NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 107 Crazy Fierce Battle Four Overtimes

In the first offensive round, the Raptors got the ball.

After Billups controlled the ball to the frontcourt, facing Stockton's defense, he couldn't find any room for shooting.

He gave the ball to McGrady, and then separated from Wu Sheng to create a singles opportunity for McGrady.

The old Hornacek walked slowly, and just walked up to McGrady, before he even had time to stretch out his hand, McGrady had already made a shot.

Hollow into the net, simply neat.

Kumbu smiled, and it seemed that Deng Dudai's nickname of "Old Man Walking by the River" should be given to old Hornacek, and the speed was ridiculously slow.

With a height of 191 cm, he is short for the second position, and he is an old white man with poor physical fitness. It is no wonder that he can guard McGrady.

Domestic fans are familiar with the old Hornacek, mostly because of his beautiful daughter.

Just before the start of the game, Kumbu was thinking that his general manager, Glenn, intended to introduce his daughter to him. I don't know if the old Hornacek had such intentions.

If Abby - Hornacek, that multiple mother-in-law is completely acceptable.

It's the Jazz's offensive round.

Stockton has the ball and Malone pulls up high for the pick-and-roll.

Billups was blocked by Malone's body, and the defense lost his position. Big Ben immediately came to make up for it.

Just taking advantage of the moment when Daben defended, Stockton quickly passed the ball to Malone, who rushed directly to the basket with the ball.

After arriving at the basket, even though Xiao Ao tried his best to block the shot, he couldn't stop Malone's dunk, and he was almost knocked to the ground by Malone.

Kong Bu smacked his lips. They had already started to practice the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics two days ago, but the effect didn't seem to be very satisfactory.

Although Daben and others have all been selected as All-Stars, they are still rookies after all, and it is easy to be in a hurry when dealing with this old-fashioned pick-and-roll tactic.

It's the Raptors' offensive round again, and McGrady still singles out the old Hornacek.

It is the Raptors' team credo to pick the soft ones. The Jazz's lineup's defensive shortcoming is obviously the old Hornacek. Who else should you pinch him?
"Shh!"

It was another precise mid-range shot.

The old Hornacek had nothing to do with McGrady. He could only pray to God to let McGrady's hand feel cold.

He can't guard McGrady, the only one who can guard McGrady is McGrady himself.

In the Jazz's round, Stockton still held the ball, and Malone mentioned the high position to pick and roll.

If you want to break the pick-and-roll, zone defense is a good solution. Unfortunately, the league currently prohibits zone defense. Facing the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics, most teams are struggling.

In the case of unable to defend, there are ways to break the pick-and-roll, but unfortunately, it seems that they are not very suitable for the Jazz.

For example, double-team the ball-handler. This method is suitable for targets with weak ball-handling ability. The Jazz’s ball-handler is Stockton. Once he double-teams him, he can distribute the ball to Malone immediately. The latter either made an open mid-range shot, or rushed to the basket for dunks.

For example, when changing defenses, after being picked and rolled, Ben will defend Stockton, while Billups will defend Malone. Even Kidd can't do it, let alone Billups.

For example, when the inside retreats and Billups goes to chase Stockton, Big Ben simply doesn't go out and sits at the basket.

If Malone doesn't have a basket, then this method is effective. Unfortunately, Malone just pointed at the long-range mid-range shot for dinner. Big Ben retreated to the basket, and Malone was happy.

Malone's offensive style is unique. Among his shots, one-third of his shots are under the basket, one-third are long-range two-pointers, and the remaining third are close-range and mid-range shots.

Comb practiced the fourth method a few days ago, and it is also the most commonly used method by various teams against the Jazz. First, Ben slows Stockton's speed, allowing Billups to squeeze or bypass Malone. This human wall.

It is a pity that this method requires a tacit cooperation, and it is difficult to achieve perfect results after only a few days of practice.

The effect is not perfect, but it still has some effect. In the Jazz's round, Ben successfully blocked Stockton, and Billups did not lose his position this time.

Just as Comb was smiling, Stockton handed the ball to Hornacek Sr.

Adam Fecki in the third position immediately came to pick and roll the elder Hornacek.

Next, Hornacek Sr. hit a three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.

Kumbu was speechless, he blocked and blocked, the Jazz's pick-and-roll is absolutely disgusting.

He finally understood that Jerry Sloan would start Ficky, who was a poor man's version of Malone.

And Hornacek used to be a point guard, and his passing ability is not top-notch, but it is definitely enough.

A Utah double-brake pick-and-roll combination, and a Hornacek-Fecky pick-and-roll combination. They blocked and blocked on the field, but none of the shots was clean.

The key is that these two combinations can also play off each other. Maybe the old Hornacek and Malone have a pick and roll, and Stockton and Fake have a pick and roll.

Comb couldn't help looking at Jazz coach Sloan, his eyes full of admiration.

Sloan is a typical trick that is eaten all over the world. He has been studying pick-and-roll tactics all his life, and he has brought the essence of pick-and-roll to the fullest.

Even if Utah Shuangsha retired later, he continued to use Boozer plus Deron Williams to pick and roll. Anyway, his coaching career can be summed up in two words: pick and roll.

Kumbu secretly rejoiced that thanks to a bunch of stars in his hands, he didn't have to worry about the offensive end.

It is difficult to defend on the defensive end. If the offensive end cannot be opened, then it will be difficult to win this game.

A few minutes later, relying on the perfect pick-and-roll, the Jazz had a small advantage in the scene, and when Combe replaced Jermaine Ao and put him on the big pin, the Jazz's advantage disappeared immediately.

McGrady's beating of old Hornacek was a persimmon, and Big Zhi's beating of Pyrenees was also a persimmon.

By the end of the first quarter, the Raptors temporarily led by two points with a score of 30:28.

Just judging from the scores in this single quarter, we know that the offensive efficiency of both sides is quite high tonight. This is not the era of small ball, and the two sides are facing each other in positional battles. Such scores are rare.

Kumbu originally thought that the Raptors would be able to hold on to the advantage until the end of the game.

In the end, he still underestimated Sloan's tactical ability. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Jazz began to increase the number of three-pointers.

In the last 2 minutes, Stockton and Hornacek Sr. scored a three-pointer one after another, making the Jazz lead by two points at 61:59 at the end of the first half.

So far this season, the Jazz have averaged only about 8 three-pointers per game, but they have already made 9 three-pointers in the first half tonight.

The key three-pointer is also accurate, scoring 9 three-pointers in 5 times, and the hit rate even exceeds [-]%.

The lineups of the two sides are not at the same level at all. Even if the Jazz has Malone and Stockton, the top ten in history in their respective positions, the overall lineup of the Raptors is much stronger than the Jazz.

Ke Sloan relied on tactics to close the gap between the two sides.

Comb began to wonder whether he should follow the example of Sloan and start playing pick-and-roll tactics in the Raptors.

This idea had just arisen and lasted for less than a second before it was snuffed out by Kong Bu.

You can, but you don't have to.

Now this kind of positional warfare with constant changes is already very suitable for the Raptors.

You must know that the Raptors are all new melon eggs. Let them run tactics, and they may faint themselves first.

During the intermission, Thomas Sr. also followed into the locker room.

After he came in, he kept staring at Kong Bu with questioning eyes, as if saying, "Can you do it, little dog".

The situation he wants is to defeat the Jazz at halftime and let the game enter garbage time in three quarters.

It turned out to be good now, and the Jazz even gave the Jazz the lead at halftime.

"Can you do it? With such a lineup, five All-Stars, you actually let them take the lead."

"When I was playing, I was the only All-Star on the team. We could beat them by [-] points."

Old Thomas was very dissatisfied with the situation on the field.

Kumbu wished that Big Ben and Camby would carry old Thomas out of the locker room. Old Deng was too thick-skinned.

The Pistons back then were not like he said there was only one All-Star.

In addition to him, there is Dumars, and there is also a singles king Dantley who is still at the end of his peak.

During his peak period, Dantley averaged more than 30 points per game for four consecutive seasons. He is not the kind of player who relies on high shots to score points, and his offensive efficiency is enough to be called against the sky.

The peak season has maintained a shooting rate of 57% all year round. You must know that this guy is a swingman!

As for the old Thomas saying that they can beat the Jazz by [-] points, although this is a bit exaggerated, it is not too outrageous. After all, Sloan had not yet taken over the Jazz at that time, and the Jazz at that time did not have such a powerful pick-and-roll tactic.

Old Thomas wanted to continue talking, but before Combe could speak to him, the Raptors in the locker room had already looked at him unkindly.

The wise Lao Deng shut his mouth immediately, he didn't want the headline of tomorrow's news to be "The Smiling Assassin Was Beaten by Players in His Locker Room".

The intermission is over and the game continues.

The second half was almost a replica of the first half, and the two sides still played inextricably.

The Raptors can't defend against pick-and-roll tactics, and the Jazz can't defend against the Raptors' various singles.

The offensive efficiency of both sides is deadly.

With 17 seconds left in the game, the Jazz's offensive round gave the Raptors a three-point lead.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Stockton assisted the old Hornacek to hit a three-pointer and successfully tied the game. At this time, there were only two seconds left in the game.

Kong Bu quickly called a timeout and arranged a lore tactic.

The hearts of the fans at the scene quickened. Is there a lore to watch tonight?

A moment later, as McGrady's lore failed, the game officially entered overtime.

It's normal for the lore to fail, and there is only a short two-second shot time. It is impossible for McGrady to perform miracles every night.

What made the coaches of both sides speechless was that overtime was still inextricably played.

The Jazz took a two-point lead in the last seven seconds, but was hit by a mid-range shot by Big Zhi, dragging it into overtime again.

When everyone thought the game would be won in overtime, after all, in the last 18 seconds, the Raptors led by four points.

As a result, Adam Feiji came out, first made a mid-range shot to recover two points, and then succeeded in stealing Wu Sheng, chasing him and making a mid-court buzzer, dragging the game into three overtimes.

In three overtime, the situation began to reverse again, and this time the Jazz had the advantage.

At the critical moment, McGrady stood up again and scored 7 points in a row. Finally, Big Zhi made a mid-range shot at the buzzer, dragging the game into four overtimes.

Kumbu was about to cry. He never dreamed that an ordinary regular season would be tormented like this.

After three overtimes, the score between the two sides is already 176:176. Just looking at this number is already dizzying.

There have been many overtime games in NBA history, and the most one even reached six overtimes.

Five overtime games also appeared twice.

As for the four overtimes tonight, it has happened eight times, and it has happened once this season. When the Suns played against the Trail Blazers, they played four overtimes.

However, the score of that game was not high, 140:139, far from being comparable to tonight.

Now that the fourth overtime has not yet started, the two sides have already reached 176:176. After the fourth overtime is over, no matter whether the winner can be determined or not, a new record will definitely be created.

NBA history single game scoring record.

The previous record happened to be held by the old Thomas. In 1983, he led the Pistons to fight the Nuggets in just three overtimes, and the two sides scored 370 points.

In that game, four people scored more than forty points!

The most outrageous thing is that of the 370 total points, only 6 points came from three-pointers.

To say that the hit rate is high, that game will definitely beat tonight's game.

It's a pity that they only have three overtimes. The Raptors and Jazz are about to start the fourth overtime. At present, the two sides have scored 352 points together. In this fourth overtime, they only need to score 19 points together to break the historical record.

The historical record is right in front of us, and no one wants to lose the game and become the background board of the historical record.

After the start of the fourth overtime, the defensive strength of both sides has been raised to a higher level. Ma Long has already started to raise his elbows, and Ben is not a vegetarian. Who hasn't grown elbows yet?

You fight elbows and I fight too. For a while, elbows are flying all over the court.

Fortunately, Malone is still sensible, and he didn't mess around.

The benefits of having more Raptors stars are fully reflected in this fourth overtime.

The Utah Shuangsha and the old Hornacek are almost exhausted. You must know that this game has been played for almost three and a half hours.

On the Raptors' side, Combe has been actively making substitutions to give players enough rest time.

Bowen played almost 10 minutes tonight.

In the last 3 minutes, Kongbu obviously felt as strong as Malone, and he couldn't run anymore.

Old Hornacek was even more miserable, panting heavily, his face was pale, and he looked like he might faint at any time.

On the other hand, the generals of the Raptors, on the one hand, are young, and on the other hand, they have received sufficient rest, and they are still alive and well on the court.

In 3 minutes, the Jazz were defeated and were scored by the Raptors one after another.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

After three and a half hours and four overtimes, the two sides scored 195:182 and scored 377 points!
(End of this chapter)