Chapter 174 [Tenacious Sun, Overtime of the Game]
Although the score led by three points, Hayes's heart was not easy. He finally learned firsthand what it means to win a championship on defense and win the audience on offense. If you attack too hard, the defense will naturally be full of holes, and D'Antoni's small-ball play is very charming, but it is also flawed. The players played well, but it was difficult to win.
If tactics are compared to martial arts, the style of the rocket in the past is like a master who mainly practices the golden bell jar and assists Xingyi boxing; Now the Bobcat is practicing the "Seven Wounds Fist", killing 1000 enemies and self-damage 800.
"In the last offense, the Suns will definitely choose to shoot three points, keep an eye on the outside, and let go on the inside. Corunna (Azubuk) guards Nash, Chuck guards Marion, Andris (Biedrins) guards Stadamire, Michael (Petrus) guards Bale. Gerard (Wallace) guards Dior. When encountering dismantling and dismantling, you must be timely! Be sure to keep an eye on Nash! D'Antoni exclaimed.
He sent players who were strong defensively, and in order to hold the Suns' last offense, Calderon and Felton were all on the bench. The advantage is on the Bobcat's side, as long as the Suns can't attack, the Bobcat will win.
The Suns' tactic is to play three points resolutely. Porter set up a pick-and-roll strategy in order to allow Nash to receive the ball smoothly, and Nash is undoubtedly the most reliable player in the Suns three-point shooting team, and will definitely be guarded by opponents. Porter knew this, so he arranged for Nash to split the ball if he didn't have a chance to shoot, not to force the shot, and in order to increase the firepower, he replaced Stoudmayre and replaced it with pure pitcher Piakowski. Dio stepped up to the center of the striker's position.
The timeout ends and players from both sides come on the pitch. Seeing that the opponent Stadamire didn't play, D'Antoni frowned, the Suns all five have three-point ability, and it is difficult to judge who is responsible for the final shot.
Sure enough, this change made the Bobcats players a little overwhelmed. The players from both sides stood in a straight line, Marion sent a sideline ball and Biedrins followed the new Piakowski. Nash borrowed a teammate to cover and then received the ball laterally, quickly attracting the Bobcats to defend with two.
Nash didn't make a strong shot, saw the opportunity, and distributed the ball to Piakoski, who had just come on the court, and Piakowski played only four minutes in total. The five lynxes all felt angry when they saw him, and it was difficult to pay attention to him.
But at this time, Nash passed the ball to him. The ball was fed very comfortably, Biderins was slow to follow, Piakowski ran to the bottom right corner, did not need to make any adjustments when receiving the ball, and immediately jumped and shot.
This shot has a high arc and is hollow into the net. 135 to 135!
Hayes felt a blow to his heart. Defend! It's defense again!
Some people say that NBA players are nothing more than a bunch of manual laborers, but that's not the case. It's not just the coach who uses his brain, the coach arranges the tactics, and the person who executes it is the most critical. If the player's IQ is not high enough, it will be difficult to play a good game no matter how good his physical fitness is. There are countless examples of this.
The Bobcats now have a group of very high quality, strong single defense ability, but poor awareness of co-defense, so it is easy to be caught by people to score easily.
Hayes thought of a few bad-tempered stars, and Bryant often complained that his players didn't support him enough, and he was so excited that he yelled at his teammates. Garnett has been in a similar situation. It seems that this is not due to the bad tempers of the two, but the teammates are too unhappy, which makes people have bad tempers. Hayes is only in his second season, and after a long time, he is not confident that he will still maintain his current good temper.
With just 2.4 seconds left on the Bobcats' offensive time, D'Antoni also arranged a catch-and-shoot and sent Landry on. Landry has a lot more offensive means than Derins.
"Gerrard, Karl block Chuck, Chuck catches the ball and shoots, I believe in your feel!" D'Antoni said.
"I do my best." Hayes nodded, his expression was calm, but his heart was not calm.
Why is it often said that a player who can deliver a lore has a "big heart"? Because the pressure in the final moments of the game is not something that everyone can bear. Hayes' heart was beating like a drum right now, and he wanted to bite his lip off. He played in the NBA for one season and never shot a last-minute shot in the game.
The Rockets played too well last season, rarely stalemate with opponents to the end, and even if they did, the first choice for the last shot was Maddy, who had a free throw against the Pistons last season, but that was after grabbing the rebound and causing the opponent to foul.
I can do it, don't be afraid, if I'm scared at this time, it proves that I'm not a superstar. There were only two seconds left in the game, and if I made it, I was the hero, and even if I didn't make it, the Suns didn't have time to complete another attack. It's a big deal, what are you afraid of? Hayes cheered himself up from the heart.
"It's on, Chuck. Cast them to death. Wallace walked over to Hayes and said.
"Let's go!" Hayes shook his neck and tensed his muscles, especially in his legs. His heart was still pounding, and the oppressive feeling made him suspect he had a heart attack.
Come on. I was never scared when I voiced Kung Fu Panda. This one is much easier! Believe in yourself and you can become stronger! Hayes shouted inwardly. Kung Fu Panda suddenly became stronger after being beaten by Hai Bian, and the most incomprehensible thing about that movie is here. Is mindset so important? (The explanation that the panda was opened up by someone in the air seems to be more reasonable) The Bobcats player ran and Hayes received the basketball under Wallace's cover. The moment he received the ball, his heart beat even harder because he saw Marion right in front of him. However, he didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly stepped back and made a jumper, Marion jumped too, and as soon as Hayes threw the ball, Marion's hand pressed on the ball...... Marion roared in the sky, and his teammates stepped forward to celebrate!
Hayes' whistle ball was blocked, and the two sides went into extra time.
When Hayes got off the court, he sat down in his chair and didn't say a word. He was to blame for the block, but it was too many holes in his team's defense that complicated the game, and they should have dealt with their opponents a long time ago.
"Chuck, don't worry, there's too little time to attack, you can only choose this. Jordan's step-back jumper was also overshadowed by Marion. Forget about the block, and then we have to play extra time. D'Antoni reassured Hayes.
"Overtime, you must guard against it! We've got to win! Hayes said with a frown.
Actually, there is nothing to comfort in this. Hayes has scored a big triple-double so far, and Marion has only 18 points and 12 rebounds, which is the worst performance among the Suns' three stars. Marion leaned on this big hat and let out a vicious breath.
On the other side, after praising Marion's block, Nash also said, "We have to win." ”
Unlike Hayes, Nash has a relaxed smile on his face. His stamina was almost exhausted, as were the other players, but Nash was still laughing.
What makes Nash and Hayes different is that Hasties is used to winning easily, while Nash is used to playing in struggle.
In contrast, Nash is in a more peaceful mood.
Nash is now an NBA superstar and a two-time MVP, but when he first entered the NBA in 1996, he was in a precarious situation and always appeared in transfer rumors. Nash didn't play well that year, and the main reason was the injury, his back injury affected his performance. When injuries didn't bring down Nash, but instead made the Canadian more and more courageous, the gold finally shined.
Hayes was different, his first season was too smooth. So when it becomes difficult to win after the transfer, he has a psychological gap. Even though his stats are the most beautiful in the game.
"Chuck, what are you depressed about?" Van Gundy asked, sitting next to Hayes.
"Our defense is so bad, it's so difficult to win, shouldn't we be depressed? The Suns are not as strong as last season. Hayes whispered.
"This is not a rocket. It's remarkable that a bobcat can play with the sun like this. This is just the beginning, and we will be stronger in the future. You can listen to the sound from the stands. Now the fans are still shouting your name. You've played well! ”
That's when Hayes noticed the crowd outside the arena. It's really hotter here than the Rockets' home stadium.
The Bobcats were just a belly team last season, and now they can compete with the Suns, and the fans are already having fun in the game. As soon as Hayes got the ball, the crowd cheered. All the fans went crazy for him. When the Suns threw in the three-point shot, many fans were actually happy in their hearts. Because the game was so exciting, they didn't want the game to end early, and playing extra time meant that Hayes' stats would improve, and the fans watched the game and liked to play better and have personal heroism. Hayes is playing well with the fans right now, and now they finally have a superstar to back on.
Hearing the cheers of the audience, Hayes's heart calmed.
"I get it, if you don't defend well, let's win the game in another way." Hayes said: "Jeff, we got to practice defending during training!" ”
Extra time began. Both sides fielded their starting line-ups at the opening time.
The Bobcats attacked first, and Calderón dribbled through the frontcourt. In this game, his assist ability was not fully exploited, and Hayes played too well in the first half. A star who plays well can affect their opponents and their teammates. Calderon unconsciously passed the ball to Hayes instead of his teammate in a better position, because in his subconscious, Hayes was more sure of that.
This time Calderon passed the ball to Hayes again. Hayes took two steps back to the ball, and Bell came up to cover it. Hayes returns the ball to Calderon. Calderon passes to Petrus, who misses a three-point jumper.
Marion grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and handed it to Nash to play a counterattack. Now Nash's speed has also slowed down a lot, the Suns have also fallen into positional battles, Stadameyer has pulled to a high position, and his blocking and dismantling cooperation with Nash is the most effective tactic for Suns positional warfare.
"Transposition!" Hayes shouted.
Petrus hurriedly switched to Nash. Hayes stayed in Stadamire and Calderon went straight around the pick-and-roll and ran towards Raja Bell on the weak side. Bell's offense is mainly fixed-point shooting, which is a relatively easy defensive task. Nash dribbled the ball to Marion, who pulled to the left foot, Wallace was a step slower from the weak side, and Marion hit a three-point shot. 135 to 138. The Bobcats are lagging behind!
Hayes was watching his teammate's defensive performance, scratching his head anxiously. In his previous life, he remembered that the news said that Gerard Wallace was an underrated player with excellent defensive ability, and now Hayes feels that it is better to be famous than to meet, Wallace's individual defense ability is good, but his help defense ability is not as strong as the legend, maybe because it is only 2007, and his ability has not been developed for safety.
In any case, the defensive tactics arranged by D'Antoni failed again.
Bobcat uses a variant of the 131 joint defense. In order to defend Nash and Stoudeyer's pick-and-roll. Judging from this round, the effect is not good, because several Suns can pull to the outside to shoot, and Biedlings must follow out. But if you follow the defense, you can't prevent Nash from breaking through, and you can't prevent Stoadamyre from rushing to Bidrins...... Who says Biedrins is a defensive center? It's just a big colander, and it's nothing big other than running fast. In the previous life, the Warriors signed a big contract with Biedrins, which was purely brain-dead! Hayes thought to himself.
The Bobcats fell to attack, Hayes borrowed Wallace to block the right side of the break, and after Dior changed defenses, Hayes transferred the ball to Biedrins under the basket in the middle.
Biedrins relied on his height advantage, turned around and hit a throw, and finally made a little contribution on the offensive end, 137-138.
Both sides held their breath and the game heated up. At this time, whoever can prevent the opponent's attack will win the game!
(To be continued)