Chapter 142 The end of the heavy center is coming!
George Carl's style is implemented into the Nuggets' blood, and in the following game, the Nuggets show their bloodthirsty instincts.
The Nuggets began to attack Zhou Mubai fiercely, and the others on the outside performed high-speed rotation.
Zhou Mubai felt the pressure of defense for the first time. The Celtics' defense was also very strong, but because Garnett in the inside aging and Perkins' pace was slightly slow, so Zhou Mubai was relatively relaxed when he mobilized them.
But the Nuggets' Kenyan and Martin and Nene were very fast, and Zhou Mubai was still quick to get the ball out of the ball by being pinched.
But it is difficult for outside three-point shooters to find opportunities because the Nuggets rotate too quickly, so Gallinari had to shoot faster.
Faster shooting means insufficient shooting preparation and a decrease in shooting percentage.
The Nuggets ran quickly, rushing like the wind, and took the Knicks to run on this plateau that was nearly two thousand meters long. Soon the thin oxygen made the Knicks panting.
This is the Nuggets' old trick - using strong defense to force their opponents to attack with greater intensity. More intensity means more exercise, which means the arrival of the first difficult period for opponents who are not adapted to the plateau environment.
D'Antoni had to call a pause and let the disciples take a break.
"I can't breathe in this hell!" Larry Hughes was so angry.
He is a veteran and has come here a lot, but he has only been here a few times a season, but he still can't adapt to coming here again.
D'Antoni looked at Zhou Mubai with a normal face and said strangely: "Zhou, don't you feel tired?"
Zhou Mubai shook his head and said, "I am quite good at adapting to various extreme environments. Coach, I will step up the attack next."
D'Antoni nodded: "Just fight according to your own downward thoughts."
Back to the game, Zhou Mubai began to defend and attack.
Before, he mainly focused on breakthroughs and created opportunities for his teammates.
But the Nuggets' rotation speed is too fast, and it is difficult for outside opponents to get opportunities.
Now he is facing a physical crisis again, and he has to rely on himself to survive this period of time.
Of course, the best way is to create opportunities for teammates and drive them so that the game will be easier.
But the problem now is that teammates can't count on them for the time being, so scoring is the top priority. No matter how he scores, he can score.
Zhou Mubai's first round came up with a direct attack, and Billups stepped on the three-point line to defend.
Before, Zhou Mubai focused on breakthroughs or after pick-and-roll.
Billups blocked the middle and placed the edge, and led Zhou Mubai into the trap they set.
Although it didn't work much, Zhou Mubai was still able to pass the ball.
However, because the pass distance is extended, the Nuggets have more time to rotate and defend.
Bilups thought Zhou Mubai would still be the same as in the previous round, but he didn't expect that Zhou Mubai glanced at the inside line and raised his hand and shot two steps in front of the three-point line!
Super long distance three-pointer!
Who would play like this at regular time? Isn’t that crazy?
Billups said in his heart.
Not to mention this time, even if you push it for seven or eight years, you won’t be able to beat you like this.
The Nuggets fans opened their mouths slightly, and Zhou Mubai's operation was a bit shocking.
Generally, when taking action at a very long distance, most of them are buzzer-beating.
But now there are 16 seconds left in the 24-second attack time. Zhou Mubai took the initiative and it was obvious that he had planned it.
"Swish!" The basketball passed through the net and made a crisp sound.
The ball was very straightforward and neat, and Zhou Mubai was also very decisive in making a move, but this kind of choice... the fans looked at Coach D'Antoni.
D'Antoni looked as normal, but he was not dissatisfied with Zhou Mubai's move. Instead, the players on the bench all cheered and jumped up.
It should be...an accident?
Nuggets fans thought so.
It must be an accident?
George Carl thought so too.
Because it is impossible for someone to regard this kind of shooting as a regular way of shooting, right?
Coach D'Antoni smiled and looked at the expressions of nearby fans, and said in his mind: "If I hadn't seen Zhou Mubai often shoot such a long three-pointer during training, I wouldn't have thought this was his range."
Thinking of the scene during Zhou Mubai's training, D'Antoni couldn't help but fascinate. What kind of experience was that?
Zhou Mubai's range almost covered the half-time, with two steps outside the three-point line, three steps, and even reaching the logo.
Zhou Mubai has completely regarded these places as regular attack points.
So when training in the team, the defender of Zhou Mubai had to go up and fight when Zhou Mubai passed halfway.
But this is too easy to be over, so D'Antoni did not allow Zhou Mubai to take action at will.
——Because the defense practiced in this way is useless at all—the opponent will not play like this!
However, the Nuggets didn't know this. In the next round, Zhou Mubai still made a three-pointer with a very long distance shot. Billups was a little confused - how to defend like this?
When Zhou Mubai made the third long three-pointer, Bilups finally woke up and tangled up just after halftime.
Jeffries helped Zhou Mubai pick-and-roll near the center circle. When Zhou Mubai stepped on the three-point line to defend, he still shot two steps away from the three-point line!
Three points to go again!
Four consecutive three-pointers!
George Carl immediately called for a pause.
Nuggets fans are like seeing a ghost - can the ball still play like this?
George Carl's hard face turned as blue as iron - how to defend himself like this?
Soon he made a decision - the center forward was defending!
So this strange scene appeared:
Billups went up and tangled just after halftime Zhou Mubai, and Jeffries ran up to pick-and-roll, and Nene ran up to a big delay.
Zhou Mubai bypassed the inner side and broke through to the inside line, and the Nuggets had to shrink and surround Zhou Mubai!
Zhou Mubai passed the ball to Gallinari in the bottom corner. Now Gallinari finally got a three-pointer in the bottom corner that was fully prepared and hit a three-pointer!
D'Antoni slapped hard, and the crisis has eased!
Zhou Mubai's move directly caused the Nuggets to attack him fiercely, and the quick rotation of the outside line went bankrupt.
Zhou Mubai used a very long three-pointer to force the Nuggets to expand their defense infinitely, almost expanding the defense radius by about two meters!
For a circle, if the radius is expanded by two meters, how much does the overall area need to be expanded?
This is a brand new defensive puzzle.
The experts and players who watched the live broadcast couldn't help but take a breath.
If Zhou Mubai's ultra-long three-pointer today is not luck, but conventional means, then the previous defensive concepts will face bankruptcy.
The tactical concept of pinch and defensive rotation has completely gone bankrupt, and the squat center will be greatly impacted.
Chapter completed!