Chapter 434 Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

This substitution came early and was somewhat unusual.

Because if this is changed, the Nets will have no center on the court.

Kidd was stunned for a moment when he saw it.

Then he responded quickly.

In the Cavaliers' offense, after Harden received instructions from Kidd, he directly asked others to pull away, and then gave the ball to Hawes in the low post.

Kidd is telling Cole that this is not okay.

Hawes caught the ball and played back, and Johnson shrank to the basket to help defend.

Hawes showed off his passing skills and passed the ball to Josh Smith in time. . .

Smith caught the ball and accelerated directly toward the basket.

Johnson turned around and tried to stop it with a foul, but failed.

"Bang!"

Smith performed an eagle dunk on the spot and slammed the ball into the basket!

The referee's whistle sounded, this is still 2+1!

Smith roared with excitement after landing, turned around and bumped chests with Hawes in excitement.

Players still have to depend on who uses them. Smith, who was used by Stan Van Gundy, was able to perform well under McHale in the same season and led the Clippers' 1-3 reversal in the playoffs.

Under Kidd, Smith played even better than last season.

The scene was agitated, and their first reaction at this time was that Cole was too young.

If Karl were coaching, he would definitely not have such a lineup on the court.

Live footage was also given to Cole.

However, unlike the panic that many people imagined, Cole was chatting with Johnson and his expression was very calm.

Although I'm not sure if Cole was faking it, this expression still made the fans at the scene feel at ease.

"Dang!"

Smith missed the extra free throw, and Yi Jianlian protected the defensive rebound.

The Cavaliers retreated very quickly, and the Nets advanced to the frontcourt.

Yi Jianlian stood at the top of the arc, and the Nets' offensive space was also released.

Lin Ying held the ball and broke through to the basket. The Cavaliers shrank quickly amidst Kidd's shouts from the sidelines.

The Cavaliers' record breakthrough this season is not just due to changes in the lineup. Kidd's coaching does have something.

This team's execution ability alone is already unmatched by the previous Raptors.

However, Lin Ying made a beautiful pass behind his head and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc.

Don't forget, he learned this skill with Nash when he was in Phoenix.

Yi Jianlian had an excellent opportunity to catch the ball, and he even had time to adjust his shooting posture.

Because the distance was too far, Hawes gave up on returning to defense and turned around to grab the board.

"Uh-huh!"

But, no backboard!

Yi Jianlian's three-pointer went up and down!

12 square meters!

Lin Ying gave Yi Jianlian a high-five while retreating.

This season Yi Jianlian changed from a starter to a substitute, but his mentality has been maintained very well.

This is obviously related to his experience in the Nets over the past few years.

With this mentality, Yi Jianlian will have a place no matter where he is in the future.

After returning to the defensive end, what Cole had discussed with Johnson earlier was revealed.

When Hawes caught the ball in the low post for a single, Johnson did not attack the basket again.

Not only Johnson, but also the rest of the Nets.

Perhaps Cole's initial tactical arrangement did not arrange for anyone to flank, but Johnson chose to do so knowing that Smith had no range.

Hawes got the opportunity to play Yi Jianlian one-on-one.

He lowered his focus to challenge Yi Jianlian, but...he didn't move.

In recent years, Yi Jianlian has become a devilish muscleman in order to practice defense. He is also a member of Lin Ying's "breakfast club". His confrontation is not much weaker than that of Hei Tong.

Moreover, he was tough on Gasol in last season's finals, and the latter didn't take advantage of him in the low post.

What's more, the opponent now is Hawes, a white insider who is not known for confrontation and does not like confrontation.

Hawes decisively chose to turn around and hook without making any move in the first shot.

But Yi Jianlian noticed this. Although he failed to block the shot, it still caused a lot of interference to Hawes.

"Dang!"

Hawes' shot came out of the frame, and Yi Jianlian successfully blocked the shot and grabbed the defensive rebound.

Yi Jianlian's defense proved one thing. In this series against the Cavaliers, he can play the fifth position!

That's important, especially for Cole.

Because without Yi Jianlian, if he wanted to develop his tactical ideas, he would probably have to let Lin Ying take the fifth position!

Although Lin Ying is not unable to play five, that kind of consumption will definitely have an impact on his offensive end, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

This time it was Kidd's turn to have a headache.

Because when Yi Jianlian stops outside the three-point line, the space problems that the Cavaliers' opponents had to face before now become the Cavaliers themselves need to face!

This time Hawes didn't dare to go to the basket easily.

Just because he didn't dare, Lin Ying took the ball and took two long strides to get past the flanking attack. He flew into the paint and made a one-handed dunk!

12 to 14!

The Nets overtook the score!

The Barclays Center erupted instantly.

At the beginning, the Nets were a little embarrassed by the Cavaliers' space play.

Now, let the Cavaliers experience what it means to "treat others the way they want to be treated"!

When the live footage showed Cole again, the cheers were even louder.

It turns out that Cole was not pretending to be calm in front of him, but actually had something to say!

The Nets' momentum on the court has also become different.

Cole shouted instructions from the sidelines at this time, and the Nets began to attack from the sidelines!

"I can see farther than others because I stand on the shoulders of giants!"

—Newton.

Cole is an all-rounder, but one thing has to be admitted, he is not a tactical coach like Nelson, Sloan or George Karl.

Just like Newton could not and did not need to formulate the geometric coordinate system, because his predecessor Descartes had already completed that part of the work.

The same goes for Cole. His choice to give up the head coaching position and come to the Nets as an assistant coach is obviously not as simple as it seems.

He is not only here to make money, but also to learn.

He has his own understanding of basketball, but it's not mature enough.

George Karl is obviously a great subject to study and study.

It's just that Cole's first attempt didn't succeed.

Because Harden's ability to score points is very good, and his concentration on the court is also very high.

Moments before the double attack was formed, Harden handed the ball to Josh Smith, who was cutting in.

Smith caught the ball and rushed to the basket, and another roc spread its wings...

"Bang!"

Smashed the ball into the basket!

14 square meters!

Cole reached out and rubbed his forehead at this time, obviously thinking about the problems in this round just now.

"Dang!"

Deron's shot in the frontcourt went wide, but he still couldn't find the touch.

Thompson took off the defensive rebound, but the Cavaliers did not play fast and continued to play position after advancing to the frontcourt.

It was the same old trick again, this time Irving used Thompson's screen to come out and receive a pass from Harden and hit again.

16 to 14!

The Cavaliers took the lead back!

The Cavaliers bench was in a frenzy.

They have the strength to compete with the Nets!

Lin Ying arrived at the frontcourt and was about to attack with the ball.

At this moment, Cole suddenly clapped his hands, then stretched out his hand to call a timeout.

Lin Ying, who stopped shouting, felt a little uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but frown.

"Jimmy, you switch on James. If the Cavaliers pick and roll, we switch, they pick and roll again, we keep switching, repeat, no matter how many times they do it."

Cole was so excited when he said these words, like Newton after being hit by an apple, that he forgot that it was the Nets' offensive rather than a defensive round.

"Unlimited defense changes?"

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, it's unlimited defense changes!"

Cole nodded excitedly, as if he said a bunch of adjectives and missed the point, but Lin Ying summed them up in one go and felt instantly comfortable.

Lin Ying's expression suddenly became strange.

He definitely didn't know how Cole's unlimited defense came about.

In other words, because his appearance brought about a butterfly effect, Cole's unlimited defense changes were born in a different way.

But either way, it's going to be fun.

Lin Ying was still not sure whether he would be able to meet the legendary warriors. After all, the president of the league had changed now, but he never imagined that he would experience unlimited defense changes first!

Back from the timeout, the Nets attack.

It turned out to be a wonderful misunderstanding.

Kidd thought Cole had arranged some complicated tactics and stood on the sidelines with a nervous look on his face. Unexpectedly, Lin Ying came up and hit a single to cause damage.

Lin Ying made two free throws steadily, and the Nets tied the score again.

The score between the two teams has been stalemate tonight, it depends on which side can break the situation first.

The Cavaliers' frontcourt still uses the same space play.

This time Harden's breakthrough did not attract a double attack, and Butler followed him with all his strength.

Harden was also decisive enough. He sensed that there was no chance and there was enough time to attack. He turned around and dribbled the ball back to the three-point line, and then called Josh Smith to pull up to the high post for a pick-and-roll.

Smith's pick-and-roll was very strong, and Harden was misplaced and rushed directly to Johnson.

Johnson's weight gain this season gave Harden a challenge, but Harden's clever European step dodge layup successfully caused Johnson's defensive foul and two free throw opportunities.

"James Harden has really improved."

Brin couldn't help but praise when he saw the ball.

Harden didn't play well in the playoffs last year, but after being determined to be the core player in ball control this year, he played calmly and confidently.

"A player who can be the core of the ball and do it well has one foot in the league of superstars."

Maddie continued.

After hearing this, Brin looked at Maddie blankly for a second.

He discovered that Tracy McGrady was not here to compete for the No. 1 spot, this guy would play for everyone!

Harden's two free throw opportunities.

However, fans did not see Lin Ying in the footage.

The photographer looked through the lens and saw Lin Ying on the sidelines.

At this time, Cole was holding Lin Ying and exchanging something.

This scene was projected on the large LED screen, which aroused curiosity among the fans at the scene.

Because Cole had talked with Johnson before, the Nets' on-court tactics had changed, and they were very targeted.

They are looking forward to Cole bringing them more surprises!

Harden showed his second-generation free throw shooting skills, and both free throws were firmly pocketed.

18 to 16.

The Cavaliers once again took the lead.

Lin Ying missed a shot in the frontcourt and Hawes grabbed the defensive rebound.

Now the Cavaliers have a chance to break the game.

The next round is crucial for both sides.

Harden reacted faster this time. Seeing that Butler was still guarding him, he directly asked Smith to pull out and continue the pick-and-roll.

Johnson was more focused on defense this time, but still couldn't prevent Harden's European step.

This league can use the European step so smoothly, except for Ginobili and Wade, followed by Harden.

It's just that this time Harden didn't get a chance to score, because the moment he took the shot, a dark cloud suddenly covered his head.

Lin Ying!

"boom!"

With a volleyball-style block, Lin Ying slapped Harden's shot back!

In the battle for the ball on the floor, Butler successfully grabbed the ball again and then gave it to Deron.

The Nets finally launched their signature defensive counterattack, and Deron deflected Irving's fast break layup!

18 square meters!

The Nets tied the score again!

Even Breen and Tracy McGrady in the commentary box couldn't remember which round this was the two teams' tie tonight.

On the Nets bench, Cole was smiling broadly.

He stood on Karl's shoulders and found the idea of ​​unlimited defense changes, but practice has proved that the Nets do not yet have that ability.

However, the Nets have the ability to help defend against double attacks!

Especially with Lin Ying, a super assist defense monster, the team's interior defense is guaranteed.

Then a transitional version of infinite flanking attack was born.

Although it is not the ideal state he wants, it is enough!

Kidd hasn't realized this yet.

He just reminded Harden to pay attention to help defense in the backcourt.

The Cavaliers continued their frontcourt position.

Harden's breakthrough after the pick-and-roll was once again flanked by Lin Ying.

This time he showed his top passing ability and slanted the ball back to Thompson.

Thompson caught the ball and prepared to attack the basket, but... Lin Ying's help came back!

Thompson had no time to adjust his offense, so he had to force it forward. In order to avoid Lin Ying's block, he made a three-pointer!

Not everyone has delicate handwork!

The Thompson is tough, but not thin enough.

But thinking on the bright side, this out of bounds saved them from being beaten by the Nets on fast break.

The camera showed Cole, who looked extremely excited at this time.

Because he found that his tactics really worked.

And the first game he coached was in the playoffs!

It’s exciting just to think about it.

It's just that at this time, he didn't know whether to thank his predecessors such as Karl and Nelson, or whether he should be grateful that a ready-made team like the Nets allowed him to experiment.

Or maybe he made the right choice in the summer.

But no matter which it is, he is now!

"Uh-huh!"

"beep!"

In the next second, a whistle came from the field.

Lin Ying's breakthrough in the frontcourt passed two people and then scored a layup, which also caused Thompson's thug!

The Cavaliers had a chance to break the game but they failed to seize it. Now it's the Nets' turn!

ps: There are several confirmed cases in the community opposite, so we are panicking.