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Chapter 270 More important things to do

Chapter 270 More important things to do

The Bucks attack.

Dragic advanced with the ball, and Villanueva was positioned outside the three-point line at a 45° angle on the right.

Compared with Yi Jianlian who has been in the super long three-point position at the top of the arc for a long time, Villanueva can better perform the cutting task on the field when he is outside the right three-point line. At the same time, he does not have as many teams as Yi Jianlian. Responsibility, what needs to be done is only three points, cutting and defense.

"This season, Villanueva averaged 9 points and 4 rebounds per game. Although he didn't score much, he accomplished his task well in the limited playing time."

"More importantly, his three-point shooting percentage came to 39%, which is extremely rare among big players."

Tyronn Lue is very aware of the importance of Villanueva in this lineup, just look at how far Nowitzki is from the basket on the court.

Among the inside players of the Bucks, there are two players who must not let go of three-pointers. One is Yi Jianlian and the other is Villanueva.

The two have already belonged to the category of league pitchers. It is precisely because of their unparalleled ability to open up space that opponents are often very entangled in whether to shrink the inside line.

Dragic and O'Neal hit a pick-and-roll.

Barea switched defenses in front of Jermaine O'Neal. Seeing the matchup, Dragic passed the ball to Jermaine O'Neal without hesitation, but he pulled out to the left 45° outside the three-point line.

Center Ian Mahinmi was a little hesitant. He didn't know whether he should double-team O'Neal at this time or follow Dragic to move outside the three-point line.

Because he had never encountered a team that played like this during the entire playoffs, he was delayed due to hesitation at this time, and it also gave O'Neal a chance to continue attacking the frame.

Jermaine O'Neal caught the ball and turned back to play singles. After a forward turn, he hit the board with a master.

"This back is too easy. Barea can't even reach O'Neal's head when he stretches out his hand. How can he defend against it?"

Then the Mavericks attacked again.

Facing Barea's pick-and-roll attack this time, the Bucks resolutely carried out a substitution defense.

Barea and center Ian Mahinmi pick and roll, O'Neal switches defenses, and Dragic walks inside and shouts to help defend Ian Mahinmi.

Villanueva took a step inside and put a lot of defensive pressure on Ian Mahinmi.

Like Tyson Chandler, Ian Mahinmi is also a traditional defensive center, and he is not excellent in personal independent offensive ability.

So instead of trying to pass the ball to Ian Mahinmi, Barea chose to single O'Neal himself.

"Of course Jermaine O'Neal's defensive footsteps can't keep up with Barea, but at this time Ian Mahinmi has shrunk the inside line, Dragic has followed the penalty area, and Villanueva is still in the defensive position. At this time, the players on the field The restricted area space is already very crowded.”

"So Jermaine O'Neal only needs to defend Barea's three-pointers and mid-range."

O'Neal, who has rich defensive experience, also knows that he only needs to defend Barea's three-pointers and mid-range at this time, but his defensive choice is not aggressive, but he chooses to take a step back to defend very prudently.

"Because Barea is too short, and O'Neal Jr. is much taller than him, it may take a lot of courage for Barea to dare to shoot against O'Neal's height."

Barea also did not choose to shoot a three-pointer for this ball, but made a quick breakthrough and went straight to the basket.

The factual results also proved that Jermaine O'Neal's defensive strategy was correct, but even if he chose to take a step back to defend, he was completely wiped out by Barea.

But at this time, although O'Neal was defending behind Barea, he was able to cover the opponent's shots from behind.

Barea didn't have the space to continue to break into the penalty area, so he could only shoot in the middle distance.

boom!

"This ball O'Neal blocked the shot!"

"The Bucks strike back!"

Curry picked up the rebound and singled out Jason Terry for a layup.

"The Bucks' defense is really beautiful."

Barkley said in amazement.

Although the Bucks are not a strong defensive team in the league in the regular season, they have staged many wonderful defensive rounds in the playoffs.

"This team can always use all available defensive strategies on the field. The defensive tactics just now were obviously setting Barea up."

"If you come in, you can only shoot from the middle distance. If you shoot, you will definitely be interfered by O'Neal."

Magic Johnson was also surprised by the wave of defense just now.

It's hard for him to believe that in the Western Conference playoffs, the Mavericks' bench lineup beat all the Western Conference teams, but when it came to the Bucks, it was completely misfired.

"It's not player-to-player restraint, it's tactics to tactics."

"Judging from the picture shown on the court now, all the tactics designed by the Lone Ranger coaching staff have been suppressed by the Bucks."

Of course, according to Kenny Smith, this is not the first time he has seen such a picture.

As early as when playing the Knicks, Bulls, and Heat, the Bucks have used various tactics to destroy the opponent's offensive and defensive systems many times.

Especially when he was playing against the Heat, it was rumored that Spoelstra scolded Li Lai's [-]th generation ancestors during team training. It is conceivable how angry he was by the Bucks coaching staff.

"In the first battle between Carlisle and Li Lai, I think Li Lai won."

At this time, the magician uttered a very certain sentence.

It's amazing.

But both Barkley and Kenny Smith have no objection to this.

Mavericks coaching bench.

After the Bucks played a 10:2 offensive wave, Carlisle called a timeout immediately.

The Lone Ranger's bench lineup was completely suppressed by a team in terms of offensive firepower, and this was the first time he met in this year's playoffs.

"Take Jason Terry and Nowitzki instead."

The Mavericks' shift in offensive focus finally helped the team's offense pick up, and they also played back and forth with the Bucks on the court.

It's just that the restrictions on the Bucks' offensive end still have no effect.

特里在这节比赛6投3中拿到了8分1篮板1助攻，诺维斯基7投4中拿到了8分2篮板1助攻。

The two relied on their unparalleled offensive firepower to help the Mavericks bite the score, but looking back after halftime, the Bucks led 62:50.

"I believe that after this game is over, the Lone Ranger team will definitely readjust the way they fight against the Bucks. Fighting against this team is really courting death."

The third quarter of the game.

Nowitzki hit three mid-range shots in a row as soon as he came up. He originally planned to take advantage of this wave of hot hands to lead the Mavericks to fight back.

But the real picture is that Curry suddenly broke out in this quarter and hit two consecutive shots.

In an offensive error by the Mavericks, the Bucks quickly counterattacked, Marion retreated alone, and Westbrook and Curry made a double-line fast break.

Originally, Westbrook had a good chance of attacking dunks, but he took the initiative to distribute the ball to Curry behind him.

After Westbrook scored the ball, he blocked Marion. After Curry received the ball, the elementary school student dunked and scored.

"My God, Curry dunked! This is his first time since this year's playoffs."

After the dunk, Curry was extremely excited. When he took off the braces, he tilted his head and shook his head very arrogantly. Then he clapped his hands with his good brother Westbrook to celebrate.

Barkley remembered last year's Finals, when Curry lost to Westbrook by one vote and missed the FMVP trophy.

All fans and commentators sighed extremely at that time, because if Curry won the FMVP award in that round of finals, it would be the second player in the NBA to win the FMVP in his rookie season after Magic Johnson.

"It's a pity that things backfired. Curry regrettably lost to his teammate Westbrook in the selection of this award."

"But judging from the round just now, Westbrook clearly intends to actively create opportunities for Curry in this year's playoffs."

Magic Johnson nodded, and he also saw this from Westbrook's pass just now.

How to put it, there are not many players who can make such a move. It is just that Westbrook has just taken over the responsibility of team leader from Artest, and it is even rarer to be willing to do so.

On the court, Curry and Westbrook hugged and greeted, and he also clearly saw Westbrook's thoughts and plans.

Westbrook said: "You are the team's first offensive player. This is what the coach said, so of course you have to score."

Curry smiled and said without saying anything: "That's right, you have to break through and pass the ball."

Under the efficient performance of the two, the Lone Ranger team's counterattack in the third quarter was completely extinguished, and the score became bigger and bigger. By the end of the game, the score had settled at 118:102.

The Bucks beat the Mavericks.

"This big victory can be regarded as one of the few games that the Bucks have played in the entire playoffs."

Barkley couldn't help but smiled and said.

Kenny Smith has already shouted from the side, "Bucks, bull nose PLUS."

The magician never expected that this world-renowned finals would be turned into such a one-sided situation, which is far different from the Western Conference Finals or Eastern Conference Finals.

Bucks coaching bench.

Tyronn Lue was also surprised that a team that could play inextricably with the championship-winning Lakers would be defeated by them so easily.

Li Lai stood up at this moment, and told Tyronn Lue all his secret skills as he had done countless times in the past.

"From a tactical point of view, most of the Lone Ranger team's offense today relies on pick-and-roll tactics. At the beginning of the game, the Lone Ranger team's double pick-and-roll from the free throw line and the continuous cooperation of the big pick-and-roll are proof."

"Nowitzki mentioned the high position, and the Mavericks are trying to create a defensive dislocation for him. While opening up space for Nowitzki, the Mavericks are also in a running state."

"Marion who is always ready to cut, Kidd who is in ambush on the weak side, and Chandler who continues to roll in the pick-and-roll."

"The Lone Ranger team's offensive tactics change very quickly, and most of the team are veterans who have been in the NBA for many years. They have full experience and are willing to share the ball. This is of great help to their offense."

Hearing this, Tyronn Lue nodded again and again as he recalled the entire game.

Indeed it is!

"Then why didn't the Mavericks' offense play well in this game tonight?"

Tylen Lu said with a questioning face.

Li Lai smiled and looked at DiShawn Stevenson and Barea.

"One has too little ability to attract defensive attention in the pick-and-roll, and the other lacks Kidd's ability to pass the ball in the execution of pick-and-roll tactics."

"Barea would have been the point where the Mavericks could solve the problem, but as Kidd's substitute, his passing skills are more than a star and a half worse than the old Kidd."

"This is also the reason why we were able to defend against the substitute firepower of the Mavericks. Barea can only attack, and he can only attack by himself. We prevent him from attacking only in the middle distance."

"This is tactics."

The last five words fell on Tai Lunlu's heart, like a thunderbolt.

He has been secretly learning the tactics of countless coaches in the league, and he considers himself a tactical master. However, after becoming Li Lai's chief assistant coach, he obviously found that there is a gap between him and the opponent.

This gap seems to be a small gap, but it is obvious that there is a big difference.

Tyronn Lue has always known that he is short of the goal compared with the league's top coaches, but he doesn't know what that kick is.

Li Lai's tactical arrangement and tactical drill this time, as well as the last enlightening words, completely illuminated all the darkness in front of Tai Lunlu.

After coaching with Li Lai for three years, he didn't finally understand until this moment.

Tactics are strategies!

To put it bluntly, it is a trap.

Second-rate coaches know tactics, while first-rate coaches are good at traps. If they have the psychological insight of a Zen master and the ability to deal with the relationship between players, or they are good at adjusting overall discipline and building team culture like Popovich, then they will be the best in the world. coach.

Of course, top coaches don't necessarily have to be good at these things. For example, Larry Brown is good at turning decay into magic to make players with certain characteristics shine, and there is also the iron-blooded training of the magician Park Leary.

The top coaches always have their own unique means.

"Coach." Tyronn Lue couldn't help but choked up and said.

Li Lai raised his hand to stop what the other party was about to do, and said, "It's up to you how much you understand."

Milwaukee.

Before preparing for the second game against the Mavericks, Li Lai searched for the notes before the finals in the office.

"Holloway."

After yelling several times in a row and getting no response from Holloway, Li Lai frowned slightly and cursed inwardly, "Where did this little girl go fooling around today?"

In the past, Holloway helped Li Lai sort out the messy tactical blueprints on Li Lai's desk and sorted them out, so it was extremely easy for Li Lai to find any tactical blueprints afterwards.

But today, if Li Lai remembers correctly, this table has not been cleared for three days, which is not common in the past three years.

"The little girl Holloway has always been meticulous when it comes to her work. Even when her stomach hurts every month, she will insist on completing her work."

"What happened this time?"

Although Li Lai had doubts, he didn't continue to pay attention to this matter, because with the relationship between him and Holloway, the other party would definitely find him as soon as he had any difficulties.

Li Lai also had more important things to do at this time.

Game [-] of the Finals!

(End of this chapter)