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Chapter 68 They are all four major centers, so they must be neatly organized!

On the field.

Lakers offense.

Billups got a taste of the Knicks' "pseudo-zone" tactics, trying to force him to shoot away from the rim.

In other words, the NBA expressly stipulates that zone defense tactics cannot be used, otherwise a violation will be called.

However, if the rules are useful, what do basketball referees do?
The rules are used to find loopholes. You said, on the surface, they are defending against Rodman. In fact, their eyes and energy are all on Jordan's side. Will this ball be blown?

When Jordan breaks through or makes a shot, empty Rodman and break Jordan's basketball, this can't be called his zone defense, right?

He's going to steal the ball!

You control steals, called zone defense?
Unless there is an 'offside' rule like football, then, if you put eagle eyes on the court and two defensive players are parallel, you will be judged as a zone defense.

Otherwise, this is not called a zone defense tactic.

Therefore, Ewing can stand in the penalty area, do a good job of rotation on the outside, and when necessary, let people who are not good at shooting shoot mid-to-long distance shots.

The player the Knicks shorted out was Kobe... no, Ben.

Kobe was running off the ball and taking Houston's defense away.

At the three-point line in the right bottom corner, Rice was ambushing there, and Larry Johnson didn't dare to put it too far.

Off the court, Knicks coach Van Gundy was a little dumbfounded. He watched Kobe run back and cover, throwing off Houston's follow-up defense.

At this time, Houston and Charlie Ward jumped on Billups together, trying to pinch off the starting point of the attack.

Billups passed the ball, but found Kobe, and immediately rushed inside.

Larry Johnson didn't dare to leave the 'OK combination' to Ewing, and he chose to return to the basket.

Kobe pushed with both hands, and made a pass without looking at people, which went beyond the three-point line.

Then, Rice went completely empty, caught the ball in the corner, and hit a three-pointer.

Taking advantage of the width of the court and zone defense tactics is not easy to defend against.

"Jeff Van Gundy's trump card may not be able to deal with the Lakers!!" Mike Brin asked the question sharply.

"It's not possible, but it's definitely impossible to deal with the Lakers." Groom Albert took over the topic and explained, "If we talk about the small forward position, the Lakers' Bowen and the Knicks' zone defense tactics may be effective.

Rice's three-point ability is top in the league.

If it is really released, it will be punished. "

Van Gundy's face was calm, but he was a little annoyed in his heart. How could the Lakers not attack the basket or make a shot.

What's the point of shooting a three-pointer?
In other words, he doesn't like his team to shoot three-pointers, and he stubbornly believes that other teams will not use three-pointers as their main offensive weapon.

Therefore, he can boldly hit two high center forwards and lock the inside basket.

He can also pinch the ball-handler from the outside and let players who are inaccurate shoot from the outside.

If you don't shoot and the ball protrudes, Ewing sweeps over to block the shot, and the opponent's offense will be less efficient every minute.

In this era, there are not many teams and players who are good at shooting three-pointers. His pseudo-zone defense tactics are also famous for this.

Now the accident happened.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Knicks attack.

Larry Johnson pulled out and set a side-screen play for Houston.

Then, Larry Johnson cuts inside and takes the defender away.

Houston steps inside the arc, catches a pass from Charlie Ward, makes an open jumper for two…

Swish-!
4 to 6! !
Alan, a Houston native, was nicknamed the "King of Mid-range Shots". At his peak, his shooting percentage was as high as 48%.

Two-point mid-range shot, crossing the [-]-[-], and almost catching the ball, he can hit it.

Van Gundy is very proud.

I think this is his masterpiece, I think this is the kingly way to win the league, this is what the game should be like.

The Lakers, who like to shoot three-pointers, are simply outliers in the league.

If Li Mu could hear Van Gundy's heartfelt feelings, he would definitely despise him very much.

You must know that Alan Houston is not only good at shooting mid-range shots, but his three-point shooting percentage in the early stages of his career is not bad.

His career shooting percentage is as high as 40%. Before coming to the Knicks, he shot more than 41% of his three-pointers for two consecutive years.

As a result, Van Gundy let Houston focus on shooting two-pointers, or the kind of mid-range shots with long two-pointers, almost one or two steps from the three-point line.

As a result, there were only monotonous two-point shots, and Houston's shooting percentage fluctuated and its scoring dropped.

McGrady will do the same in the future.

Most of them catch the ball outside the three-point line, take a sudden step, and throw it directly.

Obviously there is a three-pointer, but the defense can't cover it, so he has to shoot an inefficient long two-pointer.

As a result, McGrady's scoring champion was lost.

Houston could have become a player like Ray Allen, but now he can only become the king of mid-range shots.

Off the court, Van Gundy wanted to keep the players on the inside.

However, the players on the field cannot ignore the offensive firepower of the Lakers outside.

In this way, the offensive space is widened, and Billups easily passes the basketball to O'Neal.

The two super centers continue to face off.

O'Neal sat back to catch the ball, Ewing was very iron-blooded, roared, and went up to meet him.

Bang-!
O'Neal slammed.

The gorilla hit like a big truck and took a step back.

Gritting his teeth, he continued to greet him.

Bang-!
O'Neill continued to chisel.

The gorilla took a step back.

Gritting his teeth, with red eyes, he greeted him again.

Bang-!
O'Neal made a fresh move, gouged to the basket, and forced a basket.

With a bang, the whole body was hung on the basket.

4 to 8! !
"Ewing was too strong, but he couldn't withstand the impact of O'Neal.

Both Dameng and General couldn't stand it, and it was normal for the gorilla to fail. "Mike Brin shook his head and said.

"O'Neal is on his way to the top, but the other three super centers are on the decline."

Outside the arena, Li Mu also shook his head.

"The gorilla is old and still working so hard.

No wonder it will become a famous background board. "

Next, the Knicks' outside and inside lines couldn't stop the Lakers' offense.

The game becomes easier.

Regarding the Knicks' defense against the rim and three-pointers, Van Gundy gave the order to stick to the rim.

He is not stubborn.

but waiting.

When the Lakers' outside shooting feel slips down.

to this end.

He called a timeout, interrupting the Lakers' offensive rhythm.

Has always emphasized defense, emphasizing defensive oppression, emphasizing defensive strength, reducing the offensive rhythm on the field, reducing the number of offensive rounds,

Even if the score is behind, he will adjust the defense, just to wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

As for the offense, as a defensive coach, he made the best choice, which is to do a good job of defense, and then hand over the basketball to the stars to solve the offense.

The Knicks' offense was singled out by Ewing, Houston came, and then Larry Johnson came.

Li Mu has seen quite a few teams with this kind of hobbies compared to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, but none of them have any good results.

After the first quarter, the score was 29 to 19. The OK teamed up and scored 18 points. The Lakers led the Knicks by 10 points.

……

In the second quarter of the game, O'Neill's "motivation to improve" came again.

Now that we have blown up the big dream and the general, we are not short of a 'gorilla'.

The "Four Major Center Forwards" will be neatly lined up to beat him up, and it will be sunny.

O'Neill applied to play, and Li Mu was of course happy, and provided him with suitable equipment.

Harper, Curry, Rice and Horry.

When Van Gundy saw it, his face was indifferent, and he had a lot of cards to play.

Madman Sprewell and 96 gold No. [-] Marcus Camby.

In addition, Chris Childs has 13 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds at his peak, and his combat power is not bad.

Kurt Thomas' peak 14+9 is also good.

Moreover, without Ewing, without the New York Knicks, as iron and blood as him, he can continue to play.

Now it's Li Mu's turn to worry, the Knicks' rotation is likely to be even scarier than the Lakers' lineup!
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(End of this chapter)