The Almighty King of Sports

Anyway, seeing the main lineup of the Rockets, Doug Rivers didn't believe it at all.

However, Rivers also knows that the Clippers want to kill the Rockets in the playoffs and achieve the Black Eight miracle is not realistic.

The most critical point is: how to defend Wang Fei.

This is a problem.

If you can't prevent Wang Fei and let him score, the Clippers have no hope.

Rivers thought about it, he felt that if he wanted to guard Wang Fei, he had to send someone to bite Wang Fei, and keep squeezing his attacking space.

Rivers thought that as long as they could win one or two games, it would be a huge victory for the Clippers.

That afternoon, Rivers also held a pre-war mobilization meeting again.

He said, "Gentlemen! The game is about to start tonight. The Rockets have released their main lineup. This main lineup is led by Wang Fei. PJ Tucker, Gary Clark and Zhou Qi constitute their inside line. Wang Fei is the newcomer Terence Ferguson who has just joined the Rockets to form the Rockets’ guard line. If this lineup is true, I think the most critical point for us to solve the problem is Wang, and everyone else can. Let go! Defend Wang Fei, and we can win! If we can't prevent it, then we will never be able to take away a victory from the Toyota Center!"

"How to prevent Wang Fei? Many teams in the league have tried a lot, and no one can achieve much success. My defensive tactical arrangement is to send a special person to entangle Wang Fei! This person does not need to worry about it. Anything else, as long as he can keep up with Wang Fei's speed and prevent him from passing and shooting easily, this is our biggest victory."

"My favorite candidate to defend Wang Fei is Mr. Garnett Temple. You may not be able to keep up with Wang in terms of speed. My request is that you don’t have to start defending him from the backcourt. Let’s get back quickly. To defend, let him take the ball to the frontcourt. In the frontcourt, use a complete defense and assisting defense formation to compress his outside athletic ability. Mr. Temple only needs to follow him around the three-point arc. Others only need to be the king. Close to his own defense zone, he did not hesitate to let go of the other Rockets players, and decisively went up to double-team Wang Fei with Temple. Mr. Temple must have the awareness of fouling in time, rather than making a foul, not allowing him to shoot easily, pass the ball Relax."

"Look, is it okay for me to arrange this way?"

Doug Rivers finished his arrangement and asked the players.

Garnett Temple, who was named, said immediately: "Mr. Rivers, I am completely obedient to your arrangements. However, I want to give you a suggestion."

"You said." Doug Rivers said with a smile.

"You just said that I want to foul Wang in time when he makes a shot. What I want to say is that Wang's speed is too fast, and the degree of fouling in time is really not easy to grasp. So, it is better to be behind us. When the court is pressing on defense, it may be better to foul early. Threatening fouls can often make them more jealous." Garnett Temple said.

Doug Rivers nodded and said, "The situation on the court is changing rapidly. It's really hard to be sure. You can arrange it yourself."

Garnett Temple also lost the draft.

In the beginning, I couldn't play the ball at all in the NBA.

But after the experience of overseas leagues, his skills have greatly increased. More importantly, he can provide tough defense and implement the defensive arrangements of the head coach to the end.

It is his defensive ability that allows him to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Defending is a bitter, tiring, and thankless job.

Smart defensive players generally don't stalker, but can threaten and oppress the defensive object at critical moments.

This afternoon, ESPN's playoff preview program also commented on some of the situation of the East and West playoff teams.

Paul Pierce, Shark O’Neill, and Kobe Bryant attended the commentary program as guests.

The famous ESPN sports host Max Keller hosted the show.

"Gentlemen, what do you think of the championship's biggest favorite Rockets this year? Can they easily handle the Clippers?" Max Keller asked.

Paul Pierce shook his head and said: "I am not optimistic about the Rockets! Although Wang played very well in the regular season, but after entering the playoffs, he will encounter nightmare defense, his offense and passing space will be reduced. Was greatly compressed. Doug Rivers is a very experienced head coach. He has a lot of defensive experience. I think Wang will be completely guarded against death in the series against the Clippers! And If Wang Fei is guarded, it will be more difficult for the Rockets to help the team win!"

O'Neal said with a smile: "Rivers is indeed a good coach. He can lead the Clippers to the playoffs without a super giant. Although the Clippers are not super giants, their players are very average. Can always play dazzling team basketball. I also think the Rockets are not very good at winning. Maybe the playoffs will really become the King's Waterloo. Let's wait and see how specific it is."

Kobe Bryant also said: "Wang's most powerful weapon is his speed and shooting. God! There has never been a player in the history of the NBA with a shooting rate of more than 90%! And Wang is in the shooting offense. His performance is really amazing. He has shot 100% from three points in many games! His range is very long! He has no shortcomings in offense, as long as he enters the half-court offensive stage. , He can shoot and score from any position on the court. His speed and frequency of shots are also very fast. Even if the opponent is a big man much taller than him, don't want to use his height to prevent his shooting! Because, he Jumping too high! Facing such a player who may be the most offensive player in NBA history, defense is really a very difficult thing! I think it’s not easy for the Clippers to defend Wang Fei! So, The Clippers want to win the series against the Rockets. There is no hope at all! But I am optimistic that the Clippers can grab one or two victories from the Rockets!"

After listening to Kobe's analysis, Paul Pierce laughed and said: "Bryant, you may have overestimated the king! His speed is indeed very fast, and he jumps high enough, but the court is really not big. Especially halftime. , Only a small area of ​​15 meters by 14 meters. If the Clippers can form a defense formation as soon as possible, then the entire court will be full of people. This will oppress the king’s space for activity. His speed advantage is very small in a small space. It may be greatly restricted! Also, don’t underestimate the lethality of defensive fouls. When Wang jumps up and shoots against the tall man of the opponent, he is very vulnerable. The opponent is likely to make a small defensive move. , It will hit him hard! You can't ignore this."

O'Neal shook his head and said: "I can only say that the current NBA confrontation intensity is too bad. At that time, the confrontation intensity was more than twice as high as it is now. Especially in the interior. The space to attack the basket. But now? You just have to shoot three points. What's the point of just shooting three points? The game is too boring. It's a miracle that a small man like Wang can play well in the NBA. , But I really don’t want to see this happen! Wang has been popular in the NBA for so long, and all the teams are studying him. I think this playoffs, the defense against Wang will definitely rise to a cruel Extent! Wang has no weight, no height, he will suffer a lot in cruel defense, there is no doubt about it!"

Max Keller laughed: "It seems that Pierce and O'Neal are not optimistic about Wang's performance in the playoffs. Both believe that Wang will be prevented from death, but Bryant believes that it is simply unrealistic to prevent Wang. So, can you give your own predictions for the Rockets and Clippers in the playoffs, okay?"

Paul Pierce thought for a while and said: "I think the Clippers can end the battle in at most 6 games! They will create a black eight miracle!"

O'Neal said: "Everything depends on whether Wang is injured in the game. If Wang is injured, then the Clippers will win this series of games. If Wang is not injured, I think the Clippers may be 2: 4 eliminated."

Kobe Bryant said: "Don't underestimate the heart of a champion! Wang has received a lot of special attention from defense in the regular season. Too many tactics have been used for his defense, but Wang still led the Rockets to win. This season's record is the best result in the league! This is enough to show how strong the king is! So, I think the Rockets will easily win the first round of this year's series with a score of 4:0."

In fact, the debate about how far Wang Fei can lead the Rockets in the playoffs has become a world-class topic.

Basketball fans almost all over the world are talking about it.

Research on the results of this series of games on the Rockets and Clippers is also carried out on many websites.

For example, ESPN did an online survey on their website.

There are several options:

In your opinion, in the first round of the Rockets and Clippers series, who can have the last laugh?

1. The Clippers easily create the miracle of the Black Eight.

2. The Clippers take out the Rockets without Harden in a tie-break.

3. The Rockets undoubtedly won the Clippers.

4. The Rockets won hard and tragically.

The fans participated very actively.

As of 6:30 on the night before the game, the Rockets had the best deal with the Clippers with 90% of the choices.

This shows that the fans are still very optimistic about the Rockets.

At 6:30 this evening.

Wang Fei took the Rockets bus to the Toyota Center.

As soon as the bus arrived in the square, a large number of fans gathered around.

They called Wang Fei's name loudly and called MVP.

Wang Fei glanced through the car window and found that by this time tens of thousands of fans had gathered in the square.

Because it is the playoffs, tickets are still very short, and many fans who can't buy tickets can only watch the game through the big screen outside.

Wang Fei was also very excited at the moment.

It's really not easy to get to the playoffs step by step.

Think about it when I first came to the United States, and almost no one knew me.

But now, he has become the hottest star in the NBA. The popularity of the limelight can almost catch up with Jordan of the year!

It feels so good!