Pick Westbrook

Chapter 250 End of Single Chapter Competition

Chapter 250 The End of a Single Quarter

Halftime jump ball, the game begins.

Noah and Cousins ​​hit the basketball at the same time. The basketball drifted slightly towards the Bulls, and Boozer jumped high to grab the ball.

The Bulls got the first wave of offensive possessions!

Rose wants the ball and advances with the ball.

Artest, who knew Rose's breakthrough speed, yelled to remind his teammates: "Hurry up and land!"

Cousins ​​ran forward quickly, but Rose, who got the ball, was faster than him at this time.

Villanueva was smart, knowing that Boozer didn't have the ability to shoot outside the three-point line, so at this time he took the initiative to lean in Rose's direction.

Curry followed Pierce to the bottom corner and was not distracted by Rose's situation on the court.

After the first two games, Westbrook is already very familiar with Rose, knowing that the opponent is faster than him in the first step of the breakthrough, especially in the two key points of changing directions and taking off from the basket.

Rose's direction change will not slow down, and he will not bend his knees when he jumps into the air. He can fly straight out like a rocket.

Therefore, when defending Rose, Westbrook will definitely take a step back, not giving the opponent a chance to pass him easily, and at the same time reduce the movement of stealing the ball in his hands.

Because Rose's change of direction is too fast, it is difficult to directly steal the ball. A bold attempt to steal the ball will cause the defensive center of gravity to lose its position and give the opponent a chance to break through easily.

These are the skills Westbrook has worked hard to sum up on defending Rose.

Whoosh!

on the field.

Rose suddenly accelerated, taking advantage of the fact that the Bucks' defense was not fully settled, and wanted to be caught off guard.

Westbrook's defense against Rose has been getting better and better compared to the previous two games, but even this can't completely limit the second candidate for this season's regular season MVP.

"Ross' breakthrough speed is so fast!"

With a sudden acceleration from front to back, Rose immediately passed Westbrook by half a body.

For Rose, this half position is enough to help him complete the offense.

In the last game, Cousins, who restricted Rose very well, did not set up a position, so at this time, no one in the Bucks' penalty area could defend Rose for the second time.

The restricted area is empty.

boom!

After Rose broke through, he blasted into the frame with both hands.

Westbrook shook his head with his hands on his hips, saying he had done his best.

Cousins ​​patted his chest at this moment and shouted, "My problem with this ball."

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook advances with the ball.

Cousins ​​still followed the coach's tactical deployment before the game, mentioning that the 45° angle on the right side attracted Noah's defensive attention.

In the last game, Noah was involved in the high positions of Cousins ​​and Yi Jianlian and completely lost control of the penalty area, causing the Bulls to allow the Bucks to score 114 in a single game.

Facing the same tactical choice of the Bucks this time, Noah did not completely follow Cousins ​​out of the penalty area like in the previous game, but stood near the waist and still participated in the defense of the penalty area.

Westbrook keenly sensed the Bulls' defensive change, and decisively distributed the ball to Cousins.

Noah saw Cousins ​​change from without the ball to with the ball, and the offensive threat increased greatly, but he still didn't follow it completely.

He just took a step forward, still hesitating.

Cousins ​​looked up to the sky.

After discovering that Noah didn't follow up at all, he made a decisive three-point shot.

At this moment, Li Lai stood up and stared at the ball.

He knew that this three-pointer was very important to the trend of the entire series.

Tai Lue and Marshall on the side also clenched their fists excitedly.

When Li Lai told the two of his tactical arrangements in advance, both of them had already noticed the problem with this style of play.

That is whether Cousins ​​​​can punish opponents from beyond the three-point line like Yi Jianlian.

No team in the entire league dares to short Yi Jianlian from beyond the three-point line. That is because the teams that once dared to short Yi Jianlian have been severely punished by him.

This season, Yi Jianlian is shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc.

Some sports media have conducted statistics, and Yi Jianlian also has a shooting percentage of 38% at a position more than half a meter away from the three-point line.

In terms of shooting percentage of open three-pointers, Yi Jianlian is even more terrifying, reaching 49% of the eighth in the league.

This is equivalent to, as long as you dare to short Yi Jianlian, the opponent will hit this shot with a shooting rate close to half.

Converted to a score of 1.5 points, a hundred rounds is a terrifying 150 points.

"That's why Westbrook can play a great offense with Yi Jianlian. No one dares to take Yi Jianlian's shot, absolutely not."

"But Cousins, he doesn't have such terrifying shooting ability as Yi Jianlian."

"Compared to his ball-handling offense, quick footwork and low isolation, I think everyone hopes that Cousins ​​​​will try more three-pointers."

Barkley said with great certainty.

Kenny Smith on the side nodded in agreement, and he also found the statistics of Cousins ​​this season.

At the beginning of the season, Cousins' three-point shooting percentage once reached 30%, which can be regarded as a range that can be shot or not.

It was only in the middle of the season that Cousins ​​experienced a wave of decline in shooting touch from outside the three-point line. At that time, the Bucks suffered multiple losses in games.

By the end of the entire regular season, Cousins' current three-point shooting percentage has dropped to 27%, which is also his truest shooting level.

Therefore, the current Cousins ​​​​does not have a particularly strong three-point shooting ability.

At least compared to the efficient offense of the entire Bucks team, Cousins' 27% three-point shooting level is a completely acceptable defensive penalty.

"If Cousins ​​really can't have a better three-point shooting touch in the playoffs, Noah can always defend the opponent at the waist, and there is no need to run out."

Just as Su Qun's voice fell, there was a slightly blunt shooting collision sound.

boom!

The basketball hits the hoop into the net.

"Goal!"

Li Lai shook his fist off the court and glanced at Reggie Miller who was watching the game from the sidelines.

Reggie Miller also noticed Li Lai's gaze, and then patted his chest to say that this is what he should do, because he was paid this salary.

Tyronn Lue and Marshall let go of their hands at the same time, and then smiled at each other.

During the three days of switching venues, the Bucks did not conduct additional intra-team confrontation games or heavy training.

Under Li Lai's instruction, all the players went to the hot spring for physical recovery training, followed by shooting training.

"The coach has already guessed that Cousins' shooting problem will be infinitely magnified under this offensive tactic, and Thibodeau, who is based on defense in the league, will definitely be able to discover this weakness."

"So after the last game, Reggie Miller specially trained Cousins, and focused on maintaining the touch of shooting outside the three-point line."

"Although this did not improve Cousins' overall outside shooting ability much, it was of great help to maintain his shooting touch and build his shooting confidence."

"Reggie Miller's experience is indeed rich. Cousins ​​has shown good results so far. Reggie Miller is worthy of being the first-level three-point shooter in history."

on the field.

Cousins, who made the three-pointer, gave Noah a vicious look, and then applauded.

This mocking action has become a news illustration in major sports media after the first two games, but after tonight's game, the protagonist of the applause has to be changed.

Cousins ​​still didn't forget to add fuel to the flames and spat out trash talk: "I! Ni! Ma!"

Noah didn't give in under this taunt, and took the initiative to bump Cousins ​​with his shoulder when he ran back to the frontcourt.

Cousins ​​took advantage of the opportunity to make a 180° turn in the air and fell to the ground.

Westbrook and Yi Jianlian rushed over.

Seeing that the situation was wrong, the referee at the side quickly blew his whistle.

"Player No. 13, Joakim Noah fouled, 1 time."

"NO!"

After getting this result, Noah clasped his fists with both hands, shouting dissatisfaction.

And when Curry saw Cousins ​​fell to the ground, he simply thought that his teammate was really injured, so he jumped up and pointed at Noah and scolded him.

"I am XXXXXXXX"

Artest quickly hugged Curry on the side, and pulled him towards his player's bench.

In addition to acting, Artest is mainly afraid of Curry being beaten.

on the field.

Rose, who was about to dribble and break through, was a little surprised after seeing this scene on the court.

Noah is a very tough player. He can always inspire the atmosphere and fighting spirit of his teammates on the court. The entire Bulls' defensive system is also built with the opponent as the core.

No one on the Bulls doesn't like Noah.

But it doesn't make any sense to accompany 1 foul at this time.

At this time, Westbrook looked left and right, then lowered his body and said, "The referee has called Noah for a foul, you can get up."

After hearing this sentence, Cousins ​​turned over and stood up directly from the ground. The scene changed so fast that even the referee who called Noah's foul couldn't help but slid down his whistle and shouted: Fuck.

Cousins ​​didn't forget to applaud Noah after getting up, and then smiled at Noah in front of the referee and said, "I'm crazy."

!!!

Noah was so angry that his hair was about to stand up, but he had regained his senses under the persuasion of his teammates.

It is meaningless to compete with Cousins ​​at this time, and winning this game is the key.

The game restarts.

The Bucks have taken advantage of this episode and are fully positioned.

Rose, who had learned from the previous game, did not rush straight to the basket wantonly, but handed the ball to Noah for the transition.

At the same time, Pierce on the weak side took the initiative to raise the 45° angle to attract defensive attention.

Rose ran around the Noah wall without the ball and headed straight for the penalty area.

Noah also pouted Westbrook with his butt very experienced when hanging the screen, causing the latter to be completely behind Rose.

In this case, no one in the entire league can keep up with Rose.

Because Noah mentioned a 45° angle on the strong side when he hung the screen, Cousins ​​was also brought out, so there were no Bucks defensive players in the penalty area at this time.

Rose broke into the restricted area again and scored an easy dunk.

Seeing this scene, Li Lai frowned slightly in surprise, and finally murmured, "The Bulls are attacking us."

Originally, Li Lai thought that the Bulls' mentality would definitely be affected after Noana's foul just now.

Unexpectedly, not only were they not affected, but they completed the layout of offensive tactics on the field with great execution ability.

Although Thibodeau is a defensive coach, his offensive tactics are not particularly hip. Coupled with Rose, a strong player, and Boozer and Pierce, they want to play an efficient offense. It will be too difficult.

Hearing Li Lai's words, Marshall was startled, very surprised, and then chuckled.

Do the Bulls dare to fight the Bucks on offense?

Last season, many teams in the league challenged the Bucks' offense, the best of which were the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, and Dallas Mavericks.

But without exception, neither the strong offensive team nor the weak team has beaten the Bucks at this point.

In terms of offense alone, the Bucks are invincible.

So Marshall is very curious about who gave Thibodeau the courage to fight against the Bucks.

What's more, Thibodeau is not an offensive coach. How dare he challenge Li Lai, who has been praised by countless coaches in the league, in this field?

Tyronn Lue watched more from the sidelines, and he said softly to himself: "Thibodeau has already discovered that the Bulls cannot be our opponent in terms of defense alone, so he has to focus on offense."

"I have to admit that the Bulls' offense is very simple, but very efficient."

"In the offense just now, almost only the Bulls hung up the screen at the long two points, but the quality of Noah's pick-and-roll is very good, and it is difficult for us to defend in the first place."

Li Lai nodded.

Tyronn Lue's analysis is very thorough, he already has the keen sense of smell and analytical ability of a head coach.

The Bulls' offensive tactics are indeed very simple and not complicated, but it is not so easy to defend.

At least for the cover, it is difficult for the Bucks to defend successfully with only Cousins ​​and Westbrook.

But if a third person is to be introduced to help defend or double-team, Boozer at the free throw line and Pierce, who is eyeing the weak side, will inevitably have great open opportunities.

This will bring new defensive troubles for the Bucks.

"So it's really not that easy to defend the Bulls' offensive tactic."

"But it's not impossible."

Tylen Lue, who heard this sentence, was not shocked or surprised, but waited quietly for the following as expected.

He has long been used to the efficiency with which Li Lai can quickly solve various problems on the court.

This actually surprised Li Lai.

Even if his reaction and processing speed are very fast, isn't it too outrageous for you, Tylen Lue, to look at me like this.

Li Lai didn't hesitate at this moment, and took the initiative to walk near the center line to signal to Cousins ​​who was walking over.

"Give Noah the middle distance and double-team Rose's downline."

Hearing this, Cousins ​​glanced at Noah who was also switching between offensive and defensive positions, his face was full of confidence and arrogance.

"You are finished, you are dead, wait to buy a coffin."

Noah was almost crushed by Cousins, a lunatic.

Everyone used to think he was crazy and inspiring playing on the court, but look at Cousins ​​​​who is playing against him now.

That's just crazier than him.

next round.

The Bulls played a similar tactic.

But this time Cousins ​​took the initiative to take a step back when Noah had a long two-pointer to cover, and leaned towards the offline direction.

Rose got rid of Westbrook's defense again after hanging up the screen. Originally, he thought he would continue to have the space to easily break through the penalty area, but found that Cousins ​​had already stood in front of him in advance.

After Noah finished the pick-and-roll, he stood there in a daze.

The Bucks' defense is completely treating him as a display. At this time, Noah's best offensive option is to cut down into the penalty area to increase his offensive deterrence.

But at the same time, Rose, who was blocked off the line, had no room to break through, and could only move up the line to find favorable offensive opportunities again.

Noah cut down, Rose moved up the line, and the two hit a solid.

Cousins ​​and Westbrook took advantage of this opportunity and quickly returned to their defensive positions.

Rose and Noah completely lost their offensive space.

Pierce took the initiative to mention the top three-point line with great experience, and shouted to remind Rose in the penalty area of ​​his position.

Then Rose passed the ball.

Time is running out on the field.

Pierce had no chance to continue to organize the offense, so he could only make a hasty shot.

Duang!

"Strike the iron!"

The Bucks took the opportunity to make a transition, and Curry made a fast break and fell outside the three-point line in the bottom corner.

A quick shot was released.

Three point hit!

"The high slot of the Bucks is playing again!"

The single game is over.

The Bucks took the lead 31:26.

　Brothers, we will start adding updates tomorrow.

　　The boss who was raised doesn't need to be raised anymore, okay.

(End of this chapter)