Wen Hao and Harden discussed the countermeasures, and the two immediately made clear their division of labor. Harden mainly defended Kobe, but as soon as Kobe dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Wen Hao immediately stepped forward to double-team Harden. And Wen Hao mainly defended
Although Nash's shooting percentage is also very terrible, at least due to his age, his breakthrough is no longer very sharp, and his movement rate has also dropped a lot. I am not afraid that if I miss him, he will score a lot of points.
At this time, Kobe received the ball again. Just as he was about to turn around and shoot a jumper, he saw that Wen Hao had suddenly grabbed him and formed a double-team with Harden. When Kobe saw this, he did not force himself. He pounced on Wen Hao.
The ball had already been passed to Nash.
Since Wen Hao went to double-team Kobe, Nash was free. However, the rest of the Rockets had a bad rotation and could not make up for it. Nash shot directly from outside the three-point line.
Looking back, Wen Hao dribbled the ball from the outside, and Harden made a rare cut from the middle. Wen Hao looked at Dayao, and the ball was passed to Harden without knowing it.
He climbed into the air, opened his arms, and smashed the ball into the basket with a powerful dunk.
On the sidelines, McHale saw Wen Hao and Harden, who had never gotten along well, working together to guard Kobe Bryant on defense and cooperating on offense. He was secretly happy. The two men finally had cooperation. If their
If the cooperation can be more tacit, the Rockets will become extremely powerful.
When Lakers coach De Anthony saw Wen Hao and Harden cooperating, he was a little worried. If these two people cooperated, it would be a great disadvantage to the Lakers.
Another ball, after Kobe was double-teamed by Wen Hao and Harden, he passed the ball to Nash again. The Rockets were in a bad rotation again. Nash didn't say anything, so naturally he hit another three-pointer. Although Howard had blocked it, Nash's back
The fadeaway shot is also very powerful. Although it is not as graceful as Kobe's, the shooting rate is higher than that of Kobe. This is the uniqueness of Nash.
On the sidelines, McHale saw Nash hit two three-pointers in a row and called a timeout.
D'Antoni stepped forward to face the Lakers and said to Kobe and Nash: "You guys did a very good job. Let's continue like this. Once Kobe encounters a double-team, he will pass the ball to Nash. But I believe McHale will use the timeout this time."
, will definitely allow the Rockets to speed up the rotation to defend Nash. If that's the case
, just what we wanted, Nash's passing is very powerful, and then we just need to pass the ball to others. Our passing speed is always faster than their rotation, they can make up for it once, and they can make up for it twice.
What about three or four times? What about five or six times? So we can always have opportunities, that's it, be patient."
The Lakers had narrowed the point difference to 6 points at this time. After hearing what coach Anthony said, they shouted in unison: "Yes!"
On the Rockets side, McHale called a timeout and said to other Rockets players: "When Wen Hao goes to double-team Kobe, the rest of you must try your best to rotate and guard Nash. Whether he is shooting two points or three points,
That’s very scary.”
Everyone in the Rockets was silent. They all admitted that what the coach said was true. Their defense was indeed a little lax just now and failed to guard Nash. Now that the coach has emphasized that when they play next, they must speed up the rotation to guard against Nash.
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But at this moment, Wen Hao said to McHale: "Coach, you can't prevent Nash from dying."
"Oh?" McHale turned around and looked at Wen Hao in surprise. Although he knew that Wen Hao always had more tricks, but now it is obviously the time to guard against Nash, but he did not guard against him. Why?
Other Rockets players also turned their heads and looked at Wen Hao, asking for an explanation.
Wen Hao smiled slightly and said: "Actually, the reason is very simple. Nash's passing is very sharp. If we have someone to make up for Nash, he will definitely pass the ball to an unguarded player. In that case, it is very likely that the Lakers will
The whole team is open. In this case, it is better to let Nash play alone."
When everyone in Rocket heard this, they all nodded secretly, it was indeed what Wen Hao said.
McHale thought for a while and frowned: "Well...should we let Nash go? His shooting percentage is really terrible. Letting him go is too risky."
Wen Hao said to McHale: "Coach, actually you don't have to worry so much. It is undeniable that Nash's shooting percentage is very good, whether it is two points or three points. But please believe me, it is better to let him open it alone than let the Lakers all
The team's opening is much stronger. And another thing is that Nash's performance is not necessarily a bad thing for us. Maybe this seems to be the Lakers' weapon, but it is actually their weakness."
"Weakness?" McHale couldn't keep up with Wen Hao's thinking.
Wen Hao didn't explain, and just said: "Coach, please believe me, I have found a way to defeat the Lakers."
McHale hesitated for a moment, his eyes flickering, apparently constantly evaluating the pros and cons of doing so.
"Coach, just do this, I believe in Wen Hao." Howard spoke first. He has always believed in the Chinese mind.
"Coach, just do what Wen Hao says," Jones also said. "Even if we can't see the weaknesses he mentioned for the time being, it is indeed much better for Nash to perform alone than for the Lakers to perform as a team."
"I believe Wen Hao." Parsons said.
"I believe it too." Asik also spoke.
Dayao pressed Wen Hao's shoulder. Although he said nothing, his meaning was self-evident.
Seeing this, McHale looked at the assistant coaches around him, and they all nodded. Only then did McHale make up his mind and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
In fact, McHale thought this method was feasible from the beginning, but he, who has always been cautious, felt that it was still a bit risky. The Rockets had already lost two games and could not lose again. So he was hesitant. But when he saw so many people, including several
After the assistant coaches all agreed with Wen Hao's method, he finally figured it out.
After the timeout, commentator Mullin saw both sides on the court and said: "Nash just hit two three-pointers in a row, narrowing the point difference to 6 points. What strategy do you think McHale of the Lakers should adopt to defend Nash?"
"This... is very simple. In fact, it is nothing more than strengthening the rotation speed of the defense so that Nash cannot take action." Gerner said as if he understood it very well.
"But there is a problem. If the Rockets do that, then with Nash's passing skills, it will definitely be passed to the most suitable player. At that time, that player is unguarded. Wouldn't it be an easy hit? Even if the Rockets rotate
He was quick and guarded that player again, but someone would still be missed. In this way, everyone else on the Lakers except Kobe and Nash would have a chance. If someone else opened the door, the Rockets would have to guard again.
For others, Kobe will show his strength again at that time. The Rockets are very passive."
"That's true. But that's how playing is, passive step by step. Who told the Rockets to let Nash go and let Nash hit two three-pointers in a row?"
While talking, the two teams were already fighting. This time the Rockets attacked, Wen Hao and Harden actually made a clever cooperation.
I saw Wen Hao dribbling the ball from the outside, and Harden used Parsons' screen to get rid of Kobe from the left and cut inside. At this time, Gasol had to turn around to cover Harden. But no one
Thinking of it, Harden wants to catch the ball and Wen Hao wants to pass it
The ball was just a fake move. Wen Hao changed the direction the moment he passed the ball, and the ball flew towards the head of Warcraft. How could Warcraft be so polite about such a good alley-oop? He smashed the ball when he got it, and scored when he hit it.
Then he roared, and the sound shook the whole place.
Looking back, Kobe got the ball in the frontcourt and was double-teamed by Wen Hao and Harden. Kobe immediately passed the ball to Nash.
Nash took the ball but didn't shoot. According to D'Antoni, someone was bound to double-team him. At that time, he just passed the ball out.
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However, after waiting for a second, the rest of the Rockets had no intention of coming over to cover up the defense. Nash was a little puzzled, raised his hand and hit another three-pointer, chasing the point difference to only 5 points.
Not only was Nash surprised, the entire Lakers team, D'Antoni and the two commentators were all confused. What the hell are the Rockets doing? Not guarding Nash? Impossible. Everyone knows how accurate Nash's three-pointers are. The Rockets must have just been
Defensive errors slipped through.
Next, the Rockets hit another two-pointer through the cooperation of Wen Hao and Harden. Looking back, they double-teamed Kobe again and failed to guard Nash.
Nash once again waited for someone to defend him. When he saw that he was unguarded, he immediately made another three-point shot. This time, perhaps due to psychological fluctuations, he failed to make the shot. The Rockets grabbed the rebound and launched a fast break.
Wen Hao passed the ball through the gap to Harden, who was running in the first place. Harden had nothing to say, took a European step, scored a layup, and also caused a foul on Kobe. He made a free throw. The Lakers
The 5 points we just caught up became 8 points again.
At this time, D'Antoni was confused. What did McHale want to do? Not guard Nash? Why? This is not like his style.
The two commentators were also extremely confused. Mullin said: "It's strange, McHale didn't guard Nash and let Nash take action. It's not like McHale can do it."
After thinking for a moment, Gerner said: "I heard that many of the Rockets' tactics are arranged by their point guard. It is very likely that it was arranged by him again this time. By the way, it must be him. He must know
If we were to defend Nash, Nash would definitely pass the ball out, and then the entire Lakers team would be free."
"I have to admire his brain. However, his approach is really inappropriate. Not guarding Nash is equivalent to letting Nash practice three-pointers. Isn't this seeking death? Nash's three-point shooting rate is very scary."
"But McHale can actually agree to such a style of play. Do they want Nash to kill them today?"
"If the Rockets lose today, it will be because of Nash."
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When Wen Hao heard the explanation, he secretly laughed in his heart. At the same time, two poems appeared in his mind: Others laugh at me for being crazy, but I laugh at others because they can't see through it... (To be continued.)
