naaapseattle Chapter 157 Defense!Defense!
Chapter 157 Defense!Defense!
Chapter 157 Defense!Defense!
The game is about to start, and this time the Spurs coach Popovich let Kawhi Leonard take a break and arranged for Anderson to start.The demon sword Ginobili also joined the truce.
76ers starting lineup: McConnell, Zhang Zifeng, Grant, Holmes, Noll.
Spurs starting lineup: Parker, Green, Anderson, Aldridge, Duncan.
A whistle sounded, and the basketball was thrown into the air.
Although dubbed the No. 21 rookie, Duncan is a 39-year-old veteran.
In the jump ball session, Noll won the ball without any suspense.Noel flicked the ball to TJ McConnell.
Although McConnell's breakthrough ability is not strong compared to Cannan, and his offense is relatively poor.But he is a genuine court commander, allowing everyone to participate in the offense, executing the tactics assigned to him by the coach, and rarely making mistakes.
The most important thing is that he is very aggressive on the defensive end, willing to fight, and is a difficult defender.
Since deciding to build a defense, Brown has pushed McConnell into the starting lineup and brought Zhang Zifeng back to shooting guard.
Seeing his teammates get the ball, Zhang Zifeng hurried forward.
Returning to the shooting guard, Zhang Zifeng no longer needs to pay attention to the running positions of his teammates. His task has become very simple, which is to score and then score.
As soon as he ran to the frontcourt, McConnell passed the ball to Zhang Zifeng immediately.
Seeing Zhang Zifeng taking the ball, Green hurried up to mark.
Green runs very actively without the ball, is very accurate in three-pointers, and defends well. He is a very good 3D player.
Facing Green, Zhang Zifeng chose singles.
It's a common tactic used by the current offensively anemic 76ers.Zhang Zifeng's opening here is also conducive to creating space for other teammates.
However, Zhang Zifeng broke through Green's emergency stop jumper, and the basket was very embarrassing, so he directly refused.
The ball bounced off the rim.
Although Duncan is a veteran, anyone who underestimates him will definitely suffer a lot.
Duncan got stuck in the main position at the first time, putting Noel behind him, and then Duncan jumped up and grabbed the rebound with one hand.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Zifeng had to admire this veteran. Although he was not known for his jumping or his physical strength, his rebounding ability has always been among the top in the NBA.
Offensive and defensive transitions, the Spurs' offense quickly unfolded.
Parker is also getting old and has been inconsistent since getting injured the previous season.
But this season Parker will show his NBA Finals MVP strength from time to time.
Facing McConnell, Parker did not choose to go it alone, but passed the ball to Aldridge inside.
Since transferring to the Spurs, Aldridge has not been fully integrated into the Spurs system, but his singles ability is still very strong.
Facing Holmes' defense, Aldridge showed dribbling skills that didn't match his height.
Leaning against Holmes with his back, he hit continuously, advanced to the penalty area, and then suddenly turned around and shot a jumper.
When Holmes reacted and jumped up to block the shot, the finger that had passed the ball flew to the basket.
The crisp sound of net scraping made the center arena suddenly burst into cheers.
Seeing Aldridge succeed in singles, Brown yelled at the players on the court, "Holmes put more pressure on the opponent, don't let the opponent score easily on your head. Grant, didn't you listen to the tactical arrangement before the game, Aldridge?" After Qi gets the ball, you need to help defend more, understand?"
According to the newly created defensive system, Aldridge takes the ball, and Grant will double-team with Holmes as soon as possible.
But the new defensive system has just been established, and Grant is not familiar with it at all. This time he double-teamed him and his reaction was slow.
Hearing the head coach's roar, Grant was a little unhappy and helpless, and ran forward with his head down.
When Zhang Zifeng ran to the frontcourt, he passed by Grant. Zhang Zifeng patted his buttocks and said, "Don't worry about it, just watch my gestures later, and let the other party see our strength!"
Grant raised his head when he heard it, looked at the Spurs halftime and nodded. "Um!"
Shout out to the coach, even though he made a mistake, he was upset after all, and Grant really wanted to retaliate.
After receiving the ball in the frontcourt, Zhang Zifeng clenched his right hand and held it high.
Grant immediately knew what kind of tactic this was. He was a little excited and ran to the bottom corner to wait.
Zhang Zifeng glanced at Green, who was completely focused on the ball in his hand.
"Noel, cover!" Zhang Zifeng yelled at Noel, and Noel hurried out to do the pick-and-roll.
Zhang Zifeng used the cover to throw off Green and rush into the inside line, and Duncan hurriedly defended.
With Duncan pushed into the penalty area, Zhang Zifeng suddenly jumped up and threw the ball directly into the air.
Zhang Zifeng's toss was completely out of the Spurs' players.
This goal is completely impossible to score!
Just when the Spurs players were wondering, Grant, who had been staying in the bottom corner, suddenly rushed to the penalty area, jumped up, caught the ball, and dunked with one hand.
A perfect alley-oop dunk!
Grant yanked the basket hard, and the entire basket creaked and shook violently.
After landing, Grant roared excitedly, and gave Zhang Zifeng high-fives as he ran back to celebrate.
"Good job,"
"It was you who passed it on!"
Offensive and defensive transition, Noll and Duncan fiercely competed for a card position in the penalty area.
Aldridge received the ball again inside, and this time Grant ran over to Holmes to double-team the first time.
Aldridge quickly passed the ball back to Parker, and Parker made a cross pass to the open Anderson.
At this time, Zhang Zifeng hurriedly helped Grant defend, and Anderson passed the ball to Green.
McConnell defended, Anderson pretended to pass the ball to Parker, and Noll wanted to save it immediately.
As a result, just as his foot took a step, Anderson passed the ball to Duncan inside.
Taking advantage of the 76ers' defensive chaos, Duncan easily made a layup and sent the ball into the basket.
It seems that it is really not an easy task to build a defensive system with timely rotation like the Spurs.
Zhang Zifeng clapped his hands and shouted to his team members, "Don't worry, guys. Next time we will be able to defend successfully, keep working hard! GO! GO! Let's go and get the points back!"
"Rookie, don't expect to succeed like you did just now!" Green shouted at Zhang Zifeng.
"Oh, it turns out that you are staring at me! Poor follower, watch closely! Otherwise, be careful Popovich yells at you!" Zhang Zifeng shot back without thinking.
Since coming to the NBA, Zhang Zifeng feels that his trash talk level has improved.
You don't need to chatter anymore, and you can make your opponent feel uncomfortable.
It was as if Green in front of him was watching angrily.
Zhang Zifeng didn't care!
Running to the frontcourt, Green is still the one defending Zhang Zifeng.
But this time, Green didn't give Zhang Zifeng any more space, and just stuck to Zhang Zifeng's body, almost face to face with Zhang Zifeng.
As Zhang Zifeng said, he didn't want to be scolded by the coach for making mistakes.
You must know that Popovich has always had a bad temper, and there is still Jonathan Simmons who wants to replace him in the starting lineup at any time on the bench.
Green can't allow himself to make mistakes.
Zhang Zifeng stuck Green behind him with his back, and stretched out his right hand to catch McConnell's pass steadily.
Hold the ball in front of your chest with both hands, with your back directly against Green.
After exerting force, he slammed his back backwards, feeling Green's strength and physical resistance.
After a hit, Green stepped back slightly.
Unexpectedly, the body does not look strong, but the body is very resistant.
Zhang Zifeng knew that he couldn't push the inside line by relying on strength, so he turned to face Green.
The hands holding the ball suddenly flicked to the right, the right foot left the ground, and the whole body leaned to the right, as if it was about to break through to the right.
But the raised right foot kicked the floor vigorously, and with the rebound force, Zhang Zifeng's body suddenly turned to the left.
At the same time, the ball landed and quickly dribbled the ball to break through from the left.
"Don't think about me just because of this!" Green was not fooled, and hurriedly slid sideways to the left.
A smile flashed across the corner of Zhang Zifeng's mouth. Just as he was about to take a step to the left, the ball dribbled with his left hand was suddenly pulled back to his right hand. With a cross-directional dribble, he passed Green, who had lost his center of gravity, and went inside.
Green's defense completely failed.
At this moment, Aldridge rushed up from the side, and Zhang Zifeng saw that before Aldridge arrived, he stopped and shot a jumper.
The ball passed through a wonderful gliding and fell steadily into the basket, creating layers of waves.
4:4, split equally!
(End of this chapter)