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Chapter 285 283: The Strong "Elevator Door"

Henson's timely strategy change allowed the Pacers to quickly narrow the 8-point difference.With Paul George's steady extra penalty hit, the point difference became only 3 points.At this point, Mark Jackson had already picked up the tactical board, but he didn't immediately stop the game.The second quarter has just started, so don't rush it.

Leonard's magical steal and Paul George's dunk for a three-pointer boosted the morale of the Pacers.After the defense, the Pacers still failed to let the Warriors succeed.Curry's mid-range throw shot knocked out of the frame under Horford's timely supplementary defense, and West's solid position allowed him to protect the defensive rebound.

Subsequently, Paul used a beautiful three-pointer to completely fill the gap between the two teams.With a clean 8-0, the Golden State Warriors' advantage disappeared.

"In the second quarter, the momentum of the two sides seemed to be completely reversed. Let's see how the Warriors will adjust."

At this time, the second quarter of the game had just started for 2 minutes.But Mark Jackson obviously didn't want to wait any longer, he decisively gestured to the referee, and still yelled "Time!"

The Warriors called a timeout, and Mark Jackson decided to release that very special tactic in advance.

"Paused so soon?" Henson was a little surprised by Mark Jackson's caution.The score was just tied. Besides, is there any tricks Mark Jackson can use?Could it be that he is really going to start playing inside?

No, it's impossible.With Curry and Thompson two such powerful long-range shooting points, Mark Jackson would be reckless if he wanted to force the inside.Although David Lee is the only All-Star player of the Warriors, Henson now knows very well that David Lee is just the "deputy" of the two young guards, and he has never been the Warriors' first choice on the offensive end.

"Continue to maintain the strategy just now, and continue to be tough! I'll say it again, switch defenses must be decisive, decisive!" Henson planned to see what Mark Jackson would do first, and stood still first.Because he really couldn't predict what Mark Jackson would do next.

This is Henson's most brain-burning matchup this season, aside from Popovich.Originally thought that this trip to the Bay Area would be extremely easy, but Henson had to admit that he underestimated the quality of the other party.

After the timeout ended and the players went on the field, Henson sat back on the bench and planned to rest for a while.However, at this moment, Stevens approached with a worried expression on his face.

"Henson, didn't you study the video of the Warriors' game carefully today?" While Stevens was speaking, the game on the field had already begun.

"Well, I really haven't studied the Warriors much. After all, we were fighting the Kings in Sacramento 24 hours ago." Henson spread his hands, and he didn't study the Warriors game tape carefully. It's not because he was lazy, but because he really didn't have time to do so.

"When you led the team to practice during the day today, I watched some Warriors game videos. There are some tactics in it, which makes me a little worried."

Seeing Stevens' earnest expression, Henson couldn't help but frowned.It's only just leveled the score, so what's going on?

"Hey, watch it for yourself first." Stevens pointed to the court with his chin, and the Warriors began to attack.

Unlike the past few times when Curry held the ball and Clay ran without the ball, he played differently.This time, Curry handed the ball to David Lee just after halftime, and David Lee held the high position. It seemed that he wanted to be a high command tower like Horford before.And because David Lee also has range, Horford had to follow up to defend.

"Want to open up the space?" Henson shook his head. This trick will not work, because "David West" is already an excellent help defender.

But the situation was not as simple as Henson imagined. After Curry ran away, he set an off-ball screen for Clay from outside the three-point line. Clay ran to the weak side to set up a wall for Barnes. Barnes mentioned the right three-point line to catch David Lee's ball.The Warriors' running is as superb as ever, and it has to be admitted that Mark Jackson is definitely an underrated tactical master.

At the same time, Clay has pulled to the bottom line on the right side of the three-point line, thus completely opening up the space on the field.But Barnes with the ball?Although Barnes is versatile, his current offensive threat is not high.Letting an outside ball with the lowest offensive threat, Henson still doesn't know what the Warriors want to do.

Barnes then dribbled the ball to the high position at the top of the arc. David Lee first set an off-ball screen for Curry on the left waist, and then immediately returned to the free throw line to form a wall with Ezeli.

"All squeezed together? Is this a double screen?" Henson touched his chin, while Stevens remained silent, because the most critical step of this tactic was coming!

After going around the screen, Curry slid the bottom line and passed between the wall made by David Lee and Ezeli, yes, between the two screens!It's not double cover!

Paul, the defensive master, was confused, but he couldn't hesitate, but continued to chase Curry.

The moment Curry passed through David Lee and Aizeli, the two suddenly took a step closer to each other and closed the gap.Paul bumped into the two screeners abruptly, and the room for hesitation had been opened in advance, so there was no way to make up the defense.

After such a series of complicated moves, Curry finally got the space for a three-point shot!The baby-faced No. 30 didn't hesitate, raised his hand and ejaculated!By the time Paul squeezed out, Curry had already made the shot.Curry's shot speed is very fast. If he can't block it immediately, he can only pray that Curry himself can't shoot correctly.

But Curry's 45% shooting rate is no joke.Pray he can't vote?Stop dreaming.

"brush!"

The basketball goes through the net, and to the average fan, it's just another ordinary three-point shot.Relying on Curry's three-pointer, the Warriors once again took the lead.But Henson grew his mouth, what kind of fucking tactic is this?He can guarantee that he has seen so many videos of teams and famous coaches, but he has never seen such a tactic!
The two big men merged suddenly, blocking the pursuers.It was as if a door had suddenly closed, shutting the defender "out".

"This is called the elevator door tactic. It is an offensive tactic tailored by Mark Jackson for Curry and Thompson. Curry and Thompson run without the ball, the third position holds the ball to pass, and the two insiders act as 'doors'. Mark Jackson is gradually increasing the frequency of this tactic this season, bringing Curry and Thompson's off-ball firepower to the extreme! I also accidentally discovered this strange tactic when I was watching the video yesterday. Let the elevator doors work." Stevens finished reading and finally explained to Henson.

"Elevator door? What an apt name. With this tactic, the two insiders are suspected of moving to cover." Henson held his chin without changing his face, and at this time the Pacers players had already attacked.Instead of worrying about the team's offense, he was thinking about how to defend and how to keep the damn "elevator door" from closing.

"Strictly speaking, yes, the two insiders of the Warriors were indeed suspected of moving screens at the moment of closing the door. But the league has not yet paid attention to it, so referees generally choose not to blow this kind of ball that can be blown or not."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Because... I haven't figured out a way to crack this tactic yet."

Henson glanced at Stevens in surprise. Stevens' tactical reserves were much larger than his own.There is no tactic that Stevens can't crack, so Henson was extremely surprised to hear Stevens say "no".

"Has no one used such a tactic before? I don't believe that Mark Jackson came up with such a tactic out of thin air." Henson is very clear that after so many years of basketball development, most of the routines that can be used are actually almost used.

Most of the so-called novel tactics of their juniors are improvements on the basis of the previous ones. I haven't heard of any coach setting up a tactic out of thin air.

"No, there was a similar tactic as early as the 90s. But the premise of using the elevator door is that the team has a strong three-point shooting point, and basketball games in the 90s didn't pay much attention to three-pointers, so this tactic was not used much. It can be said that Mark Jackson improved this tactic, and then paired it with two three-point shooters that could not have appeared in the 90s. You must know that even Reggie Miller could not average nearly 8 three-pointers per game in that era."

While Henson and Stevens were discussing, Al Horford scored a layup over Ezeley with a beautiful back turn layup in the low post.But even so, the Pacers are still behind.

The Warriors quickly attacked, and this round was exactly the same as before. The Warriors played the elevator door tactic again.But this time with a lesson learned, Leonard, who was defending Barnes, moved in front of Curry ahead of time, intending to block his shot.

But Curry is not stupid. Seeing this situation, he made an extra pass and sent the ball to Barnes. "North Carolina Eagle" Barnes has never been a shooter, but his three-point shooting rate can be considered a pass.

The "elevator door" tactic not only allows the shooter to gain space, but also extends many changes.

It rained three-pointers for the Warriors, and he and Stevens were both suppressed tactically. This was an experience Henson had never had before.You know, Henson and Stevens partnered this season, but they defeated Popovich and Carlisle successively.

It seems that the rise of this western team is not an accident.

"Steady the offense, keep the offense, you can't be hit with an offensive climax!" Henson yelled into the field, and now he has to attack first.

Hopefully, Henson can figure out a way to "blast" the elevator doors before the outcome is decided
(End of this chapter)