The Whip of the God of Basketball

Arenas has been a little depressed in the past month. After Leon left Boston and replaced him with Cowens, his statistics have steadily declined. The average scoring average has dropped from 19.3 before, the third person on the team. 15.7 points, falling behind Michael Reid. . The fastest update visit: щщщ.79XS.сОΜ. Throughout these 15 games, his scoring average was only 12.7 points per game, and the decline in stats was only the appearance, a deeper reflection of his tactical status in the team.

During the time Cowens took over, his coaching style, training defense, and the rhythm of the game were very different from Leon. As an assistant coach for the Celtics, Cowens is mainly responsible for the basic technical training of the players, especially the defensive practice of the inside players. He is less involved in the team's tactical design and practice.

So he had to pick up his set in the Hornets after he became the acting head coach. Defensive hard work, offensive hard work. It is exactly the same in the 1990s. The Celtics' half-court offenses have therefore increased. Thirty percent, the overall number of offensive rounds dropped by 12 percent.

In many cases, Arenas can’t get to the three-point line anymore, choosing to break through, make a jump shot or make a quick cut in the ball. Instead, it’s slow to "hand in" the ball to Pierce after halftime. Or Walker can complete the offense and he himself acts as an off-ball attacker.

This makes Arenas very uncomfortable, and at the same time, Cowens is also uncomfortable. He can't'spend' time every day to correct Arenas' detailed errors in organizing the offense like Leon did. eyesight. So Arenas’s playing time is also declining. Many times Cowens prefers Steve Kerr, who is “proficient” in positional offense. If it wasn’t for Kerr’s age, Cowens might simply let Kerr. Make a starter.

Now Arenas has finally made it to Leon's return. He is also one of the most excited people on the team. He has already thought about it. He will show off his power in this game tonight and score points on the Spurs.

Leon understood the mood of Arenas, he did not persuade Arenas to calm down, on the contrary he wanted to make full use of Arenas' excitement. He is now like a bomb that has been silent for a long time. Leon is his fuse. If he is not careful, he may injure himself, but if he is allowed to explode in the opponent's position, he will have an unexpected killing effect.

The game started at 6pm Eastern Time, more than an hour earlier than usual. Although tickets were sold out early, some fans have not yet arrived. Because today is not a weekend, some fans are still stuck on the way to the North Shore ‘Flower’ Garden, so the arena looks a little sparse, and there are often contiguous spaces, like Lai Zi’s hair.

In this not-yet-hot atmosphere, the five starting Spurs, dressed in black'colored' away jerseys, walked onto the field with a cold face, starting with the jump ball of David Robinson and Dalem'Po'te Up the game.

"Dalem Po and Robinson jumped the ball...Today the Celtics started with Dai Le Po, Walker, Brown, Reid and Arenas, the same as the previous game. Paul Pierce It is rumored that he has returned to health, but he has not been put on the starting lineup. It seems that he is still worried about his health." Kenny Smith has explained the Celtics games for two consecutive games. He knows that Pierce was injured before. At the time, Cowens sent Dalem'Po'te to play center and Walker to play small forward.

In this way, the defensive ability and height of the inside line are enhanced, and the offensive rebound is mainly used to make up for the lack of team tactical coordination.

"I think the reason why Leon did this is not due to health issues. A groin strain is not a major problem. If you can play, you can start. Moreover, Pierce has not missed many games. No problem. Leon did this. I think he wanted to use Dalem'Po't and Brown to play against the Spurs' twin towers at the same time. After all, it was a joke to rely on Walker against Duncan. Does he think Walker is me?" Barkley's comment on the Celtics' starter, except for the last sentence, makes sense.

While talking, the Spurs who have won the ball have already started their first offense. The Spurs used the traditional Inside-out tactics. Sitting on Duncan's super strong point, there is no need to waste money. Tony Parker ‘handed’ the ball to Duncan in the opening game, and the player defending Duncan was naturally the Celtics’ best low post defender, PJ Brown.

PJ-Brown has solid defensive skills in the low post, with a strong body, rich experience and strong strength. It can be said that he is the best candidate to deal with Duncan. But Duncan is undoubtedly very smart. He saw that Brown was trying to defend himself. After receiving the ball, his position was not too deep. So after making a fake screen with Parker, Sigma suddenly turned to face the basket and left. A 45-degree jumper shot directly from the side, PJ-Brown missed the block and the ball hit the board to the basket.

The Spurs scored two points first and Duncan's signature play board. Leon stood on the sidelines and watched Duncan score first. He knew that it was almost impossible to contain Duncan directly on the court, even for a good defender like PJ Brown. If you add Dalem's "Po", it will be even worse, it will only completely empty Robinson.

Therefore, Leon did not play Dalem's "Po" on the defensive end to be able to fight the Spurs Twin Towers, his real purpose is only one, since there is no way to contain Duncan on the court, let Duncan stay there.

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When using the two towers on the defensive end, "Po" Bo" always adheres to a principle. Try to let David Robinson face the more difficult one, so that Duncan has more'extensive' power on offense and Mending defense above.

After knowing about the Celtics’ starting lineup,'Bo Bo' Vitch decisively asked David Robinson to deal with PJ-Brown, a somewhat difficult guy. His mid-range and offensive rebounds are both very threatening. . As for the tender seed of Dalem's "Bo"t, if you "hand over" him to Duncan, Duncan will be able to do two things with one mind, and he can defend both alone and assist. Anyway, this guy's offensive threat is almost zero.

After Duncan scored a goal, it was the Celtics' turn to attack. They did not serve as fast backcourt as they did in the past to make a quick second attack. In fact, it is difficult to fight against the Spurs because the Spurs retreat speed is too fast. Soon, the formation of the defensive formation is extremely fast. Duncan's defensive position is quite sophisticated. He doesn't care about Dalem's "Po", and now he has a stop near the free throw line to block this most important hole.

Then, before the referee blows the defense for three seconds, pretend to fish Dailem'Po't with his hand and move a few steps, meaning that he is staring at the opponent, and the referee will naturally not sound the whistle.

At this time PJ-Brown suddenly lifted up, 45 degrees on the left side, and Arenas was 45 degrees on the left side of the three-point line. At the same time, Dalem's "Po" mentioned the position of the top of the arc, and the two insiders made a high double screen for Arenas in the same direction!

Brown’s first block was very porcelain, completely blocking Parker, and David Robinson was caught between Brown and Dalem’s “Po” and it was impossible to attack Arenas. When bypassing Dalem's "Po", the right side is completely empty, he can choose to stop the jumper. But he didn't, but an acceleration rushed in.

Duncan was completely exposed in front of Arenas. At this time, Stie Jackson on the right bottom corner wanted to abandon Reid to close the door to help defend, but he was a step late because he didn't dare to let go. Reid, Reid has been a very stable and deadly three-pointer for the Celtics in the last month. "Bo" Vitch has ordered Reid to take good care of it.

In the face of the leak, Duncan was quite calm, his defensive pace was not chaotic, and his long arms straightened up, sticking to Arenas all the way to the basket. At this time Arenas' speed and shoulder width played a role. He started to throw away Duncan a little bit, and then held the ball with both hands and shoulders Duncan to force a layup!

"Beep!" The referee's whistle rang and gave Duncan a defensive foul. The referee believed that Duncan had violated Arenas' cylinder. This is the benefit of shoulder width. The cylinder is thicker than the average player.

Duncan's eyes widened with an innocent look, but this didn't change the referee's decision. Arenas made two free throws and evened the score.

‘Bo’ and ‘Bo’ Vicki couldn't sit still all of a sudden, he saw Fox Leon’s trick at a glance, and wanted to foul Duncan in advance! But if Duncan fouled off the court so easily, he would not be Tim Duncan. Duncan can be regarded as one of the best inside players in the league to control fouls.

Sure enough, in the next few rounds, Duncan became more careful on the defensive end. At the same time, he was still unstoppable on the offensive end. The Celtics insisted not to double-double Duncan. With his fiery touch, Duncan scored 6 straight on the head of PJ-Brown. Minute. On the Celtics side, in addition to Arenas' free throw, Antoine Walker also responded with a three-pointer, 5:6, and the two sides were considered to be in contact at the beginning.

"The key to making Duncan's foul is not to gain the upper hand in the confrontation with Duncan, but to dominate the confrontation with Tony Parker. As long as Parker passes, Duncan will be exposed. There will be double screens at the beginning, but Not much. It’s useless if you use too much. You have to rely on your own speed and get rid of. Remember that you only have five minutes. You are a blaster. You must blast Duncan’s point within five minutes, otherwise you will be the first The knot is a failure." Arenas, who held the ball on the court, remembered Leon's words.

Leon gave him five minutes and arranged tactical cooperation for him, demanding full assault on the inside, trying to shorten Duncan's playing time in the first quarter and let him take a foul.

The first double screen was unexpectedly successful, and the next two attempts were unsuccessful. Duncan's defense was not leaking. Although Arenas is good at shooting'shoots', his footsteps are also extremely fast. As Leon said, he only has five minutes. After five minutes, not only does the significance of Duncan's exit drop greatly, his The ankle also needs rest.

Tony Parker, Arenas looked at this defender from France. Leon used him to earn Cole and Anderson from the Spurs. It is widely known, but it turns out that the Spurs' choice is reasonable~www.readwn.com~This is true. He is a defender who looks good. Arenas has been compared with Parker more than once. Some people believe that the Celtics should choose Parker instead of Arenas.

The thought flashed past, and Arenas fully activated. Obviously Parker's defense was not sophisticated enough. He didn't post it in time to feel Arenas's position with his hands. Arenas quickly started and a change of direction, Parker was almost knocked over.

At this time PJ-Brown has already pulled David Robinson away, and Dalem’s “Po” has opened a way for Arenas. Once again, there is only Duncan at the basket. This is a good opportunity for Arenas.

At this time, Arenas was not holding a basketball, but a bag of explosives. He didn't want to put the ball into the basket, but to blow up Duncan with the bag of explosives!

In the air confrontation, Arenas didn't rush for the layup at all, but grabbed the ball with both hands and raised both arms and stretched it, directly touching Duncan's arm-which Siegfried taught him.

"Beep!" The referee's whistle rang again, Arenas looked at the sideline'Bo' Bo'vić exasperatedly yelled, "He's cheating a foul." He knew he had succeeded, he blasted the hardest Spurs. The fortress, at least in the first quarter, Duncan can only spend it on the bench. ;