Chapter 180 [Unsolved attack, foul trouble]
Magic attack, but still allowed McGrady to play singles.↗
On the premise of having a superstar, single-handed fight is a simple and effective tactic, which allows the stars to open first, attract double-teams and then divide the ball into an open space.
McGrady held the ball in one hand and posed in a "three-threat" posture.
The so-called three threats means that this action has three threat states for the defense player to pass, shoot and dribble, which tests the opponent's judgment.
McGrady turned to the right, attracting Jefferson to turn around and follow the defense halfway, and then took the ball back and shook it gently. Jefferson stepped forward and jumped up.
McGrady immediately jumped forward, ran into Jefferson and pushed the ball gently, the referee whistled and made a free throw.
McGrady made both free throws, 0-4.
The net team attacked, Wang Jun continued to stand and wait for the opportunity, and Jefferson relied on the side to run.
Lawrence arranged this because the Magic's two inside lines were not slow, and they might have done a good job of preventing them from interfering with three-pointers. Jefferson was stronger than Wang Jun and could catch the ball and break through the strong attack.
In the previous game, Wang Jun arranged more covers, and Jefferson's data dropped.
He was very excited in the game. As soon as Collins blocked McGrady, he rushed up and received a pass from Kidd on the right, killing the basket.
Unfortunately, he was too excited and rushed into Howard's arms.
As the first veteran to win a contract of 100 million yuan, Howard's defense is not based on his body, but on his mind. When he saw Jefferson rushing up, he immediately stood up, his center of gravity leaned back and protected the key parts with both hands.
As soon as the two met, Howard leaned back and fell as light and elegant as a dancer.
The referee blew a foul on Jefferson. It was the second time in a minute.
At this time, Lawrence Frank obviously lacked experience and did not replace Jefferson immediately.
With the Magic Attack, McGrady immediately asked the ball to attack Jefferson again.
He took the ball and leaned on it. He turned around and took a step towards Jefferson, took the ball with both hands and made a "big swing", hit Jefferson's arm, and threw the ball out. Jefferson didn't want to dodge.
This was obviously McGrady's intentional thug, but he had the ball in his hand. The referee blew up Jefferson's defensive foul without hesitation and sent McGrady to the free throw line.
McGrady only scored one of two free throws, but Jefferson had already made three bounces. He had to go down and rest. 0 to 5.
Both commentators from CCTV5 praised Maddy for his rich experience and strong offense. In Wang Jun's opinion, this is a bit shameless, and he is completely looking for fouls to cheat free throws.
He just entered the league and was not used to seeing this kind of "experience". In fact, McGrady's free throws are already considered to be small, and there are people in the league who averaged more than 10 free throws per game in a single season.
If Wang Jun told Kidd about his thoughts, Kidd would definitely laugh at him as being too naive, able to score points and cause damage, shorten the opponent's main playing time, and coaches like this.
Players who mainly break through and do not make fouls have to practice. Wang Jun mainly shoots, so the coaching staff did not make arrangements.
Kittles came on the court early and replaced Jefferson.
Nets attacked. Kidd stopped and still failed to make a jump shot. The Magic counterattacked and McGrady rushed to the front.
McGrady went to the frontcourt to catch the ball without slowing down. She squeezed Kitels into the inside and took a big step to force the basketball. 0-7.
McGrady's strength is not weak either. It is said that the bench press is 120 kilograms, so he is not afraid of confrontation. When he returns to defense, he smiles proudly. He squints his eyes and seems to fall asleep at any time.
Wang Jun waved to Collins for cover, but Kidd didn't make a pass. He beat Tyronelu in the middle and leaned back and turned to the left. He stopped and still missed the jump shot.
Zhang Heli sighed: "Today Kidd saw that it was Tyronelu defending and his offense was very active, but he missed three shots. As the core of the team, this shouldn't be."
Yu Jia found the information and introduced: "Kidd is really not good at shooting. His shooting percentage this season is only 39.2%, averaging 13.3 points per game. It is worth mentioning that Kidd averaged 5 free throws last season and 3.7 times this season. He averaged 13 shots per game, which is also 1.6 times less than last season. He only improved 10.2 assists, and was the first in the league."
Zhang Heli smiled and said, "It is a good thing for Kidd to share the ball rights, otherwise Wang Jun would not be able to play."
Yu Jia continued to read the information and said in surprise: "At present, Wang Jun is the Nets' most shooting per game, 14.2 times. This number is nothing in the league, but the Nets' players are relatively average, Jefferson 12.6 times, Martin 13.1 times, and Kittles averaged 9.5 times."
When the two discussed the Nets team basketball, the Magic finally made a second player. McGrady was double-teamed and passed the ball, and Howard missed the jump shot from the middle.
Wang Jun actively made a quick attack and received Kid's backcourt pass to the penalty area, leaning on Girisek.
Three-pointers, breakthroughs at the basket, and jump shots with emergency stops are all good. The defense is based on skills and does not like physical contact. Wang Jun recalled the opponent information given by the scouts and chose to be strong.
Girisek is a very powerful defender. Since joining the NBA in 2002, he has scored in double digits every season. However, he does not like to confront each other, and Wang Jun shifts his center of gravity as soon as he squeezes.
Wang Jun calculated the correct step point, and then pulled the ball up one step ahead of the free throw line. He leaned against the opponent and stepped on the basketball three steps slowly. 2 to 7.
McGrady's offense was strong, but she was not active in returning to defense. As for Tyrone Lu's defense, it was useless when he came back.
Magic attack, McGrath received the ball from the outside, Kitels was not close to him, McGrath suddenly pulled out of the three-point line, the ball was very flat, the speed was very fast, and it entered the net hollow. 2 to 10.
"Meddy has made a trick, Kitels can't cover it, it's clean and neat!" Zhang Heli instantly transformed into Mami.
The so-called pull-out shooting means suddenly jumping without squat preparation, like pulling onions on dry land.
NBA can do countless shots to shoot, but perhaps only McGrady can practice shooting to killer moves.
With his height, without his bounce; with his bounce, without his height; with his height and bounce, it may not be faster than his first step and can easily be passed. This is why McGrady can become the scoring champion.
Kittles went to the frontcourt to receive the ball and jumped in, wanting to get a three-pointer, but missed under Andrew's interference.
Andrew came up to defend and was very active in the switch. Girisek grabbed the rebound and passed it to Tyrone Lu to launch a fast break. When Lu went to the frontcourt, he passed it to McGrady.
This time McGrady went directly to the low post to ask for the ball, but Kittels struggled to fit in close contact. McGrady turned to the bottom line, took the ball with both hands and jumped up, attracting Martin to jump up from the side to block the block.
McGrady shrank on the right side of the basket, as if flying, and pulled the rod widely away from the cover, drifted to the left and right hand to make a layup, and the ball hit the board and fell into the basket. 2 to 12.
Wang Jun wanted to cheer for McGrady when he saw this scene outside, and his actions were so beautiful.
Kidd was in poor condition, as if he was sleepwalking, and the team couldn't open it. He did not remind the players to adjust, and Lawrence requested a timeout.
The Nets' tactics are still mainly fast attack, with pick-and-drop as a supplement, and Rodney was replaced in advance and Blue-collar Collins was replaced.
"Their center is not good at low-post attacks. Be careful to double-team McGrady at any time. Andrew can let go of the outside."
Lawrence looked at Wang Jun and shouted: "Wang, next you will defend McGrady. His jump shot is very powerful. Don't let him turn around and frame easily. Try to stick close to his rhythm. Don't run away on the offensive end, and attract defense from the bottom corner. OK?"
"Ok!" Wang Jun responded loudly.
He has never been defending the stars, and he finally has a chance today.
When he was on the court, Kidd encouraged Wang Jun: "Don't be afraid, think about the method I taught you. Your strength will definitely be able to withstand him. Just try to interfere with him as closely as possible when he jumps. You won't blame you if you enter!"
Wang Jun nodded vigorously.
He was not afraid, he was just excited, and wanted to see the difference between himself and the superstar.
How far can he do to defend with all his strength now?
Chapter completed!