Chapter 806: Changing the style of play
After this game, the main thing the Nets wanted was to rest more. The game with the Cavaliers was like playing two games. One day of free time, Chen suddenly gave a half-day leave that made the players a little excited.
Unlike Cleveland, the Celtics, for their part, are still feeling good overall at the moment. And Ray Allen currently plays an average of 19.6 minutes and can contribute 12.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists!
Since his return, he has been in good shape, starting to work both points and assists, and the highest score in a single game since he came back is 26 points! Due to the Green Shirts' efficient organization and smooth attack, sometimes some players have not had time to arrange the game, and the game is over!
However, Stevens still attaches great importance to the upcoming Nets game. The media also said after the game against the Cavaliers that Cleveland is currently absent in the final battle in the East.
Such an argument angered many Cavaliers fans at once! The Celtics didn't win as many games as the Cavaliers, though they won 134-127 against the Cavaliers four days ago! Then Brooklyn won them.
The two competitions are also particularly eye-catching! Anna's attempt to have a meal the night before the game was just skipped. Chen is still interested in teams like the Cavaliers and Celtics, and some of the Nets players are becoming more and more proficient on the court, and he wants to try out the Nets this season to see how far they can play!
If nothing else, when it comes to the playoffs this season, the Cavaliers and Celtics will be their worst enemies.
"The opponent is in the overall form right now, unless there is a situation of inefficiency, but we have also seen that there are very few cases like this in their recent games. So what I mean is, you have to fight them at the beginning. Compared to the Cavaliers, their pace of action is a little bit better now"
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, the players rested, and Chen informed the assistant coaches to start a discussion about it. Everyone's idea Chen thinks there is nothing new, or a better plan to come out.
The last game is still echoing in Chen's mind. He went back to watch that game against the Cavaliers. What would have happened if LeBron hadn't played in the first quarter? Would they have won if James had made more passes throughout the game? If they didn't miss the five threes in the end, would the end result be that they won the game?
Chen knew that this game was over, and the victory would ultimately belong to Brooklyn, but this game was too thrilling! In the afternoon, there was no discussion for long, and after almost everyone wanted to say everything, they all dispersed.
The Nets and Celtics are the fastest rising teams in the game in recent years! The Eagles don't know if it's because of Warcraft, they're starting to play badly. There are strong teams in the East, but super teams are rare.
The Green Shirts' current lineup should be considered a superteam. The Nets are also a super team because of last season's results and their operations this season! In this way, there are three super teams that are basically not controversial in the East now.
James, who was similar to some of last season's regular season games, smiled helplessly in his heart. He himself felt that the game was good. If you want to attack yourself, you have no less offense, and you can steal and block all kinds of greetings in defense! In the second half of the game, I kept passing the ball, but what was the result?
What made him uncomfortable was the sudden appearance of the team in the game when he met the Warriors in the Finals a few years ago! The other players are sluggish and can't play in shape, their shooting is not good, and they can't keep up defensively, and they seem to be playing with five people on the Warriors team at once!
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"Well, this is the second strong team we have come up against this month. The main reason why I give you a holiday is to let you relax and unwind more. Because such a team is also an Eastern Conference team, and maybe we will meet again in the playoffs. The season is still a long one, so we're going to have to watch them well along the way......"
The match was again played at the Barclays Centre Arena. On the Nets, there is relatively no need to toss. On this day, the Green Shirts have arrived in Brooklyn and are now training here, because the intensity of this game should not be small, so Chen asked the Nets to mainly conduct warm-up training.
After several years of adjustment, the current Celtics have someone on the outside shooting, and the offense under the basket is not weak at all! When you come up against a team that's good in every aspect, all you can do is fight hard.
You can't just point to some substitutes and say they're going to be able to score in a game like this. In the early stage, you still have to let the main force go.
Time passed quickly, and it was the evening of the next day. The stadium began to have fans entering the stadium one after another. It didn't take long for the players to show up and the atmosphere began to rise.
After a while, players from both sides began to stand on the field. On the Celtics' side, in order, Horford, Monroe, Hayward, Irving, and Ray Allen! Today's Ray Allen is one of the relatively rare starters.
In Stevens' opinion, there must be enough deterrence for Brooklyn in the early stage!
On the Nets' other side are Mozgov, Okafor, Williamson, Jeremy Lin and Rose. Some teams have players for them, and if they can't even beat some players from ordinary teams, they need to grow in the league.
Some are terminated by the team, and some are sent to play in the development league. Others sit on the bench until the end of a season. Luckily, the team also thinks that you can be trained will always let you play and try, but the latter is still in the minority.
And the players who have made a certain performance after joining the NBA will face the real test in the league. Are you the strongest in this position?! Will you be able to break down some of the good team's tactics that have been developed against you?
Williamson pondered that question from time to time after the game against the Cavaliers. When he didn't know what to think, he went to play in the arena. When you play, you don't think about anything, and you can concentrate on playing for a while and then think about these questions.
The problem doesn't seem to be that complicated, Williamson has been smooth since joining the league! Although he is relatively low-key, the outside world still spreads him very well! Just like kawaii in previous years! But compared to Leonard, it feels like he's still much more low-key than Williamson......
What should be faced will always be faced. For example, in tonight's game, we will face Hayward in the first quarter. If Ray Allen doesn't get to the Celtics, this team still has a lot of competitiveness!
"My request is not to try to attack, I want to attack in this direction and get points. Naturally, you don't have to say if you score, whether you score or not may have an impact on this quarter, the first half or the whole game. Sometimes the feeling may be just an illusion and not exist. What I'm trying to say is, play well for me, and even when we can't get three points right, we can keep scoring......"
Chen spoke slowly to the players in the dressing room. Fighting speed, cooperation, and defense with the opponent now may not necessarily achieve good results. Williamson will still have to face Hayward sooner or later, and sooner or later he will have to meet LeBron on the Cavaliers' end.
And if you want to make this kind of game more efficient, you have to put more effort into passing and cooperating. Because the stability of playing is still relatively high.
Mozgov gets the basketball first and passes to Rose! Williamson took his pass and quickly dribbled the ball a few times, jumped straight and shot! Immediately sighed slightly. Hayward arrived just in time to get rid of Williamson's shot!
The basketball hit Okafor out of bounds, and Monroe went to the sidelines and served to Irving. Ray Allen took his ball, drew two defenders straight across the half, and immediately passed the ball in the air to Horford, who quickly got up and dunked to score!
Only when such a lineup can't open the situation can you change the lineup. Lin took Williamson's serve and said a few words to him. Rose picked up Lin's pass after half-time, and Mozgov got his ball and saw that there were few chances to pass to Williamson.
Suddenly, after a feint shook off Hayward, Williamson immediately rushed in and scored with a tomahawk dunk!! After the ball went in, Williamson felt a lot more comfortable immediately! At the same time, Chen's words before the game immediately echoed in his mind.
Hayward served to Irving, and Ray Allen took his pass after arriving in the front court, jumped directly into the net with a three-point hollow! 5:2!
Rose took the ball to the frontcourt, he didn't think much of it, and the basketball went straight to Williamson. Okafor takes the basketball and throws it at Monroe to score! 5:4! There were times in the game when the players still wanted to attack directly.
If you score, it still feels good. However, in today's game, the Nets immediately adjusted. Everyone became cautious.
Hayward faced Williamson's defense, and suddenly made a feint to see that he didn't shake off the opponent, and immediately turned past Williamson and successfully played 2+1 after letting him get a foul at Okafor! 8:4!
Lin went to the frontcourt, Okafor took the basketball and passed to Rose, Williamson took the pass from Rose and immediately hit the ground and passed to Mozgov, who jumped up and hit a three-point shot! 8:7!
He was a little hard to believe after shooting this three-pointer himself. Mozgov hasn't shot more than 20 percent from three-point range so far this season. But he has been in touch, listening to Chen's advice and the usual trainer.
Times are different, and if you have this skill on your body, it will be more enjoyable whether it is in the Nets or other teams. You don't know at least not at all in such a situation.
Embiid already has three-point range. As long as you have more offensive means, all kinds of possibilities will come out during the game! Although some of the current centers in the league are not as strong as the previous centers in terms of physical fitness, and some are even thinner, they need to improve in other aspects.
Such as movement speed, dribbling, passing, free throws, long-distance shooting, etc. Irving dribbled the ball through half court himself, rushed to the basket after passing Jeremy Lin and scored straight layups from Mozgov and Okafor! 10:7!
Williamson took the basketball, and he wanted to try it out. So he didn't look at Jemilin, who was looking for the ball, at the start. Chen looked at Williamson at this time, knowing that he was going to attack like this, but there was not much emotional fluctuation.
In the playoffs, like Jefferson and Jonathan, they are still relatively easy to defend. After studying it, the defense against them came out. And Williamson needs to be able to score consistently in such situations.
Look at the opponent, if it is difficult to make a layup, Williamson directly chose to play with his back to the single! After missing the shot, Okafor got the rebound and passed the ball again! Williamson took the basketball and immediately got off the speed and was directly cut off by Hayward!
Then he saw Rose rushing over, and immediately the two of them argued! The referee came over to award the ball, and Hayward got the ball on a jumper and passed it to Ray Allen. The latter jumped up and hit the three-point board into the basket immediately after arriving in the frontcourt! 13:7!
Lin held the ball past half court, and as he directed the players, he made a feint to shake off Irving and rushed in to see Hayward's pass to Rose in the corner. The latter immediately jumped back with a three-pointer! 13:10!
Owen scored three points in front of Lin in the first half! 16:10! Chen quickly asked for a timeout at this point.
"In the first quarter, we have to stretch the score difference to more than 10 points. We want to distance ourselves as much as possible from each other in the first few quarters of the game...... "Stevens watched the players come back, and the main emphasis is on offense!
"The inside line is the main point of attack when scoring, Lin, Burke, you can break through quickly if you have a good chance, but pass the ball out when the opponent's defense is stronger. Williamson! Multi-pass ......"
Chen looked at Williamson and said to him in a strengthened tone. The opponent's ability to break through is good, if they are allowed to open it, the rest of the game will not be easy to play!
In one of the previous games, the Greenshirts stretched the margin to 26 points in the first half! A huge difference of 26 points! made the Mavericks, who did not play nowitzki at that time, suddenly have a more embarrassing situation. Later, not long after the third quarter, their coach began to bring in substitutes.
The other party didn't make any substitutions when they came back, and their lineup was not small! Williamson took the basketball and feigned a quick pass to Mozgov, who threw it straight to score! 16:12!
Bringing Garnett on the court is hoping to use his experience to make the Nets' side as narrow the margin as possible.
Hayward took the basketball and used his body to jump up and hit a three-pointer at Monroe's end! 19:12! Burke dribbled across half court, using his speed to get past the opposition quickly from Ray Allen and then pass to Garnett.
Facing the defense of Hayward and Horford, the basketball was interfered with by Hayward! Monroe got the rebound and passed to Irving, Ray Allen took the basketball and didn't have three points this time!
Garnett served to Lin, who went to the frontcourt, and Williamson got his pass and jumped straight to Hayward!