Chapter 388 Cross Step
The 76ers attack.
"Allen, we need you to break through now!" O'Brien shouted.
Iverson, who was advancing with the ball, nodded, and he didn't want to shoot three-pointers for the time being.
On the right-wing three-point line, Iverson is ready to break through.
Marbury did not take a step to defend, but defended close.
He heard what O'Brien said to Iverson, but according to the arrangement of defensive coach Adams, his defensive strategy against Iverson this time is to prevent shots and not to prevent breakthroughs.
Behind him, there are Marion and James Posey's supplementary defense, and finally Li Ba, all of them are defensive champions, with three layers of defense, and they are not afraid of Iverson's breakthrough at all.
Iverson took a step back, made a false shot, shook Marbury, then collected the ball, and rushed over with one step.
Marbury was attacked and did not chase at all.
At the free throw line, James Posey assisted in the defense and stopped in front of Iverson in time.
His place was filled by Joe Johnson on the left wing.
If Iverson chooses to pass the ball, he can only pass it across to Aaron McGee, who is temporarily emptied on the left wing.
He believed in himself more and did not choose to do so.
Slow down, a turn around, he passed James Posey.
Posey didn't chase either. His defensive task was to slow down Iverson's breakthrough speed so that he couldn't rush.
As soon as Iverson passed, he immediately returned to the free throw line, backing the matchup player Andre Iguodala, while Joe Johnson returned to the left wing.
As for Iverson, as soon as he passed Posey, he was about to accelerate when he ran into the Suns' second defense, Marion.
Marion stepped up from the low post, outside the paint and blocked Iverson's breakthrough route.
At this time, Iverson can choose to pass the ball to power forward Kenny Thomas, who has been temporarily emptied in the low post on the right wing.
But he thought he could break in, so he didn't pass.
First there was a downward change of direction, which induced Marion to move down, and then an upward turn immediately broke through Marion, turned around and dribbled the ball, and stepped into the paint area with one step.
But he couldn't pick up his speed, and was stopped by Marion's long arm when he turned around.
Then, when he turned around, he ran into Li Ba's supplementary defense.
Li Ba rushed over when Iverson turned around and made a breakthrough. When the latter completed the breakthrough and turned around to dribble, he stretched out his left arm, and his big hand instantly grabbed the basketball that bounced off the floor, and then missed Iverson. Passed by and rushed out of the paint.
For a super giant like Iverson who breaks through the league's fastest speed, the defensive method is to slow him down first.
"here!"
Outside the right-wing three-point line, Marbury, who had turned and rushed to the center line, clapped and shouted.
Li Ba threw a big hand, and Marbury caught the ball and rushed across the center line.
When Iverson broke through, no one on the 76ers could keep up with Marbury, so the Suns' quick play was also successfully completed. Joe Johnson added an assist to Marbury with a dunk.
11:0, the Suns continued to lead.
The 76ers called a timeout.
"The strongest breakthrough king in the league, but under the layered defense of the Suns, he still couldn't make a breakthrough and finally conceded the goal." Yu Jia said.
"He has been intercepted by the Hammer many times. In the last Olympic Games, it was the Hammer who intercepted him and completed a quadruple double." Zhang Lili said.
"Looking at the defense this time, the Suns' zone defense system has obviously shifted more smoothly, and the speed of assisting defense and returning to defense is faster." Yu Jia said.
"Yes, this season the Suns have hired a new defensive coach named Ron Adams, who should be good. In one season, with the defensive strength of Hammer and their starters, the defensive system should be able to be built, right?" Zhang Lili said.
"Allen, pay attention to the position of your teammates when breaking through, and distribute the ball in time, which can make it easier for us to score."
O'Brien said to Iverson.
"I don't see any movement from them, who do you want me to pass to?" Iverson asked.
O'Brien was taken aback, looked at the other four starting players, and said, "The rest of you have to run, you need to work harder, you should run out of open space, and then wait for Allen to score the ball."
The others wiped their sweat, and those who drank water, but no one answered.
This shows that the atmosphere of the 76ers is not very good.
This is an old problem of 76. The team boss Iverson often does not participate in training and holds the ball for a long time on the court. On and off the court, the players have opinions.
Facing the silent teammates, Iverson was a little frustrated. He thought of Li Ba's words just now.
The timeout ends and the 76ers attack.
Iverson came to the left wing.
Breaking through on the left wing, he can face one less defensive champion Marion.
One shot at Marbury, two shots at James Posey, Marbury finally ran into Li Ba's supplementary defense on the edge of the outside paint.
After the deceleration of Posey's assisted defense, his speed is still not fast at this time, but it is much faster than the breakthrough on the right wing last time.
He saw that Li Ba was going up and wanted to cut off his breakthrough route, so he immediately rushed towards Li Ba at full speed.
As soon as Li Ba mentioned the waist line of the paint zone, Iverson ushered in an accelerated impact.
At this time, his opponent, Mark Jackson, was moving towards the basket, reaching out to Iverson for the ball.
But Li Ba didn't move.
According to the operation of the zone defense system, at this time, Marion, who is in the low post on the right wing, should have made up for the basket, and Joe Johnson, who is on the right wing, has made up for the low post on the right wing, so his position is to block Iverson here, or to slow him down again. .
The defensive system created by Ron Adams this season emphasizes the speed of defense and does not require him to take care of both ends.
Iverson's acceleration and Mark Jackson's movement to the basket were intended to force Li Ba to retreat and compress the Suns' defense, but they failed.
Therefore, Iverson now has two options, one is to continue to rush, and the other is to pass to Mark Jackson.
He saw that Marion had made up to the basket, and Mark Jackson's ability was not strong, so he naturally chose to believe in himself.
But he didn't rush, but made an emergency stop at the position a step and a half before Li Ba.
"Bang bang..."
Immediately after the emergency stop, Iverson continued to cross dribble.
This is his signature skill, there was Beetle Hardaway before, but he is the best.
However, Li Ba didn't move, he pressed himself firmly to the floor.
In a word, even if you vote for one, you can't be shaken by you.
Iverson dribbled the ball extremely fast three times in a row. Seeing that Li Ba was motionless, he immediately took a step forward and made a breakthrough from the left.
At this time Li Ba moved, and took half a step back with his right foot.
As soon as Iverson rushed forward, he pulled back with his left hand. He pulled the ball back, then moved his feet, took a quick step back, then jumped up and shot a jumper.
This is Iverson's typical cross-step breakthrough, a step-back jumper after shaking off the opponent.
Li Ba took half a step back with his right foot, and just as soon as he landed, he suddenly moved forward with force.
First of all, he was mentally prepared to prevent Iverson from making a false and real move.
Second, he "saw" Iverson's movement of pulling the ball back when he was protruding forward.
So when Iverson retreated for a jumper, he also took a step forward and jumped up.
Speaking of jumping height, Iverson can really jump, better than Marbury.
But compared to bullet speed, Li Ba no longer fears anyone in the league.