Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 81 [One-to-One No Solution]

Hayes received a pass from Alston, turned his back and arched towards the inside.

Bowen clung to Hayes' side, frowning.

Facing the player known for his defense, Hayes showed disdain in his eyes.He pushed Bowen into the three-second zone, turned suddenly to the baseline, squeezed Bowen to the basket, didn't even jump, hit the board and hit the first goal of the game.

0:2.

The Rockets also played man-to-man defense, with Yao Ming on Elson and Hayes on Tim Duncan.

Duncan took the ball on the right three-second zone line, turned around to face Hayes, stepped back and made a jumper, hit the board at a 45-degree angle, and then began to run back blankly.

2:2.

Seeing Duncan's play, Hayes smiled wryly.Dealing with such an opponent in defense is a real test for him!

If you want to vote for who is the ugliest power forward in the NBA All-Stars, Duncan may get more than 70% of the votes.He has no idea what acting is.Usually there are only two moves in the game, hitting the rebound and shooting and turning around and half hooking.He's been an All-Star every year, and shooting a 80-pointer from the perimeter is a show for him.But if the vote is the most stable power forward in the NBA and even in history, Deng will definitely get more than 20% of the votes.Because he is really too stable.Every year is 10+ points, 2+ rebounds, 18.6+ blocks.Last season, his scoring in the regular season dropped to 25.8 points. Some people said that Duncan was old, but in the playoffs, his scoring immediately increased to [-] points.Shut up the doubters.

In his 10-year career, no team has been able to completely defend against his ugly wipe shots and half-hooks.

This time it was a little slower, next time it must be tighter so that he cannot turn around easily.Hayes thought in his mind that although Duncan is stable, his scoring ability is much worse than that of James and Kobe.After defending those two, Hayes is confident of reducing Duncan's shooting percentage.

The Rockets attacked from the ground, Howard pulled out the outside line, and Alston transferred the ball to Hayes, who was in the inside line again.

Seeing the Rockets' tactics, Popovich also frowned.The Rockets found the Spurs' weakness at the beginning.

Sure enough, as Popovich guessed, Hayes still dribbled the ball with his back and used his own strength to force Bowen.After squeezing into the three-second zone, he turned around and hooked, and the ball hit again.

2:4.

"What is Bowen doing? Isn't he mainly defending the perimeter?" Barkley in the commentary laughed and said, "Why did this little body run to Chuck (Hayes)?"

"Because Hayes played small forward today. He was the one who stood in the wrong position." Kenny Smith laughed as he leaned back in his chair.

Bowen is one of the best 2 and 3 defenders in the league and has been selected to the All-Defensive Team consecutively.But just one minute into the game, his weakness was exposed.

In the game between the Kings and the Spurs last season, Wells and Artest beat Bowen.Because Bowen is good at defending frontal breakthroughs.For any player who is good at swaying the opponent's offense by feints or speed, Bowen can fully exert his advantages and use entanglement defense to limit the opponent.However, when facing players who like to play with their butts, Bowen's problem comes, he is not strong enough.

Hayes will not turn around like Kobe and Tracy McGrady, and throw each other away; instead, he leans on each other with his buttocks and back, and suddenly turns and squeezes people in.He barely jumps, not even in disguise, he squeezes in when he catches the ball. When shooting, he can't jump up against Bowen with his body, and it's hard to block his sight with his hands.

The Spurs attacked, Tony Parker missed a throw after a breakthrough, Hayes scored a rebound, and the Rockets landed.

Popovich yelled at the field from the sidelines, and the defender of Hayes was immediately replaced by Duncan.

The Spurs played against the Rockets in the reverse game, and it was a headache for Bunche Wells. This time Wells was traded away, which is more beneficial to the Spurs, but defending Hayes is more troublesome. He is better than Will. The "Bulldozer" is also one size bigger.

The Spurs switched defenses.The Rockets also changed their style of play.Hayes started to run on a large scale, and Duncan struggled to follow. Hayes received the ball from Alston, who was almost face-to-face.

At this time, Yao Ming came out to pick and roll.

Hayes bypassed Duncan with the help of Yao Ming's wide body, and made a breakthrough from the right. Facing Elson who was supplementing the defense, Hayes took off with both feet while dribbling the ball, and passed Elson in disguise in front of the left. Grab the ball and land with both feet, the whole movement is done in one go, and the basketball is scored again.

2:6.

Barkley yelled: "It's beautiful! It's actually a jump in disguise!"

Smith also showed a surprised expression, and said, "The defender moves so smoothly."

Ernie Johnson didn't speak, just opened his mouth with disbelief on his face, as if he didn't know what to describe.

Hayes glanced at Duncan with a smile on his face.

It worked.He practiced jumping for a long time, and finally he was able to use it on the court.Although he can't be as fast as Wade, as long as he is proficient in this trick, it will be easy to use the pick-and-roll to break through the defense of tall players inside.

What about "Stone Buddha"?He is the core of the inside defense, and his movement speed is lower than mine. If he is pulled out, I can still pass him!
Duncan suspected that Hayes saw through his weakness.He is the player who has been selected to the best defensive team the most times among active NBA players. He is a natural barrier inside, a first-class team defensive player, a team defensive pillar, first-class defensive awareness, and first-class defensive skills. He can use defense to dominate the game.

In general, Duncan's physical fitness is not particularly outstanding, whether it is strength or jumping, it is not particularly outstanding, but this does not affect his defensive ability.He can accurately predict the opponent's position, is good at disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm, making up the defense at the first time, has a good sense of positioning and accurate judgment on the placement of defensive rebounds.

However, he has a height of 211cm after all, and, as he grows older, he has a weakness in defense, that is, his feet move slowly.

Hayes's speed can keep up with Marion. Among the inside players, except for Dwight Howard, Stoudemire and other quality supermen, he is the fastest.

Offensive and defensive transition, Hayes followed Duncan.His goal was to keep Duncan out of the paint the entire game.

It is very difficult for Duncan to play back against Yao Ming, and now the opponent is Hayes, and he can't squeeze in.He can use his height to shoot, but Duncan's turnaround jumper is not high, and he is good at face-up singles.

Moreover, Hayes was right behind him, preventing him from turning around easily.Duncan passed the ball outside, Ginobili used Elson's pick-and-roll, broke through the emergency stop jumper, the ball missed again, and Hayes took the backcourt rebound.

The Spurs returned to defense.Although Duncan was expressionless, there was a little turmoil in his heart.Like everyone who has played against Hayes, Duncan thinks Hayes is too strong.To deal with Hayes, almost all inside players have to choose to hide and play.However, Hayes also has a strong awareness of defensive breakthroughs, and those who are forced can only choose to use their height advantage to make jump shots.

Hayes' defense is strong!Duncan had to admit it.

The Rockets attacked. Hayes used the same tactics as last time. He ran outside and used Yao Ming's pick-and-roll to break through. He boasted that he dribbled past Elson. Wan Howard.Veteran Howard made an open shot.

2:8.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, without McGrady's Rockets, the Spurs were beaten at the beginning.In these few rounds, Yao Ming didn't make a single shot except for support, disrupting all of Popovich's pre-match arrangements.

Everyone knows that Duncan is an extremely rare player in the NBA. He has an amazing ability to control the game.His quick feet and solid fundamentals make him a threat 12 and 15 feet from the rim.Not only can he score, but he can also pass the ball.

Now, this 10-year-old "Stone Buddha" has been suppressed by Hayes, who is 198cm tall.

"Hayes is amazing!" The first one to praise Hayes loudly was not Barkley, but Ernie Johnson. "His defense, breakthrough and passing awareness are very good. Charles, he is not like you. You are only good at playing power forward. He may not be as strong as you when you were young, but he is more comprehensive than you. He can play 5 positions."

"Don't make trouble, I can play five positions when I was young, but I don't want to play." Barkley laughed and said: "Chuck is my incarnation. He is the strongest on earth now!"

"I don't know if he is the strongest, but you have two things that must be the biggest. One is the butt, and the other is the mouth." Smith laughed.

As soon as Smith finished speaking, Barkley picked up a hamburger from the table, took a big bite, paused the time, and couldn't keep his mouth idle.

The development of the game was completely beyond Popovich's expectations.He almost never called a timeout more than two minutes into the game, but now he has to call a timeout.If Hayes is not restricted, the Rockets will go crazy.

Before the game, he carefully studied the method of dealing with the Rockets.With Wells gone, there are only two Rockets that must be guarded against.

One is Yao Ming. Although it is difficult to defend Yao Ming, the method is very clear. One person defends and circles forward alone, and the other person next to him double-teams and steals at any time.

The second is Hayes.Although Hayes averaged fewer points than Yao Ming, for the Spurs, he was more difficult to guard than Yao Ming.Because Hayes is comprehensive.Popovich couldn't guess how he would play or where he would play.

In the last two games, when Hayes played against the Clippers, facing Brand's defense, he took less than 10 shots in the entire game.Take the pick-and-roll and assists as your top priority.Against the Trail Blazers, Hayes played in a completely different style. He kept running outside, catching the ball, shooting outside, or breaking through the pick-and-roll. With his excellent touch, his shooting percentage was as high as 6%. Easily scored more than 30 points.

Popovich felt that Hayes's touch was terrible, so he sent Bowen to defend first, trying to limit his outside shots and prevent him from making straight shots.However, Hayes was determined to play inside, and Bowen couldn't guard against it.When Duncan came on, Hayes became a small forward.

The Rockets also arranged for Yao Ming to come out for a pick-and-roll. With Yao Ming's size, Hayes will definitely bypass the defender.It's impossible for Elson to guard him after the switch.

Popovich came to a dire conclusion.Hayes is almost unsolvable, he must send someone to double-team.

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The speed wears down the tall ones, and the strength kills the thin ones.Hayes used the pick-and-roll screen to prove that even if he is not the quality of flying all over the sky, he can still play basketball well.Wells is not the Spurs nemesis, Hayes is! Friends, collect it!
(End of this chapter)