Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 144
Lian Feng brought the ball over again, facing Nash's defense, first passed the ball to Desmond Mason at the top of the wing arc.

Desmond Mason made a three-threat test, which didn't work.

Lian Feng shouted loudly: "Send it back!"

Desmond Mason returned the ball without hesitation.

Listening to the command of the point guard on the court is a must-have quality for a role player.

Even the forward passes the ball out just to get a chance to start the threat.

Lian Feng, who held the ball again, stretched out one foot to the right to make a fake move. Nash didn't hesitate, or he hesitated.

Lian Feng instantly changed from a fake move to a real breakthrough, kicked off with his hind legs, and the power was transmitted. As soon as he sank, he passed.

Lian Feng went in from the middle, and David West moved up to support him very intimately.

Lian Feng handed the ball to David West.

Unless he is a master of off-ball defense and can instantly understand the situation on the court, the defender will definitely be subconsciously attracted by the ball holder at this time.

After Lian Feng handed the ball to David West, he did not choose to continue down the line.

The inside of the Suns is too crowded, and it is not a good choice to go in.

If it is tight in one direction, it must be loose in the other direction.

Lian Feng suddenly stepped on his toes, then twisted his waist and spun, ran in the opposite direction, and hit the outside line all at once.

David West has excellent passing awareness and immediately handed over the ball.

The moment Lian Feng received the ball, his feet just landed outside the three-point line, without the slightest pause, he took the ball and shot!
Even though he made less than 35% of his [-]-pointers this season, Lian Feng managed to hit the ball smoothly.

The score came to 3-7.

Lian Feng's hit instantly warmed up the atmosphere in the arena.

Lian Feng retreated and applauded: "That's it!"

At this time, Nash advanced with the ball, and Lian Feng opened his big hands to meet him.

At this time, Nash began to call the pick-and-roll again.

There are many masters in the use of pick-and-roll tactics, but in the current league, Calderon doesn’t like to pass the ball inside, Kidd’s shooting speed is not good, Chauncey is too old, and he is not suitable for speed push... In general, although they are both top point guards, in the use of pick-and-roll tactics, only Paul and Nash are in the same gear.

Whether the pick-and-roll man rolls down or outside, the ball holder chooses to attack or pass, and how to choose the attack method for his own attack will test the overall situation awareness and on-the-spot judgment of the two.And Nash is obviously the perfect ball-handler for the pick-and-roll, and everything about the offense is clearly arranged.

The point is, Lian Feng will always be blocked.

That's always been his weakness when it comes to getting out of the pick-and-roll defense.

This time the pick and roll is Sean Marion.

After Lian Feng was blocked, Nash continued to dribble, and then passed the ball when he saw the opportunity. It was Marion who made a down cut.

Only, this time Tyson Chandler was ready and in the right position, the two faced off in the air and the basketball was scored.

Although the ball was not defended, Lian Feng knew that Marion was relying on his strong personal ability, and his defensive strategy was correct.

This shows that Tyson Chandler has read the opponent's offensive routine, very good!

Subsequently, the two sides began a battle of offense and defense where you come and go.

The more the audience watched, the more excited they became.

Because the Hornets finally started scoring.

Under the organization of Lian Feng, the team blossomed more.

After missing two shots, Bobby Jackson finally hit a three-pointer from the baseline, opened up his touch, and then hit one after another.

And the smooth opening of the third ball made him feel relieved after being nervous for the whole game.

Has received three open three-point passes!If you don't make it all the time, you are really ashamed of Lian Feng.

Even though Lian Feng has been encouraging him to shoot boldly, if he doesn't make it all the time, he will not have confidence in himself.

And David West also made three shots from the long two-point position.

Only then did the fans notice something weird.

The Hornets have caught up and even surpassed the Suns, but their style of play is completely different from the previous Hornets!

Vote, vote, vote.

The Hornets' offense pretty much used this trick.

And focus on the outside.

At the end of the first half, the Hornets successfully overtook the score, 51 to 49.

Among them, Lian Feng hit 3 three-pointers, Bobby Jackson hit 3, and even Desmond Mason, who had a three-point shooting rate of less than 30%, made 2!
The Hornets' outside shooting actually isn't great.But in this game, the outside line of the Hornets fired collectively, and they had a meal.

The home fans are used to watching the Hornets often stage a good show of breaking through the inside and dunking, and they are really uncomfortable for a while.

Lian Feng, Desmond Mason, and Tyson Chandler are all very strong dunkers!

However, as long as it can score, it is a good thing.I'm used to the gluttonous feast of dunking, and it's good to have a little fresh shot once in a while.

Off the field, Byron Scott began to be surprised.

As a bystander, he didn't understand the purpose of Lian Feng's actions at first, but he was a coach after all. After thinking about it carefully, he finally came to his senses.

Lian Feng's choice is the most reasonable way to play!
Where are the Suns' weaknesses?
Defensively, they have two tricks, tight and zone defense.

Why do you want to do these two tricks?Just look at it and you'll find out.

In order to ensure the speed, the Suns do not have heavy inside players. Marion at the 4th position and Stoudemire at the 5th position are both athletic insiders.

On offense, such a lineup is more conducive to the implementation of running and bombing tactics, but it will fall into a dilemma on defense.

Insufficient thickness!

It can be said that their defense is not dominant.Needless to say, Tyson Chandler, even if Lian Feng and Desmond Mason break through to the inside, they are not easy to deal with.

Therefore, they will use tightness and zone defense to make up for the lack of inside.Because the 4th position is light and the 5th position Stoudemire is weak defensively, so he has to quickly double-team and rotate.The zone defense is also to protect the inside line.Both of these tricks are easy to miss three-pointers, so the Suns are not good at defending three-pointers.But once the opponent misses a three-pointer, the rebound jumps far, and the Suns get the ball, they have an offensive opportunity.

This is a congenital defect of their offensive system, which has advantages and disadvantages.

Byron Scott couldn't help but marvel.

Lian Feng's thinking is very clear, that is to attack their shortcomings of insufficient defensive 3-point ability with all their strength, and use various methods to create three-point opportunities.

At the beginning, the team did not open up the situation and fell behind for a while, but it has continued to play this way, and it will be easy to handle when it feels better.

Lian Feng's persistence paid off.

The Hornets didn't slump throughout the game, because the Suns' defensive weakness always gave them opportunities to shoot.

If you vote too much, you will always get in!
It can be said that Lianfeng used the first half of this game to demonstrate the textbook-like way of attacking the Suns.

However, the defense has yet to show a better approach, so the outcome is unknown at this point.

In the second half, the Suns will definitely make adjustments.

As for the Hornets, they also need to think about how to curb running and bombing!

Defense is the basis of victory.

(End of this chapter)