Legendary basketball manager

"Wait a minute, it's not time for you to play yet. Tracy, you have to trust your teammates."

Mark Jackson said lightly.

After a season of tempering, he is now.He is no longer a young coach who just took over the Rockets.

The record of regular season wins that created history, the accumulation of experience as a player, and most importantly—Shen Fei's many pointers...

These factors work together to make Mark Jackson grow rapidly.

Up to now, he already has enough confidence and confidence to say nothing to a super giant like McGrady.

t-mac was taken aback when he heard this.

He was also a little surprised that the initiative to apply for a job was rejected.

But soon, McGrady understood what the coach meant!

The biggest advantage of the Rockets over the Heat is the depth of the bench.

And the best manifestation of the depth of the bench is that our core players can get on the court with sufficient physical fitness at critical moments!

McGrady knows that if he plays now, he can indeed help the team stabilize the situation, but the team's rotation arrangement will be disrupted.

In this way, by the end of the fourth quarter, the physical advantage of the Rockets' core players may be gone.

All in all, if the situation on the court is not out of control, it is better to play according to the rotation arrangement.

Thinking of this, McGrady said, "Then I'll go back first. If the Heat tie the score... think again."

Mark Jackson nodded.

He is by no means the kind of "stubborn" coach who pinches his watch and makes substitutions.

If the Heat really show their momentum, he will definitely make timely adjustments.

............

Looking back on the court, the Heat serve from the sideline.

Feeling hot, James once again chose singles.

But Yi Jianlian has accumulated sufficient defensive experience after many matchups.

He seized the right wing in time when James started, forcing the latter to change direction.

At this time, Tucker assisted in the defense in time and stopped James directly at the free throw line.

Lao Zhan reacted quickly, flicked his wrist, and passed the ball to Haslem inside with a hit.

Harbin kicked the ground with both feet and jumped and buckled.

Unexpectedly, Yao Ming came in front of him with one step, and raised his right arm to interfere.

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, Haslem's dunk hit the basket's neck, bounced high, and flew directly to the free throw line.

James, Yi Jianlian, and Tucker are exactly in this position.

Seeing this, Tucker immediately lowered his center of gravity, trying to get James stuck behind him.

But he still underestimated the strength of Lao Zhan.

When James struggled to take off, Tucker only felt a huge force behind him.

He couldn't bear this power with his will!

So he fell forward and almost hit Yi Jianlian.

And Yi Jianlian's way of fighting for the ball is more ingenious, and he once again resorted to the signature "picking the ball and grabbing the board".

When James was about to collect the ball into his arms, Ah Lian waved his right hand from bottom to top, and the ball flew up again.

James quickly took off for the second time after landing, and Yi Jianlian also jumped up at the same time.

In the air, the UAE did not have full confidence to accept the rebound, so it provoked the ball again.

His idea is also very simple - if I can't grab it, don't even try to grab it!

Then, the two took off for the third time...

The other players on the field, watching this wonderful scene like "Double Dragons Playing with Pearls", stood still in place.

The first to react was Tony Allen.

He made three steps and made two steps, rushed between the two, and interfered with James' take-off through physical contact.

This also allowed Yi Jianlian to finally control the ball!

After getting the ball, UAE decisively pushed forward with the ball and rushed to the hinterland of the Heat.

James, on the other hand, drove at full speed, catching up behind Yi Jianlian.

Ah Lian knew the situation behind him, and at the same time knew that if he forced a layup, he was likely to be blocked by James.

After all, James is at his peak today, and his cap-chasing ability is also second to none in history!

Therefore, Yi Jianlian slowed down after rushing to the free throw line, trying to confuse James behind him with three slow steps.

But Lao Zhan has rich defensive experience, especially good at defending fast breaks.

The opponent is fast and wants to win quickly, he can keep up;

The opponent slows down and wants to use rhythm changes to win by cleverness, but he can also maintain patience and concentration, wait for the opportunity, and kill with one blow!

Therefore, Yi Jianlian's wobbly layup still failed to escape the fate of being taken.

James nailed the ball to the board with one palm, then controlled the falling basketball and launched a counterattack!

His speed was so fast that Yi Jianlian couldn't keep up.

In an instant, the Heat formed a five-on-four situation in the frontcourt.

But James, who has gone crazy, only has the basket in his eyes at this time!

He dribbled the ball one meter beyond the three-point line, then stopped, and resolutely made a long shot...

"Shu~"

Basketball hits the net!

The score then came to 85:84, and the Rockets' lead was eroded to 1 point!

At this time, Mark Jackson couldn't sit still.

He frowned, stood up from the coach's bench, and walked to the sidelines to direct the players.

At the critical moment, Yao Ming stood up.

He suddenly mentioned the free throw line on offense, then received a pass from Jeremy, and made a mid-range shot...

Also hit!

87:84, the point difference returned to 3 points!

But the good times didn't last long. After James passed the half court with the ball, he stopped one meter in front of the logo and shot again from a long distance...

This distance is not within his range at all.

Therefore, Yi Jianlian did not appear in front of James in time to interfere.

When the basketball crossed a rainbow-like arc and flew to the basket, the UAE was still expecting James to shoot the iron.

But... things backfired.

The basketball crashed into the net, turning the net upside down!

87:87.

After a long absence, the Heat are on the same starting line with the Rockets again!

At this time, McGrady, Curry and other main players couldn't sit still, and looked at the coach's bench eagerly.

Mark Jackson no longer hesitated, and decisively called a timeout.

After the timeout, both sides replaced all the main players.

At this time, there are 8 minutes left before the end of the game.

The decisive battle begins ahead of schedule!

It has to be said that Mark Jackson forced McGrady to rest for nearly 2 minutes, which was still very effective.

After t-mac returned to the field, his physical fitness has fully recovered!

In the first round, facing James' defense, McGrady made a breakthrough after a tentative step, and passed the latter cleanly.

Then, t-mac went to the basket, faced Howard's defense, and scored the ball with an elegant pull-bar layup.

89:87, the Rockets regained the lead!

It is worth mentioning that after James was passed just now, he did not quickly chase and defend, but "slowly" followed McGrady.

He didn't make any interference during t-mac's layup.

This has never happened in the previous game!

But it can also be seen from this subtle detail that James is also a human being. After playing high-intensity games for more than three quarters, he is also tired...

But now, James can't stop, not even take a breath!

After the offensive and defensive transition, he held the ball at the top of the arc again.

Hitting three-pointers in a row before gave James great confidence.

Coupled with the consumption of physical energy, his desire to break through has been significantly reduced.

Therefore, after a few feints at the top of the arc, James once again shot a cold arrow!

George reacted quickly and immediately jumped up to interfere...

"duang!"

This time, James is no longer miraculous.

The ball hit the front of the basket and bounced out!

Yi Jianlian jumped high, received the rebound, and passed the ball to Curry.

The cute god advances quickly and leads his teammates to launch a counterattack!

During the fast break, McGrady accelerated away from James' defense and cut in from the right to the basket.

Curry made a freehand no-look-pass and accurately handed the ball to t-mac.

McGrady took a step after receiving the ball, jumped with both feet, and was about to complete the dunk.

At the critical moment, Wade suddenly burst out, raised his right arm, and forced McGrady's dunk cap!

"woo..."

There was a burst of exclamation at the scene.

In fact, when McGrady "flyed" just now, Heat fans were already desperate.

Wade's hot pot gift was a complete surprise!

After the ball was slapped, it just landed in front of James.

But when he was about to catch the basketball, Curry reached out his right hand first and snatched the ball.

Startled, James immediately pounced on Curry.

Curry saw that the fast break was hopeless, so he didn't rush to attack the basket, but moved toward the outside while protecting the ball.

Soon, Curry ushered in a heads-up with James at a 45° angle on the right!