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Chapter 78 Jiang Chen Introduces Unlimited Pick- And- Roll Tactics in the Small Ball Era

With the crazy cheers of the audience, the Huaxia team launched a climax-like counterattack, more powerful than the jet of an engine!

The Lithuanian team was completely unable to withstand the attack of the Chinese team.

No!

To be precise, he was unable to withstand Jiang Chen's attack.

Under Jiang Chen's fierce attack, the mentality of the players of the Lithuanian team was also affected, their touch began to decline, and one player even made an outrageous three-point miss under Jiang Chen's defense.

The first quarter is over.

28:26.

In the last 4 minutes, the Huaxia team scored 19:5 and narrowed the gap to 2 points.

Lithuania team bench.

"Double-team! When the Huaxia team launches a high pick-and-roll, quickly double-team Jiang Chen and force him to pass the ball to Yao Ming.

However, Yao Ming does not have the ability to shoot three-pointers, nor does he have the ability to attack the basket with the ball.

This will cause the Huaxia team's offense to stagnate."

The head coach of the Lithuanian team found the problem right away.

The Chinese team's high-post pick-and-roll tactics are not perfect and also have weaknesses.

After observing a few rounds, he quickly found a solution.

Before, when facing the Chinese team's high-post pick-and-roll tactics, Lithuania always habitually retreated to defend, and the backup defense was very untimely.

This resulted in Jiang Chen having many easy three-point shooting opportunities.

If they now defend Jiang Chen, they will restrain his three-point shooting ability and pass the ball to Yao Ming, who will have no offensive ability outside the three-point line.

The players nodded one after another, confidence in their eyes, and their emotions returned to a stable state.

The second quarter begins.

Jonas still played the core combination of Yao Ming and Jiang Chen.

In such a crucial match, we didn't dare to let the two players rest and were ready to let them finish the game.

In addition to Yao Ming and Jiang Chen, Jonas also arranged three players: Dazhi, Zhu Fangyu and Wang Shipeng.

Their common feature is that they all have the ability to shoot from three points.

The game begins.

The Lithuanian team took the lead in attacking and made a mid-range shot through exquisite cooperation.

The Chinese team fought back.

Jiang Chen held the ball at the top of the arc, and Yao Ming moved to a position two meters outside the three-point line for a high pick-and-roll.

Just as Jiang Chen was about to break through, two defensive players came up to double-team him.

Helplessly, he could only pass the basketball to Yao Ming who was completely left alone.

When Yao Ming received the basketball, a trace of confusion flashed across his face.

This is totally out of our offensive zone!

For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

Seeing other teammates being closely watched, he could only attack himself and shot a three-pointer.

BANG!

No surprises in the ironwork.

The Lithuanian team grabbed the rebound, then launched an attack and made a three-pointer.

The hearts of the fans at the scene were lifted again.

The Chinese team's tactics were blocked!

If the high pick-and-roll tactic is used in the next round, the result will be the same.

"The Lithuanian team's adjustment was really timely. The Chinese team's high-post pick-and-roll tactics were completely restricted."

Yu Jia said, with anxiety in his voice.

"We are in trouble again. How can we break the impasse this time? It all depends on Jonas's ability to lead the team on the spot."

"This semi-final match is really exciting! Although it doesn't have the visual feast of the United States and Spain, the tactical adjustments of the Chinese and Lithuanian teams are also very interesting."

Yang Yi said, also frowning.

Jonas on the sidelines frowned, and for a moment he couldn't think of a good way to break the deadlock.

Jiang Chen's expression on the field also became serious.

He somewhat misses the centers in the future small ball era.

After the high pick-and-roll, centers like Jokic and Towns are not only able to shoot three-pointers, but also have the ability to pass the ball, are fast, and can even break through with the ball in singles!

This is also the reason why the role of traditional centers is becoming less and less important in the small ball era.

Traditional centers like Yao Ming only have offensive skills in the restricted area. Once they are moved outside the three-point line in pick-and-roll, they have no room to play.

etc!

An idea flashed through Jiang Chen's mind, and then he looked at Dazhi.

Isn't this the perfect fit for the needs of big men in the small ball era?

Although he is a bit slow, Dazhi has a wonderful three-point shot, the ability to initiate offense with the ball, and even a certain passing ability!

He suddenly remembered a report he had read in his previous life, which said that Dazhi was born at the wrong time. If he was born in the small ball era, his prospects in the NBA would be brighter.

After all, Dazhi was the strongest power forward in Asia. When he entered the NBA, in an era when three-pointers were not valued, he shot 38.5% of his three-pointers!

Jiang Chen's eyes became brighter and brighter. He returned to this era and gradually adapted to it. He completely forgot that the pick-and-roll did not necessarily require a center.

In the future small ball era, there will be unlimited pick-and-roll tactics.

Regardless of the position, as long as someone has the ability to hold the ball, they can initiate a pick-and-roll, and the person who does the pick-and-roll can be a center, a forward, or even a guard!

In this game, he could have introduced some tactics from the small ball era to dismantle the defense of the Lithuanian team.

Jiang Chen dribbled across half court.

Yao Ming was about to move to the high post for a pick-and-roll, but was stopped by Jiang Chen.

Yao Ming, looking confused, retreated to the basket.

Jiang Chen stretched out his hand toward Dazhi, signaling him to move up to the high position to perform a pick-and-roll.

Dazhi was also confused, but he did it anyway.

Pick-and-roll screen.

Although Dazhi's screen quality is still a certain distance away from Dayao's, the most important thing about pick-and-roll is the screen quality.

But for Jiang Chen, Dazhi's cover quality is enough.

Two players from the Lithuanian team stepped forward to press.

Jiang Chen passed the ball in time and passed it to Dazhi.

Dazhi stood outside the three-point line, looking dazed as there was no one three meters in front of him.

But then he reacted and made an open three-pointer.

The basketball drew a high arc.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

Instantly, the whole audience was boiling.

Most of the audience did not understand the tactical relationship, but they were excited when they saw the Chinese team score a goal.

Those who understood this tactical relationship couldn't help but feel their blood boiling and became completely excited.

"This...let Dazhi do the pick-and-roll! This is such a brilliant move!"

Yu Jia couldn't help but say.

Yang Yi also said excitedly:

"Alive, the Huaxia team is alive again!"

"The targeted tactics made by the Lithuanian team's head coach are useless again."

"Jiang Chen took only one round to dismantle the defense of the Lithuanian team. He is indeed a genius player who invented the elevator door tactic. He is really a tactical genius!"

ps: These two chapters focus on tactical plots. I checked a lot of information, but it was a bit overwhelming. In the end, I simplified it to the difference between this center era and the future small ball era.

The emergence of these tactics also laid the foundation for playing against the United States team.

Just imagine, Jiang Chen has two experience cards. After using them, he has top-notch passing ability, three-point ability, breakthrough ability, plus this advanced tactic...

Tsk tsk, beat the millet.