Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 238 Respective New Moves
The operation of replacing Wade is actually a kind of gamble, because Wade's style of play is mainly based on breakthroughs, and the scale of this game makes it difficult for ordinary breakthroughs to cause damage, so defensive players can use greater moves to defend , Scoring will also become very difficult, but Billups is in a mediocre state, unable to keep up with Parker in speed, and has nothing to do on the offensive end. Zen Master hopes that Wade's impact can disrupt the Spurs' defense and create more opportunities for his teammates. .

Turns out Wade's first contribution wasn't on the offensive end.

The Spurs continued to use the Parker-Duncan pick-and-roll tactics that worked well in this game, but Wade grabbed the screen faster than Billups. Parker's pull-up jumper just shot, Wade had already caught up, and the dragon came into the world , put on a cruel and ruthless hat, and fanned the ball to the auditorium.

The bottom line kicked out, and this time Parker was a little apprehensive, and handed the ball to Turkoglu, and he came to the weak side with the bottom line, driving Duncan's defense away.

Turkoglu lobbed the ball to Duncan, but Wade did not follow Parker to the weak side. Instead, he hid behind Malone, took advantage of Duncan's unpreparedness to kill a carbine, broke the ball away, and rushed to the The Spurs scored in the penalty area with a one-handed dunk.

"What kind of speed is this! It's too fast! I've only seen similar speeds in Kevin Johnson and Allen Iverson!" Marv Albert, the sideline commentator, was already a little uneasy .

The point difference was widened to 6 points again, and the Spurs did not dare to attack rashly, but Rasheed Wallace could not take advantage of Garnett in the entire series. At this time, they can only count on Duncan.

Duncan received the ball and singled Malone. Wade let go of Parker and went to double-team.In this game, Prince and Turkoglu had a good touch. Both hit three-pointers and couldn't let them go easily.

As soon as the double-team arrived, Duncan immediately gave the ball to Parker. The French sports car didn't shoot a three-pointer, but took a step inward and pulled up a mid-range shot.

If this kind of offense is seen by the magic ball admirers, they will definitely be scolded, but Parker's mid-range shot is much more stable than the three-pointer, so there is nothing wrong with this choice.

Parker made a mid-range shot, leaving the Lakers with 16 seconds to attack.

Usually this kind of ball is handed over to Kobe, and Prince has long been ready to stick to Kobe like a candy, but Kobe has no intention of catching the ball at all, and let Wade hold the ball in the high position. time.

Garnett pulled up and set a screen for Wade. Parker chose to recover, leaving Wade with 3 steps of space.In more than 10 games in the playoffs, Wade took a total of 5 three-pointers and hit two of them. It is clearly recorded in the Spurs' tactical manual. Compared with his rapid breakthrough, his three-pointers with little output are not worth it. The weapon of fear.

Parker recovered, and Rasheed Wallace only extended his hand symbolically, giving Wade a chance to aim calmly. He made a three-pointer and the goal light was on.

29 to 22, the Lakers lead.

The teammates gave Wade a high-five to celebrate. Only they know how much Wade, who is not good at three-pointers, has put in in training this season. Under the team's arrangement, after training every day, Wade will be in the corner And practiced 500 three-pointers at the top of the arc. Although he didn't shoot many in the game, Wade's three-pointers are no longer like the state of purely watching the sky at the beginning of the season.

This is also a plan of Jim. Although the "Wade throw" is exciting, this style of play has a huge potential for injury. One more weapon means one more attack option, so you don't have to rush to the opposite side with explosives every time. restricted area.

In the second quarter, the Spurs really replaced Malik Rose to act as a shit-stirring stick.

This gentleman has a strong body, is very active in playing, and has a flamboyant movement, which provides a lot of vitality for the Spurs inside.

The Lakers replaced Malone and Artest, and replaced Campbell and Battier. Garnett and Kobe stayed on the court, and it seemed that they were going to play the full first half.

Ginobili held the ball from the outside, and Campbell chose a forward defense against Duncan. Ginobili couldn't hang in for a long time, and Duncan was about three seconds away. At this time, Malik Rose suddenly broke out from the weak side and ran to the Near the free throw line, he received a pass from Ginobili and fed it to Duncan. When the ball arrived, Shifu dunked with both hands and severely ravaged a basket.

Popovich also didn't train Rose as a pure blue-collar meat shield. Compared with the previous two years, Rose's coping ability has greatly improved.

But Rose has a problem. His height is too disadvantageous to play inside. When facing Garnett, he can only push the bottom plate, and Garnett can complete the shot on his head without any scruples. Soon, Garnett is in The offense fought back, received the Kobe score, turned over and made a jumper, and ** Malik Rose scored two points.

The Spurs attacked, Ginobili held the ball to organize, Duncan and Malik Rose made a cross screen, Rose got rid of the defense and came to the free throw line, and after receiving Ginobili's pass, he faced the defense. Campbell forced the basket.

Campbell is 10 centimeters taller than Rose, and his steps are slower as he gets older. Garnett had to step up to defend him when Rose passed him by. The ball was given to Duncan who followed up, and Shifo dunked again with both hands.

Zen master immediately called a timeout. Rose's active performance caused undue confusion in the Lakers' defense. The reason was that the players regarded Rose as Rasheed Wallace on defense. When he moved to the outside line, he immediately followed up. lead to emptiness inside.

After returning from the timeout, Battier attempted a three-pointer from the corner for the first attack of the Lakers, but he missed and Rose grabbed a defensive rebound.

But this time, no matter how Rose pulled to a high position, Garnett was unmoved, and always kept his attention on Duncan, while using a half-short state on Rose.

Ginobili saw Rose, who was wide open at the top of the free throw arc, and passed the ball, but Garnett always let him take three steps.

Rose hesitated for a few seconds before finally passing the ball, not confident in his shot.

Duncan took the pot and missed a forced shot. Garnett grabbed a backcourt rebound and handed it to Wade to forcefully overtake all the way, and hit a layup before the defense was in place.

Seeing that Rose's high-position support strategy no longer has miraculous effects, Popovich immediately gave instructions on the sidelines, asking Rose to change his style of play, focusing on screens and rushing.

The two teams came and went, and the score was stalemate. After playing for about 6 minutes, the main players of both sides gradually returned to the court. The Lakers kept Wade and moved Kobe to the small forward position. Artest did not appear.

The head coaches of both sides saw their moves. The Spurs team felt good except for Rasheed Wallace, which shared a lot of pressure on Duncan; while the Lakers relied more on Kobe, Garnett and Wayne. Germany's excellent performance, still able to maintain a lead of about 5 points, all three scored in double figures, at the end of the second quarter, the score was 53 to 48.

(End of this chapter)