Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Half a minute later, the Nets made a comeback.

This time, Rose chose to play a pick-and-roll with Claxton in the middle.

There is no doubt about Claxton's athletic talent, and his physical configuration is definitely among the best in the league.
After all, Claxton was also a rim protector at the best defensive player level in his prime. Regardless of bullet speed, lateral speed, or explosive power, they are all top-notch among center players in the small ball era.

Bledsoe can switch defenses, and with his strong weight, he is not without his strength even when facing James. But it's another story to play against a player like Claxton, who has better height, wingspan and athleticism than him.

However, Rose and Claxton's angles when playing pick-and-rolls were very tricky, and Bledsoe could only grit his teeth and try to switch defenses.

As a result, Claxton made an air cut after the pick-and-roll, received a pass from Rose, and immediately pushed away Bledsoe, then jumped into the basket and violently dunked with both hands.

Claxton's athletic ability was fully demonstrated in this round. He didn't need to use any skills at all, it was just a physical crushing. You know, Bledsoe is an All-Defensive Team player. He can't even fight back against Claxton. If he is replaced by another defender, the end will be even worse.

In the next round, when Rose and Claxton started a pick-and-roll again, Bledsoe did not dare to switch defenses anymore and could only choose to quickly bypass the backside of the pick-and-roll. But he was delayed by Claxton's body, and the inside substitute center Lopez Jr. was slow to move, which also allowed Rose to seize the opportunity.

During the pick-and-roll, Rose suddenly changed direction in front of his body, followed by a behind-the-back dribble, and easily passed between Bledsoe and Lopez.

The Bucks' defense was instantly torn open, and Middleton could only step forward to help defend.

After Rose glanced in Middleton's direction, he then moved the ball to the outside.

The next moment, Porzingis from outside the three-point line caught the ball and shot, and made a steady three-pointer from an open position. The Nets' lead had reached 20 points.

The game was on the verge of collapse again. Budenholzer couldn't sit still and quickly stood up and asked the referee for a timeout.

Even after calling a timeout, Budenholzer still had no good way to change the status quo. What the Bucks lack is the ability to crush the stars. Even if Budenholzer arranges the tactics well, it will be difficult to compete with the Nets through a large number of systematic offenses.

The playoffs are all about stars. The Bucks have a lot of stars, but they are obviously worse than the Nets. Especially the star Antetokounmpo, with his fatal flaw, it will undoubtedly be difficult to defeat this Nets team.

After the timeout, Antetokounmpo and Lopez returned to battle. They only rested for a few minutes before having to rush onto the stage.

It's really impossible for the two of them not to come up. The Nets can hit the inside at will, and even Claxton, who is not good at attacking, is in trouble in the penalty area. Budenholzer really couldn't stand this kind of offensive.

At this time, the Bucks' lineup on the field became Bledsoe, DiVincenzo, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, and Lopez. This is already the strongest offensive lineup the Bucks can come up with.

After DiVincenzo replaced Matthews, although the defensive ability at the second position will be weakened, the offensive firepower will be strengthened.

On the Nets side, Lu Yong also chose to make substitutions: Mitchell, LeVert, Durant, Oubre and Robinson.

This lineup does not have a true point guard. Even if Mitchell is a combo guard, organizing offense is not his strong point. But Lu Yong's purpose is very obvious, which is to let Mitchell and Durant use their personal abilities to launch offense.

Oubre can lurk on the outside for three-pointers, or he can use pick-and-roll cuts, which is a free point in the fourth position. LeVert and Robinson are the defensive gates. One is responsible for defending Middleton, and the other is responsible for protecting the frame. The division of labor is very clear.

After the timeout, Antetokounmpo fell to the low post as soon as he came up and began to get stuck in the ball. Bledsoe observed it and accurately passed the ball to Antetokounmpo through a lob.

After receiving the ball, Antetokounmpo turned around and faced the frame to attack. Facing Oubre's defense, Antetokounmpo didn't move much, for fear that the Nets' wing players would come up to attack. He just made a move and hit a throw in the three-second zone.

"Shh!"

The basketball goes hollow into the net.

Antetokounmpo, who rested for a few minutes after the game, recovered his physical fitness to a certain extent. Coupled with facing Oubre's defense, the pressure he felt was definitely not as uncomfortable as when facing Robinson and Claxton.

So he hit this ball fairly easily.

"Antetokounmpo hit the target on his first attack after coming back from the timeout, and he helped the team score as soon as he came on the court. It seemed to be a good sign. Coach Lu Yong actually chose to use Oubre to deal with Antetokounmpo at this time. He didn't know he was there again. What are you planning?" Yang Yi said.

"I think coach Lu Yong's idea may be to use offense to destroy the Bucks. Although Oubre is unable to withstand Antetokounmpo's push in terms of strength, with Robinson sitting under the basket, Antetokounmpo does not dare to challenge easily. There will definitely be a challenge on both sides. The position of the three-second zone is completed. At this time, Oubre's advantages of fast lateral movement and long wingspan can also be reflected. He only needs to reach out to interfere with Antetokounmpo's throwing or shooting, and he can also effectively attack Antetokounmpo. Brother completed the restriction," Wang Meng analyzed.

"It's just that judging from this round, Oubre doesn't seem to be ready to defend Antetokounmpo. He still needs time to adapt to the rhythm of the game on the court."

Looking back, Durant chose to challenge Middleton at the top of the key. Adu did not reach out to find a teammate to cover, but simply accelerated suddenly and changed directions to pass Middleton's defense through his physical talent and athletic ability.

Seeing Durant get past him easily, Middleton's face was filled with helplessness. When Adu just started, he saw Adu's starting movements, but his body could not react, and he could only be "militarily trained" by Durant on the spot.

After Durant got inside, facing Lopez's defense, he also did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he used his best technique of changing hands in the air and hitting the lever for a layup.

Durant is very good at this kind of ball. The beauty and ornamental value of his pull rod is indeed not as good as McGrady and Kobe, but there is absolutely no problem with its practicality.

After all, the height and wingspan are outstanding at the small forward position, and it is very difficult to prevent Durant's pull-up layup.

In Lu Yong's impression, only Wen Banyama, who later entered the league, can rival him.

When the Bucks attacked, Antetokounmpo got a taste of the sweetness in the last round. This time he chose to repeat his old tricks and still dropped to the low post to get the ball.

But this time Oubre clearly learned his lesson. Instead of using his body to fight Antetokounmpo behind him, he decisively adopted a forward defense. The essence of forward defense is to prevent Antetokounmpo from catching the ball through blocking. Although it is not 100% successful, it can definitely cause some interference to the passer.

Bledsoe looked around and didn't dare to pass.

Antetokounmpo was a little angry and yelled something loudly at Bledsoe before Bledsoe gritted his teeth and passed the ball. The ball was passed so high that even Antetokounmpo barely missed catching it while he was jumping with all his strength.

Fortunately, Antetokounmpo's physical fitness is good enough, and he barely received the pass.

Turning his head and giving Bledsoe a vicious look, Antetokounmpo turned around and drove into the basket.

Seeing Antetokounmpo pushing Oubre towards the penalty area with his body, Robinson immediately stepped forward to help defend.

In the first quarter, Antetokounmpo had a deep understanding of how powerful Robinson's defense was. He knew that this guy was not only strong, but also had excellent speed and explosive power. He forced his way to the basket, but he might not be able to gain an advantage, so Antetokounmpo did not take credit for this round, but immediately gave the ball to Lopez on the side.

Lopez didn't think much after getting the ball. He used both feet to complete a dunk.

Unexpectedly, Durant appeared behind Lopez at some point. When Lopez took off to dunk, he jumped directly and slapped the ball out of bounds.

"Good job!"

Robinson sent a rainbow fart to Big Brother, and then took the initiative to step forward and high-five Durant. There are not many leading stars who are willing to work hard on the defensive end these days. Therefore, although Durant is usually a bit "disobedient", everyone likes him very much.

Bledsoe sent a baseline pass to Middleton.

The Bucks started running according to the tactics, but the Nets' defense in this round was very aggressive. No matter how the Bucks players run or use pick-and-rolls to create gaps, the Nets can rely on unlimited defense changes and quick rotations to prevent Bucks players from catching the ball.

In the end, Middleton, who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, saw that time was running out and he had no choice but to do it himself.

Coach Budenholzer frowned on the sidelines. The Nets' unlimited defensive changes gave him a headache. Since the defensive ability of the Nets players is above the average, plus there are two defensive heroes in LeVert and Robinson on the inside and outside, as well as Durant, who has a terrifying wingspan and height, this also leads the Bucks to want to create Good offensive opportunities are very difficult.

Carefully arranged offensive tactics lose their meaning when encountering the Nets' infinite defense changes. It seems that only stars stand up and play singles with the ball, and such defensive strategies can be cracked through personal ability.

In the last 4 seconds of dribbling, Middleton hit his back twice and made a difficult fadeaway jumper against Durant's defense.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Shh!"

The basketball hit the basket, bounced twice, and finally fell into the basket with luck.

After the goal, Durant could only shake his head helplessly. This time, he had completely defended and caused enough interference to Middleton's shooting. It's just that Middleton was lucky with the ball. He still scored the ball even though the frame was almost invisible, which barely stopped the Bucks from bleeding.

It can be said that this goal has nothing to do with Durant's poor defense. It is that while showing his personal ability, Middleton also had a bit of luck.

In the next two rounds, both sides went back and forth, and both offense and defense became obviously more involved.

The Nets always maintain the lead in the score.

In an offensive round, Middleton tried to steal the ball and fouled Durant. Lu Yong took advantage of the dead ball to get Ding Yanyuhang and replaced Oubre.

Oubre looked a little depressed, but he was still obedient and took a rest.

He knew that the reason why he was replaced was not because he couldn't attack well, but because he couldn't guard Antetokounmpo.

As for whether Ding Yanyuhang can guard him, I don't know, but Ding Yanyuhang's lower body strength is better than him. With Robinson on the side to help defend, he will definitely not be worse than him.

The game continued, Mitchell served from the sideline and passed the ball to Durant.

After receiving the ball, Durant directly faced Middleton from outside the three-point line and made a pull-up three-pointer.

The basketball left his fingertips and flew towards the basket, drawing a rainbow-like arc in the air.

"Shh!"

The three-pointer hit the net hollowly, and the point difference was once again widened by the Nets.

After scoring the goal, Durant smiled at Antetokounmpo, as if to say: Weren't you very arrogant before the game? I hope you won’t disappoint me in this game!

Middleton had a wry smile on his face. He had tried his best to defend Durant these few times, and even the tips of his fingers touched Durant's face.

It's just that Durant's pull-up jump shot is purely talent-based, and Middleton has nothing to do with him.

Close defense can indeed prevent Durant from pulling up, but Durant's first step speed and pace are also not something he can catch up with.

It seems that facing an offensive nuclear weapon like Durant, it is difficult for Middleton to stop him no matter whether he retreats or stays close.

The Bucks attacked, but Antetokounmpo still chose to drop to the low post this round, and Ding Yanyuhang began to frequently engage in physical confrontations with him.

Even though Ding Yanyuhang is not on the same level as Giannis Antetokounmpo in terms of strength, what makes him great is that he is active enough. And after gaining weight, his current weight has reached 102 kilograms.

With Robinson behind him to cover for him, Ding Yanyuhang knew that he didn't need to worry. As long as he consumed Antetokounmpo's physical energy as much as possible, his mission would be completed.

After five or six seconds of close combat, Antetokounmpo finally occupied a favorable position and reached out to receive the pass from his teammate.

But at the moment he caught the ball, he felt Ding Yanyuhang behind him suddenly hit him with force, almost knocking him down.

Antetokounmpo first turned his head and glanced at Ding Yanyuhang angrily, and then looked at the sideline referee. But the expression on Ding Yanyuhang's face was very innocent, and his actions just now were relatively secretive, so the referee did not see it.

The furious Antetokounmpo readjusted his rhythm. After being hit, he decisively turned to face the basket. In this way, Ding Yanyuhang no longer dares to make small moves.

Antetokounmpo took a step forward in front of the frame, trying to mobilize Ding Yanyuhang's defensive focus. However, he seriously overestimated his shooting ability. No matter how he tried to test, Ding Yanyuhang remained unmoved. He knew that he could only be an offensive threat when he got to the basket. How could Xiao Ding waste so much time on preventing jump shots? How energetic?
The next moment, Antetokounmpo, who did not believe in evil, really chose to take a mid-range jumper.

"boom!"

As expected, the basketball hit the neck of the basket and missed, and the backboard was grabbed by Ding Yanyuhang.

This is not the most irritating thing. Ding Yanyuhang, who turned around, lurked in the left corner and received the pass during Durant's breakthrough.

Antetokounmpo's defensive focus was on Durant. After Ding Yanyuhang received the ball from the bottom line, he was in a wide open position.

He glanced at the basket and took an open jump shot.

"Shh!"

Open three-pointers were steadily hit, and the point difference continued to widen.

Although Middleton gradually found his touch in the second half of the second quarter, under his leadership, the Bucks worked hard to narrow the gap.

But until the end of the second quarter, the score on the court was still 64:48, and the Nets returned to the locker room with a 16-point lead. (End of chapter)