing route in advance, started in advance, and intercepted the ball halfway.
"Nice steal!"
"There is a clear change in the Rockets' double-team this time from the first half!"
"Look at the slow motion, Martin's position and Lawson's position selection are obviously to lure Evans to pass to Udrih on the left!"
In the CCTV commentary box, Han Qiaosheng explained passionately.
Yang Yi didn't take it seriously when he first heard it, but when the slow motion was shown, he suddenly discovered that his partner's observation was actually correct!
[He really understands football, he just doesn’t read much written information!]
Yang Yi exclaimed in his heart.
............
While they were talking, the Rockets' counterattack began!
McGrady advanced with the ball at high speed and was blocked by Landry in the logo area.
I saw him dribbling with his left hand and suddenly pushing the ball forward.
The basketball was momentarily out of t-mac’s control!
Landry thought McGrady made a mistake and immediately rushed forward to grab the ball.
Unexpectedly, t-mac's right hand suddenly reached out and pulled the ball back before the opponent could steal it...
"Wow, shamgod!"
In the stands, Ajiali exclaimed and her eyes widened.
In order to gain a deeper understanding of basketball, she not only watched a lot of NBA, European League, and Olympic Games games... she even watched a lot of street basketball videos.
The shamgod is a very classic passing move on street courts.
This move rarely appears in the NBA, but McGrady loves it very much.
In addition to him, Ginobili of the Spurs and Lamar Odom of the Lakers have also used this trick.
The three of them are all good dribblers, but their styles are very different, and the feeling of being shamgod is also very different.
Ginobili highlights the weirdness and suddenness, while Odom has the demeanor of a "magician".
But in terms of elegance, Tracy McGrady ranks first!
Now, he used this action to pass Landry cleanly.
After rushing to the penalty area, McGrady faced Cousins who was defending and jumped high...
The Kings fans at the scene had an ominous premonition the moment T-MAC took off.
[He won’t... want to dunk Cousins, right?]
This idea not only appeared in the minds of the fans, but also the players at the scene probably guessed it.
No matter how talented Cousins is, he is still just a first-year rookie.
When he saw the menacing Tracy McGrady, he was inevitably a little panicked.