Chapter 321: Repay the Other Person with His Own Way
2:4, Spurs attack.
The Spurs still use the high and low two-tower tactics, and still let Duncan play Zhao Dong alone.
"I missed the ball last time. Let's see how Zhao Dong defends Duncan this time." Zhang Lili said expectantly.
This time, Zhao Dong took the top defense.
There are three types of low defense, top defense, forward defense, and side defense, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
Top defense is a method often used by insiders with superior strength to withstand the attacker's advancement. Although Zhao Dong's upper body strength is average, his core strength and lower body strength are very strong, so he adopts this method.
Duncan caught the ball smoothly and started to beat Zhao Dong from behind.
The rest of the Knicks did not double-team, allowing Duncan to play alone.
Bang bang, Duncan dribbled the ball twice and arched it twice at the same time, but to his surprise, it didn't move.
Every time he arched backwards, he felt that Zhao Dong's upper body had a backward movement, but his lower body was very stable, and his strength was immediately relieved.
This is because Zhao Dong's core strength is too strong, and his upper body actively leans back slightly to relieve Duncan's strength, and the core strength and lower body strength ensure that his upper body will reset quickly. Will be really moved.
At the same time, when Duncan arched back, Zhao Dong's right elbow would push him from time to time, making it impossible for Duncan to arch backward with all his strength.
Seeing that the arch didn't move, Duncan didn't panic. He suddenly turned down, then turned around again, and then jumped up at a 45-degree position, protecting the ball with his left hand, holding the ball with one hand with his right hand, and threw it toward the backboard.
Zhao Dong was too familiar with Duncan. Duncan's forty-five-degree boarding was his best, and his boarding skills had reached the full level. How could he be unprepared?
Therefore, he was not shaken by Duncan's fake move. The moment Duncan turned around and took off, he took off, kept up with the rhythm, and blocked the shot.
"Snapped!"
After the ball was released, it was picked up by Zhao Dong.
"Beautiful! Feilong defended against Feilong Devil alone, and he sent a big shot." The on-site commentator shouted excitedly.
The ball was shot into the sky, just above the two heads. Zhao Dong immediately got stuck after landing and picked the basketball off Duncan's head.
Duncan stepped in front immediately, preventing Zhao Dong from making a quick pass and interfering with his quick pass. The Knicks failed to make a fast break this time.
Billups steadily advanced to the frontcourt, and others began to take up position.
"The Knicks' first positional battle attack, let's see how Zhao Dong plays?" Zhang Lili shouted excitedly.
At this time, Zhao Dong and others began to take their positions.
"Oh, a high-low twin tower tactic?" Zhang Lijia's jaw dropped when he saw it.
"The Murong family repays others with their own methods?" Sun Zhenping said in equal surprise.
In the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton was equally surprised: "The Knicks actually used the Spurs' two-tower strategy. The Chinese king was at the top of the arc, Feilong was in the low post on the left, Fordson was in the low post on the right, and Madman and Billups were on the left and right respectively. Wing three-point line.”
There were many people who were equally surprised, including the stars on the sidelines, but the most surprised was Popovich.
He never thought that the Knicks would use this kind of tactic, because the Knicks only have one high center, and the second tallest on the court is Zhao Dong, who is only 205 centimeters.
But he ignored one thing. Although Zhao Dong has no height, his low-post skills and mobility can completely support one of the twin towers.
As for the three-pointer that Robinson does not have, he has greater depth in the high post than Robinson, and he also moves well and has the ability to cut in. He is more threatening in the high post than Robinson, and less threatening in the low post than Robinson. There is no problem in holding up the high point.
This was a tactic formulated by Nelson, which was very bold. He thought he could catch the Spurs off guard.
Zhao Dong positioned himself low on the left wing, and Duncan, who had the advantage of height, took the top defense. He successfully received the pass from the high post and started to hit Duncan with his back.
At this time, Da Zhi did not cut to the basket, but Barkley on the right wing.
This is a tactical change made by tactical inventor Old Nelson based on the strengths and weaknesses of his players.
Because as long as there are three-pointers, he can stay in the high post and contain Robinson. If he is allowed to cut to the basket and face Robinson in the low post, he will be at a disadvantage.
Fordson, who weighs 116 kilograms, is facing off against 93-kilogram Spurs small forward Sean Elliott. He has huge tonnage and strength advantages, and he moves very fast, so he is allowed to cut into the basket and grab rebounds. Or play a secondary attack.
Bang, Zhao Dong made a backhand pass to the ground, and the ball was passed to Fordson who had just cut to the basket.
"boom!"
Fordson easily squeezed past Sean Elliott, who was more than 20 kilograms behind him, and dunked the ball with both hands.
"It's beautiful. This tactic is very easy to play. Through the high post, the Knicks separated the Spurs' twin towers."
Zhang Lili said excitedly: "On the defensive end, Mata's twin towers have two low posts, one on the left and one on the right. The attacker can only attack one of them alone. If the attacker breaks through, the remaining one will immediately cover the basket." Next, perform weak-side assist defense.
This is also the great thing about the Spurs Twin Towers. They have dominated the entire Western Conference on both offense and defense this season. They have overturned the dominance of Shaquille O'Neal.
But now when encountering the Knicks, Nelson actually dared to use Da Zhi to contain Robinson in the high post, so that only Duncan was left, and the defensive tactics of the Twin Towers were broken. "
On the sidelines, Popovich was scratching his head, his mind spinning at full speed.
Back to the offensive end, this time the Spurs' twin towers no longer used high and low post tactics, but low-post twin tower tactics, with one on the left and one on the right.
Duncan just took a hit from Zhao Dong, and now of course he wants to return it, and he is very active in taking the position.
Robinson in the low post on the right did not ask for the ball. Instead, he pulled away a little and took Da Zhi away, creating an opportunity for Duncan to single out Zhao Dong.
But just when Da Zhi was catching up, the experienced Robinson suddenly reversed course, dropped Da Zhi and cut towards the basket.
At this time, Duncan, who was holding the ball with one hand, suddenly passed an overhead pass to Robinson.
Zhao Dong stretched out his hand to block it, but he didn't have time.
"boom!"
Robinson cut into the basket, caught the ball and dunked the ball.
"It's hard to defend against. The Spurs' twin towers are really powerful when working together!" Zhang Lili praised in admiration.
"The two towers can attack, defend, pass, and have height. Together they are truly invincible!" Sun Zhenping also praised.
4:6, Knicks attack.
"It's still a high and low two-tower tactic. Nelson is going to use the Spurs' tactics to defeat the Spurs!" Bill Walton shook his head and laughed.
Zhao Dong caught the ball with one hand, without any fake moves, and directly turned down and slid down. He pressed Duncan with his right hand to prevent the latter from pursuing the defense.
Although Duncan responded quickly, he couldn't keep up with Zhao Dong. He was pushed down again, and he couldn't keep up even more.
Zhao Dong successfully entered the paint area, and after taking a step forward, his figure suddenly rose.
"boom!"
The water splashed and the basket trembled.
"Look, this is Zhao Dong's low post attack, the movement of the top guard, the ball control of the top guard. It is simply impossible to defend him in the low post alone, no matter how good Duncan's defense is." Zhang Lili said excitedly.
Sun Zhenping said with a smile: "He has the dislocation advantages of tonnage, strength and height in the high post. He also has the dislocation advantage of movement and speed in the low post. Coupled with his strong escape ability and comprehensive top offensive skills, the Bulls can double-team." The effect is not very good. If the Spurs continue to use one-on-one defense, he will definitely be very efficient today."
Zhang Lijia smiled and said: "Speaking of Zhao Dong's ability to escape, during the regular season, Duncan once said that if we want to limit Zhao Dong's offensive efficiency, we must limit his ability to escape.
In this Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls did successfully play defensive tactics that limited Zhao Dong's ability to escape.
That's on the outside, above the dotted line of the free throw line. Article 136 of the Feilong Law limits Zhao Dong's mismatch advantage, and then Jordan and McGrady double-team, which really limits Zhao Dong's offensive efficiency. This shows Duncan's thoughts. is correct.
Now, when the Spurs play the Knicks, it depends on how Popovich limits Zhao Dong's efficiency. Will it also be based on limiting his ability to escape? "
4:8, Spurs attack, low-post twin tower tactics.
Duncan caught the ball in the low post on the left wing, and then Robinson suddenly cut to the basket from the low post on the right wing.
It was so difficult to defend Robinson alone. Zhao Dong was distracted by Robinson's actions. At this time, Duncan suddenly took the opportunity to turn around and take off to hit the board. He had no time to defend.
"boom!"
Basketball hits the board into the basket.
6:8, Knicks attack.
It's still the old tactic, Zhao Dong receives the ball in the low post on the left wing, and Fordson cuts to the basket.
At this time, Robinson in the high post chose to turn around and return to defend the basket. He knew that Sean Elliott could not guard Fordson.
At the same time, he believes that Zhao Dong will most likely choose a more efficient offense under the basket and will not pass to Wang in the high position.
His idea is actually right. The current three-point tactic has not yet become a mainstream tactic. Even from the outside, the first choice is breakthrough and mid-range shot, not shooting three-pointers, let alone a center?
But just when he returned to defend the basket, Zhao Dong passed the ball to Da Zhi at the top of the arc.
As big as catching the ball, he looked at the basket, then took off and shot. The ball flew towards the basket in an arc.
"brush!"
The water splashed and the three-pointer hit.
6:11, Spurs attack.
"damn it!"
Robinson glared at Zhao Dong angrily,
Zhao Dong sneered, idiot, even if I missed the shot, I got into the basket. Can your rebounds beat me and Fordson?
In the next few minutes, both sides went back and forth, with high offensive efficiency and average defensive efficiency.
In the 9th minute of the first quarter, both sides made substitutions. The score at this time was 20:25, and the Knicks maintained a 5-point advantage.
Zhao Dong rarely sat on the bench, Da Zhi and Fordson were replaced, Big Ben and Kevin Willis were sent inside, Barkley played small forward, and Hu Weidong and Charlie Ward were played on the outside.
For the Spurs, Duncan leads the bench.
"Judging from the substitute lineups of both sides, although Duncan stayed on the court, the Knicks are obviously more luxurious." Bill Walton laughed.
"Larry Johnson is still sitting on the bench. He has little chance this season. The Knicks have enough inside players." Matt said with a smile.
Originally, Zhao Dong thought that with the Knicks' bench, he could defeat the Spurs' bench, but he didn't.
The Spurs' backup swingman Jaren Jackson stepped up and hit two three-pointers in three minutes.
At 28:31, the Knicks ended the first quarter with a 3-point lead.
Zhao Dong scored 12 points in 9 minutes of the first quarter, making 5 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 free throws.
Duncan scored 10 points in 12 minutes, making 5 of 7 shots and 0 of 1 free throw.
Robinson made 3 of 5 shots in 9 minutes and scored 6 points.
In the second quarter, the substitute lineups of both sides battled again.
Duncan did not play again and a substitute forward was sent on.
For the Knicks, Zhao Dong came on the court and replaced Willis.
This time, the Knicks' bench began to widen the point difference.
Although the Spurs' substitute Jaren Jackson continued to feel hot and scored 8 points again in the second quarter, the Spurs still could not withstand Zhao Dong's offense. Duncan came on the court again in the fifth minute, and Robinson came on the court in the 6th minute. The two sides entered a stalemate stage.
After halftime, 50:59, the Knicks led by 9 points.
During the halftime break, Zhang Lili analyzed: “The main lineup does not have much advantage. The Spurs Twin Towers scored 30 points together in the half, and Zhao Dong scored 24 points in the half.
Zhao Dong took 12 shots in the 21st half and hit 9 goals. They were all low-post attacks and did not take full shots.
Duncan and Robinson did not go all out and left some room to spare. Especially Zhao Dong did not play the whole game today. I think both sides are holding back for the second half. "
Sun Zhenping said: "The Knicks can't defend the Spurs twin towers, and the Spurs can't defend the Knicks. The Knicks lead by 9 points, all relying on the bench lineup."
Fifteen minutes later, the second half begins.
For the Spurs, substitute Jaren Jackson, who is very hot, continues to play, replacing starting shooting guard Mario Eli.
The Knicks made five starters in the first quarter.
"The Knicks have more options for their substitutes. They have a large number of high-quality role players, and the main players get a lot of rest time. But the Spurs did not rely on the main players. Although there was a 9-point difference, the difference was not big. The main players We also got a rest, and then we will watch the competition between the two sides in the second half," Bill Walton said.
"The battle in the second half will still be in the paint area, which is the area with the highest offensive efficiency for both sides." Matt said.
At this time the game started and the Knicks attacked.
"Da Zhi still pulled up to a high position to form a high turret. His high turret could only be defended by Robinson. The other people's defense was not high enough, and Robinson was firmly restrained in the high position. Nelson's tactics against Da Zhi were really impressive. It’s spot on.”
Seeing Da Zhi stop at the top of the arc, Zhang Li said with a smile.
At this time, he exclaimed: "Oh, Zhao Dong pulled out two steps?"
On the court, Zhao Dong was two steps away from the paint area, and Duncan was forced to follow him.
The ball was passed down from Da Zhi. Zhao Dong received the ball facing the basket. Suddenly he took a tentative step and shook Duncan. Then he broke through from the bottom and headed towards the paint area with the ball.
Robinson defended the ball in the high post and couldn't come back at all.
Sean Elliott, the small forward on the right low post, was too small. He defended Fordson. After some struggle, he was blocked from the paint area by the amazing Fordson and was unable to cover the basket.
Of course, even if he could make a tip-in, he wouldn't dare because he would be knocked away by Zhao Dong.
"boom!"
Zhao Dong took off directly from the sideline of the paint area, crossed the three-meter space, and hit a brutal flat-rim one-arm dunk that knocked over the Spurs' basket.
"yeah!"
The whole crowd cheered.
The on-site commentator roared excitedly: "The flying dragon breaks through Tim Duncan with the basket in front, the Spurs are unstoppable..."
"Beautiful, this is Feilong's strongest attack with terrifying impact, and his facing the basket is the most brutal attack method."
Bill Walton shouted excitedly.
Matt immediately analyzed: “When Feilong pulls out from the low position, Duncan must keep up, otherwise he will be exploded.
So when Duncan leaves the paint area and Robinson is still in the high post, the Spurs can actually no longer prevent Feilong from attacking the basket.
Small forward Sean Elliott is too small. He is at a huge disadvantage against Fordson. As a defender, he is blocked by Fordson. This is so ironic! "
Bill Walton said: "Fortson is known as a beast, with great strength, explosiveness, and quick movement, otherwise he wouldn't be able to grab so many rebounds.
Some people have always said that the Knicks were wrong not to trade Fortson for Tracy McGrady, and even blamed Feilong, but I think his role for the Knicks is very great. He can provide more and more efficient rebounds and fierce defense. , which is something McGrady cannot provide. "
"Today the Knicks always defended man-to-man and rarely double-teamed the Spurs' twin towers. So today, except for substitute Jaren Jackson, who had a great touch and made some shots, there were not many other outside opportunities." Zhang He understood. .
"Yes, if there are no double-teams on the inside, there will be no openings on the outside. Just relying on movement, you can only get out of small openings, but the shooting rate will not be high." Sun Zhenping said.
At this time, the Spurs attacked, using low-post twin tower tactics.
Duncan hit Zhao Dong with his back, and then backup shooting guard Jaren Jackson cut into the basket from the left wing.
Duncan made a passing motion, which distracted Zhao Dong. The former took the opportunity to turn around and sneak into the basket, flew up, and blasted a one-arm chop to the basket.
The defense from the low post on the right wing was too big to cover, and Duncan cut into the basket very quickly.
"It's really hard to guard against!" Zhang Lili shook his head.
Looking back, the Knicks attacked, Zhao Dong took two more steps, and Duncan was forced to follow.
At this time, it was as big as passing the ball from a high position. After receiving the ball, Zhao Dong did not start as quickly as he did in the previous attack, but instead observed the situation on the weak side.
At this time, Fordson had reached the basket, easily stuck Sean Elliott behind him, and was looking at Zhao Dong with his mouth open.
In addition, Da Zhi in the high post suddenly moved to the right along the three-point line. Robinson glanced at Da Zhi and decided to return to the basket, but by the time he reacted, Zhao Dong had already passed the ball to Fordson under the basket. .
"boom!"
Fordson caught the ball with one hand. With his excellent wingspan, he got up and smashed the basket with one hand, dunking Sean Elliott underneath him.
"Haha, this tactic is so useful!"
Zhang Lili praised highly: "Zhao Donghe Dazhi pulled out the Spurs' twin towers, and then let Fordson enter the basket to play Sean Elliott in singles. With his size and strength, his speed is not weaker than Opponent, isn’t this bullying?”
Sun Zhenping smiled and said: "I believe that the Spurs will replace him soon and replace him with a forward who can carry Fordson."
Zhang Liyi smiled and said: "That's for sure. Fordson's offensive ability is average, and the Spurs still have people to guard him. This tactic can only be used for a while, but it will not last forever."
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