Pick Westbrook

Chapter 162 The Bobcats Really Want to Win
The second game of the series.

The Bobcats changed their defensive strategy.

Coach Larry Brown has clearly realized that the crazy defense of the Bucks' outside offense will not help the Bobcats win the game, but will make the penalty area a hit.

So in this game, he adopted a balanced defense. When Westbrook and Yi Jianlian could squeeze through the pick-and-roll, they would squeeze through, and if they couldn't squeeze through, they would use substitution defense.

It's just that such a defensive strategy was directly broken by Westbrook's offense in the first round. When he changed positions in singles boxing champion Tyson Chandler, he broke through the basket without hesitation and scored an easy layup.

"Westbrook, the MVP of this season's regular season, let them play so suddenly, the Bobcats may be beaten even worse."

At this time, Barkley felt very sorry for the old coach Larry Brown. He had never seen any offensive system in his life, but when he was old, he encountered the unsolvable offensive system of the Bucks.

Kenny Smith, who supported the Bucks, excused Larry Brown at this time and said: "It makes sense for the Bobcats to try desperately to squeeze into seventh in the Eastern Conference during the regular season."

"Their defensive system and players on the field can definitely show their strength against the Cavaliers, and even Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace, two excellent defensive strikers, will give James caused great distress."

"And now the Bobcats have no choice but to meet this Bucks team. It's like a huge force hit on cotton, and they are directly unloaded. Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace can't put it together. Put all my defensive talent on Artest."

Artest does not participate in the offense except for shooting open three-pointers on the court.

on the field.

Curry hit another desperate three-pointer against the defense of martial arts saint Stephen Jackson.

In the last game, the Bucks' three-pointers were blocked enough, which also made Curry and Yi Jianlian barely score, and Curry was replaced early because of foul trouble in the second half of the game.

Curry gritted his teeth after making the [-]-pointer, and he still holds a grudge about it to this day.

"My first trip to the playoffs, how could it be like this!"

In the Bucks coaching bench, Li Lai became more and more confident in winning this game, because the Bucks' three-point tactics still played out.

At the end of the halftime game, Curry has hit 4 three-pointers, while Yi Jianlian has 2 goals, Villanueva has 2 goals, George Hill and Dragic have hit 1 goal respectively.

The entire Bucks made 10 three-pointers in the half.

Coupled with Westbrook's super performance in this game, the Bucks once again established a 65:50 lead at halftime.

"The Bobcats, the second-best defense in the league, still can't limit the Bucks' offense."

"Defensive guru Larry Brown still can't limit the Bucks' offensive system."

The Milwaukee people on the scene were already cheering in advance.

Bobcats players are extremely uncomfortable in such cheers, but what is even more uncomfortable is that they seem to be unable to limit the Bucks anyway.

Coach Larry Brown gave the Bobcats players great confidence at this time.

He high-fived every player and said: "They are the number one in the league, they are the players with the highest offensive efficiency in the league, and they also have a regular season MVP in their team."

"Yes, their talents are very good, their strength is very strong, we are only the eighth player in the Eastern Conference, and we almost failed to make the playoffs."

"But are these important? These are not important!"

"We should show our characteristics on the court, show our strength, let them know that we are an opponent worthy of their respect, instead of feeling sorry for ourselves here."

"No one will respect a person who even despises himself!"

Coach Larry Brown's words were like a light in the dark, illuminating all Bobcats players on the court. Until this time, they realized that they wanted to win so much that they were completely led by the nose by the Bucks. Failed to play to your advantage.

Bobcats, they are a defensive team, especially in the interior defense, they are the second strongest team in the league, except for the Boston Celtics, they are the strongest in the league.

Therefore, the Bobcats were wrong from the very beginning. They were too afraid of the Bucks' outside three-pointers, so that they even forgot their housekeeping skills.

Elvis Gerald Wallace looked at the Bucks players who were already celebrating, and clenched his fists tightly. He secretly made up his mind to make the opponent look good in the next home game.

At 122:98, the Bucks made another victory.

locker room.

With the cheers of everyone in the Bucks, Westbrook embedded the second championship trophy fragment into the box.

All the players touched the box excitedly at this time.

"There are already two!"

4 month 23 day.

In the third game of the series, the Bucks challenged the Bobcats away.

Charlotte, Time Warner Center.

Bobcats owner Michael Jordan personally came to the arena to cheer for the team.

Where Mr. Joe is, the opponent will naturally become the focus of the game. In the interview, Jordan said bluntly: "I believe in my team. They will give the Bucks a heavy blow in this game. We will definitely It's not going to let them win a three-game winning streak."

As Jordan's old friend, Barkley at the live commentary stand naturally has something to say.

"Jordan was a fly on the basketball court, but a jerk in front office."

"Michael Jordan, first-rate skills, second-rate team management, and third-rate talent selection vision!"

"He is invincible in his playing career, and he is also doing well in the business field, but he should learn from Li Lai only in managing the team."

Hearing Barkley's ridicule, Jordan first raised his left and right hands at the same time, and then stretched out 6 fingers to respond, and then the greatest star in the NBA, who is considered the greatest in the NBA, began to think seriously.

He still remembers the first time he met Li Lai was last season's Christmas game, when Reggie Miller also attended that game.

At that time, many people were still despising the deal made by the Bucks management that lost to grandma's family. They went bankrupt in exchange for Westbrook. Jordan was also not very optimistic about that deal.

It’s just that who would have thought that the Bucks made it to the playoffs last season, and even reached the Eastern Conference semifinals, and now Westbrook has successfully won the regular season MVP award, and the Bucks have the highest record in the league First.

Look at the Bobcats, which have never improved. This season, they were lucky enough to make it to the playoffs thanks to coach Larry Brown's ferocious coaching. They have no creativity and imagination on the offensive end. A point guard with great passing ability.

Jordan let out a long sigh of relief. He admitted that he did not have the courage to break the boat like Li Lai, and he was reluctant to trade all the young talents on the team. The key point is, even if he wanted to trade, who could he trade?

Jordan once again looked at Li Lai, who was on the Bucks coaching bench, with fiery eyes.

Game start.

Bucks regular starter.

Bobcats regular starter.

Midfield jump ball.

Yi Jianlian strongly snatched the ball from Tyson Chandler.

"Even with two consecutive victories, the Bucks have not slackened any player."

Westbrook attacked with the ball, and it was also a double pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian.

This time the Bobcats actually chose to go around and defend.

"This is the defensive habit of the Bobcats throughout the season. When encountering pick-and-rolls, they shrink the inside line and firmly occupy the space in the penalty area that is more threatening."

"But, is it really good to defend the Bucks like this?"

"The Suns are still the most accurate three-point shooter in the league this season, but the Bucks are the team with the most three-pointers per game."

"Especially that player Curry, when he feels hot, his consecutive three-pointers can directly kill the opponent!"

Faced with such a defense around the back, Yi Jianlian decisively blocked the two at the same time and created a lot of shooting space for Westbrook.

call!
Westbrook made a three-pointer!

Duang!

Hard work!
"Although Westbrook has a 36% three-point shooting rate this season, it is undeniable that he and Artest are the most inaccurate three-pointers in the Bucks."

"So if the Bobcats are going to play this tight defense, it's best to go short on Westbrook."

The Bobcats fought back.

After Elvis received the ball, he strode straight to the basket and forcibly caused Yi Jianlian's defensive foul.

Two free throws were made.

"Don't tell me, the Bobcats are really effective. Coach Larry Brown deserves to be an old coach who has been famous in the league for many years."

Switch offense.

Westbrook once again executed the pick-and-roll tactics with Yi Jianlian, and this time the Bobcats still adopted the same defensive strategy.

Westbrook didn't choose to shoot again, but forced his way to the basket.

Five Bobcats shrunk inside and stood near the paint area. This was the once-famous iron bucket formation of the Pistons, which was extremely effective in attacking mid-range and defending the opponent's inside breakthrough.

Westbrook was held out of the wall and was fouled by martial artist Stephen Jackson.

The Bobcats fought back.

The chubby Raymond - Felton made a solid layup.

At the beginning, the Bucks encountered an unprecedented offensive crisis in the series, and felt the strong defensive pressure of the Bobcats for the first time.

Tyronn Lue and Marshall were already panicking in the coaching bench, and asked Li Lai to come up with a good coping strategy.

Li Lai frowned slightly, but he was also shocked by the Bobcats' sudden gamble-like contraction of the inside defense, because it almost completely released the Bucks' outside offense.

Of course, from the current point of view, it seems that Westbrook's three-pointer is just released, but in fact, the iron barrel formation is a tactic that completely abandons perimeter defense.

"So Coach Larry Brown is betting that these players on the Bucks will have a hard time hitting those outside threes under strong defensive pressure."

"Coach Larry Brown, maybe you have won the bet in your previous coaching career, but the times have changed, and now these players have mastered the basic skills better."

Li Lai did not call a timeout, but stood up.

All the Bucks players looked over curiously.

Yi Jianlian saw Li Lai gave him a look, and understood instantly.

In the next round, Westbrook and Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll tactics will also be used, but this time it is not Yi Jianlian who makes a breakthrough screen for Westbrook, but Yi Jianlian pockets an outside hand to catch Westbrook. Off-ball screens.

The chubby Raymond Felton and the boxing champion Tyson Chandler still chose to shrink the defense at the basket. After Yi Jian connected the ball, he took a step outside the three-point line and directly made a three-point shot.

Super three points!

Swish!
Hit it!

"Compared to Westbrook, Yi Jianlian's three-pointer threat is much greater."

"This season, his three-point shooting percentage has reached 40%, and there are still many ultra-long three-point shots."

"This is also the reason why the Bucks are willing to give Yi Jianlian a five-year 5 million contract extension in advance this season. His strategic attributes are not available to all centers in the league."

After scoring a three-pointer on the field, Barkley and Kenny Smith both looked curiously at the Bobcats' dugout.

Judging from the beginning, their defense did cause a lot of trouble for the Bucks. At least the opponent wanted to get to the basket as easily as in the previous two games. Now there is almost no such opportunity.

And now they have allowed the Bucks to score a three-pointer, which is another great test of their defensive strategy.

Do the Bobcats dare to put the Bucks' three-pointers like this?
"It depends on the Bobcats' choice and whether Coach Larry Brown can hold his breath."

The game continues.

The Bucks still use pick-and-roll tactics outside the three-point line, and this time Tyson Chandler chose to pounce.

But his pounce halved the internal defense power of the Bobcats. At the same time, Yi Jianlian held the ball from the outside and directed his teammates to start running.

The Bucks' licensing tactics are here!

Curry caught the ball around the screen and made a steady three-pointer.

Rasheed Wallace hit a mid-range shot, and Artest and Curry picked and rolled to steal a chicken at the basket.

First quarter.

The Bucks shot 15 three-pointers in a single quarter, and hit 6 of them, leading the Bobcats 28:20.

"Not to mention, for the first time, Coach Larry Brown's defensive tactics limited the Bucks to less than 30 points in the first quarter. This is something they have never done before."

"It's just a pity that the Bobcats' offense is still the same. Otherwise, they might really be able to bring down the Bucks."

The second game.

The Bucks came off the bench.

The Bobcats followed this defensive strategy, and this time the Bucks made them pay a huge price for gambling defense.

Dragic hit 3 three-pointers, Iverson made 1 three-pointer and 2 long two-pointers, George Hill and Villanueva hit 2 three-pointers respectively.

The Bucks shot 16 of 8 three-pointers in this quarter.

And the happiest thing is the big Shark O'Neal inside, he turned into the big dream Olajuwon and sent 6 assists in a single quarter.

The Bucks played a crazy 36:24 advantage in the second quarter.

The halftime lead was 64:44.

"The gap has widened even further."

"But the Bobcats really tried their best!"

on the field.

Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson are still chasing the Bucks' perimeter threes.

The two were also restrained by the running of Curry, Villanueva and others, and they were as tired as dogs.

This scene on the court made even Jordan, who had been furious all the time, couldn't help standing up and applauding.

"Although the Bobcats were beaten by the Bucks without temper, they have put in a lot of effort on the court."

"And their head coach Larry Brown, he really thought of countless ways to limit the offense of the Bucks, but the offense of the Bucks is really terrifying, even he can't do anything."

In the third quarter, the Bobcats team still did not give up. They even played a wave of 20:12 offensive high slots under the efforts of veteran Stephen Jackson.

But in the face of the Bucks' sudden effort in the fourth quarter, they were still powerless and lost the game by a big score.

118: 100.

The Bucks won three consecutive playoffs!
At the same time, they scored 21 three-pointers in this game, breaking the record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game in the NBA playoffs!
(End of this chapter)