Chapter 136: Style

The old Nelson did not expect that Fox Leon would send Wang Zhizhi as the starter, which somewhat disrupted Nelson's layout of the opening. The reason why he dispatched Najera to start is mainly to make Najera face Antoine Walker, the strong and brave Mexican will cause a big trouble for Walker.
Nowitzki, according to the Celtics’ original starting arrangement, should match Tony Batty. Batty’s offensive feature is the mid-range near the free throw line. For Nowitzki, defending Batty is not What a burden he can put more energy on the offensive end.
But Wang Zhizhi and Batty are not the same. Although Wang Zhizhi is not as good as Batty in terms of overall strength, there is one thing that he is worse than Batty, 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 mainly in the support position near the free throw line, providing cover for outside offensive players, and waiting for opportunities to cut in and fight for offensive rebounds. This position has relatively little pressure on the defender, after all, Batty lacks enough ability to hold the ball and eat alone.
But after Wang Zhizhi started, 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 to threaten the Mavericks in the deeper three-second zone.
The Celtics' basic offensive formation can be divided into two triangles, one is the big triangle on the right, Reed from the right bottom corner to 45 degrees, Arenas with the ball, and the screen player Walker or Batty is formed, the left side will be a small triangle, which is composed of Pierce near 45 degrees on the left, a player capable of attacking mid-range on the left, plus a screen player, which is the common vertex of the two triangles. When Batty is the public apex, Walker and Pierce will be in the small triangle on the left, forming the Celtics' strongest side of fire. Whether they are exchanging low singles or directly attacking through the cover with Batty Basket. There will be a big threat.
The side of the big triangle is the essence of the Celtics' quick second attack, the small coordination of the quick attack, the quick assault after opening the space, and the simple breakthrough and score. 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. Instead, the players need to move freely according to the situation on the field.
In the opening first offense, Pierce and Arenas switched positions, allowing Arenas and Wang Zhizhi to complete a beautiful pick-and-roll cooperation. The sense of position and distance of this combined triangle attack. Even Don Nelson finds it ingenious with the swift and concise tactics of a quick second attack.
Therefore, as a master tactician, Nelson feels that he has found a weakness in this tactic, and that is the point of Batty. As the apex of the two triangles, there is no doubt that his personal ability is not enough to support the center of these two triangles. It also makes some of the Celtics' offensive positions seem too simple and jerky. Nelson hopes that through the matchup between Nowitzki and Batty, this hit can be broken on both ends of the offense and defense.
But now, in Wang Zhizhi's starting field, Walker and Batty have swapped positions. Let Nelson's plan fall through. 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 striker, Najera is not suitable for blocking this kind of central point. He is more suitable for fighting in the three-second zone and doing dirty work, rather than both brain and physical effort to deal with Antoine Walker is the most complicated area on the basketball court.
Nowitzki has to go higher and deeper. In fact, Nowitzki's single defense is not bad, and he will never be eaten when facing Wang Zhizhi. But the problem is that as a power forward, his defense is really bad, subject to physical fitness and consciousness. His lateral movement is relatively mediocre, and his shots are even worse. At such a deep position, he can't help defend effectively. Although Nelson doesn't pay attention to defense, he also knows that this is bad for Nowitzki and the Mavericks.
In the opening minute and 15 seconds, Steve Nash missed a three-pointer from the outside. The ball crashed so far, Walker got a backboard and started dribbling the ball quickly. The Celtics' quick counterattack formation is very orderly. Reid and Walker will definitely rush to the forefront, one from the center and the other from the outside of the wing, throwing a three-pointer when ready to catch the ball. Pierce is a free type, he can assault and follow up. If Arenas has the ball, he will advance at an appropriate speed. If he doesn't control the ball, he will keep a 12-foot distance from the ball holder. The inside screeners are faster than the others, occupy the position near the free throw line with the fastest speed, and do a good job of screens at all times without blocking the assault of teammates.
Walker dribbled the ball after halftime and found that he was a 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 his head and passed the ball to Arenas, and then he ran to the left of the free throw line. Arenas didn't stop to adjust after receiving the ball. He accelerated as soon as he got the ball, passed Nash all at once, and then went straight to the basket.
"Super discipline and rigorous formation. I really don’t know if this is a fast-breaking team or a positional team, or if they are a fast-breaking positional team?" Nelson sitting on the sidelines sighed, although only just A pass and a start, but Nelson, who has watched the Celtics' multiple games, knows that the Celtics’ quick counterattack is very disciplined, and it is by no means the kind of open attack of a normal fast-breaking team. Everyone has a rough running position and feeling. From Walker's turn around and pass the ball, we know that Leon must have strict control over where everyone runs, the distance and direction between teammates. Nelson is just wondering whether his control comes from talent or experience.
Just when Arenas shook Nash and broke through the inside, Wang Zhizhi had already come to his position, Nowitzki had to let Wang Zhizhi go again to defend Arenas. If it is a super defensive insider, he will drive Arenas to the bottom line, forcing Arenas to slip the bottom line, and at the same time blocking his route to the top line, forcing him to pass the bottom line. At this time, teammates on the line can come over to make up. Defensive. But Nowitzki was too late to drive Arenas to the bottom line, and his pace was not fast enough to give Arenas room to jump and layup directly. He had to jump while Arenas took off and tried to block, when Arenas changed hands and passed, Wang Zhizhi, who was let go, greeted him. After catching the ball, the basket suddenly jumped and dunked with both hands!
After scoring a goal, Wang Zhizhi clenched his fist and yelled at himself. How long hasn't he completed a fun dunk in the game since he came to the NBA? He thought he had lost this skill, but he didn't. When he had a chance, he still wanted to slam the ball into the basket.
Although Wang Zhizhi's dunk was not exciting, the audience still yelled with Wang Zhizhi like a stimulant, as if they had won the grand prize one by one.
Leon didn't say anything from the sidelines, just nodded slightly. I think that Wang Zhizhi's handling of the ball is fairly clean. If the on-line defense comes over, whether he has the ability to distribute the ball to Walker in time, Leon may be suspicious. He should put the ball in early to make people feel relieved.
However, the Mavericks' counterattack came quickly. They served quickly from the backcourt. Michael Finley took advantage of the situation and received a long pass from Nash, broke into the Celtics inside with the ball, and threw Pierce away with a beautiful turn. A successful layup, 4:6, the Mavericks offense is not inferior to the Celtics. Because they have Nash, as the backcourt engine of the Mavericks, he has the vision and passing skills that Arenas does not have. The Mavericks' fast offense is often initiated by Nash's long pass, which can tear the opponent apart at the fastest speed. Line of defense.
The offensive speed of both sides was amazing. Finley had just made a layup. Pierce was not at all disappointed, but immediately served the bottom line. Arenas stepped on his tiny legs again and began to pass halftime quickly. However, this time the Mavericks are prepared for defense. The players fall into position early and focus on their opponents, giving the Celtics no chance to gain a foothold. Arenas had to slow down. The Celtics fell into position and attacked.
Arenas and Walker made a pick-and-roll on the line, and then passed the ball back to Walker. Walker made a pick-and-roll and cut outside, holding the ball head-on to Najera. As a team lacking an inside attacker, once it fell into position. The ways of the Alt people seem to be not so many. Najura clung to Walker with her elbow near the three-point line. Before Handcheck was cancelled, Handcheck outside the free throw line made it impossible for the ball holder to accelerate the breakthrough. Walker lowered his head and placed the ball on the back as if he was about to attack, but Najera did not show any flaws.
At this time, Wang Zhizhi suddenly pushed Nowitzki with his arm, and he strode across Nowitzki to the three-second zone, in front of the basket. A fleeting opportunity, Walker chose a straight pass, a very dangerous straight pass, but he escaped Finley's block and came to Wang Zhizhi's hands. After receiving the ball, Wang Zhizhi made a fake action 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 turns left, he will use his right hand to complete the attack, but he is still more used to using his left hand. After fooling Nowitzki, Wang Zhizhi turned right and got rid of Nowitzki completely, then added a basket with his left hand, and the ball asked questioningly into the basket.
The North Shore Garden Arena was boiling, and Wang Zhizhi scored six points in the opening game! Although the game has just begun, although everything is too early to say, the first two minutes of the game tonight belong to Wang Zhizhi.
"Oh! Wang Zhizhi! This Chinese guy from the other side of the Pacific, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com completed the most beautiful goal scored by an Easterner in NBA history so far, like Kevin McHale, It's like Hakim Olajuwon, it's like...who else? Tell me, which center is like this, Tom." Bill Walton saw Wang Zhizhi's goal and used him to exaggerate To describe it in words, and questioned his partner Tom Talbot.
Talbot replied; "I know, there is also Bill Walton, a great center, Bill Walton."
"Yes, it looks like Bill Walton!" After saying this, Walton laughed himself.
After scoring a goal, Wang Zhizhi's left index finger pointed to the sky. This is his usual movement after scoring. 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 jumping around like sky monkeys.
Leon pressed his hands down like a bench, and the bench immediately calmed down. He turned his head and looked at Don Nelson, who was also standing on the sidelines and seemed quite appreciative, thinking that you have any means to show it all.
The contest between the two coaches has just begun. (To be continued.)