The world of basketball

Chapter 129 What Butler Changed

In the second half, the Spurs made some minor adjustments on the offensive end when they changed sides.

Monto made a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin with the ball outside the three-point line, then cut outside to the top of the arc to catch the ball, facing Powell, he did not rush to make a shot, but waited for Guy to come out and hand it to Guy.

After Gay received the ball, he took advantage of the situation and accelerated. After two dribbles, he passed the ball to Mu Xiaobei who was going out.

Shhhhhhhh—Mu Xiaobei hit a three-pointer.

Jimmy Butler was a little intoxicated watching it, what a pleasing tactical coordination, but Mu Xiaobei felt that he would not find it pleasing to the eye after he played for one season.

Because this tactic is good-looking, but it is really tiring to run around. It requires a lot of confrontation and pick-and-roll. Of course, it is much faster than increasing points bit by bit like this.

Kemba Walker took the ball and went to the basket, and then gave the ball to Jordan who was cutting in the middle. Jordan caught the ball and turned around, and threw his big hand to Doncic in the bottom corner. Doncic accelerated and made a jumper with an emergency stop .

It seems that the head coach Carlisle just made some communication with Kemba Walker off the court, and Kemba Walker also realized his irrationality.

The most surprising thing is Jordan, yes, it’s still Jordan. He played the role of a catch and pass and a pivot for this ball. This is undoubtedly a breakthrough for him.

When Doc Reeves coached him, we rarely saw Jordan as a purposeful, using a tactic but using it as a pivot to affect the game.

This is where Carlisle's head coach is so good. Although Rivers has also won the championship, in O'Neal's words, it is the lineup of the Celtics-Ray Allen, Garnett, Pierce, Rondo, let me Grandma can probably win the championship when coaching.

The evolution of Jordan after he came to the Lone Ranger is obvious to all, whether it is the awareness of offense and defense or the transformation of shooting ability.

Doncic is naturally very strong. He has the temperament of a leader, the mind and quotient of a commander, and the offensive ability of a killer.

His template is not James, he and James also have two different styles, but in many senses, the two are players with some similarities.

Popovich said something very moving in Duncan's retirement speech, that is, he would give Duncan some on-court tasks every time, and he knew that Duncan could understand what he was talking about.

In fact, he was wrong in some places, and Duncan knew it was wrong, but Duncan never pointed it out in front of his teammates, but communicated with him in private.

When your team's number one superstar is rooting for you to follow your lead, the rest of the players will too.

Carlisle is also such a coach. Starting from Nowitzki, every player will listen to him, and Cuban also respects him very much. Now Doncic, Jordan, including Walker who just arrived, also respect his opinion.

This is great. From the top to the bottom of the league, there are not many coaches who will follow the coach's advice from the owner to the team. Except for Carlisle, Popovich seems to be the only one.

Therefore, Popovich will never underestimate the Lone Ranger team, because their team spirit is still there, their team culture is still there, as long as there is enough time, they will definitely form a strong team again, Bring a lot of trouble to the Spurs.

I don't know when it started, the three illusions of Texas have become true-the Rockets are strong, the Mavericks are weak, and the Spurs are very old.

Now the Spurs are not old, and the Mavericks are not weak.

Mu Xiaobei asked for the ball from the low post, but Butler made an air cut. Mu Xiaobei hit the ground and passed the ball in time. Butler shook, and then scored a layup against the swayed Matthews.

Listening to the booing of Las Vegas fans during free throws was a wonderful experience for Butler.

Yes, wonderful.

He's never played like he is today, and he's never scored more easily offensively.

He has studied many opponents, many of whom are off-ball masters, such as Klay Thompson.

But every time he scored, he used his body to push the opponent away, and gained shooting space after hand-to-hand combat. He was very envious of players like Clay who could get shooting space without paying too much confrontation.

But his teams, from the Bulls to the Timberwolves, don't play like that.

After experiencing the freshness of the Spurs lineup and style of play, Butler began to become comfortable, began to integrate into this team, began to show his tough side on the offensive end, and began to tell fans why he was selected as an All-Star.

The team is consciously making the ball for Butler, and the Mavericks are obviously aware of it, but so far they don't seem to have a particularly good way to limit Butler's scoring.

When Mu Xiaobei and Kuzmara come out, the inside line will be very empty. As long as there is a help defense, it is easy for Butler to find the person who is emptied in the field of vision and then pass the ball to him. Everyone in the current Spurs lineup Has a solid three-pointer.

Kemba Walker held the ball, Jordan came up to pick and roll, and Mu Xiaobei easily discovered the weakness of Jordan's three-pointer, that is, his slow shot.

Once there is some interference or a hasty shot, Jordan's three-pointers will become a bit outrageous.

It seems that coach Carlisle just simplified Jordan's three-point catch shot into a long-range version of free throws, and Jordan's shot immediately after catching the ball and the shot while moving seem to need to be strengthened.

When Jordan received the ball, Mu Xiaobei did not go up immediately, but gave a delay to ensure that Jeremy Lin could keep up with Kemba Walker. Walker broke into the basket and gave the ball to Jordan. His shot.

Jordan turned around, facing Mu Xiaobei sideways, holding the ball with one hand, Matthews pocketed it, and Jordan handed it to Matthews, and Mu Xiaobei quickly switched defenses, after all, Matthews made a three-pointer It's not easy to get along with.

But after all, Matthews' breakthrough can continue to decline in the past two years. Mu Xiaobei followed Matthews and then Matthews made a step-back jumper. When the ball arrived, Matthews' retreat was blocked.

But Jordan grabbed the rebound and was about to dunk Butler when he got up.

Butler pressed down with his hand and cut the ball accurately. The ball was cut off. Butler picked up the basketball and launched a counterattack directly.

Mu Xiaobei rushed to the corner of their front court and hit the three-point line directly.

(End of this chapter)