area51novel Chapter 240
Chapter 240
Facing Duncan, Roy held the ball on the three-point line and dribbled slowly to find an offensive opportunity.
Continuously dribbled between his legs and started to break through, but Duncan defended very well. The two now know each other very well.
In this case, Roy waved to Carter.
After the pick-and-roll with Carter, facing Bowen, Roy dribbled and strode towards the inside of the Spurs.
Veteran Horry made up for the defense under the basket, and Ginobili beside him also interfered with him.
It seemed that the rhythm had returned to the first half, the rhythm of fighting alone.
The familiar three-man team surrounded Roy.
Popovich, who was off the court, looked relaxed. He only knew how to pick and roll, right? I'll kill you!
The Spurs' double-team was very determined. He was sure that the Nets had lost themselves in the game.
Everyone was timid and had lost the courage to play and shoot in the previous games.
The Spurs thought so, but it was just what they thought.
Roy would not hesitate to pass the ball when facing a triple-team.
After the halftime locker room mobilization, the Nets' mentality was completely different from the first half.
Roy's pass went straight to the bottom corner.
McInnis was ready to receive the ball on the three-point line.
At this time, Horry was double-teaming Roy. His old age could not be faster than Roy's pass.
McInnis, who was in an open position, did not make any adjustments after receiving the ball.
He shot decisively from outside the three-point line.
"Swish!"
The sound of the basketball entering the net was very crisp.
65 to 58
The Nets scored easily.
For this reason, Ginobili looked at the coach specifically, meaning that Roy and Carter were still being double-teamed?
Popovich waved his hand, indicating that the tactics would be executed as planned.
The Spurs' tactics were actually very simple, which was to isolate and double-team Roy and Carter.
The Nets' scoring pressure was put on the role players and substitutes.
Once the Nets' role players and substitutes' hit rates dropped, the Spurs could continue to double-team the two more tightly.
The only drawback was that it was unknown when the other Nets players would explode.
However, from the second half of the last game to the first half of this game, the feasibility of this tactic was proved.
The Nets lost because of their youth.
Several main outside shooters were still young and not stable.
Kidd, the only experienced player who had played in the finals, was injured, and Jefferson, the other player, did not have the ability to make three-point shots.
The result was that Roy and Carter's singles became increasingly difficult, and they had to expend more energy than usual to achieve something on the offensive end.
Popovich's tactical principle is to double-team resolutely, even if the Nets' role players occasionally score a few goals,
At this time, he has not seen the Nets' tactical abnormality in the Nets' first offense,
Because in essence, the Nets still use the same old offensive system in the first half, which can't threaten the Spurs at all,
Until the defensive end, he would never have thought of how much surprise the Nets prepared for his Spurs.
As usual, Parker dribbled the ball across half court, and the player defending him was still Lagabell, whom he disliked the most.
Lagabell was like a never-tiring hunting dog, frantically interfering with Parker's dribbling along the way.
After half court, Parker began to sweat profusely.
He could clearly feel that Lagabell had increased the intensity of his defense.
"No, let Ginobili take this kind of ball. I am more suitable to be a cool mid-range shooter after running positions."
Parker passed the ball to Ginobili after half court.
The Nets adjusted their defense and started the second half. Jefferson, who was on the bench for two games, was in charge of defending Ginobili.
Being able to return to the regular rotation changed Jefferson's mentality.
He didn't have much advantage over McGinnis in the Nets. His only advantage might be his more experienced dribbling and breaking through.
But he doesn't have an advantage in experience now, because McGinnis has played five finals so far.
His performance was pretty good, especially on the defensive end, where he was recognized by the head coach. He also had a three-point shot, which was a huge plus.
In this way, if Jefferson wants to have a place in the game, he has to rely on his famous defense.
Jefferson has outstanding physical fitness, strength and speed. Because he was at a disadvantage against Ginobili in the first two games,
he was pressed on the bench by the coach.
But his bench was not in vain.
In these two games, he watched Carter's defense against him off the court and learned a lot of defensive essentials and details.
Before the game started, coach Frank gave him a death order,
which was that he had toLet him limit Ginobili's performance on the defensive end!
At this time, facing Ginobili holding the ball, Jefferson did not hesitate to stick to him.
Since his breakthrough is very good, he should stick to him and use his physical fitness to prevent him from displaying his skills.
Jefferson stuck very tightly, and Ginobili could only break through horizontally. He tried several times and could not squeeze the opponent head-on.
But the Spurs will not fight alone. Ginobili failed to break through,
so he chose to pick and roll with his teammates. His idea was that since he could not break through this person, he would change someone else!
He took a fancy to Lagabel who was following Parker closely.
After communicating with Parker by gestures, Parker and Ginobili completed a pick-and-roll.
Ginobili looked at Lagabel who was not tall and strong in front of him.
He tried to break through again.
Unfortunately, he chose the wrong target. Lagabel's defense was more fierce, and Ginobili, who was defending closely, felt uncomfortable.
Lagabel was faster than Jefferson in speed, and it became more difficult to break through smoothly under him.
"What kind of monsters did the Nets find!"
Ginobili couldn't help but start complaining. He had to pass the ball to Bowen at the bottom line.
Bowen saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Duncan.
Facing the Nets' suddenly increased defensive strength, the Spurs finally chose the main force in their team.
The superstar is the one who finds opportunities to score when his teammates can't do anything.
Duncan has always been hardworking and never complaining. His label is that he will not let down his guard at critical moments.
When Ginobili had difficulty attacking, he had already locked in position.
Over the years, he knew his teammates' offensive choices. The most difficult bone to chew must be given to himself.
He started a singles game with his back to the basket. The ball hit the ground hard and pushed inside step by step.
The Nets had already made preparations. When Duncan started a singles game, Carter decisively double-teamed Duncan.
Duncan passed the ball calmly, and Bowen in the bottom corner was left unattended!
The pass was very fast, but the Nets had already predicted Duncan's passing route. When he passed the ball, Lagabel had already rushed over.
Are the Spurs still afraid of passing the ball? It was totally impossible.
Bowen didn't even dribble the ball, and threw it to Parker.
Before Parker started dribbling, Jefferson's defense was already in place.
Seeing that time was running out and he had no chance,
While hesitating, he saw Horry, who was unguarded in the right corner.
Parker felt that it was a godsend opportunity, and with a flick of his hand, he made a long-distance horizontal pass, almost across the entire free throw line.
As long as the veteran Horry caught the ball, it would be a perfect open three-pointer!
The idea was good, but this pass was too risky.
An arm stretched out from the middle of the ball and intercepted the long-distance pass.