Chapter 623 Core play
"Don't be nervous. Remember what I have been emphasizing with you before. Our opponents are players like us. They will also make mistakes. Their assisted rotation is not without loopholes. What you have to do is just run the tactical position. This is the most basic, do you understand?" Bilups looked around the five people and said loudly.
The lack of tacit understanding of the players on the court is very important. In fact, if any other team is now, the Warriors will become as heavy as mountains for them this season, and it is not easy to perform at a normal level.
"We have nothing to lose. It's normal for us to lose, so don't be nervous, don't be nervous, okay?" Billups said, raising his voice again.
Billups' words worked, and the nervousness of the players was relatively relieved. He then took out the tactical board: "Let's try again..."
After the timeout, the Lakers served the ball outside the bounds.
After Tang Shuai received the ball, Batum and Deng took the pick-and-roll, and Mike Dermot moved towards the bottom corner.
"Base corner, pay attention to the bottom corner!" Cole watched it carefully on the sidelines and directly reminded his teammates loudly.
Tang Shuai took advantage of Deng's pick-and-roll and moved in. After changing defense to Green, he glanced at the bottom corner and saw that Durant had assisted in defense. He did not choose to pass the ball, but suddenly accelerated and directly passed Green with speed.
This time it went quite quickly. When it was passed, Green seemed to unconsciously recall the scenes of the miserable playoffs last season.
After Tang Shuai passed Green, he saw that Pachulia did not come to make up for the defense, so he directly made a layup with a speeding low hand, and the basketball slid into the basket along the rebound.
The atmosphere at the scene was obviously suppressed.
After Tang Shuai scored, he turned around and signaled his teammates to retreat quickly.
Van Gundy looked at the court thinking. As someone who changed from head coach to serve as a commentator, the Lakers' offense allowed him to see something, but it seemed that it was not so sure.
Durant used Green's pick-and-roll out of the Warriors' offense, but this time, Curry chose to pass the ball to Thompson who was running on the other side. Because the Lakers' defense center was restrained by Durant, Thompson received the ball and scored a layup.
The Warriors' offense is perfect.
Tang Shuai took the ball to the frontcourt again and reached out to make a tactical gesture. Batum and Mike Dermott took the pick-and-roll, and he walked in with Mike Dermott's pick-and-roll. After Mike Dermott broke the ball, he went outside the three-point line.
Curry was restrained by Mike Dermot to the three-point line, and Tang Shuai broke into it again, and Thompson pressed against him tightly.
When Tang Shuai saw that the Warriors were still not in defense, he suddenly exerted force, and his whole body was concentrated on his feet, leaning against Thompson and exerting force suddenly.
This force came suddenly, and Thompson was suddenly squeezed away by him.
When he squeezed away, he squeezed through. Tang Shuai didn't stop and rushed into the inside with an acceleration. Before Pachuria's assisting defense came, he easily dunked the ball into the basket with one hand.
There was a turbulence on the scene.
After two mistakes at the beginning, Tang Shuai scored two goals in a row after he came back from a timeout.
"The Warriors have been hesitant about the defense during this period. They need to strengthen restrictions on Don's breakthrough." Barry said.
Van Gundy didn't speak at this time. He looked up at Billups, who couldn't sit firmly at the Lakers coach's seat, with a complicated expression.
In fact, after Walton left the Lakers, the Lakers also invited him. He felt that the Lakers were hesitating and hesitating, so Billups took the lead. It was nothing, but he still regretted it when he saw the 40 million contract for four years, so he cooperated with Barry to make fun of it at the beginning, but the layman was watching the excitement and experts looked at the tricks, and what Billups showed now made him feel a little upset.
The Warriors' offense, Green held the ball on the top of the arc, Durant and Curry ran around the baseline, and Curry caused Noel's foul when he received Green's pass and made a layup.
After hitting both free throws steadily, the Warriors led the score 6-4.
The Lakers' offense is still dominated by Tang Shuai. When he arrived at the frontcourt, Deng and Batum brought up the pick-and-roll for Tang Shuai. Tang Shuai took advantage of Deng's pick-and-roll to break in.
His defender moved to Green again.
Because it is a two-way pick-and-roll, the Warriors dare not double-team immediately, which allows him to face one person's assisting defense after the pick-and-roll.
He accelerated forward, and Pachuria at the basket didn't dare to let it go anymore. He had already lost two goals in a row. It would be embarrassing to throw them away again.
However, Pachulia is a veteran of the league for many years. Although she is assisting in defense, he waved his hands up and down to prevent Shuai Tang from passing the ball to Noor at the basket.
This is a double-team defense, which directly locks down Tang Shuai's breakthrough route.
"This is a perfect backup defense. One in front and one behind has locked Don's route, and with enough visual interference, the ball cannot find the right passing angle." Barry said excitedly in the commentary seat, and the Warriors' assisted defense and round transfer were surprised.
However, just as the double-team between Pachulia and Green was about to form a siege, Tang Shuai raised his right hand, and the ball that was originally in his hand suddenly disappeared, and the next second appeared in the upper left of the basket.
It is impartial, neither forward nor backward, just in front of Noel.
Noel jumped up, grabbed the basketball in the air, and then smashed the ball down with great force.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, Tang Shuai and Noel completed the air relay!
There was an uproar in the scene.
The winning streak not only made the Oaklanders forget what it feels like to lose, but even how long ago a team was raging above their heads.
Barry was excited. He didn't expect that Tang Shuai could even pass such an accurate aerial reception without seeing his teammates.
Van Gundy smiled bitterly. After the opening rounds, he finally understood Billups' style of playing, which was to use Tang Shuai as the core.
Tang Shuai's abilities are fully utilized, and the facts have proved that Tang Shuai's ability to bear great responsibilities is not only reflected in his ability, but also in football commerce.
Billups gave full trust to Tang Shuai and gave him enough control on the court. Tang Shuai was able to make correct judgments every time and maximize his abilities. This is what made Van Gundy feel truly terrifying.
You can practice your body, but you can’t practice your brain.
In the next round, Durant shot Batum again and shot, and turned around. After Tang Shuai used the breakthrough to attract double teams, he passed the ball to Mike Dermot in the bottom corner.
Mike Dermott withstood the interference of Durant's long arm during the defense and successfully hit a three-pointer.
Cole was forced to call for a short pause.
After scoring the goal, Mike Dermott seemed extremely excited and rushed over and hit Tang Shuai's chest.
After a 9-6 wave of attacks of 5-0, the Lakers took the lead in the away game, but instead led the Warriors, which surprised everyone.
Billups's style of attacking completely around Tang Shuai is also eye-catching.
"We need to shrink the defense, cut off the passing route between Tang and his teammates, and let him score alone, but we must not let the entire Lakers team open." During the timeout, Kerr emphasized loudly to the players.
After the timeout, the Lakers led the defensive end and the momentum was greatly boosted. Durant's layup cut by an aerial cut was finally blocked with the efforts of Deng and Noel.
In the Lakers' offensive round, the Warriors adjusted their defensive strategy and defended a 2-1-1 defense.
There are many ways to defend the joint, most of which are 3-2 joint defense and 2-3 joint defense, with defensive focus, but they are all derived from the balanced joint defense form of 2-1-2.
This defensive method was first invented and at most used. He can create a situation of more defense in a short period of time. As long as one of the players passes the ball slowly, it is likely to cause the offensive to fall into a dead ball.
When Tang Shuai saw this defense, he directly called Batum and Mike Dermot to the 45-degree angle twice.
The most effective way to crack the 2-1-2 joint defense is to make three-pointers.
After the movement of the two people's positions was completed, Tang Shuai immediately gave the ball to Batum.
As soon as Batum received the ball, Curry and Thompson, who were leading the defense from the outside, began to move to the left.
Batum immediately passed the ball to Tang Shuai. Tang Shuai didn't even receive the ball, and directly pushed the ball to the right towards the passing ball. It felt like playing volleyball.
There was an uproar in the scene.
When facing the joint defense, the speed of passing time represents the number of opportunities. In the past, Curry and Thompson had not had time to return to defense, and Mike Dermott got an open three-pointer opportunity.
Green from the inside jumped out, but it was too late.
Mike Dermott made a three-pointer.
"Bang!"
Mike Dermott failed to make consecutive shots, and Pachuria, who was stuck in the rebound, won the game.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Tang Shuai did not have any emotional changes because he did not score, so he immediately asked his teammates to retreat.
The three outsiders took the lead in retreating because they expanded and retreated quickly. Pachuria had no chance to pass the fast break ball, so she had to give it to Curry.
Curry held the ball to the frontcourt and gave Green. He and Durant and Thompson had a three-man cross-running position. The people were dazzled by watching it, and the Lakers' defense was also messed up.
Green saw the opportunity and hit the earth to Curry, and Curry pulled a layup to score.
A large part of the reason why the Warriors achieved this season is that these three shots are too powerful at the same time. Originally, Curry and Thompson's double shots had already given the defense a headache. Now there are three shots, and they are all without the ball. No matter how good you assist in defense, as long as one of them doesn't keep up, there is a chance immediately.
The Lakers have a strong defensive momentum, but after all, it is basically impossible to completely follow.
However, the Lakers could not defend, but the offensive end continued.
This time, Batum seized the opportunity and took action before Pachuria came to assist in defense and threw the ball into the basket.
The two sides played for more than half a quarter and scored 24 games. The Lakers, which had just formed, actually played a 20-game winning streak with the Warriors.
Chapter completed!