On May 18, the first match between the two sides began in New Jersey. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Wizards continued their starting lineup from the last series, leaving Jordan off the bench. The Nets' main defensive strategy in the past two years has also been 122 joint defense, which requires three points from the bottom corner to break.

Wizards five: Alstom, Bale, Hamilton, Marshall, Stoudamire.

The idea of the coaching staff is simple, if the Nets send Eddie Curry to start like in the last round, then Alston and Smalls are prone to misalignment in the middle, and the three people run away, and the guard breaks through or the center cuts in the air, which can directly threaten the basket and attract the bag and then divide the ball.

In the regular season against the Nets, Jordan has always been the starting small forward, threatening the Nets when organizing the forward play in the middle but did not win, and the low-post heads-up play lost very simply. With the regular season as a reference, in order to win, the Wizards had to make a new attempt.

The Nets coaching staff also has experience in dealing with the Wizards, knowing that Xiao Si is fast and easy to be passed by the meat shield center, so instead of sending Curry or veteran Mutombo, Aaron Williams, who is 206cm tall and weighs 100 kilograms, and Kenyon Martin are paired to strengthen mobility.

Kidd is a strong point guard who can also top up Xiao Si after encountering pick-and-rolls, which prevents him from cutting quickly and limiting the Wizards' pick-and-roll tactics. The Wizards' three-man run, and the Nets' role players can also run, and they can't get the slots directly.

Kenyon Martin's physical fitness is not inferior to Stadamyre, he runs like a guard, and Xiao Si can pass Curry in the face frame, but it is much more difficult to think about Martin. Aaron Williams can also keep up with Marshall, and the two are close in stature.

The Nets' offense is dominated by positional warfare, Williams is an interior coolie player, good at grabbing rebounds and blocks, no offensive expertise, can't open space, the Wizards can use the joint defense to hold the restricted area, and the defense is also good.

Five minutes later, Stephen Jackson started to come into play, hitting two three-pointers in front of Bell on the counterattack, and had a breakaway point to assist Martin's empty dunk.

Kidd also has an advantage with the ball and Alston is much stronger. Yang Rui saw that it was not good, and hurriedly called a timeout for substitutions, Jordan and Wesley came out and replaced Alston and Bale.

After the substitution, the Wizards still can't find a feeling on the offensive end, the Nets adhere to the man-to-man tactics, do not lose position easily, and excellent defense is the magic weapon for them to win. The Nets are averaging just 95.1 points per game in the playoffs, which isn't much, conceding just 90.7 points per game.

The Wizards trailed 18-25 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent a small lineup, Alston, Bale, Margeti, Wallace, and Boozer.

The Nets fielded Anthony Johnson, Rousios Harris, Stephen Jackson, Rodney Rodgers, and Eddie Curry to defend the team.

The outside line of the net team is full of swing people, and Johnson is also 191cm tall and weighs 91kg. He only needs to come up for a moment at a time, and Scott will let Kidd play the full second half, usually playing around 42 minutes.

In the playoffs, all coaches will increase the playing time of the main players, the Nets have a three-person rotation and a five-person rotation on the inside, all of which can ensure physical strength, only Kidd must be present, if he rests, the Nets are a completely different team, and the game is not so disciplined.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Kidd was not elected MVP, and when he won the championship with the Mavericks in 2011, his form had declined, and he was more like a 3-and-D player. In fact, even if they are at the peak of Nash and Paul, they may not be stronger than Kidd in terms of comprehensive strength. Now in Kidd's prime, he is good both offensively and defensively, averaging 20 points, 7.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game in the playoffs.

The Nets came off the bench to hold the advantage, and when the starters came back, the two sides continued to grind their positions, and the score difference was not big, but the Wizards just couldn't catch up.

The Wizards' bright spot is also defense, relying on joint defense to limit Kidd and Martin's high pick-and-roll.

Martin's style is very similar to that of Stadamire, both of which are unstoppable and unstoppable when they can't rush, and it's not so scary if they can't rush. Of course, the Wizards coaching staff knows how to reduce the efficiency of Smalls, and it can be used on Martin.

An inside line stuck Martin's air cut line, and they couldn't play a domineering air tie. Kidd can only shoot from mid-to-long distance, with an average shooting percentage, and Martin's low-post singles are not very efficient, showing off his stiff throws and hooks again and again. The Nets also averaged three-point shooting and didn't take many shots, averaging 16.1 shots per game, making 5.6 shots and shooting 34.8% from the field.

In the final quarter, Stephen Jackson was the star of the court again, hitting three three-pointers and limiting Margety on the defensive end.

Margeti was majestic against the Pacers, struggled against the Bulls, and didn't play well against the Nets.

To put it bluntly, this is a functional player, and if the opposition doesn't have a strong swingman, Margeti is the star. Against Artest and Jackson, who are not afraid of confrontation, Margeti is not good, free throws have become fewer, and he only relies on sports to score, averaging 15 points per game, and his efficiency is average.

Stadameyer also encountered the same difficulty, and "swapped" with Martin.

Harris and Kittels took turns to run with Hamilton, and there was no problem with physical strength, and the "scalpel" had no advantage.

In the final minute, Kidd hit a three-pointer from Wesley's perimeter to extend the margin to 11 points and seal the win.

The Wizards failed to bet on three points, 88-98, and lost their first game on the road.

The good news is that the Wizards are only slightly behind the Nets, the game is not one-sided, and it looks like there is still room to play.

The bad news is that the Wizards only had 19 turnovers in this game, and the Nets only had six, which shows Kidd's control of the tempo. Wizards players need to do a better job in the details and make fewer mistakes. In this regard, they are inferior to the Nets.

The next day, Yang Rui held a coaching staff meeting in his hotel room to study tactics, and Jordan also participated.

As soon as they met, Yang Rui found that the three of them were depressed and couldn't laugh at all.

Except for Yang Rui, everyone else thinks that this year's Wizards want to enter the finals is "hellish difficulty". If you continue the previous tactics, you may be able to win a game or two, but you can't grind the Nets. It's not good to play and run and bomb counterattacks, the Nets players are fast to defend, the rhythm is chaotic, and the Wizards may lose even worse.

Closing the door, Yang Rui said: "The Nets are very strong, and the lineup still has some restraint on us. Like the news says, this is our fifth consecutive loss to the Nets this season, and now let's talk about it and figure out how to make up for it. If we lose again and go back to home 0-2, the situation will be even more serious. ”

Jordan frowned and pouted, losing 5 games in a row is a good saying, counting last season's two matchups, the Wizards lost 8 in a row, it's a sad story.

The Wizards won the Nets 98-86 in the first game of the 01-02 season, but that regular season game was not worth referring to, because Jordan had a hand convulsion, and he scored 45 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals on 50% shooting.

The three of them were silent, they were out of line.

The Jazz stuff brought by Hornacek didn't work, and in addition to blocking and pick-and-roll, Sloan would ask the players to force the basket, shoot close to the basket, ensure the shooting percentage, and try to make fouls if they can't score. This trick was used by the Wizards in the regular season, and it was not easy to deal with the Nets.

D'Antoni's favorite tactic is to run and shoot, grab a rebound in the backcourt and immediately counterattack, and the player goes head-to-head or shoots a three-pointer. The Nets players are not weak in single defense, and Kidd will not follow the rhythm of the Wizards, he can be fast or slow, and it is not good to ensure efficiency if the counterattack is not successful, let alone good.

Yang Rui was not surprised at all, they had discussed it before the start of the first battle, and the brains of these three were emptied. But it doesn't matter, Yang Rui asked, just to throw bricks and attract jade.