basketball player

Chapter 299 Chapter 297: Four-Dimensional Pocket

Paul George holds the ball outside the three-point line. He is waiting for his teammates to move, and then he can send the basketball to the next receiving point.But at this time, Paul George made two very low-level mistakes.First, the ball is held too high and the center of gravity is not pressed down.Second, underestimating the opponent in front of you.

I saw a black shadow jumping up. Before Paul George realized what happened, he felt that the basketball in his hand had been stolen.

He subconsciously turned around and chased back, only to find that the speed of the stealer was not slow at all.

In the end, Chris Paul, who retreated in time, used his body to force the stealer to stop outside the three-point line, interrupting the opponent's fast break.

However, the stealer did not stop attacking.He turned around and approached Paul, and used his strong back to push Paul away.After getting the space, he did not break through, but retreated outside the three-point line, and made a decisive three-point shot!
In Henson's view, this is not an opportunity at all. How can anyone single-handedly shoot from outside the three-point line?Nobody would do that except that lunatic on the Lakers!
But this time, Henson did not yell at the sidelines of the training ground, nor did he call to stop the confrontation.Sure enough, after the basketball flew for a while, a "white wave" appeared on the Nets and a three-pointer was hit!

"God, this guy's offense is advancing by leaps and bounds!" As Henson expected, Vogel immediately exclaimed.

"Yeah, he has put the main team in crisis several times." Henson smiled and looked at the players who had just completed the three-pointer after stealing, and the players also looked at him.

Jimmy Butler, this year's pre-season training camp, Henson got a windfall!Originally, it was just a gamble on the potential of the No.30 pick, but unexpectedly, a lottery ticket was actually scratched.

Like the difficult goal just now, Butler has not performed once or twice in the training ground.Since then, Henson has been thinking, maybe in a certain game, he can appear as an unexpected singles strong point, allowing himself to take the initiative?
A season is so long, who can tell clearly?Well, maybe, there will be such a game.

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Jimmy Butler dribbled the ball himself across the half court, then went straight into a single with Kevin Martin.Even the most daring coach in the world doesn't necessarily want Henson to dare to do this, let alone Scott Brooks, who has relatively poor thinking flexibility.

Use a team's third shooting guard to play singles with the ball!What is this concept?If it were the Lakers, it would be equivalent to putting Devin Ebanks on the court instead of Kobe and Jody Meeks, and let him play singles with the ball!

Who is Devin Ebanks you ask?Good question, this is the concept of letting the team's third shooting guard play alone with the ball!

Therefore, seeing that Butler had no intention of passing the ball at all, Kevin Martin's first reaction was: What does this guy want to do?
As an old fritter who has been in the league for many years, Martin still knows how much he has.He knows that his physical fitness is nothing compared to the "birds and beasts" in the league.And his defensive ability is far from excellent.But Martin doesn't think that a young guard at the end of the bench can also single out himself!

"Damn rookie!" Martin felt that he had been belittled and insulted, he gritted his teeth angrily, and was extremely focused!Let a rookie single out himself?Then you should try it out!
Facing Martin who was gnashing his teeth, Butler was not stage frightened.He knows what he is capable of, and he knows that the manager knows what he is capable of.Only this group of enemies, they still don't know what they can do!
"Coach Henson is crazy, he is absolutely crazy!" Kenny Smith shook his head, expressing his confusion about Henson.

Fans all over Oklahoma booed the little-known Pacers teenager.

Against this background, Butler, who had been finding his rhythm, started!
Martin backs off so fast that he'll bet it's one of the most focused possessions he's ever played on the defensive end.Martin blocked Butler's breakthrough line thugly, without giving him any gaps.Want to squeeze your way out with brute force and toughness?It's not that simple!
But just when Martin and the Thunder fans were secretly proud, Jimmy Butler suddenly pulled his crotch back, retreated, and then immediately wanted to shoot!
"Small tricks!" Kevin Martin was concentrating today, so the blocking speed was very, very fast, but it seemed a little too fast.

Seeing Martin flying towards him, Butler took the basketball back calmly, and then jumped up and shot again facing Martin!Martin's heart skipped a beat. As one of the most proficient defenders in the league, Martin knew very well that he had been conned this time!

The bodies of the two collided violently in the air, but Jimmy Butler's strength still exceeded Kevin Martin's expectations.Even under such a confrontation, Butler's shooting action was not deformed, and he threw the ball against Martin.At the same time, the whistle sounded, and Martin didn't argue with the referee after landing, but immediately turned around to look at the frame!

Now it is not a question of whether to commit a foul, but whether it will be marked as 2+1!
No matter what you are afraid of, Jimmy Butler's strong confrontation ability allows him to make this mid-range shot steadily in physical contact.The basketball hits the net, two points are valid, and a penalty will be added!
"Yes! It's actually done!? Jimmy Butler, he won a three-pointer on Kevin Martin!" Kenny Smith said "Henson is crazy" one second, and shouted beautifully the next second.

Barkley sniggered from the sidelines, thinking that he was treated by Henson in the same way back then
"My heart is about to jump out." Vogel touched his chest. Every time Henson made a bold decision, Vogel was the most nervous.

"Don't be nervous, with such a big singles advantage, I don't need a point guard at all!" Henson became proud, why did he dare to field such a lineup that didn't even have a point guard?Because of the offense of this lineup, there is no need to organize!
On the line, free throws, hits, hit threes.Immediately after the free throw, Jimmy Butler ran back to the half court, waiting with open arms for Kevin Martin to approach.Henson looked at his eyes, from which he could only see endless desire, the desire to win!

Kevin Martin swallowed, and now he knew that he had encountered a hard problem.And Scott Brooks also looked confused. Although he had some understanding of Jimmy Butler before, his understanding was limited to the fact that he was an outside defensive gate, but no one had ever said Jimmy.Butler is a complete scorer.

What's more, Jimmy Butler didn't even make the Pacers' 12-man roster for the playoffs last season.With such a role popping up all of a sudden, Brooks didn't know what to do.

Compared with Wesley Matthews, Butler's defense is not behind.On the offensive end, Butler is better at attacking with the ball than Matthews.A strong point of offense with the ball happened to meet such a defensive loophole as Kevin Martin, and Brooks was defeated again without knowing it.

Subsequently, the Thunder's offense was still looking for Martin, after all, his performance in the first quarter was there.So far, Martin has scored 13 points, which is not negligible for any substitute player.

This time, Martin decided to fight a tooth for a tooth, to fight porcelain for porcelain.As we all know, Kevin Martin is one of the league's "Porcelain Kings". His superb acting skills are also one of the reasons why he averaged 08 free throws per game in the 09-10 season.

Martin used his old skills, and went to the inside with the ball to kill.But Jimmy Butler's steps were not messy, and he blocked it cleanly.When Martin took off, Butler also jumped up very quickly, and then took a picture of the basketball in Martin's hand!

A big risk that covered his face, Jimmy Butler didn't let Kevin Martin take advantage of it!His reaction speed on the defensive end is so fast that this old "Pengci King" can't even whistle!

Embarrassed!This is Henson's evaluation of Kevin Martin at this time.

"That monster!" Brooks was a little anxious. If the climax of the Pacers' "you sing and come on stage" offensive cycle was expected at the beginning, then now Kevin Martin can't lead the team to open the score, which is out of Brooks' plan!Not to mention being unable to score points, Martin on the defensive end will still be caught and played.

After the Pacers attacked, Butler still played singles with the ball.But it can be seen that the rest of the Thunder are already afraid of Butler.Their defense was not as tight as before, and their purpose was to give Kevin Martin some assistance in defense.

"It's useless." The corners of Henson's mouth curled up slightly, and at the same time Butler passed by Martin like the wind.

Sure enough, as Henson expected, Ibaka immediately rushed over when he saw Butler break into the inside line, ready to let this ignorant rookie have a taste of the power of violent hot pot.

Butler stared at the basket while marching, but flicked his wrist!The basketball flew past Ibaka's waist and went straight into Yi Jianlian's hands!

Although Jimmy Butler is not a point guard, he can do the most basic pass in the air!Once the Thunder's defense is attracted by Butler, Butler is very willing to share the ball with his teammates!

Yi Jian connected the ball and immediately made a mid-range shot.The basketball went into the bag, and the Thunder dropped consecutive points.

The No. [-] starting five Tigers in the Western Conference may be able to fight the defending champion evenly, and play each other's offensive waves, but what about the second team?

Bench depth, Scott Brooks shook his head.The Pacers' bench is like a four-dimensional pocket, bottomless, but Henson can always get something useful out of this "pocket".

From Paul George back then to Stephenson, from Leonard in the Eastern Conference finals last season to Jimmy Butler now.
Perhaps, this is the most frightening part of Henson's team.

(End of this chapter)