Nowadays, when many people talk about NBA, they all know that victory depends on defense and limiting the opponent's scoring, but how to limit the opponent's scoring specifically? Every team with strong defense has its own approach.
The Pistons rely on zone defense. The players in the five positions move quickly, have good physical strength, and are in their prime. They are not afraid of switching defenses after the pick-and-roll. They have a tacit understanding of each other and efficient perimeter defense. Tianzun's single defense and Big Ben's assist defense are both effective.
It is top-notch, so the Pistons' defense is not a point but a wall. As long as you enter the three-point line, you are actually not facing a single defender.
The Spurs rely on limiting one person's scoring. The Spurs' defense is actually a bit like Tian Ji's horse racing, which is very strategic. Popovich's idea is to focus on defending your third scoring point, which is generally the first and second place of a strong team.
There are countless scoring points in the league, and it is difficult for you to really limit them, but the third scoring point cannot. Therefore, with the inside and outside gates of Duncan and Bowen, no matter whether your third scoring point is inside or outside, the Spurs can
Can make corresponding arrangements. This is also the reason why after Bowen retired, the Spurs were no longer the most competitive in the league. First of all, they could no longer effectively suppress the opponent's third scoring point. At the same time, opponents began to form the Big Three.
The three scoring points are purely based on individual performance and are not so obvious.
The Rockets' defense is to reduce unnecessary fouls. The easiest way to score in basketball is free throws, so reducing the opponent's chances of getting to the free throw line actually reduces the opponent's shooting percentage in disguise.
The defensive tactics developed by Thibodeau for the Magic are based on man-to-man marking, relying on the players' super athletic ability to maximize speed, placing three and a half men on the opponent's strong side, and adopting a local pressure defense of more hits and less.
, causing the other party to make mistakes.
But today this trick didn't work. The Mavericks players are very capable of holding the ball. Even if they are double-teamed, they may not be able to cover it. What's more, just relying on one frontal defense and one assisting defense, the Mavericks have to cope with it.
A relaxed one.
So after the start of the third quarter, Edison changed the defensive tactics to a 1-3-1 zone defense - Howard stood in the paint area, Josh at the free throw line, Iguodala and Marion stood at the wing three-point line, Nash
At the top of the arc.
The advantage of the 1-3-1 zone defense is that it can effectively exert defensive pressure on the high post and the perimeter, and leaves room for double-teaming. Its disadvantage is that it cannot effectively defend attacks launched from the corners to the low post.
But this move is very suitable for the Mavericks. The Mavericks' offense mainly focuses on the high post. Whether it is Nowitzki, Terry or Josh Howard, they all like to attack from the high post on the wing.
Sure enough, when the Mavericks attacked again, it was obvious that the offense was hindered. Nowitzki was surrounded by three people. It was not easy to shoot arrows while riding a horse. You can't block the shot from the front, but now you can block it from the back.
"The Magic changed to a 1-3-1 zone defense, which can indeed limit the Mavericks' performance in the high post. But this is not an international event. With the three-second defensive rule, this kind of defense will leave space at the basket. This will
It is a big hidden danger. If the Mavericks can seize the opportunity, they will achieve good results. Sure enough, the Mavericks quickly discovered the weakness of this defensive tactic and quickly passed the ball to Finley on the bottom line. Finley did
He made a fake move, shook off the charging Marion, and rushed directly to the basket, a chance."
When everyone thought Finley could score, Edison stood off the court, watching Finley stretch in the air, and said three words like a lotus flower: "Come down."
Sure enough, as soon as Edison finished speaking, Finley fell to the ground. It wasn't Edison who knew the power of power, nor was he using the long-lost Dragon Capturing Technique, nor was he turning the remote control to the third gear to make Finley instantly
Unable to control himself, at this lightning moment, Howard rushed over from the other side of the paint and snatched the ball directly from Finley in the air. Yes, he snatched it directly...
"Oh, shit. This ball is too exaggerated, too cruel. Look at Finley's confused eyes, look at the open mouths of the audience behind the backboard, look at Cuban's hysterical state, I
I don’t know how to describe this ball anymore. It was a block-style steal. Oh my god, it was too high and too fast. No wonder Edison dared to put up such a defensive posture. It turned out that he fully believed that Howard could make up for it from the other side.
, preventing the Mavericks from directly attacking the penalty area. This ball must be the top goal today, and I even dare to say that it will definitely appear in the highlights after this season.”
At this time, everything was boiling inside and outside the stadium. The players in the Magic Arena surrounded Howard. Josh stood in front of him and roared something at him. Marion slapped his arm. Howard was also smiling and grinning.
The big mouth showed a set of big white teeth, and then looked up happily to watch the slow-motion playback on the screen.
The Magic bench was also detonated in an instant. Gerald Wallace even almost rushed into the field. Other players also stood up, waving towels and jerseys, and clapped their hands, as if they had blocked Finley just now.
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In stark contrast, the Mavericks generals, whether they were the five people on the court or the bench, were all lifeless. Some covered their faces, some shook their heads, and no one spoke.
No one tried to comfort Finley, and in fact Finley didn't need comfort.
When he saw Howard blocking Finley's attack, Nelson immediately called a timeout. He knew very well that Edison's defensive formation was very restrained from his current lineup. The scene just now was not
coincide.
Everyone in the Magic is convinced that Howard can defend the entire penalty area by himself. As long as they can delay the opponent's attack a little, Howard can make up for it. And Josh can also quickly fill the gap created by Howard's departure. This tactic
The defensive players' tactical literacy requirements are average, but their movement speed requirements are extremely high, but the Magic's greatest strength is their speed.
So Nelson replaced Josh Howard, replaced him with Harris, and let Terry and Finley sink to the bottom. Aren't you strictly guarding against the high post? Then I will give up the high post attack. Can't you control the paint with Howard and Josh?
Zone? Then I won’t rush inside, strengthen the ability of the two corner three-pointers, and kill you with three-pointers.
But Nelson's change had long been expected.
"Old Nelson will definitely arrange a new offensive method based on our 1-3-1 zone defense. First: let Stackhouse come on the court and rely on his low-post turnaround jumper to score. So if he comes on the court, Marion, you and Yi
Godala switches defense and does not give Stackhouse a chance to sit in the low post. We still play zone defense. Second: Strengthen the three-point ability in the corner. There are two situations. The first is to replace with someone who can hold the ball and organize.
Let Terry play shooting guard and drop to one corner, or replace him with a three-point shooter. Or even a combination of the two, let Stackhouse organize the offense. Let's first see how the opponent reacts. If the opponent really intends to
With the three-point tactic, we can only give up zone defense and resume normal defense."
"Return to normal defense, how to control the opponent's high-post attack." Although Nash was a sieve in defense, he raised questions at this time.
After hearing this, Edison smiled disdainfully, "As long as Josh Howard comes off the court, they will have no outside barrier, and we can attack Nowitzki unscrupulously, and then completely defeat them."
So when the game started again, the Magic saw Harris playing, so they gave up zone defense and resumed normal defense.
At this time, Thibodeau walked up to Edison and said, "Can't we make the two wing players more alert? I think with Iguodala and Marion being more aggressive, it might be possible to prevent the opponent's baseline three-pointer."
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Edison listened and shook his head, "Maybe, but that will require higher tactical rotations for the team. You have always been practicing their defense. You must know better than me. These players are still too young now. They
It’s okay to do a good job filling the position in the first rotation, but I can’t guarantee it in the second time. It is very likely that the position will be messed up and flaws will be exposed.”
Thibodeau listened and nodded.
"And you can't defend a team like the Mavericks by relying on defense. Each of their players has very strong personal abilities. The only way to win against them is to beat their offensive success rate."
Indeed, as Edison said, the Mavericks' offense cannot be defended. Nowitzki and others on the court take turns holding the ball to attack. Harris can break out, Nowitzki can shoot, and Finley and Terry can break out.
He can shoot. Generally, you can guard one player but not two of these players who can hold the ball alone. But the Mavericks have four. How can they guard against them?
The Magic took advantage of Nowitzki's weak defense and launched a strong-side attack on his side. Although Josh is shorter than Nowitzki, he can jump and resist, and now they don't have Josh Howard.
Nowitzki came to help defend Nowitzki, so he cooperated with Nash to force cuts, and then directly attacked the basket. Nowitzki was like a human pillar, and he could only watch these two people every time.
The ball was passed around him, but there was nothing he could do.
The scores of both sides increased alternately, from 60 to 66, and finally to 70. Then Edison began to replace the main players first, and Nelson also began to redeploy his troops.
The Magic's ability to easily win the past three games had a lot to do with his strong bench, but today there was nothing he could do against the Mavericks.
The Mavericks' bench strength is also well-known in the league. The perimeter double insurance composed of Josh Howard and Daniels completely suppressed the offense of Diaw and Martin.
"At the end of the third quarter, the score was 83-81. The Mavericks led by 2 points and entered the 4th quarter."
"The fourth quarter has begun. The Mavericks have Stackhouse (although he is not a starter, but he is a main force), Josh Howard plays with 3 substitutes, while the Magic have 5 substitutes. In the 4 games so far
The Magic is like this in every game. There will always be a period of time in every game where a full substitute lineup is sent. It is said that it would be very dangerous to play like this, but the Magic played vigorously. Steve, what do you think is the reason?" Kevin Harlan asked for comment.
Steve Kerr.
"This has a lot to do with the Magic's lineup play style. First of all, the Magic's play style is very fast, and the physical exertion of the players will be very serious. This is doomed to the fact that the Magic cannot finish the season with 7 or 8 people. They need
A lot of rotation. In this case, the substitute players are destined to get a lot of playing time. And when we look at the current 12-man roster of the Magic, De Klerk has never played, so we don't consider it. Among them, there are 6 rookies and only Nash is an old man.
, Marion, Juwan, and Wallace have played for three years but have very little playing time, and Diaw is only one year old. In such a young team, there is no one who can lead whom, so they are sent
A pure substitute is not a bad idea. Moreover, it is only the beginning of the season, and the Magic’s Paul is still looking for the best match for the team. I believe that this situation will gradually decrease as time goes by.”
"But having said that, the Magic's bench strength is also very strong. The biggest feature of this lineup is that it dares to fight, no matter whether it is offensive or defensive, it is not afraid of death. Even Martin, a pitcher who looks thin, is actually a tough guy who is not afraid of death.
A ruthless character. In offense, he sometimes rushes into the paint area against the opponent's big man and attacks the basket. The same goes for defense. Although he tries to avoid physical contact, he is not timid when collisions are unavoidable.
Just because his body is too thin, he is often the one who suffers after a confrontation, giving people the illusion that he is weak. In fact, even if he loses physically, his long arms will still affect his opponent to some extent.
. Besides, although he is over two meters tall, he is very fast on his feet, so the Magic always arrange for him to guard the weaker opponents in the backcourt to reduce his weight disadvantage. Not to mention the other four, every time
All of them have plump and round muscles, and basically have no loss of strength in the same position.”….
"Stackhouse got the ball and prepared to attack. He and Bradley made a screen and got rid of Tony Allen's defense, but Wallace defended him and still had no chance. Tony Allen also quickly made up for it.
In front of Josh Howard, he defended Josh with a height gap, but his strength was not compromised. Josh forced a jumper, but unfortunately it didn't go in. Varejao grabbed the rebound."
"Dio, in the high post screen, Martin received the ball and broke through Stackhouse, but there was still no chance. Wallace took a shot from three points away, but unfortunately he didn't score. Varejao grabbed it again
Offensive rebounds, the Magic reorganized their offense. I think there is no difference between the real Bradley in front of Varejao and the same-scale paper model."
"Diaw got the ball again, Martin was running, but Stackhouse followed closely, and Josh Howard here also cut off Diaw's passing line. Diaw forced a shot and missed."
Edison looked at the performance of the substitute players on the court, chewed his teeth and shook his head.
When Thibodeau saw that something was going on, he hurried over and prepared to praise him.
"Martin is still too young. Although his shooting ability is very good, sometimes his running position is not ideal and he cannot meet Boris, and his organizational skills are not good. When we encounter strong teams, we only rely on Boris
Reese cannot organize alone. He will be easily targeted, and he will not be able to use his coordination ability. I lack an organizer on the outside."
"Yes, but the current staffing can only be like this, unless you remove Iguodala. He is very selfless and can connect the whole team and organize the offense a little bit."
After hearing Thibodeau's words, Edison subconsciously glanced at Iguodala sitting behind him and shook his head, "No, Tony Allen's long-range shooting ability is too poor. Our main force requires three-pointers in the offense.
It's not that I don't know. If Martin is allowed to play, the backcourt protection will not be strong at all, which will be difficult to handle."
As he spoke, Edison subconsciously touched his nose, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, "Yes, there is another person who can do it."
Thibodeau is so dedicated. After hearing this, he quickly asked, "Oh, which one?"
Edison raised his head, glanced at the ceiling aimlessly, and stretched his back, "You will know when the time comes. I'm not sure yet."
Thibodeau was very speechless after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do about it. Those who flatter him are destined to be teased.
"There are only nine minutes left in the game, and the score between the two teams is very close now, 94-93, with the Mavericks leading by one point. I guess the head coaches of both sides will soon replace their main players."
As soon as Albert finished speaking, there was still movement on the benches on both sides. On the Mavericks side were Nowitzki, Dampier, and Finley taking off their coats and getting ready to play. The Magic side had even more movement, with Nash adding 4
Brother Zhuang stood up together, and the bench was immediately empty.
The audience in the two rows at the back suddenly felt that their field of vision was much wider, and they felt much more relaxed physically and mentally.
"The head coaches of both sides have to give it a final try and explain to their players respectively. Nelson is relatively normal here. He talks to Nowitzki, a bit like a father educating his son. And the Magic
This side is more unique, Nash’s head coach Paul seems to be in the same year?”
"That's right, and Nash is a few months older than Paul." Kevin Harlan said, he was also a compliment.
"Yes, he is really young, and the players are better than him. The two of them stand together, both have blond hair and blue eyes. Not to mention the two of them, they really feel like brothers."
NBA games have a total of four quarters, the most important is the fourth quarter, the most interesting is also the fourth quarter, and the fourth quarter is the one that best reflects the player's status.
A game belongs to the whole team, and the field belongs to five people, but the fourth quarter belongs to the core. For the core players of each team, you can not score in the first three quarters and paddle as much as you want, but in the fourth quarter
You have to stand up in the fourth quarter, even if the team loses in the end, you have to perform. If a player's performance in the fourth quarter is not ideal, then he will never become a superstar, he is weak, lacks fighting spirit, has no desire to win, etc.
I'll look for him when he's waiting for negative comments...
Therefore, we can objectively say that Yao Ming deserves to be a superstar for the NBA, but for the NBA, he is just a star. He does not have the ability to take over the fourth quarter of the game.
Both Nash and Nowitzki understand this, but Nowitzki is a little better. At least Finley, a spiritual leader, can help him share the pressure, but Nash can only bear it on his own shoulders.
So Nash became more proactive. He charged into the opponent's penalty area with determination, and his fighting spirit soon infected the whole team. Howard was like a big spider, covering the paint area with his hands and feet to the maximum extent; about
When defending Nowitzki, although he knew it was of little use, he still jumped high every time and tried to shoot the basketball from the air; Marion wanted to wrap Finley tightly like a piece of cloth and prevent him from letting go.
He gets a little space; Iguodala is like a perpetual motion machine, always running from one end of the court to the other end at the fastest speed, and you never see him rest.
"The Magic have a group of very good players, a group of very hard-working players, and they are full of desire to win, but the Mavericks have Nowitzki."
Nowitzki looks even lazier. He doesn't hit the basket at all now and keeps standing in the high post. But when the ball is passed to his hands, he can always shoot the ball in a way that looks soft.
Entering the basket. Josh jumped up and down in front of him, but he didn't move at all.
"Nowitzki is like a world-famous German machine. When he shoots, you can't see any expression on his face. No one knows what he is thinking. But he just repeats the same machine over and over again.
action and sent the ball into the basket. Since coming on, he has made 4 of 5 shots and scored 8 points. He scored 31 points in this game. There is only one minute left in the game. Now the Mavericks are now
119-117 leading by 2 points, Nowitzki took the shot, and the Mavericks now lead by 4 points."
With 55 seconds left in the game, Edison called a timeout.
"We are attacking one now. The next attack must be fast and we must score. If we don't score, don't rush to foul. We still have time. Diaw, Martin, you two come on to replace Josh and Marion. Remember the game.
It’s not over yet, we will definitely win.”
"Magic's frontcourt ball, Howard blocked the Mavericks player for Nash, Martin sent it to Nash, and Daniels defended it. What should Nash do? Diaw screened in the high post, Nash rushed to the basket, and he wanted to layup. No.
, passed back to Diaw. Unfortunately, Nowitzki did not give Diaw space and could only pass the ball to Nash again. Nash controlled the ball, and Iguodala shot from the far end and hit a three-pointer. 121-120, Mavericks
The lead was only 1 point, with 46 seconds left. Nash really dared to do it. At this time, he actually sent a cross pass that almost ran through the half. Iguodala made a good shot. Nelson called a timeout.
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"Terry caught the Mavericks' ball in the frontcourt, passed it to Nowitzki, and made another shot. Nowitzki's performance in the game was really stable."
"Magic offense, the pick-and-roll between Josh and Nash was passed to Josh. Nowitzki also tried his best and rushed over. The two collided and the referee did not blow the whistle. Josh threw the ball and missed. Howard jumped
The dunk was successful. It was really a cliffhanger just now. If the Mavericks get the rebound, the Magic can only expect a miracle in this game."
"There are still 30 seconds left in the game. The Mavericks are running out of time. They still have a 1-point advantage. They can't be anxious and have to hit the field goal percentage. Terry takes the ball and Tony Allen is guarding him. Both of them are focused on it. There is no point.
Relax, Nash can't be allowed to play again at this time, his defense is too problematic. Terry dribbled the ball without moving, he was waiting for the last few seconds... He moved and broke through Tony Allen. The referee's whistle sounded
Oh, Tony Allen committed a foul. It’s true that Tony was too uncool just now. He was a young man after all. After being passed over, he grabbed Terry’s jersey from behind.”….
"Terry made free throws. The first goal was scored, but the second goal was missed. Howard grabbed the rebound and the Magic took a timeout. This was also their last timeout."
"The Magic players are back on the court. Do they want to go into overtime with 2 points or win directly with 3 points?"
Nash stood in the crowd. The people around him were taller, more powerful and more powerful than him. He was swayed in the crowd and found a gap to slip out. Martin passed the ball to him in time.
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There are 8 seconds left in the game.
"The last shot is up to you, Steve. You can shoot directly or lay up, three-point or two-point. In short, it's up to you."
Nash was thinking about the final timeout for Edison. He didn't look at the timer. He knew exactly how long the time was left. Although Daniels waved his arms in front of him like an octopus, Nash didn't panic at all.
He was dribbling the ball quietly and moving forward little by little. At this time, there was no Daniels in his eyes, no Nowitzki and Dampier under the Mavericks basket, only the basket.
"Nash moved, he passed the ball to Diaw, and then he rushed forward. There was no real rush, he was a fake move, Diaw passed the ball back, and Nash shot from outside the three-point line."
The orange basketball drew an arc in the air. This arc was not beautiful, but it determined the outcome of a game. After Nash took the shot, he still raised his arms high and stared at the basketball. The timer returned to zero.
, the red lights around the backboard turned on.
The basketball was still flying in the air, patrolling the basket like Apollo driving the sun chariot. Everyone looked up at the ball, their eyes filled with all kinds of ardent hopes.
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Okay, finally the basketball flew in the air for about 1 second and finally fell down, "Whoosh".
"Three points are valid, blue scores."
The Mavericks lost to the Orlando Magic 124-125 at home.
"This is really a thrilling game, the suspense is kept until the last moment, the performance of both sides is very exciting, especially..."
"Excuse me, Mr. Edison, what do you want to say after defeating the Mavericks today?"
"The Mavericks are very strong, but today the goddess of victory is on our side. They maintained the lead until the timer reached zero, but it is a pity that the rules of basketball do not mean the end when the timer reaches zero."
"What do you think of Nowitzki's performance today?"
"His performance was very good. He made a lot of shots today and scored more than 30 points. There was absolutely nothing we could do against him."
"Nash was elected the best of the game today. What do you think of his performance today?"
"His performance today was perfect, really perfect. More specifically, maybe you should ask Mr. Cuban what he thought of Nash's game."
Nash got rid of the reporters and came to the locker room. He took a cold shower and didn't know what it was like. Although he hit the buzzer-beater, he was not excited. Instead, he was a little confused. He didn't shed tears, but the water from the nozzle poured on him.
