NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 282: Joint defense shows initial results
The next time the ball was dead, the Kings chose to substitute.

Replace Divac and Christie, replace Cato and Stojakovic.

The Kings' defensive strategy suddenly changed to a three-two zone defense.

Cato sits on the inside as a basket protector, Weber, Stojakovic and Lu Yuanzhi, who are tall and long-armed, guard the other three directions, while Bibby goes to the outside to chase Nash.

The Mavericks once again initiated a pick-and-roll with Nash and continued to summon LaFrentz, but this time, it was Lu Yuanzhi who stepped forward.

Nash frowned. Is this a change of defensive strategy?
He couldn't figure out what medicine the Kings were selling, but he still played the pick-and-roll with LaFrentz to see what the Kings' defensive strategy was.

LaFrentz continued to pull out, but Lu Yuanzhi did not pounce on him immediately.

What to be afraid of.

Divac is slow and needs to follow LaFrentz closely so as not to give the opponent an open shot.

Lu Yuanzhi was fast-footed. He didn't take LaFrentz's slow shot seriously at all. Seeing that Bibi was blocked by LaFrentz, he stepped forward to stop Nash.

The passage in front of Nash was blocked by Lu Yuanzhi. He paused for a moment, and Bibby immediately rushed over and stuck to Nash again.

Against Kidd and Billups, Bibby was too physically disadvantaged to dare to stick up like this. But he was guarding Nash, and Bibby suddenly gained confidence.

Our eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, is not strong physically. If I stick up to you, you can't use your body to eat me. I can still interfere with your attack!

Upon seeing this, Nash quickly passed the ball to LaFrentz, who was unmarked within three steps of the three-point line.

But as soon as the ball flew into the air of LaFrenz, Lu Yuanzhi took the first step in the direction of LaFrenz.

When LaFrentz received the ball, made a slight adjustment and prepared to shoot, Lu Yuanzhi took the second step.

When LaFrentz took off to shoot, Lu Yuanzhi took the third step, jumped directly into the air, and blocked LaFrentz's shot.

With this shooting speed and a squat-style shot, isn't that looking for a block?
The fans, who had been noisy and excited since the start of the game, suddenly fell silent as if they had been slapped in the head.

The ball flew to the Mavericks half. No one except Lu Yuanzhi expected that this would be a big hit. He was the only one in the audience who reacted after landing and was the first to cross the midline.

Lu Yuanzhi picked up the basketball that was bouncing on the floor and rushed into the Mavericks' paint. Seeing five people chasing behind him, Lu Yuanzhi also slowed down and performed a 360-degree turn and a windmill dunk.

"boom!"

The explosive sound of the dunk was amplified by the microphone under the basket, which was particularly clear in the quiet court.

The first possession the Kings switched to a zone defense was effective.

Nash ran back to his own half, glanced at Lu Yuanzhi, decided not to break into the area Lu Yuanzhi was responsible for next time, and then silently sent the ball.

This time, Nash changed directions and called Nowitzki over to do a pick-and-roll.

Stojakovic, who defends on the outside, is also very fast, but he doesn't dare to leave Nowitzki too far.

LaFrentz is slow to shoot, and his three-pointers play a greater role in opening up space for the team, but Nowitzki is different. He is a natural shooter.

If you dare to take one more step, he will dare to score the ball against your block.

After Stojakovic's defensive focus shifted to Nowitzki, Nash's pick-and-roll achieved certain results. He successfully opened up half of Bibby's body and broke through to the basket.

Bibby didn't panic and followed Nash steadily, blocking his way back to the three-point line.

As for the Kings' inside line, Cato, who had been crouching there for a long time, moved ahead and blocked Nash.

Nash quickly observed the situation on the court. Finley was ambushing in the bottom corner on the same side. There seemed to be no one to defend there, but Cato could cover it at any time.

At a 45-degree angle on the same side, Stojakovic is guarding Nowitzki. If the ball is passed back, there is a high probability that Stojakovic will intercept it.

The Yugoslavian is 206 centimeters tall and has a large defensive range.

Near the 90-degree angle were Lu Yuanzhi and LaFrentz, and Nash didn't even want to look over there.Finally, there is Jamison ambushing near the weak side corner, but Webber stands outside the penalty area and can defend against it at any time.

The Mavericks' offensive space is very wide, but it seems that almost all passing points are being targeted.

How to do?
The next moment, Nash made a decision.

Since your Cato may be guarding Finley, then I just need to attack the basket directly and hold your Cato down. Wouldn't Finley be left unguarded?

Nash accelerated again, jumped straight towards Cato, and seemed to be going for a layup over Cato's head.

Cato also kept in mind his responsibility to protect the basket and took off to block all Nash's shooting angles.

"be cheated!"

Nash quickly turned around in the air and passed the ball to Finley in the bottom corner.

But as soon as the ball was released, his eyelids jumped.

Stojakovic saw the moment he rushed inside and took two steps towards the bottom corner.

Don't underestimate these two steps. When Finley receives the ball, no one can interfere with his shooting.

But Stojakovic's two steps in advance gave him enough time to reach Finley when the basketball was flying.

Stojakovic didn't expect Nash to pass to Finley, but he has played basketball in Europe for many years and knows the operation of zone defense. This is when he needs to fill the hole in the bottom corner.

But if Stojakovic goes to cover the corner, what should Nowitzki do?

Finley also thought of this. After receiving the ball, he didn't stop at all and passed the ball directly to Nowitzki.

"Snapped!"

A big hand suddenly appeared on the passing line, it was Lu Yuanzhi.

After seeing Stojakovic filling the bottom corner, Lu Yuanzhi quickly rushed towards Nowitzki from the inner circle, controlled the passing route, and directly intercepted Finley's ball.

And if you watch the ball from above the court, you will find that if Lu Yuanzhi had not intercepted Finley's pass, the Mavericks' attack would have been in vain.

While Stojakovic pounced on Finley and Lu Yuanzhi pounced on Nowitzki, Weber on the edge of the penalty area ran towards the high post.

Then, after Cato lands, he will move towards the weak side corner where Jamison is.

Bibby followed Nash closely, preventing him from getting another chance to participate in the offense.

In this way, a perfect set of rotations is completed.

Although the ball flies faster than people can run, because the Kings players move in advance and are on alert in advance, the Mavericks are unable to create gaps even if they pass the ball in a wide range.

After Lu Yuanzhi intercepted the ball, he quickly advanced forward.

With 70 points of ball-handling skills, Lu Yuanzhi changed his playing style from last season. He no longer waited for his teammates to respond, but launched a counterattack on the spot.

Nowitzki tried hard to catch up with Lu Yuanzhi, but after a physical confrontation, Nowitzki staggered, and Lu Yuanzhi accelerated again, taking the opportunity to throw Nowitzki away.

"boom!"

Another explosive dunk.

Lu Yuanzhi once again used the counterattack opportunity to score 2 points!
The scoring in transition between offense and defense is really comfortable. No wonder Tan Huang has always favored this scoring method.

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