Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 69
"Di!"

With the whistle of the referee, the game began.

The chubby Wen Baker made a rare rise, and even successfully jumped the ball to win the ball for the Sonics.

It's not because Wen Baker showed his supernatural power, but because his opponent is even worse.

Nowitzki, who is 211 centimeters, does not jump the ball, but lets Sean Lukes, who is 208 centimeters, jump the ball. He must not win!
The Sonics still continued their starting game from the previous game.

As for the Mavericks, in addition to the twin stars on the front line, the partners on the back line are Robert Parker and Eric Strickland.

Today's Mavericks, since the Three Musketeers fell apart, their strength is no longer what it used to be.

The Supersonics attacked first, Gary Payton commanded the ball at the top of the arc, Wen Baker pretended to cover Brent Barry, turned around and took a position on the baseline.

Gary Payton didn't hesitate, and directly transferred the ball to Wang Hao, who immediately passed it to Wen Baker.

Passing the ball inside is also a very difficult technique.

It's not that you can win with a super center, you have to pass the ball to the inside.

Let’s just talk about the well-known Mosaic and Huaxia teams, how to pass the ball to Yao Ming has always been a difficult problem.

The opponent is really shameless. They defended forward at the beginning of the game, and then all kinds of things included, you couldn't even get the ball in.

In the 09 playoffs, Mosaic finally reached the Western Conference semifinals, and even almost overturned the Lakers.

In the game against the Trail Blazers, Mosaic was able to pass the test easily, and the biggest contributor was neither Yao Ming nor Artest.

In fact, it should be Scola.

When Mosaic couldn't pass the ball to Yao Ming and Artest's scoring was very unstable, Scola was able to score steadily.

In the six games, Yao Ming had less than 10 shots in two games, which is a big problem.

No, the Mavericks are also very careless after playing, and Sean Lukes directly plays the front defense.

Fortunately, it didn't go too far, and didn't play early double-teaming.

Wen Baker held the ball with his back, and tentatively pushed it up, seeing that no one was double-teaming.

Then, on the second kick, he exerted force directly and pushed Sean Lukes back a step.

Sean Lukes' strength is not bad. Just when he was about to exert his strength, Wen Baker turned back directly.

A very subtle fake move gave Wen Baker an easy shot and hit two points steadily.

2:0
Paul Westphal attaches great importance to Wang Hao, but his tactical low position still lags behind Wen Baker.

After all, as an inside player, Wen Baker's style of play is closer to the basket and his scoring is more stable.

Wang Hao is not in a hurry. Even a superstar like Jordan cannot dominate every round of offense.

Looking back, the Mavericks went on offense.

As a mad scientist, old Nelson dared to try various tactics, and now he most respected the offensive tactics.

After Robert Parker held the ball, he passed the half court very quickly and directly gave the ball to Nowitzki in the high position.

On the other side, Michael Finley tried to catch the ball, but was watched closely by Wang Hao, who did not give him a chance to catch the ball easily.

I saw him suddenly rushing inside, using Sean Lukes' pick-and-roll, and came out to catch the ball again.

Looking at Michael Finley holding the ball from outside the three-point line, Wang Hao stood very cautiously, keeping his center of gravity as low as possible.

Facing Michael Finley, he didn't dare to stand too far back, and his three-pointers were quite good.

You know, in this era when three-pointers are not considered important, the shooting rate is close to 40%, which is quite good.

Moreover, Michael Finley is not an occasional shot. In recent seasons, he has averaged about 3 three-point shots.

As a defensive player, in addition to basic skills, it is also very important to learn to perform technical analysis.

After all, most players are flawed.

Just like defending Iverson, you first have to defend against his breakthrough. If you defend against Curry, you have to defend against his three-pointers first.

So what about Michael Finley's flaws?
Not to mention, he really discovered something through the team's technical analysts' materials and their suggestions.

Michael Finley actually doesn't like confrontation.

What did you say?A player who often puts on the top ten balls and has explosive physical fitness doesn't like confrontation?

This is no nonsense.

In Michael Finley's previous 4-year career, he averaged only 3.8 free throws per game.

You know, this is a star who averaged more than 20 points per game, averaged about 16 shots per game, made less than four free throws, and was fouled less than two times.

After observing Wang Hao's steady stand, Michael Finley directly chose to break through on the left side, heading towards the bottom line and heading towards the basket.

Wang Hao reacted quickly, posted it immediately, and directly increased the physical confrontation.

Sure enough, Michael Finley staggered in the high-speed breakthrough, which gave Wang Hao a chance.

Wang Hao directly blocked the bottom line, and when Michael Finley was about to turn around with the ball, he directly pressed up.

This made Michael Finley very uncomfortable and stopped the ball unconsciously.

That is to say, Eric on the outside responds in time, otherwise, he might be intercepted directly.

Nowitzki on the other side was also stared to death. There was no way, Eric could only come by himself.

Breaking through near the free throw line, he made an emergency stop for a jumper, but unfortunately, Brent Barry did not lose his position, and the goal was missed.

Wang Hao actively grabbed the rebound and immediately passed it to Gary Payton, subconsciously wanting to fight back.

However, after Gary Payton got the ball, he passed halftime in a leisurely manner, mainly waiting for Wen Baker.

No way, this is the rhythm of the NBA today.

Except for the Mavericks, a few teams will not insist on pursuing fast breaks when the opportunities are not particularly good.

Still the same tactic, Wen Baker asked for the ball in the low post, Wang Hao and others moved the ball along the three-point line, and then gave the ball to Wen Baker.

It's just that this time the Mavericks double-teamed.

Eric made up the defense in time, and Wang Hao had to quickly transfer the ball. In the end, Gary Payton missed a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

Although he failed to score, at least the tactics succeeded.

The Mavericks attacked, and Wang Hao followed Michael Finley closely. Michael Finley saw that he had no chance, so he took the initiative to pick and roll his teammates.

Robert Parker broke through after the pick-and-roll, and then distributed the ball. Nowitzki made a mid-range hit.

2:2
The Sonics still used a similar tactic. This time Wen Baker was double-teamed but did not choose to pass the ball, and the result was strong and missed.

The opening game seemed to be a bit unsatisfactory, and both sides didn't feel very good.

Even the on-site commentary said that both sides need to adjust their status, and the first to adjust their status is likely to take the lead.

Gary Payton's low-post offense and turnaround shots are still not available.

Only this time, Horace took the lead to get stuck, and although he didn't grab the rebound, he shot the ball out.

Wang Hao happened to be in this position. After receiving the ball, he would naturally not be polite when facing the open no-man's land.

"Shh!"

For the first three-pointer in a normal game, Wang Hao still continued his good touch in the previous game.

11:6
The difference between the two sides was also slightly widened.

(End of this chapter)