allendalepharm Chapter 472 One vs. Two
Chapter 472 One vs. Two
Anderson Varejao is the first of the Cavaliers' three major holes.
Although he has a good basketball IQ, coupled with his younger and more impactful physical condition, he may have performed better than the Cavaliers' bench veterans during intra-team games.
At the same time, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. From Varejao, there is no fear of Lin Dong, Sakuragi Hanamichi and others. Even if he loses the ball, he dares to call "Fake". These two points are probably Mike Brown. The main reason for putting him in the starting position.
The problem is, training and actual combat are different.
The relaxed atmosphere of the intra-team competition and the opportunities that will inevitably be given when considering new players are the main reasons why his performance is better than that of other substitutes.
The fear of Lin Dong and Sakuragi Hanamichi by the other Cavaliers substitutes is indeed a big problem to a certain extent, making them afraid to play. But from another perspective, fear proves that they at least know the opponent's intentions. Awesome, they may not dare to choose to play against these two people, which will become a blank for the team at some point, but the problem is that a blank is better than a loophole...
The characteristics of the SuperSonics rotation defense are enough to turn an open position like Varejao into a real loophole at any time, and he can fill it at any time.
And for those like Varejao who are not fearful enough, vigilant enough, and dare to fight, the results will obviously be worse when facing Lin Dong and Sakuragi.
As long as this loophole exists on the court, the Sonics can calmly complete five-on-four. Kidd must not give the ball to Varejao. If he really does give it to Varejao, he will let Varejao face God's one-on-one. It will only be worse than four versus five, and the second result will not occur.
At the same time, the Cavaliers' second loophole was also implicated.
When Lin Dong retreated, he glanced at Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown with a smile. Mike Brown's brows were completely furrowed at this time.
As a newcomer, two key goals were thrown into his hands as soon as he came on the field. This was a huge blow to the newcomer. Varejao could not adjust. Keeping him on the court can only continue to destroy him and knight.
Someone has to be replaced.
He glanced around the bench. The Cavaliers were now in trouble on the offensive end. The Big Four were defeated by the SuperSonics' Big Three... Not to mention that Payton was not a super giant. He could still be considered half of it anyway. Lin The East must count one and a half. The Big Three plus two defensive giants block the Cavaliers' Big Four. This defense is so scary that even Mike Brown's scalp goes numb.
The Cavaliers' offensive end must be solved first, but who should be replaced?
Although Wilkes has a positive attitude on the defensive end, he averaged 1.1 points per game last season, 14.3% three-point shooting, and 0.5 assists... This is obviously not the rotation role the Cavaliers need now.
Newbell? He averaged 1.3 points per game, shot 23.1% from 3-point range, and only had 0.3 assists... His offensive ability was even worse.
Hamilton? Oh, God, forgive the damn name. He is not a masked man. Although he has the same surname as that guy, the guy named Richard is very good at playing, but the guy named Giden Hamilton averages 1 rebound and 0 assists per game. His striker is a scumbag, and letting him play will only provide the opponent with infinite emotional value!
Damon Jones? Just transferred from the Heat this season, a shooting guard worth 3 million annual salary.
This guy was traded so that he could serve as a substitute for Wade. His personal scoring ability is not bad. He averaged 11 points per game with the Heat last season. He can be regarded as a card that can top the offensive end.
But the problem is that this guy's performance in the team game is that his passing ability is very poor, and he is not compatible with the team. Moreover, his attack method is more focused on attacking the inside. Last season, his three-point shooting rate was only 23.5%.
Attack the paint... Does the SuperSonics' current defense seem to be afraid of you attacking the paint? What the Cavaliers want is for someone to come up and help the Big Four create some space and destroy the SuperSonics' five-and-four defense.
What's more, Jones's 191 centimeters and 84 kilograms figure is obviously too petite and thin compared to many giant men on the field at this time, and he obviously cannot provide any value on the defensive end.
Mike Brown struggled for a while and finally settled on Alexander Pavlovich.
This guy is one of the more capable players on the bench. He averaged 4.8 points per game last season and shot 38.5% from 3-point range. He is 203 centimeters tall and can also play forward. On the defensive end, he has inherited the strength of European players. Bo-style defense, active and tough, and has been running in with the Cavaliers for two seasons. He can cooperate with LeBron and Wade and can pass the ball. It is the best card in the Cavaliers' hand at the moment.
But the Cavaliers have positioned him to serve as a substitute for LeBron. Facing Lin Dong, LeBron will inevitably consume a lot of energy, and Alexander is the only guarantee for the Cavaliers to maintain basic operations in the second half, but now he and LeBron are allowed to play at the same time. Playing... I have no choice, no matter what, I can only use him to break the current restrictions that the Sonics have on the Cavaliers.
"Knights make substitutions, No. 17 goes out, No. 3 goes up!"
Seeing Alexander who had been replaced, Lin Dong and Payton looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
This is the Cavaliers' second big problem.
Alexander Pavlovich was Lin Dong's international teammate at the Nike Summit. He has been in the league for two or three seasons. He has trained well in these seasons. Lin Dong has always paid attention to him, and he is considered a European player. It is rare for him to play well in the middle, but he is positioned as a key rotation player. If he takes it out now, the Cavaliers will undoubtedly be at the end of their rope.
What's more...can Alexander really solve the Cavaliers' current problems? From the main rotation No. 3 position to the emergency No. 4 position, are you sure he is really qualified?
There's no one on the bench! This is the biggest problem with this Cavaliers! The best way for the Sonics to do this is to take advantage of his illness and kill him.
Lin Dong and Payton exchanged a look.
Continue to attack its weak points!
Knight's ball.
The Sonics' rotating defense continues to press forward, and the winner will be decided within one quarter!
The help of Payton and Iguodala still makes Kidd feel like he can't make a move. The other three giants are also blocked. The SuperSonics' rotation is really blocking the four giants...
No, no defense can be perfect.
Kidd observed patiently, not daring to make a decision easily.
Lin Dong is good enough to keep up with Wade on the defensive end, and he controls the passing route very well. Some seemingly passable opportunities can smell like traps in the eyes of a master like Kidd, which is among Kidd's best. I don’t want to hit a point,
LeBron's situation is more complicated. When Wade pulls to the right and Alexander is released to the left, it is often Chandler who defends LeBron. Hanamichi Sakuragi guards the basket to keep an eye on O'Neal so that this guy can use the fastest speed. The speed blocked Alexander Pavlovich on the left. Although Chandler's defensive effect on LeBron was worse, the problem was that Lin Dong, who was chasing Wade at this time, was also on the right. With his coordination, If he dares to give the ball to LeBron due to his defensive ability, he will form a double trap in an instant.
Being beaten twice by Lin Dong like this, a defensive master of absolute historical level who double-teamed one... The feeling was simply too sour. Kidd felt that even if he was double-teamed, he might not be able to pass the ball, and even more Stop talking about LeBron.
And if Wade pulls Lin Dong to the left, it is often Sakuragi Hanamichi who defends LeBron. And last season Sakuragi Hanamichi finally entered the league's defensive first team, and LeBron's success rate in singles was not. high.
As for O'Neal under the basket, if he pulls out to catch the ball, he will be trapped in the SuperSonics rotation. But if he is guarding the basket but cannot catch the ball, it is the most difficult to pass to O'Neal. After all, there is no one in front of Kidd. Payton and Iguodala are the first two lines of defense. They mainly defend Kidd's passes to the inside. Coupled with the interference of Chandler or Sakuragi Hanamichi on the basket, it is almost impossible to pass the ball in.
To put it bluntly, it seems like O'Neal is being defended alone, but in fact there are three SuperSonics blocking Kidd's passing route to O'Neal!
On both sides of the court, if Lin Dong is on the left, he is responsible for helping to defend Alexander. If Lin Dong is on the right, he is responsible for helping to defend LeBron. Sakuragi Hanamichi has a similar role.
With these two defensive players in the league checking for leaks and filling in the gaps, the SuperSonics' five-defense and four-defense line had no flaws at all. Even the Big Four couldn't find any flaws.
It seemed that after all, we had to find the fifth person.
Even if we don’t dare to expect Alexander to shoulder the heavy responsibility of scoring alone, at least he can take the lead, and as long as he takes the lead for a while...
Kidd silently thought about it. Although the SuperSonics' style of play is fierce, it also consumes too much physical strength. Lin Dong's physical consumption is even more extreme. After all, he not only has to bear the heaviest work in defense, but also consumes a lot of physical strength. He is also the core of the team's offense.
Playing like this, the Sonics will definitely not be able to survive for long, at most one quarter, or even one quarter.
At this time, you have to be patient and choose to believe in Pavlovic. He is already the only player on the Cavaliers' bench who can do anything.
Uh-huh!
When the basketball was in Alexander's hands, Sakuragi Hanamichi pounced on the ball while it was still flying, but the 203-centimeter swingman got up without hesitation.
Before playing, Mike Brown has already explained the importance of his position. If he cannot open up, the Cavaliers' offense will completely collapse. As long as he can resolutely take shots in open situations, even if the shooting rate is not enough, even if the point difference is The SuperSonics continue to expand, but as long as they can score, they can help the Cavaliers hang on! We can wait until the Sonics' period of decline!
As a European player who has played as a substitute for two seasons, it is rare to get a key position in such a game. Pavlovich is highly focused at this time.
He simply ignored Sakuragi Hanamichi who was rushing forward. There was a gap of two or three meters between the two of them. No matter how fast the opponent made up for it, he could not strike faster than him. It only brought some pressure on him and psychological interference. , just ignore it.
There is only the basket in his eyes, and there is nothing in front of him...
Uh-huh!
The basketball came out of my hand and hit the net.
Pavlovich and Mike Brown off the court both clenched their fists in relief.
After scoring 5 points from the opening, it took more than two minutes to finally break the scoring drought, 15:8!
"LeBron! Wade!" Mike Brown shouted from the sidelines: "Press! Press the whole court!"
The situation finally opened on the offensive end must not be wasted. The SuperSonics have unique defensive skills, and so do the Cavaliers!
Full court press? Is that all?
Payton stepped forward with the ball, and Kidd immediately rushed into the SuperSonics half and got entangled with Payton.
Payton controlled the rhythm and broke through the pace with one step, but Kidd steadily blocked the way with faster steps and a younger and stronger body. He was stopped after only half a step.
Compared with Payton's death coil and Jordan's oppressive defense, Kidd's defense is relatively "peaceful" and not as aggressive and aggressive, but it is quite stable and gives attackers the feeling of a wall. , it may not be able to hurt you, but it is enough to stop you.
Fortunately, Lin Dong is there.
As soon as Kidd was stopped, Lin Dong came to the left side of him.
Payton passed the ball behind his back, and the two of them cooperated as if they had a tacit understanding. Lin Dong, who caught the ball, didn't even slow down his forward momentum, but the next second...
Whoops!
Two figures stopped Lin Dong at the same time.
LeBron, Wade!
Lin Dong's eyes lit up slightly.
If there is anything that the current NBA needs to challenge itself, it is to go one on two with a combination like this.
At this time, there are two defenders, LeBron is in front of Lin Dong on the left, and Wade is on the right. As old opponents who have played against each other several times in the Olympics, both of them are very familiar with Lin Dong's technical characteristics and each other. The defense cooperation between the two teams also seemed to be a natural fit.
But after all, they had just been blocked, and the two of them had not yet established a stable footing and had not yet controlled their center of gravity.
And the fighter plane is often hidden in this moment... I am no longer the Lin Dong from the Olympics!
Lin Dong turned his back without hesitation, relying on the inertia brought by the rotation of his body to increase his forward speed to the limit in an instant, and rushed towards Wade's right side.
It is obviously not appropriate to play fancy tricks against a skill-based opponent. Although that is also one of his strengths, after all, it is one versus two, and attacking the enemy's shortcomings is the way to go.
It depends on speed! You have to seize the opportunity!
And this opportunity is to take advantage of your unsteady footing!
The fighter plane is fleeting, maybe only a fraction of a second or less, but if you catch it, you'll catch it.
Wade was also surprised. He didn't expect that this guy would be so determined when faced with the double defense of himself and LeBron.
He had just rushed over and stopped the car, and he hadn't even adjusted his center of gravity yet.
Fortunately, it is two defenses and one. With LeBron guarding the other side, he can pull the center of gravity without any scruples without worrying about Lin Dong leaking out on the other side.
Wade mobilized all his muscles and tried his best to block Lin Dong's right side.
One is to work hard, and the other is to leave room for change, and Wade's speed is also at the top of the league. If he can break through, he will not be a god, but directly super god.
But a smile appeared at the corner of Lin Dong's mouth. What he wanted was Wade's extreme center of gravity pull. The more Wade moved to the right, the more LeBron needed to move closer to him.
If you make one wrong step and catch the opponent's 0.5 second chance of losing their footing, you can break their zone defense!
At this time, before his body came into contact with Wade and he felt the pull of the opponent's center of gravity and LeBron had already moved to the right, Lin Dong spun sharply again and turned to attack LeBron on the left.
To deal with big muscular men, delicate techniques are much more effective.
After all, Lin Dong's breakthrough has already begun at this time, and he has already played against Wade. This gives LeBron enough time to react, and after all, the defensive fan of the two is larger than that of one person. LeBron quickly crosses to the left. Move the block to block Lin Dong.
But then Lin Dong's second change of direction arrived.
Taking advantage of LeBron moving to the left and Wade moving to the right, there was a gap between the two. Lin Dong dribbled through the ball in one step and swatted the ball past LeBron's crotch. At the same time, his body had already squeezed in between the two. Get into the gap between defenders.
Just? quick?
This cannot be achieved by just relying on rigidity and speed, but the ultimate softness of the body and the ultimate elasticity of skills. While pursuing the ultimate speed, each movement also leaves enough room for change, making all these All the movements seemed to be done in one go and as smooth as water!
LeBron and Wade were shocked at the same time. The gap had appeared, and it was too late to close it at this time.
Wade immediately chose to turn around quickly and change his angle to block Lin Dong in front. LeBron suddenly stretched out his arm while the three of them were huddled together.
The thick five fingers directly grabbed Lin Dong's arm, and the strong force suddenly stopped Lin Dong's already speeding body. With the help of him, Lin Dong was crowded together, and Wade blocked the referee's sight in another direction. , making this catch only known by heaven and earth, LeBron knows Lin Dong knows...
The next second, Wade had already grabbed the front of Lin Dong and completed the interception.
Lin Dong secretly thought it was a pity.
I forgot about LeBron's habits and strength... The defense that had already broken through was caught by this catch.
I have exceeded my limit, but these two guys in front of me have obviously made great progress in just two or three months since the Olympics.
It seems that while the Cavaliers and the entire league underestimated themselves, why didn't they underestimate their opponents?
It's not that easy.