basketball pope

Chapter 370 [Breaking the joint defense, hand pumping]

Yang Rui arranged a mixed defense. Alston mainly defended Hunter, Bell entangled McGrady, and the other three retreated to the penalty area to prevent breakthroughs and protect rebounds.

McGrady broke through with the ball and was double-teamed by Bell and Hamilton.Yang Rui sent two guards who can run and fast, just to limit Tracy McGrady, so that he can't combine well with sudden points and shots.

In the face of the double team, McGrady still relied on his super talent to hold the basketball three steps and squeezed to the basket, and then divided the ball out.Players pull away, attracting double-teamed shots under the basket, and there will definitely be gaps on the outside.

Artest in the bottom corner on the right aimed a jumper and hit the open space. 0 to 3.

Since Thibodeau arrived in the Bulls, Artest's main offensive task is to shoot three-pointers from the bottom corner. When encountering opponents with poor confrontation ability, he can play singles with the ball, or cut and attack the basket.

This season, Artest's three-point shooting percentage and the number of hits have hit a career high, reaching 39.8%, and he can hit 1.8 per game, averaging 15.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.The fate of Artest, who did not leave the Bulls, has changed. I don't know if he will participate in the Battle of Auburn Hills.

The Wizards attack, the Bulls are also mixed defense, Hunter is the main defense, others block the penalty area.

Alstom dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Bell ran 70 degrees to the right, and Marshall reached the bottom corner on the right.

Leonard made an off-ball screen for Hamilton on the left, and the latter cut to the three-point line to receive the ball.Brand switched defenses in time to keep up with Hamilton, and McGrady switched to guard Leonard. He didn't lose his height and could interfere with shots.

Hamilton jumped up and moved the ball to the right corner.The Bulls formation is also a variant of the 122 zone defense. Purzbila was near the bottom line penalty area and made a save to prevent a three-pointer.

Marshall feinted a bit after receiving the ball, changed direction with the ball, passed Przybila in one step, made a 45-degree pull-up jumper, and scored on the board. 2 to 3.

The Bulls attacked, McGrady singled out Bell, caught the ball and shot from outside the three-point line on the right side. The ball missed the basket, and the play was very simple.

Marshall grabbed the rebound for Alston and slowly fell to the ground.

Bringing it to the frontcourt, Alston dribbled the ball to the left in a row, and moved a distance away from Hunter. Suddenly, he made a pull-up jumper. He had a good sense of rhythm and hit the ball. 5 to 3.

Hunter was a liability in the Lakers, and the Bulls lacked point guards and traded him.Obviously, the Bulls' biggest defensive weakness is Hunter. Yang Rui arranged for Alston to play singles with the ball, and the chances are better than Jordan's singles against Artest or McGrady.

Alstom did not let Yang Rui down. In the first round of the series, he played with confidence as a substitute against Hardaway.Alstom only signed a one-year salary, and the Wizards have to open a long-term contract if they want to keep someone in the summer.

The Bulls attacked, McGrady organized a forward play in the middle, Hunter ran with cover on the side, Marshall topped it, and Alston chased and defended.McGrady passed the ball to Brand, Leonard was experienced, and the card broke through the line, while Marshall dropped back.

Brand can make a mid-range shot, but the most secure way to attack is to score at the basket, so he hesitated.If Leonard throws too far, Brand points the ball to the basket, and Przybilla can also get an easy shot.

If you let Stoudamire start, there will definitely be mistakes on the defensive end, which is why Yang Rui made him a substitute.He tried it during the regular season, but he couldn't beat the Bulls simply by attacking.

Brand made a dry pull-up jumper after feinting, and a step inside the three-point line was a bit far away, and the ball missed the basket.Purzbila failed to grab the rebound, Leonard picked up the rebound without launching a fast break, and handed it over to Alston.

In the frontcourt, Hamilton played a simple off-ball screen and received the ball, and once again transferred it to Marshall in the bottom corner on the right.This time Marshall received the ball and pulled it directly from the bottom corner. Purzbila didn't flutter far enough, but only slightly interfered.

Marshall was well prepared for this ball, hit it! 8 to 3.

The Bulls attacked, McGrady hoisted the ball to Brand on the left, and the latter turned his back and hit the middle of Marshall. 8 to 5.

The Wizards' offense is still the same way. Hamilton first moves to attract Brand to switch defenses, and then transfers the ball.This time Marshall also moved, running from the bottom corner on the right to 70 degrees, while Bell ran to the bottom corner on the left, and the formation was completely opened.

Przybilla suddenly felt a little dizzy, and didn't know whether to continue standing on the bottom line or go with Marshall.McGrady didn't switch and stood still, no shorter than Marshall and able to interfere, but Alston passed the ball to Bell.

Only then did Przybila realize that Brand was attracted by Hamilton, and it was too late to defend the left bottom corner. The gap had been formed, and Bell made a three-pointer. 11 to 5.

The Bulls attacked, Przybilla and Hunter were off the ball to help him get rid of the ball, McGrady scored the ball, a shot with a good chance, Hunter avoided Alstom's pursuit and blocked the ball, and the ball went wide.

This is a player with a mental problem, and his performance in the playoffs is much worse than the regular season.He's made six playoff appearances and has shot over 30 percent overall only three times and once over 40 percent, with an unbelievable level of undercover.

In the Wizards positional battle, Marshall, Hamilton, and Bell began to move again.Alston passed the ball to Bell in the left bottom corner.

Bell feinted with the ball, changed direction and passed Przybilla, attracted Brand to retreat and then divided the ball to the right. At this time, McGrady was led away by Hamilton's running, and Laettner received the ball again. 70 Mid-range scoring. 13 to 5.

The opponent scored consecutively, and Thibodeau was forced to request a timeout.When the Wizards came off the court, they received warm applause from the home fans.

Thibodeau couldn't believe it. The Wizards' style of play was different from that in the regular season. It wasn't Jordan who was in charge of the organization, and it wasn't the muscular man who attacked the inside line.Yang Rui's tactics aimed at the weak points of the zone defense and launched from the corners and flanks.

In the regular season, Yang Rui never let Jordan come off the bench. Thibodeau certainly didn't think that Jordan would be a substitute, and the Wizards would be stronger.

The players know that in intra-team competitions, teams led by Jordan often lose.They practiced off-the-ball movement for a season and started to exert their power.

Yang Rui asked the team's staff to collect videos and edit all successful tactics.The workload is not small, and the players have thoroughly studied the movement and the effect is remarkable.

Now, when Yang Rui is arranging tactics, he directly says which positions should be used for which sets of moves. Everyone knows their responsibilities and completes tactics mechanically.

This style of play really effectively broke the zone defense. The biggest weakness in the blocked area is in the two corners. The Wizards have four players who can shoot three-pointers today. attack.Alston's passing awareness is also good, just focus on two points in the bottom corner.

After the timeout, the Bulls did not make substitutions, and the defensive strategy was changed to man-to-man.Thibodeau was very decisive, otherwise he couldn't play, and the center was stunned.Man-to-man will not be chaotic, just switch defenses in time.

The game continued, the Bulls defended the Wizards' two attacks, and the team scored a goal by the air cut from the bottom line of Artest.He pushed Hamilton away with his body to force a layup, and Laettner failed to make up for the defense.

Yang Rui shouted on the field, and the players stopped moving on the offensive end.

Marshall was in the bottom corner on the right, Bell was 70 degrees to the right, and Hamilton was 70 degrees to the left. All three stood still.Center Laettner pulled to the middle of the three-point line for Alston to pick and roll.

Alstom took the ball to the right, dribbled the ball from his hips and dribbled past Przybilla, Brand hurried back to the basket to make up for the defense, trying to block from the side, Alstom jumped and made a fake shot True pass, and the ball was distributed to the right bottom corner.

Marshall made an vacant shot, and this time it was hot, another one! 16 to 7.

(End of this chapter)