against the front

Chapter 93
"Guys, you played well in the first half of the game. The old birds in the second grade have been completely stunned by you, so in the second half of the game, I hope you can make persistent efforts and win this game in one go." A game win."

After all the players of the first-year team walked into the locker room, Brian Shaw, the official coach, praised them with a smile on his face, although the rotation lineup that played at the last moment almost ruined the starting lineup. The leading advantage established in the game, but Brian Shaw has nothing to do, after all, the rookie challenge can only be regarded as a temporary game, the nature of entertainment is more, and the following players are all proven in the league It is another matter whether they listen to their command or not. Besides, Brian Shaw is not interested in the final result of this game, regardless of whether he wins or loses. It doesn't matter, he came here to participate.

However, after Brian Shaw's praise, there were very few players in the locker room. Obviously, the internal atmosphere of the first-year team had problems, but Brian Shaw did not intend to solve these problems, because There is no way to resolve the matter involving MVP and the boss dispute peacefully. It has reached the point where no matter who it is, they will not take a step back. The two teammates of Brian Shaw when he was a player are because of these Because of the reason, they tore their faces and parted ways, so only the interim head coach Brian Shaw would not be so stupid as to take the risk of offending others to intervene in this kind of thing. Regarding the situation the team is facing now, Brian Shaw - Xiao didn't plan to take care of it. Since Dwyane Wade had already intervened in the first half, let him continue to take the lead in the second half. If he offends someone, he is the one who offends, and he just needs to be quiet on the sidelines. Just be a good old man quietly.

After the official coach Brian Shaw said something casually and kept staring at himself, Dwyane Wade, who was standing next to Brian Shaw, was a little embarrassed now, because he understood that Brian Shaw The old fox let himself make up his mind and arrange the next tactics and strategies, so after looking around the locker room for a week, Dwyane Wade's brows were also tightly locked together, and he went through the final stage of the first half. After the failure, Dwyane Wade didn't know how to play, because he didn't seem to think of a suitable tactic or strategy.

Finally, after scanning all the players in the locker room one by one, Dwyane Wade gritted his teeth and began to arrange the lineup for the second half of the game. Since Michael Beasley and Eric Gordon played the entire game Halftime, so at the beginning of the second half, the two of them could only sit on the sidelines to rest. In order to balance the "grievance" in the hearts of some players, and to restore their physical strength, fortunately, in the final stage, there will still be Enough stamina.

"Yan, Kevin, OJ, Derek, Rudy, five of you started the game in the second half, Derek, it's still up to you to handle the ball, Rudy, you go to the 2nd position."

After Wade arranged the starting lineup for the second half, Derrick Rose, who was sitting near Yan Hua, had a slightly better expression on his face, because after the lessons learned in the first half, Derrick Rose was also a little worried about Wade. When Wade arranges the lineup and tactics for the second half, he will favor Beasley again, but when Rose hears that Wade asked Beasley to rest off the court, Rose's heart is more or less balanced.

The atmosphere in the locker room of the leading first-year team is not very good, let alone the second-year team that has been lagging behind. Dwight Howard, who became the head coach for the first time, also changed his usual laughing appearance , holding a tactical board in a serious manner, talking about the tactics of the second half of the game with the players who are about to play.

"El, you continued to play in the second half. Louis, you started the game and partnered with El. The first-year guards have very strong breakthrough ability, so you two must protect our basket." The second-year team Although there is one more player who can play than the first-year team, the second-year team is not like the first-year team, which has a lot of insiders available. Among the nine players in the second-year team, only Al Horford and Louis S. Carla is two orthodox insiders, and the rest are basically swingers, so when the guards of the first-year team used sharp breakthroughs in the first half to beat the veterans of the second-year team to death, Howard Decided to send Al Horford and Luis Scola in the second half at the same time to strengthen the defense on the inside.

"Rodney, Thaddeus, the main task of the two of you is to restrain the Bulls kid. As long as he attacks with the ball, don't hesitate to go up and double-team him. Although the kid's main position is the No. 1 position, But as long as his offense and penetration are limited, he is useless."

"Kevin, we will leave our offense to you. Don't think about defense. You have only one task, and that is to score. Use your score to teach the rookies on the opposite side a good lesson."

After arranging the inside line, Dwight Howard assigned tasks to several outside players one by one. Dwight Howard was also a coach for the first time, but his speed of getting started was extremely fast. Holding the tactical board to teach the players who are about to enter the field one by one, it seems like that is the case, and after Howard's arrangement, the real coach who has been standing behind him also nodded slightly. The layout is also very satisfactory.

"Okay, guys, the time for the show is over, we are going to play for real in the second half, show your courage and fighting spirit, kick those rookie asses hard, let them learn how to respect theirs senior."

After arranging all the players on the field and arranging all the tactical strategies, Howard directly threw away the tactical board, unbuttoned his jacket, waved his arms in the air, and used a high-pitched voice to encourage the players on the scene Howard is a very fun-loving person. Howard, who had no interest in being a head coach, became playful when he was invited by the NBA to be the player-coach for the Rookie Challenge. Before Phoenix, Howard still did a lot of preparatory work. Even Howard, who was not very active in training, patiently studied with the head coach of the Magic, Jeff Van Gundy, for several days in order to be able to compete in the Rookie Challenge. Have a good time.

After the start of the second half of the game, when all the starting players from both sides came out, Howard, who was standing next to the second-year bench, showed a smug smile, because his arrangement in the locker room just now was not in vain. The appearance of the first-year team The lineup is exactly as Howard expected just now. Of course, the first-year team has a total of 9 players, and one cannot play. You can guess their approximate lineup with your toes, but Howard is still very proud of this. a while.

The second-year team had the first opportunity to attack in the second half, and Kevin Durant hit a three-pointer to tie the score soon. It was the opposite of the second-year team with a group of swingers who lacked insiders. The first-year team was a group of insiders and A group of guards, not even a serious small forward, so the first-year team can only arrange guards to take turns to play the 3rd position. But when they played small forward Kevin Durant, they couldn't restrain Durant's offense. With a height difference of nearly 15 centimeters, Durant didn't even need to break through, and he was directly in front of them. A single shot will solve their defense.

After the transition between offense and defense, Derrick Rose, who was about to make a big kill, found that the veterans of the second grade had double-teamed him in a very unremarkable manner. This is the All-Star Game, and this is the Rookie Challenge. The veterans in the second grade didn't even mention that they were bullying the younger ones, but they even double-teamed them!
Derrick Rose, who was about to rely on his personal ability to lead the first-year team forward, naturally hated the double-teaming of the second-year team, but the fans at the scene didn't see it that way, because the double-teaming of the second-year team released a very strong The signal is that the second-year team is going to play seriously. In the previous Rookie Challenge, the second-year team hardly used much force, and the first-year team had already fallen. Therefore, the whole game process was very easy and has It was entertaining, but the audience didn't like this kind of game process. The two teams played casually, without cooperation, and without defense. The devil would be willing to watch it.

But now it is not the case. The second-year team has started to double-team on the defensive end, which means that the defensive intensity of this game will be at least one or two levels higher than before. Not to mention the playoffs, the regular season games There is absolutely no problem with intensity, so when Rose began to be double-teamed by the second-year team, the emotions of the audience began to become excited.

The two teams participating in today's game, for all the fans at the scene, there is no distinction between host and guest, so whoever performs well, applause and cheers will be given to whoever, last second they were still fighting for the two teams. The first-year team applauded for their excellent defense, and the next second, they applauded for the first-year team's score.

"Boy, you are still young." Although Rose, who was double-teamed, passed the basketball to OJ-Mayo at the first time, and OJ-Mayo assisted Kevin Love to score, but standing on the sidelines commanding The coach of the second-year team, Dwight Howard, still had a smug look on his face, and seemed to be indifferent to the fact that the first-year team once again overtook the score, because in Dwight Howard's view, the biggest threat to the first-year team was two people, one It was Yan Hua, who once played against him without losing the wind, and the other was this year's No. 3 pick, Rondrick Rose. However, in this level of competition, unless the ball is fed from the outside, it is difficult for the inside to have a chance. And Yan Hua's data also illustrates this point very well. He made 2 of 4 shots, 9 points and [-] rebounds. The focus is on Rose. As long as he is restricted, half of the first-year team's offense will be choked.

Therefore, after Rose was forced to pass the ball, Howard's goal was basically achieved. Although the first-year team overtook the score again, Howard is in a very good mood now, because of the situation on the court, Howard has a new goal. Howard really likes the feeling of being in control of everything.

Howard was in a good mood, but Rose of the first-year team was upset, because in the next game, as long as Rose had the ball, the veterans of the second-year team would double-team him, which made Rose start the second half. In the 7 minutes of the stage, he scored 2 points close to free throws. Therefore, when the official timeout came, Rose's scoring finally stayed at 17 points. During the time he played, the first-year team not only failed. As he suppressed the second-year team in the first half of the first half, Rose himself failed to increase his personal score to more than 20 points as expected. It can be expected that in the next 7 minutes, the head coach will definitely arrange for Biss Leigh replaced himself, and Beasley's current score is 14 points. In this MVP, Rose will inevitably fall into a disadvantage.

(End of this chapter)