NBA: Miller moment at the start

In the Bucks' locker room, Budenholzer was furious.

"If you can't even defend Wang Ba, what championship can you talk about!"

"You want him to score 60 points on you!"

"Aren't you ashamed?"

The players all lowered their heads and kept silent, only Antetokounmpo raised his head:

"Coach, I will defend Wang Ba in the second half."

"You?"

Budenholzer's brows were furrowed.

Wang Ba's speed is not slow, his rhythm is very strong, and his change of direction is even sharper. Mi Shen is better than him in all aspects, but the better is limited.

If you want to defend Wang Ba, you can only find someone with mobile speed and talent to kill instantly. It seems that only Antetokounmpo is suitable in the Bucks.

However,

Antetokounmpo is the offensive core of the team, and he should focus on defense.

"Then you try it in the second half."

The Bucks have no better way. If they don't contain Wang Ba, the game will be really difficult.

At the beginning of the second half, the Bucks played very clearly.

Antetokounmpo goes to the top of the arc to screen and then goes down. Micah breaks into the restricted area, throws the basketball high, and Antetokounmpo jumps up to dunk in the air!

The most classic pick-and-roll cooperation of the Bucks. There are many variations of simple tactics.

Antetokounmpo goes down.

If the inside line chooses to defend Antetokounmpo, Micahpo can score a layup.

If the defense is defended by Micahpo, Antetokounmpo can dunk in the air.

If the forward line helps, Micahpo and Antetokounmpo are both able to pass the ball to the open outside line.

Antetokounmpo will demolish the ball after blocking.

If the defense is misplaced, or Micahpo is double-teamed, Antetokounmpo can shoot directly.

If there is no misplacement, Micahpo will come by himself when there is an open space.

In general,

Because Antetokounmpo can play positions 1-5, he can take the ball in the inside and shoot outside. Although he is unstable, he is not able to complete the air defense.

Ingram of the Lakers' front line has poor defense awareness, and Pope is not tall enough. The Bucks' style of play is very unsolvable. The Lakers can only interfere as much as possible, betting that Misty and Antetokounmpo are in bad condition.

Looking back, the Lakers attacked,

Wang Ba played steadily and advanced to the frontcourt. He found that Antetokounmpo was defending him. After the pick-and-roll, the Bucks doubled him, and he immediately passed the ball to Pope.

Pope shot very resolutely, and Antetokounmpo made up quickly.

Bang! !

He is really worthy of being the Greek monster. Antetokounmpo's athletic ability is amazing. He directly gave Pope a big cap!

After completing the block, he went straight to the frontcourt. Misty got the basketball and assisted Antetokounmpo to complete the dunk.

"Roar!!"

Antetokounmpo roared, declaring that he would not be easily defeated.

His strong 2 offense and 1 defense injected a shot of adrenaline into his teammates, and the Bucks' mental state immediately changed.

Looking back, the Lakers attacked,

Pope screened for Wang Ba, and Antetokounmpo and Sterling double-teamed Wang Ba who was holding the ball,

He passed the ball to Pope,

Pope did not hesitate to shoot because of the block in the previous ball, but the pressure brought by Antetokounmpo's defense was huge.

When shooting, the power was a little bit too much, and the basketball bounced out of the rim,

The Bucks did not have Big Luo in the interior, McGee was like a fish in water, grabbed the rebound and threw it to Caruso at the bottom line, and God of Mi immediately expanded,

Caruso made a slight adjustment and shot against God of Mi,

Bang,

The Bucks didn't make the shot, and the Bucks got the rebound,

God of Mi and Antetokounmpo quickly ran to the frontcourt, and the Lakers retreated quickly. Wang Ba and Ingram chased back, each watching closely,

Antetokounmpo took 3 steps after receiving the ball, and threw the ball to his teammate who followed in the air, and Sterling made a 3-pointer with a knife.

The Bucks' offense and defense transition was very fast, and the Lakers were not to be outdone. They quickly sent the ball to the baseline, and before the Bucks could get in position, Wang Ba made a wonderful pass to McGee for a hook shot.

The Bucks were not afraid of playing fast, and they chased and shot 3 points. The two sides started a war of offense and defense.

The Lakers had no way to limit the combination of Antetokounmpo and Migod on the defensive end.

The Bucks did not have Big Luo, and they could not defend the inside, but the advantage of the small lineup was that the rotation was fast, and the Lakers did not have too many good opportunities on the outside.

From the scene, the opportunities obtained by both sides were similar. The Bucks' personal ability was obviously stronger and the ability to seize opportunities was stronger.

In the rotation time in the third quarter, the Bucks narrowed the score.

The rotation lineup played even better, directly surpassing the score with a wave of 11:2.

Wang Ba scored 8 points and 4 assists in a single quarter. Compared with the first two quarters, there was still a gap in performance, mainly because Antetokounmpo played a role in his defense.

Of course,

There was also the reason for his control. After all, he played too fiercely in the first two quarters, so he still had to slow down.

The Bucks are ranked first in the league in terms of record and second in scoring ability. The Lakers are able to not lose in the offensive battle, which is quite good.

During the intermission, Walton said:

"Don't worry about it!"

"The Bucks are ranked first in the league and are stronger than us. As long as we play in style and lose spectacularly, it won't be shameful!"Ingram was a little unconvinced:

"I don't agree! How can they be stronger than us?"

"Why are they stronger than us? I don't accept it!"

"I don't accept it!"

The players were very excited. They were all carrying one head on two shoulders. Who was afraid of who?

Little Walton smiled with satisfaction.

His coaching ability was average, but he understood the psychology of young people very well.

Forcing chicken soup and encouraging words will only backfire. We must retreat to advance and stimulate the young people's unwillingness to admit defeat.

At the beginning of the last quarter,

The Lakers' rotation lineup had no organization, no 3-pointers, and no ability to do anything. They were the first in losing points.

The Bucks scored 8:0 and stopped the game. The Lakers changed the starting lineup in advance.

It was probably because Wang Ba's silence in the third quarter made Budenholzer think that the substitutes could hold on for a while, but soon paid the price.

After the game started, Wang Ba asked Ingram to rush to the inside with the ball.

The Bucks bench didn't have a good rim protector, so they chose to shrink in the face of the impact, and the opportunity from the outside came.

Ingram still had the ability to pass the ball, and he immediately passed the ball to McGee who was cutting in the air. McGee picked up the ball and was about to dunk, and the Bucks immediately surrounded him with three players.

He still remembered Wang Ba's instructions, and without looking at the ball, he threw the ball to the top of the arc.

The Bucks had three players in the interior and two on both sides, and the top of the arc was completely empty. Wang Ba received the ball and shot it without any hesitation.

The basketball flew over the stadium and fell into the center of the net.

The Bucks were not to be outdone and wanted to play fast, but Wang Ba stole the ball.

He passed the ball to Ingram, ran forward, received the ball near the center circle, broke through the defense, and shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

Swish!

Same recipe, same taste,

The fans at the scene shouted Wang Ba's name, and the female fans were all crazy about him,

"Wang Ba's shooting is so accurate!"

"I like men who can shoot accurately!"

"He's also very fast."

"I like fast."

"..."

How terrifying is Wang Ba with full firepower, 3 of 3 in 3 rounds, Budenholzer requested a timeout.

"Pay attention to defending Wang Ba's pass!"

"Pay attention to the outside defense and replacement,"

"Big Luo, you go."

The game has come to the last moment, Big Luo should go on the court, with his rim protection, the Lakers' inside and outside combination of play will be difficult to work.

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