The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 421 [Almighty Warrior]

The Nets sent Hayes, Scola, Hayward, Battier, Marshawn Brooks in the second quarter.

Three of them are from the Rockets, and the cooperation is very tacit.

Small forward Hayward has good outside shooting ability, good athletic ability and good rebounding ability.He is very talented, and Kobe even praised that Hayward reminded him of the Jazz's Hornacek.

Brooks often plays the No. 1 position in the Nets, and his habitual position is the No. 2 position. He is 196cm tall. He was known for his resemblance to Kobe in the NCAA and scored 52 points in a single game.He also broke the Big East season scoring record.The fly in the ointment is that he is a typical senior student, his skills have reached the perfect level of university level, but his physical fitness is not satisfactory.His height is quite suitable for shooting guards, but he is not good at organizing at the 1st position, and his physical fitness is not dominant when playing small forwards, and he will basically be eaten to nothing.

After Brooks entered the NBA, he did appear to be more mature than players of the same generation, but he lacked a little bit of change and the stupid energy of "I know it won't work, but I just want to try it".It is difficult for such a newcomer to become a superstar. His best level is probably the poor version of Brandon Roy. His physical fitness is not as good as Roy at his peak, and he is similar to OJ Mayo.

In addition to Hayes, the Nets fielded an offensive lineup.

The Clippers lined up Marc Gasol, Yi Jianlian, Barnes, Tony Allen, Thornton.Thornton is the only one who is good at scoring.

What Thibodeau was worried about before the game happened soon. Yi Jianlian really couldn't defend Scola. The Argentine danced "tango" in the low post, scored 4 points in a row, and assisted Battier to hit a three-pointer.

The Clippers' offense was also blocked. Hayes held Gasol Jr. out of the penalty area. Although the two men had a large size gap, Hayes's foot was very stable. Relying on strength to resist people is his forte. Jr. Gasol is slow and unable to escape Hayes' entanglement.The Clippers' offense fell to Thornton alone. Today, he didn't feel good and missed three shots in a row. Tony Allen also made a pass error and was intercepted by Brooks for a fast break score.

The Nets played a 9-0 offensive climax and overtook the score.Thibodeau had no choice but to take a substitution, allowing veteran Grant Hill to play, and Barnes took the No. 4 position and switched to small ball tactics.

Barnes was able to play the 4th position as a cameo and let him defend Scola. He was faster than Yi Jianlian and was much more accurate in judging fake moves. This substitution worked and finally curbed the Nets' low-post offense.

The Clippers sent all defensive players in the second quarter, and Thornton alone was not enough to attack. Hill played to change their disadvantage.Thibodeau also found himself making a mistake. He thought Hayes could let go. Unexpectedly, Hayes practiced shooting hard during the lockout. The ship was caught off guard.

When Ye Feng and other main players returned to the court, the Clippers fell behind by 6 points. This is the first time that their bench bandits were defeated by other teams' substitutes this season.

Thibodeau began to think about whether to let Josh Smith play as a substitute when facing the Nets in the future, and Barnes or Grant Hill start, so that the second team can also achieve a better offensive and defensive balance.
After resting for 6 minutes off the court, Ye Feng's touch began to deteriorate. He only made 4 of 1 shots in the second quarter. Howard was worse than him. He also failed to hit a sports goal in the second quarter. out of the restricted area and used his height advantage to interfere with his shot.Howard made a strong attack that caused a foul by Gasol and grabbed an offensive rebound, which was also destroyed by Smith.He went to the free throw line twice and only made one free throw. He scored 2 points and 6 rebounds in the half.

Midfield Clippers 54 57 points behind 3, Howard played abnormally, but fortunately Scola and Brooks stood up to grab points, they are not the main force better than the main force.

During the intermission, Thibodeau once again reiterated that the defense must be solid and the Nets’ offense must be defended, especially their mid-range and long-range shots. Scola did a good job no matter his footsteps or jump shots after high pick-and-rolls. Well, he is a player who cannot be underestimated. If it is not for the second team to score, he can definitely start.

Then Thibodeau arranged an offense again. The Nets' defense was too tight, and the players didn't know how to attack. They basically let the stars do it alone.After the cover, there is always someone in front of Ye Feng who is blocking the defense. The Nets are very tight with them, especially the starting five are good at defense. If Ye Feng did not cause Howard to foul in the first quarter, he was replaced prematurely. It is difficult to score 14 points in a single quarter.

Thibodeau said: "Ye, you should shoot from the outside, don't enter the penalty area. The Nets also have a zone defense, and it is difficult to break through to the basket. Kevin (Love) also pulls to the outside, evacuating the inside, and attracting one person's defense , Paul (Gasol) restrains Howard's defense in the low post, and if possible, try to keep him away from the basket. At the top of the arc, Stephen (Curry) has a cover. Stephen can choose to shoot directly after the pick-and-roll, or he can break through the ball ...Josh should pay attention to running and rushing for offensive rebounds."

On the side of the Nets, "Little General" Johnson still arranged for an outside attack, and the inside players responded. He will not underestimate Pau Gasol. Now is not the time for Howard to attack.Battier, who performed well in the second quarter, replaced Ariza and defended Smith, while Butler continued to compete with Ye Feng.

The Nets specially arranged tactics to defend Ye Feng. When he holds the ball, he should pay attention to compressing the defense. He would rather let others shoot than let Ye Feng easily shoot.The Nets didn't dare to send someone to double-team Ye Feng, that would lead to a very miserable death, the best way was to compress the defense and properly assist in the defense.From this point, we can see the gap between Ye Feng and Howard on the offensive end. Gasol can still limit Howard one-on-one, but it is difficult to defend Ye Feng one-on-one.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Howard tried his best to prove himself, stepped up his running, and prepared to use his speed to get rid of Gasol's entanglement.Wall's passing awareness is very good. As soon as he runs out of space, he can see it immediately and send the ball over. Howard gets rid of Gasol by relying on his speed, jumps into the basket and prepares to dunk with both hands. Gasol Reluctantly took a foul and pulled Howard down.

This is Gasol's third foul. In order to avoid making four premature fouls, he can only be replaced and rested for a while.

Kenny Smith said: "The Clippers are in trouble when the inside pillar is on the field. Without Gasol, it must be more difficult for others to defend Howard."

Barkley said: "That's not necessarily true. Think about it, have you forgotten something? The Clippers have a lot of people who can play inside."

This time, Howard made two free throws. 54 to 59.

Clippers substitutions, Gasol off the field, sent Marcus. Thornton, Thornton and Curry two guards with the presence, which makes people feel a little surprised.

With Thornton and Curry playing together, the Clippers' offensive power will rise to a higher level.Thornton took the ball from the outside, Ye Feng pulled to the top of the arc and made a screen to block Battier, Thornton broke through from the left with the ball, Butler quickly switched positions to defend, Ye Feng ran to the low post.

The Nets compressed the defense and Thornton lobbed the ball to Love on the outside.Ye Feng went to the low post on the right to ask for the ball, and hit Howard in a misplaced position.His ball quickly retreated to turn around, and Howard stepped forward to defend closely.

The two have confronted each other several times. If Ye Feng turns around and has room to dribble the ball, Howard is not sure that he can prevent it. Ye Feng has too many tricks to dribble.As soon as he was close to the body, Ye Feng didn't turn around, but took another step forward and passed the ball.Curry just ran to the bottom line and took advantage of the situation to catch the ball, while Ye Feng and Howard blocked the road tightly, and Wall blocked the chasing Wall.Curry made an open three-pointer from the bottom corner and hit the net hollow! 57 to 59.

This three-pointer is very morale-boosting.The Clippers returned to defense, and Ye Feng followed Howard.During the halftime break, Thibodeau also made an arrangement. If Gasol was troubled by fouls, before he re-entered the game, Ye Feng would play the away center and mainly defend Howard.

It's not that the two haven't faced each other before, Ye Feng's defense against Howard is effective.Howard stood in the low post, Wall didn't pass the ball, and Scola's high screen broke through, Smith defended, Wall didn't find a good opportunity, went around and handed it to Butler, Thornton stepped forward to get close defense.

Butler took advantage of his height to make a shot. The ball bounced out of the frame. Ye Feng caught Howard and got the rebound in the backcourt. This year, because of his position, his number of rebounds is less, but he has not forgotten how to grab rebounds. .

Howard had no choice but to return to the defense. Curry brought the ball to the front court without passing the ball. Ye Feng went to the outside to cover. Wall was too fast to brake and hit him and almost fell. Ye Feng didn't move, so the referee didn't blow the screen foul.Curry broke through from the right with the ball, Butler switched defenses, and Curry passed the ball back again.

Ye Feng squeezed Wall to catch the ball, and made a jump shot from the middle! 59 to 59.The Clippers tied the score.

The Nets attacked, Howard didn't go to the low post to ask for the ball, but ran to the high post to pick and roll for Wall, Ye Feng didn't switch defenses, Smith misplaced to keep up.

The Clippers' compression defense was successful. Wall's shooting was not good, and he couldn't make an emergency stop jump shot after the pick-and-roll. He wasted his extremely fast first step. People have a height advantage, but Thornton and Curry can't defend against penetration, so they can only end their offense with shooting.

This time Butler made another shot, Thornton tried his best to interfere, the ball bounced out of the frame again, and Ye Feng got the rebound again.He took the rebound and turned around to avoid Howard, and threw the ball to the frontcourt with one hand, and the Clippers made a fast break with three players.Thornton caught the ball and passed it to Smith, who was misplaced and Wall was defending.

Smith wouldn't miss this opportunity, feinting the ball with both hands, and Wall took a big step back, ready to defend the breakthrough.Smith didn't bring it inside, and directly made a jumper on the left side of the free throw line, and the ball was firmly hit! 61 to 59, the situation fell to the side of the Clippers again.

Ye Feng once again proved his comprehensiveness with actions.

(End of this chapter)