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Chapter 56 Treatment
"I feel really good today!"

With 2 minutes left in the second quarter, Jerry Sloan finally couldn't sit still and called a short timeout, ready to change his defensive strategy against Yan Hua.

When Yan Hua walked off the court, Reggie Toyce, who was waiting on the sidelines, handed Yan Hua a towel and patted Yan Hua on the back. It can be seen that Reggie- Trois is very satisfied with Yan Hua's performance just now.

In the few minutes just now, Reggie Troyce arranged a lineup with Yan Hua at the core. Although Yan Hua still lacked in motivating his teammates and defending the Jazz's pick-and-roll, Yan Hua's low-post offense Facing the defense of Mehmet Okur, Yan Hua not only made 3 of 7 shots and 4 of 4 free throws in the past 2 minutes, helping the Kings keep their lead over the Kings, but also The continuous offense caused Jazz's main center Mehmet Okur to commit two fouls, making Mehmet Okur accumulatively fouled four times before the end of the first half. Okur's foul crisis will inevitably affect the Jazz's tactical arrangements in the following games, and this is the main reason why Jerry Sloan called this timeout.

Unlike the slightly excited Reggie Toyce, after Yan Hua got off the court, after sitting in his seat, he kept thinking about the scene just now. Although Kwame Brown's turnaround jumper skill was only a B-level skill, But it was able to connect perfectly with Yan Hua's post-up singles, and under the defense of Mehmet Okur, the shooting percentage of 7 of 4 shots was also unexpected by Yan Hua.

After the short timeout, considering that the Jazz might strengthen their defense against Yan Hua, Reggie Toyes replaced Kevin Martin and John Salmons, preparing to start again when Yan Hua was restricted. Return to the king's original tactics.

After the game restarted, Jerry Sloan really strengthened his defense against Yan Hua. Paul Millsap, who replaced Mehmet Okur, began to defend Yan Hua around the front after Yan Hua was settled. , At the same time, after Yan Hua receives the ball, Carlos Boozer will rush over quickly and cooperate with Paul Millsap to double-team Yan Hua.

"Reggie, the Jazz started double-teaming Yan?" Seeing what happened on the court, Tyrone Corbin, the king's assistant coach, was both surprised and happy. What surprised him was that the Jazz started double-teaming Yan Hua. , and the Jazz's double-teaming is also what I like, because in the NBA, those who can get the opponent's double-teaming treatment are basically stars or superstars who are close to no solution on the offensive end, and whether they can break the opponent's double-teaming is also considered Think of it as the test stone between superstars and superstars. Although Yan Hua is still far away from the stars, Tyrone Corbin is also very much looking forward to Yan Hua's performance in the face of double teams.

"Sooner or later, there will be such a day." It was completely different from Tyrone Corbin's reaction. After the Jazz started double-teaming Yan Hua, Reggie Troyes had a calm expression on his face, as if he had expected it a long time ago. It's the same, because in Reggie Toyes's view, with Yan Hua's performance when he faced Mehmet Okur just now, it is impossible for the Jazz not to double-team Yan Hua and continue to let Yan Hua score in the low post matter.

With Yan Hua's current ability, it is a bit difficult to deal with a defensive player, let alone face the opponent's double-team, so Yan Hua immediately gave up holding the ball the moment Carlos Boozer rushed to double-team The idea of ​​singles, the basketball in his hand was given to Drew Gooden behind Carlos Boozer.

"It's a smart choice." Yan Hua, who was double-teamed, immediately passed the basketball to Drew Gooden who was open. This calmness and calmness in the face of double-teaming, as well as the choice of passing timing, are enough to satisfy Reggie Toyes. As a head coach, Reggie Toyce and Tyrone Corbin pay attention The point is different. What Reggie Toyes pays more attention to is whether Yan Hua can use the Jazz's double-teaming to bring changes to the King's tactical system. To put it simply, it is to use Yan Hua to attract the Jazz's defense, and then provide Other Kings players create chances.

And after Drew Gooden hit a jumper after receiving a pass from Yan Hua, Reggie Toyes on the sidelines also waved his arms excitedly. Calm and calm, then the Jazz's double-teaming of Yan Hua will not be a factor that restricts the King's offense at all, but will allow the rest of the Kings players to find more shots because of the double-teaming of Yan Hua.

Mehmet Okur is in a foul crisis, which has a great impact on the Jazz's tactics, because Paul Millsap, who replaced Mehmet Okur, does not have the mid-range and long-range shooting skills of Mehmet Okur Ability, so when Okur can't play, Carlos Boozer is the pick-and-roll partner with Deron Williams. Although Carlos Boozer's mid-range shot is very good, Boozer is also Like Millsap, he has no long-range shooting ability, so when defending the Jazz pick-and-roll, Yan Hua doesn't have to be exhausted by pulling out to defend the pick-and-roll.

On the defensive end, although the Jazz's double-teaming of Yan Hua limited Yan Hua's scoring momentum, it did not disrupt the King's offense, because Yan Hua was not the core of the King's tactics at all, and was only a lubricant at best. That's all, so Jerry Sloan's double-teaming of Yan Hua only allowed the king to restore the original tactics.

In terms of the overall strength of the two sides, the Jazz is undoubtedly stronger than the Kings, and in the use of the tactical system and the running-in of the team's internal personnel, the Jazz is also better than the Kings, but because of Yan Hua's unexpected performance, and May Mitt Okur's foul crisis made the Jazz 12 points behind the Kings at the end of the first half.

Although after the start of the third quarter, after Mehmet Okur reappeared, the Jazz launched a crazy counterattack, and even narrowed the difference between the two sides to only 5 points, but after Mehmet Okur led After the fifth foul, the Jazz returned to their old ways in the second half of the second quarter. On the Kings side, John Salmons finally "woke up" after being in a daze for most of the game. At the end of the third quarter, he scored 8 points with sudden shots, which completely overwhelmed the Jazz's counterattack momentum.

In the end, at the end of the whole game, the Kings in the away game defeated the Jazz 97 to 88, achieving two consecutive victories, and at the same time narrowed the gap with the eighth Jazz in the Western Conference.

(End of this chapter)