Chapter 159 The Nuggets’ rogue tactics

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 159 The Nuggets’ rogue tactics

On the next offense, the Nuggets put up a formation that no one could understand.

O'Neal and Nene both moved up to the high position and stood in the corner.

Of course Gasol and Anzhu followed him out with puzzled expressions.

Anthony ran toward the top of the arc from a 45-degree angle on the left, while Li Ran cut inside from a 45-degree angle on the right.

Billups came out from the baseline with the ball and passed it to O'Neal in the corner.

It looked like an air-cut movement, but the next moment, Li Ran's movement shocked everyone.

After he cut into the paint from a 45-degree angle from the right, O'Neal passed the ball to him, and then Li Ran jumped from between O'Neal and Nene to the outside line.

What is the reverse breakout operation?

This is not over yet. During the time when Li Ran caught the ball and ran from the middle of the two to the three-point line, O'Neal and Nene actually ran towards each other, like two closed doors, locking Kobe inside the free throw line.

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Li Ran came to the outside, and there was no defensive player in front of him. O'Neal and Nene trapped Kobe, Gasol, and Anzhu inside.

Jump up and shoot.

Li Ran's posture was elegant, his hand was standard, and the ball hit the net without any suspense.

The moment Kobe was blocked by O'Neal and Nene, everyone was stunned.

Can you still block people like this?

But if you say O'Neal and Nene are moving in pick-and-rolls, it really doesn't count.

After all, they moved after Li Ran passed between them.

Phil Jackson looked at the referee subconsciously, but the referee had no reaction.

Officiating this game is one of the NBA's most famous whistlers - Steve Jarvie.

Jia Wei is also very confused now.

This hard-core referee, who has been practicing law for 25 years, couldn't tell whether the Nuggets' tactics were illegal or not.

In terms of movement, there is no problem with this tactic.

But this tactic is too shameless.

If it were a normal response, this tactic would be unsolvable.

"Steve, is their tactic really okay?"

Jackson once stopped Javi and asked him when he passed by him.

As a top coach, Jackson has this qualification.

Jia Wei shook his head: "The other party did not violate any rules."

When for the second time, Li Ran came out again and shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc without any defense and hit it again, Phil Jackson called a timeout without hesitation.

Kobe wiped the sweat from his face and thought about how to crack the Nuggets' strategy.

He knew that Phil called this timeout to solve this problem.

"Tighten your guard against Li Ran. If he comes around, Trevor, go and make up for it." After appeasing the players, Phil Jackson gave his own opinion on how to deal with it.

Li Ran proudly accepted the praise from his teammates.

This is the tactic he told George Karl yesterday, copied from the tactic specifically designed by Steve Kerr for the Splash Brothers during the later Warriors dynasty.

Elevator door tactics!

This tactic, Li Ran can be sure, will not be banned by the alliance for a while.

The reason why this tactic was banned by the alliance in later generations was not because it had any violations or violations, but because this tactic was too buggy when combined with the Splash Brothers.

When the timeout ended, the Nuggets players walked onto the court with confidence.

It was still a familiar running position. While the Lakers fans from Los Angeles in the stands let out loud boos, they were also wondering whether the Lakers could defend against this somewhat rogue tactic.

This time the Lakers made up the defense very quickly. Ariza was right in front of Li Ran as he passed the goal.

However, he forgot who his defender was.

Li Ran was not the only one to choose the elevator door.

Li Ran pushed the ball to the side as soon as Ariza came over.

Anthony once again enjoyed the feeling of being unmarked.

If Ariza who was guarding him ran away, wouldn't he have no one to guard him?

The Nuggets scored four three-pointers in a row and stopped the Lakers twice in the first three minutes.

Phil Jackson had a severe headache. Of course he knew how to draw inferences from one example. Even if Fisher, who was guarding Billups, was asked to come over, it would only give Li Ran one more passing option.

Billups can't let go of his three-pointer either.

Due to the emergence of the elevator door tactic, this game was not as anxious as the previous two games. After the first half, the Lakers were already behind by a full fifteen points.

Li Ran became the Nuggets' most active player today. He made 8 of 11 shots in the first half, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, and scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Anthony followed closely behind with 15 points and 4 rebounds.

The Nuggets scored a total of 63 points in the first half, and two people scored 38 points.

The power of the elevator door is evident.

But this tactic is not without its weaknesses. Its weakness is that the team needs at least two three-point shooting experts, and the inside line standing in the corner needs to have certain organizational skills.

But the Nuggets really meet this condition.

When the Warriors played this tactic, the cards were dealt by Dream Chaser or Iguodala. When the Nuggets played this tactic, the cards were dealt by O'Neal and Nene.

Don't think that O'Neal has no organizational skills. His highest assists per game in his career is 3.8, and he even had a triple-double in assists when he was with the Heat.

As a top center, he cannot be considered top without first-hand support skills.

At the very least, it would be no problem to randomly pull out any of the four major centers to create a lineup with one star and four stars.

In addition, the door between him and Nene is much more generous than the door between Dream Chaser and Iguodala.

Phil Jackson couldn't think of a solution for a while.

In the third quarter, Li Ran continued to play, Anthony sat off the court to rest, and it was Szczerbiak who ran tactics with Li Ran.

At the end of three quarters, the game was basically settled.

The Lakers were led by the Nuggets by a full 21 points at the Pepsi Center.

Li Ran scored 32 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists at the end of the three quarters. He was undoubtedly the biggest contributor to this game.

In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Lakers 115-95 and regained the game.

With a score of one to one, the Nuggets went to Staples Center.

That night, the Lakers coaching staff stayed up all night.

They spent the night looking for ways to restrain the Nuggets' inhumane tactics.

Elevator door cover consists of two actions: "opening the door" and "closing the door."

At the same time, the reason why this screen can create catch-and-shoot three-pointers for teammates is that the defenders stand to the side of the screener, thus giving players running without the ball the opportunity to complete the screen and catch the ball.

This tactic is not without restraint. At least when faced with the elevator door tactic used by the Bulls led by LaVine, Kawhi Leonard, who was with the Clippers at the time, came up with a perfect solution.

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But, that's Kajor.

Even if he doesn't play ball, he is still a Jordan.
Chapter completed!