Chapter 123 Chen Yan only needs three seconds, Dayao threw the towel angrily!
The Rockets tried to counterattack in the second half of the third quarter. McGrady assisted Alston and Battier to hit three-pointers.
However, their counterattack momentum was quickly suppressed by Nash. Nash's precise outside shooting and fast-break threading ensured the Suns' lead.
In this quarter, the Suns scored 29 points and the Rockets scored 2 points.
The Phoenix Suns entered the final quarter with a 13-point lead, 79-66.
Trailing by 13 points after three quarters, this point difference has basically given the Rockets a death sentence.
The Rockets are a typical team that can only play with the wind. They often lead in the first three quarters and suddenly fall behind in the fourth quarter for no reason, let alone fall behind in the first three quarters.
According to statistics, it has fallen behind its opponents in the fourth quarter of 13 games before and failed to win.
Sure enough, the Rockets' old habit of collapsing in the fourth quarter happened again. In the final quarter, they only hit 2 of their first 8 shots, one of which was from Chuck Hayes.
Adelman has something, and his tactical literacy is much better than that bald guy Van Gundy, especially on the offensive end. Princeton's tactics can allow every player to participate in the offense. In the past, the Rockets coached by Van Gundy were offensive.
There are only two tactics, give the ball to Yao or Mai.
The arrival of Adelman makes the Rockets seem to be more organized on the offensive end, but there are some things that cannot be solved by tactics, such as physical strength.
The reason why the Rockets are often weak in the fourth quarter has a lot to do with the physical fitness of the two leading stars.
Needless to say, Dayao, who is 226cm tall and weighs nearly 300kg, takes a huge amount of energy every step he moves. Especially in tonight's game where he is running around the court with the sun, this kind of back-and-forth impact takes a toll on the heavy inside line.
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It’s no secret that McGrady has poor physical strength. As a basketball player, his static and dynamic talents are definitely at a historical level, but his durability is very impressive. During the Magic period, McGrady scored 52 points in three quarters against the Wizards.
, his teammates tried to help him score high points in the last quarter, but unfortunately his physical strength could not keep up, and his shooting was crazy, and even his free throw percentage could not be guaranteed.
It can be seen that even scoring points is a physical job.
On the Sun side, the xjb playing mode is turned on!
Suns head coach D'Antoni did not arrange any tactics. He only asked his players to be quick.
Facts have proved that this style of play is indeed effective for the Rockets. After a wave of offensive climax, Adelman had no choice but to call a timeout.
After the timeout, the Rockets' situation still did not improve.
Seeing that the lead is getting bigger and bigger, Chen Yan starts to let off steam on the defensive end, guarding shots instead of sudden shots, and going down quickly to counterattack when there is an opportunity. Chen Yan's current statistics are 34 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Under such attention
Everyone has selfish motives when playing basketball, and Chen Yan also wants to make his statistics in this China Derby better.
"List!"
As Diaw shouted after taking off the rebound, the Suns' blitz began again!
With a long pass, Diaw accurately found Chen Yan who was flying towards the frontcourt.
This kind of long pass is a passing technique that Diaw is very good at.
He caught the ball with two steps outside the three-point line, and Chen Yan leaned over to accelerate in the second step when faced with Shane Battier's defensive defense like candy!
During the process, Chen Yan suddenly stopped his movement.
The moment he collected the ball, Battier flew out like a dive!
Accelerating and sprinting, then stopping and pulling back, this has gradually become one of Chen Yan's signature moves.
Battier's footsteps are very solid and he rarely loses position. However, this goal obviously has nothing to do with his defensive footsteps. If Battier doesn't follow up with all his strength, Chen Yan can easily get rid of him and attack the basket. If he keeps up with Chen Yan at full speed, he can
Use emergency stops or changes in footsteps to deal with him.
This is the most difficult thing to guard against for Chen Yan in fast breaks. Battier defended him for the entire game but couldn't find a way to limit him.
Without pausing, Chen Yan shot directly from outside the three-point line!
At this time, Battier was three positions away and could not effectively interfere. The only thing he could do was to look at the trajectory of the basketball and pray that the ball would deflect a little.
"Whoosh!"
Obviously Battier's prayer did not come true, the Nets responded and splashed into the net!
"The emergency three-pointer in transition was so decisive!" Director Xu said.
"Although this shot was a three-pointer in a fast break, it was a very reasonable shot. Before the shot, Chen Yan used an emergency stop to completely shake Battier away, creating sufficient space for himself to shoot." Zhang Weiping's theory was repeated.
coming.
After the ball was scored, the Rockets also made quick starts.
Under the influence of the sun, the rocket's conversion rhythm also became faster.
Dayao had just settled down, and Tracy McGrady made a three-pointer with a whoosh!
"Clang!"
Hitting the front edge of the basket in a low arc, almost all of McGrady's strikes are like this.
After Stoudemire grabbed the rebound, he didn't pass it to Nash next to him. Instead, he threw a long pass across the Pacific Ocean directly to Chen Yan!
With the ever-expanding lead, Stoudemire also started playing and showed off his long pass.
However, Stoudemire's long pass is obviously not at the same level as Diaw's. The advance of this ball is almost to the bottom line...
Fortunately, Chen Yan's speed and physical fitness are both online. He sprinted ten meters to get rid of Battier and Alston, got the ball at the extreme distance, turned around and hung the button with one hand!
Xiaosi excitedly rushed over and had a passionate chest-to-chest with Chen Yan. Judging from his expression, he probably thought that his pass was pretty good...
With their physical strength declining, the Rockets allowed the Suns to make easy counterattacks continuously, and the pattern of each counterattack was the same. A long pass found Chen Yan in the frontcourt, and the time of each round was maintained at about 3 seconds!
This style of play makes fans excited to watch. This is an era of positional battles and defensive efforts. Small ball offenses like the Suns stimulate the fans' visual nerves.
As Su Qun said in the studio:
"No one will dislike the Suns' offensive style!"
Famous NBA reporter Jackie McMullan published a book called "7 Seconds or Less" in 2006, telling the history of the Suns in the 2005-06 season.
At this moment, Jackie McMullan was also watching the China Derby in front of the TV.
After watching Chen Yan's attacks in these rounds, he felt that he should change the name of his book to "Three Seconds or Less".
Adelman had no choice but to call a timeout again. Now the score difference between the two sides has reached 20 points. This timeout is more symbolic.
Dayao was gasping for breath on the bench. He hadn't touched the ball in four rounds. He didn't understand the significance of Adelman sending him on the court. He ran back and forth to help him exercise his physical fitness?
Adelman's Princeton tactics pursue a large number of cuts and reverse runs, and constantly share the ball to create open shooting opportunities.
Because Princeton's offense requires a very flexible inside line, obviously this is not a characteristic of Dayao after gaining weight.
If Adelman is handed over Yao, who just entered the league in 2002, maybe he can create a top inside coordinator in the league.
But now Dayao is used to appearing as a traditional core center. He needs to find opportunities in slow-paced positional battles, and at the same time needs a patient and experienced defender to pass the ball for him.
But Adelman's philosophy requires Dayao to make huge changes, and this kind of change will not be something he can adapt to in a short time.
After the timeout, Dayao was replaced after running back and forth for nearly 3 minutes.
Colleagues from both sides withdrew their main players, declaring that the game had officially entered garbage time.
Dayao didn't look very good when he came off the field. When he returned to the bench and took the towel from the assistant coach, he finally couldn't help but burst out!
Yao, who has always had a good temper, threw the towel on the floor angrily to vent his dissatisfaction and grievance tonight!
This scene was also captured on camera.
The three CCTV commentators were merciless and bluntly said that there was something wrong with Adelman's tactical arrangement.
"Adelman's arrangement today is very problematic, especially in the fourth quarter. He was completely led by the Suns. It's almost the style of the Suns. Why are you Rockets following him? Isn't this jumping into a pit of fire?
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"Yao Yao shouldn't be used like this. When you have such a super inside man, you should hit the ball in more, instead of letting him follow the team aimlessly."
"When the Rockets have such a problem, Adelman's deployment is only one aspect. The Rockets players' hot-headedness on the court is another aspect. Overall, the Rockets are still unstable and are still a long way from becoming a truly strong team.
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Amid the condemnation of the three commentators, the garbage time ended quickly.