Chapter Twenty-Three: The Utah Twins

Rockets vs. Jazz, 4th quarter. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Jazz didn't have the right momentum at the end of the third quarter, so they started the fourth quarter with an all-out lineup. The two core ---- Delong is defended by Alstom, and Boozer is defended by Zhang Chu.

The Jazz's offensive tactic is to block and dismantle, with Boozer covering Delon and forcing the Rockets to switch defenses and form a misalignment, which can always find comfortable opportunities for Boozer...... After all, the Jazz team has the best blocking and demolition tactics in the NBA league, so many superstars can't crack it, Zhang Chu, as a rookie, also feels a little powerless at the moment.

Although his mind ball control skills are very rebellious, there is a limitation when the system is set---- that is, it only has an effect on his own defenders, and it has no effect on others on the court, otherwise, he plans to stand under the basket and not leave, you have a ball, I will interfere with you, then it will be invincible.

And now, Delon is on the outside, and Boozer has to cover Delon every time, resulting in Delon getting open opportunities. Then, Zhang Chu, who was originally targeting Boozer, had to change his defense to Delong......

As soon as you switch to DeLong, the latter will immediately distribute the ball to Boozer...... This is the essence of the pick-and-roll strategy---- the starting point of the attack is the playmaking guard Delon, but the end point of the attack is the big forward Boozer.

Having said so much, it can be summed up in one sentence, that is, although Zhang Chu has no problem defending the opponent's power forward, the opponent can always rely on blocking and dismantling, so that Zhang Chu can dislocate to defend Delong, and Delong will pass the ball to Boozer...... Since Boozer was not defending at this time, his mind could no longer interfere with Boozer's shooting......

In the fourth quarter, four minutes later, the Jazz pulled the margin to more than 10 points.

Yao Ming played almost the whole game in this game, he really couldn't run at this time, Van Gundy called a timeout, he also saw that Yao Ming and Maddie's physical strength was about to run out, even if they lost the game, they had to let them come down to rest.

After a pause, watching his players sit on the bench and sweat rain, Van Gundy walked by, scratching his bare head, a little at a loss.

"Coach, I'll defend Delong!" Zhang Chu wiped his sweat with a towel, and his words were amazing, and the big brother Terry next to him was translating for him.

"What, you're going to defend the opposing organization's defender?" Van Gundy opened his mouth in surprise, not only Van Gundy, but all the Rockets players were very surprised, not to mention that you can defend against the opponent's small guard if you play a big forward, just say that you are a rookie rookie, and you dare to dictate the coach's tactics in the first game...... This, well, is crazy.

It's not arrogant, and before the crossing, the Jazz eliminated the Rockets in the playoffs for two consecutive years. Chinese netizens have come up with ideas to help the Rockets think of how to break Jazz's block, Zhang Chu has also watched on the Internet, combined with his current skills, he had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and this idea suddenly popped up.

However, fortunately, the atmosphere within the Rockets is still relaxed, and no one reprimands Zhang Chu for his arrogance and ignorance. You see, Yao Ming, the two core ---- of the team, is a good man, and Maddie doesn't like to talk or express himself. The others Uncle Mu and Second Uncle Huo are also good people, and Battier is even more famous as a good man......

Therefore, Zhang Chu proposed that he was going to defend Delong, but no one spoke out against it. Van Gundy is really out of tricks, otherwise, he wouldn't always be able to pass the Jazz level.

"Okay, try it first, wait for Mutombo you to play center, let Yao Ming rest, Hayes, you play power forward, Battier small forward, Hyde scoring guard, Maddie also rested, Zhang Chu, you play organizational guard, go to defend Delong......" Van Gundy was sick and rushed to the hospital, ready to be a dead horse doctor.

Section 4!

Hey, look, Zhang Chu went to defend Delong......

The fans at the scene were a little surprised, what kind of strange formation did Van Gundy arrange, using his own big forward to defend the opponent's organizational guard, which is unheard of.

Delong dribbled the ball, looking at Zhang Chu who was defending him in front of him, he was also a little puzzled: "Hey, rookie, are you standing in the wrong position......

Barkley, the commentator of ESPN at the scene, even shouted at Zhang Chu: "Hey, boy, you should be standing on the inside!" "However, his eyes swept to the inside line of the Rockets, and the positions of center Mutombo and power forward Hayes were full.......

"This ...... I don't know why Van Gundy's head got into the water again, and he made such a stupid move......" Barkley muttered.

No matter what others say or shout, Zhang Chu can't understand, at this moment, he is engrossed in adjusting his competitive state to the best, the opposite one is a famous point guard in the NBA in the future, and Paul is on the same level, so he is not allowed to be distracted.

The discipline of the Jazz team is very strong, since the coach has arranged the blocking and dismantling tactics, the players on the court must resolutely implement them, and will not play indiscriminately because of the Rockets' change of formation, which is a bit similar to the Spurs, that is, the head coach's prestige in the team is particularly high, and the execution of the players is particularly strong. No, power forward Boozer ran out from the inside to cover DeLong on the outside, and Hayes, who was originally defending Boozer, followed him closely.

Boozer used his strong body to block Zhang Chu, and Delon took the opportunity to kill inside.

"Change the guard!" Zhang Chu shouted. Of course, without him saying it, Hayes had already dropped Boozer and pounced on Delon.

Because of his small size, Hayes is very fast, and he can easily catch up with Delon, and although Delong has great strength, Hayes has more strength in the lower game, and his height is taller than Delong, so he does not suffer in an all-round way.

Although Delon hit near the rim, he didn't get a shot, and he didn't panic and calmly passed the ball back to Boozer near the free throw line...... The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics have always been like this just now.

But, this time, it's different.

In the past, Alston stared at Delon, and after the dislocation, Alston went to defend Boozer, Boozer was comprehensively superior in strength and height, whether it was shooting or back-to-back, Alston couldn't stop Boozer, so the Jazz team just scored consecutive goals.

Now that Alstom has been replaced by Zhang Chu, what is the effect?

In terms of height, Zhang Chu is much taller than Alstom, and he does not suffer much more than Boozer.

In terms of strength, Zhang Chu's strength of 80 points is half a catty to eight taels with Boozer.

In terms of speed, Zhang Chu did not suffer a loss.

In terms of arm span, Zhang Chu still has an advantage.

Boozer chose to shoot at the free throw line, but Zhang Chu didn't jump up to block it, but just covered Boozer's eyes with a pair of big hands, and he smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth...... This kind of defense, he's good at it.

Sure enough, Boozer's shooting was interfered with by Zhang Chu's mind to control the ball, and the basketball deviated slightly from the route, and the timing of the shot was a millimeter, and the basketball was missed by a thousand miles when it fell...... Boozer struck a steady sub-iron.

Although Uncle Mu under the basket is old, his height is still there, and he easily won the defensive rebound.

"Good shot! Good defense! Van Gundy clapped his hands vigorously. Originally, he put Zhang Chu in the position of point guard, and his heart was also hanging, but he didn't expect the first defense to have an effect, and most of his heart was put down.

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When the Rockets attacked, Zhang Chu did not carry the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, after all, he was facing the top point guards in the league in the future, and he was not too confident about his current dribbling skills, so he should leave it to Hyde to do this thing when he dribbled to the frontcourt.

Although Hyde is not good, his dribbling skills are still very solid.

"Hi~Head~comeon......" Zhang Chu stood a step away from the three-point line, leaned on Delong with his body, and began to beckon Hyde for the ball.

Hyde almost spat out old blood, which country's English is this? Don't stop, fortunately, although Zhang Chu's English is very lame, but he still understands what he means to ask for the ball.

"Hyde, give the ball to Zhang Chu!" Van Gundy, who was on the sidelines, saw that Hyde hesitated and commanded loudly.

At present, the Rockets have five people on the court: Uncle Mu and Hayes don't need to expect them to attack, Battier can only defend and three-point shots, and has no active offensive ability, and Hyde can only pass to Zhang Chu if he wants to pass.

Otherwise, can you still count on Hyde to go singles? He's not Maddie.