This plot is different from what was planned!

McHale looked sad, looking at the outside line with Beverley, the second defensive team, and Howard, the best defensive player-level inside, and the small forward and Ariza like the defensive leader, but the defense played like this. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But this season the Rockets' defense is ...... It should be said that the Rockets' defense has not been better since McHale came to the Rockets, and everything was solved by XJBD's offense.

"Isaiah, James, Trevor, Francisco, Dwight, the five of you play, focus on three-pointers, shoot when you have the opportunity, Dwight, be responsible for grabbing rebounds, and have the opportunity to attack directly on the second offense." Seeing the team's poor defense, McHale simply gave up the defense and directly sent Isaiah Conan, Harden, Ariza, Garcia, Howard's lineup, four three-pointers.

However, McHale doesn't have any real skills, and he can become a head coach all up to his peers, when the NBA is about to enter a new era, many old-school coaches have fallen behind, and they can't keep up with the rhythm of the current three-point mainstream, and McHale, who dares to play randomly, is not too bad.

D'Antoni seemed to have something in mind, and he had been pondering it before.

D'Antoni replaced Jeremy Lin with Henry as if he had made some decision, Clarkson returned to the point guard position, Kobe Bryant returned to the point guard position, Henry played small forward, Liu Ren and Green continued to partner inside, and the lineup of five swing guards!

I have to say that the Rockets lineup does have a strong power on the offensive end, and this lineup is also very suitable for Howard, who played this style of play when the Magic played his strongest.

Back on the field, the Rockets attacked.

Harden and Garcia blocked outside the three-point line, and after Garcia blocked Liu Ren, Harden made a three-point shot behind Garcia.

The ball didn't go in, but Howard easily got an offensive rebound on Green's head and then knocked Green away for a dunk.

Returning to this style of play, Howard is a fish in water, with an open interior giving him plenty of room to play one-on-one singles and almost grab offensive rebounds.

As long as this is not too iron, the rocket's offense is simply in a state of insolvency, just like the magic in the past, the outside line feels that there is a chance, just a strong shot.

Green's tears run, Howard's ability to grab the board is not covered, isn't this kind of abused work Thackeray's business? Why did you become your own sin?

Strong body, top-notch drop point prediction, and occasionally a supplementary dunk, even if there is no supplementary dunk, Howard grabs the offensive rebound, and single-handedly hitting Green is as simple as drinking water.

The Lakers' side also simply began to fight offensive battles, unlike the Rockets' main three-point game, the Lakers' side hit the basket vigorously, that is, they stuck it on Howard, wanting to make Howard foul.

But Howard is not stupid, the coach has given up defense, in order to open the offense, and the most important link and core of this offense is him who is responsible for rebounding, if someone wants to foul him, he more often gives up the block and chooses to dodge.

The Rockets' defense is truly like a piece of paper.

The offense of the two sides comes and goes, the Rockets have a three-point point, and if you don't score, you can still have a dunk, and the Lakers have all kinds of strong attacks on the basket, and the scene looks very pleasing to the audience. The ratings for this game are climbing.

At halftime, the Lakers led by five points at 60-55 heading into halftime.

"Coach, it's not a way to go on like this, so that Howard can grab the board and assist score on the inside as he wants, and the Rockets' group of shooters are getting smoother and smoother, which is not good news for us." Liu Ren said to D'Antoni.

Why haven't you played Whiteside yet?

Liu Ren scored very easily in the first half, 27 points in the half, but only grabbed 6 rebounds, and the Lakers trailed the Rockets in rebounds in the first half, because Whiteside was not replaced for a long time, and the Lakers have been playing a small lineup, both Green and Antetokounmpo played center, and Howard grabbed 14 rebounds in the half.

And now the game is clearly in the rhythm that Howard likes, and he is alone on the inside to grab rebounds.

And Liu Ren is not a real insider, so it is impossible for him to go in and defend Howard alone.

If you really go to the single defense Howard...... Liu Ren thought about it and gave up this tempting choice.

Not to say that he is not afraid of injury, neither the management nor the coaching staff will agree.

Howard likes his current style of play, the kind of play he has not seen in a long time with him at his core.

Since leaving the Magic, Howard has never had the opportunity to become a core, whether it is with the Lakers or the Rockets, his role is very simple, which is defense.

More often than not, on the offensive end, his role is to play singles or as a catch-and-shoot endpoint.

And now the offense that the whole team revolves around him is what Howard wants.

"Don't worry, we'll crush his basketball dreams in the second half." D'Antoni has an expression that you don't have to worry about.

Is it really that easy? Liu Ren looked at D'Antoni with a relaxed face, and was puzzled, the current style of play of the Rockets is not too good for Howard, with 21 points and 14 rebounds in the half, as if the data has exploded.

It was that easy, and D'Antoni showed what it means to be the best coach at the start of the second half.

The Rockets are now playing strong around Howard's offense, but it's important to note that McHale isn't as good as Stan Van Gundy, not just offensively, let alone defensively.

Stan Van Gundy can also allow the Magic to play the league's best defense when he uses Howard to play a three-point rain that scares the league, and Van Gundy can use Howard to lead a bunch of second-rate players to the Finals and play championships.

And McHale is completely copycat the original offensive method of the Magic, and he is basically completely confused about how to use Howard to build defense.

This season, the Rockets' defense has been greatly improved, relying entirely on the individual abilities of Beverley, Ariza, and Howard.

"Coach, I really don't have to help wrap up Howard? I'm fast, and after I get Howard, he passes the ball and I should be able to get it back in time. The second half of the game started immediately, and Liu Ren didn't get instructions from Bao Jiao, so he asked a little anxiously.

"Bag-clip, of course you have to pack-and-bag, but it's not you, it's Drummond and Hassan." D'Antoni replied.

It's finally time to use Whiteside!

Green and Whiteside's interior defense, that feels sour!

Whiteside, who had been waiting for half the game off the court, was so worried that a few strands of hair had fallen out, and he couldn't figure out why the coach just didn't let him play?

The second half of the game begins.