NBA: I can see real-time shooting percentage

Chapter 34 Effect of BOX-2

The Pelicans still chose to let Holiday and Ingram pick and roll, but at the time of the pick and roll, Redick used the cover of the twin towers to run out of an open space.

Redick caught the ball and floated again to shoot. He still feels the same today, and the ball was still a hit.

The point difference returned to ten points again.

When Holiday returned to defense, he and his teammates behind him kept shouting.

"BOX-2, BOX-2!"

All Pelicans players nodded, indicating that they understood.

Qin Ming didn't hear much, because the scene was too noisy, there were audio broadcasts of players scoring goals, and fans cheering, so he couldn't hear what people outside the half-court were saying at all.

He still doesn't know that he has stepped into a trap, but he still chooses to attack in the way he is most comfortable with.

Zubac slowly came up to the pick-and-roll, and the Pelicans quickly switched defenses. This time it was Okafor who defended Qin Ming.

At this time, Hayes suddenly ran up slowly. He opened his arms and walked in very slowly. At this time, Qin Ming was still two steps away from the three-point line and was about to play singles. The change of the opponent made him immediately take two steps back.

He guessed that the opponent was going to double-team.

At this time, the Pelicans' defense suddenly became very targeted.

The five of them stood in a fan-shaped position. Among them, the two center forwards kept lifting up, as if they had emptied the inside line. Then, Holiday, Ingram, and Redick stood at the free throw line and the baseline respectively.

He knows it's an open shot, but before he passes, he sees Ingram, whose height and long arms dissuade him from throwing the ball inside anyway.

Because that would be too much of a gamble.

After Qin Ming dribbled the ball, he was about to break through to the left, because Hayes was coming to the right, and after he broke through to the left, he could get past the double-teaming trap.

But Okafor was clearly prepared. He stepped across directly, blocking Qin Ming's left breakthrough route, but Qin Ming's right route was empty.

Hayes was already bouncing up, and the moment the two separated, Qin Ming also saw the gap.

Harrell was still asking for the ball inside, and he didn't seem to understand why Qin Ming didn't pass the ball.

Qin Ming was about to butterfly through the gap between the two center forwards, but at this moment the referee blew his whistle.

"Three seconds violation."

The referee raised his hand and sentenced Harrell to a penalty area for three seconds.

The latter was very puzzled, and Qin Ming, who was trotting, complained in front of him, and kept spreading his hands: "Why didn't you pass it to me? I'm all empty inside."

Qin Ming also said helplessly: "I can't see, and Ingram is at the free throw line, he will also interfere with my passing line."

On the other hand, look at the commentary stand.

"Qin Ming still chose his most comfortable style of play, and decided to run a high pick-and-roll again. The Pelicans switched defenses, but, hey, Hayes raised it."

"What kind of defense is this? It's a bit like the Raptors double-teamed Curry last season."

"And look at the defense of the Pelicans. After Hayes went up, the other three players quickly established their positions. This is actually a bit like a half-zone two-three defense in an expanded area, except that the defense center is in front, and the striker and back line are behind."

"This is completely emptying the penalty area. If Qin Ming can pass the ball in, it will be a very simple two-pointer."

"But it's not that simple! Qin Ming is a very good passer. He doesn't pass the ball, but he doesn't have any vision. Moreover, Ingram is standing on the free throw line. With his height and wingspan, once there is any error in the pass, a fast break is inevitable."

"This is the player who forced Qin Ming to throw the ball to the outside line, and the attack time is only 14 seconds. After he hits the ball, the inside players will definitely go to double-team again. This caught the Clippers off guard!"

Indeed, the entire Clippers team was confused by the sudden move of the Pelicans.

And this kind of defense, the Clippers have never seen it during training.

"Three-second violation? It was Harrell!"

The commentary seat saw Harrell come out with his hands outstretched, and said one after another.

"It was Qin Ming who was double-teamed. You, who are about to eat cakes, are more anxious than him. This mistake is completely unnecessary, a very unworthy mistake. This kind of mistake not only did not help the Clippers learn more about the opponent's defensive routines, but also interrupted Qin Ming's thinking about solving it."

Rivers stood up and said to Qin Ming who was retreating: "There are too many high pick-and-rolls, we should pass the ball more!"

The underlying meaning of this sentence is that we are also thinking about how to break the move. Before breaking the move, you should not perform high pick-and-rolls.

Qin Ming nodded helplessly.

In fact, it's easy to break the move. You only need to wait for Hayes to come up, pass one of the two players, and then the outside player makes an air cut, and Qin Ming breaks through. It's as simple as that.

But Harrell's three-second foul really made Qin Ming impossible.

The Pelicans still run pick-and-rolls at guards and forwards.

Their current tactics are very clear. In terms of offense and defense, they put all their attention and focus on Qin Ming. As long as he does not get positive feedback on offense, he will be a huge loophole.

In fact, they did a good job these rounds.

Ingram singled Qin Ming with his back, sat about two steps away from the penalty area, leaned back and shot again, and hit the ball again.

At this time, Rivers let the starters appear one after another.

The players on the field are Lu Wei, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard.

They will replace the Twin Towers and Shamet, and form the Clippers' new five-team lineup with Qin Ming and Morris.

This set of five small lineups is Rivers' real killer. Until now, many teams have racked their brains and have no good way to deal with the lineup.

On the court, after Qin Ming held the ball for half the court, he gave the ball directly to Shamet, and then ran towards the bottom corner.

Now that Shamet has played his role, he has to play the role of an off-ball shooter.

He found Morris, the two made an off-ball screen, the Pelicans switched defenses, and the player defending Morris became Holiday.

After that, Morris came up to pick and roll with Shamet.

The Pelicans still switch defenses, they are now infinitely switching defenses.

This time, Morris faced Redick, who was the worst defensive player of the Pelicans. Shamet passed the ball into his hands. Morris dribbled the ball under his crotch. After two times, he directly stepped back and made a three-pointer.

The ball hits.

The Pelicans requested a timeout.

With a score difference of nine points, Qin Ming has completed the task.

"The five of you will play in the next round. I want you to do a good job of defense. We can switch defenses, but the defense must be fast and double-team decisive. If the opponent still uses a large lineup, the offensive and defensive transition must be pushed up."

Rivers said holding the tactical board.

(End of this chapter)