Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 78 Defensive Strategy
When Li Weisi dribbled the ball again for halftime, he found that there had been a substitution in front of him. It was Dennis Johnson who was no longer defending him, but Dennis Johnson, and Hitting was defending Teague, who was relatively weak in attack.

In just one round, the Celtics quickly made adjustments. It seemed that the first round was more like a trial, and this was their real defensive tactic.

Johnson's defensive ability is far from that of Hitting. This veteran who has been fighting in the league for ten years has extremely rich experience. He even won the FMVP in the 78-79 season. He has never seen any big scenes.

Therefore, when facing Li Weisi, Johnson was not in a hurry, kept a distance from Li Weisi, and wanted to hold Li Weisi with one hand, which could increase resistance to Li Weisi's first step and leave him more reaction time.

Of course Li Weisi will not let him succeed. When your strength is not as good as your opponent, you need to use rhythm and speed to get rid of him.

Therefore, Li Weisi used the rhythm to trick Johnson into shifting his center of gravity, and made a smooth breakthrough. However, unlike Xiting, Johnson followed Li Weisi closely.

However, the two walls in front of him reappeared again, and it was even more nonsense to want to enter the inside line, so wouldn't it be waiting to be taken off?
As a last resort, Li Weisi threw the shot directly during the march, and the soft touch made the ball fall steadily into the basket. 4:4, the score was tied again.

After going back and forth for four more rounds like this, the score has reached 12:12, and the score has risen in a dog-tooth pattern. The offensive efficiency of both sides is very high, and almost every attack can be scored.

However, in Li Weisi's view, the opponent's plan is working. The reason is that the opponent's scoring is very scattered. Four of the five starters scored. On his side, Li Weisi scored 5 of the 4 points alone. too concentrated.

This seemingly inconspicuous situation made Li Weisi guess the opponent's strategy, which was to cut off his connection with his teammates, prevent his passing from invigorating the entire team, and at the same time send their shield guard Johnson to stalk him desperately, It doesn't matter if you can't defend, anyway, as long as Li Weisi can't restrain himself from shooting.

The Celtics' strategy was essentially a bet that Li Weisi could not beat them to death alone.

I have to say that there is nothing wrong with the Celtics' strategy itself. After all, basketball is a matter of five people. However, Li Weisi feels surprisingly good tonight. He made 4 of 4 shots and never missed a shot. The score is already tight.

However, the Celtics are still very patient, and they are also persevering, waiting for Li Weisi to make a mistake.

In this Celtics offense, after receiving a pass from Bird, Parish missed a mid-range jumper under the interference of Malone. Smith protected the rebound and then quickly passed it to Li Weisi. After receiving the ball, Li Weisi Fast forward.

Faced with the Celtics' rapid defense, when Li Weisi just passed halftime, the opponent's Johnson and Hitting had already retreated. The situation was urgent, and Li Weisi had no time to think about it. When he was close to the three-point line, he shot immediately and did not No stay.

"Boom!!" With Li Weisi's three-pointer, the Warriors finally overtook the score.

"Didi..." Celtics coach KC Jones really couldn't sit still, and immediately got up and called a timeout.

Back on the bench, the Celtic players all looked calm and calm. Although Li Weisi's performance was somewhat beyond their expectations, it was not unacceptable, and it was all within the controllable range.

"Larry, how do you feel? Do you need to adjust your defensive strategy? That rookie looks very hot tonight!" Although he passively called a timeout, KC Jones looked quite relaxed, and even didn't talk about any tactics at the beginning , instead joked with Larry Bird.

"What are you kidding? Coach! Double-team that rookie, are you looking down on Dennis or our team? Don't forget that guy's assists, once the passing lanes blocked by us are relieved, that's our trouble !” Bird wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, leaned on the back of the chair, and said with his legs crossed.

It's just that Bird's protest made Johnson on the side roll his eyes. If he couldn't spray Bird, he really wanted to breathe out the fragrance.

"Hahaha, but didn't you bet with that rookie on who shoots more three-pointers? What if you lose?" KC Jones continued jokingly.

"I'm disappointed. Our bet is only winning or losing the game, so it doesn't matter what the three points are." Bird waved his hand.

"Very good, since that's the case, Dennis, you need to work harder on your next defense, and you can't let that rookie shoot too comfortably."

"Understood, coach." Johnson said helplessly.

Although KC Jones looks like a good old man, his prestige in the Celtics is unquestionable. He has a calmness that does not match the surface, which is why he was selected by Auerbach to become the coach of the Celtics.

Back to the game again, it's the Celtics' turn to attack.

Hitting dribbled the ball through half court, set up a pick-and-roll with Bird, and then passed the ball to Bird after the split.

After Bird took the ball, he happened to face Li Weisi who had switched defenses. Yes, Bird did it on purpose.

Looking at Li Weisi, who was a head shorter than himself, Bird made three threats and said: "Hey, rookie, you don't think you are the only one who can make three-pointers, do you?"

However, Li Weisi did not answer him, but concentrated on defending to prevent Bird's breakthrough.

Upon seeing this, Bird immediately chose to pull up and shoot against Li Weisi.

Although Li Weisi immediately judged that Bird was going to vote, his height couldn't affect Bird in any way.

"Shua!" Bird hit an answer ball, tying the score again.

After scoring the goal, Bird backed away slowly, looked at Li Weisi as he walked and said, "Boy, you are not the only one who can make three-pointers. How about my three-pointer?"

"The action is ugly!" Li Weisi thought about it seriously, and then replied to Bird.

"..."

Then Li Weisi ran back to the backcourt to receive the serve without waiting for Bird to answer.

Although he was pulled out of face, Bird was not angry, but sighed in his heart, "This rookie's mental quality is really extraordinary. It is really rare that he is not chaotic in the face of his repeated provocations!"

Offensive and defensive transition, this time when Li Weisi advanced to the frontcourt, he found that Dennis did not come to defend him, but took a few steps back, standing at the three-point line and waiting for him.

Doesn't this make it clear to let yourself vote?

The fact is indeed the case. In Johnson's mind, no matter how accurate you are alone, you should have a limit. Can you shoot ten or eight three-pointers in a game?

You know, in the NBA at this time, 5 three-pointers by the whole team in a game are considered too many shots.

Therefore, Johnson intends to attack suddenly when the opponent enters the three-point line area and disrupt the opponent's rhythm.

However, in the eyes of Li Weisi, Johnson's choice is no different from a big gift bag. Li Weisi does not make any adjustments while holding the ball. When he is one step away from the three-point line, he opens his hand and throws it.

Seeing Li Weisi's choice, Johnson turned pale with shock and quickly blocked it, but it was too late. Li Weisi's hand speed at this time was worthy of his 20 years of single life.

The forest is dark and the grass is frightened by the wind, the general bows at night!The score came to 18:15, and Li Weisi hit the second three-pointer.

(End of this chapter)