Chapter 372: Create an Efficient Postman
Latest website: At this time the game starts and the digital team attacks.
"Oh, the Knicks changed from zone defense to man-to-man. The Dragons targeted the postman. Who will defend when Iverson goes in?" Barkley said in surprise.
"That rookie Ginobili can't keep up with Iverson." Smith shook his head.
"Uh-huh!"
"Beep!"
On the court, Zhao Dong was taken out of the paint area by the postman. Iverson passed Ginobili, rushed into the paint area, and beat Willis with a two plus one.
"Boss?"
Ginobili looked at Zhao Dong. It wasn't that he didn't work hard or desperately, but he really couldn't keep up with Iverson's breakthrough.
"Just try your best." Zhao Dong could only say this.
Only he knows that Iverson in this life is more powerful than the previous one, much more powerful. Iverson this season is even more powerful than last season.
Not to mention that Ginobili is a rookie now, even in his peak period, there is no way he can guard Iverson.
After all, both sides are one level behind in terms of potential and strength. The gap between Ginobili and Iverson in this generation is even greater than the previous one.
"Uh-huh!"
Iverson made an extra free throw, and the Digital Team completed the lead for the first time tonight.
33:32, Knicks attack.
Ginobili controlled the ball in the frontcourt, then handed it to Zhao Dong, and began to move without the ball.
Zhao Dong dribbled the ball outside the three-point line on the left wing while making a gesture of pulling away.
He has absolute height on the outside, and the digital team switches defense, with Toni Kukoc facing him.
"Double team."
Larry Brown immediately snapped from the sidelines.
The postman in the paint area immediately dropped Willis and pounced on Zhao Dong.
at the same time,
Te'lon Hill on the right dropped Gary Trent to cover Willis.
Gary Trent is empty. His mid-range mid-range shot is good. This season, his shooting rate reached 46%, but only 41% in the first round of the playoffs. Therefore, Zhao Dong did not pass the ball. No matter how he shot, it was higher than this. .
Bang bang...
When the postman pounced, Zhao Dong did not take action before being double-teamed. Instead, he dribbled the ball calmly. He did not start the breakthrough until the postman came up.
"squeak!"
As the sharp friction sound of sneakers sounded, Zhao Dong's right foot suddenly stepped out to the right, making a breakthrough movement.
Toni Kukoc and the postman who had just pounced on immediately made an instinctive defensive reaction. As they moved, their center of gravity shifted.
Of course, their movement also blocked Zhao Dong's breakthrough path.
But at this time, Zhao Dong took a step forward, stopped immediately, and then took it back.
"Testing step!" Zhang Lili shouted urgently.
Zhao Dong's right foot stepped out for a second time, this time to the left, and with a little luck, he burst past Toni Kukoc and into the flank.
The postman immediately turned around, because he was on the inside and Zhao Dong's breakthrough was on the outside. On the left sideline, he was closer to the paint area and was sure to be in place to defend before Zhao Dong broke in.
He turned around and moved two steps downward. Zhao Dong came forward with the ball. He immediately adjusted his position, stared at the latter with a fierce look on his face, and prepared to block the shot.
Zhao Dong's pull-up jump shot is very good, and his shot-blocking ability is average. On defense this time, he was mentally prepared to commit a fierce foul.
"squeak!"
Amidst the sound of his sneakers scuffing, Zhao Dong did indeed stop suddenly. When he slowed down, he didn't make a jump shot like the postman thought. Instead, he stopped suddenly, slowed down, changed direction, and jumped from underneath the postman.
"We're in!" Su Qun shouted excitedly.
After one step, Zhao Dong rushed into the paint area, and after another step, he flew up against the basket of the digital team's insider Te'lon Hill.
His speed is too fast, and Teiron Hill can only passively stay in the reasonable collision zone and jump vertically to defend.
Zhao Dong jumped very high with all his strength, towering over Hill by more than a head. He leaned down from above and crashed into Hill like a heavy bomber.
"Woooo..."
At this moment, the on-site commentator simulated the sound of a bombing siren.
"Bang!"
Hill flew in response and was knocked directly into the air.
"boom!"
The next moment, a violent explosion sounded.
"oh!"
The whole place was in an uproar, and countless home fans stood up and cheered wildly.
"Well!"
Troisiel hit the floor, slid two meters backwards, and hit the basket frame before stopping. He groaned in pain.
"Ho ho ho ho..."
The on-site commentator was so excited that he let out a series of strange screams.
"Boss, hit him to death!"
Waving a pair of fists, Fordson on the sidelines yelled at Zhao Dong on the court.
"It's terrible! Feilong has activated the ultimate attack weapon, and his impact is unmatched! His lethality is unlimited! The insiders of the Digital Team will become his victims."
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Barkley shouted excitedly.
"Feilong, let's fight like this. How can the digital team block it?" Su Qun shouted excitedly in the CCTV live broadcast booth.
"Playing like this, the inside line of the digital team can't handle it at all, and there will be fouls and even injuries soon. Everyone in the Knicks can pull away, and Zhao Dong's breakthrough tactics have enough room to display." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Zhao Dong made a free throw and after hitting it, the Knicks took the lead at 33:35.
Numbers team offense.
Still the same tactic, the postman pulled out and Iverson rushed in.
The Postman was pulled one step inside the three-point line, and Zhao Dong was pulled to the left wing, one step away from the paint area and two steps behind the Postman.
Zhao Dong and Postman are on the weak side. Digital team point guard Eric Snow gave the ball to Iverson on the right. Iverson ran without the ball and surpassed Ginobili. After receiving the ball, he rushed towards the paint area. Come.
Iverson's shooting percentage at the basket is higher in this life, reaching 61%, and the last two points are as high as 41%. The threat of breakthrough is much higher than in the previous life.
This time, facing Iverson's breakthrough, Zhao Dong decisively gave up on the postman and attacked back to the basket.
Postman's mid-range shooting percentage was only 41%. Compared with the threat posed by Iverson's sudden attack to the basket, he chose to help defend Iverson.
Facing Zhao Dong's double-team, Iverson was very rational. He knew that if he wanted to beat Zhao Dong, he had to rely on the help of the postman, so he chose to distribute the ball to the open postman.
The postman caught the ball and hit a precise shot to tie the score.
Knicks offense.
All five players were separated, but Zhao Dong was still holding the ball outside the three-point line on the left wing.
The digital team is still on zone defense, but instead of the postman coming to double-team, Iverson will come to double-team.
Iverson's defense in this life is stronger than that in his previous life, but the strength is limited. What makes him better than his previous life is mainly his offense.
When Iverson pounced, Zhao Dong made a push and passed the ball through the gap between Iverson and Toni Kukoc to Ginobili who cut in.
Ginobili was released by Iverson and immediately cut to the basket. At this time, he caught the ball and immediately encountered the double-team of Postman and Tyron Hill.
"The digital team played well in zone defense." Barkley praised at this time.
When he said this, Zhao Dong had already begun to move quickly towards the top of the arc, and then received Ginobili's back pass.
The only one following him was Iverson. Toni Kukoc was too slow to keep up. He took off the ball and hit an open three-pointer at the top of the arc with a whoosh.
Barkley laughed and said: "Iverson defended the dragon. He had to jump at least 150 centimeters."
35:38, the Knicks lead.
Looking back, the digital team's attack still used the same tactics.
This time, Iverson, who was double-teamed under the basket, once again chose to pass the ball to the postman.
However, this time the Postman missed the open shot.
When Iverson was passing the ball, Marion quickly defended the postman. He had long arms and bounced high and fast, which put a certain amount of defensive pressure on the postman.
Zhao Dong and Willis protected the backcourt rebounds under the basket. Of course, Tyron Hill and Iverson couldn't grab them. Zhao Dong grabbed the rebound and the Knicks attacked.
Zhao Dong once again encountered the double-teams of Toni Kukoc and Iverson. He dribbled the ball and moved continuously, getting rid of the double-teams. He also encountered the postman and Teiron Hill outside the left line of the left wing paint area. folder.
"Boss!"
At this time, Marion suddenly started cutting in from the weak side.
"boom!"
Zhao Dong made a casual throw with one hand, and Marion flew up and scored a goal in an alley-oop.
"The consequence of double-teaming Fei Long is that you can limit his shots to a certain extent, but you cannot limit his passing and assists."
Buckley said with a smile.
"Sean, your defense just now was good, just do it."
Zhao Dong did not praise Marion's attack this time, but praised the defense last time, because now the Knicks are not bad at offense, but at defense.
"Yes, boss." Marion said excitedly.
In the next game, Zhao Dong continued to defend the basket on the defensive end, preventing Iverson from attacking the basket. The Postman got a lot of opportunities from the outside.
But Marion stepped up his defense, which somewhat reduced the Postman's efficiency.
Zhao Dong is still extremely strong on the offensive end, whether attacking or passing, his efficiency remains high.
As a result, at halftime, 57:64, the Knicks led by 7 points.
Zhao Dong made 14 of 21 shots in the half, with a shooting percentage of 66.6%, which was slightly lower than in the first quarter. He made 2 of 4 three-pointers and 9 of 10 free throws, scoring a total of 39 points.
In addition to scoring, he also grabbed 6 rebounds, sent out 5 assists, and sent out two blocks and a steal. His performance was extremely outstanding.
The email combination contributed 35 points, Iverson 21 points, and Postman 14 points. Their performance was also extraordinary.
Zhang Lili analyzed during the halftime break: "The other three starters of the Digital Team scored 11 points, and the substitute players scored 11 points. The remaining four Knicks starters scored 19 points, and the substitutes only scored 6 points. From here Judging from the data, the substitutes of the digital team are indeed stronger."
"Feilong's score exceeded 50% of the team's score, which shows that the Knicks' main lineup is weak."
Su Qun said: "The two rookies Marion and Ginobili were playing in the playoffs for the first time. They really didn't adapt well and were held back."
Zhang Li said with a smile: "Marion's performance was slightly better in the second quarter. His defensive coverage was good. He was very light and very fast. If he hadn't covered the Postman, the Postman would have scored more points, and the Knicks wouldn't have been able to lead." 7 points.”
Su Qun said: "Indeed, Postman made 6 of 13 shots in the half, 2 of 2 free throws, and a shooting percentage of 46%. It seems to exceed his mid-range shooting percentage, but this is under the premise that Feilong let him go. If Marion makes up the defense If it’s not in place, the postman’s open space hit rate must be more than 46%.”
Zhang Lili said with a smile: "With such a superstar, if you really let him go, you will probably make nine out of ten shots. You must make up for it in time."
In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley said: "The test of the Knicks now is the state of Feilong. The efficiency dropped a bit in the second quarter, but they can still maintain a 66% shooting rate. This is a terrible efficiency."
Smith said with a look of amazement: "Yes, you must know that a monster under the basket like Shaq O'Neal only shoots less than 60% from the field."
Barkley checked the information and immediately added: "O'Neal's shooting percentage in the first round was 56.6%, which was just 10 percentage points lower than Feilong. This is a huge gap."
Smith nodded and said: "If the Lakers advance to the finals this time, O'Neal must and only play more efficient under-the-basket offenses to even the efficiency gap between him and Feilong, otherwise it will be difficult for the Lakers to beat him."
In the home team locker room, Zhao Dong was lying on the massage table, and the team doctor even massaged him.
However, there is nothing wrong with his body. With level 100 physical fitness, he has long surpassed the limits of the human body.
"Feilong, do you want to take a break in the third quarter?" Nelson said worriedly.
"No need." Zhao Dong said simply.
After his physical ability broke through the limit, it was not only reflected in the physical reserve, but also his physical recovery speed also exceeded the limit of the human body.
The rest of ten minutes in the middle, which is even equivalent to half an hour for ordinary people, can allow his physical fitness to recover more, and there will be no problems in the second half.
At this time, in the visiting team's locker room, Larry Brown was arranging tactics for the second half.
He didn't have any arrangements on the offensive end. He just let the email combination play, the postman was pulled out, and Iverson used breakout tactics.
Simple, but effective, as simple and efficient as the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics in the previous black and white era.
Iverson and Mailman are both stars, even superstars, who need double-teaming. This tactic makes the digital team unfavorable.
Defensively, he rearranged his tactics.
He first said to the postman with a serious face: "Karl, I need you to improve your efficiency. When the Knicks are defending you, why don't you use your elbow? Except for Feilong, no one among them is afraid of your elbow. That's you. weapon."
The postman nodded silently.
He didn't use his elbow much in the past because he was a little worried about Zhao Dong, fearing that Zhao Dong would be rough with him, but he couldn't care less now.
Larry Brown continued: "The Knicks strengthened their weak-side cutting tactics in the second quarter, and the Dragons strengthened their passing. We have to prevent them from continuing to play like this.
In the second half, we have to strengthen our interior defense and force them to shoot from the outside. Let’s fight like this…”
After a while, the second half begins.
As for the digital team, the starting lineup for the first quarter was restored.
For the Knicks, Zhao Dong and Willis partner inside, Rogers is on the forward line, and the main guard combination of Ginobili and Stackhouse is on the back line.
Su Qun said with great anticipation: "Feilong's current single-game scoring record is 56 points in the regular season and 52 points in the playoffs. 52 points is also his single-game scoring record in the finals. He is very likely to break this record today. How many have I seen?"
"Now it's 39 points. If we continue to attack, we will definitely break the record." Zhang Lili said equally excitedly.
Numbers team offense.
The postman received Iverson's breakthrough ball. Rogers rushed to cover, but was frightened by his elbow, and then hit a two-pointer from mid-range.
59:64, the Knicks still lead by 5 points at home.
Barkley laughed: "The Postman used his elbow on Rogers. This is his intimidation. Rogers is obviously timid. The Knicks' defensive intensity should decrease and the Postman's efficiency will increase."
Knicks offense.
This time Zhao Dong moved without the ball on the right wing, Ginobili controlled the ball at the top of the key, Stackhouse moved on the left wing, Willis was in the low post, and Rogers pulled to the left corner.
On the sidelines, Larry Brown's mind was spinning. Is it a double-team without the ball or a zone defense?
There is of course a conflict between the two. Once there is a double-team without the ball, one must be left open. There is no such thing as a four-on-three zone defense, because the zone defense is to form a localized system of using more to defeat less, and not using less to defeat more. Zone defense.
Therefore, once there is a double team without the ball, one must be left open and defend man-to-man.
"Double-team him!"
Soon, thinking of the points Zhao Dong had scored today, he made a decision.
Immediately, the digital team abandoned the zone defense and switched to man-to-man.
George Lynch and the postman immediately began to double-team Zhao Dong. Eric Snow marked Ginobili, Iverson marked Stackhouse, Leo Ratliff marked Willis, and Rogers in the left corner was blocked. Short.
Of course Ginobili saw the gap as big as Rogers and passed it.
Rogers caught the ball, and Iverson had a good defensive attitude above him. He immediately covered up, but could not stop his shot.
When he received the ball, Zhao Dong had already rushed to the basket, ready to grab the offensive rebound.
"Uh-huh!"
The water splashed and he hit a three-pointer.
59:67, the digital team attacks.
"Double-teaming without the ball, especially double-teaming without the ball on the perimeter, has serious consequences!" Barkley reminded with a smile.
Smith laughed and said: "With ball-less double teams from the outside, not only will the offense get a big open space, but the defender will not be able to take advantage of the numbers in the interior and will not have an advantage in rebounding in the backcourt. Therefore, ball-less double teams from the outside are better than low-post defense." Double-teaming without the ball will have more serious consequences."
Barkley smiled: "Compared with O'Neal, double-teaming him in the low post and double-teaming Feilong on the outside. There is no doubt that double-teaming Feilong on the outside will make the defense face greater difficulties."
But Larry Brown made up his mind and still used off-ball double teams against Zhao Dong.
Although Zhao Dong was in the inside position in the second half, he was always active on the outside. He held down two defensive players of the Digital Team on the outside, which not only allowed his teammates to get open, but also prevented the Digital Team from having a numerical advantage in the low post. .
In this case, if his teammates can hit a lot of open shots, since he is not attacking, relying on his containment, the Knicks' offense will not be a problem.
In turn, the Knicks were also man-to-man, but instead of double-teaming without the ball, Zhao Dong double-teamed Iverson who broke into the paint area, preventing the digital team from playing an efficient offense at the basket, and at the same time strengthening the A backup defense for the postman.
However, this kind of supplementary defense cannot be in place every time. When the supplementary defense is in place, it still has to face the postman's elbow, so the supplementary defense against the postman in the third quarter was not very successful.
After the third quarter, Postman made 7 of 10 shots and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 16 points. The Knicks failed to defend him.