The game went on, and it was Hayes who still played the lead role.

In terms of height, the Rockets don't have a center anymore, and the Suns struggle even more when defending. When Yao Ming was there, Stadameyer still knew where to stand, as long as he stood on Yao Ming's head. Even if he can't defend it alone, the Sun can send someone to cover it at any time, or defend a joint defense.

Now the Suns can't defend the joint defense because the Rockets are all shooters, and they have to follow everyone closely.

Stoudeyer was also tight defensively, with Hayes nominally a center forward who was in fact constantly running back, cutting in the air, and pulling to the outside to get the ball. As soon as Stodammire was distracted, Hayes was able to run out of space and shoot from the outside.

Nash continued to show MVP quality, disrupting the Rockets' defense with breakaway shots, and Stoudamire was the biggest beneficiary of the pick-and-roll combination, hitting another mid-range shot.

No sooner had Stodamyre finished celebrating than Hayes burst under the basket and made a layup.

Nash broke through Maddy and handed it to the outside Dior, who then passed Bale to hit a three-pointer.

Hayes ran back to the three-point line, caught the ball and turned around and made a jumper for a three-pointer.

"You can't stop me!" Hayes smiled at Stadameyer.

"I'll give you some color!" Stadameyer's expression was calm, and there was murder in his eyes.

53-55, the Rockets clenched the score, and Hayes had scored 16 points in a single quarter.

The Suns attacked, and after a few passes, Nash and Stoudeyer blocked the gap, and Stoudeyer cut to the basket and hit it with both hands.

Maddie breaks through and doesn't score a low-handed pick-up.

Hayes cut in from the back row, cut between Stoudeyer and Marion, rushed to grab the frontcourt rebound, and before his body was about to go out of bounds, he jumped up and turned and smashed the ball hard into Stodamayer's calf, and the ball touched Stodamayer's leg and bounced off the baseline.

The Rockets snatched the ball back, and Stadamire stomped his foot angrily.

The baseline ball was delivered, Hayes received the ball from outside the three-second zone, and Stoudamire and Marion doubled it in.

Hayes took the ball with his back and pretended to send it to the perimeter with one hand. Marion took a step out, Stadamire raised his hands in the air, and a small gap appeared between the two, and Hayes turned and swiped under the basket between the two with his back as the axis, jumped up and hit a backhand layup.

In this section, Hayes went crazy.

The beautiful cooperation of the two teams continued to appear, and the audience was addicted to watching it.

The Suns' offense was sharp, and when it came to the Rockets' half, it was called "let it go", Nash made consecutive breakthroughs, and the players shot very highly.

On defense, the Suns are a different story.

The Rockets left only one Bunch Wells inside to grab the rebound, and the others all looked for an opportunity to shoot from the outside. The Rockets' small lineup can't break fast, and they can also play a "Princeton"-style offense, continuously blocking and passing until they pull out the gap, and the Suns defenders are generally half a meter away, chasing to block, and when the cover passes, the ball has already been shot...... Rockets players often only feel "the wind blows" when shooting, and they feel even more comfortable after shooting.

Before the end of the half, Hayes took advantage of Battier's block and pulled to the bottom right corner, received a burst from Maddy, and hit another three-pointer.

The Rockets ended the first half with a 66-63 lead over the Suns.

Stoudamire played well on the offensive end, scoring 12 points in the quarter and dunking a few times. But no matter how beautiful the game is, it is difficult to hide the essence of the defensive black hole.

Hayes scored 21 points in the first quarter and shot 4-of-6 from three-point range. Stoudamire's weaknesses are unmistakable, and he can still rely on physical fitness to defend and cover a few big hats on the inside. If he encounters someone who has the ability to shoot from the outside and can break through, he will be dizzy.

"Focus on your defense! What do you look at? Hayes scored 21 points. Stop saying that he's a big forward and not fit to play center, is Hayes more like a center than you? Mike Anthony yelled at Stadamire in the locker room.

Ironically, more critics believe that the Suns' defense is terrible, because Mike Anthony doesn't want any defensive intensity, and the tactics he lays out are not defensive.

Stadamier was blown up by Hayes, and he was angry, so he directly retorted: "You are right. I won't defend! However, no one ever taught me how to defend. It doesn't matter if it's high school or the NBA, no one teaches me to defend! Especially you! ”

Seeing that Stadamire and the coach were yelling, Nash hurriedly came out to be a peacemaker, blocked in the middle and said, "Amare, you calm down." In the second half you have to defend a little harder, they are very strong in attack, but we attack, they can't defend it. We're going to win. ”

"Coach, Amare defends the same as before, just Hayes...... The guy exceeded expectations. I think he has more at stake than the information. Marion also spoke, and his tone was full of war. I sat down with him for a while, and I found it very difficult. He's so strong, he's got a lot of offensive means, he's not even slow, he can keep up with me, Barkley is right, Hayes really looks like him, and he's getting more and more like him now. ”

The Suns' locker room was quiet, and they all knew what it meant for the Rockets to have three stars, and they were absolute rivals.

Mike Anthony was lost in thought.

In his eyes, Hayes was more dangerous than Yao Ming.

Although Yao Ming is difficult to defend, he has a single offensive method, when he plays alone, other people's positions are basically dead, and when he encounters a bag, he can only simply send the ball out of the outside line.

Hayes is different, not only is he good at singles, but he can pass the ball. If he is trapped, his passes can easily be diverted to defensively weak positions and converted into goals.

His passing awareness is very good, and with another Maddy with great vision, the Suns are difficult to defend.

The rocket is strong this year, and through the run-in, it is getting stronger and stronger.

The two games they lost weren't without chances. The Hornets won by luck at the last minute, and the Spurs also trailed by three quarters before finally recovering the score and Hayes was still sidelined.

With Hayes, this year, the Suns are no longer the Rockets nemesis.

Mike Anthony feels that the Rockets have even surpassed the Spurs to become the biggest obstacle on their way to winning the championship.

In the away dressing room, the atmosphere was completely different.

Jeff Van Gundy laughed: "Chuck played well in this quarter, and he continued to work hard in the second half. I've told you over and over again that you have to disrupt their rhythm. ”

"Chuck, I think you're getting stronger." Yao Ming smiled: "Coach, is there anything else I have to do in the second half?" ”

As long as Yao Ming is on the court, the Rockets have multiple powerful offensive points, but the speed will be slow.

Jeff Van Gundy said: "Of course you have to play, the second quarter was fast-breaking, and it caught them off guard, but when they got used to it, it wasn't so easy. To beat the Suns, or to disrupt their offensive rhythm. In the second half, we had to play as many seconds as possible for each attack, with fewer rounds and a limited number of strikes. As long as the tempo of the game is lowered, they will definitely play the outside. ”

That's what Team Rocket did in the first place. But it didn't work well, and it wasn't because of Jeff Van Gundy's tactical mistakes, but because the Rockets' style has changed a lot this season, they have people who can break fast, they have the ability to break fast, and they are used to storming opponents. The main thing is that Alston played too quickly in the opening game.

'In the second half, you have to be steady. When the Suns play well, they have to slow down, slow down, slow down! The sun has no touch, let's attack quickly. Jeff Van Gundy went on to say: "Defending Nash is key, who can defend Nash? Why don't you give it a try, Chuck? ”

Jeff Van Gundy is an imaginative tactic.

"I have a suggestion." Hayes said: "When you're defending...... I would suggest doing what the Suns did, not switching defenses after the pick-and-roll, letting Nash pass, and staring at the others with all my might. ”

Jeff Van Gundy shook his head and said, "Nash is very good at scoring. Regardless of him, he can score 40 points. ”

"We all know that if you want to beat the Suns, you have to limit Nash first. He is the engine of the sun, and when the engine goes off, the wheels of the sun will not turn! He's not Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, I don't think the Rockets are afraid of him scoring, they're afraid of him assisting! Blocking the passing line and strictly guarding the outside line, the Suns can't play with the cooperation they are used to, especially if Bell, Marion and others are not good at holding the ball, the Suns can only rely on Nash and Stoudeyer. ”

Jeff Van Gundy savored Hayes' tactics for a while, nodded and said, "Chuck, you're right. In the second half, Nash took the ball, and Vasiris pressed him in the half, draining his energy. After half-time, we followed Nash closely, and we didn't change the defense, so we had to make him unable to distinguish the ball and take care of our opponents. You should also pay attention when making up for defense, and don't make up too violently and leak people. If Nash wants to attack, let him attack. ”

The Rockets were a little surprised, especially assistant coach Steve Clifford. Jeff Van Gundy was stubborn when it came to setting up his tactics, but he heeded Hayes' advice. If this continues, Hayes is going to steal his job.

"Also, we have to limit the number of 3-point shots the Suns can make and lure other Suns players to break through as well! The Suns also have a lot of shooters, and when they are all outside the line, you don't have to crouch down to defend, you should stand up and keep reaching out to interfere! The other players should be close to their opponents to prevent pick-and-rolls. Even if we are broken through, it will only be two points, and we can recover it. lured the Suns' players to play inside, and Yao Ming also hated them. Jeff Van Gundy smiled and added, "For the inside breakthrough of Stadamire and Marion, you must have the courage to foul at critical times!" We've strengthened our perimeter defense, and when the Suns can't shoot 3-pointers easily, they'll definitely have the two of them play more and make fouls. Don't be afraid, be brave enough to foul! Don't be afraid of free throws! Free throws don't have a 100% shooting percentage when they are not on the line! The more penalties you have, the more penalties you miss! Of course, the main force has to control the number of fouls and not get penalized. ”

Hayes felt excited.

In my previous life, I watched the news, and the media said that Jeff Van Gundy was stubborn, had poor on-the-spot adaptability, and was not a good coach.

Now that he knows for himself, Hayes has found that this is not the case. Now Jeff Van Gundy can see the Suns' weaknesses and make the right adjustments to the roster in time.

When he came on the court, Jeff Van Gundy said, "Mess up their rhythm!" Take control of the rebound! Don't be lifeless, get some spirits! Chuck! Let's have a slogan! ”

Yao Ming sweated wildly and whispered to Hayes: "I warn you, don't shout good Di......"

"Of course not." Hayes said, tilted his head, and roared with all his might: "7 wins in a row!" ”

His voice is a tenor that music companies want to sign, which directly overshadows the noise in the audience and shocks the audience.

"7 wins in a row!" The Rockets roared in unison.

Team Rocket's momentum is up!

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