The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 420 [Show power in the first quarter, teach Warcraft a lesson]

As Thibodeau expected, the "little general" arranged for Caron Butler to defend Ye Feng, asking him to keep up and not relax for a moment.

When the NBA enters the playoffs, what kind of players do the head coaches of each team need most?Of course Ye Feng is good, but there is only one in the alliance.The realistic answer is that everyone wants to have a "Desperate Saburo" with a sense of urgency, and Caron Butler is such a person.

Butler has a very shady history.Like many black players, poverty and crime have accompanied his life.Butler said that playing basketball is not pressure.So what's the pressure on him?The stress was watching his single mom work two jobs to support herself and her younger brother; it was being arrested at 14 and facing 14 months in prison for possession of cocaine and a gun in school; After being arrested 15 times by the police, he tried to convince people that he could reform himself.Fortunately, he managed to turn his back on his evil ways.
Butler is still very strong this season, averaging 12 points and 4 rebounds per game, and his contribution cannot be measured by numbers.He's a warrior, plays hard and brings a lot of passion to the team.He can not only attack, but also do dirty work, rebound and defend, a bit like the "Bug" Rodman back then.
From the Heat, the Lakers' abandonment, to becoming the Wizards' chief defensive expert, Butler's road is very tortuous, and he is fearless, even if the opponent is a two-time MVP.

Before the start of the game, "Big Mouth" Barkley made some sarcasm to Howard. He felt that the star should not leave his team. Howard took the same path as James, which disgusted him.

Kenny Smith said with a smile: "Howard went to the Nets to win the championship. I think this is normal. Didn't you leave the 76ers and the Suns for the championship?"

"Yeah, and in the end I still didn't win the championship." Barkley said depressed, this is his sad thing.

Kenny Smith said: "I don't know if the Nets have a chance to win the championship. Looking at the lineup, they already have the strength to compete with the Clippers."

When the players came out, Howard looked very excited, greeted Ye Feng, and said with a smile: "Ye, it will not be so easy for the Clippers to defend their title this season."

Ye Feng said lightly: "Defending the title is certainly not easy, but it is even more difficult for the Nets to beat us."

"Then try it."

Howard is very confident.There are not so many good teammates in the Magic. He has reached the finals. Now there is no reason to be afraid of any team.

After chatting for a few words, Ye Feng seized the time to warm up, practiced shooting, and felt good.

Barkley said: "The defensive tasks of Gasol and Love in this game are very heavy. If they can't limit the inside line of the Nets led by Howard, this game will be very difficult to play. The Nets are still sitting on the bench. La, he's also very good offensively."

Kenny Smith said: "What the Nets have to do is to defend Ye Feng and Gasol. Howard can defend Gasol. The question is who can defend Ye Feng. He is really strong in singles."

At this time, players from both sides entered the field.The Clippers' starting four remained unchanged, and Curry was replaced at the No. 1 position.Tony Allen is good at off-ball defense. Wall directly controls the ball from the outside and likes to break through. Allen's words are not very effective.Starting with Curry and having an extra outside shooting point, the Nets would not dare to double-team Ye Feng easily.

As long as Ye Feng beats Butler, Battier and others one-on-one, the Clippers will definitely win the game.Similarly, the Nets want to fight for Howard to blow up Gasol.

The Clippers will not arrange Love to defend Howard. Howard's shortcoming is height. Gasol has a height advantage. Love can shoot casually to defend Howard.

The Nets sent Howard, Humphries, Butler, Ariza, Wall.This is their usual starting lineup.Ariza's athletic ability is better than Battier's, and his defense is also excellent, occupying a starting position, while Battier's coming off the bench and Scola can also cooperate very well.

The referee blows the whistle and the game begins.

Howard relied on his excellent bouncing scrimmage to win Gasol, and the Nets took the lead.

Wall quickly controlled the ball across the half, and his 10.3-meter speed was 193 seconds, almost the fastest in the league!He is 207cm tall, has a wingspan of 100cm, and has a vertical jump of 5cm. His jumping ability is better than that of Ye Feng. With such amazing talent, he was selected as an All-Star in his rookie season. People are very optimistic about Wall's prospects. As long as he can improve his shooting percentage in five years, he may be one of the five best players in the league, not the best five point guards.

The Clippers did not arrange someone to mark Wall.They adopted a mixed defense, with Curry following Ariza from the perimeter, Ye Feng marking Butler, and the other three shrinking to the corner of the penalty area.

This is a defensive arrangement based on the characteristics of the players on the Nets. Only Trevor Ariza and Butler are the Nets starters who can shoot three-pointers.Curry will not suffer too much against Ariza's body. Ariza is not good at attacking with the ball. When someone interferes in front of him, his shooting percentage is not high. Curry only needs to interfere with shooting.

Howard pulls to a high screen, and Gasol also pulls to a high position.Wall used the screen to break through, Gasol did not switch defenses, let him pass, and Smith caught up with Wall in time on the defense, preventing him from getting an easy shot.

The Clippers' defensive formation made the Nets feel uncomfortable at the beginning. Wall gave the ball to Ariza on the outside, and Curry went close to him, making Ariza unable to break through with the ball. He is really not good at attacking with the ball.Ariza passed to Howard, and Howard passed to Humphries.

In the high position, Howard doesn't have many offensive methods, and it's hard for him to do anything with Gasol behind him.Humphries passed the ball outside again, and the Nets almost used up 24 seconds, but they still couldn't find a space.With 3 seconds left, Wall passed the ball to Ariza again. Ariza relied on his height advantage to face Curry's defense and missed a jumper. Love took the backcourt rebound.

The Nets players returned to defense quickly, and the Clippers fell into positional battle.Butler defended Ye Feng closely, and Ariza followed Smith.The Nets' formation is a 32-zone defense, with Humphries and Howard occupying both sides of the basket.

Facing Butler, Ye Feng was not easy. Butler was very strong, not afraid of confrontation, and his height was about the same as him.Every time Ye Feng faced Butler, he would feel a little uncomfortable. He couldn't turn around after receiving the ball from the outside, and passed the ball to Love. Love hung 60 degrees from the right three-point line to the low post. Hall catches the ball, and the defender is Howard.

It was also difficult for the Clippers to pass the open space. Gasol did not make a strong attack. After two dribbles, he handed it over to Smith, who ran to the middle. The latter made an emergency stop and missed a jumper.

Both teams defended very tightly at the beginning. The first 7 offenses all ended in iron strikes. The game lasted for nearly 3 minutes. Love pulled to the outside to cover Ye Feng and helped him get rid of Butler. Ye Feng took the ball and broke through from the left. Relying on Gasol's second pick-and-roll to avoid Humphries and enter the penalty area.

Howard switched defenses, and Ye Feng had already rushed up. While running, he first dribbled the ball under his crotch and passed it to his left hand, then pulled the ball up and turned left to the basket, avoiding Howard's block with his right hand and scoring a one-handed jumper. 2 to 0.

The Nets attacked, Howard singled Gasol in the low post, turned around and missed a jumper, Love got the rebound in the backcourt, quickly counterattacked with a pass, Ye Feng received the ball in the frontcourt and broke through, followed the same step before the free throw line, first dribbled the ball under the crotch He handed over his left hand, then pulled the ball and turned around, this time squeezed Butler to jump up and hit the board with one hand. 4 to 0.

In the next round, the Nets finally let Wall break through with the ball and hit a layup, opening the situation. 4 to 2.

As soon as the two sides come up to defend hard, when the Clippers players focus on defense, it is difficult for any team to score easily.

At 4 and a half minutes, Gasol caught the ball in the low position and hit hard, with his left foot as the axis, his right shoulder swayed slightly and made a fake move to the baseline and turned into the basket. He held the ball in his right hand and made a fake move to shake Howard, and then Jumping on Howard caused his foul. Although the ball missed, he got two free throws and made both free throws.

Seeing Howard made a foul, Ye Feng immediately had an idea, as long as he beat Howard down, the game would be much easier.He used double screens to take the ball and went to the right to go inside. After facing Howard, he attacked the frame and dribbled the ball continuously from the crotch to the baseline. He deliberately had half-body contact with Howard. Immediately picked up the ball, tripped his left leg and fell to the ground with a crooked right leg.

The referee immediately blew Howard's second personal foul. Howard felt wronged and asked the referee to protest, but he had obvious physical contact with Ye Feng, and the protest was invalid. "Little General" Johnson had to replace Howard. Warcraft didn't score a point and only grabbed 2 rebounds.

This was a perfect flop, and flopping is also Ye Feng's very powerful move. If the opponent is not careful, he will be fouled by him. He can fall ecstasy on both offense and defense without hurting himself.I learned this trick from Divac, this is Los Angeles, the home whistle plus the star whistle referee will definitely call a favorable penalty for Ye Feng.

After Howard went off, the Nets put on Luis Scola.Scola's offense is strong and his defense is weak, his lateral movement speed is slow in defense against pick-and-rolls, and he has no height to defend the basket.It's much easier for Ye Feng to hit him with a screen dislocation.Ye Feng's hand feeling was good today, he didn't go to the low post to make a strong attack, he just swayed the ball around and made a jump shot.Scola is a floor runner and can't cover him.

比分渐渐被拉开了。首节叶锋9投6中，罚球2中2，拿下了14分2助攻。快船28比21领先。核心之间的较量，叶锋轻松压倒了霍华德。

Barkley said: "Judging from the performance of the first quarter, Howard is still a bit overrated. He didn't take advantage of Gasol. He only took two shots and missed them. As the core of the Nets , he should try to take on more offensive tasks."

Kenny Smith said: "Howard's physical fitness and physical condition are among the best in the NBA. I don't think he is overrated, but his offense is a little weaker? He is already the best center in the United States."

Things are a little tougher for American centers these days.In this utilitarian league, people have already packaged the game to the extreme. The range of movement of the center is the smallest among the five positions. The star-making behavior, especially the packaging of the Jordan era, too many children started playing basketball by watching them play.
If a person wants to become a center, he must be tall. A center without height will not have a good pick in the draft. After all, the Moses Malone type is not popular now.And the footwork under the basket is definitely a delicate task. Without certain guidance and super coordination ability, it is impossible. This is no easier than forcing a breakthrough and pulling a layup.Those players who are eager to show are unlikely to calm down and practice low-post skills. James is the best example.And the assistant coaches of many teams are also point guards. How can they teach their players if they don't know the center technology?
Howard inherits the hope of a native American center. He is the No.1 center in the current league, but he is not as powerful as the No.1 center in any era.
This is not Black Howard. The league's pursuit of Howard and star whistle are in place, and his weaknesses are as obvious as his strengths.The first is to lose the chain at a critical moment. People used to say that Yao Ming's lack of physical fitness in the final quarter affected his performance.But not many people know that Howard's performance at critical moments is even worse than that of Yao Ming.Opponents will find ways to send Howard to the free throw line in order to chase points, and then he will become an "undercover".This season, Howard's free throw percentage is only 49%, which is 10 percentage points lower than last season.

And because of the NBA's star-making, referees also have too many considerations.The same move made by an unknown center will be called a foul, but Howard is often a good shot.And Howard's biggest benefit is to defend for 3 seconds. He often stands under the basket for more than 3 seconds, and the referee will generally choose to tolerate.Of course, Howard is not the only one who enjoys the treatment of star whistle, it's just that the NBA referee has gone too far.

Die-hard fans can easily find that World of Warcraft is not so good. At the beginning, the Magic had many shooters, which could create good singles opportunities for him and open up shooting space. Moreover, he moved quickly and played a fairly free role in the Magic's offensive system. His position on the court is also very good without deliberately positioning, and even so, it is difficult for him to score more than 20 points.
Some people say that the Magic's 3-pointers are good because of the inside. Ball ability, Howard's average assists per game has never reached 2, and the highest is 1.8 in a season. Opponents rarely use 2 people to double-team or defend around the front to deal with Howard. This also reflects his limited dominance on the offensive end. Is a super blue collar.

The Clippers took the lead in the first quarter and seemed to be able to win the game easily, but in the second quarter, the Nets' substitutes began to show off...

(End of this chapter)