Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 82 [Defensive battle, dominate the basket]

"The offense continues to focus on Chuck, singles, if you attract double teams, pass the ball. Ju Wan (Howard) comes out to pick and roll, Ralph (Alston) runs more, shoots when there is an open spot, and transfers to Yao Ming if there is no chance Come on. When Yao Ming gets the ball, if there is someone to help defend, Zhu Wan (Howard) runs in the middle and responds.” Jeff Van Gundy gestured with a tactical board.

Van Gundy firmly believes that the Rockets can win the Spurs. The source of confidence is Hayes. Now it seems that the two defensive experts of the Spurs, Duncan and Bowen, cannot deal with Hayes alone. If they can attract people to double-team the defense, pass the ball out , The Spurs' defense will definitely be empty.

Popovich also thought of the same problem and said: "The offense is still the old tactic. Pull the ball to Tim (Duncan) to single Hayes, use his height to force him, and if he attracts help defense, pass the ball .”

Using one's own strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses is the most common offensive method in the NBA.Duncan has always been the Spurs' number one strength, and also one of the most assured.But after Popovich finished speaking, he added: "If Tim doesn't play well at this point, change to a small ball tactic, and Francisco (Elson) will pick and roll the outside line to pull Yao Ming out. Tony ( Parker) and Manu (Ginobili) going to the basket."

Popovich can see that Hayes' defense is effective against Duncan. Although he is not tall, he can make it difficult for all insiders in the league to get to the basket.

"Defense the zone, Bruce (Bowen) on Hayes, Manu on the defense, LeBron James. If he goes to the hoop for the ball, then Tim is fine. If they put The ball is played to Yao Ming, and Parker can help defend at any time, Yao Ming doesn’t handle the ball very well, it doesn’t have to be a steal, let him catch the ball unsteadily and he will be successful.”

Popovich put Hayes on the same level as James.Even Hayes is more of a headache for the Spurs.His physical fitness is not as good as James, but his back-up technique is stronger. This style of play happens to be what Bowen fears most.And he works much harder than James on the defensive end.

Unlike the Cavaliers' garbage lineup, the Rockets have Yao Ming in addition to Hayes.If it is one-on-one, Duncan can't limit Yao Ming's scoring.The opponent's inside line is strong, so Popovich arranged a zone defense and shrunk the penalty area.As for the other pitchers on the outside of the Rockets, fortunately, they are not too stable. If they miss their shots, they can only admit that they are unlucky.

Since the disintegration of the Lakers OK combination, Popovich has always believed that the Spurs are the strongest team in the league.Today, his confidence began to waver.It's just that Yao Ming and Hayes have been able to fight the Spurs to gain the upper hand. If Tracy McGrady returns in the future, how will they defend?Bunche-Wells, whom they had a crush on in the summer, could only play as a substitute in the Rockets, and now he has been traded out.The Rockets are simply stellar.

"Charles, there will definitely be many viewers who want to know how the Spurs will play in the next game, let's explain it." Taking advantage of the timeout, Kenny Smith said.

"Do you still need to explain? The audience who have watched the Spurs game should know how boring their style of play is." Barkley said with a smile: "The Spurs play is the most common combination of inside and outside. With Tim (Duncan) as the core, Parker and Ginobili passed the ball to the inside, and Duncan directly controlled the offense. His offense was very lethal. As long as no one was double-teaming, he could force the opponent. If the opponent came to double-team, Tim would be in the first place. Time to send the ball to the perimeter teammates who run out of space, Parker, Ginobili, Barry, Bowen are all good three-point shooters. His assists usually come from this way."

This is the most commonly used combination of inside and outside for the Spurs.The Spurs' nominal ball-handler is the French kid Tony Parker, but the actual offensive center is Duncan, who is the real brain behind the scenes of this team.

The most common scene in the Spurs game is that the ball is passed continuously in the hands of Parker, Ginobili, Bowen, etc. on the outside.The pause in the hands of any one of them will not exceed 3 seconds. During the pass, the players also unknowingly opened up the distance, allowing Duncan to form a one-on-one situation with the opponent on the inside. Pass the ball to Duncan and let him close the offense.When the opponent double-teams Duncan, Duncan will play the role of attracting the defense inside, and then pass the ball out, and it will be finished by Bowen, Horry, Finley and others with long-range shots or Parker and Ginobili's breakthrough layup. attack.At the same time, Duncan and another big man (Oberto) rebounded and made a second attack.

This kind of offense couldn't be simpler. The reason why it is not easy to defend lies in Duncan's one-on-one strength.

"Before the game, experts predicted that the Rockets will also play a combination of internal and external tactics, and Yao Ming is also a strong point. However, they started the game with Hayes as the core, and they caught the Spurs by surprise. Hayes played small forward or power forward. Makes the Spurs uncomfortable," Kenny Smith said.

In just 2 minutes, Ernie Johnson, who supported the Spurs before the game, also began to be optimistic about the Rockets. "If Hayes is double-teamed, I believe the Rockets will hit Yao Ming immediately. Let's see what the Spurs will do. The Rockets seem to have surpassed the Spurs this year. They also led by 20 points at home last time, and Hayes hasn't played yet. .”

Barkley said with a smile: "If you want me to say, the Spurs' loss today is a matter of how many points they lose. The Rockets also play a combination of inside and outside, but they have two choices, Yao Ming and Hayes. Parker just married a more beautiful wife. Ginobi Leigh can only mess around and dive, and without Tim, it would be hard for them to make the All-Stars."

Barkley hacked Parker and Ginobili again.The game restarts.

The Spurs attack.

After a few passes, the players pulled away and the basketball was handed over to Duncan to single Hayes.

Duncan swung to the left and turned to the baseline for a jumper.Hayes jumped up in time to interfere and missed the shot.

Yao Ming got the rebound.Handed over to Alstom, who took the ball steadily across the half.Called Hayes who asked for an outside line.The person who followed him was replaced by Bowen.Ginobili is also waiting for an opportunity not far away.

Did you come to double-team?
Hayes watched Howard run out.Without waiting for Howard to pick and roll, with a slight movement of his shoulders, he directly broke through from the left in disguise, and Bowen followed.Hayes underestimated Bowen's ability to defend against frontal breakthroughs. Bowen is not inferior to Battier, and he and Battier's defensive methods are different. While blocking Hayes' breakthrough route with small steps, he put his knee on Hayes on the thigh.This almost made Hayes lose his balance.

Bowen's leg came from the side. If the two knees collided, it would have been Hayes.

This action made Hayes' fire flare up.The breakthrough was blocked, Ginobili took the opportunity to stick over, and Hayes immediately returned the ball to Alstom.

Howard blocked Parker, Alston dribbled the ball into the lane, passed the ball to Battier, and Battier made a three-point jumper and the ball went wide.

In the next round, Hayes was hacked again by Bowen.Bowen has been pulling Hayes' arm quietly, and after the defense has lost his position, he took advantage of the movement to be pushed away by Hayes' elbow and fell to the ground. The referee's whistle immediately sounded and Hayes was sentenced to a foul.Hayes glared and wanted to beat Bowen more and more.

After the Spurs adapt to the Rockets' offensive rhythm, they will no longer allow the Rockets to easily hit an offensive climax, and the Rockets' defense is equally strong.Hayes pushed Duncan inside and Battier stalked Ginobili.The point guards scored the most points in the two teams. Parker, as always, used sharp breakthroughs to tear apart the defensive line. "Nerve Knife" Alston was also in good condition, and neither of them could defend the other.

After the Spurs' defense, it was difficult for the Rockets to hit the basket, and they spent most of their time looking for opportunities on the outside.Hayes reduced breakthroughs and singles, and used more passes to support the offense.

Hayes faced Duncan several times on the line of the three-second zone, and found that this "natural dumb" is not small.Hayes struggled to get out of the position, and a little gap was made up by Duncan's height and wingspan.After personal experience, Hayes felt that the league did not give Duncan a Defensive Player of the Year trophy until 2010, which is simply a great injustice in history.

The Rockets still lead in the score.

The Rockets have Yao Ming when they are on the floor. In singles, Yao Ming is a stable scoring point.

The Spurs did not play well on the offensive end.Duncan didn't feel good today, and he missed several mid-range shots under the close defense of Hayes. It was even more difficult for him to break through Hayes with the ball.He attacked three times with the ball in the front and was intercepted by Hayes.

The Spurs' offense mainly relied on Ginobili and Parker to score, and Finley, who came off the bench, also had a good performance.

At halftime, the Rockets led 48 to 37 by 11 points.

"Do you know how the best defensive team in the world is playing against the second best defensive team?" During the intermission, Barkley smiled wryly: "There must be many fans who have fallen asleep. Who misses more shots than anyone else."

Ernie Johnson smiled and said: "After 17 consecutive victories, some experts believe that the Rockets are developing in the direction of the Detroit Pistons. With tenacious defense and full tenacity, the offense does not only rely on one or two players to score, right? Much like the Detroit Pistons?"

Barkley said: "I don't think they are like the Pistons at all. The Pistons have only one offensive point inside Rasheed Wallace. The Rockets are now mainly attacking inside. In the past few years, the Rockets have always been McGrady's ball. Team, when he was injured and missed last season, the Rockets began to develop inside. Chuck spent most of the time at the power forward position, which is the most suitable for him. Without McGrady, the Rockets' outside offense is also It was difficult to open. Although Alston scored a lot of points in the half, it was just a coincidence."

Ernie Johnson said: "Hayes scored 11 points in the first half, Yao Ming scored 12 points, and Alston scored 13 points. The Spurs' offense was completely ineffective. Only Parker scored in double figures. Both teams had low shooting percentages. pitiful."

Kenny Smith smiled and said: "The shooting percentage is low. I guess someone is happy, that is Hayes. He must be thinking, it is finally time for the Rockets to be inaccurate. Both sides will fight. Backcourt, grab the backcourt and grab the frontcourt... He has 15 rebounds in the half, including 6 offensive rebounds. Charles, judging from today's performance, he is stronger than you. Duncan was blown at halftime. "

Hayes sneezed and muttered, "Why do you keep sneezing today?"

Hayes didn't intend to brush the rebounds.It’s just that Bowen didn’t dare to break through because of his defense. As long as Bowen gets close, he will definitely pull his jersey, slow down his starting speed and feel uncomfortable, and then stretch his legs to block him. These small movements all escaped the referee’s attention line of sight.

He became more and more annoyed, and simply put his attention on rebounding and handed over the offense to his teammates.He scored 6 points at the beginning of the game, and the rest of the points were all obtained by grabbing offensive rebounds.One shot from the basket, two foul free throws, 4 of 3 free throws.

Hayes gave full play to his advantages of reflexes and physical strength, with accurate predictions and fierce positioning.

Duncan scored 9 points in the half, only 7 rebounds, and no offensive rebounds.Although according to the current situation, he can still win 20 plus 10 at the end of the game, but he is much inferior to Hayes.If you want to say what Duncan's offensive weakness is, it is his inaccurate free throws, and his shooting percentage this season is only 65%.When Duncan passed Hayes in the pick-and-roll, the Rockets resorted to foul tactics to prevent Duncan from shooting. He only made 7 of 3 free throws.Sending Duncan to the free throw line is a good tactical choice.

Duncan was still expressionless, but his heart was already deeply shocked.It's not that he hasn't lost to others on rebounds, but losing to Hayes made him unacceptable.

If you can't grab someone who is half a head shorter than yourself, whoever you are, you will feel uncomfortable.

The home game was like this, and Popovich was furious in the locker room. "Tim, you need to concentrate in the second half, Fabrizio (Oberto), pay attention to blocking people when rebounding, what are you doing? Control the rebound! You are going to let the guy who is less than two meters (Hayes) ) grab 50 rebounds?"

"Adjust our touch in the second half, and we will definitely be able to recover the score. When defending, we must defend, no matter what method we use." Popovich said, looking at Bowen: "Bruce, keep your style, show your style. The spirit of defending against Carter and Kobe!"

Bowen nodded.This defensive expert will be more "hard" in defense.

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Hayes rebounded ferociously. In desperation, "Uncle Bao" was about to make a trick. I believe many friends know how Carter died.How does Hayes crack?The battle between the two teams has reached a critical moment...

In order for Hayes to get through the storm safely, friends, give some collections!

(End of this chapter)