Even if you face Adrian's defense, even if you have already suffered from Adrian, even if you let others play, such as Kevin Garnett, you may have a better chance than yourself. But
Paul Pierce still had no intention of passing the ball. He opened his hand and signaled his teammates to pull away so that he could fight Adrian one-on-one. All-star players have their own pride in this kind of one-on-one duel.
It is impossible to back down, especially a singles player like Paul Pierce, who will never let go of such a good opportunity to build confidence and open up the team!
Instead of choosing the post-up singles that he was good at, Paul Pierce didn't even try to compete with Adrian for a favorable position in the low post. Because Paul Pierce knew very well that Adrian's defense still had flaws in frontal defense.
But in terms of defending the basket with a back, Adrian's achievements have reached their peak. He is definitely the best outside player in defending the back. This is true even for perimeter players who are equally good at defending the back, such as Ron Artest.
Strong small forwards like Stephen Jackson are also slightly behind Adrian.
Unless you have comprehensive advantages in strength, explosive power, height, wingspan, etc., trying to take advantage of Adrian through a post-up game is completely wishful thinking.
If you want to break through Adrian's defense, you must choose a frontal attack.
As for Paul Pierce, although the most impressive thing about him is his back-up offensive style that is not like an outside player at all, as an almost all-around scorer, Paul Pierce's scoring ability in front of the frame is also very good.
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Paul Pierce's moving feet kept taking tentative steps, and every step was so real. It seemed that Paul Pierce would definitely choose to take advantage of the situation to break through in his next step. Such tentative steps are simply not true or false, because they can be made at any time.
He needs to switch from real to fake or from fake to real at any time. A scorer of Paul Pierce's level can easily make this change between real and fake.
Adrian did not choose to move his body and change his defensive posture according to Paul Pierce's movements. Because Adrian knew quite well that once he danced with the movements of a scorer of Paul Pierce's level, his defense would be at a loss.
It can be considered finished. He is not abnormal enough to be able to strike first, so he can only take a more prudent approach to defend Paul Pierce, tightly holding tight positions, and maintaining a posture of being able to defend at any time.
As for all of Paul Pierce's fake moves, no matter how real they are, Adrian will not pay attention to them, let alone bother to judge whether these moves are true or false. He will only choose to do it after Paul Pierce makes real moves.
Then take a reaction, so that although the possibility of completely defending Paul Pierce is reduced, the possibility of being completely played by Paul Pierce is also curbed.
Continuously making fake moves, Paul Pierce saw that Adrian had no intention of moving at all. He already understood Adrian's defensive attitude and couldn't help but sigh. After becoming the core of the Magic, Adrian's defense became more and more stable.
Even the slightest impulse has disappeared. For impulsive defense, statistics such as blocks and steals may look good, but anyone who really plays basketball knows that having more steals and blocks does not necessarily mean good defense.
, on the contrary, it often turns into a defensive loophole. This kind of gambling defensive flaw is extremely serious. A mature defender will never easily steal or fly to block shots, but chooses to use a more stable and peaceful way to prevent the opponent.
Score.
Since it was purely a fake move, Paul Pierce gave up the idea of ​​continuing to use fake moves to confuse Adrian. After dribbling the ball under his crotch twice, he directly chose to break through.
Paul Pierce's breakthrough is not very fast. He is now in the final peak period of his career. In terms of physical condition, basketball skills, game awareness and game experience, he has reached the maximum and the most perfect balance. From now on,
It will just keep sliding down.
The reason for the slow speed is that Paul Pierce's breakthrough is completely different from Adrian's habitual big strides. His steps during the breakthrough process are like small steps. Such a breakthrough speed is not fast.
Correspondingly, it becomes easier to change direction while traveling. Because the amplitude is not large, it is very easy to adjust. Coupled with Paul Pierce's deceptive fake movements and sudden changes of direction, it has always been
It's Paul Pierce's trump card offensively.
Adrian followed Paul Pierce closely, always leaving two points of strength when sliding sideways. This is very important, because he has to deal with the opponent's sudden change of direction, so it is very important to leave two points of strength to retain room for change of direction.
It is important to never use all your strength unless you are about to get rid of someone, because that will make you not have enough strength to control your body when you need to change direction. In the end, you will either freeze in place and be successfully broken through by others, or you will forcefully break through.
I sprained my ankle while exerting force.
Adrian follows Paul Pierce.
There was no way to get rid of Adrian even with an emergency stop or a sudden slight change of direction.
In the fierce physical confrontation, Paul Pierce approached the basket with difficulty and then took off. Adrian did not take off because he could clearly see that Paul Pierce's toes did not leave the ground and his legs did not move at all.
I didn't use much force, it was a fake move.
A fake move...
Huh~~~
Adrian turned around in surprise, only to see the moment the basketball fell from the basket. Just now, Paul Pierce shot the basketball in his hand without even taking off.
"Is this the rumored ground cannon?" Adrian frowned as he looked at Paul Pierce who quickly retreated towards the backcourt.
Although the description is complicated, the actual process only lasts a few seconds, and the only moment that really determines the outcome is the moment that does not even take one breath. Although it is so short and looks very ordinary on the surface, there is
The intensity can only be felt by both sides of the confrontation. Paul Pierce almost tried his best to find an opportunity that was almost not a chance and scored the goal, while Adrian also concentrated all his energy on defense.
Paul Pierce, the tension and offense and defense involved are difficult to explain to outsiders.
The confrontation between Adrian and Paul Pierce seemed to be the epitome of the confrontation between the two sides, the epitome of the entire game. It was just the other way around. The Celtics, who were based on defense, tried their best to try not to leave anything to the Orlando Magic.
Even if there is a slight chance to score, the Orlando Magic will try their best to create scoring opportunities.
Rashard Lewis, who was on the stage of the Eastern Conference finals, seemed very excited. He started a long-distance running competition with Ray Allen, who was also unable to run to death. The confrontation between Adrian and Paul Pierce, muscles
Fighting is the first theme. In the paint, if Garnett attacks with all his strength, it will be difficult for Kwame Brown to defend. But Garnett, who joined the Celtics to form the Big Three, has naturally positioned himself as the Celtics' defense.
Gate puts almost all his energy on the defensive end, and he must do the same. The outside combination of Adrian and Lewis poses too great a threat to the Celtics' defense.
2:0; 4:0; 4:2; 4:4; 5:4; 5:7; 6:7; 6:8... The scores were as fast as a tortoise crawling, and they were still carrying a stone tablet worth ten thousand kilograms.
The turtle struggled to move forward amid frequent foul whistles.
In this difficult struggle, the score rises slowly, but the physical consumption is huge. Whether it is the Celtics or the Magic, the offensive tactics planned before the game are completely impossible to implement. Because neither side knows how to
Giving the opponent a chance to play a complete strategy, fouls and tough defense fragmented the game.[
Adrian finally found his playoff feel.
People always say that the defensive intensity and intensity of the playoffs cannot be compared to the regular season. In the previous two rounds of the series, the Toronto Raptors were almost unable to fight back, and although the Detroit Pistons caused some trouble to the Magic, their lineup
But their flaws also allow the Magic to seize their painful feet and beat them hard.
Only the Celtics, the Celtics who looked like a turtle, made Adrian find it difficult to eat. Moreover, this turtle still had spikes on its body, and it could make him bleed if he was not careful.
dripping.
Every attack must expend twice as much energy as before, because otherwise there would be no way to break through the fleeting holes in the Celtics' rotating defense. Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Adrian stopped
He came down to take a breath and watched the Celtics players gathered around head coach Doc Rivers to listen to his tactics. Adrian's eyes couldn't help but fall on another person sitting in the corner of the coaching bench.
Tom Thibodeau, this guy is only slightly famous in the coaching circle now, and has not yet become famous after he won the best coach with the Bulls. But his ability to train the team's defense has been revealed. In the Rockets,
In the Celtics, every time he played for a team, he would always train the team's defense to be airtight. No matter how the team was offensively, as long as it passed through Tom Thibodeau's hands, that team's defense would become airtight.
The defense will definitely be as hard as a stubborn stone.
Perhaps noticing Adrian's gaze, Tom Thibodeau raised his head, and their eyes met on the court. Nothing else happened, Adrian quickly looked away, and Tom Thibodeau
, but lowered his head and began to think deeply. (To be continued...)
