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I want to be focusing on a 50 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: few things from the Oklahoma City Thunder's big victory last 51 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: night against the Nuggets. I want to talk about some 52 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: of the ways they were forcing turnovers on Nikola jokicch 53 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: by winning the position battle with him. After that, I 54 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 2: want to put a light on J Dubb, who I 55 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 2: thought played a phenomenal second quarter in this game, and 56 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 2: I just kind of want to focus on his semi trains, 57 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: psition drives and the consistent rim pressure he was generating, 58 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 2: some of the higher quality kickout reads he was making. 59 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 2: Just a little shout out to JDub for what I 60 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 2: thought was a big balance back game in game two. 61 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: And then after that we're going to move over to 62 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: the Celtics Knicks series and what I want to focus 63 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 2: on there is specifically some of the things that the 64 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 2: Knicks were doing better on defense. I want to highlight 65 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 2: Jalen Brunson and his competitiveness defensively. I want to talk 66 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 2: about a concept that I talked about last night involving 67 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: the idea that the Celtics are letting the Knicks off 68 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: the hook for some of their natural coverage openings because 69 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 2: of their complete inability to knock down jump shots, and 70 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: you can see it starting to have a mental impact 71 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: on the Celtics. I'll show you guys some examples of that, 72 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 2: and then the final sequence, I want to highlight just 73 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: how Mitchell Robinson made the adjustment and Ojan Andobi made 74 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: the adjustment from what happened on the possession where Jason 75 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: Tatum got his big dunk, and I want to focus 76 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 2: on how they managed to get a stop on that 77 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: final possession. You guys are the trip before we get 78 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 2: started to subscribe to the Hoops and Not YouTube channel 79 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: so we don't miss any more of our videos. Follow 80 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 2: me on Twitter at underscore JCNLTS. You guys, don't miss 81 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 2: show announcements. 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All right, let's talk some basketball. 90 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 2: So over in the Thunder Nuggets series again, as I mentioned, 91 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 2: these high post entries were where the Thunder were forcing 92 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 2: a bunch of turnovers, and it kind of started with 93 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: the basic concept of Jokic losing contact with the guards 94 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 2: that were behind him. It wasn't as big of a 95 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: deal with the biggs, although Chet gets him once, you 96 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 2: guys will see. But one of the things that these 97 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: perimeter players for the Thunder were doing is they weren't 98 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: switching by running up and trying to deny Yokic to catch. 99 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: They were abating the high post entry and then they 100 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 2: were shooting the gap without contact. So as you can see, 101 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 2: Doord is not pressing up on Jokic, He's waiting for 102 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: the pass. He's literally baiting him into the pass. And 103 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: then when the pass comes, he's just gonna dip underneath 104 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: and go get the basketball. So again, if he ran 105 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 2: up and made physical contact with Jokic, makes it very 106 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: easy for Jokic to seal. And he's basically taking advantage 107 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: of Jokic's laziness here because Jokic is not doing the 108 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 2: job of creating that seal, creating that passing angle, and 109 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: so Door's able to just shoot the gap and take 110 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: the ball away. You're gonna see several examples of that 111 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: here in this opening sequence. This one is the one 112 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: that Chet forced. And once again I just want to 113 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: give credit to Chet and credit to the Thunder for 114 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: just battling Yokic off of position. Here, Jokic tries to 115 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 2: get an inside seal on sheet. Look at sheet, immediately, 116 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 2: try to swim around and get that left arm in there, 117 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 2: and that left arm ends up being just enough to 118 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 2: force Yokic to lose control the ball, just that little 119 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 2: bit of contact right there. And again there's two sides 120 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 2: to this coin. Yoka has to do a better job 121 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 2: of ceiling and creating that clear passing window, but there's 122 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 2: the Thunder also on the other side of that, making 123 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: Denver pay for that sloppiness. I talked last night about 124 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: how they were attacking the pocket pass. You'll see multiple 125 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 2: arms getting in into that you know, passing window every 126 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: single time. Here's an example. We have Russ come off 127 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:28,559 Speaker 2: the screen. There's our pocket right, that's where we're looking 128 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 2: to make the pass. You're gonna see Hartenstein get a 129 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 2: hand in. You're gonna see kese on Wallace get a 130 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 2: hand in. You're gonna see active hands immediately. You'll see 131 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: as they reach in. Hardenstein's the first guy to get 132 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: a hand on it, and the Kesan shoots in there 133 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: and he gets a hand on it. Just attacking the 134 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 2: pocket and preventing Denver from getting to their connective passing sequences. Again, 135 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: like if Yokicic catches at the elbow, if Yollkicic catches 136 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: in the pocket, if yoll caicch catches on the block, 137 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 2: that's where he can be the guy that creates that 138 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: huge advantage that keeps the Denver offense humming. But if 139 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: you can disrupt the ball even from get into that spot, 140 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 2: it goes a long way towards helping you get stops. 141 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 2: Here's another Yokics turnover on a high post entry very 142 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 2: similar to the one we talked about earlier, This one 143 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 2: from Aaron Wiggins. So Yokic at this phase is sealed 144 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: on Wiggins there on his shoulder, but they get disconnected. 145 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: You'll see him get disconnected. So Jokic works up a 146 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 2: little higher, steps up to get higher. But look there's 147 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: no contact now. Because there's no contact, that allows Aaron 148 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 2: Wiggins to shoot the gap without having to worry about 149 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 2: a Jokic seal. Watch Aaron Wiggins shoot the gap and 150 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: just go to the basketball. 151 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 3: Okay. 152 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 2: See, did a wonderful job of this all night, just 153 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: not worrying about necess because they know if Yokic catches there, 154 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 2: they're dead. 155 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 3: To rights anyway. 156 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 2: But if they can get there before he catches it 157 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 2: and force that turnover, then it's easy buckets out and 158 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: transition the other way. Really nice work from Aaron Wiggins 159 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: jumping that passing lane. All right, let's talk about Jadubb. 160 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 2: This is an example of one of those semi transition drives. 161 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: So again it's not technically a fast break, but this 162 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 2: is this is what I would consider semi transition. It's 163 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 2: like basically a three on four break, right like, but 164 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: everyone's back pedaling like this is now the on ball defender. 165 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: And look, this was on a made basket. I was 166 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: trying to remember last night if it was on a 167 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: mad or miss basket, it was on a Mate. So look, 168 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: made basket inbound to Jadub. Denver's not set in their 169 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 2: transition defense. Now all of a sudden, Jamal Murray's dead 170 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: to rights and Jadubb just hits that gap in the 171 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: middle of the floor. There gets Downhill forces the gold 172 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 2: ten from Gordon. You're gonna see several examples of that here, 173 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 2: same thing here against Christian Brown made basket. 174 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 3: Guys. 175 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: Look, this is literally Denver's scoring and they're just giving 176 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: the ball to j Dub and Jadubb's catching Christian Brown. 177 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 2: Look at where Christian Brown picks him up. Boom, He's 178 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 2: making first contact with j Dub south of the foul line. 179 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: Like that, that's as I mentioned last night, Christian Brown 180 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 2: had a rough night guarding on the ball. But like 181 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 2: a lot of this from Denver where they're not set 182 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: and Jadub's just making them pay with these hard semi 183 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 2: transition drives and like he's not even getting picked up 184 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 2: until he's basically in the finishing zone there in the middle. 185 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: Of the floor. 186 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: This one's off of a close out on the left 187 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: wing against Jokic. Fast forward a little bit, so ball 188 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 2: gets swung nine seconds what look, no messing around, just downhill, 189 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 2: get into the teeth of the defense. 190 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 3: He draws a foul. One thing. I will say there, 191 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 3: we'll go back. These are those. 192 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 2: Situations though, where like you know, if it's a this 193 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 2: was a blowout, but like if it's Game four and 194 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 2: the series is two to one Denver or two to 195 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 2: one OKC, and it's a pivotal game in the series, 196 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 2: Like these are the kinds of decisions from j Dub 197 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: where like you're shooting over two people when there's a 198 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 2: clear kickout read to Aaron Wiggins, who's a knockdown three 199 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: point shooter. These are the kinds of basic decisions that 200 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 2: Jaydub has to get a little more consistent making. Makes 201 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: the decision on this one once again, semi transition. Look 202 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 2: Denver's backpedaling, Look at where Yo kich is. Jokica has 203 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 2: his back turn to the basketball, Jada left to right crossover. 204 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 2: Once again, Brown doesn't pick him up physically until south 205 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 2: of the foul line gets to the baseline. He does 206 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 2: actually tie him up a little bit, but so much 207 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 2: rim pressure. There's four nuggets staring at him and the paint. 208 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 2: He gets a clean kickout to Aaron Wiggins. Lots of 209 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 2: rim pressure on those semi transition drives. This was from 210 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: earlier in the game. Just one of the examples of 211 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 2: the better interior passing I was talking about. Just hits 212 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 2: Isaiah Hartenstein in that little short range spa spacing zone. 213 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 2: Here's that action they were running all throughout the early 214 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 2: second quarter. Again, DeAndre Jordan was matched up with case 215 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 2: On Wallace and they just spammed this action and got 216 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 2: two wide open threes for it. Next thing you know, 217 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 2: David Adelman was taking DeAndre Jordan out of the game. 218 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 2: Simple simple action, right ball screen. Christian Brown's not gonna 219 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 2: switch DeAndre Jordan's on the ball. As we always talk about, 220 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 2: if you run a traditional drop coverage in any way, 221 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 2: shape or form high drop, low drop at the level 222 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: in any way, you're going to concede a pick and 223 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 2: pop three every single time. There's case On Wallace on 224 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: the pop bucket. Same exact thing on this next possession, 225 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 2: and DeAndre Jordan got taken off the floor right after 226 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 2: this go screen. Same exact thing two on the ball, 227 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 2: pick and pop three bucket all right, Celtics knicks. I 228 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 2: wanted to update you guys on a stat I talked 229 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 2: about the difference in the shot quality in game one 230 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 2: versus Game two. In Game one, the Celtics in the 231 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 2: second half took twenty six guarded, catching sho and off 232 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 2: the dribble jump shots. They took only fifteen in the 233 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 2: second half of Game two, and I thought most of 234 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 2: them were really good looks, even though, like especially the 235 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 2: off the dribble ones that they got. Derek White absolutely 236 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 2: clean look at an off the dribble, three off of 237 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 2: the left wing missed it. Jalen Brown right at the 238 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 2: top of the key missed it. There were some really 239 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 2: clean looks in there. I thought overall their shot selection 240 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 2: was better. But in this particular video, I'm gonna be 241 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 2: focusing on one some of the ways that Boston's inability 242 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 2: to shoot was becoming a problem for their ability to 243 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: capitalize on the natural openings in New York's defense, and 244 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: then two Jalen Brunson and the job that he did 245 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 2: on defense, as well as Mitchell Robinson on the final 246 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 2: sequence of possessions. So this is the example of the 247 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 2: pick and pop three. That happened late. Now, Horford had 248 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: just gotten a wide open look out of the right 249 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 2: corner here and he missed it. 250 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 3: But it was a clean look. 251 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 2: As I just mentioned in our thumb Nuggets video, when 252 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 2: you run a traditional drop of any sort against a 253 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 2: pick and pop, it's gonna be wide open every single time. 254 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 2: So let's watch what happens Horford's screen. Cat's in the 255 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 2: somewhat high drop on the sequence, Horford's wide open on 256 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 2: the pick and pop. This is the type of natural 257 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:26,080 Speaker 2: opening that is going to exist within Boston's offense against 258 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 2: this coverage against New York. This is a shot you 259 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 2: have to take, and he just doesn't take it because he's, 260 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 2: just like every other Celtic, completely lost confidence in his 261 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 2: ability to knock down jump shots. He drives into Cat 262 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 2: and again this isn't a bad look by any means. 263 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: But this is a play where Cat's going to be 264 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: much more impactful defensively than he was in that drop coverage. So, 265 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 2: like that pick and pop three, you gotta take that again. 266 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 2: Like when it comes to Boston, I want Tatum and 267 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 2: Brown to be working to generate shots closer to the 268 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 2: basket so that they can draw more attention so that 269 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 2: they can generate clean catch and shoots. But the pathway 270 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 2: forward for Boston isn't stopped taking wide open catch and 271 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 2: shoot threes. It stopped taking the bad ones and then 272 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 2: work earlier in the clock to try to get good 273 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 2: ones first. Jalen Brunson on defense, I thought this was 274 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 2: an excellent possession. Watch the way he navigates the screen 275 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 2: first guard guard action switched on to Derek White. Now 276 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 2: they're gonna bring Tatum up. Watch how he fights through 277 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 2: the first screen, gets over the top a re screen, 278 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 2: gets caught by that one. So now his next job 279 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: is get inside position to prevent Tatum from having an 280 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 2: inside seal. He fights and gets it inside position. Look 281 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 2: at the work he does to fight Tatum physically to 282 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 2: stop him from getting a catch deeper down here, he's 283 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 2: literally hitting him like a football sled to fight him 284 00:14:56,920 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 2: into the catch further away from the basket. And then 285 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 2: right here, like I get Tatum's read, I understand what 286 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: he's thinking. He's thinking, Oh, like Josh Hart's in the gap. 287 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 2: Josh Hart's in the gap. Therefore, I just take this 288 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 2: easy kick out to Derek White. But there's seven seconds 289 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 2: on the shot clock. I'd love to see Tatum at 290 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: least try to back down Brunson a little bit more, 291 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: because what you get is a semi contested three right 292 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 2: watch kick to Derek White. Hart gets a decent contest 293 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 2: and it's a little bit more rushed. 294 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 3: Right. 295 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 2: If you take this and you back him down for 296 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 2: an extra dribble or two, you might pull this guy 297 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 2: in further. You might pull this guy in further, and 298 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: it might be a very clean catch and shoot where 299 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 2: Derek White can really feel comfortable going into that shot. 300 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: I thought that was just a little bit of like 301 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 2: a lazy play from Jason Tatum, but good work from Brunson. 302 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 2: Like Brunson again, like when you're talking about that work defensively, 303 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 2: like Jalon Brunson knows he can't guard Jason Tatum necessarily, 304 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: but what he can do is he can keep him 305 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 2: in front and by doing that work to get that 306 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 2: inside position, fighting him further out. And then you know 307 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: in Game one, in particularly, he at a couple of 308 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 2: stops where he positioned himself in front of Tatum, so 309 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 2: Tatum had to knock down a shot over the top 310 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 2: instead of going through him, and you're going to see 311 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 2: some examples later on in the video of him doing 312 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: the exact same thing to Jalen Brown. This next clip 313 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 2: is a botched coverage, a botched hedge and recover sequence 314 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: between Cat and Brunson. So Cat and Brunson end up 315 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 2: guarding the action, and as you guys can see, Brunson 316 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 2: goes hedge. They're gonna rescreen here, Brunson goes hedge and 317 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 2: Kat goes switch, and so because they're not on the 318 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: same page, there's a wide open three for Jalen Brunson here. 319 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: But even if this was like a well defended hedge 320 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 2: and recover, there's always a gap between the hedge and 321 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 2: recover and the defender coming back because typically what Cat 322 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 2: would do here is as Brunson's hedging. Let's call this 323 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 2: ojan and OBA. Let's pretend this is og. OG's gonna 324 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 2: duck under this pick and try to pick Jaylen Brown 325 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:09,720 Speaker 2: up on the other side of the screen. But the 326 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 2: only way he's gonna be able to do that is 327 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 2: by leaving a gap between when Brunson leaves and when 328 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 2: Og recovers right or in this case, Cat recovers. So 329 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 2: even though this one is particularly wide open, this is 330 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 2: a shot that would be open against this coverage, just 331 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 2: with a late close out from the guy coming underneath 332 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 2: the screen. So once again, the hedge and recover has 333 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: these natural openings. Not to mention, Derek White could slip 334 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 2: out of it typically and get open. He just doesn't 335 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 2: because cat switches. But these natural openings that are appearing 336 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 2: in these coverages, Boston is not making them pay for it, 337 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 2: and that is putting them in the bad position of like, oh, 338 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 2: we can't even capitalize on the normal stuff We've been 339 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 2: cooking New York with every single game this season. Just 340 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 2: that SHOT's not going in. The SHOT's not going in 341 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 2: right now for the Celtics. One other thing I'll say, 342 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,240 Speaker 2: this is not Horford, this isn't this is a top 343 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 2: tier athlete in this league. Why not drive? There's nine 344 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: on the shot clock. Why not just get downhill into 345 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 2: the teeth of the defense. You might generate a wide 346 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 2: open ketching shoot three, or for Drew Holliday here in 347 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 2: the left corner. You might force Mitchell Robinson to step 348 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 2: up and then McHale Bridges might have to dig down 349 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 2: on Horford and you might generate a wide open catch 350 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 2: and shoot for Tatum. You know there's at least a 351 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: there's enough time on the clock to at least see 352 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 2: if New York makes a defensive mistake. But again, I 353 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 2: don't hate that shot. Again, that's a wide open shot. 354 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: I'm just saying like that's an example specifically with Tatum 355 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 2: and Brown where if they were more reliable generating easy two's, 356 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 2: that would be an advantage. Here is another successful hedge 357 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 2: and recover from Jalen Brown or Jalen Brunson gets out 358 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,879 Speaker 2: on the hedge. Look at what the hedge makes Tatum do. 359 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 2: Look at how this step, See how he uses his 360 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: life foot Watch how Tatum has to use his left 361 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 2: foot to plant and go backwards with his momentum. That's 362 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:13,199 Speaker 2: what the hedge accomplishes. Drew's trying to screen Og. That 363 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 2: gives Og an opportunity to recover and get back into 364 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 2: position he does. Drew Holliday is in this light like 365 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 2: in this pop here, but Jalen Brunson's in the passing lane. 366 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 2: That's one of the things that you'll see like Tyrese 367 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,719 Speaker 2: Haliburton in particular do an amazing job of on his 368 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 2: hedge and recovers. Is like he'll hedge and as he's 369 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 2: getting out, He'll be really high with his hands in 370 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 2: that passing lane to make it so that the past 371 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 2: the slipping, the slipping shooters just not open. And then 372 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 2: one on one against og like these one on ones, 373 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 2: Tatum's not beating him off the dribble. He's taking really 374 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 2: tough over the top jump shots and if they go in, great, 375 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 2: but if not, you know, there's nothing they can do. 376 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,199 Speaker 2: How about Jaylen Brunson getting a couple stops on an 377 00:19:56,200 --> 00:20:01,360 Speaker 2: island against Jaylen Brown. This is a tough one too. 378 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 2: Look the way that. Look at how Drew Holliday's screen. 379 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 2: We're gonna show a couple examples of this where the 380 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 2: screening angles can change the drive. Drew Holliday's trying to 381 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 2: screen on this like right side of the ball handler 382 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:16,120 Speaker 2: right that puts Brunson in the position. Look at where 383 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 2: Brunson goes. Look at where Brunson had to lunge because 384 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 2: he thinks Jalen Brown's coming that way. Next thing you know, 385 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 2: the screen is rejected. Watch the job Brunson does recovering 386 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 2: and beating him to a spot here like that recovery 387 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 2: athleticism with his foot speed boom, I can't beat him 388 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 2: over here, but I can beat him over here, and 389 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 2: he gets to that elbow. Now all of a sudden, 390 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 2: it's a straight iso against a switch. And what's Jalen 391 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 2: Brunson's job. He can't physically hang with Jalen Brown. Jalen 392 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 2: Brown's gonna be able to bully him to something closer 393 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 2: at the basket. But at the very least, you stay 394 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 2: in front, you wall up, and you make him make 395 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 2: something over the top of you. 396 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 3: And that's what he does. 397 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 2: Keeps himself in front, makes Jalen Brown and again that's 398 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 2: a makeuple shot. But my point is Jalen Brunson is 399 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 2: doing the best he possibly can, and again he cuts 400 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 2: him off twice there too, right hard drive to the left. 401 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:12,200 Speaker 3: Bump, spin back bump. Look At how the chest. 402 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: Look At how Jaylen Brown's chest is consistently squared up 403 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 2: with Jaylen or excuse me, Jalen Brunson's chest is consistently 404 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 2: squared up with that shoulder for Jalen Brown, so that 405 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 2: he can't ever turn the corner. Really good defense from 406 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 2: Jalen Brunson, and then again by doing the switch thing. 407 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 2: And this is why I've been a proponent of them 408 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 2: switching instead of hedging, instead of hedging and recovering. Although 409 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 2: right again, I talked about this last night. Some of 410 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 2: these hedges and drops are working because Boston is just 411 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 2: decomposing as a jump shooting team. But if you switch, 412 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 2: you run the at least the possibility of them doing 413 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 2: something stupid and settling. Here, Jalen Brown's got Brunson on 414 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 2: a switch with thirteen seconds on the shot clock, and 415 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 2: this is the shot he gets. Starts with him containing 416 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 2: the drive though right beats him to the spot, and 417 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 2: then Jylen Brown is just gonna take this stupid ass 418 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 2: pull up. This is one of the bad shots at Boston. 419 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 2: Take didn't take too many bad shots down the stretch, 420 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 2: but that was one of them. But yeah, two big 421 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 2: stops on an island against Jalen Brown. It's a huge deal. 422 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 3: Now. 423 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 2: This is one of the buckets that one of the 424 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 2: fouls that Tatum drew late in the game. This is 425 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 2: an example similar to what we talked about earlier of 426 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 2: flipping the screening angle. So watch how Horford runs up 427 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 2: on og and Andobi's left side, and because he's running 428 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 2: up on Ogan Onobe's left side, you can actually see 429 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 2: Cat in his pick and roll coverage, preparing to cover 430 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 2: that side of the screen. But then watch Horford right 431 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 2: at the last second. Look at how he's faking like 432 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 2: he's gonna screen. Look at his shoulders are set. Horford's 433 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 2: shoulders are set in a way that it looks like 434 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 2: Tatum's gonna come off the screen this way right. But 435 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 2: if you watch right at the last second, Horford goes nope, 436 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 2: screen on the. 437 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:57,719 Speaker 3: Other side, and look at Cat. 438 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 2: Cat comes up to the point where he's left foot 439 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 2: is all the way up here at the level of 440 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 2: the screen, on the left side of the screen. But 441 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 2: I should say left side of the actual defender. But 442 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 2: because Horford flips the angle, now Tatum's going the other way. 443 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 2: That puts Cat in the position. Now he has to 444 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 2: move his big body this way aggressively to make it 445 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 2: to that spot. Now, look at his shoulders. His shoulders 446 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 2: are completely turned, his hips are completely turned. That makes 447 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 2: a very easy crossover to snake the pick and roll 448 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 2: from Tatum snakes it. Kat's now dead to riots. He 449 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 2: has no choice but the foul Tatum at the rim. 450 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 2: Now let's take a look at what succeeded for Boston 451 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 2: on this sequence. And then we'll talk about the adjustment. Oh, 452 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 2: jannob backpedaling dealing with Tatum almost around half court, Horford 453 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 2: comes up and sets a screen. Tatum's got a full 454 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 2: head of steam against Mitchell Robinson about ten to fifteen 455 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 2: feet in front of him, and this is just too 456 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 2: difficult to guard somebody in that type of situation. So 457 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 2: I want you guys to see the adjustment. So Joe 458 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 2: Mizula makes a bet. He goes, well, we just got 459 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 2: Tatum a dunk by letting him run the length of 460 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 2: the floor, so let's not burn this time out. Let's 461 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 2: let him run the length of the floor, and New 462 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 2: York won't be set in their defense. Huge difference. Look 463 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 2: where Og is Og just got burned because he got 464 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 2: screened out here, and it created this massive runway that 465 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 2: Tatum could attack. The adjustment is Og makes no attempt 466 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 2: to pick Tatum up that far. They know the Horford 467 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 2: screen is coming because it just worked. Look at how 468 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 2: they're sandwiching Horford. Mitchell Robinson is leaning on that right 469 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 2: handed drive for Tatum, and Ognanobi's leaning on that left 470 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 2: handed drive for Tatum, and if you watch them, they 471 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,639 Speaker 2: both just kind of sit on Horford. Look at this, 472 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 2: they're doing it from the start of the possession. They're 473 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 2: just sitting on Horford on either shoulder, basically being like, 474 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 2: if he goes that way, you get him. If he 475 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 2: goes that way, I'll get him. Like it's just like 476 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 2: a like they're just waiting for that drive angle and 477 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 2: they're waiting further back. Instead of wiping out og And and 478 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 2: Obi at half court and making it a one on 479 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 2: one with a runway, now it's a one on two 480 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 2: with a runway, and these two guys only have to 481 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 2: worry about one direction. One guy having to worry about 482 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 2: both directions with a head of steam is much harder 483 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,360 Speaker 2: then two guys each having to deal with just one 484 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 2: direction drive while Tatum is like second guessing and not 485 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 2: getting as much of ahead of a steam right, so 486 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 2: he gets going, has to Now his momentum's gone. Just 487 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 2: the two of them being situated on both sides of 488 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 2: the screener caused Tatum to hesitate. Now all of a sudden, 489 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 2: he's lost all his moment to him, he should have 490 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 2: just picked the direction and gone, but it is what 491 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,120 Speaker 2: it is. Then they decide to switch. Okay, so now 492 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 2: that Tatum now that Tatum's lost his momentum. They trust 493 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 2: Mitchell Robinson to be able to do the job. So 494 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 2: Mitchell kind of gets a little out of position reaching, 495 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 2: but he's still in the play. Tatum crossover get gets 496 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 2: Mitchell's stance open. Now he's got a driving angle. Mitch 497 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 2: quickly turns his hips and makes a very similar move 498 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 2: to what we talked about with Brunson. He wants to 499 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 2: beat Tatum to a spot further back. This is where 500 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 2: Tatum lost his control here. If he would have maintained 501 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 2: his handle, he just lost control of the ball a 502 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 2: little bit. If he would have maintained his handle, this 503 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 2: dribble got wide. If he'd have maintained his handle, he 504 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 2: would have had a decent look at like a mid 505 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 2: range pull up, like a little step back in here, 506 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 2: but continues to turn. This is where it gets smart 507 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 2: again with og. Og is reading the whole play. He 508 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 2: sees Mitch is a little bit out of position, so 509 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: he peels off a Horford to pick up Tatum and 510 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 2: watch what Mitch does. Mitch switches into a box out 511 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 2: of Horford, so Og is able to make it so 512 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 2: that Tatum couldn't get into an easy little fading jump shot. 513 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: There he has to go wild with the one like 514 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 2: fade away. And then the finish of the play, McHale 515 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 2: bridges peels off of Jalen Brown and double teams and 516 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 2: attacks the passing angle. Tatum reads it sees Brown open, 517 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,679 Speaker 2: but look at the pressure again. It's a lot easier 518 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 2: to put two on the ball with active hands into 519 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 2: like because even if this pass gets through, it's probably deflected. 520 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 2: It's probably looping a buys Mitchell Robinson a chance to 521 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 2: bail out and close out gets the deflection orces the turnover. 522 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 3: We're going the other way. 523 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 2: So some really smart defensive stuff from the Knicks down 524 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 2: the stretch that game. I wanted to make sure that 525 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 2: they were properly highlighted. Again, it's not all Celtics de composing. 526 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 2: It's a combination of that in the Knicks playing some 527 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 2: really good basketball. All right, guys, it's all I have 528 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 2: for today. As always, I sincerely appreciate you guys for 529 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 2: supporting me and supporting the show. We will be live 530 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,719 Speaker 2: on YouTube after game two of the War Yours Wolves 531 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 2: game tonight. 532 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 3: I will see you guys that what's up guys? 533 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 2: As always, I appreciate you for listening to and supporting 534 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 2: OOPS tonight. 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