Chapter 389: 8 points in a single game, I don’t know how to explain it cunningly
The Suns' offense responded to all changes by staying the same. Lu Yu relied on a ball-free screen on the right to catch the ball. This time, Nowitzki was attracted to switch defenses. The old driver pounced very fiercely and had no chance to shoot directly. He took the ball and took a step laterally.
, Marion made an air cut, and Dampier retreated to block it.
Lu Yu led him towards Nowitzki.
Attracting his attention and Marbury's double attack, he passed the ball to the center from close range. Haslem caught the ball at the free throw line and steadily hit two points, 5-2.
The tactics arranged before the game are very useful. When Lu Yu attracts a flank attack, players will continue to make air cuts, and the opponent will definitely shrink the defense line. At this time, there will be an opening in the high post.
Haslem excitedly high-fived Lu Yu to celebrate.
Lu Yu rubbed his right hand and cursed with a smile: "If I feel bad today, it will be because of your slap."
In the Mavericks position battle, Marbury took the ball to the frontcourt to observe the situation, played a pick-and-roll with Nowitzki, and dribbled the ball to the weak side. Marion shrank and pushed the ball. Marbury took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Finley. Lu Yu simply
Regardless of the inside line, he pounced directly on Finley outside the three-point line.
After playing in the NBA for three seasons, Lu Yu has become more and more thorough in his research on assist defense, which requires players to react quickly to predict the opponent's actions. If he doesn't have the ball close to his body, Finley can easily shoot a three-pointer.
, Marion would definitely be too late to defend again, so he could only slightly interfere.
As long as you stay close to even a short guard, the defensive effect is better than letting people pull up easily. Finley singled out Lu Yu and brought him into the three-point line. After leaning for a moment, he turned around and shot a jumper that missed the basket.
He couldn't beat Lu Yu alone. As for why he didn't pass the ball to Dampier.
At the moment when Lu Yu assisted in defense, Dampier was in an open position.
But just for a moment, Finley hesitated and did not dare to pass the ball because the pass might be intercepted by Lu Yu. After missing this opportunity, Haslem quickly completed the rotation with Marion.
The Suns' rotation defense is so fast.
Except for Nash's height problem, the effect of switching defenses is slightly less effective. Once the Suns have what they call a one-year-old and four-small lineups, they can switch defenses unlimitedly.
Because of their four children, the shortest one is Quentin Richardson who is 198cm.
Battier is 203cm and Haslem is 203cm. Four small men like this can switch defenses infinitely. When the opponent starts attacking, there is no way to start.
This is the Suns' strongest defensive lineup, and it doesn't seem to be stretched offensively.
It's just that when D'Antoni doesn't feel a sense of crisis, he is still reluctant to use it, which seems a bit desperate to save face.
When Lu Yu discovered that Finley's shooting trajectory was wrong, he threw Finley away and went directly to the fast break. Marion grabbed the rebound and passed the ball long with one hand, like a football quarterback, and gave the ball to Lu Yu. Marion was slow to pursue the defense.
I took a step forward and thought of jumping to steal the ball, but I didn't have enough bounce to touch it.
Lu Yu caught the ball from outside the three-point line, took three steps after releasing the ball, and dunked the ball in with one hand.
7 to 2
In just a few rounds, Lu Yu has already scored 5 points and 1 assist.
When the Mavericks attacked, Nowitzki caught the ball and beat Haslem in isolation. He leaned back twice and turned from the right to the middle to shoot a jump shot. It missed the basket due to interference and the rebound was grabbed by Lu Yu.
After Nash made two dribbles, he passed it to Lu Yu. Lu Yu dribbled the ball to the right outside the three-point line and passed Finley in one step. As for Dampier, he still couldn't catch up in the backcourt.
After attracting Marbury's defense in the middle, Lu Yu threw the ball into the air. Marion flew up on the right side and dunked the ball in with both hands.
9 to 2, Lu Yu’s second assist.
Zhang Weiping said: "There were signs of opening up the score at the beginning of the game. The Suns defended very well in these two waves, and their offensive success rate was very high, especially catching counterattacks that the opponent couldn't score, which hurt the opponent the most.
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Sun Yiping said: "I didn't expect Haslem to be so effective in defending Nowitzki. You must know that the Suns also have Battier sitting on the bench. This is not their strongest defensive lineup."
Marbury and Daniels were in a pick-and-roll, but they didn't get a good shot and gave it to Nowitzki on the right.
Nowitzki faces the triple threat. This triple threat action is really a basic skill. Many players cannot play well because they fail to do the triple threat well.
The triple threat is one of the most basic offensive moves on the basketball court.
It means that as a ball-handler, you have three options: "breakthrough, shooting, and passing" to target defenders.
This is the favorite move of Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony. Of course, like a certain king did in the early stages of his career, if there is no basket, it is better not to be a triple threat.
The prerequisite for triple threat is shooting percentage.
After Nowitzki took a step forward as a triple threat, he took a step toward the baseline and made a sudden stop for a jumper. Under Haslem's interference, it missed the basket again. Well, what I just said about triple threats being useful is pure bullshit.
The defense was blocked, and all eight threats were useless.
After Marion grabbed the rebound, he directly found Lu Yu, but his opponent was smarter this time and did not give him a chance, falling into a positional battle.
In the positional battle, Lu Yu and Haslem played a pick-and-roll in the middle and broke through from the left. Only Daniels was guarding Richardson here, and Daniels did not dare to let go of Richardson to help defend.
When Nowitzki changed defense, he blocked Lu Yu, otherwise Lu Yu would have directly rushed in with the ball.
Dampier could only huddle under the basket. He didn't dare to go out. If he went out, the basket would be empty. But he didn't go out. Haslem easily caught the ball in the high post. Nowitzki quickly pounced on Haslem again.
Haslem passed the ball to Lu Yu again. Lu Yu flicked his wrist, but this time the ball flew to Richardson in the bottom corner.
Daniels regretted it. He couldn't hold it back in the end and twisted his body to help defend. As soon as he came over, the ball flew towards the bottom corner.
He could only go back again. Richardson feinted a shot and hit Daniels. He shot from mid-range and hit easily.
11 to 2.
Lu Yu’s third assist.
Sun Yiping sighed: "The Suns not only played well in the fast break, but also played very patiently in the positional battle. Even Haslem did not take credit for the shot, but continued to conduct the ball, allowing Nowitzki to help defend.
Tired of running for my life.”
Zhang Weiping said: "This is what we often call an inside pass. Lu Yu attracted a double attack. Once you double attack, Richardson will be free."
Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson decided that if he couldn't score again, he would call a timeout.
In Lu Yu's previous life, Johnson was the myth of a rookie coach.
At the end of the 2004-05 season, Nelson, the then head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, publicly decided to step down because the Mavericks' season record was only 42 wins and 22 losses at this time. Even though Steve Nash was released, the team
Management firmly believes they are still competitive in the West.
After Nelson left, the Mavericks activated Johnson, who had just retired for a year, and asked him to lead the team through the rest of the season.
Johnson won 16 of these 18 games. In the first round of the playoffs, they reversed a 0:2 deficit against the Houston Rockets. Although they still lost to the Suns, Johnson's position as head coach was restored.
This is somewhat similar to the plot of Lu Yu's life.
The myth that the little general in his previous life was transformed into a rookie coach is definitely not because of these sixteen victories.
The following season, Johnson led the team to 60 wins and won the best coach of the season. The Mavericks reached the finals, establishing his status as the league's top coach. In the 2006-07 season, the Dallas people who lost in the finals showed extremely strong performance.
With the intention of revenge, they overcame everything in the regular season to reach the top with 67 wins. If not for the slack rotation at the end of the season, they could even hit 70 wins.
Unfortunately, the Mavericks faced the Golden State Warriors coached by former coach Nelson in the first round of the playoffs that year.
Nelson, who knew the Mavericks inside and out, completely suppressed Johnson, his former student, like a teacher. The Mavericks' invincible dominance in the regular season paled in front of the Golden State Gang, and the biggest upset in NBA history was born!
If it weren't for Nelson, perhaps Johnson would have been a successful head coach.
Johnson became famous because Nelson built a good team for him.
Johnson failed because he relied too much on the team that Nelson left behind.
Talking back to this game, the Mavericks attacked. Nowitzki caught the ball and played singles. He leaned against Haslem and turned towards the baseline. He was stuck and could not enter the basket. He used his height advantage to force a jump shot.
, the movements are not very good, and the body is a little crooked. At this time, he has not yet mastered the golden rooster independently, so he did not make the shot.
Marbury pushed Nash while rushing for a rebound and was called for a foul, and Johnson called a timeout.
When D'Antoni asked Lu Yu for his opinion, D'Antoni made the decision to bring Haslem in. Now it seems like it was the right choice.
Haslem was hired by Guo Xu to play in the preseason, and everyone knows this.
Haslem is also very grateful to Lu Yu. If it weren't for Lu Yu, he might still be wandering in a certain league in Europe. Sometimes Haslem would even find photos of him playing with Lu Yu in the NCAA. That was the beginning of their friendship.
witness.
Haslem's performance this season is also obvious to all.
outstanding,
Also very tough.
But no one expected that he could actually hold Nowitzki scoreless?
In Lu Yu's previous life, Haslem could reduce Nowitzki's shooting percentage in single defense. Especially in the 2006 Finals, his performance was extremely good.
When a big man plays with the ball in his back, he is used to lowering his center of gravity, using his footsteps and strength to make it difficult for his opponent to move, and waiting for an opportunity to get the ball. After the opponent turns around, he bounces well, and his jump can also interfere with shooting very well.
In the 2006 Finals, it was his defense of Nowitzki, coupled with Wade's god-like performance, that won the championship.
In the 2011 Finals, Bosh was the main defender against Nowitzki. As a substitute, he could only worry.
In addition, James was guarded by Barea and only scored 8 points in a single game. With such a performance, it is not easy to win the championship.
8 points in a single game, I don’t know how Zhan Mi can explain...
The Heat that year really thought they were here for their brothers, but when they reached the finals, they realized something was wrong. They were the core after they beat Wade, and they were here to assist the left wing.
Perhaps this is the reason why he scored 8 points in a single game against Barea.
The following year, after Wade voluntarily abdicated, a certain emperor officially ascended the throne.
Of course, this is all a later story, and it is all Lu Yu's own speculation, but he really likes Haslem's defense.
Haslem's single defense method is very similar to that of Draymond Green of the future Warriors. He is also similar in stature, but he has not yet practiced assist defense. On the offensive end, his performance is not as comprehensive as Green's, with poor support ability and rough dribbling skills.
, scoring mainly depends on catching and shooting.
He and Nowitzki played 12 games in the finals, with a score of 4-2, and each won a championship.
Nowitzki played a total of 42 minutes in these two finals, scoring 24.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks, shooting 40.4% from the field, 30.2% from the three-point range, 93.1% from the free throw line, and averaging 7.8 free throws per game.
ball.
It is not difficult to see from the data that Nowitzki cannot score easily in a one-on-one matchup with Haslem. Although he is assisted by defenders, his efficiency is much lower than in the regular season. In the regular season competition between the two, Nowitzki's shooting percentage
46%, largely due to Haslem's multiple injuries and serious decline in form after 2012. Before that, Nowitzki's defensive data was not very good.
Before he mastered the unique skill of "Golden Rooster Independence", Nowitzki was afraid that such a highly mobile, powerful and over two-meter-tall forward would have difficulty getting rid of him if he was entangled, so he could only attack people in the face of interference.
His weakness was still obvious when he won the regular season MVP in 2007. In the playoffs, the Mavericks were defeated by the Warriors. Nowitzki was guarded by Stephen Jackson and it was ugly. In the sixth game of life and death, he made 13 shots.
Only 2 hits, a measly 8 points.
So, who doesn’t have some dark history?
Lu Yu likes to think about James' 8 points, and some people like to use Nowitzki's 8 points to argue.
After the timeout, Johnson replaced Daniels and replaced Josh Howard.
Zhang Weiping smiled and said: "It seems that the Mavericks coach is preparing to block the perimeter defense, but Howard's defense is not much better than Daniels."
Sun Yiping said: "Johnson has no choice. The team left by Old Nelson is to attack, attack and attack again. To put it bluntly, their problem is not that they can't defend, because they can't defend in the first place. The key problem is that they can't attack.
, it seems that Howard was replaced for defense, but actually I still want to try his offensive touch."
Zhang Weiping nodded: "But if we change it this way, Nowitzki's offensive space will be much larger."
As soon as Howard came in, the Mavericks' offense immediately started. Marbury passed the ball to Howard who was running. The latter feinted with the ball and passed Richardson with speed. He made a jump shot in the middle, 11 to 4.
The Suns attacked, Lu Yu passed the ball to Richardson, Howard followed up, and Lu Yu defended the bottom line in the same routine.
With the help of Haslem's screen, Richardson looked like he was about to take a shot from outside the three-point line, but suddenly passed the ball to Nash, who was cutting through the air, and Nash threw from the corner.
But the ball missed the basket.
When Nowitzki saw Nash making an air cut, he already noticed something was wrong. He knew his good brother too well. The two used to live together. When Nash squatted down, Nowitzki knew that Nash was going to... want to do it.
Well.
Nash quickly indicated that he didn't hit the ball well.
D'Antoni on the sidelines signaled Battier to get ready to play, not because Nash missed the shot, but because Nash's starting time ran out.
After all, his true identity now is the Sixth Man. This chapter has been completed!
