basketball kingdom

Chapter 80 The Role of the Coach

Afflalo's two free throws kicked off the Knicks' offense. In the following rounds, they always let Porzingis play the main role, gradually widening the point difference.

Clarkson's performance did not improve significantly until the regular rotation, which led to the Knicks leading 25-13 when the two sides replaced the starters.

In the last 4 minutes of the first quarter, Louis Williams led the team on the field, but he didn't feel good, and his 5-of-0 performance allowed the Knicks to widen the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks widened the point difference to 18 points, leading 36-18.

Anthony saw the score, forgot about Xu Tian's offense, and sat on the bench and laughed happily.

波尔津吉斯首节比赛上场7分32秒，投篮8-5，罚球3-2，爆发般的拿下了12分5篮板。安东尼上场7分56秒，投篮6中3，罚球4中3，拿到9分2篮板。

徐天首节出场7分22秒，投篮3-3，拿到7分3板3助2断。

Scott draws tactics on the tactical board with a marker pen, and at the same time uses a voice that can break his throat to cheer up Nick Young and Louis Williams on the field, stop using inefficient strong shots, and be more with teammates on the field Play with.

Fisher is unwilling to replace the starter prematurely, and puts the offensive focus on Derrick Williams, letting him lead the second team to fight against the Lakers.

Derek Williams was the second pick in 2011. He is 203 cm tall and weighs 109 kg. He is similar to Anthony in terms of physique, but his level is much worse than Anthony.

Derek Williams' height condition is very suitable for playing small forward, but his playing style is more inclined to play inside, the speed is not dominant in the third position, and the offense with the ball is below average, which makes it impossible for the Timberwolves to make a reasonable plan for him. position, eventually reduced to a dubious player.

The famous parallel importer Anthony Bennett is in a similar situation to him. He is not tall enough to play the fourth position, and the speed is not enough to play the third position. In addition, he is not good at shooting and defense, and gradually loses his position in the team.

Back to the topic, no matter how Derek Williams is also the second place, Fisher still gave him full trust.

According to the NBA's regular rotation time, if the players on both sides are not troubled by fouls, they will basically use one or two starters to play off the bench at the beginning of the second quarter. Nick Young is the starter sent by Scott.

Scott knew very well that the reason why he lost to the Nuggets at home was largely because Xu Tian played too much time in that game and his physical strength was not enough at the last moment.In order to avoid this situation from happening again, he was not in a hurry to replace Xu Tian.

Both Nick Young and Lou Williams only had eyes for the basket, but they had enough offensive power to cause huge trouble for the Knicks' weak bench lineup.

Porzingis was physically stronger than Xu Tian, ​​and was replaced by Fisher in advance, playing with the overwhelmed substitutes.

Derrick Williams benefited from Porzingis' involvement in the Lakers' defense and showed vitality on the court, continuing to attack the Lakers' penalty area defense.

Bass and Black tried their best, but they could only limit Porzingis a little bit, and couldn't do more than allow Derrick Williams to score.

The two sides exploded each other on the court, and the point difference was always maintained at about 10 points. It was not until Xu Tian made his debut again that the situation tilted.

Anthony was arranged by Fisher to play at the same time as Xu Tian, ​​but he became the offensive breakthrough for the Lakers. Xu Tian led a wave of offensive climax and tied the score.

Fisher called timeouts three times during the period, and I don't know how many times he stood on the sidelines from the coach's bench, but he still failed to stabilize the situation on the court, and could only accept the fact that he was overtaken by the Lakers.

At halftime, the Lakers 67-62 the Knicks.

During the intermission, Kobe talked to Xu Tian about conflicts on the court, and asked Xu Tian to pay attention to offensive and defensive actions to avoid friction with Anthony.

Xu Tian listened carefully to Kobe's suggestion, nodded in agreement, and quietly began to prepare for the second half of the game.

Fisher saw that the Lakers were attacking Anthony's defense at the end of the first half, but the Knicks didn't have good wing players. He still had to put Anthony on the court, and he didn't have a good coping strategy.

The Knicks coaching staff specially designed defensive tactics for Xu Tian, ​​only to realize on the spot that they could not take into account the defense against Nick Young and Louis Williams, and they were also helpless against this predicament.

The coach is the soul of the team, even in a commercial league like the NBA, where stars are more important than everything else, there is no exception.Fisher has no potential to become an excellent coach. He is completely a puppet hired by Phil Jackson to help him play the triangle offense. How could he cope with this sudden adjustment.

Fisher has insufficient tactical reserves and has no idea what tactics to use in the second half, but time waits for no one, and soon the second half of the game is about to start.

Xu Tian did not lose much energy in the first half of the game. At the beginning of the third quarter, he strengthened his personal offense, allowing the Knicks to focus on him again.

Clarkson's midfielder figured out a way to break through the 1-2-2 zone defense with mid-range shots, reducing the blind breakthrough inside, and successfully broke out in the third quarter by taking advantage of the Knicks defense's neglect of him.

Afflalo opened up the outside touch and unexpectedly became the Knicks' surprise soldier. He made 6 of 5 three-pointers in a single quarter to help the team stabilize the point difference.

Lopez Jr. broke out in the first half of the fourth quarter. He singled Hibbert inside and stood on the free throw line many times, evening the difference between the two sides in one fell swoop.

Seeing that Scott didn't mean to call a timeout, Madsen leaned over and reminded him in a low voice, telling him to make adjustments quickly.

Scott's coaching style is fixed, his substitutions and tactics are very rigid, and his on-the-spot scheduling ability is not much better than that of the newly promoted head coach Fisher. He can't think of any tactics to use for inside defense.

Seeing Scott's bewilderment, Xu Tian took the initiative to say, "I will play the fourth position to defend Krastaps, and Nick, Louis, Jordan and Hibbert will play with me."

Scott was a little uncertain about Xu Tian's decision to play the fourth position, and asked: "Your physical strength is not good enough, would it be inappropriate to play the fourth position?"

"No problem!" Xu Tian knew his own advantage. If he was not sure, he would definitely not take the initiative to defend Porzingis.

Mike Breen looked left and right at the lineups of both sides stepping into the field, and asked Mark Jackson: "The Lakers are sending out an unconventional lineup. Do they want Nick Young to play the [-]th position?"

Mark Jackson looked at the five players of the Lakers and said: "The Lakers lineup is one big and four small. If you count by the ability to defend against the back, it should be Xu playing the fourth position to defend Kristaps."

Mike Breen continued to ask: "Do the Lakers want to imitate the Warriors' five small lineups?"

Mark Jackson searched in his mind for a long time, and said: "It should be to imitate the Heat's defensive strategy, but the defensive ability of the Lakers' lineup is insufficient, and it is only about [-]% as effective as the Heat."

The Lakers 86-87 Knicks, with 6 minutes and 32 seconds left in the game.

Xu Tian took Nick Young's serve, dribbled the ball slowly across the half court, and was familiar with the basketball feel while looking for the Knicks' defensive loopholes.

Zone defense tactics limit breakthroughs, and the easiest way to break zone defense is to shoot. Whether it is mid-range or three-pointers, it can force the opponent to change tactics.However, the Knicks' tactics were rigid, and Clarkson still used the 1-2-2 zone defense tactic after being shot from the middle distance by Clarkson.

Nick Young and Louis Williams stood in the bottom corners on both sides, Clarkson opened Afflalo at 45 degrees on the left, and Hibbert entangled with Lopez Jr. inside.

Although Anthony's defense is not very strong, he can understand the Lakers' offensive tactics and stand in the right corner to defend Nick Young.

Porzingis is different from Anthony. Although he is a talented rookie, his defensive habits have not yet formed, and he needs the coach to tell him what to do.But Fisher didn't tell him anything, and the person who had to defend changed from Nance Xiaonan to Louis Williams, which instantly made him feel at a loss.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball to start a breakthrough, switched to a back-up position before the free throw line, and singled Calderon with his physical advantage.

If the Knicks shrink their defense, Xu Tian can pass the ball to an open teammate.This offensive method is commonly used by James' teams. Fans call it "one star and four shots". It is a tactic that the Heat and Cavaliers often used to chase points before.

The Knicks' help defense did not come to Xu Tian's side, which made him start Plan B, dribbling with the ball behind his back and turning back for a jumper.

The arc of the basketball is perfect, and the sound of entering the net is beautiful!
Lakers 88-87 Knicks!
Calderon dribbled the ball across the half, dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, and was surprised to see Xu Tian in the penalty area and Porzingiska.

Xu Tian opened his arms and went around to defend Porzingis behind him, preventing Calderon from passing the ball to him.

Calderon was very afraid of Xu Tian's stealing ability, dribbled two steps sideways, and passed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony received the ball steadily, first tested the defense with his good offensive method, and waited until Nick Young's defensive action had a loophole, turned around and passed him with the dribble.

Xu Tian bet that Anthony would not be able to pass the ball, so he moved ahead of time to his breakthrough route, and stood with both feet to meet the frontal collision.

DUANG!

Anthony felt as if he had hit a solid city wall, but the tyrannical resistance disappeared in the next second.

In order to get the referee's penalty, Xu Tian quickly unloaded and fell to the floor when he was hit by Anthony.

Although the referee saw that Xu Tian's feet were standing in advance, he still had no conscience and sentenced him to a defensive foul.

Seeing the referee's penalty action, Xu Tian got up from the floor and wanted to argue with him, but he changed his mind halfway and raised his right hand to receive the penalty.

The Lakers have accumulated five fouls in the fourth quarter. Even if it was a blocking foul without a shot, it still sent Anthony to the free throw line.

Porzingis walked to the left side of the free throw line and stood still, couldn't help but glance at Xu Tian next to him-he was curious about what kind of person this hot rookie was.

Anthony made two free throws to overtake the score again.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball halfway, pointed his left index finger upwards, and wanted to play a familiar singles tactic.

　It seems that it will be on the shelves tomorrow, and there will be a few more chapters.

　　
　
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