NBA: Sharks at the peak, guard the basket!

Chapter 192 Big dream + Barkley + big meat shield, the giant of the Celestial Dynasty encounters the strongest double team in history! !

The Lakers attack.

Barkley still emptied Horry for two steps, guarding the waist in the right-wing paint area.

Fisher made a gesture to pass the ball to Lin Hong, but suddenly passed the ball to Horry on the right wing.

Barkley reacted quickly and returned to the defense quickly, but he was still behind. When he took a step forward, Horry had already jumped up. He took another step to block the block, and the ball flew over his palm.

"Shh!"

There was a splash, and Robert Horry hit a long two-pointer.

In the ESPN live broadcast, the commentator Albert analyzed: "Robert Horry's shot speed is not slow, and Charles Barkley can't put too much, or he will be shot to death."

Partner John Kyle laughed and said: "Robert Horry is not a tank-type or bulky power forward. He only weighs 109 kilograms. He moves very briskly and shoots quickly. He is synonymous with Mr. Big Heart and Key Point!"

Offensive and defensive transition, rocket offense.

Next, Dameng missed a two-point jumper under Lin Hong's single defense. Lin Hong took the backcourt rebound and the Lakers attacked.

Horry made a shot just now. This time, Barkley was obviously a little afraid, and didn't dare to shoot so much, keeping a step outside the waist.

In this position, he can return to the basket in time, but if he wants to help defend the low post on the left, it is a bit beyond his reach.

In the low post on the left, Lin Hong asked for the ball.

With the ball lobbed high and still in the air, Rockets small forward Mario Elli quickly came down to help again.

On the left-wing three-point line, Robert Horry has opened his hands, ready to catch and shoot at any time.

But this time Lin Hong didn't give it.

Although Horry is known as Mr. Key, his shooting percentage in the regular season is only a little over [-]%, which is mediocre and still cooling off.

Only in the playoffs did he become Mr. Key!

When it comes to the fierce playoffs, he will never be soft-hearted, giving the opponent a fatal blow time and time again, without mercy.

"boom!"

At the moment when Mario Elli threw himself on his upper body, Lin Hong made a sudden push back, coupled with a huge reaction force, the 95kg Ellie fell over immediately.

In the next moment, Lin Hong quickly turned around and made a movement of slipping the bottom line.

Dameng reacted quickly, retreated quickly, and was ready to retreat continuously.

In the process of slipping to the bottom, Lin Hong often relied on hitting, very suddenly, and knocked down David Robinson several times. He could not repeat the tragedy of the Admiral.

At this moment, Lin Hong stepped forward.

Almost at the next moment, Dameng, who was mentally prepared, retreated again.

"Retreat? So cautious?"

The next moment, Lin Hong who reacted immediately jumped up and hit a frontal small hook.

"Damn!"

Dameng cursed angrily in his heart, watching the basketball slide over his head, but he had no time to take off when he retreated.

"Shh!"

A pure white water splash appeared in the basket, piercing through the glass heart of Dameng.

I predicted your prediction!

The corner of Lin Hong's mouth curled into a sneer, his signature little hook is not so easy to defend against.

The combination of back attack + dreamy footsteps, false and true, makes the opponent hard to guard against and despair.

For a predictive defense like Dameng, once he reacts and seizes the opportunity to make a shot, the opponent has no time to return to the defense.

Whether it hits or not depends on Lin Hong's own hand feeling.

"Hey Mario, are you okay?"

Turning back to defend, Mario Eli, who was almost stepped on the floor by Dameng, immediately asked with concern.

Ellie, who was clutching his chest, was pale, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

Pain in his right chest made him cough continuously and it was difficult to breathe.

"Shet!"

Dameng squatted down and took a look, guessing that Ellie's ribs were broken, he looked up and gave Lin Hong a hard look, then rushed to the bench and gestured for a substitution.

"With Lin Hong's brutal strength like a beast, coupled with the reaction force of Ellie's own pounce, it is reasonable to be broken."

Seeing Mario Eli being supported by his teammates and walking towards the player channel step by step, Zhang Reasonable analyzed.

On the sidelines, Rockets coach Tomjanovich frowned, gritted his teeth, beckoned to the bench, and sent the prepared meat shield to the field.

Kevin Willis, an All-Star in 1992, is 213 centimeters tall, weighed 111 kilograms during the draft, and gained 133 kilograms during the offseason, completely becoming the rocket's meat shield.

Of course, the Rockets prepared more than a meat shield.

Kevin Willis took a deep breath and stood up from the bench.

"Kevin, you only have one task, use your tonnage to withstand the Celestial Giant, and don't let him get close to the paint area easily.

He wants to shoot outside, don't foul easily, just let him shoot. "Tomjanovich calmly urged in Kevin Willis' ear.

"I understand, Coach."

Kevin Willis looked up at Lin Hong, then nodded emphatically.

The game continues, the Rockets attack.

"Twin-tower tactics? The Rockets deployed Kevin Willis, and Barkley played the third position. Now the Rockets' offense has been weakened, but the defense should be strengthened."

In the ESPN commentator's seat, Albert analyzed.

"Lin Hong kept up with the new Kevin Willis, but he shouldn't have to guard against it.

Robert Horry can't defend against Big Dream, and he can't defend against Barkley. The Lakers are in trouble now! cried John Kyle, shaking his head.

Lin Hong had to keep up. Seeing the opponent's huge physique, he knew that Robert Horry could not guard against it.

He doesn't know Kevin Willis at all

, so he directly guarded the basket to see how the opponent's shooting ability is.

Generally, a center with such a large physique doesn't have a good shooting touch.

Dameng caught the ball on the right wing and singled Campbell. After a few shakes, Campbell lost his center of gravity.

Immediately afterwards, Dameng made a silky turn and scored a goal with a throw before Lin Hong made up.

Zhang Lili immediately analyzed: "The Lakers must make adjustments immediately. Whether it is Campbell or Horry, it is impossible to defend Dameng and Barkley. These two positions will be blown.

Lin Hong alone has no skills, so he can't help them too much. "

Su Qun shouted, "Now let's see how the Lakers attack. With such a big center, how will the Rockets defend against Lin Hong?"

The Lakers attack.

Lin Hong asked for the ball in the low post on the left, and Barkley was one step away from him, and only one step away from Horry on the three-point line.

When the ball flew down, Barkley didn't immediately come down to help defend.

If Lin Hong chooses to pass the ball to Horry, Barkley can immediately return to defend Horry, and the chance of a small open will disappear immediately.

Without a good chance to score the ball, Lin Hong started hitting Kevin Willis with his back.

"Snapped!"

During the dribble, under a collision, he only felt his shoulders and back slipped to the side, and the thick fat on the opponent's chest instantly lost part of his strength.

Like a slap in the face, without that thick, muscle-thumping sound.

Kevin Willis's upper body only leaned back slightly, and only his front foot took a small half step back, and his back foot didn't move.

"Damn it, is this a meat shield?"

Lin Hong was stunned, and was about to continue playing with his back when suddenly someone rushed to his side and intercepted his ball.

But it turned out that it was Barkley who was one step above him, and when he was dribbling and hitting, he decisively double-teamed.

The Rockets played a defensive counterattack, Dameng made a fast break, received a pass from Barkley, and dunked successfully.

"Barkley's help defense is just right this time, the Lakers better ask for a timeout now.

Although Lin Hong has the experience of playing a big meat shield, facing two superstars may help him double-team at any time. Even Jordan may not be able to enjoy such treatment. "

Zhang Lili suggested in the commentary seat.

Lakers coach Silver Fox Harris did not panic and did not call a timeout at all. He believed that Lin Hong could solve this dilemma by himself.

Facing the meat shield of Kevin Willis, Lin Hong was thoughtful.

On the defensive end, Barkley and Dameng dominated the Rockets' offense. Kevin Willis, a pie-eating guy, had no chance to catch the ball at all.

On the offensive end, Lin Hong is a little uncomfortable with the big meat shield. He has only encountered one such player, and that is O'Neal.

Playing against O'Neal this season, the Sharks also have such a large tonnage, but they are not much different.

And although the tonnage of the big meat shield in front of him is about the same as that of O'Neill, its strength and quality are definitely not as good as that of the big shark. It's a joke to want to block him just by the tonnage.

He didn't try his best in the back hit just now, it was just a trial, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by the hateful Barkley.

But it also reminded him that, unlike O'Neal, the Philadelphia 76ers didn't double-team him at the time, they just defended one-on-one.

Now there is Barkley with a very strong defense on the top, and there is a big dream staring at him on the weak side. He has to be careful and careful.

Two minutes later, he again asked for the ball in the low post on the left.

When the ball was passed, Barkley was still the same. He chose to let Horry take a step, and he was only one step away from him. In this way, he could defend Horry and retreat to double-team Lin Hong. The defensive experience is indeed very sophisticated.

"Snapped!"

Lin Hong grabbed the ball with one hand with his right hand and raised it high, but he didn't immediately attack.

At this time, Barkley did not rush down easily, but stared closely at the bottom.

As long as Lin Hong dares to pass the ball to Huo Li, he will immediately return to defense. As long as Lin Hong dares to dribble and hit back, he will immediately jump down to double-team.

On the weak side of the right wing, Dameng guards the right waist in the paint area, and also takes a step away from Campbell, maintaining the opportunity to return to the basket.

If Lin Hong breaks through Kevin Willis and goes to the basket, he can return to the defense in time.

He knew very well that Lin Hong could easily break through Kevin Willis.

Because the weight has increased to more than 133 kg, the moving speed is already very slow, as slow as a classic car.

On the sidelines, Tomjanovich nodded again and again.

This is how to defend, using a meat shield to hold Lin Hong back, no matter what choice he makes, as long as he holds on for even half a second, players in other positions can make timely supplementary defenses or even double-team.

At the same time, using a meat shield to liberate the big dream, the team's offensive and defensive energy will be completely released, especially the low-post weak side's defense ability will be extremely powerful.

"Crench!"

Sure enough, as Tomjanovich expected, Lin Hong turned around and slipped to the bottom line.

At this moment, Barkley and Dameng jumped down at the same time.

Kevin Willis occupies a lot of space, not smaller than him at all.

It took him two small steps to complete the turn, but his speed did not increase. At the same time, he was pulled by an arm. When he completed the turn, the speed was gone.

At this time, there was Kevin Willis on the right, and Dameng had returned to the basket and was rushing towards him with all his strength.

There was also the sound of sneakers rubbing at the back, and it was obvious that Barkley had also begun to encircle.

Lin Hong could only take the shot immediately. In order not to be affected by Kevin Willis, he hooked with his left hand, which he was not good at.

The moment he took off, Kevin Willis squeezed his body, lost his center of gravity, he barely jumped, not even a foot high, and his body was crooked in the air.

"Snapped!"

Barkley rose from behind and capped the ball he hadn't had time to shoot.

Dameng, who had already rushed over to double-team, snatched the ball, and the Rockets teamed up to complete a very successful defense.

"Pretty!"

Tomjanovich nodded emphatically, affirming the defense.

"It should be called a timeout. Two superstars and a human shield join forces to deal with Lin Hong alone. He is still a rookie, so how can he have any experience?"

Su Qun shouted.

Zhang Lili immediately nodded and said: "The key point is that these two super insiders are still top-level defensive players, and their ability to assist in defense is super strong.

Lin Hong hadn't been double-teamed before playing Big Dream, and it was the same when he was playing Shaquille O'Neal. He had no experience in this area.

The Rockets had a very good chance of double-teaming. Just when Lin Hong started to turn around and slide the bottom, he was unable to pass the ball at that time.

Just now, even if Lin Hong forcibly attacked, facing Dameng's defense head-on, he was not very sure. "

In the ESPN live broadcast, Albert said in surprise: "Barkley assists in the double-team defense, and Dameng also goes up to defend the double-team, plus the meat shield Kevin Willis, the Rockets' double-team lineup for Lin Hong is also too strong right?"

John Kyle was also shocked and said: "Two superstars with top defense + meat shield, can be said to be the strongest double team in history!!"

The surprised expression on Albert's face did not disappear, and after thinking for a while, he said: "From the defensive level, it can indeed be said to be the strongest double-team in history.

Superstars generally disdain double-teaming, but now the two superstars let go of their burdens and go up to assist in the defense. The Rockets' fear of Lin Hong can be seen! ! "

John Kyle shook his head and said, "I'm sure that Lin Hong's current ability cannot cope with this situation.

Not to mention Big Dream + Barkley, even if they take turns to help defend and add a meat shield to contain, Lin Hong may not be able to deal with it. "

Albert fell into a rare silence, nodded and said, "This is indeed beyond Lin Hong's ability. Don't talk about him, changing Chamberlain or any super center would probably be enough."

John Kyle laughed and said, "You let Dameng and a meat shield guard against another Dameng, what effect do you see?"

It's the same as preventing him from death.

The Lakers attacked and called a timeout.

Daben is still suspended, and Silver Fox Harris can't come up with any good ways to help Lin Hong get rid of the Rockets' encirclement and suppression of him. He can only strengthen his support and distribute the ball.

But the timing of Barkley and Dameng's choice of double-teaming is very good. The teammates' vacancies are all the kind of small vacancies, which are useless at all.

Lin Hong then passed the ball twice, one to Kobe.

Kobe Bryant shot over the head of the glider Drexler, almost knocked the rim.

The second time it was given to Horry on the weak side, but he was cut off by Dameng and lost a mistake.

Lin Hong had no choice but to fight hard by himself. After knocking over the tank for the first time, he scored the basket, but encountered Dameng's supplementary defense, and his throw was interfered.

Another time, Riley gained space for his shot by hitting the meat shield with his back, but when he hit a sideways hook for nearly two points, Barkley, who came down and double-teamed, took out a hand.

林洪在篮下进攻连连受阻，第二节8投4中，5罚3中，仅仅拿到了11分4篮板2失误1犯规的数据。

The Rockets sent 5 big caps and 3 steals in the whole quarter.

At the end of halftime, the Lakers 42:55, and the point difference was stretched to double digits.

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(End of this chapter)