The Trail Blazers played man-to-man on the field. They played zone defense today and set up a two-one-two zone defense formation.
Lao Wang was in the low post on the left wing asking for the ball.
The two-one-two zone defense is stronger on the flanks and not strong enough on the top of the arc. Nash holds the ball close to the top of the arc. Michael, the small forward guarding the center, and Payton on the right wing immediately move to the top of the arc, but Nash passes the ball in time.
Go down.
However, while the ball was still flying in the sky, the Trail Blazers' double-teaming began. Small forward Max, who was just about to double-team Nash in the high post, turned around and pounced.
Lao Wang also had a lot of free throws today, but everyone was in average condition and couldn't hit many open shots, so this time he didn't give up the ball and planned to do it by himself. At any rate, he still had a 46.6% shooting rate, which ranked first in the team.
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After catching the ball, use your left foot as the axis, half-turn upwards, and step into the paint with your right foot.
Duncan's defense was overwhelming today, and he immediately reacted defensively. He moved his feet, turned sideways, and kept up with Wang. At the same time, he pushed up with his chest. In this way, even if Wang forced his way in, he could not get close to the basket, and Max was already on top.
Once down, it only takes half a second to form a double team.
But the next moment, Lao Wang stepped on the floor of the paint area with his right foot, kicked hard, twisted his head back, swung his arms, twisted his waist and abdomen, and his whole body instantly turned back.
"Fuck the bottom!"
Duncan's defense was really strong today. He reacted instantly and turned down immediately.
But the next moment, Lao Wang turned upward again, and the right foot he had just withdrawn instantly stepped into the paint area.
"Oops!"
By this time, Duncan was already stunned.
One sway after another, another sway, and Wang successfully shook Duncan, but Max had already rushed to his side, and he had no chance to reach the paint area with the ball.
However, at this time, Nash had already cut into the paint from the top of the arc.
Two-one-two zone defense, two defenders on the left and right waist, two defenders on the left and right wings, and one defender in the middle. It has strong defense against outside breakthroughs. It can double-team the low post at any time, but only against the arc.
The top defense is not enough, and the defense of long-range shots from the outside is not strong enough to form a regional double team.
So when Michael, who was guarding the middle, jumped down to double-team the low post, the middle of the arc was exposed, and the path from the top of the arc to the basket was exposed to Nash's sight, and he immediately started to cut forward.
"Old K!"
Payton and Anderson on the left and right wings failed to block in time, and Nash successfully made an air cut. When he rushed to the basket, he extended his hand to Lao Wang.
"brush!"
Lao Wang reacted quickly with a short pass, and Nash caught the ball and made a layup.
Su Qun praised: "Nash made a beautiful cut! Tiejun's passing was also beautiful!"
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The best way to break the two-one-two zone defense is to be accurate on the outside. Like Jordan, the breakthrough must be extremely fast. Like Iverson, the opponent must not be able to form a regional double-team, and must be fully
Use teammates' pick-and-rolls to find opportunities for shots and breakthroughs, and use continuous passing to break up the opponent's zone defense. Once there is a loophole in the opponent's zone defense, break through immediately.
And if the defender in the middle double-teams the low post, then there will definitely be a gap in the front, and the offensive side will have to increase the air cuts from the front, which is what Nash did just now."
When the Trail Blazers attacked, Duncan swayed up and down, and then hit the board at a 45-degree angle. The whole set of movements was refined, like a machine.
But Lao Wang predicted that Duncan would most likely not attack the basket, because this kid no longer had sufficient physical fitness and would most likely choose to take action outside.
"Crack!"
When Duncan took the shot, Lao Wang, who was not stunned, sent a shot in time, put his hands together and confiscated the ball.
In the cheers of the audience, the Suns immediately launched a fast break. Except for Lao Wang, the other four players did not pull up. Nash, Marion, Zhu Fangyu, and Josh Howard all went off quickly.
Randolph was completely unable to keep up with Marion, and Payton was also completely unable to keep up with Nash. Zhu Fangyu and Josh Howard came on as substitutes, with more energy and running at full speed to rush ahead.
Nash caught the ball and passed the center line, but it slowed down because his teammates were rushing forward. He no longer had to waste energy and threw an overhead pass. The ball flew over the head of Marion, who had just rushed past him.
"Bang!"
After receiving the ball, Marion rushed into the paint and dunked, blasting the Blazers' basket.
"Come on Suns, we're only two points behind." Su Qun shouted excitedly.
Trail Blazers offense.
Just like in the G1 game, the Suns still didn't play zone defense, but instead played man-to-man.
Anderson broke through Josh Howard with the ball, encountered Marion's defense, and immediately passed the ball to Randolph who was cutting towards the basket.
Randolph caught the ball and entered the paint area, and made a small throw to meet Lao Wang's block.
"Bang!"
There was no shot, but he didn't hit the ball either. The basketball hit the basket and rose up. Duncan behind him grabbed the offensive rebound, took off the second time and made a layup.
Lao Wang turned around in time and took off again to block the shot. This time the shot was blocked and the ball flew into the sky.
The next moment, a bunch of people were crowded together under the basket, ready to grab the ball.
Lao Wang landed, jumped up in the crowd, and hit the ball to the left wing.
Zhu Fangyu got the ball and immediately passed it to Nash, who had turned around at the top of the arc, and the Suns' fast break began.
Not many people participated in the fast break, and not many people returned to defense, because most of the people on both teams were under the basket. The Suns only had Nash and Zhu Fangyu, and the Trail Blazers only had Payton and Anderson. Payton followed Nash, and Anderson
Return to defense from the left wing.
In order to win and win the championship, Payton also worked hard. He will be 36 years old soon. Without the ball, the small universe exploded and he barely caught up with the Son of the Wind.
Nash did not force a layup. He knew that Zhu Fangyu was behind him, so when he rushed into the paint area, he immediately changed direction and pulled to the left wing.
At this time, Zhu Fangyu rushed into the paint area from the right elbow area. Anderson, who was returning from the left wing to defend, could only slow down because he was completely unable to stop the opponent's attack.
"Bang!"
Passing the ball, catching the ball in the air, Zhu Fangyu dunked with both hands, and completed an alley-oop with Nash, winning cheers from the audience.
"It's a tie! Congratulations to Zhu Fangyu for completing a beautiful alley-oop!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "After the playoffs, it's time for the Olympics. I hope our men's basketball team can fulfill that great dream this time.
It just so happens that the U.S. team is not strong enough now. The old generation has ended and the new generation has not grown up, but our strength is getting stronger and stronger."
"Yes, yes." Su Qun nodded excitedly.
In the TNT commentary box, Barkley said: "Judging from the final quarter, the Trail Blazers are at a disadvantage. The main problem is that the Blazers' main force played for too long, and under the Suns' small ball tactics, Duncan and Randolph
The physical energy consumption was too great, and now it is obvious that the physical energy is not enough.
The Trail Blazers played good defense in the first three quarters and even led the Suns, but now it looks like things will change in the final quarter."
Kenny Smith said: "The Suns' rotation is very strong. D'Antoni's courage is still good. He boldly used two rookies to constantly rotate at the second, third and fourth positions. Stoudemire and Ma
Lyon and Joe Johnson both got a lot of rest time.
This is a very important point. It gave the Suns a physical advantage in the final quarter. Up until now, the Suns' fast break ability is still very strong, but the Trail Blazers can't keep up with the rhythm obviously."
Barkley smiled: "Marion can play the third and fourth positions, and he can be the first substitute for Stoudemire to ensure that Stoudemire gets enough rest time and to keep his strength at the fourth position from declining.
Zhu Fangyu plays as a substitute for Marion at the third position, and Howard can also play at the second and third positions, so that Marion and Joe Johnson can also get a lot of rest time.
This year the Suns selected two good rookies. Josh Howard has good talent. Zhu Fangyu was trained by Old K. He has participated in his summer camp since he was ten years old. It is said that all the training content was formulated by Old K.
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Kenny Smith smiled and said: "Two more Chinese players will participate in the draft this year. The media has already reported it. Both Yi and Sun performed very well in the NCAA, and their draft prospects are great."
Barkley smiled and said: "You have to ask me about this. I know both Yi Jianlian and Sun Le. I even taught Yi how to play power forward. He is a power forward."
"Oh, yes, they are all excellent. Yi's draft prediction has entered the lottery, and it is very high. Sun is also good, predicting the first round, and some media even gave lottery predictions. They are also from the old
K’s summer camp?” Kenny Smith asked.
"Of course, Yi entered the summer camp when he was about ten years old. Sun Le is the child of Old K's friend and entered the summer camp when he was five or six years old. Like Yao, he is the person whom Old K focuses on training." Barkley said very familiarly.
On the court, the game continued. The Suns took advantage of their physical strength in the final quarter and slowly took advantage. From falling behind, to equalizing, to overtaking, they then opened up the gap a little bit, and finally defeated the Trail Blazers, 92:98, winning.
6 points.
Su Qun read: "Old K made 11 of 22 shots today, barely 50% of the field goal percentage, and made 8 of 15 free throws. He scored 30 points, 19 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 7 blocks, 4 turnovers and 4 fouls. In fact, his performance was pretty good.
Duncan and Randolph are better."
Zhang Liji smiled and said: "Duncan scored 22 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 44.5% from the field. He was still limited by the Tiejun's defense, and his efficiency was lower than in the regular season and the first two rounds of the series.
Randolph was good today, with 20 points and 8 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was a little higher than Duncan's, reaching 45.5%, mainly because Stoudemire and Marion couldn't guard him."
Su Qun added: "The Suns' rebounders were pretty good today. Old K alone surpassed Duncan and Randolph. Although he made a little more mistakes, he blocked shots well. Duncan was blocked three times, and Randolph seemed to be blocked three times."
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"It's not about rebounding and defense. The Suns were really weak today. But fundamentally, the Suns' rotation was better. Coupled with the fast break tactics, the physical fitness of the Trail Blazers' two big insiders was completely exhausted."
After Zhang Lili said something, he added: "Today's state is not good. Please pay attention. There are two away games. If the state continues to fail, the Trail Blazers can seize the home court advantage and probably come back."
As soon as Lao Wang returned to the locker room, he received a comforting call from Dayao.
"Brother, you are indeed better than me. Your 50% shooting percentage is more than ten percentage points lower than the regular season. If you hadn't grabbed so many rebounds, you would have lost."
"I'm telling you, Dayao, this is what I'm good at. If I don't have enough offense, I need rebounds to make up for it. You kid should learn more. But you can't learn it either, because your rebounding skills stretch your hips too much!"
"Brother, what's that? It's late. There is a game tomorrow. I'm going to bed."
The consolation failed, and he was comforted in return. Seeing that the situation was not good, Dayao quickly hung up the phone.
"mock up!"
Lao Wang hung up the phone proudly.
An hour later, the media conference was held.
"Old K, with two consecutive home wins, do you hope to sweep the Trail Blazers?" a reporter asked.
"Hope is of course hope. Wanderers should also have the dream of becoming a millionaire. If people don't have hope and dreams, they will become salty fish."
Lao Wang first said something like chicken soup for the soul, and then immediately returned to reality and said: "But we need to work harder
To get into a better state, we did not do enough tonight, and our efforts were not enough to support and realize our dreams and hopes."
On the Trail Blazers side, the atmosphere was a little dull.
"Coach Dunleavy, you have never defeated Old K's team in the playoffs since you coached the Trail Blazers. Regarding this Western Conference Finals, where we have lost two consecutive games, how confident are you that you can come back at home?" A local reporter
asked rather sharply.
From the attitude of this local reporter, Dunleavy seemed to see the possibility of dismissal, and immediately replied forcefully: "Mr. Reporter, you should know that this is Old K's 11th season, and it is also his 11th time in the Western Conference Finals.
He has never missed the Western Conference Finals and won 6 championships in 10 years. Facing such a great opponent, can you find a coach who has absolute confidence in facing the old K? I bet you can't find it."
"That is to say, you have no confidence." The reporter said firmly.
Dunleavy said with shame and anger: "Yes, I really have no confidence that I can make it back at home. We have too many injuries inside, and we only rely on Duncan and Randolph for support. There are no better substitutes. They play too much time, and they are restricted by the Suns."
The team's fast-paced offense and defense cannot keep up with my physical fitness. In this case, I really don't have confidence.
Then if you can find a head coach who is confident in defeating Old K, you can suggest to the management that you change the coach and I step aside to make way for someone better."
The reporter shook his head helplessly. If he had someone to choose, he would have done it a long time ago.
On the 21st, the Suns departed at noon and flew to Portland.
That night, Lao Wang called a group of teammates to watch the Eastern Conference Finals together in a bar in the hotel.
Before the start of the game, he called Dayao and said: "Dayao, don't be defeated this time. If you are defeated by your opponent continuously, your morale will easily collapse."
"Brother, I'm okay, my mental quality isn't that bad."
"Do you mean to be thick-skinned?"
"Brother, why are you less and less good at chatting?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Dayao, let me tell you, there seems to be no history of consecutive defeats in the Eastern Conference. If you don't break this record, you will show your face!"
"Don't worry, brother, I'm in good shape today. When I just warmed up, I hit 28 consecutive three-pointers. By the way, brother, what's your record for consecutive three-pointers during training?"
"ah?"
Lao Wang quickly hung up the phone. This big Yao was becoming less and less good at chatting.
"Wow, hit again, old K, this is only the second quarter, which three-pointer is this for Yao?"
"It seems like the second one?"
"The third one."
"Count him three."
"He made 10 of 10 shots and 3 of 3 three-pointers. He hasn't missed a single shot today. Yao was so crazy tonight. This is the Eastern Conference Finals!"
"Old K, Yao might be able to score 50 today!"
"It's impossible, his offense doesn't have that explosive power."
An hour later, there was constant shouting and yelling in the bar.
The Air Force Arena was in full swing. The Nets were overwhelming the Pistons, and the atmosphere was very heated.
Dayao pulled out to shoot, and although Big Ben followed in time, facing a super high fort, there was no way to defend, and small moves were useless, because Dayao's touch was explosive today.
By the 11th minute of the second quarter, he had made 11 of 11 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, including 3 three-pointers, and had already scored 27 points.
After the second quarter, the Nets led the Pistons by 16 points at halftime, a huge advantage.
Soon after, the second half began.
Dayao's touch dropped slightly. He missed his first three-point shot in the third quarter. He immediately shortened his shooting range and started another round of bombardment with a mid-range shot.
Kidd frantically provided shells for Dayao, and Dayao took crazy shots. In the third quarter, he took as many as 9 shots and hit 6 of them. In addition, he made 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 15 points in a single quarter and 42 points in the third quarter, leading the way.
The team led by 24 points in the third quarter and defeated the Pistons.
But the Pistons did not surrender. In the last quarter, they wanted to take advantage of Dayao's decline in physical fitness to make a comeback. However, under the leadership of Kidd, the Nets held on to their score advantage, successfully won the G2 game, and tied with the Pistons one to one.
Dayao played a total of 41 minutes, making 18 of 23 shots, with a shooting percentage of 78.2%, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored 46 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks, 1 turnover, and 3 fouls.
Luxurious data.
"Dayao, you have such a good opportunity, but you only took 3 shots in the final quarter. Isn't 50 great?" Lao Wang called after the game and asked.
"Of course 50 is nice, but winning comes first!" Dayao said.
"Shit! You're so far ahead and you're sure to win. What are you afraid of? Kidd passed the ball to you and asked you to shoot, and you passed it again. Is your brain broken? Don't miss the opportunity next time, 46 points and 50 points.
The level is completely different. 50 points in the Eastern Conference Finals is an honor, but 46 points is nothing."
"I know, brother, I won't miss it next time." Dayao said quickly.
"Do you think such a good touch is easy to touch?" Lao Wang said angrily.
"Don't worry, brother, there will definitely be a chance."
Dayao also had some regrets. Kidd did pass the ball to him later, just to let him score points, but he was worried about being accused of scoring points.
Just as he hung up the phone, Kidd next to him said, "Did K tell you something?"
Dayao nodded, then shook his head with some regret.
Kidd said: "I feel sorry for you, such a good opportunity."
At this point, he turned over and motioned for Yao to lower his ears. Fu Er whispered: "Old K has the best experience in brushing statistics. Apart from Chamberlain, he is the strongest data king in the history of the league. In the finals,
He averaged 50 points per game against Jordan, and he was able to rack up statistics that left people speechless. Dayao, you have to learn a little bit, learn 10% of his ability to rack up statistics, and you can leave your name in history.
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"Pfft!"
Dayao burst into laughter and was overjoyed.
"Ah owe!"
Lao Wang sneezed and muttered: "Which bastard is talking ill of me behind my back?"