The opening three-pointer in basketball

"beep!"

The whistle sounded, and the match between the Timberwolves and the Mavericks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs of the 2011-2012 NBA season officially began.

Pekovic experienced two consecutive jump jumps. The third time he was much more cautious, but Haywood jumped up and easily took the basketball away.

Haywood swatted the ball to Kidd, who patted the ball and ran forward.

Bai Yi immediately greeted him.

Kidd looked at Bai Yi and frowned slightly. He had watched the Timberwolves' game and knew that Bai Yi was the steal king.

And he is notoriously slow in the league.

He felt that Bai Yi was deliberately targeting him, and he then waved his hand to ask Carter to pick and roll him.

Carter ran over. Kidd thought that with the pick-and-roll, he could easily get rid of Bai Yi, but he obviously underestimated Bai Yi's speed. Bai Yi quickly bypassed Carter and stopped in front of Kidd again.

Kidd rolled his eyes and then threw the ball to Nowitzki who was standing at the waist.

Nuo Tianya raised his hand and scored two points, but failed to score.

The Timberwolves completed a successful defense.

Especially Bai Yi's defense just now was very good, completely keeping up with Kidd.

The most important thing about defense is not steals or blocks, but keeping track of offensive players.

Only by following the offensive player can there be follow-up actions, confrontation, and the physical and mental energy of the offensive player can be consumed.

Following the offensive player is the basis of all defense.

In this regard, Durant, Harden, and Westbrook all do very poorly. They often don't follow others.

And Bai Yi did very well. He never slacked off in the regular season. No matter what the situation on the court was, he would always follow his opponent.

Adelman nodded with satisfaction from the sidelines.

Bai Yi's attitude is very good.

His tense heart just now relaxed a lot.

On the other side, Carlisle once again lamented Bai Yi's mentality and strength.

This kind of defensive attitude is actually a kind of talent.

Young players in the league actually dislike defense less and less.

Like Irving, the defense usually just watches.

It is really rare for young stars like Bai Yi to be able to defend with such concentration.

It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack. Reggie held the ball past halftime, and there was only Marion in front of Bai Yi.

Marion is thirty-four.

Not only Bai Yi, but also the fans at the scene were very surprised.

The DJ at the scene laughed and said: "What do the Mavericks want to do? Do they think Marion, who is running four times, can guard our MVP?"

"Hahahaha, Carlisle is really laughing to death."

The DJ at the scene was laughing, but Adelman was not. He knew very well that at this time, the Mavericks only arranged one person to defend Baiyi, and what kind of attention Carlisle was paying.

Bai Yi didn't know about Carlisle's arrangement, but he was always cautious and felt that Mavericks' arrangement was unusual, and he felt that Mavericks must have other means.

So Bai Yi is very careful.

Of course, no matter what, the competition was excellent and Bai Yi started running.

Just when he started, Marion moved, and then he reached out covertly to pull Baiyi's jersey.

The jersey was stretched straight, and Bai Yi felt as if someone was holding his hand. He stopped before he even started to speed up.

The referee was standing nearby. With his experience and vision, he could definitely understand what Marion had just done.

But the referee didn't say anything.

This is the intensity of the playoffs.

Bai Yi paused for a moment, and had a clearer understanding of the scale of the playoffs.

On the other side, Reggie saw that Bai Yi had no space to catch the ball, so he planned to hit one himself. He then rushed with the ball.

The person defending against him is Kidd.

The old Kidd is already thirty-eight years old, and Reggie is still very confident in breaking through Kidd.

He then rushed up.

At the same time, Kidd noticed Reggie's purpose and secretly raised his right elbow.

Reggie started running and passed Kidd's right side. Just when he thought everything was going smoothly and he was about to completely break through Kidd.

I felt a sharp pain in my right arm.

He felt like a hammer hitting his arm hard.

He couldn't help but tilted to the side, losing his center of gravity. He hurriedly stabilized his steps and did not fall in the end, but the basketball was taken away by Nowitzki.

Reggie thought about it carefully and realized that Kidd had just propped up his elbow and gave him an elbow directly.

He couldn't help but feel a little angry, and then shouted at the referee.

But the referee ignored him at all.

Adelman shouted from the sidelines, asking Reggie to rush over to defend, but it was still too late. Carter received the pass, then faced Pekovic, jumped up, and slammed the basketball into the ground with a bang.

basket.

"beep!"

The whistle sounded and Pekovic committed a defensive foul.

Carter made the extra free throw.

When Reggie saw that the referee called Pekovic a foul but did not call Kidd's insidious move just now, he couldn't help but become even more angry.

He continued to yell after the referee and even couldn't help saying some excited words.

The referee glanced at Reggie, but considering it was the Timberwolves' home court after all, he didn't say much.

Adelman saw it and immediately called a timeout.

Wait until the players all return to the bench.

He said seriously: "I have told you a long time ago that you need to understand the penalty scale of the playoffs."

"The overall standards of the playoffs are much looser than those of the regular season. Some actions that are not allowed in the regular season are allowed in the playoffs, but there are also some actions that are not allowed in the regular season and are not allowed in the playoffs."

"Judging from the penalty just now, in this game, the referee encouraged you to make some small movements with your hands in the middle and long distances, but for fouls under the basket, it is still very strict."

"Such a penalty is actually not good for us, but we are stronger, so you don't have to be afraid."

The Timberwolves' defense at the basket is weak. When defending at the basket, they will make more fouls in order to block offensive players.

Their strength is long-range shooting, especially Bai Yi's long-range shooting.

If the referee acquiesces in more small moves when defending from a distance, it will naturally be detrimental to Baiyi's offense.

So overall, this defensive scale is actually very detrimental to the Timberwolves.

Adelman, as an old-school coach in the league, could tell at a glance.

"Don't be afraid, the Mavericks' interior defense is just as bad. Let's see who is better."

Nowitzki was somewhat intimidating on the defensive end in the early years, but now, he is basically a tall scarecrow.

And Haywood is 33 years old, and his defense is not at the same level as Chandler last season.

So this kind of penalty scale is actually an opportunity for the Timberwolves.

It depends on whether the Timberwolves can catch it.

After a while, the game continued and the Timberwolves had the ball.

It was Reggie who was still holding the ball. He patted the basketball and noticed that Kidd was still making little moves, and couldn't help but feel a little angry.

At this time Tucker raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Reggie passed the ball, and Tucker rushed up and easily got rid of Nowitzki. Then he collided with Haywood with his eyes closed, and threw the ball with a sound.