Legend Raiders

Chapter 52 Trouble at the power forward position

Before playing.

McHale said to Qin Tao and the others very seriously: "Let me see your impact later, I need you to break through the Heat's defense!"

Qin Tao and the others were taken aback, really a little surprised.

but.

They took a look at the lineup sent by the Heat, and they knew what McHale meant.

Relatively speaking.

The Heat's defense and height are obviously not as good as the Rockets' side.

and.

Spoelstra's substitutions were even more extreme than George Karl's, actually putting Haslem in the center position.

so.

The impact of McHale's explanation is undoubtedly the control of the inside line.

If they can make a difference inside, then the Heat will replace their main lineup in the shortest possible time.

By the time.

Although the Rockets may be crushed by most of the Heat's main players in the second quarter, once they enter the second half, they will get a very good boost once they have superior physical strength.

Play.

Instead of letting Machado have the ball, the Rockets pushed Harden forward.

High position.

Qin Tao quickly stepped forward to cover for him and took Ray Allen away. Harden immediately misplaced Lewis.

but.

Facing Lewis' defense, Harden looked inside.

When he saw that Asik was already facing Haslem and had a very dominant position in the interior, he immediately transferred the ball into the interior.

Make room!

The others immediately scattered around, obviously giving Asik a chance to play singles.

Asik, who has always performed poorly on the offensive end, seemed quite confident this time. With just two backs, he easily scored points with a small hook.

Easy to fight again.

The Heat's offensive options are much richer than the Rockets.

Lewis made a long-range shot and didn't go to the inside to fight at all, but chose to swim in the high positions on both sides.

In order to guard against his cold arrow, Qin Tao didn't dare to stay any longer, and withdrew from the inside line together with him.

Look at Haslem again.

He was even more straightforward than Lewis, and the two changed positions from time to time, completely tearing apart the Rockets' inside line.

Outline aspect.

With the Heat under Wade's control, Ray Allen's off-ball movement gave him more room to play.

When Lewis and Haslem both formed a wall for him at the top of the arc, Wade faced Machado's defense and pre-passed the ball to Allen, which attracted his attention. The wild horse reined, and rushed into the inside line at an astonishing speed.

Easy dunks.

In his own way, Wade gave the Rockets a very explosive response.

The intention of the Heat is simple and rude, which is to use their enough offensive points and super giant personal ability to make the Rockets fall into a state of exhaustion.

flip over.

The rhythm of the Rockets has slowed down significantly, and they are not playing fast with the small lineup of the Heat. When they come to the frontcourt, they will attack patiently.

At this moment.

Qin Tao was really surprised.

Make sense.

Rashard Lewis was one of the best team cores in the league in the early 2000s.

Although his deterrence on the defensive end is very limited, and he has been floating high on the outside all year round, but he can become the core of the first team. No matter how bad the defense is, he may not be that bad, and no matter how poor his body is, he is no worse than some small forwards.

But when he plunged into the right side of the penalty area and competed with Lewis for the position, the soft confrontation made him feel like no one was in the land at that time.

The basketball came at the sound, and Qin Tao caught the ball as if he had run over the penalty area.

Oh shit!

Lewis' face was flushed, and he couldn't stop Qin Tao's horizontal push at all.

foul!

Lewis didn't even think about it, as Qin Tao's strength changed, he raised his hand and pulled Qin Tao's arm.

however.

To his complete bewilderment, as he held his arm, Qin Tao suddenly turned over and jumped up with a bang.

Boom!

The explosive and frighteningly powerful face button made Lewis dumbfounded in an instant.

at the same time!

The entire arena erupted in an instant, cheering like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

Not to mention that the Rockets' dugout has already become a sea of ​​towels, and everyone is extremely excited!

thereafter.

As the referee's whistle sounded, Wade immediately rushed over and began to reason, after all, the ball was a 2+1.

pity.

The referee's eyes are discerning, but the whistle sounded a little late.

moment.

When Qin Tao scored the free throw with a soft touch, the Heat's bench looked at him, and there was a sudden change.

The irascible old man who plays like Qin Tao is about to disappear from the NBA.

The last guy who was so irritable was Blake Griffin, who entered the league three years ago and was selected by the Clippers as the No. [-] pick on the OB bench for a whole season.

however.

His irascibility is only relatively speaking, absolutely not as terrifying as Qin Tao's deterrent.

a time.

All the Heat players finally knew who Spoelstra said was causing the trouble at the Rockets' power forward position.

Easy to fight again.

The Heat once again fully opened up the space, as if preparing to fight the Rockets to the end, at least to a mutual explosion ending.

But the Rockets' defense is obviously more active, and they don't give them any chance to break through.

but.

After all, Asik and Machado have obvious shortcomings.

As Haslem withdrew to 45 degrees to the left, Asik's defensive area was very limited. He received a pass from Wade and opened his hand to score two points.

Explode each other again.

In addition to the huge momentum, the Rockets won this round by one point.

Harden pushed forward with the ball. When passing by Qin Tao, he ignored Allen on one side and bared his teeth and said, "This ball is still yours!"

Allen frowned and ignored it, but quickly gestured to Wade, obviously preparing to change his defensive tactics.

really.

The Heat quickly switched defensively. Haslem faced Qin Tao, Lewis entered the paint and entangled with Asik, Allen and Wade switched defensive positions, and Shane Battier still stared at Delfino.

The sudden change made the Rockets' offense obviously stagnate.

But the advantage of the inside line was clearly visible. Harden quickly handed the ball to Qin Tao. As he said, the ball still hit him.

catch the ball.

Qin Tao first faced Haslem, and he really admired this loyal player.

Obscure the view.

Haslem was ready for a physical confrontation.

Compared with Lewis' defense, he is obviously better and physically tougher.

coming!

Qin Tao glanced at the situation on the court, holding the ball and playing sideways.

boom!
boom!
There was a strong muffled sound immediately after the strong physical confrontation.

Haslem is tough enough, but unfortunately he is obviously not as tall as Qin Tao, and he is being pushed into the inside line a little bit.

Lewis is in a hurry.

The top player was crushed like Qin Tao, and he would never allow this rookie to play wild again, decisively let go of Asik's defense, and immediately prepared to double-team with Haslem.

The spiritual side emerges.

Relying on his strong body, when Lewis was about to arrive, Qin Tao pushed Haslem away, threw his right hand casually, turned around suddenly, and carried them both behind him very cleverly.

Snapped!
Just as Asik was about to start the response, the probe grabbed the basketball in mid-air, let out a rare roar in the empty inside lane, jumped high and dunked with both hands.

Mother-in-law fly!
Qin Tao and Asik celebrated by bumping their chests, leaving Lewis and Haslem with gloomy faces.

(End of this chapter)