The Whip of the God of Basketball

Old Nelson did not expect that Fox-Leon would send Wang Zhizhi as the starter, which somewhat disrupted Nelson's arrangement for the start. The reason why he sent Najera to start was mainly so that Najera would face Antoine Walker, a strong and brave Mexican who would cause Walker a lot of trouble.

According to the Celtics' original starting arrangement, Nowitzki should face Tony Batty. Batty's offensive feature is the mid-range near the free throw line. For Nowitzki, defending Batty will not What a burden, he can put more energy on the offensive end.

But Wang Zhizhi is not the same as Batty. Although Wang Zhizhi is not as good as Batty in terms of overall strength, he is worse than Batty in one point, that is, his attack range is wider than Batty, and his shooting skills are more delicate than Batty.

In the Celtics' tactical system, Batty originally appeared in the supporting position near the free throw line, providing cover for outside offensive players, and waiting for an opportunity to cut in and grab offensive rebounds. This position puts less pressure on the defender, after all, Batty lacks enough ability to hold the ball and eat alone.

But after Wang Zhizhi became the starter, although he replaced Batty's starting position, he did not replace Batty's position on the field. Leon let Walker come to the free throw line to act as a transfer station, and then let Wang Zhizhi go to the small triangle on the left, threatening the Mavericks in the deeper three-second zone.

The basic offensive formation of the Celtics can be divided into two triangles, one is the big triangle on the right side, Reed from the bottom corner on the right side to 45 degrees, Arenas holding the ball, and the screen players—— Composed of Walker or Batty, the left side will be a small triangle, consisting of Pierce near 45 degrees on the left side, a player who can attack in the middle distance on the left side, and a screener. The screener is the common apex of the two triangles. When Batty is the public apex, Walker and Pierce will be in the small triangle on the left, forming the most powerful side of the Celtics. Whether they exchange low singles, or directly attack through the pass and cut screen with Batty The basket will be a great threat.

The side of the big triangle is the essence of the Celtics' quick second offense. The small coordination of the quick offense, the quick assault after opening up the space, and the simple breakthrough to score the ball, their ability to grab points is first-rate. At the same time, the position of the players in the two triangles will not be fixed, and the size will not always be the same, but the players need to move freely according to the situation on the field.

Pierce and Arenas switched positions in the first attack of the opening game, allowing Arenas and Wang Zhizhi to complete a beautiful pick-and-roll cooperation. Even Don Nelson finds this set of tactical routines that combine the sense of position and distance of the triangle offense with the rapidity and simplicity of the quick second offense.

Therefore, as a master tactician, Nelson feels that he has found a weakness in this tactic, and that is Batty. As the apex of the two triangles, his personal ability is undoubtedly not enough to support the center of the two triangles. It also made some of the Celtics' offensive positions look too simple and jerky. Nelson hopes that through the matchup between Nowitzki and Batty, this click can be broken on both ends of the offense and defense.

But now, Wang Zhizhi's starting game, Walker and Batty's positions are swapped, making Nelson's plan come to naught. When Walker came to this pivot point, everything became a little different. Walker's shooting ability and offensive ability with the ball are not comparable to Batty. As a hand-to-hand coolie forward, Najera is not suitable for blocking this kind of central point. He is more suitable for fighting in the three-second zone and doing some dirty work, rather than spending both brains and physical strength to deal with the central point. Antoine Walker is the most complex area of ​​basketball court tactics.

Nowitzki had to go to a higher and deeper position. In fact, Nowitzki's single defense is not bad, and he will never be eaten when facing Wang Zhizhi, but the problem is, as a power forward, his help defense It's really bad. Restricted by his physical fitness and awareness, his lateral movement is relatively mediocre, and his blocking is even worse. In such a deep position, he can't effectively help defend. Although Nelson doesn't pay much attention to defense, he also knows that this is a big problem for Novus. Base and the Mavericks are at a disadvantage.

At one minute and fifteen seconds into the game, Steve Nash missed a three-point jumper from the outside. The Celtics' fast counterattack formation is very orderly. Reed and Walker will definitely rush to the forefront, one will charge straight from the center, and the other will pull away from the outside of the wing, and throw a three-pointer as soon as they are ready to catch the ball. Pierce is a free type, he can attack and follow up. If Arenas holds the ball, he will advance at an appropriate speed. If he does not hold the ball, he will keep a distance of about 12 feet from the ball holder to follow up. The inside screener should be faster than others, occupy the position near the free throw line with the fastest speed, and do a good job of screen work at all times without blocking the assault of teammates.

Walker dribbled the ball after halftime and found that he was the screener today. He was a little panicked. Najera followed him very closely. This guy is very clingy. But Walker knew that the point guard must be close to him, so he turned around a little, passed the ball to Arenas, and then ran to the left of the free throw line. Arenas didn't stop to adjust after receiving the ball. He accelerated when he got the ball, passed Nash at once, and then went straight to the basket.

"Super strong discipline and strict formation, I really don't know if this is a fast-break team or a positional team, or are they a fast-break team?" Nelson, who was sitting on the sidelines, sighed a little, although it was just A pass and quick start, but Nelson, who has watched the Celtics' game videos, knows that the Celtics' quick counterattack is very disciplined, and it is by no means the open attack of ordinary fast-breaking teams. Everyone has a general running position and feeling. From Walker's turn-around pass, we know that Leon must have strict control over everyone's running position, distance from teammates, and orientation. Nelson was just wondering whether his control came from talent or experience.

Just when Arenas threw off Nash and broke through the inside line, Wang Zhizhi had already come to his position, and Nowitzki had to let go of Wang Zhizhi again to defend Arenas. If it is a super defensive insider, he will drive Arenas to the bottom line, forcing Arenas to slip to the bottom line, and at the same time block his passing route to the upper line, forcing him to pass the ball from the bottom line. At this time, the teammates on the line can come to make up. anti. But Nowitzki didn't have time to drive Arenas to the bottom line. His footsteps were not fast enough, giving Arenas the space to jump and layup directly. He had to jump up and try to block the shot while Arenas took off. At this time, Arenas changed hands and passed the ball. Wang Zhizhi, who was let go, came up to meet him. The basket is successful!

After scoring the goal, Wang Zhizhi clenched his fists and yelled at himself. How long has it been since he came to the NBA to complete a hearty dunk in a game like this? He thought he had lost this skill, but he didn't. When he had the opportunity, he still wanted to smash the ball into the basket hard.

Although Wang Zhizhi's dunk was not exciting, the audience still roared along with Wang Zhizhi as if they had taken a stimulant, as if they had won a big prize.

Leon didn't say anything on the sidelines, but nodded slightly, thinking that Wang Zhizhi's handling of the ball was fairly clean. If the line-up defense came over, Leon expressed doubts about whether he would be able to pass the ball to Walker in time. He still puts the ball in early to be reassuring.

However, the Mavericks' counterattack came quickly. They quickly served the ball in the backcourt. Michael Finley took advantage of the unpreparedness and received a long pass from Nash. A successful layup, 4:6, the Mavericks' offense is not inferior to that of the Celtics. Because they have Nash, as the Mavericks' backcourt engine, he has vision and passing skills that Arenas does not have. The Mavericks' fast offense is often initiated by Nash's long pass, which can tear apart opponents at the fastest speed. line of defense.

The offensive speed of both sides was astonishingly fast. Finley had just made a layup, but Pierce was not at all frustrated, but immediately served from the baseline. But this time the Mavericks made good defensive preparations, the players settled down early, stared at their opponents, and did not give the Celtics a chance to gain a foothold. Arenas had to slow down, and the Celtics fell into position to attack.

Arenas and Walker made a pick-and-roll on the line, and then passed the ball back to Walker. After the pick-and-roll, Walker cut outside and faced Najera head-on with the ball. There are not so many ways for the Walters. Najera clung to Walker with his elbow close to the three-point line. Before the handcheck was cancelled, the handcheck outside the free throw line made it impossible for the ball holder to accelerate the breakthrough. Walker lowered his head and put the ball on the back side as if he was about to attack, but Najera didn't show his flaws.

At this time, Wang Zhizhi suddenly pushed Nowitzki away with his arm, and with a stride pressed Nowitzki and moved laterally to the three-second zone, in front of the basket. A fleeting opportunity, Walker chose a through pass, a very dangerous through pass, but still escaped Finley's block and came to Wang Zhizhi's hands. After receiving the ball, Wang Zhizhi made a fake movement of shaking his shoulders, pretending to turn left. This slight movement was so realistic that Nowitzki was completely fooled, and his center of gravity moved.

But Nowitzki forgot that Wang Zhizhi is left-handed. If he turned left, he would use his right hand to complete the attack, but he is still more accustomed to using his left hand. After deceiving Nowitzki, Wang Zhizhi turned right and completely got rid of Nowitzki, and then made a basket with his left hand, and the ball hit the basket without asking.

The North Shore Garden Arena was boiling, and Wang Zhizhi scored six points in a row in the opening game! Although the game has just started, although everything is too early to say, the first two minutes of tonight's game belong to Wang Zhizhi.

"Oh! Wang Zhizhi! This young Chinese guy from the other side of the Pacific has completed the most beautiful goal in NBA history so far by an oriental player. He looks very much like Kevin McHale and Hakeem. Olajuwon, very similar... Who else? Tell me, which other center is like this, Tom." Bill Walton saw Wang Zhizhi's goal, described it with his exaggerated words, and questioned himself partner Tom Tolbert.

Tolbert replied; "I know, and Bill Walton, great center, Bill Walton."

"That's right, it looks very much like Bill Wharton!" After saying this, Wharton himself laughed.

After scoring the goal, Wang Zhizhi pointed to the sky with the index finger of his left hand. This is what he often does after scoring a goal. His expression is still calm, because he has matured and he is a professional player. Although the Celtics' bench has long been fried, the black boys on the bench are bouncing around like monkeys.

Leon pressed his hand to the bench, and the bench calmed down immediately. He turned his head and looked at Don Nelson who was also standing on the sidelines and looked quite calm, thinking that you should use whatever means you have.

The contest between the two coaches has just begun.