"The situation on the court has changed. Gallinari, Chandler, Lawson and others are playing simpler and more decisive shots, which has a miraculous effect. Now the pressure is back on the Rockets. Director Zhang, what do you think of the Rockets? Do we need to make changes here?”
Yu Jia asked.
"I think it's necessary. McHale should call a timeout. The players are in a bit of a mess right now. We need to first lay out a solid offensive strategy to break the scoring drought. Only then can the offense drive the defense. Only then can we regain control of the rhythm of the game."
Zhang Weiping said.
On the court, McHale waited for another round and called a timeout. He looked at the time and saw that it was time to make substitutions.
He is a little confused now. It stands to reason that the opponent's three perimeter generals are all in touch, so they should be replaced by the defensive team of Beverley, Ariza and Tucker.
However, the team's current offense also has problems. Harden, Jeremy Lin, and Butler all felt average in this quarter.
He now needs to choose between strengthening defense or improving offense. After a while, McHale gritted his teeth and couldn't be timid at home, so he went all out to attack.
Then with a wave of his hand, Jeremy Lin, Harden, Garnett and Asik were replaced, and Iverson, Ariza, Tucker and O'Neal were replaced.
When the fans saw Iverson come on the court, they burst into cheers.
McHale's substitution adjustment caught the wily coach George Karl by surprise. He originally thought that McHale would choose to replace Beverley to bite Lawson.
So he replaced Lawson and Kufus during the timeout and replaced them with Miller and Mozgov, just to let McHale punch the cotton.
Unexpectedly, McHale, who has always been conservative, would choose such a radical style of play, replacing Iverson with offense instead of defense.
George Carlton felt something was wrong. In the first half, Iverson gave Miller whatever he wanted and played casually.
Call another timeout now?
Lawson had just come down to take a breath, and then he was put on the field. Not only was he unprepared mentally, but he was also unprepared physically.
Anyone who has played football knows that if you take a break during a high-intensity game and then suddenly come on the field, not only will your condition not be guaranteed, but you will also be easily injured.
Karl thought about it and decided to forget it. He decided to stand still and watch two rounds first.
On the court, Iverson waved his hand as soon as he came up, signaling for his teammates to spread out.
"This is going to be a one-on-one fight."
In the box, Xu Xin said.
"It's too easy for Iverson to beat Miller."
Maddie smiled.
As soon as he finished speaking, Iverson made an emergency stop and hit the net with a mid-range jumper, 78:71.
"Good shot, McHale's substitution has an immediate effect. Iverson is in great shape and can score when he comes up."
Zhang Weiping said.
"McHale didn't even need to arrange any tactics for Iverson, it was solved in one fight."
Yu Jia added.
The two were still chatting about the previous round. On the court, Iverson had already completed the steal so fast that the photographer couldn't keep up.
When the camera turned around, Iverson had already made a layup.
The two senior basketball commentators in the live broadcast room didn't know what happened for a moment, but Xu Xin and Yao Mai in the box saw it clearly.
Iverson first pretended to retreat, but was actually waiting for an opportunity.
Miller sensed that Iverson was far away, and when he turned around after catching the ball, he relaxed a little. Iverson suddenly took a step forward, successfully grabbed the ball and made a layup.
The speed was so fast that Miller had no time to counterattack, and Mozgov, who was serving the baseline ball, did not react to protect the frame.
There was a burst of exclamation at the scene. It was so amazing that Iverson completed this series of operations in a flash. Even Beverley, who is known for his defense, has never performed like this.
"It's hard to imagine this is Iverson at 36 years old."
Xu Xin smiled and said that Iverson was on full fire tonight, and the speed and explosive power he showed were never shown in training games. Therefore, Xu Xin was very surprised to see him behave like this.
"Then you've never seen how exaggerated he was at his peak."
Maddie said with a smile.
McGrady entered the league one year later than Iverson, so he is considered a contemporary player. The two are still two of the famous "four shooting guards" and have played against each other many times.
McGrady has a lot to say about what kind of strength Iverson was in his peak period.
On the court, after Iverson scored a layup, he retreated with small steps.
Using the same trick once is smart, but using it twice is stupid.
He knows Miller, and the opponent will not fall into the same hole twice, so he is now thinking about how to dig another hole.
Miller dribbled to the frontcourt and moved laterally from the top of the arc to the right, and Gallinari moved up the line from the bottom corner.
The movement of the two was noticed by Iverson. It was necessary for the thugs to cooperate hand in hand, Iverson thought in his heart.
He quickly made a plan and first took half a step back. Seeing that Iverson was not close to the defense, Miller did not choose to turn his back to Iverson completely when handing over, but passed the ball sideways.
He turned his body directly towards Ariza to buy the most time for Gallinari to catch the ball.
But this just gave Iverson a chance to steal. Iverson suddenly took a step forward, reached out to poke the ball away, then took two steps, accelerated forward, and got the ball before Gallinari and Miller.
Then he took the ball and continued running forward, with a smooth road ahead.
"Deduct one! Deduct one!"
the fans booed.
Iverson is also a big fan. Hearing the cheers of the fans, he came to the basket, kicked the ground with his feet, and jumped up.
"Bang!"
The one-handed chop was done with ease, the ball landed on the ground, and he even celebrated like a plane taking off.
The whole place was in an uproar, and the fans shouted Iverson's name loudly.
The Rockets bench, from the 37-year-old Wolf King down to the 22-year-old Butler, all turned into Iverson fans, waving towels and calling wildly.
"Beautiful! It's hard to imagine that the 36-year-old Iverson can still dunk. I'm so excited to be able to witness this scene with everyone today."
Zhang Weiping's voice was trembling.
"Now I can say loudly that the answer has returned! Iverson used this dunk to prove to everyone that he is still the omnipotent him!"
Yu Jia was equally excited, and her words were full of praise for Iverson.
At 82:71, Iverson scored 6 points in just one minute after coming on the court, helping the Rockets expand their lead back to double digits.
On the sidelines, George Karl smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at the referee and making a timeout gesture.
The Nuggets played well in the first half of the quarter and finally managed to catch up to 5 points. As soon as Iverson came on the court, he was back to the point before liberation in one minute.
Not only that, the atmosphere at the Rockets' home court has been reignited. They are now not only competing with the five Rockets players, but also tens of thousands of people.
To make matters worse, Faried, Gallinari and Chandler also need to rest, and they will play the entire last quarter.
