If the Bulls were compared to a bull, Ben Gordon is undoubtedly the most lethal horn. After he came off the court, although Hinrich still worked hard to do classic tactics such as breakouts and pick-and-rolls, the results were minimal.
"The Bulls' Hinrich and Ben Gordon are the guarantee of their offense and the twin stars in their coordination. This is their advantage and the basis for their future. But the twin stars are twins. Once only one is left, the power will be lost."
It will be greatly reduced.”
In fact, when these two were in the Bulls, they were really good. Although they were not as good as Durant and Gavesbrook, they were still a two-man team that could kill everyone in the Eastern Conference at that time. But with Ben Gordon leaving in 2009
, both of them have begun to enter the downward path of their careers. Although they are still at the level of starting players in the league and will never lack suitors, they will no longer be ignored by public opinion and fans will expect more.
"And among the two, Hinrich is more comprehensive, and his offense and defense are above the average level of the league's point guards, but in terms of passing, control, breakthrough, and shooting, he is not top-notch in any of them, especially his breakthrough ability.
.Although Lao K said that he is an excellent passer, and his breakthrough offensive ability is also rare among defenders. But that is purely a scene talk. In fact, his breakthrough ability is very bad. His breakthrough ability
He only has basic fake moves and a solid running rhythm, but does not have the most critical speed and explosiveness of the first step. So for a player like him, Nash only needs to focus on preventing shots. Even if he breaks in, our
As long as other players stay focused on defense, they can limit interference with him. In fact, before Scott misplaced the offense and asked Ben Gordon to play Nash, it was because he had foreseen this. But now Ben Gordon is beaten by me
Once this is done, there will be nothing they can do."
Edison looked at the situation of the game, held his chin and smiled, talking to Thibodeau next to him with an attitude of "My trick finally succeeded."
Edison's philosophy of life is, "As a man, you can and should bury failures deep in your heart and not let others know, but success must be shared with others. If you succeed, you cannot show off, and you cannot win applause and envy."
What’s the meaning of success then?”
"However, Martin's defense is not very good, and Duhong, who was replaced by the opponent, is not that easy to deal with." Thibodeau did not follow Edison's topic, but raised his own questions.
"Duhong? In my opinion, this guy is only good at defense, and his offense is just the same. If the team plays well, he can be the icing on the cake. Don't count on him if others can't perform well." Edison scoffed at Thibodeau's caution.
I thought to myself, "Don't look at who you are worried about. Even Duhon can make you do this. If he is Allen Iverson, I won't say anything. That is your normal behavior."
The game process in the remaining few minutes of the first quarter was exactly what Edison thought. Because the Bulls did not have Ben Gordon, the most impactful player, their offense was mostly based on outside shooting. As the saying goes
, "Shooting can't kill anyone."
So even though the Magic played Martin, their overall defensive pressure dropped by a notch.
Although the defensive pressure has been reduced, under Thibodeau's training, the team's defense is now as solid as an oak tree. The Magic players did not relax, but began to take the initiative, expand the defensive range, and put pressure on the Bulls.
"Nocioni forced a breakthrough, but he was facing Iguodala, and he had no chance. Iguodala defended very well and did not reveal any flaws. Nocioni had no choice but to pass the ball inside
Chandler, do some turnover from the inside, and then let Hinrich reorganize the offense. But Chandler's ball was intercepted, and the Magic fast break..."
Brand blocked Chandler with a timely double-team, and then Howard knocked the ball out of Chandler's arms with quick hands and heavy strength.
As soon as Chandler saw the ball dropped, he quickly bent down to pick it up, but he was too slow. Brand didn't have to bend down, just picked the ball up from the ground, and then threw it long, and the ball went straight to the Bulls half.
go.
Magic fast break!
When Brand got the ball, all the fans basically stared with wide eyes. When Brand launched a long pass, they all stood up and put their hands on their waists.
Or on the lips, ready to cheer.
Naturally, the Magic will not disappoint the fans. Although Josh Smith is not present, Iguodala is not inferior at all. He got rid of Duhong, who was of average physical fitness, in a few steps, and then made a three-pointer.
Get the ball near the line, slow down and adjust your step, then take one step across the free throw line and take off.
After wrapping his arms around the ball, Windmill circled back and smashed the ball into the basket.
The Magic bench erupted instantly. Everyone, including Hill in a suit, stood up and exclaimed in admiration for Iguodala's goal.
The fans outside the field were even more crazy, and whistles rang throughout the entire field. The scene also began to be played back repeatedly on the big screen, and the shooting angle was different every time, just short of the 360-degree view of The Matrix.
of the ring lens.
"Although many of today's games have not been played yet, I am convinced that this goal must be the best goal today." Steve Kerr watched the replay, took off his headphones, calmed down, and gave
Such a sentence.
Marv Albert and Kevin Harlan thought for a moment and nodded. Although there are many people in the league who are more talented in dunking than Iguodala, in actual games every dunk depends on opportunity. That's right.
As the saying goes, "Dunking is not about dunking if you want to dunk. You can dunk if you want to dunk."
After this fast break, the Magic's morale suddenly surged to the extreme. Every player on the court stared, and an atmosphere began to pervade that the Bulls would be killed in one wave.
Edison was keenly aware of this, but he did not agree with it because it was not a good choice to fight against a bull that was weaker than himself.[
If he plays honestly, relying on his personal strength and the gap in team defense, Edison is confident that he will have no problem winning the game. But once they fight against each other, the Bulls' advantage will come into play. If these crazy guys suddenly feel good,
If they are all overwhelmed, it will probably be a repeat of the scene where they beat themselves in the regular season.
So Edison walked to the center line, repeatedly made a hand-down gesture to the players several times, and shouted, "Steady, Steve, don't be anxious, don't go too fast, steady."
Although Nash likes to play fast, he also deliberately slowed down after hearing Edison's arrangement. And now the Magic do have the capital to play slow, because with the appearance of Martin, the Bulls' defensive range has been significantly expanded, and the Magic's 2
The interior space for movement was larger. After a period of adaptation, Brand also began to enter the rhythm of the game, and he began to actively ask for the ball to attack.
Brand has gone through a season of running-in and is now an important part of the Magic's offense. Even when shooting is needed, handing the ball to Brand and letting him play in isolation has become the most common choice for Magic players.
Nash saw that he was starting to ask for the ball, and the game situation was also very good now, so he didn't stick to the ball. He lobbed the ball from Hinrich's head to Brand with a half-high ball.
Brand stuck out his butt and arched Sangela who was defending him, then dribbled the ball, and then leaned back. As a white Lithuanian, Sangela was very good at positioning, but his strength was really bad.
It didn't work, Brand pushed him away from the best defensive position in two moves.
Brand turned around when he got to the basket, followed by a small hook under the basket. He avoided Sangela's last block and scored the ball.
This goal was Brand's first point in the playoffs, so he was also very excited, and his way of performance was very special. He didn't shout loudly or raise his arms, but accelerated towards his own half, like a
A tank with full horsepower seems to be crushing everything.
Seeing this ball, an old man with white hair in the audience couldn't help but shook his head and said to the middle-aged man next to him, "I was very optimistic about this young man at the beginning. I always thought that his understanding of basketball was the same as mine."
Yes, because his team style is very similar to mine. No, even the Magic last season did better than what I did before, grasping and using space and rhythm more thoroughly. But now it seems that he also
There is no difference from people like Larry Brown and **Vitch, they are still following the same old path.”
"I don't think there is any difference? Brand is just a supplement or upgrade for the Magic. Their overall style has not changed. This season they are still playing very fast and have strong athletic ability." The middle-aged man next to him said.
After listening to the old man's words, the man looked at the game in the stadium and shook his head to express his disapproval.
"No, from a strategic point of view, there is a big difference between this season's Magic and last season's. This season's Magic is quite organized and relies on strict tactical discipline to execute a "break-up" offense. Nash, Roy, Iguoda
Even Hardaway on the bench has running ability, breakthrough ability and outside shooting ability, so they can easily pull away their opponents and then find gaps in the defense to shoot or attack. Last season, they basically had no set goals.
The tactics are just about running almost crazy, and then V-shaped to expand the space advantage, completely focusing on the dislocation of speed advantage, and the personal performance of Nash and his teammates after the pick-and-roll. An important reason why the Magic were so good last season is that they did not slow down.
of low-post players. This means that the opponent's penalty area is open. For the Magic, this is much better than having people standing under the basket. Five players standing outside the three-point line are all capable of shooting, breaking through and passing.
, even Josh and Howard have the ability to break through and kill in the high post. But this season is different. On the surface, Brand is an excellent low post player with the ability to attack with his back to the basket. Their offensive methods
More comprehensive, but Brand actually compressed the space of other players in the paint. That is to say, the Magic players are still young and have high plasticity. Howard, Martin, Iguodala and others have changed their playing styles in time.
, so the effect looks pretty good now. For those veterans whose skills have been finalized, this change in magic will be unbearable to many people. But in any case, Edison still followed the old path of his predecessors and did not break out of his own world. See
Come on, he still hasn’t fully understood the 420 square meters of space.”
After hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but shook his head again and said, "Normal people can't understand what you're doing, so don't expect others to understand and learn from it, otherwise people won't call you a mad scientist."
The people who came to watch the game were none other than Nelson and his assistant. After listening to the assistant’s answer, the old man also smiled, but immediately his face became serious again, “It’s okay to say that, it’s okay for him to follow the old path.
, after all, it has been verified by the championship. But it is not easy for him to achieve results in the playoffs if he is playing like this now, because he gave up the strongest point of his team,"
"The best offensive and defensive transition rate in the league!" Hundreds of kilometers away in Miami, Pat Riley was smoking a cigar and watching the live broadcast of the Magic game. When he saw Edison's arrangement, he muttered to himself.
