The Overlord of Basketball: 2K Possession

Chapter 374
"Chen, we will win this time."

"Really? I don't think so!"

"Just wait."

"Come on!"

……

Before the game, Chen Mo also specially greeted O'Neill and Wade, after all, they were acquaintances.

However, the three of them didn't talk too much. They are opponents now, and no one wants to lose.

"come on!"

With the end of the final cheering ceremony, players from both sides officially set foot on the field.

The Heat's roster has basically remained the same, center Brad Miller, power forward Haslem, small forward Caron Butler, shooting guard Chen Mo, and point guard Gary Payton.

As for the Bulls, there is a small change. The point guard is still Chris Duhon, and the shooting guard is Wade.

Then there is small forward Luol Deng, Osara Harrington, and big center Shaquille O'Neal.

O'Neal jumped to the ball, and the Bulls' first offense was naturally handed over to O'Neal.

With the increase of age and physical limitations, O'Neal's storms are mainly concentrated in the first half.

No way, in the second half of the game, he may not be able to retain his physical strength to play hard.

Brad Miller defended against O'Neal alone. I have to say that the gap is still quite large.

I saw O'Neill bent down and pushed in hard, and immediately entered the inside line.

Haslem hastened to make up the defense, but unfortunately, it was still a step too late, and O'Neal hit a small hook.

"mine!"

Haslem took the initiative to say that the ball was his responsibility, and the defense was not timely.

In order to deal with O'Neal, the Heat naturally made a lot of preparations, especially double-team tactics.

Especially Haslem, and Gary Payton, the two are the focus of the execution of double-team tactics.

It is mainly determined by the defensive situation of the two fundamentally.

Harrington, defended by Haslem, and Chris Duhon, defended by Gary Payton, are considered the Bulls' weaknesses.

To be honest, the Bulls' ability to reach the Eastern Conference finals was somewhat due to dribbling.

Of course, the extraordinary performance of O'Neal and Wade is another key to winning.

Gary Payton controlled the ball for half court, then directed his teammates to run, and then handed the ball to Brad Miller.

In the mid-range position, Brad Miller first looked for opportunities to pass the ball, and then chose to shoot directly.

No way, O'Neal couldn't defend at all, which gave Brad Miller a lot of room to shoot.

Logically speaking, Harrington should take the initiative to defend this time, and then hand over the inside line to O'Neill.

However, Haslem is also very spiritual, the first time he chose to pull out the pick-and-roll.

Especially for Chen Mo as an off-ball screen, how could Harrington dare to let someone go?
In the next round of offense, the Bulls will still focus on O'Neal, but this time Haslem's defense is in place.

O'Neal was double-teamed, as long as the ball was passed, it happened to pass to the open Harrington.

Chen Mo followed up in time to make up the defense, interfered a bit, and Harrington's mid-range shot missed.

The Heat's offense was still Brad Miller holding the ball in a high position, this time Harrington took the initiative to defend it.

Haslem was unmarked, so he continued to cover the pick-and-roll for his teammates, and Caron Butler successfully cut inside.

Brad Miller has quick eyes and quick hands, and his mid-range shot directly turned into a pass. Caron Butler made a layup.

4:2
Both sides come and go, but the rhythm is not particularly lively.

O'Neal was double-teamed infinitely, and there was no chance to make an easy shot at all.

Even so, at 6 minutes and 36 seconds in the first half, when the official suspended, he still scored 6 points.

The score of the two teams was 16:12, and the Heat led by 4 points, which is not considered to open the score.

The main reason is that the Bulls' defense today is very good, especially the rapid offensive and defensive transition against the Heat.

In the nearly 7 minutes of the entire first quarter, the Heat failed to make a fast break.

The two sides replaced the bench lineup, Tony Barty and Antoine Walker came off the bench.

In order to defend O'Neal, Haslem and Brad Miller, today's consumption is not small.

However, to some surprise, it was Chen Mo who appeared in the third position.

As for the back line, it is Mo Williams and Lagabel, who has not seen him for a long time. He will focus on marking Wade.

Since this season, as Chen Mo's main substitute, Lagabel rarely played with Chen Mo at the same time.

Moreover, his playing time will not be too much, after all, Chen Mo's playing time must be guaranteed.

However, in this round of the series, the Heat have made special adjustments.

In addition to targeting O'Neal on the inside, Wade on the outside is also the focus of being targeted.

In addition, pushing Chen Mo to the third position instead of man-marking Wade one-on-one can also give full play to Chen Mo's role in assisting defense.

Whether it is defending O'Neal or defending Wade, it will be of great help.

In addition to defense, the Heat's lineup is also to promote a fast offense.

As for the Bulls, O'Neal took a break and was replaced by Tyson Chandler.

On the front line are Luol Deng and Nocioni, and on the back line are Wade and veteran Jane Ropago.

This lineup, to be honest, really sucks.

The offense of the entire team can basically only rest on Wade's shoulders, and even Luol Deng can hardly share it.

After all, Luol Deng is only in the first grade now, so he can't give Wade a lot of help.

Sure enough, after halftime, Pargo handed the ball directly to Wade, and Wade immediately turned into our team.

Arrange a dribbling guard by your side, and leave the rest to him.

As soon as he got the ball, Lagabel immediately put on a defensive posture, which was very oppressive.

He also knows that in this round of the series, his defensive task is very heavy.

In order to defend Wade well, he specially studied Wade's style of play and discussed it with Chen Mo.

In general, defending Wade interferes with his breakthrough as much as possible. Compared with three-pointers, he is better at breakthroughs.

It was Wade's breakthrough route, which was also carefully studied by Lagabel.

Even the breakthrough success rate of the left and right hands is higher, and those places have a higher hit rate, all of which have been thoroughly studied by him.

According to Lagabel's research, the breakthrough efficiency of Wade's left hand is obviously lower than that of his right hand.

This is also normal and is true for most right-handed players.

Then, Wade's mid-range shots are mainly concentrated on the top of the arc and the left and right 45-degree sides.

In this range, Wade's mid-range shooting rate is still very good.

However, near the bottom line on both sides, his shooting rate will obviously drop a lot.

As for defensive breakthroughs, for the defense of the basket, Lagabel alone is definitely not enough.

The Heat also have arrangements. Tony Batty mainly guards the inside line. His height and weight still have a lot of deterrent effect.

In addition, there is Chen Mo, who must also be very active in assisting defense.

(End of this chapter)