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Chapter 223 Adjustment and Coping

During the timeout, it was clear that Blair could not restrain Nene, so Popovich adjusted his defensive strategy based on his own experience, saying: "Blair, you have to defend Nene, don't let him take it easily. to basketball."

Swallowing the energy drink, Blair nodded calmly.As a veteran who has already passed his peak for many years, he knows that he can't resist Nene, so he seems very rational.

Popovich then thought about it again. The defensive effect of going around the front is very limited, and a layer of insurance is needed, so he turned to look at Diao and said, "When the game restarts, go help Blair more. .Better to pinch Nene straight away, he's still pretty rough inside."

Seeing that Popovich was instructing himself, Dior was taken aback for a moment, and then frowned after reacting: "It's okay to pinch Nene, but Kenyon Martin's side is easy to fall out of space."

"Never mind Martin."

Hearing Dior's doubts, Popovich shook his head.Plagued by injuries, Martin couldn't get up in the paint this season, averaging only a poor 8.4 points per game.

In contrast, Nene, who averaged 30.6 points, 18.3 rebounds, and 9 block in an average of 1 minutes per game, is several times more threatening than Nene.

After all, defending around the front is not the solution, so Popovich feels that someone still needs to cause damage.Putting Nene on the back of a few fouls early on has made him a tight end on both ends of the court, and it would be best to force him out early.

Thinking of this, Popovich subconsciously glanced at Yang Ke. Generally speaking, a fast defender has a sharper breakthrough and a higher kill success rate.

But in the next second, Popovich remembered that Yang Ke's breakthrough has always been a direct shot after one step, and he has never entered the penalty area and caused any damage.

Looks like I'll have to find some time to ask...

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Popovich also knew that it was not the time to ask in detail, so he turned his head to look at Ginobili and said, "Even so, we still have to add some troubles to Nene... Well, Ginobili You can replace Green."

"understand!"

Ginobili nodded, took off his jacket, and started warming up on the spot. He hadn't played in this game yet, so he had to warm up his body.

Although Popovich didn't say it clearly, Ginobili knew exactly what to do after his debut.As one of the league's top breakthrough players, Ginobili's breakthrough can cause a lot of damage, winning the referee's whistle and walking to the free throw line.

In fact, this is also the case. After Ginobili came on the field, he directly took the ball from Yang Ke, because his teammates were very threatening on the offensive end.It is rare for Ginobili not to enjoy double-teaming, so he also took a serpentine step very easily, reaching the inside and finding Nene again and again.

In just a few short rounds, Nene got fouled twice, which made him irritable and unable to let go.

Seeing that Nene was in foul trouble, Brian Shaw's face was very solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Nene has both strength and flexibility, and he has excellent jumping, but he doesn't seem to know how to move his body properly. , it's easy to foul."

Sighing, he raised his hand and scratched his hair. Carl said with a complicated mood: "If he can correct this shortcoming, he would already be an insider at the All-Star level, and we don't have to worry about it."

Nodding in agreement, remembering that the situation on the court is still stable, Blair Shaw suggested: "Coach, do you need to replace him?"

"You can't replace him."

Karl shook his head. For now, the team still needs Nene to sit on the inside to provide deterrence at both ends of the offense and defense, and stabilize the situation.Therefore, even if he faced foul trouble, he still couldn't move for a short time.

The situation is not under control now, which makes Karl a little uncomfortable.Rubbing his chin with his right hand, after a moment of silence, Carl made up his mind, his eyes flashed, and he said, "Xiao, go and call JR over."

"Ah! Good!"

Brian Xiao was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that he also understood Carl's intentions. Carl wanted to try to break the situation and regain control of the rhythm.But JR is an unstable double-edged sword, and this decision is undoubtedly walking on the tip of the knife.

On the field, Ginobili once again went inside and made Nene's defensive foul. Although he failed to send the ball into the net, he got two free throws.

And it was at this time that the Nuggets made substitution adjustments, replacing Felton with JR, who had no achievements under Yang Ke's strict defense.

This guy…

Staring at JR Smith who walked up to the field and said something to his teammates, Yang Ke had a weird expression.Before the game, Popovich once said with emotion that except for defense, JR is a perfect sixth man, and he needs to see it carefully.

Ginobili made two free throws steadily, and he scored 3 points in just 8 minutes, perfectly demonstrating his offensive firepower.

The offense and defense switched, and it was the Nuggets' turn to attack, and it was still Lawson who pushed the ball across the half.It's just that this time, Nene, the insider, has already been pulled out.

Are you going to help him do the pick and roll?
Putting on a defensive stance, feeling the approach of Nei Nei behind him, Yang Ke glanced at JR standing one step ahead of him, and immediately made a judgment in his heart.

In the next second, Nene really crossed his body to block Yang Ke's right, JR also moved to his left, and at the same time Lawson's ball was also passed out.

Without any pause, Yang Ke directly chose to bypass Nene from the front. Although JR is a player capable of both inside and outside, for now, the reason why the Nuggets signed him is to make up for the lack of three-point shooting ability of several other guards in the team.

Relying on his own fast speed, Yang Ke successfully caught up when JR received the basketball.I originally thought that JR would choose to kill inside due to pressure, but I never thought that he would jump up and shoot directly after adjusting his gestures on the spot.

JR's three-point shot is not fast, so Yang Ke stretched out his arm immediately. Although he failed to block the shot, it also caused serious interference to JR's three-point shot.

Swish!
Still, the basketball ended up falling to the Nets.Yang Ke didn't say anything about this, his defense was in place, he just barely covered the basketball with his hands.But the ball is still hit, and it can only be said that there is some luck in it.

Without even looking at JR who was celebrating, Yang Ke walked slowly towards the frontcourt, and went straight to the bottom corner on the left to take his position.Since Ginobili came on the field, the ball began to be controlled by him.

The space opened up, and Ginobili, who had just been in the position for two seconds, slipped directly into the inside after Blair pulled out to help him set a pick-and-roll.

Ginobili originally wanted to cause damage, but he never thought that Nene would shrink very tightly. Even if the defense was weakened, he would not be given a chance.

(End of this chapter)