Chapter 25

The second half began, with the Bulls attacking first.

On the commentator's seat, Drexler shouted into the microphone: "What do we see, Hayes defending Gordon? Very good...... He followed, Gordon didn't make the shot, amazing guy. ”

The audience applauded.

Hayes is highly focused on the court, and he hasn't yet discovered how hot he is, and he can move a lot of emotions with just one successful defense.

Matt Bullard sighed: "Hayes is so unexpected, he doesn't look fast, so he can keep up with Gordon?" ”

"That's because he predicted accurately, and breakthrough is not Gordon's strong suit." Drexler laughed: "We were talking about Chuck Hayes being able to play five positions, he just didn't get a chance to play defender, and we finally met today. Magic Johnson, who is 206cm tall, can play in control, and Hayes certainly can. ”

Drexler is right, Ben Gordon is a pure shooting guard, he is good at using teammates to cover runs and shooting, not breaking through with the ball, Gordon is fast when running without the ball, but he is much slower when he catches the ball. That's why Hayes can keep up with him.

On the offensive end, Hayes still did the work of a power forward, he blocked Maddy in the frontcourt, and Maddy got rid of Roel Deng and hit a pull-up jump shot.

The Bulls attacked, and then went to the frontcourt to find Gordon. The Bulls all believe that Gordon has an advantage in single-handedly beating Hayes.

Gordon caught the ball steadily. Hayes clung to his body from behind.

"Defend! Defend him! The crowd from the stadium shouted. The fans who were far away craned their necks and glared at Hayes and the nearly godly Gordon in front of him.

Gordon held the ball with both hands, and he could feel the powerful aura behind him, which was completely different from Maddy's loose defense that was one step away from him.

Gordon leaned slightly to the left and turned sharply to the right, and Hayes took a retreat to block Gordon's breakthrough route. Gordon crashed into Hayes, the first head-on collision between the two, and Gordon nearly lost his balance and fell to the ground.

After feeling Hayes's immense power, Gordon's pressure doubled. In the face of the well-proportioned Maddie, he was very relaxed, and the worst thing was to be guarded down and covered; But Hayes is different, this guy is too rough, the strength is close to Ben Wallace, and he dares to go up and resist hard in the face of O'Neal. If the opponent can't hold back the defense once, give him a hard blow, and he will die. (Helper: How easy is it to die?) Top multiple injuries. )

With Hayes' interference, Gordon missed another jumper.

The cheers from the audience were even louder. The first time was a fluke, and the second time was strength. Hayes can really keep up with the pace of the defenders and defend better than Maddie.

In the next round, I don't know if it was a player's position problem or a coach's mistake, Roel Deng went to target Hayes, and the defense of Maddie became Gordon, the 191cm tall Gordon can attack, the defense is not enough to see at all, and he is limited in height and thin body, and he is easy to be eaten hard by tall guards.

Maddie has an advantage in terms of height, speed, and physique, and easily breaks through to the layup. The Rockets narrowed the gap to just four points.

The Bulls quickly called a timeout and replaced the power forward Malik Allen to defend Hayes, using Rohr Deng to defend Maddy, this substitution had an effect, Maddy faced Roel Deng, two consecutive attacks, the Bulls called the momentum to play a counterattack, Ben Gordon and Hinrich hit two three-pointers, the score was stretched to 10 points again.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't call a timeout, but just yelled a few times on the pitch to tell the players not to be impatient and pay attention to their defensive positions.

Maddie's two attacks were fruitless, and he began to pull the run widely, attract the defense, and open the air.

Alston dribbled the ball past half-time to Hayes.

Yao Ming stepped forward to block and dismantle, Hayes broke through from the right side with the ball, Ben Wallace switched defense, Hayes squeezed twice with the ball on his back and didn't squeeze, Ben Wallace's strength really deserved his name.

Hayes gave the ball to the perimeter Alston, who missed a three-pointer and the rebound was picked up by the Bulls, ending the offense.

I'm just adjusting the position, there are still 10 seconds left in the attacking time, and the shot is too rushed. Hayes looked at "Nerve Knife" Alstom, a little helpless, the Rockets still lacked an excellent control position.

"It looks like the Rockets are having trouble on the offensive end, and Hayes can hit others with his back, but he doesn't have an advantage over Ben Wallace after switching positions," Drexler said. Hayes needs a different style of play, and I don't know what he's going to do. ”

As soon as Drexler's words fell, the Rockets broke the ball. Gordon was entangled by Hayes and finally got the basketball, and immediately broke through with the ball without pausing, although he passed Hayes, he plunged into the crowd, and was slapped down by the defender Battier and stabbed Maddie.

"You're not concentrating enough." Hayes smiled at Gordon, and he didn't forget to hit the other party after being passed. Of course, it is impossible for him to completely defend Gordon, so Battier has already said that he can make up for the defense at any time, and the master's skills are very trustworthy.

Maddy dribbled the ball to the Bulls half court and passed it to Hayes. Hayes borrowed Yao Ming to break through again, and Ben Wallace switched defenses again.

"Do you think that if the strength is strong, I can't help it?" Hayes muttered, taking a small step with his left leg to the upper left, turning a little to the left and dribbling the ball under his left crotch. When the ball is handed to the right hand, the body follows up to the left at the same time.

Ben Wallace's center of gravity was still steady, and he had taken a step forward under Hayes's feint.

Hayes shifted his center of gravity to his left foot, then his shoulder to the left, and his left hand to the left front. Ben Wallace thought he wanted to break through from the left and quickly moved back.

Just as Ben Wallace moved to the left, Hayes stepped down again, handed the ball from his left hand to his right hand, adjusted his center of gravity to the right side of his body, and took a step to the right. At this point, he and Ben Wallace opened up a position, there was no defense in front of him, and he hit a solid mid-range shot.

Drexler was so excited that he almost threw himself out of his chair and exclaimed, "Oh my God, Hayes really thinks of himself as a defender, it's the standard back play, I seem to see myself when I was younger." ”

Matt Bullard laughed: "You didn't move so fancyly when you were younger, it was all about speed. It's a pity that Hayes can't glide, otherwise, I think you'd have to say that he would have inherited the mantle. ”

Ben Wallace is one of the best interior defense experts, and he can also defend the outside, but he is not good at it after all, plus he is older, and he has also regressed, and Hayes knows very well that to win Ben Wallace, the only way to win is to break through.

After being reborn, he worked harder in terms of skill than in his previous life, and he had no speed, and if he wanted to break through the defense of the outside players, he needed to play more fancy.

Before meeting Wallace, Hayes tended to have a power advantage in the alignment, so he rarely used outside skills. Today, when he met someone who completely restrained him physically, some of his skills began to be revealed.

Luol Deng misses a jumper.

Hayes faces Ben Wallace.

He holds the ball with his left hand and uses the rotational force of the ball to keep it in his hand temporarily. The body and head shook to the left, confusing Wallace's center of gravity to the left, Hayes quickly shifted his body's center of gravity, jumped the ball from his left hand to his right hand, changed hands to dribble, and the center stepped forward with his feet, got rid of Ben Wallace, and made a three-step layup.

Ben Wallace was in a hurry to foul him, but he was still a step too slow, Hayes threw the ball out, scored, and the referee blew for a foul and hit the penalty. Hayes scored five straight points and clenched his fists and roared.

"Chuck Hayes!" The DJ on the scene roared wildly.

The fans in the audience applauded and cheered one after another, and the fans holding the "Shrek slogan" were the most excited.

The Bulls were still ahead, but their momentum had been overwhelmed.

Seeing that the Rockets were chasing points strongly, the Bulls called a timeout, and head coach Del Negro switched the defense to a zone defense, and emphasized that Hayes should be wrapped up if necessary. Hayes' changeable style of play has been giving the Bulls a headache.

After the timeout, Hayes no longer held the ball to attack, stepped forward to block for Maddy, Maddy broke through to attract the defense and passed the ball back to Hayes in front of the free throw line, at this time Ben Gordon on the weak side made up for the defense, in the face of Ben Gordon's defense, Hayes had an advantage, did not shoot, and transferred the ball to Battier who ran to the right wing.

Battier's position is already empty, and he hits a three-point shot!

The Bulls let the opponent play in a row, and there is no good way to do it on the offensive end. Ben Gordon, who was invincible in the first half, could barely catch the ball under Hayes's entanglement, and his shooting percentage plummeted. Hinrich shot a three-pointer and missed it.

Rocket re-attack. This time they played an inside pass and inside, Yao Ming asked for the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side, dribbled inward, and Hayes ran from a 45-degree angle on the left side to the middle. Yao Ming handed the ball to Hayes, who hit an easy throw from a meter before the free throw line.

The Bulls' hands were completely cold. Xinli passed Gordon wonderfully, and after the pick-and-roll, Gordon didn't shoot in the open spot.

The Rockets won the rebound and fell to the position, and Hayes stepped forward to block for Maddy, who did not break through after attracting the defense, but took a step back.

Hayes just made a light block and pulled back to the inside, leaving both Marik Allen and Roel Deng in front of Maddy, who dodged out of space and passed a one-handed pass to Hayes on the left three-second line. Ben Wallace only chose to step forward to make up for the defense, Hayes did not turn his head, threw the ball to the right side with both hands at will, the ball was accurately thrown into Yao Ming's arms, and Yao Ming received the ball and scored with one hand.

The Rockets went on a 12-0 run to overtake the score in one fell swoop.

It's messed up, it's all messed up. Del Negro was forced to call another timeout, but the zone defense didn't make any difference, but his own players stood up for it.

The Bulls are marking, they can't prevent the Rockets from playing singles, and after the joint defense, the players have become like two shoelaces tied together, and they can't take a step.

Seeing that the Rockets were in complete control, Drexler laughed and said, "The Bulls called a timeout again, but I don't think they can come up with any tactics after this timeout, do you think there is any way?" ”

Matt Bullard said: "Hehe, it's a gap in the ability of the players, the Rockets have people who can play alone at all positions, especially Hayes, who can always run to the right position and make the right choice right now. ”

Drexler laughed: "Hayes has given Houston so many surprises this season. He can defend, he can drive, he can shoot, he can grab rebounds, he can pass the ball. Almighty mess, do you think there's anything he can't do? ”

Matt Bullard thought for a moment and smiled, "I don't think he can participate in the slam dunk contest." ”

After the timeout, the Bulls replaced Ben Gordon, who had deteriorated hand, and replaced Nocioni, who had not been resting for a long time, to strengthen the defense and switch to man-marking. On the offensive end, the Bulls played a little more flexibly, and after a few passes, Nocioni ran out of the open and hit a three-pointer.

Yao Ming went to the three-point line to block Hayes, and Hayes broke through on the right to attract the attention of Ben Wallace and Rohr Deng.

This time it was Yao Ming who ran back, Hayes jumped up to divide the ball, and the powerful pass passed through the defenders, just to Yao Ming's chest, Yao Ming received the ball and turned around, and it was already under the basket, and it was a violent dunk again!

Yao Ming clenched his fists and raised his head to the sky and roared. The fuel for the rocket was ignited!

When have Rocket fans seen Yao Ming so passionate?

The Bulls' defensive tactics have failed, and the Rockets are unstoppable!

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Hai Ye began to evolve in the direction of LeBron.

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