Chapter 65: Hanging and Beating (1st Update)
"There is a high probability that the Jazz will let Williams force Steve, Sean, your defense should be fast, and the others will still follow the original defensive strategy." Tang Tian's arrangement is quite simple, everything that this Jazz team should have played has been played, and the rest is Delong's strong point.
At this time, Delon is the top point guard in the league, and he is the biggest ace of the Jazz team.
Sure enough, after the timeout, the Jazz switched from pick-and-rolls with the ball to pick-and-rolls without the ball, and Delon quickly dropped to the low post after hitting the ball.
Fisher followed up and handed the ball in.
Delon has a lot of power, and now he sinks to a low position, not like a defender at all, but wants to be a mini inside.
While Delon was playing with his back, several other Jazz players were also doing inside and outside pick-and-rolls.
Blake was tough against him, but his body was too poor for Delon to be completely overwhelmed at this time.
Battier quickly returned from the weak flank.
Seeing this, Delon immediately distributed the ball to Kirilenko, who was in the empty space.
Kirilenko was empty outside the three-point line, and he didn't choose to shoot, but took the ball and quickly cut to the basket.
But just as he was breaking through, the bag Battier turned back to defend.
Kirilenko's specialty is defense, offense is not his strong point, and he doesn't have a good chance when he runs through with the ball and encounters Battier's defense.
He returned the ball to Delon, who was walking out.
DeLong held the ball again, and most of the offensive time had already been spent, and he had to organize the attack again.
The Jazz's time-out setup ended in failure.
"Incredible! Looking at the defensive layout of the Rockets, I can't believe that Jerry Sloan's tactics were judged in advance by Tang Tian! Looking at the situation on the field, Brin couldn't help but exclaim.
As a famous NBA coach, Sloan's strength is best known to the old-school commentator Brin, but he didn't expect to be judged in advance by a young coach who is only 23 years old!
"It's hard to imagine that this is a young man who only became a head coach this year, and what he knows about the Jazz is limited to four regular season games this season!" Mark Jackson also sighed again and again.
The camera was very consciously given to Sloane who was standing on the sidelines, the old man's face was pale, although he had a vague premonition before, but he couldn't be in a good mood when he really saw his tactics being targeted like this.
He even wondered if a Rockets player was eavesdropping on him when he was setting up his tactics.
The Jazz's tactics didn't come out, Boozer's buzzer-beating jumper in the high post missed, and the Jazz's offense was once again futile.
After the Rockets collected the rebound, Blake carried the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.
It's still Yao Ming who organizes at the free throw line.
This time it was Battier, after receiving Yao Ming's ball, the three points fell into the pocket steadily.
The cheers were deafening.
The Jazz's timeout didn't stop the Rockets, who went on a 10-0 run over the past three minutes!
Sloan couldn't help but reach out to his forehead and press it hard.
After a brief opening slump, the Rockets quickly woke up.
The Jazz's offense, the same tactics, this time Kirilenko, who received the ball, chose a three-point shot.
"Bang!"
As a result, AK47, which shot more than 20% from the field, is a veritable crooked trick outside the three-point line.
However, Boozer used his long arm to press Millsap to grab the offensive rebound.
After the steal, he turned and strengthened, and Battier on the weak side stood up to the basket early.
Boozer, who felt the block, raised his head with an elbow.
Battier fell to the ground.
"Toot!"
The referee's whistle blows for a blocking foul on Battier.
Thibodeau jumped up from the bench and yelled at the referee that it was an offensive foul.
There was also a boo.
Even Battier, who fell to the ground, pointed to the line of the reasonable collision area, constantly signaling that he was standing outside the line.
"Team Doctor!"
Tang Tian turned around and shouted at the back of the bench at this time.
At this time, no one noticed that the corners of Battier's eyebrows were knocked open, and blood was left from above, staining most of his cheeks red.
It wasn't until the team doctor came on the field to help Battier treat his wound urgently, and now the camera followed, and the audience saw this bright red scene.
Everyone was worried for a while.
The Rockets replaced Battier with Alston and played a two-point combination.
Replays were given at this point, and it was a solid offensive foul with Battier in position early and his foot outside the collision zone.
The boos at the scene were even worse.
The referee did not change the decision, they were maintaining their prestige.
'It was a controversial decision, but Battier's departure had a bigger impact on the pitch than a penalty. Brin is worthy of being an old-school commentator, and at this time he saw the key points on the field.
Boozer hit one of two free throws to help the Jazz continue to chase points.
The Rockets' offense is still Yao Ming's response at the free throw line, but this time the person who fell in the bottom corner changed from Battier to Blake.
After Yao Ming turned around, a feint of passing the ball to the bottom corner tricked Delon into making up for Blake, followed by an unwatchable pass, and gave the ball to Alston at the top arc.
Alston catches the ball and shoots.
"Huh!"
Three-pointers are also scored!
While he wasn't as good as Battier and Blake, he was just as sure of his open threes.
"I forgot, Alston is still on the bench for the Rockets!" Brin exclaimed at this time, you must know that Alston has been the starting point guard of the Rockets in the past few seasons!
"Yes, and Juwan Howard, after the Rockets added two starters this season, the depth of the roster is really much deeper than in previous years!"
"Speaking of which, I remember that Paul Millsap was chosen by Tang Tian, and Blake seemed to have taken the initiative to ask the Rockets management to be traded, which was really terrible." Brin continued.
"Yes, this Rocket team can be said to have been built by Tang Tian, I really can't believe it, such a coach is really only 23 years old!" Jackson sighed.
The two commentators sighed again and again, and the situation on the field began to be one-sided.
Originally, Battier's injury was an opportunity for the Jazz, but the reality was that the Jazz still couldn't attack and defend, and they became like they couldn't play.
The Rockets beat the Jazz 30-16 in a single quarter, and they directly hung up the opponent and played.
Sloan was unhappy with his team's performance and brought in all the main players at the start of the second quarter.
In fact, not to mention Sloan, the tactics were suppressed, and the Jazz players also felt uncomfortable with their hands and feet tied on the court.
The tactics couldn't be played, and their actions in the offense became bigger, and the Rocket team members were secretly bumped several times.
Tang Tian stood up from the bench.