James Podcast mentions Nowitzki: Singles in the A zone can effectively deal with opponents switch to prevent me from getting off the pitch

May 23rd News Today, Lakers forward James' podcast program "The Brain of the Field" officially broadcast a selfie of NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki, who personally responded to James and host Nash's praise for his "Single Singles in the Zone" in the last episode of "The Brain of the Field" for his hard-hitting shots.

Nowitzki said: "Hi, LeBron and Steve, thank you for your praise for me. This zone A single starts with the opponent's team switching defenses when facing my pick-and-roll. When I face a small player, the dribble roll and cut into the three-second zone, another defender will switch defenses from the weak side. This way you have little time left in the offense, but when I turn around, I have a big defense around me.

"So we came up with a way to face small singles and not give them a chance to switch defenses again. The easiest way is to go after the pick-and-roll in the high position. Let me catch the ball in Area A directly. My style of playing is not to hit the penalty area and then shoot with a hook shot. No matter where I get the ball, I will probably turn around and jump directly on the head of a small defensive man. That style of play worked a little for us, and then it became one of our ace tactics.

"The advantage is that it's hard to pinch in the middle of the court, no matter which side you pinch, the other side is 2-on-1. Sometimes we clear one side, so we only have one shooter on one side, so I know when I break out there, the defender won't let go of the bottom corner shooter. So I always know where my teammates are and how the space is distributed on the field. That's the way we try, thank you for mentioning it. We all enjoyed the show, you did a great job and continued to work hard."