readytorunbook Chapter 149 74 to 39 at halftime, can I clock in and leave work?
Chapter 149 74 to 39 at halftime, can I clock in and leave work?
Now the Rockets players on the court are center Yao Ming, power forward Chuck Hayes, small forward Shane Battier, shooting guard Tracy McGrady and point guard Zhang Jinshui.
In Zhang Jinshui's mind, the current Rockets lineup is definitely the top in the league, and it can even be said to be a perfect starting lineup.
Zhang Jinshui went from watching basketball in his last life to playing in this life. During this period, he also played 2k games crazily. He tried to understand the sport of basketball from all angles.
It is true that a lineup with superstars in all 5 positions will always be the most perfect.
But considering the league's salary cap restrictions, such a lineup simply does not exist.
And theoretically speaking, even if a team of five superstars is perfect, there must be two or three players among them, sacrificing their possession of the ball and playing the role of blue-collar players to cooperate with other teammates.
After all, on the court, there is only one basketball.
Zhang Jinshui once had nothing to do on the Rockets' chartered flight back to Houston from an away game. He once discussed the classification of offensive players with Yao Ming and Van Gundy, and finally reached a fairly clear point of view.
Offensive players should be divided into two types: offensive players with the ball and offensive players without the ball. These two types of players are equally important to the team, but because offensive players with the ball appear on the stage more than players who score goals without the ball, All of them are more likely to become superstars, and all players are willing to become such players.
In the Rockets' current lineup, Yao Ming and McGrady are undoubtedly such players.
As long as they take the ball at the right position and at the right time, they can pose a great threat to the opponent's defense, and even distort the opponent's entire defensive system.
Such a player is naturally the cornerstone of the team.
But in addition to such ball-handling players, off-ball offensive players are equally important to the team.
For example, Zhang Jinshui, after handing the ball to Yao Ming and McGrady, he can immediately use the cover of the players to find open three-point opportunities. Ball, just finish the last throw.
Sean Battier also belongs to this kind of player. Their existence makes the opponent's defense completely impossible to ignore. It is equivalent to relieving the defensive pressure on ball-holding offensive players like Yao Ming and McGrady in a disguised form, and further deforming the opponent's defensive system.
What's even more commendable is that in addition to playing off the ball, Zhang Jinshui can also play with the ball.
When encountering a team with extremely abnormal defensive capabilities, such as the Detroit Pistons, they can freeze the two points of Yao Ming and McGrady at the same time, and Zhang Jinshui can stand up, so that the Rockets still have the ability to fight back.
When Zhang Jinshui came to the Rockets for trial training, Van Gundy and Dawson saw Zhang Jinshui's potential at a glance, so they spared no effort to recruit Zhang Jinshui to the team even if they sacrificed the starting point guard.
And the only Chuck Hayes who has no offensive ability may be the only shortcoming of this lineup.
Zhang Jinshui had imagined before that if Chuck Hayes was replaced with Birdman Anderson in the starting lineup, would the Rockets be stronger.
The answer may be correct.
But it is inevitable to use 3 cents of the price to make up for the last 1 cent of the goods.
After all, Hayes can make up for Yao Ming's slow movement on the defensive end. He is willing to do any dirty work, and he has the unique skill of grabbing offensive rebounds with one hand, and he can help Zhang Jinshui with off-ball pick-and-rolls, but he can't It's useless on the offensive end.
As for Birdman Anderson, his high-altitude defense is naturally 2 gears higher than Chuck Hayes, but his low-altitude defense is worse, and his ultimate ability in the air after the pick-and-roll on the offensive end is actually in line with Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll. above are overlapping.
Instead of putting Birdman Anderson in the main lineup, it is better to let him stay on the bench and cooperate with Zhang Jinshui and McGrady to exert a greater deterrent effect.
All in all, the Rockets' current lineup can be described as almost perfect. In the entire league, it is definitely comparable to the Pistons and the Spurs in terms of GDP.
With such a lineup on the court, the Eagles' main lineup cannot resist it just by looking at its strength on paper.
Not to mention that Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Zhang Jinshui's chemistry on the court is so good.
They didn't deliberately pursue who would be the main attacker, but let the ball run naturally among the three, and made the most reasonable offensive choice based on the actual situation of the Eagles' defense.
Whether it's Yao Ming's inside singles, or Zhang Jinshui's long-range three-pointer after receiving Yao Ming's double-team, or McGrady on the weak side catching the ball and then rushing to the opponent's inside with a big stride, all let the Eagles The defense was overwhelmed.
What makes the Eagles even more desperate is that Yao Maishui, the three star players who have played a dominant role on the offensive end, does not have the airs of the core of the team at all on the defensive end.
Not only did they not throw all the dirty work to Sean Battier and Chuck Hayes, but they also took the initiative to use running and filling to raise the Rockets' defensive intensity to a new level.
Especially Zhang Jinshui, with the blessing of [Like a Shadow], he diligently launched a full-court defense against the rookie Stoudemire of the same year. The strength of the ball guard at this point has been brought to the extreme.
The score on the court soon came to 67 to 35, and the Rockets' lead had reached an exaggerated 32 points.
And in the last 2 minutes of the second quarter, the Rockets didn't even treat this game as a game.
After Yao Ming and McGrady suggested, every time Zhang Jinshui took the ball into the frontcourt, he would raise his hand and call for a different offensive tactic. He regarded the Toyota Center, which was full of seats today, as a game open to the public, helping Sean Ba The training ground where Teal and Chuck Hayes boosted their game.
And with the blessing of the already smooth atmosphere on the field, the offensive effect of this kind of game-based training is not bad, maintaining a high offensive success rate.
When the second quarter ended, the score on the court had come to 74 to 39 in an orderly manner, and the Rockets' lead reached 35 points.
When the Rockets players returned to the locker room through the player channel for halftime break, the Rockets fans on both sides of the channel were not stingy with their enthusiasm and praise.
"Rockets, you guys were great today."
"Yao Ming, McGrady, Zhang Jinshui, you are the best, the Rockets champion!"
"We are so happy to be fans of the league's top teams!"
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Indeed, the happiest people in the Toyota Center today are undoubtedly Rockets fans.
When the first quarter of the game started, they regarded themselves as teammates standing in the same trench as the Rockets, as the No.6 players outside the five players on the field, constantly cheering and shouting to improve their performance. The momentum of the Rockets and create psychological pressure on the Eagles players.
However, as they entered the second quarter, the Rockets played better and better, and their lead was getting bigger and bigger. They no longer need to cheer and shout these clichés to cheer up the home team.
Instead, they began to use the Rockets' every offensive score and every defensive success as a soundtrack, drinking and chatting happily, dancing to their heart's content, and enjoying the game loosely.
To some extent, today's game is actually not a regular NBA game, it is more like a big gathering of Rockets fans.
In the few media commentary seats beside the stadium, a group of ball critics and experts praised the Rockets' devastating performance in the first half. They all exclaimed:
"This first half is definitely the most amazing halftime performance the Rockets have played in the NBA in the past few years."
"The strength of the Rockets after the lineup upgrade is really terrible. It's a pity that this game didn't get much attention because of the disparity in strength between the Rockets and the Eagles."
"Yes, many people's impression of the Rockets may still be in the first two games after the Rockets just completed the lineup change. If they watch this half of the game, their jaws will drop in shock."
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At this time, in the locker room of the Rockets, the players were already laughing and making a fuss.
Especially Sprewell, who came over with a few bottles of mineral water, opened them one by one, threw the water into the sky, and landed on the heads of all his teammates.
Seeing Van Gundy walk into the locker room with old Hughes and other assistants, Sprewell immediately yelled: "Coach, I don't think I've seen a team clock in at halftime in the past 10 years. Today's lead It's so big, shall we give it a try?"
Van Gundy gave the madman a white look, and scolded with a smile: "Calm down a bit."
Then, he turned his head to look at all the Rockets players, and said loudly: "Players, thank you for your perfect performance in the first half. The 35-point lead in the half is the first since I have coached hundreds of games as a coach." Once, I believe it should be a huge point difference that is rarely seen in the history of the Rockets."
"However, I'm sorry, I can't announce that you clock off work now. After all, there are still 24 minutes left in the game. We need to be careful to avoid some extreme situations. In that case, you and I will become the whole League joke."
Without waiting for Sprewell to complain, Zhang Jinshui said loudly, "Okay, coach, I fully support your decision."
Zhang Jinshui certainly understands Van Gundy's concerns. In his last life, he once watched a game in front of the computer, and he still remembers it vividly.
That should be December 2006, when the Rockets played against the Lakers at home.
When the game entered the fourth quarter, the Lakers led the Rockets away by 27 points.
And in the fourth quarter, the Rockets put on a pure substitute lineup first. At that time, no matter from which point of view, the Lakers were definitely considered a sure thing.
As a result, the head coach of the Lakers waved his hand and replaced all the main rotation players of the Lakers. Black Mamba Bryant, who performed well in that game, even entered the post-match training mode ahead of schedule, wearing Training clothes, put on ice packs.
Unexpectedly, the tenacious Rockets substitutes, relying on their unyielding ambition, almost evened the difference between the two sides.
In the end, in order to avoid becoming the background board of the Rockets' tenacious spirit, Kobe, who was completely cold, took the ice pack and returned to the field with the other main players of the Lakers. victory.
But after this game, Kobe, who was not seriously injured, had to rest for a few games.
The team doctor of the Lakers once explained in front of the media that after cooling down from the excited state of confrontation and then entering the excited state again in a short period of time, it is actually a very harmful thing to the athlete's body.
Therefore, Zhang Jinshui absolutely supports Van Gundy. When some extreme situations arise, it may not only affect the outcome of a game.
After Zhang Jinshui, Yao Ming, McGrady and others also voiced their support for Van Gundy's decision.
Sprewell had nothing to say now, he glanced at Zhang Jinshui, and said bitterly: "Zhang Jinshui, I treat you as a brother, but you treat me as a tool to cater to the coach, my heart, wow Wow cool."
Zhang Jinshui touched his head in embarrassment, while the other players laughed.
Soon, it was time for halftime.
Under the leadership of Yao Ming, the Rockets returned to the arena again. The slogan they shouted before they walked out of the lounge was still "check in three quarters".
Back on the court, the Eagles still sent the full main lineup, trailing by 35 points at halftime, which did not make them give up the game-at least they did not intend to give up the entire second half directly.
As for the Rockets, they naturally dispatched a full starting lineup with Yao Maishui as the core.
After having a 35-point lead at halftime, the Rockets did not play as vigorously as they did in the first half. Instead, they controlled the rhythm of the game and moved the lead to the fourth quarter smoothly.
Although Van Gundy has been knocking out to avoid extreme situations, it does not mean that he will operate the game according to the standard of the third quarter of the usual game.
In the 4th minute of the third quarter, the Rockets still led the Hawks by 80 points 47-33. With a wave of his hand, Van Gundy first replaced the two core players Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, leaving Zhang Jinshui and Three new aids, Sprewell, Birdman Anderson and JR Smith, were finishing the work on the field.
At this time, Zhang Jinshui naturally no longer stands in the center of the court, but focuses on controlling the rhythm of the game, and strives to create opportunities for the three new players.
After the birdman Anderson sent an alley assist in the first quarter, he helped Sprewell complete an alley, and after clearly breaking through the opponent's defense, he did not go directly to the basket, but the ball Throwing high and helping JR Smith, who followed him quickly, also completed an alley-oop.
In the eighth minute of the third quarter, the Rockets still led by 8 points 88-56.