Almighty Coach

Continuous pick-and-roll screens and interspersed runs, the ball kept rotating among the Warriors players.

The Clippers are also constantly changing defenses. This defensive strategy of changing sides every time a cover can maximize the compression of the Warriors' shooting space. As long as the Warriors are not given a gap, they will not have a proper opportunity to take a shot.

After a screen switch, Vincent faced a young man named Dale.

Vincent is no stranger to this young man. He is a two-time NBA regular season MVP and a five-time All-Star starter in the Western Conference. He is one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA today, and he can even be regarded as the best point guard in active service.

Vincent knew that facing this young man, he had to show all his concentration, but even so, it might not be able to prevent Dell from scoring.

The 24-second attack time is about to come. Seeing that this will be a successful defense, at this time, Dell on the opposite side makes a sudden shot.

There are still two meters from the three-point line. This is a super long-range three-pointer.

Vincent's reaction was also very fast, he rushed forward immediately, at this time it was impossible to block the shot, he could only interfere with the opponent's shooting.

With a sound of "whoosh", the basketball went straight into the basket, and the auditorium, which was already boiling, erupted again with the sound of a landslide and tsunami, causing the entire Oracle Stadium to vibrate.

From a defensive point of view, there was no problem with the defense this time. The 24 seconds were compressed to the end, and the opponent had to shoot two meters from the three-point line to force a three-pointer.

But in terms of the result, the defense failed this time, because the opponent scored a goal, and it was a three-pointer.

Vincent knew that there was no problem with his defense, and there was no way for this fairy ball to be defended by other people.

But he didn't think it was an excuse.

"I can do better! I can definitely do better! I must do better!" Vincent couldn't help repeating in his heart, he knew that if he couldn't restrain Dell in front of him, let him do this again Unscrupulously shooting three-pointers, this game may be difficult to win.

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Dell quickly dribbled and ran, but found that he couldn't get rid of the defender in front of him. He instinctively passed the ball to his teammates, hoping to tear the opponent's defense.

However, teammates also face tremendous defensive pressure.

"Damn infinite defense change!" Dell cursed inwardly.

This tactic of infinite switching defenses is the least he likes to face, because the opponent’s infinite switching defenses will make it difficult for the Warriors to find space to shoot. Every player will be surrounded by a defender, and every shot will be interfered by the opponent. .

A three-point shooter naturally hopes to get an open shot, instead of facing the defender to complete the shot every time.

Runs, pick-and-rolls, screens, passes, the ball comes back to Dell, and as a point guard, he's supposed to run the offense.

However, this is the third time Dell has touched the ball in this offensive round, which means that the Warriors' first two organizational offenses failed, and the ball had to return to him.

The pick-and-roll just now produced another defense change, and he faced Vincent again, or he should call him "Uncle Vincent".

Dell's father was also a player in the NBA. He served as a shooting guard and won the best sixth man. He is a sharp shooter. He has contributed 1245 three-pointers in his career and is the scoring leader of the New Orleans Hornets. Dell's accurate three-pointer more or less inherited his father's excellent genes.

Dell's father spent the last three years of his career with the Raptors. At that time, Vincent had just entered the NBA, and his team was also the Raptors. In other words, Dell's father had been teammates with Vincent for three years.

As a child, Dell often went to the Raptors' training ground and often watched the Raptors' games. What he remembers most about the Raptors is the man flying and playing! Every time the man flew up, the young Dale would open his mouth in surprise.

Now, this man is still playing, standing opposite him!

The key is that he is still flying and playing!

After two organized offenses, the 24-second offensive round was running out, and the Clippers' defense was still pressing. None of the Warriors' five players had a good shot.

"You still have to shoot yourself!" Dell peeked at the basket out of the corner of his eye. Although it was a little far from the three-point line, it was within his shooting range.

The next moment, Dell suddenly made a move, and the movement was very sudden.

However, Vincent's reaction was faster. The moment he made the shot, Vincent had already rushed over and began to interfere with his shooting.

Dell leaps for a jumper.

Vincent leaps to block the shot.

The moment he shot, Dale suddenly found that Vincent seemed to fly again.

Dell subconsciously wanted to open his mouth like he did when he was a child. At the same time, facing Vincent's block, Dell increased the arc of the shot. This does not require brain thinking, it is an instinctive reaction of a pitcher.

The ball was not blocked and flew to the basket, but due to the increased arc of the shot, the ball was blocked by the basket.

With a "bang", the basketball bounced out of the frame, and three Clippers players rushed to the landing point at the same time, protecting the backboard.

A very successful defense.

Fairy ball, human beings can't defend against it, only half-humans and half-gods can defend against it!

"This old guy is almost 40 years old, and he can still fly. How did he take care of it? Mine is still far away from the contract year. Shouldn't it be time for him to play basketball?" Dell thought wildly.

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The situation on the field was still inextricably linked, but Dai Li had a satisfied smile on his face, and the situation was just as he expected.

Replace Noel, who is a space-type No. 4, with a defender Vincent. This is the answer given by Shangshang. After thinking about it carefully, Dai Li knew why the signing box gave such an answer.

Noel is the one with the championship ring, and has two more.

Vincent is different. He does not have a championship ring, and he has made a lot of sacrifices in order to pursue that championship ring.

The other four Clippers players, like Vincent, have never won a championship.

What you don't get is always the best. For example, that championship ring is something they long for in their hearts.

What's more, at this stage of the game, the two sides have already seen their bayonets, and they have played all their cards. It is clear how much each other is capable of.

At this time, the desire for the championship is the best booster, and it is the motivation for the players to continue.

Draw, overtake, draw again... The game has finally entered the final stage of intense heat.

In the last two minutes of the game, the two sides played for a full 20 minutes. The confrontation on the court became extremely fierce, and there was a lot of physical contact. The referee had to watch the video of the game repeatedly to determine the ownership of the ball.

This is the Western Conference Finals. Both teams have so many stars. Once the whistle is blown, all the stars of both sides will gather around to put pressure on the referee. Faced with this situation, even the most experienced referee will be cautious and careful to avoid misjudgments.

The NBA is like this. Stars can complain to the referee from time to time, or even ask the referee to watch the video, while a rookie may "eat a T" if they say half a word.

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The score was 102 to 102, and there were 28 seconds left before the end of the game. In theory, both sides still had a chance to attack.

With the ball in the hands of the Warriors, they have a lot of offensive options. They can choose a two-point tactic, or they can choose a three-point tactic, and the most important thing is time management.

In 28 seconds, no matter which way the Warriors choose to attack, the ball will return to the Clippers. Even if they use up the 24-second attack time to the end, they will still leave the Clippers with 4 seconds of attack time. Delivery suspended the halftime serve, passed the ball twice and then shot.

"Don't wait until the last moment to make a shot. Our opponents have the ability to kill at the last moment. Give them 4 seconds or 14 seconds. The effect is the same. We may all be killed." The head coach of the Warriors paused , Then ordered: "So the next attack will be the same as usual. Whoever has the opportunity, give me a shot. We need a three-pointer. With the three-pointer advantage in hand, we will be invincible. The worst The result is only overtime!"

The Warriors players returned to the field, they did not appear flustered, but continued to intersperse and cover as before, playing completely according to the established tactics.

"Whoosh!" A three-pointer was shot. This was a quick three-pointer shot during the pick-and-roll gap. Strictly speaking, it was not a good shot timing, but under the Clippers' defense, it was possible to have such a three-pointer. The shooting opportunities are already considered very good.

There is no lack of shooting masters on the scene. When they see the arc of the basketball in the air, they already feel that the goal is going to be scored.

Sure enough, the basketball went into the net hollow, and this ball fully demonstrated the Warriors' super three-point shooting ability.

The Warriors led 105 to 102, and with 12 seconds left in the game, the Clippers immediately called a timeout.

The 3-point difference is forcing the Clippers to make a three-pointer for the next goal. The best-case scenario is to make a three-pointer at the buzzer and not give the Warriors a chance to serve again. With the ability of the Warriors, they can kill in a few tenths of a second.

The Clippers play star ball. At this time, the script that can be used is that after the ball is sent out, everyone will open up space outside the three-point line. No matter who holds the ball, it needs to rely on the personal ability of the star. Facing the opponent's defense and rushing to shoot a three-pointer.

As for whether to make or not to make a shot, in addition to strength, it also depends on luck.

"We have to shoot a three-pointer at the buzzer to drag the game into overtime. Now we need some good luck!" Dai Li immediately looked at his watch after thinking of this word.

"It's still 5 minutes before the next time I use the lucky horseshoe's prayer skill!" A gloomy look flashed across Dai Li's face.

The cooling time of the prayer skill is 30 minutes. Dai Li used the prayer skill once when the lottery was just drawn, and it is 25 minutes from now.

After the NBA abolished the long and short timeout rules, the timeout time was uniformly set at 75 seconds. Although the game is not so strict and the normal timeout time is longer than 75 seconds, it is absolutely impossible for the referee to give a 5-minute timeout. Pause time.

A long "beep" sounded from the sound system at the scene, telling everyone that the timeout was over and the players were returning to the court.

The Warriors' players moved quickly, and they quickly walked onto the court, obviously trying to arrange the defensive formation in advance.

"The cooling time for prayer is not over yet, I have to stall for time! I need an 'Actor King' now!" Dai Li looked at his bench, and finally set his sights on Calabi.

"Carabi, I need you now!" Dai Li said.

Calabi stood up excitedly, he didn't expect the coach to trust him so much at such a critical moment.

Dai Li lowered his voice, and said, "You go on stage, then pretend to have slipped and got hurt, and lie on the ground for three minutes!"

"What? Slipped? Injured? Where do you want to be injured?" Carabi asked in a daze.

"You can figure it out yourself. In short, the more you pretend to me, the better! I don't believe that you, the best defensive player, can't act!" Dai Li snorted coldly.

In the NBA, in addition to relying on a strong body, strong will, positive attitude and good defensive awareness, an excellent defender also depends on acting skills. Many defensive masters in the NBA are actually top-notch "actors". If their acting skills are not outstanding, they cannot cheat "fouls" from referees.

The so-called "eighteen falls on the clothes" means that they will fall when they touch the jersey just a little. For those players whose bodies look thinner, this trick is very effective.

Calabi is the kind of player with a very thin body. He has won the best defensive player in the NBA once and the best defensive team in the NBA four times. In addition to being tall, long and good at jumping, the level of fouling is naturally a housekeeping skill, so "Acting" is of course top-notch.

This is why Dai Li chose Calabi.

Calabi looks reckless on the outside, but after playing in the NBA for more than ten years, he has grown into a scheming bitch, so he already understands that Dai Li is planning to delay time. Although he didn't know why Dai Li was delaying the time, but the coach made a request, so he would naturally go on top.

I saw him walking onto the court, walking towards the Warriors' defender, and then deliberately found a physical confrontation.

On the sidelines of the game, the referee was about to hand the ball to the Clippers player who was in charge of serving the ball, but Karabi staggered suddenly and fell directly to the ground. At the same time, he yelled loudly, deliberately attracting the referee's attention.

Sure enough, the referee looked at Calabi, and then saw Calabi rolling on the ground with his calf in pain.

Next to him, a Warriors player looked innocent.

He obviously didn't touch him, so why did he fall down!

At this critical moment, the physical confrontation of the athletes is very intense. In order to get into a good position, it is common for the players to start pushing each other before serving. This kind of thing is not surprising to referees. But before the kick-off, if a player was injured, the game must not continue. The referee immediately blew his whistle, and then stepped forward to check.

As soon as the whistle sounded, all players from the Clippers and Warriors surrounded him.

Calabi's acting skills are indeed very good. I saw him grit his teeth with a grim expression, as if he was enduring pain.

"Carabi is 38 years old, a veteran, what do you call him, look, this time he was injured, someone must blame you after the game!" Dell said to the innocent Warriors player.

"I didn't touch him! I really didn't touch him! We just walked across each other, and he walked past me and then fell down!" The man argued, but judging from the expressions of the people around him, it was obvious that No one believed him.

The team doctor of the Clippers had already gone up, and he also got Dai Li's instructions to delay the time as much as possible, so he did all kinds of inspection steps.

For the Warriors, head coach Nicholas looked at the big screen at the scene, waiting for the replay just now.

Finally, the director gave a replay of the screen, and I saw Calabi and the Warriors players walking face to face, and then Calabi turned around, and the shoulders of the two touched faintly, and Calabi fell to the ground all of a sudden. on the ground.

"There's no physical confrontation at all. Calabi fell by himself. Well, it's more like slipping while turning around. Is the ground slippery?" Nicholas couldn't help but looked at the ground, then shook his head.

During the timeout, the staff on the sidelines had already wiped the floor, and the sweat on it should have been wiped off, and the players’ sneakers were not decorations, they had anti-slip effects to some extent, and this was not for fast running or intense physical exertion. In the confrontation, the one who fell was really inexplicable.

"Didn't you fall on purpose? Why? Could it be to delay time and arrange new tactics?" Nicholas thought of this, looked at Li Dai, but saw that Li Dai didn't talk to anyone at all, just couldn't stop Stare at the watch.

"No new tactics have been arranged. Is this purely delaying time? What the hell is Dai Li doing? Does he think he can make a three-pointer at the buzzer by delaying a little time?" Nicholas shook his head, and then his eyes stayed there. On Dai Li's wrist.

"It's a good watch! It's new! It's so expensive! I'm so envious!" Nicholas sighed with his eyes shining.

On the other side of the bench, Dai Li didn't care about Calabi's situation at all, but kept staring at his watch.

Finally, Dai Li heaved a sigh of relief.

"It's 30 minutes, and the cooldown of the prayer skills is over!" Dai Li raised his head, looked at Calabi who was still pretending to be in pain on the ground, and then muttered silently in his heart:

"Calabi worships the heavens, the magic power is boundless; Calabi worships the sky, the magic power is boundless..."

Calabi flopped, but he did all the tricks, and in the end he was helped back to the bench.

The game restarted, and the Clippers had 12 seconds left, enough to organize a complete attack.

All five of the Clippers stretched beyond the three-point line, while the Warriors defended one-on-one, not daring to double-team for fear of revealing an open three-pointer.

After several passes, there were no good three-point opportunities, and the ball finally came to Raymond's hands.

Raymond dribbled the ball, and when the time was about to run out, he got up and made a jump shot!

The Warriors players on the opposite side immediately jumped up to block the shot, but they didn't dare to make a forward move. Because he's worried about fouls.

The current NBA is more harsh on whistles for shooting fouls. Many methods of deliberately cheating "two plus one" or "three plus one" will be whistled by the referee as fouls before shooting. Foul action, not a complete set of shooting action.

And Raymond's dry jumper, even if he leans forward and jumps, his torso will always remain upright. This kind of jumper technique has high requirements on the waist, so Raymond has been plagued by waist injuries.

But this kind of jump shot is also a jump shot that cannot be "touched" at all, because the torso of the body is always in a straight state, so as long as the defender touches Raymond's body, even if it is slightly rubbed It can be counted as violating the shooter's cylinder. The NBA has always been very strict about violating the shooter's cylinder.

Moreover, Raymond's ability to stay in the air is very strong, and his shooting point is also very high. When the defender fouls, his ball may not be shot, which means that he has the opportunity to adjust the shooting strength and angle in the air, resulting in "two plus one" or "Three plus one".

Countless defenders were deflated in front of Raymond's pull-up jumper back then, not because they were too stupid to deliberately send fouls, but because there was really no way. The NBA's rules for infringing on the shooting cylinder are stipulated in this way.

From this point of view, the Warriors' defender is very smart. He knows that defending this kind of pull-up jumper will definitely take too much action, and he may even deliberately avoid the defense.

The defender has to hide from the attacker, which sounds funny, but it is the most helpless fact.

This kind of "dodging" defense is actually very difficult to interfere, so when Raymond made a shot, the Warriors could only pray that Raymond would not make the shot.

When the ball is in the air, the red lights around the basket have sounded, and the timer has turned to "0", which means that the game time is over.

Immediately afterwards, the basketball smashed towards the basket.

"Oops, it's too strong!" Raymond's face tightened. As a shooter, he was the first to perceive the problem.

"Boom!" The basketball hit the top edge of the small square on the backboard.

"Not in!" The Warriors players looked happy and were about to celebrate.

However, the basketball rebounded and entered the basket.

Three-pointer at the buzzer! Still hit the board and go to the basket!

The entire Clippers team let out a sigh of relief, while the Warriors, both players and fans, looked frustrated.

"Three-pointer, our luck is too bad!" The head coach of the Warriors couldn't help but sigh.

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"Three-pointer, our luck is great!" Assistant coach Cassel raised his hands happily, trying to hug Dai Li, but was pushed away by Dai Li.

At this time, Dai Li was really startled into a cold sweat. If it wasn't for the good luck provided by his prayer skills, the goal would definitely not have been scored.

Hitting a three-pointer and hitting a two-pointer are two completely different levels of difficulty. Many players will practice hitting a two-pointer, while practicing a three-pointer is almost like masochistic.

The distance and arc of the three-pointer are doomed to be difficult to hit the ball by hitting the board. Even the top pitchers in the NBA need luck to score a three-pointer on the board.

With this lucky ball, the two sides drew again, and entered overtime, and the game returned to the starting point.