Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 318 [It's hard to win the game, and the statistics are crazy! 】

Chapter 318 [It's hard to win the game, and the statistics are crazy! 】

At the beginning of the game, both sides tried their best to defend and played very seriously. They would rather foul than give the opponent a chance to easily perform a dunk.After playing for more than 4 minutes, the Western team overtook the score.The Eastern Stars cannot guard the Western Stars with man-to-man.D'Antoni has seen the team's weaknesses and took the lead in making adjustments.

Yao Ming was substituted and rested.His footsteps are too slow, and he is often broken by the opponent's defenders. Paul is too fast. If he uses the cover of his teammates to break through, Yao Ming will not be able to keep up with the speed. Moreover, when Hayes faced Garnett, his height was at a disadvantage, and Garnett was uncomfortable with his jump shot.He can still interfere with Garnett's shooting, but Garnett doesn't shoot jumpers, and usually plays high and high to organize the offense, allowing Duncan to pull to the outside to play.

Yao Ming likes the inside line without shooting ability the most, so that he can stand under the basket with peace of mind.But both Garnett and Duncan are good at mid-range shots, so he has to follow them out. Pick-and-roll defense is the Achilles heel of slow inside players. This is very obvious in Yao Ming. Once the opponent's guard breaks through, this weakness is magnified.

D'Antoni replaced Yao Ming with Dwight Howard, ready to wait for O'Neal to play before letting Yao Ming defend.

After Howard played, the eastern star changed the defensive formation to zone defense. Hayes returned to the inside and defended Duncan to prevent the opponent from entering the basket. The momentum stopped.

It's a pity that the Eastern team's offense is even worse, and several players frequently hit the iron on their shots.The western stars also used the zone defense, and the two sides played very dull in the first quarter.Hayes only took one shot in total, and put all his energy on rebounding. He played 7 minutes, scored 3 points, 2 assists and 5 rebounds, and was replaced by substitute Elton Brand.In addition, Harris, Wade and Pierce were also replaced.

The West also replaced Garnett and Duncan with O'Neal, Stoudemire, Parker and Roy.

At this time, the core of the West Star team's offense became O'Neal.What surprised everyone even more was that Dwight Howard, known as the "Warcraft", couldn't guard O'Neal one-on-one, making the latter turn around and hit a hook the first time he caught the ball.

Howard's stats this season are much better than Yao Ming's. Both scoring and rebounding are outstanding among centers. Many people say that Howard is already the number one center in the league and can dominate the court.

But O'Neal played a few minutes to prove that Howard is not the league's number one center, he is still far behind.Even though O'Neal is 37 years old, he can still beat Howard in one-on-one.

TN*T This game is narrated by Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, and Kenny Smith.

After seeing Howard was squeezed into the basket by O'Neal for the second time, Smith said: "Shaquille (O'Neal) has improved this season, and it is still difficult to defend him one-on-one."

Retired three-pointer Reggie Miller said: "This has been obvious in the regular season. In the previous game between the Magic and the Suns, the Magic double-teamed Shaquille, but Shaquille defended Howard one-on-one. After the game, Shaquille also satirized Howard as a bitch, saying that he did not dare to confront him one-on-one. In fact, when Yao Ming confronted Shaquille, Shaquille defended Yao Ming one-on-one, and when Yao Ming defended Shaquille The same flanking. This shows that even the 37-year-old Shark, no matter Yao Ming or Howard, is struggling to guard him one-on-one on the defensive end."

Barkley said with a smile: "Howard's lower body strength is not strong enough to resist people. He is not as effective against Shaquille alone as Chuck."

The Eastern Stars replaced Howard with Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal one-on-one. O'Neal was still playing alive and well!

When a true super center defends the opponent and encounters inside singles, it is true that he rarely asks his teammates to help him defend and pinch the opponent.From the day O'Neal entered the league, he continued to improve one-on-one with the great centers of the day.He was beaten by Ewing, Olajuwon and Robinson, and he was beaten by Ewing, Olajuwon and Robinson.It is precisely because of his competition with his opponents and his achievements that Opang became the number one center forward.

In the 90s, there were frequent centers, and O'Neal also used his dominance to prove his title as the No. [-] center. His title of No. [-] center was achieved by his ability, not Howard or Yao Ming sealed.Howard is a hype when there is no one inside, and Yao Ming's first center is called out by Chinese fans.

When O'Neal singled Yao Ming again and caused Yao Ming to foul, O'Neal proudly stood on the free throw line, put on a very relaxed and funny posture, and took the free throw with one hand, and even hit one of the two balls.

In the first quarter, the East Stars trailed by 26 points 35 to 9.

Hayes sat next to D'Antoni and asked, "Mike, do you want me to play against him (O'Neal)?"

"No, I don't want you to work hard today. We have a regular season the day after tomorrow. Do you think it is more important to go all out for a victory in the All-Star Game, or to break the record of 72 wins in the regular season? Physical strength, it's not worth it." D'Antoni said lightly.

"Are you trying to reduce my playing time?" Hayes smiled wryly. He and D'Antoni haven't discussed this issue yet.

D'Antoni smiled and said: "I do have this plan. Put the interests of the Bobcats first. Like when Popovich was the coach before, Duncan was only allowed to play for 10 minutes. This situation is normal. If you want to Play a little more time, and I will promise you, but defending O’Neal is definitely not good, it is too exhausting, and it is easy to get injured. If you have the mentality of performing, you can go up to collect statistics.”

"Hehe, you encourage me to swipe the data?" Hayes asked with a smile.

"That's right, look at the court. Harris shoots the ball as soon as he comes on the court. Iverson is also here to play. These two don't defend at all. Our point guard has too many problems. This game is very difficult. Win. We're weaker than the West, I don't believe you can't see that." D'Antoni laughed.

D'Antoni kept whispering to Hayes that the people next to him didn't hear it. It's not good for the head coach to give up the game so easily.

Although it is a star game.Hayes knew D'Antoni was telling the truth.

The strength of the East team is not enough. The three players selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, Durant has not yet got the chance to play, and Granger and Harris play singles after they play, trying their best to express themselves.At this time, it is impossible to play reasonably.

"I understand. Let me play with Kevin later. I will pass the ball to him. This kid can help me get assists. Now he is the only one who has not played. I think he is almost exhausted." Hayes sighed said with a sigh.

Although Hayes' desire to win is strong, he is not stubborn. During the time he sat off the court, the score has been stretched to 34 points by 52 to 18.Hayes doesn't have to win all the games. He is going to play with a relaxed mind, and don't force the games he can't win.If a player does not defend in the All-Star Game, no one will think he is bad. The fans will only say that he is more entertaining, perfect for opponents, and let the audience see more exciting goals.

If you want to defend, you should wait until the regular season playoffs and then work hard.Hayes thought to himself, it's a pity that if he doesn't win, he has no chance to win the MVP in this game.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Eastern Stars requested substitutions, point guard Harris, shooting guard Durant, small forward Pierce, power forward Hayes, and center Yao Ming.

The West's current lineup is point guard Arenas, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Dirk Nowitzki, power forward Stoudemire, and center Gasol.

The Eastern Stars have the ball.Harris took the ball to the frontcourt without passing it to anyone, and rushed in without waiting for the inside player to pick and roll.

The question of who is the fastest basketball player in the world has already been answered. In practice this morning, Harris dribbled the ball from the baseline at one end of the court in just 3.9 seconds in front of his teammates, media, and fans Crossed the bottom line at the other end (the length of the NBA court is 28.65 meters), and completed the feat.

With this data, Harris successfully applied for the Guinness Book of World Records and was officially confirmed as the fastest person in the world to dribble and run on a basketball court.

But running fast doesn't mean you can make a shot. Harris is too fast, and it is even more difficult to make a quick stop and jump shot.When Hayes arrived in the halfcourt of the Western Conference Stars, he stood in the low post and had no intention of covering for his teammates.As soon as Harris made the shot, he immediately jammed Stoudemire, took advantage of the position, and scored an offensive rebound.In the air, he observed the situation around him from the corner of his eye, and as soon as he landed, he passed the ball to Pierce who made an empty cut.Pierce dunked the basketball with one hand. 36 to 52.

The Western Stars attacked, and Gasol pulled up to cover for Kobe. After the latter threw away Durant, Yao Ming pulled out to defend again.Hayes stuck in position, accurately judged the direction where the ball popped out, and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

It stands to reason that Yao Ming shouldn't be responsible for pulling up to the high position to defend, but Hayes is determined to collect rebound data and is unwilling to leave the basket.D'Antoni also arranged for Yao Ming to supplement the defense. The reason was that Gasol was too tall, and Yao Ming didn't need to follow up. He just needed to block the breakthrough defender a little bit, and then followed Gasol.

The Eastern All-Stars launched a quick counterattack. Hayes didn't pass the ball. He took the rebound and led it forward. He didn't dare to pass it to Harris. If he passed it, there would be no return.Hayes passed Nowitzki and passed the ball to Durant in front of the penalty area. At this time, Arenas was guarding Durant. Durant shot the ball and scored. 38 to 52.

The offense of the Eastern All-Stars opened up, but unfortunately the defensive end was full of loopholes. Hayes still grabbed rebounds inside. This time Stoudemire also pulled out. I let go.The result was an easy jumper by Stoudemire.His mid-range shot is still very accurate. 38 to 54.

Go in if you want, Hayes' goal now is to rebound.

Pierce missed a jumper. Nowitzki grabbed the backboard and passed it to Arenas. Arenas didn't pass the ball after receiving the ball. He singled Harris and missed a jumper.With this ball, Hayes judged that the ball was going to bounce very far, and it was in Durant's direction, so he immediately played it.

Sure enough, Durant grabbed the rebound, passed the long pass to Hayes, and Kobe returned to the defense.

Hayes dribbled the ball into the lane and made a quick throw. Kobe jumped up and missed the block. The ball hit the basket and bounced back.Kobe gave up defending this shot, but Hayes didn't dunk, but a one-handed jumper, and missed...

When Kobe saw the ball missed, he quickly jumped up to grab a rebound, but his physique couldn't hit Hayes, Hayes touched the ball first, this time he made a one-handed layup, but the ball still missed the bounce, the other players had already felt The ball must be scored, and Hayes didn't come up to grab the ball, so Hayes was able to get stuck in the position and win the offensive rebound again.The fourth shot finally went in. 40 to 54.

Hayes scored 2 points and 3 offensive rebounds in one round.

(End of this chapter)