Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 354: Columbus “Five Little Deaths”

I don’t know if it’s because of returning to the home court, the Bulls’ “three musketeers” are still in excellent condition in this game.

At the end of the first quarter, Derek Rose scored 11 points, Kevin Durant scored 8 points, Jimmy Butler scored 6 points, and the three of them alone scored 25 points in the first quarter!

Others scored a guaranteed score: Noah 3 and Mirotic 2.

It can be added to still have 30 points.

Chris Bosh and Wiggins continue to suffer from the intense opposing side and are completely denied a chance to play alone.

Coupled with the fact that Li Wan only started to make a strong impact after making two rare shots tonight, the Columbus Explorers trailed the Bulls by two points at the end of the first quarter.

Given that the Columbus Explorers grabbed the first quarter, it was tantamount to saying that the Bulls had a chance to open the second quarter to open the deficit.

As a result, the whole atmosphere of the scene was particularly lively.

In their opinion, tonight they will change the big score to a 2-2 draw on their home turf!

Returning to Columbus with a big tie…

Maybe you can take advantage of this momentum to win the “Battle of Heavenly King Mountain”.

Anyway, judging from the current situation, Tyronn Lue has no way to deal with the “three musketeers” of the Bulls who burst out in unison!

Of course, this is normal…

After all, it’s Kevin Durant plus Derek Ross, plus Jimmy Butler!

Seriously, in the history of the NBA, no team other than the “Cosmic Braves” really has such offensive intensity.

Li Wan is ruthless…

Can you beat these three people ruthlessly?

By the way:

Thibodeau is awesome!

Look at the “stinky bass” on the other side, it’s like waiting to lose tonight and then go back to Columbus to prepare for the fifth game!

For now, they just want the Bulls’ “three musketeers” to continue that on the road. – Even they have to admit that Derek Ross and Jimmy Butler are back at home and playing better and better.

Tyron-Lue’s expression was indeed serious.

However, it is not as Bulls fans think, there is nothing to be done.

He also has a “killer app” that has not yet been used.

Now he is hesitating whether to choose to believe in Li Wan and the Columbus Explorers, firmly believe that they can win this game without amplifying moves, or immediately use the “killer tool”…

Speaking of which, he really didn’t expect the Bulls to be able to push them to this point.

According to the “give the ball to Li Wan” tactic, you can defeat the Bulls.

He really didn’t expect that returning to the home court of the Bulls, this Derek Rose and Jimmy Butler actually played “new heights”, especially Jimmy Butler, this round of the series is estimated to make him usher in a transformation, at least a “superstar” level player in the future…

Of course, the playoffs are already full of X-factors!

So……

Thinking of the end of the first game, his late-minute hesitation drew scolding, and he no longer hesitated, and when changing the lineup in the second quarter, he waved at George Hill:

“Come on, guys, it’s time to test the results!”

At the end of the season, when he tested George Hill, Hill handed over a very satisfactory answer, and coupled with Sabonis Jr.’s lack of responsibility, Tyronn Lue considered the new Columbus Explorers.

Then came up with such a new set of routines:

No. 1 George Hill, No. 2 Brogdon, No. 3 Wiggins, No. 4 Lee Wan, No. 5 Chris Bosh…

Yes, that’s right!

The Golden State Warriors’ “Death Five” was moved to Columbus by Tyronn Lue.

On the ESPN commentary table, Bill Wharton and others, who watched these five people on the stage, were slightly stunned, which was unexpected.

These are all “old ball ruffians” who have watched the ball for decades, and even they did not expect Columbus to make such a change, let alone others.

The Union Arena was in an uproar.

Chicagoans, who were imagining the better days ahead, noticed this scene and were slightly uneasy.

After being stunned, Thibodeau turned his head and glanced at Taryn Lu on the opposite side, and wondered in his heart:

What kind of plane is this kid engaged in?

At the start of the game, the Bulls’ lead had reached 5 points.

The ball belongs to the Columbus Explorers.

In the first round that came up, George Hill blocked Chris Bosh on the inside, Noah had to follow, the misalignment was formed, and his movement speed defense Hill was naturally uncomfortable.

Still judging whether George Hill’s twisting ball was a “feint”, his center of gravity shifted slightly, and he watched George Hill rush past him, attract the defense, and pass the ball to Chris Bosh on the outside.

“Dragon King” hit a three-pointer with ease.

In just this round, Thibodeau understood the tactical purpose of the Columbus Explorers’ lineup, which was to catch the two rough men inside the Bulls to misplace!

Whether it’s Jokim Noah or Mirotic, they’re not clumsy in their respective positions, but they haven’t been as dexterous as outsiders.

Horse’s, there is actually this hand!

Thibodeau shook his head helplessly, he had to admit that as head coach Tyronn Lue was underestimated.

But……

Even if I can’t stop you, you can’t stop me!”

Only soon he found that the opposite side no longer gave them the opportunity to play singles by the “three musketeers”, as long as the ball reached one of them, if there was no immediate shot, the Columbus Explorer would immediately arrange a bag.

“Little Quick” is vividly embodied at this moment.

Often just after completing the clip and forcing the opponent to shoot, Columbus’s outside line can quickly return to his defenders without serious misposition.

Here we have to criticize Thibodeau.

Since he is not good at tuning on the offensive end, the passing of the entire Bulls is not smooth and fast.

In addition, Kevin Durant, Derek Rose, and Jimmy Butler are not good passers, they can shoot the ball while they are in the pocket, but they can’t find the right choice like the “assist kings”.

And……

Derek Ross’s projection, while more consistent than he was, was never a great shooter and needed time to adjust his shots.

These problems also make Columbus’s outside line infinitely changeable, bagged…

Can’t count on the success rate of playing outside…

What about rebounding defense on the inside?

It is said that under this lineup, the Bulls have a height advantage.

But it’s not.

Li Wan is in the fourth position, although he is 4 cm shorter than Mirotic, but his arm span is scary enough!

Coupled with Mirotic’s famous physical fitness, rebounding ability is not strong, since playing the “Give the ball to Li Wan tactic”, Li Wan averaged more than 11 rebounds per game, in front of him, that is Rodman!

And……

Columbus’s “five small” is not small in the number five position.

Why is Chris Bosh called “the supergiant template of the small-ball era”?

It’s because he has the speed of a small forward, but he has the height of the number five.

It is 2 meters 11.

Noah is just this height!

He has no height advantage over Chris Bosh, let alone weight advantage, in order to adapt to the small-ball era, Noah has lost weight, and he is only 105kg at present!

And Chris Bosh has 107kg!

2kg more than him…

It can only be said that some people really look “dead and strong”, but they are actually “fat”!

“Snap!”

Derek Rose missed the shot, and Li Wan protected the rebound and immediately attacked.

Watching him surpass the Bulls one guy after another, even the United Arena couldn’t help but let out a low cry…

Because it’s so scary!

And this is also the most perverted part of the “small ball tactic”.

Get the ball under the basket and you can launch a fast attack immediately.

Mirotic and Noaza opened their feet and desperately chased back, but the front court still formed a “5 to 3”, Li Wan’s left and right look, so that the Bulls did not dare to wrap up, and when he entered the free throw line, he had not yet made the ball, the Bulls were just dreaming in the early days, but…

Too late!

Li Wan took a step ahead of the free throw line, jumped high, and in a flowing position, he dried the ball into the basket.

At this moment, under the light, Columbus 25 gave Chicagoans the illusion of the Bulls No. 23.

Forcibly played into a fast attack, let Drexler show a helpless smile, if he were the head coach of the Bulls, he was afraid that his mentality would collapse immediately, and now the shot as he thought, it was immediately given to Thibodeau.

His expression was slightly stunned.

The Bulls worked hard for more than a quarter, and finally opened up the five-point difference, and in less than 40 seconds, they were caught up by the opposite side.

And this is not the end …

For the rest of the day, the Columbus Explorers continued to use the “Death Five” to force the Bulls to pull up the entire rhythm at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

During the period, although Kevin Durant forcibly hit 2 shots with his signature “top shot”, compared with the tide-like Columbus army offensive, his score can only be described as “a drop in the bucket”!

Not enough to “stop bleeding”, not enough to “stop bleeding” at all!

It wasn’t until the point difference was overtaken by 7 points that Thibodeau woke up like a dream and hurriedly called a timeout.

The “Columbus tide” receded, leaving behind a mess.

The audience that had been gradually making noise became extremely silent at this moment.

They couldn’t believe that in just 3 minutes, such a shocking reversal of the situation would occur.

“Slow down, don’t rush, pass the ball slowly, don’t give the opposite side the opportunity to easily form a quick attack!” Thibodeau endured the surge in his heart and arranged the entire attack of the Columbus Explorers one by one.

In his opinion, the Bulls’ rout is not only because of the ferocity of the opposing offensive, but also the factors that the Bulls do not adapt to the opponent’s lineup, and after a few more rounds, you should be able to find a way to contain it.

But what he didn’t expect was that after this pause, Tyronn Lue did not continue to put the “Death Five”, but returned to the original lineup.

Apparently he also thought about what the Bulls would have done if they adapted to this set of offense…

His use of the “Columbus Death Five” is now the same as Steve Cole’s, very restrained.

The reason why the 15-year Warriors’ “Death Five Small 1.0” version swept the league was largely due to the novelty of this lineup, but if this lineup is used all the time, the result is that the entire league has a large number of game replays, which can be used to study the “Death Five Small”. Don’t underestimate the other head coaches in the league, it’s not a dry meal!

Another reason is…

Columbus’s set of “Death Five” has been practicing together for a bit short.

It has only been 1 month to play a full game, which is still because George Hill comes from the “Spurs department” and has a strong adaptability to these pass and cut ball cooperation.

Under such circumstances, Tyronn Lue also added a large number of inside blocking to the tactics, with the aim of forming an “outside line small and big”!

It’s not just because the Bulls are clumsy inside, it’s the same to play other teams, because the run-in time for this lineup is too short…

However, although the Columbus Explorers did not continue to use the “death five”, the momentum formed from trailing by 5 points to overtaking 7 points has completely increased, so they can still press the Bulls.

Moreover, the outside clip effect is good, even if the current lineup is not so mobile because of Adams, it can also form some effects.

The Bulls’ offensive fluency issues didn’t go away with the Death Five.

But for Tyronn Lue…

He’d rather have a problem on the defensive end than a problem on the offensive end.

On the defensive end, he still has a way to adjust, and this offensive end… He really can’t adjust!

At 6:45 in the third quarter, Tyronn Lue once again came up with the “Five Minutes of Death”, and just like the second quarter, the “Columbus Tide” successfully engulfed the entire Union Arena.

No one survived…

By the end of the third quarter, the Columbus Explorers had led by more than 15 points.

Originally, Tyron-Lue thought that the big “orange” had been decided.

Unexpectedly, Derek Ross in the fourth quarter suddenly broke out into a desperate posture.

He has brought his personal physical fitness to the extreme, hitting the inside line again and again, various extreme operations, and continuing to chase points.

But alas…

Their opponent was Columbus, who had Li Wan in the fourth quarter!

Compared with the score, Li Wan really wasn’t afraid of anyone…

The difference lasted in the double digits, and the time fell below the last 3 minutes.

Derek Ross had no intention of giving up.

His tenacity looks a little sad…

Older Chicagoans looked at the “lone hero” like Derek Ross and couldn’t help but cry.

In their opinion, God was a little too cruel to this child!

Although Michael Jordan also transformed into the “God of Basketball” after 8 years of persistence.

But Derek Ross as the “champion” of ’08, to the current 17 years, this is 9 years, but there is still a huge mountain in front of him blocking his way.

At this moment, they finally feel the sadness of the fans of other teams in the 90s.

No, it should be said…

And even more sad!

Michael Jordan he… What a championship!

“Bang!”

“Phew!”

Another rush to the basket.

Derek Ross’s whole body lost his balance before he jumped, but looking at the basket in front of him, he chose to give it a go. As a result, when he landed, his body, which had lost his balance, could not do any protective action at all, his left foot touched the ground in advance, and there was a shocking bend at his ankle, and Derek Ross fell to the ground with uncontrollable pain on his face.

There was an uproar at the scene, all the fans got up unconsciously, and Thibodeau immediately called the team doctor.

The big screen at this time played back again, slow motion replay, the Chicagoans in the audience showed a painful expression, even if they just watched the video, they could feel how much it hurt!

After asking a few questions, the team doctor’s expression became more serious, and finally chose to call a wheelchair and push Derek Ross away from the scene.

Derek Ross, who already felt sad, was even more sad when he was pushed out of the scene in a wheelchair at this moment.

He gave it all…

It’s just that the game is such a cruelty.

Even with injuries, Derek Rose failed to leave a win for the team.

115 to 98, 17 points difference, Columbus Explorer released a “big move” and successfully won the fourth game of the series, the big score was 3-1!

When talking about Derek Ross’s injury, Li Wan also regretted: “I hope it’s not a big problem, he deserves all the applause!” ”

But the final examination results were not optimistic, and it was Derrick Ross’s ankle that looked more serious, but the final examination result was that Ross’s impact when he landed on the ground caused his knee cruciate ligament to be torn…

This is the more serious injury!

If Li Wan remembers correctly, most of the NBA’s supergiants fell because of this injury.

Including the original Derek Rose in the 13~14 season because of this injury, the “rose” has changed color since then.

This time it was 3 seasons late, but he still couldn’t escape this injury…

Of course, the “King of Speed” does have many injuries.

The tear of the cruciate ligament of the knee is not due to a certain impact, but the transformation process of “quantitative change” to “qualitative change” that occurs in the accumulated impact.

Li Wan knew this result, and could only wish Derek Ross that this recovery could be better than the original.

After all, in the NBA is not without this injury, still give a stable performance of the guy, such as the later Dinwiddie, he suffered the same injury, but still played well after the injury.

But for the Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose’s injury is really a terrible thing, but again, there is still a G5 with the Columbus Explorers to play!

Without Derek Rose, everyone agrees that the season for the Chicago Bulls is over.

Even the Chicago media is a little discouraged!

In addition, the Columbus Explorers’ “Death Five” caused a huge discussion after the game.

This set of tactics completely changed the situation of the Columbus Explorers in the G4, causing a large number of media to call it “incredible”.

Taryn Lue once again surpassed Thibodeau in terms of tactical position.

Another media said: “It’s hard to believe that on the stage of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Columbus Explorers can actually come up with a new tactical system…”

The fluency of this “Columbus Death Five” does not look like a “miracle move” suddenly come up by Tyronn Lue in the game.

“Does that mean the Columbus Explorers still have hole cards in their hands?”

These remarks cast a layer of mystery on the Columbus Explorers.

When Taryn Lue was asked these questions, he was silent and looked “guess for yourselves”!

Such a confident look convinced the reporters that Tyronn Lu still has killing moves in his hands!

The outside world is much louder than the Columbus Explorer winning the championship.

The Eastern Conference Finals G5 arrived as scheduled.

Derrick Rose’s injury has left the entire Bulls in a “mourning” atmosphere, eager to return to Chicago with a victory, even for Derrick Rose.

But……

The Bulls face an extremely real problem, and without Derrick Rose, the power gap between them and the Columbus Explorers has reached a point where it is visible to the naked eye.

This level of game, not to mention that they carry a momentum, even if the referee blows blood, it is difficult to win.

What’s more, the referee didn’t mean to help them.

The tone of the game was set almost from the beginning, with the Columbus Explorers ending the first quarter with an 8-point lead, and then in the second quarter, the Columbus Explorers came up with the “Death Five” to give the Bulls sustained intensity, and the difference reached double digits at this time. The Bulls never led again after that, and the game ended with the Columbus Explorers winning Game 5 of the series to eliminate the Bulls 4-1.

Kevin Durant, who scored 49 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, sat on the bench dejectedly, listening to the cheers on the scene, looking at the group of Columbus teammates who hugged Li Wan, his eyes were full of helplessness.

From Westbrook to James Harden, from Jimmy Butler to Derek Rose…

His star teammate changed stubble, but still fell on Li Wan’s hands…

He couldn’t help but think of that dream again…

Could it be that I really can’t beat Li Wan again?

No wonder he was so upset.

Aside from the Golden State Warriors, he really couldn’t find a better teammate than Derek Rose, Jimmy Butler and Joaquin Noah.

Always…

Take such a difficult road, right?

Moreover, in terms of salary space, this road is simply not feasible.

Life has come to the “cliffside”, and it is no wonder that Kevin Durant is so confused.

Jimmy Butler hugged Li Wan, and it was frustrating to lose, but Li Wan affirmed his transformation, which made him suddenly a little more happy.

For him, being affirmed by Li Wan is always a happy thing.

After all, when he was unknown, it was Li Wan who saw at a glance that he had a “big appearance”!

His fame and the importance of the Bulls after the Bulls are inseparable from Li Wanyou.

Of course, this does not affect his goal is still to defeat Li Wan…

The shouts of the scene gradually became unified when the Eastern Championship trophy was launched, and the director of the scene also gave a close-up shot to Li Wan at this time, and the cheers became louder and louder, and finally resounded throughout the audience:

“MVP！”

“MVP！”

“MVP！”

……

The picture of Li Wan holding high the Eastern Conference Final trophy was also frozen.

Without a doubt, this is a historic moment, Columbus owned the team’s first year and they won the first Eastern Conference Finals trophy in team history!

And with the current momentum of the Columbus Explorers, they also believe that this Eastern Conference Finals trophy is just the beginning, not the end of the season!

As for the reason…

In the second game of the Western Conference Finals, the Hornets scored another win on the road.

118-106, 12 points, the Hornets have won two straight on the road.

James Harden scored another “big double-double” with 31 points and 16 assists.

Anthony Davis also had a “horror stat” of 30 points and 25 rebounds.

On the offensive end, the Hornets relied on the two of them to penetrate the Warriors’ defenses.

However, the main reason for the Warriors’ loss was themselves…

D’Antoni completely copied the entire playing philosophy of the Spurs’ defense of LeBron James.

The number two also rotated with the number three, and Tucker and Anthony Davis “one up and down” defensive position.

Let LeBron James, who already has ankle problems, be even more incapable when he hits the inside.

In fact, this also has a lot to do with the Warriors’ poor scoring ability inside.

Green is a system player to put it bluntly, and there is no problem with dealing cards from the outside and occasionally shooting three-pointers, but if he is allowed to make something kill under the basket, it will be a bit difficult for him.

Not to mention “scum”, in addition to “clumsy”, this guy’s only role is tonnage, but this has nothing to do with the self-help attack under the basket.

So this shows how much the Golden State Warriors rely on three-pointers.

They really have the top three-point shooters in history.

Everything is logical…

However, if you want space to appear on the outside, you must let the opponent shrink the space, or just seize the opportunity to counterattack.

The former original Warriors achieved through a passing ball comparable to the Spurs, and the current Warriors achieved it through LeBron James’ breakthrough, although Green’s “arc top dealing” is still there, but far less frequent than LeBron with the ball.

Really according to the “death five” pass cut, how does LeBron James average 25.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game?

Or in the early stage, he pretended to be a little, and in the later stage, he successfully got the ball in front of him and gradually returned to his “comfort zone”.

LeBron James is a person who will never leave his “comfort zone” when he is not a last resort.

Including the 23 years of playoffs, he also found that his energy to hold the ball really could not support a whole game, so he chose to give power to Rivers Jr… Well, it’s not safe to play for Anthony Davis, according to Antony Davis’ mobility, someone who gives him the ball wholeheartedly, he can definitely play even more explosive performance…

And since the “Christmas War”, the Warriors have swept the entire league, it can be said that “people block and kill, Buddha blocks and kills”, such a ferocious momentum, what reason does LeBron have to sacrifice data and share the ball?

Only in this way, others can know who is on the Warriors team when they look at the data!

As long as everyone thinks that he is the most C, then he is not here to hug his thighs…

But the regular season is the regular season, the playoffs are playoffs, especially the Spurs just taught D’Antoni how to defend LeBron James in the second round, and the Hornets relied on the gourd to draw a scoop and successfully limited LeBron James, who had an ankle injury.

As soon as he is restricted, the Warriors will have no room to rely on this season… And in the case of space can’t be opened, even if Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have amazing shooting ability, how many top three-pointers can they hit?

The shooting efficiency of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in this game is still not satisfactory.

Stephen Curry shot 3-of-9, Klay Thompson shot 4-of-11…

If Stephen Curry has always had a higher level of games and worse outside projection, then Klay Thompson’s play has always been relatively stable, or this efficiency, which shows how poor the Warriors’ outside projection space is now.

LeBron James’ ball-carrying breakthrough is not expected, the Hornets under the leadership of James Harden and Davis, the goal efficiency has always been very high, when the opponent can always put the ball in the basket, the defensive counterattack is impossible.

Losing two games in a row, LeBron James faced increasingly acute problems in post-game interviews.

“When you’re resting off the court, the Warriors tend to play a more fluid offense, and when you’re on the court, that fluid offense tends to disappear, do you think you have an impact on the Golden State Warriors’ original system?”

LeBron James’ whole face completely cold: “If there is a problem, we will not be the regular season record, the best team!” ”

But the reporter’s words made him react suddenly:

These B’s aren’t playing me, are they?

I originally thought that I could get home at 8:30, but the last bottle of nurse said that it was irritating and needed to hang slowly, but I was stunned to hang it for more than an hour, and it was already past 9 o’clock when I got home…

Brothers, pay attention to weather and temperature changes, do not be too presumptuous.

(End of chapter)

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