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On the 19th, the first round of the playoffs started.

After discussing with the assistant coaches, Yang Rui made targeted adjustments to the starting lineup in the first game.

Wizards Five: Wesley, Maggette, Jordan, Marshall, Stoudemire.

Pacers starting lineup: Travis Best, Reggie Miller, Jaylen Rose, Al Harrington, Brad Miller.

Stoudemire and Brad Miller earned the ball and passed it to Jordan with their excellent jumping ability.

Jordan brought the ball in front of the three-point line and took the ball in the middle. After observing, he passed it to Maggette in the corner on the right. The Pacers' tactics were man-to-man, with Reggie Miller as the main defender.

Maggette leaned against Reggie Miller, turned around forcefully, and the powerful force directly knocked his opponent to the ground. He pulled the ball and rushed to the basket, and missed the layup under the interference of Brad Miller's defense. .

Before the attack was over, Si jumped up on the left side, grabbed the offensive rebound, and directly spiked the ball with both hands, 2-0.

In just the first round, Reggie Miller was a little depressed. Almost every season, he was attacked by opponents in the playoffs. Especially when playing against the Raptors, I was tortured terribly.

When the Pacers attacked, the Wizards used man-to-man tactics to defend mid- and long-range shots. They lost one game to the Pacers in the regular season because Yang Rui arranged a 122 zone defense and was missed by the opponent from the outside.

All five Pacers starters can shoot. "Thomas" also studied the Raptors' tactics last season. He first asked Best and Brad Miller to play a pick-and-roll in the middle, attracting Marshall to switch defenses but failed to break through, and passed the ball to Brad Miller in the middle.

Yang Rui knows the characteristics of Brad Miller well.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Brad Miller often played hard at the basket in the early stage. It was not until he joined the Kings that he began to focus on organization.

I don’t enter the restricted area much anymore. In the Raptors, the job assigned to him by Yang Rui was shooting and organization, which was softer than in his previous life.

Brad Miller's offensive desire is not strong, and he usually takes shots when he is open or misplaced. Wesley actively pursues Best. After the defender distributes the ball, Marshall rushes to the middle to interfere with the shot, and his defense is in place.

The key to dealing with the Pacers is the player's mobility, height and confrontation are secondary.

Brad Miller passes the ball to Reggie Miller on the left. He is almost 38 years old and his ability to break through the frame is not as good as before. Although he is light in weight, he has no speed advantage against Maggette. He cannot break through and has to pass the ball again.

Harrington received the ball and singled out, Si kept his distance and focused on preventing breakthroughs. After Harrington feinted, he made a 17-foot jumper from the right and hit the ball with slight interference. 2 to 2.

The Wizards attacked, Jordan received the ball in the frontcourt, and still passed the ball to Maggette. Maggette leaned on Miller at a 45-degree angle on the right side and turned around to pick the basketball from the baseline. 4 to 2.

This time, Brad Miller was pulled out of the basket and failed to cover.

Si gave Wesley a ball-free screen on the left. Brad knew that if he stood near the penalty area and did not go out, Wesley could catch the ball and shoot. They were very familiar with this move in the Raptors.

The Pacers attacked, but the players couldn't get out of the space. Rose singled out Jordan and made a sudden stop jumper that missed.

Marshall grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to start a counterattack. Wesley dribbled across the half court to Maggette. The latter received the ball from the right and brought it to the three-point line. He relied on Reggie Miller to pull the ball up three steps and forced a layup. foul.

Reggie Miller is too thin, how can he carry Maggette, who is physically stronger than many power forwards? When playing against the Raptors, he was beaten easily by Carter. Now Yang Rui still arranges strong men to attack this weakness. This is why Maggette starts.

The Pacers attacked, Best and Brad Miller played a pick-and-roll, and the ball was distributed in the middle. Brad caught the ball near the free throw line this time and immediately took action, hitting a mid-range shot. 4 to 4.

Wesley chases the defender, and Marshall is responsible for blocking the defender. It takes time to interfere with the big man's shooting.

When the Wizards attacked, the ball was handed over to Maggette. He relied on Reggie Miller to turn around and break through the basketball and score! 6 to 4.

In the next round, the Pacers were forced to switch defensive adjustments on the court. Rose went to play with Maggette. Reggie Miller still suffered a loss against Jordan. The Wizards became mainly Jordan in isolation.

The two sides fought hard to attack. At 7 minutes, Yang Rui replaced Hamilton and Marshall, allowing Maggette to take the power forward position to face Harrington, which did not become a defensive vulnerability. Harrington relies too much on jump shots to score, and his low post skills are average.

With the addition of a shooting point, Jordan began to organize the offense. Entering the playoffs, he no longer had to work hard to score 20 points.

The Wizards led 28-22 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent out an attacking lineup of Alston, Bell, Hamilton, Marshall, and Boozer.

In terms of tactics, Yang Rui did not arrange a high pick-and-roll and asked Boozer to cover Hamilton from the side. The two three-pointers opened up and Alston organized in the middle. His teammates passed the ball when they had the opportunity. Without the chance, he directly singled out the Pacers as a substitute. Point guard Tim Hardaway.

Before the start of the new season, Hardaway participated in the Wizards' training camp, and Yang Rui knew that he could not guard Alston one-on-one.

This arrangement can enhance the confidence of the "Streetball King". He started to perform acrobatic dribbling, and then made beautiful breakthroughs, passing Hardaway again and again.

The local sports station in Washington broadcast the game live. The commentator lamented: "Alston performed very well today. He was able to break through for layups and attract defensive assists to his teammates. Hamilton and Boozer's mid-range shots were very stable. If this is Hardaway's career The last season was so brutal.”

Hardaway has never won a championship, and before retiring, he became a stepping stone for newcomers to take over.

After playing only 4 minutes, Thomas was forced to replace Hardaway and send in another point guard, Eric Strickland.

Eric is a combo guard who entered the NBA in the 1996 non-draft. He has poor organizational skills. His specialty is physical strength and high defensive enthusiasm. He is 191cm tall and weighs 95kg.

Alston is a technical point guard who can avoid and hit, but Eric can't defend him even with his body. Alston quickly made another successful breakthrough, attracting defensive points and assisting Hamilton to score a jumper.

Hamilton also played very flexibly, and was not impatient when being followed by defenders. He passed the ball twice to Boozer who ran into the low post.

Boozer singled out Jonathan Bender with his weight and scored twice. Bender is too thin and has been injured, so he is not a qualified substitute.

Originally, the Pacers would be better off with Marcus Camby inside. After a double-double in the contract year, Camby joined the Nuggets. Neither Bender nor Foster, a fringe player, are good centers.

Thomas returned to the main lineup early, and the Wizards used substitutes for a while before returning to the starting lineup.

In the second half, Marshall began to show his strength, covering Hamilton and running, running from the left to the right corner. The fast Harrington switched to the pick-and-roll. Once the baseline entered the second gear, after running, Marshall received the ball and faced cloth. Radmüller is a misplacement.

Marshall made three three-pointers in a single quarter. After Brad Miller joined the Pacers, he was more lazy in defending the pick-and-roll than he was with the Raptors. He has two championship rings, signed a maximum salary, and has a happy life, but his playing energy is no longer what it used to be.

The veteran Laettner does not cut after flanking the screen, but opens up the space. He catches the ball and shoots directly. He can also organize the second time without a chance to make a shot. He cooperates very well with Marshall and his performance is not inferior to the Pacers' starting inside line.

In the final quarter, Si, Boozer, and Maggette, who had rested for a while, returned and began to attack the inside. Jordan was responsible for organizing in the middle. He also played a few singles against Reggie Miller's main defense and scored 6 points.

114 to 82, the Wizards slaughtered the Pacers in the first game and got off to a good start. ·k·s·b·

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