readytorunbook Chapter 386
Chapter 386
Chapter 386
"CCTV, CCTV..."
It was another weekend, and countless middle school students who had weekend breaks got up early today and watched the TV early.
They are naturally to watch the game, to watch the Sonics.
In fact, it was still early for the game, and the TV hosts and commentators were just bragging.
For this kind of link, most fans don't like it.
However, many people still get up early and put the TV on first, after all, there is only one TV in the house.
"Today, this game is definitely a crucial battle for the arrival of the Supersonics."
Zhang Lili's voice sounded again, and everyone knew it was him before they saw anyone.
"If we can't win today, we will have to go back to Seattle to play Tianwangshan. Although it is the home game, the pressure is too great.
For the Sonics, winning today's game and winning at home in the next game is the easiest way. "
Sun Zhengping asked with a smile: "Then Director Zhang thinks, what kind of situation will today's competition be like?"
"It's hard to say, the Sonics are definitely the stronger side, but the Mavericks are not bad either.
Especially when playing at home, the home field advantage is sometimes a very virtual thing, but it is also real. "
"That director thinks, if the Sonics want to win, what should they do?"
"Limit the Mavericks' offense, that's what the Sonics have to figure out.
I looked at the stats from the first three games, and the Mavericks were in really good shape.
The offensive efficiency is extremely high, and the pace of the game is very fast.
Especially in terms of shooting, they are in very good condition, with fairy balls appearing many times.
The Sonics have to figure out a way to do this. In the final analysis of the comparison of basketball games, it is better to compare whose scores are higher.
Of course, we don't have to worry, the so-called champion coach, Paul Westphal must have his own ideas. "
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In this bragging and farting chat atmosphere, time passed and the game officially started.
It was still a jump ball between Lavlenz and PJ Brown, this time, Laflenz was even better.
The offense of the Mavericks, the basketball is in the hands of Nash, and Nash is now considered to be the top open position in a hurry.
However, Nash's style of play in the Mavericks did not stick to the ball, and he quickly gave the ball to Nowitzki.
Nowitzki was not in a hurry to play singles either, and with a hand-to-hand screen, he gave the ball to Michael Finley.
Facing Michael Reid's defense, Michael Finley chose to break through, a duel between the two Michaels.
Michael Finley went to the right, but unfortunately, his speed failed to get rid of Michael Reid directly.
However, Michael Finley felt good. Although he didn't completely get rid of the defense, he forced an emergency stop jump shot.
Basketball games are like this, how can there be so many vacancies, and what's more, they still force shots against the defense.
Perhaps it was a bit cold at the beginning, Michael Finley's shot did not score.
In fact, the attack time is still enough, the Mavericks can pass the ball back and organize again.
It's just that, if they did, it wouldn't be the Mavericks.
In the regular season, the Mavericks averaged 85.1 shots per game, relying on this fast-paced game.
The shot was missed, without any delay, and Michael Finley quickly backed off the defense and was quickly back half court.
Not just him, in fact, the entire Mavericks.
Even Lavrentz, after failing to grab a rebound, ran back to his own half with his head buried.
However, looking back, the Sonics are not in a hurry.
Wang Hao dribbled twice before handing the ball to Gary Payton. After Gary Payton came over halftime, the rhythm slowed down.
The Mavericks players didn't notice it. They returned to defense quickly, and the Sonics didn't play fast breaks. Isn't this normal?
Moreover, the competition has just begun, and everyone is still testing.
Only old Nelson, as a well-known NBA coach, has been in the NBA for nearly 30 years.
If you add his time as an athlete, it is as high as 40 years.
For basketball, his experience is too sensitive.
Seeing Supersonic's move, he could already sense the change in his opponent.
It's just that Old Nelson didn't act rashly. The game has just started, so it's too early to say anything.
What's more, changing tactics does not mean that you will definitely win.
Tactics, in the final analysis, are for the athletes, and it is good tactics that allow the athletes to perform.
Gary Payton gave the ball to Lewis from outside the three-point line, Lewis responded from a high position, and then transferred the ball to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao saw that the attack time was still enough, and he was not in a hurry at all, so he returned the ball to Gary Payton again.
As for him, he ran to the inside and looked for opportunities to ask for the ball.
Lagabel's reaction was extremely quick. He knew that he was not as good as Wang Hao, so he immediately entangled him.
More than that, the Mavericks have obviously made preparations, and Lavlenz put on a look of helping defense at any time.
That's right, they want to target Wang Hao from the moment they catch the ball.
Gary Payton saw that he had no chance to give the ball to Wang Hao, so he simply chose to do it himself.
I saw him beckon, and Lewis quickly put up the pick-and-roll.
After blocking, Rashad Lewis quickly dismantled beyond the three-point line, full of deterrence.
Nowitzki didn't dare to let Lewis go. After a slight delay to Gary Payton, he left to find Lewis.
It's a pity that Nowitzki, who was not good at defense, was in a hurry, and the effect was even more unclear.
After a little delay, Gary Payton still found a chance to break through and went straight to the inside.
Nash quickly chased after him, but it was a pity that he was knocked away by Gary Payton in an instant with his small body.
To be honest, there is actually a problem with the NBA rumor that if you don’t vote or pass it on, you can’t guard against it.
Kidd and Mo Williams think so from the bottom of their hearts.
In fact, Nash is not like this. He really wants to defend, but unfortunately, he can't defend.
After squeezing Nash, Gary Payton scored an easy layup.
2:0
After the goal, the Sonics would return to defense immediately without delay.
Facing the Mavericks, after the familiarity of the first three games, they have become more and more aware of how to deal with it.
After seeing Gary Payton score, Nash was actually the first to catch the ball.
He really wanted to increase his speed, but it was a pity that Gary Payton, who was right next to him, led the defense directly.
Nash frowned and could only slow down.
As for passing, continue to speed up, to be honest, this is not a good choice.
Among the entire Mavericks, Michael Finley and Lagabel can barely control the ball.
It's just that the two obviously don't have the ability to control the rhythm of the game and take on the task of organizing the offense.
Sure enough, once Nash was restricted, the rhythm and speed of the Mavericks declined.
Without a transitional offense, the Mavericks can only fall into positional warfare, slowly chipping away at the Sonics' defense.
The speed slowed down, and the Mavericks turned to positional warfare.
Nash did not delay, and directly handed the ball to Michael Finley, who held the ball and looked for Nowitzki inside.
Nowitzki and Lewis fought hand-to-hand in the interior to get a position, which really allowed Nowitzki to get a position.
Seeing this scene, Paul Westphal frowned slightly.
Rashad Lewis is indeed a good player on offense, but his defense is a big loophole.
Let's put it this way, every time the opponent has a powerful power forward, the Sonics suffer a lot.
Because Rashard Lewis can't guard against it.
Of course, in terms of offense, Lewis has helped the team a lot, which is what troubles the head coach.
After all, in today's NBA, there are not a few powerful power forwards.
Nowitzki still plays from the outside. Although he wants the ball, he is not in the low post.
If it's low, PJ Brown can actually help.
But Nowitzki asked for the ball one step inside the three-point line, so there was really no way.
After receiving the ball, Nowitzki still chose to play face-to-face, which is not inside at all.
I saw that he kept testing his steps first, and suddenly, he lifted the basketball up, making it look like he was about to shoot.
Not only did Lewis delay, but he quickly reached out to interfere.
It's just that this is obviously a fake move, and Lewis' defense is really not rigorous.
Seeing Lewis being shaken up, Nowitzki naturally couldn't miss the opportunity and went directly to the left to break through.
It's a bit slow, but it's enough.
By the time Lewis turned around to chase, Nowitzki had already completed his shot and made a steady two-pointer.
Seeing this scene, Wang Hao shook his head helplessly.
Of course, he also knows that a team can't be perfect, otherwise, wouldn't it be a championship every year?
Just like, they can't expect PJ Brown to explode and score, nor can they expect Lewis' defensive achievements.
After the goal, the Mavericks quickly returned to defense.
The Supersonics have a very strong opportunity to catch offense and defense transitions, which they have already felt in the first three games.
However, when the Mavericks retreated to their own half, looking back, Gary Payton slowly dribbled over.
Not just Gary Payton, but others are not too anxious.
Seeing this scene finally made the Mavericks realize that something was wrong. Today's pace is a bit slow!
It was still the same tactic as before, Wang Hao entered the low post to ask for the ball, which involved the Mavericks' defense.
Gary Payton holds the ball outside and plays pick-and-rolls with his teammates.
Facing Gary Payton's breakthrough after the pick-and-roll, Nash was knocked away again, and he couldn't prevent it at all.
Fortunately, this time, Lavlenz was prepared and chose to assist in the first defense.
In fact, when Lavrentz is assisting in the defense, Michael Finley must get inside and take care of PJ Brown.
It's not that he should be rotated to make up defenses and be completely defended by PJ Brown.
It's just that, at least PJ Brown can't let PJ Brown catch the ball too easily.
But just now, in order to prevent Wang Hao from succeeding in claiming the seat, Michael Finley assisted in defending Wang Hao.
Michael Finley didn't have time to help defend the paint.
Ever since, after Lavrentz assisted in the defense, Gary Payton pushed the ball easily.
Basketball is already in the hands of PJ Brown.
Lavlenz was very active defensively. When he saw Gary Payton passing the ball, he turned his head quickly, but only saw it.
PJ Brown jumped high and smashed the ball to the basket with both hands.
4:2
It's just another two points lost, which is really no big deal for the Mavericks.
It's normal for the Mavericks to be unable to defend their opponents.
Because they never rely on defense to win, but offense, super offense.
The game has been deadlocked since the very beginning. Both sides are coming and going, and it seems that no one can do anything?
Of course, it's not that the two sides are incapable of breaking the deadlock, they just feel that the time is still early and they are not in a hurry.
At 5 minutes and 48 seconds into the game, the Sonics took the initiative to request a timeout.
At this time, the score of the two sides is 13:12
After adding nearly 6 minutes, the two teams only scored 25 points. To be honest, it was a bit surprising.
If you didn't watch the game just now and suddenly turned on the TV, you must have thought it was a game between the Spurs and the Lakers.
As for the reason, it is naturally because the supersonic speed has been slowing down.
The score was very low. To be honest, the Sonics were a little uncomfortable playing, but the Mavericks were even more uncomfortable.
"Later, Rashad, you rest first, Reggie, you play Dirk.
Remember me, add some confrontation, don't let that guy shoot too easily. "
It was a little surprising to hear Paul Westphal's arrangement.
Today's Rashad Lewis is an important member of the Supersonics, and he already has a bit of a second-in-command temperament.
At least from the point of view of the team's scoring, this is the case.
It's just that, because of Gary Payton's age and qualifications, he looks more like the second master.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Paul Westphal chose to replace Rashad Lewis.
Obviously, he was a little dissatisfied with Lewis' defense.
It is obviously more appropriate to replace Reggie Evans, who is stronger in defense and stronger in rebounding.
As for Rashad Lewis, he is more suitable to play off the bench.
Lewis was also a little surprised, and even a little dissatisfied, but he didn't respond.
No way, the head coach is still very deterrent.
The Supersonics took the initiative to change their tactics. The next step is to see whether their defense can be effective?
The game continues, the Sonics' offense, because without Rashard Lewis, the offensive tactics will also change.
Both PJ Brown and Reggie Evans have no offensive firepower, and the Mavericks' defense is to completely empty them.
Gary Payton didn't delay and gave the ball directly to Wang Hao.
Wang Hao looked up. Nowitzki really didn't intend to follow Reggie Evans, but made up his mind to shrink the inside line.
Wang Hao didn't delay, and directly signaled Reggie Evans to pick and roll.
After the pick-and-roll, Nowitzki was already preparing near the three-second zone, ready to defend Wang Hao's breakthrough.
Wang Hao was also polite, and shot directly from a medium-to-long distance.
"Shh!"
Unmarked is almost equivalent to a fixed-point shot, and he will naturally not miss such an opportunity.
15:12
Truth be told, the Mavericks' defensive strategy is fine.
Compared with short-range shots and three-point shots, Wang Hao really doesn't like mid-range and long-range shots.
The closer the distance, the higher the shooting rate, and a three-pointer is equivalent to one and a half two-pointers.
Therefore, in the mid-to-long distance position, Wang Hao often likes to take two steps forward or two steps back.
Forcing offensive players to shoot in positions they don't like is already a successful defense.
It's just that Wang Hao is Wang Hao after all, even in positions he doesn't like, he can still hit steadily.
(End of this chapter)