One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Three. Is This Still a Human Being?

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In short, Rose did not hear any contempt in Sun Ce's tone, but he felt that it was not provocation, but regret...

Then Rose immediately understood what Sun Ce regretted, that he regretted the change in his playing style.

However, it was too obvious! He obviously showed such a look and said such words deliberately.

Moreover, Rose knew that his current playing style was stronger than that when he was in his third year and was expected to impact the MVP. It was not a level of strength. If he changed to his previous playing style, it would be almost impossible to compete with Evans or Paul now. The breakthrough and passing style is at best similar to Westbrook's ability to lead the team alone, and it is impossible to cooperate so well with Griffin.

Rose is a very high-level player on the court and will not be affected by Sun Ce in these aspects.

However, Rose has to consider one thing now.

The Bulls' offense just now was actually very good, very good, but McDermott did not score.

The Bulls also did a good job in retreating just now. Trevor Booker blocked Sun Ce's pace to the basket. Sun Ce relied on his personal ability to avoid Trevor Booker's interference and hook shot at the free throw line.

If it were someone else, not Sun Ce, who needed to find space to jump, then he, Rose, would be able to block it in place. His ability to chase and interfere is very good.

However, because they encountered Sun Ce who was going all out, their current high-speed rotation defense without a truly excellent inside defense was not effective!

The current lineup of the Bulls has excellent wing defense ability. Sun Ce has almost no chance to pass the ball to teammates on both sides of the wing to shoot. Even if he passes it in place, there is a high probability that there will be no good shooting opportunities.

Moreover, the Bulls did a good job in the three-pointer, double-teaming or mid-range defense of the ball holder, but there is a problem, that is, double-teaming or mid-range defense can only do a little.

Normally this is not a problem, but when the opponent is Sun Ce, it is a big problem. Sun Ce's comprehensive scoring ability in almost every area is top-notch technology, the ability to switch to different playing styles in each area is getting better and better, and the awareness of predicting where there will be suitable scoring opportunities in advance... It is too restraining for their wing defense team!

In the next offensive round of the Bulls, Rose made a pick-and-roll and passed the ball to Trevor Booker at close range,

The latter made a layup.

The Bulls played well in team offense, but then Sun Ce took advantage of Snell's panicked step back and hit a three-pointer...

Sun Ce hit three consecutive hits at the beginning of the third quarter! A wave of 7 to 2, the Grizzlies surpassed the Bulls by 1 point with 26 to 25!

Just now, Rose was still thinking that their Bulls had the best three-point defense, but Snell was too worried that Sun Ce would break through to the middle and close distance to score, and was used by Sun Ce to create a three-point opportunity!

This is not over yet. McDermott missed the long-distance shot again after receiving the ball. This time, Griffin reacted quickly. When Randolph blocked him, he pushed Randolph away. The referee whistled and Griffin fouled for rebounding!

Sloan called a timeout!

Back on the bench, Rose and Griffin looked solemn. Sloan also felt a headache. He had no way to deal with a superstar like Sun Ce who was too strong. Whether it was Jordan in the past, Kobe in his prime, or Sun Ce who is now in his prime, he couldn't deal with them.

If the Grizzlies insisted on playing as a team, the Bulls would have a chance, but the opponent didn't fall for it!

Now the situation that Sloan, Rose, and Griffin are most worried about has appeared. They can't defend Sun Ce! Sun Ce can already see the trend of explosive feeling!

The Bulls are indeed excellent in team offense and defense. After entering 2016, they played 22 games and averaged 114.5 points per game. After the adjustment of the two and a half months of games from October to December, they have become accustomed to the fast-paced offense and defense. In particular, the addition of Ariza and Lopez Jr. has promoted the process of their change in play.

However, role players' open shots always miss sometimes. If every open shot can be made, then the defensive tactics are useless. The defensive tactics are to defend the key points and the weakest link.

And role players, even if they are high-quality 3D, they are only high-quality role players because the opportunities they can effectively grasp are mostly open, and their shooting opportunities are mostly open. Even if it is an open three-pointer, no matter how good the high-quality 3D is, their hit rate is only over 40%, which means that most of the shots are not scored! Even if it is an open shot, most of them can't be made, and they can't score even more with defense.

Of course, an open three-point shooting rate of just over 40% is already very good. The Bulls' McDermott, Snell, Moore, and Ariza are all high-quality open three-point shooters.

But compared with Sun Ce, who can score 70+ points when he is in high spirits, it is useless for open shooters to shoot accurately! Because their limits are there, while Sun Ce seems to have no limits!

Why is the tactic at the critical moment to give the ball to the stars instead of creating opportunities for role players? Because stars and role players are different! The shooting accuracy of stars facing defense is not worse than that of role players shooting in open positions!

They saw the Grizzlies' conspiracy - forcing them, the Bulls, to compete with stars!

This is the last thing the Bulls want to do. Rose and Griffin are not afraid of Sun Ce, Aldridge, or Randolph. They play doubles and one-on-ones and are not afraid of anyone. However, they do not have as many stars as the Grizzlies. .

But now the Grizzlies have relied on Sun Ce to overtake the score... What they find most incredible is Sun Ce's recovery ability, which allows Sun Ce to not worry about consumption at all and go all out from the beginning of the game.

But Rose and Griffin can't do that. They have to allocate their energy reasonably and play at critical moments.

But at this current pace, Sun Ce has taken advantage of the Bulls' decline in pressure defense and confrontation this season. If the two brothers don't fight, there will be no critical moments!

Sloan looked at Stockton opposite. This conspiracy must have been thought up by his most proud disciple.

"If I had known, I would have called him over and we would lead the team together..."

Sloan regretted not calling Stockton to the Bulls in the summer of 2011. At that time, he knew that the Bulls had no chance to win the championship for the time being, and the Grizzlies had more chances to win the championship than the Bulls, so he did not call Stockton. Called away, not wanting to delay Stockton's championship ring as a trainer.

But now he regrets it! Which team's coach understands Sloan's thoughts better than his disciple who has been with him for more than ten years?

If the score is tight, there will always be a chance. If the score is widened, most chances will be lost at the first opportunity. Sloan knows the opponent's strategy, but has to jump in.

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After returning from the timeout, when the Bulls sent out Dunleavy, Seraphin, and Ariza, coupled with Rose and Griffin, Sun Ce knew that the strategy was successful!

It's that simple and direct, but effective.

The key point is the deterrent power of someone else!

Either you expect the role players to explode, or you bring out your strongest superstar to enter the decisive battle mode with someone else in advance.

Obviously, Sloan does not have the naive idea of ​​relying on role players. Maybe he can occasionally rely on role players to win games, but it is different from expecting to rely on role players to win.

Sloan, who has played against two generations of basketball gods and the man closest to him in the playoffs, understands better than anyone that superstars are the ones you can most rely on in a strong showdown.

For the Grizzlies, the combination of Sun Ce, Carter, Klay Thompson, JaMychal Green, and Randolph came on the court.

The Bulls played the ball in the frontcourt. After Rose received the ball, he did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, he waited for the pitchers to pull away and for Seraphim to get to the appropriate position.

Team offense can maximize the strength of role players and bring out the athletic ability of the Bulls' current lineup. However, star tactics also have advantages. If they attract a double attack, it will really create a perfect opportunity for role players. Opportunities when teamwork is always rushed, because the opponent may be able to cover up. When executing star tactics, if a flanker can be attracted, the probability that the vacated role player will be covered up before the shooting action is completed is lower. a lot of.

So Rose is not in a hurry. When it comes to success rate, he doesn’t have Sun Ce’s ability to just pull up and throw without getting close. Only Durant has it. Why is Durant so good when his ball-handling strategy is so poor? breakthrough efficiency? Just because he doesn't stick to him, he just pulls it up and throws it away, and opponents often choose to stick to Durant. Therefore, Durant's three-point shots are very few, which is much lower than the number of close range and basket shots.

After Seraphim settled into position and maintained control of the basket, Griffin also came out to help Rose block Klay Thompson who was guarding him.

However, as soon as Rose used the pick-and-roll to break through, he discovered a problem, and the opponent followed closely! After the pick-and-roll, he accelerated his breakthrough and was killed by the opponent! Because it was Sun Ce who followed Griffin!

Rose's surprise only lasted for a moment. Rose took a step to the left, then immediately crossed over... and moved to the right!

Just when Ross was confident that he could deceive Sun Ce with his move to the left, he saw Sun Ce suddenly jump back!

Although Rose's cross-step change of direction occupies a positional advantage and Sun Ce cannot stop him, the moment he stepped to the left just now was considered the first change of direction in Sun Ce's system judgment, so Ross After taking a step, Sun Ce, who had been shaken away when he changed direction and broke through, forced himself back, triggering the second burst of acceleration of "Acceleration and direction change while traveling level 5"!

Rose rushed all the way to the bottom line and was stuck by Sun Ce. He had a path forward, but he couldn't get close to the basket. Moreover, the entire space on the left side of the pass was covered by Sun Ce!

Rose tried hard to take a shot, but missed! Watching Sun Ce grab a defensive rebound and Griffin not daring to take a free throw because the Bulls had already committed four fouls. Watching Sun Ce's back as he counterattacks... This is totally unlike him!