I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 47 47. The first place in the Eastern Conference!

"hateful!"

During the timeout, Artest threw the towel on the ground with unwillingness and anger written all over his face.

"Don't stop me! I'm going to blow up this brat when I get back later!"

Seeing that Artest seemed to be rolling up his sleeves to fight, Carlisle reminded him with a serious face.

"Control your emotions, Ron, don't be so violent."

"Getting angry won't solve any problems, it will only allow the Eagles to seize the opportunity to fight back more sharply."

The Pacers' defensive efficiency this season ranks third in the league and is one of the best defensive teams in the active league.

But since the beginning of the game, the Eagles have played two perfect defensive counterattacks, and through a large number of offensive speedups, the Pacers have fallen into a disadvantage from the beginning.

It's not that the Pacers' defensive efficiency is poor, but that the Eagles have made a lot of effort in defensive counterattacks.

Through the observation of these rounds, Carlisle found that when the Pacers player raised his hand to shoot, the ball had just left his hand and hadn't touched the basket. Stephen Jackson would turn his head and launch a counterattack to the frontcourt immediately.

This style of play that made Jackson completely give up protecting the backcourt rebounds undoubtedly created a lot of counterattack opportunities for the Eagles.

There is no doubt that Jackson's counter-running position is exactly the tactical play arranged by the Eagles coaching staff before the game.

In addition to being able to create more offensive opportunities by speeding up, Jackson can also try to avoid Artest, a strong defensive point, during the counterattack.

After all, Artest has a great chance to compete for the best defensive player this season. Faced with this level of defensive strength, once Jackson falls into position, it will be difficult to take advantage of Artest.

Carlisle, who saw through this point, did not hesitate, and immediately took out the tactical board and began to tell the players.

"Ron, from now on, you follow this guy Stephen all the way, don't fight for offensive rebounds anymore."

"Seeing Stephen launch a counterattack forward, you must follow him closely and don't let him have any chance to catch the ball."

Staring at Artest with a serious face, Carlisle decided to let Artest guard Jackson one-on-one.

It is enough to have O'Neal and Foster on the offensive rebounds. Adding Artest will not have a significant effect, but it will allow the Eagles to play more defensive counterattacks.

"The Condor has a fast lateral movement, and pick-and-roll defense is his strength, while Jermaine has no advantage in strength in the low post."

"So Ron, after you go back, you can play more pick-and-rolls with Jermaine, so that whether the opponent switches or not, you will have a clear strength advantage, and you can use the pick-and-roll to complete one-on-one."

Sketching on the tactical board, Carlisle looked up at Jermaine O'Neal again.

"The vulture's style just restrains your style of play, but you can pull to the outside for mid-range shooting. With your wingspan and height, it is difficult for the vulture to block you from the front."

"Especially when you're playing pick-and-roll with Ron, it's hard for the Vulture's defensive focus to be on you alone, otherwise Stephen's point will definitely be blown up."

"Don't hesitate when you come up with an opportunity, be more decisive in the mid-range shot. With Ron's offensive strength, it is difficult for the Eagles to be perfect in defense."

As Carlisle explained something to other players, the timeout came back, and the Pacers took the lead in attacking.

On the offensive end, Artest followed Rick Carlisle's arrangement to play pick-and-rolls with Jermaine O'Neal in the high post.

The pick-and-roll tactic between two strikers is rare in the league. After all, except for a few players, there are very few small forwards in the league who have excellent organizational skills.

Although Artest is also not an excellent striker organizer, Artest in this period has a good offensive ability with the ball.

This season, Artest averaged 3.7 assists per game, ranking in the top ten among all small forwards who played more than 20 minutes.

When Stotts saw the offensive changes on the Pacers' side, he stood off the court and frowned obviously.

But at this time, all Stotts can do is trust the players.

Using the pick-and-roll, Artest almost used his body to push away Stephen Jackson's defense.

Seeing Artest rushing like a beast out of the cage, Suter could only move to the left, getting stuck on Artest's breakthrough route ahead of time, delaying Stephen Jackson, who was already seriously out of position, and avoiding Stephen Jackson. Jackson was far behind Artest.

But in this way, Jermaine O'Neal, who did not break through to the inside after the disassembly, came out at the free throw line.

As Artest threw the ball to Jermaine O'Neill like a cannonball, Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball without stopping, pulled it up and made a mid-range jumper.

8:4
Seeing that the Pacers' smooth attack did not stagnate in the slightest, Jackson showed an apology on his face.

"That guy was so strong, it hit me like a truck hit my chest."

"Next time I'll try to stay as far back as possible and go around the pick-and-roll from behind."

"I can't believe this guy dares to pull up from the outside and shoot a three-pointer!"

Patting Jackson on the chest, Suter cheered him up: "The gap in strength is not irreparable. You can secretly set up your iron elbow like I did when I was defending Karl Malone."

"Pay attention to the referee, I don't want to see you take a break early."

After a pause, Suter added thoughtfully.

"Don't move too much, but don't fight, that guy is not very smart."

Pointing to the brain, Suter looked at Artest.

The Eagles attacked, and McGinnis continued to play pick-and-rolls with Suter, but after returning from the timeout, the Pacers' defensive strength increased, which made it difficult for Suter to get good offensive opportunities through the pick-and-roll as before.

It can be seen that the Pacers have been angered by the Eagles.

After taking it apart, before Suter made an air cut to the inside, O'Neal got stuck in the defensive line ahead of time.

Finding that the offensive opportunity was not good, Suter made a decisive turn around and made an off-ball pick-and-roll for Derek Anderson who was pocketing up from the left corner.

Suter's off-ball pick-and-roll action was very quick this time, and he directly blocked the thin Reggie Miller in front of him. It seemed more like a temporary idea after he found Anderson running up.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Anderson received a pass from outside the three-point line. The open opportunity was up and down, and he hit the Eagles' first three-point goal of the game.

11:4
After watching the Eagles make a defensive mistake, they immediately responded on the offensive end. Pacers assistant coach York Lun showed a sad face.

"Rick, I think we're in trouble for this game."

"The Hawks' offensive end points are too scattered. We put too much energy and effort into the Vultures. Now it seems that this may make the team passive."

"This guy is a bit of a jerk. It's hard to believe that this offensive pick just now was the reaction of a draft report that said he had basically zero IQ."

Frowning and sitting on the sidelines, Carlisle couldn't help picking his fingers.

"Don't worry, let's see."

The Pacers attack, and the Pacers who have tasted the sweetness still have Artest and Jermaine O'Neal to play the pick-and-roll.

But this time, Jackson did not follow Artest closely, but chose to go around the pick-and-roll from behind, defend Artest's breakthrough, and let Artest shoot from outside the three-point line.

Although this will allow Artest to have good shooting opportunities outside the three-point line, it can completely join forces with Suter to block the inside offensive options of Artest and O'Neal.

Seeing Stephen Jackson going around the pick-and-roll, two meters away from him, Artest stood outside the three-point line and hesitated, and then chose a three-point shot.

"boom!"

With a strike, Rasheed Wallace in the penalty area steadily protected the backcourt rebound.

This season, although Artest averaged about 3.5 shots per game from beyond the three-point line, his shooting percentage was only 31%.

In addition, most of Artest's three-pointers are fixed-point shots after receiving the pass from his teammates. Shooting with the ball is not Artest's strong point. If it is not too obvious that there are too many open opportunities, Artest will choose to use the most brutal way to break through.

Protecting the backcourt rebounds, the Eagles will launch a counterattack to the frontcourt immediately.

However, after Rick Carlisle's reprimand, the Pacers' defense speed on the field became significantly faster. Except for the Twin Towers trying their best to grab offensive rebounds, other players withdrew to the backcourt as soon as they shot.

The rapid and decisive response to the defense undoubtedly made the Eagles a little uncomfortable. If they cannot play an effective defensive counterattack, the Eagles' offensive efficiency will be greatly reduced.

It wasn't until this time that the Pacers showed their true strength in the league's third defensive efficiency value. When the Pacers started to get serious on the court, the Eagles could only seek survival from the cracks, and it was difficult to play so easily as they did in the opening period.

For the next period of time, the Eagles, who had been unable to make a defensive counterattack for a long time, could only be forced to move into position, and staged a fierce and tense hand-to-hand battle with the Pacers.

Fortunately, shooting guard Derek Anderson felt hot from the outside in this game. He made continuous damage on the outside in the first quarter and hit three three-pointers in the first quarter to help the Eagles always maintain the lead.

Suter, as the Pacers' main defender on the defensive end, has not been able to find a good offensive opportunity in the next period of time.

The empty dunk to the inside was fruitless. Suter tried several shots from the middle distance on both sides, but they all went out of the frame under the interference of O'Neal and Artest.

The B-level CIC has brought great help to Suter, but under the care of Artest and O'Neal in turn, Suter, who can only make strong shots, wept sadly.

For the first time, I felt that the B-level attributes were far from enough, which also strengthened Suter's determination to become stronger.

It wasn't until 3 minutes and 26 seconds left in the first quarter that Suter staged an air connection with McGinnis in a rare fast-break counterattack, and won his first game of the game with a burst "flat frame dunk". Eight points.

At 27:23, the first quarter ended. With the excellent performance of Souter and Derek Anderson, the Eagles temporarily led the Pacers by four points away.

Throughout the first quarter, although Suter missed three mid-range shots in the second half, he still scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks.

Since the blocking attribute has been upgraded from C+ to B-, coupled with Suter's terrifying bullet speed and height, Suter, who is flying over the restricted area, is so happy that he explodes. He even feels that the "African Mountain" Mutombo is nothing more than that!

Of course, if Mutombo really stands on the sidelines, he has the right to be Souter farting.

Young people should have dreams!What is the difference between having no dreams and salted fish!
Even if the salted fish is still a salted fish after turning over, we must strive to be a salted fish that has seen the world.

In addition, Derek Anderson also surrendered excellent data of 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in the first quarter. He made three of four three-pointers from the outside and was called a firefighter.

If it weren't for Anderson's three-pointer in the second half of the first quarter, the Pacers might have overtaken the score.

At the same time, McGinnis sent 4 assists in the first quarter, and continued to enjoy the cool benefits brought by Suter.

Even after these few games, McGinnis has begun to fantasize about becoming the league's assist leader.

The premise is that Su Te can always be so powerful!
Is it difficult to become the league's assist king?

McGinnis turned his head and took a peek at Suter, and suddenly felt that it really wasn't that difficult!
　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, thank you, everyone!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)