Reboot McGrady

Chapter 168 Sudden change

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On June 2002, 6, Phillips Stadium was packed.

The game has not yet started, the audience is already crazy, everyone is shouting the names of the Eagles players, all the players are their heroes.

At the beginning of the season, even the most daring Eagles fans did not dare to expect the team to reach the finals.Considering at the time, reaching the playoffs was already the greatest success.

Unexpectedly, step by step, they won the Eastern Conference championship, and then grabbed an away victory on the stage of the finals.

"Tracey...Tracey...Tracey..."

The fans shouted in unison, McGrady jumped onto the technical platform and spread his eagle wings. Under the shining lights, he was like a god who descended from the earth.

"Today's McGrady is full of power! He seems to be the god of death, ready to reap the victory. I can feel the strong fighting power from his eyes." Barkley stared at McGrady and said slowly, "Reaper, McGrady will become grim Reaper."

Kenny Smith frowned and agreed with Barkley's thoughts, "McGrady's eyes are indeed very special. Every time he is eager to win, he will show murderous eyes."

After the two introduced the starting lineup, the game officially began.Today's starting lineup is the same as the previous two games.For the Hawks, Tracy McGrady leads with Ben Wallace-Jackson-Billups.

On the bench, Terry was a bit depressed. In the first two games, he didn't play well, averaging 10 points per game, which is not the same as before. He hopes to play better.

For the Lakers, the OK combination, plus Horry, Fox and Fisher.

Carlisle clenched his fists. He discussed with Stotts and Thibodeau for a long time, and finally decided to adjust the team's offense slightly.Unexpectedly, when this idea was proposed, McGrady was very supportive.

In today's game, the role of Billups and Rasheed will be more obvious.They will become the main attacking point of the team.

The Lakers failed to score for the first time. The Eagles were more cautious and advanced slowly. McGrady held the ball after halftime and put on a strong offensive posture.Kobe immediately let Fox out of the way and defended McGrady himself.

"Very good, I want to score as much as I want today." McGrady glanced at Billups, and McGrady suddenly started using Billups' running.Breakthrough, after Kobe was blocked, McGrady has reached the three-point line.

Fisher couldn't stop McGrady, and then controlled McGrady's running direction, trying to drive McGrady to O'Neal's position.Unfortunately, McGrady faced Fisher, stepped forward, suddenly retracted, squeezed Fisher, and went directly to the other side, and Rasheed pulled at the same time, taking Horry away.

Entering the three-second zone, facing O'Neal who was back on defense, McGrady did not choose to attack. He slid to the bottom line, jumped under the basket, flew to the other side of the basket, layup, and succeeded.

Wonderful attack, perfect combination of personal skills and teamwork ability.Fisher almost sat on the ground. He was crushed by McGrady just now, which instantly made his confidence drop.

"What a terrible player, his body control ability is simply top-notch." Fisher felt that he saw a stronger Kobe.

"Did you see? McGrady is their biggest offensive point, so be careful." Fox then reminded his teammates that he is also a veteran, and he is quite handsome.

The Lakers won the last game, but let McGrady score 41 points, and I have lingering fears.None of the Lakers players want history to repeat itself.

After O'Neal scored, McGrady took the initiative to control the ball and gestured.Signaled the dominant offense of Rasheed and Billups, began to enter the state.

First to Jackson, who is running, followed by Fox, who has no room to escape, and hits the ground to Rasheed who pulls out to assist.

Rasheed played back-up singles, and Horry was also an old fox. Rasheed didn't get any advantage, so he quickly moved. After McGrady received the ball, he made a breakthrough and suddenly gave it to Billups.

Billups was near the free throw line, eating Fisher raw, and playing post-ups.Roll over, simple jump shot, hit!
Fisher was a little depressed, and he couldn't stop it at all today.

"Why is everyone breaking through me?" He muttered, slapping the ball hard, thinking in his heart that he had to hook up with his teammate's wife to feel relieved.

Just after halftime, the ball was handed over to Kobe. Facing McGrady who was actively defending him, Kobe was shocked suddenly, "It's great that you defend me! Come on!"

"Single out!"

McGrady is not afraid of Kobe. His height and wingspan are both higher than Kobe's, and his body has been strengthened. McGrady's physical strength is not weaker than Kobe's.

The two are facing each other now, and McGrady is still slightly better.The most terrifying thing is that McGrady's scheming is stronger. On the court, he can capture some fleeting spaces, which is an invisible improvement.

Kobe had no good choice, so he made a tough shot and hit the iron.

Big Ben couldn't grab the rebound and took the initiative to get stuck. Rashid controlled the rebound.In the process of returning to defense, Daben was still flirting with O'Neill, like a lover with a good relationship.

Rashid gave the ball to McGrady, who was already waiting at halftime.Billups took control and continued to eat Fisher alone.

Fisher hurriedly shouted, and others came to help.At this time, McGrady was near Billups and became his passing option. The Lakers' defensive players must devote their energy to staring at McGrady.

This is strategic deterrence!

Seeing this scene, Phil Jackson suddenly realized, and looked at Carlisle opposite, "Shall we use Billups first? There is an advantage, but unfortunately, it is not enough."

He is going to replace the veteran Brian Shaw. This old fritters has a body and a ball quotient, which can limit Billups very well.Phil Jackson had been waiting for this change.

As long as Billups is contained, the tactics will fail, and the young Eagles will be in chaos.He is not afraid of McGrady scoring, but he is afraid that McGrady will drive other people.

Sure enough, after succeeding again, the Lakers made changes.

Carlisle waved his hand and changed his strategy.Billups no longer attacked aggressively, and only used tactical running to actively cooperate with Tracy McGrady and Rasheed.McGrady held the ball and didn't compete with Coe. Seeing Rasheed's position, he passed the ball suddenly.

Rashid used inside footsteps to fight against Horry, doing mental calculations but not intentional.Horry was knocked to the ground and couldn't stop Rasheed's inside attack.

"We once fell into a misunderstanding. Why do we have to stop O'Neal? He can score as many points as he can against Big Ben. The rest of my score is open, and I can completely compete with the Lakers."

The Eagles' strategy has changed from defensive first to me-based.The first to open is Billups and Rasheed.McGrady exists more as a strategic deterrent, and then scores when his teammates can't open up space.

At the end of the entire first half, McGrady only scored 9 points, which was not obvious. The number of assists has reached 7 times, which is quite amazing, and he also grabbed 8 rebounds along the way.

As the main attackers in the first half, Billups and Rasheed Wallace scored 14 points and 15 points respectively. The offensive combination of the two also had a good effect.

O'Neal scored 16 points, Kobe Bryant scored 15 points, also eye-catching, but the team fell behind.

The Eagles led the Lakers 57:50. No one expected that McGrady scored less than 10 points.

"The Hawks have changed their tactics, and the Lakers will definitely have to adjust accordingly in the second half." Kenny Smith was very excited. "This is a wonderful game, and the second half will be even more exciting."

(End of this chapter)