Chapter 83: With a free throw like yours, is there room for intentional misses?
If you don't know how to do something, leave it blank for now and then do it later. Do what you know how to do first.
Lu Xun was a teacher, and he must have told his students before the exam that this problem will not be solved, and how to deal with it: don't be stubborn, get the score you can get on the paper first, and then talk about it.
Before it becomes poison, time is the best antidote and can solve all problems.
Basketball games are no different from answering questions in exams. The principles are the same.
O'Neal is overweight, can't run fast, and is a "hole" defensively.
Stan Van Gundy ignored it and left this "hole" alone. He would not stand in front of this "hole" all the time and think about how to fill it up.
After all, Nash is a rip-off who "can't guard" and is a rip-off defensively. He can still win the MVP. Why not do everything he knows how to do and do it to the extreme?
O'Neal also pushed his strength to the extreme, with no solution on offense and unstoppable scoring...
"Jason Williams lobbed the ball to O'Neal and continued to attack the penalty area. The Suns players anticipated the Heat's tactics, rushed towards O'Neal, and continued to use flanking tactics to deal with it.
O'Neal passed the ball again, still on the outside screen, and Wade singled out Nash..."
Peng——!
Wade ran him over with his body, and Nash was passed cleanly by Wade just like walking on the street in the early morning.
With lightning speed, he changed direction and passed Marion, rushed into the penalty area, faced Thomas's block, jumped up, and smashed the basketball into the basket with one hand...
Bang-dang——!
Beep——!
At the same time as Wade scored, the referee's whistle sounded and Thomas's thug was awarded a foul.
andone!
"Wade penetrated the Suns' defense and scored 2-1 on Thomas.
The Suns' offensive and defensive system has formed a pathological imbalance.
It seems that the Kurt Thomas acquired through the trade is not the answer to the Suns’ defensive problems!”
Swish——!
At the free throw line, Wade made a steady free throw.
7 to 5!!
Su Bei continues his career as a walk-on, with Wade and O'Neal as the protagonists. They are the strongest weapons and the biggest guarantee of box office.
As a role player, he is just a tool for the team.
In the Suns' offensive round, Diaw is also a dispensable role player. It is very difficult for Su Bei to get a close-up picture.
A role player who can play on the field and speak lines is already laughing his ass off. You can't ask for more. At least you can get a box lunch.
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6 minutes later.
O'Neal still made no achievements defensively.
This was a basketball game, not a running competition. What could he do?
We can only take a walk, and focus on participating defensively.
When it comes to Subei's offense, just like O'Neal, it can be described as having no achievements.
On defense, after all, if one person does not run, the free running can only be shared by the other four remaining players.
The Suns' offensive pace is extremely fast again.
Regardless of Dior's weight, he is a little over the standard. He is a European player and does not seem to be able to run fast. However, his physical fitness is top-notch, his speed is not slow, and he is also French-style black and hard when rushing.
As long as he is willing to run and not be lazy, Dior will not be a hindrance, otherwise he will not be able to kill the fat man.
Su Bei was very defensive, but still couldn't defend himself.
He ran the most distance and suffered the most painful beatings, frequently becoming the background for the Suns to score goals.
If it were you, you wouldn't be able to defend yourself.
Many times, it’s 3 against 4, 4 against 5. Running can never outrun the pass. Basketball is a team sport...
The Suns use their speed to get out of the space and can easily penetrate the Heat's defense.
Halfway through the first quarter, the Heat trailed the Suns by 3 points.
This point difference is acceptable to Stan Van Gundy.
The process of the competition is even more satisfying!
The Heat aren't just passively beaten either.
On defense, we put in a lot of effort.
For example, Wade, Su Bei and Jason Williams took turns pressing and flanking Nash, consuming Nash's physical energy as much as possible while also interrupting the Suns' offensive rhythm and never allowing them to play a smooth offense.
Among them, there are many tactical fouls.
O'Neal can't run fast and delays can still be done. Of course, there is still no change in defense. He is a scam.
Fortunately, O'Neal's offense is superb.
If you can't run or defend, you can just focus all your energy on offense.
In this way, the firepower output on offense will be doubled.
This is what Harden will do in the future, and O'Neal will do it now too.
"O'Neal is here again, catching the ball with his back to the basket, and then suddenly collides..."
Peng——!
A big truck-like impact.
Kurt Thomas's face was very "blue and thin". He felt very desperate and in his heart he just wanted to yell, "Fuck your basketball dream."
This is basketball, not sumo wrestling?
What kind of skill is it to fight for a body of flesh!
O'Neal was the only one in the league, so he gave in if he couldn't stand it.
It's just that the Suns' offensive and defensive system is a trap for him. How can he break it?
Offensively, just in the offensive round, Kurt Thomas has completed several consecutive sprints, participated in the offense, and shot the ball.
It smells good, but my feet are a little soft.
As a result, back to the defensive round, he still had to face O'Neal's impact.
The sprint just now was lost.
How can I stay in bed if I have no energy...
No.
Did you play meticulously on the court?
Any team that excels on the defensive end is a team that plays slowly, not without reason.
To put it bluntly, if you focus your explosive power on speed and offense, how can you still focus on defense?
Thomas feels that he is already a superb defensive player, but with four bad guys from the Suns, how can he possibly guard O'Neal?
He had to defend it alone.
In fact, it doesn't matter to the Suns that Kurt Thomas is lying flat at this time.
After all, not defending, only attacking, this is their playing style.
However, Thomas seems a little out of place. His nickname is "Crazy Eyes" and his playing style is the same as that of Mad Dog Beverley. He doesn't know what to do unless he works hard on the basketball court?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, on the basketball court, hard work may not necessarily bring good results.
Especially when dealing with a superstar like O'Neal, whose talent is incomprehensible, the harder he works, the more unlucky he will be.
Just like, in the examination hall, if you encounter someone who doesn't know how to do it and still fights with it, you will often die in an ugly way in the end.
"Thomas was knocked away, but he still didn't give up. He showed his unyielding temperament, found the right moment, jumped up and blocked the shot...
Bang-dang——!
O'Neal dunked on Thomas, and the referee blew the whistle. This was andone, and Thomas paid the price for his toughness.
O'Neal got the chance to hit 3 points.
Of course, scoring 3 points is just an opportunity..."
Standing on the free throw line, the basketball in O'Neal's hand looked very small.
Seemingly pitying Thomas, O'Neal deliberately missed the free throw because he was too strong when taking the free throw.
Bang-dang——!
The basketball hoop flew out.
I'm sorry to point you out. Did you miss the penalty on purpose? You're not Yao Ming!
Is it that difficult to admit that you are rubbish at free throws?
As for your free throws, is there room for you to intentionally miss them?
I go!
Wade puffed his cheeks, is this free throw so difficult?
That sucks!
Really, I'm so stupid to give the position of the leader of the Heat to a guy like O'Neal who can't even make free throws.
In fact, Wade didn't know that Kobe had the same idea at the beginning, that he could turn the points given by his opponents into propositions.
Kobe already has a lot of tolerance. He has been tolerating him for a long time, but finally he couldn't hold it in any longer.
Thomas picked off the rebound, quickly passed the ball to Nash, and rushed up to hit the ball.
O'Neal did not retreat and relied on his thick body to block Thomas's speed.
Jason Williams immediately pressed Nash, and Su Bei followed up with Diaw.
The Suns' offensive round turned into a positional battle, and fast-paced running and gunning failed.
O'Neal rarely returned to the backcourt and stayed in the penalty area.
Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, observed the situation on the court, and was not in a hurry to attack.
Jason Williams leads the defense and doesn't let him get away easily.
"In a positional battle, Nash controlled the ball from the top of the arc. Thomas did not stay in the low post. Instead, he and Marion moved to the left and right corners.
At the same time, Dior and Lagabert on the left and right sides slowly sank to the three-point corner of the left and right sides.
This is the horn-and-diamond tactic that the Suns like very much!
Nash broke through to the left and played a pick-and-roll tactic in the corner with Marion, whom he trusted most..."
"Jason Williams let go of Marion's defense, rushed towards Nash, and joined Haslem in a double attack. Nash pushed with both hands..."
boom--!
The basketball bounced up after hitting the ground, passed through the feet of Jason Williams, and flew into Marion's hands.
Su Bei let go of Diaw's defense and quickly rushed in front of Marion. Marion stopped attacking the basket and suddenly stopped to pull the ball up.
"Su Bei jumped up to block the shot, Marion made a jump shot, no, he chose to pass the ball in the air..."
Outside the three-point line on the left, Diaw caught the ball, took a look, and with Su Bei's panicked expression on his face, he raised his hand and shot a three-point jumper...
Su Bei turned around and rushed back, just for show.
Bang-dang——!
Fortunately, Diaw's three-point shot missed.
In his rookie season, Diaw's three-point shooting was only 23%, which was not even as good as a three-pointer.
This season, there is still room for decline in three-point shooting, with a shooting rate of only 18%.
In addition to not being able to use it, his shooting instability is also the reason why the Hawks don't want Diaw.
If it weren't for the fact that the Suns didn't have much money for the forward, D'Antoni wouldn't be willing to let him play.
Without three-pointers, playing small forward is the most hopeless game.
Without three-pointers, under D'Antoni's run-and-gun system, he can't even play power forward.
There is only the center position, no need for three-pointers. If you have a mid-range shot and can take advantage of the pie, you are the perfect center. After all, the Suns' center positions are all bad, and anyone with height can play.
Off the court, D'Antoni was thoughtful. He didn't have to eliminate it yet, so it was naturally impossible to place Diaw at the center position now.
Now I can only endure it.
On the court, the Suns attack.
Jason Williams controlled the ball to the frontcourt and was a soulless inside lineman again.
"This is the inside man who will kill the Suns!
In terms of ranking, now that Stoudemire can't play, the Suns should be considered the number one center in the league in terms of strength! The kind that ranks from the bottom!!
And the Heat have O'Neal, plus Mourning who still has some gas in the tank, the Heat can claim to be the best center in the league, and the Spurs with Duncan are not daring to fool around..."
Anyway, the Heat's center advantage is so great that they are too embarrassed not to play.
Since the Suns dare to show their cards right, the Heat have nothing to be polite about.
Peng——!
O'Neal suddenly collided and Thomas immediately lost his position.
Seeing that the basket was about to suffer again, Marion and Diaw had already rushed over to help defend.
"O'Neal passed the ball again, Wade caught the ball, didn't hit it, passed the ball to O'Neal again, and was surrounded again...
Huh!
O'Neal passed the ball this time, but he wasn't looking for Wade..."
Su Bei was still watching the excitement, but he didn't expect that the basketball would actually be passed to his hands.
Diaw was two meters away from Su Bei. Just as he was about to pounce back, he found that Su Bei was making a pass to the inside and stopped again.
"Uu——!"
Outside the court, fans and spectators booed dissatisfiedly. The Heat's style of play was too obscene and they couldn't bear it.
This is so bullying.
"The Heat's perimeter is completely empty, so you should shoot!"
"The Heat have never played basketball with O'Neal and Wade alone, but with rhythm.
They can't compete with the Suns in shooting. That would be courting death, and they would fall into the Suns' rhythm. I bet Subei won't shoot..."
However, the commentator guessed wrong.
Su Bei was not used to the boos from the fans. He lifted the ball, twisted his waist, jumped up, raised his hand and shot a three-point jump shot...
Diaw turned around to grab the rebound, but when he saw the arc drawn by the basketball, he was panicking inside.
Swish——!
Accurately hit the three-pointer.
"Su Bei really dares to vote and score.
He is the Heat's main three-point shooting spot, and if the Suns let it go, they really hit themselves in the foot."
On the sidelines, Stan Van Gundy rushed to the court to applaud and said loudly.
"Su, that's a beautiful shot.
Next, follow the same play method as before.
Don’t let their insiders work!!”
Su Bei's shooting was just an unexpected episode.
Next, the Heat's offense was still aimed at the basket and Nash, targeting the Suns' two major flaws, and carried out precise attacks according to the tactics laid out before the game.
O'Neal continued to wreak havoc on the basket, and Wade continued to attack Nash.
The effect is also very obvious, the Suns are too sloppy inside.
Kurt Thomas has not yet integrated into the Suns' playing style. Defensively, he tries his best, but takes the most painful beatings.
In the 10th minute of the first quarter, Thomas's tough blocking, coupled with Marion's assisting defense, was still beaten by O'Neal in a one-on-two. He scored two points and also caused Thomas's thug to foul.
Bang-dang——!
At the free throw line, O'Neal once again "intentionally" missed a free throw and failed to score a 3-pointer.
Wade shook his head when he saw it. He was known as a "free throw machine", so he naturally looked down on O'Neal's poor free throws.
In a word, it sucks.
However, we have to admit that O'Neal is too lethal in the penalty area. Even if he misses the free throw, he still earned the free throw based on his own ability. This is not shameful.
No, Kurt Thomas has already received three fouls.
By the way, Kurt Thomas's defensive style is also a big draw for fouls.
Season to season, the average number of fouls per game is 4.2, absolutely among the top three in the league.
Even if it's season to season, I don't like Marbury. He doesn't work hard and still averages 3.9 fouls per game.
The most amazing thing is that during the season, Thomas' playing time dropped to an average of 26 minutes per game, and he still averaged 3.7 fouls per game.
He can't play the Suns' style of play, which is no defense and focuses on offense, and consumes a lot of physical energy.
Attack with all your strength, defend with all your strength, and play a fast-paced game. Players like that are really rare.
After the first quarter, O'Neal scored 21 points and 6 rebounds in a single quarter, dominating the basket. Wade scored 9 points and 6 assists. The "dazzling combination" scored 30 points together. The Heat were still 4 points behind the Suns.
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As a defensive tool, Su Bei made 1 of 1 three-pointers and only got 3 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. The score did not look high, but he won without any false starts, and his shooting rate was 100%!