Chapter 71: The key to victory

Zhang Yu picked up the tactical board, and after the players surrounded him, he began to draw tactics:

"Wait Mike, no, Julian, you replace Pete, Jimmy tops the position of power forward, facing Ellington."

Julian Beko was overjoyed, he didn't expect to be able to play so soon, while Campbell's expression darkened, every time he played a small lineup, he had to end.

"Drew, try to let Hansbrough catch the ball away from the basket, you can lure him to the side where Jimmy and Ellington are, understand?"

Drew nodded quickly. He had been blaming himself for not being able to guard against Hansbrough. Seeing that Zhang Yu didn't blame him made him feel even more ashamed. He secretly made up his mind to do what the coach ordered.

"Jimmy, if Hansbrough goes to the side where you and Ellington are, you have to boldly shrink the inside line to double-team him. Hansbrough's ball speed is not fast. With your moving speed, you can get back in time." Don't be afraid of his open three-pointer, understand?" "No problem, coach!" Jimmy responded loudly.

"Very well, it's Stephen in the end. There seems to be something wrong with your offense, right?" Zhang Yu nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Curry.

"Maybe it's just the beginning, and the hand feels bad. It should be fine later." Curry's face was a little ugly.

During yesterday's training, Zhang Yu arranged today's tactics, mainly to let him play Hansbrough through the pick-and-roll.

This is also a set of matchups where the Bulldogs have the greatest dislocation advantage. Hansbrough moves slowly, and playing small and big is his specialty. Curry also responded with confidence.

But I didn't expect that today he suddenly missed the mark, causing the team to fall behind the opponent at the beginning, which made Curry a little anxious.

Zhang Yu said:

"Stephen, wait for you to break through more, it is best to cause Hansbrough to foul...Of course, if you have the opportunity, you must make a bold shot, I believe you can regain your touch!"

"Understood!" Curry nodded heavily.

Under Zhang Yu's intensive arrangement, the timeout passed quickly, and the two sides returned to the court.

"Coach Z really made an adjustment. He replaced Campbell with Julian Beko. It seems that he wants to play the small lineup that they have used many times in the regular season." Jim Nantz said.

Dale nodded in agreement:

"Yes, in this lineup, Butler will serve as a power forward. This is a lineup that emphasizes speed and rotation. It seems that Coach Z wants to deal with Hansbrough's singles by shrinking the inside."

Seeing Zhang Yu's adjustment, Roy Williams looked calm and gestured towards Ty Lawson.

He carefully studied the Bulldogs game film before the game, and he had already dealt with it.

The Bulldogs had the ball, and Curry found Hansbrough again, and the two formed a one-on-one situation.

Curry made a sharp change of direction, and then dribbled the ball under his crotch, completely swaying Hansbrough's defense and breaking into the inside.

Wayne Ellington habitually came up to help defend, but he forgot that it was not Campbell behind him, but Butler.

Curry took two more dribbles, waited until he was close enough to Wayne Ellington, and then passed the ball to Butler.

Marcus in the corner was already ready to rotate, but Butler made a gesture to pass the ball to Graves in the corner, making him stop quickly.

Butler just aimed at the frame and shot an open three-pointer before Wayne Ellington returned.

brush!

This difficult three-pointer hit the net, and the Bulldogs finally broke the scoring drought.

3: 7.

Roy Williams shook his head dissatisfied on the sidelines, and said loudly:

"Danny, don't worry about the center, go double-team Curry!"

Danny Green raised his hand to signal understanding.

Round transition, North Carolina offense.

This time Hansbrough tried another inside single, but was double-teamed by Butler, who didn't distribute the ball fast enough to allow Wayne Ellington to get an open chance.

Ellington chose to single Butler after receiving the ball, but he couldn't break through his defense at all, and the mid-range jumper ended in an iron strike.

"...Ellington missed! Rebound to Drew, he passed to Curry, Bulldogs launched a [-]-line fast break! Beautiful dribble behind! , he threw the ball up... Butler dunks in the air! Good! Ty Lawson could only watch helplessly behind him. The chaos of North Carolina's defense made him face Butler. Definitely a disaster, and the Bulldogs are slowly getting better!" Jim Nantz shouted passionately.

5: 7.

Ty Lawson spread his hands helplessly. He knew just now that Butler was going to jump, but there was nothing he could do.

This is the disadvantage of North Carolina. Ty Lawson is too short, Hansbrough is too slow, and Wayne Ellington is too soft. Their defense against fast breaks is a mess.

"Don't pay attention to these, keep attacking!" Roy Williams clapped his hands and shouted loudly.

Of course he knows North Carolina's flaws, but he believes that his team can destroy all opponents by virtue of offense.

Ty Lawson came to the frontcourt with the ball. He was dunked on the head by Butler. He was angry, and this time he chose to come by himself.

He broke through Curry's defense with a surprisingly fast first step, and rushed to the inside ahead of him by half a body.

And Drew was afraid of Hansbrough behind him, so he didn't dare to step forward to help defend, but just stretched out his hand to interfere.

Ty Lawson made a folding movement with his strong waist and abdomen, avoided Curry's block, and succeeded in picking the basket.

5: 9.

"This is the strength of North Carolina. The dual-core inside and outside makes their offense almost without dead ends. Hansbrough is double-teamed, and Ty Lawson can stand up." Dale said.

In the round transition, Curry once again found Hansbrough through the pick-and-roll. Danny Green squeezed through the screen and came up to double-team, ignoring Drew.

Curry steps back, finds the passing space, and slams the ball to Drew.

Drew was unguarded, he dribbled the ball clumsily, Wayne Ellington came up to help defend, and Drew gave the ball to Butler in time.

The latter catches the ball and shoots, hitting a three-pointer!

At 8:9, the Bulldogs chased to only one point.

Drew waved his fist to relieve his anger, who did he look down on, and let me go!

Although he is just a blue-collar center, Zhang Yu has specially trained Curry's tactics after being double-teamed. He has no problem handling this simple four-on-three.

"Butler's open three-pointer...good! North Carolina's second consecutive double-team failed!" Jim Nantz said.

Dell saw the Bulldogs score a goal, and a smile rose from the corner of his mouth:

"Both sides can put up a lineup of four shooters. It is difficult to double-team. It is too easy to give the opponent an open shot. But the Bulldogs have Butler here. His mobility, height and defensive sense make him Being able to help defend at the most accurate timing without leaving open space for the opponent, but North Carolina does not have such a player, this may be the key to the victory of this game!"