basketball hero

Chapter 657: Offensive and Defensive Game
The duel between the second teams of the two sides is the second team of the Raptors led by Jeremy Lin against the second team of the Heat led by James.

The strategy of the Raptors is to go to Hansbrough and Patterson to give James a chance to break through and allow him to attack personally, but he is determined not to give open shots to the outside shooters.

"Jeff, Toronto's posture looks like it's letting LeBron attack alone!" Mike Breen said.

"It's true, cut off the connection between him and his teammates, let him attack alone, and cut off the passing line. Devin learned this trick from Greg (Popovich). How effective is it, let's see." Van Gundy said .

"Isn't Toronto afraid of LeBron scoring [-] or [-] points?" Mike Breen asked.

"Of course they are also afraid, but have you noticed that Toronto has always maintained two insiders on the field. Even though Taylor and Parkrick are not the kind of inside defensive gates, they are still inside after all. Compared with the average outside player The ability to protect the frame and block shots is still much stronger. I think they are trying to consume LeBron and force him to attack the inside line guarded by Taylor, a blue-collar.” Van Gundy said.

"Why don't some teams guard Miami so much?" asked Mike Breen.

"It's very simple, because the talent is not right, and there is no capital to do so. Not everyone has such a superstar in the lineup." Van Gundy said.

On the court, James wants to use his personal ability to drive outside shooters, but opponents will not easily flank him unless he really hits the basket.But at that time, he just wanted to split the ball, and his vision was also affected.

James is versatile and has a strong scoring ability, but he is not a scorer like Jordan or Kobe after all. His strongest offensive ability is to drive his teammates. Chance.

The Raptors allowed him to be singled out, gave him a little hesitation, and had a pass error.However, he soon understood the opponent's strategy, and began to kill fiercely to the basket again and again.Since practicing post-up and 3-pointers, his personal offense has become more three-dimensional, so it's not too difficult to single-play a somewhat thin wing like Terrence Ross.

Coach Casey's strategy is to force James to play singles, so his plan is half completed.James + 4 shooters, if you want to defend all of them, there are only two situations: one is that James is out of order and doesn't even hit a layup; the other is that all 4 shooters feel cold.How likely are these two situations to occur, a fool can see it.

Therefore, James + 4 pitchers, no matter in theory or in practice, are unstoppable.No matter what team in the league, there is basically no team that can defend against James + 4 pitchers.That being the case, it is a matter of "choosing one of two poisons".Which bottle to choose depends on the coaching staff.

In Casey's view, the current Heat team is not as effective as the Heat team that played against their own side in the playoffs last season.The reason lies in Wade's decline and the aging of the shooters.Wade is the Heat's No. 2 scorer and one of the cores of the "dual-core breakthrough score". If his state does not reach 100%, the breakthrough score effect will be much worse.With the aging of the shooters, the open shots may still be accurate, but the defense will definitely be affected. "When people get old, their legs get old first", this is a natural law, and no one can avoid it.

Therefore, the Heat's team can still have the hope of winning the championship, mainly because James is still strong.He supports this aging team on both ends of the floor.If the goal of this team is who, it must be James.

Casey's purpose is to consume James, just like Spoeldo consumed Yingxiong in 2012.

Relying on James' offense, the Heat can still steadily increase their points, but Coach Spoelstra is not happy at all.This is not the situation he wants to see, and it is not the characteristics of their team.

On the defensive end, the Heat still use the method of pinching the ball holder, forcing the Raptors to make a ball transfer error, and then take the opportunity to counterattack.

However, the aging of the shooters makes their flanking and rotation not as good as in previous seasons, and the effect has naturally dropped a lot.The Raptors also responded. They played cautiously and calmly. They were very patient in the face of flanking attacks, poured the ball carefully, and then found opportunities to attack.

In addition, the Raptors did not blindly shoot 3-pointers from the outside, but combined sudden points, breaking through without a chance, and killing the weak inside of the Heat.Once the Heat shrink, they shoot 3s from the perimeter.

The Heat's original hope of using the murderous second team to get back the score seems to be in vain.Because at this time, you come and go on the field, and the fight is evenly matched, and no one can easily occupy a clear advantage.

"Miami can't catch up with the score at this stage, and then it will be difficult!" Van Gundy said. ,

Ying Xiong replaced Terrence Ross with 2 minutes and 8 seconds left in the second quarter.Because the score is leading, he got enough rest time, which is a good adjustment for him, and he can play the game in a better state.

Jeremy Lin dribbled over, and the Raptors led by 10 points.

Jeremy Lin gave the ball to Ying Xiong who had just come up.

Yingxiong received the ball from the left wing and sent it to Valanciunas in the low post. The latter singled Bosh with his back and caused a foul by the opponent.

"The kid Jonas has solid low-post skills, and he still has an advantage against Chris, who is one size smaller than him," Van Gundy said.

"But why didn't Toronto take advantage of that?" asked Mike Breen.

"Because Miami's rotation is fast and the rate of help defense is high, and Jonas is slow to release the ball when facing the opponent's double-team, it is easy to cause mistakes or affect the team's offensive rhythm." Van Gundy explained.

"Oh, so you can only play a dozen occasionally." Mike Breen said.

"Well, Ying is really a genius. He has a very clear view of the situation on the court. He could actually play the ball just now, but he still gave the ball to Yunus who is already in a good position inside. You know, if Yona If Yonas and Amir have not attacked all the time, the opponent will definitely focus on the outside line of defense. In this way, the pressure on the outside line will be too great. If Yunas and Amir get a good opportunity, they will occasionally attack , and let the opponent pay the price, then the opponent dare not let them go short." Van Gundy explained.

The Raptors served the ball in the frontcourt, Ying Xiong received the ball, and once again distributed it to Valanciunas in the low post.

Valanciunas gave him enough confidence with the ball just now, and it became easier to hit Bosh who was afraid of fouling again. He passed a series of steps and finally hit a hook!
(End of this chapter)