The Suns' offense is still a steady and steady positional battle.
"Positional warfare can only be used as a supplementary tactic."
Sighing secretly, D'Antoni shook his head helplessly. In his opinion, ugly positional warfare, no passion, and the SuperSonics' style of play are a hundred times better-looking and a hundred times more advanced than the Suns.
This tactic is too utilitarian. Playing just to win has completely lost the passion and fun of sports.
On the field, Lao Wang was in the low post on the left wing, asking for the ball, and Irvain was defending.
It can be said that the other four members of the Suns all have three-point and mid-range shooting abilities. Even the Lightning has made up for the three-point weakness, so the offensive lineup is wide open, leaving Lao Wang alone in the low post.
The SuperSonics, on the other hand, adopted a defensive tactic of overall contraction, but the contraction was not too severe, two meters, leaving a small gap in each position.
With this small gap, they can complete the defense in time.
Therefore, the Lightning passed the ball down, and Lao Wang took the ball and used a powerful low-post attack to further compress the opponent's defense and create greater openings for the outside.
When the ball was passed in, the Sonics reacted quickly. Schrempf on the top pounced. At the same time, Rainman Kemp on the weak side completely let go of Rasheed Wallace and pounced over.
Wang Tiejun saw his opponent's double-team. When the ball arrived, he caught the ball with his left elbow and caught the ball with his right hand. In the next moment, he threw with one hand and gave it to Horry, who was left open by Schremf on the three-point line above.
Schrempf quickly turned back to defend and pounced on Horry.
It's just that Lao Wang's passing speed was very fast, Horry took off the ball and shot, but Schrempf's return was still a beat too slow, and the ball flew past his palm.
"brush!"
The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.
"Horry's current fixed-point open three-pointers are still good and very stable." Su Qun said.
"Horry has now successfully transformed into a three-point defense, referred to as a 3D player." Zhang Li said with a smile.
Su Qun analyzed: "Coach Zhang, K has such a strong ability to distribute the ball during double-teams. Why does his opponent still insist on double-teaming?"
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "It's very simple. In the past, the Tiejun's attack power was too lethal. Without double-teaming and single defense, the defender simply couldn't bear it.
Double-teaming is a little better. The shooting rate in the open space on the outside may not be as high as that of Old K in singles, and it can also prevent the person defending alone from being injured."
Su Qun nodded and smiled: "That's true. But now that there is K-law, why do they still choose to double-team?"
Zhang Li thought for a while and said: "I think it's still a question of efficiency. Even with the K-Law, there are almost no people in the world who can defend the Iron Army alone. I haven't seen anyone really be able to suppress the Iron Army's attack to a limited extent.
You see, when faced with such a high offensive efficiency in one-on-one defense, if you don't double-team him, he consumes less physical energy and can increase his offense. Who can bear it then?
The so-called lesser of two evils, instead of letting him shoot 80% of his hits in a single defense situation, it would be better to double-team him. At least with the K-law, Tiejun doesn't have to worry about being injured when he double-teams him.
Problem."
Nodding, Su Qun added: "But now the Suns' lineup has far better shooting ability than last season, and it's a little too difficult for them to double-team."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "Indeed, if there are no three-pointers, the SuperSonics can shrink significantly from the beginning, making it easier and faster to double-team. But the Suns are in trouble with their strong three-pointers and long-range shooting ability.
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In the following time, the Sonics continued their fast-paced style on the offensive end, trying to disrupt the Suns' rhythm and win in chaos.
But the Lightning strengthened their defense against Payton, with Kobe and Horry assisting in defense, thus creating opportunities for Wang to return to defense and achieving the effect of suppressing the Sonics' fast break.
Lao Wang and the trolls teamed up to block the penalty area, and the two scored a total of four big shots in the first quarter.
The troll gave Rainman a big hat, and Lao Wang gave three big hats, two of which were given to Rainman and one to Payton.
Rainman swallowed three hats in a row. He was bleeding from the hats and lost all morale.
Through strong defense, the Suns did a good job of suppressing the opponent's momentum and preventing the opponent from attacking the penalty area.
The offensive end was suppressed, and the Sonics continued to double-team on the defensive end, but the effect was not very good.
Lao Wang did not attack the Sonics with a powerful offense, but beat the Sonics to death through continuous distribution and fast breaks.
Because he didn't attack much and didn't consume a lot of physical energy, he played the entire first quarter, giving out three direct assists and two indirect assists in a single quarter. He also launched four defensive counterattacks and fast breaks, replacing most of the Lightning's functions.
Under his leadership, the Suns took a 10-point lead at home at 22:32.
The other four people are all beneficiaries, and everyone has received his passes. Among them, Kobe is the biggest beneficiary.
As the youngest person in the lineup, Kobe is the fastest and fastest. Hawkins, who is facing him, cannot keep up with his speed. He ends most of the fast breaks. He makes 5 of 7 shots in a single quarter and three-pointers. He made zero shots from the field and scored 10 points.
7 attacks, 5 of which were fast breaks, 4 of which were successful. Two of the shots in positional battles were also open balls, and one two-pointer was hit.
Lao Wang made 2 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
On the bench of the Suns, Kobe Bryant, who scored 10 points in a single quarter, was swollen. No, his self-confidence was bursting. He sat next to the water fountain and leaned out his upper body. He shouted to Lao Wang through more than a dozen people: "Old K, today I It feels good, I want to attack with the ball."
"Rookie, we all want to win, but you alone want to lose?" Lao Wang said in surprise.
"Haha..." The bench burst into laughter.
Kobe snorted in annoyance and turned his head.
In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Tiejun rarely hits a triple-double, but he is actually capable of a triple-double.
He has a vision that Dameng does not have, his passing ability is better than Dameng, and his organizational skills are not bad. As long as he wants to, his chances of getting assists should be higher than Dameng."
Su Qun smiled and said: "What he likes most is to attack by himself."
"right."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "But now with the K-law, his arrogant ability to break double teams is greatly restricted, so strengthening passing is the best way to break double teams. You see, he only needs to After playing a few games with double-digit assists, if the price of double-teaming is too high, who would dare to double-team him easily?"
Su Qun smiled at this time and said: "But Director Zhang, you just said that the lesser of two evils is the lesser of two evils. Rather than letting Old K achieve an 80% offensive efficiency in a single defense situation, it is better to double-team him. Then if he If you can often assist in double figures in a single game, is that a double-team or no double-team?"
Zhang Lili laughed and said: "This is a problem, just like a tiger. If you give wings to such a beast, it will be really difficult to deal with it, and it will be difficult for the prey to fly even if it has wings!"
"Haha..." The two laughed.
In the second quarter, the Suns fielded half the main lineup and half the substitute lineup.
Williams and Rasheed Wallace teamed up inside. The latter came off the field to rest in the 9th minute of the first quarter, and there is no problem with his physical fitness.
On the outside, Wilkins plays the three position, Chapman plays the two position, and Kidd plays the one position.
Bill Walton said in a joking tone: "The Suns' bench lineup is actually comparable to the main lineups of some bad teams. Many teams use eight-man rotations in the playoffs, and the Suns can even do ten-man rotations.
At least nine people."
Bass Felton smiled, shook his head and said: "No, Williams is completely out of control this season. Chapman is too glassy to play as the main force. Wilkins can only play more than 20 minutes this season, and his speed is
If it's slow, the efficiency drops, and it doesn't work very well.
The other substitutes are all marginal and have little ability. They won’t have much chance in the playoffs. The rotation time will definitely be less than the rotation time in the regular season, and the main players will definitely have to play longer.”
Bill Walton nodded, but asked another question, saying: "The Suns' No. 7 pick did not play in the second quarter. He played 11 minutes in the first quarter and scored 10 points, which looked good.
However, I noticed a problem. In addition to fast breaks, his scoring is open shots, which seems not conducive to his growth."
"Oh?" Bus Felton asked, "How do you say that?"
Bill Walton explained: "I have paid attention to his draft information. He is a shooting guard with the ability to hold the ball offensively. He can break through with the ball, shoot three-pointers, and can also make pull-up jumpers. He is better at scoring dunks after breaking through.
, the skills are very comprehensive, the template is Jordan, and he also learned Jordan's skills and style. But now, he seems to have become a shooter who only knows fast breaks and fixed-point jumpers."
Busfieldton was startled and couldn't help but nodded and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. When there is a giant beast in the low post, the outside line will be forced to make changes to adapt to the needs of this giant beast.
But Kobe can still attack with the ball, as he did in the regular season, and he is not allowed to hold the ball in the playoffs. I think this is right, and the Suns will definitely not give the offensive banner to a rookie."
But in fact, they were all wrong. The Suns did not try to turn Kobe into a shooter who could only shoot spot-up jumpers.
Kobe didn't have as many opportunities in the playoffs as he did in the regular season. He basically played without the ball, but his training content was very rich, but he just didn't have the chance to use it. This is also the reason for a championship-rushing team like the Suns.
The special thing is that the regular season can still give some opportunities, but it is impossible to give rookies as many opportunities in the playoffs.
His main task in the playoffs is defense, defensive counterattacks, fast breaks, and one-point open shots.
As the second quarter continued, Lao Wang came on the court after a three-minute rest, forcing almost all of the Sonics' main players to take the field and also changed their defensive tactics.
The SuperSonics double-teamed him in the first quarter, but they didn't double-team him this time. His passing ability caused the Sonics a lot of damage.
"Bang!"
On his first offense after coming on the field, he used a fierce back blow to knock over Seattle substitute forward Sam Perkins, then turned around and jumped up with a fierce one-handed dunk, telling the SuperSonics
Crazy Karl, the head coach, defends alone, I attack, double-team, and pass. No matter what tactics you use, you will never be able to guard me.
This attack was just the beginning. Then he hit two more in a row, beating Sam Perkins to pieces. After being knocked over again, he didn't dare to block the third time and could only watch the old man.
Wang attacked the basket and performed very awkwardly.
Perkins does have some defensive capabilities, but his tonnage is only close to 120 kilograms, and his height with shoes is only 206 centimeters. However, Lao Wang's current tonnage has reached 135 kilograms, and his explosive power has reached level 86. For a giant center, it is absolutely
He has top-notch explosive power, so no matter what method you use to defend, you can't stop him.
George Karl could only call a timeout, change the defensive tactics, and let Payton strengthen the blockade of the Lightning in an attempt to lock down the Suns' perimeter to achieve defensive purposes.
This move is quite useful. After all, Lightning is old and slow, and Payton is 8 centimeters taller than him. Coupled with his wingspan advantage, his defense is very fierce, which has a certain effect on blocking him.
With the help of outside defense, the Sonics played a good offensive and defensive performance in the second quarter and began to narrow the point difference.
After the Lightning and Kobe Bryant made three mistakes one after another, the SuperSonics had already caught up by 7 points. Zhang Lili could not sit still and shouted: "The SuperSonics suddenly strengthened the perimeter blockade. It is difficult for the Tiejun to catch the ball inside. They should call a timeout."
, don’t let your opponent gain momentum, you must react in time when there are signs, and hold on, this is the home court!”
Su Qun also said anxiously: "The Lightning and Kobe made three turnovers combined. Payton and Hawkins suddenly strengthened their defense and completed two steals in a row. They are still ahead by 8 points."
When the opponent was frantically chasing points, Danny Ainge, a rookie head coach, showed his rookie attributes. He failed to observe the changes on the field, reacted slowly, and did not call a timeout to adjust tactics.
Sweeping the Kings in the first round was because their opponents were too weak, but the Sonics are not a team like the Kings that barely made it to the playoffs. This is a veteran team. Although they won less against the Suns and lost more, that doesn't mean that
Without strength, it would not be surprising if the Suns fail to cope and lose the game.
Now the head coach's reaction is a step slower, which will inevitably affect the field. He cannot make tactical adjustments in time, and failures are likely to follow.
By the time Danny Ainge realized something was wrong and called a timeout, the Sonics hit another three-pointer. The point difference had narrowed from the highest of 15 points to 5 points. The Sonics had chased them by 10 points.
The second quarter is almost over, with only one minute left.
"This is due to lack of experience. No matter what, the Sonics have clearly improved their offensive and defensive quality just now, and they are very powerful. It is also good to call a timeout to interrupt the opponent's rhythm. Now there is only the last minute left, but another timeout is called.
, what's the use? You don't bark when you should bark, but you bark when you shouldn't." Zhang Lili shook his head and said.
Su Qun said: "I think Colangelo Jr.'s experience is insufficient, so Danny Ainge should not be allowed to be the head coach."
Zhang Lili said: "It was a transitional period at first, but I didn't expect that I played very well in the regular season, so I just kept doing it."
Su Qun shook his head and said: "In the regular season, he just copied the tactics of last season rigidly, playing back and forth, passing the ball in from the outside and letting Old K hit. If Old K can't fight, he would separate it and let the outside shoot, or defend and counterattack.
, fast breaks after grabbing backcourt rebounds, etc., his role is actually not big, and he picked up the best coach for nothing. Now in the playoffs, his true colors have been revealed."
Zhang Liyi nodded and said: "It's already the playoffs, so that's the only way it can be. Let's see if there is a change of coach next season. I'm worried now that in this second round, George Karl will be called Crazy Karl. His tactics are crazy and radical.
Once it catches your weak point, it will bite it like crazy. If it is not dealt with well, the Suns are very likely to lose."
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Bill Walton was analyzing the situation just now and said: "Obviously, in the head coach's duel, the Sonics won.
Jordan took advantage of Payton's top defensive ability, and at the same time took advantage of Kobe's rookie status to lock down the Suns' outside line. The Suns' back line combination made frequent mistakes, resulting in the point difference being greatly reduced. This is the SuperSonics' success.
A win in terms of tactics and player execution.”
Bass Felton nodded and said: "Payton's defense is indeed strong. He should be the most defensive point guard in the league currently. He forced the Lightning to make two turnovers in eight minutes. The Lightning was intercepted once and made a pass error once.
The defensive effect is very good.
In addition, shooting guard Jose Hawkins is also a shooting guard who is good at offense and defense. He averaged 1.9 steals per game this season. He guarded the rookie Kobe very well. In just 8 minutes, he made Kobe make a mistake and forced him to
Kobe shot two three-and-done shots."
Bill Walton said: "Now the Suns have a way to solve the problem, using a strategy they have used in the regular season."
"Oh, what kind of tactic is that?" Bus Felton asked quickly.
On the bench of the Suns, Lao Wang wiped off some sweat, drank an Envy energy drink, and drank a bottle of pure water. He looked at Danny Ainge in front of him with some annoyance.
In just a few minutes, he was exhausted on the court. As soon as he ran to the frontcourt, he made a mistake on the outside and immediately returned to defend the backcourt. The Sonics' offensive rhythm was too fast. As soon as he ran back to the backcourt, their offense was finished.
He had to run back to the frontcourt again. He didn't do anything, he just ran back on the court.
Of course, the physical energy consumption of turning back and running is not great for him, far less than the consumption of low-position confrontation, but the important thing is that no matter how much he runs, it is useless!
Danny Ainge looked bitter as he was stared at by Lao Wang. He felt that he might not get a contract extension.
He really thought it right. Colangelo Jr. not far away was thinking about this problem. Danny Ainge is still too good. He can use it in the regular season, but it won't work when he encounters a really strong team in the playoffs.
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He cannot be fooled by 73 wins in the regular season and think that is Danny Ainge's true coaching ability. Now that the team is rebuilt, he needs to find another suitable head coach for this team.
Several assistant coaches are not suitable. Lewis and Nelson don't have that ability. D'Antoni has been a head coach in Italy for many years, but this guy's tactics are completely unsuitable for Old K. If you leave the team to him, maybe you can make it happen.
