Chapter 269: Our Rockets Are the Orthodox Small Ball Tactics!
It didn't take long for the Warriors to find out that when Whiteside came on the court, the situation was actually worse than when Da Yao was on the floor.
Although Whiteside doesn't have Da Yao's super inside attacking methods, he is completely a blue-collar interior center, but he can't stand his fast steps.
With a height of 2.13 meters and a weight of 107 kilograms, his weight is close to Wang Chao, Green and others, and there is a big gap with Da Yao and Cousins, but this weight gives him good mobility, and the defensive range can reach beyond the three-point line.
The Warriors' previous weakness of staring at Da Yao's lack of mobility and inability to prevent the outside is useless in front of Whiteside, Cousins can return to the basket and use the weight tonnage advantage to attack the frame, but in the face of Whiteside's defense, Cousins' offensive efficiency under the basket is not high.
Even with a weight disadvantage, Whiteside's ability to bounce and bounce is still too strong, even under the basket, it can cause a lot of interference for Cousins.
On the Rockets' side, after Da Yao got off the court, Wang Chao took over the ball again, and the Warriors chose to let Green and Iguodala wrap Wang Chao, and the two devils chased and intercepted it was really difficult to deal with, so Wang Chao chose to pass the ball decisively when he encountered the bag.
The presence of God's perspective and the talent of the good passer ensure that Wang Chao can quickly find an open teammate every time and calmly pass the ball out in the bag.
At this time, the Rockets' perimeter also changed, and Butler, who was slightly worse on three-point shooting, went off the court and was replaced by Belinelli.
As a result, the Rockets' outside players became Belinelli, Middleton and Leonard.
Needless to say, the three-point shooting ability of the first two is that they are both shooters who can maintain a three-point shooting rate of more than 40% in the regular season, and Leonard's three-point shooting rate has decreased slightly with the increase in the number of offenses with the ball this season, but it can also maintain about 38%, and it is impossible to easily let go of the vacant shots.
After a few minutes of the Warriors' package tactics, they had to give up continuing to pack Wang Chao, because if Tou Tie continued to pack Wang Chao, the score difference would go straight to more than 20 points before the end of the half.
After giving up the bag, it was still Green who was staring at Wang Chao.
Unlike the ambition at the beginning of the game, Green at this time had already sunk into water, and the previous rounds of battles made him understand that he couldn't prevent Wang Chao even if he tried his best, and the difference in strength between the two sides was too big.
Even if he and Iguodala teamed up to trap Wang Chao just now, the effect was not very good.
"Is there really such a strong person in the Alliance?"
Green felt a little skeptical about life.
When he first started the season and became the ball-handler, Green felt like he was in control of the whole world, and it seemed like he was no more than the league's top superstars in the past.
This made him feel that Wang Chao, the first person in the league, didn't seem to be a big deal, but other players didn't show enough toughness on the defensive end, otherwise how could he shoot three points so calmly outside the three-point line?
Now he finally understood why.
Wang Chao not only has a more accurate three-point shot than Curry and Thompson, but also has the fastest breakthrough first step speed in the league.
Whenever Green stood up in front of him and wanted to prevent Wang Chao from suddenly throwing a cold arrow to pull out three points, Wang Chao would use his first step to break through to the extreme, and the result was just the difference between two points and three points.
This kind of player who has reached the extreme of three-point shooting and ball breaking, Green really has experienced it for the first time, and he doesn't know how to defend Wang Chao.
Seeing Wang Chao slowly dribbling over, Green came back to his senses, thinking of Wang Chao's thunderous breakthrough, and couldn't help but stand back a little.
In fact, he didn't go too far back, but just retreated to within the three-point line.
But this retreat, Wang Chao suddenly stopped, and pulled out his hand on the spot.
Green was caught off guard and didn't have time to react at all, the most important thing is that Wang Chao's position at this time is still nearly two meters away from the three-point line, so far away he doesn't even want to shoot directly?
Even Green, who is accustomed to Curry's ultra-long-distance three-point shots, still didn't expect it at all.
Green's gaze was slightly glazed as he watched the basketball fly towards the basket and cut a near-perfect parabola across the sky before finally hitting the net.
"Rookie, I said it, I'm going to cut 50 points on your head in today's game, and if you have the ability, you can prevent me from killing me."
Wang Chao, who threw three points into the super long distance, still had a calm and breezy expression, and continued to say to Green.
"Damn ......"
The defense was scored one after another, and at the same time, he was taunted by trash talk.
Green's mood was already terrible, and his eyes began to gradually become fierce, revealing his true nature.
What should I do if I can't prevent a player? In fact, it's simple, just abolish him and let him never get up again? It's not that hard for Green, and it's even easier than defending a player.
The Warriors attacked, Curry held the ball to face Wang Chao, raised his hand and called for cover.
Cousins was about to pull out from the inside to block for Curry, but saw Green run over first.
Green, who was blocking Wang Chao's side, had his arms bulging, and he was full of strength, ready to give him a hard blow the moment Wang Chao bumped into him, and it was best to directly hit the opponent's concussion and couldn't play.
Green's intention was clear, but as everyone knows, due to the talent of covering up prediction, Wang Chao had already noticed Green one step ahead of him, and he also found his fierce expression.
"Sure enough, if you can't play ball, you're ready to hit someone?"
If it were before, Wang Chao might be a little worried and take the initiative to avoid his edge.
After all, there is no point in comparing a level with a garbage like Green, whether it is a foul with the other party, the limit is one for one, or the other party's rough foul actions are injured, it is not worth the loss.
However, since he obtained the Steely Bone talent, and it is also an upgraded version of the enhanced talent, Wang Chao's self-confidence is bursting, because he has never been injured in the arena since then.
Don't underestimate the strength of the system's natural skills, or that sentence, as long as no one stabs him 11 times with a knife, or simply comes to a set of American-style juhe, he is not afraid of anyone, and even let him have a boxing match with the peak Tyson on the basketball court, he has the confidence to rely on the toughness of the steel and iron bones to resist blows and avoid injuries The ability to drag the other party to death.
The only pity is that this talent skill only takes effect on the basketball court, otherwise Wang Chao may really consider crossing the border to participate in a boxing and fighting competition in the future.
The topic was far away, and when he returned to the game, Wang Chao, who sensed Green's intentions in advance, did not intend to dodge, but sank his shoulders slightly and took the initiative to meet him.
"Bang!"
The moment the two collided, Green raised his elbow and slammed his force at the position of Wang Chao's chest, but his elbow hit Wang Chao's arm that was also erected.
A huge force surged, and the violent collision caused Green to be knocked directly to the ground.
In terms of strength, Green is indeed slightly stronger than Wang Chao, but the problem is that he was standing in a static state just now, which is different from Wang Chao who takes the initiative to exert force in movement.
"!"
Green, who fell to the ground and fell into a mess, got up from the ground and immediately rushed towards Wang Chao, with a fierce look on his face, while Wang Chao sneered.
"Squeak Squeak——!"
The referee's whistle sounded hurriedly, and several players around immediately came over to separate the two.
After controlling the scene, the referee began to watch the video replay just now to figure out what happened.
Under the high-definition camera, no one's movements can escape the eyes of the referee.
Whether it was Green's elbow when he was covering, or Wang Chao's action of taking the initiative to knock over Green, it was clearly played on the big screen.
But after the two made physical contact and Green was knocked to the ground, the latter rushed up and wanted to PK with Wang Chao, but Wang Chao was very calm and did not fight back, but learned from Garnett and fought and retreated, without having a head-on conflict with Green.
Wang Chao is not stupid, fighting on the court, with the blessing of several talents such as steel and iron bones and fighting maniacs, he has no problem beating Green by himself, but he will definitely be expelled from the game.
Sure enough, the referee immediately gave a penalty for the clash just now.
Wang Chao was whistled for a defensive foul, after all, it is an indisputable fact that he took the initiative to knock over Green.
But compared with Green, Wang Chao's punishment is obviously lighter.
The referee blew Green for a technical foul and verbally warned him to make a smaller move in the next game.
Green was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision and wanted to step forward to protest a few words, but was quickly pulled away by his teammates.
If this big mouth makes any more insulting remarks to the referee, he will be ejected from the game if he is whistled for a second technical foul.
Wang Chao executed a technical foul and hit the free throw steadily, and the game continued.
Green, who ate a technical foul, immediately behaved a lot, and even defended Wang Chao's movements a lot smaller, after all, the referee had just finished warning him.
No matter how aggrieved and angry he is, Green will not dare to make any out-of-the-ordinary actions in a short period of time, after all, once he is expelled from the game, not only will he not be able to play, but he will also pay a fine due to a suspension for technical fouls.
For Green, who is still a second-round rookie on a contract of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the league's fine is quite expensive and difficult to afford.
The Warriors have not benefited in the slightest in this clash, and nothing has changed in the situation of being unilaterally suppressed by the Rockets.
Under Wang Chao's continuous onslaught, at the end of the half, the score of the two teams has been stretched to more than 20 points, and the Rockets are 68:48, leading the Warriors by 20 points.
Wang Chao scored 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting, 5-of-9 three-pointers, and 6-of-6 free throws in the first half.
Green's pre-game rhetoric had become a joke at halftime, but Wang Chao had no intention of stopping.
He had previously said that he was going to score 50 points on Green's head, and he wouldn't stop until that condition was met.
At the beginning of the third quarter of the second half, the Warriors found that Wang Chao was still on the court, and the desire to score was still strong.
At the beginning of the third quarter of the game, Wang Chao hit another three-pointer with the help of his teammates to block and dismantle the three-point line, and then completed a fast-break score after a steal, leading the Rockets to play another wave of 8:0 attack, which caused the Warriors to call two timeouts in a row.
Seeing that the point difference was about to go straight to 30 points, Kerr decisively used his trump card move, which made it difficult for all teams in the league to adapt to the death of the five small in the previous game.
Cousins went off the court, Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Barnes and Green came on the court together, and the speed reached the extreme in an instant.
However, the lineup of the Death Five has not been able to recover its decline, because compared with the Rockets, even the Warriors' Death Five lineup still has no advantage in terms of mobility.
Because with the Warriors' change of formation, the Rockets also followed suit, the center was replaced, and the lineup on the court became Wang Chao, Belinelli, Middleton, Butler, Leonard.
This was the league's most famous Super Five Lineup for the Rockets last season, only because of Chandler. Due to Parsons' departure, some minor adjustments have been made to the details of the lineup, Belinelli is 1.96 meters tall and plays as a shooting guard, and when he is on the court, the title of super five forward is a little less appropriate.
But even so, the average height of the Rockets' roster is still 201, which is a little taller than the Warriors' Death Five, and at the same time is not inferior in mobility.
The two sides launched a fierce offensive in the third quarter, and the result was that the Warriors recovered their scoring efficiency in the third quarter, scoring 39 points in a single quarter, but the offensive efficiency of the Rockets was even more exaggerated, scoring 42 points in a single quarter!
Facts have proved that this kind of small-ball lineup with a very fast offensive pace, once the hand is opened, even the Rockets of the originator are difficult to restrict, but the Rockets also provide a perfect set of coping plans for many teams in the league.
The Warriors aren't the only team with excellent projection ability.
Not long after the start of the fourth quarter, Warriors head coach Kerr chose to give up, replaced all the main players, and conceded defeat.
The Warriors surrendered early, and the Rockets followed suit.
When Wang Chao left the game, his personal score had reached 54 points, and he was 8 of 16 three-pointers.
In addition to scoring 54 points, he also had 8 rebounds and 9 assists, which blew Green out of his body.
136:115, which is the score of both teams at the end of the final full-time match.
The Rockets defeated the Warriors by 21 points on the road, giving the opponent their second loss of the season, and at the same time, they also proved to the entire league that when it comes to playing small-ball tactics, our Rockets are the real masters!
As for Green, there is no doubt that he was the target of ridicule by a lot of media after the game.
Ambitious before the game, incompetent and furious during the game, and silent after the game.
Green fits the above assessment perfectly.
Especially in the game, because he couldn't prevent Wang Chao, he deliberately swung his elbow to injure Wang Chao when blocking and dismantling, but stealing chickens did not become counter-erosion, and the picture of being knocked to the ground by Wang Chao was repeatedly played and aroused heated discussions.
After the game, a reporter stopped Green and asked maliciously.
"Drummond, I heard that before the game you said that you would prevent Wang Chao from killing in this game, and now that the game is over, what do you think or think about the fact that Wang Chao cut 54+8+9 data in the whole game and led the Rockets to defeat the Warriors by a big score?"
In the face of the reporter's long guns and short guns, Green couldn't say a word, and went straight to the locker room with a black face.
On the other hand, Wang Chao was very calm in an interview.
"In these days, there are always people who don't think they are strong, but in fact, they just need to give it a try, right?"
(End of chapter)