naaapseattle Chapter 366 The Cruel First Battle Victory
Chapter 366 The Cruel First Battle Victory
Chapter 366 The Cruel First Battle Victory
In the first quarter of the game, the Bobcats had a variety of offensive methods.
But to sum it up, it's actually very brainless, just use various pick-and-roll covers, local small cooperation or even direct low-post play to find the driver's defense.
If there is a high-level statistic in this game that only counts the actual matchups scored, the old driver is definitely the one that stands out the most.
The old driver is also suffering. In the past, he was always well protected by the Mavericks' team defense. After all, his head coach is Rick Carlisle, and he is surrounded by excellent defenders such as Marion, Kidd, and Boxing Champion.
But in this game, the Bobcats suddenly pulled out this rather brainless way of finding the driver, making it difficult for him to evade.
I will attack directly when defending against the point, and switch defenses?I'll play the pick-and-roll and switch defenses to find you!
Shrink into the restricted area?Then I will go straight to the restricted area, no matter how difficult it is, I will find you!
As long as the old driver is present, he can't hide or avoid it.
Rick Carlisle touched his chin. For the first time since coaching the Lone Ranger, he had the urge to replace the old driver.
But he also understands that replacing the old driver is tantamount to canceling the Lone Ranger's offense.
Even so, he decided to give it a try.
Because of the first quarter of the game, the Bobcats' offense played an unstoppable momentum. If the Bobcats don't slow down the rhythm, even if they insist on attacking, it will be difficult for the Lone Ranger to support.
Of course, another reason is that the first old driver who was forced to "take offense and defense on one shoulder" also needs some rest time.
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The Bobcats' brainless style of play in the first quarter attracted a lot of attention, mainly because it subverted the NBA's existing defensive style of play.
Most of the NBA teams now play the old-fashioned pseudo-zone defense, that is, as soon as the small outsiders break through, the big men from the middle distance to the inside immediately help defend and supplement the defense.
Take this game as an example. Once Li Ke, Curry, and Captain Jack break through on the outside, the boxing champion who defends out of the penalty area will be the first line of defense, and the old driver standing in the penalty area will be the last line of defense.
The Bobcats in this game were very straightforward, just pick and roll, and hit hard when they encountered a change of defense. Whether it was Li Ke or Curry, standing out was a one-stop operation, all relying on speed and personal ability.
It's really effective if you hit it.
This made many coaches and superstars in the league who watched the finals think about it.
In Hawaii, LeBon, who was on vacation, said he didn't want to watch the finals, and finally turned on the TV.
After watching the first quarter of the game, before he could react, his partner Midi Mims called out: "LeBron, I feel like this style of play is specially designed for you!"
As soon as Lebron heard this, he immediately followed Mims' train of thought and thought for a moment.
Pick and roll to find the big man, and then rely on speed and personal ability to kill the big man. This style of play is indeed specially designed for him!
Lebron's eyes lit up, but Midi Mims went one step further:
"This is the gap between coaches. Mike Brown and Larry Brown are both defensive coaches. They will train a shitty offense. Look at Doc Rivers, this is called a head coach!"
Cleveland's troubles have already been flying all over the sky, and it's not bad. LeBron completely ignored this sentence, and his mind was full of what would happen if they played this military-trained big man next season.
In Miami, Pat Riley, who was preparing for the draft, also noticed this game.
Why did he pay attention?Because he was the one who proposed the concept of the future of basketball, and the Bobcats were the first team to play very close to the future of basketball.
All along, he is very concerned about the future development of the Bobcats.
In this game, Bobcats showed a very eye-catching and trendy style of play, which made his eyes shine.
Then, Eric Spoelstra mentioned Wade who left last summer: "If Dwyane doesn't leave, plus Kelly Irving, we can play like this next season."
Riley was silent for a while, as if he was thinking. On the TV, the second quarter between the Bobcats and the Lone Ranger began.
The old driver went down, replaced by Caron Butler, Marion topped the fourth position, plus a mountain in Puerto Rico replaced Kidd, and Terry replaced Deshaun Stevenson.
After some substitutions, the Lone Ranger's offensive focus has completely shifted to the outside, and the trio of Caron Butler and Terry Gabaria can still provide some firepower.
The Bobcats also changed players. The outside line of the Bobcats is Xiaomo, Wesley Matthews and Li Ke. Tucker is the top four, and the center is the champion.
On the defensive end, the Bobcats threw themselves out.
Tucker played against Caron Butler, and Matthews played against Terry. The only thing that missed was Barea.
But Li Ke, who was facing Marion, was actually vacated. His help defense and supplementary defense, in the first wave of defense in the second quarter, his help defense snuffed out a breakthrough by Barea.
With a bang, Barea missed Li Ke's defense and missed his throw.
Immediately afterwards, Bobcats attacked. Although the old driver went down, Li Ke still wanted to train in the military.
The main reason is that both Curry and Captain Jack went down to rest. He leads the team alone, and he can't play the Bobcats' off-ball support offense. It's better to continue military training.
With a pick-and-roll, Li Ke quickly met the boxing champion's switch, and then, against the boxing champion, he sprinted vigorously.
The strength squeezed away the boxing champion, and the speed shook off the boxing champion. Li Ke just rushed to the unguarded restricted area of the lone ranger, and with a bang, he dunked successfully.
Seeing this ball, Pat Riley's question came: "Why didn't the Lone Ranger delay the return?"
Directly switching defenses is to send Li Ke to singles the big man inside. For a singles player of Li Ke's level, he can blast opponents with only speed.
Even if this opponent is Tyson Chandler, the top center in the small ball era, he can't stop Li Ke who is fully fired.
Soon, the Lone Ranger used their actions to answer Pat Riley's questions.
The Bobcats attacked, Li Ke continued to pick and roll to find the boxing champion, and the Lone Ranger directly delayed his return.
The boxing champion retreated, Marion wanted to go around to cover, but Li Ke on the outside made a move and shot a three-pointer...
Swish-!
Miami, Pat Riley gets it now.
"Don't think about it, Dwyane can't play this style of play."
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Spoel threw a question mark, and Riley then began to educate his disciples:
"Dwyane doesn't have Sheldon's shooting. The key to this style of play is not the player's speed and singles, but whether the long-range shot is accurate..."
To put it simply, the defense in response to the pick-and-roll offense can be a direct switch, a delayed return, or even a direct pinching of the ball holder.
But if the ball holder in the pick-and-roll is accurate from a long distance, then the delayed return that will briefly empty the ball holder will not work.
And if the blocker in the pick-and-roll is also accurate in long-range shots, then the defensive strategy of pinching the ball holder will give the blocker an open three-pointer, and it will not work.
Looking at the Bobcats' pick-and-roll lineup, Li Ke has a long shot, although the No. [-] pick who made the wall for Li Ke didn't have a long shot.
However, if the opponent directly pinches the ball holder, the boasting champion who goes directly down can also destroy the opponent's defensive formation.
All in all, if you want to play the offense of this set of military training big men, the core of the ball must be the top singles with the ball and accurate long-range shots.
After such a screening, there are not many in the entire NBA.
After Riley explained this, the first thing Spoelstra thought of was the Thunder's Xiao Du.
The rest, including Lebron, Kobe, and Wade, do not meet the requirements of long-range accuracy.
Perhaps in some games, Lebron, Kobe, and Wade can shoot the league's top long-range shots, but they can't stabilize the output. This style of play cannot become the team's regular style of play.
"So, this style of play seems simple, but it is actually extremely demanding."
Riley and Spoelstra have already made a conclusion, but what they don't know is that in the future NBA, there will be countless players who fit this set of military training.
The times are changing, the players are improving, and the rules of the NBA are also encouraging...
Charlotte, Time Warner Center, Rick Carlisle was forced to a timeout more than three minutes into the second quarter.
There is no way, Li Ke can find misplaced singles infinitely, even if the Lone Ranger reacts and replaces it with someone else.
As long as he can stagger the defense of Marion and the defense of Caron Butler, Terry and Puerto Rico, Li Ke can still kill randomly.
Conversely, the Bobcats only released Barea's defense, coupled with Li Ke's assistance defense and the No. [-] pick's frame protection, the Lone Ranger's offense was completely strangled.
In this case, a timeout by Rick Carlisle, after some hesitation, changed the old driver back.
Either the defense is overwhelmed, or the offense is locked. These are the two options Carlisle has to choose at the beginning of the second quarter.
But after 3 minutes, this option became either the defense was blown up and the offense was locked up, or the defense was blown up and the offense was still struggling.
In this case, there is no suspense about how to choose.
The old driver returned, and the Bobcats also took advantage of the opportunity to switch back to Curry. Li Ku's style of playing the old driver in military training was restarted.
The old driver on the defensive end continues to be blasted, but on the offensive end, no matter where he catches the ball, he can pose a threat to the basket.
In fact, to a certain extent, veteran drivers can also play this set of military training offenses.
The problem is that the Bobcats already have the foundation for future basketball. In the second half of the second quarter, the old driver is either Li Ke or Tucker.
The old driver himself said that he is not afraid of defensive players who are similar in height to him, but he is afraid of defensive players who are flexible and extremely athletic.
For example, the old driver's current teammate Sean Marion.
Li Ke's wingspan is a bit worse than Marion's, and Tucker's is no worse than Marion's.
Therefore, the Bobcats' lineup happened to restrain military training offenses.
Without military training and offense, the old driver was a little uncomfortable being defended by Tucker.
At halftime, the Bobcats took a 63-52 lead by 11 points.
For the Lone Ranger, it is even more difficult that they have nothing to do with the Bobcats' offense.
Li Ke scored 22 points in the half, Curry scored 17 points in the half, the dual-core held up half the sky, and the Lone Ranger's defense has completely exploded.
In the second half, the military training continued.
The old driver stood up and forced the score to hold the situation.
But at the end of the third quarter, the old driver who was forced to "take offense and defense on one shoulder" inevitably ushered in a wave of explosive iron.
After a wave of explosive iron, the Bobcats opened the score.
At the end of the three quarters, 94 to 75, leading the Bobcats by 19 points has basically locked the victory of this game.
In the final quarter, the decisive battle, the Lone Ranger can only put all his eggs in one basket.
The five-man team of Kidd, Terry, Caron Butler, the old driver and the boxing champion made crazy outside shots.
This is looking for an answer. If you find it, it will end the game with a three-point rain.
If you can't find it, it doesn't matter if you lose or lose.
However, the Bobcats still taught the Mavericks a lesson with their stable offense and strong defense.
Lose or lose, yes, but after a wave of shots, the Lone Ranger lost even more.
At the end of the game, the Bobcats, who had been on the full bench for a long time, finally defeated the Lone Ranger at home with a score of 122 to 95.
The 27-point victory made this round of finals look somewhat boring.
But the commentary seats, Mike Breen, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley still looked excited.
Because of this game, they saw the difference of the Bobcats.
"After the pick-and-roll, looking for Dirk Nowitzki's style of play directly made Dirk, the super god of the Western Conference Finals, become a colander on the defensive end. This move by the Bobcats is really unexpected."
"The offensive style of supporting the top of the arc and the two wings without the ball is already leading the trend of the NBA. There are also unlimited defenses in the small lineup, the ultimate five-minor style of play, plus the military training of the big man in this game. The offense, the Bobcats are always at the forefront of the league..."
Mike Brin did not forget the pre-match prediction, but now that it is brought up, Barkley will deny it in various ways.
"First of all, before the game, I really thought that the Lone Ranger was an opponent comparable to the Bobcats, but when the unstable factor of military training big man offense appeared, everything changed."
"Secondly, I added a premise (back lane). My premise is that Dirk's state continues to be hot, but the problem is that in this game, Dirk's performance on the defensive end is too bad."
"Finally, now I want to make another prediction. Such a bobcat will definitely sweep the Lone Ranger!"
In order to save face, Barkley made a bold prediction. This time, he did not leave any retreat for himself.
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After losing G1 in the finals, the Lone Ranger team was in a bad mood.
They are a team dominated by veterans, they have all reached the end of their careers, and most of them have no championships.
Now they are joining forces for that championship.
But the big loss has proved that their chances are slim.
In this game, the old driver whose offense was unstoppable and whose defense was pitted against the sky, his eyes were dull.
Kidd walked over and patted him on the shoulder, as if to comfort him.
On the other side, Li Ke, who had won the game, noticed the oppressive atmosphere of the Lone Ranger. He knew that this victory had obliterated part of the veteran's dream of being a champion.
It's cruel, but that's the NBA...
Shaking his head, Li Ke stood in front of TNT's camera and started his post-match interview.
Craig Sager, the man in color, asked a lot of questions, but most of them revolved around the offensive style of the veteran military training driver in this game and his views on the subsequent finals.
"Why are there endless pick-and-rolls looking for Dirk? Because we know that Dirk is the core of the Lone Ranger's offense, but he is not the core of defense. Therefore, we can find his defense, defeat him, and consume his physical energy by the way, so that he cannot maintain a high-intensity offensive output throughout the game..."
"Following the finals? Nothing to say, we'll be over soon."
(End of this chapter)