RNP Chapter 599 Kill Howard
Chapter 599 Kill Howard
Chapter 599 Kill Howard
Tyronn Lue was a little confused when he saw the content of this note. He read it again and made sure that Gasol Jr. controlled the ball instead of letting Gasol Jr. organize.
It is normal for Gasol to organize the offense. He is an excellent organizational insider. He averaged 5.3 assists per game in the regular season. The number of assists in the team is second only to Curry and Harden. One of the Big Three.
In the playoffs, Gasol's assists declined, and in the finals it dropped to 2.1, which was cut in half.
Because he has to put a lot of energy on fighting Dwight Howard, which consumes a lot of him.
Moreover, the Clippers took a defensive and winning approach, passing and cutting the offense intermittently, and Gasol Jr. had little room to play.
Another point is that Randolph is restrained, and his performance will also be affected.
Generally speaking, in the first two games, the Heat did a good job in the interior, which made the performance of both heroes unsatisfactory.
To let Gasol play, this idea is correct, but what the hell is letting him control the ball?
Gasol is a center, how can he let him handle the ball?Is it possible to let a center dribble across half court.
If you change to another coach, you will not accept the fate of the king outside. I just listen to the opinions given by the general manager. If it is too outrageous, I will not listen.
But Tyronn Lu just pointed at the small note. Last time, a small blank note turned the tide, but this time he gave clear guidance, how could he not listen?
So, Director Lu talked about this arrangement during the timeout, "Next... well, give the ball to Gasol and let him dribble the ball through the half court and organize the team's offense."
It sounds a bit outrageous, but the Clippers players are deadpan, and they seem to be saying, "Okay, no problem."
Even Mike Malone didn't react at all. He stood aside and listened silently, taking small notes in his mind.
It was Director Lu's turn not to be calm, and asked: "Uh...Mark, I told you to control the ball across the half court and organize the offense. Are you okay?"
Little Gasol nodded and said: "No problem, I can, I have practiced this."
"Practice? When?"
"Well... in the regular season, we played the Timberwolves in one game and the Pacers in another game. This is how we played. Stephen handed the ball to me, and I dribbled the ball across the half court to organize, one senior and four juniors, running positions, and the effect was pretty good. I know what to do with the ball."
Tyronn Lue was a little surprised, why didn’t I know?Why can't I remember?Have you ever fought like this?
What kind of magical personnel arrangement is this, let the center dribble the organization, what happened to the world?
The timeout ended quickly, players from both sides reappeared, and Tyronn Lue quietly asked Mike Malone: "Did we really let Marc Gasol handle the ball?"
Mike Malone said: "Oh, sometimes they do this. The blurring of player positions, the comprehensiveness of functions, and the integration of offense and defense have always been the focus of the team's tactical and strategic experiments this season, allowing the center to control the ball. , is also part of this experiment that we have been doing."
"Oh...really? So...then we're going to put Curry at center too? Let him go to the basket to grab rebounds?"
"This...he doesn't have this ability for the time being, but Harden may be able to. He did a good job defending today."
It can be said that Tyronn Lue has been confused for the whole season, not knowing what the whole team is doing, anyway, the team is winning.
The advantage of Min Congda handing over the note is to reactivate the Clippers' rich staffing and system.
Obviously there are so many people who can play, and the tactics are so rich, but because of being conservative and safe, the score turned into a defensive battle in the 90s and 00s. No wonder it was a pain for him.
For the Clippers' sideline kick, Harden passed the ball to Gasol Jr., and Gasol Jr. ran the ball directly to the center circle to catch the ball.
For Howard, defense is a problem. He has to pull to the three-point line and clear a large area behind him.
Harden came over to pick and roll Gasol at this time, Curry cut to the basket, Gasol suddenly made an oblique pass to George in the bottom corner, George directly shot a three-pointer and made a hit!
The Heat's defensive line is obviously confused and messed up. What kind of offensive routine and formation is this?
The guard provides a screen for the center. This is not to say that it does not happen in NBA history. In fact, it does.
Back then, Malone and Stockton were said to be playing a pick-and-roll game in Utah. People thought that Malone screened Stockton and Stockton passed the ball to Malone to score. This is logical and obvious.
But in the playoffs, the finals, and high-intensity confrontational games, Stockton will also find another way, as a screener, to screen for Malone or other teammates, and to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer.
But then, the Heat were even more confused.
The Clippers hit a three-pointer, and the point difference returned to 8 points. Nash held the ball and missed mid-range jumpers after consecutive screens.
Nash's touch in this game is far worse than the previous game. The veteran is prone to ghosts and ghosts, and is unstable.
Gasol took the backcourt rebound, gave the ball to Curry, and avoided the opponent's cut.
Curry dribbled a few times and returned the ball to Gasol Jr., who dribbled the ball across half court and organized the offense decently at the top of the arc.
What about Howard?Stick or not?Can you go back to the three-second zone?Still can only stand on the three-point line to defend.
Someone else to help defend?I'm sorry, Gasol Jr. plays the ball very quickly, and the Clippers players have very wide space.
When you come to help defend, you have to run a long way, which will leave a lot of space for your defense.
One big and four small, and the other four are all characters who can shoot three-pointers and attack with the ball.
As long as the Clippers' power forward is a forward without range and independent offensive ability, the Heat can use rotation to oppress Gasol Jr., but not now.
Leonard had already cut inside, disturbed the Heat's defense, and switched positions with Curry. George provided a screen for Curry, ran to the bottom corner, and was empty again.
When the ball arrived, Gasol's ball was passed diagonally. Curry caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, and hit it again!
The Clippers made two consecutive three-pointers and stopped the Heat again!
This ball cannot be defended, the defensive strategy on the field is completely out of order, and Spoelstra must adjust.
Otherwise the game would quickly turn into a Clippers three-point practice session.
Tyronn Lue was very excited. This is the Clippers' offense!
Why didn't I think of it before the game?
It's not that you didn't expect it, you didn't know it at all.
Ma Long and other assistant coaches knew it, but they dared not use it.
It was too bold, too risky, but it worked really well.
The Clippers have the resources to play like this, one big and four small, and they can still defend well. There is also a center like Gasol who is very organized and dribbling.
As long as you change to an ordinary center forward, this set will not work, so you have to find another way.
Spoelstra had no choice but to replace Bosh and replace him with Odom.
Then, the team's defensive strategy changed to pure man-to-man defense.
The Heat's use of pure man-to-man marking is definitely good for the Clippers.
In the first two games, the Heat's rotation, Howard's high-coverage assist defense, and Wade's repairs to the backcourt all had very good results.
As a team with obvious loopholes on the defensive end, cooperative defense and assisting defense are the best ways to make up for it.
With pure man-to-man marking, it is difficult to fill in the loopholes. Spoelstra had to replace Nash in advance and replace him with Cole.
Wade missed a mid-range shot and Howard got the rebound under the basket. Gasol fouled and sent Howard to the free throw line.
With the fans cheering, Howard missed two free throws and Leonard got a backcourt rebound.
The ball was given to Gasol, and the Heat immediately came to interfere in the backcourt. Gasol dodged a beautiful back dribble, and immediately passed the ball to Harden. Harden accelerated through the middle, and the Heat man-to-man. Wade didn't keep up, Harden rushed directly to the basket, no one was there, and he made a layup!
This timeout is called for nothing.
In just 3 minutes, the Clippers opened the difference between the two sides to 13 points.
Spoel hugged his chest on the sidelines, with a blank expression on his face.
How to defend against the Clippers' wide open and close offensive play?
Either it is purely man-to-man, and then it is easy to be torn apart like just now.
Or it is to further speed up the defense change and use speed to make up for the cracks in space.
But how can an old team like the Heat speed up?
After the first quarter, the Clippers led the Heat by 35 points 24:11.
35 points, which is the highest score in the first quarter of the Clippers since the three games of the Finals.
Gasol Jr. controlled the ball across the half and acted as a passer, playing the Heat at a loss.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers entered the rotation period of the second team. Tyronn Lue saw the lead, and the substitution became bolder.
Livingston, who didn't get a chance to play in the first two games, went into battle. Facing Kerr, he dribbled the ball with his back and carried it in, and after turning around, he made a mid-range shot.
Among the Heat's point guards, neither Cole nor Nash has the ability to lock Livingston.
Nash aside, Cole performed very well in defending Curry in the first two games.
Small, energetic, good at dog fighting, he kept pestering Curry.
In the second game, he almost entangled Curry for the entire game, and Curry missed consecutive key shots at the last moment, which was also defended by Cole.
But Livingston is different from Curry. His technical characteristics are completely different from Curry. It is a traditional genre, and he has absolute advantages in height and wingspan.
How does Cole defend against such a matchup?You can only push the bottom line, or take the risk before grabbing.
It is very likely that you will not be able to stand up to the next game, and the result of taking the risk before grabbing is to lose your position.
In one-on-one man-to-man defense, getting out of position is very dangerous.
Ray Allen missed a shot from outside the Heat.
Gasol took another rebound. Tyronn Lue felt that this trick was easy to use, so he didn't let Gasol go off the court to rest.
Continue to play in the second quarter!Gasol was almost exhausted, but he could only grit his teeth and continue playing in the finals.
After dribbling halfway, Livingston sank directly to the low post and asked for the ball with his back, and Gasol quickly passed it.
Livingston received the ball, took a step in, turned around, and made a mid-range hit with a board, scoring 4 points in a row!
The Clippers widened the point difference to 15 points, which is the biggest point difference between the two teams since the Finals.
The Heat began to get a little anxious, and in the subsequent offense, Wade rushed to the basket with the ball, and the referee gave the whistle and fouled.
Wade made two free throws, slightly closer to the score.
Then in defense, the Heat repeated their old tricks and strengthened physical confrontation. Haslem again pushed Butler down in defense at the basket.
Butler is young and energetic, but he has learned his lesson and did not conflict with Haslem, but went to the bottom line to serve.
The Clippers' offensive rhythm was somewhat affected, and Butler missed a jumper after receiving the ball.
Bosh got the rebound, the Heat counterattacked, Wade broke through and distributed the ball to Bosh who followed.
Bosh used his footsteps to avoid Anthony Davis' defense and succeeded in picking a basket with his left hand.
When Bosh moves and hits, his power is obviously stronger than that of sitting.
Relying on the strengthening of this wave of defensive confrontation, the Heat played several counterattacks in a row, narrowing the point difference and catching up to 8 points.
Tyronn Lu immediately called a timeout. He knew that he could watch the tips again!
It is impossible to rely on Manager Smart's tricks to live by himself.
There is no way, there is nothing left.
Director Lu took out the second ball of paper and glanced at it: "Let Milicic kill Howard."
Tyronn Lu Xin understood, put away the paper ball, replaced Gasol Jr., and let Milicic appear.
Before going on the field, Tyronn Lue said a few words in Milicic's ear, Milicic nodded and understood his task tonight.
Since you are keen to play exchanges, then I, the Clippers, can also exchange with you.
And we're the No. [-] pick, so we won't let you suffer too much.
(End of this chapter)