Chapter 66: Nothing Goes
"Answer ball" is a temperament that is deeply rooted in the bone marrow of star players in this era.
If you fight one, I'll give you back, if you win me, I'll kill you when I go back to home.
After Jordan, the dragons are leaderless, no one is convinced, and there is no real player who can sit on the ground for a long time in the position of the league's first person.
Iverson's three-pointer successfully aroused Maddie's fighting spirit.
His sleepy eyes opened and he went to the front court to ask for the ball.
"Give me the ball!"
Maddie spread her long arms and leaned half of her body against Andre Iguodala.
Mutombo was going to go to the line to block for Maddie, but Maddie waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to, and the Rockets opened up space.
Iguodala pressed her hard chest against Maddie, not at all stunned.
Maddie tri-threatens to hold the ball, and Iguodala has to guard against his sudden pull-out.
It's a little close, so Maddie collects the ball back, swings her hands, and strides to the right with her right foot, like lightning!
The pace is big, and the speed is fast!
Although it doesn't have the explosiveness of the Magic's peak, it is still much stronger than the average star, and it is extremely difficult to defend the first step of man-ball integration.
A defensive titan like Iguodala was also forced to level by him in an instant.
"Oops."
Iguodala secretly said something was wrong.
Take a step back, and the next moment, Maddie has risen from the ground, stuck in the air, her legs form scissor feet, and her wrists are pressed down, pulling the ball out.
The ability to dribble and shoot, Maddie said that he was second in the league, and no one dared to say that he was first in the league.
Even Carmelo Anthony, who has already shown the potential of a super scorer at this time, also said in an interview that many of his triple threat moves were also learned from the videotapes of Maddie's games.
Maddie can be said to be the benchmark for the younger generation of the league to learn.
Iguodala had no problem defending, but pulled out a bit of space and was found by Maddie.
"Bell~"
Unfortunately, the low ball was not scored.
Falling vertically on the front edge, the basketball rolls on the floor and is picked up by the quick-eyed Al Harrington.
In the scramble for the ball on the ground, Al Harrington always has more opportunities than the average power forward with his flexibility, but such opportunities are not common in the NBA.
Harrington advances with the ball.
The speed of the 76ers' on-the-spot counterattack was extremely fast, and the Rockets did not expect that after the opponent's power forward grabbed the rebound, he could directly counterattack.
Harrington passes diagonally to Iverson.
Iverson cut in with the ball, drew the Rockets defense, and passed back to Harrington beyond the three-point line.
Three-point shot!
"Bell~"
Didn't enter, but a black figure caught up from behind, the long arm stretched out, the fingers in the air flicked slightly, and the basketball was steadily sent into the basket.
"Huh!"
Hit the basket!
At this time, Uncle Mu and Second Uncle Zhu arrived and picked up the basketball.
"The movement speed of the veteran combination of the Rockets is really slow, and under the tactical idea of chasing and playing, I'm afraid the Rockets will have a hard time in this game."
Randy Ayes sighed and glanced at Wang Mingming, who was sitting in a suit and leather shoes.
The latter looked at the field with a calm expression and burning eyes.
Are you thinking about your next tactics?
Randy Ayes admired Wang Tomorrow's indifference with the collapse of Mount Tai and his color remained unchanged, and he couldn't help but blush slightly, compared to this young man, he seemed to have become immature!
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The Rockets were restrained by the 76ers, without Yao Ming's lineup, lacking the ability to attack in the low post.
Tracy McGrady was again resisted by Andre Iguodala, and with Iguodala's current defensive ability, he could limit Maddy's play very well.
The two teams in the positional battle opened in five or five, and when they ran, the rockets had no chance at all.
But Van Gundy still stubbornly chose to drag the rhythm, and in the pause, he did not arrange the retreat in a targeted manner, and how to limit the 76ers' fast break is the problem that the current Rockets have to solve.
After the half-quarter, Rockets assistant coach Tom Thibodeau came up with the concept of a defense that would limit the speed at which the ball carrier could advance.
"They hit the ground and started pushing, and as soon as the ball passed the half, we made a switchback run on the inside, which consumed both physical energy and couldn't defend."
Thibodeau didn't like the other party's run-and-gun tactics, so he thought about it slightly and came up with a solution.
Thibodeau prefers a consistent lineup offense and is a defensive coach.
After the timeout, the Rockets defended a lot better.
also relied on a few stable attacks to chase back the score.
The king also asked for a timeout tomorrow.
"Allen, the point guard on the opposite side can't stop you, no, no one on the other side can guard you, the Rockets defense is not bad, but they still adopt a man-to-man defense, especially for the high-post blocking and dismantling, they don't do it well, and the rotation speed is a little slow."
Before Iverson came on the court, Wang Mingming grabbed him, hooked his shoulders and pointed to the situation on the field, and sketched a dynamic map of the court for Iverson.
Iverson looked at the pitch with big eyes and nodded.
"And the Rockets won't wrap you up for the time being, you hold the ball at the top of the arc, and that's ........"
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After Wang took office tomorrow, Iverson slipped on the scoring list as he forced the compression of Iverson's time, but he still scored 29.1 points in an average of 35 minutes per game, making him a league top scorer.
Iverson is the league's top player in both dribbling and pick-and-roll offense after a triple threat.
Ralph Alston is just a weak player in attack and defense, and even in the first few years of his career, he was often criticized by his coach for his poor defense.
Now that he has experience, his body still can't keep up, and Iverson is like crossing the street when he passes him.
On the street court, it doesn't matter if it's passed, it's back to one.
But in the NBA, every move must be made according to the rules of tactics, Alston was aggrieved, and Iverson was crazy about scoring points on his head.
By the end of the first quarter, Iverson had scored 24 points.
Thibodeau and Van Gundy both realized that something was wrong, and at the beginning of the second quarter, they gradually strengthened the package of Iverson, but with one package, the 76ers' many shooters became effective.
The Rockets can score offense too, but the 76ers score more.
In the end, the game was over, and the 76ers defeated the Houston Rockets 104-91, although they only won by 13 points, it was a complete crushing game.
Iverson scored 47 points and played alone to take the game.
After the game, Iverson was interviewed.
An ESPN reporter asked, "What did the 76ers do to prepare, and why did they look effortless to win against the Rockets, who are now sixth in the West?" ”
Iverson shrugged his shoulders and praised Wang's coaching ability: "You know, it's not easy to beat the Rockets, they have one of the best shooting guards in the league, they're a powerhouse in the West. Our coaching staff made some arrangements, and Coach Wang Mingming told me that I could make bold shots in this game, and in the high position, the Rockets had nothing to do with me. ”