154 Completely Targeted Tactics

Paul thought of the terrifying shot that passed over his head, and he swore he would never forget that scene in his life.

So Paul was very unhappy with Zhang Jun. He disliked this arrogant and domineering rookie very much. Of course, at this moment, he looked even more unhappy at the reporter who asked this question.

"This is an unavoidable problem now and in the future, right?"

The reporter understood Paul's hostility towards him and shrugged.

In his opinion, even if he did not ask this question tonight, countless people would ask this question in the future.

After all, that was already a goal that was judged in advance as the best dunk in this year's playoffs.

Even if the entire regular season is included, he can at least be ranked in the top five. Among the top five is Zhang Jun's super tomahawk dunk over Kendrick Perkins of the Celtics.

In other words, Zhang Jun alone contributed the two best dunks this season.

"It's just a goal, no big deal. No matter how gorgeous the picture is, it's just a two-point goal. There's not even a three-point goal that's more important on the court."

Paul said shamelessly.

The reporter wanted to ask further questions, such as whether Paul would mind if he made the dunk scene a headline on tomorrow's front page, or if he would mind if he reported the dunk on an entertainment program.

As a result, Paul got up and left immediately.

"Ask you about paralysis."

............

Portland Game 4.

All fans of the Trail Blazers are celebrating tonight's game enthusiastically, and they are looking forward to the Trail Blazers winning again.

locker room.

Veteran Francis cheered the team and shouted: "They have begun to fear us in body and soul."

"They couldn't stop our attack. I could clearly feel their fear. They were afraid of us and afraid of Zhang Jun."

"So we have to keep the firepower, stay focused, go all out and not give them any hope."

"The Blazers!"

The crowd shouted: "Tear apart!"

On the court.

Paul put his hands on his knees and stared intently at the Trail Blazers on the opposite court.

He yelled to his teammates, "We can't lose tonight, Hey David, we can't lose tonight."

David West nodded. He knew that the Trail Blazers' interior defense was not strong, but he was not particularly advantageous in Aldridge's singles.

Aldridge moves slowly, but his body is very strong and he is not afraid of David West in confrontation.

"Hey Tyson, we can't lose tonight."

Paul reminded his teammates one after another.

In terms of desire to win the game, he is indeed as good as anyone.

Tyson Chandler took a deep breath while holding the ball, and then nodded very seriously. He doesn't have any good offensive skills, but defense and frame protection are his strengths.

Game start.

The chants from Portland fans grew louder and louder.

Jump ball at midfield.

"here we go!"

"I'm coming!"

Tyson Chandler jumped the ball on the first possession for the Hornets.

Hornets offense.

Paul holds the ball in the high post, and Tyson Chandler moves up the pick-and-roll.

Tyson Chandler moved very quickly. After blocking, he immediately ran down the other side. Paul used the pick and roll to go to the right.

The two of them broke into the basket at the same time, one from the left and the other from the right.

At this time, the Hornets had already switched defenses. Joel Przbilla once again defended Paul, and the one guarding Tyson Chandler had become Jarrett Jack.

This time there was a mismatch between both sides. After three games, Zhang Jun no longer dared to let go of Peja Stojakovic at will to help defend the inside. If he did not help defend, he would almost completely lose points. .

So Aldridge directly let go of his defender at this time and pounced in.

Paul did not choose to play hard, but quickly distributed the ball to David West on the weak side.

call!

The latter received the ball and directly shot from mid-range.

Basketball hits steadily.

"Like the previous games, the Trail Blazers really had no way to defeat the Hornets' offense in the first quarter, especially their high pick-and-roll."

"The Trail Blazers have already exposed this problem before with the Rockets. Their weak internal and external defense makes it difficult to rotate and double-team after the pick-and-roll."

"That's why they always fall behind in the first quarter."

Buckley analyzed.

But he doesn't think the Hornets can win the game with their offense in the first quarter, because the Trail Blazers are also one of the best offensive teams in the league.

Switch offense.

Luo Yin holds the ball at a 45° angle.

Like the Hornets, the Trail Blazers' offense in the first round also started from the pick-and-roll, with Luo Yin holding the ball and Aldridge cooperating.

Unlike the Hornets, Luo Yin is not an excellent passer, so in addition to arranging pick-and-roll tactics, the Trail Blazers also have Zhang Jun running without the ball on the weak side to increase the number of offensive tactics. The success rate is also making up for the fact that they don't have a serious point guard.

Kenny Smith said: "An interesting statistic is that the Trail Blazers' starting point guard Jarrett Jack averaged less than 4 assists per game in the regular season, and in the playoffs averaged less than 3 assists per game."

"This is also the reason why almost all of the Trail Blazers' offense can only be played by Luo Yin, Aldridge or Zhang Jun in isolation."

"Their head coach Nate McMillan is not unaware of the impact that not having a professional ball handler will have on the team's offense, and it will be difficult to connect the team's tactics."

"But Nate McMillan has no other choice, because they don't have a qualified point guard in the team. This is why Zhang Jun will lead the turret of shooters alone in the second quarter."

Barkley couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his old partner. The other person's ability to analyze such details has simply exhausted his potential in this life.

He said: "I think the Trail Blazers' coaching staff very much hopes that Zhang Jun can develop his passing ability, which can be seen from the Francis deal."

"But Francis has not been a traditional point guard his entire career, and he is not the type of player who is known for passing the ball."

"So I have only seen Zhang Jun make one brilliant pass so far. He seems to have no talent in this area."

"Unfortunately, the Hornets were unable to capitalize on this weakness."

Because the Hornets' perimeter defense is not strong, it is difficult to attack the ball holder. On the contrary, Chris Paul obviously discovered this, so he forced Zhang Jun to steal the ball many times on the court.

But what Paul never expected was that Zhang Jun's passing was not top-notch, but his basic skills in protecting the ball were really solid.

On the court.

Luo Yin used the pick-and-roll, and Tyson Chandler had to step up to help defend.

At this moment, Luo Yin threw the ball into the sky with one hand, and Zhang Jun went straight to the basket for an alley-oop dunk!

boom!

The atmosphere of the fans at the scene was ignited.

The CCTV commentary station also broadcast the entire key game tonight.

Su Qun said: "This is the Zhang Luo connection. The two outside players of the Trail Blazers really understand each other well."

"Even if Zhang Jun is not holding the ball on the court, as long as he is on the court, he will definitely attract the opponent's defensive attention. Zhang Jun's ability to run without the ball is not bad."

"So the defensive pressure Luo Yin faced in the first quarter of the game was not particularly great. He could still choose to pass the ball or score by himself to help the team."

"What the Trail Blazers really have to worry about is the period after Zhang Jun comes off the court. At that time, Luo Yin's physical strength is almost exhausted. Whenever this time, the Blazers' offensive efficiency will always decline significantly."

Yu Jia nodded repeatedly.

Originally, the Trail Blazers defeated the Rockets, but Yu Jia was still extremely dissatisfied. After all, the Rockets were a luxurious Yao-Mai team.

Yao Ming is the stable No. 1 center in the Western Conference, and Tracy McGrady is also one of the top three shooting guards in the Western Conference. With such a configuration, they cannot beat the young Trail Blazers. No Chinese fans can stand it, and some even bluntly called the referee a black whistle.

But it wasn't until the series between the Trail Blazers and the Hornets reached the current situation that Yu Jia realized that the Rockets really did not lose unfairly.

A Hornets team with a better record and a youth team that looked stronger on both offense and defense couldn't get out of the second lineup after meeting the Trail Blazers.

Whenever Zhang Jun leads a group of gunners on the court, the opponent team is either dead or disabled. This lineup completely abandons interior defense and can use more flexible movements to rotate defense and double-team on the court to make up for the loss of individual soldiers. Defensive deficiencies.

This scene really surprised Yu Jiadu, who has been a professional basketball commentator for several years.

"It's because Zhang Jun is a strong individual scorer and is unbeatable in the second lineup. Coupled with his teammates' ability to open up space, who in the league can guard him alone at this time?"

Yu Jia couldn't help but ask such questions.

Su Qun immediately smiled and said, "There are still people."

Yu Jia turned around in shock, glanced at Coach Su's confident look, and immediately guessed, "Bruce Bowen of the Spurs?"

Su Qun shook his head and said: "The Bowen from three years ago was certainly capable, but now he is too old. Even though he is experienced, he cannot keep up with Zhang Jun."

"Zhang Jun has the best first step to break through in the league, and the most abnormal change of direction without slowing down. Therefore, Bruce Bowen can only restrict, but it is far from being able to prevent Zhang Jun."

Yu Jia thought for a while and then guessed: "Sean Battier and Tayshaun Prince?"

Su Qun shook his head again and said: "In the series between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers, Battier has already tried it. His defensive ability is not bad, but he is not suitable for defending players like Zhang Jun."

"Tayshawn Prince is physically handsome, and he is also a defensive wing with outstanding wingspan. He is half of it."

Tayshaun Prince can only be considered half?

Yu Jia really didn't expect that even an outstanding wing defender like the little prince Tayshawn Prince could only be considered half. He didn't understand who else could guard Zhang Jun.

Su Qun didn't hold back and said directly: "Beast Ron Artest!"

Hiss~

Yu Jia couldn't help but take a breath when he heard the name, and he couldn't even raise any doubts after the name appeared.

"If it's Ron Artest, he might really be able to guard Zhang Jun."

"It would be great if the Rockets had him, and they wouldn't be beaten like this by the Trail Blazers."

On the court.

The first quarter ended quickly.

The Hornets were obviously trying their best to attack tonight. They did not want to return home with a record of 1:3, so the moment Zhang Jun came off the court, the Hornets not only did not make any substitution adjustments, but also opened fire against the Trail Blazers. An indiscriminate bombing.

25:32.

With the explosion in the last three minutes, the Hornets led the Trail Blazers by 7 points.

Nate McMillan was very calm at this time. Even though he had obviously discovered in advance that the Hornets had a tendency to explode when Zhang Jun came off the court, he still did not disrupt the team's substitution rhythm at will.

"Man, we're down seven points right now."

Zhang Jun nodded and said: "I will erase these 7 points and at least let the team get back to the starting line and enter the second half of the game."

Nate McMillan has such confidence in Zhang Jun. The Hornets' two self-proclaimed best defenders, one tall and one strong, can't have any fundamental impact on Zhang Jun.

"You have to know that he is the league's scoring leader."

The second quarter begins.

Paul actually appeared again.

Kenny Smith couldn't help being shocked at the commentary box and said: "Chris Paul hasn't rested until now?"

"Is he going to play the entire first half of the game?"

Barkley waved his hands repeatedly, how is it possible to play for 24 consecutive minutes? Even an iron man cannot play for 24 consecutive minutes on an NBA court.

Moreover, it is still the playoffs.

It can only be said that the Hornets and Paul both have a very strong desire to win, so Paul is completely overloaded to fight on the court.

Barkley said: "Paul can indeed make the Hornets' second team's offense better on the court, but it will never stop the Trail Blazers' offense on the court."

"This is completely impossible."

"I think you all still have vivid memories of the scene where Paul was dunked in the last game."

Kenny Smith reminded: "It's a crotch button!"

On the court.

Zhang Jun held the ball from the outside. This time he did not take the initiative to single out Paul, bullying him because he lacked physical strength.

Because he has no such opportunity.

The Hornets' two best defenders at this time, Julian White and Bunchy Wells, double-teamed Zhang Jun.

It can be seen that Zhang Jun's outburst in the last game really made Hornets head coach Byron Scott angry.

"Hey, are you really not afraid of being shot?"

Zhang Jun was trying to find an open teammate to pass the ball to, but when the basketball was about to be released, he quickly pulled it back. He was shocked to find out.

"The Hornets are playing zone defense!"

"It's a 3-2 zone defense!"

3-2 zone defense is a typical zone defense tactic, with 3 people on the top line and 2 people on the bottom line.

The three people on the upper line divide the area above the free throw line into three equal parts, focusing on the opponent's outside shooters. The two people on the lower line divide the area below the free throw line into two equal parts. They can block the path of travel at any time to attack the opponent's breakthrough. Block.

This is the characteristic of the 3-2 zone defense. The three people on the line create pressure on the outside and can quickly counterattack if a mistake is made. The inside defense also focuses on defending the breakthrough players on the outside. The defensive focus on the offensive players on the inside is not so strong.

"The Trail Blazers have no strong points inside, so the Hornets naturally don't need to focus on defending the inside."

"So they came up with a defensive tactic that was completely aimed at Zhang Jun!"