33-22, the Spurs called a timeout.

Vicky needs to calm down the players, the most important problem they need to solve right now is defense, the Rockets can always grasp their weaknesses and attack, it's not that the Spurs are weak defensively, but the Rockets have too many offensive "strong points".

Before meeting the Rockets, Vicky was dismissive of Jeff Van Gundy's selection as the best coach, but now, he admits that Van Gundy still has a certain way of arranging the lineup. Not only is the defense tight, but the formation is almost impeccable. When attacking, you can also bring out the characteristics of the players.

Yao Ming, Maddy, and Hayes have strong singles ability, and the Spurs dare not assist in defense, and now that Yao Ming and Maddy are down, a Weaver with a base salary can't defend one-on-one, which makes Vicky a little unacceptable. What to do, is it a bag Weaver?

If you put Weaver on a team that focuses on positional offense, he would be a little confused, but he is really strong in running.

"Well done, Fan!" Van Gundy patted Weaver on the shoulder and smiled. He rarely praises a person's offense, but Weaver's fast-break performance is really amazing, and the guy Hayes found is really extraordinary. Although the defense is a little worse, it is a piece of jade, and with a little polishing, it can shine. Compared to the basic salary he gets, it's worth it.

Heading into the playoffs, Van Gundy put Weaver in the rotation and played a similar amount of time to Azubuk. As for the summer transfers, Kirk Schneider and Hyde have been completely reduced to marginalized and can only play in garbage time.

"Attack as fast as you can, and hand it over to Chuck to fight if you fall into a positional battle." Van Gundy simply laid out the tactics, and there was nothing to say. The players know what they have to do.

Van Gundy wants to laugh just by looking at the talent he did on the bench. The outside world thought that Dawson was responsible for making these trades, but he knew that almost half of the team was put together at the suggestion of Hayes. Without having to pay the luxury tax, they were able to put together two lineups, both of which were tough.

Yao Ming, Hayes, Battier, Maddy, Fisher formed a team. This starting line-up is capable of attacking and defending, and has fully proven its power in the regular season, and is not afraid of any opponent's defence in positional attack.

If it's going to be a bombardment, the second team can come in handy, David Lee, Millsap, Azubuuk, Weaver, Spanoolris, they get together and are also very competitive. Van Gundy often fights in groups like this in training, and the substitute lineup is not only unstable, but also difficult to play with the main players at a certain time.

There aren't many teams in the league that can withstand the combined onslaught of the Rockets' Big Three, but their benches can. This means that if the Rockets' bench lineup is put together in one team to play the main team, it is possible to impact the playoffs.

With such a team, Van Gundy wakes up laughing in his dreams.

Although Hyde and Novak have poor defense, they can also contribute three-pointers to the team when they play in the playoffs.

There are only three people in the team who don't play much. Kirk Snyder is not bad at attacking with the ball, but he is in much worse shape after a serious injury and fracture at the beginning of the season, and he is not good at executing tactics; With David Lee and Millsap, Mutombo became the mascot of the Rockets, the closest spectator to the court. Mutombo laughed and said that he was going to retire early because of these two boys; And Lucas III's defense is too poor, and he is the last person Van Gundy wants to see, but unfortunately Dawson and Lucas III signed a guaranteed contract, otherwise the point guard who averaged 3 minutes per game in the playoffs would have been cut long ago.

"The Rockets will definitely knock out the Spurs to reach the Finals today, and as in previous games, they were firmly in control in the first quarter," Drexler said. The Rockets' defense was too successful, limiting Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, and the Spurs didn't have any chances. ”

Matt Bullard said: "Today the Rockets have Hayes as the core of the offense, and now it seems that the most suitable position for Hayes is to play as a playmaker like LeBron James. As an interior lineman, he is still too short in height, and the effect of defending Duncan is not as good as David Lee and Yao Ming. ”

At the small forward position, Hayes did feel like a fish in water, Van Gundy looked at Hayes and asked, "The Spurs don't have any momentum anymore, do they need to rest?" ”

"No, I want to break them in one go. Anyway, it's the last one. Hayes laughed.

"Oh well. Continue to stay on the field, I won't say much about the tactics, you are free to adjust. Van Gundy laughed.

"If we lose today, we're out, and if we fight, we still have a chance to go back to the home game. Tim (Duncan), Tony (Parker), Manu (Ginobili), you three don't rest. ** Vicky said: "Defensive man-to-man tactics, Manu, keep an eye on Weaver. Don't let him speed up easily. Tony, don't let that Greek be arrogant in front of you anymore, you're an All-Star, he's just a guy who just got to the NBA, you have to guard against him. Inside control of rebounding, we lose rebounds to the Rockets every game, how can we win? Francisco (Elson), you're so much taller than Millsap, take advantage of you. Michael (Finley), or you're in charge of keeping an eye on Hayes, I know it's hard, but it's up to you. You don't have to get too involved in the attack, just follow that guy. ”

The Spurs replaced the defense with man-to-man, and the Rockets played too fast, often with three people attacking quickly and two people watching, and there was no point in arranging a joint defense.

After the timeout, Hayes remained on the court, and Vic immediately frowned. Hayes didn't score very much, but he played too steadily, his passing was not fancy, but he was able to distribute the ball reasonably every time and give his teammates a chance to play. No wonder Magic Johnson offered to coach him, and Hayes has what it takes to be a point guard, with quick reflexes and a wide range of visions. Vicky now has a feeling that they can't keep up with the score just by seeing Hayes on the field. Hayes isn't the best star, but there's no one better than him among the Floor Streamers. He has set a template for floor streamers all over the world.

The Spurs, who changed their tactics, blocked the Rockets' fast break after Duncan scored a goal. However, they still can't do it after falling into positional warfare. The weakness of the man-to-man defense is also obvious, that is, he is afraid of blocking and dismantling, and David Lee pulls out the outside line to block and dismantle Hayes. Hayes bypassed Finley and hit a pull-up jump shot. 35 to 24.

"Drop the ground and pass me the ball. How can you prevent me from staring at people? Hayes shouted to his teammates as he returned.

"Chuck, listen to you." David Lee said.

“ok！” Millsap replied.

"I'll be in the run!" Weaver shouted as he followed Ginobili.

Only Spanollis, who was pestering Parker, did not reply, and he raised his left hand and extended his thumb.

The four people present were able to reach the current height of the Rockets, all of which were directly related to Hayes, either because of Hayes's transfer, or because Hayes was reused for saying good things. Although Hayes is also a rookie and only has two years of seniority, in their eyes, Hayes is the boss and more qualified than Maddie.

Hayes' self-confidence has lifted them up, with smoother moves and tighter defensiveness. Ginobili missed, Millsap protected the backcourt rebound, and the Spurs quickly returned to defense.

Hayes's shouting reached Finley's ears with a particularly piercing sound. He used to be the core of the Mavericks, and both Nash and Nowitzki had to listen to him. Now, the newcomers are rising one by one, and sophomores like Hayes can despise him like this. Hayes has the quality, but he still feels uncomfortable.

Rockets fall into position. Finley followed Hayes and said, "Don't think I'm easy to deal with, boy! ”

"Uncle, you're strong, but I'm ......" Hayes shook his head as if helplessly, and suddenly moved.

Hayes ran back to catch the ball, Millsap blocked and dismantled, and the two worked together seamlessly. Hayes burst into the three-point line on the left. Facing Elson, who was making up for the defense, Hayes took a step to the right with his left foot, and his body was stunned, attracting Elson's center of gravity to tilt, and he broke through in disguise in an instant, passed Elson, and rushed straight to the basket.

Elson was completely thrown away by Hayes, and watched in surprise and helplessness as Hayes flashed to his left side. It's so fast, Hayes is like a defender. Aside from Ginobili and Parker, he couldn't think of anyone else on his team who could have beaten him in this way.

There is someone under the basket - "Stone Buddha" Duncan.

Duncan is the Spurs' interior patron, and he has plenty of time to block. But this time he was slow to react. Because he needs time to judge whether Hayes is playing on his own or passing.

Hayes passed most of the time, and this time he chose to go on his own and go all out. Duncan found out about his intentions and tried to stop it too late, as Hayes collided with Duncan in the air, smashing the ball into the basket with one hand before losing his balance, and the two fell to the ground together.

The referee blows the whistle, the ball goes in, and Duncan fouls.

"Oh my God, I saw something. Hayes came across Duncan with a slam dunk! 2+1！ We can't say he's a floor stream anymore! Drexler yelled.

The fans at the scene also went crazy for the ball, and all of them stood up and chanted "Shrek!" ”

Taylor Swift jumped up happily from his seat, leading the crowd in the back row to cheer even harder. Taylor's father, Scott, was next to him, and he couldn't get her to sit down after a few pulls, helpless.

Hayes makes a free throw. 38 to 24.

In the defense, Hayes smiled beside Finley, "I didn't finish talking about it just now. You're strong, but I'm even better! You can't stop me. ”

Hayes deducted Duncan by one, and the momentum of the rocket was completely up. Just defensively, the fans didn't stop cheering. Duncan misses a shot, and the Rockets go on a fast break. Spanollis smeared the soles of his feet past Parker and burst into the box. Finley had no choice but to let go of Hayes' defense. Spanoulis hands the ball to Hayes in the bottom left corner. Hayes took the ball and shot, Ginobili blocked slowly, and the shot was solid, 41-24.

The rocket went crazy. The Spurs attacked, Duncan blocked Ginobili, Hayes let go of Finley, and combined with David Lee and Weaver to close the door to Ginobili. Although Ginobili is a "demon knife", he panicked when he saw this formation, so he could only choose to protect the ball with both hands and call a timeout? The referee couldn't even see his gestures.

The two hands suddenly stretched out, grasped the ball accurately, and took the ball over, the force was too great for Ginobili to resist. Hayes again.

Ginobili lost his balance and fell to the ground, the referee did not blow the whistle, and the Rockets immediately went on a fast break. Hayes passed to Weaver, who returned the pass in the three-second zone, and Hayes made a 60-degree three-pointer on the right side and hit again. 44 to 24.

The Rockets hit the offense, and Vicky didn't call a timeout, knowing the Spurs were already losing.

Spurs messed up. "Stone Buddha" singled David Li missed, the rocket fast attack, 3 to 2 in the frontcourt. This time Hayes rushed to the front, Weaver passed, Hayes passed Finley, the basket was in front of him, he took the ball with one hand, ready to dunk...... He didn't notice that Finley's eyes behind him were already full of fierce light. The rabbit is eager to bite, the dog is eager to jump over the wall, Finley has lost his mind, he does not allow Hayes to humiliate himself and Spurs like this!

When Hayes jumped, Finley jumped up and gave him a hard push in the air, causing Hayes to lose his balance and fall off the line.

The audience was stunned! I couldn't believe what was happening, and then there was a shocking boo in the arena!

(To be continued)