Pick Westbrook

Chapter 111 At this moment, I'm about to explode
The Bucks switched offense.

Westbrook signaled for a high pick-and-roll, and Varejao and Big Z jumped out to defend at the same time.

In fact, in the last series between the Bulls and the Bucks, Vinnie De Nagro had already tested countless possibilities for the Cavaliers to defend the Bucks' outside pick-and-rolls.

In the absence of strong defensive players like Garnett and Duncan, double-teaming is the best and most direct way to defend the Bucks' outside pick-and-roll.

Therefore, under the simultaneous defense of Varejao, Big Z and Xiao Mo, Yi Jianlian and Westbrook, who have no room to shoot or break through, can only give up the high-position attack.

Westbrook passed the ball to the wide open Villanueva in the bottom corner. If it were normal, the ball would be a proper three-pointer, but this time, James gave up his defender The defense was timely, and at the same time Varejao stopped double-teaming and went to defend Artest, James' defender.

"This is a good defensive rotation!" Tai Lue reminded Li Lai.

The Cavaliers are the fourth strongest defensive team in the league this season. Although their head coach, Mike Brown, is criticized in terms of adaptability and offensive layout, he is one of the league's best coaches in terms of defensive tactics. .

The Spurs' defensive system was established by Mike Brown, and the Warriors' five-death defense in the previous life was also established by Mike Brown.

"In terms of overall defense, the Cavaliers are also a much better team than the Bucks."

Li looked at the stadium. On a stage like the Eastern Conference semifinals, each team has its own characteristics, strengths and magic weapons for winning.

The Cavaliers are characterized by their team's overall defense, and their magic weapon and trick is of course James.

So if you want to win the Cavaliers, you must make a fuss about the opponent's strengths and characteristics.

Villanueva made a pass from outside and handed the ball to George Hill, who was cutting in. Because at this time, Big Z had been taken beyond the three-point line by Yi Jianlian, and Varejao also went to help defend Artest, so it was very important. The Cavaliers, who pay attention to inside defense, have a lot of space in the penalty area.

"The Bucks' offense is still so efficient and pleasing to the eye, and the Cavs' defense can certainly limit them, but it's hard to completely kill their offense.

After all, this season is as strong as the Spurs, Nuggets, and Lakers, and none of them have completely strangled the Bucks' offense. "

But in Barkley's view, even if the Bucks' offense is still efficient, they will not be the Cavaliers' opponents.

"The difference in strength is too much!"

The first quarter is over.

The Bucks trailed the Cavaliers 28:30.

In this quarter of the game, James made 5 of 3 from outside the three-point line in a single quarter. For him, this is a very good shooting result.

But what surprised James was that even so, the Bucks still had no intention of changing their defensive strategy.

他好奇看了一眼技术统计上自己的单节数据，“8投4中，三分线外5投3中，罚球2罚1中，一共得到了12分4篮板1助攻。”

James was very surprised by his amazing statistics, because he didn't even have a chance to score at the basket. The only three non-three-point shots were all mid-range shots. What's more, he only sent 3 in a single quarter. Record assists, which surprised him.

The second game.

The Cavaliers came off the bench, led by Maurice Williams and Ben Wallace.

Li Lai attaches great importance to the time when James is off the court, so at this time he took Westbrook and Dragic as dual point guards at the same time, and he also took the Royals of Crohill and Yi Jianlian in the interior configuration. Salute regiment combination.

Just to grab points while James is away!

"Russell, your mission during this period is to strangle Maurice Williams. I don't want to see him score, not even once."

"Dragic, don't look at Ben Wallace, this guy is 35 years old now, his mobility is stronger than both Big Z and Varejao, so don't try to play pick and roll with Yi Jianlian lightly, because Big Z Ben's switching speed and defensive speed are very fast."

"Yi Jianlian will hold back on the weak side, you just give me the inside of the Cavaliers!"

Li Lai looked at the two royal salutes of the team at the same time, and said the last sentence, "Once Dragic breaks through and encounters a double-team defense, shoot me!!"

The game continues.

Maurice Williams, who reappeared, shook his hand with a proud expression on his face.

This is his time!

The main reason why the Cavaliers wanted to trade him was to make up for the offensive firepower after James was off the court, because Mike Brown didn't know how to arrange offense at all, so he was needed as a master of chaos.

And in this season, when Xiao Mo alone led the Cavaliers as a substitute, he also played a very important role. The average data per game will not lie, so the Cavaliers can rank first in the league's record.

"You are nothing!" Xiao Mo pouted.

Because James suppressed him in the first quarter, Xiao Mo hardly had any offense on the court. Now he only feels that the fire in his heart is about to explode.

"I, Maurice Williams, never gave up my dream of being a superstar."

"I want to be a superstar like my idol Iverson!"

The Cavaliers attack.

At this moment, Xiao Mo, who turned into the leader of the Cavaliers team, advanced with the ball and signaled Ben Wallace, who wanted to pick and roll for him, to get out of the way.

"Look, Ben, I'm giving you this ball."

Xiao Mo lowered his center of gravity to find the rhythm, but Westbrook's defensive position and reckless expression were too intimidating, which caused Xiao Mo to never find a breakthrough space.

He put his mind to one side, made a fake shot directly after continuous dribbles under the crotch, and then pulled back with his crotch and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer.

"This set of offensive moves is done in one go!"

Kenny Smith couldn't help but praised a few words in surprise, but he glanced blankly. Westbrook didn't hesitate at all, and the timing was extremely accurate with a take-off interference.

boom!
wrong!

What kind of interference is this, another volleyball cap!
Ben Wallace, who was not good at talking, stared at Xiao Mo with his tiger eyes. He really wanted to say: Is this what you gave me?Don't even let me grab rebounds, pretend to be your sister, I've come to play pick and roll for you, and you still pretend.

Westbrook flew to grab the rebound, and Dragic's two short legs made a fast break towards the frontcourt with extremely fast frequency.

Westbrook sits on the floor and delivers a touchdown pass.

Without James, the overall defensive strength of the Cavaliers has completely dropped a lot, and they can only watch Dragic make a steady layup.

Mike Brown was upset, and shouted loudly from the sidelines: "Morris, misplaced singles!"

In Mike Brown's view, Westbrook's defense may not be considered the top in the league, but the opponent's physical talent is a great restraint for most offensive guards.

Especially after Artest joined the Bucks, Westbrook's single-defense ability has improved a lot.

Therefore, it is definitely not easy for Maurice Williams to play Westbrook in singles, and dislocation is the correct solution.

The Cavaliers re-attacked.

Mo, who had been blocked twice by Westbrook, patted his chest, gave his teammates on the court and the coach off the court a reassuring look, and then signaled Big Ben Wallace to step forward to pick and roll.

At this time, Big Ben even wished to give this little Mo a spindle.

"At this time, you know it's time to pick and roll?"

Xiao Mo is full of confidence. After borrowing Daben's pick-and-roll, he is ready to go to the basket without hesitation.

It's just that when the hands and feet were just exerting force, they found that the ball in their hands was gone.

"Huh? Where's my ball? Big Ben, did you take my ball?"

Ben Wallace, who was chasing desperately, "Your ball! Your ball was intercepted by Westbrook!"

The tall and long-armed Westbrook made a shot from behind. For the natural matchup difference between him and Xiao Mo, it is extremely easy to go behind, unless the opponent can have the rhythm of Iverson and the first step is very fast. Quick start.

Westbrook made another fast break, this time with a full bow to the free throw line and a one-step jump.

The Cleveland fans at the scene just watched the most amazing dunk in the playoffs so far this season. They couldn't help but want to applaud, but they were extremely reluctant to applaud. In the end, they could only sigh.

"Maurice Williams, fuck it."

James couldn't sit still, got up and took off his coat.

He is very aware of the shortcomings of his little brother on the court. It is naturally good to say that he is a master of chaos, but at the same time, the opponent is also a master who can easily cause chaos.

No, the Cavaliers have been overtaken by the Bucks in terms of score.

Mike Brown called a timeout without hesitation, replaced Xiao Mo to reflect, and took James at the same time.

On a stage like the Eastern Conference semifinals, Mike Brown will never allow the team to have any problems, even for a short time.

Because once the momentum is played by the opponent, even the Cavaliers are likely to lose the game. This is the playoffs.

After James played, the overall offense of the Cavaliers was revived, and he finally scored once in this game.

Li Lai originally had illusions that he knew James well enough, and believed that he would take the initiative to sort out the team's offense when he played at this time, instead of strengthening his own offense.

But judging from the results, James is too smart to play, and his basketball IQ is also the best that Li Lai has seen so far.

Picking out the opponent's weaknesses is playing.

Li Lai had to quickly take Artest to restrict James, and told everyone to only give James the opportunity to attack from outside!

In the second quarter, the Bucks still trailed 50:55.

In the second half of the game, Li Lai tried to strengthen the outside attack, and let Yi Jianlian and Villanueva take away the Cavaliers' big Z and Varejao from the penalty area at the same time, allowing Westbrook to launch an inside attack.

Such changes have achieved very obvious results.

The Bucks also tied the score and overtook it in the fourth quarter.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, the Bucks led 100:98.

Li Lai deliberately called a timeout at this time, and asked the players to strengthen their defense, and at the same time play a combination of inside and outside on the offensive end, allowing Westbrook to break through the inside more and create offensive opportunities for his teammates.

Li Lai, who was originally well-arranged, was full of confidence in winning tonight's game, but it was from this moment that he realized for the first time how dominant a superstar is in the playoffs.

James first smashed Westbrook's must-go dunk with a hot pot hat, and then made a fast break with a one-handed tomahawk.

Turning his head, James made another mid-range shot without hesitation and two tank breakthroughs that crushed Artest and Yi Jianlian, and scored at the basket.

The Bucks were hit with a wave of 10:0 offensive highs, and finally lost to the Cavaliers 102:108.

Li Lai shook his head repeatedly as he looked at James, who was like a god descending from heaven in the last 2 minutes.

He did not lose to Mike Brown in this game, nor did he lose in team tactics. Every player of the Bucks also played their own characteristics and toughness. They were already extremely close to winning this game, but the result Still lost.

"This is superstar-level dominance!"

Li Lai is more convinced that games like the playoffs are the stage for superstars. The more critical the game is, the more superstars are the only possibility to lead the team to victory.

"The Bucks lost."

Barkley sighed, this should have been reasonable, but after watching the entire game, he found it unexpected.

Because the Bucks played really well, and even came close to winning the game at one point, but they fell short and lost at the last node.

Barkley really wanted to praise the tenacity of the Bucks, and also wanted to defend them. The strength of this team is by no means the second worst in the league as selected by ESPN at the beginning of the season. A strong team in the first echelon.

Kenny Smith was on the verge of crying, "It's an unjust loss!"

"Artest has defended James so well. For the first time I saw James who only sent 4 assists in the entire game and his overall shooting percentage in the mid-range was less than 40%. But in the end, the Bucks Still lost."

詹姆斯上场40分钟，25投12中，三分球10投4中，罚球6中4，拿下了32分8篮板4助攻2盖帽1抢断的数据。

Tai Lue looked at the technical statistics and shook his head helplessly.

They thought that having Artest would greatly restrict James, and they also worked hard to keep James away from the penalty area. He even shot a full 10 three-pointers throughout the game, reaching the highest level in the playoffs this season. most.

As a result, James still played efficiently.

"Coach, we should try to double-team James in the next game." Tyronn Lue suggested.

This double-team tactic was used by the Bucks in the regular season opener, and the game was won.

It's better for the Cavaliers to kill the Bucks by anyone other than James than to have James on the court.

But Li Lai shook his head and said firmly: "I will not double-team James in the entire series!"

Tyronn Lue was very puzzled. In his opinion, Li Lai was definitely a first-class coach in the league. It was impossible for the opponent not to understand that it was precisely because they did not double-team James in the last two points of this game that the Bucks fell short. Even the opponent They can directly crush Artest and Yi Jianlian to score a layup in a tank, and if they don't double-team, wouldn't they just watch James continue to solve the Bucks alone?

There is also the 40% three-point shooting rate. It is obviously not a good choice to release James' shots in this way.

Li Lai took a deep breath. He was well aware of the Bucks' situation in this game, but looked at Tyronn Lue and insisted, "I have my reasons."

莫里斯威廉姆斯，15投5中，11分3篮板2助攻。

After the game, Big Ben even fought with Xiao Mo with fists on his hands.

"You almost became a sinner in this game!"

(End of this chapter)