NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 77 Unlimited defense changes, decisive moment!
As soon as the second half came up, the Wizards saw that Bickerstaff still kept Robinson on the court.

Their main offensive point, Okafor was not on the court, but used another inside player Sampson and Robinson.

Eddie Jordan yelled at the players on the court: "Try to hit the ball in Kwame Brown's hands."

Although in the first half, Kwame Brown had a few goals that were defended by Robinson alone.

Eddie Jordan gritted his teeth angrily off the court, but the remaining big men, whether it was Thomas or Haywood, were really not much better than Kwame Brown on the offensive end.

And Kwame Brown only needs to use his height advantage, get a position as deep as possible under the basket, and then turn around with a hook, there is a great chance of scoring the ball.

Although Kwame Brown has not been able to meet people's expectations since entering the league, you have to admit that he is definitely not a rough guy who can only dunk under the basket. He also had a discus throwing method in high school.

As for the situation on the field, Bickerstaff must have thought about it in midfield, so he deliberately replaced Tron Smith.

Facing Kwame Brown's ball in the low post, Thron went up to double-team the first time, but in a hurry, Kwame Brown raised the ball high above his head to avoid being intercepted by the Bobcats.

After all, in the first half, the Wizards have seen the restless hands of Tron Smith.

Although this guy's offense is not very good, his hands are always able to steal the ball into his hands very well.

Kwame Brown decisively passed the ball to Arenas, who was emptied from the perimeter, and Knight, who was guarding the bottom, did not hesitate too much, and directly gave up his matchup Peeler and chose to defend Arenas.

Seeing that there was an open space on his teammate's side, Arenas did not have a single person to work alone, and gave the ball to Piller who was open on the bottom foot.

But at this time, Thron Smith quickly moved to Peeler, perfectly filling this vacancy.

At this time, the mobility of the little man on the court has been demonstrated, whether it is Troon Smith or Robinson.

Although the offensive methods of the two are relatively simple, they are not too much of a threat.

But one guy who has good physical fitness and plays completely relying on his body, and the other just keeps running on the field and steals the ball in your hand whenever he has a chance.

It also made the Wizards confused for a while.

After all, before going on the court, the task assigned by the coach is, if Robinson continues to defend the inside line, try to hit the ball into the hands of the misplaced inside line.

Seeing that he had no chance, Peeler lobbed the ball to Kwame Brown inside again.

Tron Smith did the same, and also chose to double-team immediately without any hesitation. Presumably Bickerstaff had given special instructions.

But this time, when Kwame Brown passed the ball outward, Troon Smith judged the passing route very well and intercepted the ball.

After the steal, the whole person immediately pushed forward to the Wizards' half court, as if the wind was blowing under his feet, without looking for teammates, without any hesitation.

And every player of the Bobcats behind them participated in the fast break immediately.

In the fast break, the advantages of the small man can be revealed.

In an instant, the Wizards' twin towers were left behind, forming a four-on-three situation in the frontcourt.

Thron Smith didn't take credit after halftime, and handed the ball to Knight in front of him. Knight accelerated and killed to the basket, attracting the Wizards to chase and defend.

And in the four-on-three in the frontcourt, Knight's excellent overall situation, instantly found Kapono who was standing in the open space of his feet, and directly passed the ball behind him to distribute the ball.

Throughout the first half, Kapono didn't have many shots. Most of his shots were off-ball screens after pick-and-rolls.

I took a few shots from a place far from the three-point line, because no one on the court can tear the Wizards' defense well to attract double-teams.

This also made several shooters of the Bobcats very aggrieved in the first half.

In the preseason, the Bobcats, which ranked first in the league in three-pointers per game, didn't make a few three-pointers, let alone make them.

Facing the open opportunity, Kapono glanced at the three-pointer and shot decisively! !
sigh~
There is no suspense, facing this kind of open shot, Kapono grasped the offensive opportunity very well.

Came back in the second half and made the first field goal of the game for the Bobcats.

On the offensive end of the Wizards, Arenas seemed tired of the opponent's infinite rotation defense.

After passing the ball several times, the Wizards didn't get a good chance.

Facing Thron Smith, who was defending himself, the general chose to go it alone.

And this is what Liu Rui mainly ordered before the game.

Because the Bobcats are short on the inside, and the entire defense, in one-on-one, no one can lock Arenas.

So the strategy given is to try to let Arenas complete more individual singles.

Just like the game against the Rockets in the preseason, let the opponent's main scoring methods be concentrated in McGrady's hands.

Teams are responsible for blocking other players more.

In 48 minutes of a game, if you can really be shot to death by one person, then hold your nose and admit it! !
But Liu Rui really didn't believe this evil, how could everyone in this league be Kobe? !

And back in the second half, the trend of the game is gradually moving closer to this aspect.

Relying on the bobcat team's way of punching the old master to death.

end of three quarters
Bobcats 68:72
Only four points behind entering the final quarter.

Under this strategy, only three of the Wizards scored in double figures at the end of the three quarters.

In addition to the explosion of Arenas, Kwame Brown has scored 10 points and 8 rebounds so far.

After all, for Robinson's defense, this is a weak link.

Even with the infinite rotation of small lineups, on the defensive end, with such a big difference in height, it is already the ultimate to be able to do this.

Then there is Larry Hughes, the second team of the Wizards, who currently has 14 points.

For the role of the sixth man who was placed in the second team, Bickerstaff also has no good way.

After all, the second team of the Bobcats does not have too many people to use.

In this game, the Bobcats cut off the link between Arenas and Jamison very well.

Arenas had to complete more individual singles. At the end of the three quarters, Jamison only got seven shots.

And because of the poor touch, he only made 7 of 2 shots, and only scored 7 points including free throws.

It can be said that being restricted by the Bobcats was very successful.

In the fourth quarter, the two sides fought again. With 5 minutes left in the game, Bickerstaff brought Okafor back to the field.

In the No. 1 position, House was replaced by Knight, planning to play the final game.

Because the three-point firepower of House and Kapono is definitely the biggest threat to open up space for Okafor.

At the last moment, Bickerstaff did not use Robinson to the fourth position.

Instead, Sampson chose the balance height. After all, at the decisive moment, both sides will gradually stabilize, and they will no longer play too carelessly.

No matter which side it is, once there is momentum to start, it will definitely force the opponent to call a timeout.

And at this stage of the game, every small mistake may change the trend of the game and thus affect the result of the game.

Faced with this decisive moment, the team put most of its treasures on Okafor.

This also made Okafor feel a lot of pressure. His hands and palms were full of sweat, and he kept wiping it off his clothes, for fear that he would not be able to catch the ball.

Although Okafor has been playing this role in college, the difference is that this is the NBA.

And because of the conflict with the Heat, this game can be regarded as Okafor's complete debut game.

This made Okafor, who was replaced again, feel his heart beating faster! !

　Thanks for tomorrow's wish brother's reward! !

　　grateful! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)