One Guard

Bradley and Rajon Rondo teamed up to defend against Yiyang. Before the game began, perhaps no one believed that Stevens could successfully complete the defense with the players in his hand. However, in the first round after the start of the game, the Celtics did just that.

Tony Allen has no range to speak of, and this is one of the reasons Stevens dared to make Bradley daring to double-team. Even if Bradley and Rajon Rondo are taken out alone, they are both defensive champions at the first position.

If the two of them work together to defend a point guard, its power is evident.

Less than a minute after the opening, Yiyang experienced Stevens's power. Yiyang knows that Stevens is a coach who puts a lot of emphasis on the team. And teamwork is not just reflected in the offensive end. On the defensive end, the players also need to work together to do their best.

There is no doubt that Stevens brought the style he had when he was teaching at Butler University to Boston. Fortunately, there is no absolute superstar in the Boston formation, and Stevens will be able to implement his coaching style to the end.

He made a mistake at the beginning, which did not discourage Yiyang, but instead made him full of energy. If the Celtics can be dealt with so easily, it would be too disappointing to his expectations. This kind of strength is just right for Yiyang's appetite.

Yiyang regained possession of the ball and came to the Celtics guarding half, Bradley has begun to move around. As soon as Yiyang breaks through Rondo, he will immediately make up for the past, not even a second. Because of Yiyang's speed, even one second of fault tolerance will not be left to defenders.

Yiyang couldn't help feeling that the two mountains before him, one Bradley and the other Rondo, would now join hands to deal with him. In college, Bradley's defense was the strongest Yiyang has ever seen. When he first entered the league, Rondo's defense also made Yiyang very frustrated.

But now, even if these two guys want to defend themselves at the same time, Yiyang is no longer afraid. For three and a half seasons, he didn't stand still.

Yiyang walked outside the three-point line unhurriedly, and both Rondo and Bradley tensed their nerves. However, Yiyang did not take a step further. He directly hoisted the ball high into the penalty area, the arc was so high that it was a bit abnormal.

Today, Stevens specially arranged Salinger to defend Nowitzki by going around the front. Although Salinger has mediocre talent, his big **** is as practical as Barkley's. Under the "destruction" of Salinger's big ass, Nowitzki is actually very difficult to receive the ball when he is circumvented.

But the ball passed by Yiyang was very, very high, causing Salinger to retreat continuously in an attempt to intercept the pass.

While Salinger was staring at the basketball and retreating, Nowitzki suddenly leaned on the little fat man and turned around, but got stuck in front of Salinger, and instantly cracked the forward defense!

The basketball fell just right, and Nowitzki didn't even need to look back after receiving the basketball.

Nowitzki's raised knees made Salinger not daring to lean up. In fact, even if he leaned forward, his height could not interfere with Nowitzki.

The basketball was hollow into the net and Yiyang made a beautiful assist. Stevens knows how to make use of the players' specialties, and Yiyang knows the same. Nowitzki's obvious height advantage in the interior has been put to good use by Yiyang.

Seeing Nowitzki scored, Stevens smiled instead. Yiyang, has passed the ball to the point of superb ability?

After the goal, the Mavericks players quickly retreated. The entire Celtics, from the back line to the inside, are at a disadvantage in height. Carlisle believes that positional warfare will be the best way to play to his height advantage!

Brandon Bass, who is 2.03 meters tall, mentioned the pick and roll for Rondo in the high position. The strong Bass still feels very soft in the middle distance position. Nowitzki didn't dare to sit back and watch, only to keep up with the defense.

Although Buss does not have a standard inside figure, the quality of his pick-and-rolls is unexpectedly high. After being blocked by the strong Buss, Yiyang found that he had no way to get rid of the cover quickly!

At this time, Rondo had already taken the cover to get rid of Yiyang. Nowitzki has no choice but a change of defense is formed in an instant!

It is not easy for Rondo to single out Nowitzki, not to mention that he never thought of scoring from the beginning. During the march, Rondo used his waist and abdomen to move his arm and slammed it! The basketball returned to Buss at an extremely fast speed, so fast that Yiyang couldn't even reach out to steal.

It stands to reason that if a power forward shoots on a point guard, he shouldn't have to worry about being disturbed. But Buss’ shots encountered a more terrifying result than being disturbed.

Yiyang took off almost at the same time as Bass, but the bounce height and speed of both sides were not at the same level. When height is not a huge advantage, this situation is very fatal.

Bass made a shot, but Yiyang has already covered the Celtics' starting power forward! The basketball didn't fly far, but Yiyang directly slapped him back!

"Brand Bass's shot was blocked by Yiyang. The Celtics' tactics were very beautiful, but it was a pity that they didn't come out at the end!" Mike Brin shook his head, Bass's height In front of Yiyang, there is no advantage at all.

Stevens can't do anything about it. His tactics are okay, but no matter how good he is, Stevens can't give players such things as height and weight.

A basketball coach may be able to teach you everything, but the hard indicators of the body cannot be learned.

Bass was blocked and shot by a point guard, which undoubtedly set the morale of the Celtics down. Then the Celtics sent a sideline ball to re-attack, but Bradley's three-pointer went out of the box again. His shot selection was a bit too anxious. This is also the point he is most criticized by fans.

Seeing this, the Celtics players immediately turned back and retreated. They took the initiative to abandon the offensive basketball competition to prevent Yiyang's rapid sneak attack. In fact, given the height of the Celtics players, even if they want to compete for offensive rebounds, they can't get it.

Dalembert passed the ball directly to Yiyang, and Yiyang slowed down after halftime, and it seemed that he didn't want to break through.

Nowitzki ran over slowly, and just when everyone thought Yiyang wanted to wait for Nowitzki to get down and pass the ball, Yiyang kicked his right foot and suddenly "catapulted" himself out.

Rondo moved quickly, but he knocked down the wall formed by Nowitzki. It turned out that Yiyang was not waiting for Nowitzki to take his place, but waiting for him to pick and roll!

Bradley didn't expect Yiyang to break through without warning, so his defense was slow. When he dropped Tony Allen and caught him, Yiyang had already wiped him and galloped past.

Salinger, who is 2.06 meters tall, does not seem to be an insider at all in Yiyang's eyes. If it were not for his fat body, Yiyang would definitely treat him as a small forward.

Therefore, Yiyang leans directly on Salinger to take off. Salinger himself jumped short, and his height was short. At this moment, Yiyang directly pressed his head, and there was no possibility of his palm touching the basketball at all.

Although there was physical confrontation in the air, Yiyang stabilized his center of gravity and put the ball into the box.

4 to 2, the Mavericks offense is easy. Stevens frowned, and even with Bradley and Rondo, it was difficult to limit his performance. And on the court, their height really suffers too much.

Just 20 seconds later, the Celtics' offense suffered another blow.

This time, Rondo's breakthrough attracted Dalembert's defense. Although Rondo's scoring average this season is only, once this guy reaches the three-second zone, it is always disturbing.

At the moment Dalembert was mentioned, Rondo used a pass through the crotch to send the opportunity to Salinger, who was unmarked at the basket.

Salinger had just been blocked by Yiyang, and now he is full of energy! He was about to jump on the spot and slam dunk, but he suffered a "second injury" from Dalem Porter.

Obviously Dalembert was still a few steps away from Salinger, but because of Salinger's huge disadvantages in height and bounce, Dalembert was left behind to complete the shot.

The Haitians themselves were dumbfounded when they blocked Salinger for a dunk. Is it so easy to seal successfully?

"The lineup of Coach Stevens is too short. Although this is an era when the inside height is generally short, but the height of the two insiders is below 2.10, which is too short!" Mike. Brin shook his head. He could see that Stevens had a good idea. The coach blurred the division of five positions on the basketball court and simply divided the positions into three guards, forwards, and insides. This approach allows him to change his tactics, and to maximize the player's strengths, jumping out of the restrictions of position.

What if he were to replace the center forward with Horford who was only two centimeters taller than Salinger? Or give Stevens a Carmelo Anthony to play the fourth position, maybe the Celtics offense is not what it is now.

The biggest problem for the Celtics right now is that the abilities of this group of players simply cannot meet Stevens's tactical requirements! But this kind-hearted coach attributed all the mistakes to himself. As a result, the media will always think that Stevens's tactical arrangement is a problem.

Salinger was blocked for two consecutive rounds, which created favorable conditions for Yiyang's defensive counterattack.

Yiyang quickly moved forward with the ball, followed by strong Bradley. Everyone can't help but exclaim, it turns out that Bradley can keep up with Yiyang's speed!

However, the speed of the light was useless, and he went inside. After Yiyang took off, Bradley was obviously a bit shorter than Yiyang. Although he was stunned by Bradley in the air, Yiyang stabilized his upper body and after taking the ball, he won a chance to hit a three-pointer!

"Did you see it? Although we all say that height is not everything in basketball. But there is no doubt that it is also an important factor. Bradley's defense is already very good, but the difference is only in height!" Mike. Brin couldn't help sighing, Stevens had no means to face the players' height disadvantages. After all, he doesn’t change magic so that the players are instantly taller by 3 to 5 centimeters,

In this way, the Celtics became completely passive after a flash of inspiration at the beginning of the game.

If someone else is now coaching the Celtics, this game might be the same. The Mavericks will win unimpeded all the way, and then the Celtics will silently accept the fate of ending the winning streak. But Stevens did not give up easily. After the team fell behind by 8 points, his simple adjustment changed the situation of the game.

Stevens allowed Jeff Green to appear at the power forward position, which made Nowitzki's defense miserable.

Jeff Green is 2.06 meters tall, but he has the mobility of a small forward. In the previous era, this kind of "non-three-no-four" player was the least seen by coaches. But Stevens just likes this kind of panacea that can play multiple positions.

Green's offensive range can extend from the basket to beyond the three-point line. Following Green in the full half of the game, Nowitzki quickly consumed a lot of energy.

Not being able to complete the defensive task well, it also affected the stability of the offensive end.

With this change, the Celtics evened the score in the middle of the second quarter. Jeff Green was radiant in the hands of Stevens. In fact, this season is indeed the best year Jeff Green has played since he entered the league for seven seasons.

In college, Stevens made Yiyang and Hayward a blockbuster, and his ability to turn stones into gold has long been amazed by the world. It's just that people didn't expect that this guy could actually "turn waste into treasure" for older players like Jeff Green, who has little potential left. Jeff Green can become the top scorer of the Celtics this season, and Stevens has contributed to his correct use.

Stevens' abilities surprised Carlisle. If it were him, he would definitely not be able to accept the blurring of five positions on the basketball court. But the staid Carlisle must also admit that sometimes breaking the routine is really very effective.

Unfortunately, Jeff Green has always been Jeff Green. Stevens, no matter how good he is, he can't turn Green into Anthony.

Green did bring some trouble to the Mavericks, but the terrifying firepower that the Mavericks played under the leadership of Yiyang is not comparable to Green alone.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Mavericks worked **** the offensive end and completely broke the paper-like defense of the Celtics.

Today, Gobert and Yiyang repeatedly staged an air-to-air match, and if you make it clear, you will be bullied by the Celtics' inside line and you can't reach the ball. When the Frenchman leaped high and opened his arms, the Celtics players really could only stand and watch.

After 8 minutes in the three quarters, the Mavericks established a 12-point lead. Subsequently, Stevens hoped that Bradley would seek shooting opportunities through the pick and roll. Unfortunately, Tony Allen stifled Bradley's illusion of saving the team.

The huge power gap between the two sides is obvious, and Stevens put everything in his hands and changed one trick after another. But in the face of Yiyang's stable organization and the Mavericks' defense like a bronze wall, all his tricks have been useless.

Yiyang did not let Stevens down. He scored 27 points and sent 13 assists. In the case of scoring burst Rondo, the number of assists is also 3 more than Rondo.

Three minutes before the end of the game, Yiyang was replaced by Carlisle. Because at that time, the game has entered garbage time.

On the one hand, Stevens is very pleased. Yiyang's ability to control the game is even better than he had originally imagined! But on the one hand, he is also very uncomfortable. Watching the team lose but he can't do anything, this is really not so good.

In this way, the Celtics opened with thunder and rain at home and lost the Mavericks by 11 points.

102 to 91, the Mavericks won five consecutive victories at the North Shore Garden Arena. If it weren't for Carlisle to close early at the last moment~www.novelmtl.com~, the difference might be even greater.

"Your team is great, and the tactics are amazing! If they are a few years longer, it will be better!" After the game, Carlisle took the initiative to shake hands with Stevens, expressing respect for this opponent. And he didn't forget to spit out Stevens's short and exaggerated lineup with humor, which is considered to be some advice for this junior.

If Carlisle knew in advance that a year from now, a point guard with a height of only 1.75 meters will shine under Stevens, how would he feel?

Later, Yiyang also came up to embrace the most important coach in his life. Yiyang could see Stevens's good intentions, and his tactical arrangements were very delicate. If he was to siege Stevens today, the result might be very different.

"Hey, your contract expires this summer, are you interested in joining hands with me?" Stevens suddenly asked with a smile as if he could read Yiyang's mind.

Yiyang froze for a moment, he didn't expect that he would seriously consider this issue!

"Hahaha, kidding! You did a good job today, they were right, the dwarf is not worthy of playing basketball." Stevens did not forget to laugh at himself, alleviating the inexplicably serious atmosphere.

However, Stevens was very pleased to see Yiyang's serious expression when facing that "joke".

This summer, both Yiyang and Hayward will become restricted free agents. In other words, the re-joining of the three is no longer just a mere fantasy.

Yiyang looked fascinated by Stevens's back. Why does that guy always have this inexplicable attraction.

"What are you in a daze?" Nowitzki patted Yiyang on the shoulder, making Yiyang regain his senses.

"Nothing." Yiyang shook his head, how could he have such terrible thoughts?