roccoschili Chapter 320 Unlimited Switching
Chapter 320 Unlimited Switching
Chapter 320 Unlimited Switching
In G3 of the Eastern Conference finals, the game moved to Charlotte.
The Bobcats wanted to get the match point in one go. As a result, in this game, the Magic made the most critical adjustment in this round of the series.
"Magic's offense, Aaron Brooks has the ball, he calls for a pick-and-roll, and the screen is..."
"It's actually Dwight Howard???"
The sparks put on the pick-and-roll screen, and the quality was even a little bit better.
The Bobcats' defense, the first delayed return.
As a result, the sparks flew down, and Xiao Heidou immediately made a decisive pass.
Sparks received the ball, rushed to the near frame area, made an unstoppable dunk, and scored 2 points.
With this attack, the Bobcats felt threatened.
Rivers reacted quickly, and immediately changed the delayed return of the pick-and-roll to an on-the-spot switch.
The result is still the same, because it is a man-to-man defense, and Jordan has to pull out to check the sparks.
As soon as Xiao Heidou, who was holding the ball, accelerated, he directly pierced through the Bobcats' defense.
In contrast, you have to go down to the penalty area and rely on the defense of other Bobcats players to send the ball into the basket.
Xiao Heidou, who can shoot from medium to long distances, is obviously more threatening.
Seeing this, Rivers could only change his defense back.
The man-to-man defense has not changed, only the order of the defense has changed.
In the following games, the Magic relied on this seemingly simple but extremely efficient pick-and-roll to tear apart the Bobcats' man-to-man defense.
Without the worries of killing Huo, Huo Hua expressed herself extremely excitedly.
Although he really didn't want to see the sparks erupt, Rivers pinched the timeout in his hand because the score was not opened.
Until the first official timeout of the game, watching 14 to 17, the visiting team Magic led by 3 points.
Only then did Rivers make the first major adjustment of the game——
"We changed the defense!"
The advantage of the zone defense is that Jordan can stay in the penalty area all the time, and it is difficult to create any threats when the sparks go down.
As well as the perimeter, the Bobcats can use a small player to cover the non-threatening sparks on the perimeter. Facing a pick-and-roll defense that directly switches defenses, it is difficult for the Magic's small players to single-click through the defense again.
It can be said that the joint defense should be the best way to deal with the Magic's pick-and-roll.
Of course, there are also problems.
The problem is that in the next game, if the Magic are smart, they can increase the pick-and-roll to make it richer.
Since it is a zone defense formation, under more pick-and-roll offenses, there will always be loopholes or something.
That's it. In the second half of the first quarter, the Bobcats changed their zone defense, which really limited the spark.
But on the periphery, the little black bean and old Carter cooperated with Brandon Bass, who came off the bench, settled near the middle distance, and gave another wall of cover, and stole a lot of opportunities.
Coupled with the Bobcats' offense and Curry, who has been unstable in his rookie season, this game is a little bit more iron.
The burden of attack immediately fell on Li Ke and Hua Erer.
Adding the two together, the G3 game became the most anxious game since the Eastern Conference finals. At the end of the first quarter, the score was 27 to 28, and the Bobcats at home even fell behind by 1 point.
In the second quarter, the anxiety continued, but an accident happened.
Jamal Nelson, who came off the bench for the Magic, didn't know where the wind came from, and suddenly scored three three-pointers.
So that in the second half of the quarter, even if the Bobcats resorted to the slashing tactics, the effect was not bad.
At halftime, what Rivers saw was still an extremely anxious score of 54 to 56.
Even the Bobcats are still behind.
At the beginning of the second half, Curry, who was the main attacker, missed a wave of shots, and urgently returned the main offensive right to Li Ke.
Li Ke, who had carried the entire first half, took the ball again, scored consecutive low singles, and continued to carry the second half.
But before leaving behind a eight or nine points less than double digits behind, has been horizontal in front of the Bobcats.
Rivers was forced to have no choice but to start the hacking offensive early.
Strange to say, when the score was leading, Sparks' free throws stopped shaking.
In the first wave of cutting Huo, Sparks who stood on the free throw line made two free throws.
The corners of Rivers' eyes twitched, and he continued to bite the bullet.
In the second wave of hacking, Sparks made one of two free throws.
Rivers saw hope, of course he had to continue.
As a result, Huo Huo was hacked in the third wave, and Sparks made two more free throws...
After cutting a few waves, the score not only did not close, but opened.
"The Magic's chaotic battle finally worked. The focus is still on Dwight Howard's position. He is willing to leave the penalty area and the low post. The Magic's offensive space is immediately alive."
"Of course, Dwight Howard's sudden stable free throws in this game are only one of the main reasons. The Bobcats' two waves of hacking in the first and second half did not achieve very good results."
"It seems that in Charlotte's away game, the Magic will win the first Eastern Conference Finals."
After three quarters, the Magic maintained a lead of about 10 points.
In the fourth quarter, it was useless to cut Huo. What the Bobcats could rely on was still Li Ke's singles.
"Sheldon, turned around, passed Michael Pietrus directly, and made a mid-range shot...the ball went in!"
"The Lynx's offense was still Sheldon's, fake shots from the outside, swaying away from Michael Pietrus, speeding up to the three-point line, making an emergency stop jump shot...and going in again!"
"On the right side, Stephen Curry couldn't find a chance, so he could only pass the ball to Sheldon. In the middle distance, Shelton made a fake shot and made a step back...he is still scoring!"
"..."
In this way, in the fourth quarter, Li Ke made himself a lone scorer.
While he's been scoring, he's been alone.
Look at the Magic again, the little black bean, the old Carter, and the substitute Jamal Nelson, let's bloom more.
With one person against many people, there is no possibility of reversal in this match.
In this way, in the G3 game, Stan Van Gundy relied on the changes made by the sparks, coupled with the influence of many factors, to successfully pull back a round...
"The Magic won, away, and they pulled one back."
"Look at the Bobcats who returned home and lost a game. The unstable Stephen Curry finally began to become unstable. Gerald Wallace also got lost in the restricted area of Warcraft."
"Only Sheldon is left. He scored 44 points in this game, which is already a perfect personal performance."
"The Magic's defense can't contain him at all, but that's about it."
"Two punches can't beat many hands. Obviously, the Bobcats need a more stable No. [-] star."
……
Winning, boasting and losing, has been like this since ancient times.
The Bobcats returned home and lost the game, and North America immediately turned their backs.
Mike Bianchi, the head reporter of the Orlando Sentinel who was still criticizing Stan Van Gundy in the previous game, immediately turned around to criticize Stan Van Gundy after this game.
"Stan is a good coach because he knows what's wrong and he can fix it, because he's good at learning."
The reason for blowing up is put at the top, and after that, it is the specific analysis.
"In this game, we saw the improvement of Dwight. He is no longer limited to the penalty area and the low post. Although his threat is pitiful on the periphery, at least the Magic's penalty area and low post area have been cleared. Small players can gallop more calmly."
"The Lynx's defense has been swaying because of this. Whether it is inward or outward, Rivers can't figure it out."
"What's even better is the middle of the game. After Rivers put out the zone defense, Stan immediately replaced Brandon Bass, with double blocks, second screens, off-ball screens on the wings, etc., a variety of pick-and-roll routines directly smashed the Bobcats' defense..."
"If in G1, the Magic lost to the coach's fighting skills, then in G3, the Bobcats also lost to the coach's fighting skills."
In addition to bragging about Stan Van Gundy, there are also bragging about Little Black Bean, Carter Sr., and Jamal Nelson who scored 22, 19, and 25 points in this game.
In this game, the Magic's outside players are the most up-to-date with these three. The three scored 66 points together, which is a bit like the small Big Three.
If you talk about Stan Van Gundy and the Magic's outside Big Three, it's not enough to make people face a question mark.
The one who blows sparks confuses many people.
"Obviously, Dwight Howard's outburst is the main reason for the Magic's away win..."
"Stan Van Gundy should have moved him up a long time ago, look at what he did after he was outside the position?"
"Look at his free throws..."
ESPN's postgame show, Skip Bayless talked about it.
But soon, he was interrupted by Bill Simmons, also on the show.
"Free throws? Are you serious, Skip? As a professional, shouldn't he make good free throws?"
"And, do you really have to know magic, Warcraft, and Stan Van Gundy?"
"If you understand, you should know that it is Dwight Howard himself who is not willing to go to the perimeter to be a wall!"
As a media person, Bill Simmons' words are more authoritative than beautiful women.
As a result, although the Magic won the ball, the argument that the Sparks are not worthy of praise is rampant.
Although he won the game, Sparks was in a bad mood.
He cares a lot about the comments from the outside world, otherwise he wouldn't always play ugly on the All-Star stage to please the fans and audience.
He doesn't want to leave the penalty area and the low post, but also because he wants to hear people say that he is a super center at the same level as the peak Sharks.
In fact, both on and off the court, Sparks is a bit imitating the old shark.
Cheerful personal style, unwilling to play pick-and-rolls, even if the technique of post-ups is so bad, he still has to play all kinds of post-ups in the game...
The G3 game was the most unhappy game for Sparks.
In fact, at first, he was happy.
Because of the pick-and-roll, there are not only pick-and-rolls, but also pick-and-rolls.
When you disassemble and move down, as long as you catch the ball, the spark is happy.
But the problem is that the Bobcats won't let him catch the ball all the time. After adjusting the defense later, Sparks' pick-and-roll becomes a pure block.
He seems to be a tool man, or to be precise, he is a wall on the court.
There is a sense of presence, but the degree of participation is extremely low.
This kind of work that a blue-collar center should do fell on him, so Spark was naturally unhappy.
But the promise after G2 has been made, and it is impossible for him to go back on his word.
Therefore, between G3 and G4, Sparks can only—
During the team training, pick and roll, and after the pick and roll, seeing that Xiao Heidou, who was holding the ball, had no intention of passing the ball, he immediately let out a dissatisfied roar: "Give me the damn ball!"
Stan Van Gundy was stunned, but his reaction was quick, and he immediately stopped training.
Immediately afterwards, I could only pull the spark aside and communicate patiently.
"Dwight, we agreed, if the pick-and-roll offense can win the game, we will always..."
"Wait, Stan, did I say no pick-and-rolls?"
"Then you just..."
"Aaron Brooks doesn't pass the ball to me. I'm the boss of the Magic and the core of tactics. Can't I yell at him?"
"Uh... yes, of course..."
After some communication, Stan Van Gundy understood Spark's idea.
In the final analysis, Sparks still doesn't want to play the pick-and-roll, but the promise cannot be violated. He can only take the next best thing and ask his teammates to pass him more passes.
Even if some balls should not be passed...
……
Compared with Magic, Bobcats are much more harmonious.
Lost at home, the Bobcats, they have to do is to seize the time to sum up.
"The Magic have too many scoring points from the outside and are too scattered. In G3, we let them open up the scoring state too easily, so that in the following games, it is difficult for our defense to play a limiting role."
"So, next game, we should press them from the beginning..."
Li Ke also joined in the summary and discussion.
The same is the head of the star, the gap is reflected.
Li Ke was not in a hurry, let alone lose his temper indiscriminately. After a wave of rational analysis, he suddenly asked: "Doug, when we were fighting knights, can we take out the set of five little ones you tried?"
Rivers froze for a moment: "Fifth Junior?"
After a pause for a few seconds, he reacted and shook his head: "A set of immature style of play..."
"Immature? No, Doug, I'm the opposite of what you think, it's mature, especially against an opponent like the Magic, he couldn't be more mature."
To put it simply, Wuxiao is a product of the small ball era. The reason for its birth is that the center forward is weak...
Although in this game, the opponent the Bobcats will face is the Magic with the top contemporary center, but in Li Ke's view, there is still a gap between the Spark and those super centers.
just to say-
Whether you can defend against the opponent or not, let’s not mention it for the time being, Li Ke is confident that he can withstand the sparks, at least, the sparks he can defend cannot be killed indiscriminately.
But if the spark is replaced by a shark, a big dream, or even Ewing... Li Ke can't guarantee it.
In the G3 game, the main reason for the Magic's momentum was their pick-and-roll offense.
And if you change to the fifth small, the flexibility of the fifth small, and the unlimited defense changes of the fifth small, are all difficult to achieve with the ordinary two-two-three-small, one-one-four-small lineup.
"Think about it, Doug, if it's the fifth junior, I'll stand up to Dwight Howard. Gerrard and PJ can switch defenses in various ways. With Wesley, we can switch defenses infinitely, and the defense will not suffer."
As soon as the word "infinite switch defense" came out, Rivers was still a little slow.
It was Bickerstaff Jr., who immediately brightened his eyes: "Unlimited switch defenses? If we can really do this, the Magic will not be able to escape our man-to-man defense no matter how they pick and roll!"
Bickerstaff Jr. is the team's defensive assistant, so his judgment is naturally correct.
Rivers still asked worriedly: "Are you sure you can change defenses infinitely?"
"Of course!"
Bickerstaff Jr. nodded, Rivers thought about it, and nodded.
But turning around, he called Tom Thibodeau, who was still unemployed at home...
(End of this chapter)