From today on is the king

Chapter 588 587. An Elderly Family
After the two sides entered the rotation this time, the 41-year-old Stockton came up with a bunch of substitutes, and played a pick-and-roll with Boozer to create opportunities for the other three teammates. He still played brilliantly with the combination of Lucios Harris, Richard Jefferson, Kenyon Martin, and Mourning led by Kidd!

Stockton played Kidd, so far in his career, 20 wins and 8 losses. It is still based on the fact that the Nets swept the Jazz twice when the Nets were at their peak in the past two years and the Jazz declined. Before Kidd met Stockton, it was worse than meeting Payton. He was beaten almost every time.

What limits Stockton's strength has never been the speed of age decline, confrontation and other effects.

Since 97, he has never been the leader in assists. At that time, he was 35. His speed has declined significantly, and his statistics have also dropped to about 12 points and 8 assists. But in the next few years, until last season, he was still around 12+8. , the Jazz began to decline.

The biggest problem for Stockton now, the idea that makes him want to retire is that he is no longer strong enough to support even more than 20 minutes of all-out physical fitness. .

In fact, when Stockton reached the finals for the first time, his speed began to decline, but it did not really affect his role on the court. What affected his statistics and performance was his physical fitness.

But now it's no problem to play as a substitute. I play more than ten minutes per game and get five or six assists.

After the official timeout came back, with the pick-and-roll cooperation of Stockton and Boozer, Kwame Brown's offensive awareness was not good, but he was obedient!Stockton told him to do a pick-and-roll for Jason Terry without the ball. Jason Terry had no chance if he was stared down. Kwame Brown remembered Liu Mang’s scolding. The body rushes in, the thief is scary.

On the defensive end, although the defense of this lineup is far worse than that of the starting lineup, there are two masters of small moves, Stockton and Barnes, especially since Barnes is now Stockton's younger brother, the more he learns, the worse he learns.

Stockton and Barnes defended against Rodney Rogers and Richard Jefferson, and the effect was really good!

And the defense of the Hawks lineup is very simple. Boozer can't defend, and the defensive end hides at the basket. Kwame Brown doesn't care about it. Kidd can score after the pick-and-roll.

The rhythm of the two teams became chaotic, with all kinds of fast breaks. When Stockton played against Kidd in a short period of time, he really played against Kidd.

Although it only takes about ten minutes for Stockton to show off now, it is enough for the Eagles!

In the last 5 minutes of the first quarter, under the leadership of Stockton, the Nets did not take advantage of the fact that none of the Hawks' starters were there to catch up with the score. Instead, they were pulled away a little bit!
After the first quarter, the Eagles 28 to 22, leading the Nets away by 6 points!
This is still in the desperate situation of Jason Terry today, the Eagles still lead by 6 points after the first quarter.

Last season, the Nets could bully the Hawks' rookies by grinding their positions, and the depth of the lineup was insufficient.

But now, after the Eagles played 4-0 at the start, they took advantage of this lead to make a fuss and kept it until the end of the first quarter!
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During the break, both teams made adjustments.

Jason Terry played the worst in the rotation lineup. He was defended by Richard Jefferson and shot 5 of 1 in the half quarter. Thanks to Kwame Brown's active performance today, he grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in 3 minutes.

Coach Kruger used Stockton and Liu Mang to partner in the backcourt, and the lineup of Raheem, Rasheed Wallace, and Kwame Brown was replaced.

Enhanced shooting ability and defensive height.

On the Nets side, a strange lineup was replaced. Coach Byron Scott had nothing else to do, and he had a good defensive plan. Kidd, Rodney Rogers, Richard Jefferson, Aaron Williams, and Kenyon Martin played!

Call it a big lineup, it has no center, say it is a small lineup, except for Kidd, everyone else is over two meters tall!
At the beginning of the second quarter, seeing that none of the players running over from the Nets was taller than Raheem, the Eagles knew that the Nets were going to play strange tricks again.

Kidd advances upfield, Stockton defends, and Kidd passes the ball to Rodney Rodgers.

Facing Liu Mang's defense, Rodney Rogers began to lower his waist to separate the space from Liu Mang, Kidd went to the right to open up space, and on the left, Kenyon Martin went to give Richard Jefferson an off-ball pick-and-roll!
The pick-and-roll of the Nets' two most impactful men immediately attracted the defensive attention of the Eagles. The impact of these two men was too strong. Raheem and Kwame Brown were active in switching defenses, but Richard Jefferson found a chance to cut inside. Rasheed Wallace, who was guarding the basket, turned around and was ready to help defend at any time.

At this time, Aaron Williams pulled out to pick and roll Kidd on the right, Kidd cut into the basket, Rodney Rogers immediately scored the ball to the basket, Kidd made an air cut layup!
Unexpectedly, it would be Kidd's side as the end point. Rasheed Wallace's attention is all on Richard Jefferson, who may be cutting in. He is confident that he can block Richard Jefferson while covering Aaron Williams. Unexpectedly, Kidd rushed in for a layup.

The Nets' lineup is indeed too capable of running.

The offense and defense switched, the Eagles attacked, and the Nets retreated quickly. Stockton was not in a hurry. After receiving the serve, he stabilized his rhythm and advanced to the frontcourt.

Liu Mang wants to take Kidd to continue to go to the low post. Rodney Rodgers is defending Stockton. Stockton obviously has no singles ability now. He only needs to defend the jump shot after the pick-and-roll. Against Raheem.

Raheem was about to press up to lean on Kidd, Kenyon Martin switched over, Rasheed Wallace immediately ran to the left three-point line, Kidd followed Rasheed Wallace and pulled out.

Seeing this, Stockton immediately gave the ball to Rasheed Wallace, and Kidd stuck it towards Rasheed Wallace. Rasheed Wallace saw that it was Kidd who was defending him, and shot a three-pointer with a straight arm...Missed!
Kidd clung to Rasheed Wallace tightly, and interfered as much as possible. Rasheed Wallace had a solid shot!
It was the Nets offense again. Rodney Rogers continued to hit Liu Mang with the ball in the top arc, and the others ran. This time Kwame Brown took it back early and defended the basket with Rasheed Wallace. Richard Jefferson ran to the left corner. Kenyon Martin saw Kwame Brown back when he cut in. He turned around and helped Richard Jefferson block Raheem. Sen catches the ball and hits a three-pointer!
27 to 28, the Nets narrowed the point difference to 1 point!
The Nets' style of play changed suddenly. It was no longer Kidd who organized the offense, but used Rodney Rogers' singles ability to pin Liu Mang to the top arc.A Kidd air cut and a Richard Jefferson counter-run corner led to a 5-0 run.

The Hawks attacked, and Stockton pushed forward. Seeing the Nets' defensive strategy, Kidd, Richard Jefferson, and Kenyon Martin's infinite rotation defense, Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson guarded Raheem's low post, and the other guarded Liu Mang's low post.

It was an excellent defensive strategy, but Stockton immediately had a way to deal with it. Stockton commanded Liu Mang to run to the right at a 45-degree angle to open Kidla. Raheem came to the left mid-range to open the space. Kwame Brown hit the basket at any time on the left baseline, forcing Kenyon Martin to come out to block it. Only Rasheed Wallace and Aaron Williams were left under the basket.

The offensive strategy of the Nets made Rasheed Wallace a stake in the basket on the defensive end, that is, Rasheed Wallace's defensive end has no major effect, and he relies on height to become a defensive threat. In this case, Stockton played the role of Rasheed Wallace on the offensive end!

Rasheed Wallace saw Stockton directing the others to pull away, and immediately understood Stockton's thoughts. He took a step into the three-second zone and leaned on Aaron Williams for the ball half a step outside the reasonable collision zone.

The third low point for the Eagles!

When the Hawks were stuck to the outside line by the Nets' small lineup, and Kenyon Martin, a power forward who is extremely powerful in defending against pick-and-rolls, made the Eagles unable to play pick-and-rolls when Boozer was away, the only way out was the low post. .

However, the Nets overlooked that Rasheed Wallace is also a good low-post offensive player!

Unlike the data that the media and fans felt that Rasheed Wallace played a dispensable role in the Hawks, the head coach of the Nets, Byron Scott, clearly saw the role of Rasheed Wallace on the defensive end. In the game between the Hawks and the Celtics, Rasheed Wallace was not physically strong enough to support him on both offense and defense. developed such a defensive strategy.

But when formulating the defensive strategy, the comprehensiveness of Rasheed Wallace's offensive end was ignored. Maybe it was not forgotten, but had to be ignored. After all, there is no perfect defense.

And this loophole was caught by Stockton, and Rasheed Wallace easily reached the position under the basket and scored two points!

An old house where a treasure!
For the next period of time, the two teams took advantage of each other's defensive loopholes to play. For the Eagles, if Kenyon Martin did not defend Rasheed Wallace, Rasheed Wallace would drop low. Kenyon Martin could only choose one of Raheem and Rasheed Wallace to defend. After all, the Eagles still have another low-post strength that Richard Jefferson needs to defend.

The Nets' offense is also very clear, using Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin's air-cut threats to make a fuss.

However, the Eagles didn't dare to replace Ratliff on the field. Ratliff's defense was more than adequate and his offense was insufficient.

The situation is a bit unfavorable for the Eagles, because Stockton can't play for too long!The Nets were struggling desperately. Kidd cut to the basket without the ball every time he attacked, forcing Stockton to chase around Aaron Williams' pick-and-roll, consuming Stockton's energy.

At the official timeout at the sixth and a half minutes of the second quarter, the Eagles narrowly led by 42 point 41-1.

Stockton, who has played for a full 12 minutes, is already covered in sweat and gasping for breath!
Stockton obviously couldn't hold it anymore. The 41-year-old played 12 minutes in a row, and the opponent's highly confrontational pick-and-roll cut-in style was too much for Stockton on the defensive end.

After the Nets saw their defensive loopholes discovered by the Eagles, they did not make adjustments, just to continue to consume Stockton, and the loopholes were there, and the Hawks still had to play. There were no more tactical responses, which made the Eagles continue to play this way.

Coach Kruger has a headache. Who should he replace? Jason Terry, he feels very bad today, and he may not be able to play the role of Stockton. Willie Green?Too independent, said to be a point guard, playing like a small forward.

Calderon is not on the active list, and it is not easy to use. He is too young, has shooting talent and is stable, but he has not yet reached the NBA level. It is normal to lose the draft. This kind of traditional point guard needs several years to cultivate.

The fight now is not about which side can use tactics to defeat the opponent, but to stabilize the current situation and wait for the opponent to score first, so we need to be stable. Coach Kruger is generally a stable coach.

But at this time, a person who was completely unsuitable for prudence approached Coach Kruger. After whispering something, Coach Kruger almost kicked him out, but think about it, let's do it like this!

It's just that there is no position, and it is not prudent to say that it is not prudent!

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