basketball court controller

Chapter 46

This is the first time for the Heat to go to an away game in the playoffs. Although they are looked down upon, the members of the Heat are still very excited to stand on the stage of the finals.

The championship is definitely the biggest pursuit of most NBA players. The benefit is money first, and the honor is the championship first. A championship player has more face.

What's more, none of the Heat's players, old or young, have ever received this honor, so each of them is very eager.

Mourning even said that, not to mention the "two towers", even if the opponent has the "three towers", he will desperately resist. He is at the peak of his career and has strong confidence.

For various considerations, the Heat will not change their tactics in the first game. The only thing that changed is that Zhang Chen finally stopped marking the opponent's scoring arrow, because the current Spurs are the most inside team in the league. But not his turn, Pat Riley hinted that in the finals he will get a lot of scoring opportunities on the outside.

This is also because the Heat's tactics belong to the kind of simple tactics that can make some changes without violating the harmony. Even if the inside line cannot be opened, it will immediately become a blind tactic. In fact, this is also the case of most teams in the league. style of play.

There are actually relatively few tactical systems like the Spurs that have built a "Twin Towers".

After the grand introduction, Mourning and David Robinson stood at the center circle jump ball.

Robinson is now 34 years old, but he maintained the best physical condition among the three centers in the early 90s. Coupled with his height advantage, he defeated Mourning and won the jump ball for the Spurs.

Johnson dribbled the ball forward, came to the side and quickly handed it over to Robinson, who was in a good position.

Robinson was defended by P-J-Brown. It must be difficult to defend alone. According to the arrangement of the head coach, Mashburn on one side hurried forward to flank. They can all play singles with the ball, but when they encounter a flank attack, they will be assigned to the players ambushing the bottom line to shoot three-pointers or transfer to the open position on the weak side.

So Robinson immediately gave the ball to Elliott. Elliott did not stop the ball and passed it to Johnson. Johnson also passed the ball to Duncan who was brought up. Duncan hit the ball in the finals with a long-distance hit. first ball.

Next, the Heat's offense found Mourning. Mourning chose to play hard, but was interfered, and the basketball bounced out of the frame. Compared with the lack of comprehensive offensive skills, Mourning still has a big weakness, that is, as a The height of the center is short, and it will not be reflected when encountering opponents with poor athletic ability. It is a bit disadvantageous for the Spurs, two insiders with good height and athletic ability.

It was the turn of the Spurs to attack again. This time it was Duncan standing in the low post. In fact, this is the regular play of the Spurs. Duncan holds the ball in the low post, and David Robinson pulls up to the high post. In this way, Duncan's excellent vision and distribution ability can Combined with Robinson's skills that are not inferior to small forwards, the lethality is huge.

Duncan plays with a post-up, Robinson in the high post cuts in at a speed that is not like a center. Duncan leans on Mourning and throws the basketball in his hand behind him. Robinson catches the ball and jumps up for a layup. PJ Brown can't defend at all , Mourning was squeezed by Duncan, and it was too late to make up the defense, so he could almost watch Robinson put the ball into the basket.

At the beginning, the Heat's defense was under tremendous pressure, and the "Twin Towers" were obviously not opponents that could be defeated by enthusiasm alone.

Likewise, the Spurs' defense was stifling, thanks to the arrival of head coach Gregg Popovich, a former spy with a unique understanding of the game.

You can imagine a situation where there are two big men in the penalty area, and their speed is not slow.

Mourning worked very hard. He is not the kind of player who easily admits defeat, but his offensive efficiency is significantly lower than in previous games. The Spurs' defense line has expanded greatly, and it is difficult to get easy shots from inside the three-point line.

The Heat tried their best, but at the end of the half, they only scored 30 points, and the team's boss Mourning was called the fourth foul by the referee in the opponent's last attack in the first half, and the Heat went all the way , Never played so badly, they were almost completely blocked by the Spurs, and the opponent scored 50 points.

The air in the lounge was extremely solemn, and many players even showed a look of fear. The Spurs were too powerful, and their tactics just restrained the Heat's tactics.

"This is my tactical mistake, so cheer me up, it's not the time to be silent, and there will be the entire second half."

Pat Riley yelled loudly among the players, but the effect was not good. This time, the Heat's lag was not caused by the Heat's own death, but by the Spurs.

"Coach, let me be the main attacker in the second half, and I can break through their defense." Zhang Chen was the only player who answered the coach's words, and he said it loudly.

No one knows why he is so confident. In fact, Pat Riley has also considered temporarily placing the core of tactics on Zhang Chen, but this time is really different from the time against the Knicks. The role Mourning can play It has dropped a lot. Even if Zhang Chen performs as well as last time, it will be difficult to make a difference.

But as a championship-level coach, Pat Riley knows how to face this situation. It is best to have players who are willing to stand up. Even if this game is lost, it cannot lose momentum. The finals are not a game To decide the outcome, the confidence cannot be lost.

"Let's play from the outside in the second half. Don't care about the score. If we lose, it's mine. We are players who have reached the finals. Being behind is not a fucking thing."

The clothes and hair are meticulous, and the swearing is not against the harmony. This is Pat Riley's temperament.

"Yes, give me a little more effort. Losing won't make them feel better." Mourning clenched his fists and shouted.

Zhang Chen stood up excitedly and clenched his fists, "Alonzo, we want to win."

"Yes, we want to win..." The players all stood up, and the men who stood on the stage of the finals were afraid of falling behind.

"Players from both sides began to return to the court, and the second half was about to begin. In the first half, the Heat were completely suppressed by the Spurs. Even Pat Riley probably didn't expect that the Spurs didn't spend time at all. The decisive battle has begun."

"The Heat were not well prepared for this game, and it will be difficult to turn around in the second half."

"It can only be said that the combination of Robinson and Duncan is too strong, and Mourning can't play the strength of the league at all."

"Okay, the Heat dribbled forward, Hardaway passed the ball to Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen... made a shot, one step away from the three-point line, are you starting to try your luck, it's too urgent... ...the ball went in..."

Zhang Chen swung his fist heavily, feeling more confident in his heart.

The life extension three-point card is only used in the playoffs. It can be activated when the team trails by more than 15 points at halftime. Effect: When the score falls behind in a round of games, the three-point shooting rate is doubled.

This is the card he got in the lottery when he won the best and the best. He also met the opening conditions when he played against the Knicks, but he was not willing, because twice the three-point shooting rate is really a terrifying effect. His three-point shooting rate But if it is more than 1%, double the increase, that is to say, it has reached more than [-]%, and the effect lasts for the whole round. This is definitely a card that can reverse the momentum of the game.

Against a strong opponent like the Spurs, he has no need to hesitate.

Even though they were a little surprised by Zhang Chen's decisiveness, the Spurs didn't care too much and continued with their rhythm.

However, just when they didn't care, Zhang Chen hit consecutive three-pointers.

"It's Zhang Chen, the key player of the Heat. This time his weapon is a three-pointer. Is it possible for him to help the Heat catch up to the score?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult. The Spurs have not lost their rhythm, and the offense of the Twin Towers is still unstoppable."

"Popovich really made the players use tactical fouls. Three-pointers rely too much on touch. The purpose of the Spurs foul is to interrupt Zhang Chen's touch."

"I can't believe it. Zhang Chen made another shot. This is already his tenth three-pointer. All of them were completed in the second half. The Heat still have a chance in this game."

At the beginning, the teammates still played with the mentality of not letting the opponent feel better, but after Zhang Chen hit consecutive three-pointers, the enthusiasm of the Heat was rekindled, and they really still had a chance to win.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, Mourning left the field with six fouls, Zhang Chen did not waver at all, and continued to chase the score with three-pointers.

Seven seconds before the end of the game, Zhang Chen hit an unreasonable three-pointer under the siege of two Spurs players, and the Heat miraculously took the lead 7:88.

At this time, he has already activated absolute control, and he believes that he can defend the last ball even without Mourning.

The Spurs frontcourt, Robinson received the ball from the outside and passed it to Johnson, Johnson bypassed David Robinson and lobbed the ball to Duncan, time was running out, Duncan made a shot in order to turn around, he had to shoot , time will not give him other choices.

Zhang Chen rushed up, and at the last moment, he kept paying attention to the two of them, jumped up, and must cover them down.

Irregular shooting, the ball flew over Zhang Chen's head, he found for the first time that someone could escape his defense under absolute control, the red light came on, the basketball bounced off the hoop, and fell into the net.

89:88, the Spurs Duncan made a decisive kill.

Zhang Chen was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank, and the noise of the Spurs' home court outside seemed to be another world.

I don't know how to get back to the hotel, the whole person is in a daze, in a daze.

Lost, used the card, turned on the state of absolute control, still can't win.

Subconsciously, he entered the system, "Huh, it's not bullshit, what do you say you like this sport, what do you say you like competition and never admit defeat? It turns out that you are not a softie who only relies on the system."

Xiao Ye's voice rang in his ears, like a bomb, blasting away his clogged brain.

Yes, what happened to him, think about the time when he first came into contact with basketball, before entering the school team, when he was still on the concrete court, his strength was so poor at that time, but he was afraid of who would come, and walked all the way , he, Zhang Chen, is afraid of who will come, what if he loses a game, let alone have a system, even if there is no system, he will go back.

Because, this is the competitive basketball he loves.

(End of this chapter)