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

However, Rivers also knows that it is unrealistic for the Clippers to defeat the Rockets in the playoffs and achieve a black eight miracle.

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

This is a problem.

If they can't guard Wang Fei and let him shoot and score, then the Clippers have no hope.

Rivers thought about it, and he felt that in order to guard Wang Fei, he must send a special person to bite Wang Fei and squeeze his offensive space at all times.

Rivers thought that as long as he 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! Tonight, the game is about to begin. The Rockets released their main lineup, which is led by Wang Fei, with PJ Tucker, Gary Clark and Zhou Qi forming their inside line.

Wang Fei will partner with the newly added Rockets rookie Terrance Ferguson to form the Rockets' back line. If this lineup is true, I think the most critical point for us to solve the problem is Wang. Everyone else can

Let go! If we can guard Wang Fei, we can win! If we can't guard him, then it's impossible for us to take away a victory from Toyota Center!"

"Many teams in the league have made many attempts on how to guard Wang Fei, but no one has achieved much success. My defensive tactical arrangement is to send a special person to entangle Wang Fei! Don't worry about this person.

Anything else, as long as we 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 Fei in terms of speed. My request is that you don't need to defend him from the backcourt. Let's quickly return to him."

To defend, let him dribble the ball to the frontcourt. In the frontcourt, use a complete defense line and help defense formation to compress his outside athletic ability. Mr. Temple only needs to follow him around the three-point arc. Others only need Wang

When he got close to his own defense zone, he let go of other Rockets players without hesitation, and decisively went up and double-teamed Wang Fei with Temple. Mr. Temple must have the awareness to foul in time. He would rather commit a foul than allow him to shoot easily, and pass the ball

You can relax a little.”

"Look, is it okay if I arrange it this way?"

Doc Rivers finished explaining his arrangements and asked the players.

Garnett Temple, whose name was called, immediately said: "Mr. Rivers, I completely obey your arrangement. However, I would like to give you a suggestion."

"You said it." Doc Rivers said with a smile.

"You just said that I want to foul Wang in time when he shoots. What I want to say is that Wang's speed is too fast, and the speed of timely fouling is really difficult to control. So, why not do it behind us?

When the court is pressing the defense, it may be better to foul early. Threatening fouls often make them more afraid." Garnett Temple said.

Doc Rivers nodded and said: "The situation on the court is changing rapidly and it's really hard to control. You can just make your own arrangements."

Garnett Temple was also undrafted.

In the beginning, it was impossible to play in the NBA.

However, after practicing in overseas leagues, his skills have greatly improved. More importantly, he can provide tough defense and can implement the defensive arrangements of the head coach to the end.

It was his defensive ability that gave him the opportunity to establish himself in the NBA.

Defense is a hard, tiring, and thankless job.

Skilled defensive players generally do not stalk, but can threaten and pressure the defensive target at critical moments.

In the afternoon of this day, an ESPN playoff preview program also commented on some of the situations of the Eastern and Western playoff teams.

Former Green Kai star Paul Pierce, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant attended this commentary program as guests.

ESPN's famous sports host Max Keller hosted this show.

"Gentlemen, what do you think of the Rockets, the favorites for the championship, this year? Can they easily defeat the Clippers?" Max Keller asked.

Paul Pierce shook his head and said: "I'm not optimistic about the Rockets! Although Wang performed very well in the regular season, after entering the playoffs, he will encounter a nightmare defense, and his offense and passing space will be reduced.

Being greatly compressed. Doc Rivers is a very experienced head coach, and he has rich experience in defense. I think Wang will be completely guarded in the series with the Clippers! And

If Wang Fei is guarded, it will be more difficult for the rest of the Rockets to help the team win!"

O'Neal said with a smile: "Rivers is indeed a good coach. His ability to lead the Clippers without a super giant into the playoffs is proof of that. Although the Clippers do not have a super giant, their players are very average in strength.

They can always play dazzling team basketball. I also think that the Rockets are not easy to win. Maybe, the playoffs will really become the king's Waterloo. Let us wait and see how it will happen."

Kobe Bryant also said: "Wang's most powerful weapons are his speed and shooting. God! There has never been a player in the history of the NBA with a shooting percentage of more than 90%! And Wang is in the shooting attack.

His performance is really amazing. In many games, his three-point shooting percentage is 100%! His shooting range is very long! He has no shortcomings in offense, as long as he enters the half-court offensive phase

, 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 even think about using his height to prevent his shots! Because, he

Jumping too high! Facing such a player who may be the most offensive player in NBA history, it is really difficult to defend! I think it is not easy for the Clippers to guard Wang Fei! So,

The Clippers have no hope of winning the series against the Rockets! But I am optimistic that the Clippers can steal one or two wins from the Rockets!"

After listening to Kobe's analysis, Paul Pierce smiled and said: "Bryant, you may have overestimated Wang! He is indeed very fast and he can jump high enough, but the court is really not big, especially in the half court.

, only an area of ​​15 meters by 14 meters. If the Clippers can form a help defense formation as soon as possible, then the entire court will be full of people. This will squeeze Wang’s space for movement. His speed advantage is very important in a small space.

It may be greatly restricted! Also, don't underestimate the lethality of defensive fouls. When Wang jumps high to shoot against the opponent's tall man, 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 intensity of confrontation in the NBA today is too bad. At that time, the intensity of confrontation was more than twice what it is now. Especially in the paint, you can only win by knocking away the opponent.

Space to attack the basket. But now? As long as you can shoot three-pointers, that's fine. What's the point of just shooting three-pointers? The game is too boring. It's a miracle that a little man like Wang can thrive 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 teams are studying him. I think, in this playoffs, the defense against Wang will definitely improve to a cruel level.

The extent! Wang has no weight or height, so he will suffer a lot in the brutal defense, there is no doubt about it!"

Max Keller laughed: "It seems that neither Pierce nor O'Neal is optimistic about Wang's performance in the playoffs. They both believe that Wang will be guarded to death, but only Bryant believes that it is simply unrealistic to guard Wang.

So, please give your predictions on the big score between the Rockets and Clippers in the playoffs, okay?"

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

O'Neal said: "Everything depends on whether Wang will be 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 defeated by 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, and too many tactics have been used against his defense, but Wang still led the Rockets to win.

This season’s record ranks first in the league! This is enough to show how powerful Wang is! Therefore, I think the Rockets will easily win this year’s first round 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 between the Rockets and Clippers has also been launched on many websites.

ESPN, for example, conducted an online survey on their website.

There are a few options in total:

Who do you think will have the last laugh in this first-round series between the Rockets and Clippers?

1. The Clippers easily created a black eight miracle.

2. The Clippers defeated the Rockets without Harden in the seventh game.

3. There is no doubt that the Rockets kept a clean sheet against the Clippers.

4. The Rockets won a difficult victory.

The fans participated very enthusiastically.

As of 6:30 that night before the game started, the Rockets had kept the Clippers in first place with 90% of the choices.

It can be seen that fans are still very optimistic about the Rockets.

This evening at 6:30.

Wang Fei took the Rockets bus to the Toyota Center.

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

They shouted Wang Fei's name loudly and shouted for MVP.

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

Because it is the playoffs, tickets are still in short supply, and many fans who cannot buy tickets can only watch the game on the big screens outside.

Wang Fei was also very excited at this 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, almost no one knew me.

But now, he has become the hottest superstar in the NBA, and his popularity can rival Jordan's back then!
Chapter completed!