Chapter 267: The Most Appropriate Defensive Strategy

On the commentary bench, the two commentators saw that after the game entered overtime, their bodies leaned back in unison and relaxed, and Maxi glanced at Curtis next to him, "Russell, which team do you think has a better chance of winning in overtime?" ”

Curtis shook his head, "I can't see it, in fact, I'm more optimistic about the 76ers, the Wizards' recent form is not good, and tonight's starting time is basically close to 40 minutes, there may be physical problems in overtime, but ......"

Maxey followed Curtis's words and asked, "But what?" ”

"Li Kaiming's fast-break dunk after that steal made me a little undecided, he didn't seem to have any physical problems at all, in overtime, this kind of real knife and hard power and key ball time period, Li Kaiming is undoubtedly the best guy on the court!" Curtis spoke his mind.

This statement was also agreed by Maxey, "I don't think there is any need to repeat Li Kaiming's key ball ability, the question now is, how will the Wizards arrange their defense in overtime, after they took Rashad Lewis, the size of the whole team is larger than the opposite side, but in terms of speed can not keep up with the 76ers at all, Iguodala alone scored 15 points in the second half in the face of Lewis's defense, if the overtime is still so defensive, there is a big problem!" ”

Maxey paused and continued, "Of course, the 76ers also have problems that need to be solved urgently, the Wizards are certainly not good defensively, but the 76ers have obvious shortcomings in attacking at critical moments, if the tactics fail, who should they give the ball to?" Iguodala or John Wall, or even Ju Holiday ? This is a problem that Doug Collins needs to solve, and if he can't find a solution during the intermission, he will probably die under the Wizards' powerful firepower. ”

The commentator on the scene still understands the ball very well, and he can see at a glance the Achilles pupils of both sides, the defense of the Wizards and the offense of the 76ers, which team can hide its weaknesses and attack the weaknesses of the opposite side, then the victory will fall into whose hands.

Next to the Wizards' bench, Sanders was writing and drawing on the tactical board, while talking to the players about the next precautions, as for making adjustments to the lineup, Sanders didn't even think about it, the Wizards' bench is so bad in the league, what is there to change? Is it possible to replace Lewis, who performed well in the second half, and then take Alssoton, who grabbed a backcourt rebound in the first half?

This will not work from a tactical point of view or from a human point of view.

Besides, the Wizards' defensive rot is doomed from the root cause of the team's lineup, and if it can be solved during the two-minute intermission, then Sanders would have been the best head coach in the NbA.

On the 76ers' side, Collins also has no way to make adjustments to the lineup, although they have more options for players on the court, but the current starters are already the strongest scoring lineup that the 76ers can come up with.

During the intermission, the head coaches of the two teams invariably put their minds on the defensive strategy of overtime, although the defense of the whole team on the Wizards' side was rotten, but the outside projection of the opposite 76ers was not good, so Sanders ordered to directly defend the interior line and shoot three points to the opposite side!

On the opposite side, Doug Collins told his players that he must not give the Wizards a vacancy on the outside, especially Li Kaiming, and he must not let him shoot three points!

After a short intermission, the two sides were reminded by the referees and staff on the spot, and the two sides once again took their starting lineups to start the final battle for the victory of the game.

The two sides came to the center circle to jump the ball, the Tony brothers threw it with one hand, and the centers of both sides jumped almost at the same time, and in the end, it was the 76ers' center Hawes who was superior, and with a height of 216, he defeated Blatch by a narrow margin and helped the 76 team win the first attack in overtime.

John Wall took the basketball from Iguodala's hand, then dribbled to the frontcourt, shooting threes was always the last option in the 76ers' strategy, and the others began to cover each other's runs, Wall broke through to the free throw line with the help of Hawes's cover at the top of the arc, and then passed the ball to Iguodala on the right perimeter in the face of the help defense.

Lewis immediately returned to position after the help of the defense, but his lateral movement was really unbearable, Iguodala got the ball and passed Lewis in one step, and then broke through to the vicinity of the penalty area and passed to Captain Brand, who missed because of Li Kaiming's assistance.

Brand received the ball and shot directly from the middle distance, and the ball hit the board!

106 to 108!

The Wizards served, Hinrich dribbled to the frontcourt, Li Kaiming and Blatch set up a double cover at the top of the arc, Hinrich broke through directly to the inside line with the help of a solid cover like a mountain, John Wall in the back chased frantically, Iguodala also helped to defend it, Hinrich faked a layup, but actually passed the ball to Lewis who was empty in the bottom corner, who shot directly after receiving the ball, and the three points were also colored!

109 to 108!

76ers head coach Doug Collins on the sidelines gritted his teeth in anger, the Wizards are too difficult to defend with three points!

The 76ers served and attacked from the baseline, and after Wall arrived in the frontcourt, with the help of Iguodala's cover, he broke through the attraction package to Lewis, and then passed the ball to Zhu Holiday on the outside, who hesitated to receive the ball, and then missed the three-point shot, and the rebound was accepted by Lewis and handed to Hinrich.

The 76ers still defended quickly, not giving the Wizards any chance to push back and counterattack, and the game fell into a positional battle again.

Brand has already begun to prevent Li Kaiming from receiving the ball after overtime, and it seems that Collins specifically instructed him during the break to try not to let Li Kaiming catch the ball.

Since you don't let me play with the ball, then I'll take out my off-ball skills, Li Kaiming first moved towards Hinrich, making Brand think that he was going to go over to catch the ball, and then suddenly a reverse run, directly shook off Brand and stepped into the three-point line!

The entire defensive formation of the 76ers subconsciously contracted, and Hinrich was quick to move, and a high throw gave the ball from the top of the defender's head to the hands of Li Kaiming, who went straight inside.

The advantage of high passing is that it is not easy to be stealed, but the disadvantage is that the passing speed is slow, and it is easy to lose opportunities, when Li Kaiming gets the ball, 76ers' center Hawes, small forward Iguodala and Zhu Holiday who defends Nick Young in the bottom corner on the other side, all turned their heads to look at his position, as long as Li Kaiming has the intention of breaking through the penalty area, these three people will appear in the penalty area at the same time to protect their baskets!

And this is also the method that Collins came up with during the intermission, you can't over-assist, but you can't let Li Kaiming explode under the basket, so only this tactic of a little bit of 2-3 defense feeling in it is useful, but the biggest disadvantage of this tactic is that it can't prevent mid-range, especially the mid-range shot at the free throw line.

However, with Collins' understanding of Li Kaiming, in addition to throwing three points in various fancies, the rest is to do it under the basket, and the more critical the moment, the more he relies on these two ways of shooting, so Collins has the ability to boldly come up with this defensive strategy with obvious advantages and disadvantages.

There is no best tactic, only the most suitable tactic!

Collins clasped his hands to his chest, wrapped around his chest, and was full of confidence ready to see Li Kaiming's attack be guarded down.

However, the next moment, the smile on Collins's face froze!

Li Kaiming did not kill the basket brainlessly after receiving the ball, but first observed the situation and found that although the three people on the opposite side had a tendency to come over to help defend, but in this position where he received the ball, no one took the initiative to come forward to defend, if you want to find a vacancy on the court at this time, the position he is standing on is the largest vacancy!

After discovering this, Li Kaiming jumped out without hesitation!

The three 76ers players standing on the bottom line were directly dumbfounded!

Didn't the coach say that Li Kaiming would not shoot in this position? So what is it?

Undefended, with Li Kaiming's mid-range shooting attributes, this kind of ball is basically one into one, two into a double, 2 points to win steadily, 111 to 108!

On the commentary bench, Maxi saw Li Kaiming shoot from a mid-distance distance after receiving the ball, and his face was a little surprised, "I thought that this guy Li was going to rush in and dunk Hawes, I was ready to narrate in my heart!" ”

"Pull it down! I think you want to see Li Kaiming eat hats! Curtis rolled his eyes.

With less than three minutes left before the end of the game, the 76ers served to the frontcourt, and when they fell behind, they needed stars to step up, and Iguodala, the only All-Star player on the current 76ers team, took the initiative to step up and take the ball to Lewis.

However, Lewis is very experienced as a veteran who has played for more than a decade, so when he defended Iguodala, he directly let the latter step and then covered the latter with his long arms.

Iguodala dribbled inside, and the distance left by Lewis played a role, and Iguodala couldn't get past Lewis with the ball, and finally had no choice but to shoot a turnaround jumper at the waist position!

Blatch picked up the rebound, Hinrich dribbled to the frontcourt, Li Kaiming and Lewis stepped forward to cover, Hinrich dribbled past the defender on the line, and gave the ball to Lewis who bounced outside, because of the latter's stable play in the second half, the 76ers had to let Iguodala go over to chase the defense, and Li Kaiming took the opportunity to the right waist position, Hinrich gave the ball directly to him, and ran towards the top of the arc at the same time!

On the commentary bench, Maxey, who saw this scene, was a little excited, "The Wizards used a two-man cover tactic to clear the vacant seat for Li Kaiming and create a one-on-one opportunity for him!" Will the 76ers choose a bag clip? ”

The closest assistant defender to Li Kaiming is Iguodala, but Iguodala's defender is Lewis, and he doesn't dare to let it go at all!

Doug Collins on the sidelines signaled to Iguodala not to act rashly, so the task of defending Li Kaiming fell to Brand's shoulders.

Seeing that there was no one to share the pressure with him, Brand had to take a deep breath, spread his arms, and stood half a step away from Li Kaiming, and then stared intently at the latter's movements.

Seeing that the 76ers had no way to wrap themselves up, Li Kaiming knew that it was time for him to perform!

His current position is 45 degrees, one step inside the three-point line, Li Kaiming first shook Brand with a shooting feint, but the latter didn't seem to react much, so Li Kaiming received the ball and broke through directly, taking a big step towards Brand's side.

Brand mobilized his muscles and immediately made a sliding step, while stretching out his arm to interfere in front of Li Kaiming.

If it was Li Kaiming before, I'm afraid he would choose to kill directly inside at this time, but now he will make an easier choice, after taking a step, Li Kaiming did not continue to break through, but directly put the ball together with both hands, and then threw a stop-and-go jump shot!

Brand reacted that it was too late, so he could only symbolically jump and cover Li Kaiming's eyes with his hand.

Li Kaiming adjusted the trajectory in the air and gently flicked his wrist to hit!

113 to 108!