Basketball: Starting from the Rodman template

Chapter 120 The Transformation Success
The game then officially started.

Yao Ming jumped off the initiative for the team.

Facing the 2m Odom, Francis had a strong desire to attack. With the ball in his hand, he made a direct breakthrough without waiting for Yao Ming to come to the high position.

Jeff Van Gundy frowned.

He is a strict head coach, especially in the requirements of the style of play.

The entire Rockets system this season is a positional battle dominated by Yao Ming.

Therefore, in his view, whether Yao Ming is in position or not is very critical.

But Francis' style of play is really impulsive. If it weren't for his good relationship with Yao Ming, to be honest, Jeff Van Gundy would have proposed a trade to the management 8 times.

Odom on the Francis, does seem a little clumsy.

With an in&out, Francis shook him aside.However, this situation was as early as Stan Van Gundy expected. During Francis' breakthrough, Woody and Grant quickly shrank.

In order to give Francis the space to break through the basket, Yao Ming stopped at the elbow in front of the reasonable collision zone, which left Francis isolated and helpless.

Francis, who was jumping in the air, also noticed this situation, activated the "power of the waist", turned around 180 degrees forcibly, and gave the ball to Yao Ming behind him.

Dayao dribbled a bit, took a step forward, and rushed straight to the basket in a "raise fire to burn the sky" style, completing a one-handed split dunk.

Grant has already reacted, but all he can do is open his hands as much as possible, and then watch Yao Ming complete the attack.

Sure enough, a "big killer"!
Stan Van Gundy urged to serve quickly, and his voice forced Yao, who had just completed the attack, to step back to defend.

But it's not a lie, the Heat's serve speed is really fast.

Dayao had just returned to the Rockets' defense zone, and the Heat had already reached the frontcourt. Odom looked at the body of Francis' little chick, showing his "smoker" yellow teeth.

Jie Jie Jie!

My buddy's change of direction in front of the body just now was very good, but now I push forward with my back and the ball, how do you deal with it?

In the first round, Odom did not choose to pick and roll with Woody, but turned half-turned with his back against Francis, and forced his way into it like a bulldozer.

Might be a little easier than when the bulldozers are bulldozing.

With just one click, Odom easily pushed away Francis.

He froze for a moment.

no……

Did someone guard it just now?

Quickly turned around and broke through to the basket, Yao Ming defended immediately, and Odom threw the ball towards Grant.

Cato defended Grant for Yao Ming. In this gap, Grant threw the ball straight to the other side.

Grant doesn't have much passing vision, but this is an offensive routine that the Heat practiced yesterday.

Once Odom attracts the defense from the inside, no matter whether it is Yao Ming or Cato who makes up, he will find a way to give the ball to Woody.

Once Cato is added, it goes without saying.

Woody, who received the ball open, can easily complete the goal.

If Yao Ming came up to defend, Grant, who was open, took the ball to attract Cato to defend, and then threw the ball to the other side.

When Cato rushed towards Grant, Woody had already pulled a distance outside the baseline.

The catch is an easy open jumper!

Look, this is Woody's progress in CIC these days.

Even Stan Van Gundy is at ease arranging catch-and-shoot tactics for him!

"Shh!"

Woody also easily completed the goal.

For this goal, Stan Van Gundy just nodded slightly.

Woody's mid-range shot of this level will not surprise or surprise him when the opening touch has not been destroyed.

It was the Rockets' turn to attack again.

When Francis passed halftime, Jeff Van Gundy called out to him to remind him: "Man, pay attention to Yao's position!"

He really didn't want to see his precious Yao Ming have to cooperate with the team to play offense before he got settled.

How can this bring out his full power?
To say that Jeff Van Gundy's protection of Yao Ming is simply...

Be very careful in using it, and never let him stay on the court for more than 8 minutes, unless Yao Ming himself asks.

In addition, his focus on Yao Ming's weight gain is "long-term companionship" and "slowly".

Woody did not gain weight last summer because of his age, it is impossible to go from 90kg to 100kg all at once.

But Yao Ming is different, his body is more durable, and his skeleton is better.Especially since he has been in the league for more than a year.Definitely could be bolder.

It's just that Jeff Van Gundy is still not in such a hurry. This season, Dayao didn't become fat in one bite.

Still maintains good mobility.

This is also the reason...

On the field.

Francis waited for Yao Ming to take his seat.Then prepare to pass the ball to him.

At this time, Grant suddenly began to circle forward, trying to interfere with Yao Ming's receiving the ball.

Yao Ming's basketball IQ was manifested at this moment. Faced with Grant's approach, he simply pushed Grant out of front, and then signaled Francis to shoot directly.

Francis is a man who focuses on loyalty.

My brother told me to do this, but he just made a jump shot without saying a word.

Cool!
Good brother, forever!

The ball flew straight toward the basket.

"Boom!"

There was a crisp iron strike, and the ball that hit the basket fell out.

It happened to fall in front of Yao Ming.

Grant, who was blocked by him, could only watch.

Woody hastened to double-team.

Yao Ming, who just noticed his movement, also simply patted the ball on the basket.

The ball rebounded again and was taken by Cato.

Yao Ming "1v2", easily helped his teammates protect the rebound.

The offensive and defensive ability of this basket was perfectly reflected at the beginning.

fine……

His inside partner is Cato!
"Snapped!"

Woody turned around and was a block.

In the eyes of "why can you return to the defense so quickly" that Cato didn't understand, he covered the ball in the hand of Caron Butler next to him.

The Heat's counterattack opportunity!

At this time, Yao Ming could still barely keep up with the big team.

Cato was pulled away several positions.

All the troops have passed the center line, and he is still at least 2 strides away from the center line.

"5 hits 3 and a half" in the frontcourt, Woody finished the shot and scored.

4 points in a row!
This time, Stan Van Gundy smiled with satisfaction.

If you want to ask the Heat when they played the most smoothly, then it must be the time when they can play a defensive counterattack.

Obviously the Heat were in good shape at the start of tonight.

Soon, there is another good news:

Facing Grant's continuous approach, Yao Ming gave a perfect solution.

But the problem is, basketball is a turn-based game.

It's not over in one round.

He did a good job this round, and he did a good job the next round.

But such a face-to-face confrontation is too exhausting.

Moreover, he can't do "1v2" every time and help his teammates get rebounds.

Woody's ability to adapt is also very fast. After he noticed Yao Ming's intention when he grabbed the rebound, he quickly made a change, using his monster-like "second take-off" to make Cato's rebound worse than the first time So easy.

the most important……

So what if he gets the ball?

Isn't that Woody's "slap" thing?

Cato is really just a "heavy tank". All offensive methods under the basket are "broken at the touch of a touch", and even the slightest interference will not work.

The Rockets' situation made Yao Ming's excellent response just now seem unreasonable.

Yao Ming resolutely gave up continuing to fight Grant in the low post, but pulled up to the high post to create space for Francis to attack.

It always works out great at first.

The quality of Yao Ming's pick-and-roll was very good. Francis, who bypassed his screen, pulled up and shot, and hit the mid-range easily.

The goal was scored simply, which gave the Rockets a big relief.

After all, in the previous few rounds, the Rockets only scored 2 goals in total, and the team's shooting percentage was not yet 40%!

It is really exciting to be able to enter so smoothly at this time.

The Rockets' defensive enthusiasm for the next round has improved a lot.

Yao Ming saved this "home" again.

Odom continued to push back.

So far in this game, the number of pick-and-roll cooperation between him and Woody is still zero!
However, Stan Van Gundy didn't say anything.

The purpose of letting him play the pick-and-roll with Woody is also to deliver artillery for Woody.

Now that Odom can disrupt the Rockets' formation by relying on his back play, why does he need to play a special "pick-and-roll tactic"?

As long as the opponent dares to step up to defend Francis, there will definitely be Woody's shot at the basket!

Not to mention, the Heat practiced such a set of offensive routines yesterday.

But you can't stand the opposite side, can't you guard against it?
Cato and Yao Ming are squeezed together under the basket. Although there is not much space left in the interior, their own mobility is here. Especially Cato, when he meets Woody, it is really necessary Killed him!
Woody knows that his biggest threat is the middle distance, so so far in this game, he has tried not to buckle as much as possible, maintaining his touch, and using the middle distance to mobilize Cato's movement.

Jeff Van Gundy didn't panic.

With a big wave of his hand, he took Morris Taylor.

In fact, in the last game against the Heat, the Heat have been working on Yao Ming and Cato's mobility issues.

With Woody's mid-range jumper becoming more and more present, Jeff Van Gundy has long been ready to play back.

It's Morris Taylor!

This was considered a "genius power forward" back then.

The 97th overall pick in the first round of 14, he also averaged 16.8 points per game in a single season with the Clippers, becoming the "scoring leader" of the Clippers that season.

Unfortunately, after signing a big contract, he suffered a major injury to the level of a torn ligament, and his career has plummeted ever since.

But now he can still score 27.7 points per game in 10.6 minutes per game!
In the last game against the Heat, he sat on the sidelines due to injuries.

In this game, Jeff Van Gundy regarded him as his "secret weapon"!
Although the first round came up, Taylor exposed his weak side in rebounding. --He's not a tough rebounder.

But Jeff Van Gundy sees him as his "secret weapon," saying it's not because of his rebounding ability.

But...

In the offensive round of the Rockets, Francis held the ball and observed the situation from beyond the three-point line.

Yao Ming got stuck with Grant under the basket again.

Taylor moved directly towards the high position, and Woody followed suit.But when he left the basket, Francis made a decisive breakthrough and gave the ball near the basket.

This position may be considered a "lob" position for others on other teams.But for Yao Ming, it is a comfortable position to catch the ball.

"Bah!"

Yao Ming held the ball in his hands and easily completed the dunk.

Grant was dumbfounded.

no……

How to prevent this?

Jeff Van Gundy's brows also stretched out after the ball.

This is how he has always expected the Rockets to play on the offensive end.

Although Morris Taylor suffered a major injury and lost most of his offensive ability, his mid-range jumper ability has become more and more adept.

This is why Woody immediately followed him when he saw him walking outside.

Morris is not Cato, if given a chance, he would dare to enter!

Next, the Rockets opened up the offensive situation.

With the help of someone to open up the space, Yao Ming fully exerted his dominance at the basket.

Grant made him "humiliated" to tears.

At the end of the first quarter, relying on Yao Ming's performance, the Rockets once trailed by seven or eight points, narrowed the point difference, 26 to 29, and the point difference was still 3 points...

During this period, Yao Ming made 12 of 7 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 18 points in a single quarter, in addition to 5 rebounds and 2 blocks!
Completely played the "superstar" demeanor.

Stan Van Gundy looks at Yao Ming's stats and casts envious glances at Jeff Van Gundy.

It was the first time since he was born that he envied his elder brother so much.

If the Heat have Yao Ming, he can guarantee that the combination of Woody and Yao Ming will definitely bring a dynasty to the Heat!
Look at Woody's performance in the first quarter!
姚明18分5篮板2盖帽固然是“超巨”级别的，但伍迪8投5中，罚球3罚2中，12分加上6篮板2盖帽2助攻1抢断的数据，比起姚明可谓“不差分毫”！
Yao Ming showed his strong dominance on the offensive end, while Woody showed his all-round skills, from offense to defense to any aspect, he played very well!

Stan Van Gundy still has time to envy his brother, imagining the congratulations of Woody and Yao Ming, who have no possibility of becoming teammates, because of his performance.

At the same time, the Heat's lead also proved that whether the team can play smoothly is indeed closely related to Woody's data.

As long as he plays his own characteristics, the Heat will definitely be able to lead the way.

In addition, the performance of the Heat in this game can be said to be very in line with their consistent style this season:
Woody played brilliantly!

In addition, the team continues to play "anti-reverse"...

His evolution was a success!

(End of this chapter)