The rest is just noise

Chapter 933: Don’t think that because you are an old man, I won’t dare to scold you.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks' defensive arrangement was intriguing.

Wilson defended Dumars, Miller defended Lewis, Rodman defended Petrovich, Kemp defended Mahomes, and Ewing defended Gaithers.

Although the other sets of matchups don't look normal, they are appropriate.

Only the matchup between Rodman and Petrovic looked too weird.

"Dennis Rodman, who had a white spiky head tonight, walked up to Drazen with a bad look on his face."

At the beginning of the game, Rodman made Petrovic angry because of unnecessary movements on his hands.

"You'd better not touch me like this!" Petrovich said angrily.

As a foreigner, he dared to speak to Rodman like this, which is commendable for his courage.

Rodman pretended to be frightened and raised his hands in surrender.

The referee was about to come over to calm the two people down.

Suddenly, Rodman's right elbow swung toward Petrovich's chest.

The defenseless Petrovic was technically knocked down by Rodman on the spot.

"Beep!!"

Lee Jones, one of the referees on duty, called Rodman a technical foul.

Rodman still looked like he was surrendering and looked at Petrovich with a mocking face: "I quite like touching you like this. Do you know how good your blow is? Damn it, I just want to do it again!"

"

Petrovich got up angrily.

Lee Jones separated him and threatened Rodman: "Dennis, if you say one more nonsense, I will expel you!"

"No, you don't care if I get a Croatian?" Rodman turned into a patriot, "It's fine if Americans don't help Americans, but they help foreigners to bully Americans. What's going on? Is Miami independent?

?”

"Shut up, Dennis."

"It's me, coach. I shouldn't have provoked the referee!" Rodman patted his face with an apologetic smile.

Louis' smile bloomed like a flower: "It's good that you know."

Because Rodman was provoking trouble, Ewing won the jump ball in the beginning to no avail, and the ball went directly to the Heat.

Moreover, they can also use free throws to score for themselves first.

2 to 0

Rodman's elbow did not seem to have a substantial impact on Petrovic, and his free throws were stable.

After the conflict, the Knicks players had no intention of cooling down.

Rodman's attitude towards Petrovic is exactly their attitude towards the Heat.

The Heat have defeated the Knicks twice in a row. If calculated according to the playoffs, the opponent leads 2-0.

This game must be won no matter what.

Ewing defended Gathers' low post.

Gathers' post-up play is relatively traditional. The various footwork he used in college has been streamlined a lot now.

Under Ewing's defense, he turned over and shot.

"boom!"

Wilson grabbed the rebound and turned around. Dumars wanted to press him up front.

"Dumars is a very smart player," Tomjanovich said.

Louis nodded.

Neither side has a pure point guard. In terms of movement control, they are definitely not as solid as pure point guards. They can press the frontcourt at the right time. If they defend well, they can force the opponent to make mistakes.

However, Wilson's ability to control movement has been certified by the Knicks.

In that intra-team competition, Wilson, as the main ball carrier of the Big Shoulder Wind, rarely made mistakes.

Dumas' defense was easily thrown away by him and he accelerated forward.

The Heat's defense was negligent. They thought Dumars' defense was enough to control Wilson.

This blind trust in the core players led to their defensive collapse in this round.

Wilson directly chose the middle to burst into dunks.

2 to 2

"The Conqueror is coming, why is no one guarding him?"

"As a strong defensive team, Miami seems to have no targeted care for New York's key players."

Billy Donovan stood on the sidelines and shouted: "Reggie, Benjamin is yours!"

Reggie Lewis nodded, but Dumas's message was too sudden and he couldn't react.

Donovan reminded him of this, not to blame him, but to ask him to be prepared. Whether he was guarding Wilson or not, he had to pay attention to this person.

The Heat's offensive resumes.

Louis' special arrangement for the opening gradually came into play.

He asked Rodman to face Petrovic directly. This defense seemed to be completely misplaced, which was of great significance.

Although Ewing disagrees, Rodman is the No. 1 single defender in the Knicks. He can defend from position one to position five. Although Ewing has a more important role as the pillar of the defensive system, he can defend

There is no offensive second position like Petrovic.

Rodman's footsteps can easily follow Petrovich.

In this way, the Knicks can not only block the Heat's most powerful one-on-one single player, but also use the mobility of Wilson, Kemp and others to sweep around in the high post.

Although Donovan is a coach who values ​​outside space and the Heat also have many shooters, no matter how modern shooters evolve, their average quality will never reach the level of the small ball era.

Therefore, Wilson and Kemp can release shooters as long as they seize the right opportunity.

The Knicks' incredible athleticism is their biggest asset on defense.

And these wings sweeping outside the paint area allow Ewing to stay under the basket to help defend.

The Heat's inside core, Gathers, has limited offensive threat with the ball in front of Ewing.

Ewing can keep an eye on him while also attacking Dumas or Petrovich when they call for a pick-and-roll.

Normally, Ewing would flank Dumars and let Petrovic break through.

Because the threat of breakthrough after Dumas calls the pick-and-roll is greater, and Petrovic is good at shooting, so if he can break through, Kemp's help defense is enough to lock him down.

These arrangements can be regarded as the Knicks' regular operations.

Louis spent several years letting them learn how to maximize their defensive resources against opponents of different styles while targeting their opponents' weaknesses.

Petrovic was angered by Rodman's defense.

Calling for an offense, Dumas passed the ball.

When Rodman saw him catching the ball, he clapped his hands and applauded: "I want to see how you, this crazy Croatian dog, can score in front of me!"

Before Petrovich received the ball, Rodman had already done a lot of things to him.

Now, his hands and feet were sore, but his anger defeated his reason, and Petrovich continued to change and forcefully pulled out.

"If he plays like this, I have nothing to worry about." Louis said sarcastically while Petrovic missed a shot.

Ewing collected the rebound, and except for Ma Hong, everyone else on the Heat had already retired past halftime.

In just a few rounds, although the Heat were passive, Louis could see Donovan's transformation of the team in various details.

The Heat's points per 100 possessions rank eighth in the league, and their points allowed per 100 possessions are the sixth fewest in the league, showing a balanced offense and defense.

The most remarkable thing is their field goal percentage per game, which ranks third in the league.

Now, the Heat's offense has a problem.

Donovan's habit is to let players figure it out on their own, and his main focus is defense.

This game does not require offensive rebounds, but emphasizes quick retreat, which is Donovan's characteristic.

In Donovan's defensive philosophy, the most annoying thing is not to allow the opponent to create opportunities through tactics and score easily with the ball, but to fail to attack and be beaten by the opponent as a defensive counterattack.

Therefore, unless the opponent is really a rebounding team with poor rebound protection, and if they don't seize this weakness and bully them, they will be sorry for themselves. Otherwise, when the Heat treats offensive rebounds, Ma Hong will always rush to try it, and everyone else will go at full speed.

Run back.

In terms of positional defense, Donovan also learned from Louis the telescopic defense of "tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall".

A typical Louis-style stretch defense does not treat players who cannot shoot as human beings.

As long as the opponent has the opportunity to help defend, rotate, double-team, and supplement the defense, he must throw this trash who can't shoot aside and focus on defending someone more worthy of guarding.

In the entire Knicks starting lineup, there is only one person like this.

That is Rodman who is hated by the Heat the most.

Rodman set a pick-and-roll for Wilson. As a result, Mahon and Lewis did not let Wilson start the breakthrough, and directly grabbed the lead and attacked in advance.

Wilson was forced to pass to an unguarded Rodman.

Rodman turned into a dealer at the free throw line, passing the ball to Miller who was running from the corner and helping to block the ball.

The way Petrovic defends the pick-and-roll once again proves that Donovan has really learned Louis' concepts.

In this day and age, what's the best way to defend against 99% of the pick-and-roll offense?

Go around the screen and don't worry about your opponent shooting in the open. There are only one person in the world who dares to shoot like this and is still a threat.

Miller did not seize the shooting opportunity because he felt that there was still shot time and he could pass another pass.

But the opportunity comes and goes, and there will be no better opportunity than that in 10 seconds.

In the end, the Knicks' offense ended when Wilson missed a forced shot.

Without Stockton in charge, the offensive tactics that the starting lineup can launch are too monotonous. Sometimes it is just a one-off deal.

"I regret letting Billy go. He should have stayed with me for a few more years." Louis looked heartbroken.

Tomjanovich said with a smile: "Billy learned how to use and press your defensive space, and Jeff was inspired to successfully build the No. 1 defense in the Western Conference with the twin towers in Los Angeles. Coach Lu, don't you think you are very useful as a mentor?"

Was it successful?"

After all, it brought out two excellent coaches, and it was indeed a success.

"So what did Phil learn from me?" Louis asked.

"Uh..." Tomjanovich was embarrassed.

Doug Mo ruthlessly broke the news: "Fool, I must have learned a lot of lies from you. Look at that guy who entered the lottery every year in Chicago and still worked in Orlando. If it weren't for that kind of lies, professional basketball would have been a long time ago."

No such person has been found."

"What bastard words!" Coach Lu scolded the old coach without blushing and breathlessly, "When did I ever deceive others? Old Mo, don't you know that I am a well-known loyal person in the professional basketball world?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lao Mo nodded vigorously to hold back his laughter, "Honest man...hehe."

"You are laughing at me, sir. Don't think that because you are an old man, I won't dare to scold you."

"You threaten the elderly at every turn, how can you look like a loyal person... Talking lies all day long, no wonder you fail to lose weight every time."

Let’s not talk about the connection between Lao Mo’s words. When it comes to losing weight, Louis’ defense was broken on the spot.