Chapter 315 Jordan’s Confusion

Zhang Liyi praised: "Now that Tracy McGrady has matured, he has begun to look a bit like Pippen. Pippen's style of play is to rush in with the ball to attract double teams, and then distribute the ball to Jordan after encountering the defense.

Now, McGrady's offensive ability with the ball is already stronger than Pippen, so his threat when holding the ball has exceeded Pippen. The Bulls have indeed cultivated the next generation of offensive core. "

Sun Zhenping said: "Travel McGrady's ability to hold the ball and attack tough situations is indeed better than Pippen. This gives him more options after breaking in, making it more difficult for opponents to defend."

Zhang Lianda said: "By letting Barkley and Da Zhi start, the Knicks did sacrifice some defensive strength inside, especially since Oakley and Rasheed Wallace can be pulled out. Now the Knicks only rely on Zhao Dong in the paint area." It's a bit difficult to guard with people, the Bulls should continue to rush in and play, let's see if Nelson will adjust the lineup."

Knicks offense.

Zhao Dong still positioned directly under the dotted line of the free throw line, so he was not restricted by Article 136 of the Feilong Law.

Of course, this way he will sacrifice part of his impact, and what he loses must be gained. His position is closer to the basket from the beginning, so the threat is no less than outside.

McGrady defended Zhao Dong alone. He could keep up with the latter in terms of mobility, but there was a big difference in strength and tonnage. This time, he was knocked away by Zhao Dong's crushing breakthrough.

Rasheed Wallace came up to cover the defense and moved in immediately. However, this time Oakley, who was in the low post on the right wing, quickly covered the gap and filled the gap under the basket. If Zhao Dong wanted to pass the ball, he could only pull it to the right wing. Barkley out.

But he didn't give it to Barkley at the first time, because the primary goal of this tactic is to attack the basket and near the basket, followed by mid-range offense.

He pushed with one hand and passed the ball to the basket.

Under the basket, Dazai received the ball with Oakley's back.

The next moment, Rasheed Wallace turned around very quickly and rushed toward the basket.

At the same time, Zhao Dong followed up.

He relied on Oakley to dribble the ball, and when he was about to get up and make a sideways hook, Rasheed jumped in front of him to steal the ball from him.

He quickly got up with the ball, and Rasheed Wallace put his hand on the ball.

He turned around suddenly and hit Rasheed Wallace's right shoulder hard with his left elbow. After passing by, he hit the latter's right face again.

The hit made Rasheed Wallace grunt in pain and take half a step back. Oakley, who was behind him, also dodged back to avoid his right elbow. Through this ball-protecting action, he got some space.

The next moment, Da Zhi's figure came together, and with a bang, he completed a two-handed dunk under the basket.

"Shet!"

Rasheed Wallace, whose right cheek was red, rubbed his face, glanced at Zhao Dong, who was staring at him coldly, gritted his teeth, turned and ran towards the frontcourt.

"Just fight like this, be stronger. It doesn't matter if you can't get in. They won't dare to let you go if you can't get in." Zhao Dong encouraged.

"Um."

Da Zhi nodded heavily with his mouth tightly closed.

"Beautiful, even a dunk in a double-team." Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

"One vs. two, two top defensive players, the ball was a good one." Sun Zhenping praised with a smile.

Bulls offense.

The inside line was completely pulled out, McGrady ran on the left wing, suddenly made a reverse run, and cut into the paint area.

At this time, Kidd passed a very penetrating through ball and passed it in from Zhao Dong.

After receiving the ball, McGrady rushed into the paint area. Zhao Dongxie couldn't guard him in time. There was no one under the basket at this time. He flew up and was about to dunk and explode the basket.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong flew up from behind McGrady and succeeded in backing the hat.

When the ball fell, he took off a second time, caught the ball, and passed it out immediately.

"Stop the flying dragon!"

Phil Jackson pointed at Zhao Dong who was about to launch a fast break and shouted.

McGrady turned around and grabbed Zhao Dong's jersey, and then quickly let go to avoid being spotted by the referee.

When Zhao Dong started up again, Rasheed Wallace was already in front of him, and the chance to make a quick move was gone.

In the frontcourt, Billups sprinted toward the basket with the ball, and the Madman followed up on the left wing. Kidd and Jordan chased and defended beside them.

Barkley and Da Zhi followed behind, not much slower. When Billups rushed into the paint, the two of them also reached the three-point line.

Barkley had Oakley by his side, but not by his side. Rasheed Wallace went to stop Zhao Dong from going down, but he was still a few steps behind, just past the center line.

At this time, Billups suddenly stopped and slowed down, pulled to the left wing, and saw Da Zhi rushing down from the top of the arc. He quickly pushed with one hand and passed.

It can be as big as crossing the free throw line and catching the ball with both hands, and then going one step further and hitting an empty basket with a one-handed dunk.

"boom!"

The Bulls' rim exploded.

"ah!"

He was so excited that he roared happily, and then high-fived Billups in celebration.

16:8, the Knicks lead by 8 points on the road.

"Beautiful! A big fast break and a dunk." Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.

"He made 4 of 4 shots and scored 8 points. He alone scored half of the Knicks' points. Zhao Dong made 2 of 2 shots and scored 4 points. He also had 2 blocks and 4 assists. The 1v2 against the basket should not be counted as an assist, otherwise it would be 5 assists." Zhang Heidee said.

"The Knicks' offense at the basket was really good today. It was so efficient that they didn't miss a beat!" Sun Zhenping said excitedly.

The Bulls attacked, Jordan singled out the madman, and once again hit a mid-range shot.

At 16:10, the Bulls were still 6 points behind.

Hubby Brown shook his head and said: "Michael Jordan is now 5-for-6 from the field, taking all the Bulls' points. His shooting percentage is very high and he only missed one.

However, he has a very heavy task on the defensive end, and he also has to take over all the scoring tasks on the offensive end. Given his age, how long can he last? "

"That's a problem," Cook said.

Hubie Brown nodded and said: "The Knicks did not double-team Jordan at all today. I think the purpose of their defensive tactics was to force the Bulls to hand the ball to Jordan and consume a lot of his physical energy. I think the Knicks have achieved their goal." Defensive tactical objectives.”

At this time the Knicks attack.

Rasheed Wallace no longer dared to zoom in. When Zhao Dong broke through with the ball and DaZhi moved toward the basket, he chose to follow DaZhi.

In this way, Zhao Dong made a sudden stop at the left waist in the paint area, jumped up in front of Jordan, and easily hit the ball with a rebound.

"One person absolutely cannot guard Feilong in the area near the basket. His shooting rate here can reach a terrifying 75%. I mean single defense, so the Bulls must attack Feilong with at least two people in this area near the basket. double team."

Hubie Brown said with certainty.

Cook immediately added something that made Bulls fans despair. He said: "In this area, with double teams, his strongest rebound rate is 65%, which is the best in the league.

Currently in the league, in the near-basket area, which is the ranking of field goal percentage in the past two points, Tim Duncan ranks second with a single-defense shooting rate of 52% and a double-team shooting rate of 43%. There is a huge difference. "

Looking back, Jordan missed a shot and the Knicks attacked. Facing Zhao Dong's breakthrough with the ball, Rasheed Wallace chose to double-team Jordan, and then Zhao Dong passed the ball to Da Zhi.

Da Zhi caught the ball, swayed left and right, shook Oakley, and then succeeded in an easy layup.

Zhao Dong couldn't help but nodded when he saw Da Zhi scoring the goal.

This generation's DaZhi, when his defensive attitude comes up, is truly more than one level better than the previous generation's DaZhi. After one or two more seasons, he can definitely become a top-notch center in the league.

However, it is best to increase the weight to 120 kilograms, so that the mobility will not be reduced much, and the resistance will be stronger.

Increased confrontation ability will help enhance the quality of low-post offense. For a center, low-post offense is the first priority.

"20:10, the score difference has reached double digits, it is now the 6th minute of the first quarter, and the half quarter has just passed."

Zhang Lili said excitedly: "Look, this is the effect of Zhao Dong and an offensive center cooperating in the paint area. Zhao Dong can shoot suddenly and pass, coupled with his height and offensive ability at the basket, their offense The attack firepower of the combination is too strong!"

Sun Zhenping suddenly said: "That's why the Spurs Twin Towers have the second best record in the league this season. How will their combination compare with the combination of Da Zhi and Zhao Dong?"

Zhang Lili was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Teacher Sun, your question is so right. Compared with the combination of the Spurs Twin Towers and Zhao Dongda, the deterrent power should be stronger. But what is the specific situation? This depends on the fight. We won’t know until later.”

On the next Bulls offense, Jordan broke through and passed the ball to Rasheed, who hit a jumper over Da Zhi's head.

Looking back, the Knicks still use the old tactics, just play at the basket.

But this time DaZhi and Barkley switched. He hit five in a row, but Barkley didn't hit any of them, so he covered him.

Similarly, Zhao Dong attracted double-teams outside the paint area, allowing Barkley to single out Oakley under the basket. With the help of his big butt magic, Oakley, who was not strong enough to stand, could not stand, and then turned around and hit a dunk.

Looking back, McGrady missed a shot and the Knicks attacked.

Barkley once again got the ball under the basket, and Rashid returned to defend the basket. The former made a backhand pass to the low right winger behind him.

The unguarded Da Zhi took a step forward after receiving the ball, took off and shot two meters away from the basket, and hit another goal.

So far, the Knicks' offense has been completed. Although their offense is also playing well, Phil Jackson called a timeout.

"24:12, the score doubled. The ball was unplayable. The Bulls' defensive tactics failed completely. There was no successful defense. Phil Jackson must change his defensive tactics."

Hubie Brown shook his head.

"Yes, when Jordan consumes a lot of physical energy, the Knicks can still shoot 100%. If this situation continues, once Jordan's physical energy collapses, the Bulls will face a big defeat. You know, Feilong still has He didn't work hard on the offensive end, so he just broke through and passed the ball, attracting the defense, and didn't play much at all," Cook said.

Hubby Brown said: "The Knicks' tactic is too strong. Nelson not only fully utilized Feilong's offensive ability, passing assist ability, ball-breaking ability, ability to attract double-teams, etc., but also made full use of Wang's and Barkley’s offensive ability.

At the same time, he targeted the Bulls' lack of height inside and used Wang's height at the basket.

I originally thought that Barkley would be the main attacker under the basket, but no, it was Wang. He has an absolute height advantage under the basket, moves at a good pace, and also has certain confrontation capabilities. His performance today is worthy of the Knicks. Mobley traded his pick. "

Cook laughed: "As long as an offensive insider doesn't become a defensive vulnerability, his value will always be higher than that of an outside player.

Although the rookie Mobley is okay, he is just a pretty good defender with some potential, but there are many people who can be replaced. The league will never be short of such outside players, but it will always be short of good inside players. This is an eternal truth. "

"Unless this outsider is a guy at the level of Jordan or Feilong." Hubie Brown laughed.

"But a hundred times, in 1984, the number one pick was also Olajuwon." Cook shook his head and laughed.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili analyzed: "There is definitely something wrong with the Bulls' defense now. After Tracy McGrady was surprised, he was not used. This is wrong. It wasted a person and caused the Bulls to lose at the basket." No double-teaming power.

Now the Bulls should take advantage of Tracy McGrady's defense. After he was beaten by Zhao Dong, as long as Rasheed Wallace defended in advance and blocked Zhao Dong, McGrady could double-team Zhao Dong front and back, so that Jordan could be free. Go directly to the basket and double-team Oakley. "

"Hey, it seems pretty good." Sun Zhenping said.

Zhang Liji said with a smile: "Because Phil Jackson's defensive strategy is not clear, when Rasheed Wallace was covering up Zhao Dong, he was a little behind.

He could either follow Da Zhi and let Jordan and Tracy McGrady double-team Zhao Dong, or he could defend Zhao Dong in advance and let Jordan double-team Da Zhi. Now he failed to guard both ends. "

The atmosphere on the Bulls bench was very depressing.

At first, Jordan scored several goals in a row and when the score difference was not big, he felt nothing. But now with this score, no matter how strong his will is, a shadow has been cast on his heart.

He even felt a little unbelievable. Why did his team fall so far behind when Zhao Dong didn't attack hard? Why do the Knicks play such a high-quality interior offense? Isn’t your team’s interior defense top-notch?

He looked at Phil Jackson squatting in front of him with some confusion, and asked: "Phil, we have to find a way to change, we can't keep playing like this. Most of them attack at the basket, and the rest are nearly two points." , the efficiency is too high, we must strengthen the defense at the basket."

Phil Jackson felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. He also wanted to change this situation and strengthen the defense at the basket. But when Zhao Dong was on the edge of the paint area, what could he do?

The limited defensive force can only focus on Zhao Dong, and how can the remaining defensive force prevent Wang and Barkley's basket attack?

Especially the king on the offensive end, he has a height advantage under the basket, a certain confrontation ability, good pace under the basket, and a variety of comprehensive low-post offensive skills. Whether facing Oakley or Rasheed's one-on-one attack at the basket, Both defenses have advantages. It is difficult for such a person to guard him by relying on defense alone.

"well!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh to himself. If he had known this, he should not have traded him in the first place. No, he should have been given some playing opportunities. No, no, he should have been taken seriously. Like the Knicks, he should have strengthened his defensive awareness and manner.

"You underestimated him!"

That way, it won't be the Bulls that have a headache now, but the Knicks.

The timeout ended, the Bulls attacked, and Jordan scored another goal.

Knicks offense.

Zhao Dong positioned himself under the dotted line of the free throw line on the left wing to get the ball.

This time, when he broke through, Rasheed Wallace came up from the low post to cover the interception, and Jordan above him rushed directly to the basket.

It turned out that the defensive strategy of the Bulls interview was to have Rasheed Wallace speed up the defense, and to attack Zhao Dong from the front and back with the sudden McGrady at the edge of the paint area, while at the basket, use Jordan and Oakley who was returning to defend. As big as double-teaming.

When Zhao Dong reached the left midfielder in the paint with the ball, the Bulls used a double-team tactic and at the same time released two Knicks players. One was Barkley who was pulled to the right wing in the low post, and the other was Billups. , only Madman is followed by Kidd.

Phil Jackson's defensive choice was to put it outside and double-team Zhao Dong and Da Zhi at the basket.

Zhao Dong acted very calmly. When he was about to be double-teamed, he suddenly stopped suddenly, then pulled the ball up from the floor, and the ball jumped up.

But just as he pulled the ball, McGrady caught up from behind and flew to block the shot.

"Snapped!"

The ball that Zhao Dong just took was slapped.

"yeah!"

Seeing McGrady hating Zhao Dong on his back, the audience cheered wildly.

The ball was not dead at this time. It was fanned into the sky and was falling.

After Zhao Dong landed, he immediately blocked his position, turned around, and blocked the roaring Tianzun in front. At this time, the ball fell from above, and he and McGrady took off at the same time.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Dong intentionally bumped into McGrady in the air. The latter's tonnage and strength were not enough, and his balance immediately disappeared. Then he successfully grabbed the basketball.

At this time, Jordan and Oakley, who were double-teaming under the basket, had already rushed over. When Zhao Dong just landed, they executed a three-person double-team on him. Then Tracy McGrady came up, forming a four-person double-team, leaving only the outside Kidd alone.

This is the defensive tactic Phil Jackson just formulated. If there is a chance, double-team the ball holder in the paint area, or even implement the four-team one in Jordan's rules.

Jordan, McGrady, Oakley, Rasheed Wallace, even the second-year McGrady has grown into a top-notch defensive champion, and the other three are all top-notch defensive champions. With these four people surrounding Zhao Dong, even if None of them are heavy insiders, but even if O'Neal is surrounded by these four people, he can't break out.

Zhao Dong was so surrounded that he had no choice but to lean down, cover the basketball with both hands, and protect it between his chest and abdomen. He turned around and swung his elbows continuously, using his elbows to sweep repeatedly to protect the ball.

In this way, although he couldn't rush out, the four Bulls wanted to steal his ball, but it was difficult to succeed for a while.

"Bang!"

He received an elbow on the lower back, and then another hard elbow. The force was so strong that his body couldn't help but stiffen.

Taking this opportunity, the four big hands of Jordan and McGrady on the front came up and knocked his ball away. Then Jordan grabbed the ball and immediately turned around and played quickly.

Zhao Dong wanted to chase, but was blocked by Oakley again.

After rushing into the paint, Jordan flew up, attracted the defense of Madman and Billups, and then made a blind pass in the air to Tracy McGrady who was following behind.

"boom!"

McGrady caught the ball and exploded into the basket.

"Oh ho ho, T-mac, back hat flying dragon, sent another tomahawk chop, he is our new star..." the commentator roared in the United Center Arena.

"yeah!"

McGrady's big block was accelerated and dunked, and it was Zhao Dong who blocked the ball. The Bulls fans in the audience were excited.

It was too late for Zhao Dong to catch up to the top of the arc and he had no choice but to turn around.

He glanced at Oakley, who also turned around. The latter didn't speak, only shook his head slightly.

Zhao Dong understood that it was Rasheed Wallace who elbowed him.

"What the hell!"

If the two elbowed each other when they were facing off, he wouldn't blame Rasheed Wallace, because that's the style now.

But when the four men double-teamed him, they also lowered their elbows, and their strength was quite strong. They even lowered their elbows from behind, twice in a row, which made him angry.

At 24:16, the Bulls were only 8 points behind, and the Knicks attacked.

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