NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 191
Deron attacks, Okur picks and rolls and pulls O'Neal out.After Deron's breakthrough attracted the defense, Okur looked for open shots on the outside.The Warriors retreated defensively, Deron passed the ball directly to Okur, and Okur hit a three-pointer on his first shot of the game.

10:12
The Warriors attacked and continued the double pick-and-roll tactics. Li Zhi received the ball at the top of the arc, and then used Iverson's breakthrough. The basketball in Li Zhi's hands was like magic, changing with the change of rhythm.

Kirilenko fell into Li Zhi's rhythm, and Li Zhi suddenly jumped up and shot from outside the three-point line. Kirilenko provoked interference, the referee whistled, and the three-pointer was fouled.

With this ball, Li Zhi aimed at making a foul, and Li Zhi's goal was to beat Kirilenko down.

Three free throws were made, the first free throw was missed, and the next two were all made.

12:12
It was a close battle, and the fans cheered for the home team.The pick-and-roll is the Jazz's classic tactic, but the Jazz's current lineup is not suitable for pick-and-roll defense at all.Otherwise, McGrady, who is not at his peak, would not have scored 40 points in Salt Lake City relying on Yao Ming's pick-and-roll. In addition, without Brewer today, the Jazz's defensive weakness will be infinitely magnified.

The Jazz's offense was still the same as the previous round, relying on Okur's outside three-pointer, but this time they missed.Milicic grabbed the rebound, Boozer scrambled, consumed the Warriors' fast break time, and the Warriors fell into a positional battle.

Kirilenko did not take advantage of defending Li Zhi in these two rounds, and Sloan shouted for Boozer to defend Li Zhi from the sidelines.

Li Zhi played all kinds of techniques such as controlling the ball, dribbling outside the three-point line, dribbling under the crotch, and behind the back.Li Zhi didn't want to pass Boozer directly, but dribbled Boozer like in the last round to cheat a foul, but Boozer didn't follow Li Zhi's rhythm.

Boozer didn't cooperate with the defense, so Li Zhi couldn't play like this, so he could only speed up the breakthrough. After getting inside, Okur didn't dare to let go of O'Neal to make up the defense, Li Zhi went straight to Boozer for a layup.

Li Zhi's layup was ugly and deformed, but he still put the ball into the basket with his amazing upper body strength.

14:12
The Jazz attacked and Deron broke through, causing Milicic to block a foul.A throw-in was sent and passed directly to the low post on the left, and Boozer singled Milicic.Milicic made a hard top, Boozer swayed back, Milicic fell into Boozer's trap with force, Boozer turned around, Milicic took advantage of the situation to pull Boozer, and fouled the shot.

Nelson watched Milicic's two defenses and took advantage of the free throw to replace Milicic.Milicic still couldn't get rid of his emotional instability, and he was embarrassed by Boozer's face, and angrily chose to let him pull someone, which resulted in another foul, which was actually unnecessary at all.

It was David Lee who replaced Milicic. With Boozer making two free throws, the game was tied at 14:12.

Milicic put on the towel and said nothing. Nelson hated iron for steel, and directly removed the towel from Milicic's head.

"What are you doing with the towel? Sleeping? Watching the game!" Nelson sternly reprimanded, causing everyone on the bench to tremble. Only the nervous Jordan and Nick Young whispered, with inexplicable smiles on their faces.

"If you want to be an excellent defender, you must manage your temper! This is not a child's game. One of your fouls is likely to bring a major loss to the team. If this happens in the playoffs, you are the team's biggest sinner!"

Milicic blushed and wanted to refute Nelson, but he didn't know what to say. After waiting for a long time, he said "Oh", and Nelson blew his beard and stared angrily.

"Stab!"

Nick Yang observed the situation, and immediately pulled Nelson back, and said with a smile: "Coach, coach, calm down, watch the game and watch the game."

Nelson glared at Milicic again, and sat down angrily.In 1 minute on the field, the situation on the field changes.

The two sides confronted each other, and David Lee was repeatedly strengthened by Boozer. The Jazz quickly chased back the score, and this situation continued until 7 minutes into the first quarter.

20:22, the Warriors are still two points behind the Jazz.Milicic went off the court, Boozer showed his strength, pressed David Lee and rubbed, and the Jazz's offense was unstoppable.

The media's evaluation of Boozer has always been very high. In terms of offense alone, Boozer is definitely one of the best in the power forward position.

Some people even think that if he can improve his defense, Boozer has the ability to compete for MVP.Although this view is radical, it can be seen from the side how powerful Boozer's attack is, and David Lee is naturally not an opponent.

As soon as Boozer opened, the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics took effect. David Lee didn't dare to let Boozer go, and gave Deron many breakthrough opportunities.

Nelson called a timeout and rearranged the tactics.

"Next, George and Shaq stepped up their offense and forced the Jazz to double-team. David and Stephen attracted the defense from beyond the three-point line, and Barnes paid attention to rebounding. George fast breaks when he has the opportunity, don't be afraid of making mistakes, and don't waste any opportunity."

Sure enough, Nelson guessed right. In the next round, O'Neal and Li Zhi strengthened the inside offense, and the Jazz's defense had to be compressed inside. In this way, the Warriors' outside shooters had a chance.David Lee is very threatening in high post shots, Stephen Jackson and Barnes both have three-point capabilities, and the Jazz can't guard against them.

With 4 minutes left in the first quarter, the Jazz continued to double-team unhurriedly. Sloan didn't believe that the Warriors' outside shooters would make every three-pointer.The Jazz finally paid the price for their double-teaming. Li Zhi scored two three-pointers in a row, and the Warriors took the lead in an instant.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Jazz by 35 points 30:5. Li Zhi scored 14 points in a single quarter, O'Neal scored 10 points, and Jackson and David Lee scored 11 points together.

In the second quarter, Nelson kept Li Zhi on the court, taking the opportunity to chase points and beat the Jazz to death.Center Jordan Jr., power forward David Lee, small forward Lee Zhi, shooting guard Nick Young, and point guard Crawford.Without O'Neal on the court, the Warriors can speed up.

The Jazz replaced the main players. Deron, Boozer, and Kirilenko played the entire first quarter. They don't have super Saiyan physique like Li Zhi, so they have to rest for a few minutes.

The Jazz's bench lineup is: center Collins, power forward Millsap, small forward Harperin, shooting guard Korver, and point guard Knight.

The scoring points of the Jazz's bench lineup are Millsap and Korver, and the other three do not have good scoring ability.Collins averaged 1.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game and is an aging role player.Both Knight and Harient are veterans, and their condition is not good.

If Sloan does not task the Jazz's second team, the Warriors will overwhelm them. In the first three games between the two sides, Korver performed well, scoring as much as Crawford.But when Li Zhi followed him on the stage, Sloan lost his composure for an instant. What is Nelson doing?Why don't you let Li Zhi rest for a while?
He played a full quarter!

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