The first two goals were tentative on both sides, and they didn't completely let go. It was purely an accident that they could play so wonderfully. On one side, the Wizards' defense was too weak, and on the other side, it was Arenas' touch.
It's so hot.
And Arenas' gun barrel was hot as soon as he came up, which made Edison full of worries about this game.
But even this did not change Edison's tactical arrangement. He kept nagging, "It's better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of them. You can hit Arenas as you like, but the other two won't score. I'll see what you can do."
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And Iguodala and Marion on the court seemed to have heard Edison's thoughts, clinging to Jamison and Larry Hughes like two pieces of brown candy, playing life-threatening defense.
Give them some space.
In addition, during the offense, the two players had to lead the fast break. After one quarter of the game, sweat dripped down their necks, and the jerseys looked like they were soaked in blisters.
However, Jamison and the Wizards were not much better. In order to get rid of these two pieces of brown candy, they ran a lot. It was like being electrocuted on the court, always starting suddenly, shaking and shaking. Wait until
They also began to breathe heavily when they came off the field.
The abnormality of these four people attracted the attention of the cameraman. The camera frequently showed close-ups of these four people. Looking at the appearance of these four people, I thought they had reached the fourth quarter. The commentators and commentators also took
They 4 serve as living examples to explain to the audience how intense and cruel the playoffs are.
When Edison saw that this posture was wrong, he took advantage of the first quarter break to quickly correct their drastic approach, "You two have gone a bit too far. I want you to try your best to freeze them, but this is too consuming for you."
You have enough strength. Just now those two people didn't react and ran with you stupidly for a quarter. If they realize it and just walk instead of running, then your running will be in vain. Wait until the second and third quarters, you can't resist it.
Now, they still have energy, what should we do then? So use your brain more, don't run around, and just concentrate more than usual." Edison said while gesticulating.
"Okay, I think you two are almost tired. Let you two take a good rest in the second quarter and leave the game to others. Grant, you and Wallace come on, and you go and let Hughes go."
After all the players took the field, Edison looked at Thibodeau and said helplessly, "It seems that they are not nervous. They are really a little panicked at the beginning of the game."
Thibodeau didn't agree after hearing this, and just nodded, thinking, "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
Many people think that Hill is a gorgeous attacker, and his defensive statistics are not eye-catching, so they ignore his defensive ability, but in fact he is also an excellent defensive player. However, in previous games,
The coach and the team asked him to put more energy and attention into offense, which is very similar to Durant now.
But now the Magic don't need him to do this. With the help of two excellent organizers in Nash and Diaw, plus a group of extremely talented players, offensive scoring is no longer Hill's only task, so he
He began to put more energy into defense, and the results were immediately noticeable.
But after all, Hill suffered from knee injuries. When he returned to the court, he found that his speed had not significantly weakened, but his explosive power was no longer what it used to be. Therefore, the smart Hill changed his style in time, and unexpectedly
Instead of relying on physical fitness to defend others, now he mainly relies on experience, hand movements, adequate pre-game preparation and top-notch tactical understanding.
Experience is easy to understand. There is a saying in almost all competitive games, "Offense depends on talent, defense depends on experience." Hill has been in the league for 10 years since he entered the league in 1994. I remember him back then.
He can be said to be a battle-hardened man who has guarded against Jordan. Most people who make fake moves in front of him are just like Guan Erye playing a big knife in front of him. He has never seen any fake moves before and he doesn't know how to do it. So under normal circumstances, he
Don't eat it...
Moreover, Hill himself is a strong offensive player. He uses himself to judge others when defending. He can easily grasp the opponent's thoughts, so he can judge the opponent's offensive routine in advance.
It will also be easy to understand the movements of the hands. Hill's injured leg is fine, and his hands are still flexible and quick at a glance, and his reactions are very fast, so he can instantly grasp the opponent's loopholes in the attack. Likewise,
In defense, he can also take advantage of the opponent's negligence to steal or interfere.
Pre-game preparation is actually very similar to Thibodeau. Hill is very dedicated. Before every game, he will study the people who may play against him to understand their offensive style and their strengths and weaknesses. Now with Thibodeau
He was even more comfortable with Du's small notebook.
But there is still a little difference between him and Thibodeau. Thibodeau has never been an athlete, and he has a poor grasp of some players' small moves when playing. Therefore, he can only watch videos all day long, record data, and then summarize it.
. And Hill is a player himself, so he doesn’t always watch videos. From his matchups with them, he can get more accurate first-hand information. Occasionally watching videos, he can also see more players’ subconscious thoughts.
Behavioral stuff.
In fact, after analyzing the previous three items, careful readers may have discovered that if there are only the above three points, when Hill faces an extremely fast breakthrough player, there is no way for him to stop him. He breaks through hard and does not fake it.
Action, you, Hill, have an injury on your leg, so you just can’t catch up. If you can’t catch up, it’s useless to have any work on your hands. In this case, it’s useless even if you prepare well before the game. You can’t just do it because of it.
When you know someone is breaking through, give him space to shoot.
And Larry Hughes happens to be such a fast player, so why does Edison dare to let Hill guard Hughes?
This is the final point of tactical understanding.
Hill's golf IQ is very high. He can understand any tactic as soon as he hears it and become good at it as soon as he practices it, whether it is offense or defense. In fact, any defense is not composed of independent individuals, even if it is a person.
In man-marking tactics, there is a connection between everyone, and Hill can take advantage of this connection. As mentioned before, Hill has a very strong sense of space, coupled with his court reading ability, so he can know when
No matter what position each person is in, he can let his teammates help him defend.
Just like Hughes, who is facing the Wizards now, he knows that he is no match for his pure speed, but he also knows where Howard is behind him. Therefore, when Hughes breaks through, although he can't keep up, he can't stop him.
But he was able to force Hughes towards Howard's position. Once Howard blocked Hughes, Hill immediately caught up and double-teamed him.
And big and fast players like Hughes (compared to smaller players like Iverson who are under 190cm) have a common problem, that is, once there is no room for them to advance or retreat, they are very easy to make mistakes.
After the second quarter, Hill caused two consecutive mistakes by Larry Hughes, one was a steal and the other was a line step.
Eddie Jordan of the Wizards saw that this was wrong. Larry Hughes was completely restricted by the opponent. So he replaced Jamison. Anyway, both of them were very tired in the first quarter, so Larry Hughes should be allowed to rest first.
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Edison looked at Eddie Jordan's actions, smiled contemptuously, put his hands in front of his mouth and blew a long whistle, then nodded to Wallace and pointed at Jamison.
After receiving the signal, Wallace adjusted his headband and stood next to Jamison.
Although Wallace is a little shorter and lighter than Jamison, his body seems to contain endless energy, and his confrontational and explosive power are not compromised at all.
But Jamison's offensive skills are too comprehensive. He doesn't want Larry Hughes to only break through and have no ability away from the basket. Jamison's shooting range is very wide, from the back of the basket to far beyond the three-point line.
He can do very well in shooting. For such a comprehensive player, if you want to freeze him and prevent him from scoring, it is almost impossible. After all, offense is active and they have too many options to choose from. Defensive players cannot fully
Take into account….
In fact, in the first quarter, under Marion's strict defense, Jamison also scored 6 points, second on the Wizards. Now facing Wallace, he can still score points, but with more physical contact.
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"With a beautiful back-turn and a small jump step, Jamison scored again. Although we all saw that Wallace defended very hard, Jamison was too light. He made a four-two move and got rid of Hua in one turn.
Rice’s defense.”
"Here we go again, here we go again. This time I was carrying Wallace for a layup, but the Magic's Varejao was already on guard. He jumped up and passed the ball to Arenas Arenas outside.
Si made a shot and scored. The score now is 40-42, the Magic are behind at home, and there are only two minutes left before the end of the second quarter. Jamison played very well during this period."
"Yes, in fact, the Magic's biggest shortcoming right now is their offensive ability inside. Neither Howard nor Josh Smith are particularly stable scorers. Josh scores more, which is mainly due to Nash's passes.
Well, it’s not that his personal ability is strong, his turn and jump shot is not very stable yet. This is already a bottleneck for the Magic. If the Magic doesn’t solve it, problems will occur sooner or later.”
Thibodeau looked at the changes on the court, walked to Edison's side, and asked, "How about we stop letting Marion play? Without Josh's timely assistance in defense, Wallace alone can't stop Javier."
Mission’s.”
"You can stop it by going to Marion? Now Wallace is doing a good job, and I never expected to really freeze that guy." Edison looked at Jamison who was bent over, holding his hands on his thighs and panting, and said to himself
Without saying a word, he said, "Wallace did a very good job."
If you give a person a little hope, leave a glimmer of hope, he can persevere no matter how hard it is. Everyone knows that the playoffs are going to be deeper, and the deeper you go, the more effective it will be, so Jamison keeps attacking. If
At this time, Edison let a magic dragnet seal his route inward, but did not mention the loopholes in others. In this hopeless situation, Jamison would definitely give up going in and switch to the outside.
.As mentioned before, Jamison also has a basket outside the three-point line. The result is the same as Arenas. It all depends on other people's touch, and he is passive here.
Now Edison gave Jamison a hope of hitting him in. Although it was very difficult for him to hit Wallace hard, it was still effective, so he gritted his teeth and persisted, regardless of his own physical allocation. But hitting Wallace so hard,
How long can you hold on?
At this time, Eddie Jordan also discovered this problem, so he sent Larry Hughes, who had almost rested for one quarter, and then sent Arenas again.
But the Magic's tactical thinking is very clear, which is to prevent Hughes from scoring. Hill and Varejao put most of their defensive energy on Hughes. As a result, the Wizards' offense in the end could only be completed by Arenas.
The red light came on, halftime ended, 48-47, the Magic led by one point and entered the second half.
