Chapter 357: Team Rocket without Yao Ming

Adelman watched the first quarter with a frown. Scola seems to have limited him a bit in the centre-forward position. Originally, Scola should have played as a power forward. But now Mutombo is no longer a rocket in the team.

Yao Ming was injured, but Hai Ye's words still didn't work. Although he is tough defensively, he still doesn't feel comfortable letting him play as a center forward.

On the other hand, the situation on the Heat's side is much better. Beasley and Mario were happy with their performances. The current Heat team doesn't demand much from the two of them, they don't need anything else, as long as they can continue to score on the offensive end.

The two young men were also quite excited. When it comes to the regular season game, the two of them are excited, because as long as they don't get hurt, they will find that Riley will be paying attention to the two of them!

Over the past few seasons, the veterans who have been able to play on the team have left Miami. So when O'Neal first expressed his retirement thoughts on the show, Riley saw it and drove straight over!

The other players left and left. Maybe they can't adapt to the pace of this season if they're still in the Heat.

Whether it's the Heat or other players, it's almost clear how teams around the league have changed this season. The pace of the game is faster! The players have also scored more!

I remember in the early 2000s, it was still very difficult for NBA teams to score 100 points in a single game. But now, it seems that every team can easily pass the 100-point line in the regular season!

Some fans or media reporters have noticed that it seems that everyone has not paid much attention to defense overnight. The teams at both ends sometimes just score each other! It depends on who votes accurately.

Although Riley and many commentators, the coaches think about the same. The current NBA seems to be more focused on scoring than on defense and on-court coordination. People are more concerned about how many points a player scores.

This question was already very distressed when Zhou Yang first went to the Lakers. These veteran coaches have witnessed the development and changes of the NBA little by little from a young age. In Jackson's opinion, although in the playoffs, as long as you are the captain of the team, you are willing to pass more balls for your teammates to score, it is not difficult to win a game.

But the players now seem to want to show themselves. Score more, he is too young, and he makes stupid mistakes for a shooting opportunity, and the opponent's defense is strong, which is why when the Lakers let go of Zhou Yang, why did the Zen master go to Dr. Buss's office and quarrel with him.

Sometimes Zen masters think, it seems that Zhou Yang was sent to the Lakers by God! If he can stay with the Lakers, then the Lakers will be even stronger in the coming season! He just needs to be the best sixth man for the Lakers!

But there is often a gap between the idea and the real situation.

Now it seems to be even worse, with players becoming more focused on scoring! That's the ethos of the whole league. Riley can only adjust to this trend.

Some media say that the team seems to be more interested in shooting threes now. This trend will decline for a certain period of time. Will there be a team that wins the championship with three-pointers in the future? Impossible things.

When the whole league is chasing scoring, you don't pursue it. Then there's a good chance you're on the list of the first teams to be eliminated! Defensively, Riley will naturally make adjustments. But he now feels that the most important thing is to bring the Heat's firepower up!

2720! In the first quarter of the game, the Heat entered the second quarter with a 7-point lead over the Rockets!

"It's still about scoring! Trying to stretch the lead to more than 10 points in the first half" The Heat didn't make any player changes. But the Rockets' lineup has changed to Scola, Hayes, Battier, Alston and Maddie!

Black Beans and Meta are out. Maddie went from a small forward to a shooting guard. Battier and Hayes filled the No. 3 and No. 4 spots directly. The Rockets' offense was stifled by Scola today, while Meta didn't look like he was in shape.

Brooks' individual offense is high! But it's not scored, as long as it's Black Bean, after receiving the ball, he will attack immediately! I can't stop it, and then it's either iron or covered

"Scola you can't be too proflaming under the basket, understand?" Adelman said to Scola before the second quarter.

"I can't pull it out and attack"

"Yes. Battier and Hayes, even if you don't score a point on the field today, there is something I have to explain. You'll give me the other man's Mario, Beasley! Zhou Yang's words, if you have extra energy, you have to make up for it, don't want the ball, you must prevent Zhou Yang"

Scola didn't say much, he knew that as long as Yao Ming didn't come back for a day, he would continue to play in this position for a while every game. And Coach Adelman didn't have anything to do with Maddie and Alston in the next setup

He mainly told Hai Ye and Battier what to do on defense.

After the game, Beasley and Mario looked at the Rockets players on the court with bright eyes.

This season doesn't seem to be so difficult to play~

Alston got the ball up front and Maddie took his pass and played it up against Wade! The latter directly "death stalked" Maddie! It didn't take long for Hayes to receive Maddy's pass and directly make a foul on Meme! Then 2 free throws were all hit!

Hayes doesn't care who guards him! As long as there is a player in front of you, you plan to rush in and dunk violently! Of course, if O'Neill is in it is a different story

Wade quickly went to the front court after receiving Zhou Yang's serve, Mario got Wade's pass and jumped directly by Sean! Before Mario could react, Battier had already rushed out!

In the chaos, Battier hit a three-point jumper after passing half court! 2725! Not long after the game started, the Rockets scored 5 points directly! Riley also recovered from his relaxed state and watched the game seriously.

This time, Zhou Yang held the ball to the front court. Obviously, the Rockets' defense has increased a lot! Several times Zhou Yang wanted to pass the ball but couldn't find a chance. In the end, Zhou Yang himself beat Hayes and then jumped and shot basketball! Scola gets the basketball long pass to Maddie!

Maddie sped past the other party as she ran in Wade's direction! Maddie, who arrived in the frontcourt, directly pulled out a three-point jump shot and hollowed into the net! 2827! Team Rockets overtake!

The home fans were thrilled to see this scene! The Rockets in the second quarter were completely different from the first quarter! Without Black Bean, there would be no chance for him to attack recklessly. And now the Rockets players who are playing on the court are very calm!

Battier has a good control over the pace and power of the game! And Hayes needless to say, people know that he is very good defensively! Riley stopped talking twice, but in the end he didn't ask for a timeout.

"What's going on? The opponent's attack suddenly became stronger! Wade said a little strangely.

"The Rockets weren't weak offensively. Adelman turned up the Rockets' defense. Beasley and Mario, be careful. If you can, choose to pass the ball! Zhou Yang immediately said to his teammates around him at this time.

The two men glanced at each other. Although they didn't speak, Beasley and Mario thought of going together. Listen to Zhou Yang? Hehe.

The other party just played better. Zhou Yang's reaction was not too sensitive. If that's the case, will the Heat not be able to score?

Riley also used them as the leading scorers in the second quarter! Are you Zhou Yang managing too much?

Beasley then took Wade's pass and forced his shot in the face of Battier's defense, which was blocked in the air! Maddie took Sean's pass from behind, and after half the court, he directly hit another three-pointer!!

"Shooting Machine" Maddie showed his hideous side at this time! If you want Maddie to score less, it's best not to let him touch the ball! Wade passes the ball to Zhou Yang, facing the defense of Hayes and Battier, and Zhou Yang lets Battier receive a foul!

It's too desperate for two people to defend! It would be difficult to deal with one of them. Not to mention two!

"Look at him himself, he scored a lot there, and said let's not take it lightly," Beasley said with some discomfort at this time.

"Who made him the main force of our team now? The kid with 'priority'~" Mario said with a smile to Beasley, who also came to the NBA this year.

Zhou Yang ran back immediately after hitting all 2 free throws. Just as Beasley and Mario were slowly going back, Maddie next to them jumped high and hit the board into the basket!! Maddie then smacked herself hard in the chest, snarled, and went back.

3429! At this time, the Rockets are already 5 points ahead of the Heat! Riley had no choice but to pause and adjust.

"It seems that the Rockets are quite capable of playing. Magloyle, Joel, Cook play. Meme, Beasley, Mario, come down. Scola, Battier and Hayes they form a strong defensive line! Therefore, it is still necessary to be cautious if you enter on the insider. Cook, Wadedo on the outside. Zhou Yang came to organize the competition"

The two guys who were a little dissatisfied with Zhou Yang just now are now more embarrassed. Riley asked Meme to go down because he was a little redundant in the Circle right now. If he's there, it's easy for the other party to try to stop him or keep him from touching the rebound.

And if the Heat can't play much in the first half, the next game will be more difficult. They have to prepare for the next games. Mime still has some ability, so put him behind.

Since the Heat have made a lot of personnel changes in recent seasons, they are ready for a bit of a break now. There is a vacuum between the players who are both capable and the new players.

Riley didn't want to do too much, though. But this season he has to find time to train and develop new players who have a certain level of experience as quickly as possible.

It is said that when Zhou Yang played against the Rockets in the past, Yao Ming also had a headache watching Zhou Yang in Battier. The reason is that Zhou Yang's shot is too strange. You don't know what's going to happen next. And the reason why Zhou Yang didn't use this sudden attack in this game is because he is no longer a substitute player.

If a substitute or a very young player is playing on the field, it is easy for the opposing team to let their guard down against that player. Or you want to show new players what a real NBA player is like.

In these situations, Zhou Yang can find a way to quickly shake off the opponent and score! But now he needs to be cautious about doing this.

From the time he came to Miami to the present, the media reports, and his current results are telling the other 29 teams, the Heat have added a new core player this season!

In other words, although some players from other teams still think that Zhou Yang is not so strong. But other players still can't underestimate Zhou Yang. This leads them to spend most of their energy on Zhou Yang.

Therefore, in the current game, Zhou Yang can clearly feel the importance that the Rockets attach to themselves. In this case, it became difficult for Zhou Yang to make some feints or other sudden movements.

Although the bench players have less regular playing time and need to show themselves on the field to compete for opportunities. But there are still some benefits to the substitutes. The opposing team will focus a lot of attention on your team's main players.

And became the main force of a team, although more shots and more playing time. But there are also not-so-good aspects. You'll get the attention of the other side, and it's not as easy as it used to be.

The returning Heat are starting to get careful. Team Rocket is fighting with them now! And now the Rockets team has no shortage of players who can fight! Hayes, Landry, Battier are all very capable!

After Cook got the basketball, he tried twice to get past Maddie without success! Zhou Yang was dragged down by Hayes after receiving Cook's ground-hitting pass! Riley was signaling to the referee that Hayes had just committed a malicious foul!

But the referee ignored Riley's words. Hai Ye just received a common foul. Zhou Yang went to the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws! Then Maddy attracted the Heat players to defend, and Battier caught the ball next to him and shot a three-point shot!

At this point in the game, there was a sense of plot reversal, and now the Heat are 10 points behind the Rockets

Zhou Yang dribbled the ball next to the three-point line, and it didn't take long for him to give Magloyle a look and pass the ball directly! The latter was easily cut off by Hayes after receiving Zhou Yang's ball

"Spread beautifully!!" After Hai Ye got the ball, he immediately wanted to pass the ball to Maddie! But in the process, Zhou Yang ran over and got the ball in the air, and after facing Hayes, it was a powerful and heavy dunk!!

The exclamations of the fans immediately came from the scene, and the usually strong Hai Ye was directly knocked out of the field by Zhou Yang's impact! Hayes, who fell to the ground, also slid almost 3 meters away, and the photographer under the blue shelf had already been knocked away by Hayes

"Referee's ball" Hayes, who was lying on the ground, explained to the referee at this time. Riley crosses his back and watches how the referee decides. In the end, the referee allowed Hayes to receive a foul. When he defended Zhou Yang just now, he really made a big move! The referee retrieved one here.

Riley saw the referee's decision, and Zhou Yang walked in the direction of the free throw line before putting his hand down. Otherwise, if he was too biased just now, he would have really had to talk to the referee.