Legendary basketball manager

Chapter 687 Changes before the game, fight the Lakers again!

The Rockets currently have a total of 8 Chinese players.

Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, Jeremy Lin, Sun Yue, Zhou Qi, Li Kaier, Ding Yanyuhang, Xu Yong.

It is absolutely unprecedented in the history of the NBA that so many Chinese players can be gathered together, and it will be difficult for anyone to come later.

Moreover, these eight people cover all positions on the field, and they can form a lineup to play.

The only problem is...

"Boss, aside from the others, the Huaxia players in the team are also very good."

"However, Zhou Qi, Yao Ming, and Yi Jianlian are all insiders, and their positions overlap. It is difficult to send three big men over [-] meters in one go."

Mark Jackson said helplessly.

He had promised Shen Fei that he would take on the job of coaching the Huaxia men's basketball team during the Olympic Games, so he had to be prepared.

During this time, Mark Jackson has been studying lineups and tactics.

In his view, the foundation of the Huaxia men's basketball team is already very solid.

There are at least two All-Stars in the team—Yao Ming and Zhou Qi.

If Yi Jianlian and Jeremy Lin were in an ordinary team and got more tactical tilts, they would be fully capable of making the All-Star team.

Although Sun Yue is less powerful, he is extremely functional. When it comes to international competitions, he is definitely a big lock for Huaxia's outside line!

Coupled with the newly planned Kyle Anderson, Huaxia actually already has an NBA-level five-man lineup, plus a good sixth man.

The only shortcoming is that the positions of the stars overlap and the inside line is congested.

"Let's transform Yi Jianlian into the third position."

Shen Fei gave a suggestion.

He actually thought about this question.

Yao Ming, Zhou Qi, Yi Jianlian, Shen Fei felt it was a pity for any of these three to be placed on the bench.

But if you want to play the "three towers" lineup, you have extremely high requirements for tactical arrangements.

"The good news is that there is no defensive three-second rule in Fifa games. Both Yao Ming and Zhou Qi can stay under the basket."

"As long as we solve the problem of perimeter defense, we can form this unprecedented 'three towers' lineup."

Seeing that Mark Jackson was a little stunned, Shen Fei added.

"Okay, I'll try it in the training match next time, maybe it will have a good effect."

Mark Jackson nodded, took out a notebook from his pocket and began to take notes.

"It can make Ah Lian lose weight properly and increase mobility. If you play the third position, you still need to be faster."

Shen Fei continued.

Ah Lian is equipped with the [Rodman Scramble Pack], and his dynamic talent has improved a lot.

You know, Rodman also defended against Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals that year, and the effect was good.

If it was Tiger himself, it would be no problem to deal with the defense of the third position.

But Yi Jianlian has a height of [-] meters after all, and his mobility is definitely not as good as that of Rodman.

However, Shen Fei didn't have such high demands on him.

As long as the UAE can protect the rebounds and reflect the 3D attributes, it is enough!

In the future, if you encounter small forwards like James and Durant in the international arena, you will definitely need the help of your teammates.

"Okay, I'll find time to talk to Yi about it."

Mark Jackson responded, taking notes.

After finishing speaking, Shen Fei walked towards the bench.

After greeting the players, he walked to Zhou Qi and Li Kaier.

The situation of these two people is similar, both belong to the young players training with the Rockets.

During this period of time, the two trained together and have become good friends. They always stay together when they are not training.

As soon as they saw Shen Fei approaching, they immediately stood up from their positions.

"Good boss!"

"Hi Brother Fei~"

Shen Fei smiled slightly: "Hello. Are you still used to training with the team during this time?"

"It's good, the coaches and teammates are taking good care of me."

Li Kaier answered first.

"I'm used to it. Brother Yao has been taking me to practice. Brother Lian, Brother Hao, and Brother Yue often care about me."

Zhou Qi touched the back of his head and said with a smile.

"That's good."

"You will definitely not be able to participate in official games this season, but you must use the standards of NBA players to demand yourself."

"Because the Olympics will be in half a year, and you will both be important players in the Huaxia men's basketball team."

Shen Fei said seriously.

Zhou Qi and Sledgehammer were shocked when they heard the words.

They are both very young and have never played a single national team game.

But now, Shen Fei told them so bluntly that they will play for the country in the Olympic Games half a year later?

The two young men were surprised and delighted, and their heads went down for a while.

"In short, train hard, and if you win the Olympics, you will have everything in the future."

Shen Fei said with a smile.

The two nodded solemnly.

............

Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Today, the regular season has played 25 games.

Currently, the Rockets rank second in the Western Conference with 21 wins and 4 losses, half a game behind the Lakers with 22 wins and 4 losses.

And today, the Rockets will sit at home and usher in the challenge of the Lakers again!

This is the second meeting between the two teams this season.

Last time, the Lakers narrowly beat the Rockets at home.

After that game, many fans felt that the Rockets were no longer in the first echelon this season.

Time has passed, and when they meet again, the two teams have already secured the top two spots in the West.

The Lakers are regarded as the team most likely to win the championship after the Heat.

The Rockets played better and better, which made many fans look at each other with admiration!

The significance of today's battle is even more extraordinary.

If the Lakers win, they will continue to consolidate their top position in the Western Conference and widen the gap with the Rockets.

If the Rockets win, the top spot in the West will change hands!

Such an important game, CCTV will naturally not miss it.

"Hello viewers, welcome to watch the broadcast of NBA games brought to you by cctv-5."

"I'm Su Qun!"

"I am your old friend - Zhang Weiping."

In the broadcast room, two commentators were speaking their opening remarks.

"Today's game is about the ownership of the leader in the Western Conference. Director Zhang, can you briefly analyze this game for us?"

Su Qun asked.

"Okay. I just got the starting lineup of the two teams. Today the Rockets changed the starting lineup that had been maintained for 25 games."

"They removed George and replaced it with Leonard, and the lineup became: Curry, Jeremy, Leonard, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming."

"The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Paul, Kobe, Barnes, Metta World Peace and Bynum."

Zhang Weiping introduced.

"This change is a bit interesting... The Rockets actually pushed George to the bench?"

"Such a young, such an excellent player, who has made steady progress this season, will lose his main position?"

"I know Leonard has played very well recently, but as a coach, it really takes a lot of courage for Mark Jackson to dare to change the main lineup so simply!"

Su Qun couldn't believe it.

"I've been watching a few Rockets games lately."

"I have studied both George and Leonard. I can only say that George's defense is already very good, but Leonard's defense is even more suffocating!"

"If George is at the defensive level, Leonard should be at the dpoy level."

Zhang Weiping vowed.

"So, Mark Jackson made this change to strengthen the defense and let Leonard defend Kobe?"

Su Qun asked.

"Probably so. Leonard is more aggressive defensively and is taller."

"I think he's the player who can limit Kobe more."

Zhang Weiping commented.

"Okay, thank you Director Zhang for your analysis. Now the game is about to start, let's pass the camera to the front!"

After finishing speaking, Su Qun waved his hand, and the screen changed, and he came to the Toyota Center Arena.

............

At this time, in the VIP box in the Toyota Center, Shen Fei had already taken his seat, waiting for the start of the competition.

Before coming, he received a call from the construction team - 95% of the construction of Huaxia Times Arena has been completed and will be completed within the next month!

This undoubtedly made Shen Fei happy.

Finally, there is no need to watch the ball in this arena called "Toyota Center"!

Toyota Center has become Huaxia Times, such a change, just listening to it, makes Shen Fei feel very refreshed!

[This time, it will definitely be completed before the All-Star Game. It is time for Stern to fulfill his promise and give the right to host the Rockets. ]

Shen Fei thought so.

This is a great publicity opportunity.

Shen Fei already had a preliminary idea.

He is going to hold an all-star weekend with a very Chinese color, so that basketball fans all over the world have the opportunity to understand Chinese culture and Chinese basketball!

In addition, this is also a good opportunity to promote Under Armour.

If it is arranged properly, this All-Star will make Shen Fei take a big step towards completing the task!

............

After being happy, Shen Fei turned his attention back to the game.

Mark Jackson had already communicated with him before the game and would make adjustments to the starting lineup.

For this reason, the rocket young marshal did a long time of psychological work for George, and only then did he calm down the pickled pepper.

But both Mark Jackson and Shen Fei believe that this change will bring the Rockets to a higher level of strength!

Although Leonard is not as gorgeous as George, he has both offense and defense, and he is better than George on both ends of the offense and defense!

On the offensive end, Leonard's mid-range jumper and post-up singles are unsolvable killer moves.

His ability to solve hard problems is something that George does not possess.

Nowadays, many fans have given Xiaoka the nickname of "Jordan in a card frame", which shows his strong offensive ability!

On the defensive end, Leonard is even more like a big devil.

In the past few games, Xiaoka stepped forward from the bench many times to prevent the opponent's offensive arrows to death.

His "death entanglement" and the fast break after the steal are all talked about by Rockets fans.

As Leonard played better and better, both players and fans realized that it was only a matter of time before Kawhi replaced George.

But today, the reason why everyone was surprised was that this day came so quickly!

"If we can win today, Xiaoka's main position will be secured."

Shen Fei murmured.

If you can beat the Lakers and regain the No. [-] throne in the Western Conference to celebrate Leonard's first start, that would be great!

............

With the referee throwing the ball high, the game officially begins!

Yao Ming and Bynum took off at the same time.

This time, the little giant was even better. With a big wave of his hand, he turned the ball back to his own half.

The rocket strikes first!

Curry passed the half court with the ball and came to the top of the arc to organize.

In the first round, the Rockets still handed the ball inside.

Dayao received the pass in the low post and decisively launched a back play.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

After hitting the ball three times in a row, Yao Ming turned around and opened a position with Bynum, then raised his hand to shoot.

Bynum didn't think too much, he jumped up and blocked the shot with all his strength.

Who knows, this is Yao Ming's shooting fake.

The little shark avoided it and bumped into Dayao's shoulder.

"and. one!"

Yao Ming shouted and threw the ball to the basket with his right hand.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded and the Lakers made a defensive foul.

It's a pity that this shot circled the basket a few times and finally slid out.

Yao Ming walked to the free throw line and made two free throws.

2:0, the Rockets took the lead!

Moreover, Bynum received his first foul in the opening 20 seconds.

In the rest of this quarter, if he fouls again, he can only rest.

During the process of retreating, Curry made eye contact with Shu Hao.

The two understood each other and made a plan to attack the Lakers inside!

Offensive and defensive conversion.

The Lakers' first attack was also handed over to Bynum on the inside.

Little Shark is a character who refuses to accept anyone.

The authentic shark back then - O'Neal ate him in a low position, and he turned around and immediately dunked in response.

Yao Ming made him a foul as soon as he came up today, and Bynum naturally wanted to get back on the field.

It was also a back-to-hand fight, but the little shark couldn't stand Yao Ming's defense.

In desperation, Bynum turned to a face-up attack, broke through to the right with a cross step, and forced a layup against Yao Ming.

This ball, Bynum played very resolutely.

Even when his line of sight was almost blocked by Yao Ming during the layup, he still made the shot without hesitation.

Lady Luck tends to favor the decisive.

The ball was hit high on the backboard, but it fell into the net without any risk.

2: 2!

The Rockets' offensive round.

Curry played pick-and-roll tactics with Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.

With the help of a screen, Curry managed to get rid of Paul's defense.

But just as he was about to continue to break through, Ci Shiping, who was assisting in defense, stepped up and staggered Curry with his chest.

Fortunately, Curry reacted quickly and immediately adjusted his center of gravity.

Then, Mengshen shook Artai for a while, making the old comrade's steps messy and his center of gravity unstable.

The next moment, Curry suddenly pulled up and shot a three-pointer...

"Shu~"

Basketball hit the net.

Ci Shiping's feet seemed to be glued to the floor, and Curry didn't move during the whole shot.

A Rockets fan in the stands joked: "Is Artest receiving Curry's military training? Curry yelled to stand at attention, and he stood still."

Ci Shiping was also a little embarrassed to be shaken so embarrassingly.

He patted his chest and signaled to his teammates that the ball was his problem.

............

The game continues.

Paul also hit the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

After passing Curry, cp3 saw that Yao Ming was squatting inside and did not follow, so he immediately stopped and shot a jump shot...

Also hit!

5:4, the score is still stalemate.

But before the Lakers had time to celebrate the goal, Yao Ming quickly sent the baseline ball and passed the ball to Curry.

Rocket No. 30 advanced quickly with the ball.

When he was about 3 meters away from the three-point line, he suddenly stopped and shot a super long three-pointer!

Paul jumped up from behind to block the block, but it was still a step too late.

Moreover, because he rushed too fast, Paul also hit Curry during the landing process.

"Beep!"

The whistle sounded again.

And the basketball, still flying in the air, went straight to the basket!