NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 246 More Flowers (27)

In the starting lineup of the Twin Towers, the team's Okafor is currently being developed by Liu Rui into a supporting all-round insider.

And now that the team already has veteran Divac, this will definitely have a qualitative change for Okafor's growth.

And after Jefferson starts, he will completely liberate Gerald Wallace, allowing him to focus more on the defensive end.

After all, offensive scoring ability has not been Wallace's strong point.

So in this way, Wallace will be able to do what he does best on the court.

And the team has made a lot of changes in the offensive selection. The current team is composed of Jefferson, Kevin Martin, Mo Williams, and three people to form the offensive trident.

Compared with the previous ones that could only kill on the outside, Jefferson was put on the starting lineup, which also allowed the Bobcats' starting lineup to have more offensive means.

This can make it more difficult for defensive players to choose.

Throughout the starting lineup, Mo Williams was more of an off-ball perimeter threat.

The real point of the ball, instead, came to Okafor's point.

And Kevin Martin and Jefferson can become the team's offensive points with the ball inside and outside.

While increasing the team's offensive threat, it also released Wallace on the offensive end.

It allows him to focus more on defensive counterattacks and fast break dunks.

This is also the first time Liu Rui has set up this lineup on the court this season.

So at this time, although Erlang was leisurely crossing his legs off the court, Liu Rui was also looking forward to what would happen on the court.

After the opening, the Bobcats got the ball first.

When it comes to the offensive end, Mo Williams, who should have been running on the outside, as the first offensive point, began to play off the ball.

Okafor holds the ball at the free throw line and lobs it to Jefferson in the low post.

Facing Dalembert, Jefferson began to play post-up singles, but it was different from before.

Okafor suddenly made a pick-and-roll at the free throw line, and Wallace ran to the bottom corner on the right. After seeing Okafor's pick-and-roll, he ran back fiercely.

With the help of Okafor's pick-and-roll, he bypassed directly behind him and cut into the basket without the ball.

And Iguodala, who was in charge of marking Wallace, was also firmly blocked by Okafor's pick-and-roll.

The ball was obviously a tactical move. Seeing Wallace's air cut, Jefferson directly hit the ground and passed the ball to Wallace who followed up.

Facing the unguarded basket, Wallace made a two-handed dunk! !
Wallace, who landed, made his own signature celebration.

He grabbed the No. [-] jersey in front of him and roared loudly.

This action also ushered in the boos of the 76ers' home fans, but in the face of such boos, Wallace enjoyed it even more.

During the retreat, he high-fived with Jefferson and Okafor.

Because the ball is in place whether it is in the initial pick-and-roll or in the subsequent pass.

Obviously, in normal times, it has gone through a lot of drills.

Liu Rui off the field also smiled when he saw the goal scored.

Because of this kind of coordination, the previous Bobcats seldom did it.

Because Ariza's role in the starting lineup was relatively single before, he could only fall in the corner and wait for the ball to be returned, and then catch the ball and shoot.

Although Okafor has excellent footwork and solid post-up skills, he is not a player with explosive scoring ability in the paint after all.

So this also led to the fact that in the Bobcats' starting lineup, they had to put all the offensive burden on Mo Williams and Martin.

Most of the tactical moves come from shots outside the three-point line.

In addition to the tactics for the two, that is, the pick-and-roll with Wallace in the high post.

Although this trick works very well against most teams.

However, as the season progressed, these common tactics of the Bobcats also received widespread attention from other teams.

As a result, they were targeted during the game. Although Liu Rui made timely adjustments off the court, it was also due to lineup reasons. No matter how they were adjusted, these people would fight back and forth.

Invisibly, this gave the Bobcats a lot of constraints.

However, in this game, after Jefferson was mentioned as the starter, it is clear that the Bobcats have more options on the offensive end.

Whether it's a low position on the inside, or a tactical move on the outside.

Or Okafor took off the backcourt rebound and made a long pass to make a defensive counterattack.

This allows the Bobcats to play more variety on the court.

As for the 76ers, even though Iverson made a sudden outside shot in the first quarter to help the team score crazy points, but at the end of the first quarter.

The Bobcats are still on the road with:
31:26
Leading the 76ers by 5 points, the first quarter of the contest ended.

In the first quarter, Webber of the 76ers faced Okafor's defense, and the whole person can be said to be very depressed.

Due to age and frequent injuries, Webber has reduced the number of times he has entered the penalty area this season.

Most of the shots originally came from mid-range jumpers.

But facing Okafor's close defense, Webber doesn't have much room to shoot even when he is shooting.

The reason why Okafor dared to defend Webber so closely is also because the current Webber's movement speed on the footsteps simply does not have the ability to surpass Okafor by one step.

That's why Okafor was so bold on the defensive end, sticking his whole body to Webber's body, which not only interfered with his shooting, but also had a great impact on his route of the ball.

Iguodala on the 76ers field is even a rookie this season. So far this season, although he has averaged 9 points per game, scoring has not been his strong point.

His biggest role on the court is his comprehensiveness and defensive ability.

Therefore, this also makes the current 76ers have to count on Iverson's leadership on the offensive end.

When the Bobcats put up a twin-tower lineup on the court in this game, the defensive height of the penalty area directly rose to a higher level.

And on the front line, there is Gerald Wallace's defense.

This defensive system, even if it is placed in the league at present, can restrain the performance of most people.

So in the first quarter, Iverson's shooting percentage after entering the penalty area has not been high.

If it weren't for the referee's whistles, I'm afraid the 76ers would be even more behind.

After returning from the second quarter, the two sides put on their own substitute lineups to compete.

Because Jefferson was mentioned in the starting lineup, the Bobcats' choice of substitute lineup in this game also changed a lot.

But one thing is the same, that is, Liu Rui still did not put any starters in the second quarter.

This kind of personnel rotation is still relatively rare in the league, but it is the most used rotation method by Liu Rui this season...

(End of this chapter)