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Chapter 65 The Brave Wins
"In the last quarter of the game, the Heat's point guard became Zhang Chen. This has happened before, but this is not a long-term solution. The Heat should do something in the trading market. They need an orthodox point guard. .”

"Three-pointer, Zhang Chen made a three-pointer without hesitation. Is he planning to play like last season's finals? Nash can't guard against Zhang Chen. It seems that the Mavericks have to make adjustments."

"Yes, although the current lineup of the Heat suffers from the height of the inside line, the height of the outside line is at an advantage"

Now Zhang Chen plays the first position, Leonard plays the second position, and Bowen and Mashburn are in the third and fourth positions, and the average height is not very disadvantageous.

In the Mavericks' offense, Nowitzki played Mashburn in the low post. He clearly told the Heat that he can play in the low post, and your insiders are not tall enough.

This is really helpless. Zhang Chen dribbled the ball forward, but he didn’t make another three-pointer. It’s impossible to shoot three-pointers indiscriminately if he’s in a good state. His simple change of direction is to force Nash. Mike Finley has already paid attention to this side. , Knowing that Nash can't stop it, come over immediately to attack.

Zhang Chen jumped up and gave the ball to Leonard, who made a three-pointer.

Immediately after the ball, the Mavericks replaced Nash with Eric Strickland, who was stronger and better defensively, but instead of asking him to defend Zhang Chen, Mike Finley directly faced Zhang Chen .

His height did have a certain impact on Zhang Chen, but under the current situation, Zhang Chen does not have to score by himself, such as breaking through and passing the ball to Mourning, although Bradley and Nowitzki are both taller than him. Mourning is tall, but neither of them can stand Mourning's strength at all.

In fact, there are loopholes in the defense on both sides. At this time, it depends on efficiency and persistence.

Speaking of the toughness of the game, the Heat were still stronger than the Mavericks, and the score slowly drew closer. Finally, with 1 minute left, Zhang Chen broke through and scored for Mashburn, who was ambushing at the bottom line for a three-pointer. Overtake is completed.

Then he blocked Mike Finley and the Mavericks fouled.

At 92:89, the Heat finally stopped their losing streak.

Two days later, they ushered in the Western Conference powerhouse Utah Jazz at home.

The Utah Jazz's lineup is stable. Although the starting center has become Alden Polynice, this Greg Ostertag is a type of engineer who works hard inside. Anyway, Karl Malone can score .

Their record is as good as ever, and Karl Malone has no signs of getting old. Instead, the scoring is getting sharper. The regrettable failure of the playoffs last season, the Jazz shouted the same slogan again. , It seems that Stockton and Malone have been like this every year.

But they are undoubtedly a strong team, with a mature style of play and no injuries.

Before the start of the game, Karl Malone said in front of reporters, "We are still a strong contender for the championship. We can beat the Heat. You know that the teams in the East are always luckier. Their games are not so intense."

Originally, Zhang Chen wanted to retaliate to them, "You are competitors for the championship every year, but you are just competitors." But thinking about the pitiful experiences of those two, he didn't try to spread hatred.

But Pat Riley let the Jazz know how "moderate" the Eastern Conference teams are in the game.

The play style of the two teams is doomed that every collision will be a variety of wrestling styles. In addition to the words before the game, the defense of the two sides at the beginning is suffocating.

Regarding the Jazz's offensive routine, if it can prevent Stockton from dying and disrupt his passing, that is the best way. Unfortunately, the Heat have no experts in this area. Maybe Payton and Kidd can try it. Other guards The chances are small, so the Heat can only use the old method, release Stockton's shot, pinch Malone, and prevent Hornacek and Lesser from shooting.

As for the Jazz, their defense is generally similar to that of the Heat. They all want to go inside and have no way. Part of it, and the Jazz rely more on the contraction of outside players.

In this case, it is more difficult for both teams to score inside.

Judging from the effect of the game, the defensive strategies of the two teams are relatively effective.

Stockton's hand feeling is very average today, while Zhang Chen and Mashburn's long-range shooting percentage is not good, and it has begun to become a battle between the two teams.

And the touch seems to have continued to the rotation lineup, which may also be the reason for the increase in defensive intensity. Even Zhang Chen felt a little strenuous because of the muscular man Malone.

This is more tiring than defending players of similar size. After all, Zhang Chen's strength is very good in the same position, but it is not so good when he meets Ma Long with extraordinary talent.

But Malone was also caught between him and P-J-Brown, wanting to live and die.

"Are the two teams planning to smash the basket? I have to say that the game where the players put most of their energy on defense makes people sleepy."

At the end of the half, the two teams played a very wonderful score of 30:30, almost breaking the record for the lowest total score in the half, only 58 points away from the record of 2 points.

In the second half, the tactics of the two teams did not change at all, and they were completely carried.

However, Stockton, as an old player who has been in the NBA for many years, finally adjusted a little bit, and his shooting percentage has rebounded, but the determination of the Heat to pinch Malone has not changed at all.

"Malone's iron numbers are already in double figures, and he was warmly received by the Heat because of his remarks before the game."

"However, the Heat also need someone to stand up at this time. If Stockton keeps shooting like this, he has the ability to end the game."

The fact that the Heat's tactics remain unchanged does not mean that Zhang Chen's side will not change.

A better state does not mean that he will become a good shooter immediately, but the shooting percentage will definitely increase, and when the shooting distance becomes longer, the Jazz's defense will not be able to keep up.

"Zhang Chen feels like he is going to take over the game, and the Heat's defensive strategy has also changed. Finally, it is defending Stockton's shots, so Malone also gets a more comfortable shot."

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Pat Riley thought that Malone would not find his rhythm for the rest of the time, so he fine-tuned the defense in order to release Zhang Chen's offense.

Stockton's hand is getting smoother and smoother, so he lets you pass the ball. Many times the defensive strategy on the basketball court is not to prevent the opponent from doing anything, but to make the opponent feel uncomfortable in everything. Feel.

However, Ma Long is also a ruthless character. I feel that the change of defensive rhythm seems to have little effect on him. This is the player's personal ability.

However, the Heat's shooting rate has risen faster now, and because of Stockton's touch to restore the Jazz's leading score, they were also caught up by the Heat.

The game has come to a time when every point counts, and Zhang Chen can't blindly shoot long shots. No matter how good he is, his shooting rate cannot be 100%. He still needs to find a way to play more efficiently in positional warfare. Well, in this game, the two teams hardly gave each other any fast break opportunities.

If the team is weaker inside, it will be fine to attack the inside. As for Mo now, do you force a mid-range shot?

Seeing that Zhang Chen hesitated a little, Pat Riley called a timeout, "Three points, breakthrough, you can play as you like, it doesn't matter if you can't make it, let alone just a regular season, you have to make decisive shots in the playoffs. Just like you did in the Finals last season."

Now that the head coach has said that, Zhang Chen is no longer hypocritical. He was a little scruples about Pat Riley's feelings before, after all, he let it go before the game.

In fact, neither Hornacek nor Lesser can defend him in frontal singles. It's just that the Jazz's defense makes it difficult for him to get inside.

"Beautiful pull-up jumper, it feels like the atmosphere is tense."

To open up the score a little more, Zhang Chen suddenly stepped up his pressure on Stockton. Originally, he usually took more than half a step. Because of his height, even if he didn't stick together, he could interfere with the opponent's shooting.

The sudden pressing is to prompt the opponent to launch pick-and-roll tactics more actively.

Sure enough, Malone has reached a high position. At this time, the Jazz's pick-and-roll is generally performed by Malone with the strongest attack power and Stockton.

Familiar rhythm, every time like this makes the opponent a little helpless every time.

Zhang Chen used super fast speed to go around behind Ma Long this time, and even got in front of Stockton before he made a decision to shoot.

Malone quickly walked to the bottom line, and Stockton also sent the ball in his hand. The cooperation between the two was as standard as a textbook.

But also because it was too standard, Zhang Chen's hand appeared on the passing route and touched the basketball in the air. Such a flaw is generally impossible to catch. If you work hard, you can stop Stockton's pass. , It is impossible for the two of them to bring the Jazz's record so well all the time.

This is a judgment of rhythm. The reason why Zhang Chen touched it was because of the change of rhythm. For Stockton, whose proficiency in tactical execution has been integrated into his bones, this kind of thing cannot be guarded against. An opponent who played casually would not have such a good effect.

The ball deviated from the direction, and PJ Brown, who didn't follow Malone's footsteps immediately, just picked up the ball that Zhang Chen dropped, and immediately threw it to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen dribbled the ball quickly, chasing the body and making a three-pointer. Under absolute control, shots without a defender in front of him were basically impossible to miss.

The rest of the time, it became the pursuit of the Jazz, but they are not good at this.

Hornacek made a three-pointer at the buzzer, but unfortunately the score gap was 5 points.

At 74:72, the Heat won this fiercely contested game.

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