In fact, to put it bluntly, this game is all about the players on the back line. It is obvious that the gap between the Nuggets' guards and the Han's guards is not an ordinary game.

After the ball was transferred, the Nuggets sent a baseline kick, and Jeff McGinnis dribbled the ball across half court, but his playing speed was too slow, and the Han Chinese team also began to press forward.

Jeff McGinnis dribbled the ball at the top of the circle, and after all his teammates were in position, he began to play positional warfare unhurriedly. Carlisle signaled Kidd to step forward and defend Jeff McGinnis. The ball was very fast.

It was intercepted by Kidd.

Kidd immediately launched a fast break and lobbed the ball to O'Brien in the penalty area, who succeeded in a layup without being marked.

In the subsequent games, Garnett and O'Neill teamed up to guard the inside, Kobe and Glenn Rice made consecutive three-pointers, and Kidd still leisurely organized the team's offense from the position of controlling the ball.

Both inside and outside were blossoming. The Han team led the Nuggets by 14 points at 32:18 in the first quarter. Kobe also made 6 of 8 shots and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 18 points and 6 assists. It seemed that Kobe's debut was also very successful!

The second quarter started quickly, and both sides replaced substitute players, which made both sides take a closer look at the performance of other players on the team.

But unlike the rookie the Nuggets replaced, the Hans only have one young player, Aaron McGee, followed by all the uncles.

Wouldn't it be great to let a group of uncles bully a few rookies?

Carlisle's tactics for this quarter are very simple, that is, defense, all-out defense.

The veteran's intervention will undoubtedly completely push the rest of the game into garbage time. This is something Carlisle does not want to see. He finally has the opportunity to coach, so he must seize it no matter what. It is also good to use different tactics.

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Entering garbage time too early does not help the team much.

Sure enough, during this quarter of the game, the offensive efficiency of the Han team was obviously much lower, but the players who couldn't stand up to the Nuggets' substitutes were even worse...

After replacing Mike Brown and Buck Williams on the inside, the Han team's offensive speed was obviously not as fast as in the first quarter. There was nothing they could do about it. They were all veterans who were about to retire. It was not easy for them to run back and forth.

Not very realistic.

Especially since the point guard is still Scott Brooks, his speed is even slower.

The Nuggets seemed to have noticed that the overall speed of the Han team was starting to slow down, and began to bombard them. With a group of lively rookies running back and forth with the four veterans of the Han team...

At the end of the half, the New York Hans led the Nuggets 69:63, and the Nuggets had recovered a lot of points quickly.

After the start of the second half, Carlisle also replaced the starting five, preparing to continue to open up the score. However, in this quarter, Carlisle once again adjusted his tactics and played a "triangle offense."

The current triangle offense system of the Han people is centered on Garnett, and is restrained by the strong dominance of Garnett, the all-round inside man. Among them, Garnett's supporting passing ability and personal attack ability are the key to the triangle offense.

The key point.

In almost every offense, the formation, disintegration, and reconstruction of the offensive triangle are centered around Garnett.

Let me give you an example below. PG is Kidd, SG is Kobe Bryant, SF is Glenn Rice, PF is Garnett, and C is O'Neal.

First, Kidd controlled the ball and dribbled across half court. After passing the ball to Kobe, Garnett and O'Neal moved inside.

Kobe holds the ball at the top of the arc, Glenn Rice is at 45 degrees from the three-point line on the strong side, Kidd cuts into the bottom corner of the strong side, and Garnett moves to the low post on the strong side under the cover of O'Neal Jr.

After the movement is completed, Kobe passes the ball to Glenn Rice at the same time. It can be seen that there are multiple triangles forming the offensive formation, among which the two triangles on the right and below (Kidd and Garnett) are the starting points of the tactics.

asxs., and the inside triangle is the "rebound triangle". Pay attention to Garnett's position, which is almost the core of all triangles. From this, we can see Garnett's core position in the triangle offensive system.

Once the offensive triangle is determined, Glen Rice will pass the ball to Kidd. At this time, Glen Rice makes an air cut without the ball under the cover of Garnett, but there is no direct scoring opportunity.

The old triangle disintegrated and a new triangle was formed, but because there was no good passing route, Kidd dribbled to the center under Garnett's pick-and-roll screen. Pay attention to Garnett. Although Garnett did not touch the ball, he

The formation, disintegration, and reconstruction of the triangle all have Garnett as the core. Garnett's coordination ability and offensive threat ensure the progress of this process.

Kidd passed the ball to Kobe. At this time, the attack time was running out. At this time, because Kidd's breakthrough attracted double-teams, Kobe was already open and could shoot directly. The "backboard triangle" inside was once again formed. Kidd's breakthrough

Although his ability is not strong, the reason why he can pose a breakthrough threat and successfully attract double-teams is inseparable from Garnett's ability to support and cover. Garnett's performance directly determines the success of this tactic. In addition,

Pay attention to the movement of Glenn Rice. It is very likely that there will be an open three-point shooting opportunity from the corner. Then, some people will say that if the opponent team did not double-team Kidd, then the ball would not have moved to the weak side.

Open opportunities.

At this time, Glenn Rice had already moved into position, and a new offensive triangle was formed on the court. Because it was open, Kobe shot directly and hit a three-pointer. In addition, Glenn Rice, O'Neal Jr., and Garnett could barely be considered a

Let's go to the "rebound triangle". Garnett and O'Neal are stuck inside to fight for rebounds that may fall inside. Pay attention to Glenn Rice's running position. After Kobe Bryant shoots, Glen Rice looks toward Kobe Bryant and the basket.

Move to the mid-range area in between, because this may be the landing point of the rebound that bounces far away, and Kidd has retreated to prevent the opponent from launching a fast break.

In fact, the most important thing about this "triangle offense" system is Garnett. Without Garnett's height, long arms, and comprehensive abilities, this system would not be able to exert much power.

So in one sentence, Garnett is too important to the New York Hans!

Even head coach Paul Westphal, who was watching the game in Los Angeles, was impressed.

He also didn't expect Carlisle to actually use Phil Jackson's "triangle offense" tactic in the game.

Paul Westphal did not expect at this moment that Rick Carlisle had watched videos of other teams in the league no less than a thousand times during the past few years on the team. He also carefully analyzed and analyzed the tactics of various coaches in the league.

simulated.

After the New York Hans implemented the "triangle offense" system, the suspense of the game was gone. It would be a fool's errand to resist the Nuggets' current lineup today.

After three quarters, the New York Hans lead the Nuggets 107:83. The Nuggets are on the verge of becoming...

The last quarter of the game has been reduced to garbage time, and Carlisle is ready to let them do whatever they want in the remaining time.

In the end, Kobe shot 18 of 27 from the field and 16 of 21 from the free throw line, scoring a game-high 56 points. Fans who doubted him completely dispelled their doubts. The Han Chinese team also defeated the Denver Nuggets 126:118.

Won a good start in the Las Vegas Summer League.

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In the subsequent summer league, Carlisle still started the first game to compete with the following teams, and the result was unexpected.

In the following game, the Han team won the California Summer League championship with a complete victory. What I want to mention in particular is that in the final game against the Lakers, Kobe shot 13 of 20 from the field and 14 of 18 from the free throw line.
Chapter completed!