Nba: This Superstar Is Too Stable

Even Knicks fans think that the Knicks have met their opponents tonight!

Not to mention how the main lineup of the Mavericks and the Knicks played, the two sides went back and forth, and the score was very close, but there was no problem.

But seeing how fierce the Mavericks' bench lineup is, they are both amazed and envious.

"Oh, it's really a drought, a drought, a flood, it's hard for our team to find a reliable rotation player, look at the Mavericks, everyone is so fierce, just this level of scoring

Any team can start. "

"Just kidding, that's Terry the Jets, and Peja, the three-point king. Both of them were all-star players at their peak. Although the Mavericks have few stars, the number of good players they have hoarded is really good. Don't forget, They also have a wounded Caron Butler!"

"However, these Mavericks players are old, and they are still not optimistic about them in the playoffs. They should reach the Western Conference finals at most. Anyway, it is impossible to pass the Lakers.

Between the fans talking, the difference on the field has been widened to 15 points!

At this point, the rotation time finally came, and the main players of both sides returned.

The fans at the scene were expecting the Knicks to rely on the main lineup to chase points. However, the fact is that the Mavericks' defensive system of "four guarantees and one" is as stable as a mountain. Smith became the point they let go. It's a pity that today's "nerve knife" is very nervous, and the long shot has no touch at all.

On the offensive end, Nowitzki, who found his touch again, started his shooting performance again.

The point difference did not drop but increased, and after a while, the fans complained.

"What are the Knicks doing? Why are the opponents double-teaming our Carmelo Anthony, and they are not double-teaming the opponent's firepower?"

"That's right, it's so funny, I directly suspect that the Knicks are putting on "July 20" shit."

"It's not impossible. If the Knicks lose a little more in subsequent games, they may fall to the eighth place in the Eastern Conference and avoid the powerful Heat in the first round of the playoffs."

"It seems reasonable to say that, then if that's the case, you'll lose if you lose, that's fine."

Of course, the players on the Knicks field have no such idea at all, and even say that almost all players in the NBA have practice guidelines.

Playing, is to win, is to go all out!

They will not deliberately fail to score or deliberately lose the game for the so-called ranking and the so-called opponent selection. This is irresponsible for the game and also for themselves.

Because everyone knows that when they are playing games on the court, there are thousands of pairs of eyes staring at them, and no matter what they do, they will be blocked indefinitely.

In this case, even if you try to paddle, it will be seen.

Not to mention the intentional release of water or the like.

If it is seen, then the reputation of the player may go to a low point.

So, starting from entering the NBA, every player will receive something like court advice, and most players will abide by it. Of course, there are some exceptions, such as the center player on the defending champion team.

On the court, Bai Feng is more and more able to feel the more and more strategic of the opponent's defense!

They began to choose to double-team the Knicks' offensive core, thereby letting go of some less offensive threats, such as JR Smith and Ronny Turiaf.

However, after JR Smith was emptied, he could not give the Mavericks a defensive response, which was undoubtedly fatal!

It was very uncomfortable for Anthony to be double-teamed, and when he saw such a situation, he was even more anxious!

He even started getting cranky a little bit!

In the past, he would never have been like this, who had been in the league for nearly eight years. It was only a regular season, and he didn't need to compete for this.

However, this game is very different. This is the 18th consecutive victory for the Knicks. Moreover, since Anthony came to the Knicks, his new owner, he has not yet tasted a defeat. Interesting, but also a record that makes him proud.

So when head coach Mike D'Antoni said that they should be rested to fight for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, Anthony objected excitedly.

These, Bai Feng understands, also supports Anthony.

After all, there is nothing wrong with pursuing that undefeated record.

But now the fact is that they are in great trouble playing the Mavericks at home.

Anthony even began to complain emotionally: "Why am I being double-teamed and we don't double-team them?"

I don't know who this is aimed at, but everyone understands that the coach didn't arrange for a double team, so it should be aimed at the coach.

Stoudemire, who has always been joking, didn't make a sound at this moment, he just returned to his defensive position.

In the next round, people saw that when Nowitzki was about to take the ball to attack again, Stoudemire immediately threw himself into the defense even harder.

Although the referee whistled for a non-shooting foul and the Mavericks made a throw-in, Stoudemire's defensive intensity did not weaken. In the end, Nowitzki was forced to play the ball, and Stevenson's three-pointer shot was an iron.

This is a successful defense!

On the offensive end, Stoudemire moved actively, and after receiving a pass from Bai Feng, he diddge Chandler's defense with one step, pierced through to the basket and made a dunk!

Between one attack and one defense, there is no doubt that it does not show the power of the peak little bully of the year!

The cheers from the fans immediately rose.

However, such an offense could not be maintained. In the next offensive round of the Knicks, the Mavericks would change their formation on the field and directly start to become a 1-4 zone defense formation.

This kind of zone defense is specially used to deal with high pick-and-roll, pass and cut to cooperate with the team.

Since the beginning of 2001, the NBA has only resumed the use of zone defense, which has been banned in the league for 25 years.

Although the zone defense has been restored, there are not many teams using zone defense in the entire league.

In other words, too few teams will use zone defense.

In the final analysis, this still has a great relationship with the basketball culture in the United States.

Why did the NBA ban zone defense?

First of all, the NBA is an era that advocates heroism. To put it bluntly, zone defense means that two or more people defend one person. The essence is to play more and less. Even if the defense is down, it is impossible to win. The NBA pays attention to fighting alone.

From the rise in the 1970s to the peak of street culture in the 1980s and 1990s, the emphasis is on one-on-one duels.

Secondly, prohibiting zone defense from implementing man-to-man defense will undoubtedly greatly improve the game's splendor.

Man-to-man, man-to-ball, is like a general on the ancient battlefield, with one move and one style, both offensive and defensive, it is really beautiful.

When fans enjoy the game, they will take the initiative to imitate the offensive player's footsteps or layup and throwing posture. When fans watch the game, they will also observe the actions of the defenders and learn some essentials of action.

The joint defense will be more difficult to learn. How to arrange the joint defense is actually a matter of the coaching staff.

Furthermore, the joint defense is not impeccable, or in other words, the joint defense is very complicated, and it is not easy to master it well.

Zone defense is easy to create gaps, most players have a stable shooting ability and pass the ball quickly, so many teams today are reluctant to use zone defense.

So why did the NBA allow zone defense in 2001?

Some people say that it is because there is a monster like Shaquille O'Neal in the NBA, and it is necessary to use zone defense to stop him.

This is simply nonsense.

The real reason is that in the 2000 Olympic Games, the invincible "Dream Four Teams" were stubbornly resisted by European basketball.

Eurobasket France, Spain, Serbia, and Croatia all play overall basketball.

Although the basketball of these countries also has stars, but more emphasis on the overall cooperation.

In other words, zone defense accounts for the vast majority of the European basketball system.

Although zone defense will make basketball less enjoyable, winning in the Olympics is fundamental. What's the point of a low score?

Soon, the U.S. Basketball Association realized that the rules of the NBA and FIBA ​​are very different. In this Olympic Games, although the players of the Dream Team are excellent, they encountered a lot of trouble because they are not familiar with the rules of international basketball. .

And because these players have never encountered zone defense in the NBA, when they encounter zone defense in the national arena, they seem a little helpless.

Although in the end, the Dream Team won the championship with its crushing strength.

But obviously a fact is also in front of us. In the future, if local NBA players are still not used to zone defense in international games, it will be a huge trouble.

Coincidentally, at this time, the NBA has taken another big step towards the world, and more and more international players have joined the league, so the league president David Stern decided to cancel the restrictions on zone defense.

But the fact is that although the zone defense has been cancelled, not many NBA teams are interested in this defensive method.

One is that there are few coaches who can defend against each other. This kind of defensive strategy with a high degree of coordination that needs to coordinate the whole team is extremely complicated, and it takes time and effort to train. "The effect is not necessarily good.

In addition, it is still the original reason. The viewing of the zone defense is too low. If you play such a defense for a long time, the local fans will have opinions.

Therefore, even if this rule has been restored to the present for almost ten years, there are only a handful of teams in the NBA that will play zone defense.

And the Dallas Mavericks are one of them!

This is largely thanks to their head coach Rick Carlisle.

At this time, Carlisle has ended his first two periods of not successful coaching career.

He likes to study various tactics and has accumulated enough experience in his coaching career at both ends. After coming to the Mavericks, his rich tactics have been brought into play...

Jason Kidd is undoubtedly an excellent tactical executive, and Nowitzki's super versatility without dead ends on the offensive end is the universal core of various tactics.

In this way, Dallas became a breeding ground for Rick Carlisle's experimental tactics.

In two years, he built a strong defensive system [and taught the players here how to use the zone defense to make up for the lack of athleticism that he gradually lost as he got older.

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It can be said that these Mavericks have not fully practiced the joint defense system, which is their ultimate weapon!

Because it perfectly makes up for the team's biggest shortcoming.

At this point, they plan to take it out and try it on the Knicks.

You know, the zone defense is used to limit the superstars in the opponent's lineup, and the Knicks also happen to be such a team.

Amare Stoudemire became their first target. Bai Feng and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll was over, no one went after Stoudemire. After Bai Feng gave the ball to Stoudemire, watch With Chandler and Dirk Nowitzki under the basket, Stoudemire has given up the possibility of a direct impact, and can only choose a mid-range shot, but he failed to hit.

Looking back, the Mavericks attacked, and Kidd played a pick-and-roll with Nowitzki at this time.

At this time, Bai Feng had already observed the Mavericks and Kidd, and he was naturally observing the opponent's weaknesses.

Where will only you be against me, I am not against your truth.

So Bai Feng simply let Kidd go after the pick-and-roll, and went to guard Nowitzki with Stoudemire.

In this way, Kidd was shorted from beyond the arc!

Yes, that's right, it was released straight away!

Kidd didn't expect his opponent to do this at all, but in the face of such a big vacancy, there was no reason not to vote, so he shot directly.

bang!

Hardened.

Although Kidd's three-pointers have been practiced over the years and the shooting rate has reached close to 38%, which is already very good, it is still very unstable.

At this time, Bai Feng released one, but he didn't throw in.

Immediately, the loud noises of the fans at the scene rose again.

"Hahaha, you can't make a shot in such a big vacancy, what else can you play, retire!"

"Bai Feng did a great job, just let him go, Kidd won't be able to make it."

"The Mavericks are still the jump-shooting team they used to be. If they don't hit the mark, they'll be in a cold place."

The more the Knicks are behind, the more passionate these fans are.

It's also part of the solidarity team.

"Ding, Defensive Choice: False. Gain: Robust +1, USD +100."

Bai Feng's half-round psychological game naturally has the upper hand.

That's right, in this lineup of the Mavericks, except Nowitzki, the rest of the players' shots are unstable. At this time, they chose to attack Nowitzki and let one of them go.

Players, certainly is a reasonable choice.

However, the good times didn't last long. In the next round, Bai Feng hit a ball and was about to start, but the Mavericks chose to suspend and make substitutions at this time.

They replaced Stevenson with Jason Terry at 3.9, intending to strengthen the offense in the last moments of the first half!

Of course, such a substitution is not a sudden decision in the Mavericks' rotation. When they used this rotation recently, in the last two or three minutes of the first half, and

In the decisive stage of the fourth quarter, Jason Terry will be brought up.

Jason Terry not only has extremely fast speed, but also has the strongest ball-handling ability in the Mavericks.

In addition, his outside shooting is accurate, and with such a player on the court, the Knicks will definitely not dare to shrink and double-team easily.

The most important thing is that the Knicks' No. 4 player JR Smith is sleepwalking today, and Stevenson, who is known for his defense, can't play a big role on the court.

This substitution was immediate. As soon as he played, Jason Terry ran out of opportunities through his teammate's off-ball cover, and after receiving a pass from Kidd, he hit the ball directly without reason!

In the next offensive round of the Mavericks, Terry smashed the ball directly to the basket, attracted the defense and sent an alley pass to Chandler, who succeeded with a dunk!

In time, the Mavericks came alive.

Although the Knicks began to target Terry at this point, and the touch recovered, they also scored consecutively.

But Terry's existence completely tore apart the Knicks' weak defense line. After he made a layup again, the first half of the game was over.

The score at halftime was 45:65, and the Knicks at home were 20 points behind their opponents!

Although this is not the first time the Knicks have played such a bad halftime performance this season, those previous games were before Anthony came, and when Anthony came, they even

It's rare to be behind in the first half, let alone by 20 points.

It seems that today the Mavericks did create a lot of trouble for the Knicks. .