Chapter 22 Key Adjustments, Chess Moves High
In the third quarter, both sides played ugly, and there was no freehand offense in the first half. The score is also like crawling forward in the mire.
Although the Wizards still have a three-point lead, it is not a lead at all. It's time to test the coach's on-the-spot adjustments.
What Old Doug meant was to continue to increase the defensive intensity. Bringing on Leitner, playing positional battles, compressing the space on the court, and relying on Jordan and Stackhouse's superior attacking ability, should be able to win the opponent steadily.
Jordan echoed this tactical line of thought. In the past, this matter would have been settled, but now that everyone is looking at Hu Qingniu, he has not yet expressed his opinion.
"No, Doug, Michael, we can't put all hope in one basket. Admittedly, this strategy is likely to win the game, but there is still a chance, it could be 60% or even 70%. However, there is still no guarantee of a high probability of winning. ”
Doug waved his hand helplessly: "Okay, okay, I see." And what about your opinion, Mr. Tactical Genius. “
Hu Qingniu snorted and laughed proudly: "Hehe, my plan is to change the guard." Michael, do you remember in '91, when you personally defended Magic, but you were kicked in the ass by a magician? ”
"Okay, Mr. Hu. Can you not give me an example next time, of course I remember, then we switched defenses and let the taller Pippen defend Magic, and Magic was dumbfounded, and then we won easily against the Lakers. Wait, you're saying let me defend Kidd, right, my size should be easy to defend Kidd. “
"Bang Bang!" Hu Qingniu clapped his hands excitedly, this is the excitement of meeting a confidant.
"Yes, that's what I'm going to say. Replace someone taller than Kidd to freeze the Nets' metronome, and the choice can only be Michael. And then the second point is to play fast, we have to be faster. Replaced Bobby Simmons to play PF, Kwame went down, and Jeffries went up center. “
Hu Qingniu looked around at everyone with a stunned expression, nodded with satisfaction, and continued, "The Nets will definitely not replace their big center, Jason Collins. Our small lineup is guaranteed to be effective on the offensive end, and the defensive end is just a no-brainer for Kidd, and they don't have any other effective way to attack. “
"It's going to last about six minutes, and by the time the Nets react, we should have a good enough lead. At this time, the physical exertion of the players is too large, so they can change to the regular lineup, play a quagmire-style positional battle, and delay the time without attacking for 14 seconds, and the Nets will have to surrender after not holding on for long. Hu Qingniu continued.
Everyone listened, but what could be done, of course, they chose to believe him.
The fourth quarter finally began after the referee's whistle.
Kidd looked suspiciously at Michael Jordan, who was standing in front of him with a sinister face, a look that was like an eagle that had spotted a chick.
Kidd couldn't help but shrink his neck, what's the matter, I'm a point guard, we're not in place, where's the lovely Larry Hughes.
Kidd pushed up the front and immediately received the highest courtesy a guard on the defensive end since the '90s — a pressing defense by Michael Jordan, who defended nine times. What is an oppressive defense is not to take the ball, not to lose position, to force you to take a line away from the basket. That's what Jordan and Pippen are good at.
A good defense is a good defense that doesn't lose position, and the opposition is shrouded in a mental tension throughout the court, making it harder with every dribble and pass. Rather than an Iverson-style gambling defense, which has good steal stats, it will only be easily attacked by the opponent on a regular basis.
Kidd squeezed Jordan as hard as he could, but Jordan didn't move, as if nothing had happened. Kidd's defensive treatment in this game is a step-by-step increase, but this does not mean that Kidd can finally adapt to such a completely suppressed defense, and he used to bully other point guards with his 6-foot-4" body.
Although other players rushed over to respond, the offensive rhythm of the Nets had been disrupted, and in the end they could only force their shots, and the result was, of course, that the players frequently hit the iron.
"Bell, bell!"
And every time the Nets miss, the Wizards' good opportunity comes.
Five players around two meters, the tallest Jeffries is 2.08 meters but can also shoot suddenly. This is the future basketball predicted by Pat Riley, and it is the future of the Warriors' death.
The Wizards' counterattack is unbelievably fast, and often the Nets' big center Collins has not returned to the halfcourt, and the Wizards have finished their offense.
The fast break with different tricks, the ball flew over the heads of the Nets, but it couldn't be touched, and often the ball flew over the head, and before it was too late to turn around, the Wizards had already scored.
Sure enough, by the time the fourth quarter passed 6 minutes, the Nets had collapsed, and all the main players were exhausted and out of breath, and their physical exertion was serious.
The Nets finally surrendered, five up and five down, and switched to a pure bench.
The score was 99-80 for the Wizards leading the Nets by 19 points.
Seeing that the Nets had given up, Doug waved his hand heroically, also five up and five down, and the game went into garbage time.
The game ended quickly, and at 108:90, the Wizards tore apart the Nets and won two in a row, bringing the win to seven.
Although Kidd, the brains of the Nets, was limited in the final quarter, his overall statistics were good, with 10 points, 20 assists and only 2 turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio was as high as 10:1.
The rest went to Jefferson and Kenya Martin, with 22 points each.
On the Wizards' side, Jordan scored a triple-double of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
In addition, Stackhouse played well, scoring a high score of 26 points. Larry Hughes received verbal praise from Hu Qingniu for his good defense.
Back-to-back victories over last season's Finals teams and the respective leaders of the East and West this season are a testament to the strength of the Wizards. It was enough to make the Wizards fans excited and celebrate.
The unfamiliar Chinese name Hu Qingniu has also entered the attention of American sports circles. The frequent sideline command for two consecutive games has made major media writers speculate whether it was Hu Qingniu who brought such a huge change to the Wizards.
Are those tactics full of offensive aesthetics represented by the 8-figure tactics the handiwork of Hu Qingniu?
Those shocking but surprising sideline arrangements are Hu Qingniu's strategy?
Those terrifying little lineups that set off an offensive frenzy, are they all Hu Qingniu's doings?
Journalists threw these questions at Michael Jordan.
Jordan deserves the name of the big mouth.
He directly stated that there was nothing wrong with him. The team's new assistant coach is in charge of all of the team's existing offensive tactics, and Hu's beautiful tactics will not only bring in box office, but also win the game.
Hu Qingniu modestly said: "It's just that the goddess of victory is lucky to favor us." “