basketball court controller

Chapter 41
The Indiana Pacers have achieved good results in recent years, especially after the legendary superstar Larry Bird became the head coach of this team, the team has become very combative.

Moreover, in this year's playoffs, they are still undefeated. Even the scoring leader Allen Iverson, a small man who cannot be guarded, has no way to bring the team a victory. What is the state of the Pacers in the playoffs.

It seems that in the second round, the gap between the teams has widened. In the West, the San Antonio Spurs also defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4:0. Fatty finally fell on the young and aging will form under the twin towers.

And the Utah Jazz, which has been struggling since the first round, finally ruined themselves, and started to lose after winning a game. It was a back-to-back fight at 1:3, and this time it finally failed to pull back, 2:4 Falling under the Portland Trail Blazers without a superstar.

The Heat are standing on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals again after two years, and the Pacers have come here for two consecutive years. At that time, the Bulls led by Jordan were the ones who eliminated the two teams. Now the Bulls are gone. , so the two teams met together.

To say that the Pacers are an outside team does not mean that they have no insiders. In fact, their two insiders, Rick Schmitz and Dale Davis, are both big men over 2 meters in length, and Rick Schmitz is even more than 1 meters tall. He is 2 meters tall, but unfortunately he is not good at inside offense. He usually scores from mid-range shots, and he is not good at rebounding. Dale Davis is a blue-collar guy even more blue-collar than P-J-Brown, so they The offense is basically initiated from the outside and resolved from the outside.

Especially in the playoffs, there are fewer times when you need to score inside.

Reggie Miller, Mark Jackson, Jaylen Rose, and Chris Mullin all played well outside.

Because of this, the Heat's offense will focus on the inside, and Zhang Chen will continue to be the defender with high hopes for the team, defending the Pacers' No. [-] assassin Reggie Miller.

How should I put it, due to the existence of Mourning, who has a strong defense ability, Zhang Chen has an advantage in defending many players. Even if he is passed, Mourning is behind him, but he is most afraid of two types of players. For example, Iverson, the other is that Reggie Miller's off-ball running position can be called the pinnacle.

I have played against each other a few times this season. Reggie Miller is good at running without the ball. The key is that he shoots very fast and does not need much space. Sometimes he feels that the defense is in place, and he can still throw in.

And it is said that Reggie Miller in the playoffs is much more unreasonable in shooting than Reggie Miller in the regular season. For this defensive task, Zhang Chen is not 100% sure.

Unlike many teams where the core players are singled out first, the Pacers ran tactics for the first offense.

Zhang Chen concentrated all his attention and posted on Reggie Miller after halftime. Players who like to play with the ball are easier to stick to, but this kind of players who play without the ball are difficult to stick to. Because they will keep running.

Now is not the time to care about physical fitness. Before the game, Zhang Chen vowed not to give the opponent an open chance. In the video, sometimes the defender would leave Miller and let him get an open shot. Zhang Chen felt that It's so stupid, it's a botch of a defender's inattention, he just can't miss a killer on the field like that.

But being missed is only a rare case. Miller ran most of the open spaces by himself. Zhang Chen was already following closely, but the Pacers blocked him and made him a little slower. Received a pass from Mark Jackson outside the front three-point line, made a three-pointer without the slightest hesitation, and the ball smashed into the net.

"Best rookie, what kind of shit title..."

Forget it, Zhang Chen got a taste of Miller's stinky mouth, and started making noises as soon as he came up. He is not easy to mess with. Although he hasn't found it yet, it doesn't prevent him from enjoying his mouth first. "Shit? Some people Desperately belittling what you don’t get, the doctor in my heart says it’s actually a disease.”

"Shit, don't you want to guard me."

"You know after the game, I can help the team win, and I can slap your shot into the stands, don't mind, I do this kind of thing a lot."

At this time, the offense was Mourning's business, so Zhang Chen had to chat with Reggie Miller first. This was also a way to adapt to the opponent's rhythm. The non-chattering words were likely to distract people when defending.

Regardless of the height of the Pacers inside, they couldn't stand Mourning's strength at all, and sent the ball in their hands with a squeeze.

After all, when it was time for the Pacers to attack, Zhang Chen posted it without hesitation.

Miller is too difficult to guard against. Playing against a player like this is both painful and exhilarating. It’s like encountering a very difficult math problem in school that no one around you can solve. You keep trying painfully. When conquering this topic, it is endlessly refreshing.

Of course, many people will give up if they don’t solve it twice, and even feel stomach ache when they see the same type of problems in the future, but Zhang Chen will never do it. This is why he can sometimes focus on defense and enjoy it.

At this time, if Tim Hardaway, who is defending Mark Jackson, can slightly limit the opponent's passing, Zhang Chen will be much more comfortable.

But Hardaway has never been this type of player, so Jackson can basically let Miller enjoy the treatment of people to the ball. This is a big challenge for Zhang Chen. The difference is that he can enjoy more help from his teammates, while Miller's offense is mainly shooting, and he rarely goes inside. This makes it more difficult for Zhang Chen to get help from his teammates on the defensive end.

However, this is not the first time for him to defend the opponent, and he has some experience. He believes that he can adapt to the rhythm of Miller's game when he does not need a quarter. The attitude of defending this type of player is more important, even for those trash talk , Zhang Chen also wants to do it.

"Best rookie, you didn't guard me."

"It's okay, I guarded against that one before, but unfortunately, I took the lead after scoring the score."

"Fart, did you prevent that? It's just that I didn't invest in it."

"Oh, then I think, when it's time to decide the outcome, you won't be able to make the shot."

At the beginning of the game, the scores of the two sides were very tight. Mourning had a great advantage in the interior, but he did not reach the point of getting what he wanted. After all, the Pacers had the muscle of Dell Davis in addition to Rick Schmitz. Bastard, although the offense is very good, but the defense can also be top.

This forms a balance. Whoever breaks this balance first in this game will have a greater chance of winning the game.

It should be said that the two teams have used their advantages to the extreme, and no one can do anything to the other for the time being.

When it comes time to rotate the lineup, the two teams are actually very similar, that is, they shoot and shoot birds indiscriminately, and they all throw from the outside, and whoever makes the throw counts.

In this case, the head coaches of both sides did not let the bench lineup play much time. When it comes to the Eastern Conference finals, no one will be cautious. Even if the main players are more fortunate, they will not take risks.

"Zhang, can you stay with Miller for this game?" Pat Riley never liked to talk nonsense, so he also asked when Zhang Chen was replaced for a rest.

According to this form on the court, neither of the two can suppress the other. The Pacers are not the Eagles. The running positions between their players are more tactical. He really hopes that Zhang Chen can cause trouble for Miller. If Miller hits a few three-pointers convulsively, the situation will fall to the Pacers. This is what he doesn't want to see.

But Miller is not the kind of player who plays with the ball, and it is not convenient to pinch at all, so Zhang Chen's defense is particularly critical.

"Coach, I won't leave him one step." For Zhang Chen, even if Pat Riley didn't emphasize it to him, that's what he planned for this game.

Concentrating all his attention on defense does not mean that he has completely given up on offense. In his understanding, offense and defense are one. Defeating an opponent is not only in basketball skills, but also in willpower.

Even if Miller's willpower is very good, he will not take no measures at all.

He won't do off-the-ball moves like the opponent, tough breakthroughs and post-hits, "Why, is there someone defending behind me? Why can't I feel it at all."

The few attacks he had were all violent. He didn't care about the opponent's small defensive moves. He was a man, not a bitch, and he didn't complain, he only spoke with goals.

"There is no doubt that Zhang Chen and Miller are on the pole. It is rare to see him open the way with an elbow in the attack, which is very interesting."

"He is deliberately looking for physical contact with Miller. This is the characteristic of his game. He is never afraid of physical confrontation, but his performance today is especially so."

"But he still didn't lock up Miller, which is why it was so difficult for the Heat to beat the Pacers in the regular season."

Zhang Chen was indeed in some trouble. Miller's physical strength was estimated to be a bit comparable to Sprewell's, but his style of play tested the patience of the defenders. Zhang Chen felt that his running on the field was at least twice as fast as usual.

However, his mind has never changed, and it is absolutely impossible for Reggie Miller to easily get an open seat.

During the regular season, the opponent didn't work so hard, and he didn't have the opportunity to do his best on the defensive end.

Now, he will never lose.

"In the first half, when the Pacers had the last chance to attack, Miller ran back continuously. He bypassed Schmitz and succeeded in getting rid of it... No, not yet, Zhang Chen also bypassed it. To a defender who can be as mobile as an offensive player, as if Schmitz is blocking for two."

Of course, the opponent's center cannot block for two people. Zhang Chen has forced himself into the opponent's rhythm. Although he can't completely synchronize, he will not be too affected by the opponent's tactics.

(End of this chapter)