Legendary star

Chapter 821
In the first game between the Spurs and the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinals, the Warriors brought a big surprise to the Spurs. When a new tactic appears, any team will find it difficult to adapt in a short period of time. This is the case with the Spurs now. , although the Spurs have very rich experience in dealing with teams with small ball tactics, what the Warriors are using today is a different kind of small ball tactics. The focus is on passing and running, especially in the control of details. The current Warriors far surpass the previous teams that played running and bombing.

"Greg, the tactics that the Warriors use now are completely different from before." Brett Brown, the assistant coach of the Spurs, also discovered the difference in the Warriors after the Warriors' first offense. Changes in this aspect mean that the Spurs coaching staff's previous targeted research and deployment of the Warriors have all failed, so Brett Brown wants to seek advice from head coach Popovich.

"It seems that this round of the series is really not very easy for us to play." Although all the preparations for the Spurs before the game are now in vain, before the start of the game, Popovich fully understood the difficulty of this round of the series. I am mentally prepared, so regarding the current situation on the field, Popovich is not panic at all. The time of a game is not short, and the opening rounds can change the trend of the game, but decided There is no final result of the game, and Popovich also wants to see if the Warriors can continue to play the exquisite coordination just now.

And on the court at this time, the Warriors players, after finishing their first offense almost perfectly, did not stay in the frontcourt, and returned to defense at a very fast speed. For teams with small ball tactics, defense will always be a hurdle they cannot get around. In order to meet the requirements of speed-up, the center forward of a team playing small ball tactics must not move slowly. Play counterattacks and fast breaks, so those traditional big centers who move slowly will never be able to adapt to small ball tactics, because they can't get up fast at all. There are natural loopholes, and they are still the kind of loopholes that cannot be made up. This is a bug that belongs to all small ball teams.

Don't look at the Warriors who caught the Spurs by surprise in the offense just now, but for the Warriors, the real test has just begun. If you want to win in the playoffs, not all problems can be solved by just playing well on offense Yes, although with the change of the rules, those iron-blooded and suffocating defenses have become less and less viable, but defense will never become obsolete when winning a championship. The so-called defense is actually the control and grasp of details , This is also the biggest difference between playoff teams and regular season teams. The more details-oriented teams are, the easier it is to win the game, while those teams that play casually and don't pay much attention to details, even if they can win the game They achieved a good record in the regular season, and they couldn't go further in the playoffs.

The Warriors players who quickly retreated to the backcourt obviously learned from the experience of the last defense. Andrew Bogut directly defended Duncan after Duncan reached the frontcourt, and Harrison Barnes did not After Meng Xu received the ball, he took the defense, but after Meng Xu reached the three-point line, he directly posted it. Obviously, when the defensive end was obviously at a disadvantage, the Warriors put the focus of defense on preventing the The Spurs player's catch is up.

As a team below the gram, the Warriors naturally have their own extraordinary features. Unlike the traditional small-ball teams that only focus on offense and ignore defense, the Warriors under the coach of Mark Jackson have increasingly moved towards The offensive and defensive balance has begun to change. Compared with the Warriors who scored more points and lost more points during the old Nelson period, and the average conceded points exceeded 110 points per game, Mark Jackson has been in charge of the Warriors. , the average point loss of the Warriors this season has been controlled below 100 points for the first time. Although the Warriors' defense will never reach the level of the Spurs due to the lack of inside barriers, the defensive enthusiasm of the Warriors players is comparable to that of the Spurs. It's not bad at all.

As a team that is often defeated, the Spurs also have their own irreparable shortcomings. Although the addition of Meng Xu has directly improved the Spurs' ability to handle key balls, the aging of the team's main lineup is still the Spurs forever. A hurdle that cannot be passed.

So from the second half of this season, Popovich has been consciously or unintentionally adjusting the Spurs' tactics and style of play. The biggest change is passing. According to Popovich's current requirements, whether it is No one is allowed to hold the ball for more than two seconds, either complete the offense within two seconds, or complete the pass within two seconds, because passing the ball is undoubtedly more important than breaking through with the ball and non-stop running. Save energy, and the continuous pass can also play the role of tearing the opponent's defense. Even at the end of the regular season, Popovich almost abnormally asked all the players of the Spurs to, in one attack, Cannot shoot without completing more than ten passes.

Tony Parker, who dribbled through the middle circle, started to speed up his dribble speed after encountering Stephen Curry's defense, and made a posture to break through with the ball. However, Tony Parker was about to dribble. When the ball reached the top of the arc, he passed the basketball to Meng Xu who had started on the right side of the three-point line.

After receiving the pass from Parker, Meng Xu began to accelerate along the three-point line. After getting rid of half of Harrison Barnes, Meng Xu hung the basketball while looking at Tony Parker. It was given to Tim Duncan at the basket, and Tim Duncan, who received the pass from Meng Xu, turned slightly and passed the basketball out again after touching the basketball for at most one second.

"Oh, God, the Spurs' pass coordination, I'm almost wet." All the Spurs players on the field passed six extremely fast passes with almost no movement, and finally Berber After Rhys Diaw hit an open three-pointer, Charles Barkley stood up excitedly from his seat on the sidelines. Parker passed the ball to Meng Xu and counted until Boris Diaw made a shot. It took no more than 7 seconds to pass the ball six times. This kind of tacit cooperation almost made Charles Barkley look like Fascinated.

"Haha, Charles, then are we going to call you Mr. Charles Wet?" Reggie Miller, who always liked to bicker with Barkley, immediately grabbed Barkley's train of emotion after hearing Barkley's emotion. Taking the opportunity, he gave Barkley another nickname.

"The Warriors and the Spurs are both showing unprecedented styles of play. Whether it is the Warriors' extremely complicated coordination and the whole team's tactics around Stephen Curry, or the Spurs' pass The tactic of passing from one to the other is essentially a tactic that is very particular about teamwork." Compared with Charles Barkley, who was extremely excited, Kenny Smith was somewhat calmer, but he was more or less calm about Barkley. Kenny Smith agrees with those words. The Spurs' cooperation just now was really beautiful, and it can't be described in a smooth manner.

"Can you still play basketball like this?"

The Spurs' tactical cooperation has indeed refreshed everyone's perception. This kind of tactic where almost all players stand still but use passes to tear apart the opponent's defense has never appeared before, so The reporters on the sidelines of the press box now also have unbelievable expressions on their faces.

"The old fox is the old fox!" Mark Jackson, who thought he had succeeded, got a big head after watching the Spurs' offensive cooperation. The Warriors had some reservations in the first round of the series, but now it seems that, The Spurs also obviously have reservations. Although the Warriors' elevator door tactics caught the Spurs by surprise, Mark Jackson knows that as long as Popovich is given enough time, he will definitely find a solution. However, the Spurs are now With this set of tactics, Mark Jackson will never be able to find a solution in a short period of time.

Standing still and passing the basketball back and forth seems to be an extremely simple and mindless tactic, but the premise of completing this tactic is that several players on the field must have an extraordinary tacit understanding, just like Meng Xu just watched Parker pass the basketball to Duncan accurately. This is definitely not something that can be done overnight, and the Spurs' tactics are definitely the nemesis of most teams' defensive systems. Today, ball-marking defense has replaced man-marking defense and has become the mainstream, so Mark Jackson can now predict that the Spurs' offensive tactics will definitely make those teams that focus on the ball suffer. How about other teams? Dealing with the Spurs' tactic, Mark Jackson can't take care of it. What he urgently needs to solve now is how the Warriors deal with the Spurs' tactic.

Although Mark Jackson on the sidelines kept frowning after the Spurs' offense was completed, racking his brains in his mind to think about how to crack it, but the Warriors players on the field didn't care about it, they just thought It was an ordinary defensive failure, and then quickly sent the baseline ball and advanced towards the frontcourt. After all, they knew the level of their defense. For them, it was normal for them to be unable to defend against the opponent's attack. of.

After dribbling the ball to the frontcourt, Stephen Curry did the same. After finishing the pick-and-roll with Andrew Bogut, he handed the basketball to Draymond Green who ran near the free throw line to support him, while he himself It is to take the defending players and continue to run according to the running position of the elevator door tactics. However, this time, during the running process, Curry found that the Spurs' defense has also changed. Following his own Kawhi Leonard, when Curry was about to approach the paint area, he switched defenses with Tim Duncan, and Tim Duncan greeted Stephen Curry.

After Kawhi Leonard switched on Andrew Bogut, even if Curry continued to pass through the gap between Andrew Bogut and Draymond Green according to the previous running position, Curry would not Got an open shot, so when Kawhi Leonard and Tim Duncan switched defenses, Stephen Curry decisively reached for the ball to Harrison Barnes, who was already holding the ball near the top of the arc .

Stephen Curry, who is 1 meters tall and weighs only 91 pounds, does not have an advantage in body when facing most guards, but when facing a big guy like Tim Duncan, Stephen Curry The short board is the strengths and advantages, and the dislocation attack is the easiest way to score besides open shots.

After successfully receiving the pass from Harrison Barnes, Curry was like a dancer. In front of Tim Duncan, he slapped the basketball very lightly before turning around, and then bowed from Tim-Duncan. Duncan's side passed through, and after the next two steps, the basketball in Curry's hand was thrown into the net.

"Tim's turning speed is too slow now." Kenny Smith in the commentary could only shake his head helplessly after watching Stephen Curry misplaced and singled Tim Duncan. Duncan six years ago, for Curry’s breakthrough just now, he was nailed to the board by Duncan’s big cap, but there is no way, Tim Duncan is now 37 years old, and his moving speed has long been unable to keep up .

"The Spurs' defensive rotation just now was actually very successful, but now Tim Duncan is no longer the omnipotent Tim." After Kenny Smith, Teacher Charles Wet is also full of regrets I sighed, thinking that Tim Duncan alone could seal the Spurs' basket airtight. Now, hey, the face is easy to grow old, and the hero is late!
"As long as Stephen is here, we have hope!" Unlike Kenny Smith's exclamation, Mark Jackson, who has been standing on the sidelines, clenched his fists after seeing Stephen Curry's singles against Duncan. , There is also a relaxed smile on his face. Every time Curry scores, it is a kind of enjoyment for Mark Jackson, and Mark Jackson also believes that as long as Curry is there, his team can Overcome all odds, overtake all opponents, and he can win them all.

Mark Jackson is full of confidence in Stephen Curry, and Stephen Curry, who was successful in singles against Tim Duncan on the court, is now also confident. The Wake Forest duo are the idols of a whole generation, and role models who want to surpass .

(End of this chapter)