Chapter 358: Undiminished Combat Power!
At halftime, the atmosphere in the Heat break room was not very good. At the beginning, I thought I could win the rocket. Unexpectedly, 49:46 in the first half gave the Rockets a three-point lead......
Riley didn't think much. But the players didn't feel good. The young players don't know what to say now. It's all there to be in a daze or rest. The initial state of the Heat team in this game also forced the players on the Houston side...... Maddie is not easy to mess with.
The players on the Rockets' side know that the team's interior strength will basically be much weaker without Yao Ming. Although Yao Ming's movement speed is not fast, he is still very intimidating under the basket!
No matter how hard the interior defense is, there are times when there are substitutions, as long as one of Hayes and Battier is off the court, then the Rockets' interior defense ability will be greatly reduced!
And Adelman can now see that the Heat can still maintain a certain amount of combat power without O'Neal! Zhou Yang's competitive state on the court made the Rockets uncomfortable.
Neither side was very accurate today. But in the second quarter, it seemed that the Rockets' offensive efficiency was still good.
"Battier is a versatile player in my opinion! He's too tough! Mime whispered to Zhou Yang in the locker room at this time. No one around the players cared what they were saying.
The two players, Hai Ye and Battier, made their physical strength drop very quickly. And the players who didn't play are now either listening to music, playing games, or have fallen asleep.
"Battier is not very good at scoring. But this player is already qualified enough to be the captain of other teams! It's Team Rocket's luck that he can come to Team Rocket! Zhou Yang's eyes looked at the ground a little blankly at this time.
Hearing Mime talk about this, Zhou Yang immediately recalled the excitement he felt when he watched Yao Ming's game in his previous life when he was a student! Team Rocket was really hot at that time! And now it's time to come this life many years ago. Once again, experiencing the lineup of the Rockets that year made Zhou Yang feel a lot.
"My impression of Battier is like he makes up a lot of things for the Rockets, like defense, and he seems to be able to go from shooting guard all the way up to power forward! It's a blessing for Team Rocket that one person has that ability."
"The Rockets shouldn't let Battier play for too long. It's been too long, and Battier can't stand it physically. Zhou Yang said to Mime at this time. He felt it was also a breakthrough to win the Rockets.
"What if the Rockets don't replace Battier all the time? And Hayes. Mime said seriously at this time.
"That'...... It's going to be a tough race. But we can use our stamina with each other. However, these two players of the Rockets are really good at playing. It's up to us to see how well we play."
Riley had been standing by the locker room door for a while. This was something he hadn't considered.
Can the Rockets really keep those two players going?
"The opponent's Zhou Yang may have been thought of as a substitute striker who is more good at passing the ball in the previous season. But now his ability is worthy of the year's salary. In other words, although the Heat team does not have O'Neal now, Zhou Yang's strength still cannot be ignored! It's still the one I said earlier. Don't deal with Zhou Yang for too long! If you are one-on-one with Zhou Yang, you are basically not his opponent. Except, of course, Maddie......"
Before the Rockets came on the court, Adelman assigned the players tasks. They think that winning tonight is basically 50 per cent for both sides. If Yao Ming and O'Neal come back, then the Rockets have a better chance of winning. They thought it was because Yao Ming was younger than the big shark.
"It's not optimistic that the opponent's defensive ability will likely be something Adelman will be looking for in the second half. Although he wants to score more. But now the situation of the Rockets does not allow them to do so. I'm going to put Meme on the court in this quarter. In this way, we have already entered the stage of competing with each other for the final victory from now on! The Rockets did it, they did it to get our good players on the court early......"
Mario glanced at Zhou Yang and Mime at this time, and went to the field with his teammates and coaches with expressionless faces.
"Don't be too greedy. Now the situation of the Rockets is different from that of the Spurs," Mario said as he walked with Zhou Yang at this time.
"If I pass too much, will you say I can't score? Don't you think that's a contradiction? Zhou Yang suddenly responded to Mario at this time.
"......" Mario glanced at Zhou Yang, and then at his teammates who looked back, and they didn't know how to pick it up for a while. He didn't expect Zhou Yang to be able to refute him so quickly!
"Who...... Who says you can't score anymore. Aren't you quite good at that Spurs game? I mean......"
"You mean I have a little less," Zhou Yang felt that Mario was a little too big or small at this time. He just joined the NBA, and Zhou Yang has been playing as a professional player for many years. Already a veteran player. How dare he, a first-grader, talk to himself like that?!
"I mean you have to work more with your teammates, do you want to disobey the manager?" Mario isn't happy anymore. He has been a key player for the Heat this season.
"Now it's not your turn to point fingers at Zhou Yang! He Zhou Yang scored 50 points in this game, and that was his ability. What qualifications do you have to say this to Zhou Yang?! Wade couldn't listen to it at this time, and ran over to Mario with a serious face.
"I'm just, I'm ...... The manager has some assignments for us, I ......."
"Then do you think Zhou Yang doesn't understand as thoroughly as you? I still feel like I'm already very good. Or I'll give you my place. Or you're going to be the head coach of the Heat?! Look what you can!! ”
Wade was talking about this when several players grabbed him...... Look at this posture for fear of what Wade will do to Mario. Riley heard some commotion in his own team behind him. I also heard what Mario and Zhou Yang said.
But he walked out as if he had completely ignored it. Wade actually had a lot of problems and tempers back then. However, that's because from the day Wade came to the NBA, he seemed destined to become a superstar in the league!
His ability can be said to be a representative of the 03 generation! Although there was some friction within the team with Wade, who was still a first-year student at the time, after all, the team spoke by looking at the data. The whole team basically ignored Wade's personal ability and game condition, whether it was training or his sometimes out-of-the-ordinary performances in the game.
It's like what Wade said just now. Wade, a first-grader at the time, was qualified to do that. But he wasn't running out of his way so many times by his teammates at the time that he wouldn't have gone crazy right away.
Originally, it was nothing for teammates to quarrel within the team. But the scene just now reminded Wade of who he was back then. What's more, now Zhou Yang is already playing in the fourth season!
In the first two seasons, he won two championships and a Western Conference championship with the team! The team that can get such results will indeed appreciate the players in the team accordingly!
You say that the team that can become the champion or champion of the Western Conference is all relying on the main players, that's! Wade believes that Zhou Yang has played his part in the team in previous seasons, even though he was a substitute at the time.
In the Heat, the relationship between Wade and Coach Riley is very good!! Riley appreciates talented players! I appreciate the players who can become supergiants in the future! He loves talent, but not every player with quality wants to join the Miami Heat.
"Don't make a big fuss about Zhou Yang here, have the ability to take a 30+ scoring data by yourself and let us see? There are a lot of chances, and Beasley I'm sure he'll get it, but I don't believe you can do it right now. You're my teammate now. If one day you go to another team and meet the Heat, then you are in for a crime."
Mario didn't dare to speak at this point. Who has the heaviest weight on the Heat now? Among the players, Wade is a well-deserved captain-level player for the Heat team!
Zhou Yang was a little embarrassed by Wade's words. I didn't expect Wade to be so ruthless when he talked about people. Although Wade usually likes to smile with his eyes, he is quite scary when he is ruthless.
"Your uncle is still your uncle!" Zhou Yang suddenly remembered in his previous life when Wade was already older, and said this about him on the Internet.
At that time, Wade was already a veteran player. But on the court, whether it is in the Bulls, the Cavaliers or returning to the Heat, as long as he wants to score and wants to play seriously. You can still get high data!
The older Wade can do this, let alone the young Wade now! In the NBA, every star has a different personality. Some of the stars are particularly aggressive! Then his stats will be basically higher!
And some stars will think about whether the team can finally win with his organization and cooperation, and such star statistics will be more balanced. And there are also stars who are willing to do things that do not see results, and even become blue-collar players in the eyes of fans for several seasons.
But such a player, the team coach knows his worth! Zhou Yang basically did the second situation in the previous seasons. He, like many stars, wants to score more points. But it depends on the situation, if you choose between the team with high data and the data you get, but the team wins, maybe Zhou Yang will choose the latter immediately.
Now Zhou Yang has already felt the hostility of some of his teammates on the Heat team. He will respond in his own way. And it won't give them an inch! The face given by Zhou Yang in front of him If they are still blindly looking for an opportunity to make Zhou Yang ugly, then it will be a little shameless in his opinion!
Zhou Yang, who has become the main force of the Heat team this season, also needs to let them adapt to their new identities in this regard! One of the new main players of the Heat! Otherwise, either the manager will not allow him to play, or he will click on him.
He has a similar attitude to Wade. It's all the tougher kind! That's one reason why both Riley and Wade love him. It was only in a few games this season that Wade realized what the right decision Riley had made this season!
Even Wade thought about it at night. Zhou Yang's departure from the Lakers may really be a big loss for Kobe! The Lakers can play a lot of players right now, but not many of them can work well together.
In the previous game, Wade also knew that Zhou Yang was the kind of player who could constantly give you the ball and let you score if he wanted to organize the game. And like the Spurs game, if Zhou Yang wants to score by himself, he can also guarantee a relatively good shooting rate!
Can you find fault with such a player?
After the Rockets came on the court, the lineup changed to Hayes, Scola, Landry, Alstom, and Battier. At Adelman's halftime, he still let Hai Ye play the center position.
Scola is too limited here in the centre! Maddie needs to rest now, hopefully Landry can do well!
The lineup on the Heat's side has been adjusted to Meme, Zhou Yang, Mario, Wade and Chris!
When Mario appeared on the field, the fans didn't know that he had just been beaten up by Wade in the hallway...... Young Mario feels that data speaks for itself.
In the future, he may be the next Wade, and Peja may not be sure. Don't regret it when the time comes!
Zhou Yang took Mime's serve and held the ball to the front court. Mario took his pass and jumped straight into the face of Alston for a three-point iron! Hai Ye just wanted to grab a rebound, but Mime got it directly behind him......
Mime quickly hit the ground and passed to Zhou Yang. In the two of Scola and Landry, next week Yang three points hollow into the net!!
Today's game has conflicting fans of the Rockets. If Zhou Yang and Yao Ming didn't come, it's okay to say. But if Yang showed up on the field last week, which team were they going to cheer for? They also want to cheer for Zhou Yang.
Zhou Yang ran over to see Wade coming over and directly stretched out his palm and hit him!
Team Rocket is fast! Battier, who was playmaking defender in the quarter, passed the ball to Alston at the right time. After receiving his pass, Scola directly started the dream dance step, and in the cheers of the fans at the scene, he passed Zhou Yang and Mime and scored an easy layup......
Adelman saw this and nodded. He felt that he had done the right thing. Scola is not a little limited in the center, but at least he should score well at the power forward!
Right now, for the Rockets, they don't have a perfect tactical play. If this end is filled, there will be a hole in that end. Adelman can only guarantee that one side is good. In the first half they defended well, but in the second half they had to keep up on offense!
Battier went to the defender to give Maddie some time to rest. Defensively, there will be deficiencies. Adelman hopes Landry, Scola and Alston can make up for this with offense!
Zhou Yang had led Scola's attack. This player's fantasy dance skills are really good! If you try to defend him in advance, you may be able to interfere with him effectively, but if he suddenly starts a fantasy dance in the middle of a sports battle, it is difficult to say.
From the Heat's side, although Meme is back, they still have to be very serious!