At 3 minutes and 21 seconds into the second quarter of the game between the Houston Rockets and the Boston Celtics, the two teams were tied at 21. The score was indeed a bit low in terms of the offensive power of the two teams, but that was the score.
It all relies on the personal ability of superstars. Among the Rockets' 21 points, Tracy McGrady scored 15 points, and the rest of the points were scattered. For the Celtics, Pierce scored 12 points.
Milicic 5 points.
Van Gundy's defensive strategy is almost perfect. Maybe he didn't fully explore the offensive talents of his players, or he made poor judgments on the spot, but these flaws can't hide his deep understanding of defensive concepts. Although Rivers is also a
Defensive master, but obviously before Thibodeau didn't help him, before he didn't win the championship, he was still a long way behind Van Gundy. But the good thing is that he has enough defensive players under him, Marku
Banks, Tony Allen, and Chris Anderson are not offensive at all and focus on defense. Usually, having one such person in the team can improve the defensive intensity of the entire team.
Go to the next level. Not to mention the Celtics have stars like Pierce, Milicic, and Eddie Jones who are both offensive and defensive. The personal defense of Fisher, West, Jefferson, and Wright
His abilities can also be said to be above the league level.
Rivers no longer allowed Pierce to vent his anger on the court. He replaced Tony Allen to actively guard McGrady, and let Eddie Jones and Derek Fisher ensure the offensive power from the outside.
The ball is mainly left to Milicic.
Historically, Milicic once competed with Yao Ming. In the end, he tore off his jersey, but the current Milicic has been completely reborn. His skills are still the same, but he has a mind close to thirty years old. The reason why the player is 28
It reaches its peak around the age of 30 because at that time the mind is absolutely mature but the body's functions have not yet declined. By the age of 30, although the mind is more mature, the physical condition has begun to decline.
Milicic now has a 30-year-old mind and an 18-year-old body. He will not feel tired even in back-to-back games.
Milicic holds the ball on the outside. With the Celtics' offensive focus on Milicic, the Rockets replaced Witherspoon. Although Spoon doesn't look as good as he gets older, he
When he was young, he had about All-Star level abilities, but as he got older, he started to take care of himself with the Rockets.
However, his weight and density are still very good, and he can freeze many star players in some games, such as Garnett, the Wolf King, when Brother Spoon hits the bottom of the plate. The Wolf King doesn't know what to do.
The spoon guarded Milicic to the position around the free throw line, and the bottom set was firmly against Milicic. Milicic was a little confused about how to make the next breakthrough.
Barkley also praised Witherspoon's defense in the commentary box: "Yes, you have to defend like this. People who stayed in our era all know this. You want the opponent to be able to smell what you ate in the morning.
.When facing the ball carrier, you have to rush up to him like a stripper and stick to him."
"So you thought Jordan was a stripper?" Smith said with a smirk.
"It's a pity that he isn't, otherwise he could get more happiness than six championships..." Barkley said pretending to be serious.
Here Milicic passed the ball to the outside under the pressure of Witherspoon. No matter how clumsy Spoon's body looks, he is short in height and has a low center of gravity. For a person of Milicic's height,
It is said that dribbling is too difficult. When facing an opponent shorter than himself, he will try to reduce dribbling as much as possible. No matter how good the center dribbles in real time, he will never reach the point guard's level of ease.
After Milicic passed the ball to Fisher on the outside, Fisher passed the ball to Eddie Jones. Jones got rid of Jackson and broke into the inside directly. Milicic opened up the space. Jones stepped in.
There is almost an open space inside, and Yao Ming's defense speed is not very fast. If he moves temporarily, it may become a blocking foul.
Eddie Jones found the right opening and took three long strides. A chop ended the attack.
Jones looked at Tracy McGrady, which seemed to mean, I was once an All-Star!
When it came to the Celtics' defense, the Rockets also consciously strengthened Yao Ming's offense in the second quarter. After all, although Tracy McGrady has a strong offensive power, his defensive intensity on the outside is also greater. If the inside is not open, the outside will
The pressure will be increasing, and Van Gundy needs Yao Ming's offense to release space for Tracy McGrady.
At that time, the Celtics' inside line had been replaced by the regular starting lineup, Milicic plus Al Jefferson. Although Anderson restricted Yao Ming well in the first quarter, he could not share Milicic's pressure.
There was pressure to score, so Milicic was also restricted.
In this way, Milicic becomes a one-on-one defender against Yao Ming. This is what Milicic wants to do, to have a one-on-one match with Yao Ming like a man.
Milicic didn't dare to be aggressive at all in defense, and took the initiative to defend Yao Ming. You must know that if Yao Ming leaned behind him and took the shot comfortably, his shooting rate of this kind of ball would be almost the same as a free throw. Milicic's previous life
Having watched so many Rockets games, I am confident that I have watched more than many NBA commentators. Of course, I know that the Rockets never have a person to pass the ball to Yao Ming, especially when they encounter a forward defense, they will destroy Yao Ming.
Of course, Milicic must implement this principle and make a desperate move forward. No matter how he changes, he will move forward confidently and boldly, because he knows that on the one hand, the Rockets point guard has insufficient passing skills, and on the other hand, Sura does not like it.
Yao Ming, if he felt that the position was not particularly good, he would not pass it to him.
And there was Jefferson taking care of the gap behind him. Yao Ming was like being locked in a cage. Yao Ming was not given any chance throughout the second quarter.
Barkley praised Milicic's defense on the sidelines: "This kid has definitely watched the Rockets game video countless times. Look at his stuck position, which made it impossible for Yao Ming to come out and catch the ball. When he went around, his
The advantages of mobility and wingspan are also on display. Although it is not very difficult to throw the ball to Yao Ming at this time, at least it is not something that a defender of Sura's level can do. Milicic's brain is getting smarter and smarter.
, I think Shaq’s position as the first center is not very stable.”
In this way, Milicic kept Yao Ming scoreless in the second quarter, and Tracy McGrady also made several mistakes and a drop in shooting percentage under pressure. At the end of the half, the Celtics led 49-37 into the midfield.
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