Chapter Ninety-Two: Diversion Offensive
The FedEx Arena resounded with a flurry of exclamations, and even though the Memphis fans knew that it was a violent block staged by their opponents, they couldn't help but shout.
It's hard to imagine that a big man of 7 feet can move so fast and has an unusually keen sense of smell to protect the basket...... While most interior players would almost always give up on defense in that situation, Whiteside was able to quickly complete a turnaround move and bring Courtney to the game. Lee's raid mercilessly strangled!
The basketball that flew out of the box was taken by Ruhr. Deng grabbed it first, and then threw it directly to the front court, and Addison had already shaken off Mike at this time. Conley rode down to the Grizzlies' halfcourt.
A Miami-style defensive counterattack is finally playing out at FedEx Arena! The Chinese point guard went straight to the basket like yellow lightning, and a one-handed dunk made the court once again burst into crazy boos!
Mark. Gasol saw the opponent's counterattack, he didn't defend at all, and with his speed, even if he chased back with all his strength, it was impossible to catch up with Addison. The Grizzlies center looked at Whiteside a few more times, and seemed to have a vague impression of the nameless man who was defending him.
He remembers signing a center forward who had returned from an overseas league a few months ago, but due to the mistrust of the coaching staff, the center had barely played except in the summer league and was rarely included in the squad. Within two months, the center was cut off. Gasol had only seen each other occasionally on the training ground, so he wasn't impressed.
It seems like...... The poor guy who was laid off is now defending himself on the field and giving it back to Courtney. Lee's big hat for the Heat center!
Creation makes people...... The people who were cut by my team before are now being used as killer tools by opponents to defend me...... That's interesting......
Mark. Gasol didn't know whether he was feeling interested or disappreciative at the moment, and he re-drilled inside to get Whiteside stuck behind him. However, the opponent behind him responded with no weakness, and he turned around and stuck Gasol behind him, not giving the Grizzlies center a chance to easily fall into the low post.
Take Mike. Conley's keen observation ability, he can see that the defensive level of the opponent's new center is not comparable to Bosh, and the simple tactics of hanging the ball to the interior may not be efficient. Conley gestured to Zach. Randolph brought up the pick-and-roll and moved to the right with the ball himself.
Bosh switched to Mike for the first time. Conley, who weighed nearly 120 kilograms, left Randolph to Addison. No matter how much the Chinese point guard strength surpasses ordinary people, it is impossible to withstand the collision of this big fat man, and he can't prevent this kind of interior line that can attack with the ball, has a huge tonnage, and likes to sit with his back to play.
Sure enough, Zach. Randolph turned his back and stuck Addison directly behind him with his huge ass, and no matter how hard the Chinese rookie tried, he couldn't get back into position. Conley dribbled the ball to the right and opened up space before passing it back to Randolph, and the big fat man squeezed back, and the skinny Addison was almost pushed to the ground. Randolph took this opportunity to rely on Addison to turn directly to the basket, even saving the breakthrough, and easily scored a high jumper.
Addison was so squeezed that he couldn't even make defensive moves, and Randolph's strength and thick fat muscles were too constrained for him, and if he played like this all the time, he would sooner or later be blown up by the Grizzlies' pick-and-roll tactics.
Take the Ruhr. On Deng's serve, Addison gestured to the British, and then pointed to Randolph, who ran back to his own half, and motioned for Deng to switch positions with himself on the defensive end.
Ruhr. Deng hesitated, turned his head and saw Spoelstra bowing to him, and agreed to Addison's request for a change. He can also see that Addison doesn't have much to do in the face of Randolph's obvious physical advantage and comprehensive skills. Ruhr. Deng Hao weighs more than 100 kilograms, is 6 feet 9 inches tall, and his long hands and feet can also limit Randolph's work in high positions, and can also interfere with the cooperation between the other party and Gasol.
And Grizzlies small forward Courtney. Standing at just 196 centimeters tall and weighing just over 90 kilograms, Lee's speedy Addison is able to cause a lot of disruption to the 3-and-D player.
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After Addison dribbled past half court, he also looked for opportunities through the pick-and-roll, he dribbled to the left side, and soon met Tony who came to the defense. Alan.
The Grizzlies' defensive pick-and-roll strategy is somewhat similar to that of the Hawks, using defensive wing players to block the opposing ball-handler to cover up the shortcomings of the interior player's poor movement speed. Tony. Aaron and Courtney. Lee is a good defensive striker, but Addison has his own solution to this defensive strategy.
Right here at Tony. When Allen moved his feet closer to him, Addison quickly handed the ball to Wade, and at the same time held his hands in front of his waist to make a cover for the team's spirit, blocking Allen who wanted to chase after him.
Wade, who was holding the ball, touched Mike in one step inside the three-point line. Conley, that's a lot simpler, Conley's defense is really good, but it's hard to say when it comes to Wade, who has a clear advantage in tonnage and reach. The 'Flash' singled Conley with his back, which made the Grizzlies point guard, who weighed only about 80 kilograms, very uncomfortable, and Wade made his prediction wrong with a shoulder shake and moved an extra step. 'The Flash' immediately rolled over to the other side and made a jumper, and the sideways Randolph pounced to block it, but Wade saw the opportunity to pass the ball to Bosh.
Bosh, who pulled to the left high post, shot again and faced Mark. Gasol is guarding the inside line, and it is a good idea to set the fire point at a medium distance. Bosh himself has the firepower to cover the entire three-point line, and Randolph's speed can't keep up with him, so the 'Dragon King' has become the Heat's best player on the offensive end of the game.
Dave. Joggle saw the opponent's offensive intentions, but he couldn't come up with effective countermeasures for a while. If he wants to win this game, he will have to rely on the black and white duo to smash the Miami penalty area. Coopers and Jon. Loyle's ability is too far behind the two starters, and once he makes a mistake, the Heat's counter-attacking tactics will explode like a meteor.
Although Jogel doesn't look down on the Heat's interior line, he is very jealous of this team's achievements in counterattacking.
Switching offense and defense, Conley came to the Heat's halfcourt, only to find that it was no longer Addison waiting for him at the top of the arc, but Ruhr, who was tall and long-armed. Deng. He involuntarily raised an eyebrow and glanced at the flank defender Courtney. Lee's Addison had a gleam of admiration and wariness in his eyes.
The response is so fast...... Originally, he wanted to use the blocking and pick-and-roll offense with Randolph to make the rookie point guard suffer more, but he didn't expect the opponent to see the clue in one round and directly switch positions on the defensive end......
However, Conley did not plan to change his tactics, and still called Randolph to cover, only this time he did not pass, but directly switched positions to attack Chris. Bosh. The 6-foot-11-inch Bosh has a very good ability to move and is quite suitable for blocking and pick-and-rolling, but Conley relied on his excellent physical fitness and solid skills to turn around Bosh with a pull ball and accelerate straight to the basket.
In order to avoid Bosh's pursuit, Conley opted for a backhand layup behind a pull-up. But just as his fingers picked out the basketball, a tall black shadow pounced from the other side, and his rough palm stopped the rising ball and pinned it to the rebound!
"Bang !!" The low muffled sound chilled Conley's heart, and the basketball had already hit the rebound and bounced far away, and was drilled into the three-point line by Addison, and picked it off before everyone else.
Don't even think about what will happen after that, the Miamins will not waste a single opportunity to counter-attack the fast attack! Addison's long pass swept across the half and went straight to the Ruhr. Deng's hands. The British deceived Tony with a fake rumor. Allen's attention, Wade followed up with a layup to score two points.
Jogger, who had been calm, finally couldn't help it anymore and asked the referee for a timeout. The Heat's counterattack began to be a success, which was the last thing Joggle wanted to see.
"Well done, Hassan, your performance has dazzled me!" Spoelstra was radiant enough to praise Whiteside, and in the minutes since Whiteside came on the floor, the Grizzlies' success rate under the basket has plummeted, which is obvious to all.
Even Wade, who is accustomed to seeing all kinds of interior lines, is looking at this center who has been cut in a row before with surprise, and he has rarely seen such a high motivation for supplementing defense and such a keen sense of blocking in the league, especially in recent years.
Could it be that the management really got a treasure out of the free agent market?
Thinking like this, Wade couldn't help but be happy in his heart. How many years has it been since O'Neal left? Even during the Big Three, the Miamins' penalty area was their biggest weakness, and last season's Finals saw their inside line be dominated by the 38-year-old Tim. Duncan teamed up with 32-year-old Boris. Dio exploded. The tightness of the inner line has become an eternal pain in Wade's heart, even if he attacks heartily, there are still some worries in his heart.
If the big man parachuted into the team can really be a good interior defender...... Wade even felt a little proud when he thought about it, maybe they could really chase the top honor for the team again......
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However, the atmosphere on the Grizzlies' side is not so happy. Joggle reprimanded his players harshly, and Whiteside was embarrassed by his bravery on the defensive end.
"Does that guy have a basketball sucker? Don't tell me your shots all flew to that guy for no apparent reason! Jogger's roar made the Grizzlies players dare not speak out, "He hasn't even played a few official regular season games!" Are you afraid of him?! ”
"Sir, I think we should probably pay more attention to that ...... Whiteside. "Mike. Conley frowned slightly, and as the team's on-field commander, many times his statements were more convincing than Gasol's, "His quality is not as simple as we thought it would be, especially on the defensive end. ”
Dave. Jogger looked at Conley, and the anger in his heart gradually calmed down, and he could basically listen to the advice of this proud protégé.
"Okay, let's move the offensive focus away from the inside, Mike, and it's up to you to decide how to distribute it on the court." The head coach took the tactics board and drew a few strokes, then looked at Conley, "Strengthen your offensive firepower on the outside, and let those Miamins see that we can't win with Mark and Zach alone!" ”
Mike. Conley nodded calmly: "Don't worry, sir, I'll prove it to them." ”