This point guard is great

Chapter 96

Bulls vs. 76ers, fourth quarter

Iverson is not well now. As the No. 96 pick in 5, AI has been in the league for [-] years, and he thinks he is well-informed.

I know the darkness, and I have seen strange things, but how did the Bulls play this strange way?
Are you sure you won't be beaten to death by your own people?
Taizi has now become the focus of the audience, because Mahon's tactic for Artest is... steals, not in the hands of the enemy, but in the hands of his own!
Basketball is a sport that requires coordination, and smooth linkage is the foundation of offense and defense. But now the Bulls don’t play like this. Mahon relied on his super offensive ability to sort out the offense and read the game predictions to forcefully change the rhythm of the game. Artest became a pawn that was not on the board.

He can freely decide to take the ball from a teammate or directly intercept Mahon's pass, as long as the ball passes him.

If the average team dared to play like this, it would be good if they didn't get killed by their own people at the end of the game, but the Bulls would not. Mahon has an absolute priority in the Bulls, and this tactic is indeed miraculous.

With the addition of the X factor of Artest, Mahon's passing became unpredictable in an instant.

In terms of passing alone, Mahon is one of the best even in the NBA, but this does not mean that Ma Hong can do whatever he wants. A good defender will consciously cut off Mahon's 1 or 2 passing path.

This conclusion is especially applicable when the opponent also has a top perimeter defensive player or a first-class point guard.

However, there are policies and there are countermeasures. Ma Hong has long predicted the difficulties he may encounter, so he has the first spare tire Watson, but it is a pity that the spare tire has been traded, but it does not matter. He also has the second spare tire Artest and the third spare tire Kevin Ollie.

For things like spare tires, you must have the spirit of Neptune. It is better to have more than less, and the pond must be full of small fish.

With the steal of Artest's neuropathy, the 76ers were at a loss for the Bulls' offense for a while, and the Bulls succeeded frequently, a wave of 12 to 5, allowing the Bulls to successfully pull the point difference back to within 10 points. There are still more than 7 points left, and the Bulls still have a chance to overtake!
Larry Brown walked alone on the bench, looking seriously at Coach Wright.

This is really a respectable opponent, who can find such a wonderful way to use Mahon's passing ability. Now the Bulls don't have many things that can be called weapons. Jaylen Rose's offense, Artest's defense, and Mahon's passing.

So this game is a dead end for the Bulls. Unless the 76ers feel like jumping into the sea, it is normal for the Bulls to lose.

But in such an environment, Coach Wright was able to turn around. Although this style of play is weird and unreasonable, and it destroys the rhythm, it is very suitable for Mahon.

Can't drag on any longer, the rhythm of the 76ers has been messed up, Iverson is 3 for 1, and his touch has plummeted.

Signaling the players to kill the ball, just at this time Artest got the ball next to Kevin Ollie, and Lagabel next to him immediately started to foul.

Then, something that surprised Larry Brown even more happened. Artest didn't raise his elbow this time, but got up and shot directly!

After a soft snap, Taizi played a 2 plus 1.

The predator-like vision stared at Lagabel, which frightened Lagabel, and his feet almost went limp.

Then Artest snorted disdainfully. This kind of soft foul didn't even make him care about the qualifications. He didn't just practice the steals on the passing path of Mahon. The shooting action designed by Mahon for him was very powerful for protecting the ball.

Also hit the free throw, Artest scored a three-pointer in one round, and the game entered a timeout.

Artest's steals were not random. If it was a random fight, the Bulls would not be able to maintain the current rhythm. Mahon wrote several environmental routes for his pass, and then let Artest enter the practice in advance.

This style of play does not have high requirements for Artest, as long as he has a quick eye and a quick shot, it is extremely demanding for Mahon, because he must ensure that every time he makes a shot, the error must not exceed the distance of Taizi's palm, otherwise it will be a mistake!
But fortunately, Ma Hong has confidence in himself, and Artest, who has practiced secretly, now has sufficient confidence in Ma Hong!
He had never seen Mahon miss.

When Mahon brought someone back to the bench, Jaylen Rose was dumbfounded, because he never thought about how basketball could be played like this, and then this gave Jaylen Rose the illusion that I can do it.

There are five instructions written to Artest, and he can't remember more.

This thing can't be a regular tactic, but it will definitely have a miraculous effect when you encounter a difficult situation occasionally. In a game, Larry Brown can't see through the inside. Now it depends on how he can break the game.

Actually, no way.

Larry Brown really didn't know how to use Mahon's style of play. The time was too short. He lacked countermeasures and information, and he had no good ideas, but this did not prevent Larry Brown from being stupid.

When the game resumed, Iverson stood beside Artest with a helpless expression.

This is Larry Brown's method. Taizi's athletic ability is off the charts, and his body is sloppy. Now the 76ers are stronger than Artest and not taller than him, taller than him are not faster than him, and faster than him are not stronger than him. Anyway, the taller can't do anything against him.

There is no way for the tall ones, but not necessarily for the short ones. Larry Brown arranged a small fight against the big ones.

Iverson's goal is not to defend Artest, because that would be nonsense for AI, the height difference exceeds 20 centimeters (that's right, I have always suspected that Iverson does not have 183.).

Don't defend, just follow, Larry Brown asked Iverson to follow Artest, one step faster!
This is a lofty idea, because Larry Brown believes that with Iverson's explosive power, he can get this kind of alternative pass before Taizi.

It's just that often things don't go as planned.

Iverson went to defend Artest, so why did Mahon pass the ball to him? Wouldn't it be good to pass to Kevin Ollie? Can't he throw it by himself?
Move and shoot with your eyes closed, and your shooting percentage is 53%.

In the 8 minutes of the fourth quarter, Ma Hong scored 10 points, 4 steals and 9 assists, successfully equalizing the score!
Now not only Jaylen Rose is anxious, but the 76ers are also anxious. For the first time, Larry Brown feels that he can't keep up with Coach Wright's thinking.

(End of this chapter)