"We need to go around and defend in front of the front, and we can't let him catch the ball easily at the low post! If he gets the ball, he will have to double-team him firmly, mainly Jordan and Green, forcing him to make mistakes and play our strength!"

On the bench, Bulls' coach Kevin Longe adjusted the team's defensive tactics with a tactical board. It had been 4 minutes since the third quarter. The Bulls were still suppressed by the Trail Blazers in the situation, and the score gap had widened to 11 points.

Langerry had to call a pause, trying to change the adverse situation on the scene.

In these 4 minutes, the Bulls' main problem was that they could not defend Gan Guoyang's strong attack in the interior. Gan Guoyang relied on his hook and dunk and had scored 6 points in a row.

Although the Bulls did not do well on the offensive end, they were obviously not what Longeri wanted to see if you scored every point.

Therefore, Langeli decided to implement double-teams in Gan Guoyang.

Double-teaming is a commonly used defensive strategy in basketball courts. It takes advantage of local numbers to impose pressure on opponents, forcing opponents to make mistakes, fail offensives, or the tactics cannot be implemented.

Since the NBA does not allow joint defense, double-teaming without balls is not allowed, and double-teaming can only be performed on the ball holder.

Many times, double-teaming can have a miraculous effect and can quickly extinguish the firepower of the opponent's arrow characters, causing difficulties in the opponent's ball running and hindering the opponent's attack.

But the number of people on both sides on the court is the same after all. If you use two people to deal with one person, then one player on the opponent will definitely be vacant.

If the opponent transfers the ball quickly and conducts the ball reasonably, and the one-sided rotation and defense are not in place, the result of double-teaming is to give the opponent a large number of open shots, which is fatal to his defensive blow.

Therefore, double-teaming is risky and should be implemented with caution.

Generally speaking, mature teams are more cautious when using double-teams. The coach will instruct players to interfere with the inside players' catch and dribble, and at the same time, they must take into account their own defenders.

When the Lakers were playing against the Trail Blazers, they used Magicians and Cooper to take turns to harass Gan Guoyang, and did not completely let the outsiders double-team Gan Guoyang.

Langeli decided to double-team Gan Guoyang because after more than ten games, each team began to study him. Langeli found in the video and statistics that Gan Guoyang's assists were not high and his ability to pass the ball was not strong.

This is exactly the weakness of Gan Guoyang at this time. He has a weak ability to handle the ball after being double-teamed and is easily interfered by the opponent. He has a good view of passing the ball, but he lacks experience.

"During the offense, take out our strong energy! We must continue to attack the opponent's inside line, run, and fight back!" Langeri continued.

On the offensive end, Lange didn't have many ways, because he had a little bit of food.

Langerry was the coach of the ABA in the past, and his glory was also in the ABA. The New York Nets he taught him won the ABA championship twice in 1974 and 1975, which was the pinnacle of his coaching career.

The strongest player under his command at that time was the famous Dr. J - Julius Irving.

After the two leagues merged in 1976, he continued to stay with the Nets to give advice, but by then Irving had left the Nets and went to Philadelphia, where he created a new legend.

So the Nets' performance also plummeted. Langeri finally switched to the Hawks in the 1981-82 season, and two years later, he switched to the Bulls in the 1983-84 season.

Last season, the team's performance still did not improve, but he made a very important decision for the Bulls, which can be said to be a change in the fate of the Bulls, that is, he took a fancy to Jordan.

Finally, at the 1984 draft, the Bulls won Jordan with a 1984 lottery, a North Carolina boy not favored by many people at the time.

Langerry's reason for flirting with Jordan is very simple, because this child looks very much like Irving.

Jordan's super athletic ability, his game style inside and outside, and his ability to score points at critical moments allowed Lange to see the shadow of Dr. J.

So he fell in love with this new flying man, hoping to rely on him to open up a new road to championship in the Bulls.

This is also the reason why Jordan was able to achieve a tactically core position in his rookie season, which is inseparable from the strong support of coach Langele.

In comparison, Gan Guoyang's tactical status is equally important in the Trail Blazers, but it has not yet reached its absolute core position. Many times Gan Guoyang needs to do what a blue-collar player needs to do.

"Michael, let go of your firepower and attack your opponent, don't lose to that No. 11." Langerry leaned into Jordan's ear before the player came on the court.

Jordan nodded after hearing this. Even if the coach didn't say it, he had decided to take over the game. His strong desire to win had begun to burn his soul.

"Gan, if your opponent double-teams you, remember to pass the ball in time! I don't ask you to pass the ball to the open player, but you must try not to make mistakes! Pass the ball to the outside line and let others organize the attack." On the other side, Ramsey had a premonition that the Bulls might double-team on Gan Guoyang, so he reminded Gan Guoyang to be careful.

Gan Guoyang also nodded, but he himself didn't know what to do after being double-teamed.

Among all the talents of Gan Guoyang, his passing talent is not low, otherwise he would not have been able to pass long distances across the game.

However, Gan Guoyang also found that among all talents, passing talent is the most difficult to temper and cultivate. Perhaps this is related to the complexity of passing ability.

Unlike bounce and strength, pure practice is enough, while passing requires accumulation of experience and grasp of the situation on the court. This cannot be developed in one or two years.

After the start of the second half, Gan Guoyang made four shots, shot three goals, one hook, one alley relay, and one rolling over from the basket.

All three goals were neat and gave the Bulls almost no chance to react.

Similarly, Jordan also showed superior strength in the offense. In addition to the back-skipping line that swept Gan Guoyang, he also made a thirteen-foot jump shot.

However, the support that the other Bulls can provide for Jordan is limited, and although Paxson still can't defend against Jordan, Jordan can't stop him from shooting from a long shot.

So, the Trail Blazers still led the Bulls by 11 points with 67:56.

"Jordan and Gan are on the court, and they feel that they are one frequency faster than others. The Bulls' inside line cannot keep up with Gan, and the Trail Blazers' outside line cannot keep up with Jordan either." Hamilton commented on the two rookies during the timeout.

"Yes, both young people have shown good physical condition and solid basic skills. Jordan's dribbling, running and breakthroughs are quite steady and reasonable. Obviously, this is the result of coach Dean Smith's coaching; and although Gan only studied for one year in college, his low post ability and defensive awareness are very good. The two of them are not like rookies on the court, but like experienced NBA veterans." Crouch has praised these two people for a lot of praise.

Jordan quickly responded to Crouch's praise with practical actions. He asked for the ball at the low post of the right 45 degrees and pressed Paxson behind him.

On the basketball court at that time, it was normal for backcourt players to learn low post skills. Excellent forward and guard players all had excellent low post back-to-body skills.

Jordan's senior brother James Worthy in North Carolina is one of the best.

No. 23 is not much inferior. His position is quite deep, and Jones from the outside successfully passed the ball to him.

With a simple shoulder shake, Jordan quickly turned over the baseline, crossed Jim Paxson and rushed straight to the basket.

Gan Guoyang has been paying close attention to the situation on the right side, but Jordan was still too fast. Gan Guoyang rushed to the bottom line to block Jordan, but Jordan in the air was stuck in the air and made a layup from the left side of the basket.

Another anti-bassing.

"Beep!" The referee whistled, and Gan Guoyang hit Jordan's arm while blocking.

And the ball was still steadily promoted by Jordan, and he used his left hand.

"Nice-move! (Beautiful footsteps!)" Hamilton couldn't help but shout, defender Jordan finished a three-pointer with an excellent low single.

Gan Guoyang was also extremely depressed, and he was speechless about Paxson being constantly being beaten like this. Although he knew that a player of Jordan's level could not be defended by one person.

At this time, Ramsey also decided to make adjustments. He replaced Paxson and replaced Drexler, hoping to alleviate Jordan's offensive.

Jordan also made a steadily free throw, narrowing the score between the two sides to 8 points.

"Let's see how the Trail Blazers will respond and whether it will allow Gan to continue to attack at the low post. His low post threat in the third quarter is indeed quite large." Hamilton has begun to guide the audience to pay attention to the showdown between Jordan and Gan.

Gan Guoyang did begin to be in the low position. Although Korjin made a circumference against Gan Guoyang, Gan Guoyang was not afraid of circumference at all. Korjin made a circumference on the right side, so he quickly went to the circumference on the left side.

Drexler's feeding balls on the outside was also timely, and Gan Guoyang successfully got the ball.

At this time, Walridge still stepped forward to double-team, and the big muscle rod pounced on him like a bear, trying to force Gan Guoyang to the bottom line.

Gan Guoyang was double-teamed before he could do something, so he could only pass the ball outward to Valentine who was standing near the top of the arc.

But Gan Guoyang's intention to pass the ball was too obvious. Jordan broke out from the side, stretched out his long arm and broke the ball.

Although Jordan is a defender, he is as fast as the forward in the fast break, and Drexler cannot stop him.

A one-handed dunk after a stagnation in the air! Jordan scored two more points!

"Michael~Jordan!" The DJ on the court also shouted out Jordan's name in his loud and loud voice, while the fans encouraged the Bulls with applause and cheers.

"Disperse, disperse!" Ramsey shouted loudly, hoping that the players could hear his instructions.

He hopes that the players' positions will be more dispersed, so that the Bulls' double-teaming will be more difficult.

However, at that time, three-pointers did not become a tactic. Overly scattered positions often put the team's offense in trouble.

Gan Guoyang is still tirelessly in the low post, but the Trail Blazers' passes from the outside seem to be less decisive.

The ball was transmitted from the outside, and Gan Guoyang seized the opportunity and stuck Kerrjin's important position in the front three-second zone.

This is a fleeting opportunity. It takes three seconds for Gan Guoyang to stay for a little longer.

Valentine's observation was quite good, so she threw the ball towards Gan Guoyang.

At this time, Walridge on the right wanted to go forward and double-team. If Gan Guoyang walked to the middle, he would hit Walridge's arms and be knocked on the door by two ghosts.

If he turns to the bottom line, then his left hand hook has not been well trained. How should he attack after turning?

But Gan Guoyang did not hesitate and did not choose to pass the ball. He knew that he was not good at passing the ball, so he just did it alone.

So he used a small trick, turned his body toward the bottom line, dribbled the ball with his left hand, and pushed Korzin with his right arm. His movement was very small and on the verge of being able to blow or not.

The referee did not sound a whistle, which means that this action was defaulted.

Gan Guoyang pushed Korzin away, and a large piece of it was empty behind him, and he jumped directly and dunked with his left hand!

His left hand cannot hook, but his dunk is still OK.

"Shh~" At this time, some boos came from the court, and they thought Gan Guoyang had committed a foul.

But the referee didn't brag, and Gan Guoyang was often hit and squeezed by the Bulls' inside line when attacking, so this was considered revenge.

"Believe in my attack Valentine." Gan Guoyang said to Valentine when he returned to defense, and his meaning was to continue feeding him the ball.

In the past, the leader of the inside was Sampson, and Sampson often asked for a ball to attack at the low post.

More than ten games this season have passed, but Gan Guoyang, the rookie, began to attack at low posts like the leader of the Trail Blazers.

Gan Guoyang's offensive efficiency is not worse than Sampson. If it is not enough, he cannot fight and pass like Sampson, and can be used as the tactical axis.

However, Gan Guoyang's domineering and his straightforwardness in singles also impressed Valentine.

"No problem, but we have to think about guarding one now," Valentine said.

That's right, the Trail Blazers need to defend against one, and they cannot make the Bulls' momentum rise. They need to defend against Jordan.
To be continued...