Basketball Myth: Super Guard

"Slow down, play slower, defend better." The Grizzlies head coach stood on the sidelines and shouted at the Grizzlies players on the court.

"Yes."

"clear."

Several players agreed, but in the middle of the game, they still ran back and forth with the 76ers uncontrollably, and Gasol began to pant after a few rounds.

It can't go on like this, and the Grizzlies head coach called a timeout.

"Coach, what's next?"

"yes."

The players look at the head coach.

The Grizzlies head coach pondered for a while, and said: "Wait a minute, stare at Butler, cut off the connection between him and his teammates, and prevent him from catching the ball easily. On the defensive end, we still have to be more active and return to defense quickly. . As for the offensive end, it's still playing like this."

After some arrangement, the two sides returned to the field.

The Grizzlies began to focus on defending Butler and cut off the connection between Butler and his teammates, because Butler played too well in those few minutes, and the Grizzlies had to do so.

But in this way, Qin Hao couldn't be prevented.

Qin Hao was full of firepower and threw two three-pointers in a row, forcing the Grizzlies to call a timeout again. He was at a loss for a while, what should he do?

Fortunately, most of the first quarter has passed at this time, entering the rotation time, the 76ers began to replace the bench, and the home fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However...the backup Grizzlies also lost.

This is not surprising. The 76ers' bench lineup is so strong. Although the small card is not on the list now, the combination of Mozkov, Speights, Thaddeus Young, Lu Wei, and Sessions is not bad.

By the end of the first quarter, the 76ers had an 11-point lead.

"What's going on? Our lineup is obviously not bad, why are we behind so much?"

"It's still dominated by the opponent and brought into the opponent's rhythm. And today the 76ers have a very high offensive efficiency, I don't believe it, can they always be so accurate?"

The home fans were displeased.

Browning didn't get a chance to play, so he watched from the sidelines and didn't know what to say. Qin Hao and Butler were very strong, and so were the 76ers.

......

Into the second quarter, the Grizzlies still fell behind.

Unknowingly, the score difference has been widened to 15 points. The Grizzlies head coach frowned even more. The main lineup could not beat the 76ers, and the rotation would not work. Except for a little advantage in the interior, it seemed to be completely defeated by the 76ers. suppressed by the team.

It doesn't feel good.

"Substitution."

The Grizzlies head coach replaced Randolph.

No way, since the insider is an advantage, it can only rely on the insider.

When Randolph returned to the court, the Grizzlies did have some changes, but soon the 76ers also made substitutions and sent the main players one after another.

"Humph." The Grizzlies head coach snorted angrily and simply called a timeout. The head made some adjustments and replaced the main lineup. At the same time, he instructed his players to shrink the defensive line on the defensive end, guard the interior space, and maintain the defensive line. stability.

It's a gamble, all-or-nothing.

That gave the 76ers a three-point shot.

I just don't know what happened. The 76ers' three-point shot suddenly became inaccurate. Qin Hao missed a shot, and Kawhi and Iguodala didn't score either.

Instead, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity and narrowed the lead to 9 points.

Coach Luke frowned slightly. This is the drawback of this lineup. Cox mentioned before that once the three-pointer from the outside is inaccurate, the offense will be in trouble.

boom!

With a muffled sound, Qin Hao missed another three-point shot.

Gasol Jr. won the rebound and passed it to Conley. Conley pushed forward to the frontcourt without delay, asked for a pick-and-roll, and then scored the ball to Guy. Guy broke through after getting the ball, and passed it back to Conley. Taking the ball is a three-point shot, and with a "swoosh" sound, the ball is scored.

This time the difference became 6 points, and the Grizzlies played a shock wave of 9:0.

"Coach, do you want to call a timeout?" Assistant Coach Cox asked quickly. He always felt that this lineup was too aggressive, so there was something wrong.

"Wait." Coach Luke waved his hand.

......

on the field.

Qin Hao looked at Butler, and the two exchanged glances.

When he came to the frontcourt, Qin Hao used the pick-and-roll to break through, and then distributed the ball to Butler. After Butler got the ball, he made a shot fake, then accelerated to break through, hugged the ball and went straight to the inside. Randolph stood under the basket, staring coldly at Butler.

boom!

The next moment, the two collided.

Randolph's heart trembled, and he couldn't help being surprised that he was knocked away.

In this collision, Randolph was knocked away and Butler lost his balance in the air, but he still forced the ball into it.

"Nice job." Qin Hao ran over and gave Butler a high five.

"Hey." Butler smiled, compared to shooting three-pointers, this is actually what he is good at.

Dozens of seconds later, the Grizzlies attacked, and Xiaoka grabbed the rebound and passed it to Qin Hao. Qin Hao quickly pushed back and passed the ball to Butler after reaching the frontcourt.

At this time, apart from Randolph and Gasol, the other three Grizzlies had already completed their defense, but Butler did not hesitate after receiving the ball and went straight to the inside.

No Randolph, no small Gasol, but he is not afraid.

I saw Butler rushed inside and jumped up against Guy. The two confronted in the air. Guy originally raised it to block, but the collision forced him to be unable to block, and Butler twisted his body in the air. , or throw the ball out.

Swish!

Still in.

"Gan!"

"Jimmy is awesome!"

On the bench of the 76ers, several players applauded.

However, the cheers made the Grizzlies fans in the audience a little confused and a little incomprehensible. Which language is this speaking? Is it Chinese with a difficulty level that is close to the top of the pyramid?

Sure enough, extraordinary.

Seeing Butler scoring two in a row, Coach Luke nodded secretly and relaxed.

He didn't call a timeout just now, he just believed in the players.

The players didn’t let him down either. Since the outside three-pointer doesn’t feel good, hitting the basket is the best option, which is exactly what Butler is good at.

For a period of time after that, the 76ers attacked the basket, and the effect was good, especially when they counterattacked. Because the Grizzlies wanted to play their inside advantage, the offense would definitely give the ball to Pau Gasol or Randolph. , to the inside players to participate.

When the offense ended, Gasol and Randolph were mostly inside. The 76ers counterattacked too fast. They had to retreat, and it was too difficult to keep up with the 76ers' counterattack.

This also led to the fact that when the 76ers launched a counterattack, Butler, Qin Hao, etc. could go straight to the basket, because there was no center like Gasol to guard, the success rate of the attack was very high.

Before we knew it, the situation turned to the side of the 76ers.

"Haha." Coach Luke simply sat back on the bench and smiled, "Although this lineup has higher requirements for three-pointers from the outside, it's not just about three-pointers. We have Qin, Butler, and Lun. Nader, Andre Iguodala, they can hit the rim."

This is where the 76ers, an alternative "big one and four small" teams, is different.

Sometimes being different is not necessarily a bad thing.

[Author's digression]: Three shifts are delivered!