Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 42 42. What a Shooting Guard Should Do

The Rockets played against the Thunder in the first half, the two teams were evenly matched, and the Rockets temporarily led by 2 points.

At the beginning of the second half, Harden took the lead and began to frantically attack the Thunder's inside lane.

Harden didn't feel good in the first half, making only 6 of 1 three-pointers.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Harden quickly entered the penalty area and dunked successfully.

Even if the outside line was put two steps away, Harden still broke through indomitably.

When Oladipo came to defend Harden, he used his height and weight to fight hard, and replaced Robertson to defend, and Capela pulled to the outside pick-and-roll.

The small throw after the breakthrough made it impossible for the inside line, and Harden was tightly sealed and easily passed it to Capela for a happy meal.

The Rockets' wave of scoring quickly widened the score.

Westbrook was not afraid, and also hit the Rockets' defense.

The two of you come and go, fighting in full swing.

It's a pity that there is a gap between the role players.

Ryan Anderson is a space-type fourth position, Trevor Ariza is super 3D, and Eric Gordon has independent offensive capabilities.

On the other hand, the Thunder, Sabonis is a rookie who dare not make a shot easily, Robertson only has a D and no 3, Oladipo is slightly better, and can only match Gordon in scoring.

The superstars exploded with each other, but the role players were weaker than each other, and the Thunder's score gradually widened the gap.

With consecutive breakthroughs, Harden played in a fiery state, suddenly shot a cold arrow, shot one meter from the three-point line, and pierced Yang with a hundred steps.

After only 6 minutes of playing, the Rockets have already led by 8 points.

Donovan had to call a timeout.

First of all, replace Robertson and Adams, Richard and Kanter, no one can defend, then try to match the offensive scoring ability.

The next adjustment was to use pinching tactics. The Rockets' three-point shooting rate today is not high. They cut off the starting point of the offense and let the opponent shoot wildly. As long as they are not in the opponent's rhythm, the shooting rate is not so easy to improve.

After the timeout, the Rockets did not adjust their personnel, but continued the previous tactics, Harden rushed, Capela blocked, and the others opened up space to wait for the pie.

Richard and Oladipo's flanking attack on Harden had problems with coordination.

Richard is defending frontally. Although his feet are weaker, he does not suffer from his height. Oladipo needs to be more agile, assisting and stealing from the side, so that even if Harden cannot be clamped, it can better restrain him.

But imagination is far from reality.

Harden will go to Oladipo, use the pick-and-roll or actively attract the two together, and then choose Oladipo's direction to break through.

Oladipo also accepted the challenge, using his body one size smaller than Harden to block, and then let Richard, whose hands and feet are not fast enough, to pinch.

The result is that the two not only bind themselves, but also influence each other.Harden broke through easily, and the Thunder's inside line was confused.

Westbrook yelled angrily, but the effect of two people's flanking was not as good as one person's single defense effect. He pointed at Richard's nose and scolded him.

Fortunately, the Thunder can match the firepower on offense, so the score was not further stretched.

After playing for another 4 minutes, Harden took a break, and Donovan also replaced Richard and Westbrook.

"Richard, you have to take the initiative to stick close to him and try to let him break through from the right side. He is a left-hander, and his shooting hand is not his dominant hand when he breaks through from the right side. His shooting percentage is lower, and it is easy to block shots if he changes hands..." Westbrook was still chattering to Richard when he was off the field. Obviously, Westbrook was very dissatisfied with Richard's performance in the past few minutes.

Richard couldn't tell, not because he didn't know it, but because Harden chose Oladipo as the breakthrough direction, and he couldn't force it.

Of course, it may not be possible to do it alone.

Back on the bench, Donovan called out to Richard, and Westbrook sat down on a chair to rest sullenly.

"Li Cha, did you see what James did?" Donovan pouted.

"He's drinking a sports drink." Richard was thinking about what Westbrook said.

"I'm talking about the third quarter." Donovan wanted to hit Richard's head with a tactical board, but he couldn't reach it.

Only then did Richard seriously recall it.

Harden didn't feel good in the first half, so he changed his style of play in the third quarter and used his breakthrough advantage to score. Whether it was by himself or after the breakthrough, this is the number one.

The second is that Harden strengthened his defense. In the 4 minutes that Richard played, Harden stuck closer, so that Richard had no chance to shoot a three-pointer. Although Harden still tried to run and break through, he would let it go if he couldn't defend, and let the inside line to make up the defense, but his defensive strength has actually improved.

Others haven't seen it yet.

"The function of the shooting guard has gradually become blurred. Now there are a large number of point guards who can score points from the outside, such as Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving, and Damian Lillard. Small forwards are also more comprehensive than shooting guards. There are not many strong shooting guards in the entire league, but James has done a good job. Although he is not old-school, he has done many things that shooting guards can't do." Donovan is not someone who likes to wait for answers.

"So what do you do when you, Richard, can't score? What can you do?"

It's not that Donovan can't see the troubles Richard and Oladipo are getting into on the court. It turns out that there is a deep meaning in not changing players.

In the current league, the powerful shooting guards include DeMar DeRozan, the king of the North, David Wade, who was abandoned by the Heat in his old age, the Warriors' super 3D Klay Thompson, and the growing Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and CJ McCollum.

There are really not many names that can be counted.

So the opportunity to learn from an excellent shooting guard has become less and less.

Donovan allowed himself to defend Harden, whether it was a single defense or an assist defense.

The organization is not as good as the point guard, and the impact is not as good as the small forward, so what else can the shooting guard do?
Still score of course!

Shooting Guard, the name of the shooting guard is divided into shooting and defense.

The outside space is wide, and the shooting guard can show his shooting ability to the fullest. The area between the paint area and the three-point line is the largest area on the court.

Originally, the area beyond the three-point line was also the activity area of ​​the shooting guard, but now it is occupied by people from almost all positions.

Power forwards and centers can't shoot three-pointers, and only ten of them will stand outside the three-point line.

Therefore, even in the so-called least efficient range of mid-range, DeRozan can still average 25 points per game.

Having a player who can shoot from any position and from any angle is a nightmare for the defense.

No matter where the defense is deployed, the opponent will score, and it can only be exhausted and tortured.

This is the value of a shooting guard.

Possessing stable shooting ability, excellent physical fitness, high explosive power and super speed, shooting guard is synonymous with comprehensiveness.

Although there are such existences among small forwards and point guards, they are a minority after all.

Just like Westbrook, he is so comprehensive because of his explosive physical fitness, but because of his too much strength, his shooting is not stable enough.

Just like LeBron James, he also practiced hard to shoot free throws before he gradually became comprehensive.

Just like Durant, he is actually better at scoring, but he is not comprehensive...

The second is defense.

The shooting guard has an advantage in speed, strong lateral movement and acceleration, lightning-fast hand movements, and strong bounce and reaction.

Look at the famous shooting guards in history, Michael Jordan's steals, Wade's blocks, and Kobe Bryant, who can't even play alone, are both offensive and defensive.

Come back and look at Harden, the most powerful shooting guard now, needless to say his scoring ability, step back three-pointers and offensive fouls make opponents very annoying.

Harden's assists are not due to organizational ability, but because of his strong scoring ability that attracts flanking defenses, and he can find passing gaps in the defense and pass the ball accurately.

The eye defense that has been criticized all the time is because Harden is too heavy and has to deal with a lot of offensive possessions, which makes him consume too much energy on the offensive end;

If you are too tired, who can't look defensively, it's just that you have more than enough energy but not enough energy, you really can't defend, and you can't even look out.

It turns out that I still have a long way to go.

Richard took a deep breath.

Donovan's mouth curled into a triumphant smile.

They have only scored in double figures for a few games in a row, so don’t get lost again. Young people must be suppressed at any time, especially those with a good mentality, a strong psychological quality, and a strong competitive spirit, so that they can rebound with stronger strength.

"Richard, Russell, you two play." Seeing that Richard's expression gradually changed from thoughtful to dignified, Donovan knew that Richard had figured out the joints, and how much he thought about it would depend on his future performance, so in the 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, the two were replaced again.

This time Oladipo replaced the rest.

Harden also returned to the court, and the Thunder are still 10 points behind.

10 minutes to chase 10 points, there is still plenty of time.

Richard played again, the situation at this time is very simple and clear, chasing points.

This is no longer a matter of Westbrook alone. His playing at this time has already explained a lot.

This is the decisive time, and the regular rotation should start on the field, or someone who can participate in the decisive ability.

The corner of Richard's mouth gradually raised, come on, the number one shooting guard in active service, I will step forward in your footsteps until I surpass you, and then continue to surpass more people.

Coincidentally, Harden also played backup shooting guard for the Thunder.

Richard is really following in Harden's footsteps.

Ah, bah, bah, bah, the Thunder must give me enough to renew my contract, and don't let what happened to Harden happen again.

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