Start without the ball

Chapter 40 Struggling
On the Thunder bench, Donovan thought for a while after listening to the description of the two:
"Li, you will try it later. If the opponent wants to completely target you and still refuse to let Schroeder pass the ball, you should not waste your physical energy and run, and wait for the opportunity in the bottom corner."

Li Haoyu nodded. He probably knows what happened now. When he was too impatient to communicate with Schroeder before, his tone was a bit rushed. He apologized to Schroeder and walked onto the court.

Back from the timeout, the Thunder attack.

Li Haoyu landed at 45 degrees to the left and took the basketball from Schroeder.

Made a fake shot, if Bridges moved forward, Li Haoyu could pass the ball to Noelle and cut into the basket.

After seeing Li Haoyu holding the ball at 45 degrees, Bridges remembered that the defensive assistant reminded him that Li Haoyu would not take the initiative to attack after holding the ball, so he must be careful about his passes.

Bridges kept his teaching in mind and did not rush forward.

Li Haoyu's shot fake failed, but he didn't lose heart. He passed the ball to Noelle and cut to the basket.

Bridges was on guard and followed.

When Li Haoyu came to the free throw line, seeing that he didn't get rid of the defender, he immediately turned to the top of the arc to cover for Schroeder.

Booker was blocked, Schroder successfully came to the 45-degree open position and received a pass from Noelle.

Bridges knew that Booker was blocked to death, but the death order he received was to watch Li Haoyu die, so Schroeder was empty and didn't go to make up the defense.

Schroder made a shot.

"boom"

strike iron.

The principle of the Suns is simple, Schroeder can attack, Li Haoyu must die.

This is the rhythm that makes Li Haoyu go to the bottom corner to play badly!
Li Haoyu was very depressed, and returned to the backcourt with a gloomy expression to prepare for defense.

After Booker came to the frontcourt, he called Chandler to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, he successfully broke through to the basket, and Patterson made up the defense.

Booker gave the ball to the vacant power forward Holmes.

Holmes made a layup under the basket.

21 to 24, the point difference has narrowed to 3 points.

The Thunder attacked, and Schroeder, who was one of the three, also knew that he was a bit strong. After reaching the frontcourt, he commanded the position at 45 degrees on the left side. He wanted to see if Li Haoyu could still save him.

Li Haoyu, who landed in the bottom corner on the left, also knew that this was the last struggle, and he must concentrate on this move.

Noelle came, and because of Li Haoyu's movement details, Bridges was blocked to death.

When Bridges escaped from the cover, he was already one step behind Li Haoyu, but he did not give up and was still trying to catch up.

Li Haoyu passed the free throw line, there is still Patterson here, Bridges is no longer a problem.

Li Haoyu, who came to the top of the arc, faced the absolute vacancy, and reached out to Schroder, who was 45 degrees to the left, for the ball.

Booker, who was defending Schroder, knew that Li Haoyu was empty, so he stepped forward and turned sideways to block the passing route from the left 45 degrees to the top of the arc.

Schroeder can get rid of Booker by accelerating the breakthrough at this time, but he didn't do so.

The lessons of the previous rounds told Schroeder that if he kept breaking through and using his own shooting percentage, he would not get many points.

Booker successfully delayed Schroeder's pass, and Bridges took the opportunity to defend in place.

Seeing that Bridges was defending well, Li Haoyu followed the previous route and returned to the bottom corner with two screens.

This time Li Haoyu did not choose to run to 0 degrees, and landed at 20 degrees, which is closer to Schroeder on the flank, hoping to catch the ball.

Booker continued to block the passing route near the bottom corner, but Schroeder still couldn't pass the ball.

Seeing that the time was up, Schroeder accelerated his breakthrough and made a throw before the three-second zone.

"boom"

The basketball hit the back of the rim, Schroeder was hard, and Chandler got the rebound.

Booker laughed, Schroeder can make a small profit, but the Suns don't lose money.

It's over, the last struggle failed, Li Haoyu could only play badly in the bottom corner.

In the next game, Schroeder and Noelle played a pick-and-roll, but the effect was not as good as the pick-and-roll of Booker and Chandler on the Suns side.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 28-26.

The Suns went ahead by 2 points.

Li Haoyu didn't take a single shot in the first quarter.

TNT commentary seats.

Pixar: "The coaching staff of the Suns was very well prepared, and they even froze Li Haoyu, who had been fiery before."

Smith: "When rookies first entered the league, the coaching staff of other teams were not very familiar with their style of play. They often performed well in the first few games, but after attracting the attention of the coaching staff, their performance would decline."

Pierce: "Yes, just like Jennings before, he started being targeted by opponents after scoring 55 points."

Smith: "There is also Lin Crazy. After the coaching staff studied his offensive habits, his performance also began to decline."

Pierce: "This is the 'Rookie Wall'. I wonder if Li Haoyu can break through this difficulty."

Smith: "Only by crossing the 'rookie wall' can he be considered a complete foothold in the league. If he can't cross this hurdle, he can only gradually sink in the league and become an ordinary player."

Tengxing commentary seat.

Duan Ran: "Several times, why didn't Schroeder pass the ball after Li Haoyu appeared open?"

Huo Nan: "Booker is blocking the passing route, and Schroeder's pass will be at risk of being intercepted."

Duan Ran: "Brother Yuzi didn't make a move once, the sun is too aimed at Li Haoyu."

Huo Nan: "Li Haoyu has encountered the 'rookie wall', I hope he can break through."

The barrage is quite realistic.

"Is Schroeder blind? He didn't pass the ball in such a big open space."

"Brother Yuzi was arranged clearly."

"Schroeder is too Kobe. Brother Yuzi must be better than him, why don't you pass it on?"

"Beverly couldn't guard Brother Yuzi, but Schroder was able to guard him."

"Schroeder is a gatekeeper!"

"Go to Felton, Schroeder is too poisonous."

"∑(っ°Д°;)っHow can Schroeder do this."

"Brother Yuzi, come on."

"Wow, are the Thunder's guards so real? Is it a tradition to defend teammates?"

Li Haoyu, who returned to the bench, slammed down the seat, vented his unhappiness, and sat on the bench covering his face with a towel.

Felton changed to the position next to Li Haoyu and said:

"This kind of thing will happen to rookies, don't worry, calm down and think about how to solve the problem."

Schroeder also said: "I really can't help it. Once you have a chance, Booker only defends the pass, and I can only break through by myself."

Under Felton's persuasion, Li Haoyu gradually calmed down and began to think about ways to break the situation.

The biggest advantage of playing without the ball is that you don't have the ball in your hands, and the biggest disadvantage is also that you don't have the ball in your hands. If you want to attack, you can't escape the fact that you have to get the ball.

Recalling every scene on the field just now in his mind, suddenly, Li Haoyu realized something.

He ran to Donovan and said, "Coach, I have a solution."

(End of this chapter)