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Chapter 1374 1373. Rondo's Mind

Three-two zone defense, a tactic aimed at teams with players who have an advantage in three-pointers from the outside.

The biggest advantage of a strong three-pointer is to open up space and help teammates or break through by themselves.

The three-two defense can deal with three-pointers very well in international competitions.

but……

The problem is, this is not an international competition!

Rondo waved to Kwame Brown to let Kwame Brown leave the paint.

Okur will definitely not leave, and Kwame Brown has no shooting ability, and he has to stay in the three-second zone.

Rondo is counting. When Kwame Brown left the three-second zone for two seconds, Rondo began to break through!
Rondo, who was already ready for a breakthrough, left Deron behind with a change of direction. Deron's defense was not bad, but he was definitely a grade behind Paul, and he was only one grade behind in the second grade. Rondo easily passed.

Rondo's timing was very good this time. If he breaks through a second or even half a second earlier, Okur will not leave the three-second zone. As long as he is within arm's reach of the defender, he will not be called to defend for three seconds. If he breaks too late, Okur will go back immediately after leaving the three-second zone.
Rondo broke into the three-second zone, forcing Kirilenko in the zone defense to shrink in, compressing the Jazz's three-two zone defense into two-three zone defense!

Liu Mang is running, pulling out the top arc, Rondo throws the ball behind his head to the top arc, and McGrady catches the ball for a three-pointer...

Unfortunately, McGrady missed an open shot.

But Rondo, a skinny, undersized point guard, caught Okur, grabbed an offensive rebound, put it back and fouled Okur.

The throw was destroyed, and only made a shooting action, but did not make a shot. Rondo was a little annoyed and walked to the free throw line after clapping with Kwame Brown.

But this already makes people feel bright, Rondo can always find such opportunities!

Coach Sloan is so jealous: What kind of draft vision is this?

He didn't like Boozer back then. In the original time and space, they used a high salary to attract Boozer to join, and it didn't cost much, but in this time and space, in order to get Boozer, he was cheated by the Eagles as the sixth pick. Although Rondo did not perform well at the beginning of the season, he was already a very good point guard of the younger generation by the middle of the season, not worse than Deron last season!
Seeing Rondo walking to the free throw line, Coach Sloan was extremely jealous. He felt that Rondo seemed to be more talented than Deron, who was selected by him with a high draft pick.

However, Coach Sloan saw Rondo go to the free throw line and make two free throws... I felt a little more at ease. This guy won't be able to practice shooting for at least a year or two, and his basic shooting skills are basically zero...

Liu Mang is also a pain in the ass. With Rondo's breakthrough, if his free throws can reach an average of more than 70.00%, his offensive threat will be much greater.

Now that the opponent is really unable to defend, they just need to make a direct foul, which is what Okur did when Rondo grabbed an offensive rebound just now.

Two free throws are all irons, which is equivalent to losing a turnover after this offensive rebound.

Both teams wanted to win, and the situation was tense from the start.

Compared with the first time this season, the Jazz were suppressed by the Jazz for three quarters, and the Eagles relied on the three eagles to chase points in the final quarter. This time it is much better, and the game was at least stalemate at the beginning.

The new combination of Deron and Boozer is difficult to deal with. From the offensive point of view, it is stronger than the old Shuangsha. The center position can be pulled out to shoot three-pointers.

Liu Mang felt why the Rockets with Yao Ming in the original time and space were pushed by the Jazz to play in the playoffs without winning even once.

The Jazz are top-notch defensively. Kirilenko has a first-rate defensive rating of 85. Kirilenko is the best defensive player and ranks second in blocked shots. Although Deron is not as good as Paul, he also has quasi-first-class defense. Okur can squat to the basket.

With a top-level defensive configuration, the Jazz are not weak on the offensive end, averaging 102 points per game. What they are good at is grinding.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are trying their best to defend. Boozer can’t prevent this. Boozer, who almost never shoots three-pointers, can average 50.00 points per game with a 22% shooting rate. His offensive end is comparable to Dirk Nowitzki and Duncan.

Of course, coach Sloan's pick-and-roll system is the key. The cooperation with Deron and the passing of Deron greatly improved Boozer's performance.

The defensive end tried its best to limit the Jazz, and the offensive end of the Eagles mainly shot mid- and long-range shots.

Rondo can easily compress the Jazz's outside defense to the inside, which is the advantage of the Eagles. Rondo's breakthrough and offensive awareness are better than last year's Iguodala, and the Jazz's defensive system, which was quite restrained last season, was compressed to the inside.

Liu Mang had Rondo in charge, McGrady made a transfer, and devoted himself to scoring and defending Deron. In the first quarter, he scored 9 points on 4 of 12 shots and 5 of 2 with a 40.00% three-point shooting rate.

After the official timeout in the first quarter, Blake replaced Rondo. Blake’s performance in the game was quite satisfactory. He didn’t break through, but he had a stable three-pointer. He passed the ball carefully and became the master of McGrady.

After the first quarter, the two teams tied at 25, scoring quite well.

The defense of the two teams is good. Except for Boozer's 10 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, no one else in the Jazz scored more than 5 points in a single quarter.

In the second quarter, Coach Kruger did not replace Liu Mang.

With 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, Liu Mang did not do anything other than scoring, defending, and rebounding. With such a simple jigsaw player's style of play, Coach Kruger did not worry about Liu Mang's physical problems, so Liu Mang continued to play in the second quarter.

The second team... Coach Kruger didn't think too much about the defensive end. The lineup of Liu Mang, Jason Terry, Battier, David Lee, and Fizer played.

In the second quarter, the Eagles' defense began to be eye-catching...

The Eagles want to rest the main force, but the Jazz will not.

The Eagles have already won the honor, and the next step is to create greatness, and the Jazz has achieved results in the past two years, and Okurdu, the oldest core lineup, is 28 years old and at the peak, and Matt Harprin, who is 31 years old at the end of his peak, is also an excellent 3D small forward on the bench.

As soon as the second quarter came up, CJ-Myers received a pass from Deron and made a three-pointer against Liu Mang's defense, and scored!

"CJ-Myers, 19 years old, ability evaluation 70, offense 77, defense 59, three-pointer 80, mid-range shooting 62, layup 81..."

Looking at this ability evaluation, a second-year player who is only 19 years old, Liu Mang couldn't help but spout: "Another damn high school student."

It’s so hard to die, Liu Mang said it out loud, CJ-Myers looked at Liu Mang innocently, feeling wronged in his heart: “Isn’t this the style of play I learned from you? And your team used to be the team with the most high school students!”

There is a reason why Liu Mang has no impression of CJ-Myers. CJ-Myers, who was only 18 years old last season, didn't get many chances to play. This season, he was injured in the training camp and just returned this month.

After receiving a pass from Jason Terry, Liu Mang advanced to the frontcourt.

Looking at the opponent's defensive position, Boozer played center, Liu Mang knew that this guy must have suggested him to play center, and he expected that they would use a small lineup.

Liu Mang made a gesture and asked David Lee to go to the low position, and David Lee went to the position excitedly.

In terms of body size, David Lee and Boozer are evenly matched, about the same height and weight, relatively speaking, David Lee has better static strength.

Liu Mang lobbed the ball to David Lee who was stuck on Boozer. David Lee took advantage of the threat of a mid-range shot to shake Boozer, who was of average defensive ability, and turned around and shot the ball out of the basket.

It may be due to a bad hand feeling, or it may be too excited, David Lee's throwing power is great!
However, Fizer knocked away the ponytailed Amundson, took a step from outside the three-second zone, knocked away Amundson and pushed the ball back to the basket!
David Lee hit the iron, and Liu Mang couldn't help but slap his thigh hard. Unexpectedly, Feizel, who was so mediocre in the last game, made a lot of fouls, and made a contribution today!

The Eagles also scored on the first attack of the second quarter.

But... Don't expect too much from a player who has been out of the NBA for more than a year and no other team wants him, even though he was once the No. [-] pick.

When the Jazz attacked, Deron and Boozer picked and rolled, and Fizer, who switched to Deron, caught up. But after Deron broke into the inside, Fizer obviously covered Deron's shooting space, but pressed up. Deron jumped up, hit Fizer, and threw the ball out.

The referee whistled and Fizer fouled Deron!
If there is a foul, it is a foul. After Fizer fouled, he stopped making any moves, and watched the ball fly over his head and fall into the frame.

"Marcus, you slapped him on the floor when you fouled! How can you watch him shoot?" Liu Mang couldn't help but spout.

Deron's balance in the confrontation is second to none among the league's point guards!What is this guy thinking?

"..." Fizer kept his head sullen and didn't speak. He was not very happy to be yelled at by a second-round pick who was one year later than himself.

Although Liu Mang is recognized as one of the best players in the league, "a poor man with short ambitions" is well reflected in Feizel. The only thing that Feizel is most proud of in his basketball career is the No. 4 pick.

Some people just can't afford to support them, and Liu Mang is too lazy to talk about it.

On the other hand, Delong was startled when he heard Liu Mang's words.

"What do you mean by shooting on the floor? We are a friendly team!" Delong felt that Liu Mang was too scary, but his strength was second. This junior is very mean-spirited!

Liu Mang watched Deron hit a free throw and scored 2+1, pulling the score to 31 to 27, and the point difference was 4 points.

After receiving Jason Terry's serve, Liu Mang took a deep breath and calmed down. It took a long time to play one by one. When it came to the rotation lineup, although there were some disadvantages, there were also some advantages in dealing with the relatively weak second team of the Jazz!

When Liu Mang puts himself into the game, he dominates the game, and the chances he can create will not be lower than when he plays off the ball!

Using David Lee's scoring ability at the basket, Fizer's impact, Jason Terry's singles shooting, Battier's three-pointers and setters, Liu Mang tried his best to give full play to the advantages of the offensive end. The key point is to shoot when there is a chance!

Without Kirilenko's help defense, Harprin is very good, but it is definitely far behind Kirilenko. Liu Mang focused on the game and played very well. He scored 9 points and 2 assists in the half quarter, helping the Eagles to score 16 points in the half quarter. With Liu Mang hitting a three-pointer against Harprin at the sixth minute and 12 seconds, the Eagles overtook the Jazz by two points 41-39. Coach Sloan called a timeout and entered an official timeout.

dawdling!

Liu Mang's definition of the Jazz is a team that grinds to the extreme!
It's different from the Spurs' pressing rhythm, and it's also different from the former Pistons' defense. Whether it's offense or defense, the Jazz makes Liu Wei feel a sense of slowness.

And it is extremely easy to pull the opponent into that slow rhythm.

Back on the bench, Liu Mang took the towels and training clothes handed over by the team staff. He knew that he had to rest for a while, and Rondo and McGrady would lead the team next.

Liu Mang began to think about the question that he hadn't figured out last night—how did the Lakers, who were not that strong in time and space, kill the Jazz in the playoffs for three consecutive years?And why didn't the Rockets have a chance at all?

(End of this chapter)