MTL - NBA: About Me Being Reincarnated As Yasuo, the Wind Walker-Chapter 156 Dare to continue to double-team Zhang Jun?
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nba: How dare I continue to double-team Zhang Jun after I reincarnated as Haifeng Yasuo 156?
May 13.
Game 5 of the Trail Blazers' second-round series against the Hornets.
Because the Blazers scored a big score of 3:1 in the first four games and took the lead in getting the match point, this game was also considered by many commentators and commentators to be the promotion night of the Hornets.
"Of course, let's not forget that this is the home court of the New Orleans Hornets. They will definitely counterattack tonight and fight with their backs."
"Anyway, if we lose another game, all the players of the Hornets will go home. For them, this is likely to be the last game of the season, so all members of the Hornets will definitely do their best to put all their eggs in one basket."
"I even predict that the Hornets will play more gambling and crazy defense tonight."
The commentary desk, Su Qun analyzed.
In the first few games, the Hornets have tried every means to limit the Trail Blazers, but the effect is minimal. Except for Chris Paul's explosive three-pointer in a row, the Hornets won by luck. The Trail Blazers responded with any strength.
Yu Jia looked at the statistics in his hand and said: "In this round of the series, Chris Paul averaged 23 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 50%."
"For a guard, Paul has done everything he can do, even on the defensive end, he has also performed very well."
"But unfortunately for the leader of a team, Chris Paul's ability to close games at critical moments is not so strong. This is also because of his height and talent limitations. The more high-level games and players, When it is more critical, talent can often determine the hit rate of the last one or two goals."
"But just one or two goals can have a huge impact on a game."
Su Qun nodded in agreement.
Chris Paul's talent is still too low to lead a team to a championship-level team. His talent should be more suitable for being the second head of a team and assisting a more talented team to compete champion.
It's just that Chris Paul's personality seems to make it difficult for him to be willing to become the second core of a team.
His strength is already that strong.
This appears to be an endless loop.
"It's worth noting that Chris Paul has only had one turnover so far in this series, which is really freaking out."
"A player who averaged 10 assists per game had only 1 turnover in the entire 4 games. This can only be described as unbelievable. Of all the point guards I have seen, Chris Paul is definitely the most detailed and perfect , he has almost no shortcomings other than physical talent."
Su Qun admired how a short player like Paul could become an All-Star player on the NBA court, because a player with his talent often needs to work harder than others if he wants to grow into a star of this level.
Yu Jia smiled and said: "But the temper and character are not easy to talk about. Among these players in the NBA, there are very few players who like Chris Paul. He plays too dirty and has too many petty moves."
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"I heard that LeBron James and Chris Paul of the Cavaliers are very good friends. Not to mention, these two are really a match made in heaven. Playing together with their basketball IQ will definitely be very successful."
The game begins on the pitch.
The Hornets' Tyson Chandler jumped off the possession of the first possession, and Chris Paul took the lead, opening the game with a pick-and-roll mid-range shot.
Paul is leading the team forward, but there is really nothing to say.
The Trail Blazers attacked, Luo Yin held the ball from the outside and played a pick-and-roll with Aldridge, Zhang Jun cut to the bottom line empty-handed.
The Trail Blazers are still playing the offensive tactics that they were good at and used to in the past. The Hornets have no special changes in their defense during this time period. They do not double-team Luo Yin, and try to defend one-on-one. Try to choose to go around the front to defend, and don't give Aldridge a chance to play down and misplaced.
And defending around the front will inevitably give Luo Yin some mid-range shooting space and a route to break through to the basket. It depends on whether he can grasp it. Zhang Jun attracting defense on the weak side can also reduce his defense. end pressure.
Swish!
Luo Yin hit the basket steadily from the middle distance.
"Still as stable as ever."
Su Qun said: "That is to say, there is Zhang Jun in this Blazers team. If he is not too popular, Luo Yin will undoubtedly become the darling of major media competing for interviews."
"This rookie in 2006 became an All-Star in the Western Conference in his second season. This is a very remarkable achievement. If Zhang Jun hadn't been selected as an All-Star and won the scoring title in his first year as a rookie, he would definitely To be a top-five player in the new generation of youth teams."
Yu Jia nodded. In fact, it was not just Luo Yin. Because of Zhang Jun's existence, young players such as Durant, Rudy Gayin, and Greg Oden were all overshadowed.
They could have had better careers in this era, but at least from the current point of view, they are all Zhang Jun's foil.
Yu Jia said: "Zhang Jun and Luo Yin complement each other. Without Zhang Jun, Luo Yin's offense will not be so smooth. Without Luo Yin, Zhang Jun will face more serious pressure on the defensive end."
"The most important thing is that without Luo Yin, Zhang Jun will carry the offense of the Trail Blazers alone. We all know that this is a team without traditional point guards. A lot of their offense comes from individual singles."
"Let Zhang Jun play singles in the whole court alone, even if he can do this, but can he last the entire series? Can he last the entire playoffs?"
"So the Trail Blazers made the right bet to build a team with these three young rookies."
Switch offense.
Chris Paul's brake break after the pick-and-roll blocked Joel Przybilla behind him, and then a ground pass passed through the gap to Tyson Chandler who was rolling down.
The latter dunked the cake with both hands.
Like the previous four games, the Hornets' offense in the first quarter was one point better than the Trail Blazers.
In the 8th minute, Zhang Jun was replaced.
Yu Jia was a little surprised and said: "Although in the regular season, Zhang Jun was off the court for about 8 minutes in the first quarter to rest, but after the playoffs, Zhang Jun's off-court time has been adjusted to the 9th minute. The game has even been adjusted to the 10 minutes of the first quarter before the end of the game."
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"It stands to reason that tonight is also a very critical game. If we can win the Trail Blazers, we can enter the rest early and have enough time to prepare for the upcoming Western Conference Finals."
"So, why did Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan replace Zhang Jun so early?"
After thinking for a while, Su Qun guessed, "I'm afraid they are preparing for the second quarter."
After all, the Hornets suddenly put up a 32-zone defense in the last game. Although the Trail Blazers still won the game, the defensive strength of the Hornets on the court has increased visible to the naked eye.
So if nothing else, the Hornets will still continue this defensive strategy tonight.
The head coach of the Trail Blazers, Nate McMillan, should have predicted this, so he switched Zhang Jun to rest according to the usual normal rotation at this time, allowing him to prepare for the next second quarter.
The first quarter is over.
Tonight's Hornets played better than the previous four games, leading by 6 points at 32:26.
The second quarter of the game.
Zhang Jun led the bench lineup, and the Hornets continued to let Paul and Tyson Chandler play without accident.
If the Hornets want to win the Trail Blazers in this quarter, in addition to pressing the Blazers and Zhang Jun's offense, their own offense must also be opened, so the two must play.
The game continues.
Zhang Jun directly faced double-teaming on the outside with the ball.
Yu Jia shouted excitedly: "The Hornets' double-teaming was extra early tonight. It seems that their head coach, Byron Scott, has made up his mind and is determined not to let Zhang Jun score unscrupulously on the court. "
Su Qun analyzed and said: "The Hornets are helpless. As I said before, they are likely to use an all-or-nothing defensive strategy tonight. Now it seems that they are determined to let Zhang Jun not score."
"The other players of your Trail Blazers beat me to death, I admit it, but you, Zhang Jun, are not allowed to knock me out on the court."
In Su Qun's eyes, this defensive strategy is neither good nor bad. After all, such an aggressive defense will leak flaws in many places, such as the outside line.
Even if the Hornets are still playing a 32-zone defense at this time, their defensive strategy of double-teaming Zhang Jun will bring them a lot of unnecessary trouble when defending Channing Frye and James Jones on the outside.
It is impossible for them to bet that the two of them will not make three-pointers from the outside. Both of them are players who average more than 43% of their three-pointers per game.
Even if one of them feels cold tonight, it is impossible for the other to do the same. With the shooting level of the two, the possibility of shooting abnormalities together is too low.
on the pitch.
Zhang Jun, who was double-teamed, immediately scored the ball.
"Fry!"
Channing Fulai quickly raised to catch the ball. Because of him, Hornets power forward Ryan Bowen had to mention outside the three-point line. At this time, their penalty area was very empty.
In addition, Zhang Jun attracted two defensive players outside, so at this time, one of the Blazers' pitchers ambushing outside the three-point line must be open.
"Channing Fry and James Jones are naturally two points that must not be guarded, so who has the open space?"
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"It's Steve Blake!"
Steve Blake took a deep breath after receiving the ball from the outside and tried decisively.
Swish!
The basketball hit the inside of the basket and turned several times before entering the basket.
Yu Jia said: "Steve Blake averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists per game this season. He is a very important output point in the Trail Blazers' bench lineup."
"He made 40% of his 3-pointers this season and 38% of his 3-pointers in his career. Compared to Channing Fry and James Jones, his three-point threat may not be that great. Big, but definitely not a place to put it.”
After hitting this shot, Steve Blake gained a lot of confidence, and he also raised his hand to indicate to Zhang Jun that he could complete such an open shot.
next round.
Paul and Chandler played consecutive pick-and-rolls on the outside. Because Paul’s pick-and-roll broke through the brakes in the first quarter to block the center behind him, allowing Chandler to successfully dunk, so the Trail Blazers were defensive. In this tactic, try not to switch defenses as much as possible, but to defend Chandler with the defender at the same time, allowing Paul to get a short mid-range shot.
Su Qun commented: "There is no other way. After the Trail Blazers' bench lineup lacks Aldridge and Joel Pulzbila, the defense of the interior penalty area will drop to another level, so the Trail Blazers will have no one else. At this time, the only way is to make a two-man run to help defend Tyson Chandler."
Hearing this, Yu Jia couldn't help taking a deep breath.
The Trail Blazers' interior defense is already so bad, and the interior defense of the bench lineup is even worse. It is conceivable why they made such a defensive choice.
Paul read the opponent's defensive intentions, so he immediately made a decisive shot from a distance of one step away from the free throw line and made a mid-range and long-range shot.
Swish!
Paul's mid-range shots are as steady as ever.
The Trail Blazers player, Zhang Jun undoubtedly encountered double-teaming again after holding the ball. He began to wonder if the Hornets were planning to use this kind of defense as long as he held the ball throughout the game.
Then he still plays with the hammer, and can only rely on his teammates to end the game on the offensive end.
Zhang Jun once again distributed the ball to the unguarded Steve Blake, in the same position and with the same shooting space.
Steve Blake made a very stable shot from outside the three-point line this time, and the basketball went directly into the net.
"Three points against two points, no matter how you look at it, it looks like the Hornets lost."
The on-site photographer was very sensible and pointed the camera at the head coach of the Hornets at this time. The latter folded his arms around his chest and was still watching the game with confidence, just staring at Zhang Jun with a livid face~www.novelbuddy.com ~Byron Scott also discovered that Zhang Jun's passing skills are really not good, but his passing awareness and passing timing are really good.
Based on this alone, this player is already better at passing than some players in the NBA. He can also use this kind of passing to help the team complete some offensive tactics and tasks, but the technique is not too good. The teammates receive the pass. The last shot may have to be readjusted, or it may be intercepted by the opponent.
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Byron Scott immediately raised his hand to signal to the players on the field to make more steals on the passing route to put pressure on Zhang Jun's passing.
next round.
Zhang Jun actually made a fake eye look. He watched Channing Fu come and pass the ball, but the ball went to James Jones.
The point is that even Channing Fry was taken aback. He opened his hand to catch the ball, but the ball flew to the other side.
So it is easy to imagine that Julian White of the Hornets stood on the passing line ahead of time on the court, waiting for Zhang Jun to pass the ball and steal it. As a result, the opponent made a fake move, and he ran back and forth on the court like is a fool.
Fry, who was raising his hand, was very embarrassed. He could only take advantage of the situation and raise his hand to the sky to celebrate his teammates in advance for completing this open shot.
Swish!
James Jones made a three-pointer!
"The Trail Blazers have scored 4 consecutive three-pointers. Is the Hornets really going to continue to implement such offensive tactics?"
"Do they really dare to continue to double-team Zhang Jun?"
