Chapter 149 The Difference Between Wolverine and Shark
3:3, Pistons attack.

"Be careful to prevent pick-and-roll!"

Rick Carlisle opened his suit jacket, revealing the white shirt underneath, and shouted loudly with his hands on his hips.

He Zhongqiu passed by, glanced at Carlisle, and shouted, "Zipper."

"what?"

Rick Carlisle was startled and hurriedly bent down to look.

Shit, the zipper is fine, damn Wolverine, how dare you tease me?

"Ha ha……"

The laughter broke out and the star fans nearby all laughed out loud.

Barkley suddenly looked lewd, and said with a smile: "I remember it was also here, when we played against the Lakers, that we completed a 25-point comeback.

The Wolverine whistled at Coach Phil Jackson, who seemed to particularly enjoy teasing these mature middle-aged men.

His words were transmitted through microphones and speakers into the ears of 20,000 people at the scene, as well as into the ears of countless people across the United States.

"Ha ha……"

The entire Madison Square Garden fell silent, then burst into laughter.

He Zhongqiu was stunned when he ran to the basket. "Barkley, you stupid pig, you are making fun of me, are you looking for death? I will kill you after the game."

Barkley also reacted at this time. Seeing two knife-like gazes shooting at him, he hurriedly explained: "Sorry, I said the wrong thing again. It's my fault, Wolverine, I shouldn't have revealed your little secret."

"Hahaha……"

The entire Madison Square Garden was completely filled with laughter. Twenty thousand people were laughing at the same time. The floor was shaking and the ceiling screen was trembling.

Barkley was very proud. This was his style. Relying on his mouth, he was increasingly valued by TNT. It would not be a dream for him to earn tens of millions of dollars a year from TNT in the future.

Billups had just advanced to the top of the arc and was about to launch an attack when he was affected. His ears were filled with laughter and his head was buzzing.

But the attack could not be stopped. He took advantage of the fact that Ellis was also affected and distracted and immediately shot a three-pointer. Ellis only had time to stretch out his hand.

"Bang!"

Unfortunately, he was affected and failed to make the shot.

He Zhongqiu grabbed the backcourt rebound and the Knicks went on the attack.

In order to avoid being double-teamed by the Pistons again, he decided to speed up and start fast running immediately after passing the ball.

When he rushed to the center line, he had already left behind Clifford Robinson, Ben Wallace and Kurt Thomas. There were four inside players from two teams, and he was the only one rushing in front.

When he rushed to the basket, Ben Wallace had just reached the free throw line, two steps and three meters behind.

"ball!"

At this time, the madman holding the ball shouted loudly and threw the ball in.

"boom!"

The next moment, with the loud sound of the basket popping, He Zhongqiu hung on the basket.

"Oh ho!"

As soon as the laughter in Madison Square Garden died down, the cheers started again.

"alley-oop!"

Barkley's roar rang out.

"Aerial relay, beautiful!" Xu Jicheng shouted excitedly.

"Let's play fast breaks. Clifford Robinson can't keep up, and Ben Wallace's speed is not as fast as Zhongqiu. Playing fast breaks can break the opponent's early double-team tactics." Zhang Heli said excitedly.

Sun Zhenping said worriedly: "I'm only worried about Zhongqiu's physical strength. Playing fast breaks consumes more physical energy."

Zhang Heli smiled and said: "If there is a strong confrontation in positional warfare, the physical consumption is actually greater. Zhongqiu is better at facing the basket than at back-to-basket. He is fast and agile, so playing mobile warfare is actually more suitable for him."

“Well done…”

In front of the bench, Don Cheney clapped his hands excitedly.

He was a little confused during the timeout just now. He was confused and lacked the ability to adapt. He didn't think of playing fast breaks and only knew how to fight positional battles. Now he realized it and shouted belatedly: "Let's play like this. We speed up and play fast breaks to get rid of them on the offensive end."

When He Zhongqiu returned to defense, he pointed at Barkley in the TNT commentary booth with his finger without saying anything.

"Hey Hey!"

Barkley smiled and shouted, "Wolverine, you are the brightest star tonight!"

He Zhongqiu was stunned and sighed in his heart. Barkley was so shameless that even his eagle claws couldn't scratch it. It was really thick!
"Oh my goodness, postman, this guy Charles really has no bottom line." Kenny Smith said, covering his face.

The postman looked away and said, "I feel ashamed to sit here. Kenny, can I leave?"

"No, you took the money." Kenny Smith said immediately.

"I can refund the money." The postman said hurriedly.

"That's enough. I'm working too." Barkley said unhappily.

"Haha..." Kenny Smith laughed out loud.

3:5, Pistons attack.

He Zhongqiu was still lingering one step below the free throw line.

When advancing, you can defend the outside; when retreating, you can return to defend the basket.

Seeing him guarding there, Billups couldn't help but think of the game the day before. Those blocks made them tremble with fear, and they were afraid even when standing outside the three-point line.

"I don't believe you are so strong in every game."

At this time, the madman on the left wing made a double-team move at the top of the arc. He suddenly broke through with force, changed direction slightly to the right, and knocked Ellis away when he moved sideways, and rushed to the high position in one step.

At this time, He Zhongqiu also moved sideways and stood in front of Billups.

Billups quickly changed direction to the right again and made a diagonal ground pass, passing the ball from He Zhongqiu's feet to behind him.

"squeak!"

He Zhongqiu immediately turned around and rushed to the basket, and Ben Wallace received the ball.

"Wolverine, watch me, I can dunk too!"

The next moment, Ben Wallace suddenly jumped up, pulled his body back in the air, drew his bow and arrow, held the ball with one hand and slammed it into the basket.

"Get out of here."

At the same time, He Zhongqiu, who had just landed on the ground, suddenly jumped up, and his right hand was like an eagle's claw, grabbing it fiercely.

"Crack!"

With a loud bang, the basketball exploded instantly.

"Oh ho!"

The whole audience burst into exclamations at once, sweeping across Madison Square Garden like a tsunami.

As for the fans in front of the TV, they were a little confused. Where is the ball? Did it travel through time?
Ben Wallace was shocked. Why did my ball explode?

He Zhongqiu didn't care. The last time he played against someone, the ball also exploded. The quality was really not good. He would complain a few words after the game.

The referee then made a decision that this attack would not count and that they would try again and get the second point back.

"It's such a waste of a good hat." Zhang Heli complained.

"Yeah, this defense was so exciting that it was blown away." Sun Zhenping also said.

The Pistons attacked again, Hamilton received the ball and missed the jump shot, He Zhongqiu grabbed the backcourt rebound again, and the Knicks attacked.

This time, Ben Wallace immediately launched a counter-attack on the spot, trying to stop He Zhongqiu's fast pass and interrupt the Knicks' fast break rhythm.

But he overestimated his height. He Zhongqiu held the ball high with his left hand and pressed against him with his right hand, so he couldn't reach the ball at all.

"Whoosh!"

With a big throw, the ball flew to Alan Houston who was already fast down the left wing, and then He Zhongqiu bypassed Ben Wallace and started to fast down.

Clifford Robinson had already returned to defense, and quickly moved from the left wing to the center, hoping to double-team He Zhongqiu in time after entering the front court. But this was a mobile game, and when he moved to the center, Kurt Thomas, who was in the same position as him, got the chance.

In the mobile battle, the Pistons were unable to establish a defensive formation in time and relied on the defensive system's quick backup to fill Kurt Thomas's vacant space.

Alan Houston, holding the ball, rushed to the basket. Billups had already returned to the basket. He changed direction and moved to the left wing.

At this time, Kurt Thomas ran to the position one step inside the forty-five degree line on the left wing, and he quickly passed the ball.

At this time, He Zhongqiu was blocked by Clifford Robinson at the free throw line, and then Ben Wallace ran to his side and he was double-teamed in advance.

"brush!"

Kurt Thomas took a long two-point shot and made it.

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Heli laughed and said: "This was a fun play. The Pistons insisted on double-teaming Zhongqiu in advance, leaving Kurt Thomas with a big open space.

Fast breaks are a messy game, and missing people is a common problem. Look at how the Pistons play. If they continue to double-team in advance, the Knicks will definitely continue to play fast breaks. "

At this time, the Pistons served the ball and called a timeout.

Sun Zhenping said: "The Pistons coach felt that something was wrong and the double-team tactic didn't work, so he called a timeout."

Xu Jicheng continued to analyze: "If Clifford Robinson hadn't double-teamed Zhongqiu in advance, Zhongqiu, who is faster than Ben Wallace, should have gone straight to the basket. Ben Wallace just fell behind Zhongqiu again."

"Then there's no way."

Sun Zhenping laughed and said, "Ben Wallace is too short to defend against the mid-autumn fast pass. He is also a little slow and a step slower in returning to defense."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said, "There's really nothing I can do about it. This is talent. He's taller than you, faster than you, and even stronger than you."

Zhang Heli sighed: "Ben Wallace works very hard in playing basketball, but unfortunately, in the face of talent, hard work seems to be worthless."

In fact, he was wrong. He Zhongqiu has been practicing iron shirt and eagle claw kung fu since childhood, and the level of hard work he put in is far greater than Ben Wallace lifting weights in the weight room.

He was just a premature baby. His talent was not innate. Apart from systematic advancement, it was the result of blood and sweat accumulation.

In front of the Pistons bench, Rick Carlisle frowned.

He is under a lot of psychological pressure. After winning two games, he lost three. If he is really eliminated in the second round as the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, he may not be able to continue as the head coach of the Pistons.

The tactic of double-teaming Wolverine in advance was a decision he made, and he formulated it when there was no other way.

But it has no effect now. Wolverine speeds up and leaves Clifford Robinson and Ben Wallace behind.

It was at this time that he realized the difference between Wolverine and O'Neal.

During the three years when the Lakers won three consecutive championships, O'Neal's weight soared from 140 kg to 160 kg, his speed dropped significantly, and he could not play fast breaks. The Lakers mainly relied on positional warfare, and the early double-teaming tactics were useful to the Lakers.

But Wolverine's speed is not comparable to that of O'Neal now. In order to use the double-team tactic against him in advance, the Knicks' speed must be slowed down, forcing the Knicks to fight a positional battle.

How to slow down is the problem he wants to emphasize and solve during this suspension.

"Listen carefully. When Wolverine grabs the backcourt rebound, Clifford Robinson, you will immediately stop his quick pass. Ben Wallace, you and the outside line will take the opportunity to return to defense. OK?"

"OK."

"In the transition period before the positional battle is formed and before Clifford returns to the backcourt, Ben, you must hold off Wolverine and wait for Clifford's double-team, OK?"

"OK."

"Also, Chauncey, Richard, you must cut off their receiving angles on the outside and prevent them from making fast breaks, OK?"

"OK?"

"If it's a baseline serve, Ben, you must stop Wolverine's quick serve, and the others will take the opportunity to return to defense."

"In short, we need to stop them from running. We should not play according to their rhythm. We need to slow down, fight a positional battle, and wear them down slowly. We need to use our defensive system to wear them down."

"On the offensive end, we also strengthen our defensive counterattacks and fast breaks to speed up the consumption of Wolverine's physical energy. If we play like this, Wolverine won't be able to hold on for long."

The timeout ended, but the pressure on Rick Carlisle did not ease.

He didn't know whether the players could execute the requirements he just mentioned. Of course, he believed in the execution ability of Ben Wallace and others, but after all, Billups and Hamilton had just arrived at the team and had not yet fully integrated into the system.

Moreover, Clifford Robinson is also an unstable factor in the early double-team tactics.

His confrontation and mobility abilities are completely unable to compete with Wolverine, and he must rely more on Ben Wallace.

3:7, Pistons attack.

"brush!"

Hamilton ran one step inside the right corner and hit a long two-pointer.

"That was Kurt Thomas's defensive area, but unfortunately Clifford Robinson provided the screen and his defense was not in place, allowing the masked man to get a small open space." Zhang Heli said.

At this time, He Zhongqiu picked up the ball and prepared to throw it quickly. Ben Wallace jumped a few times in front of him, delaying two or three seconds. Clifford Robinson had taken the opportunity to return to defense. The fast break opportunity had disappeared, and they could only fight a positional battle.

"Coach Zhang, among the current NBA players, the Masked Man's off-ball ability should be the best, right?" Xu Jicheng asked.

Zhang He thought about it and said, "It should be. Reggie Miller and Ray Allen were also such masters.

In addition, Michael Jordan is also a top-notch off-ball player, and Kobe's off-ball skills are actually pretty good too."

Sun Zhenping said: "The Pistons are actually a team that is very good at playing defensive counterattack tactics. Hamilton is the foundation of the Pistons' fast break tactics."

"Yes, the Knicks are now playing fast breaks, and they must also be careful of the Pistons' defensive counterattacks." Zhang Heli nodded.

At this time, the Knicks' ball reached the frontcourt, and He Zhongqiu also stood at the free throw line, still being double-teamed from top and bottom.

Unlike just now, Kurt Thomas, who was left open, did not go to the right corner to wait for the pass, but ran directly to the basket.

At this point, one of Ben Wallace and Clifford Robinson had to go to the basket and had to give up the double-team on He Zhongqiu.

The one who went down was Clifford Robinson who went around the front. Ben Wallace was still blocking under He Zhongqiu, preventing him from entering the paint area.

Ellis did not approach the top of the arc, but took two steps away, and before Billups could press, he lifted the ball to the high position.

He Zhongqiu caught the ball with both hands and then turned to face the basket.

At this moment, Kurt Thomas, who had just reached the basket, suddenly took two steps forward, stood behind Ben Wallace, and made a pick-and-roll.

So, He Zhongqiu started immediately, dribbled the ball, took a step forward from the right, and then flew towards Clifford Robinson under the basket.

When Ben Wallace tried to turn around and chase, he was blocked by Kurt Thomas behind him and fell behind.

Faced with Wolverine, who was as powerful as an eagle soaring in the sky and as ferocious as a wolf, Clifford Robinson had no determination to stop him and immediately retreated.

"boom!"

The Pistons' basket was blown up by the tomahawk slam dunk.

"Pretty!"

Zhang Heli praised: "Zhongqiu's first step is really good, very fast, not slower than the first step of an average defender when breaking through.

If it was a one-on-one defense without double team, and his offensive skills were better, he could have easily gone face to face with Ben Wallace.”

Sun Zhenping smiled and said, "The lower limbs have strong explosive power, so the first step can't be slow."

On the sidelines, Rick Carlisle frowned.

He wanted to use the double-team tactic in advance to prevent Wolverine from entering the paint area because the Wolverines had no mid-range offensive ability. But now, in addition to the Knicks' fast break tactics, another problem has arisen in positional warfare.

In fact, his understanding of He Zhongqiu was not wrong. He Zhongqiu's close-range attack ability was level 62, but his mid-range attack ability was only level 45. If he did not enter the penalty area, he really had no offensive ability.

But now the Knicks only used a simple pick-and-roll tactic to break his early double-team tactic. There is no way to deal with it for the time being.

In addition, he was disappointed with Clifford Robinson's defensive will, as he had no defensive effect at the basket just now.

He shouted to the court, "Ben, switch defense next time."

Ben Wallace nodded after hearing this.

But he knew that even if he was in his place, it would be difficult to defend against Wolverine's ferocious attack on the rim in the situation just now.

That happened in the last game, and he was knocked flying.

This situation happened frequently when they played against the SuperSonics during the Rain Man era, and he was unable to defend against Rain Man's violent drives to the rim.

(End of this chapter)