Legend Raiders

Chapter 576

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McHale walked back to the player's bench in a panic. Under the fierce attack and defense of the Celtics, he had to change his trump card.

otherwise.

He seems to have seen the Celtics swaggering away from the Rockets home victory!
So he has to change all that, even if his decision affects the entire game.

Back off the field.

McHale explained the tactics to them emotionally, especially the importance of Harden and Howard, he mentioned it time and time again!
As for the Celtics, Stevenson turned on the chicken soup mode.

The performance of the players was unexpectedly good, and he couldn't find any reason to criticize them at all.

When the timeout ended, the Celtics changed again.

This time!
Stevenson directly sent Favillani, who played for the first time, and asked him to play Hard Steel Howard.

to be honest.

His role is a human shield, just used to buy time for other players.

As for the power forward, because Olynik played long enough, he and Qin Tao went off at the same time and replaced Brandon Bass.

Then there are Jeff Green, Gerald Wallace, who have rested a lot of time, and Avery Bradley, who is slightly silent.

Although this lineup does not have Qin Tao as a big killer, they also want to work hard to maintain their main force status under Stevenson's wonderful change.

and so.

Whether it's Favillani, who has a huge task, or Bradley, who is suffocating, everyone seems to be very aggressive, and the defensive end can be called life.

The Rockets played very resolutely. The outside line was directly handed over to Harden, and the inside line was handed over to Howard.

But their idea was great, and the end result was disappointing.

The first is Harden.

Because of Bradley's almost manic defense, he simply couldn't play his strongest weapon, breakthrough.

He can only throw one ball after another from the outside line under a huge error tolerance rate.

Simply put, his shooting percentage was more than half, and he scored three out of six shots.

But Howard, who was supposed to kill the Quartet inside, was almost unable to hold back his emotions at this time.

Because Favilani doesn't even know what a foul is, and what it means to be uncomfortable without physical confrontation.

He is like a shield with steel thorns, even if the battle ax in your hand is terrible, as long as it can't break me, then I will give you a hard blow.

and so.

When Howard pushed Favillani to the ground, what greeted him was an uncalmly foul, and McHale helplessly pressed him to the player's bench.

FUCK! !
These goddamn Bostonians!
Just as Howard sat down, he picked up the towel and slammed it on the ground.

He has never played such an aggrieved game, nor has he been played by an [-]th line insider like this.

But the fact is that, after Favillani left the field, he was like a fierce general who took the enemy's head among thousands of troops, and won Qin Tao's warm welcome.

Mission accomplished!
Stevenson folded his arms on his chest, and the old god was watching his players from the ground, with an intriguing smile on his face.

have to say.

This guy's transformation is really amazing.

But this is also based on the execution of the players!

If they hadn't defeated the Hornets in a big game and had no desire for victory, I'm afraid Stevenson would have played riots one after another, and the final result would not have been very good.

of course.

He will have such a choice. The most important point is that they have one of the strongest power forwards in the league, Qin Tao.

As long as he can maintain his form, Stevenson will have a lot of room for change.

By the end of halftime, the Rockets, which had completely affected their mentality, were already showing signs of collapse.

Because in the second half of this section, they can be described as having no fighting spirit.

Whether it is the offensive end or the defensive end, they played a mess.

The Celtics are completely different, and it is not even an exaggeration to describe it as cutting melons and vegetables.

To know.

Without the explosion of Qin Tao's quasi-main force, they scored an astonishing 32 points in the second quarter alone.

Including the 26 points in the first quarter, the Celtics scored as many as 58 points in the halftime!
of course.

This score may not be ranked on any list, but for a team that was still playing defense in previous seasons, their offensive power is already very strong.

Look at the Rockets.

Because their mentality was close to collapse, they only scored 17 points in this quarter.

Coupled with the 19 points in the first quarter, they barely scored 37 points at halftime.

This can be seen.

When a team throws everything away and puts all their attention and enthusiasm on the court, the energy that erupts is really terrifying.

Back in the locker room, the Celtics seemed to have won the game. The players were laughing and joking, but the seriousness before the start of the game had disappeared.

Look at the Rockets.

Howard, who has always talked about happy basketball, is on the verge of destroying his closet with his own hands.

The previous bad situation had already blown his mentality to pieces.

Looking at the other players, their mood is very negative.

Even Harden, who has always been calm on the court, now has a gloomy face, as if he will kill someone at any time.

But to say the most uncomfortable, it must be McHale.

As the coach of the Rockets, being able to lead the team to seven wins and four losses during the team's run-in stage this season is already very good and very proud.

But now?

The guy who once brought them glory, with a group of role players, actually forced them to this position. The deep frustration made him want to smash the door of the lounge.

However, strangely, he actually lost his mind in this state.

He thought of Brad Stevenson.

He completely underestimated this young coach from the NCAA.

He even overestimated his control over the game.

He did not know.

Apart from Stevenson's showmanship, the most important point is that the Celtics have nothing to lose.

The Rockets are different.

Although they left the team this season, they still got Howard.

Miraculously reached the Western Conference finals last season, so from the outside world and the team itself, the goal is naturally not very low.

After all, everyone has a breath of pride.

If this season is a pile of shit, with Howard and the team's continued reinforcement, he cannot achieve the desired results and goals. His coaching career with the Rockets, McHale, may soon come to an end.

so.

The most anxious and uncomfortable is McHale.

But the most important thing now is to stop the bleeding and reverse the disadvantage.

So how to break the game?
Last season he still had Qin Tao as a big killer, so who can take on it this season?

McHale opened the door subconsciously, came to the locker room, and couldn't help looking at the players in thought.

Howard can't handle this task at all now, so if he wants to break the game, Harden is the only choice.

But what worries him very much is that once Harden is given the unlimited firepower, let alone whether it will be reversed, I am afraid that the dual-core that was so easy to build will itself have a rift.

Headache!
(End of this chapter)