Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Philadelphia, Wachovia Center Arena.

Amid the hustle and bustle of more than 10,000 spectators, the game officially started.

The 76ers are still Nene, Speights, Brand, Iverson and Qin Hao.

On the Mavericks side, the starting lineup is center Tyson Chandler, power forward Dirk Nowitzki, small forward Peja Stojakovic, shooting guard Jason Terry, point guard Jason Key Germany.

The first was the jump ball, the Mavericks got the ball, Kidd advanced to the front court with the ball, Qin Hao quickly stepped forward, jumped directly beyond the three-point line, and launched a pressing defense.

"Huh?" Kidd frowned.

Although he knew what today's game meant for the 76ers, the 76ers would definitely fight hard, but he was a little surprised by the pressing defense at the beginning.

Moreover, not only Qin Hao, but other players of the 76ers are also pressing defenses. Brand and Iverson also pounced directly to the three-point line.

You must know that this era is not an era when the three-point line is popular, and most defenses will shrink to within the three-point line and defend across the three-point line.

Not today with the 76ers.

"The defense is so advanced, and there is so much space within the three-point line, aren't they worried?" Kidd thought to himself and made a gesture, "Pick-and-roll."

The 76ers are very high on defense and have a lot of space inside the 3-point line.

Kidd's approach is also very targeted, the space is so large, as long as a pick-and-roll gets rid of the defender, he can easily break through, and then he can deal with it calmly, whether it is a layup or a shot.

Seeing Kidd's gesture, Chandler mentioned the pick-and-roll on the three-point line. Kidd took the opportunity to get rid of it, but he was surprised to find that Qin Hao was in front of him again after he took a step.

"What?" Kidd was taken aback, but he didn't expect Qin Hao to be fast and react quickly, and he even stood in front of him again in an instant.

Now Kidd is 38 years old, a real veteran, as an excellent point guard, with rich experience, with the help of the team's tactical system, he can still play well, but one-on-one For a young man like Qin Hao, who is fast, tall and full of energy, he is powerless.

In desperation, Kidd could only score the ball and pass it to Terry.

Terry is a single player with the ball. He is very confident against Iverson. After all, Iverson is now at the end of his career.

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A breakthrough made by changing direction, Terry passed half of Iverson's position, but before he was happy, the 76ers had quickly shrunk the defense line to contain him.

"Not good." Terry's heart jumped, and he plunged into the encirclement. He was about to retreat, but found that the back road was blocked by Iverson.

There were 76ers all around.

Kidd, Nowitzki and others couldn't help frowning. The 76ers' defense was like an open pocket. It seemed to have a lot of space and leaked air from all sides, but it was actually just a bait.

When Terry put his head in his pocket, the 76ers quickly gathered up, trapping Terry in it, and it was a little dangerous to pass the ball out.

After all, Terry is only 188 cm tall.

"Damn." Terry was helpless and could only force the shot, but the interference was too great and the chance was not good. The basketball shot out of the box, and Qin Hao, who was rushed over, took it into his arms.

Kidd also wants to grab rebounds. His rebounding ability is actually very good. At his peak, he can contribute eight rebounds per game, and it is common to get triple-doubles.

But now and then, Kidd is no longer the same as he was back then.

What's more, fighting with Qin Hao is not as good as Qin Hao in terms of height and bouncing.

"Quick attack!"

Qin Hao shouted and immediately launched a fast break.

For a time, the players rushed to the Mavericks' half court, and the Mavericks players immediately started chasing, but the speed was too slow and they were quickly thrown away.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Hao crossed the center line and came to the three-point line. He made a ground pass and gave it to Iverson on the other side. Terry, who had already chased back, turned around subconsciously and rushed towards Iverson. Iverson jumped up, but instead of getting on himself, he tossed the ball to the other side.

At the same time, Qin Hao hit, grabbed the ball and shot into the sky, just a one-handed dunk.

"Bang!"

An explosion caused the audience to boil.

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In the next few rounds, the 76ers were all pressing defenses, forming a pocket-like formation. As long as the Mavericks broke through, they would immediately close.

This is naturally not without its disadvantages. The disadvantage is that it is easy to shrink in time. Once the players do not have enough tacit understanding, there will be problems with the closing of the pocket. Even if it is only a little slow, or there is a gap, the entire defense is equal to the end.

Either the opposing player makes a layup, or the opposing team passes the ball, because the 76ers close their pockets and throw away perimeter players, so there will definitely be open opportunities.

But the benefits are also obvious.

First of all, the players are man-to-man pressing defense, which will put a lot of pressure on the Mavericks; secondly, once the defense is down, because the 76ers close up the defense line, the players will gather within the three-point line, and there will be many people competing for rebounds. There are advantages.

If not, with the 76ers' player configuration, rebounding will be at a disadvantage.

Mavericks center Chandler is 216 cm tall, Dirk Nowitzki is 213 cm tall, and Peja is 206 cm tall. From the striker to the inside, the Mavericks have an advantage in height.

"Shh!"

With a soft sound, Qin Hao hit a jumper.

At this point the score has become 10:4, the 76ers lead by 6 points.

On the side of the court, Coach Luke nodded secretly, and the assistant coach next to him looked at the court and smiled: "Our tactics worked."

Coach Luke said: "This is also a helpless move. In terms of overall strength, we are actually not as good as the Mavericks. If we play step by step, we will suffer from a high degree of loss, and we will suffer in the inside line. In a positional battle, the sword can only go sideways."

The Mavericks have Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, Peja, and Chandler. Not only do they have an advantage in the height of the striker and the inside, but once they fall into a positional battle, the Mavericks also have an advantage in their tactical configuration.

Therefore, Coach Luke did not send Mozkov, and it was still Speights who started. They could not play positional warfare, but could only fight back to speed up the rhythm of offense and defense.

Only in this way can we make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses and reverse the strength gap between the two sides.

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on the field.

The Mavericks head coach has sensed something is wrong, and Kidd, as a seasoned veteran and an excellent point guard, also realizes the problem.

So Kidd worked hard to press the rhythm, and wanted to bring the game into the familiar rhythm of the Mavericks, slow down the speed, play positional warfare, and play the success rate.

However, Qin Hao is constantly speeding up, using counterattacks to drive the rhythm of the game and avoid falling into positional warfare.

The fans watched you come and go on the court and the fight was lively, but not many people realized that the key was Qin Hao and Kidd.