The Lone Ranger eliminated the Jazz 4-2, we praised Doncic's excellent superstar ability, Brunson's growth, Dinwiddie's perfect integration, and there is an invisible factor that is easy to ignore, Kidd's tailor-made defense for the team, and the "four forwards" unlimited change of defense.
Doncic leads the Lone Ranger to eliminate the Jazz
Let's first look at the lone ranger lineup: Powell and Kleber, 208 cm tall; Doncic and the TV, 201 cm tall; Bullock and Josh Green (one of the team's main rotation players), 198 cm tall; Dinwiddie 196 cm tall, only Brunson is 185 cm shorter. That is to say, Kidd can always put up a three-sided double-guard, four-forward one-guard, or even a five-forward lineup to deal with defense, taking the game against the Jazz as an example:
One and three-edge double small lineup.
TV cover
The Jazz attacked, Brunson and Dinwiddie guarded Mitchell and Bojan on the weak side, Clarkson used Gobert to block the breakout, Bullock was blocked, Powell was delayed; Clarkson turned left, O'Neal was strong, Powell went straight up and down to block, the electric machine followed up to complete the block, and Brunson collected the rebound.
Doncic defends Gobert's strong attack
Another example is this defense, Kleber changed defense to O'Neal on the right side, the TV guarded Clarkson on the left side, Gobert originally had a one-on-one opportunity to single out Doncic, unfortunately, the personal offensive technique is too rough outside, fight the ability to fight, Doncic's 104 kg physical fitness is not too bad, in addition, with his basketball IQ, know when to jump, which shot to prevent, and even what small skills are used.
Two, four, a small lineup.
Brock interfered with Mitchell's layup
If the Jazz start bullying the height of Dinwiddie and Brunson, Kidd will be ready to respond, taking one of them off the court for a four-forward lineup, such as this defense, he let Brunson go to guard against Bojan, Who has limited athletic ability, Bullock to pestering Mitchell, Kleber is still helping on the inside, and Mitchell's strong burst is pressed down.
Bullock steals, Dinwiddie fights back, TV dunks
If Brunson's efficiency of being targeted is significantly reduced, Kidd can let Dinwiddie and Doncic form a double backcourt, the average height of the team will increase in a straight line, and the mobility of defense will be greatly improved, not only can be changed at any time, but also a local pinch can be implemented.
Three- and five-edge lineups.
Conley and Mitchell's double backcourts are undersized, so Kidd didn't use the most extreme lineup, Doncic playing the first-place five-strike lineup, but we can simulate it.
What if Dinwiddie was replaced by Powell?
Powell plays the fifth position, Kleber four position, TV and Bullock partner front, control is Doncic, then the shortest person on the team is 198 cm Bullock, this lineup is generally against normal teams, such as the Suns, at least the defender line has an absolute height advantage, the front line has excellent flexibility, at that time, the lone ranger can really achieve five positions unlimited change of defense.
How effective is this forward-line defense system created by Kidd? Acting on the Jazz:
1. The Jazz's regular season three-point shooting of 40.3 and 14.5 hits are the second in the league, and the shooting percentage (36%) is the league's 11th.
2. Under the infinite change of defense, the lone ranger has 29.8 three-point shots, and the 16 teams are the fourth to last, while the average shooting rate of 8.2 and 27.4% per game is the "1st from the bottom" of 16 teams.
What concept? The Lone Ranger killed the Jazz's three-pointer, making their offense dumb; as for the inside, Gobert's own offensive ability was limited, and Mitchell could not deliver the shells to him in time, making him an empty tower.
Therefore, the Lone Ranger did not just target Gobert with offense, but more importantly, the four forwards of Doncic's leader froze the Jazz's strongest blade three-pointer in an infinite way, which is the most important thing for them to eliminate their opponents.