Chapter 192 Tactical Game!

The so-called run-and-gun tactics refers to a tactic that is based on high-speed and very smooth movement, speeding up the speed of offense and defense conversion and sacrificing half-court positional offense.

The first characteristic of the tactics is the pursuit of speed, just like a bomber's indiscriminate bombing, increasing the number of rounds and continuously shooting to score points.

Therefore, many fans also call the Suns' run-and-gun tactics the 7-second fast break.

Nash and others were very fast, and the Celtics players had not yet completely retreated.

The sun is about to begin setting.

The "run" in the run-and-gun tactics refers to speed, and the "gun" refers to offense.

When the offense and defense are changing, take advantage of the opponent's unstable footing and directly attack the basket, or use more people to fight against fewer people in a certain area, or shoot a three-pointer directly from the outside.

With the help of Marion's screen, Joe ran into an open space, received a pass from Nash, and shot directly from outside the 45-degree three-point line on the wing.

brush!
Battier made a timely defensive contribution, but Joe still scored in the singles match.

This season, Joe's three-point shooting percentage is 47.8%, and he can make 2.2 three-pointers per game!

This hit rate!
It is no exaggeration to say that this is what Curry is like!
Rivers on the sidelines saw this scene and shouted to the Celtics players.

"Strengthen the defense and fight a positional battle!"

From a tactical point of view, there is nothing wrong with Rivers' idea.

The better your opponent is at something, the less you should let him attack it.

The less your opponent is good at something, the more you should let him play in that area.

But in fact, the Suns are definitely not a team that is stuck in a positional battle and has no ability to fight back.

If the Suns were really powerless in a positional battle, they would not have been able to achieve 62 wins in the original history.

Moreover, the run-and-gun tactics cannot be implemented and the team falls into a defensive position. This situation will be encountered many times in actual combat.

This is when a pick-and-roll is needed.

During the Suns period, the pick-and-roll between Nash and Stoudemire was often seen in the Suns' positional battles.

Nash also had an extremely high field goal percentage at the basket throughout his career, averaging 65% field goal percentage per game.

With this shooting percentage, if you don’t look at Nash’s name, people would believe he is a center.

Bang!

Dio missed the mid-range shot, singled out Joe to grab the rebound, and the Suns directly started the run-and-gun tactics.

Marion and Stoudemire accelerated and rushed towards the Celtics' penalty area.

Although Okur is not a traditional blue-collar tank center, he can also swing to the power forward position.

But the speed is definitely not comparable to those two.

When Rivers saw this situation, he immediately shouted a reminder:
"Defense three points! Three points!"

But it was still a step too late. Quentin Richardson took the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Many times, the Suns' tactics seem to be reckless shots, but in fact, this is also a kind of tactic.

It is also one of the Suns' common tactics, to shoot three-pointers.

Before the opponent's center got into position, the Suns' inside players got to the basket.

It is good for an outside player to shoot a three-pointer and score, but if he misses and grabs the rebound, the chances of a second attack will be very high.

Therefore, the run-and-gun tactics require highly mobile inside players.

Bang!

Quentin Richardson missed the shot, Marion blocked Okur, and Stoudemire grabbed the rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, Stoudemire jumped up to prepare for the second attack.

"Amar'e, be careful!"

Hearing Nash's voice, Stoudemire was stunned.

Be careful about what?
Then he suddenly found himself shrouded in a shadow!
not good!

I subconsciously felt something was wrong, but it was too late.

A big hand came down from above and pressed on the basketball in his hand.

Snapped!
The basketball in Stadler's hand was directly blown away.

"Oh my God! Lin Yu directly blocked Stoudemire's second attack!"

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still think Lin Yu's talent is truly terrifying!"

Barkley, who was commentating on the scene, also expressed his feelings at this time.

Rivers also called a timeout at this time, and they couldn't continue playing like this. Before the game started, Rivers didn't take D'Antoni's run-and-gun tactics seriously.

But after the real game, we found that this team was unexpectedly difficult.

The Suns' offense was fast but not chaotic, and even after being trapped in a positional battle, the Suns' offense could not be restricted.

Rivers replaced Okur and let Lin Yu play at the five position.

While drawing the tactical board, he gave instructions to everyone.

"If the Suns want to run and gun, with Lin guarding the rim, we can also play fast against the Suns."

Hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but frowned.

He now has some understanding of why Rivers is always defeated in the playoffs.

Rivers' adjustment seems to be pretty good.

Lin Yu's height and wingspan are enough to play the center position, and his speed can keep up with Stoudemire.

Marion is a power forward, so either Dio or Battier can defend him.

But here comes a new problem.

Fast break is a rhythm that the Suns are familiar with, although the Celtics also have fast break tactics.

But the conventional tactics are still positional warfare.

Give up positional warfare and compete with the Suns in offense and defense transitions.

This is crazy...

But Rivers is a coach after all, and Lin Yu can't be too un-emotionally intelligent.

"Coach, the Suns' offense, in addition to fast breaks, also includes off-ball movement.

One of the reasons why the Suns' offense is so efficient is that they often face one-on-zero situations, that is, open spaces, on the court.

Another offensive play from the run-and-gun game.

It requires players to keep running, and with the help of their teammates' cover, they can shoot immediately when they find an open space.

Of course, this requires a point guard with passing vision, timing, and skills to allow the entire team to form an offensive system.

Otherwise it would be embarrassing if you run out of open space and can't receive the pass from your teammates.

"The offensive soul of this Suns team is Nash. If we want to limit this Suns team, we have to limit Nash."

"My opinion is that Tony should go straight up to defend Nash as soon as Nash crosses half court."

"It is better to leave one of the opponent's players open than to double-team Nash."

To some extent, such tactics are very risky.

Because Nash is the same type of player as Lin Yu.

Combination of sudden shooting and passing.

Once this type of player is double-teamed, his first choice is likely to be to assist his teammates.

And unlike players like Odom, Nash has a high probability of making assists even when facing double-teaming.

Rather than falling into offensive stagnation.

The Spurs once used this tactic against the Suns, but even so, they were unable to limit the Suns.

An MVP-level superstar like Nash has never been so easy to restrict.

What Lin Yu wants to do is not to limit Nash, but to disrupt the Suns' offensive rhythm.

Nash is not a god after all, when facing double-teaming.

It is impossible for him to have the passing vision brought by his height and the passing ability that is difficult for opponents to interfere with like Lin Yu.

Lin Yu’s goal is to limit Nash, or to make the Suns’ offense less smooth.

After hearing Lin Yu's words, Rivers did not speak immediately, and was obviously thinking.

Three seconds later, Rivers said, "Lin's opinion makes sense. Let's try to double-team Nash first."

Pierce and Okur were replaced by Rivers for rest, and then the lineup of Lin Yu, Dio, Battier, Hardaway and Tony was put on.

The Suns also replaced Quentin Richardson with Jim Jackson, who had just been acquired from the Rockets.

D'Antoni's love for Joe Cao has been around for a long time. This season, Joe Cao averaged 39.5 minutes per game, while Marion averaged 38.8 minutes per game.

Basically, it's a rhythm that is used to death.

(End of this chapter)