Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 209 209. Shocked! "Elevator Door Tactics" Appears!Barkley's shock, lore! (two-in-one chapter)

Standing off the court, Luke held a tactical board and explained to the players in a circle.

Especially Iverson, who has scored 38 points in the game, Luke has looked at each other many times.

In the case that the Heat are bound to focus on defense, Iverson is not necessarily the best candidate for the Timberwolves to execute the lore.

But in the last offensive round, Iverson's shadow will definitely not be missing. Even if Iverson holds the ball to attract double-teams, it can create better opportunities for other players.

"Allen, remember not to be reckless with this ball. As long as you stand in a high position and hold the ball, the opponent's defensive focus will definitely be on you."

"Remember not to make mistakes. Even if you fail to make a shot after the opportunity comes out, you can accept it, but once the offense makes a mistake, the game will basically be concluded."

After explaining to Iverson, Luke turned his attention to Hayes and Iguodala, "You must explain the movements of your feet cleanly, and don't be whistled by the referee for violations. Can the final lore come out? The chance is up to you two."

At this time, there are only 24.8 seconds left in the game, and the Timberwolves are two points behind the Heat for the time being. This time, whether the Timberwolves want two points or three points, they will be under huge defensive pressure.

At this stage of the game, the Heat will definitely go all out to fight this defense. Even if Wade and Salmons leave the field with six fouls, the Heat will never take it lightly.

"Dudu!"

With the referee's whistle sounded, after the timeout, the two teams returned to the game.

At this moment, the camera on the sidelines was on Allen Iverson, and even the big screen at the scene showed Iverson's bland expression.

In this game, Iverson has scored 38 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Facing the Heat's wheel defense, Iverson still maintains a 48% shooting percentage.

The next round will directly determine the fate of the game. Everyone knows that Iverson will be the Timberwolves' first offensive choice.

Regardless of whether the player who shot the lore is him or not, this offense must have been initiated from Iverson.

On the sideline, Iverson used the off-ball pick-and-roll created by his teammates to catch Iguodala's pass.

When Iverson received the pass, the Timberwolves were silent at home, and all the fans couldn't help standing up, wanting to witness the moment that finally decided the fate of the game.

After receiving the ball, Iverson dribbled the ball calmly in front of the middle circle to press the time, while "Glove" Payton pulled to the left bottom corner, Eric Williams stood at 45 degrees on the right, Hayes They are on both sides of the free throw line with Iguodala.

The defender standing in front of Iverson at this time is Eddie Jones. This is already the strongest outside defense that the Heat can come up with after Wade and Salmons left the field with six fouls.

As the time on the court dwindled, Iverson's expression became more and more focused, until when there were only more than eight seconds left in the game, Iverson suddenly broke through from the right side.

At the same time, Eric Williams, who was standing at 45 degrees on the right, began to cut down. As for "Glove" Payton, he was still standing in the left corner. Iguodala and Hayes Prepare for pick-and-rolls on either side of the free throw line.

Iverson's breakthrough with the ball attracted all the defensive attention on the right side of the Heat, but Haslem, who was in charge of marking Eric Williams, also did not lose his position and kept his position with Eric Williams.

But just as Haslem followed all the way and was close to Eric Williams, Eric Williams, who cut down the air, suddenly ran back up when he was about to reach the basket.

Haslem was caught off guard by Eric Williams' sudden change of direction, but his excellent defensive awareness made Haslem subconsciously adjust his direction and followed.

However, when Eric Williams crossed the free throw line and ran up to the three-point line, Hayes and Iguodala, who were standing on both sides of the free throw line, suddenly moved to the middle in tacit understanding and made a A "wall pick-and-roll" blocked Haslem behind him strictly in front of him.

Elevator door tactics!
Seeing that Eric Williams had already run beyond the three-point line and was in an open position, but he was blocked by the pick-and-roll of Iguodala and Hayes, in desperation, Haslem directly put Igo Dara fell to the ground.

Seeing the situation on the free throw line, the sideline referee obviously hesitated, but in the end he still didn't sound his whistle, allowing the players to dominate the final result of the game.

After overthrowing Iguodala, although Haslem rushed up immediately, Eric Williams, who found an open opportunity, had already received a pass from Iverson on the wing.

He even adjusted his action before the shot. Before Haslem's defense pounced, Eric Williams gritted his teeth and decisively completed the shot.

Following Eric Williams' open three-pointer, which was infinitely close to the buzzer lore, not only was the entire Target Center arena silent, but the hearts of all the fans were also raised in their throats.

His eyes were fixed on the basketball that drew a beautiful arc in the air.

"Shu~"

With the sound of the basketball hitting the net, heart-piercing shouts suddenly erupted from the Timberwolves' home court, which had been silent for a second.

The fans all around couldn't help standing up and celebrating wildly, and some even tore their jerseys while jumping, expressing the madness in their hearts with actions!

At the same time, Eric Williams, who scored a lore three-pointer, also raised his hands and roared loudly in the direction of the auditorium, as if celebrating his genius in this way.

On the other hand, after the Heat made a three-pointer from Eric Williams, all the players were like eggplants beaten by frost.

Even the "magic fortune teller" Riley looked gloomy and kicked the mineral water bottle aside angrily.

At this time, there was only 1.1 seconds left on the court, and Riley sullenly called a timeout.

Theoretically speaking, the Heat still have the opportunity to counter the lore, but now the pressure has come to the Heat, from active to passive, just because the Timberwolves made a three-pointer.

"Oh my god! The Timberwolves made this three-pointer!"

"The Timberwolves played a wonderful offensive tactic in the last round. Chuck and Andre's pick-and-roll directly blocked Udonis behind him, creating a very good shooting opportunity for Eric!"

"This is really a perfect tactical coordination! Let us revisit the last attack of the Timberwolves through the replay."

"First, Allen held the ball on the wing to attract attention, and then Eric made a false cut, but when he was about to reach the basket, he suddenly made a reverse run and caught Udonis by surprise."

"In the end Chuck and Andre's pick-and-roll put Udonis behind him and created a perfect shot for Eric."

"Judging from the replay, this attack is full of details. This is really an offensive tactic that even God deserves praise!"

In the studio, the Timberwolves' offensive tactics made the commentator Charles Barkley couldn't help but exclaimed.

In his 16-year player career and 11 All-Star selections, Charles Barkley has seen too many subtle basketball tactics through these experiences.

But even so, the tactics implemented by the Timberwolves in the final attack still caught Barkley's eyes.

This offensive tactic is the first time Barkley has seen it in his life.

Looking back on the court, the Timberwolves who made the game-winning goal were so excited that even Luke off the court couldn't help shaking his fist.

The tactic Luke deployed in his final attack was the classic "elevator door" tactic often used by the Golden State Warriors in the small ball era.

The running position, movement and pick-and-roll of the elevator door tactics are not complicated, and even a brainless inside player like McGee can execute it.

The core factor of the whole elevator door strategy is still the player who catches and shoots the ball from the outside.

Players who catch and shoot the ball must not only have excellent three-point shooting ability, but also have certain big heart attributes and quick shots.

The elevator doors that Cole tailored for Curry and Klay Thompson were invincible in the league.

Even if the defensive team knows that the Warriors often use this style of play, it is difficult to react in the first place.

Because once the elevator door is formed, unless the defensive team can make quick and unlimited defense changes before the brain thinks, there is a high probability that there will be opportunities outside the three-point line.

It is precisely because of the unsolvable elevator door tactics that the league later banned the emergence of elevator door tactics. The reason given was that the movement of the feet was not clean enough and there was suspicion of illegal cover.

Later, the Warriors used the elevator door and were whistled several times for illegal screens, which caused Kerr to use this tactic less and less.

But in the handling of some key balls, Cole will still take the risk of using this tactic to try to create better shooting opportunities for Curry.

At the same time, it was precisely because of the emergence of the elevator door tactic that the Warriors were able to have very good assist data that season.

Even the team's average assists per game once led the second-ranked team by as much as six times.

On weekdays, Luke will try to use the elevator door tactics in training, but today's game is the first time the "elevator door" has appeared in the NBA.

The reason why Luke didn't use the elevator door tactic frequently in the regular season, except that the Timberwolves didn't have too stable three-point shooters, the main reason was that Luke wanted to use this tactic as his bottom-of-the-box means. Take it out and give the opponent a fatal blow.

Just like this round just now, Luke is not at all worried that Eric Williams will not have a chance at this point.

What Luke was worried about was whether Williams could withstand the pressure and make the final lore three-pointer after the opportunity came out.

At present, the league's whistleblowing standards are not as rigorous as those of the later small ball era. Regarding the elevator door tactic, Luke is confident that the league will definitely not stop it until all other teams in the league are at a loss.

It's even true that Haslem should have been called for a defensive foul when he pushed Iguodala down during the chase.

Fortunately, the hesitation of the sideline referee at the last moment gave Haslem a chance, otherwise Haslem, who faced the elevator door tactics for the first time in his career, would definitely yell at him aggrieved!
The essence of the elevator door tactic is that the players on both sides of the free throw line merge to one side as soon as the teammates pass through, so as to isolate the defensive players behind the teammates and create perfect shooting opportunities for the teammates.

Even if the defensive player is lucky enough to pass through the gap between the two, the defensive player can adjust his shot enough.

This is why the elevator door tactics have stricter requirements on the shooting speed of offensive players.

After returning from the timeout, the expressions on the faces of the Heat players were very dignified. Although 1.1 seconds is theoretically enough for the Heat to complete a complete offensive shot.

But facing the Timberwolves, who are about to win the victory, the defensive pressure facing the Heat can be described as huge.

And when the players on both sides returned to the court, the Timberwolves rang out wave after wave of shouts at home.

At the last moment, fans are also using their own methods to influence the performance of offensive players.

As Chris Webber stood on the sideline and prepared to serve, the Timberwolves players were clinging to the Heat like mad dogs. The defensive strength was like a dog's skin plaster, and it was impossible to tear it apart.

Timberwolves' oppressive defense made it difficult for Chris Webber to find a chance to serve. In the end, it seemed that the serve was violated in five seconds. Weber could only take the risk of sending the ball to Marbury.

Chris Webber passed the ball high to prevent it from being intercepted by "Glove" Payton, which also made Marbury's catching action uncomfortable.

After receiving the ball, Marbury's body was facing the basket with his back. It took 1.1 seconds for Marbury to have no time to adjust, so he could only quickly turn around and throw the ball towards the basket.

"Beep! Beep!"

As the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Marbury's difficult three-pointer flew out of the bottom line in a three-point manner.

With Eric Williams' final three-pointer, the Timberwolves narrowly beat the Heat by one point at home and took the lead in winning the finals.

At the end of the game, the entire Target Center Arena was as lively as a festival, and even the players ran all over the field excitedly, hugging each other with their teammates to celebrate this hard-won victory.

As for the generals of the Heat, they bowed their heads and left the field in frustration. On the stage of the finals, they were killed by a three-pointer at the last moment of the opponent. The psychological shadow of the Heat at this time is already immeasurable.

Head coach Riley even kicked the mineral water bottle far away angrily, then turned around and took the players away from the field. It seemed that he had no intention of shaking hands with Luke after the game.

Luke's elevator door tactic at the last moment slapped Riley severely. This game is not so much a victory for the Timberwolves as it is a victory for Luke!

Eric Williams, who hit the lore three-pointer in this game, only played a total of 9 minutes and 36 seconds, but in the limited playing time, Eric Williams contributed the deadliest goal.

This goal is not only a goal that rewrites the pattern of the finals, but also the most important goal of Eric Williams' career.

The reason why Luke chose to believe in Eric Williams in the last attack, in addition to Williams being the best player in the Timberwolves' three-point shooting, also has something to do with Eric Williams' fiery feeling in this game.

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Although Williams was not the number one contributor to the Timberwolves' victory over the Heat, he was a surprise player in G1 of the Finals.

Allen Iverson, who scored 38 points in the game, performed well, but in this round of the series, the Timberwolves want to beat the Heat to win the championship trophy for the third consecutive year. Apart from Iverson, the performance of other players is also crucial.

With Iverson being targeted by the Heat's defense, whether the Timberwolves can have other players stand up to provide firepower will directly affect the trend of the entire series!

(End of this chapter)