Pick Westbrook

Chapter 224 The True Knight

Kevin - Martin made three free throws.

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook held the ball for half the court, and Curry took the initiative to mention the offensive with the ball from outside the three-point line.

Cousins ​​and Villanueva both mentioned double screens near the free throw line.

Curry did not rush to the basket after borrowing the screen, but forced a shot from the unreasonable three-point line.

Swish!
Go in!

"Curry is almost hanging off the screen and shooting directly, and Kevin Martin's defense is not completely out of position."

"So the ball was logically defended."

"It's just that Curry's shots are too fast, his shots are too accurate, and his shots after being interfered by the defense are extremely outstanding."

"So this defense is in front of Curry, that is, there is no defense."

When Barkley and Kenny Smith saw Curry's amazing shooting for the first time, they almost admired the five-body shot, and they almost worshiped it.

But this season, with the increase of commentary on the Bucks' games, the two have also seen too many Curry's unreasonable ball-holding offensive methods.

And the shooting percentage is extremely high.

So both Barkley and Kenny Smith are used to Curry's style of play.

Even if Curry couldn't make such a shot, the two thought it was weird.

Kenny Smith reminded: "More than half of the regular season has been played, but Curry has made 200 three-pointers."

"According to his current shooting state and efficiency, this season may reach the terrifying data of 360 three-pointers in a single season."

"Better than last season!"

"It's no wonder that after the All-Star three-point contest, even Ray Allen would take the initiative to say that the opponent's three-pointers are better than him."

Barkley nodded aside and strongly agreed with this statement.

Only three-point shooters know three-point shooters best.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Curry's shooting speed from beyond the three-point line and his accuracy under interference shots are unique in the entire NBA history.

In particular, the ease with which he shoots casually from beyond the three-point line is almost at his fingertips, and he has completely reached the state of perfection.

This is why the entire league will choose to double-team Curry desperately this season.

"The league's leading scorer doesn't come for nothing."

Midway through the first quarter.

The Bucks have taken a 15:11 lead.

At this time, Li Lai unexpectedly called a timeout, and then took McGrady and Yi Jianlian at the same time, replacing Artest and Villanueva.

Kenny Smith was extremely puzzled and said: "It's understandable to replace Yi Jianlian. After all, the Bucks will definitely let Yi Jianlian enter the starting lineup in the future."

"So it's really appropriate to let him play in advance to find his rhythm and state."

"But what's the deal with bringing McGrady up at this time?"

Barkley also raised such doubts in his heart.

However, after seeing the Rockets' small forward player is Battier, Barkley quickly figured out the key here.

Battier is a defensive master, but he is not good at offense.

Except for the great threat of three-pointers, other offensive methods are not deterrent.

Therefore, Artest almost wasted a lot of his role in defending Battier on the court. The Bucks might as well bring McGrady, who has a better offense, to the court to find his status.

After McGrady and Yi Jianlian played at the same time, all Milwaukee fans immediately stood up and cheered, and at the same time, deafening shouts sounded.

Some of these fans were applauding for Yi Jianlian, and some were applauding for McGrady who once touched God.

After seeing Yi Jianlian play, Westbrook finally smiled excitedly.

Because of Yi Jianlian's injury, Westbrook has hardly played offensively this season.

Except that his offense is more about breakthroughs, and he needs a super long-range three-pointer like Yi Jianlian to open up space for him.

Also because Yi Jianlian is a very important part of the Bucks' tactical execution, and those tactics are basically designed for Westbrook.

The Bucks attack.

Westbrook advanced with the ball, and Yi Jianlian took the initiative to mention the high three-point line to play the pick-and-roll.

Kenny Smith couldn't help saying excitedly at this time: "The Bucks' high pick-and-roll has appeared!"

"The exclusive pick-and-roll for Westbrook and Yi Jianlian appeared."

on the field.

Curry slid the bottom line to attract defensive attention, and McGrady came to the left 45° angle to ambush at a fixed point.

McGrady is shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc this season, and even 40 percent on spot-up [-]-pointers.

Because of McGrady's playing, Battier dared not give up defending the opponent at this time and instead help defend Westbrook and Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll.

Scola has also been completely transferred out of the penalty area in the involvement of Yi Jianlian.

At the same time, Cousins ​​​​is still eager to try outside the corner three-point line, and also brings Yao Ming who guards the inside.

The Rockets are empty inside.

After taking advantage of the pick-and-roll, Westbrook decisively went to the basket, gliding with one hand and leaping high.

The tortoise battle ax splits the buckle!

"come!"

After dunking, Westbrook scolded and clenched his fists to look around in an extremely arrogant manner, as if to say: Who else!
Kenny Smith almost had tears in his eyes, and said: "This is the Bucks' offense, this is the Bucks' style of play."

"It's almost the end of the regular season, and it's only at this point that Westbrook is finally playing like Westbrook."

Kenny Smith still remembers Westbrook playing point guard on the court until Yi Jianlian returned from injury.

But in fact, everyone knows that Westbrook is born to be a big core with the ball.

He's been playing like this since he entered the NBA as a rookie.

Because of Yi Jianlian's injury, the Bucks' coaching staff knew very well that Westbrook's offensive power would be greatly reduced.

So it is obviously intended to cultivate Westbrook's field control ability.

From another perspective, the Bucks have actually been suppressing Westbrook's offense throughout the season.

This is why Curry showed great power on the offensive end, and even temporarily became the league's scoring leader.

Barkley sighed again and again.

Unlike his old partner Kenny Smith, what he cares about is not only Westbrook's imposing dunk, but also the wave of tactics that the Bucks played just now.

Do you think Li Lai replaced McGrady on a whim?

In fact, Li Lai replaced Artest, who was slightly weaker in offense, to make Battier dare not participate in the pick-and-roll defense of Westbrook and Yi Jianlian. Maddie.

And the tactical moves of the Bucks just now, especially the offensive position selection of Curry and Cousins, are full of infinite meaning.

If Yao Ming dares to step forward to help defend Westbrook's breakthrough, then it is no surprise that Cousins, who is standing very close to the basket at the bottom corner, will have the opportunity to face the basket directly.

With Westbrook's passing ability, it is inevitable to stage a wave of alley-oop dunks.

Needless to say, Curry's running position is naturally one of the few off-ball running abilities in the league that can rival Ray Allen.

Curry's presence can further attract great defensive attention on the perimeter.

This is why Westbrook was able to get to the basket and dunk easily.

Barkley said with a long sigh: "Looking at the offenses of other teams in the league, you always feel that some stumbles are very difficult, or it is the extremely difficult singles of the stars."

"But watching the Bucks' offense, you have a sense of pleasing to the eye."

"This is the second team in the league other than the Spurs to make offense an art."

With McGrady and Yi Jianlian playing, the Bucks have recovered the most familiar offensive method.

Under such an indiscriminate attack, the Rockets could no longer keep up with Yao Ming alone.

More importantly, the Bucks also arranged Yi Jianlian and Cousins' inside double-team tactics during this time period.

Double-teaming Yao Ming with their height naturally put unlimited pressure on the opponent.

In this case, Yao Ming can only choose to pass the ball to his teammates for handling.

It's just that compared with Yao Ming's finishing level of more than 60% at every turn, his teammates' ability to handle the ball is much worse.

In particular, Westbrook and Yi Jianlian succeeded in consecutive outside steals, which helped the Bucks play a wave of small high slots.

The first quarter is over.

The Bucks led 36:28.

Adelman couldn't help sending out a wry smile.

Like Barkley, he also saw some details of the Bucks' offensive tactics.

In Adelman's eyes, the Bucks, which can play such a smooth offense and tactical coordination, cannot rely on Battier alone to defend.

Especially at this time McGrady is still standing outside.

"So the Bucks deserve to be the number one offensive team in the league."

"With this offensive ability, it's no wonder that the Celtics, which ranked first in the league in defensive efficiency, also lost."

Adelman couldn't help but think of the commentators and media reporters before the season opener.

Will the Bucks fall out of the ranks of the championship team?
Fuck it!

Not to mention that when Yi Jianlian did not return from injury, the Bucks had already shown their ability to compete for the championship.

Now Yi Jianlian has returned from injury, and in the first game, he showed his extremely important reuse in offensive tactics.

Who said this is not a championship team?
In Adelman's eyes, as far as the Bucks team Yi Jianlian returned from injury, I am afraid that in terms of overall lineup and strength, even the Big Three Heat team is not afraid at all.

The Heat have James, Wade, Bosh, and Ray Allen.

The Bucks also have Westbrook, Curry and Yi Jianlian.

After the start of the next second quarter, Adelman couldn't help adding more to the Bucks' list.

McGrady, Dragic, George Hill, Villanueva, O'Neal.

The second quarter begins.

The Rockets got Aaron Brooks, Chase Budinger, Courtney Lee, Chuck Hayes and Patrick Patterson.

It stands to reason that this lineup is already very good.

Dog is also worthy of being the most budget-conscious master in the league.

With Yao Ming and Kevin Martin already occupying a huge salary space, he can still collect such a group of extremely good players in the free market.

In particular, Aaron Brooks and Chase Budinger averaged 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

The firepower provided by the two on the bench can even be regarded as an All-Star player.

In previous games, the Rockets can also rely on an excellent substitute lineup to play at this time, gaining some advantages in the contest with their opponents.

But unfortunately, they encountered the Bucks with the second most powerful offensive firepower in the league.

The Bucks' Dragic is currently No.1 on the league's best sixth man list.

Averaged 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

"But tonight's protagonist is not Dragic yet."

CCTV commentary desk.

Su Qun and Yu Jia, who had been watching early in the morning, were extremely moved at this moment.

While talking, McGrady singled Chase Budinger with the ball in the bottom corner, and scored with an iconic mid-range shot.

"McGrady's technique of holding the ball, pulling up and shooting suddenly is really about to be lost."

"Especially when he catches the ball with one hand and throws a threat to attack. There are really not many players in the league who are good at this technical action."

"Fans and friends also rarely see this famous stunt once after watching a game."

As a Chinese commentator who has followed the Rockets for several years, what Yu Jia likes most is the days when McGrady and Yao Ming were partners.

Although both of them were frequently injured, it gave great regret to all fans.

But when both Yao Ming and McGrady can play, the attention and anticipation of that game will surpass the games of most teams.

At this moment, Su Qun shook his head and said in denial, "That's not necessarily true."

"Durant of the Thunder now is very similar to McGrady's style of play, especially in the pull-up shooting."

"McGrady is good at making strong moves after threatening on the spot, and Durant is good at making singles moves while holding the ball."

"Both of them do have such unparalleled talents, and Durant is taller than McGrady, and now he is also playing small forward on the court."

"However, I heard that Durant is making a request for a trade recently. This news has made the entire league like a dog scratching a cat. The management of all teams is extremely itchy."

But even so, Su Qun doesn't think the Thunder will trade Durant.

After all, the talent is too good.

If the Thunder really decided to trade Durant, then the bargaining chips they asked for must be even more exaggerated than Kobe Bryant and Anthony this year.

At least 4 draft picks to start!
Among them, there must be a top-five pick.

on the field.

McGrady is in a very hot state tonight.

Dry pull, breakthrough, wonderful pass, three points.
Tracy McGrady showed almost all the moves he knew, but missed a dunk.

The on-site broadcast footage was frequently shown to McGrady at this time.

But it is different from McGrady in the four major shooting guards and the All-Star period.

At this time, McGrady didn't cheer or get excited, and he didn't punch and shout excitedly on the ball as before.

He is like a knight who has gone through vicissitudes. At this moment, he only holds his favorite grass pheasant sword with both hands, and then wears a coir raincoat and a straw hat woven with dead branches and leaves, neither sad nor happy.

"It's not the best McGrady, but the best McGrady."

Li Lai looked at the most talented player among the four shooting guards on the court, but now he has become the most downcast player, and couldn't help but whispered.

Both Tyronn Lu and Marshall knew why Li Lai said these words suddenly.

Because McGrady is extremely restrained and diligent this season, even if he faces the game against his old team tonight, he doesn't seem to show much desire to fight.

Probably other players in the league or fans all over the world will think that this is McGrady who has the least fighting spirit.

But both Tai Lue and Marshall dared to stand up and say no at this time.

But for them to say why not, it is difficult for them to organize accurate language.

Li Lai on the side knew what his two capable assistants were worrying about at this moment, so he said, "A true knight will never draw out his sword and show it to the other party."

After hearing these words, Tai Lue and Marshall opened their eyes wide and nodded.

That's what I mean.

Halftime is over.

The Bucks have gone crazy.

An 68-point lead was achieved at 50:18.

Adelman watched the score gap on the court extremely helpless.

If the Rockets encounter other teams, there may be hope for a comeback.

But the Bucks, they are the most disciplined team in the league.

All players are meticulous in fighting on the court.

Therefore, it is difficult for the Rockets to come back.

In the end, the Bucks clocked out of get off work in three quarters.

In the last quarter of the game, Danny Green and Jeremy Lin teamed up to break out another wave of small high slots.

The Bucks' substitutes can play such a pleasing offense, and Adelman is finally convinced at this time.

"To be praised by Popovich and Phil Jackson at the same time, Li Lai, you are indeed not in vain."

"And now, I also want to praise your tactical arrangement on the offensive end."

"Coach Larry Brown said it well, you created the era of small ball."

　I finally finished my work, and I will add an update tomorrow.

　　This month is a little bit busy, and it is estimated that I will be so busy on the 20th before I can breathe a sigh of relief.

　　And after the 20th, it's New Year's Eve
　　But don't worry, brothers, I will work hard to code, after all, the playoffs are coming soon.

　　During this period of time, it would be very boring to watch it section by section every day.

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(End of this chapter)