basketball scientist

On the surface, the Eagles lead by 15 points, and the situation is very good, but Ke Yan has a keen sense of danger!

Against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Josh Smith is a key piece for the Hawks.He's the only one with the Hawks' athletic ability to keep up with James.There is no substitute for his help defense and his impact in the Eagles.

He was sent off, and the Hawks' fast-break threat was reduced a lot.If the fast break progress is blocked and the game keeps falling into positional battles, the Cavaliers' inside advantage may be better utilized.

During the break, Ke Yan kept reminding the players: "We are now leading by 15 points, but this is not a real strength gap. James has already rested for 4 minutes off the court, and it is very likely that he will play the next 36 minutes of the game! So Every minute in the future may be a high-intensity confrontation, we have to be prepared for a hard fight!"

Even when arranging the lineup for the second quarter, Ke Yan was quite cautious, and directly deployed a semi-main lineup of "House, Joe Johnson, Posey, David Lee, Milicic".

After being killed by the Eagles' "bad tricks", James himself was also full of anger. As expected, he went into battle as soon as the second quarter opened, trying to help the team narrow the point difference and strive for hope of a comeback.

The Eagles launched their first offense.

This time it was Joe Johnson who took possession of the ball. He quickly crossed the half court and came to the outside line. Facing James' defense, he handed the ball to House who was running over.

After catching the ball, House immediately made a fake move, trying to make a shot, but immediately passed the ball to Milicic, who was mentioned above, Milicic received the ball and did not let the ball stay in his hands. With a shake of his hand, he passed the ball to House who completed the reverse run and found space.

Bowing, raising his hand, his feet slightly together, House simply made a three-pointer.

"Snapped!"

James soared into the air and blocked House's shot from the side.

"My God, James' take-off height is really exaggerated!" Yogi was stunned when he saw James' block this time. He completed the block in the air after House completed the shot, completely terrified himself His physical fitness is undoubtedly displayed!

"Dako's scoring is very good, and he feels better and better playing now." Ke Yan looked at Snyder approvingly, affirming the opponent's work.

"He's young, the same age as Aldridge," Snyder said. "He's more than that."

The Eagles passed the ball from the sideline to the bottom corner, Joe Johnson missed a three-pointer, and Marshall protected the rebound.Give the ball directly to James, who slows down and slowly advances to play positional warfare.

Marshall set up a pick-and-roll for James, and James used his excellent explosive power to break through the Eagles' defense, took off against Milicic, and dunked.

"Boom!"

Milicic, who was standing under the basket, was dunked abruptly and fell to the ground. James hung his hands on the frame and landed "chicly". (36:23)

The Eagles coaching staff collectively made a "walking" penalty gesture as a protest against the referee's whistle.

The pivot foot is also moving when the ball is combined. The premise for James to complete this beautiful dunk is that the walking violation is the first!

The Eagles collectively made a walking penalty gesture, not to force the referee to change the judgment, but to put pressure on the referee and remind him to make up for the next game.

The Eagles launched an offense, passed the ball a few times, and the basketball came to Joe Johnson's hands.

James posted it quickly, and when James made it up, Joe Johnson suddenly moved, and along the right side, Joe Johnson rushed forward.

James forcibly staggered his feet, stopped his body immediately, and tried his best to block Joe Johnson's breakthrough line with both hands.

But Joe Johnson still rushed over, out of the way of James, Joe Johnson did not accelerate, but after attracting the supplementary defense, he turned his body and sent a "nolookpass" to the outside.

David Lee caught the ball, made a fake move and clicked on Gooden, and then hit the board. (38:23)

With few enemies, James has an appreciation for Ke Yan. He thinks that a good coach should be like Ke Yan, who has tactics and can build a team. After a summer of operations, he can equip Paul with such a lineup.

It is also the free agent market in the summer, and at a similar price, Ke Yan can choose Joe Johnson, who is worth the money, and the Cavaliers can only sign Larry Hughes, who does not match his style. It is strange that James is not disappointed!

Without Josh Smith, the Hawks really don't have much to do with the Cavaliers' pick-and-roll offense.James broke into the basket with the help of a pick-and-roll, restrained David Lee and Posey's defense, and was assigned to the perimeter. Marshall hit a three-pointer. (38:26)

The Cavaliers have three shooters on the perimeter to help James space the floor.In the absence of Josh Smith's backup defense, the Eagles do have a lot of pressure on the defensive end.

The Eagles' offensive efficiency was acceptable, but the defensive end relied on Posey alone and couldn't defend against James. The Cavaliers kept chasing points in the first half of the second quarter and once narrowed the score to only 6 points. Ke Yan had no choice but to In the next situation, it can only call a timeout to disrupt the Cavaliers' chasing rhythm. (44:38)

At the same time, Paul and Diaw went into battle, replacing House and David Lee.

To reverse the unfavorable offensive situation, start by improving the team's offense.

While dribbling the ball, Paul observed the positions of his teammates, thought for a while and signaled Dior to come out and help cover.

Diaw immediately ran to the high post and helped Paul block Damon Jones. The Cavaliers chose to chase, and Damon Jones quickly moved out of Dior's body to chase Paul.

Just when Jones was chasing Paul at full speed, the latter suddenly stopped suddenly, and Jones, who had no preparation, wanted to stop immediately, but still rushed forward.

When he stopped his body and turned around, Paul made another jump shot and hit it accurately! (46:38)

Paul's hands-on shooting has become more and more perfect.In the case of the team being chased continuously, Paul's goal was very critical, reflecting his value as a "leader".

"Crack!" Before the other Eagles players could react, Paul completed the key defense again. Big Z's careless kick-off was noticed by Paul, and he directly completed the steal. The ball was distributed to the outside, followed by Joe Johnson to catch the ball, faked Murray, and made a long two-pointer! (48:38)

Paul came on the stage, and the effect was immediate.Not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. In the next round of defense, the Eagles showed a "tough" side on the defensive end. Facing the pick-and-roll offense of James and Big Z, the team resolutely switched defenses. This trick fully exposed James' weakness in mid-range shooting, James will go to Gooden, and the latter misses the jumper.

The game continued. Under the leadership of Paul, the Eagles still carried out a strong offensive on the Cavaliers' position. After the Cavaliers lost points, they could also rely on the linkage between James and his teammates to keep the point difference within 10 points. Let the Eagles continue to widen the point difference.

At halftime, the Eagles led 58:47.

James was as fierce as a tiger, and he lost 4 points after playing the second quarter. Ke Yan felt a little relieved.

During the intermission, Ke Yan was about to go back to the locker room immediately, but when he was about to approach the player tunnel, he was stopped by the staff and reporters from Huaxia, asking him to be interviewed.

"Hello, I'm Guo Moyang, a full-time reporter from CCTV." The reporter in charge of the interview introduced himself.

Ke Yan, a reporter from China, had no choice but to stop and accept the interview.

"When the Spring Festival is approaching, let's say a few words to our fans and friends in China." Guo Moyang said.

"Thank you for your attention and support to me in the past year. I hope you will get closer to your dreams in the new year. I also wish that I can lead the Eagles to an ideal result." Ke Yan said seriously.

I have to be serious, after all, he is the father of CCTV, so we must establish a good relationship.

"The Eagles performed very well in the first half of the game, and they also withstood the momentum of the Cavaliers in the second quarter. What do you think is the key to the Eagles' victory in the second half?"

"We don't seem to have a player whose individual ability can match James, but overall, we have more outstanding players. We play our own characteristics on the offensive end, reduce turnovers, and control rebounds. I think we have a great advantage." Keyan Said confidently.

Different from other sports coaches in China, who open and close their mouths and say "lower your mentality and fight against your opponent", Ke Yan directly pointed out that "the advantage lies in me", and he won't win if he doesn't play blindly.

Except when it is necessary to be polite, in most cases, Ke Yan will still say something dry in the interview.

After all, it was an intermission, and after two brief questions, the interview ended.

When Ke Yan returned to the locker room, he saw Snyder laying out the team's defensive formation on the whiteboard and did not interrupt.

If you can't prevent it, you can't prevent it, you still have to resist it!

At the beginning of the second half, the Eagles took the lead, and Snow led the defense of Paul, trying to consume Paul. The characteristic of this veteran is his defense and full of tenacity.

Observing Snow's defense, Paul didn't force himself, and signaled to Dior who was inside, and Dior immediately pulled out to the outside.

Continuous dribbling directly accelerated, Paul used Dior's cover to throw off Snow's defense, James directly threw away Posey and rushed to Paul who was holding the ball and cutting in.

Looking at the big Z who was sticking to the inner frame, Paul slapped the ball fiercely, hugged the ball tightly with both hands, stepped on the right side of the big Z with his right foot, and lifted the ball up with both hands.

Big Z raised his arms high, and the huge advantage of his height was enough for Paul to have a net in front of him. However, he didn't panic, he stepped his left foot to the left of Big Z, and he kicked off the ground with his whole body. A change in a short period of time direction, let Big Z move his steps hastily, and then take off.

Although Big Z's bounce is almost negligible, the height advantage is unavoidable, and his right hand directly blocked the ball held by Paul.

And James, who was catching up, jumped up immediately, slapping the basketball in Paul's hand with his right hand.

Seeing that he was about to be sandwiched between Big Z and James, Paul twisted his waist in the air, completed a reverse turn, and picked the ball to the basket with his left hand.

The desire that could not be concealed in his eyes stared straight at the ball flying towards the basket.

The ball spun around the rim twice and then slipped into the rim.

"Wow~, Paul's touch is really good. In order to stage such a goal, in addition to the strength of the waist and abdomen and jumping in the air, you also need to test your own flexibility. This is an Iverson-style singles, which rarely appears On Paul's body." Yogi looked at Paul who fell on the floor and said, with uncontrollable excitement in his eyes.

Because they often explain the relationship between the Eagles games, the hosts of CCTV inevitably have a preference for Paul; not to mention that Paul has grown into a superstar quickly under their noses, and there is a kind of joy in the subconscious of "the right treasure" .

Seeing the ball go through the hoop and hit the floor, Paul punched hard.

"Roar!" There was a roar, which was very clear in the Phillips Center arena at this moment.

Paul took the lead in launching the gauntlet, but James did not choose to "tit for tat" in the next attack of the Cavaliers. Snow passed the ball to James, who still chose to pass the ball without making a shot himself.

After the big Z received the ball, he singled Milicic. Before Dior's defense was in place, the big Z shot the ball and got into the basket steadily. (60:49)

On the defensive end, James once again defended Posey and was pulled to the bottom corner.However, after Joe Johnson ate Pavlovich alone and launched an attack, James let Posey go in a timely manner and stepped forward to double-team.Joe Johnson scored Posey, who missed a shot under Gooden's defense.

"The moment James came up to help defend, Gooden let Dior go and moved to the baseline to make up for Posey's absence." Snyder then explained to Keyan, "The Cavaliers are taking advantage of Posey's outside shooting. The characteristics of stability and lack of ability to transfer the ball make a fuss."

"He's not too stupid~, he's just slow to react." Ke Yan smiled and said disdainfully.

The best way to crack the "island" tactic is to let your own defensive core defend against the opponent with the most inaccurate shooting and the lowest offensive threat, and then step forward to supplement the defense for teammates at any time to support the team's defensive system. Pay attention to fill in for him.

But since Ke Yan knew the solution, he naturally had the next change.

The Cavaliers attacked, and James' overbearing breakthrough once again caused a foul by Milicic. This is also the fourth foul by the Serbian, all of which fell on James!

Ke Yan spread his hands on the sidelines to express helplessness, and the referee came over again to warn: "If there is any action to question the referee, he will be sent off directly."

Considering that it is the Spring Festival in China, the referee has been more tolerant of Ke Yan today.

The main thing is that Ke Yan is not usually the kind of thorny coach who likes to cause trouble. The referee really didn't expect him to play so much today!

If Ke Yan knew what the referee was thinking, he would definitely retort: ​​"That's because the Eagles don't beat James every day, they beat James every day, I'm blacklisted this morning!"

James made two free throws, and the point difference came to single digits. (60:51)

The next round of offense is crucial. After Paul holds the ball for halftime, he continues to pass the ball to Joe Johnson, who has the greatest advantage, and he will eat Pavlovich alone.

Diaw, who was on the bottom line, went up the line and set up a "pick and roll" for Joe Johnson. James stepped forward to make plans to make up for it, and Gooden walked to the bottom corner to help defend Posey.

Joe Johnson's dribbling rhythm accelerated. Just as he was about to launch an attack, Diaw paused and reversed to the inside. Joe Johnson stuffed the ball directly. James and Pavlovich were pulled to the line. Help defense to the bottom corner.After the fake pick-and-roll, Dior, who completed the back-running cooperation, was in an undefended situation, broke into the basket and dunked! (62:51)

"COMEON!" Ke Yan roared from the sidelines in response to the referee.

"The Cavaliers have just found a way to defend against the Eagles' offense. Diaw's running position has changed immediately. Whether it is a real pick-and-roll or a fake pick-and-roll, he cuts to the basket afterwards, and the Eagles can form a 2 Play 1. Big Z can't take care of it alone!" Zhang Lili explained, "It is really a great invention of Ke Yan to put Dior in the center position and give full play to his passing skills."

The Cavaliers attacked, and James used the pick-and-roll to break into the basket and force Milicic, but failed to score the ball.It was still a "blow or not blow" action, this time the referee did not call a foul.

Paul tried to play a fast break after getting the ball, but without Josh Smith's charge, the Eagles lost a pinch point, and Paul's advance was quickly contained by James himself.

Paul stopped and waited for his teammates in the back row to respond. Just when James was distracted to observe his teammates' running positions, Paul suddenly started a second time and slid past James in a change of direction.

Being "played" by Paul, James chased after the first shot, and then bumped into Paul, who "stopped the jumper".

"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded at the right time, James sat on the ground, then spread his hands, complaining endlessly.

Paul made a foul on purpose!

Steadily making two free throws, the point difference came to 13 points. Compared with the point difference, what is more important is that Ke Yan seems to have grasped the Cavaliers' defense.

Don't long for any home whistle, as long as the referee gives James less "king whistle", the Eagles can quickly open up the point difference!