Kobe Bryant through time

Chapter 248 Restricting Stockton
With the whistle of the referee, the first game of the 97-98 season between the Lakers and the Utah Jazz kicked off. O'Neal and the Utah Jazz center jumped the ball. The referee glanced at them and slammed the ball Toss it up while the two of them jump quickly, scrambling for the ball and earning their team's first down.

Although O'Neal said that the tonnage is sufficient, it does not mean that he is good at bouncing. In the scrimmage, the Jazz took the lead and got the ball. Then, Malone handed the ball to Stockton, and then rushed to the frontcourt. , while Stockton was waving his hands to direct his teammates to move, while carefully controlling the ball across the frontcourt.

The Jazz's Utah Shuangsha is most famous for its unsolvable pick-and-roll. It used to be, it has been in the past, and it will still be in the next few years, and the most important thing is that the pick-and-roll cooperation of this duo on the Jazz field, even if everyone knows them They have to pick and roll, and they have arranged how to defend, but no matter what they can't limit their scoring, and the more they try to defend them, the more chaotic they will be, and the more they can't defend. This is why many teams face the Jazz. When playing, there will always be a feeling of dread, because they are very uncertain about whether they can defend against their attacks.

In fact, Del has no idea. He has studied the Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics for many years, but until now, he has never completely restricted their pick-and-roll tactics. He himself spends a lot of time studying the Jazz before every game. Every time he felt that he had thoroughly researched the tactics, and that he already had a way to limit their offense, but in the end, there was still no way at all, and when the defensive tactics that had been designed long ago were put on the field, It's just a decoration at all, because their pick-and-rolls are always so casual, so casual, they will always pick-and-roll inadvertently, and then pass the defensive player at once, and they can pick-and-roll at that position. At a loss.

Even now, there are Ling Yu, O'Neal, and Eddie on the field, but Del still has no idea in his heart. Therefore, when deploying defensive tactics, Del can only send Ling Yu to defend Stockton alone. Although it is impossible for this tactic to completely limit the connection between Stockton, but let the Lakers' best perimeter defensive player play the Jazz's arrow figure, at least Dell has a little heart, so he won't lose sight of it. hope.

Of course, Del is still very relieved about Ling Yu's defense, but he still has one worry, that is, Ling Yu has to attack and defend, and consumes physical energy at both ends. How long can you last? Will you be too tired after three quarters?

This is also a problem that Del is worried about, so he has already made preparations, that is, put McGrady, who has been playing the starter, on the bench, and then let Ling Yu defend Stockton first. When he was in the middle of the night, he replaced McGrady and used his height to cut off the connection between the two evil spirits. It will be reflected, and it is very likely to show it unreservedly at the end of this game. At that time, the Lakers will face a defeat.

Of course, there is still a better strategy, which is to let McGrady focus on the attack, let Ling Yu take off his energy to defend Stockton, and minimize Ling Yu's consumption on the offensive end.

However, Del seems to be over-concerned. After a summer of intensive training, Ling Yu's physical reserves have risen several times compared to last season. I feel exhausted at the end, at least not in this game.

Ling Yu himself knows that the confrontation he will face in this game will definitely be huge, and it will consume a lot of energy. Stockton is a defender who is good at running, and he has a wide vision, and he can pass the ball. Accurate, basically it can be said that Ling Yu knows where to play, so he must find a way to deal with Stockton, even if he cannot completely restrict his passing, but at least it will not make it easy for him. Let him consume as much as possible on the defensive end, and consume more than himself.

So, Ling Yu frowned, rushed towards Stockton, and blocked Stockton's front with his hands open.

Not surprisingly, with Stockton beckoning, Ma Long ran up, blocked Ling Yu's right side, and gave Stockton a pick-and-roll.

If he is blocked by Malone, he will lose his position, and then it is impossible to defend Stockton, so he cannot be blocked by Malone.

Ling Yu frowned, and before Ma Long could block him, he rushed towards Stockton hard, leaving no room for Ma Long to pick and roll, because Ling Yu made such a defense, if Ma Long wanted to do something simple It is completely impossible for Stockton to enter the pick-and-roll, because Ling Yu blocked the space, and Ma Long also blocked Stockton during the pick-and-roll. Therefore, if Stockton really wants to break through, then He could only break through from the left, but if he broke through from that position, he would definitely not be able to get rid of Ling Yu's follow-up defense, and Ling Yu might reach out to intercept the ball, so Stockton had to retreat and find another way.

Stockton stepped back and winked at Malone, letting him take the opportunity to stand in position and wait for his breakthrough.

However, what Stockton didn't expect was that Ling Yu was like a piece of sticky candy. No matter how he retreated, Ling Yu would stick to it without letting go, and stuck tightly, leaving no space for Stockton at all. , And don't let Malone have a pick-and-roll opportunity.

Of course, Ling Yu's oppressive defense is also very risky. If Stockton breaks through forcefully and gives up the pick-and-roll with Malone, Ling Yu's defense will only have one result in the end, and that is to be fouled by Stockton.

However, the Jazz's tactics are clear, and the priority is to cooperate with the inside and outside, and the rest will be discussed later. Moreover, the Jazz coach is very relieved about his tactics and two excellent players. The reason for the league's regular season championship, so even after seeing Ling Yu's oppressive defense against Stockton, the Jazz coach's face is still relaxed, and there is no tension at all. Of course, this is also because the game has just started.

However, Ling Yu's defense was enough to make the Jazz coach jump.

Seeing Ling Yu's unrelenting defense, Stockton's face darkened immediately, and he continued to retreat, wanting to let Ma Long perform another pick-and-roll, but at the moment he retreated, Ling Yu made a move, He actually took a shot of Stockton's ball, then ran up quickly, picked up the ball and accelerated towards the bottom of the basket, followed by a dunk, ending the fast break.

The Jazz didn't seem to be in a hurry or nervous at all. Perhaps this was the reason for the first attack. However, Ling Yu's crazy performance had just begun, and then they regretted not restricting Ling Yu earlier and changing their tactics earlier.

(End of this chapter)