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Chapter 755 Resistive Defense
Chapter 755 Resistive Defense
Pause time.
On the King's bench, Curry and others formed a circle.
Su Yang raised his hand and patted Sabonis on the shoulder, "We need you to block Leonard's last rush to the basket. As long as he enters the area below the free throw line, no matter what you do, you will participate in his defense and create difficulties for him. Never mind other things."
Sabonis is 211 centimeters tall and currently weighs 112 kilograms. His movement speed is relatively good for a big player. He is a strong candidate for a defensive breakthrough fighter. If he comes on the field to fight, he only needs the king to arrange someone to entangle Leonard.
"Okay..." Sabonis nodded.
Su Yang turned to look at Covington, "You change to the small forward position and are responsible for entangled him, don't let him shoot easily, don't worry about his potential breakthrough, Sabonis and Giannis will do a good job defending," and then glanced Everyone on the team, "We need to cut off Leonard's momentum to avoid being passive, so whenever Leonard is looking for cover on the outside, we must delay the attack."
The king and the generals nodded in agreement.
At the end of the timeout, the whistle sounded and the game continued.
The audience cheered in unison.
The king's five-out formation starts.
The Spurs were man-to-man, and Brogdon dribbled the ball to the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Seeing that the breakthrough space was quite large, he swayed and changed direction continuously. Stop and turn around to take off, pick the basket and hit the board in the opposite direction.
The basketball hit the basket and bounced into the net. The referee blew his whistle at the same time, calling Paul for a foul by pulling his clothes. Two points were valid and an additional penalty was added.
Cheers immediately resounded throughout the audience.
Su Yang applauded along with the audience, thinking that Brogdon is also a heavy guard, and his height has a great advantage. Paul is really not easy to defend. It is the correct operation to shoot him in advance, and it can save Curry's energy. The Spurs are hard to deal with.
Brogdon is still very smart. After rushing, he chose to turn around and protect the ball to keep the distance, without giving Paul any chance to draw the ball.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Brogden made a free throw.
The two teams switched offense and defense, and the audience shouted for defense.
Paul ran across the center line with the ball, raised his big butt sideways to block Brogdon, and on the left half, Alder and Green set up an echelon screen, posing to create running space for Leonard in the left corner, But it was Green who cut in first around the screen.
Seeing this, Su Yang felt that Popovich was issuing a challenge.
While thinking about it, Greene cut away Curry, and Leonard rushed to him, and also used Aldridge to cover and catch the ball at the top of the arc.
The Spurs used a basic cross-block screen to induce it with echelon screens, which can be regarded as a special design.
That kind of operation is naturally convenient for Leonard to catch the ball better.
But before Leonard received the ball, it was Paul who was holding the ball on the right side, and Sabonis on the left side boldly went up to delay the delay. When Leonard received the ball, Covington had already caught up, and Sabonis also hated back Defense to prevent Adelaide's potential air cut.
The situation becomes one-on-one.
Leonard didn't hesitate either, and charged forward with heavy shoulders.
But Covington chased closely with small steps, Antetokounmpo shrank from the right bottom corner, and Sabonis also shrank.
Leonard couldn't do anything, he couldn't pass the pass, he couldn't stop if he wanted to, he hurriedly pulled the ball and turned around, and forcibly jumped and threw the shot.
The basketball clattered and bounced back.
Sabonis jumped up and caught the rebound, turned around and threw it to Curry, and the Kings team suddenly launched a fast break.
Three-on-two in the frontcourt, Antetokounmpo received the ball at the top of the arc, ignored Paul and Green's pincer attack, and forced the ball to rush.
boom!Antetokounmpo, Paul, and Green fell to the ground.
The referee whistled to block the foul and gave two free throw opportunities, but the foul was blown on Green.
Su Yang laughed on the spot, obviously he was the first to contact Paul, but the referee called Green a foul, probably because he was worried that Paul's two fouls in the first quarter would affect the trend of the game. Stay suspenseful.
In the live broadcast, Van Gundy chuckled: "Mark, have you noticed the offensive tactics of the Spurs just now? It is also an echelon screen formation with separated strong and weak sides. Blocking the screen, I think that is Bobo's proof to everyone that he can also play novel tactics, not just draw his favorite AI hammer every time..."
Jackson smiled and nodded: "Of course, of course I have paid attention, but in my opinion, the Spurs' running position just now is still one level behind the Kings, no, it's two levels, because the Kings players are not directly in formation, but Forming an echelon screen during the run is less predictable than the Spurs' direct display, followed by the king's separation of strength and weakness, which is more practical..."
During the conversation, Antetokounmpo made two free throws.
The offense and defense switched, and the three on the left side of the Spurs got together.
Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, passed it to Guy who was lifted up by Leonard's screen, then rushed to the left corner, and made a stack screen with Green.Leonard took the opportunity to rush to the left 45-degree three-point line, received the pass from Gay, and took advantage of the opportunity to use the screen.
After Guy's cover was over, he dismantled the outer shell to the left, Leonard continued to sprint to the right, and then covered by the oncoming Adelaide.
After continuous cover, Leonard hit the right elbow and faced Sabonis who was changing defenses. He quickly turned his head to take a look at Adelaide's movement, then turned his shoulders and started to charge, throwing off Sabonis by half a body, but Sabonis Tall and long arms, super interference.
Antetokounmpo also went to the basket.
It is slightly more difficult to pass the ball to Guy in a small range.
Leonard didn't think too much, he stopped suddenly and turned over to take off, and made a difficult Jordan-style backward shot, and the movement was pretty good.
But the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Guy jumped up and scrambled but failed to grab Antetokounmpo, and the basketball fell into the hands of Sabonis behind him.
Curry ran up to get the ball, dashed a few steps to the center line, and raised his hand for a long pass, while Brogdon took the ball from the 45-degree three-point line on the left side of the frontcourt, directly sideways against Paul, lowered his center of gravity and rushed forward , The position of the free throw line is started in three steps, and it is a smashing dunk.
The basketball exploded into the net.
Paul himself escaped a foul, so he dared to do more.
Of course, there is no other way than fouling. Brogdon is too smart and hardly wants to give Paul any steals.
The Spurs attack again.
In the formation of three on the left and two on the right, Paul dribbled the ball quickly to the left wing, and passed it to Aldridge, who was stuck behind his left elbow, and then rushed to the left corner, making it clear that he was going to cover for Leonard. A typical elbow tactic, like paying homage to the king.
But Elbow was really low-end in front of the Kings. Covington retreated early and directly seized the initiative.
It's useless for Leonard to cut in again. Paul hurriedly circled back to the left wing to catch the ball, and then borrowed Alder's cover to break through at the top of the arc.
Sabonis decisively switched defenses and delayed, Paul immediately hit the ground and passed the ball, but just after Adelaide received the ball, Sabonis had already returned to defense.
The opportunity to rush to the basket is gone, and the situation of heads-up is relatively poor. He has to wait for his teammates to run away, and Ade passes the ball in a hurry.
Leonard, who started from the left corner, received the ball and rushed, but Antetokounmpo shrank from the weak side on the right ahead of time, Sabonis also started to catch up, and Covington was even more stubborn. There was really no chance for a layup, so he had to take off in a hurry , long pass the ball to the right 45 degrees.
Gay catches the ball in a wide open space, which is the space specially released by the Kings. After all, many people need to defend Leonard.
The three-pointer followed with a bang.
Antetokounmpo and Sabonis were stuck at the same time, Covington easily picked up the basketball, took advantage of the momentum and rushed straight to the frontcourt.
Cheers erupted in the arena.
The Kings have a two-on-one advantage in the frontcourt. Covington made a gesture to pass Curry, which successfully attracted Paul to move his center of gravity, took the opportunity to get to the basket, jumped up against Leonard, pulled the bar too much in the air, and scored the ball with a backhand layup. , like Pierce in a trance.
Su Yang got up and applauded with the audience. The king had already played a 6-0 attack wave, and the timeout effect was excellent.
The two teams switched offense and defense, and the Spurs played elbow again.
With Paul's cover, Leonard rushed to the left to catch the ball at 45 degrees, and then used Aldridge's cover to break through at the top of the arc.
A set of continuous recruitment and smooth flow.
However, the king still surrounded by three people, Covington squeezed through the cover to chase, Sabonis blocked in advance, and Antetokounmpo retreated first.
Ade is a wide open cut in.
But as long as the ball is passed, Sabonis will definitely be able to return to the defense. Leonard hurriedly turned his back to protect the ball, then turned around and stepped up and down to pick the basket.
The up and down steps did indeed successfully sway Covington and Sabonis away, and the movements showed off, like Kobe in a trance.
But the moment the basketball was released, Antetokounmpo flew up and slammed the cap on the nailboard, and Sabonis immediately jumped to grab the rebound.
The Kings went on the fast break again. Curry, who had been almost ignored before, caught the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side of the frontcourt, and raised his hand to make a long three-pointer.
bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.
The king hit a 9-0 attack wave!
There were loud cheers in the arena, but Popovich took it lightly, and just waved his hand to let the rest of the Spurs play first.
On the live broadcast, Van Gundy said: "After Leonard scored 8 points in a row, he was beaten three times by the Kings and was forced to pass the ball once. It was difficult for him to deal with each time. The Kings' resistance defense was very successful, and they still used Leonard. De's lack of the ball puts the Spurs in a paradoxical state. If the Spurs let Leonard play more, the efficiency will not be too high. If the Spurs don't let Leonard play more, then Leonard will be difficult to play. Find a way to speed up the tempo, and don't let the Kings be able to put up defenses every time.
No matter how powerful the robot is, it cannot work without power. "
Jackson nodded: "After the two teams tested each other in the second round, the Kings won and established a lead, but the game is not over yet. I haven't seen the linkage between Leonard and CP3. They currently only have some simple screen coordination..."
(End of this chapter)
Pause time.
On the King's bench, Curry and others formed a circle.
Su Yang raised his hand and patted Sabonis on the shoulder, "We need you to block Leonard's last rush to the basket. As long as he enters the area below the free throw line, no matter what you do, you will participate in his defense and create difficulties for him. Never mind other things."
Sabonis is 211 centimeters tall and currently weighs 112 kilograms. His movement speed is relatively good for a big player. He is a strong candidate for a defensive breakthrough fighter. If he comes on the field to fight, he only needs the king to arrange someone to entangle Leonard.
"Okay..." Sabonis nodded.
Su Yang turned to look at Covington, "You change to the small forward position and are responsible for entangled him, don't let him shoot easily, don't worry about his potential breakthrough, Sabonis and Giannis will do a good job defending," and then glanced Everyone on the team, "We need to cut off Leonard's momentum to avoid being passive, so whenever Leonard is looking for cover on the outside, we must delay the attack."
The king and the generals nodded in agreement.
At the end of the timeout, the whistle sounded and the game continued.
The audience cheered in unison.
The king's five-out formation starts.
The Spurs were man-to-man, and Brogdon dribbled the ball to the 45-degree three-point line on the right. Seeing that the breakthrough space was quite large, he swayed and changed direction continuously. Stop and turn around to take off, pick the basket and hit the board in the opposite direction.
The basketball hit the basket and bounced into the net. The referee blew his whistle at the same time, calling Paul for a foul by pulling his clothes. Two points were valid and an additional penalty was added.
Cheers immediately resounded throughout the audience.
Su Yang applauded along with the audience, thinking that Brogdon is also a heavy guard, and his height has a great advantage. Paul is really not easy to defend. It is the correct operation to shoot him in advance, and it can save Curry's energy. The Spurs are hard to deal with.
Brogdon is still very smart. After rushing, he chose to turn around and protect the ball to keep the distance, without giving Paul any chance to draw the ball.
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Brogden made a free throw.
The two teams switched offense and defense, and the audience shouted for defense.
Paul ran across the center line with the ball, raised his big butt sideways to block Brogdon, and on the left half, Alder and Green set up an echelon screen, posing to create running space for Leonard in the left corner, But it was Green who cut in first around the screen.
Seeing this, Su Yang felt that Popovich was issuing a challenge.
While thinking about it, Greene cut away Curry, and Leonard rushed to him, and also used Aldridge to cover and catch the ball at the top of the arc.
The Spurs used a basic cross-block screen to induce it with echelon screens, which can be regarded as a special design.
That kind of operation is naturally convenient for Leonard to catch the ball better.
But before Leonard received the ball, it was Paul who was holding the ball on the right side, and Sabonis on the left side boldly went up to delay the delay. When Leonard received the ball, Covington had already caught up, and Sabonis also hated back Defense to prevent Adelaide's potential air cut.
The situation becomes one-on-one.
Leonard didn't hesitate either, and charged forward with heavy shoulders.
But Covington chased closely with small steps, Antetokounmpo shrank from the right bottom corner, and Sabonis also shrank.
Leonard couldn't do anything, he couldn't pass the pass, he couldn't stop if he wanted to, he hurriedly pulled the ball and turned around, and forcibly jumped and threw the shot.
The basketball clattered and bounced back.
Sabonis jumped up and caught the rebound, turned around and threw it to Curry, and the Kings team suddenly launched a fast break.
Three-on-two in the frontcourt, Antetokounmpo received the ball at the top of the arc, ignored Paul and Green's pincer attack, and forced the ball to rush.
boom!Antetokounmpo, Paul, and Green fell to the ground.
The referee whistled to block the foul and gave two free throw opportunities, but the foul was blown on Green.
Su Yang laughed on the spot, obviously he was the first to contact Paul, but the referee called Green a foul, probably because he was worried that Paul's two fouls in the first quarter would affect the trend of the game. Stay suspenseful.
In the live broadcast, Van Gundy chuckled: "Mark, have you noticed the offensive tactics of the Spurs just now? It is also an echelon screen formation with separated strong and weak sides. Blocking the screen, I think that is Bobo's proof to everyone that he can also play novel tactics, not just draw his favorite AI hammer every time..."
Jackson smiled and nodded: "Of course, of course I have paid attention, but in my opinion, the Spurs' running position just now is still one level behind the Kings, no, it's two levels, because the Kings players are not directly in formation, but Forming an echelon screen during the run is less predictable than the Spurs' direct display, followed by the king's separation of strength and weakness, which is more practical..."
During the conversation, Antetokounmpo made two free throws.
The offense and defense switched, and the three on the left side of the Spurs got together.
Paul dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, passed it to Guy who was lifted up by Leonard's screen, then rushed to the left corner, and made a stack screen with Green.Leonard took the opportunity to rush to the left 45-degree three-point line, received the pass from Gay, and took advantage of the opportunity to use the screen.
After Guy's cover was over, he dismantled the outer shell to the left, Leonard continued to sprint to the right, and then covered by the oncoming Adelaide.
After continuous cover, Leonard hit the right elbow and faced Sabonis who was changing defenses. He quickly turned his head to take a look at Adelaide's movement, then turned his shoulders and started to charge, throwing off Sabonis by half a body, but Sabonis Tall and long arms, super interference.
Antetokounmpo also went to the basket.
It is slightly more difficult to pass the ball to Guy in a small range.
Leonard didn't think too much, he stopped suddenly and turned over to take off, and made a difficult Jordan-style backward shot, and the movement was pretty good.
But the basketball hit the basket and hit the iron, Guy jumped up and scrambled but failed to grab Antetokounmpo, and the basketball fell into the hands of Sabonis behind him.
Curry ran up to get the ball, dashed a few steps to the center line, and raised his hand for a long pass, while Brogdon took the ball from the 45-degree three-point line on the left side of the frontcourt, directly sideways against Paul, lowered his center of gravity and rushed forward , The position of the free throw line is started in three steps, and it is a smashing dunk.
The basketball exploded into the net.
Paul himself escaped a foul, so he dared to do more.
Of course, there is no other way than fouling. Brogdon is too smart and hardly wants to give Paul any steals.
The Spurs attack again.
In the formation of three on the left and two on the right, Paul dribbled the ball quickly to the left wing, and passed it to Aldridge, who was stuck behind his left elbow, and then rushed to the left corner, making it clear that he was going to cover for Leonard. A typical elbow tactic, like paying homage to the king.
But Elbow was really low-end in front of the Kings. Covington retreated early and directly seized the initiative.
It's useless for Leonard to cut in again. Paul hurriedly circled back to the left wing to catch the ball, and then borrowed Alder's cover to break through at the top of the arc.
Sabonis decisively switched defenses and delayed, Paul immediately hit the ground and passed the ball, but just after Adelaide received the ball, Sabonis had already returned to defense.
The opportunity to rush to the basket is gone, and the situation of heads-up is relatively poor. He has to wait for his teammates to run away, and Ade passes the ball in a hurry.
Leonard, who started from the left corner, received the ball and rushed, but Antetokounmpo shrank from the weak side on the right ahead of time, Sabonis also started to catch up, and Covington was even more stubborn. There was really no chance for a layup, so he had to take off in a hurry , long pass the ball to the right 45 degrees.
Gay catches the ball in a wide open space, which is the space specially released by the Kings. After all, many people need to defend Leonard.
The three-pointer followed with a bang.
Antetokounmpo and Sabonis were stuck at the same time, Covington easily picked up the basketball, took advantage of the momentum and rushed straight to the frontcourt.
Cheers erupted in the arena.
The Kings have a two-on-one advantage in the frontcourt. Covington made a gesture to pass Curry, which successfully attracted Paul to move his center of gravity, took the opportunity to get to the basket, jumped up against Leonard, pulled the bar too much in the air, and scored the ball with a backhand layup. , like Pierce in a trance.
Su Yang got up and applauded with the audience. The king had already played a 6-0 attack wave, and the timeout effect was excellent.
The two teams switched offense and defense, and the Spurs played elbow again.
With Paul's cover, Leonard rushed to the left to catch the ball at 45 degrees, and then used Aldridge's cover to break through at the top of the arc.
A set of continuous recruitment and smooth flow.
However, the king still surrounded by three people, Covington squeezed through the cover to chase, Sabonis blocked in advance, and Antetokounmpo retreated first.
Ade is a wide open cut in.
But as long as the ball is passed, Sabonis will definitely be able to return to the defense. Leonard hurriedly turned his back to protect the ball, then turned around and stepped up and down to pick the basket.
The up and down steps did indeed successfully sway Covington and Sabonis away, and the movements showed off, like Kobe in a trance.
But the moment the basketball was released, Antetokounmpo flew up and slammed the cap on the nailboard, and Sabonis immediately jumped to grab the rebound.
The Kings went on the fast break again. Curry, who had been almost ignored before, caught the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side of the frontcourt, and raised his hand to make a long three-pointer.
bass!The basketball is hollow into the net.
The king hit a 9-0 attack wave!
There were loud cheers in the arena, but Popovich took it lightly, and just waved his hand to let the rest of the Spurs play first.
On the live broadcast, Van Gundy said: "After Leonard scored 8 points in a row, he was beaten three times by the Kings and was forced to pass the ball once. It was difficult for him to deal with each time. The Kings' resistance defense was very successful, and they still used Leonard. De's lack of the ball puts the Spurs in a paradoxical state. If the Spurs let Leonard play more, the efficiency will not be too high. If the Spurs don't let Leonard play more, then Leonard will be difficult to play. Find a way to speed up the tempo, and don't let the Kings be able to put up defenses every time.
No matter how powerful the robot is, it cannot work without power. "
Jackson nodded: "After the two teams tested each other in the second round, the Kings won and established a lead, but the game is not over yet. I haven't seen the linkage between Leonard and CP3. They currently only have some simple screen coordination..."
(End of this chapter)
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