Chapter 156 More than defense(1/2)
ps: The shoulder bleeding was bleeding in the morning, and the hemostatic factor had been applied. The manuscript was still saved, and the updates would not be interrupted. The two chapters were sent out in one.
The three-point formation set up by coach Sloan was not useful in the third quarter. They could lead the Clippers by 10 points, and they were still the pick-and-roll tactics they were best at. Deron Williams and Boozer relied on their personal abilities and only teamed up to score 18 points in this quarter. Their three-pointers only played a role in restraining and attracting defense.
Deron Williams ended in the third quarter and has increased his personal data to 25 points and 7 assists, while Boozer has 19 points and 8 rebounds.
"Coach, can I completely let go of that Russian? I stood in the middle, neither up nor down, neither prevented three-pointers, nor had time to return to the basket to make up for defense."
After the third quarter of Ji Guomeng, he took the initiative to ask the coach that he felt very awkward in the game. During this period, as long as other teams have three-pointers, they will be sent to the outside.
Old Dunleavy did not agree, but instead told him not to be distracted from making up for defense at the basket and to defend Kirirenko wholeheartedly.
"Little Fox, think carefully with your head. The game is not only defense, but also offense, and rebounds. They thought it was a trick to send a third position as the fourth position, but they didn't think about it. When they sent Kirirenko to get something, they lost more. In the fourth quarter, I want you to play in the inside on the offensive end and use your height to form a counter-attack advantage. You have to remember that you are in the inside, he is not!"
Ji Guomeng's eyes lit up. The coach said that, right. The purpose of Kirilianko was to pull him to the outside line on the offensive end and use flexible steps to limit his outside shooting on the defensive end. These are the advantages of the Russians. But on the other hand, Ji Guomeng can attack at a low post and use his advantage to explode him!
Moreover, the Jazz's use of the No. 3 position to play No. 4 position is equivalent to missing a pure inside line and their control over rebounds will be reduced, but they have not fully utilized these, which is why the Clippers are lagging behind.
The little fox felt that he had a way to make the other party's arrangements compensate his wife and soldiers, but Ji Guoqiu began to feel depressed again.
Ji Guoqiu faced Boozer against Boozer in the defensive end, and the anti-bone boy was abused again in the third quarter. His athletic ability did not play a corresponding role in the first three quarters. After entering the NBA, these All-Star inside players were either like Howard, whose physical fitness was more abnormal than him! Or he was not as good as him, but his game experience was extremely rich and he was extremely smart in playing. He always made him unable to use the floor and technical flow.
This Carlos Boozer is obviously such a guy. He is very good at covering up his flaws in the game. The rhythm of playing ball makes him feel so uncomfortable!
Ji Guoqiu can run and jump, but he always feels that he can't use it on the other side, and he doesn't want to fight against his opponent's strength. But Boozer can force him to compete with his only weakness every time. In terms of strength, Boozer can even withstand Yao Ming, so he naturally has no good ending.
"Damn. This guy's athletic ability is not as good as me. He is neither able to run nor jump. His height and wingspan are not as good as me. Even his endurance is not as good as me. It seems that except for his strength being stronger than me, there is no place to win better than me. But why can't I beat him?" Ji Guoqiu seemed to be talking to himself in his heart, and as if he was asking Ji Guohuo about humiliation.
"Boss, don't you have the blessing of one blood? Did you run out of time in one period? Could it be a fake..."
Before Ji Guomeng finished speaking, he was shocked by the Panda Hero.
"Another nonsense, I slap you to death with one palm!"
"Damn, I want to tell you that if you can't help it, you'll blow it with him! Look at our big-brush gentleman. When he sees Duncan, will he still betray the stone Buddha? "
Ji Guoqiu looked on the court after hearing this. Tim Thomas and Oku were in the match. As expected, no matter how many people were involved, he made a three-pointer shot at Oku, but the ball was even made, which made the Turkish man on the opposite side look very ugly. Just now, Oku was so embarrassed when facing Ji Guowei. Now, if it was Thomas, it was still like this?
"You are just like me, too tangled with defense. I have figured it out. No matter how good our defense is, it doesn't mean we can defend everyone. Just like the Celtics and the Spurs, their defense is good enough and they will still lose to the league's bottom team. Didn't the Celtics almost let Durant kill the last game?"
Ji Guochou glanced at the little fox and suddenly smiled and said, "I can't tell, you are quite smart."
Ji Guomo cursed: "Is this the word used? I'm called resourcefulness."
I feel that I am not just the little Fox, and Coach Sloan feels that he is extremely smart at this moment. In the fourth quarter, he unexpectedly replaced Deron Williams, CJ Miles, Ronnie Brewer, Paul Millsap, and Memit Oku. This lineup is no worse than the starting lineup. The pick-and-roll they are good at, and the Little Fatty and Millsap can still play.
Thomas of the Clippers made a three-pointer, and then the Clippers didn't score for three minutes and fell into a three-minute scoring drought.
The Jazz's lineup has outstanding attacking ability and good defensive ability. They scored a 9:3 win, forcing Old Dunleavy to call a timeout.
The score was 73:89. The Clippers were widened by the Jazz's offensive to 16 points. The game time was 9 minutes and 20 seconds left. It was not easy to catch up with 16 points at this time.
"Don't be impatient. If you want to win, you must be calm, but you can't hesitate when you have an opportunity. I know this sounds a bit contradictory. Now it's time to prove that your time has come. Whether the game is lost or the win is not the case. At least you should let the fans see your confidence and fighting spirit. Do you have the fighting spirit?"
Ji Guomomiya immediately stretched out his arm: "We can turn defeat into victory!"
The Clippers player followed him and shouted: "Kill them... we haven't lost yet... we won't give up..."
After the suspension, the players of the two teams returned to the court. The 20,000 Clippers fans in the Staples Arena immediately cheered hugely. Various posters were raising up by loyal fans, most of which were portraits of twins.
Jeff Van Gundy saw both teams change into the main players. He said: "Bozer is a very unusual scorer and rebounder. He comes from the inconspicuous city of Juno, Alaska. When he was born, there were less than 20,000 people here. It was a guy from such a small place who often occupies the leading position of rebounding and shooting percentage. He is a vacuum cleaner on defensive rebounding and an explosive offensive figure. He graduated from Duke University in the NCAA and has now become one of the best attackers in the league."
Mark Jackson smiled and said, "I think you should be one of the most impressive coaches."
Jeff Van Gundy sighed when he recalled his playoff experience last season and said, "You are right. We fell on the Jazz last season, bad memories!"
Bill Walker put his target on the twins and commented: "It's not the first time I've watched their game, but this time it was their worst game, and I feel like they're on the court."
Ji Guochou now knows what mistake he made today. The team lost five consecutive times, and the inside defense is the top priority in determining the outcome. Under heavy pressure, the two of them are inevitably seeking too much victory. But they forget that sometimes overcorrecting the wrong will be too much, and losing their normal mind will naturally be restrained everywhere.
"I know how to deal with him!" Ji Guochou said in his heart before he came on the court.
Old Dunleavy replaced the two brothers in advance, and the Clippers' lineup: Kassel, Mobri, Artest, Ji Guomo and Ji Guoqie.
Coach Sloan also replaced most of the main players, and the Jazz's lineup: Deron Williams, Kyle Korver, Ronnie Brewer, Paul Millsap, Memit Oku.
After Ji Guoqiu came on the court, he faced Oku and immediately moved to the wing after pick-and-roll with Kassel; at the same time, Ji Guomiang, who was originally standing outside the 45-degree three-point line, suddenly accelerated and cut into the basket.
One of the two brothers pulled out and the other inserted into...
Kassel's passing skills were far better than Black Parker. He passed a exquisite straight pass at the top of the arc, sending the basketball to Ji Guomo who relied on explosive power to get rid of Mir Sap and inserted into Ji Guomo's hand at the basket.
Ronnie Brewer rushed back to the basket from the weak side to make up for defense. This guy had outstanding explosive power and was close to the basket. He rushed back to the penalty area in time and jumped towards the basketball racket in Ji Guomomi's hand.
"Little dwarf, you dare to stop me if you are 10cm apart. Go and die!"
Ji Guomeng held the ball in his right hand and his left hand was horizontally on his chest to protect him. In fact, he knocked Brewer away with one elbow, grabbed the basketball with his right hand, and bulged his muscles. He made a one-handed buckle full of strength. With a "bang", he not only poured the basketball into the basket, but also flew Brewer out of the air with an elbow, which was full of visual shock!
"Malicious foul!" Sloan shouted off the court, as if they had done less of this.
The referee did blew the whistle, but it was not a buzzing of Ji's humiliation, but instead blew up Brewer's foul. The Clippers' goal was valid, two plus one!
Sloan quit on the sidelines and raised questions to the referee loudly. He was then warned by the vice referee, almost showing a technical foul.
The Jazz are the dirtiest teams in the league this year. Although "The Iron Elbow of the Scientific" and "Los Angeles Elbow" are very famous now, if you want to compare with the Utah Jazz, the two of them must at least add up to qualify. In today's game, Boozer's small moves were also used a lot, which is also one of his trusts to ravage Ji Guoqi.
The most misfortune of old Dunleavy today was that he did not let Ji Guomomoke defend Boozer. The two of them did not compete many times today, but the only few collisions made the little fox take advantage. As the saying goes, he has a specialty in his profession. When dealing with a group of evil people in the Jazz team, if you want to win, you have to be even more evil and dirtier than them!
So the little fox is actually suitable for dealing with a guy like Boozer. His Los Angeles elbow is not a waste of time. However, until now, he can't change his defense casually. Ji Guoqiu suffered a loss and asked Ji Guomo to defend, where can the Panda hero put his face?
Ji Guohun made a free throw, increasing his score to 16 points, and had 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. Ji Guoqiu's personal data on the other side is temporarily 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks.
Boozer was still resting on the court. After Ji Guoqiu came up, he had to take Mir Sap first.
But it just so happens that his name is Boozer Little?
As long as he beats the younger ones, the older ones will naturally come out.
Oku's offensive end is still at the outside of the three-point line. This is Sloan's special explanation. He does not need to enter the inside line. His task is to stay on the outside and pull the little fox out.
Deron Williams was simply disguised at the top of the arc. He used his strong body to push Cassel and dribble the ball to the inside.
Ji Guoqiu was backing up for defense. Artest attacked from the other side, and the two doubled Deron Williams in the penalty area.
Seeing this, the fat guy quickly passed the ball, with the goal of Mir Sap, who was empty at the basket.
"Bang!"
Deron Williams was shocked. The basketball was cut off by a hand. It was not someone else who cut the ball, but Kassel, who was already 38 years old and in his eyes, who was old?
The Jazz players were a little overwhelmed. The young Black Parker had never stopped the pass of Deron Williams today. This old guy who was about to retire actually did it?
Brevin Knight was wearing a suit and applauded hard on the court. After the Clippers intercepted the ball, they quickly passed the fast break when the Jazz couldn't react.
Ji Guomeng took the lead and got rid of the slow Aoku in two steps. He rushed to the front and threw away all the Jazz players.
Kassel passed a long pass for a half. Ji Guomeng received the basketball at the opponent's three-point line, slapped the ball, and entered the penalty area in just two steps. The third step started and a small glided in the air. His body stretched out and a wonderful one-arm tomahawk-like dunk. He smashed the basketball into the basket and scored two points again.
A thunderous cheer sounded in the Staples Arena. Ji Guomeng scored 5 points in a row after he came on the court, helping the team narrow the gap to 11 points.
Of course, this time, Kassel made great contributions to the interception of the goal, and the aliens seemed to have not yet grown old.
Old Dunleavy knew that this is the case with joint defense. Although the player's body is important, the defensive consciousness is even more important. Many NBA players can meet the standards for physical requirements, but there are very few who have sufficient consciousness.
Black Parker's physical fitness is the best among the team's three point guards, but his consciousness is the worst. Brevin and Kassel play much better role in the joint defense lineup than Black Parker. This is also the reason why Brevin's joint defense has always failed to achieve the expected power during the period when Brevin was injured.
Joint defense is a typical wooden barrel theory, requiring five people to cooperate and be able to complement each other. If a link is thrown away, flaws will naturally be revealed and they will be compromised by the enemy.
Kassel's interception and Ji Guomo's slam dunk this time inspired the morale of Clippers players.
Coach Sloan immediately called a timeout, and the morale of the Clippers must not be raised. "Mortality" or "momentum", this thing is invisible and intangible, but it is something that all coaches have to compete for. In any confrontational game, or even war, morale is the most critical attribute that can affect the outcome.
"Well done well. After the game begins, we will strengthen our inside offense. The continuous and stable increase in points is the biggest blow to them! This is our home court, let us defeat them with pressure!"
Sloan is similar to Old Dunleavy's arrangement. It is not a good choice to seek three-pointers at critical moments of the game. Two points at the basket are the most efficient way to score. Strong inside teams are likely to win games in a stalemate because the shooting rate at the basket is higher at critical moments and the score is more certain.
When Van Gundy was suspended, he remembered that he had recruited Boozer, but unfortunately he did not succeed. He said with regret: "Carlos Boozer decided to leave the free agent market to join the Jazz. Although he was injured in the Jazz in the early days, he has now proved his unsupported position in the team. I have always thought that if Boozer had joined the Rockets, the inside combination of Yao Ming and Boozer would not have any opponents in the league."
Bill Walker recalled and said, "Absolutely correct, he can give you 20+10+ for the whole season. Players like the league are rare animals. He is efficient and has a strong physique and can fight against opponents at the basket. In his third season, he might have formed an internal and external combination with LeBron James, but the Cavaliers cannot meet him on salary, nor do they think he can reach the All-Star level. But in fact, he has been able to get 15+11 quasi-All-Star data in his second season."
The game started again, Boozer was replaced by Sloan, and the Jazz replaced most of the main players.
Deron Williams cooperated with Boozer again on the pick-and-roll, and the latter followed, and Ji Guoqiu followed closely by Boozer.
Kassel couldn't keep up with Deron. The little fat man had the chance to take a mid-range shot, but he still remembered Coach Sloan's arrangement and still passed the basketball to Boozer who cut into the basket.
The Clippers immediately doubled the team Boozer, Ji Guoqiu and Percy attacked the Jazz inside, and Boozer used his body as a cover to forcefully create shooting space. He hit a ball with two defenses under the basket. The Clippers still had no choice but to use this guy.
They can no longer send more people to double-team Boozer, who averaged 3 assists this season. Among inside players, this is very good assist data, which shows that he has strong inside passes. The Jazz plays mainly in the inside, but it does not mean that there are open spaces on the outside and will not take action.
Boozer hit his chest to celebrate after scoring the goal. Ji Guomeng was already sprinting towards the Jazz at full speed!
Ji Guochou served quickly and threw the basketball directly into the frontcourt. The target was the running fox.
Compared with Ji Guomo, Oku's speed is simply the difference between Alto and Audi. As a defender, Deron Williams looks as fast as Ji Guomo. It is conceivable how buggy the Fox's speed is among the inside players. Even if Durant is placed in the fourth position, Ji Guomo will not be inferior to the second-tier show this year.
Delong Williams followed Ji Guomeng, and the distance between them was always the same. Ji Guomeng ignored the fat man and once again received the basketball after entering the Jazz's three-point line. This time, he received the ball closer to the basket and did not put the basketball down. After receiving it, he held the basketball in both hands, took only one step and threw it in the penalty area...
"Bang" the basketball hit the red frame of the rebound and fell into the basket accurately!
"Dou!" The referee blew the whistle again. Deron Williams made a foul behind him, and the ball was another two-plus one.
The entire "Staples" stadium shook, and the Clippers fans shouted wildly. At this time, someone actually shouted the slogan of "mvp"!
Coach Sloan is really frustrating now. The Clippers' goals were too bad for morale. At the same time, the Jazz coach was extremely dissatisfied with his players' awareness of retreating! But no matter how angry he was, he could not immediately call another timeout. How to solve the current problem? He had already ordered it during the last timeout. Should he say it to them again?
To be continued...