Noccioni's three three-pointers forced Van Gundy to call a timeout and rearrange his tactics.
Now it seems that Howard can't keep up with Noccioni's pace. Noccioni's erratic movement makes Howard hard to guard against.
Now it seems that in order to guard Noccioni, we must either replace Howard and find a fast power forward, or use Yao Ming's height to limit him.
But where can the Rockets find a power forward with fast feet? It would be great if someone can use it, but do you still expect to have fast feet? You know, the position of power forward has always been a shortcoming of the Rockets!
Is it possible to borrow a power forward from another team now?
Van Gundy is not that stupid!
Therefore, there is only one way now, and that is to use Yao Ming to defend Nocchioni. Although Yao Ming should not be able to keep up with Nocchioni's movement, he has height. With his height, he can definitely suppress Nocchione very well.
Chioni's Van Gundy can only believe so firmly.
As for what to do inside after Yao Ming comes out? Chandler doesn't have the ability to post up, so asking Howard to defend him should be enough, right? [
For Chen Jie's breakthrough, Tracy McGrady will have to pay more attention.
With this in mind, Van Gundy made a series of arrangements.
All this looks beautiful. But what is it actually like?
Of course, theory still needs to be tested in practice. It is too early to analyze it now. Even a discerning person will know that there is a big loophole in this tactical arrangement.
After Van Gundy finished explaining these words, the timeout ended.
With Van Gundy's request, the Rockets players took the court.
What they saw was a group of Bulls players who looked very confident.
Seven points behind? Why are you so confident about Mao? Could it be that we are wrong. Are we the one behind?
Many Rockets players even had such thoughts in their minds. You can imagine how confident the Bulls players looked.
There isn't much to describe about the Rockets' offense. When Yao Ming faced Chandler's inside singles, his success rate basically reached 80%.
In this game, Yao Ming did not have any fouls or physical problems, and his level as the best center in the Western Conference finally showed. Facing Yao Ming, even Chandler, who has strong defensive ability, seemed to have no way.
Watching Yao Ming put the basketball into the basket easily, Chandler could only watch as his score reached 28 points.
In this game, it can even be said that Chandler was beaten to death by Yao Ming.
“Yao………………Ming……………………………” J at the scene shouted Yao Ming’s name very excitedly.
Yao's song also rang in the stands of the Rockets' Toyota Center.[
"Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming..."
The rhythm is unified and the voice is exciting...
It’s no wonder Rockets fans and J are so happy, because Noccioni’s three three-pointers previously put them in a state of hell. They have almost seen the result of the Rockets being reversed again, and at the critical moment, Yao Ming’s
This two points stabilized the situation.
Of course they were happy.
In fact, the two-point evaluation of Yao Ming in the CCTV broadcast room was also very high.
"When the Bulls started chasing points aggressively, Yao Ming's two points stabilized the situation of the Rockets. When the Rockets were about to fall, he gave the Rockets a lift!" Yu Jia used a vivid metaphor.
It vividly illustrates the importance of Yao Ming's ball.
Next to him, Yang Yi nodded in agreement: "Yes, now Yao Ming has actually grown into a key figure in the Rockets. Hitting such a ball at this time, in Yao Ming's view, is a responsibility! This is what he should do!"
Next to him, Zhang Weiping curled his lips. Obviously, he regarded himself as Chen Jie's number one fan and really didn't want to see the Rockets score at this time, even if the scorer was another Chinese Yao Ming!
After Yao Ming scored two points, he raised his arms and shouted, and the morale of the Rockets was instantly boosted.
This time on defense, the Rockets did their best.
Yao Ming also followed Van Gundy's instructions and came to the outside to guard Nocchioni, who had just hit a hot three-pointer.
Chen Jie dribbled the ball and seemed to have no intention of passing it to Nocchioni, but Yao Ming did not dare to relax.
At this time, if Nocchione made a smooth three-point shot, it would be a fatal blow to the Rockets, and Yao Ming did not dare to neglect it.
Not to mention that his physical strength is still sufficient at this moment, even if Yao Ming is out of breath, he will use his last strength to defend Nocchioni.
This is Yao Ming’s professionalism!
McGrady worked hard to defend Chen Jie. He knew that before, he could still be lazy because there was a big man standing inside. Even if Chen Jie broke through, he might not be able to score immediately. But now, the big man has already
After being pulled out, the inside line is really undefended now. If Chen Jie breaks through, it will undoubtedly be two points.
McGrady didn't dare to give Chen Jie such two points so easily at this time.
Therefore, he opened his arms and refused to give an inch.
However, he seems to have forgotten that the Bulls don't just have Chen Jie.
No, this sentence should be said like this, this game is five on five, not one on one between him and Chen Jie!
Just when McGrady thought he could successfully defend Chen Jie's breakthrough with all his efforts, Nocchioni wandered over.
He set up a pick-and-roll for Chen Jie, and everything can be described by Zhang Weiping's commentary.
"We see that Nocchioni came to the outside, but Chen Jie did not pass the ball. Oh, the Rockets switched defenses, and Yao Ming defended Nocchioni. It seems that Chen Jie also felt that due to the interference of Yao Ming's height,
Nocchioni would not continue to shoot three-pointers, so Chen Jie did not choose to pass the ball. Chen Jie seemed to want to break through by himself. Tracy McGrady opened his hand and he looked very focused. Let's see, Nocchioni
O'Neill is here, is he going to set up a pick-and-roll for Chen Jie? This is rare. In the past, Chen Jie's pick-and-roll teammates were basically Chandler's. Chandler is an explosive player. After the pick-and-roll,
Quick play can give him an extra point of attack. He and Chen Jie often cooperate in alley-oops. But this time, for some reason, Chen Jie and Nocchioni started a pick-and-roll. Chen Jie used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Tracy McGrady,
Tracy McGrady was blocked by Nocchioni, and Chen Jie faced Yao Ming. Chen Jie changed direction and broke through Yao Ming. He went in. There was a vacuum inside the Rockets. Chen Jie took off and Chen Jie flew up. Dunk, dunk.
,Chen Jie scored a dunk!"
Zhang Weiping had a rare moment of passion at the end.
Chen Jie's shot was indeed beautiful, and his shot past Yao Ming was also very crisp.
Skiles saw the ball and shook his fist slightly. Although it was only a two-pointer, his tactic worked.
Why let Noccioni set up a pick-and-roll for Chen Jie?
It's very simple, because after the pick-and-roll, Chen Jie can break through Yao Ming at once. With the speed at which Chen Jie changes direction, he can pass Yao Ming. It is very simple.
This is also the biggest flaw in the Rockets' tactics that Van Gundy just deployed.
That is, he had everything figured out and everyone's defense figured out, but he seemed to have forgotten at that moment that basketball is a sport for five people. Basketball is not five one-on-one, but five-on-five!
Therefore, although Nocchioni was restricted by Yao Ming, he could still cooperate with Chen Jie.
Yao Ming can limit Nocchione, but he cannot limit Chen Jie.
Noccioni cannot break through, but Chen Jie can.
This pick-and-roll cooperation made all the Rockets' tactical arrangements a matter of effort.
Either Van Gundy will rearrange his plans now, or he can only hope that the Rockets can maintain stable scoring on the offensive end.
But, is this possible?
Will the Bulls, who are chasing points separately, give the Rockets such a chance?
Obviously, the answer is no.
In the next offense, the Rockets successfully prevented Yao Ming from receiving the ball, and McGrady missed a pull-up shot under Chen Jie's defense.
The Bulls got the ball and Chen Jie broke through again and scored two points. This time, the Rockets made a change and Howard came to help defend.
But facing Howard, Chen Jie didn't feel any pressure and just dunked directly.
Howard and Juwan Howard's active defense not only failed to guard Chen Jie, but gave Chen Jie a chance to enter the top five.
He became the back of Chen Jie's dunk! Howard became the back of Chen Jie's dunk, which didn't make him very angry.
He has played in NBA for so many years. He was once one of the top five players in Michigan and had a multi-million contract. He averaged 2010 per game. Now he is reduced to an ordinary main player. He has seen the ups and downs of the world. How could he lose it just because of a dunk?
What about sanity?
He is just a little worried. If this continues, Chen Jie's breakthrough will be unstoppable. Is he just going to watch him wreak havoc on the Rockets' inside line?
Thinking of this, he looked at head coach Jeff Van Gundy, hoping that Van Gundy would have a solution at this time.
However, Howard was disappointed when he saw Van Gundy.
Van Gundy was scratching his hair, which was not much, and pretending to be a bitter melon face.
There is nothing he can do!
Howard sighed.
In fact, Van Gundy is not a master tactician, and his ability to adapt to situations on the spot is far behind, let alone compared to famous coaches, even compared to Skiles. Just look at how his arrangements were carefully calculated by Skiles this time.
came out.
Van Gundy's characteristic is defense. He puts strict demands on the team in training and then puts together a good defensive system.
However, no matter how good the defense is, there are loopholes.
Now, through a coincidence of substitutions and Skiles' arrangement, the Bulls have seized the loopholes in the Rockets' defense. And if Van Gundy is asked to fill the loopholes immediately, he really has no choice.
At this time, it seemed that Van Gundy decided to resign himself to his fate.
After this ball, the score difference reached five points, a very dangerous score.
There are still three minutes left in the game.
In this game between the Bulls and the Rockets, it's really hard to say who will win and who will lose.
In another attack, the Rockets still failed to find Yao Ming and failed to pass the ball to Yao Ming's hands. McGrady's touch seemed to have faded, and his mid-range shot failed again.
In turn, Yao Ming seemed to be intimidated by Chen Jie's two breakthroughs just now. Yao Ming hesitated when defending Noccioni. This hesitation gave Noccioni a chance, and Chen Jie's ball was uploaded to the goal.
In the hands of Noccioni, Noccioni drew his bow and arrow. He shot another three-pointer!
Only two points left!
The Bulls saw hope of overtaking for the first time in this game, and this was also the smallest point difference between the two teams in this game.
From leading by 19 points to leading by 2 points, before they knew it, the Bulls had closed the 17-point gap.
And are the Rockets really going to be reversed again?
This season, they have been reversed a lot.
Do the Rockets, who have a habit of collapsing in the last quarter, really lack a temperament? A stable temperament, a calm temperament?
At this point, their rivals in Texas, the Spurs, seem to be lacking the most!
Could it be that their temperament has been given to the Spurs?
Yao Ming can't win the basketball, and McGrady has lost his touch. Who can save the Rockets at this time?
Is it Shula, Juwan Howard, or Jim Jackson?
Or. They can only perish and cannot be saved?
Noccioni's three-pointer once again forced Van Gundy to pause.
But what can he do?
If we continue to let Yao Ming defend, what about Chen Jie's breakthrough? What about the pick-and-roll between the two of them?
If Yao Ming is not allowed to defend Nocchioni, then his three-pointers are enough to kill the Rockets!
Van Gundy, or rather the Rockets, are in a dilemma.
The most terrifying thing is that no matter what choice you make, it seems to be the path to destruction.
The Bulls brought the score to two points, and the Toyota Center fell into a dead silence. They even forgot to boo the few players who celebrated by chest-bumping the Bulls wildly.
It seemed like at this moment, they surrendered in front of the powerful Bulls.
But obviously, the Rockets should be stronger than the Bulls, right?
The Rockets have Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and veterans. They have a head coach with excellent defense. In any case, they should be stronger than the Bulls who rely on a bunch of rookies and a bunch of young people to conquer the world, right?
However, a 19-point lead was reversed. Is Toyota Center really going to be defeated?
"Andis, great job!"
"Andis, well done!"
"Andis, you are our big star!"
The Bulls seemed to see hope of victory, and the suppressed atmosphere was finally dissipated. Many people came forward to congratulate Noccioni and praise him.
Chen Jie also had a smile on his face and hit Noccioni on the chest.
Noccioni just smiled shyly.
Now, he is still a newcomer, and it seems that he has not yet integrated into the team. He is very happy to have such a performance, but what he first hopes is to get a spot on the main team.
And he still needs to continue to work hard for this starting opportunity.
It seems that Eddy Curry is getting more and more stupid and his performance is getting better and better today. This starting point is coming soon.
When Luer Deng returns, the Bulls' 2004 generation will all be starters.
With that starter, the Bulls truly became a wonder in the league.
Has there ever been a starting lineup composed of at least three first-year rookies in NBA history?
"Andis, good job!" Skiles also smiled and praised Noccioni. It seemed that he also had the idea of letting Noccioni squeeze out Eddy Curry.
After all, Eddy Curry's recent performance is really as if he has disappeared.
Since he has made no contribution at all, why not give opportunities to young people?
As for the weird ones? Skiles doesn't care. In his opinion, what a great honor it would be if a group of newcomers can still make it to the playoffs?
He is not afraid of becoming a joke, on the contrary, he has the ambition to create history.
Skiles didn't lay out any tactics during this timeout, he just asked the Bulls to strengthen their defense and continue the offense just now.
In his opinion, Van Gundy should have nothing to do on the defensive end. All he can do is to strengthen the offense.
As Skiles expected, Van Gundy's timeout was more about offensive tactics.
And his tactics are also very simple, relying on two superstars, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady!
Since Yao Ming can't catch the ball, let Yao Ming pull out and set up a pick-and-roll for McGrady.
Although McGrady felt bad, Van Gundy still chose to believe in him.
He didn't fall asleep, he just took a nap.
However, on the first offense after the timeout, McGrady's performance made Van Gundy feel that his nap seemed a bit too long.
After Yao Ming set a pick-and-roll for McGrady, McGrady broke through and leaned on Chandler. McGrady threw the ball. It was so close that McGrady's ball didn't go in yet.
Although it looked very similar, in the end, the basketball still spun around twice and came out.
The one who got the rebound was Nocchione at the critical moment in the last six minutes, who performed even better than Chen Jie.
After he got the ball, he quickly handed it to Duhong.
Duhong did not let him down, dribbling the ball directly to launch a fast break. Taking advantage of the Rockets' unstable foothold, the Bulls directly launched a wave of attacks.
Du Hong, Chen Jie and Griffin had a three-line fast break. The basketball was passed back and forth in the hands of the three people. Although there were three Rockets retreating, the Bulls had already attacked the basket before the formation could get out of the way.
In the end, Duhong scored a defensive layup.
The Bulls finally tied the score for the first time.
With two minutes left in the game, the two teams finally stood on the same starting line.
The Rockets' defense was weak and their offense couldn't open up the situation, but the Bulls scored consecutively.
The balance of victory seems to be leading to the Bulls' side.
Chen Jie, who had been silent since midfield until now, finally had a chance to vent.
Watching Du Hong put the basketball he passed into the basket, Chen Jie clenched his fists on the spot and looked up to the sky and screamed.
Although the game is not over yet, Chen Jie firmly believes that victory in this game is inevitable.
He just has such confidence. Or you can say that he was happy too early, but the progress of the next game proved that his confidence was right.
After the Rockets were tied, it seemed like they were really beaten.
In the silence of the Toyota Center fans, the Rockets were a little overwhelmed.
Of course, Tracy McGrady didn't give up, and neither did Yao Ming.
But McGrady, who felt better throughout the game, seemed to have really lost God's love. His ball never flew into the basket again.
And Yao Ming can't even catch the basketball anymore.
Seeing that Tracy McGrady of the Rockets had no touch, the other three players were even stunned. Naturally, the Bulls defended Yao Ming with all their strength!
In the last two minutes, the Bulls scored 7-0.
Trailing by 19 points, they completed the comeback! (To be continued...)
