Chapter 422: The Success or Failure of the Nets Lies on the Outside

At eight o'clock, the starting lineups of both sides were announced.

Nets: Yao Min, Duncan, Stephen Jackson, Kendall Gill, Marbury.

Trail Blazers: O'Brien, Brian Grant, Marion, Eddie Jones, Zhao Dong.

The finals will still be broadcast live across the United States by playoff broadcaster tnt. Barkley smiled: "They are both super inside combinations, but the Nets and Lakers are different.

Duncan's ability to stretch is a little stronger than O'Neal, so their outside breakthrough space will be larger.

And Yao is now stronger than the aging David Robinson, and his ability to stretch can reach the three-point line.

The overall strength of this combination is by no means weaker than the Lakers' inside combination.

But they also have a weakness. They don't have O'Neal's absolute dominance at the basket, which may affect their efficiency and offensive proportion at the basket.

Now if they want to beat Feilong's team, they must try to increase their offense at the basket. This may be a weakness of the Nets. "

Smith added: "Yes, they may be able to sweep other teams, but facing the high efficiency of the Dragons, they must get to the basket, which will consume a huge amount of their physical energy. Like the Lakers, this is also the case for the Nets Weaknesses."

Barkley said with a smile: "Looking at Feilong, he actually can hit more than 60% of the field goal percentage in the area near the basket without entering the basket. This is extremely scary, because his physical energy consumption outside will be relatively reduced, and he can shoot in the area near the basket. Longer playing time, maintaining higher status and efficiency.”

Smith said: "So the Nets may encounter the same problem as the Lakers. They can persist in the first three quarters, but they will collapse in the final quarter due to physical problems."

Barkley smiled: "In general, the Trail Blazers have a greater chance, because the Nets have a bigger weakness. Their perimeter is not as good as the Trail Blazers. Whether it is offense or defense, the Nets have gone from No. 1 to The third position is weaker than the Blazers."

"One question, who will defend against the flying dragon?"

Smith posed the final question, asking: “Is it rookie Stephen Jackson, or is it Gidal Gil and Marbury?

In terms of height, Jackson is the most suitable. He is 203 centimeters tall and has good speed, but he is too young. As for Marbury, his defense is not very good. He will be blown to pieces by Feilong. Gill has good steals, but he is still not qualified to defend Feilong.

The outside line is exploded, and the inside line will directly bear the impact of the Blazers' firepower. How long can the two super insiders last? "

"Hey,

Kenny, you have denied all three of the Nets' main perimeter players. Don't do this, you will damage their morale. "Barkley said with a smile.

"Ha ha……"

After the two of them finished speaking, they burst into laughter.

In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Li said with a smile: "Tonight's game has attracted a lot of attention in China. It is a real derby battle, and it is a derby battle in the finals. I hope both Zhao Dong and Dayao will have a very good performance. "

"Zhao Dong has cultivated a rival for himself!" Su Qun said with a smile.

"Yes, he has also trained an insider Optimus Prime for our national men's basketball team." Zhang Li said with a smile.

At this time, Lindsay appeared in the Rose Garden with her four sons, as well as a large group of security guards and nannies. However, she did not go to the sidelines, but in the VIP room she rented for a long time.

This is the first time she has appeared in the Rose Garden, and it is also the first time Zhao Dong's four sons have appeared here.

Accompanied by Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen and his sister Jody Allen, the two treated Lindsay with great respect.

As the live camera focused on Lindsay and the quadruplets, huge applause and cheers immediately broke out, and she also stood up and waved to the fans.

"Welcome Mrs. Lindsay."

Seeing his God of Wealth appear in the rose garden, Buckley's body fat jumped with joy.

CCTV's cameras naturally turned to Lindsay's private room, and the family also came into the sight of countless people in China.

"Look, old man and old lady, the four little guys are so big! When they come back this time, I won't let them leave."

bj, at Zhao Dong’s house, Li Meizhu excitedly pointed at the quadruplets on the TV and shouted.

Zhao Zhenguo was also staring at the TV. Hearing Li Meizhu's words, he shook his head and said, "Weiwei and Dongdong are both working in the United States now. What does it mean if you leave four children behind? How many children do you want, don't they?"

When Li Meizhu heard this, her face fell, she was very frustrated and scolded: "It's all Dongdong's fault, why are you playing basketball? I can't even see my grandchildren."

Both the old man and the old lady looked bad. At this time, they quickly walked to the TV, bent down and stared at the four identical great-grandsons carefully, unwilling to look away.

The CCTV camera is also very powerful. It always shows close-ups. It doesn’t move away until thirty seconds later, and then it turns back again from time to time.

At 8:10, the starting lineup begins.

After the visiting team, the home team came on the stage. When Zhao Dong was the last one to walk out of the player tunnel, the Rose Garden ushered in the grandest welcome ceremony, and all the home fans made a unified act of worship.

"The arrival of the king is a gift from Portland Trail Blazers fans to Feilong. They believe that Feilong will definitely bring them the long-lost championship..."

The on-site commentator roared excitedly.

Zhao Dong waved to the fans, then turned to his private room and blew kisses to Lindsay and his four sons.

At half past eight, the game starts.

Xiao Ao and Dayao jumped the ball, and the Blazers attacked.

O'Brien and Grant opened up left and right, and the same thing happened on the outside.

The Nets play zone defense, three-and-two zone defense, and mainly defend outside breakthroughs. Now the Trail Blazers are all stretched wide, and the defense is also stretched wide. The basket and the entire paint area are empty.

Zhao Dong held the ball close to the top of the arc, and the person guarding him turned out to be rookie Stephen Jackson.

Barkley was extremely surprised at this time and said: "Jackson was a rookie in 2000. This is his rookie season, and he was asked to defend the Dragons in the Finals? What a joke!"

"If you don't let him guard you, who can guard you?" Smith said with a smile.

Buckley was startled and could only nod.

"Rookie, I'm going to break through, from your left side."

On the court, Zhao Dong's trash talk started.

"You, come on, come on!"

Stephen Jackson was so nervous that he stuttered a little, and all the muscles in his body were beating as if in spasm.

As a rookie, he reached the finals with the team in his rookie season. He was still the starting small forward, and the pressure was unspeakable.

And now in the finals, the team actually asked him to defend the god of basketball Feilong. This kind of pressure is greater than the sky.

"You actually stutter?" Zhao Dong was very surprised.

"Who stutters?"

The future Martial Saint said.

At this moment, Zhao Dong broke through and really thrust forward from Wu Sheng's left side in one step.

Wu Sheng instinctively stretched out his hand and pulled, and the whistle immediately sounded.

The referee ran over, pointed at Wu Sheng, and made an illegal hand foul gesture.

"Look, this is the rookie."

Barkley laughed and said: "If a rookie fouls Feilong, the whistle will definitely sound."

The Trail Blazers served the ball from the frontcourt sideline. Zhao Dong received the ball outside the left three-point line. He turned around and passed by Wu Sheng and entered the wing.

The Nets' outside defense is indeed not as good as the Lakers'. The second line of defense was not formed in time. Marbury only glanced at Zhao Dong who was rushing in from his side, but did not move in time to follow up.

Zhao Dong carried the ball into the paint area, and Duncan and Dayao had already returned to defense.

But he came in from the outside from the wing, and the Nets' second line of defense was not formed, which means that he did not slow down and change direction. The impact of coming directly was huge, and even Duncan and Dayao might not be able to stop him.

But he did not launch a direct attack on the basket. Instead, he stopped and took off two meters before the two of them. He threw with one hand and with a bang, the basketball hit the board into the basket.

If Duncan was alone, he would definitely use the most brutal dunk this time, but Dayao was there, so he was merciful, not wanting to hit Dayao or hurt him.

"Look, I said the Nets are not as good as the Lakers. Once the first line of defense on the outside is broken, the back is empty." Zhang Liyi shouted.

Su Qun was stunned. Director Zhang, when did you say that?

When it was the Nets' turn to attack, Dayao and Duncan stood in the low post on the left and right, setting up a low-post twin tower offensive formation.

Marbury controlled the ball outside for a while and then lobbed the ball to Dayao.

Dayao immediately hit Xiao O with his back, swayed left and right, and successfully slid down. He took the ball in two steps and reached the basket. With a bang, he hit Grant who was returning to defense with a dunk.

Zhao Dong stood outside, watching Dayao's attack, and couldn't help but nodded.

Unlike the previous life, this time Dayao's weight is controlled at 125 kilograms, which makes his mobility significantly stronger than in the previous life. Although his offensive and tough ability is weaker than in the previous life, his skills are better in this life. His offensive and The defense must be stronger than in the previous life.

This time, if O'Neal hadn't been on top of the All-NBA team and Duncan had occupied the power forward position, he would have had a chance to be selected for the All-NBA team.

"The Nets' interior offense cannot be defended by the Trail Blazers. Although Yao and Duncan are not as dominant as O'Neal at the basket, they are both top-notch skills. The skills they possess are enough to defeat the Blazers' interior." Buck Lee smiled.

"If the Trail Blazers want to win, they still have to rely on the outside." Smith smiled.

Coming to the frontcourt, Zhao Dong attracted double-teams from Stephen Jackson and Gildar Gil on the outside. At this time, Marion, who was left open, immediately cut to the basket and received Zhao Dong's pass, rushing back before Duncan and Dayao. Before defending, he completed a very explosive dunk.

"The Nets' defense speed is too slow!" Su Qun said.

"There's nothing we can do. The Trail Blazers opened up too much. Duncan should have stepped in to cover this time, but Marion cut inside too fast and was half a beat too slow." Zhang Lili said with a smile.

"This Marion now has a nickname. I heard it was Zhao Dong who called him a hacker." Su Qun said with a smile.

"Yes, it came from the locker room." Zhang Li said with a smile.

The Nets' offense was still a steady low-post attack, with Duncan hitting a near-basket rebound over Grant's head.

In the next few rounds, the two sides went back and forth. The Trail Blazers focused on outside breakthroughs, and the Nets focused on low-post offense. They also tried their best to attack the basket to improve offensive efficiency.

After half a quarter, at 12:16, the Trail Blazers led by 4 points, and the Nets' possession of the ball could be said to be evenly matched.

In the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Lili analyzed: "In the first half of the quarter, Zhao Dong sent 3 assists, plus 3 of 3 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, and got 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Although the performance was good, it seemed It wasn’t full force. It didn’t do enough damage to the Nets inside, and it only caused Duncan one foul.”

Su Qun said quickly: "I feel the same, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end."

At this time, in the TNT commentary box, Barkley laughed and said: "Feilong seems to have not invested enough on the defensive end today. In this way, as long as Marbury does not waste shots and does not stick to the ball, the Nets will have no problem attacking."

"The offense of the floor flow combination is historically powerful." Smith smiled.

"But I'm sure Marbury will be able to endure the loneliness." Barkley said with a smile.

He really said what he said, and in the second half of the quarter, Marbury began to increase his possessions of the ball.

The so-called ball possession does not necessarily mean taking many shots, but holding the ball for a long time. The ball is always in one person's hands, and teammates cannot get the ball. The consequence is that the tactics cannot be used and the ball cannot be played.

At the same time, the Trail Blazers suddenly strengthened their perimeter defense.

Marbury was holding the ball around outside, always not passing the ball, but looking for opportunities to take action. He only scored two points in the first half.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong, who was facing Marbury, suddenly stepped forward to press, successfully intercepted the ball, and then took advantage of the situation and headed towards the frontcourt with the ball.

Marbury hurriedly chased after him, but Zhao Dong was not slower than him. When he saw Zhao Dong rushing over the top of the arc, he gave up the pursuit.

"boom!"

After a flying dunk, the whole audience cheered.

"Iron Horse, how can you steal the championship from me with such a lousy defense?" In the backcourt, Zhao Dong defended and retreated while spewing trash talk.

Marbury said angrily: "Sooner or later I will steal a ball from you."

"While dreaming?" Zhao Dong spat.

"..."

Marbury didn't want to talk anymore, he was so angry.

"squeak!"

Zhao Dong suddenly grabbed the ball, stretched out his arm, and stabbed the basketball that Marbury was carrying to the floor.

Marbury was in a hurry and quickly turned around to protect the ball. In his haste, the ball was not taken away, but he caught the ball and stopped in place.

Next, Eddie Jones and Marion both rushed over and began to surround Marbury.

Soon, the ball was snatched away by Eddie Jones.

"boom!"

Marion received a pass from Jones and made another flying dunk, igniting the atmosphere of the audience.

Zhang Lijia shook his head and said: "At 12:20, we were intercepted twice, and the point difference immediately widened. The Nets are now 8 points behind."

Su Qun said with a smile: "In the first half of the quarter, the Trail Blazers did not defend hard from the outside. Now that they do, the Nets become more dangerous."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "A person's physical ability is also limited. He should relax when he should relax, and tighten when he should tighten up. This is called relaxation and restraint.

Back then, when the Bad Boys were defending Jordan, Jordan's rules could only last for half a game, and his physical fitness could not be maintained. "

After the Trail Blazers strengthened their outside defense, the Nets' offense became more difficult. Sometimes Dayao and Duncan were about to get into position, and even entered the basket, but the ball could not be passed in.

And Zhao Dong also began to target Duncan. After breaking through the Nets' fragile perimeter, he launched an attack on him, with the obvious intention of knocking him down.

The specific tactic is to let O'Neal Jr. pull Dayao out, while Grant stays in the paint area, so Duncan stays there, and then waits for the impact of Zhao Dong and the Trail Blazers from the outside.

The tactics were very successful. In the 9th minute of the first quarter, Duncan committed a second offense and had to rest.

Without the restraint of the Twin Towers, the Nets' interior offense immediately weakened.

At the end of the first quarter, at 22:35, the Trail Blazers led by 13 points.

Dayao was alone in the paint and played the entire quarter. He made 5 of 8 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 12 points. He also received his second foul later.

Zhao Dong stepped up his offense in the second half of the quarter, playing a full quarter, making 9 of 11 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 22 points.

In the second quarter, Dayao took a break and Duncan led the bench.

For the Trail Blazers, Zhao Dong and another main lineup came on the court.

Barkley said with a smile: "This is the benefit of a deep lineup. Unless you can play the whole game like a flying dragon and maintain a good condition throughout the game, your substitute lineup will be overwhelmed by me, and it will be useless no matter how strong the main lineup is. .”

"In the main lineup, the Nets are also weaker than the Trail Blazers. No matter how strong the Nets are inside, they still have to rely on passing from the outside. If the outside is beaten by the Trail Blazers, it will be useless no matter how strong the inside is." Smith shook his head.

Barkley said: "The Nets are completely unable to guard Feilong from the outside. This allows Feilong to play extremely efficiently, with a shooting percentage of over 80%. If this continues, the Nets will have no chance."

At this time, in the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Lili shook his head and said with a smile: "The Nets' outside line is a typical offense. They can't attack and can't defend. Like the Lakers, the Nets are too strong inside and too weak outside. Compared with the Lakers, The outside line is even weaker."

"The success or failure of the Nets lies on the outside." Su Qun added.

Zhang Liji said with a smile: "At the beginning of the season, Marion was still a little behind, and the Trail Blazers still had such a weakness on the outside.

But after a season of training, Marion has grown up and can provide the team with stable firepower and defense at the third position.

Although he does not have the ability to attack with the ball, he is good at both inside and outside shooting, especially his ability to assist defense. He can help defend the basket downwards and help defend the three-point lines on both wings upwards, which is really useful. "

Su Qun said: "Zhao Dong + Eddie Jones + Marion, now the Trail Blazers' perimeter, both offensive and defensive, can be said to be the most powerful perimeter in the league, and no team can match it.

The inside line is a little weaker. Although it has enough depth and is at the level of the main inside line, its personal strength is still a little behind. "

Zhang Lili added: "The Blazers' internal offense is mainly due to their poor personal offensive ability, but their defense and rebounding are not bad. They are all top-notch in the league. Otherwise, how could the Lakers have a super combination like O'Neal and David Robinson?" What about losing?”

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