I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 274 What is a Superstar?
McGrady's sudden emergence completely disrupted the original rhythm of the game.

What is a superstar?A superstar is someone who can play a key role at a critical moment.

McGrady, although he may not be able to provide lasting power for the team, but he never relents at critical moments.After all, he is a top superstar who has seen the big world.

Talent is such a thing, you can't accept it!

Phil Jackson called a timeout and specially arranged for McGrady's defense.

But after returning to the court, the effect was not good.

After all, the ball is played by people, and the gap in ability cannot be made up by the coach with a few words!Before the game, there is no plan and no special training. How can the effect be good?
Facing the aging Fisher, Tracy McGrady has obvious advantages.

He is taller, faster, and has better skills than Fisher. If Fisher sticks too tightly, McGrady can pass or break through; Clip, McGrady can also pass the ball.

Yes, no matter what the Lakers do, McGrady can use the pass to organize the offense, mobilize teammates, and hit opponents.

McGrady's height and wingspan make him like a lighthouse in the PG position, overlooking the whole field; his wide vision and good overall view allow him to capture the rapid changes on the court at the first time; he is accurate and outstanding His passing skills allow him to accurately pass the ball to his teammates.

In the past, it was his willingness to pass the ball and the attitude of the game that had hindered McGrady from becoming an excellent point guard, but now, this is no longer a problem. McGrady, who has returned, seems to be reborn from Nirvana, and puts his posture extremely low, willingly He became a green leaf for his teammates.

Of course, McGrady is not perfect at this time. Compared with his peak period, his physical function and touch have dropped significantly.The speed is not as fast, the power is not so strong, and the shooting is not so stable.On the court, every breakthrough is a little difficult, and passing mistakes occur from time to time.

But it's different from before. After McGrady makes a mistake, he should make a sudden or pass, and he doesn't seem to care at all whether his technical statistics look good.

In the past, McGrady, who "sees no rabbits and no eagles", has changed, and has become a player who is willing to put himself in a blue-collar position.

Asking McGrady by the standard of a superstar, maybe he has many shortcomings, but if you measure him by the standard of an ordinary NBA starter, he is definitely far beyond the standard!

At least, Fisher, the old fisherman who has been ranked in the league before, is far from his opponent.

After the first quarter, the Rockets, who were originally lagging behind, had already completed the overtake, leading by 18:22.

Although Phil Jackson emphasized a lot during the intermission, after the start of the second quarter, the defensive effect on McGrady was still not good.

The Rockets took the opportunity to increase the score.

When the score expanded to 26:35, Jackson had no choice but to tear Ma Su down. He replaced Fisher, who had already been blown up, and Jordan Farmer, who was younger and had better physical fitness.

The task Jackson gave Farmar was to attack McGrady, consume McGrady, and use his young body to push, bump, and force confrontation.

He knew that McGrady's body was far from the best, and even at his peak, he was not a particularly confrontational player.

The constant physical confrontation can not only quickly consume his physical energy, but also disturb his mentality, which may make his mentality unbalanced.

You know, he has a criminal record.

However, this time McGrady's tenacity once again exceeded Jackson's expectations!

Faced with Farmar's almost unreasonable confrontation and collision, he actually said nothing, gritted his teeth, and silently confronted his opponent.

Jackson looked at it with question marks all over his head: McGrady, where's your temper?Do you still look like a superstar? !
Compared with Fisher, Farmer's appearance somewhat created a little trouble for McGrady, and McGrady's physical fitness also began to decline.

Adelman judged the situation, replaced him, and let him rest.

As the saying goes, one thing drops one thing, and tofu is ordered in brine.

Dealing with Farmar, neither Brooks nor Lowry will suffer.

They are faster than Farmar, Brooks' three-pointer is more accurate than his opponent, and Lowry's breakthrough is far sharper than Farmar.

No matter who plays, can overwhelm Farmer.

In this way, even if McGrady is replaced, the Rockets' point guard position still has an advantage.

Jackson had no choice but to replace Farmar and let the experienced "old fish" Fisher play again.

But Adelman was on the bar with him. If you change Fisher, I will go to Tracy McGrady!

The angry Jackson scolded Lao Ah shamelessly in his heart!
In this way, the biggest weakness of the Rockets has now become a strong point!

And the position of the point guard is extremely critical, a little bit of activation, a full range of activation!Under McGrady's needlework, other positions have not been weakened, but have become stronger.

The art of war says: "Use righteousness to win by surprise." The Rockets took advantage of the game by relying on their unique moves.

At the end of the first half, the score was 46:57, and the Rockets led by 9 points.

After a halftime break, Phil Jackson and his team figured it out. Their strength was higher than that of their opponents, so why care so much about their opponents' deployment!He forced him to be strong, the breeze caressed the hills, and everything was based on me. If I play my own characteristics and advantages, I can still win the opponent!

In the third quarter, the Lakers focused on their own offense, maximizing the power of the triangle offense.Kobe, in particular, showed his true qualities as a superstar and began to enter the scoring mode.

Even though Metta Shiping, Battier, and Dorsey took turns to defend like a revolving lantern, they couldn't completely limit Kobe's scoring.

At the end of the third quarter, with a score of 79:83, the Rockets still lead, but the point difference has been narrowed to a very dangerous situation.

In the desperate moment of the fourth quarter, both sides aroused their strongest fighting spirit. All kinds of confrontation and running on the court often knocked people off their backs, and the fighting was extremely fierce.

The score was so tight that the Lakers even overtook the score for a while, but the Rockets quickly moved the score back. After that, the scores of the two sides were staggered and led alternately.

In the last 10 seconds, the Lakers led by 1 point, and the Rockets made the last attack.

The Rockets called for a timeout.

The whole world is guessing who will carry out the last attack.

Yao Ming?Dorsey?Or Maddie...

McGrady sent the ball out of bounds, and it seemed that the last attack was definitely not McGrady.

The Lakers strictly defended, but the Rockets still relied on cover tactics, and Dorsey received the ball.

Is the last attack going to Dorsey?
Kobe quickly came to Dorsey, and the Mamba's snake-like eyes were fixed on the ball in Dorsey's hand.

Although Dorsey is currently the strongest scoring point of the Rockets, he is defended by Kobe, who has the strongest mental attributes in the opposing team!

Suddenly, Dorsey moved, not his body, but the ball in his hand.

The ball was passed to McGrady, who suddenly advanced.

Time is running out, it seems that it is McGrady who performs the last attack!
Fisher desperately stuck to McGrady, but the Lakers also knew that he alone could not guard McGrady, and the surrounding players quickly surrounded him to double-team.

Of course, the fastest defense is Kobe, who has the strongest mental attributes!

It seemed that McGrady was about to be submerged in the opponent's iron wall, but McGrady suddenly passed the ball behind him without warning.

Didn't even look back.

This is an extremely hidden NO LOOK PASS!

The ball was accurately passed to Dorsey behind him.

The time is coming soon!

Dorsey catches the ball, jumps, and shoots!

The eyes of the world are on the ball!
Everyone knows that although Dorsey's shooting has improved very, very obviously this season, he is not a shooter after all, and as a freshman, at this critical moment, can he withstand the pressure?
At this moment, the ball seemed to fly very slowly.

The game time has been reset to zero.

The ball flew into the hoop and went in!
105:106
The Rockets won Game 3 with a total score of 3:[-]!
(End of this chapter)