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Chapter 490: Pick-and-roll core

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The Rockets' defense is not good, but the offense is still online. After Harden scored two consecutive three-pointers, he also restrained a little in the first quarter, but played pick-and-roll with Capela!

The two teams in the league that are best at pick-and-roll are the Rockets and the Pacers. Now, the Rockets have fully utilized their pick-and-roll abilities. When Harden pierced into the inside with this pick-and-roll, the Pacers players dare not reach out, and they will make fouls when they reach out. In the league, Harden has the longest body hair, and he will sound when he touches the whistle, and at the end, he will tend to defensive players to commit fouls.

After the substitution, Harden started military training. Turner crossed the steps, pulled the ball backward, and retreated to the three-point line. Turner saw that he could not let Harden take a three-pointer. When his body was just following up, he suddenly appeared. Harden's center of gravity immediately lowered and directly added himself and then made a layup. The same style of play was replaced by Paul who had just played again, but this time Paul used a pass to assist Capela flying in the sky.

Obviously, the reason why the Rockets became the strongest pick-and-roll team in the league is because of their double guards' top-notch small-shot ability and their excellent passing ability! Capela? If he doesn't have a butterfly hand, he can eat cakes and get fast, then he has the ability to become the most terrifying end point in the entire league.

The Pacers' second lineup played very hard and seriously. They were able to hold on to the first quarter completely and could see that they were very strong, but after the Rockets completely attacked their offensive system, their offense was more fierce than the Pacers' second lineup.

35:27, the Pacers' second lineup scored 27 points in the second half of the first quarter on the Rockets, which was already very satisfying to McMillan, so he simply did not undergo a major blood change in the second quarter. Gallinari played all the time and naturally had to come down to rest.

Bogdanovic is actually a very important scorer in the Pacers. Now he is the two Pacers' most accurate three-pointers! This year, the Pacers have won Bogdanovic with an annual salary of 20 million in two years. First, they value the outstanding three-point ability and understanding of tactics of European players. The second point is that he can play several positions, including shooting guards, small forwards, and in front of this white man above 2 meters, and the third point is that he can do a lot of things on the court, scoring, occasionally holding the ball, and passing the ball. Although he is not good at the defensive end, he wins in an active position.

Now that he is allowed to play in the third position, Sadies Young returns to the fourth position, bringing Collison, Gordon and Linson. This lineup is not strong on the defensive end. In many cases, we must rely on the two men Linson and Sadies Young in the fourth and fifth positions to assist in defense.

The Pacers in the second quarter plan to play against each other. If they are Pacers in full condition, they will naturally start from the defensive end. In the hearts of the Pacers players and coaching staff, defense is the foundation for their survival.

But now their defensive state has dropped sharply. If they want to get back the original score, then offense is the most important thing. Moreover, there are not many points behind now. For the Pacers, the score gap can still be controlled. So what they have to do is maintain the current score difference.

Offense, and like the Rockets, the Pacers are also playing pick-and-roll, but they are different from the Rockets. They rely on defenders, but the Pacers are different.

Although the Pacers' backcourt double guns are recognized by all media as the top ten defenders in the league, and they can even rank in the top five, which is incomparable to the Rockets' double guns, but they are not the core of the Pacers' pick-and-roll tactics. The core of their pick-and-roll tactics is Lin Sen.

Lin Sen should be one of the most special players in this league. As an inside player, he can play singles in the inside while holding the ball, draw mid-range shots, and have solid pick-and-rolls when not playing. He can eat cakes, shoot three-pointers, and pass the ball. Because of his enough skills, he has become a supporter of many tactics of this Pacers.

The ones who are playing now are Collison and Gordon. Oladipo, who has the best pick-and-roll tactics, is not on the court, but the fight is not stagnant at all.

Collison became the ball-holder of this tactic. Collison is very short and is very fast around the pick-and-roll. He rushed into the inside very smoothly in the first step. Harden relies on his own strength and confrontation to make various fouls on the offensive end. On the defensive end, such pick-and-roll gave him a headache because he had no way to go around, which is also Capela's importance in the Rockets.

When he switched defense, Lin Sen did not shoot or did not go as he received the ball, because after changing defense, Harden had no way to defend him. He had long seen Ariza who was assisting in the right side.

Lin Sen not only can drive the rhythm by playing solo, but he can also create opportunities with his misaligned double-team after pick-and-roll. The Rockets are very afraid of Lin Sen's scoring. So there is no problem with their double-teaming, but Lin Sen's pass is very good to find Bogdanovic. He didn't play in the first quarter and his hands were not hot, so he just received a three-pointer!

It has never been a problem for Bogdanovic to take the ball. Lin Sen's second pass was fast and accurate, which made the Rockets completely unresponsive.

The second ball was exactly the same, and the pick-and-roll person was not even allowed to change. The Rockets still clamped Lin Sen without hesitation, because everyone knew that this position allowed Lin Sen to continue to hit the basket with the ball, and two points were basically given. The clamping could also block the feel of the outside. This time the Rockets learned the lesson and would definitely not give Bogdanovic the same chance.

So this time, the chance appeared was Sadies Young, and Sadies Young was able to get the fourth highest salary of the Pacers. Although he has become a substitute now, his ability is still there. When the opponent lets go of his position, he will not stand outside and wait for this three-pointer opportunity! His three-pointer is not so outstanding. A three-pointer of about 3o%, it is better to steadily put those two points.
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