NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 373
"Zhao Dong will definitely go to the low position. Fortson is not here. In the main lineup, the inside line depends entirely on him." Su Qun said.

At this time, except for Zhao Dong, the other four Knicks, including Rodgers, who played the fourth position, all stopped on the three-point line, two on the left and right wings, and two on the left and right corners.

And Zhao Dong, unhurriedly and leisurely, approached the top of the arc with no one in it, like walking on the street.

Larry Brown deployed a zone-defense [-]-[-]-[-] tactic, with small forwards George Lynch and Karl Malone on the bottom line, two guards on the outside wings, and center Ratliff in the middle.

When Zhao Dong was approaching the top of the arc, Ratliff took a step forward and set up a defensive line at a high position.

Seeing this, Zhang Lili suddenly said: "That's not necessarily true, Zhao Dong..."

As soon as he said this, Zhao Dong on the field suddenly accelerated, changed direction, and went straight to the basket from Ratliff.

Ratliff quickly turned around and chased after him. At the same time, the other four immediately became tense. While shrinking towards the paint area, they kept a close eye on Ginobili who was holding the ball on the left-wing three-point line. Once Ginobili passed the ball to Zhao Dong , The five members of the digital team will immediately double-team Zhao Dong who entered the paint area.

This is Larry Brown's defensive tactic today. He tried his best to double-team Zhao Dong who entered the paint from the very beginning.

But when double-teaming, you should choose after the pass, and you don't choose to double-team without the ball.

The reason why they don't play off-ball double-teams is because none of the Knicks' five players can be easily emptied.

In the past, Fordson could be shorted, but Rogers cannot be shorted now. Rogers is a good three-point player. The three-pointer shooting rate this season is 43.9%, and the first-round three-pointer is 41.5%, which is quite impressive.

But Larry Brown is already mentally prepared to let rookie Marion go short if needed.

He thought that Marion must be very nervous to participate in such an important game for the first time. Instead of shorting Rodgers, it is better to try to short Marion.

Ginobili made a real pass, and he did it according to the tactical requirements. He passed in first, let Zhao Dong attract double-teams, and then distributed the ball out.

This is a typical breakthrough tactic arranged by the old Nelson, but this time Zhao Dong played without the ball, not a breakthrough with the ball.

Back then, Jordan played with the ball, but was disgraced by the Pistons, and then he started to play without the ball, and finally created a Bulls dynasty.

As soon as Zhao Dong rushed to the free throw line, Ratliff stuck to the right, an arm intentionally pinched his right arm, and his speed was slowed down.

"Snapped!"

Grabbing with his left hand and catching the ball with one hand, Zhao Dong suddenly stopped suddenly, and Ratliff, who was stuck on the right, did not expect him to stop suddenly, and rushed down with one step.

"brush!"

Taking this opportunity, Zhao Dong immediately jumped up behind Ratliff and made a precise shot.

The postman had already dropped Rogers and returned to the paint, but he could only watch Zhao Dong, who was two steps away, make a shot and had no chance to make up.

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Look, what I said is right, Zhao Dong doesn't need to enter the low post at all, he attacks from the outside, which is more threatening, because he can completely pull the opponent's inside line out, one person under the basket I can't keep it."

"That's right, that's right." Su Qun said with a smile.

Zhang Lili couldn't hold back his mouth, and continued: "After entering, if the postman does not return to the defense in time, he can directly attack the basket. If the postman returns to the defense in place just now, he can make an emergency stop and jump shot. At this time, Rogers is completely empty outside. Can also pass the ball, a lot of options."

On the TNT live broadcast, Barkley shouted: "The flying dragon's ability to get rid of is indeed the best in the league. Ratliff has been attached to him, and he is still getting rid of him. Let him get an open position two steps away from the basket. With such an opportunity, he will take a hundred shots, and he will not miss one.”

At this time, the digital team was attacking, and Iverson pushed forward quickly, trying to play a fast break, but Stackhouse desperately chased after him. Seeing that the opportunity was not too good, he pulled it out again.

Stackhouse especially wanted to win against Iverson. He and Iverson used to fight for the right to play on the digital team, so they were traded. Among them, when Zhao Dong slapped him in the face, Iverson, as the team leader, did not stand up for him. Because of the reason, the grievances have long been settled.

The two sides settled down, the digital team was Ratliff in the low position, and the postman pulled to the left wing and took away Zhao Dong.

However, Zhao Dong let the postman take two steps, and he was on the sideline of the paint zone. As long as the digital team dared to pass the ball into the basket, he could immediately return to the basket.

The digital team won the Knicks twice in the regular season, and it was an away game, which not only shows that the team's strength is comparable to that of the Knicks, but also accumulated a lot of experience.

At this time, Eric Snow immediately passed the ball to the postman.

The postman caught the ball, Zhao Dong immediately returned to defense, at this time Ratliff immediately cut to the basket, and the ball went in from the postman.

"boom!"

Ratliff caught the ball at the rim and dunked directly over Rodgers.

"No, that's how we lost in the regular season. Let Rodgers start the power forward. The height is too low." Barkley yelled hastily.

"Is he shorter than you?" Smith asked suspiciously.

"Of course I'm shorter than him... no, I'm taller, I'm taller than him, haha..." Barkley yelled and laughed.

To be honest, he is less than two meters tall, maybe a little shorter than Jordan. How tall he is is still a mystery.

"Let's take another look. If it doesn't work, we can only ask Willis to go up and push it up."

On the sidelines, Old Nelson said something to Xiao Fan who was beside him, and the latter nodded.

At this time, the Knicks were attacking, and it was still the same style of play just now. There was no one in the low post, and all five players were outside, which stretched the defensive line of the digital team very wide. .

Ginobili was controlling the ball on the right-wing three-point line this time. When he saw that the postman was too short for Rogers, he immediately pushed the ball to Rogers on the right baseline.

After Rogers received the ball, the postman was still three meters away. He took off calmly and shot, but unfortunately he missed the wide open opportunity.

"boom!"

Zhao Dong cut to the basket at this time, just in time to fly to catch the rebound, and took advantage of the opportunity to dunk with both hands.

"Yeah! Flying Dragon made a successful dunk and scored another goal." The roar of the on-site commentator sounded.

2:4, the digital team attacks.

Or use the postman to contain Zhao Dong and create opportunities for others.

But this time it wasn't Ratliff, it was Iverson.

Iverson ran without the ball, dropped Stackhouse in a reverse run, and cut into the paint. At this time, the postman passed the ball in. He caught the ball and rushed to Rodgers at the basket.

Zhao Dong returned to defend the postman, but was unable to defend the basket. Rogers was restrained by Ratliff, and could not defend Iverson's basket attack at all.

"Shh!"

With an easy pick, Iverson hit his first ball of the night.

"Without Fortson, Feilong was taken out by the postman again, and the Knicks have no defense at the basket." Zhang Lili said.

Su Qun said: "Although Fortson and Rogers are the same height, his defense is much better than Rogers, not to mention rebounding."

Zhang Lili said: "Fortson weighs 118 kilograms, and Rogers is only 107 kilograms. The tonnage difference is too much. The defensive tonnage at the basket is very important. Rogers is a small forward and a three-point shooter. It is too reluctant to play a power forward. Old Neeson mainly It's about his speed and shooting, not his defense."

In the 5th minute, the two teams were tied at 12. The offensive efficiency of both sides was very high, and the Knicks called a timeout.

"Rodgers should be replaced, he is a veteran insider." Su Jie analyzed.

"No, if it were me at this time, I would replace Marion. Marion hasn't practiced three-pointers yet, and his ability to stretch is not as good as Rogers. At the same time, he is a rookie and has hit the rookie wall. His state cannot be guaranteed. This is the key At the moment, you should trust Rogers. The 29-year-old Rogers is playing in the playoffs for the fourth time, and he is very experienced." Zhang Li said.

Su Qun was startled, nodded quickly and said yes.

Sure enough, after the timeout, Nelson replaced Marion with veteran Willis, and Rogers returned to the third position.

The rookie Marion was in an unstable state after entering the playoffs. In fact, he had physical problems in the last [-] games of the regular season and hit the rookie wall.

In the first round of the series, they averaged 24 minutes per game to get the 6+3 data. The shooting rate was less than [-]%, and the efficiency was very low.

Knicks attack.

On the right wing, Willis is in the low position on the right wing, Rodgers is at 45 degrees from the three-point line, and Ginobili is close to the top of the arc.

On the left wing, Stackhouse held the ball on the 45-degree three-point line, and in the low post, Zhao Dong faced the postman Malone.

At this time the ball was given to Zhao Dong.

The digital team played a two-one-two zone defense. George Lynch in the middle immediately rushed to the low post. At the same time, the postman Malone on the weak side also rushed over, and began to double-team.

It was Ratliff who defended Zhao Dong, struggling to defend.

Zhao Dong carried the back with his left hand, and the moment he caught the ball with his right hand, he suddenly threw it quickly to the weak side.

This feint was so realistic that Ratliff behind, and the double-teaming postman and George Lynch were all fooled, and the double-teaming action couldn't help but stagnate.

Taking this opportunity, Zhao Dong suddenly turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

It was too late for Ratliff, who was delayed for half a second, to follow up and take off to block the shot.

"brush!"

Splash appeared, and the two-pointer was hit.

This is Zhao Dong's 4th ball, 5 of 4 shots, and missed a ball in front of him.

Barkley yelled: "The Knicks' offense is still strong, and the number team can't defend against the dragon's offense. But the defense at the beginning is not good, let the number team's offense play out, this is not okay, once they enter the bench lineup, the number team will take advantage of it. Stronger subs get the upper hand."

Smith said: "Now I have replaced the veteran Willis, I hope I can stand up."

12:14, the digital team attacks.

Of course the postman still pulled to the flank. This time Zhao Dong and Willis switched defenses, and the latter followed.

At this time, Iverson broke through, and after compressing the Knicks' defense, he scored the ball and gave it to the postman.

After receiving the ball, Postman waved his elbows to force Willis back, and then made a mid-range shot.

"Look, I still can't prevent it. Without Fortson, the impact is really great. Half of the inside line has collapsed. Zhao Dong can't stand it alone, and he can't prevent Iverson's breakthrough if he follows him. If he doesn't follow him, he doesn't People's defense has the postman's elbow and CIC." Zhang Lili said anxiously.

"The problem is serious. This is how they lost two home games in the regular season." Su Qun also said anxiously.

In the 9th minute of the first quarter, the two sides tied at 22 again, and the offensive efficiency was very high. At this time, it was the official timeout time. The two sides replaced the substitute lineup, but the main players did not all end.

For the Knicks, Zhao Dong and Stackhouse continued to play, Zhao Dong played point guard, Marion played again at the third position, and Willis + Gary Trent was inside.

As for the digital team, neither the postman nor Iverson, the e-mail combination, has gone down. It is obvious that they are fighting hard and trying to win the G1 game.

The other three substitutes are shooting guard Aaron McGee, insider Tyron Hill, and small forward Tony Kukoc.

Barkley shook his head and said: "Numbers' bench lineup is too strong. Aaron McGee averaged 14 points per game in the first round, which was the third scoring point of Numerics' playoffs and the first scoring point among substitute players.

Tyron Hill has excellent rebounding ability, averaging 9 rebounds per game off the bench, and good scoring ability, averaging 12 points per game.

Needless to say, Toni Kukoc is an all-round representative with a very high golf quotient, and he is still a strong contender for the sixth man in the league. "

Smith continued: "In comparison, the Knicks' bench is much worse. If the dragon goes to the outside, the inside will be blown up."

In the CCTV live broadcast seat, Zhang Lili was very puzzled and said: "Today is very weird, the Knicks' defense is not good at all, the old Nelson won two championships in the Knicks, is it drifting, don't you want to defend? The loss is too high!"

Su Qun nodded and said: "And only one timeout was called, and both sides only called one timeout."

Zhang Lili said: "It's right that the digital team didn't call. They played offensively. A tie with the Knicks is a victory. But the Knicks are wrong. The Knicks started with defense, and the foundation laid by Pat Riley , don't you want it?"

In fact, Old Nelson had nothing to do, there was no one on his hands, and Fortson's serious injury had too much impact.

At this time, the game restarted, and after 3 minutes, the first quarter ended.

At 30:32, the two teams faced off at the same time and played a wonderful offense. At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks only led by two points.

Barkley yelled: "It's very clear. The Knicks have no one to defend inside and can only strengthen the offense. On the offensive end, on the bench, because the bench is weaker than the digital team, the dragon can only continue to attack to make up for the bench. deficiency."

Smith shook his head and said: "Flying Dragon made 12 of 9 shots and 6 of 6 free throws in the first quarter. He played amazingly efficiently and scored 24 points. But with such a large consumption, can he maintain the efficiency of the whole game? He can play a series like this game?"

"24 points, just one point away from tying Thomas' 25 points in a single playoff quarter." Barkley laughed.

"That was the finals in 88, the highest scoring record in a single quarter in the history of the finals." Smith laughed.

Barkley shook his head and said triumphantly: "Above 25 points, I, Sir Charles, scored 27 points in a single quarter of the playoffs. Dragons have to continue to work hard."

"Above you, there is Sleeper Sleepy Floyd's 29 points in a single quarter in the playoffs. The dragons really need to continue to work hard."

Smith laughed.

"so……"

Barkley said: "With Feilong's efficiency and his offensive strength, I don't think he should have shot with all his strength."

Smith was startled, thought for a while and said, "The Knicks took 26 shots in the first quarter, the Dragons took 12 shots, and the others took 14 shots. He can indeed take more shots."

"It's hard to say whether the match will be won or lost, let's see Feilong."

Barkley stared at Zhao Dong on the screen, and thoughtfully said: "Feilong really wants to defend his title, and he won't just admit defeat casually. Attacking, he has never lost to anyone."

In front of the Knicks bench, Nelson Sr. was discussing defensive issues with Xiao Fan and other coaching staff, but they didn't have any good ideas.

At this time, Zhao Dong waved to them, motioning them to get closer. Old Nelson and the others quickly came over or squatted or bent down to listen to him.

Sitting Zhao Dong stretched out his upper body, and said in a deep voice: "Since we can't defend, let's continue to fight. I don't believe that our offense will lose to the digital team."

"A full-court attack?"

Old Nelson and the others were startled.

Zhao Dong said coldly: "Defensively, I'll watch the postman. If Iverson goes in, I'll help defend the basket, and the postman will be defended by others."

Old Nelson and others exchanged opinions, and in the absence of a better solution, they could only temporarily agree to Zhao Dong's suggestion.

Old Nelson then immediately began to arrange tactics.

Zhao Dong obtained the unlimited fire power. In fact, with his position in the Knicks, he has always had this power. If he wants to make a move, Old Nelson can't stop him, but he hasn't used it much. Now he is using this power openly.

Defensively, man to man.

From the beginning of the second quarter, the two sides still have a half-main and half-substitute lineup. From the perspective of the lineup, because the substitute is stronger, the digital team is stronger.

For the Knicks, Zhao Dong and Ginobili played, and Stackhouse rested.

On the digital team side, Postman and Iverson actually played again, the lineup was the same as 3 minutes after the first quarter.

"The email group is really desperate, they really want to beat the Knicks!" Smith said in surprise.

Barkley said with a smile: "I don't need to talk about the grievances between the postman and the flying dragon. The on-court fights off the court, and the off-court fights on the court. The postman has only suffered from flying dragons in his life. I think what he wants most is not the championship. , but want to lose Feilong.

As for Iverson, the No. 96 pick in [-], he has been overwhelmed by the undrafted dragon. I think he, like the postman, wants to win the dragon. "

Smith said: "In this way, they and Feilong will continue to fight like this, and whoever has the better physical reserves on both sides will occupy the final advantage.

But the Knicks fought too hard in the regular season. The dragons played longer than the emails. Now that they continue to fight like this, the number of shots in the playoffs has also surpassed the postmen. Even if he is an iron man, it is not good. "

(End of this chapter)