God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 266 Bull Horn Tactics
In order to quickly expand the advantage, Zen Master put all the OK combinations on the court at the beginning of the second quarter.Originally, Brown wanted the substitutes to play the first 3 minutes, but seeing that the point difference was about to go to double digits, Brown had to put all the main players on the field just after 2 minutes and 17 seconds, regardless of whether they could To win, at least ensure that the point difference will no longer be widened.

As soon as Reed came up, he hit a three-pointer in front of Kobe. Kobe had already covered his eyes, but Reed still raised the knife and dropped the basketball into the basket.He now feels that he has entered a very wonderful state, the basket is as wide as the sea, no matter how he shoots, Kobe's blindfolded defense can't stop him from shooting three-pointers.

But soon Zen Master gave Fisher a face-to-face opportunity on the sidelines, asking him to convey his latest instructions to his teammates.Reid is now obviously the most threatening scoring point for the 76ers. If he can be strangled, the 76ers may calm down a bit. Zen Master hopes that Fox and Kobe will double-team Reed. After all, Bell is nothing on the offensive end. Threats, it is acceptable to let him go directly, it is much better than Reed's continuous shooting from the outside.

Facing a double-team, Reid didn't force it. He was just confident, and he wasn't stupid. If he was forced to shoot when he was double-teamed, he could only give up the ball to the opponent. Dikembe Mutombo overwhelmed O'Neal at the basket for a rebound, right?So Reed's choice was to pass the ball, directly transferring the ball to the weak side in a wide range.

He didn't pass directly to Lewis. Now the Lakers are quite wary of the 76ers' outside scoring points. Passing to Lewis can only make the latter fall into the same predicament of being double-teamed, so this time it is Bell who receives the ball.

As the most important perimeter gate for the 76ers, Bell is actually not just a pure defensive player, although this is the role he played most of the time, so many people forget that he was actually an offensive player before joining the 76ers.Although his performance was mediocre, there was no problem with breaking through with the ball. After receiving the ball, his first choice was to go straight to the inside. Now that Kobe and Fox are by Reed's side, no one can defend him in time.

O'Neal, who was guarding the basket, saw Bell rushing forward with the ball, and felt very conflicted in his heart. Should he defend it?What if he gave the ball directly to Dikembe Mutombo at the basket?O'Neal's hesitation gave Bell a chance. He made a small throw near the free throw line and sent the ball into the basket. O'Neal had no choice but to spread his hands.

Although Bell's sudden scoring ability surprised the Zen master, he did not intend to give up double-teaming Reid. In his opinion, Reed could kill the Lakers, but Bell could not.I have to say that the Zen master is very accurate. Bell can only solve the team's offensive problems in certain rounds, but cannot replace Reid to carry the team's offense.

Brown quickly called a timeout. The way the Lakers are now is to let go of the least threatening person. It is clear that they do not believe in Bell's scoring ability. Of course, Brown himself does not believe it, so he has to make some adjustments.

Previously, Reed's position has always been at the top of the arc or at a 45-degree angle on the wing, and no one helped him attract defense. This time, Brown intends to adopt a very classic bull-horn tactic to help two shooters get shooting opportunities at the bottom corner .This tactic requires five players to stand in a V shape, with two insiders standing at the corners, that is, the two apexes of the paint area, the point guard handling the ball at the top of the arc, and the two shooters lying in ambush at the bottom of the two sides. Corner is always ready to catch and shoot.

In the initiation of bullhorn tactics, most of the point guards first judge the situation on the court, such as the defensive pressure on both sides, etc., and then do pick-and-roll with the center forward or power forward in the bullhorn position. If the defensive pressure inside is low, they can directly cut in Score at the basket.If the opponent's corner player helps defend the penalty area, the point guard will often choose to pass the ball to the corner player.If the opposing player strengthens the defensive pressure on the strong side horns and corners through the weak side's help defense or supplementary defense, the point guard can pass to the inside after the pick-and-roll to score.

This is the most basic routine of the horn offense, but Brown made a small change to it. Instead of placing Lewis on the other horn opposite Mutombo, he replaced it with Bell and Lewis as a shooter. Just stand in the corner and wait to catch the ball.The idea of ​​this set of tactics is to pursue more passing and cutting coordination and outside shooting, which is very in line with the 76ers' tactical system. Using horn tactics allows them to destroy opponents with a fast offensive rhythm, and at least it can also put pressure on the Lakers.

Brown drew the tactics on the tactical board and explained them to the players. The timeout is coming soon. He finally added: "We play this tactics does not mean that every round will end with a three-pointer. Inside, you can let Allen use the pick-and-roll to get to the basket to score, or shoot in the middle distance, remember, scoring efficiency comes first.”

After the game restarted, Iverson received the ball directly at the top of the arc. This time he didn't rush to the inside like before, but patiently waited for his teammates to take their positions at the top of the arc.Seeing the positioning of the 76ers players, Zen master felt a little bit in his heart, and he began to get a little nervous. He naturally knew the horn tactic. Although he had never used it before, he also knew that it was a tactic that allowed the opponent to make full use of the three-point shooting. Could it be Are the 76ers preparing to go all the way to the dark?
But what surprised him was that in the original bullhorn tactics, the two insiders should be in the bullhorn position, but the 76ers actually let Mutombo and Bell stand in the bullhorn position. Is there any deep meaning in this?Bell's screens aren't particularly good quality.

Zen Master quickly discovered the reason for Brown's tactics. Iverson normally chose to play pick-and-roll with Mutombo, but when he just broke through the Lakers' first blockade, Bell quietly went around to the weak side. , Let Lewis make an off-ball screen for himself, and then cut into the Lakers' three-second zone empty-handed like a bolt of lightning.

Grant, who switched defenses, couldn't catch up with his speed at all. Iverson slammed on the brakes in front of O'Neal, and passed the ball to Bell very covertly.Grant can see it clearly, but it is difficult for him to get back in place now, so he can only remind O'Neill loudly, telling him to turn around and deal with Bell.However, before O'Neal could fully turn around, Bell gave the ball to Reed in the corner on the other side. At this time, Fox had come to the inside to help defend, and Reed was completely emptied.

He took off on the spot very easily, the basketball drew an arc in mid-air, and got into the basket obediently.

(End of this chapter)