bdsm-fiction Chapter 138
Chapter 138
Back on the court, Chang Tiancheng dribbled forward, and the process had been smooth before, but this time, he was met by Holiday close defense at the beginning of the half, and it seems that the Bucks also changed some of their defensive strategy during the timeout.
In the face of Holiday defense, Chang Tiancheng knew that he couldn't force a breakthrough with speed, so he could only temporarily turn his body sideways, protect the ball with his body, and then grind to the Bucks' half a little bit. The reason why the Bucks did this was that on the one hand, they could accelerate the consumption of Chang Tiancheng's physical strength, so that he did not have enough physical strength to prepare for the game in the fourth quarter, and on the other hand, they didn't want the Spurs to launch a fast break through Chang Tiancheng's rhythm, and they didn't even want Chang Tiancheng to break through and divide the ball, just to forcibly drag the game into a positional battle.
In this way, it is equivalent to forcing the Spurs to attack through their interior core Wembanyama, and Chang Tiancheng's role is completely weakened.
But Chang Tiancheng, as the core point guard of the Spurs, is one of the top ball-handling cores this season, and it is still a little unrealistic for the Bucks to limit him through a Holiday player.
The moment Chang Tiancheng came to the three-point line, he suddenly turned around and made his body face Holiday head-on, and then changed direction sharply in front of his body, directly shaking off Holiday's defensive center of gravity, and then using his speed advantage to break through to the Bucks' free throw line.
But this time he didn't seem to have any intention of continuing to break through to the inside, but blew up the ball in the middle distance, pretending that he was going to make a mid-range shot.
Seeing this, Allen, who was defending Keldon on the side, immediately pounced in the direction of Chang Tiancheng, and at the same time stretched out his hand, wanting to interfere with Chang Tiancheng's shooting.
And Holiday who had been thrown away a little distance before also chased after him at this time, and he and Alun directly formed a trap and directly blocked Chang Tiancheng's shooting angle.
Seeing that the two were about to press down Chang Tiancheng's shot directly, Chang Tiancheng was in mid-air, and with a big wave of his hand, he passed the ball to Keldon outside the three-point line. Keldon, who received the pass, did not hesitate at all and decisively chose to shoot a three-point shot.
With a "whoosh", Keldon hit the three-pointer with ease.
When it came to the Bucks' offensive round, the Spurs began to implement the defensive strategy that the assistant coach had laid out during the timeout, namely: no longer containing Giannis.
This also means that Wembanyama needs to defend Giannis alone. And this is what Chang Tiancheng is most worried about.
In the previous friendly match, he witnessed Giannis on the offensive end through the low post to force Wembanyama many times, and Wembanyama himself admitted in that game that with his current level, he could not limit Giannis's attack alone, and when it came to the official game, someone needed to cover him with him.
At present, due to the limitation of tactics, Wembanyama must defend Giannis alone, and his defensive effect directly determines whether the Spurs can beat the Bucks next.
Wembanyama himself knows this, and when he went home to watch Giannis' game video, he not only analyzed how to break Giannis's defense on the offensive end, but also thought about how he could limit Giannis on the defensive end.
Wembanyama knew that he had an advantage over Giannis, whether it was height, arm span, or even the size of his palm, but strength and weight were indeed a big disadvantage. Once Giannis exerts his strength in the low post, he is very tolerant of being directly overheaded.
Therefore, this time, before Giannis started to play back-to-back singles, Wembanyama lowered his focus to a very low level, hoping to limit Giannis's back-to-back singles as much as possible by preparing in advance. When it is time to force Giannis to force a shot, he can use his height and reach advantage to interfere.
But contrary to expectations, Giannis's strength was stronger than Wembanyama imagined, even though Wembanyama had prepared for the confrontation in advance, there was nothing he could do in the face of Giannis's continuous back-to-back advancement, so he could only watch himself being pushed to the team's basket by him step by step, and the last sinking step layup hit.
Until the basketball entered the basket, Wembanyama couldn't even find the angle of the shot, which is enough to show the huge difference in strength between the two. One of the better things about the friendlies before was that, at least this time, Wembanyama wasn't overheaded.
Chang Tiancheng, who saw this scene, was even more sure that the previous friendly Saiwen Banyama did his best, and Giannis showed a maximum of sixty percent of his strength. Even though Wembanyama is smart, studious, and hardworking, there is still no way to bridge the gap in strength between the two in just two days.
Chang Tiancheng was still pressed by Holiday in the process of dribbling the ball through the half court, and it seems that the opponent did not give up this defensive strategy because of the failure of the defense in the last round.
Looking at Holiday in front of him, Chang Tiancheng knew in his heart that if he really started to organize a positional war attack, he would just fall into the trap of the other party.
Although the Spurs' lineup does not look weak in positional battles, the problem is that Giannis is a monster who can make up for the defense in the entire half-court area, and no matter who ends up as the endpoint, it may be interfered with by Giannis.
Therefore, the safest way to attack is to attract the opponent's defense by breaking through, and then distribute the ball to Sochan or Keldon on the outside, so that these two can complete the finish through three-point shots.
Thinking of this, Chang Tiancheng judged Holiday 's defensive center of gravity by constantly changing the direction of his back. Although Holiday is indeed his defensive skill, this is already the third quarter of the game, and the decline in physical fitness has also reduced his defensive focus to a certain extent.
Finally, after a back-to-body dribble, Chang Tiancheng seized an opportunity where Holiday couldn't adjust his defensive center of gravity in time, and instantly broke through to the Bucks' interior from another time.
Although Middleton wanted to go over to make up for the defense, he glanced at Sochan, who was standing in the bottom corner behind him and looked like he was ready to catch the ball at any time, gritted his teeth, and still let Chang Tiancheng break through from his eyes and concentrate on defending Sochan.
Chang Tiancheng couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw Middleton's move, he didn't expect the other party's discipline to be so high. Since the opponent would rather let himself break through than give himself the opportunity to link up with his teammates by breaking through the ball, the current situation can only rely on his personal ability.