NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 190 The Collision of the Old and New Era

After two rounds of probing, Xue Liancheng roughly understood Leonard's defensive strength.

It will undoubtedly be very difficult and the efficiency will not be satisfactory.

Like this round, he just took advantage of Leonard's ignorance of him to pick the basket so easily.

If he still breaks through in this way, next, he will either have to hit the iron or have to eat the hat.

And the most important thing is that after the fourth quarter of the game, when his physical loss is almost the same, if the Heat cannot have an absolute advantage, then what awaits them will be a failure.

Leonard's defensive method of boiling frogs in warm water is constantly consuming him, and may not be able to see immediate results at once. At the end of the day, his statistics may look good, but he is unconsciously trapped in a cage .

Besides.

Leonard's long arms also have an impact on his passing.

When facing other players, he can pass the ball accurately, but facing Leonard, he has some scruples.

Because Leonard is taller than him, has long arms, and is very responsive, it will interfere with him to a certain extent, causing his passing to become less accurate.

Once his pass is inaccurate, teammates cannot grasp the fleeting opportunity.

Or... there is no such fleeting opportunity at all.

That's Leonard's defensive impact.

These things cannot be reflected in the data.

What's more, Leonard's steal data is not bad, which makes Leonard's defensive deterrence even stronger.

As for the top frame protection like Gasol, the data looks mediocre, but the awareness of protecting the basket in the confrontation is very good, which can make your shots distorted.

It's similar to Leonard.

In fact, their defensive efficiency is top-notch.

The defensive contribution made on the court can only be clearly perceived by the players playing against it.

and so.

The next round, he simply hit the pick-and-roll.

Gasol brought it up, and he dribbled the ball directly.

then.

Forcibly stuck Leonard behind him.

travel room.

He brakes suddenly.

Thinking of letting Leonard slow down, so that he won't be chased and blocked later.

result.

Not knowing what happened to Leonard, he bumped into him all of a sudden.

Xue Liancheng felt overwhelmed by Mount Tai and fell to the ground uncontrollably. At the same time, he threw the ball out.

beep!
whistle.

Xue Liancheng, who was lying on the ground, was overjoyed.

Oh wow.

Two fouls for Leonard.

This is simply great news.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, Leonard had already committed two fouls.

This means that Leonard needs to be careful about the next physical contact or interference.

This time.

Leonard finally had a little reaction, pursed his mouth, stared at the dead fish eyes, and probably regretted his mistake.

On the sidelines, Popovich spread his hands, looking helpless.

Obviously.

This situation was beyond his expectation.

Tell the truth.

Xue Liancheng himself didn't expect Leonard to bump into him abruptly.

He would naturally accept this kind of gift from heaven.

The referee took a look.

Still gave a shooting foul.

Xue Liancheng walked to the free throw line.

Made two free throws again.

Surprisingly, Popovich did not let Leonard off the court to rest.

Off-site attack and defense.

Parker pushed forward quickly.

Now this Spurs, with the aging of GDP, the taste of teamwork is stronger.

Basically, it focuses on conducting the ball, covering the wall, and cutting into the running position. Even Duncan has lost a lot of low-post singles.

And they hoisted the Heat's Big Three last season, relying on the ultimate teamwork, which almost makes you hard to guard against.

Like this round.

Parker rushes in, rushes in through the screen, draws the defense's attention, and passes back to Duncan.

Duncan made another pass to Leonard who cut in, and then made an off-ball screen for Huang Amagreen, who was running.

Leonard didn't force it either, and quickly gave Green a chance.

The latter is in the middle distance.

Also in.

Run around, and then the opportunity will come out.

Look back.

Xue Liancheng still found a pick-and-roll, and used the card position breakthrough method to enter the penalty area and tear the Spurs' defense.

Leonard didn't dare to follow so closely this time, after all, this kind of ball can easily violate the cylinder.

But the Spurs adjusted quickly, and Duncan came to defend.

Xue Liancheng did not pass the ball in a hurry, but threw the ball when he was in front of Duncan.

In this regard.

The Spurs seemed to have been prepared for a long time. Danny Green stood on the wall, and as soon as Xue Liancheng passed the ball, he immediately went to defend Ibaka.

At this moment.

Leonard didn't look at Xue Liancheng anymore, but rushed to make up for PJ Tucker.

Seeing that the offensive opportunity is going to disappear.

Ibaka suddenly and unexpectedly passed the ball back to Xue Liancheng.

at this time.

In restricted area.

With his back against Duncan, Xue Liancheng suddenly turned around and stepped over after receiving the ball, as if he was about to force himself.

As the pillar of the Spurs' defense for more than ten years, Duncan was not moved at all, but followed a step, and then pressed forward as much as possible, trying to maintain physical contact with Xue Liancheng.

But Xue Liancheng suddenly withdrew again, not only that, but also took a step back.

This time.

Duncan leaned forward and began to reach out.

But at this moment, Xue Liancheng directly swooped down and wiped Duncan from the side.

Take two quick steps.

Pick a basket with ease.

Success again.

It was too late when Duncan turned around and chased after him. He was a little dazed and cute, and questioned, "Aren't you going to walk?"

Xue Liancheng chuckled, "After catching the ball, aren't you allowed to dribble?"

Duncan suddenly realized, and praised, "Good footsteps."

Because after Xue Liancheng received the pass from Ibaka, he didn't move his pivot foot at all, but turned around, making Duncan dizzy.

Only then did the ball explode and the basket was shot.

and so……

Where did the theory of walking come from?
Xue Liancheng was not modest, "It's not a problem to pick you."

Ok……

What is the most impressive thing about Duncan?
Many people may say playing board.

But it's not.

The most outstanding thing about Duncan is that he has practiced the basic skills to the extreme, and he has the nickname of "big basic skills" in the country of rice grains.

It is conceivable how powerful and skilled Duncan's basic skills are.

And what is the essence of basic skills?
pace.

That's right.

Just footsteps.

Relying on his nimble footwork, Duncan has dominated both offense and defense and has become the stable core of the Spurs for ten years.

And Xue Liancheng played a big knife in front of Guan Gong, so he couldn't help being a little excited.

Now Duncan is undoubtedly a lot slower.

If it is the peak time, maybe they will be caught up and form effective interference.

next round.

The Spurs adjusted their strategy again.

Not only did Leonard lead the defense, but even when Xue Liancheng chose to pick and roll, he went directly to the double attack.

He can only play the ball and give it to Gasol Jr.

Duncan didn't chase, but Leonard chose to defend Gasol.

Leonard's speed is fast after all, almost when Gasol was about to catch the ball and was about to go down, he was already defending in place.

And Duncan covered Xue Liancheng, not giving him a chance to catch the ball.

Wait until he gets out of the cut.

Leonard is back on him again.

Baynes was already standing in front of Gasol Jr.

The opportunity for misplacement is gone.

This defensive tactic of delaying defense requires the enthusiasm of every player.

currently.

The Spurs do it best.

This round.

The Heat didn't have a chance, and Batum made a strong shot.

Iron.

Next round.

Same trick.

The difference is that the speed of the Spurs flanking became earlier.

The moment Xue Liancheng was about to catch the ball, Parker activated it, and the flank attack came very fiercely.

He can only give the ball back.

This kind of attack in advance is actually not unfamiliar to him, he has encountered it often before.

What is relatively unfamiliar is that the Spurs' defense speed is really fast.

As long as there are omissions, make up for them nearby.

The reason for the Spurs to make up defense and help defend quickly, in addition to enthusiasm, position is more important.

Most players are straddling the wall.

For example, if there are two offensive players in the corner and 45 degrees, then the Spurs player will stand between the two.

As a result, even if you have a chance, you still need to go through two passes.

This time is enough for the Spurs to make up.

Besides.

The concentration of the Spurs is very good, and almost no defenders are lost, so the power of the Heat's cut is much smaller in an instant.

The tacit understanding is also very good. If you want to switch defenses, the two players will probably know who should fight with whom if they wink.

This is the level of Popovich training.

have to say.

Really superb.

If you use your arms and fingers, it's nothing more than that.

But the overall level of the Heat players is still higher.

Ibaka cuts in, receives a pass from Gasol, and takes off directly.

Successful dunk.

After all, Duncan is getting old, and Baynes' frame protection effect is numb, and the two partners are not enough to weave the no-fly zone.

Look back.

The Spurs are still the same, trying to tear the Heat's defense with running coordination and passing the ball.

But the Heat's overall frame protection is obviously much stronger.

Parker slipped to the bottom and made a surprise shot.

Ibaka, who was killed from the side, was slapped away with a slap.

Heat fast break.

But no chance arose.

Without Wade, their defensive counterattack power is also greatly reduced.

Fall into position postwar.

Generally speaking, Xue Liancheng initiates the offense with the ball.

But the Spurs' early flanking strategy made it impossible for him to catch the ball and start it, let alone launch an offense.

He simply ran without the ball and looked for passing opportunities by catching up.

Don't say it yet.

This trick is really effective.

up until now.

No team has yet cracked Xue Liancheng's off-ball tactics.

The Spurs have no good way, they can only hope that the rest of the Heat feel bad.

And the power of Xue Liancheng's off-ball state is not limited to this.

In addition to receiving passes.

His ability to run open positions has gradually come into being.

Especially when it comes to playing screens and hanging on the wall, he does a pretty good job, always running out of open opportunities.

This is also normal.

after all.

With a dynamic picture of every player on the field in his mind, how could he not run out of space?

As long as his teammates cooperate well, or the opponent is a little negligent, he can seize the opportunity and run out of a comfortable shooting space.

Gasol has a good vision and excellent passing skills.

This is the basis for cooperation between the two.

Gasol's coping ability played a vital role at this time.

even……

He can not only run out of the open space by himself, but also use the dynamic picture in his mind to turn into a wall, set up off-ball screens for his teammates, and help his teammates create open opportunities.

That's what he does.

Ok……

That is the embodiment of the ability to read the game.

If Gasol is flanked, then there is Batum, the all-around ball handler.

It will not let the team's offense fall into a situation where no one responds and no one organizes.

In this regard, Batum can be regarded as a pleasant surprise, and his ability to organize offenses has finally played a role.

It was like this for half the game.

The Heat still have the upper hand.

With an 53-point lead at 45:8, they entered the intermission.

Xue Liancheng performed well. He made 11 of 5 shots and scored 16 points. The most important thing was that he scored 5 points when he started touching porcelain.

It's just that there are few assists, only 3 times.

Unable to launch an offense with the ball, he can still send 3 assists just by responding without the ball.

It's actually pretty good.

But compared to the 10+ assists in the previous three quarters, it is really overshadowed.

In terms of Xue Liancheng's assists and organization alone, the Spurs' defensive strategy is undoubtedly successful. They restrained Xue Liancheng very well.

and so.

The second half.

They continued with this strategy, even more thoroughly and with greater determination.

In the first half, Xue Liancheng was able to take advantage of the Spurs' slack and occasionally kill with the ball.

And entering the third quarter, he didn't even have such a chance.

As long as he holds the ball, he will attack.

Without the slightest doubt, and without the slightest hesitation.

Even if it is left alone, it will not hesitate.

At this moment.

Xue Liancheng thought of the strategy that Spoelstra used in the game against the Warriors: the game can be lost, but Curry must die.

And now the Spurs have copied their defensive strategy: the game can be lost, but Xue Liancheng must die.

Hey……

I don't know if this is an honor?

It should count.

After all, many superstars don't have this kind of treatment of being flanked for a whole quarter, but he enjoys it.

This aspect proves that his passing threat has become something that other teams in the league are very afraid of.

On the other hand, he is so afraid that he wants to flank him in an all-round way. It is conceivable how great his passing threat is.

With this kind of treatment, he felt that he should be happy.

But he couldn't laugh.

Because he knows that this is definitely not a good thing.

By doing this, the Spurs made it clear that they were reckless and desperate, just to see what the result would be if they flanked him in an all-round way.

Facts have proved that this flanking method can indeed abolish most of his passing power and greatly reduce the Heat's offensive firepower.

in this way.

Other teams will follow suit.

After all, this method of containing him has proven to be effective.

At that time, his road will be very difficult, and even the data will drop significantly.

How could this be a good thing?
But here is the problem.

What can the Spurs gain by doing this?
got nothing.

It is tantamount to abolishing martial arts.

Section III.

The Heat gradually became familiar with the Spurs' help and defense routines, and began to increase a lot of running positions and screens, and their movements became more active.

When Xue Liancheng was flanked, he played the ball faster and more steadily.

The Spurs' defense line showed signs of collapse, and it was beaten everywhere.

Throughout the third quarter, the Spurs fell behind the Heat by 8 points again, that is to say, a total of 16 points behind.

This is completely detrimental to others and not beneficial to oneself!
He did not hesitate to bet on the team's victory and experimented with the so-called flanking tactics.

But the old man Bobo is so stubborn, he firmly does what he decides.

Section IV.

The attack continued.

Xue Liancheng's off-ball response and off-ball running are still flourishing.

But in fact, this is not the rhythm he likes.

He was forced to do it.

In order to let other teams see how expensive it was, he ran more aggressively and tried to take more shots.

In this game, they had to hang up the Spurs to prove to other teams that although this flanking method could limit him to a certain extent, the ending was very tragic.

It's best to let other teams dismiss such fanciful ideas.

But the result.

Teammates are not disappointed.

After consecutive missed shots, the others began to fall into a solo fight, and the score was gradually recovered.

Something is wrong!
Once the Spurs win, the consequences will be disastrous.

When other teams double-team him, it will only be crazier.

But at this time, Wade is not there, no one can stand up and pull the team out of the predicament.

The point difference quickly pulled back to single digits.

Spo quickly called a timeout.

After the game.

Sipo scolded with a black face, "What's wrong with you? Have you become unable to play all of a sudden?"

The crowd fell silent.

Obviously.

It's really unreasonable that they failed to grasp those easy shooting opportunities when the team's head was taken care of.

They are also ashamed!

Spoelstra did not continue to blame, but changed his strategy decisively, "Mark rest first, Mario, you go on the court and hold the ball."

During this period of time, Spoelstra often sent five small lineups to play. Sometimes it did achieve unexpected results, but sometimes it was hammered by the opponent.

Because the frame is really bad.

Once the offense does not go well, the defense of the five small lineups is a disaster.

But once it starts to attack, it will be a devastating existence.

But now that the situation is urgent, it is obviously not feasible to continue to compete with the Spurs for a high lineup. If this is the case, then try to change the lineup and see how it works.

after all.

You can't sit still, can you?

Maybe, this is a magic weapon?
The game restarts.

The old man Popovich on the sidelines, watching Ibaka bring the four little guys up, raised his brows slightly, obviously very surprised by the suicide five guys sent up by the Heat.

This lineup is very small.

Chalmers is only 188cm tall.

The tallest Ibaka is only 208cm, but Ibaka is a light insider, weighing only 110 kilograms, not much heavier than Xue Liancheng.

In fact, he watched the game where the Heat used the Death Five against the Warriors.

But he couldn't understand this lineup model.

The basketball world he built cannot accept the basketball concept of the team completely giving up defense and only fighting offense.

With such a lineup, there is no defense at all, can they defend against their offense?

To be honest, at this time, he was disdainful in his heart.

Because of what he's accomplished in the NBA, the five championships he's won, it's telling him that doing so is suicidal.

And with the game restarting.

The collision of basketball between the old and the new era kicked off.

(End of this chapter)