After Maddie went off the court, the Bobcats sent a small lineup of Felton, Weaver, Moon, Barnes, and Landry to play the frontcourt press.

The Bobcats bench is not afraid of exerting physical strength, and they play more aggressively against the Rockets' bench players. Soon the score was stretched to more than 15 points.

An important characteristic of Rockets coach Adelman is that he is good at using benches, and in both the Kings and the Trail Blazers, he has a group of bench bandits under him, but now the Rockets bench is too bad. Hyde, Tyrone Lu, Novak, Chakalidis...... How to make a bench bandit?

Chakalidis was only on the game for 3 minutes, and the only thing he did was run after Landry's ass. The only substitute player with a bit of strength for the Rockets is Scola. Scola attacked well and was a bit slow defensively.

By the end of the first half, Maddy had scored 37 points, including 21 in the first quarter. Hayes also performed well, with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, almost a triple-double. However, he was blown up by Maddie on the defensive end and had three turnovers. Bobcats players are evenly scored, with the current highest score being Azubuike's 16.

It doesn't matter if Hayes is blown up, the Rockets can't defend themselves against the Bobcats' attack at all. The halftime score was 73-58, and the Bobcats led by 15 points. No surprises, the Bobcats scored another 120 points in this game.

Big boss Bob Johnson, who owns 70% of the Bobcats, was also on hand and watched the game with Michael Jordan.

Bob Johnson is happy that the Bobcats' development is finally in form.

Originally, Johnson invested $300 million to build the expanded team in Charlotte. He made several mistakes in quick succession: overpriced tickets, clashed with the team's shareholders, unsatisfactory negotiations with sponsors and television broadcasters, and failed to improve the team's squad...... Later, he made an even bigger mistake by letting Jordan, who owned only a small stake, manage the team's roster. Jordan's vision is notoriously rotten. In 2006, he selected parallel scout Adam Morrison for the Bobcats as soon as he made his move. The owner is not so easy to be, Johnson did not make money because of the team, on the contrary, he lost nearly 10 million dollars a year as the Bobcats failed on the court year after year.

Johnson now believes in Jordan and believes that choosing Jordan to manage the team is the wisest decision. In fact, if Hayes hadn't chosen the Bobcats, he would have traded the player as Hayes suggested. The Bobcats have struggled in the lottery this season, and they are still a bad team in 2010.

After the game, Johnson and Jordan went to the locker room with the Bobcats.

Johnson shook Hayes' hand as soon as he walked in and laughed, "Well done, Chuck Hayes." You're Charlotte's lucky star! ”

"It's over." Hayes said embarrassedly. He's only seen Johnson once, so he's very unfamiliar with this low-key black boss, and he doesn't understand what this guy does, is it a fan? It's too arrogant to run into the locker room and ask for autographs, right?

Fortunately, Hayes didn't ask Johnson if he wanted to sign it, otherwise it would have been funny.

"You guys played very well and I'm so proud of you. This season, we will definitely be successful. Defend harder in the second half, as long as you defend well, the Bobcats will be invincible! Jordan exclaimed.

"Good!" Several Bobcat players shouted in unison.

As a player, there are few people who don't respect Jordan. But Jordan is not on the top, he is part of the team, often going to the locker room at halftime and after games to encourage the players, he is more like a leader in the locker room. When watching the game, Jordan does not sit in the box, and often sits at the end of the team's bench like a substitute player. This was a great morale boost.

After the mobilization, Jordan walked up to Hayes and whispered, "Chuck, what's wrong with you today?" I don't think you're working hard enough defensively. You actually gave Maddie 37 points? ”

Jordan spoke in a quiet voice to save face for Hayes. He's always found it strange that Hayes didn't defend Maddie well and that D'Antoni didn't make substitutions or take a pack.

"Michael, Maddie has so many points, it's a tactical arrangement." Hayes laughed. Then he explained the situation to Jordan in general.

Jordan immediately understood when he heard it, Maddy made more than 20 shots in the first half, and except for Maddy, none of the other Rockets players scored double-doubles. In the second half, when Maddie's physical strength dropped, the situation can be imagined.

"It's a tactic that works, but it seems to have some impact on your personal image, and people will question your defence." Jordan smiled.

"If it can easily win the game, I'm willing to be blown up." Hayes smiled: "It's Gerrard who worked hard today, he made a cameo as a big forward for a long time, and Millsap didn't have many offensive means, but he was in good shape. ”

"Okay, I'll praise him a few more words." Jordan tapped Hayes on the shoulder and walked over to Wallace.

Gerald Wallace is the Bobcats' second-best player, and he has also been eye-catching this season, averaging 18.2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 steals per game in five games while shooting 48% from the field.

Jordan is gone, and Hayes sits in his chair and begins to be in a daze. D'Antoni walked over and asked, "Chuck, what are you thinking?" ”

"I made 3 mistakes, and I reviewed myself." Hayes laughed.

'You did make more mistakes in those two games, but I think you played better than you did in the first few games because your passes were sharper and more hidden. Keep it in the way you are, make more mistakes, and I don't blame you. D'Antoni said.

"Then you're welcome, throw it into the sky when you have the opportunity, and let them catch it empty." Hayes laughed. What he was waiting for was D'Antoni's words, and since the coach was not to blame, he had no pressure. He also feels more comfortable with such a freewheeling pass.

As the second half of the game was about to begin, Rockets coach Adelman simply arranged Maddy's single-play tactics. Princeton needs players to be selfless, and if Yao Ming and Hayes were there, Adelman would definitely use them as Miller and Webber, but Maddie is not Stojakovic, he can only attack with the ball, and it is a waste to let Maddie be a fixed-point pitcher.

D'Antoni also arranged the tactics, and his idea was exactly to suppress the rocket. With the exception of Maddy, the other players only scored a total of 21 points, and he believes the Rockets role players have lost their touch. "Changed the strategy in the second half, the formation was 131 joint defense, Gerrard (Wallace) was the main defense of Maddy, don't let him receive the ball easily, Corunna (Azubuuk) helped defend at any time, Chuck controlled the rebound. Battier can be properly emptied. ”

This is a very surname-specific arrangement. Battier's most accurate position is the bottom corner three-pointer on both sides, but in order to defend the Rockets' fast break, Battier rarely goes to the baseline, otherwise he will not have time to chase back once he counterattacks. In this way, Battier's already weak attack could not exert its full power. His other more accurate position is only a 60-degree angle on both sides, where Calderon and Azubuuk can speed up the rotation to interfere with the shot.

The Bobcats fielded the starting lineup for the opening game.

The Rockets replaced Millsap with Scola in an attempt to strengthen the offense. After Scola blocked Maddy, he shot more from the field than Millsap.

Although the Rockets trailed by 15 points, Maddie came on the court with a relaxed smile on his face. He has never scored nearly 40 points in the first half since moving to the Rockets, and if the Bobcats continue to defend like this in the second half...... Maddie couldn't help but start yy. I might be able to break my career scoring record of 62 points. Now that the tactics revolve around me, can I score 81 points like Kobe?

The reality is cruel, and Maddie sobered up from her fantasy the first time she caught the ball. The defender became Gerard Wallace, Azubuuk came up to wrap up, the Bobcats suddenly stepped up the defense, and Maddie was a little uncomfortable. He was too relaxed in the first half, his offense was almost entirely on jumpers, and there were only three breakaways in the entire first half.

After all, Maddie has a lot of experience, and when he saw someone coming up to cover it, he didn't panic and passed the ball to Battier. Battier had only shot twice before, missing any of them, and was surprised to receive a pass from Maddy. Adjust the three-point shot at the top of the arc and miss.

Azubuke and Wallace immediately switched to offense, and Hayes grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and handed it to Calderon.

Azubuke and Wallace were followed by Maddie and Battier respectively, and Calderon took the ball quickly, glanced at his teammate's position, and had a plan in mind. Do you think I'm going to be able to handle it? I'm not just passing!

Blake was right in front of Calderon, his body pressed very low, in order to defend Calderon's pass and break, Calderon quickly dribbled to the three-point line, and suddenly stopped to shoot a three-pointer. The ball makes a wonderful arc and hollows into the net. 76 to 58.

Calderon is also a hard worker, spending most of his vacation time practicing his shots.

Diligence has allowed Calderon's shooting percentage to improve every season. In his first year in the NBA, he shot a measly 16.3 percent from three-point range, and he could count all 10 fingers of three-pointers he made throughout the season. In his second season, Calderon improved significantly, shooting 33.3 percent from three-point range, and although he still didn't shoot many three-point shots, he began to adapt to the NBA's three-point line. He understands that as a point guard, in addition to playmaking, the ability to shoot in open positions is also important. The best way for him to become strong is to practice his three-point shot.

After moving to the Bobcats, Calderon became the biggest surprise of the Bobcats' new season, this season, he shot 43.2% from three-point range in the first five games, and averaged 11.4 points and 8 assists per game. His performance completely overwhelmed Felton, the starting point guard of the Bobcats last season. He's no longer a rookie who can only play as a backup for TJ Ford.

The Rockets attacked, and Maddie couldn't easily catch the ball. Wallace had been waving his arms beside him, almost holding him in his arms. What disgusted him even more was that Wallace's habitual action was to play with his braces, take it in, spit it out, and it seemed that he would vomit in his face at any time...... If you want to vomit, you can spit it out, and if you want to bring it, you can bring it well. It's always half-spit and half-sucking. Do you die? Maddie's good mood all messed up Wallace. (Wallace: I took it in again, I spit it out again, what do you do with me?) Hit me? Wallace also had YY in his heart. Hayes defended so badly in the first half, if I had blocked Maddie in the second half...... The outside world must be much higher, right? Do I have a chance to be selected for the All-Star Game?

With such thoughts, Wallace was particularly desperate.

Maddie finally received the ball and broke through on the right side of the cover by Scola, and Azubuuk stepped forward to block. Maddie pulls up a jumper and the ball goes wide again.

Biedrins took the backcourt rebound, the Bobcats were fast-breaking, and the three-man went down to play more and less. This time Azubuuk made a layup. 78 to 58. The Bobcats are way ahead.

David Lee and Millsap have good rebounds, but the Bobcats are currently the league's most rebounding team. Rebounding is also a prerequisite for the Bobcats to play fast-break.

In five games, Biedrins averaged 9.4 rebounds per game in 29 minutes and Hayes had 11.2 rebounds in 35.8 minutes. Coupled with Wallace, a powerful swingman who can play the No. 4 position, the Bobcats completely overwhelmed the Rockets on the inside.

Maddie wanted to score, but was caught up in a solo fight when he was heavily guarded, and the game didn't make any waves. Maddie played a few minutes in the fourth quarter before being substituted and scored 51 points.

The final score was 134-92, and the defending champion Rockets lost humiliatingly by 42 points.

(To be continued)