basketball scientist

On May 7, NBA announced the candidates for the best defensive player of the season, and Marcus Camby of the Nuggets was successfully elected.

This season, Camby played in 70 games, averaging 11.7 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game. The data is indeed pretty good, but after this award was awarded, there was a lot of controversy.

Not to mention that Camby was humiliated by various All-Star insiders, but the Nuggets' 22nd defensive efficiency in the league is enough to prove that Camby has no defensive influence.

In later generations, many people were dissatisfied with the fact that Gobert had four DPOYs. After watching the highlights, they always felt that he could not guard anyone. He was trained in fancy military by Curry and Paul;

It is absolutely possible to support a team's defensive system, including Jokic, Doncic, and Harden, their efficiency will be reduced when facing the Jazz, let alone others.

The award was given to Canby, but Ke Yan smelled something unusual.

This season, the Hawks' defensive end sales have risen from 19th to 8th last season. Garnett's role plays a major role, and his blocking and rebounding data are not inferior to Camby's. He can also be regarded as a popular candidate for dpoy. If

The mvp was given to Nowitzki, and Garnett deserved it with a dpoy as compensation. It wouldn't leave Garnett with nothing, right?

Ke Yan is somewhat self-comforting. But this is normal. He has never had an MVP under his command!

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On May 8, the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals was held in Atlanta.

The Rockets were eliminated, and CCTV's broadcast was completely focused on the Hawks. Meteor Shower made the opening remarks: "Fellups Center is one of the devil's home stadiums in the league. Today's game has not even started, and the atmosphere is already very heated."

Zhang Li said with a smile: "It only took Ke Yan two seasons to build the team into a regular season championship team. After the Mavericks were eliminated, it seemed that the Hawks and Spurs were the most promising teams to compete for the championship. But right now

The opponent in this round, the Pistons, is not easy to deal with, and may be better than the Heat and Cavaliers in the other half."

Both sides continued the regular @ starting lineup, the Hawks were Paul, Joe Johnson, Battier, Garnett and Milicic, while the Pistons were Billups, Hamilton, Prince, McDyess and La

Sidney Wallace.

Garnett won the jump ball and the game began.

Joe Johnson caught the ball after half-court, and Prince immediately got close to him. Joe Johnson used his back to cover, waiting for Garnett to come up to cover. He only took one step to the left, and McDyess defended him.

Garnett resolutely walked down the field, and Joe Johnson hit the ground and stuffed the ball.

Joe Johnson's nickname is "Isolation Joe", but his passing organization ability is first-rate among shooting guards. He leads others with the ball. Garnett does not need to slow down or lean over. He can sit comfortably in the second position with a slight bend.

He passed the ball through the steps, took advantage of the situation, and took off against Rashid Valais who was on defense.

Rasheed Valais didn't care, and waved his hands "hardly" at Garnett. He would rather get a "flagrant foul" than let Garnett complete the dunk at the beginning!

"In the series against the Pistons, I need you to play the toughest basketball and knock down Rasheed Wallace in the penalty area! If you can't do that, just watch the video of last season's finals and see what Duncan did.

You can do it!" This is what Ke Yan said to Garnett before the game started.

He gave Garnett direct orders to sprint into the Pistons' penalty area with the greatest frequency and intensity. To deal with the Pistons, you must start from the inside!

Garnett also kept Ke Yan's request in mind and ignored the danger that Wallace's actions might bring. He opened his body completely and smashed the ball into the basket.

"Boom!"

The huge impact even knocked Rashid Valais off his feet!

"drop!"

The referee's whistle came belatedly, and the atmosphere at the scene had been ignited by Garnett's dunk. Garnett glared at Rasheed Wallace and cursed, seemingly taunting his opponent.

"%￥#@!" Unwilling to be humiliated, Rasheed Valais stretched out his index finger and was about to poke Garnett, but was blocked by Billups and McDyess in advance to avoid another technical foul from the Roaring God.

Garnett (this chapter is not finished yet!)

Chapter 234: Bright Sword: Blade Unsheathed

The extra free throw was made. McDyess picked up the fallen basketball, sent the baseline ball, and then ran slowly to the frontcourt. Billups also took 8 seconds to dribble the ball across the half court, and when he reached the top of the key, it was again

After a few moves on the spot, it was lifted to Rasheed Wallace who was stuck in a good position in the low post.

It was Diaw who was guarding Rasheed Valais. He raised his elbows and placed them behind Rasheed, ready to defend. The attention of Battier, Garnett and others had already come here, ready to defend at any time.

Other Pistons players began to run, looking for opportunities to cut and spot-up, but the Nets followed closely and did not give them an easy opportunity to run out.

With only 7 seconds left in the attack time, Rashid Valais beat Diaw with his back.

He suddenly exerted his strength, leaned back hard, and opened up a space for his body. Then he turned around and prepared to shoot a fadeaway jumper, but he saw that Battier's help defense was already in place!

"Batman's" defensive line and timing were very good. Rasheed Wallace subconsciously wanted to pass the ball to Prince, but there was no passing line, so he handed the ball to Billup.

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Flounder caught the ball, made a simple adjustment, ignored Joe Johnson in front of him, took a direct outside shot, and hit! (3:3)

This wave of defense has been very successful, but the Pistons' personal ability is really strong!

When the Eagles attacked, Paul quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Diaw, who was outside the three-point line. The latter passed it to Garnett, who was 70 degrees to the left and one step inside the three-point line.

Garnett caught the ball and feinted. When McDyess let him go, he made a jumper and the ball hit the net. 5:3.

This is the "space" created by Garnett's resolute attack on the inside on the first goal. The Pistons' outside defense is very tough, and the defense is very expanded. On the contrary, the inside defense is not as famous! You can only suppress their inside line.

Forcing them to shrink to a certain extent, the periphery can "breathe".

Unless you have a bug like Curry, who can force them to double-team you from the three-point line!

In the next round, the Pistons also eliminated their iconic off-ball screen. Hamilton used the screen to get rid of Paul, received a pass from Billups, and quickly hit a two-pointer!

Diaw served the ball from the baseline, and the Pistons players instinctively retreated quickly, leaving the Hawks no chance to switch offense.

In a positional battle attack, Paul handed the ball to Garnett who was asking for the ball with his back on the left.

The Wolf King leaned against McDyess for a moment, shook his left shoulder, turned towards the baseline, and once again succeeded in breaking through with speed, jumped up in two steps, and dunked with both hands to score. 7:5.

"Beautiful, Garnett played extremely tough today! McDyess couldn't guard him at all!" Meteor Rain said excitedly.

"Yes, today, Garnett played more resolutely inside. In fact, in the past, he would have probably turned around on this shot, then turned over and made a jump shot. But today, he attacked very hard and kept going inside.

Fight!" Zhang Lili was also surprised, but he also guessed that this should be Key Yan's special arrangement.

In addition to his tactical ability, this is also a manifestation of Ke Yan's "prestige". He can let Garnett do things he "doesn't like", which is very important!

The Pistons attacked, Prince relied on a screen to cut the ball, passed Diaw with a time difference, and scored a layup.

The Eagles' offense still relied on Garnett. This time he faced the frame to receive the ball, feinted far away from the basket, and used the change in dribbling rhythm to break through McDyess's defense and hit the basket.

Rasheed Wallace didn't commit a foul and could only watch Garnett dunk.

Garnett scored 9 points in a row, completely defeating McDyess! Sanders' face looked a little unhappy.

The problem is not just with McDyess. Rasheed Wallace committed a foul in the first round. The defense was timid in the next few rounds and could not protect McDyess at all!

Sanders knows where the problem is, but he is not easy to solve it. If he goes to ***, it is hard to say whether the defensive end can solve the crisis. The offensive end must have "broken his own arm"!

Billups controlled the ball, played a pick-and-roll with Rashid Wallace, misplaced Diaw in singles, and distributed the ball to Rashid Wallace.

The Eagles changed defense quickly. When Wallace received the ball, the defender in front of him was replaced by Garnett. Wallace's strong attack failed, and the rebound fell into the hands of Battier who entered the penalty area.

Round transition, the Hawks attack, Paul drives the ball (this chapter is not over yet!)

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At halftime, Ke Yan shouted his name loudly.

In this round, Paul did not continue to attack around Garnett, but called Diaw for pick-and-roll cooperation.

Diaw screened Billups, but Paul didn't make any adjustments and threw himself out in one stride. Rashid Valais, who was standing at the free throw line, couldn't catch him and saw Paul burst into the penalty area!

Although Paul is known for his "maturity beyond his age" and is good at passing and shooting, his speed is not slow. With a height of 183cm, how could it be possible to be selected with the second pick without any physical talent?

Paul broke into the Pistons penalty area from the ribs. Without any hesitation, Paul jumped into the air and dunked the ball into the basket! (11:7)

The turtle is possessed***!

"O! Paul! You can't tell. He's 183cm tall, but he can fly so well!" Meteor Rain exclaimed, "Looking at Coach Keyan's face, we believe he is as shocked as us at this time!"

Ke Yan looked in disbelief on the sidelines. It wasn't that he didn't know Paul could dunk, but he didn't expect Paul to play so violently against the Pistons' defense!

After five rounds, the Hawks completed four dunks. It was a wild performance! Seeing that the team's morale began to decline, Sanders passively made substitution adjustments and replaced Rasheed with ***.

Hualai Shi.

Let’s not talk about the offense. At least the defense can’t continue to be so constrained.

***Replacing Rasheed Wallace, the Pistons' defensive efficiency began to improve.

It's not that ***'s defense is better than Rasheed Wallace's, but in the playoffs, it's really important for core players to control fouls. *** is a substitute, so it doesn't matter to him.

The improvement of defense comes at the expense of offense. Seven minutes into the first quarter, the Eagles entered the official timeout with an 8-point lead. (18:10)

The Eagles led the score, but also consumed a lot of players. Ke Yan replaced Joe Johnson and Diaw in advance, leaving them as substitutes in the second quarter. They replaced Gibson and Milicic.

With Joe Johnson off the court, the Eagles' backcourt became Paul Gibson's combination. Billups began to be liberated and used his confrontation advantage to suppress Gibson. At the same time, their perimeter defense did a good job and did not leave any traces for the Eagles on the outside.

what chance.

The opponent's outside defense was strong, so Ke Yan did the opposite and tried his best to push the ball inside. This is why he chose Milicic to play instead of a bib who was better at cooperating with the outside.

Garnett and Milicic took turns playing pick-and-roll with Paul, attacking inside and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Pistons inside.

In the first quarter, Garnett made 6 of 10 shots and scored 15 points, helping the team lead by 9 points at 31:22.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Ke Yan replaced the rotation players, Bobby Jackson, Joe Johnson, Stevens, Diaw, and Webb played together.

The five players on the field all have certain shooting abilities. Except for Bobby Jackson, who is a little unique, and Stevens, who is a little rough, the others are also very capable of handling the ball. Against the Pistons' bench, they occupied a certain amount of space.

Advantage.

For the Pistons, Rasheed Valais, who was put on the bench in the first quarter, became a surprise player! Facing Diaw, Rasheed Valais was taller and dominated the confrontation. Without Garnett and Battier to help, Diaw

Can't guard against the opponent.

As for Weber, it’s already good if he can complete his defensive tasks!

If you can't guard Rasheed Valais, try to cut him off from his teammates and respond with faster attacks on the offensive end.

Obviously, compared to the firepower of the lineup on the field, the Eagles' multi-point bloom was even greater than that of the Pistons. Rasheed Wallace tried his best to score, but when he looked back, he found that the point difference was getting wider and wider!

When Sanders finally couldn't hold it any longer and returned to the main lineup, the Pistons were already 14 points behind the Hawks at 30:44. The situation was in danger and there was a risk of being defeated in the first half.

After the Pistons started playing, Billups immediately took over the ball. First, he beat Joe Johnson and scored 21. Then he attacked Hamilton and hit a mid-range shot, bringing the point difference back to within 10 points, helping the Pistons stabilize the game.

Controlled the situation.(44:35)

Upon seeing this, Ke Yan did not hesitate and took the initiative to call a timeout, replacing Paul, Garnett and Battier back on the court.

(This chapter is not finished yet!)

Chapter 234: Bright Sword: Blade Unsheathed

It’s already the playoffs. If you don’t take care of the main force now, when will you?

With the main lineup back, the Hawks continue to attack around Garnett, and Garnett's offensive idea today is also very clear. Unless there is a particularly good opportunity, he will attack the penalty area.

Playing at home, the referee would more or less give some face. After a fierce battle, the Eagles reopened the point difference to about 15 points.

As the physical strength of the two teams declined, this point difference was maintained until the end of the half. (57:42)

During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was very dull. Rashid Wallis sat silently on his seat with a stern look on his face, while the others remained silent and breathed heavily.

Sanders stood directly in front of everyone, boosting morale and morale, but with little effect.

Sanders is a head coach who has rich tactical knowledge and is good at building relationships in the locker room. Garnett respects him very much. But the Pistons' locker room is more like Larry Brown's army-style management, which is very "huairou".

Sanders, however, doesn’t feel too cold about it.

"We need to change the way we defend KG in the second half. Don't let him easily catch the ball in the low post and launch an impact. If he pulls up to the line to catch the ball, we must ensure a layered defense. KG is not a player who is good at hitting the inside.

The problem in the first half was still our own defense!”

Such remarks seemed to mean "passing the buck" to Rasheed Valais. Tianzun immediately stood up and expressed his protest: "I have to protect the frame inside, and I also need to pay attention to assisting defense against kg, and at the same time I have to do some supplementary work."

I’m also under a lot of pressure from my job!”

The inside partner was replaced by McDyess from the big brother, and it was inevitable that the defensive task would be heavier. Rasheed didn't have any objections to McDyess, but he just couldn't understand what Sanders said.

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Sanders was startled, and then waved for Rasheed Wallace to sit down: "We all know that you take on a lot of work, so the rest of us should try to do more and share more for Rasheed."

"The Hawks are the strongest opponent we have faced this season. It's never easy to deal with them, but we still beat them twice in the regular season, right?" Billups stood up and applauded, signaling his teammates to get active.

He is a very leadership player. Under his instigation, the Pistons players stood up one by one and began to cheer each other up.

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Compared with the Pistons, the atmosphere in the Hawks team was much more lively. Ke Yan praised the players' performance and at the same time did some self-reflection.

"To be honest, before the playoffs, I misjudged the strength of the Pistons! I didn't expect that they could guarantee such a high-intensity defense without a big team!"

"But what surprised me was that even though the Pistons' defense was so strong, we still scored 57 points in the first half. What does this mean?"

"It shows that a sharp offense can break through a tough defense! It shows that you also have strengths that I haven't discovered yet! It shows that 68 wins in the regular season is not our limit!"

"We can win more together!"

"This is our best chance!"

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