basketball never sleeps

Chapter 144: Strong play from beyond the three-point line

Logically speaking, if there is an 8-point difference in a single quarter, the coach of the team lagging behind should be very anxious.

But Carlisle did not show any anxiety or irritability during the team's break, and calmly explained the team's arrangements for the next quarter in front of the players as usual.

The Pacers players basically met his psychological expectations and could not find any obvious flaws on the defensive end. The Heat were able to take the lead mainly because their players were in better shape and were able to hit several balls despite being blocked in the face.

Come on, there's nothing you can do about it.

"They can't always maintain such a high offensive efficiency. Persevere and keep fighting spirit. What we strive for in this series is patience. Especially you, Ron. Your performance just now was okay. When you came on the court, you were still the same as in the first quarter.

We will do everything we can to consume him and don't let him easily connect the team."

"It's still like what I said before the game. When defending, don't focus on the ball. Look at people. When changing defense, you must be timely and decisive. Trust your teammates."

"If you really can't defend yourself, just be more ruthless. We don't have as outstanding talents as them, but we also have fangs, understand?"

When he said the last words, Carlisle turned his attention to Artest.

Artest understood what Carlisle meant and nodded heavily. However, although his face did not show anything, the hands behind him shook twice.

In fact, in the first quarter, he had already shown his eighteen martial arts skills without any reservation.

But after one season, Mo Wen not only became stronger physically, but also became more sophisticated in his skills, and his little tricks were even better than when he was a rookie.

In the past, due to his rough skin and thick flesh, even if he was a tank like me... forget about tanks like me, he would not accept anyone in the mafia world.

But, who would have thought that Mo Wen would break through.

He always felt that a strong man like himself would never lose his composure because of pain, but the fact was that if he hadn't gritted his teeth, he didn't know how many times he would have screamed.

In the past, when facing others head-on, he could exchange physical strength for injury, but in front of Mo Wen, he couldn't even exchange injury for injury, so he exchanged life for injury.

He really didn't understand why he was still suffering on the court after learning fighting for several months.

Is it because I didn't wear boxing gloves?

Want to further strengthen the defense against Mo Wen?

Yes, but you really have to work hard.

This desperate effort does not only refer to desperate efforts to defend Mo Wen, because Mo Wen's greatest ability in the Heat is not scoring, but organization, so this also requires him to be extremely focused and desperate when he switches to guard other people.

The short break ended quickly.

In the second quarter, the Pacers made no personnel adjustments. On the Heat's side, Mourning replaced O'Fatty, who played the entire first quarter.

The defensive pressure inside is no longer so great, and the Pacers' overall defensive synergy has become much stronger.

The experienced Mo Wen knew that the Pacers would definitely further strengthen their defense in the second quarter.

So on the first ball after the break, he and his teammates played a V-shaped pick-and-roll that evolved from the horns tactic.

This tactic is one of the tactics commonly used by the Heat. Except for Mo Wen, the remaining two players are separated at a fixed position 30° outside the corner or the three-point line. Hapang and Mourning mentioned the elbow area, Mourning

First provide a screen for Mo Wen, who is being pursued by Artest. After Mo Wen passes by, he quickly moves in the direction of Ha Pang next to him without the ball or directly moves down.

After Artest was delayed by the screen, he was unable to catch up, and the inside line must change defense to make up for it.

At this time, if Artest continues to chase and block Mo Wen, then Mourning will be empty. If Artest chooses to chase Mourning, then Mourning will still have the opportunity to easily enter the inside despite being delayed by Ha Fatty's pick-and-roll.

And if Ha Fat's defender chooses to switch defense, Ha Fat will have the opportunity to directly enter the basket.

It can be said that as long as this screen is completed, relying on Mo Wen's strong observation and quick passing ability, he will definitely be able to find someone with a chance.

In this tactic, Mo Wen does not have to work hard to pursue a perfect breakthrough for the sake of more space. He only needs to open up half a body. After the cover of this tactic is transformed, it can be expanded into a positional advantage.

, or an inside position.

The advantage of half a body is actually not that rare.

One thing to say is that Artest's defense is at a historical level, but he mostly interferes with the offensive actions of his opponents through strength confrontation. As long as he can overcome his strength confrontation, he can win half a body.

Advantages are not a big deal.

Artest's lateral movement can be said to be excellent, but it is definitely not top-notch. This can be seen from his offense. His style of play is similar to that of James, both bulldozing style.

But this time, although the Heat's tactics came out, Mo Wen also passed the ball to Mourning, who was running wide, but before Mourning could make a move, Artest's defense caught up.

Mourning was not a hesitant person. He wanted to seize the only time difference and force a shot, but Artest's big elbow that covered his eyes reached in front of him faster than he thought.

Oh, this young man.

His eyelids jumped, and Mourning, who felt Artest's hard work, chose to respect him. He was also a passionate boy when he was young, but in the current Heat team, only the Big Three have the right to be willful, and other players will not

Without a chance to perform, the only requirement is to be reasonable.

After holding the ball and glancing at it, Mourning passed the ball to Wade on the outside.

After getting the ball, Wade did not rush to attack immediately. Instead, he moved to a high position and waited for other players to get back into position before starting to attack.

Mo Wen and Mo Wen glanced at each other, and started running towards the opponent at the same time with a tacit understanding.

Mo Wen made a catch in advance to attract Artest's attention. However, he did not catch the ball. Instead, he immediately set a screen after Wade passed by him, delaying Jackson who was following him.

Artest did not switch defense immediately, causing Wade to successfully break into the paint. However, after realizing his mistake, Artest also immediately made corrections. However, this time he was not chasing Wade, but heading towards the corner.

Mourning rushed over.

Foster, who was guarding Mourning, intentionally moved inside when he saw Wade holding the ball. After Wade completed the screen breakthrough, he dropped Mourning and blocked Wade's breakthrough.

Wade did not choose to force a breakthrough, but subconsciously gave the ball to Mourning, who should be open.

But an accident happened. When he passed the ball and subconsciously turned his head to look over, the picture in his eyes showed a pair of evil hands than he imagined.

Snap——

In a hurry, Artest abandoned his balance and chose to steal. Before his body fell, he smashed the ball forward with great force.

Bang——

Looking at the basketball flying into the stands, Carlisle, who was about to cheer for Artest, closed his mouth.

Ten seconds of wonderful offense and defense finally ended in comedy.

After seeing the ball hit the fans, the referee immediately blew the whistle and ran to Artest's side to check #Artest's status#.

After Auburn Hills, basketball, Artest, and fans can only choose two out of three.

Fortunately, Artest is really playing basketball and doesn't have any higher-level thoughts.

After seeing Artest throw the ball out of bounds, the Heat players breathed a sigh of relief, and some even smiled on their faces.

But Mo Wen didn't, he was still thinking about everything just now with a frown.

"Although it was a mistake in the end, Ron's defense just now was faultless." Hubie Brown in the ESPN commentary room did not laugh, but praised Artest's defense by name.

"Yes, there were no mistakes in the Heat's tactics in this round, but the Pacers' defense change was too decisive and beautiful, especially Ron. It's really hard to believe that he can perform like this in the second game after his comeback.

"Another Albert also affirmed from the side.

Objectively speaking, defense is always passive, but active defense may turn passivity into initiative.

Just like in a legal sense, men cannot be victims in certain issues between men and women, but in fact this is not necessarily the case.

As he resumed his attack, Mo Wen's vigilance increased by two levels.

Other Heat players may not be able to see it, but he can clearly feel that the Pacers' defense has become much stronger because of Artest's hard work.

As the founder and stepping stone of the Pistons championship, Carlisle's understanding of defense is absolutely top-notch.

[Top defensive enforcer] + [Top defensive coach] =?

Countless dungeon scenes flashed through Mo Wen's mind, finally settling on those parts that Mo Wen least wanted to recall.

To sum it up in four words: ultimate torture.

"There may be more hard hitting in a while, so be prepared Dwyane."

When passing Wade, Mo Wen reminded him.

Wade was a little confused, but he was still vaguely aware of something after he just made a bad pass.

He nodded and put on a serious face.

It's good to fight hard.

He and Mo Wen are the only ones on the court who are capable of strong play, and when strong play is needed, he is the first offensive option.

Under the guidance of Mo Wen's gestures, the Heat's formation expanded.

Seeing Mo Wen and Wade standing on both sides of the high position, Carlisle's breath froze.

This formation is the Heat's classic perimeter singles formation.

No, did you respond so quickly?

However, this can be regarded as their defense taking effect.

Without the linkage of the whole team, relying solely on individuals will not be very efficient.

Carlisle smiled, he believed that the two outside gates would not let him down.

Fan, who had no trust in the team, was a little strange at the moment. He could also see that the Pacers' defense had become stronger just now, but there was no need to bring out the killer weapon of singles so early, right?

Mo Wen dribbled the ball smoothly from the outside, with no emotion in his eyes, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Artest's eyes were full of excitement, he was happy to be able to fight men 1v1 again.

In an instant, Mo Wen didn't move.

Just when Artest opened his arms and waited for Mo Wen to hit him hard, Mo Wen pretended to be a Buddha and made a half-step jumper.

In front of the TV, Kidd had a long-lost smile on his face, as if he saw a hint.

{Artest has joined this group, click Welcome.}

Gouba's best defensive player doesn't even know "Don't know the first law".

[Mo Wen's first law] is also called the half-court shooting law. The specific content is: after Mo Wen passes half-time, he must defend as if he has entered the three-point line.

Returning to the court, he was embarrassed by the taller Artest, Carlisle froze, and Wade was stunned as he watched Mo Wen perform and wait for the pass.

Do you call this a violent beating?

Are you serious about hitting hard from beyond the arc?

I fucking believe you!

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Looking at Wade's eyes that were glowing like a dead fish.

Mo Wen smiled slightly and said, "Have you ever seen a bearded man riding an electric donkey and a 2-meter-1-meter migrant worker? Isn't it normal to hit hard from beyond the three-point line?"

Forget it, I already live in Bengbu...

There will be another update in the evening

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