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Chapter 83 Defense skills

The strength comparison between the Heat and the 76ers, from the outside, the point guard position, with the degradation of Hardaway, in fact, everyone is about the same. In the position, Iverson has a stronger scoring ability, and Zhang Chen is more comprehensive. , At the small forward position, Mashburn is slightly more lethal than Toni Kukoc, but not much more.

Mourning is definitely better than Theo Ratliff in the two interiors, but Ratliff's defense ability is also good, he averages three blocks per game, and has a certain mid-range shooting ability. Long Hill's numbers are better than P-J-Brown's.

In terms of substitutes, the Heat definitely don't have a strong substitute like Aaron McGee, but they can play more people.

In terms of strength on paper, everyone has their own advantages, but this advantage is not accurate in practice. For example, before the start of the playoffs, the Bucks and the Heat also have their own advantages, but after the fight, the Heat actually have an overall advantage.

At this time, it depends on who can play better on the offensive and defensive ends. This kind of thing is often not seen from the previous data.

Because the team's style of play is said to be restrained, and the characteristics of the players can also restrain each other. Whoever wins and who loses will only know after the second round of the playoffs.

"Zhang, I will definitely win."

"This is also what I want to say, see the result in the game."

Well, after Iverson finished greeting, Zhang Chen also returned to the Heat's half court, and the game started soon.

The 76ers' inside line is not as bad as the Bucks, and the Heat's offense will also be a combination of inside lines, but Mourning, who has not been double-teamed, must still be their first choice.

Moreover, the 76ers' inside height is also short. Mourning dribbled and squeezed, turned around and scored the first 2 points of the game.

For Iverson, most teams don’t actually defend against the No. [-] player. Because of his height and speed, the team’s No. [-] player is usually used to defend Iverson, but the Heat definitely can’t be No. [-] now. To defend, Hardaway is too old, Anthony Carter is too young, so Zhang Chen can only go.

Zhang Chen defends Iverson, his best hand-to-hand defense is definitely useless, because the opponent will not fight him in place. Reggie Miller keeps running without the ball, and Iverson just has the ball without the ball. Always running.

The 76ers' first attack was Iverson off the ball. Tyrone Hill came out to cover. A little time, Iverson has hit a jumper.

This kind of shooting speed is not available to ordinary players. For example, when the Heat played the Jazz, Stockton would definitely not be able to shoot so quickly after a pick-and-roll.

It's a test, but Zhang Chen knows that soon Iverson will attack with the ball, and the test of defending the opponent is far more than that.

But in the offense, to be honest, no one in the 76ers can cause him trouble.

Height, speed, strength, and attack range, there is always a defensive player who can't take care of it. Zhang Chen is definitely one of the most difficult perimeter players to defend.

Dribbling the ball with his back, forcing a push, turning over and shooting a jumper, Zhang Chen scored very simply.

The 76ers' second goal was still handed over to Iverson. The 76ers' attack basically started from him and basically ended with him. In addition, he basically played a full playoff game. The whole court, so if Zhang Chen can defend the opponent well, it is equivalent to defending a team to death by himself.

As soon as Iverson received the ball, Zhang Chen stuck to it, but there was still a small half-step distance between the two. Zhang Chen's advantage was that his height could interfere with the opponent's body without being completely close to the body. shoot.

But this advantage is rarely used by teams when defending Iverson, because players with this advantage have been easily passed by him.

This kind of thing, Zhang Chen still does a lot, although it can't prevent death, but at least he won't be dizzy.

Iverson didn't choose to shoot the ball directly, and rushed up after two cross dribbles. He almost didn't need any space for acceleration, which was very troublesome.

But this is not the first time Zhang Chen encountered such a situation. With his arms around the opponent's body, he tried his best to follow up. Iverson felt that the first acceleration was not completely free, so he immediately accelerated the second time.

At this time, the man had already killed the basket, and he directly threw himself into the air.

Zhang Chen jumped up from behind him and stretched out his right hand, which was obviously a little bit close, but the Heat had Mourning under the basket, and Mourning immediately jumped up and blocked all possible shooting routes for Iverson.

Iverson didn't pass the ball at this time, but turned around in the air, and threw the ball without looking at the basket in the gap between Zhang Chen and Mourning.

Zhang Chen was taken aback by such a high level of difficulty. Fortunately, the ball just hit the rim and he received the rebound.

Iverson also has assist data, but his assists are somewhat similar to Tim Hardaway, they are all breakthrough points, but he has less points and more by himself, so he can often complete five points. Good shots, often miss some opportunities, score a lot, but the shooting percentage is not very high.

But at the same time, his lethality is also very strong, so we can't just look at the hit rate.

It's just that under such an attacking habit, there is no way to guarantee the touch of other team members, especially outside players. When it comes to critical moments, it is difficult to have teammates who can help him.

The Heat's offense has slowed down again. This season, due to Hardaway's physical reasons, they have played less in transition offenses.

The ball circled around the perimeter and was handed over to Mourning again. Then the other players pulled away and let him play in the low post. Mourning habitually dribbled twice, turned around and shot.

Under the physical confrontation, he lost his aim slightly, and the basketball hit the rim and bounced.

The person who jumped the highest was wearing the uniform of the Heat. Zhang Chen caught the ball in the air and it was a dunk. Don't forget that he was in the second position and averaged five rebounds per game. It is not the first time he has done this in the frontcourt.

When the big men on both sides are crowded at the basket, his sneak attack style rush can often achieve miraculous results.

Seeing Zhang Chen's impressive performance, Iverson's eyes became sharper.

The 76ers point guard pushed the ball upfield and handed it to Iverson.

Zhang Chen stood at the three-point line, concentrating and getting ready, but the opponent shot directly.

Zhang Chen had no choice but to hit a frontal three-pointer in this situation. He couldn't prevent Iverson from going beyond the three-point line. His speed was still worse than the opponent's. If he followed the three-point line, Iverson would Can pass him before rushing to the inside of the Heat, so Mourning can't make up.

Therefore, normal three-pointers will definitely not allow him to shoot, but there is no way to stop him from one step away.

Besides, Iverson's three-point shooting percentage is not very high, and Zhang Chen does not believe that he will frequently attack like this.

Defense is not about defending against all aspects of the opponent. It is good to reduce the opponent's efficiency. More precisely, it is to reduce the opponent's offensive efficiency. Against a top offensive player like Iverson, Zhang Chen can limit his mid-range , in Union Mourning, limit the number of times he hits the basket, and that's it.

If the Heat's offense against the 76ers cannot be completely restricted, then the 76ers' offense against the Heat is difficult to restrict.

Although Larry Brown valued defense very much, he had no choice but to have limited cards. No one outside could resist Zhang Chen, and no one inside could resist Mourning.

To be honest, the 76ers' defense is not bad, but the Heat's style of play often opens up singles, and the 76ers' team-based defensive tactics do not have much room to play.

Seeing such a scene, their coach Larry Brown is also eager to become a master of individual defense.

"Try to consume the opponent's physical strength." Unable to defend well, Larry Brown also paid attention to consuming Zhang Chen on the defensive end, so as to reduce Iverson's pressure on offense.

It's just that he doesn't know that because of the system, Zhang Chen can have plenty of energy in every game, and he is not afraid of this exhausting tactic at all.

Moreover, when Mourning has the advantage inside, he will not consume too much energy on the offensive end.

Because at this time, it is enough to have Mashburn outside.

So, when the Heat were attacking, Zhang Chen just passed the ball and walked to the other side.

When defending, Zhang Chen still defends at the three-point line. At this time, some teams may put another 76ers. If there is an open space, Iverson may also pass the ball, but the Heat do not need to do this , and because of the presence of Mourning, the defense can also be expanded.

His teammates didn't have a good chance, and Iverson immediately chose to come by himself.

The continuous change of direction is really a test of the defender's physical coordination. If you are not careful, you may lose your center of gravity and lie on the ground.

Even with Zhang Chen's body balance, he still feels very difficult, because it's not a simple speed problem, but the rhythm changes too fast. It is very difficult for a person with Zhang Chen's reaction speed. dizzy.

It’s time to make a shot. The habit of observing offensive players is Zhang Chen’s defensive magic weapon. Don’t look at whether his movements are passing or shooting, but pay attention to his movements when passing and shooting. My own habits, especially this kind of player who takes a lot of shots.

Therefore, Zhang Chen can judge more than [-]% of the opponent's next move, but being able to judge does not mean that he can prevent it.

When it was judged that the opponent was going to shoot, Zhang Chen had already been separated from a certain distance by Iverson, which meant that he already had room to shoot.

With a quick shot, as one of the most powerful players, Iverson will not hesitate.

Zhang Chen also jumped up at an extremely fast speed, "Give it to me..." It was like a boy suffering from the second disease of middle school, but he didn't shout out. When he was doing something with all his strength, his mind was very Naturally, this kind of cry will appear.

At that moment, the fingertips slightly touched the spinning basketball.

(End of this chapter)