Chapter 305 Re-enacting Jordan, the basketball poet is online!
As the team boss, McGrady shouldered the responsibility of the final attack without hesitation.
He slowly dribbled the ball through half the court, stopped near the center circle, and waited quietly for time to pass.
The other Rockets players dispersed to the two bottom corners and the 45° angle, stretching the court as far as possible so that McGrady could perform his best.
Opposing T-Mac is the best perimeter defender in the Mavericks - Shawn Marion.
He lowered his center of gravity, extended his long arms to his knees, and assumed a standard defensive posture.
Soon, there were only the last 8 seconds left in the attack time.
Maddie moved!
He dribbled the ball with his hips while approaching Marion.
Every time he dribbles the ball with his hips, his shoulders shake.
This "pump, pump" dribbling rhythm is a nightmare for countless defensive players.
Because you don't know which shake will be followed by the real attack.
All Marion can do is focus on Tracy McGrady's "central axis" and move in small steps.
He regarded every shake of the opponent's shoulders as the starting point for a real breakthrough...
This is Marion's defensive attitude!
But... Tracy McGrady is Tracy McGrady after all.
Seeing that the opponent's center of gravity was constantly shifting left and right, he immediately made the decision to force a breakthrough!
I saw McGrady kicking the ground with both feet at the same time, and the next moment, he ran out like an arrow from a string.
The speed was so fast that it even gave Marion an unreal feeling.
McGrady just whizzed past him, leaving him with only the back of a white horse and a spear.
After breaking into the penalty area, Rockets No. 1, dressed in white, lifted off vertically and directly challenged the Mavericks' inside gate - Tyson Chandler.
Chandler has been traveling around the world for many years and is famous for his shot blocking.
I saw him jumping up with both feet, actually wanting to have a high-level duel with Tracy McGrady.
Unfortunately, Chandler still underestimated McGrady's impact.
At full speed, t-mac's body contains explosive power.
After the two met in the air, McGrady, as a shooting guard, knocked away the big center Chandler...
Of course, after the collision, t-mac could not continue the dunk action.
In the blink of an eye, McGrady suddenly tightened his abdomen, switched the ball from his right hand to his left hand, and before his body lost its center of gravity, he used a finger-roll to send the ball into the basket.
"woo..."
There was an exclamation of exclamation at the American Airlines Center.
McGrady's gorgeous operation made the Mavericks fans at home unable to help but praise:
"omg, isn't this move... Jordan's classic layup in that game against the Lakers?"
"The mid-air layup after the confrontation! I can only describe this ball as a work of art."
"Basketball poet, I'm convinced!"
"Woooooooo, it would be great if Tracy could come and join forces with Dirk!"
...
After scoring the goal, McGrady remained calm.
He used the index fingers and thumbs of both hands to slightly lift the jersey, showing his No. 1 jersey to the world through the camera.
That year, Tracy McGrady led the Rockets, who were riddled with injuries, to win 22 consecutive games.
I thought that would be the beginning of a dream.
Who knows, it is indeed the climax of the story.
Today, the legend is disconnected and reconnected.
McGrady once again leads the Rockets and is on a wonderful winning streak.
When he once again made the celebration of showing off his jersey, everything seemed like a lifetime ago...
As soon as this goal was scored, the morale that the Mavericks had finally built up was lost a lot.
With only two seconds left in the second quarter, they failed to organize a decent offensive.
Finally, Terry ended the first half with a spectacular half-court shot.
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During the halftime break, the coaches of both teams decided to make adjustments to their lineups.
First up is the Mavericks.
Carlisle realized that if he wanted to break through the Rockets' unlimited defense, he must rely on the superstar's individual singles.
In the Mavericks, there are three people who have the ability to play in isolation with the ball. In descending order, they are Nowitzki, Butler, and Terry.
However, among the three, only the driver was more confident.
Butler faced Paul George, who had a better physical condition, and had no hard way to solve it.
Facing Tracy McGrady, Terry was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of height.
Although his speed is faster than t-mac, the latter has a huge stride, not to mention explosive power.
As long as McGrady defends with all his strength, it will be very difficult for Terry to attack with the ball.
But Nowitzki is different.
The German tank in the fourth position has an absolute advantage whether it faces Griffin or Tucker.
Although the Rockets' two young power forwards have very different styles, they are both short inside men.
Facing them, the driver has an absolute size advantage.
Coupled with his precise shooting and skillful movement control skills, Tucker and Griffin are unable to do anything against him in one-on-one situations.
"What we have to do in the second half is to create open shooting opportunities when Dirk is double-teamed and throw the damn basketball in!"
"We already found a bit of a feeling in the first half, right?"
Carlisle looked around at everyone and asked.
The Mavericks generals nodded.
"Next we will continue to implement the 'pass one more' strategy."
"On this basis... Peja, you go first in the second half."
"We must continue to strengthen our outside firepower so that they will not dare to double-team Dirk easily."
Carlisle said to Peja Stojakovic.
This marksman from Croatia has a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40%.
Not only that, Peja also has a unique skill - sealing the opponent's hand in front of him and using it as a scope!
The simple explanation is... when Peja is in the open position, the opponent rushes towards him, jumps hard, and tries to block the shot.
In this case, Peja's shooting percentage will be particularly high.
Reluctantly stretching out his hand will not only have no impact on Peja, but will actually make him more accurate!
Carlisle took a fancy to Peja's attributes and replaced him with Marion, who had better defense.
"Sean, Caron, you two must play a greater role in the transition period."
"Only if you stand up and help the team secure the score can we have the possibility of a comeback."
Carlisle put his hands on the table in front of him and said seriously.
Marion and Butler nodded.
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As for the Rockets, the team did not rush to study the tactics for the second half, but first calmed Curry's emotions.
During this winning streak, Curry has been playing smoothly.
But today, he was severely targeted by the referee.
Seeing that Ben was providing "ideological education" to Curry, Mark Jackson looked on with a smile and did not interrupt.
In fact, as early as the early days of Meng Shen joining the Rockets, Shen Fei once raised the issue of Curry's tendency to foul with Mark Jackson.
In Shen Fei’s original words:
"Stephen is good at everything, but there are two things we should pay special attention to."
"One is that he doesn't have a so-called 'cylinder' on the offensive end."
"Also, he may encounter foul problems during important games."
When he first heard this passage, Mark Jackson didn't take it seriously and even extremely doubted its authenticity.
The second point is reasonable, after all, Curry prefers to steal in training.
But Mark Jackson believes that with Curry's basketball IQ, it is impossible for him to fall behind due to too many fouls in key games.
As for the first point - there is no cylinder, it is even more outrageous.
A "thin" little guard will actually receive certain preferential treatment in the league.
People unconsciously sympathize with the weak, and so do referees.
Mark Jackson doesn't believe that if Curry rushed to the inside lined with people and was violated, the referee would ignore it.
[Do you think he is Anthony?]
Mark Jackson complained like this in his heart at the time.
But as time went by, reality ruthlessly slapped the Rockets coach countless times.
The "thin" Curry really doesn't have a cylinder to speak of.
The cute god shouted "and.one" again and again, and the referee brought him through with a smile time and time again.
Those who hear it are sad and those who hear it cry.
Anthony saw it and made a date to get drunk.
And today, the referee verified that Shen Fei's first reminder was also accurate.
Curry really got into foul trouble in a crucial game!
In the first half of the game, he committed 3 fouls and a technical foul.
If you are not careful, Curry will be on the bench for a long time in the second half.
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"Coach? Coach!"
Lowry's voice pulled Mark Jackson out of his thoughts.
"Do you have anything to arrange?"
The little steel cannon continued to ask.
"Ah...I've been thinking about the tactics for the second half, so I got distracted, sorry."
"This way...Ben, you replace Blake in the second half and start the game."
"I predict that the Mavericks will definitely strengthen their offense in the second half."
"No matter what tactics they adopt, the core of the offense must be Nowitzki, so we must strengthen our defense against him."
Mark Jackson analyzed.
Everyone nodded.
Daben's eyes were blazing and he was full of fighting spirit.
Griffin also understood the coach's arrangements very well and took the initiative to give Ben Wallace a high-five.
"Now we have the advantage, so...play it slowly, but if there is a chance, we still have to boldly push for a counterattack."
"Goddess of Victory, she is destined to favor us tonight!"
After saying that, Mark Jackson walked to the center of the locker room and extended his right hand.
The Rockets generals stood up one after another and gathered together.