The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 212 Defensive Zhan Technique
The Heat attacked, James came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Durant was actually defending him.

That's right, that's right!
For the Thunder's defensive tactics, the inside line is handed over to Li Pu and Ibaka, and the outside line is handed over to Sefolosha.

Generally speaking, Sefolosha is used to face the opponent's arrows, and Durant usually protects him on the defensive end.

After all, compared with defense, Durant's offense is undoubtedly what the Thunder need more.

Therefore, the Thunder generally hide Durant on the defensive end, allowing him to defend the opponent's offensive weak points or shooters who lack the ability to hold the ball.

This is the first time for Durant to face James directly like tonight!
James saw that the man defending him was Durant. Although he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the opponent's gourd, he still made a decision at the first time. Instead of running any tactics, he directly faced Durant and chose a tank breakthrough. !
In this regard, Durant's choice is very strange. He just covers James, keeps blocking James' left side, and then fights and retreats.

But James didn't care about this, he rushed in and ran into Ibaka head-on.

Although Ibaka is taller than James, he is an insider, but in fact, he is not as heavy as James.

Therefore, when James rushed up, facing the defense of the two, he still forcibly took off and planned to make a layup.

However, he underestimated Ibaka's ability to block shots!
After all, Ibaka is one of the top three players in DPOY, and his ability to block shots is his defensive skill.

So, I saw that although James knocked Ibaka away in the air, Ibaka still pressed his big hand on the basketball.

"Ibaka blocked James, the ball missed! Durant got the rebound!"

After accepting the rebound, Durant immediately began to counterattack and brought the ball to the frontcourt. A crossover swayed Battier who was retreating, and he scored a dunk, 4:0.

When Durant completed a one-stop dunk, James had just finished with the referee.

He thought that Ibaka fouled the ball just now, and your referee didn't call it, so bold!

Facing the emperor Yu Wei, the referee trembled aside, not daring to speak.

Fortunately, Chalmers dribbled the ball to the front court, and James returned to the court to catch the ball, which spared the referee.

James, who regained the ball, saw Durant in front of him, and immediately understood the opponent's tactics.

Durant defending himself is a cover in itself, but in fact he has only two functions:

One is to cover himself with his long arms to prevent himself from shooting long distances; the other is to block his middle and let himself go to the side, and then Ibaka or Li Pu behind him will assist in the defense.

After all, whether it is Ibaka or Li Pu, they are both masters in defense and shot blocking, and they can play a very good role in restricting James, who can only finish layups and dunks at close range.

Obviously, the Thunder tailored this set of defensive tactics for James, and it showed his role in just the first round.

James does not believe in evil, this time, he did not choose singles, but called Haslem up pick and roll.

Relying on the pick-and-roll, James successfully got rid of Durant, but in front of him was Lip who was taller than Durant.

Haslem's shooting ability cannot be compared with Bosh at all, so Li Pu can shrink in it and wait for James to come in.

James obviously knew this too, so he chose the pull-up jumper.

It's not James' best move, but it's clearly his most logical offensive option right now.

But he still underestimated the interference of Li Pu's long arm, and the basketball bounced out of the basket, but didn't go in!
At the basket, Ibaka grabbed two and protected the rebound. The Thunder counterattacked again!

This time, the Heat retreated in a timely manner, especially James, because Li Pu had never touched James at all, so James had no reason to fight with the referee, and directly chose to retreat quickly.

Therefore, the five of the Heat retreated in time and did not give the Thunder a chance to play a fast break.

Seeing that he was about to fall, the basketball came into Westbrook's hands. Facing the defender Wade, Westbrook didn't start it immediately, but hoisted the ball to the inside again.

Seeing Westbrook playing so calmly, Li Pu really wanted to give him a compliment, but unfortunately he couldn't spare a shot.

Since Li Pu just came to the restricted area, Haslem has not been able to get around.

So, Li Pu, who got the ball, turned his back to Haslem and directly chose to turn around and hook.

Although Haslem jumped high, he couldn't pose any threat to Li Pu at all. The basketball went into the net hollow, 6:0.

During the Heat's offensive round, when James saw Durant in front of him again, James couldn't help feeling a little more irritable.

The opponent's defensive tactics are not so subtle and novel. Many teams have defended James in a similar way over the years, but the results are not as good as expected.

This is because, on the one hand, the opponent does not have an inside defensive combination like Li Pu and Ibaka, and on the other hand, James can use his brain!

What do you do when you're faced with a mountain you can't climb?
Is it to climb?Or move mountains like Yu Gong?

No, of course not, but go around!
So, James passed the ball to Wade.

I have excellent teammates, why should I go head-to-head?

Wade faced Sefolosha with the ball, and with just a breakthrough, Sefolosha was left behind.

Poor Sefolosha, his defensive ability is really good, and there are only a handful of others in the league who can use offense to slap him, otherwise he would not be allowed to be the outside gate of the championship team.

But the problem is, the people he wants to defend are often those who can beat him...

Wade is obviously one of them. His reliance on speed made Sefolosha completely overwhelmed, and he lost his position almost instantly.

Fortunately, the Thunder's defensive system is still there. Ibaka quickly assisted in the defense, forcing Wade to break into a deeper position. Under the interference, he barely made a shot and missed!
The Thunder took the rebound and launched a counterattack again.

In this fast break, Westbrook took the lead. Without Wade, no one in the Heat could catch up with his speed.

Finally, he completed the attack with a "C" word dunk.

Then came the Heat's offense, or Wade's attack.

This time he chose to break through, and after attracting Ibaka's defense, he split the ball to Battier in the bottom corner.

Battier missed a three-pointer!

The Thunder counterattacked again.

Westbrook scored a layup, 10:0, and made a perfect start.

Right now, James doesn't make two offenses and Wade doesn't make two offenses. The Heat themselves have a small lineup. If they can't open their offense, then they will consume more on the defensive end!

Therefore, the Heat requested a timeout.

If Coach Spoelstra can't solve the Heat's offensive problem, then it's impossible for them to win this game!

(End of this chapter)