no shortcuts in basketball

There Are No Shortcuts in Basketball Text Volume 175: What Year Is This Eve? Yao Ming protected the defensive rebound and Thibodeau called a timeout.

At this time, there are 41 seconds left before the end of the game, and both teams still have at least one offensive opportunity.

For the Bulls, there are now two options.

Option one is to launch a wave of quick attacks within 14 seconds. No matter whether it is successful or not, you can turn around and defend against another wave, so that you still have a chance to win in the end;

Option two is to play a patient offensive round and strive to score a goal to kill the opponent. In this way, you only need to defend the Heat's last attack to win the game directly. However, the disadvantage of this option is that once you fail to score, you can only Choose foul tactics.

But no matter which choice you make, you will have the initiative on the field only if you score in the next round.

After the players came down, Thibodeau turned around and called someone from the end of the bench.

Steve Novak.

Novak rarely had a chance to play with the Bulls in the regular season, and he basically only appeared in garbage time.

In addition, the Bulls have more wins than losses this season, so you can basically understand that he is the Bulls' victory cigar.

Basically he comes on the court and the Bulls win.

But he is such a player, he will basically enter the Bulls' 12-man activated roster in every game. 【Note 14】

The reason is very simple. Novak's fixed-point three-pointers are nuclear-weapon-level and are basically not used in ordinary games, but when needed, playing is a deterrent.

And Novak's three-pointer is absolutely functional, just like the Rockets' buzzer-beater during the Rockets' 22-game winning streak. The game only lasted 7 minutes, and he only made one goal, which was the final buzzer-beater. point.

There is no such thing as a shooting machine or cold hands.

Of course, Thibodeau's purpose of replacing Novak at this time is obviously not to let him execute the buzzer beater, but to open up the offensive space on the court and create opportunities for Xu Yong.

Xu Yong has scored 27 points tonight and is the best player on the Bulls.

Pause back, and the game continues.

"Waterfake?" At this moment, Barkley in the commentary box couldn't help beeping.

Because the Bulls replaced Rose with Novak.

Battier, Xu Yong, Artest, Novak, except for Yao Ming, the Bulls' four players with the highest three-point shooting percentage are all here.

From a tactical perspective, this is not a big problem, but Thibodeau actually replaced Rose, the new MVP, at a critical moment!

If he loses in the end, Thibodeau will definitely be criticized by the fans after the game.

I have to say, this bald guy is quite courageous.

Moreover, Novak had not played for a minute before, which was beyond Spoelstra's expectation.

But the Heat no longer have a timeout, and he can only let the Heat execute the tactics laid out during the timeout.

The Bulls served from the backcourt and Xu Yong controlled the ball and advanced.

The Heat tried to double attack, but Artest was very experienced and made the transition. After spending six or seven seconds, the Bulls successfully pushed the ball into the frontcourt.

The ball reached a 45° angle on the left, and Xu Yong faced Wade with the ball.

Although Xu Yong can only be regarded as the second-in-command of the Bulls in a strict sense now, Thibodeau has unlimited trust in him in position battles.

And before Rose was on the court, the Heat could directly pinch him, but now they don't dare.

Xu Yong observed the defense and played Wade in a post-up.

It was a similar situation to the last round, but this time Wade was very aggressive on defense and kept trying to steal.

And after Xu Yong turned around, he continued to press forward, and let go of one side to drive Xu Yong toward the basket.

This seems to be a slightly abnormal defensive method, because Xu Yong will definitely be more confident going to the basket than leaning back.

However, when Xu Yong broke through, James on the weak side and Chalmers on the strong side all attacked.

Obviously, this is Spoelstra's defensive arrangement, which is to trap Xu Yong. If Xu Yong can score the ball in one on three, then this round will be accepted.

As for other players, as long as the ball is not in Yao Ming's hands, it is difficult for role players to make shots at critical moments.

When Xu Yong broke into the penalty area, he was caught in a three-man attack and did not force the shot.

He knew that the whistle was biased tonight, and there would be no whistle if he was beaten to death, and the probability of scoring a goal in a three-man team was too low.

He jumped up directly, waited until his field of vision was completely widened, and then threw the ball directly to...Novak at a 45° angle on the right.

At this time, we have to say that different people make the same choice, resulting in different effects.

James has a high passing tendency at critical moments, so opponents will be wary of the passing lane between him and the shooter;

Xu Yong has a high tendency to play in isolation at critical moments, so when Spoelstra is setting up defense, he will tend to flank him.

And at this time, the Bulls are 1 point behind, and the probability of a two-pointer is much higher than a three-pointer.

So after the ball was passed, Novak got a completely open opportunity.

Wade's face changed drastically when he saw it. He rushed out with all his strength, but he was still too late.

Novak completed this three-point shot with an extremely calm expression, just like he did when he first arrived in Chicago and everyone in the Bulls saw him training.

A killer who has feelings.

After the basketball is released, it draws a beautiful parabola in the air with extreme backspin.

I have to say that Novak's three-pointer is truly textbook.

The basketball passed the highest point and began to fall, and the hearts of the fans at the scene jumped into their throats.

This ball is so right!

"Shh!"

With a crisp sound, the basketball fell straight into the net bag, and Novak hit the three-pointer.gif!

94:92.

The Bulls overtook the score!

After scoring, Novak pumped his fist excitedly, and the scene was in an uproar. Miami fans held their heads in disbelief.

With a lead of up to 15 points in the final quarter, they were really overtaken by the Bulls.

In other words, in the past 9 minutes, they were beaten 19 to 2 by the Bulls.

This is really too abstract!

And soon there was a short whistle from the sidelines, and Rose came on to replace Novak.

In a basketball game, as long as the ball is still on the court and can be moved, it is called a live ball, otherwise it is a dead ball.

For example, if a player misses a shot and there is no out-of-bounds or foul, then it is a live ball. But if there are the above situations, or even a goal is scored, it is a dead ball.

As long as there is a dead ball situation, substitutions can be made.

In fact, Rose has been waiting at the technical table for a long time. If the Bulls fail to attack, the Bulls will foul on the spot and replace Rose on the court.

Of course, there will be certain risks in this. If the ball misses and forms a long rebound, and the Heat counterattack, it will be too late.

However, Thibodeau had already placed such a big bet on James in the fourth quarter, and now he is just raising the stakes.

Judging from the results, the risk was worth it.

Moreover, the Heat did not take a timeout, so Spoelstra could only shout and make tactical gestures at Wade on the court.