Reboot McGrady

164 Chapter 165 Rhythm change, can you win?
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Carlisle secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "There is still half the time, hold on, and just hold on for another half time."

After the end of the first quarter, the Lakers began to counterattack, locking McGrady's passing route.Moreover, Kobe took the initiative to ask for the ball and attacked many times. McGrady was also happy to compare with Kobe.

The two didn't play much in the second quarter, and almost spent time fighting each other.But Kobe occupied a lot of the ball for the Lakers, McGrady only used his running position and made two mid-range shots.

Only 17 points were scored in the first half, but the team still led by 55 points 43:12, which is still a similar lead.

The other players of the Eagles broke out, taking advantage of the rapid rotation and fairly high shooting percentage, and caught the Lakers by surprise.

Rasheed Wallace scored 8 points in a single quarter, Billups and Terry also scored 5 points respectively, and other players also scored sporadically.

On the other hand, the Lakers, O'Neal didn't get the ball very much, and he was very annoyed. Although Kobe scored high in a single quarter, he hit the iron more often.

"In the second half of the game, give me the ball, and I will win." O'Neal finally went mad in the locker room, "Guys, did you hear that? Let's celebrate the victory later."

"The defending champion, will the Eagles get home court advantage?"

Facing Olney's declaration in the locker room, Kobe pursed his mouth in disdain, unable to listen.The one-on-one match between him and McGrady has not yet entered the state, and both of them are very happy.

"I have already suppressed Tracy, and everyone else is taking advantage of the advantage to score." Kobe also stood up, "Tracey is the trump card of the Eagles. Under my defense, he can't get many points. This is the biggest chance of reversal. .”

"We want to reverse!" Fisher quickly answered, acting as a lubricant, and then looked at Phil Jackson.

Zen Master was also quite depressed. After the first quarter, the Eagles changed their rhythm.Let McGrady act as a feint point, and then mobilize other players to take advantage.

Rashid was the best performer, and Horry was almost blown up in the matchup with him.Billups also has a clear advantage over Fisher of the Lakers.

In the Eagles locker room, the mood is relatively high.McGrady glanced at everyone, "Guys, facing the Lakers, even leading by 20 points is not safe, let alone only 12 points. In the second half, I will defend with everyone."

"When you are in doubt, give the ball to me, and all the pressure will be borne by me."

McGrady's statement made everyone else feel reassured.

Billups took a deep breath, McGrady's demeanor is really admirable.

"In the second half, who's going to win the game?" Doris Burke asked Mike Breen, also to the wider audience.

Even on the other side of the ocean, there are many fans watching the game.Especially Yao Ming, looking for a gap, took a few glances, and began to fantasize.If he cooperates with McGrady and reaches the finals, if he faces O'Neal, will he have a big performance?
Only as a center forward can we deeply understand O'Neill's terror, his unstoppable tonnage, strength, and speed.Yao Ming is naturally taller than O'Neal, but his speed and strength are not dominant. If O'Neal plays with his back, he can't stop him at all.

"Strength, I want to increase my weight and improve my strength." Yao Ming thought for a while, and suddenly had the urge to call Ye Li, so he resisted it, watching the game is important.

After the ad, the second half begins.

McGrady took the initiative to hold the ball and was ready to attack. Kobe seemed to have endless strength, and continued to keep up, "Come on, continue to fight one-on-one."

Smiling slightly, his eyes no longer blurred, McGrady looked at Rashid, and moved the ball out again, "Come and chase me!"

Running position... Kobe followed McGrady depressingly. This guy's running made people irritated. Fortunately, Kobe's physical fitness was better than McGrady, otherwise he really couldn't keep up.

McGrady belongs to the offensive side, takes the initiative, and consumes less physical energy.

After Rasheed confronted Horry, he saw O'Neal come to help defend, and twisted the ball out again. Billups and McGrady had a beautiful cooperation.

McGrady faced Kobe, did not take off, and made a fake move. Kobe reacted slightly, and McGrady had seized the opportunity.

Pass, not shoot.Going around from behind Kobe and falling into the hands of Ben Wallace, Big Ben took a step forward and immediately dunked.

"O'Neill, if you don't guard against me, I will score!" Big Ben exclaimed, teasing O'Neill.

"You only scored 4 points, I'm not worried." O'Neal is not annoyed, he is on the court, it is difficult to be irritated.

After halftime, O'Neal took the initiative to ask for the ball, and the position was deep.He didn't waste time playing back, he was worried that McGrady would come over to catch the ball again.

"Come and defend me!" Kobe called McGrady.Unfortunately, it was Stephen Jackson who responded to the call.

"Come and hit me!" Stephen tried to provoke Kobe.

O'Neal has already completed the attack, turned around suddenly, made a small hook, and scored the ball.

Before O'Neal returned to the half court, McGrady and Jackson cooperated and made continuous transmissions. Jackson was on the bottom line and hit a three-pointer.

Playing a classic Eagles fit, they're all sharing the ball.

"The Hawks' shooting percentage today is really unusually high, otherwise they wouldn't be able to lead so much." Mike Breen looked at the data, and said, "Stephen Jackson has already hit two three-pointers."

"McGrady's shooting percentage is also 47%. This is quite an astonishing statistic."

Kobe also carried Jackson, a fadeaway jumper, and a hit!
The rhythm of the two pairs is getting faster and faster. When the center is still fighting inside, the outside players sometimes end the battle.

"Dang!"

Then, Rasheed grabs the rebound and throws a long pass to Terry who just came on.Terry faced Brian Shaw, who was sprinting to defend.He made a sudden stop, hit a jumper, and was in good shape.

This was the Hawks' third fast break today. After the two teams played fast, O'Neal's role was weakened a lot.By the end of the third quarter, McGrady had scored 29 points, and the Hawks still led the Lakers, but the point difference had reached 9 points, and the Lakers chased back by 3 points in a single quarter.

"Very good, this is the rhythm." Kobe played very happily, and his scoring has reached 27 points, which is comparable to McGrady.It's just that McGrady still has 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Kobe only has 4 rebounds and 3 assists, which is slightly inferior.

"Slow down the pace and hit the success rate!" Phil Jackson said slowly, "We must look for the advantage and hit the Eagles in pain."

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Eagles took risks and used Rashid to stand at the center position to speed up.Let McGrady appear at the power forward position and mark Horry.

Turkoglu is at the small forward position, organizing the offense and speeding up the entire team.

Such a lineup started the game, and it really hit the Lakers by accident. When they scored 3 offenses, the Eagles had already completed 5 offensive opportunities, and the point difference was expanded to 14 points.

"Press the rhythm!" The Zen master told Fisher to calm down loudly, but he actually said it to Kobe.Today's Kobe is completely against Tracy McGrady, playing crazily.

"Send the ball in!" Phil Jackson roared again.At this time, Carlisle switched the lineup back to the main force again and continued to fight against O'Neal.

The game time passed by one minute and one second, and in the last 2 minutes, the Lakers were still 8 points behind, very passive.

"Suppress the rhythm and hit the success rate." McGrady took over the ball and asked the team to slow down.At this time, every offensive opportunity must be fully utilized.

(End of this chapter)