McHale seemed to have heard Zhang Weiping's words and immediately called a timeout.
"James (Harden), wait for you to play more pick-and-rolls with Jermaine (O'Neal Jr.). Sean (Livingston), go up and hit a few, and others will give him space in the low post."
McHale said.
Seeing Livingston come on the field and replace Tucker, Xu Xin saw some clues.
He said to himself:
"Livingston has the ability to attack independently. This will disrupt George Karl's defensive arrangement."
"Chandler and Gallinari shouldn't suffer a loss in defending Livingston."
Yao Ming replied.
"What if we catch Lawson in the wrong position?"
Xu Xin smiled.
Yao Ming suddenly realized that his tactical thinking was somewhat behind the trend of the times.
During their time, most of the tactics were initiated in the interior, either by direct singles, or by attracting double-teams and passing the ball to outside shooters. At most, they added a star player to play singles and cooperate in high and low positions.
It was not common at that time for tactics such as today's tactics in which outside players frequently catch mispositions and seize big opportunities to defeat small ones or small ones to hit big opportunities.
After Livingston came on the court, the effect was immediate.
The Rockets have an additional starting point on the court. Harden does not need to bite the bullet and beat Brewer every round. Even if he does, he will choose to cooperate with O'Neal and solve the battle through pick-and-roll. The Rockets' offensive efficiency skyrocketed.
On the defensive end, Ariza switches to the 4th position. His height and wingspan are not so disadvantaged against Gallinari, and he can also interfere with the latter's turnaround jump shot to a certain extent.
Gallinari attacked 4 times in a row, but only scored 2.
Others failed to step up and turn the tide.
McHale's effective adjustments on both ends of the offense and defense allowed the Rockets to regain stability. When Garnett, Butler, Jeremy Lin and Asik all returned, the Rockets blossomed more on the offensive end, and a 16:5 wave made the game lose suspense.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Nuggets 122:109 at home.
Immediately after the game, Xu Xin submitted a signing application for Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady to the league. Good things come in pairs, that's what they say.
"Ding! Win the game, get 50 points, and the system has accumulated 400 points."
"Ding, the limited-time mission Legend is back. Complete it and get 1250 points. The system has accumulated 1650 points."
"Ding, the limited time task is to reshape the Yao and Mai combination. Complete it and get 1,000 points. The system has accumulated 2,650 points."
A series of lolita sounds sounded in Xu Xin's mind. Happiness came so suddenly that he was at a loss for a moment.
The tight days were finally gone, but when he suddenly thought that Yao and Mai still needed to use "Talent Cashing" to truly be qualified to play, he felt a little discouraged.
Especially when he thought that 5,000 points were needed to open the third section, Xu Xin suddenly felt that one was bigger than the other.
Who wouldn’t feel sad to finally have so many points and spend 2,000 in an instant?
But these 2,000 points must be spent, whether out of sentiment or long-term benefits, the current investment is worth it.
In the live broadcast room, Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping were guiding and summarizing the game.
"Director Zhang, who do you think is the best in this game?"
Yu Jia asked.
"There is no doubt that this question must be Allen Iverson. His effect on the court is obvious. After coming on the court in the second half of the first quarter, he helped the Rockets open up the point difference and establish a lead. In the third quarter, the Rockets were defeated by the Nuggets. When we caught up, he came on as a substitute and scored consecutively to stabilize the situation."
Zhang Weiping said without hesitation.
"Of course, the Nuggets' Gallinari was also outstanding. He made 13 of 22 shots in the game, hit 7 three-pointers, scored a game-high 38 points, and also had 5 rebounds and 5 assists."
Zhang Weiping added.
"Okay, let's take a look at the rankings of the teams in the Western Conference. After the Rockets defeated the Nuggets, their total record came to 31 wins and 11 losses, returning to the first place in the Western Conference. At the same time, this record also allowed them to Ranking second in the league's overall rankings, second only to the Heat's 33 wins and 9 losses.
The Nuggets are still ranked fourth in the Western Conference, and their 26-16 record still puts them one game ahead of the fifth-placed Clippers. "
Yu Jia said.
In the stadium, although the game was over, the fans still refused to leave and stopped to stare at Iverson.
Jeremy Lin found the ball for this game and stuffed it into Iverson's hands. Iverson was being interviewed by reporters and was startled by Jeremy Lin's sudden move. Before he could recover, Harden attacked from behind and poured a bucket of ice water all over him.
Jeremy Lin and Harden, both talented and talented, cooperated tacitly. Seeing Iverson holding a basketball drowned in his hands, they burst into laughter.
"You don't respect martial ethics. Shouldn't the ice water show be held in the locker room?"
Iverson was not angry, he laughed and cursed.
"That's for others. Of course you couldn't hold it back anymore, so you moved ahead of time."
Harden shook his head and spoke plausibly.
Iverson was completely speechless when he heard this. Fortunately, Butler was one of the few good people and handed him a towel to wipe off, and then allowed the interview to continue.
The fans couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene on the sidelines.
"How could Jeremy and James make such a fool of themselves with their answers? After all, they are also old comrades."
said an older fan.
"You don't understand this. The more you can have fun, the better the atmosphere in the locker room will be."
Another younger guy explained.
After Iverson finished his interview, he was surrounded by fans in the tunnel. They held their jerseys high and asked for autographs. Iverson also refused to refuse any comers and signed autographs for the fans one by one with a bright smile.
Later, the jersey and sneakers on my feet were all given away.
"How does it feel to make your debut back?"
Xu Xin asked with a smile when he saw Iverson finally walking in. He and Yao Mai have been waiting in the player tunnel for a long time.
"Why are you waiting here?"
Iverson did not immediately answer Xu Xin's question, but was a little strange about the position of the three people.
"If you don't wait here, why don't you have to go outside? I don't want to steal your limelight without playing a game."
Maddie teased.
He has been the darling of this arena for a long time, and this statement is not an exaggeration.
"It's better to have fun alone than to have fun together. Signing together can help me share the burden a little bit."
Iverson laughed.
Then he looked at Xu Xin and said solemnly:
"Thank you, Manager Xu. I never thought that one day I would be able to return to the game and receive such enthusiastic support from the fans. This is a day I will never forget."
"Hey, all this is your own efforts, no need to thank me."
Xu Xin said with a smile.
"I guarantee you, this year's championship will definitely be ours."
Iverson said word for word.
