The rest is just noise

At the beginning of the game, Billy Donovan was secretly happy when he saw Louis asking Rodman to play against Petrovic.

It's true that Rodman is the most versatile defender among active players. His individual defensive ability can limit Petronovic's performance, and that's true too.

But Petrovic is a star that drives people crazy.

Rodman was careless, and maybe a few unnecessary actions and a few unpleasant trash talks during the game could irritate him. By then, a furious basketball Mozart would surely be in amazing form at home.

So Donovan did the opposite and actually asked Petrovic to guard Rodman on the defensive end in order to increase the number of their matchups.

It has to be said that after spending several years under Louis, Donovan's thinking was more open-minded than the coaches of his generation.

This arrangement, which was similar to a "whole job," made him feel confident.

The most interesting thing about the matchup between Rodman and Petrovich is that both coaches think they are taking advantage.

Now, the results are revealed.

At least in today's era, an era that is more conducive to defenders, it is inappropriate for ace players to face the opponent's defensive gate.

Unless your ace players are Jordan, Barkley, Sampson, and Wilson. Even if these four players are in average condition, they are not easy to restrict.

Some other players with obvious personal strengths and weaknesses may suffer if they really have to face these defensive gates.

That's what the matchup between Petrovich and Rodman was like.

Although Rodman was embarrassed by Petrovich's skills in some rounds, his style of playing cards and actions that do not follow common sense and do not pay attention to the moral principles of the world, and his attacks are neither light nor heavy, is too easy to defeat his opponent.

It's messed up.

The Petrovich who Donovan imagined could get whatever he wanted from Jordan did not appear. Instead, there appeared a man with an ugly face who could play the role of a perverted murderer, but who had little impact on the offensive end.

If that's all, Donovan can also expect Petrovic to gradually regain his form. As long as Rodman is a burden to the Knicks on the offensive end, this matchup will not be considered a failure.

Then there was Rodman's "If Rodman can make the ball today, I will eat the ball on the spot" effect was an explosion of three points.

The whole game started to go off the rails from Rodman's shot.

Rodman's three-pointer gave the Heat a boost.

Everyone knew it was a lucky shot, so the strategy of shorting Rodman still existed.

But Rodman doesn't look smart, but his golf IQ is very high.

If the shooting efficiency cannot be maintained, the Heat will keep letting him go. Instead of betting on his own touch, it is better to drive the ball in and disrupt the situation.

Anyway, they don't have a point guard on the court, so no matter how they play tactics, they have to be challenged by their core in the end.

But looking at the overall situation, who has a better chance than him?

The ball is in hand, and there is no one in a three-meter radius...

Rodman began a series of performances that dazzled the Heat coaching staff.

He first waved his hand and asked Ewing to prepare for the pick-and-roll.

Ewing didn't know which part of his setup was wrong. No one was guarding him. Pick-and-roll? Block the air? Then, the gorilla realized that Rodman was going to break through. The purpose of the pick-and-roll was to help him block Peter Lowe, who was three meters away from him.

strange?

Ewing didn't know if his understanding of the instructions was correct. Time waited for no one, so he had no choice but to do that.

As a result, the answer is correct.

Rodman ignored the three-meter open space given to him by the Heat and the fact that he had a good three-pointer in the last round, and dribbled in.

"What are you doing?" Louis, who wanted to see Rodman hit his second three-pointer to drive Donovan crazy, was disappointed.

This kind of gap directly catches up with all the movies that bloom when they are screened and become soaring after screening.

Rodman's basic skills are insufficient and his breakthrough movements look uncoordinated.

Ewing's pick-and-roll helped him trap Petrovich.

Basketball Mozart couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.

Gathers' help was right in front of him. Rodman held the ball with both hands and turned into a god of war with heavy shoulders and knocked down Gathers with all his strength.

The moment Gaithers screamed and fell to the ground, Louis felt that Rodman's shoulder was not a shoulder, but a horn.

He didn't know how other people felt, but the blow to Gathers must have been very painful.

The referee stopped the game and Gathers blocked the foul.

Only then did Donovan realize that the actual value of this defensive mismatch was completely different from its theoretical value.

All the expected tactical effects of the Heat failed to materialize. Instead, the Knicks gained an advantage due to Rodman's various strange and unpredictable performances.

Rodman's breakthrough began to trigger a new round of butterfly effect.

In order to prevent Rodman's breakthrough from starting too easily, Petrovic needs to shorten the distance to one and a half meters.

This kind of defensive distance actually treats Rodman as a small threatening shooter.

But this is obviously a wrong decision.

Rodman calls the pick-and-roll again.

Louis never thought that Rodman could call his teammates on pick-and-roll breakthroughs to activate the team's offense like a ball-handling core in the game...

Maybe Donovan was stunned by Rodman, otherwise he should know that the best way to deal with Rodman's overestimation of his ability to hold the ball and call for pick-and-rolls to launch an offense is not to let players double-team - but this is indeed a Louis coach

As always, when encountering an opponent's pick-and-roll attack, he prioritizes trapping the ball holder, because contemporary shooters are garbage.

However, the Knicks' current ball carrier is not Stockton, Rauf, Wilson... but Rodman.

Isn't it funny to double-team Rodman with the ball?

Rodman passed the ball and Miller hit an open three-pointer.

Louis believed that not only Donovan was stunned, but the entire Heat team was stunned by Rodman.

Rodman is more evil than expected, and the Heat are less targeted than expected.

These rounds completely disrupted the Heat's defensive arrangement.

No matter how brilliant a basketball expert is, it is unimaginable that the Heat, ranked first in the Eastern Conference and capable of both offense and defense, would have their proud defensive system broken by Rodman, an X-factor who is a general offensive threat.

Rodman confused the Heat, and the ball gradually passed into Wilson's hands.

Wilson decisively called Miller.

The Heat, who couldn't even defend Rodman's pick-and-roll offense, were going to defend against Wilson and Miller's pick-and-roll?

Definitely not a double attack, because Wilson will hit the ball, and Miller is a three-pointer. The Heat, whose first priority is to double team the ball-handler, no one can make up for this loophole.

It is also unrealistic to squeeze through the screen and insist on guarding, because Wilson is not Rodman. His mid-range threat is among the top five in the league, so he cannot bypass the defense.

The Heat chose to switch defenses in a series of decisions, and the result was that Wilson beat Dumars like a son.

Dumars' defense is definitely not a loophole in the Heat.

On the contrary, he is the only player on the Heat team other than Reggie Lewis who can compete for the best defensive team.

However, the height difference of tens of centimeters has become a huge barrier.

When Wilson saw him, he immediately made a move, leaving Dumas with nothing to do.

In order to make up for Gathers's poor physical ability, the Heat paired him with Mahorn in the starting lineup, but neither of them is a full-time center, so they will inevitably suffer when they encounter the Knicks with Ewing.

To ensure that the basket is protected in the penalty area, Gathers can only choose to squat in the pit to protect the basket.

In this case, to avoid the Knicks using pick-and-rolls to create a large number of open shooting opportunities, switching defenses and squeezing through screens to maintain marking are the most suitable defensive methods for the Heat.

The Heat had a good idea, but it was a pity that they met Wilson.

After Rodman recovered, other teammates on the court began to get into shape.

Wilson is the one who gets into the groove the fastest.

Whether he is playing against Lewis or encountering Dumars' defense change, Wilson's response is very simple.

Just shoot the ball!

His shooting doesn't even start a pick-and-roll to find an open space for a mid-range shot, but simply calls a pick-and-roll to create one-on-one opportunities. Sometimes he doesn't even need a pick-and-roll and can defeat his opponent with one-handed shooting.

Donovan must admit that their outside single defense capabilities are not enough to deal with a single player of Wilson's level, and Wilson also proved that when he feels online, squatting and switching defenses will not work. Only flanking can limit it to a certain extent.

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However, except for Rodman, all the Knicks players on the court can shoot, so double-teaming is the most unaffordable strategy for the Heat right now.

32 to 20

After the first quarter, the Heat trailed by 12 points.

There is still room for adjustment in the on-court lineups of both sides, but the most critical thing for the Heat right now is that they cannot attack and cannot defend.

In the second quarter, both sides adjusted their lineups.

Louis three up and three down.

Stockton, Reggie Williams and Yu Tiancan replaced Wilson, Miller and Ewing.

Although the internal and external cores have been replaced, Rodman and Kemp are still on the court, and with Stockton returning to their positions, the Knicks' offense will be more organized than in the first quarter.

Yu Tiancan's matchup with Heat substitute center Dale Davis is also a planned advantage.

Stockton had a clear head. At the beginning of the second quarter, he concentrated the ball in the low post, allowing Yu Tiancan to bully the small one to deal with Davis.

Yu Tiancan took advantage of his size and continued to play hard. Although the hit rate was not high, Davis had a high probability of fouling.

Unlike Yu Tiancan, Davis is an immature player in every aspect. There is a huge talent gap between the two. The latter was beaten on the spot and accumulated three fouls in less than five minutes.

Although the Heat have Dumars to hold on to the situation, Yu Tiancan is as strong as O'Neal in the same class.

Kemp and Rodman began to dominate the offensive rebounds with their inherent matchup advantages.

Louie could clearly feel the frustration inside the Miami Coliseum.

Fans can tell from the first half of the game that the Heat's chances of winning tonight are very slim.

The Knicks woke up, and all their strong points were effective.

On the other hand, the Heat's strong points were all in a sluggish state. Starting from the three-pointer when Rodman faced off against Petrovic in the opening game, something was wrong.

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Happy Children's Day, but I guess none of you are still in the category of "children". If so, I hope you will stop reading this book.