However, McHale's dual point guard lineup had no effect. I expected little black bean Brooks to restrain Blake, but Brooks made three turnovers in less than two minutes after playing. The Lakers took the opportunity to counterattack, making three consecutive quick starts.
The attack was successful, leading to a 12-3 lead. Now the score between the two sides is 18-6, and in less than half a quarter, the Lakers have led the Rockets by 12 points. The Lakers' home fans were delighted and cheered.
ESPN commentator Harlan said with a smile: "It seems that McHale is in trouble. He did not expect that D'Antoni would change formations and was not well prepared. As soon as he came on, the Lakers led by 12 points, and the Rockets began to dig holes again.
"
Miller shook his head and said: "McHale's on-the-spot adaptability is indeed somewhat inadequate. When D'Antoni changed the formation, McHale didn't know how to deal with it except sending two point guards. If this continues, the Rockets today
I’m afraid it’s hanging.”
Big-mouthed Klee showed off his usual loud-mouthed style: "Although the Rockets and Lakers are about the same strength on paper, judging from today's game, the Rockets simply can't beat the Lakers."
"The Rockets have always relied on shooting to win. Today they didn't feel good on the outside and suffered a big loss in the offensive battle against the Lakers. McHale must come up with some strange moves, otherwise it will be impossible to defeat the Lakers."
"I'm wondering if McHale will let the unexpected No. 5 Wenhao play. Judging from the recent Rockets games, every time No. 5 comes on the court, there will be immediate results. I think this timeout
It's time for McHale to play him."
"It's hard to say. For disobedient players, many coaches will not use it unless they have to." Barkley said with deep understanding.
Sure enough, after the timeout, McHale did not replace Wen Hao. He just told Harden to rush in, and at most let the monster inside dig in. Other than that, he really had no other good solution.
After the two sides returned to the court, the Rockets followed McHale's instructions, Harden broke through, and Warcraft sat down and hit the basket. Although the success rate of the two of them was also good, reaching 50%, the Lakers felt hot today.
, thousands of arrows flew together, and three-pointers were thrown in one by one as if they were free. The first half only lasted 8 minutes. Kobe Bryant threw three three-pointers, Nash two, Blake one, and even Gasol.
Throw one in too.
McHale shook his head helplessly and asked for a timeout again. The Lakers felt extremely good today. Facing such a Lakers, even the Heat couldn't resist.
In the Xinlang live broadcast room, Ke Fan pushed up his glasses and shook his head with a wry smile: "I originally thought that the Christmas game would be an evenly matched game, but I didn't expect that the Lakers felt so good and threw it in in just 8 minutes.
8 three-pointers, who can bear this? What's even worse for the Rockets is that their touch is not very good. The outside three-pointers have not yet been opened, and now they are 18 points behind the Lakers. You know, this is
It’s the first quarter.”
Beauty reporter Zhou Ling'an also sighed and said: "If this continues, this game will be nothing to watch."
Yang Yi could only smile bitterly: "From a commentary point of view, what we most want to see is that both sides are evenly matched. It is really surprising that the fight is like this. But although it is unexpected, it is reasonable.
First of all, D'Antoni changed the lineup today and used two point guards, catching the Rockets off guard. Under such circumstances, the Rockets should strengthen their defense and start with defense.
But McHale responded improperly and deployed two point guards. Brooks' mistake caused his dual point guard to completely fail. Coupled with the Rockets' poor touch and the Lakers' hot touch, this led to the current situation. This has already happened.
It’s not just a matter of player status, it also highlights the coach’s ability. There is still a big gap between McHale and great coaches like Zen Master **.”
"In your opinion, what should the Lakers do next?" Zhou Ling'an asked Yang Yi with a sweet smile.
Yang Yi thought for a while and replied: "In my opinion, McHale should send Wen Hao next. Although Wen Hao's execution ability is not very good, since even McHale doesn't know what Wen Hao will do, D'Antoni naturally also
I don’t know. Let Wen Hao stir things up next. It’s best to mess up the situation, and the Rockets will have a chance.”
…
At the Staples Center, ESPN commentator Miller also gave McHale advice at this time: "The best way for the Rockets now is to let their substitute No. 5 play. Although this player is not very obedient, in addition to
There is nothing the Rockets can do about this. Yes
Data analysis shows that No. 5's passing is very strange. As long as he receives the ball, the hit rate is as high as 70%, which is too scary. So just let No. 5 pass more passes and see if it can improve the Rockets' performance.
Hit rate. If it works, it will be easy to handle."
…
Although McHale was a little reluctant at this time, under the current circumstances, he really had no choice but to send Wen Hao on the field. He waved to Wen Hao: "Wen, you go on the field and pass the ball as much as possible. It's best
If we can hit a few three-pointers, the opponent will expand their defense, and then we will have a chance inside."
Wen Hao said "hmm" but was noncommittal.
McHale felt a thump in his heart and felt uneasy.
In the Lakers' rest area, D'Antoni said to everyone on the Lakers: "Next, the Rockets are likely to send their No. 5. It is said that when No. 5 passes the ball and receives an assist, the player's shooting percentage will be as high as 70%.
, so McHale is likely to let No. 5 pass the ball to the Rockets outside and let the outside shoot three-pointers. What we have to do is to cut off his connection with other people."
Although D'Antoni is not very good at defense, there is no problem with the current arrangement, and everyone on the Lakers is well prepared.
The timeout ended and both sides returned to the field. On the Rockets' side, Wen Hao replaced George W. Bush and Parsons replaced Jeremy Lin. The game restarted.
The Rockets naturally had Wen Hao in control of the ball and passed halftime.
Everyone in the Lakers took the coach's words to heart, and they rushed in front of the Rockets players one by one to prevent Wen Hao from passing the ball. Blake, who was facing Wen Hao, opened his arms and kept scanning his eyes left and right, for fear of Wen Hao passing the ball.
At this time, Wen Hao didn't say anything, accelerated directly, and rushed past Blake. Although his speed was not fast, Blake only focused on preventing him from passing the ball, but did not expect that he would directly break through. Turn around
It's too late to defend.
Like Blake, other Lakers players did not expect Wen Hao to break through, so they had no time to make up defense.
Facing an empty basket, Wen Hao flew up in three steps and dunked, scoring his first two points of the game.
At this moment, D'Antoni's expression was extremely wonderful...
