The world of basketball

Chapter 96 Sorry, You Can Do Anything With a Light Bulb
"Good morning, netizens. Welcome to the second game of the Western Conference semifinals of the NBA playoffs broadcast by Penguin Sports. I am the host Wang Zixing. I am very happy to invite Mr. Su Qun to watch the game with you." Wang Zixing said.

"Although the point difference was not small in the last game, it can be said that the characteristics of the two teams have been brought into play, especially the Rockets. They made many three-pointers, but their shooting percentage can reach more than 40.00%." Wang Zixing said: "Mr. Su, what changes do you think the two teams will make to win the game?"

"I think neither side should take the initiative to make adjustments, because after all, they each relied on their own style and rhythm in the last game to get the second and third excellent records in the Western Conference during the regular season." Su Qun said: "And if you want to come to the Spurs, you should not be too reconciled to change your strategy because of the loss in the last game. After all, the Rockets are rarely so accurate."

"Yes, the Spurs' counter-trend style of play, slow play, and inside play has actually been very successful, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, whether it's Mu Xiaobei's help defense or the Spurs' rotation defense on the outside, they are also very tacit, so They shouldn't make too many adjustments," Su Qun said.

"Okay, the two sides met again at the Toyota Center. The two sides still used the starting lineup from the previous game." Wang Zixing said: "Mu Xiaobei and Capela jumped the ball, and the Spurs won the ball as expected."

"It's strange to say that Mu Xiaobei should have the highest jump ball success rate among the fifth positions this season," Su Qun said.

"I remember that the barbecue once interviewed Jordan. According to Jordan, in fact, there are skills in jumping the ball, whether it is the timing of the jump or how to press the opposite player." Wang Zixing said.

Mudiay dribbled the ball for half court, and Mu Xiaobei set up a pick-and-roll for Mudiay from a high position. Capela also mentioned the outside line and chose to shrink the defense.

Taking advantage of Mu Xiaobei's pick-and-roll, Mudiay accelerated and broke through to the basket. Capela continued to follow up to the basket. Mudiay hit the ground and passed the ball with his back. Immediately shot, but passed the ball hand to Kuzma who was running, and made an empty cut to the basket.

"Change defense! Change defense!" Paul yelled, and then ran in front of Kuzma, while Mu Xiaobei stuck Ennis in the waist and asked for the ball with his back.

Kuzma gave the ball to Mu Xiaobei in a high-profile manner, and Mu Xiaobei pressed back, with his back facing the 2.01 Ennis. His own strength is not an advantage, but his height is a great advantage.

Thinking of this, Mu Xiaobei dribbled twice with his back, then turned forward and took three steps straight away, with his right hand against Ennis' chest making it difficult for him to jump up, and his left hand was thrown high into the net.

Mu Xiaobei took the lead to open the situation for the Spurs.

The Rockets Capela served from the baseline, Harden dribbled the ball unhurriedly, then Harden threw the ball high with both hands, Paul received the ball from the outside line, and Tucker went to the top of the arc to pick and roll.

Um?Rocket is this crazy?Haven't their Harden and Capela passed halftime yet?This is the start of the fight?Three-on-five in the frontcourt?
Isn't this bullshit?
Although Mu Xiaobei was puzzled in his heart, he still kept his focus, waiting for help in defense at any time.

But there was no chance, Paul did not rush to the basket, because Tucker's defender Aldridge did not make up for it, and Paul took a step sideways and directly leaned back to fire a three-pointer.

"LaMarcus, go out, go out!" Popovich yelled, Ade hesitated, but it was too late.

Swah——

The ball hit the net and Paul hit a three-pointer.

Six seconds, the Rockets only took six seconds for this attack.

"The Rockets still feel very good at the beginning. Generally speaking, Paul's shot just now is not a good opportunity, but this kind of shot is very common for the Rockets." Wang Zixing said.

Mu Xiaobei was still in the high pick-and-roll, but Capela did not come up to defend Mu Xiaobei again, but stayed in the low position to defend Adelaide. Tucker stuck close to Mu Xiaobei, giving enough physical confrontation.

Tucker shrinks the defense like Capela, but when Mudiay accelerated to the basket, he didn't shrink the defense or choose to switch. Instead, Paul bypassed Mu Xiaobei's defense.

Mudiay's three-pointer is indeed a bit worse.

If it was Jeremy Lin just now, if Tucker dared not come up, he would shoot directly, or Tucker didn't choose to switch defenses but let Paul go around to defend him, and he went directly to the basket.

Mudiay's organizational stability is much higher than that of Jeremy Lin, but Jeremy Lin is slightly better than Jeremy Lin in terms of shooting stability, explosive power and speed, um, a few chips.

Therefore, when Mu Xiaobei played a pick-and-roll for Mudiay at a high position, the initial delay was basically wasted. He could not form a defense switch and then a dislocation, and he could not directly attack independently.

But since it was Tucker, Popovich asked Mu Xiaobei to go down and Ade to cut out, because after the pick-and-roll goes down, Mu Xiaobei's half-block ability and height can take some advantage.

Mudiay hit the ground and passed the ball to Mu Xiaobei, but Mu Xiaobei did not continue to shoot, because Tucker's body was tightly against Mu Xiaobei, and it was difficult for Mu Xiaobei to shoot comfortably.

It is definitely not unreasonable for Tucker to be called the Rockets' defensive leader. This kind of awareness after the pick-and-roll is really not owned by everyone.

Mu Xiaobei dribbled the ball out of the paint, followed by a James-style ground pass, and the air-cut Lonnie Walker received the pass and scored a layup.

"Good shots, Mu Xiaobei, the Spurs' offense is really one after another. If this one is not good, there will be the next one. It's really endless and pleasing to the eye." Wang Zixing said.

"Yes, everyone can participate in every offense of the Spurs, and everyone is not just outside control. This method is actually the best glue for the tacit understanding of the players." Su Qun said.

Capela was playing pick-and-rolls for Harden in the high position, and Mu Xiaobei carefully adjusted his footsteps to deal with the Rockets' offensive killer.

The quality of Capela's pick-and-roll was very high, Harden used the pick-and-roll to go left as usual, Mu Xiaobei chose to go up, Mudiay bypassed the pick-and-roll, and double-teamed Harden with Mu Xiaobei.

Harden paused, apparently not expecting the Spurs to double-team like this, but at this time his passing route was basically blocked by Mu Xiaobei and Mudiay, Paul walked around behind Harden to catch the ball.

At this time, Adelaide has shrunk to the basket to defend Capela, Mu Xiaobei defends Ennis at a 45-degree angle, and Kuzma defends Tucker at the bottom corner.

Paul received the ball from the outside and reorganized, but this defense was very successful, because it officially announced the failure of the Rockets' tactics just now.

This method of double-teaming Harden and rotating outside defense was not thought up by the Spurs, but by the Warriors last season. The pie connection suddenly decreased a lot.

But ah, but.

Paul, receiving a pass from Harden, was one step away from the three-point line, leaned back his body, and fired directly from outside the three-point line.

Swah——

The Rockets used this three-pointer as if telling the Spurs: It doesn't matter if the tactics didn't work out.

I have light bulbs.

(End of this chapter)