NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 149

The Blazers have the ball.

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

"Defend!"

The Wolves fans at the Target Center shouted rhythmically.

Lillard took the ball to direct the traffic, and gestured for the tactics to be played.

The team leader of the Trail Blazers is still Aldridge, but Aldridge did not indicate that he wants to play by himself, that is to play tactics.

The Blazers' tactics, which are used more often, are wide-angle space tactics.

Both Batum and Matthews are spread out.

Between them and Lillard, a wide-angle distribution was formed, while Aldridge and Lopez Jr. both proposed pick-and-rolls.

The Blazers' tactical starting point is initiated from outside the three-point line.

Since the Warriors won the championship last season by launching an offense from the three-point line, some teams have already begun to make changes.

And after Cole took office this season, the Warriors were able to reach the third position in the Western Conference after running in the first half of the season.

This is enough to prove that launching tactics from the three-point line is already a mature system in the league.

This allowed the Blazers' tactics to change faster than the original timeline.

Although Cole played pass-and-cut tactics in the Warriors, wide-angle space tactics are also in the Warriors' arsenal.

The Blazers have two elite outside shooters, Lillard and Matthews. Obviously, they want to replicate the success of the Warriors last season.

Even during the offseason, the boss of the Blazers took the initiative to get someone to contact Su Chen, wanting Su Chen to repeat his success in the Warriors.

The Warriors have the Splash Brothers, and the Blazers also have the Lillard Matthews Brothers!
But after Su Chen was not invited, they also let Terry Stotts start to formulate a brand new tactical system.

Terry Stotts is not a famous coach, but it can still be done just to reproduce the tactics.

It's just that sometimes, there are still some differences in taking pictures of cats and tigers.

Lillard was directly guarded by Luol Deng. Lillard walked Aldridge's pick-and-roll and found that his defender was Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo's speed is very fast, and he can completely switch defenses to the outside.

Seeing that he had no chance, Lillard passed the ball to Aldridge.

Aldridge has the ability to play back in the low post. Facing Luol Deng, he directly turned on the back-up mode.

This kind of counterpoint was planned by Su Chen in advance.

Luol Deng is obviously still on the tail of the peak, his physical fitness is still online, and his strength is sufficient.

At the same time, there is a 10% increase in the striker's fetters, the tall and long-armed Luol Deng, and reference to the matchup data between Luol Deng and Aldridge in the past.

Su Chen thinks that Luol Deng can be Aldridge first to see the effect.

Aldridge's trip to the playoffs gave the impression that he was basically a soft-footed shrimp, which was comparable to the Timberwolves' later head star Gummy Bear.

Of course, it is undeniable that Aldridge still played a good performance against the Rockets.

But the inside of the Rockets is Terrence Jones and the happy beast who has slipped into a role player. The Blazers' outside threat has opened up again. Aldridge scored a lot of points by relying on mid-range shots and post-ups.

Except for his performance in the Rockets, Aldridge didn't have a strong moment in his entire life. When he was in the Spurs, he was beaten to an average of more than ten points per game under the Warriors' defensive system.

The Warriors' defensive system can defend, and Su Chen can naturally defend with the current team's resources.

Letting Luol Deng Dan defend is purely to test the waters.

If it can be defended, then the entire series can be used to defend against the Blazers' wide-angle offense with unlimited defenses.

Unable to resist opening the clip again, Covington was replaced.

Aldridge squeezed Luol Deng a few times at this time, and Luol Deng withstood Aldridge's impact. He is also a technical type attacking the inside line rather than Randolph's power type.

If it was Randolph, Su Chen wouldn't even consider single-defense, and just open the trap!
It is difficult for Luol Deng to defend against a strong inside line, but he is good at defending against technical flow.

Aldridge swayed his back a few times, but he didn't shake Lol Deng's center of gravity, and his turning back was also interfered by Lol Deng.

The ball bounces out.

Ibaka protected the rebound.

Su Chen, who was on the sidelines, almost couldn't help laughing when he saw Aldridge's singles.

Why is this scene so similar to a famous Suns No. [-] pick center later, he didn't buckle when he was big or small, hooked, just played, just didn't fight.

Su Chen was quite satisfied with Luol Deng's defensive effect on the first ball.

It seems that 10% striker fetters are quite useful. According to the usual matchup data between Luol Deng and Aldridge, Luol Deng can barely match up.

After adding these 10% attributes, Luol Deng really looked good against Aldridge.

Filled in the gaps.

Terry Stotts looked a little ugly looking at Aldridge's singles action.

If Aldridge can't beat Luol Deng alone, then the Blazers' tactical system will not be easy to fight.

The great point of this lineup is Aldridge.

Switch defense Aldridge can be stable big and small, and someone will make up for the inside line in advance, and Aldridge can also make a mid-range shot when the opponent does not react.

The entire wide-angle tactic will create a lot of opportunities because of Aldridge's sudden inside and outside shots.

Then the outside shot is opened, and Aldridge will have more opportunities at the basket.

It seems that the Blazers' wide-angle space is an outside launch tactic. In fact, the outside and inside are complementary.

When one point is opened, another point can be fed back.

If the ball is downwind, the Blazers are very strong, and all of them are scoring champions.

But once any point is pinched, the Blazers' entire offense will come to a standstill.

Terry Stotts stood on the sidelines and watched, pausing and watching two or three rounds.

At this time, the Timberwolves' counterattack also began.

Giannis Antetokounmpo pushed the fast break with the ball, but the Blazers retreated relatively quickly, and the Timberwolves did not find this opportunity to switch offense.

Obviously, they also have research on the Timberwolves, knowing that the Timberwolves are a team with a very high frequency of transition attacks.

No one grabbed the offensive rebound at all, and they all retreated.

Seeing no fast break opportunities, Giannis Antetokounmpo gave the ball directly to Butler.

At the same time, Iguodala also came up to pick and roll and screened with Giannis Antetokounmpo to form a corner position.

Butler held the ball and instead of going to Iguodala's side, he made a hand-to-hand screen with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Butler first gave the ball to Giannis Antetokounmpo, and he ran towards the 45-degree baseline on the left, but immediately stopped and ran back, as if preparing to do another hand-off.

Matthews is chasing Butler, but he is already half a body behind Butler. Lopez Jr. is considering whether to delay Butler for his teammates.

After Butler completes the second handoff, he will have more than half a body space ahead of Matthews to complete the mid-range shot.

Although Butler can only catch and shoot from the open corner with a three-pointer, Butler really has a mid-range shot. This information has already been said by analysts before the game.

But at this moment, Giannis Antetokounmpo's hand hand was just a fake pass, and suddenly Giannis Antetokounmpo turned around and accelerated.

This one directly passed the hesitant little Lopez.

boom!
After Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Lopez Jr., he faced Aldridge's supplementary defense and directly completed a dunk.

beep!
At the same time the whistle sounded, Aldridge fouled the ball, and Giannis Antetokounmpo got a 2+1 chance.

Giannis Antetokounmpo steps to the free throw line and takes a deep breath.

He's a poor free-throw shooter, and despite a lot of practice, he still doesn't shoot very well.

Fortunately, he has the blessing of his ability value.

Although his free throw ability is not high at his peak, he can still score some free throws after all.

brush!
Giannis Antetokounmpo made the free throw under pressure.

Timberwolves 5:0 Trail Blazers.

After scoring five points in a row in the opening game, Giannis Antetokounmpo was a little bit unstoppable.

Terry Stotts rubbed his forehead and didn't call a timeout.

It's not that he doesn't want to call a timeout, or he's afraid of losing face, he still wants to see.

If Jr. Lopez really can't guard Giannis Antetokounmpo at all, then the Blazers will be in trouble.

Aldridge is not a defensive champion, but he must be on the court to ensure the team's offense.

Besides, Aldridge is the boss of this team no matter what, and he can't win it.

Just like many soft players in the future, such as Ayton Downs, does the coach not know their shortcomings?

The salary is so high, I can't keep it!
If a team allows a player with a maximum salary to win the series, then what is the point of having such a player with a maximum salary?

It's not that Terry Stotts doesn't want to call this timeout, we have to see if Lopez Jr. can't really limit it at all.

Trail Blazers round.

They repeated the tactic of the previous round, letting Aldridge face Luol Deng again.

It's like continuing to see if Lopez Jr. can't limit Giannis-Antetokounmpo at all, but also continue to see if Aldridge can't really impress Lol Deng.

If these two points are true, Terry Stotts feels that in this series, the Blazers will soon be unable to match the intensity of the Timberwolves.

This time Aldridge hooked in with a hook after turning around.

Timberwolves 5:2 Trail Blazers.

For such a goal, Su Chen is acceptable.

After all, it is the core of the opponent's inside line who changes positions from outside. It is acceptable to drive Aldridge out of the penalty area and let him complete the finish at a farther place.

Luol Deng's wingspan is not bad, and it can interfere with it to some extent.

"Let Aldridge hit Luol Deng first, and then let Giannis give him strength after he gets tired."

Su Chen looked at the situation on the field and thought about it.

Giannis Antetokounmpo actually covers Aldridge in all aspects, with height, wingspan and strength, and even in terms of skills, Giannis Antetokounmpo is more talented in low-post defense.

What he is best at is withdrawing the stool during the back hit, and the timing is very good.

The reason why Giannis Antetokounmpo was not allowed to face Aldridge at the beginning was purely because Su Chen felt that it would not be so tiring to play the Blazers in the first round.

Lol Deng has nothing to do on the offensive end, smoking and playing cards and eating hot pot in the bottom corner. This defensive end must not let him go all out.

Timberwolves attack.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has the ball and is about to call a bull corner.

As for the Blazers, after seeing this placement, they immediately made a corresponding defensive formation.

But before the formation was successfully settled, Giannis Antetokounmpo suddenly changed direction and accelerated, rushing directly towards the inside.

This move is a bit like Westbrook's sudden acceleration while walking, like making a pedaling action, and rushed in all at once.

But Giannis Antetokounmpo is such a big man, it is quite visually impactful to make this action with the ball.

And his speed is not much slower than Westbrook's due to his large strides.

Lopez Jr. wanted to stop Giannis Antetokounmpo after he noticed the sudden acceleration, but was knocked away by Giannis Antetokounmpo at high speed.

He moved laterally to block, and even though he was hit and staggered, the referee did not call an offensive foul.

If he didn't call him blocking the foul, it was regarded as the referee's malice towards the Timberwolves.

After all, the Timberwolves team is famous for not having a whistle.

The whistle of the referees, as if blocked by ice and snow in Minnesota, could not be blown.

Of course, when the Timberwolves players fouled, the referees lit another fire to melt the ice and snow.

boom!
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who rushed in, made another dunk!
The entire target center was set ablaze, the audience stood up and cheered, and there was a loud noise.

Timberwolves 7:2 Trail Blazers.

beep!
Terry Stotts doesn't want to continue to see if Lopez can be defended. If he keeps defending, the ice and snow in Minnesota will be turned into magma.

Still not talented enough!
Compared with his brother, Lopez Jr. can become a role player, which is already a reward for hard work.

Maybe he is more suitable to play mascot than playing ball.

After the Blazers were stopped, the entire Target Center was full of cheers, and the fans were very excited.

The same is true for the players on the field. Giannis Antetokounmpo, who completed consecutive dunks, frequently received high-fives from the Timberwolves players.

Giannis Antetokounmpo also played very excitedly and responded to his teammates one by one.

The Timberwolves got off to a fiery start.

Compared with the players whose adrenaline was soaring, Su Chen looked calm and arranged tactics with a tactical board.

That's the job of the coach, to keep calm when the whole team is excited.

The coach is the brain of the team, and only when he calms down can he make the best strategic deployment.

Even if he is a chicken soup coach, he knows very well when he needs to be very passionate to motivate the players.

Instead of actually having an adrenaline rush with the players, talk nonsense.

At this point, the pause is over.

The two sides returned to the field.

As the dominant side, the Timberwolves do not need to change the lineup.

Su Chen didn't use [Hawkeye] to see the opponent's tactics right now, and there was no need to rush to change the lineup.

It's not that Terry Stotts doesn't want to change, but the Blazers don't have any reliable insiders to use.

Joel Freeland and Thomas Robinson are both marginal insiders in the league. If you want them to face Giannis Antetokounmpo, you might as well count on Aldridge.

The Blazers really don't have any good insiders, otherwise, how could Lopez, who is mediocre and only hardworking, be able to sit firmly as the starting center.

That's why it wasn't called a timeout after being beaten like that just now. The Blazers' inside reserves are really bad.

After the game restarted, the Blazers changed their strategy.

The Blazers have implemented a shrinking defensive strategy. As long as the defensive end has to choose whether to defend inside or outside, they will choose the inside without hesitation.

The Blazers basically just couldn't match Giannis Antetokounmpo in the possession just now.

As for letting Aldridge try it, Terry Stotts didn't even think about it.

As a player with strong offense and weak defense, Aldridge can defend ordinary offensive players well, and it is not bad to let his teammates help him defend.

Counting on him to defend the opponent's core one-on-one, Terry Stotts still didn't think much about it.

After the Blazers switched to a shrinking strategy, the Timberwolves also had a lot of three-point opportunities.

But the three-point level of the Timberwolves is the level of a group of role 3D players.

Although the Timberwolves were given some three-point opportunities, they were better than the previous strategy.

(End of this chapter)