NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 222 The mentality is broken

During the intermission, Barkley said: "Nelson made a mistake in the second quarter. Van Gundy really dared to play. He didn't let the starter go down at halftime. I don't know how he will arrange it in the second half. I think Nelson should speed up the pace and drag the Magic to death."

Kenny Smith said: "The only way to drag the Magic to death is to speed up the tempo. Increasing the intensity of the game is also a kind of consumption. The situation in the third quarter is still two things, but the fourth quarter is definitely not good for the Magic."

In the locker room, Nelson is indeed considering these two methods.To strengthen the defensive strength, Barnes and O'Neal must be left on the court, but O'Neal played in the second quarter and was already exhausted.If Barnes is replaced, there will be a lot less firepower on the offensive end, and the Magic will compress the defense even more.

After some consideration, the old Nelson still decided to speed up the pace. Li Zhi and Jackson partnered in the backcourt, and Gerald Green was replaced at the small forward position to grab rebounds and play a quick counterattack.

"Speed ​​me up in the second half, speed up all of them, attack before they get in position, and break through players who are misplaced. If it can cause Howard to foul, that's even better!"

Lewis and Turkoglu are not fast, this is Nelson's strategy, so that O'Neal will not have to play.

At the beginning of the second half, the Warriors tried their best to attack, and Howard returned to the defense extremely quickly. Nelson's arrangement made Howard show off his strength.

"Streetball King" Alston rejuvenated, shot accurately, scored several counterattacks, and also assisted Turkoglu to hit a three-pointer.

The Magic started with an 11-2 attack wave, 56:65, and the score was instantly opened.

The domestic live broadcast exploded, and Zhang Lili said: "The Warriors fought in a mess, why is Li Zhi so stubborn, he bumped into Howard's arms several times!"

Yu Jia also said: "I think Milicic is also poisonous. The three outside three-pointers Li Zhi passed to him were all open. He didn't make an open three-pointer. How can he win the MVP!"

During the timeout, Nelson didn't criticize the Warriors. He felt that their tactics were right, but the Warriors didn't have a good start.On the other hand, it was also Nelson's own mistake. He was afraid of being double-teamed by the Magic, so he didn't play Barnes.In fact, Barnes' offensive ability is not that bad, and he also scored three three-pointers in a row against the Lakers.

Nelson was calm in the face of danger, thinking carefully about his mistakes. Now the Warriors need three-pointers to chase points. Although going to Barnes will bring more defensive pressure to Li Zhi, but attracting double-teams is the purpose of all tactics. Only double-teams are open for opponents!Nelson slapped his head and let out a long sigh, just got into a dead end!
Nelson said: "Later, Darko will continue to cover in the low post on the left side, Stephen, Jordan and his side, we will play the ball for Darko, let him attract the defense, George will move on the weak side, cooperate with Barnes, and attack as soon as there is an open space."

"Got it!" Barnes said seriously.

They still have plenty of time to tie the score, and Li Zhi does not believe that the Magic's state can be maintained until the fourth quarter.The Magic are in good shape today, no one is sticking to the ball, and their shooting percentage is high. Alstom is also impressive today.

Before playing, Nelson said to Li Zhi again: "George, now is the time to need you, don't let the fans down!"

Li Zhi nodded heavily, he knew what to do.As long as Barnes is on his side, the Magic will definitely choose to let go of Barnes to double-team himself after he catches the ball.

O'Neal was not idle on the court, cheering for the Warriors with Nick Young, like the mascot of the Warriors, mobilizing all the fans.

Milicic looked at the score, turned his head and walked into the field. He has to take the blame for this. If he made three three-pointers, the Warriors would not be in such a dangerous situation now.

Barkley said: "Nick Young was replaced by Barnes. Is the Warriors planning to fight defensively? But now they should chase points. If they don't chase points in the third quarter, it will be dangerous in the fourth quarter."

Smith said with a smile: "So you can only be a commentator, not a coach. Nelson is just chasing points!"

Barkley was stunned for a moment, and said, "It's my mentality that jumped. I was too supportive of the Warriors. I always thought they could sweep the Magic."

The fans in front of the TV scolded "FxxK", you are a professional commentator, can you say bad things about Magic during the live broadcast?

Jackson has the ball, and his man is Pietrus.In this game, Courtney Lee contributed a lot on the defensive end and successfully interfered with many Warriors' offenses.

Taking the ball to the frontcourt, the Warriors players arranged their positions according to Nelson's tactics, and Jackson gave the ball to Milicic.Milicic knew what his mission was. He didn't hit Lewis after receiving the ball, but shook his shoulders to find the rhythm, ready to turn around and shoot a jumper.

Li Zhi's tactical sense is very sensitive. When Milicic turned around, Li Zhi and Barnes cut the penalty area from the weak side.

Turkoglu was slow to switch defenses, Milicic passed the ball, Li Zhi took the ball and shot immediately, Turkoglu did not expect Li Zhi to make such a decisive shot, and the defense was delayed.Li Zhi made an open shot.

58:65
Magic against offense, Jackson against Alston, although Alston scored a lot, but in fact he has always faced the weakest defense of the Warriors - Nick Young, if it were another player, it might have exploded in the first two games, but Alston just found himself in this game.So Nelson was not very worried about Alstom, and asked Jackson to chase him, and Alstom couldn't find a good shooting position.

Alston passes the ball to Pietrus, who picks and rolls Turkoglu on Barnes.Turkoglu on the periphery was targeted by Li Zhi, and there was no good chance.After passing the ball a few times, the Magic still had no chance. Lewis finally became the backer and forcibly missed the shot.

Jordan smelled the rebound, judged his weakness, got the rebound under Howard's pressure, and then immediately gave it to Milicic.

At this time, Li Zhi, Barnes, and Jackson were about to go down. Milicic flicked his hand, Jackson received the basketball, and then passed it to Li Zhi. The Warriors scored two points again.

60:65
The Warriors burst into thunderous cheers from the audience. The Warriors only took five seconds for the fast break, and the cooperation of several players was extremely tacit, without giving the Magic players any chance to react.It can be seen from the Magic's return defense. The Warriors fast break, and none of the Magic returned to defense.

5 seconds, which has surpassed the Suns' 7-second offense, and the Warriors have evolved their fast break tactics to the extreme.If someone comes back from ten years later, he will be very familiar with this kind of offense, because whether it is the Rockets, Cavaliers, or Warriors, such fast breaks are just conventional tactics. Of course, such tactics must have a fast break starting point.

The Cavaliers have Love, who grabs a rebound and slings to the basket, the Warriors have Green, and the Rockets have no insiders who can pass the ball, but it is other people who make the fast break, and it is often Harden who passes the ball.

The reason why Milicic is valued by Nelson is because of his omnipotence, all-round omnipotence without dead ends.Although the pass is not as good as Love Green, it is still enough to pass for half a court.

(End of this chapter)