NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 375

Chapter 375

The two sides made a jump ball on the court, and the Clippers got the ball first.

The Clippers' offensive focus this season has basically been on Brand, Maggette and Cassel.

Mobley and Kaman perform their duties on the offensive end, and their presence is not too high.

In the beginning, since Christie served as the starting point guard, Cassel did not make a strong attack.

Instead, he gave the ball to Brand in the low post first. Although Brand's height is very limited and he is relatively short in the paint, he has a very strong body and comprehensive offensive methods.

At this time, it was the Bobcats' defensive champion Wallace who was defending Brand on the field.

However, although Wallace's personal defensive ability is excellent, what makes him outstanding is that he has amazing explosive power and lateral speed, which can not only keep up with the small forward's footsteps, but also interfere with the power forward's shooting.

But Wallace is not without weaknesses on the defensive end. Wallace is among the best in the league in terms of speed and explosive power, and his defensive ability is even top in the league, but his low-post defensive ability is really average.

Because in order to maintain mobility on the field, Wallace did not gain any weight, and Liu Rui has always been used as the fourth position. On the offensive end, facing most fourth positions is a half-match opportunity.

It is precisely because Wallace has been playing as a power forward that the Bobcats' defensive counterattack can be played very quickly.

Because apart from a few individuals, there are very few players in the league who can keep up with Wallace at the power forward position.

However, as the price paid, Wallace seemed to be at a disadvantage when facing the enemy's low-post attack.

After all, no matter how explosive the body is, it is an indisputable fact that the tonnage of the whole person is there.

After Brand holds the ball in the low post, the other Clippers teammates all pull away and hand over the entire right side to Brand for singles.

This kind of tactic is usually the master coach Dunleavy's forte, because Brand's low-post attack is quite famous in the league.

Although physically disadvantaged, Wallace was still very focused, staring at the ball in Brand's hands all the time.

This is one of the reasons why Wallace has been able to succeed on the defensive end.

He knows that he also has shortcomings on the defensive end, so he will use his advantages to make up for it, that is, try to use his agility to steal the ball from the ball holder.

After seeing his teammates all pull away, Brand also used his body to squeeze towards the basket twice, and Wallace also anchored his whole body behind him, colliding with Brand repeatedly under the basket.

After two back squeezes, Brand then chose a hook shot after turning around.

sigh~

0:2

Seeing Brand's goal, Gerald Wallace shook his head helplessly, then picked up the ball and gave it to his teammates.

Facing Brand's low-post attack, Wallace's defense did not lose any position, but he still failed to defend the ball, which made Wallace feel somewhat frustrated.

"Rui, should we put Gerrard at the small forward position and send an inside player to defend Brand, otherwise Gerrard will be too disadvantaged in low post defense."

Seeing this defense on the field, Montgomery beside Liu Rui also frowned and suggested to Liu Rui.

Hearing Montgomery's words, Liu Rui just smiled and shook his head.

"After coming to the Bobcats, Gerrard's career has indeed been very smooth. Last season, Brand was facing a season reimbursement. It might not be a bad thing to let him have a good time."

Glancing at the young Liu Rui beside him, Montgomery seemed to be thinking too.

Then the whole person also smiled and didn't continue to say anything.

Because the defensive ability of several players on the Clippers is relatively good, and there is no obvious weakness. If it is really said that the defensive ability is the worst, it is the alien Cassel.

However, due to the absence of Mo Williams, the Bobcats lost an off-ball threat on the offensive end. Compared with Mo Williams, Christie is better at being a fixed-point pitcher.

Therefore, Liu Rui also arranged an off-ball pick-and-roll in this game, with Joe Johnson controlling more offensive possessions on the court, and the others cooperated with Joe Johnson's offense by running without the ball.

This is the same as playing against the Pistons at that time. Since the five players on the court have no obvious weaknesses, everyone's personal abilities are relatively average and outstanding.

So at this time, the role of an offensive star like Joe Johnson is highlighted.

Being able to tear apart the opponent's defense on his own in a stable defensive system is the value a star should have on the court.

And once there is a backbone on the offensive end, then other players can try to find opportunities by running without the ball.

After all, the entire defensive focus on the opposite side will be on Joe Johnson.

Because both sides are relatively good in defense, and both offensive and defensive ends are relatively balanced.

So as the game continued, at the end of the half quarter, the scores of the two teams on the field were as follows:

14: 14 flat

Taking advantage of the dead ball stage, both Liu Rui and Deng Lewei performed lineup rotations respectively.

Although the Clippers' firepower on the bench should not be underestimated, it is still a bit worse than the Bobcats.

When Mo Williams and Kevin Martin formed a pair of guns on the bench, it also greatly deepened the offensive threat of the bench lineup.

Facing Livingston, Mo Williams is in an absolute lead in terms of offensive experience.

After the baptism of the playoffs, Mo Williams' offensive shot selection has also been greatly improved.

If it is said that Mo Williams used to make all his shots based on his mood, then Mo Williams now knows how to cooperate with his teammates.

Especially under the improvement of Liu Rui, Mo Williams played off-ball shooting, which made him play more easily on the court than before, and his efficiency was more stable.

Because compared to the defense without the ball, people's attention on the field will inevitably fall on the ball holder.

And running without the ball to catch the ball is more calm than attacking with the ball.

Just like Thompson of the Warriors in later generations, a pitcher who can't even dribble, but no one dares to underestimate his offensive threat on the off-ball end.

With the contest between the two benches, at the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats played away with:

26:25

Leading the Clippers by one point, the first quarter of the contest ended.

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