"Oh, Tracy McGrady hit the ball beautifully, and Adrian was completely fooled."
"But Tracy McGrady seemed to be playing a little too uniquely. The ball seemed to stick to him when it got into his hands, and he couldn't see him passing the ball."
"Oh, how did Alston defend this ball? He let people pass it easily, shot, and scored again! Adrian's touch was so hot today, and Kobe hasn't made many shots yet."
"This ball should be passed to Yao Ming and let Yao Ming play. Yao Ming has an advantage in this ball..."
No one cares about the specific situation in the studio on the other side of the ocean. The Lakers have already taken the lead with 12:19 at the Toyota Center, the home of the Rockets.
Jeff Van Gundy took the lead in calling the first timeout of the game.
Adrian returned to the bench, reached for a bottle of Gatorade and took a sip.
"How does it feel to defend him?" Kobe sat next to Adrian. He had basically done nothing since the first quarter, and there was no sweat on his body.
"It's okay." Adrian nodded: "It's not very easy to defend, but if he plays like this for the whole game, I will be very happy."
Adrian is in a good mood. He can be said to be very relaxed in his singles against Alston. In these few minutes, he has made 2 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 free throws and scored 6 points. In addition, he also has two rebounds.
and two assists.
Kobe smiled and said nothing. Of course he understood what Adrian meant. It is true that Adrian cannot completely limit McGrady's scoring, but it can make it more difficult for him to score and reduce his offensive success rate. If this game
If Tracy McGrady continues to play like this, maybe he can score thirty or forty points, but the Rockets will definitely lose this game.
"That's impossible." Phil Jackson shook his head: "That guy Jeff will not let this situation continue. He called a timeout, and the focus of the next attack will definitely shift to the inside."
When it was mentioned that the next offensive focus would be on the inside, Phil Jackson had a rare look of solemnity on his face.
From a type point of view, Yao Ming is very similar to the traditional European center that is rarely seen in the NBA, but he is different from ordinary European centers. He has terrifying power in the low post, which is very similar to American centers.
, but at the same time he did not lose his skillful footsteps and soft touch.
He has the best of both the United States and Europe, coupled with his outstanding height and high basketball IQ, which makes guarding Yao Ming a very difficult job. Of course, Yao Ming also has weaknesses, such as slow movement and insufficient bounce.
His short arms and other congenital flaws cannot be made up for no matter how hard he works. To make up for these weaknesses, he needs the cooperation of the lineup, but the Rockets' lineup obviously cannot do this.
Jackson formulated a strategy to defend Yao Ming and explained it in detail to several inside players on his team, but only God knows how far he can achieve it.
Phil Jackson guessed right. On the first goal after returning from the timeout, Alston directly handed the ball to Yao Ming, who was already stuck in the low post.
Yao Ming leaned back against Bynum, first arched back twice to test Bynum's strength, then took a step to the right, then quickly took it back, half-turned to the left, and immediately turned back to the right as soon as he turned halfway.
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Continuous fake moves shook Bynum's center of gravity. When Yao Ming completed his turn, he was pushed aside and unable to defend. At this time, Yao Ming jumped up and shot the basketball in his hand. Although Bynum also followed.
Bynum took off, but was squeezed out of position and completely unable to block Yao Ming's shot.
I could only watch helplessly as Yao Ming made a shot from the basket.
Phil Jackson sat on the bench with squinted eyes and said nothing.
On the offensive end, Adrian was surprised that his defender turned out to be McGrady!
That's right, when Adrian holds the ball and stands in the high post, the person who puts up a defensive posture in front of him changes from the abused Alston to McGrady. McGrady is absolutely
He is not the kind of person who will take the initiative to take on defensive responsibilities. His laziness is quite famous throughout the league. His doing so now must be due to Jeff Van Gundy's tactical arrangement.
McGrady switched to defend himself, which made Adrian hesitate for a moment as to whether he wanted to continue attacking. The reason why he had continuously beaten Alston in singles was because Alston was really a huge defender against him.
Loopholes, Adrian can guarantee a high offensive success rate.
But playing McGrady alone is another story.
The two have the same height, and even McGrady is slightly taller. In terms of speed, Adrian's dribbling speed cannot be faster than Tracy McGrady's defensive movement speed. As for Adrian, he cannot be found at the point guard position.
The enemy's strong body will not have a good effect on McGrady.
In terms of strength, although McGrady is not as strong as Adrian, it has nothing to do with being thin. In addition, McGrady's defensive skills are also very good. When he first entered the NBA, he was in his
Playing under Vince Carter, he did all the dirty work. In the 1998-99 season, he became the only guard among the top 20 players in the league in terms of blocks and offensive rebounds. In one-on-one situations, few people can beat him.
The advantages in front of him, his grasp of space and understanding of the ball path have made him a shot-blocking expert among defenders.
His efficiency against McGrady alone will not be very high.
Adrian passed the basketball to Kobe. Kobe held the ball on the left three-point line and made a triple threat posture. He took McGrady with him and started running, running from the baseline to the other side to Battier's side immediately
Set up a pick-and-roll for Kobe.
With Adrian's pick-and-roll, Kobe suddenly got rid of Battier's defense and quickly entered the inside along the left side. Yao Ming jumped out to defend but failed to prevent Kobe from making a sharp change of direction and passed him directly.
After passing by, Kobe took off like a roc with wings spread, drifting and gliding in the air for a distance, drifting from the left to facing the basket, and then dunked the basketball into the basket with one hand.
This shot is extremely beautiful, clean and neat, without any pyrotechnics.
Although Adrian's physical fitness is strong, he can't do this kind of dunk. This kind of drifting and gliding in the air requires very strong waist and abdominal strength to provide staying power. Adrian can jump very high, but he can't.
There would be no such ability to stay in the air and complete such a pleasing dunk.
Maybe after continuous training and hard work, Adrian can do it, but now, he is still far away!
However, Adrian didn't like this kind of attack from the bottom of his heart.
Both jump shots and dunks are two points. Although dunks are more pleasing to the eye, Adrian instinctively prefers shooting. Anyway, the result is two points. Try to choose an easier and more efficient offensive method.
Perhaps because Adrian is an assistant coach, he appreciates those unpretentious players more and cares more about the real things rather than the illusory cheers.
