Start without the ball

Chapter 78 Ferguson's thoughts

Li Haoyu missed the shot, Portel got the rebound, and the Spurs attacked.

Mills came to the front court, handed the ball to DeRozan at the top of the arc, and then sank to the bottom corner to open up space.

DeRozan didn't take advantage of George and only scored 2 points so far. Now he has a very strong desire to attack, and his continuous crotch dribbles are teasing Ferguson.

The 'defensive champion' Ferguson successfully limited Fox. The swollen Ferguson felt that it was time to defend the next star. He lowered his center of gravity, stared at DeRozan intently, and tried to interfere with his right hand.

The moment DeRozan saw Ferguson reaching out, he accelerated to the right.

Ferguson adjusted his center of gravity and slid to follow DeRozan.

Seeing that the right side was blocked, DeRozan stopped and turned around. After opening the space, he made a mid-range shot.

Ferguson was thrown away by a certain distance, and it was too late to block the block, but he was still able to use his long arms to interfere and cover DeRozan's eyes.

DeRozan had already aimed at the basket when he turned around, ignoring Ferguson's blindfold defense, and pulled out the basketball in his hand.

"Shu~"

24 to 17, the poor version of Kobe turned around and scored 2 points.

The false defensive champion was a little speechless. He had already defended the ball in place, but he still couldn't stop DeRozan from scoring.

The Thunder's perimeter defense has always been Robertson's job, but this year Robertson has been plagued by injuries, so Donovan can only forcefully mention Ferguson and hand over the defensive task to Ferguson.

After a period of tempering, Ferguson perfectly inherited Robertson's mantle - blacksmithing, defensive skills only learned superficially, and experience is still insufficient.

Ferguson thought to himself, when will he be able to limit a star one-on-one?This has almost become a knot in his heart, and he is a little too hasty.

Seeing that Ferguson was a little frustrated, Li Haoyu walked over and patted him on the shoulder, saying:
"It's okay, this is your first year as the main force. It's still a long time. People always grow step by step through failure. You will always be able to guard against superstars one day."

Ferguson nodded, ran to the frontcourt, and the Thunder attacked.

After Schroeder arrived in the frontcourt, he found that the Spurs still used zone defense to limit Li Haoyu's off-ball movement.

The disadvantage of zone defense is that if the core position allows the inside to get the basketball, the formation is easily disrupted after shrinking.

Schroder considered this and distributed the ball to Patterson.

Poelter is one step away from Patterson, which can both interfere with his shooting and prevent him from breaking through.

Seeing that there was no chance to attack directly, Patterson turned around and started looking for teammates who could play the ball.

Mills at the top of the arc saw Patterson holding the ball at the free throw line looking for his teammates, so he shrunk decisively and stabbed the basketball from Patterson's back.

It is true that inside players holding the ball at the free throw line can break through the zone defense, but they have certain requirements for the ability to cope with the inside line with the ball.

After the steal, Mills passed the ball to the fast-down DeRozan, and DeRozan dunked.

24:19.

With the Spurs chasing the score, Schröder pondered other ills of zone defense as he dribbled upfield.

In addition to standing at the free throw line, the zone defense is afraid of outside shots. Considering this, Schroeder handed the ball to Li Haoyu at 45 degrees to the left, signaling him to shoot directly.

Li Haoyu, who was forced to hold the ball, was embarrassed. Belinelli not far in front of him was staring at him. If he made a direct shot, he might be blocked.

"It can only be this way."

Li Haoyu dribbled the ball back and came two steps away from the three-point line, which was his sweet spot.

In the combat meeting, the assistant coach Harmon told Belinelli that Li Haoyu had a super long-range three-pointer, but don't follow him out.

Seeing that the defender didn't keep up, Li Haoyu kicked off the ground, coordinated his muscles and shot the ball.

"Shu~"

The basketball crossed a beautiful arc and entered the net, 27 to 19, and the Thunder stabilized their offensive momentum.

After the goal, Belinelli looked at Popovich, and the old man nodded at him, signaling to continue to defend according to the arrangement and not to change his strategy.

After Belinelli received the signal, he ran to the frontcourt and received the pass from Mills at 45 degrees on the right. After DeRozan got stuck, he lobbed the ball in.

DeRozan carried Ferguson two steps behind his back, squeezed the space with his strength advantage, turned his left foot to the baseline to prepare for the shot, Ferguson adjusted and rushed forward.

Seeing Ferguson rushing, DeRozan stopped his shooting action, stepped forward with his right foot, passed Ferguson sideways and picked the basket.

27 is better than 21
DeRozan doesn't move the tough George, but he is very good at picking up Ferguson, a soft persimmon.

However, Ferguson was not discouraged. He kept in mind Li Haoyu's words "You will always guard against superstars one day!", clenched his fists, and ran to the frontcourt.

Schroeder directed Li Haoyu to fall into the sweet spot, passed the ball, and wanted to continue to get assists in a simple and rude way.

Schroeder also turned into a tortoise.

Li Haoyu was also polite, he raised the basketball and shot directly.

"boom."

It's hard to beat the iron, and it's okay to try the ultra-long three-pointer once in a while, but it can't be used as a conventional weapon after all.

Fortunately, Noelle got stuck, got the rebound, and passed it to Li Haoyu again.

After squatting down, Li Haoyu got up slowly, and at the same time raised the ball, making a gesture to shoot.

Belinelli, who was on the three-point line, kept Popovich's instructions in mind and did not step forward.

Li Haoyu saw that he didn't take the bait, and the pass was hopeless, so he could only return the ball to Schroeder.

Schroeder faced Mills and accelerated hard.

Mills didn't suffer from speed, so he followed by his side and resisted a little.

Schroeder felt a little uncomfortable, slowed down and turned around, and made a mid-range shot.

"boom"

The iron was struck, Poelter protected the rebound.

In the next game, the Thunder were still unable to break through the Spurs' zone defense, and Li Haoyu did not attempt a super long three-pointer, and could only rely on Schroeder's difficult singles to score sporadic points.

On the Spurs' side, DeRozan's physical fitness was limited, so he didn't make any more shots. Instead, he used teamwork to assist his teammates to score.

After the first quarter, the two sides battled 31 to 34, and the Spurs overtook the score.

Tengxing commentary seat.

Ke Fan: "Brother Yuzi has been arranged again."

Su Qun: "Master Bobo has seized the weakness of Thunder's inability to cope with insiders."

Ke Fan: "Thunderbolt's management is really serious. Knowing that the internal shortcomings are so serious, is it really a man to not reinforce?"

Su Qun: "Salary space is too tight, and it depends on whether the multi-director can solve this problem."

Barrage.

"Don't panic at all, I still want to increase my position, and changing Grant to the rotation will solve it."

"I really think of Grant as a brick. Where does it need to be moved?"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo it"

"Brother Haoyu, come on!"

"Congratulatory message from Spurs fans."

"Your uncle is still your uncle. Mr. Bobo's zone defense will directly destroy Yuzi's off-ball running position."

　Thank you Ashes Ikki for your reward again.

　　Thank you visin and Mr. Chen for your reward.

　　The third update is after 11 o'clock.

　　
　
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