The world of basketball

Chapter 94 Three Points, Three Points, You Are One Point More Than Two Points

Mu Xiaobei had already scored [-] points in the third quarter, [-] points in the half. It's not like Mu Xiaobei didn't have this kind of performance in the regular season, but since Mu Xiaobei became more and more integrated with the Spurs lineup This kind of performance is rare, and the most important thing is that with Mu Xiaobei's integration, his shots are not so deliberate, so the average points per game are not so much.

But in this game, the Rockets focused more on Adelaide's inside defense, and Mu Xiaobei's shot seemed a little easier.

Zhou Qi has indeed improved a lot, but this improvement is to adapt to the Rockets' lineup, so he only needs to gain weight and practice three-pointers. By the way, he can practice his finishing ability at the basket and become a very good role player.

But his improvement on the defensive end is only relative. After all, his defensive end is still not comparable to Capela, so it seems a bit difficult to defend Adelaide or Mu Xiaobei Zhou Qi alone.

But every time Mu Xiaobei scored a lot of points, it wasn't good news for the Spurs as a whole, because it showed that the rest of the Spurs didn't open up much.

However, neither Kuzma nor Mudiay made a three-pointer, and even Jeremy Lin didn't feel good. The Spurs' offense was completely supported by Mu Xiaobei and Adelaide in the paint.

The Spurs' air cuts and bottom line are very important means of scoring, but the Spurs did not have such a brilliant performance in the first half of the game. The Rockets, like the Warriors, are always ignored because of their historical level of offensive firepower their defensive capabilities.

Their lineup has undergone some changes this season, but their very important players have stayed, Bulb, Gordon, Tucker, Capela, and now there are more Ennis, Zhou Qi, Knight and Anthony, the lineup is more diverse and younger.

In other words, on their defensive end, the experience and tacit understanding of last season are still retained, and a lot of vitality and vitality have been added, so although their defensive efficiency in the regular season only ranks eleventh in the league, they are completely defeated. They were dragged down by the turbulent period in the early and mid-season, and the complete Rockets' defensive ability is completely at the forefront of the league.

We all know that the wider the perimeter space is, the more difficult it is to rely on rotation defense to make up for the mistakes made by teammates, because the distance that needs to be defended becomes longer.

The Spurs can't open the outside line, so they can only rely on the inside line to play, and the less the outside line is open, the more they can unscrupulously shrink to the inside line, and the harder it is to play inside.

So the Spurs' offense is really in trouble.

During the half-time break, Popovich did not blame his disciples, but encouraged outside players to make decisive shots. Even Lonnie Walker, who was weak in three-point ability, was also asked to shoot three-pointers.

The other is to run more on the offensive end and pick and roll more.

The defensive end chooses to mark. When picking and rolling, it depends on whether the situation changes, and no three points are given. If they have an inside attack, Mu Xiaobei and Ade will help defend.

The biggest adjustment made by the Spurs during the halftime break was to abandon Mu Xiaobei's inside offense and let Mu Xiaobei pull to the outside to give Adela enough space to play singles.

Mu Xiaobei set up a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin outside the top three-point line. After the pick-and-roll, Jeremy Lin will pass to Mu Xiaobei. Zhou Qi's speed is very fast, and Mu Xiaobei doesn't have a good chance to make a move.

Belinelli took advantage of Adelaide's pick-and-roll to come out, Mu Xiaobei passed to Belinelli, Zhou Qi defended the outside line, Mu Xiaobei immediately cut inside, Belinelli took advantage of the situation and played inside, Mu When Xiaobei catches the ball, it is a split dunk.

"A good shot, [-] points behind, the Spurs are still looking for opportunities very patiently." Wang Meng said.

"This is a very rare successful tactic for the Spurs throughout the entire game. The so-called family has an old man like a treasure. It seems that Popovich still asked his teammates not to worry during the halftime break." Wang Meng said.

The Spurs shouldn't be in a hurry, after all, there is still more time now, and the first half has just begun.

Before Mu Xiaobei could celebrate, Gordon came out of the three-point line and made a direct shot from one meter away from the three-point line.

Swah——

Gordon made a super long three-pointer.

"Go up, go up—" Popovich said, "No matter how far Eric runs, I have to post it!" Popovich yelled.

In eight seconds, it took only six seconds from the Rockets' baseline free throw to Gordon's three-pointer.

The Spurs just went through a series of pick-and-rolls, air cuts, passes, etc., before Mu Xiaobei scored two points after a pass from the outside. The offense took the Spurs 21 seconds of attack time, but the Rockets just served to Harden. , Gordon ran out, Harden gave the ball to Gordon, Gordon made a shot one meter from the three-point line, it was so simple, it only took eight seconds to get a three-pointer.

No wonder the wind of small ball prevails.

But Popovich has never hesitated, and has never wavered against the tide, playing the Twin Towers, playing classical basketball, and playing basketball from the last century.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball steadily across the half court, and passed the ball high to Adelaide, who was facing Capela.

Mu Xiaobei caught Zhou Qi, and with his height and strength, it was difficult for Zhou Qi to jump up. Mu Xiaobei flicked the ball lightly on the way to take off, and Mu Xiaobei dialed the ball into the net.

The Rockets attacked again, Harden continuously changed direction and rushed to the inside to the left, Mu Xiaobei rushed to the basket to help defend, Harden flicked his wrist, the ball flew to the bottom corner, Zhou Qi received the pass, three Fire directly outside the line.

Swah——

Zhou Qi hit a three-pointer again. So far, Zhou Qi made three of four three-pointers and scored eleven points. The three three-pointers were scored in the same position and in the same way.

This is Zhou Qi's role in the Rockets, ambush the bottom corner, and hit a three-pointer steadily after receiving a pass from Harden.

If Zhou Qi's three-pointer is unstable, then the opponent can let it go at will, but if his three-pointer is very stable, it is definitely a very sharp weapon for the Rockets.

Adelaide's waist is against Capela, Jeremy Lin holds the ball and directs the tactics, then Adelaide goes to the outside to do a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin with the ball, and Mu Xiaobei slips to the left waist to do an off-ball pick-and-roll for Belinelli.

Belinelli slipped out, Zhou Qi followed, Mu Xiaobei caught Harden, Jeremy Lin passed the ball, Mu Xiaobei turned around after catching the ball, and then made a reverse basket, the ball hit the backboard, Fell into the basket.

Mu Xiaobei scored two points again.

Zhou Qi gave Harden a pick-and-roll from a high position, Harden went to the left on the pick-and-roll, Mu Xiaobei and Belinelli double-teamed the ball holder, Harden made a back pass, Zhou Qi caught the ball and made a direct shot from outside the three-point line.

Swah——

Zhou Qi made another three-pointer.

Well, Mu Xiaobei thinks this tactic is a bit familiar. It reminds me of Ryan Anderson who has gone to the Suns. When Anderson was still in the Rockets' tactical position, this pick-and-roll outside cut was very common in the Rockets.

The Spurs scored three consecutive goals, and the Rockets also scored three consecutive goals.

But the Spurs were pulled away by three points instead.

Three points, three points, you have one point more than two points.

(End of this chapter)