Legend Raiders

Chapter 102 Offense and Defense
On the field.

In addition to Jimmy Butler, the main force in the bench, the Bulls seem to intend to emulate the Rockets, except that Joakim Noah and Kirk Hinrich are still on the court, and they are at the power forward position. Taj Gibson, the young boy, put Mark Belinelli, who is obviously not very good at defense but has very good shooting ability, at the small forward position.

Judging from the lineups put on by both sides, the Bulls' response is obviously more targeted.

and.

Judging from the fact that Thibodeau sent Gibson, it is obvious that Qin Tao has been studied.

If not.

He can continue to use Boozer. This guy scored 4 points and [-] rebounds throughout the first quarter.

of course.

This is also Thibodeau's helpless move. In terms of the choice of inside players, only Gibson can barely steel Qin Tao, a hunk.

and also.

Perhaps it is because Thibodeau is very cautious. Although the end of Luol Deng will bring a lot of pressure to their striker, after the Rockets replaced the slightly slower Marcus Morris, Belin Even if Li's height defense is not very good, in terms of offensive and speed advantages, he can barely draw a tie.

a time.

As the two sides opened up the battle and entered a new round of offense and defense, the arena suddenly sounded the clamor of the home team waving the flag and cheering.

commentary bit.

Van Gundy watched the court and couldn't help saying with emotion: "Since Ty joined the Bulls in 09, he has continued to improve in his own way every year!"

"Especially his mid-range shooting and tough style of play, so that all players at the same position facing him dare not have any thoughts of underestimating him."

Drexler suddenly shrugged helplessly: "Unfortunately, if he meets other power forwards, then his hard work and toughness will never put him at a disadvantage."

"Yes." Van Gundy agreed very much: "If Qin Tao plays normally in this game, or even shows a slight sign of lack of physical strength, Tai is definitely not his opponent."

"At least a beast that is in [-]% condition can still tear up its prey alive!" Drexler directly defined the confrontation between Qin Tao and Gibson.

This can be seen.

Qin Tao has been placed in a very high position by quite a few people after successive confrontations with top insiders.

on the field.

The Rockets advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Tony Douglas faced Kirk Hinrich, whose competitive state was not as good as before. Whether it was a dribbling test or from a state point of view, his performance was quite relaxed.

but.

As a role player of the team, it's not good to be too rough.

and so.

Even though Harden's performance in the first quarter was not satisfactory, he still handed the ball into Harden's hands immediately.

hold the ball.

Butler is like a beast, lowering his center of gravity, staring at Harden's face with his eyes, and opening his hands to give him enough pressure from time to time.

Facing Butler's defense, Harden was obviously a little more cautious.

But it's understandable when you think about it, after all, it was really uncomfortable being defended by Butler in the first quarter.

last resort.

Harden wanted to adjust, tried to break through a few times with the dribble, and then handed the basketball to Qin Tao inside.

take the ball.

Qin Tao was just like what Van Gundy and the others said, even though his physical strength had not recovered perfectly, Gibson was not an opponent at all in terms of absolute strength.

Flat push!

The tough and aggressive style of play made Gibson unable to make effective defense at all.

Discovering such a situation, Butler hesitated for a moment, and did not step up from the flank to help.

But he is not going to do this for the time being. Harden, who read the current situation, deliberately or unintentionally slid towards the inside.

Until they were less than five meters away from Qin Tao, Harden suddenly pretended to speed up and cut into the inside line. When Butler chased for about two meters, he suddenly turned and rushed towards Qin Tao.

The sudden double-teaming immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Because Qin Tao and Gibson did not go deep into the penalty area, Noah was deliberately entangled by Asik, and Harden, who was originally in charge of the game, looked in Qin Tao's direction, and the basketball was passed from the gap.

Take the ball comfortably, and dunk with both hands like venting.

Harden, who had been suppressed for most of the quarter, completely vented his previous depression through this attack.

However, due to the lack of communication and timing, the Bulls' handling in this round seemed a bit rough and taken for granted.

off the field.

Thibodeau, who had just returned to his seat, unknowingly turned into a roaring king after witnessing this round of competition, and roared when he came to the sidelines.

Easy to fight again.

The Bulls still adhered to the positional warfare style of play, advancing very slowly, and Kirk Hinrich did not start to attack until his teammates were completely settled.

For offense.

Thibodeau's tactics are somewhat rigid, and his tactical intention is very clear, which is the combination of inside and outside playing Noah and outside players.

First of all.

Belinelli, as a tactical free agent, keeps using his running position to create space for shots.

Taj Gibson on the inside, because of the mid-range basket, slowly wandered in the high position.

a time.

Their tactical position immediately creates a lot of room for Hinrich, Butler and Noah to play.

When Noah came up to create a screen for Butler, Hinrich grabbed a passing line and sent it to Butler who took advantage of the air cut very comfortably.

Butler in his youth was not as comprehensive as he was five or six years later.

He is now.

Still focusing more on the defensive end, the means of offense seem to be very single.

But his seemingly single breakthrough method has a huge compensatory effect on his offensive end.

With his physical fitness, as long as he rushes past the block in front of him and enters the inside line, he may get a free throw.

and so.

After receiving a comfortable pass from Hinrich, he went inside without even thinking about it.

And Noah, who had previously withdrawn to the inside line, entangled Asik with rich experience.

a time.

Except for Marcus Morris, who is relatively close to the players who can block Butler's breakthrough, only Qin Tao, who is high on the other side, is the closest.

but.

Because Gibson has a mid-range basket, Qin Tao's side is even useless.

Since then.

As the whistle sounded after a foul, Marcus Morris raised his hand very simply, obviously holding Butler very clearly.

Two free throws were made.

Butler quickly ran to the backcourt without any emotional catharsis.

It's the rocket's turn.

Their purpose this time was very clear, once again taking advantage of Qin Tao's advantage in facing Gibson, and passed the ball directly into his hands.

And this time.

When the Bulls faced Qin Tao's attack, they had to be very mature and more decisive when they chose to double-team.

Without waiting for Qin Tao to advance inside, Marc Belinelli, who was supposed to stretch the space, pounced on him at the right time without hesitation.

Facing the double team.

The current Qin Tao is no longer what he was at the beginning. After discovering Belinelli's footsteps, when he got closer to him, he was ready to immediately pass the ball to Morris on the flank.

pity.

Qin Tao didn't pass it out immediately due to the excellent linkage execution. Instead, Hinrich quickly circled around and blocked Morris, and had to give the ball very dangerously to the temporarily neutral Tony Douglas.

At this time.

It's time to test Douglas.

If he chooses to attack by himself, with his recent performance that is not outstanding, he is only one step away from the three-point line, obviously there will be a small fault tolerance rate.

If he is smarter and makes Butler vacillate, then as long as he can pass to Harden skillfully, the latter, who has a very high open shooting rate, will instantly end the ball.

Then.

How will Douglas choose in the end?
(End of this chapter)