Everyone knows Paul's role for the Clippers. He is the helmsman of the Clippers. With him, the Clippers have a direction to move forward. And now, he has fully demonstrated his role as a helmsman on the court. When he
After coming on the court, the Clippers' already somewhat chaotic offense immediately stabilized and was
He was very organized. Their fast break was so fast that fast-paced teams like the Rockets couldn't keep up with their rhythm; but they were very stable when playing positions, relying on Paul to constantly shuttle through the crowd to provide support for his teammates.
Create opportunities. In a moment, Paul had already received 3 assists and 5 points.
Although Jeremy Lin is also an excellent point guard, he has a hard time against a super point guard like Paul. Not only was he passed by Paul again and again, but he also got a steal from Paul and made one of his own mistakes.
In this way, by the fourth minute of the second quarter, the Rockets were once again 7 points behind the Clippers.
The Staples Center was filled with jubilation, and actor Nicholson even stood up and applauded Paul. Even Rivers, the always strict coach, shouted loudly on the sidelines: "Chris, you are the hero of the Clippers!"
McHale had no choice but to ask for a timeout. During the timeout, the first thing he looked at was Wen Hao: "Wen, come on." Wen Hao's outstanding performance in the first quarter made McHale think of him without hesitation.
Wen Hao had already been eager to wait for McHale's call. He stood up from the bench, tucked his jersey into his shorts, and looked at Paul on the other side. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Wen Hao comes on, and Jeremy Lin naturally comes off. Although he is a little unwilling, there is really nothing he can do against Paul. All he can do is work harder in training, so that one day he can compete with a super point guard like Paul.
McHale did not arrange any other tactics at this time. The Clippers relied too much on Paul. If they faced the Clippers and strangled Paul to death, the Clippers would basically be half dead. This is a truth that everyone knows. But there are many problems.
You knew this all the time, but you just couldn't cover Paul.
McHale, who knew this very well, told the Rockets: "We have only one goal, to strangle Paul. He can take the ball and shoot from the outside, but we must not let him break out. As long as he intends to break out, we will immediately double-team him.
Force him to pass the ball out. As long as he passes the ball out, the Clippers' offensive success rate will be immediately halved. What you have to do is this. Text
, you try to keep a little distance between you and Paul to prevent him from breaking through. I will let others help defend at any time. Your main energy still needs to be used on offense. Now Howard needs to rest, Harden is the first main attacker.
Point, Parsons is the second main attack point, dribble the ball past half court, and hand the ball to them. When they encounter a double-team, it's up to you to hit them, do you understand?"
Wen Hao didn't speak, he just lowered his head, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, then raised his head and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
Seeing this, Dayao next to him hurriedly signaled Wen Hao not to say more with his eyes, and Wen Hao nodded.
After a while, the game continued. Wen Hao dribbled the ball past half-court. Facing Paul's defense, he was so excited that he was about to tremble. He had always dreamed of playing against the super point guard Paul, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
It has been achieved. How can this not make him excited? And as long as he defeats Paul today, his popularity in the United States will be greatly improved. Increasing his popularity by defeating masters is definitely a shortcut to success.
However, what makes him depressed is that according to the coach's arrangement, the first choice after halftime is to pass the ball to Harden. If he doesn't play like this, he will probably be replaced by McHale immediately. This is the role of a role player.
Sadness - you must have absolute execution ability and absolutely obey the coach's arrangements.
Thinking of this, Wen Hao's newly excited nerves became depressed again, and he weakly threw the ball to Harden.
"Tch, didn't you say you want to challenge Paul? You're scared when you see Paul, you idiot." A fan shouted when he saw this.
"He and Paul are far apart. I tremble when I see Paul. How dare you challenge Paul?" another fan shouted.
Lawler, the commentator on the sidelines, also laughed: "Does he only talk big words?"
When Wen Hao heard these taunts, although he was angry, he had no choice but to accept this reality. After all, he was only a substitute player and could not challenge the coach's authority with his own strength.
When McHale saw Wen Hao handing the ball to Harden, he nodded secretly. Obedient players are the players the coach likes.
But when McHale raised his head again, his expression didn't look good. Just as Harden got the ball and was about to rush to the left, Crawford, who was guarding him, immediately blocked him on the left. No matter how he changed direction, he was still blocked.
There. He knew that Harden was a left-handed player, so he only guarded the left side, leaving his right hand for him.
Harden was unable to break through on the left side. As soon as he switched to his right hand and took a step forward, the Clippers' inside defense came over. His right hand was not very smooth. After being guarded like this, he could no longer break through. He could only take a step back and shoot a jump shot.
.But his touch was not very good today. The ball bounced out of the basket, and Paul just grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break. The Rockets did not retreat in time, and the point difference was widened by 9 points.
Looking back, Wen Hao dribbled the ball past half court and handed the ball to Harden again. Harden failed in a single again and was blocked by the Clippers' insider. Parsons from the outside picked up the frontcourt.
After changing direction on the rebound, he broke through, but was knocked out from behind by the fast Paul. The Clippers launched a fast break again. Paul assisted Crawford, widening the point difference to 11 points.
Wen Hao glanced at McHale and saw that McHale had no intention of pausing, so he had no choice but to dribble the ball forward.
Lawler, the commentator on the sidelines, saw that the score difference had reached 11 points. He relaxed and made a joke about McHale: "The Rockets coach's on-the-spot adaptability is not much better than that of a ninety-year-old man. I
Dare to say, any housewife who is hired as a coach will know that it is time to pause. The Rockets Harden can't play, and he doesn't know how to change his tactics. He only knows to continue to beat Harden. If Harden can't play all night
If it can't be opened, won't the Rockets die in Harden's hands?"
"Let's not joke, to be honest, McHale's achievements in his playing career and his fighting spirit are worthy of our respect, but as a head coach, his on-the-spot adaptability is indeed not as good as that of most coaches, plus his ability to adapt to the situation.
There is not enough trust in the substitute players. Basically, only seven or eight people are rotated in each game.
Therefore, he is not a very good coach." Another commentator, Smith, said, "Now that the Rockets have the ball on No. 5, he still has to hand it to Harden. The whole world knows this, so the Clippers players only need to focus on defense.
Harden will do. Alas, sad Rockets, sad McHale, sad No. 5 Wenhao."
Wen Hao had already arrived in the frontcourt at this time. He glanced at Harden and was about to pass the ball according to the coach's instructions. But after hearing the commentator's words, his heart suddenly twitched and the light in his eyes flashed again.
Passed——Does it have to be passed on?
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[The fourth update is completed. The four updates are completed, and there are less than twenty chapters left in the manuscript. I burst into tears.]
