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Chapter 148 George Karl Possessed by Old Nelson

In case of indecision, go to Yao Ming.

The Eastern Giants have always been Mosaic's most stable scoring point, bar none.

but. .

What is the price?

Restricted by his height of [-] meters and his weight close to [-] jins, whether Yao Ming is in the NBA or the national team, his physical strength has always been a problem.

Once his physical fitness is close to the limit, the offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced.

Adelman has unknowingly stepped into a hole dug for him by George Karl.

In the next period of time, the hand-to-hand combat between Yao Ming and O'Neal inside became the mainstream of the game.

Although Yao Ming's current strength is better than O'Neal's, but O'Neal has just played and has sufficient physical strength, while Yao Ming has been playing for a while in the first quarter, and the two are inseparable from the inside.

It seems that the situation remains balanced, and the point difference has not been further widened, but both Adelman and George Karl know that this balance is only temporary.

Li Ran was sent on by George Karl in the second half of the second quarter.

He has only one request for Li Ran, don't be afraid of making mistakes, don't be afraid of being hated, just beat Yao Ming.

Under Li Ran's explosive breakthrough again and again, Yao Ming soon got his second foul.

Moreover, because he had to defend against Li Ran's breakthrough, Yao Ming had to focus on defense in addition to attacking, and his physical exertion was much greater than usual.

In fact, Adelman's correct approach now is to keep Yao Ming and McDyess on the court, and let McDyess and Li Ran make an exchange, so that Yao Ming can focus on scoring.

It's a pity that Adelman, who is eager to narrow the gap, still chooses Yao Ming and Scola in the paint.

The Argentine has footwork and a mid-range shot. He is indeed the best candidate for chasing points, but his defense is really poor.

In the face of Anthony's indiscriminate singles, Scola not only failed to help the team on the offensive end, but neglected the other and was frequently scored by Anthony.

Anthony has increased his offensive options in this game, not only shooting from the outside, but also breaking into the inside from time to time to hit a few.

The pressure on the inside line is increasing, and Yao Ming's movements are becoming slower and slower as the naked eye can see.

At the end of the second quarter, the Nuggets still maintained their lead.

Li Ran played 18 minutes in the first half and scored 12 points and 7 rebounds.

Anthony scored a team-high 16 points, O'Neal 8 points.

Yao Ming scored 17 points in just halftime. Without Yi Jianlian's defense around the front, his offensive efficiency in the second quarter was extremely high, and he scored 11 points in a single quarter.

During the intermission, George Karl made adjustments and deployed the Nuggets' strongest lineup, preparing to head-to-head with Mosaic in the third quarter.

The heat is almost up.

And Adelman can only choose to replace Yao Ming, not because he doesn't want to be the main player like other coaches, but because he knows that Yao Ming's offensive efficiency will drop quickly when his physical strength declines, and he will rely on Yao Ming to play the decisive battle in the fourth quarter. .

Mosaic, who played half of the main force, faced the best Nuggets, and was severely restricted on both offense and defense.

O'Neal and Nene, who are overwhelming inside, and the trident who can't be defended outside. . .

Yao Ming only sat off the court for 3 minutes before he was beaten up by the Nuggets.

In 3 minutes, the Nuggets played a 12-4 spurt. If he doesn't play, he doesn't need to play.

The point difference was stretched to 15 points. This game is already very difficult for Mosaic.

Mosaic has never been a team that is good at fighting against the wind. McGrady always belongs to McGrady and has nothing to do with Mosaic.

Even though Yao Ming tried his best to score crazy points with Artest, the point difference showed no sign of shrinking.

As for Brooks, he had already disappeared under Li Ran's defense.

Li Ran was no longer obsessed with fighting Artest one-on-one. He would fight if he had the opportunity, and defend well if he had no opportunity, so as to help the team in another aspect.

The Rockets collapsed before even reaching the fourth quarter.

When the third quarter ended, Anthony hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and Adelman sighed in his heart.

The point difference came to 20 points, and the game was over.

In the fourth quarter, Adelman chose to surrender, not wanting the players to continue the meaningless physical exertion.

Although this is the playoffs, every game is extremely critical, but instead of overloading the players, it is better to let them play a little less time and recharge their batteries for their home games.

After this game, G3 will move to the aerospace city of Houston. At their home court, as long as they can win two games, the initiative to advance is still in their own hands.

Stealing a victory at the Pepsi Center in the first game is Mosaic's best hope of winning this round of the series.

As for how to crack the strange offensive style of the Nuggets at the beginning, Adelman decided to study it after the game.

The next day, in the Nuggets training class, when George Karl announced the starting lineup for the next game, Li Ran's eyes almost popped out.

The Nuggets were also in an uproar.

Li Ran felt that his head coach, George Karl, this grumpy little old man, was getting closer to that crazy scientist in Jinzhou.

The same expression also appeared on the faces of Adelman and all the fans and commentators on the second night.

Because, in this game, the crazy George Karl sent a starting lineup that was even more incomprehensible than the previous game.

Li Ran, Anthony, Szczerbiak, JR Smith, Billups!

Five backcourt players!

Li Ran could finally stand in the middle circle in a legitimate manner.

Because of this game, he is a center forward!
However, no matter how amazing Li Ran's bouncing speed is, facing Yao Ming, who can touch the ball with his own matchbox by bouncing on tiptoe, he still can't win the ball.

The difference in height is not comparable to the jumping height and bullet speed.

When they raised their hands, they were nearly 20 centimeters taller than you. Apart from teleportation, Li Ran didn't know how he could get the ball. . . .

When he came to the basket, Yao Ming just stretched his foot forward and stuck Li Ran behind him. Li Ran didn't even have a chance to go around and defend.

Watching Yao Ming squeeze Li Ran to the basket, then hold the ball with one hand, tiptoe to dunk the ball in, the commentator looked puzzled.

"Are the Nuggets committing suicide? They don't have a single player on the court who can limit Yao Ming."

This clearly wants Yao Ming to refresh his scoring record in the playoffs.

Could it be that there is some shady and dark deal between Li Ran and Yao Ming, the two Chinese players?

Seeing O'Neill, Yi Jianlian, Nene and Anderson sitting on the bench together, for a while, the cloud of conspiracy theories shrouded the court.

It's actually not that complicated.

Because next, when it was the Nuggets' turn to attack, they were also stunned.

Including Adelman standing off the court.

The five people on the Nuggets field all stood outside the three-point line.

How should this nima defend?

(End of this chapter)