The King of the NBA

Houston, Toyota Center Arena.

There are many people in the audience, most of them are Rockets fans, including Timberwolves fans.

Since the Yaoming era, there have been a lot of Chinese fans in the Toyota Center. In the Chinese fans circle, the Rockets are also a team that has received a lot of attention, even if Yaoming has retired.

But today the Chinese fans at the Toyota Center are hesitant. On the one side are the Rockets, Harden, Howard, and Jeremy Lin; on the other, the Timberwolves, Ning Yi.

Where should this be supported?

Some fans came up with a way to wave the "Support Rocket" sign in one hand and the flag with the words "Ning Yi Come on" in one hand, but it seemed a little weird.

On the court, both players have already played and warmed up on the court.

This is a playoff. The atmosphere is very different from the regular season, and it has become more dignified, but the warm-up players on both sides are extremely quiet. This kind of silence is like the tranquility before the storm.

After a while, the warm-up ended.

The players from both sides returned to the sidelines. On the Rockets side, a group of players surrounded Coach Kevin McHale. Coach McHale took out the tactical board, drew a few times on the top, and then said: "I have given you these days The explanation is very clear, and everyone should know what to do. In a word, defense should be done well, and offense should be played well."

"Yes." everyone answered.

Here, the Timberwolves formed a circle.

Adelman said: "Pekovic, Howard will hand it over to you, try to push him outside, don't let him crush the pressure too deeply. Outside, Rubio, Martin, you two stared at Harden, Pack me if necessary. One of the Rockets’ most important firepower points is Harden. As long as Harden is restricted, the game will be easy to play."

"On the offensive end, Le Fu, Ning, and Martin, the three of you form a triangle. As I arranged, Ning serves as a revolving link between Martin and Le Fu, and the three of you are the core of the offensive."

"Remember, come at our rhythm." Adelman finished, adding: "This is the playoffs, it will definitely be different from the regular season, the defensive strength will be greater, and the confrontation will be stronger. You The first thing to do is to follow our rhythm and adapt to the game as soon as possible."

The crowd nodded one after another.

This is a playoff. Unlike the regular season, the confrontation will be more intense and the game will be more cruel. For the Timberwolves, the most important thing is to adapt to the playoffs.

"Go on." Adelman waved.

Ning Yi, Love, Martin, Rubio, Pekovic, five people walked onto the court.

Looking at the backs of several people, Adelman's expression also dignified. He didn't make the playoffs in a few years. For the Timberwolves, the playoffs are a bit strange and lack of experience.

"However, they are all excellent, and I believe they can adapt quickly." Adelman whispered to himself, his gaze turned sharp and flashing.

...

"Snapped!"

The ball was shot into the backcourt by Howard. Harden took control of the ball and didn't give Beverly, but pushed himself.

The Rockets' starters today are Howard, Terrence Jones, Parsons, Harden and Beverly, of which Beverly is playing position 1, but strictly speaking, it is Harden who is actually responsible for the organization.

Beverly's assists per game this season are 2.7, and Harden's assists per game is 6.1. From the data, it can be seen that it is Harden who really controls the ball and organizes the team's offense.

The game had just started. Harden was not in a hurry. After passing the center line, he passed the ball to Beverly. Then he walked around the three-point line. Parsons ran back and pulled the ball to the outside.

At this time, Howard asked for a low post, Parsons quickly passed.

In the beginning, the Rockets did not play Harden or outside, but intended to start from the inside.

"At this point, Howard, the Rockets have the advantage." Adelman secretly said, not worried, because he had expected this, and he was prepared.

Howard took the ball, the Timberwolves quickly shrank the defense, and Love went up to assist.

When someone came to help defending, Howard quickly divided the ball and re-passed Parsons, while Harden went around from the other side. Jones gave him a cover and let Harden throw away Martin.

"Shoot".

When a man arrives, the ball arrives, Harden takes the ball, which is a three-pointer shot.

"Uh!"

With a soft sound, the ball scored.

The score became 3:0, the home fans cheered excitedly, the Timberwolves launched a counterattack, Rubio quickly advanced to the frontcourt, then depressing the speed, shaking the ball and passing the ball to Ning Yi.

The Rockets are double guards, and Harden and Beverly can both undertake organizational tasks.

The same is true of the Timberwolves. A while ago, when Lefu came back, Adelman had some headaches. It was not how Ning Yi and Lefu were compatible. Ning Yi and Lefu were very compatible. It's Ning Yi and Rubio. Ning Yi is somewhat similar to Harden. He has excellent scoring ability and passing ability. The two complement each other.

But in this way, Ning Yi and Rubio were on the field at the same time, and Rubio's role was weakened.

Originally Adelman was planning to let Rubio play as a substitute, so that Ning Yi's role can be better played, and the second team can also be thicker.

But in this way, it seems that Ning Yi's point is more prominent. If the other party defends Ning Yi's point at any cost, or the person who is against Ning Yi is too strong, such as James, this is a bit troublesome.

In the end, Adelman decided to let Rubio and Ning Yi learn the rocket together, but not exactly like the rocket. Ning Yi and Rubio can be organized, but most of the tasks organized by the Timberwolves still fall on Rubio. After the ball passed the center line, Ning Yi was first given to Ning Yi to attract the defense and then split the ball to Rubio.

The advantage of this is that the offense is more variable.

"Pick and roll!"

Ning Yi made a gesture~www.readwn.com~Pekovic came up to pick and roll, Ning Yi rushed forward, after a step forward, the ball was passed to Pekovic who stayed on the line and did not go down. At the same time, Rubio came over, and Pekovic passed by, Pekovic handed the pass, gave Rubio, and helped Rubio stop.

Taking advantage of this, Rubio threw away Beverly, and after Ning Yi's previous breakthrough, he circled the inside line and pulled all the people on the right to the left, which was more conducive to Rubio's breakthrough.

As a result, Rubio made a breakthrough and made the Rockets anxious.

"Be careful."

People shouted that the Rockets' defense line was suddenly chaotic, inside players had to go up to delay Rubio, and not one person, but Howard and Jones went up.

As a result, the inside line is empty.

Rubio scored a ball, a concealed pass from the ground, gave the inside, Love took the ball, homeopathic is a two-handed dunk, strong and full of momentum.