The Godfather of Basketball

Thibodeau couldn't help reaching out to put his hand on his forehead.

Yao Ming played for the Rockets for 8 years. He was Yao Ming's assistant coach for 3 years and the head coach for 1 year. Of course he knows the strength of the league's number one center.

But now, Yao Ming is not the only one he has to deal with on the defensive end.

He stretched out his hand to make a gesture to Billups, this is to adjust the tactics on the field.

Billups nodded, dribbled the ball halfway, motioned for his teammates to pull away, and then gave the ball to Yi Jianlian in the low post.

Tracy McGrady is not in good form, and the Rockets are left with an advantage in the matchup, and only the fourth position is left.

After Yi Jian connected the ball, he went straight to Anderson.

Although the basketball IQ dropped to the original level after leaving Tang Tian, ​​Yi Jianlian's confrontation and technique itself improved a lot when he was trained as the main force.

Anderson didn't hold back, and Yi Jianlian turned and fell back two meters away from the basket.

Not the smartest pick, but he has a nice touch.

"Shua!"

The ball crashed into the net.

The Rockets finally broke the scoring drought.

Tang Tian was thoughtful at this time, and Anderson's defense was indeed a hidden danger.

This is not a question of attitude, but of ability.

After exchanging the Iron Knee for Paul before, there are still the last 2 honor points left. If it really doesn't work, it can only be exchanged.

Paul dribbled to the frontcourt. This time he directly played a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming. After the split, he went straight to the basket.

The Rockets did not shrink this time, and let Jordan defend Paul alone.

Paul directly accelerated, and Jordan turned and watched Paul score a layup before he could take off.

So fast!

Thibodeau's eyes widened again.

Because it was a fast break in front, the Cavaliers had tactical assistance. Paul seemed to be fast, but he didn't have that much visual impact.

But for the ball just now, Jordan really only had time to turn around.

This speed is completely different from last season!

wrong! This is the speed that Paul only had before the injury!

Paul fully recovered from his injury?

After realizing this, Thibodeau's expression became even uglier.

He turned to watch the Cavaliers half court.

What did Tang Tian do this summer to get such a terrifying three people into a team.

Just as he was thinking, Yi Jianlian's jump shot was missed by James' help defense. The Cavaliers hit a counterattack, and James assisted Anderson with another three-pointer.

12 to 2.

The Cavaliers made all 5 shots in the opening game.

The Rockets went 1 for 6...

What the hell is going on!

He reached out and called a timeout.

The Rockets were stopped, and the cheers on the scene have exploded.

This is so casual!

But it's so easy to lead!

The opposite team was the team that made it to the tie-break with them in the finals last season!

Although Yao Ming is missing, why is it so vulnerable? !

So strong!

Back from the timeout, McGrady finally made a shot.

Back on the defensive end, James and Yao Ming picked and rolled, the Rockets directly adjusted their defensive strategy, and when they split, Jordan Jr. and Battier immediately forced James who was holding the ball.

This famous "STACK" tactic.

This is also a defensive tactic that Thibodeau personally admires very much. The core strategy is to press the ball. Take the pick-and-roll defense just now as an example. James holding the ball was double-teamed. At the same time, McGrady and Billups cut off James. Passing lanes, leaving Battier alone on the weak side.

When Tang Tian was still in the Rockets, Thibodeau also proposed this tactic, but because this tactic has high requirements for the center's defense, he must be able to expand, so he gave up in the end.

Now that Yao Ming has left the Rockets, he can finally put this tactic on the table.

"Tom, you're still close." Seeing the Rockets' defense, Tang Tian couldn't help muttering.

He didn't let Thibodeau use this tactic at the beginning. Apart from Yao Ming's relationship, there are too many disadvantages. Let's not talk about how terrible the physical exertion is for the players. Let's just say that this kind of oppressive ball has enough vision for the opponent's ball holder. If it is outstanding, it is simply a bonus.

James was double-teamed, took two steps back, and then reacted quickly, throwing the ball directly to the basket.

After Yao Ming opened it, he went straight to the basket, reached out to catch the pass from James, and scored with a close-range hook before Yi Jianlian could help defend.

With James' passing vision and Yao Ming's finishing ability, the defense was broken with ease.

Battier missed a three-pointer, the Cavaliers pushed forward, Paul and Yao Ming's pick-and-roll, facing this defensive tactic, Paul's reaction was faster, and it was a ball hit between the double-team formation.

Yao Ming received the ball and scored a one-handed dunk.

In two rounds, Thibodeau's tactic was broken to the extreme.

The cheers at the scene were overwhelming.

Last year, there was a gap in the strength of the two teams. Thibodeau, the former assistant coach, was beaten by Tang Tian without a temper. Now that the strength is reversed, Thibodeau's tactics look a bit funny.

After Yao Ming dunked the ball, the Cavaliers had a 16-4 lead over the Rockets.

It's only been half a quarter!

The strength gap is too obvious!

With more than 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the score was 30 to 12, and the Rockets had already collapsed.

The two sides entered into a rotation, Tang Tian left James on the court and replaced Beverly, Lance Stephenson, Frye and Kwame Brown.

On the Rockets side, McGrady led the team, Sun Yue, Salmons, Scola and Jordan Jr.

Sun Yue's breakthrough layup was directly blocked by Brown. Lance grabbed the ball in the end and then threw it to James. James rushed to the frontcourt and dunked against Salmons' violent bulldozer.

"Little Emperor" is at his peak, playing for almost a quarter without getting tired.

The Rockets attacked, McGrady made a layup and caused Lance's thugs to foul, and made two free throws to increase the Rockets' points.

Looking back, James and Frye played a pick-and-roll, splitting and oppressing the Rockets defense to return the ball to Frye, who received the ball from outside the three-point line and shot directly.

"Shua!"

Although Frye's three-pointers were not as fast as Anderson's, they were still very stable.

At this time in the league, there are not too many big men who can shoot three-pointers, and the few who can shoot accurately are all scooped up by Tang Tian to the Cavaliers.

James led the team through the remaining two minutes of the first quarter. When the second quarter started, Tang Tian replaced James with Paul to lead the team.

His rotation during the bench period is a bit like that of Harden Paul's Rockets in his previous life, always keeping a ball-holding point on the court.

Now that this Cavaliers team can use it like that, it is already a luxury for other teams to have such a ball.

The starters were crushed, the substitutes continued to suppress, and the Rockets were beaten without temper.

After halftime, 69 to 39, the Cavaliers directly led by 30 points.

Not long after the third quarter started, the game went straight into garbage time.

The fans at the scene watched Jeremy Lin and Whiteside's breakthrough and lobbing performances during garbage time, and the atmosphere was quite high.

And Thibodeau and the Rockets are very depressed.

Such a scene, really can't play well...