The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 370 [Defense outside line, break joint defense]

Mike Bibby couldn't guard against the vigorous and young Thornton, and Thibodeau finally made use of this super scorer hidden on the bench.

In Ye Feng's previous life, Thornton scored 38 points, 21.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.4 steals in 1.7 minutes of playing time for the Kings. As long as he is given a chance, his firepower is very fierce.Now that Ye Feng, Smith and others are attracting defense, it is easier for him to display his strength. If the whole game is defended by Bibby, it is possible for him to score 40+.

In the previous few games, Thibodeau reused Curry.Curry's organizational skills are stronger than Thornton's. He is also more selfless than Thornton. He always looks for his teammates first when holding the ball, and also considers attracting double-team passes after breaking through. Self-attack is secondary.Thornton is different, he attacks when he catches the ball.

It happened that Ye Feng was being strictly guarded, and Smith couldn't get inside. The team needed him to score, so Thibodeau simply gave Thornton the ball and asked him to attack.Thornton had already shown his talent on the offensive end last season, and he has improved again this season.

Thornton doesn't need to go to the basket. He focuses on shooting and attacking, which also makes the Heat's zone defense useless.

The Heat attacked, and Wade had just been blocked. This time, he was worried that Ye Feng would jump up again when he caught the ball. He observed the situation from the corner of his eye. Ye Feng didn't come up, but he missed the shot again under McGee's interference. .Love took the backcourt rebound.Quickly threw the frontcourt to Ye Feng to launch a counterattack, and the three of the Clippers hurried off.

Ye Feng caught the ball and handed it to Thornton beside him.Thornton didn't care who the defender next to Smith was or what advantages he had. He just moved forward with the ball and relied on Bibby to break through.

Ye Feng rushed to the low post, James could only follow, no one could help Bibby, Thornton went to the basket and forced a layup, Bibby's thugs fouled, destroyed the shot, and sent Thornton to the free throw line.

Thornton, Ye Feng, and Smith all clapped their hands. In this crucial game, he played confidently.

Barkley said: "This is really an unexpected change. The Clippers' game was actually led by Thornton, and he really played a role."

Smith said: "Once Thornton opened up on the outside, it was difficult for the Heat. The Heat won the first two games on the outside."

Thornton made two free throws, 6-0.Returning to defense, he stayed in the frontcourt and kept up with Bibby.Thornton also learned a lot from Tony Allen. His defense was not as good as Allen's, so he could learn from it, and it was enough to deal with Bibby.

Bibby passed the ball to James, and the fans in the stands were shouting James' name, hoping that he would beat Ye Feng and stand up and score.

Bosh pulled to the perimeter to cover, James broke through with the ball and avoided Ye Feng.Smith immediately defended close to the body and blocked the breakthrough route. At the same time, Ye Feng bypassed the screen, entered the three-point line, and double-teamed in front.

If it was a front-and-back attack, James still had the possibility to break through. Both of them blocked the front, and he could not even break through. , as soon as James paused, Smith defended close to him, James couldn't accelerate again, and passed it to Bosh, Ye Feng was in front of him, Bosh didn't have a chance to make a phone call, and then passed it to Wade, McGee and Wade took the lead Defense against breakthroughs is a strategy implemented by the Clippers. With his height and long arms, defense against breakthroughs is better than defense against backs. Wade knew he couldn't hit the basket, so he opened up space for a jumper and finally hit the Heat's first goal. 6 to 2.

The Clippers attacked, Ye Feng dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, as soon as James stepped forward, Love pulled out to cover, firmly blocked James, Ye Feng broke through, James quickly retreated to catch up, Ye Feng passed the ball Love at the top of the arc, Joel Anthony came out to defend, and Bosh stayed in the low post to defend McGee.

Love stood still, Thornton ran towards him, Love passed the ball over, Thornton dribbled the ball into the three-point line, got rid of Bibby, Joel Anthony quickly switched defenses.At this time, Ye Feng had already moved to the low post, and the defender was still James.

Thornton was blocked by Joel Anthony and sent the ball to the low post. James took a top defense against Ye Feng.

"Come on, I want to beat you." Ye Feng shouted to himself from the heart.He leaned against James, took the ball back and turned to face the frame, James took a small step forward, Ye Feng immediately dribbled the ball to his right hand, James moved laterally, but failed to block Ye Feng's breakthrough route, Ye Feng dribbled the ball under his crotch and jumped into the middle. There was no pause between the feint and the kick, saving a little time.He was about the same speed as James, and a few tenths of a second passed.

Ye Feng couldn't completely get rid of James. As soon as his feet landed in the middle, he immediately stood up, leaned back, and gently pushed the ball out. The ball felt very soft, even though James' hands had already sealed his eyes. There was still a "swipe" sound, and it was hollowed into the net. 8 to 2.

Navarro told Ye Feng that there are three levels of shooting. The first is to aim with the eyes, which is a beginner's approach; the second is to aim with the hands, and after jumping up, the ball is shot by using the hands and the sense of the position of the basket. , The third is to aim with your heart, which requires a very good touch. As long as you grasp the shooting rhythm correctly, you can shoot right into the basket even if you can't see it.Now Ye Feng's touch has reached the point where he doesn't need to look at the basket when he shoots from some positions.

The Clippers took the initiative in the opening game.

The Heat attacked, Bosh still pulled out to cover, and Bibby ran back from the bottom line with Joel Anthony's off-ball screen, looking for opportunities.As soon as Thornton was blocked and Love went out, he couldn't stay in the paint all the time. Bibby could shoot a three-pointer.In the first four games, the Clippers strictly guarded the inside, but were blown up by the opponent outside. This time Thibodeau asked to defend three-pointers.James Jones, Chalmers, Bibby, Miller, and Mayo must keep up.

Let James and Wade break through and score, but it is only two points. As long as the Heat send a shooter, their defense will also become loopholes, and the Clippers can fight for offense at that time.

As soon as Love went out of defense, Bibby hung the ball to the low post. If Joel Anthony could attack, he would have an obvious advantage against Thornton, but Anthony is not only bad at dribbling, he can't shoot, he can't even post up. There is nothing he can do if he is close to him. He has a height advantage but can't shoot directly. If he is too far from the basket, shooting is equivalent to giving the ball to the Clippers.

Smith and Ye Feng implemented a defense around James and Wade, blocked the passing route, and prevented them from receiving the ball. Joel Anthony passed it to Bosh.Bosh singles McGee, both of them are thin and tall insiders. Bosh is always uncomfortable when facing this type of player. Stopping the jump shot, the ball went wide again, Ye Feng went into the basket and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Heat were afraid that the Clippers would counterattack, so they quickly returned to defense. Ye Feng played the point guard and directly controlled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

In the frontcourt, Ye Feng passed another pass to Thornton, and he went into the low post to ask for the ball. Thornton got the ball at 60 degrees on the right side. Love stepped forward to cover, but before the man arrived, Thornton suddenly made a jump shot. .

Bibby thought he was going to make a breakthrough, so he took a small step back, and there was an opening. The pull-up jump shot was also one of Thornton's main offensive weapons. He did not hesitate to hit the needle with a three-pointer! 11 to 2.

The Clippers shot so high that the Heat were forced to request a substitution. Bibby was replaced and Mayo played.Spoelstra's substitution was timely, and Bibby couldn't guard Thornton. If Mayo is not allowed to play, the game may be lost.

Generally, the Heat will not replace Mayo until the last few minutes of the first quarter. Now the Heat must stabilize the situation.

The Heat attacked, the players kept passing the ball, James relied on the cover to avoid Ye Feng, Ye Feng was blocked, Smith followed up, which made James very depressed, the overall defense of the Clippers in this series was arranged for him, The defense against Wade is much looser. If it is McGee's defense, he has the confidence to score consecutively, but it is not so easy to face Ye Feng and Smith.Now the media is not clear why Wade is the true leader of the Heat, he is a softie.

James also attaches great importance to personal honor. He needs to make the data more beautiful, so he chose to take the ball, one step away from Smith, and made a jump shot from the left. Smith's hand was also sealed over his eyes, and the shot went wide again.Love defended out after the pick-and-roll, and Ye Feng went inside in time to get the backcourt rebound.

In the frontcourt, Mayo defended Thornton. Thornton, who had already scored 9 points, wanted to easily break through and get a shot.Ye Feng still gave the ball to Thornton, let him and Love play a pick-and-roll, and he went to the right.

Thornton didn't make a breakthrough, and passed the ball to Love who pulled out the outside line. Love lobbed to McGee in the low post. The latter singled Joel Anthony, turned around and missed the hook.Wade grabbed the backcourt rebound.

James and Ye Feng rushed to the Clippers' half court like a race. James can usually get rid of his opponent in a fast break, but he can't get rid of Ye Feng. The two almost reached the three-point line together. Wade still passed the ball. After passing by, James jumped up and caught the basketball within the three-point line on the right. As soon as it landed, Ye Feng was close to him.

James dribbled the ball with his back and hit it twice. Ye Feng remained motionless. James wanted to turn around, but Ye Feng took small steps to keep up, but he couldn't turn around. James' embarrassment was not obvious when he was attacking. Experts, even the fans in the stands can see that James can't beat Ye Feng in singles.

James was blocked from the route, so he could only protect the basketball and wait for his teammates to come up, and passed the ball to Mayo. Mayo faced Thornton, took a step to the side with the ball, stepped down and dribbled half a step away , Emergency stop jump shot.The two were about the same height, Thornton couldn't block the shot if he was slower, and the ball was scored. 11 to 4.

Mayo still maintained the same good touch as he did on the court, and hit the first shot.

At this time, the Clippers also requested a substitution.Exit Thornton, enter Tony Allen.The Clippers are going to strengthen their defense on the perimeter.In Ye Feng’s previous life, it was none other than Tony Allen who made Mayo a substitute for the Grizzlies. He is a defensive player capable of entering the best defensive team. Thibodeau finally gave him a chance to perform in this game .

The baseline ball was delivered, and Tony Allen said as he passed by Ye Feng, "It's up to you to attack!"

(End of this chapter)