Chapter 35: The Fiasco
The rest of the Wizards lacked enough offensive threat in previous games and could only rely on Jordan's sharp offense to cut through the Rockets' defense.
After the timeout, the Wizards regrouped, the players ran more aggressively, and the space became better.
A player's offensive threat is directly proportional to the space he has, which is why some players can usually get high scores, and the endless offensive means are simply a kaleidoscope, but when it comes to strong versus hand-to-hand combat, he becomes an iron player.
Through active passing in the backcourt, Tyronn Lue, who was the fastest runner, frequently made successful shots.
Hu Qingniu likes Tyronn Lue, who can recognize his role and play a role in every game.
Zhang reasonable: "After returning from the timeout, the Wizards replaced Kwame Brown with Brandon Haywood, and Kwame Brown had already behaved irrationally just now. The Wizards' adjustments during the timeout were extremely effective, playing more reasonably and coming alive from the outside. ”
Sun Weiping: "The previous games have proven that Coach Hu Qingniu has excellent sideline adjustment ability. Every time a timeout comes back, the Wizards make certain changes on the court and get results. ”
The court is full of praise for its own people, and in doing so, it can establish an idol, and the purpose is to promote the development of the sport in China.
Before the third quarter, the Wizards and the Rockets were always back and forth. Although Yao Ming's interior offense is incomprehensible, the Wizards' tactical literacy is significantly higher, and the tactical execution on the court gives them more easy opportunities.
But in the fourth quarter, gradually the physical strength was a little unable to keep up.
Francis, who had a six-minute break in the third quarter, was full of passion as soon as he came on the court, constantly changing direction under his crotch and in front of his body, and various crossovers blinded Larry Hughes.
Not to be outdone, Mobley was forced to overtake Tyronn Lue, who had always been known for his speed.
The Rockets' backcourt twins are finally showing their power.
In less than three minutes, Francis and Mobley combined for 16 points on a burst outside shot, stretching the margin to more than 10 points.
The Wizards' defense has become paper-paste, and Jordan is powerless. Offense is not the Wizards' biggest problem at this time, and the defensive end is fatal when they can't keep up with the opponent.
Three away games in five days, or three consecutive away games in the Southwest Division of hellish difficulty, the Wizards are almost at the limit.
The players are too tired and you can't expect every player to be the kind of iron man Barkley and Rodman.
The difference came to 20 points, and the Rockets replaced the bench, but the Wizards were still almost all on the court. In four consecutive games, the Wizards have played more than 45 minutes except for the three centers on the inside.
The game ended without suspense, and at 12:32 in the fourth quarter, the Wizards lost by 20 points, and the entire game was 89:109 and also lost by 20 points.
It's like a paradox, the Wizards have to speed up if they want to win, they don't have a player on the inside who can chisel in the low post, and the slowing down Wizards have almost no offensive threat. But once the speed is accelerated, the physical strength of the players becomes a big problem.
The post-game press conference was attended by Old Man Doug and Jordan.
In the face of sharp questions from reporters from USA Today and Sports Illustrated, I didn't know what to say.
USA Today: "Hello, great Michael, this is the third time you've lost by a big margin in four games, losing by 30 points to the Warriors, 19 to the Mavericks, 20 to the Rockets, and the only win was just 1 point. Is there anything you can say about the current state of the team? ”
Jordan was silent, not knowing if it was tired or something else, he had no interest in answering the question anyway.
Sports Illustrated: "Coach Doug, after this game, you are 8-12 and ranked 12th in the East, do you still have the confidence to make the playoffs?" ”
Doug could only talk about some of the things that he didn't have, nothing more than confidence and belief in his players.
Compared to the difficult service of the losing side, the winning Rockets team is much easier to interview.
Yao Ming, who scored 36 points and 12 boards in this game, was the biggest contributor to the team's victory, and also attended the post-game press conference. He is a favorite of the media, but now Da Yao can only rely on a translator to answer questions in English.
Finally, CCTV reporter Yang Yi squeezed into the position, and the kind native language question made Yao Ming a lot happier.
Yang Yi: "This game is generally regarded as a Chinese derby in China, Da Yao, you talked to Coach Hu Qingniu for a long time before the game, can you talk about anything?" ”
Yao Ming: "Brother Hu is a very humorous person, he taught me something to establish myself in the NBA, and we agreed to have dinner together. ”
The post-match press conference ended quickly, with Yao Ming and Hu Qingniu meeting at the exit of the arena.
The two had a hard time, Hu Qingniu didn't have his own car when he played away, and his car was temporarily lent to Luna. Da Yao hasn't bought a car yet, and he won't drive a car if he does.
Just as the two of them stared at each other.
"Boom ~ Boom! Rumble! ”
An enlarged Land Rover pulled up in front of the two.
"Yao, where are you and your buddies going, get in my car." It has to be Steve Francis, this guy warmly invites Yao Ming and Hu Qingniu to relax and unwind together.
The two had no other choice but to get in the car.
Hu Qingniu was envious of Hu Qingniu's luxury car, which was 6 meters long, with a TV sofa and a car refrigerator. This is obviously a model that has been modified in the later period, and it has plenty of power.
Houston is the most trafficked city in the United States, and Francis only feels like 3 or 4 seconds have passed from the start to 100 yards, which is almost the acceleration of a sports car. It's hard to imagine that this is a large dirt bike that has been converted to look like an RV.
Francis first took the two to the Taste of Texas Restaurant, which is said to be the top steakhouse in Houston.
The decoration of the restaurant has a strong Texas style, the waiters are polite, and the American pronunciation is very beautiful, which is completely different from the English pronunciation that Yao Ming is learning. Patiently recommend dishes and drinks for the three of them. After ordering a good meal in Hu Qingniu, the waiter will take you to the back kitchen to choose meat and take you to visit the back kitchen, which feels very good. Fifty percent of the sirloin with long beans really lives up to expectations, and the store carefully wraps a layer of salted meat around the steak to fully lock in the juice in the meat during the production process and maintain the freshness of the meat to the greatest extent.
Of course, the price of this is naturally expensive, and first-class service needs first-class price to support. Fortunately, the three of them are not poor except for Yao Ming, Yao Ming still owes a lot of debts in the country, in fact, he is not a petty bourgeoisie, he can only be said to be food and clothing.
Of course, Francis invited this meal very boldly, and the boldness returned to the boldness, and later Francis also spent money lavishly, and hundreds of millions of fortunes went bankrupt overnight.