Pick Westbrook

Chapter 168 This Is the Bucks' Tactic

Boston.

TD North Shore Garden Arena.

Bucks locker room.

Before the game even started, the Bucks players in the locker room could already hear the shouts and screams of fans at the TD North Shore Garden Arena.

"The Celtics finally brought the series back to their home court, and at this moment they even want to tear us alive!"

"We have to pick ourselves up and show them that we are fighters too."

Rasheed Wallace, who is extremely experienced in the playoffs, applauded and inspired all his teammates at this time.

Obviously, the Bucks players still can't forget Ray Allen's miraculous final shot in the last game. They should have led 2:0, but Ray Allen stood up like a savior and solved everything.

Especially Curry, after losing the last three-point matchup with Ray Allen, he was almost overwhelmed by the media's comments and discussions and the overwhelming criticism from online fans.

You must know that Curry is only a rookie. It is not fair to let a rookie become the leading scorer of the Bucks and have to tear a piece of meat from the mouth of a strong defensive team like the Celtics.

But no one on the Bucks team questioned Li Lai's tactical arrangement. They knew very well what the coach had been preparing for this round of the series.

O'Neal, who has won four championship trophies, knows best at this time that what the team needs now is not tactical things, but morale!

Morale will determine how far a team can go, morale can also make a player stronger, and even exert strength beyond his own ability.

"On this turbulent battlefield, the storm boy is here, Oye."

Curry looked at O'Neal who was jumping around in the middle of the locker room, and felt even more disappointed.

At this time, the door of the locker room was opened, and Li Lai walked in. He also had no intention of arranging tactics at this time, but brought the big box in.

Tyronn Lue put down the guarded box, and then opened it. There were already 5 fragments lying on it, and a part of the championship trophy was successfully revealed.

"Toughness and tenacity on the court are not about melee combat with opponents, but being able to stand up and fight back with a tougher posture after being defeated by the opponent. This is the real warrior!"

Curry looked at Li Lai. He knew that the other party had told him what he said. He also received special instructions from Li Lai after the last round of the game. He will continue to play in a new way in this game. A way that belongs only to Curry.

TD North Shore Garden Arena.

Bucks regular starting lineup.

The Celtics still benched Kendrick Perkins, then took Tony Allen and played Garnett at center.

This lineup allowed them to receive very significant results in the last game, and they won the game smoothly. Coach Rivers obviously wanted to strike while the iron was hot.

Seeing that the Bucks did not have the slightest lineup change, Kenny Smith was extremely worried and said: "I was still guessing whether the Bucks would let O'Neal start at this time, and then treat Garnett well, no Thinking that they still haven't adjusted the lineup at all."

Barkley really wanted to scold his old partner for being an idiot. As long as the Bucks' coaching staff wasn't an idiot, they wouldn't have taken O'Neal at the beginning of the game.

Because the Celtics' lineup is also flexible at this time, once the tall and fat O'Neal appears on the court, they will definitely have full energy to play a quick counterattack and flexible offense, and will never give O'Neal any chance to land and protect the frame.

O'Neal's singles against Garnett is considered good, but can it be good enough to blow Garnett to the ground?

And when O'Neal is on the court, the Bucks will definitely focus all their offense on the inside, otherwise this point will be wasted. In this way, the original offensive tactics of the Bucks will be suppressed by themselves, which is simply not worth the loss. .

"So what the Bucks need to consider is how to play their own offense and limit the Celtics' offense as much as possible under the current lineup, instead of considering other things."

"Especially for Curry, his firepower outside the three-point line tonight will be extremely important!"

Barkley would like to say that even though Curry made such an amateur three-pointer in the last game, the Bucks still almost won the game. If they can do some details in this game If it is better, then there will be a great possibility of winning.

Game start.

Garnett still helped the Celtics get the first wave of possession.

The Celtics attack.

Rajon Rondo made a steady push with the ball, and then immediately hit a pick-and-roll with Garnett in the high post.

Westbrook managed to squeeze through the pick-and-roll, and Rajon Rondo couldn't find a chance to drive to the basket, so he could only pass the ball back to Garnett in the high post.

Yi Jianlian single-handedly defended Garnett, and none of the Bucks players went to double-team.

肯尼史密斯在解说台舒心说道：“不包夹加内特是一个极好的决定，毕竟狼王曾经在森林狼队砍下场均25分10篮板5助攻2盖帽2抢断的豪华数据，甚至多次拿下过准三双，并达成过16次三双的记录。”

"In terms of triple-double data, he is even comparable to players like Kobe and Webber."

"So Garnett is also a big man who is very good at supporting."

Facing Yi Jianlian's defense, Garnett first took a tentative step and then took a shot fake, and then turned around and shot with his back against the man.

Garnett's footsteps are extremely flexible, and his technical movements are also in place.

"But this shot is a bit more difficult."

Swish!
Hit steadily.

Garnett, who scored the goal, gritted his teeth and thumped his chest confidently.

Barkley would like to say that there is a reason why Garnett can win the MVP. The one-on-one singles just now were completely technical moves of defenders. In this era, he is one of the most versatile power forwards.

This kind of defender's technical moves is of course difficult for Yi Jianlian to defend. Even if he has improved his weak defense a lot this season, it is still difficult to become the type of player who defends Garnett.

This is why Garnett's scoring average in this round of the series is much higher than that of the Eagles in the previous round of the series.

"Garnett's scoring is even higher than his regular season this season."

The Bucks attack.

Ray Allen entangled Curry tightly. After being picked and rolled by Yi Jianlian on the inside, Tony Allen switched defenses to keep up without hesitation. Even though there was a second pick and roll formed by Westbrook outside the three-point line, Curry Still being followed closely by Rajon Rondo.

"The Celtics are determined not to let Curry hit any comfortable threes."

"It seems that they have also summed up their experience in the first two games. Facing their aggressive defense, only Curry can possess terrifying lethality under such high intensity."

Westbrook and Curry pass the ball hand to hand.

This change of passing also made Rivers frown tightly off the court.

In his opinion, Curry holding the ball is not a good signal. Although he has already collected a lot of data, Curry played as a shooting guard throughout the regular season, but the careful Rivers still found Curry's NCAA status. Played point guard the last year and it worked out pretty well.

Curry has the ball.

Facing Rajon Rondo's defense, he didn't rush to dribble and attack by himself, but waited until the inside Rasheed Wallace came up, and then used the pick-and-roll to attack with the ball.

Pierce switches on Curry.

Curry raised his head and bowed to Buddha, shaking Pierce's center of gravity, then continuously dribbled the ball under his crotch at high speed, and then dribbled the ball to the left, and directly took a step across to shoot!
"What kind of shot is this?!"

Barkley stood up excitedly. He had never seen a player play like this in his life.

Even Reggie Miller, who was as good as a shooter back then, would not have dared to be so reckless on the court.

The key is that this is still on the stage of the Eastern Conference semifinals!

Kenny Smith is a little bit about to cry, and the scene of Curry being embarrassingly defended by the Celtics in the last game is still vivid until now.

And in this game, this guy was completely self-defeating when he came up, he threw off his sleeves and started swinging.

"He really doesn't worry about the Bucks' playoffs or what!"

Swish!
The clear sound of the basketball hitting the net sounded.

Garnett couldn't help but spit out his braces and looked at this cute player who looked like a primary school student with a dazed expression.

"This shit is definitely luck."

Pierce, who was defending Curry, still maintained the appearance of reaching out to interfere, but looked back at Curry with a disbelief on his face.

This kind of shooting and style of play is simply out of tune with the entire era. The key is that Pierce never believes that Curry would dare to shoot such a ball on the court without the acquiescence of the team's head coach.

"The head coach of the Bucks is Temiao's amateur, right? Do you recognize such shots?"

Tai Lue, who was off the court, grimaced, only he knew the details best, coach Li Lai, he never fought uncertain battles.

He took a breath and said: "Reggie Miller has been training Curry's three-point shooting ability with the ball under your instruction. Of course, according to your requirements, Curry's passing passes and passing after shooting threats are all in the same position. Practice, but the three-pointer seems to be his innate ability, and it is the only ability that has improved the most so far."

Li Lai nodded. During the team training match, he had already let Curry try the offensive play with the ball, and the first attempt was very effective. However, this kind of play requires the overall cooperation of the players on the field. And always pay attention to the fight for long rebounds.

Therefore, it is also a very difficult problem to change the position on the court that other Bucks players are accustomed to.

Fortunately, judging from the attack round just now, the effect was very good.

On the coaching bench of the Celtics, Rivers did not call a timeout in a panic at this time, but signaled Tony Allen and Rajon Rondo to step up their defense against Curry and delay the opponent's field moves at any time.

Ray Allen then picked up Garnett's pick-and-roll and hit a long two-pointer in the bottom corner.

The Bucks continued to attack.

Westbrook advanced with the ball, took the initiative to give the ball to Curry on the center line in advance, and then went to the penalty area to play a pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian used the pick-and-roll to move up, and Artest also screened off the ball on the other side.

This is Curry's favorite tactic.

With both left and right screens, it will be difficult for the opponent to tell which direction he will go.

Tony Allen is ready for Curry to pounce on the pick-and-roll at any time, and Rajon Rondo is already stuck at Yi Jianlian's side in advance. As long as Curry walks in this direction, he will immediately keep up with the opponent.

Celtics defense is good!

Curry walked to the right, borrowed half of Artest's pick-and-roll, and shot directly from one step beyond the three-point line!

too suddenly.

The pick-and-roll isn't even halfway through.

And Curry's shot speed is very fast.

"Come again!"

"This shot choice is even more outrageous than the last one!"

Kenny Smith didn't dare to look up. In his opinion, it was luck that Curry made the three-pointer just now, so how could it be possible to score again if he tried this ball again.

Barkley also had the same idea, but he was a little surprised after seeing Curry shoot so confidently.

Does the opponent really have the confidence to shoot this kind of basket?

Swish!
The basketball hits the basket firmly and then goes in.

"Mom!"

All the Bostonians at the scene were silent. Everyone opened their mouths and opened their eyes, feeling that the scene in front of them was very absurd.

"Throwing a three-pointer on a pick-and-roll, who gave him the courage?"

"The key is to get in!"

Rivers on the sidelines swallowed, a little unbelieving.

There is no player in the world who dares to shoot like this. How dare he, Curry?
Although he scored two three-pointers, it was obvious that Curry's shot speed was extremely fast.

One of the common sense in the basketball world, the faster the shot, the less stable the shot.

This is why those top mid-range shooting masters always give people a feeling of pausing in the air for a while before shooting during the process of shooting up and jumping. They just shoot at the highest point of the jump to make the shooting preparation more full.

Jordan is like this, Kobe is like this, Anthony is like this, Iverson is like this, and Hamilton is like this.

"So how can such a super-high-speed shot shot be guaranteed in terms of hit rate."

"I don't know how much faster this shooting speed is than Ray Allen."

The Bucks continued to attack.

This time, Curry directly pushed forward with the ball, borrowed Yi Jianlian to cover his position, and then shot immediately. During the shooting, his body was even twisted, but only Ray Allen noticed. .

No matter how twisted Curry's lower body is, his upper body always maintains a posture facing the basket. This is the awareness that a top shooter should have. When shooting, his chest and eyes are always facing the basket.

"He's really good at shooting the ball that way!"

Swish!
Come on!

"Fuck!"

"Fuck fuck!"

"I can really get in!"

Curry then scored another three-pointer and scored four consecutive three-pointers in the opening game, which directly hit Rivers and called a timeout urgently.

At this time, he can't do without calling, because the score on the field has reached 12:4.

For a defensively built team like the Celtics, they always play against each other on the offensive end, so the 8-point gap is a threshold for them.

Especially in the first two games of the series, both teams won the game with a slight advantage, so even a small lead is extremely important in Rivers' eyes.

Westbrook, Yi Jianlian, Artest, Rasheed Wallace and Curry high-fived one after another.

"These 4 three-point shots are beautiful!"

"Let Kaizi and those bastards have a good memory, I really think our shooting is not good."

"We are the team with the most three-pointers in the league during the regular season!"

Li Lai still looked extremely confident about Curry's shots with his hands in his pockets.

Curry rested his head on Li Lai's shoulder. He didn't know why the opponent believed in his three-point shooting more than himself.

Li Lai patted Curry's small cut and said, "The whole world can disbelieve you, but I am the only one who maintains confidence in you, because I think it's only a matter of time before you surpass the sharpshooter named Ray Allen on the opposite side. Same goes for Reggie Miller."

"Stephen, you are the player who will break the dribbling position of the three-pointer in basketball, do you know that?"

The game continues.

The Celtics' defense against Curry has finally changed. From now on, Rajon Rondo and Tony Allen have adopted a screen defense, and as long as Curry plays a pick-and-roll, he must double-team!

Even if he squeezes ahead of time, he can no longer prevent Curry who is attacking with the ball.

Rivers and the Celtics finally believed in this evil.

And the Bucks finally used Curry to break the Celtics' defense alone. This is what Li Lai has been waiting for, and this is why he has always insisted on using Curry as the main attack in this round of the series.

"The defense of the Celtics is the best in the league. As long as their defensive system is still in my heart, I will always be uneasy."

"It's easy to break their defense. You only need to force them to double-team wildly and there will be loopholes on the court. Garnett's help defense is good, but it doesn't mean he can defend back after double-teaming or switching defenses."

"But it's also very difficult to break the Celtics' defense, because apart from Kobe who can make them crazy double-team, there is no third player in this era who can do the same thing."

"The little emperor LeBron James can only make them shrink the inside defense and zone defense, and Wade can only do zone defense and switch defenses in the penalty area."

"And now, Curry is the second player to do that."

Tyronn Lu had already admired Li Lai beside him.

Under the instruction of Li Lai, he specially reviewed the finals between the Lakers and the Celtics. Although the Lakers and Kobe lost the game, Kobe's powerful scoring ability forced the Celtics to double-team the opponent. It caused a lot of trouble.

Now Curry has also achieved this step, and achieved this step with a more explosive three-pointer, but the result may be different from the Lakers losing the game.

"The Bucks are the best offensive team in the league. Now that the Celtics are going to double-team Curry, we will play a much crazier offense than the Lakers back then."

"This game, you Celtics go to hell!"

　[-]D tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)