basketball pope

Chapter 387 [Breathing, one step away]

Barkley commented on the game: "The next goal is very crucial, the Wizards must score, otherwise the Nets delay time, the situation will be very unfavorable for them. But the Wizards do not have a super scorer who is good at holding the ball, and Michael can't play alone. ."

Kenny Smith nodded and said, "Yang Rui called the timeout very timely. It's not bad to arrange a tactic to score the ball."

If there is a "single king" in the team, it can not only bite the score at the last moment, ensure the offensive efficiency, but also improve the morale of the whole team.Jordan dared to take responsibility at critical moments, but it did not mean that he could still shoot the ball like he did when he was young. He entered the playoffs with a shooting percentage of 42.6%, which is a bit miserable.

To everyone's surprise, Yang Rui's first adjustment after calling the timeout was to replace Jordan, who was physically weak, and arranged tactics for Hamilton and Stoudamire.Stoudemire screened to help Hamilton catch the ball, and then made an empty cut. Marshall, Bell, and Wesley on the periphery waited for the opportunity to catch the ball.

This is a very simple tactic to create misplaced shots.Even if it wasn't a dislocation, Stoudamire would have a better chance of hitting a shot close to the rim against Martin.

After the timeout, the Nets sent a defensive lineup, Kidd, Kittles, Jackson, Martin, Aaron Williams.

The foul ball was issued, Hamilton received the ball smoothly, and Martin changed the defense a bit, so that he could not get a direct shot.Hamilton took a step to score the ball to Stoudemire who was empty, and Williams withdrew to the basket to make up defense.

At this time, Marshall in the left bottom corner was empty, but Stoudemire was young and energetic and wanted to overtake the score in a more domineering way.

In order to improve the viewing experience, the NBA allows O'Neal and other inside players to dunk unscrupulously, and set up a reasonable collision zone, with the basket as the center and 4 feet (about 1.2 meters) as the radius to draw a semi-circle. The defense must take off in this area. Otherwise a blocking foul.

Williams and Stoudemire had physical contact, and the referee did not dare to call a foul on such a crucial ball, which would be full of controversy.Williams couldn't block the dunk, and Stoudemire was also disturbed by his sight. The strength was well grasped and the ball dunked.

The backcourt rebound was picked up by Jackson. There were 38 seconds left in the game. The Wizards did not need to take foul tactics. Even if Kidd delayed the time and used up 24 seconds, the Wizards would have time to complete the final attack.

Kidd dribbled the ball over half court, protected the ball for the last five seconds under Wesley's interference, chose to hold the ball for a one-on-one fight, and scored a jumper with a step inside the left three-point line.

85 to 88, the Wizards trailed by three points, Yang Rui did not call a timeout.

The last time he was suspended, he anticipated the possibility of falling behind by three points. Calling the suspension was equivalent to helping the Nets.Scott can take the opportunity to make substitutions, throw in players who are good at interfering with [-]-point shots, guard [-]-pointers, and put two-pointers.So even if the Wizards scored a two-pointer, they would have to use foul tactics next.

Yang Rui formulated the tactics in advance, and the Nets would bet on three points when they scored.

Wesley took the ball to the frontcourt, played a pick-and-roll with Marshall two meters from the three-point line in the middle, dribbled the ball to the right and attracted Williams to switch, and passed the ball to Marshall in the middle.

Marshall is not afraid of Kidd's closeness, he will pull the ball when he catches it, slightly add a small back, and take advantage of his height to throw the ball to the basket.Kidd used a small gesture of poking his waist, but it was useless. Marshall made a very firm shot this time and was fully prepared.

The basketball drew a wonderful arc, hollowed into the net, and the fans stood up to cheer and applaud Marshall. 88 to 88.

The Nets still had one last chance to attack. Kidd ran out of time and singled Wesley again, and missed his mid-range shot under severe interference.The game went into overtime.

Kidd threw the ball straight, swiped in the basket and popped it out. The audience supporting the Wizards, whether it was on the scene or in front of the TV, gasped.

Yang Rui's heart almost jumped out of his throat. If this goal was scored, it would mean more than just winning a game. The negative impact of the Nets' infighting would almost dissipate.

In order to win the championship and hit the championship, Scott and Kidd will temporarily unite even if there is a big conflict, and they will end up at the Nets' home court. few.

Kidd is not a good scorer. He doesn't have the ability to hit two key balls in a row. The previous mid-range shot also consumed all the luck of the Nets.

Entering overtime, Yang Rui sent Alston, Hamilton, Maggette, Marshall and Stoudamire.The division of labor on the field is very clear.

The sturdy Alston is in charge of the organization, moving on the perimeter, guarding the basketball to watch his teammates move, looking for opportunities to pass the ball, and then attracting defenses from beyond the three-point line in the middle.

Marshall opened up the space in the bottom corner on the right, in a fixed position, ready to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer.

Maggette moved to find opportunities by himself, waited for an opportunity to cut in the air, received the ball and attacked the basket.

Stoudamire gave Hamilton an off-ball cover on the left to help him get rid of the defense and find opportunities for dislocation attack.

It is Yang Rui's request to try to hit the basket as much as possible. He firmly believes that in overtime, Byron Scott will not dare to reuse Eddie Curry.If Curry gets on him, he has a way to let Alston and Stoudemire play pick-and-roll directly in the middle.

The Nets sent Kidd, Kittles, Jackson, Williams, Martin.Four starting cores with a substitute, the lineup is good, but the situation is one-sided, the Wizards quickly opened the score 6-0.

The core physical strength of the Nets has dropped significantly, especially Kidd, who has begun to pant, and he only rested for 4 minutes in regular time.

Martin rested 8 minutes, Jackson rested 10 minutes.Kittles only played 30 minutes of physical strength is the best, not as good as Hamilton.

The two inside players lacked shooting ability and could not open space, and the Nets could not break the Wizards' zone defense.

Scott asked for a time-out, very contradictingly replaced Rogers, who is 201cm tall, and replaced blue-collar Williams.

Rodgers can shoot three-pointers and has a strong ability to evade the air, but his ability to defend the penalty area is poor. Now the Wizards' tactics are attacking the penalty area.But without him, the team's offense can't open, and it's even less likely to win.

The reason for the Nets' dilemma was that Yang Rui let Jordan sit on the bench.Without Jordan, Wizards players can run better, and overtime is not only about skill, but also about perseverance.

Maggette, who came on as a substitute for Jordan, did not disappoint Yang Rui. After receiving the ball and playing with his back, he singled out Jackson and turned around to score; in a counterattack, he hit the basket, causing Jackson to foul and make two free throws.

Before the end, Scott replaced Eddie Curry to strengthen the offense. As a result, Hamilton ran out of space by off-ball cover, got rid of Kittles and Curry, attracted Kidd to make up the defense and assisted Alston. A three-pointer from the middle.

In 5 minutes, only Jackson and Kidd scored 4 goals and scored [-] points for the Nets.

In the end, the Wizards won the fourth game 101 to 92, with a total score of 3 to 1, and won the match point.

Hearing the end whistle, the faces of the Nets players are very ugly. They all know what it means to be 1-3 behind. In NBA history, few teams can reverse the promotion under such conditions.

Wizards players rushed to the court to cheer and celebrate, gathered together, one by one like taking stimulants.

They are only one step away from reaching the Finals, which seemed like a dream to them last summer, out of reach.

(End of this chapter)