basketball pope

Chapter 368 [Black hole on the defensive end, slaughtering walkers]

On the 19th, the first round of the playoffs started.

After discussing with the assistants, Yang Rui adjusted the starting lineup in the first game.

Wizards five: Wesley, Maggette, Jordan, Marshall, Stoudamire.

Pacers starting: Travis Best, Reggie Miller, Jaylen Rose, Al Harrington, Brad Miller.

Stoudamire and Brad Miller earned the ball and threw the ball to Jordan with excellent bounce.

Jordan took the ball to the front and middle of the three-point line to organize, and after observation, passed it to Maggette, who was at the horn on the right. The Pacers' tactics were man-to-man, and Reggie Miller was the main defense.

Maggette leaned on Reggie Miller with his back and forcibly turned around. His powerful force directly knocked the opponent to the ground. He pulled the ball and rushed to the basket. Brad Miller missed the layup after making up for the interference. .

The offense was not over yet, Stoudemire jumped on the left, grabbed the offensive rebound, and made a smash with both hands, 2-0.

It was only the first round that Reggie Miller was a little depressed. Almost every season, he was the object of the opponent's onslaught in the playoffs.Especially against the Raptors, the abuse was particularly bad.

The Pacers attacked, and the Wizards used man-to-man tactics to defend mid-to-long-range shots.Lost a game to the Pacers in the regular season, because Yang Rui arranged a 122 zone defense and was thrown by his opponent from the outside.

All five of the Pacers' starters can shoot. "Thomas" also studied the Raptors' tactics last season, first let Best and Brad Miller play a pick-and-roll in the middle, attracting Marshall to switch and fail to break through, and pass the ball to Brad Miller in the middle.

Yang Rui knows the characteristics of Brad Miller very well.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Brad Miller often played strongly at the basket in the early stage. It was not until he joined the King that he began to focus on organization and did not enter the penalty area much.In the Raptors, Yang Rui arranged for him to shoot and organize, which is softer than in his previous life.

Brad Miller's offensive desire is not strong, and he usually shoots in an empty position or out of position. Wesley actively chases and defends Best, and Marshall pounces in the middle to interfere with shots after the defender points the ball, and the defense is in place.

The key to dealing with the Pacers is the player's mobility, height and confrontation are secondary.

Brad Miller distributed the ball to Reggie Miller on the left. He is almost 38 years old, and his ability to break through the face frame is not as good as before. Although he is light in weight, he has no speed advantage against Maggette.

Harrington received the ball and singled out. Stoudemire kept his distance and focused on preventing breakthroughs. Harrington made a 17-foot jumper on the right after feinting and hit a slight interference. 2 to 2.

The Wizards attacked, Jordan received the ball in the frontcourt and organized it, but still passed the ball to Maggette.Maggette leaned on Miller 45 degrees on the right and turned to the bottom line to pick a basketball. 4 to 2.

This time, Brad Miller was pulled out of the basket by Stoudemire and failed to make up for the defense.

Stoudemire gave Wesley no-ball cover on the left side. Brad knew that if he stood near the penalty area and did not go out, Wesley could catch the ball and shoot. They were very familiar with this trick in the Raptors.

The Pacers attacked and the players couldn't run out of space. Rose singled against Jordan and missed a pull-up jumper.

Marshall grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack. Wesley delivered it to Maggette over half court. The latter received the ball and brought it into the three-point line. foul.

Reggie Miller is too thin, how can he bear Maggette, who is stronger than many power forwards?When he was playing against the Raptors, he was easily eaten by Carter. Now Yang Rui still arranges strong men to attack this weakness, which is why Maggette started.

The Pacers attacked. Best and Brad Miller played a pick-and-roll. The ball was in the middle. Brad caught the ball near the free throw line and shot immediately and hit a mid-range shot. 4 to 4.

Wesley chased the guard, Marshall was responsible for blocking the guard, and it took time to interfere with the big man's shot.

When the Wizards attacked, the ball was still handed over to Maggette. He turned around and made a basketball goal with Reggie Miller! 6 to 4.

In the next round, the Pacers were forced to switch defenses on the court, Ross went to play with Maggette, Reggie Miller still suffered against Jordan, and the Wizards became Jordan's single-player.

The two sides fought hard to attack. In 7 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Hamilton, replaced Marshall, and let Maggette top the power forward position against Harrington, which did not become a defensive loophole.Harrington's scoring relies too much on jumpers, and his low-post skills are average.

With one more shot added, Jordan started building the offense and going into the playoffs, he didn't have to work hard to get 20 points.

The Wizards led 28-22 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent the attacking lineup of Alston, Bell, Hamilton, Marshall and Boozer.

In terms of tactics, Yang Rui did not arrange a high-level pick-and-roll, and let Boozer go to cover Hamilton from the side. The two three-pointers opened up. Alston organized in the middle, and his teammates ran out of opportunities to pass the ball. Point guard Tim Hardaway.

Before the start of the new season, Hardaway had participated in the training camp of the Wizards, and Yang Rui knew that he could not guard Alston one-on-one.

Such an arrangement can boost the confidence of the "Street King", who starts acrobatic dribbling performances, and then makes beautiful breakthroughs, passing Hardaway again and again.

The local sports channel in Washington broadcasted the game, the commentator sighed: "Alston's performance today is very eye-catching, he can make a layup and attract defensive assists. Hamilton and Boozer's mid-range shots are very stable. If this is Hardaway's career The last season was just brutal."

Hardaway has never won a championship, and he has become a stepping stone for newcomers before retirement.

Played only 4 minutes, Thomas was forced to replace Hardaway, sent another point guard Eric - Strickland.

Eric is a dual-energy guard who was undrafted into the NBA in 96. He has poor organizational skills. His specialty is physical strength and high defensive enthusiasm.He is 191cm tall and weighs 95kg.

Alston is a technical point guard. Eric can't defend himself with his body.Alston quickly made another breakthrough, attracting defensive points and assisting Hamilton's jumper.

Hamilton played also very flexible, was followed by defenders without rushing, and passed the ball twice to Boozer who ran to the low post.

Boozer singled out Jonathan Bender by weight and scored two goals in a row.Bender is too thin and has been injured, not a qualified substitute.

It would have been better to have Marcus Camby inside the Pacers. Camby joined the Nuggets after a double-double in the contract year.Neither Bender nor Foster is a good center.

Thomas changed back to the main force early, and the Wizards played with the bench for a while before returning to the starting lineup.

In the second half, Marshall began to show his power. After covering Hamilton, he ran from the left to the bottom corner on the right. The fast Harrington went to the pick-and-roll. Radmiller, is a dislocation.

Marshall made three three-pointers in a single quarter. After Brad Miller joined the Pacers, the pick-and-roll ratio was lazy in the Raptors.He has two championship rings and signed a max salary. He has a fulfilling life, and his playing energy is not as good as it used to be.

Veteran Laettner didn't cut in the air after flanking, opened up the space, received the ball and shot directly. He could organize a second time without a shot. He cooperated very well with Marshall and performed not as good as the Pacers' starting inside line.

In the final quarter, Stoudemire, Boozer, and Maggette, who had rested for a while, came back and started to attack the inside line. Jordan was in charge of the organization in the middle, and he also played a few singles against Reggie Miller's main defense, scoring 6 points.

114 to 82, the Wizards slaughtered the Pacers in their first game and got a good start.

(End of this chapter)