Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 1252 Being different is not a bad thing
"Slow down, play slower, and defend better." The Grizzlies coach stood on the sidelines and shouted at the Grizzlies players on the field.

"Yes."

"clear."

Several players agreed, but in the middle of the game, they still ran back and forth uncontrollably with the 76ers. After a few rounds, Gasol started to pant.

This is not going to work, the Grizzlies coach called a timeout.

"Coach, what should we do next?"

"Yes."

The players look at the head coach.

The head coach of the Grizzlies pondered for a while, and said: "Wait for me to stare at Butler, cut off the connection between him and his teammates, and prevent him from receiving the ball easily. On the defensive end, we still have to be more active and return to the defense quickly. .As for the offensive end, it's still playing like this."

After some arrangements, the two sides returned to the court.

The Grizzlies began to focus on defending Butler, cutting off the connection between Butler and his teammates, because Butler played so well in the past few minutes, the Grizzlies had to do so.

But in this way, Qin Hao couldn't be prevented.

Qin Hao went all out and threw two three-pointers in a row, forcing the Grizzlies to call a timeout. He was at a loss for a while, what should he do?
Fortunately, at this time, most of the first quarter has passed, entering the rotation time, the 76ers began to replace the substitute lineup, and the home fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However... the bench lineup also lost for the Grizzlies.

This is not surprising. The 76ers' bench lineup is so strong. Although Kakashi is not available now, the combination of Mozkov, Speights, Thaddeus Young, Lu Wei, and Sessions is not bad.

By the end of the first quarter, the 76ers had led by 11 points.

"What's going on here, our lineup is obviously not bad, why is it so far behind?"

"It's still dominated by the opponent and brought into the opponent's rhythm. And the 76ers' offensive efficiency is very high today. I don't believe it. Can they always be so accurate?"

The home fans are full of displeasure.

Browning didn't get a chance to play, so he just watched from the sidelines, not knowing what to say. Qin Hao and Butler are very strong, and the 76ers are also very strong.

Entering the second quarter, the Grizzlies are still at a disadvantage.

Unknowingly, the point difference has been stretched to 15 points. The head coach of the Grizzlies frowned even tighter. suppressed by the team.

This feeling is not good.

"Substitution."

The Grizzlies head coach made a substitution and replaced Randolph.

There is no way, since the inside line is the advantage, it can only count on the inside line.

When Randolph returned to the court, the situation of the Grizzlies did have some changes, but soon the 76ers also replaced, and the main players were sent one after another.

"Hmph." The head coach of the Grizzlies snorted angrily, and simply called a timeout. The master made some adjustments and replaced the main lineup. At the same time, he ordered his players to shrink the defensive line on the defensive end, keep the inside space, and maintain the defensive line stability.

It's a gamble, an all-or-nothing one.

This gave the 76ers a three-point chance.

I just don’t know what’s going on, the 76ers’ three-pointers suddenly became inaccurate, Qin Hao missed one, Kaka and Iguodala also missed.

Instead, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity and narrowed the point difference to 9 points.

Coach Luke frowned slightly. This is the downside of this lineup. Cox mentioned earlier that once the outside three-pointer is not accurate, the offense will be in trouble.

boom!
With a muffled sound, Qin Hao missed another three-pointer.

Gasol took the rebound and passed it to Conley. Conley pushed forward unhurriedly, asked for a pick-and-roll, and then passed the ball to Gay. Gay broke through after getting the ball and passed it back to Conley. Conley Taking the ball is a three-point shot, and with a "swish", the ball is scored.

Now the point difference became 6 points, and the Grizzlies played a 9:0 shock wave.

"Coach, do you want to call a timeout?" Assistant coach Cox asked quickly. He always felt that this lineup was too aggressive, and there must be something wrong after all.

"Wait a minute." Coach Luke waved his hand.

On the field.

Qin Hao looked at Butler, and the two exchanged a look.

When he came to the frontcourt, Qin Hao used the pick-and-roll to break through, and then gave the ball to Butler. After Butler got the ball, he made a fake shot first, then accelerated his breakthrough, hugged the ball and went straight to the inside.Randolph stood under the basket, staring at Butler coldly.

boom!
The next moment, the two collided.

Randolph's heart trembled, and he couldn't help being surprised that he was knocked away.

In this collision, Randolph was knocked away, and Butler lost his balance in the air, but he still forced the ball into it.

"Good job." Qin Hao ran over and high-fived Butler.

"Hey." Butler smiled. Compared with shooting three-pointers, this is actually what he is good at.

Tens of seconds later, the Grizzlies attacked and hit the iron. Xiaoka grabbed the rebound and passed it to Qin Hao. Qin Hao quickly pushed back and passed the ball to Butler after reaching the frontcourt.

At this time, except for Randolph and Gasol Jr., the Grizzlies had already retreated, but Butler didn't hesitate after receiving the ball and went straight to the inside.

Without Randolph, without Gasol Jr., he has no fear at all.

I saw Butler rushing into the inside and jumping up to face Gay. The two confronted in the air. Gay raised it up to block the shot, but the collision made him unable to block it, while Butler twisted his body in the air. , or throw the ball out.

Swish!
Still in.

"Gan!"

"Jimmy is awesome!"

The 76ers bench, several players applauded.

However, the applause made the Grizzlies fans in the auditorium a little confused, and they couldn't understand it. What language did they speak? Could it be Chinese, which is as difficult as the top of the pyramid?

Sure enough, extraordinary.

Seeing Butler score two in a row, Coach Luke nodded secretly and relaxed.

He didn't call a timeout just now, he just believed in the players.

The players did not disappoint him. Since the outside three-pointer has no touch, hitting the basket is the best choice, and this is exactly what Butler is good at.

After a period of time, the 76ers hit the basket and the effect was good, especially when counterattacking, because the Grizzlies wanted to take advantage of the inside, and the offense would definitely give the ball to Gasol Jr. or Randolph , It requires inside players to participate.

And when the offense is over, Gasol and Randolph are mostly inside. The 76ers' counterattack is too fast. They have to retreat and it is too difficult to keep up with the 76ers' counterattack speed.

This also led to the fact that when the 76ers launched a counterattack, Butler, Qin Hao, etc. could go straight to the basket, because there was no center like Gasol guarding them, and the success rate of the offense was very high.

Unconsciously, the situation fell to the side of the 76ers.

"Hehe." Coach Luke simply sat back on the bench and smiled, "Although this lineup has relatively high requirements for three-pointers from the outside, it doesn't only rely on three-pointers. We have Qin, Butler, and Lun. Nader, Iguodala, they can hit the rim."

This is where the 76ers' alternative "one big and four small" is so different.

Sometimes being different isn't necessarily a bad thing.

(End of this chapter)