The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 347 [Hungry wolf playing guard, dislocation is not discussed]

In the second quarter, the Mavericks sent center Brandon Haywood, veteran Brian Cardinal, Peja Stojakovic, Jason Terry, and Rodrigue Beaubois.

The Clippers sent O'Neal, Gortat, Smith, Thornton, and Kidd.

Looking at the cards, the Clippers' substitute players seem to be stronger, but the situation is completely different.Beaubois relied on his speed advantage to rush inside, Terry threw two three-pointers, and the Mavericks opened the score.Thibodeau realized that there was a problem with his formation, and quickly replaced the extremely slow O'Neal. Smith went to the 4th position and replaced Tony Allen to strengthen the defense.

With Tony Allen on the court, Terry has trouble catching the ball, but the Mavericks have other guys who can attack. One minute later, Terry assisted Cardinal to hit a three-pointer at zero angle.The veteran is only 1cm tall, and he is a bit reluctant to be a power forward, but he is very sure of three-pointers this season, with a hit rate of 203%.Just looking at his shooting percentage, he seems to be more accurate than Bonner of the Spurs and Okur of the Jazz. In fact, he takes fewer shots and doesn't score enough to be on the leaderboard.

The Clippers also have an obvious defensive weakness. The height gap between Thornton and Stojakovic is too large, 193cm to 208cm. Stojakovic is a small forward with the height of an inside player. Fortunately, he is no longer The bravery of the year, otherwise it would be easy to score 30+ on Thornton's head. His shooting power is still there, and he also hit a three-pointer.

The Mavericks beat the Clippers off the bench with 4 three-pointers. If it weren't for the good defense of Smith and Gortat, the Clippers might be defeated in one fell swoop in the second quarter.After that, Thornton and Smith took up the heavy responsibility of offense and bit the score. After half the time, the Clippers trailed by 7 points, 43 to 50.The Clippers can score, but the Mavericks' offense is stronger.Since Deron Williams moved to the Mavericks, they have become the team with the second-most offensive power in the Western Conference after the Clippers in the regular season.

Ye Feng played the No. 1 position again.Kidd is too slow, Curry's defense is not good, Mavericks Jason Terry will definitely stay on the court and continue to play, if his defense is not good, the Clippers will pay a heavy price, so Thibodeau will continue to keep Tony Allen was present, and Ye Feng replaced Kidd.Smith stayed on the court to play the third position, and McGee and Love were replaced inside.

Gortat scored 2 points and 4 rebounds, and his performance was average.The Mavericks have two very fast guards. In order not to be caught by opponents, O'Neal can no longer play. He is not good at defending pick-and-rolls.

Seeing Ye Feng playing point guard, Mavericks head coach Carlisle complained in his heart. The Mavericks will be more passive in this style of play. The two guards are too short. If Marion is allowed to defend Ye Feng at this time, Terry and Deron There has to be one person to guard against Smith, no matter what is wrong, he loses sight of the other.Terry is relatively safe with Tony Allen on the court. Allen has the weakest offensive ability, and the task of defending against Smith falls on Deron's shoulders.

"Magic" Johnson was excited when he saw Ye Feng playing point guard, and shouted: "Ye Feng is playing point guard again. The Clippers' 1st position defense does have serious problems. Let him play [-]st position. Tony Allen was the right choice, Thibodeau adjusted in time, if O'Neal and Kidd are allowed to play for a while, something may happen."

Van Gundy was a little regretful, and sighed: "O'Neal is really old. A guard can pass him with a single acceleration. His expression is very helpless. He publicly stated that he will retire after this season, and he has been unable to provide much for the Clippers inside. It helps a lot. He didn't play much this season, but he is healthy and not injured. Facing a team with a speedy guard, O'Neal really can't play."

"Magician" Johnson said: "I suggest that Ye Feng change to play point guard in the future, and don't consider playing inside. His outside defense is very good, and of course the inside is also very good, but with his height and weight, it is difficult to enter the inside. It is very unwise for players to confront each other. Over time, it will cause damage to the body and shorten the career life. This season he appears more on the outside. Some people say that he is not as aggressive as before. Misalignment also allows the post players to get more opportunities."

It wasn't just Johnson who thought so, the Clippers coaching staff also unanimously hoped that Ye Feng would play outside and be a combo guard.In the future, if Ye Feng gets older and his speed slows down, it won't be too late to return to the swingman position, so that he can maximize his physical advantages.

After the substitution, the Clippers' defense immediately became stronger. Thibodeau did not use purely defensive tactics in the regular season this season. If you pay attention to defense, the Clippers can easily suppress the scoring of some weak offensive teams below 90 points, but the offense will be addictive. Los Angeles fans also like to watch exciting confrontations, and Thibodeau's style is also changed.

Ye Feng singled Deron on the court and hit a high jumper.The Mavericks immediately switched to Marion's outside defense against Ye Feng, Deron and Smith. Although this defense has weaknesses, it is better than letting Ye Feng play alone.Carlisle didn't want to replace Terry. Even if Terry did, the Mavericks didn't have a strong swingman who could resist Ye Feng except Stevenson.

In exchange for Deron, the Mavericks also paid a price, that is, they sent away Caron Butler and the team's best defender, Tyson Chandler.Of course, even if Butler is still in the Mavericks, it won't help. He was injured and missed the playoffs, which caused the Nets' front line to be weak.The Mavericks have a strong outside offensive power, which comes at the expense of defense.

Ye Feng played like a point guard, protecting the ball at the top of the peripheral arc to control the situation, stretched out two fingers and signaled to his teammates, Love pulled out to cover and block Marion, Ye Feng dribbled the ball from the left There are two inside players in the low post, McGee and Smith, both of whom have super explosive power, and can grab defensive rebounds even if they can't score.

Nowitzki switched defenses, and Ye Feng was also confident in singles, but he still chose to pass the ball. The low post had a better chance, and Smith on the left faced Deron.

How can such a dislocation be let go?As soon as the ball was in his hands, Smith dribbled twice with his back, turned around towards the baseline, jumped high, and hit the board with one hand.Deron is not tall enough, and Smith is still left-handed. If he uses this move with his left hand, Deron can only watch him make the move, and there is nothing he can do.

The Mavericks attack, the outside line is stared by Ye Feng and Tony Allen, it is not easy to break through, so they can only pass to the inside line Nowitzki, Marion has no advantage in singles, Smith is not afraid of the low post, his various Quality is better than Marion.

Nowitzki started singles. McGee, who performed well in the first two rounds of the series, was doomed to be unlucky. It's also him, almost all the Mavericks' offenses are directed towards him and Love.

The Clippers had a better offense and recovered the score at the end of the half, tying the game 61-61.Ye Feng scored 4 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in a single quarter, connecting the team's internal and external lines very well.Smith stood up and scored 12 points in a single quarter.After receiving the ball, he usually takes two steps before shooting, which is not counted as an assist, otherwise Ye Feng's statistics will be even better.

At this time, what should the Mavericks do to prevent the Clippers from attacking?Even Carlisle, who is known as the second coach in the league, doesn't know.If the Mavericks want to guarantee the offense, they have to deploy Terry. No one at the 2nd position can defend Ye Feng alone, let alone other players. If they have good players, they will not let the blue-collar Stevenson start.

The remaining forwards include veteran Cardinal. He can play the 3rd position, but with his current speed, it is difficult to defend the role players of other teams, let alone the MVP?And Novak, he will definitely be waived after this season. He is a No. 3 and No. 4 swingman who can only shoot three-pointers. He is 208cm tall, but he has no strength. It is better to use Stoja. Kovic.Stojakovic's speed couldn't keep up with Ye Feng, and he would be passed by with one step.

During the intermission, the visiting team's locker room was very quiet, and the Mavericks players knew that Ye Feng was an unsolvable player on the court. It was very difficult for them to win this game, even though the score was still a draw.The Mavericks can't rely on zone defense. After the dislocation, the Clippers still have Josh Smith.Smith's value really began to be reflected in the playoffs. He is also a very complete player and liberated Ye Feng on the offensive end.Smith has not been selected to the All-Star Game, but judging from his role on the field, he is really the Clippers' Pippen!
Carlisle finally decided to let Terry and Deron play together and made a request. "Attack with all your strength, fight them! Zone defense, switch between 23 zone defense and 32 zone defense, pay attention to changing positions, don't let outside players take shots easily. Sean (Marion), Ye Feng is on the outside. Don't let him take it easy Take the ball and turn around."

Zone defense is the Mavericks' usual defensive tactic. Even if the guards are at a disadvantage against the Clippers' inside players and cannot block the shots, the Mavericks recognize that as long as Ye Feng plays the guard, no matter what he does, there will be misplacement on the court.

In the second half, the Clippers sent Love, Smith, Wright, Curry, and Feng Ye.Thibodeau added two outside shooting points. He guessed that the Mavericks will definitely find a way to deal with Ye Feng. If they rely on zone defense to compress the defense, the Clippers will get opportunities outside.If they didn't dare to compress the defense, Ye Feng would have a chance to play singles.

Smith can defend Nowitzki, he moves faster, Nowitzki can't pass him, he can only jump shot, Wright is 206cm tall, he will not suffer against Marion, you can try it.Curry is taller than Terry, and he doesn't suffer from confrontation.Compared with Terry, his only disadvantage is his experience in the game. Curry played in the Finals last season and is no longer a rookie. He has the confidence to limit his opponents.

Ye Feng continued to face Deron Williams. After Curry came on the field, he also shared the pressure of his possession of the ball. He didn't need to take the ball across the half court, just wait for the ball to attack.

The Mavericks sent Jordan Jr., Nowitzki, Marion, Terry, and Deron, except for Jordan, who are all offensive players.

The second half of the game has begun!

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