NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 238 Strong pick-and-roll (410)

And this is exactly when Pierce used his footsteps to feint his opponent, before he made a real shot choice, he would use his shoulder to imperceptibly push the defender's chest, and then he would choose a turnaround jumper.

And because Pierce's action is very secretive, coupled with his messy footsteps before, it is inevitable that he will have physical contact with the defender.

So even through playback, as long as you don't watch carefully, it is difficult to find this subtle movement.

This is also the reason why the Lakers' video editors have not discovered this before.

The reason why Kobe was able to discover this was because of his defense against Pierce in the previous games.

In the beginning, even if Kobe chose to defend Pierce, he would inevitably be disturbed by Pierce's fake moves.

However, Kobe, who was calm and careful on the court, finally discovered after many times of defense that Pierce would have a shoulder-focused movement in physical confrontation before choosing to actually shoot.

This kind of action is difficult for the referee to detect with the naked eye, because Pierce's action is very secretive.

Only the person who has given the physical confrontation can really feel that power.

After finishing G6 in the finals, Kobe, who discovered this, was very calm and didn't tell anyone.

Instead, he watched the video of the entire game at that time. Kobe, who already knew this, focused on watching Pierce's post-up singles.

In the end, it was found that Kobe's feeling was correct, and this became an important part of the Lakers' ability to win the game in the tie-break.

However, Kobe's calmness did not allow him to directly tell Zen Master or Artest the news.

Because once this kind of thing is leaked out, it will definitely scare the snake.

Or if it is discovered by Pierce prematurely, it is very likely that adjustments will be made.

So in the tie-break, the classic scene of Kobe switching to Pierce was staged.

It is precisely because of this careful observation that the Lakers won the 16th championship trophy in team history.

At the same time, Kobe also won the fifth championship trophy of his career.

It is precisely because of Kobe's experience that Liu Rui, who was reborn, knew this detail, so he passed it on to Wallace in advance.

And repeatedly told Wallace that only he knows about this matter, at least before Pierce retires, it must not be made public.

Kobe, who is also a competitor, can think of this for his old opponent.

As the head coach, Liu Rui has no grievances with Pierce.

Of course, it is impossible to ruin a player's career by relying on his ability to predict the future.

Because once this detail is made public, it will definitely be a devastating blow to Pierce who relies on this trick to eat.

While he will certainly develop a new offensive arsenal, the end of the offensive method that has accompanied him for more than 20 years is no different from cutting off an arm.

With Pierce's missed shot, Okafor protected the backcourt rebound very well.

The defensive abilities of the Celtics are very good, at least they have reached the league average.

But when Wallace met Gugliotta at the four, it was a natural mismatch in terms of speed.

So in the first quarter, Liu Rui focused on arranging this point, and kept playing Gugliota's pick-and-roll.

Regardless of whether the Celtics choose to switch defenses in the end, no matter who faces Gugliota, they will boldly complete their individual dislocation singles.

Because at this time, after the Bobcats sent Du Hong away, they were obviously different from before.

Count Wallace plus Mo Williams and Kevin Martin.

In the starting lineup of the Bobcats, not counting insider Okafor, there are already three players who can completely handle the ball and perform individual singles.

In other words, in the entire starting lineup, I am afraid that only Ariza's individual singles ability is limited.

The remaining few, no matter who gets the ball, can handle the ball very well on the court.

With Wallace's excellent defense against Pierce in the first quarter, the Bobcats ended the first quarter at home with:

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Leading the Celtics by seven points, it ended the first quarter.

And this game is still a back-to-back game for the Bobcats.

It is precisely because of Liu Rui's usual rotation of players that the physical strength of the players has been greatly guaranteed.

So even facing back-to-back, the Bobcats also showed physical strength far beyond ordinary people.

Coupled with the fact that most of the Bobcats' players are young people, they have a natural advantage for the dense schedule.

That's why Liu Rui separated the older players for a rest.

Back in the second quarter, the two sides replaced the bench lineup to continue the contest. Due to the joining of Damon Stoudemire and Jefferson's comeback in this game, this also led to the Bobcats' bench lineup becoming very strong.

After the bench lineups of both sides came on the field, on the back line, both sides also used the main point guards with a height of less than 1.8 meters.

Naturally, the Bobcats are Stoudemire, the flying squirrel.

The Celtics side is also an old acquaintance of the Bobcats Knight.

After Knight came to the Celtics, he has also been shouldering the task of leading the Celtics second team.

After all, before, the Celtics' shortcoming was that the rotation on the bench was too weak.

The arrival of Knight, at least let the Celtics have someone in the backcourt who can clearly sort out the offense.

Coupled with the fact that Payton is old, sometimes Knight's playing time will become higher.

And Knight's excellent field control ability and the overall view of the audience are also deeply liked by Rivers.

With Jefferson's return, the Bobcats' second unit certainly can't concentrate the ball in Damon Stoudemire's hands as before.

After defeating the Hornets in the last game, because this game is back-to-back, the Bobcats don't have much time to practice.

Whether it is Stoudemire or Jefferson, both of them were the absolute offensive points in the lineup before.

Now that the two are put together at the same time, the inside and the outside seem to be very balanced, but Liu Rui doesn't know how the chemical reaction on the field will be.

So after the second team came on the field, Liu Rui did not continue the previous style of play, but let the two play a high pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll at the free throw line, Jefferson chose to go down, while Stoudemire chose to go up after a fake down.

Once the opponent chooses to switch defenses, it is an opportunity for misalignment, and whoever misaligns will give the ball to whoever plays.

If the opponent does not choose to switch defenses, but directly bypasses the pick-and-roll.

According to the situation on the court, Stoudemire can see who has a better chance between him and Jefferson.

Then decide whose hand to hit the ball to.

After all, in addition to his excellent offensive ability, Stoudemire averaged nine assists per game in his peak season.

Even this season, he averaged 6.5 assists per game.

So Liu Rui has never doubted Little Flying Squirrel's ability to play the ball...

(End of this chapter)