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Chapter 233 The Consequences of Single Defense

After the timeout ended, the two teams returned to the court. After the Raptors had the ball, Kyle Lowry briefly took possession of the ball and then transferred the ball to the inside.

Siakam on the inside catches the ball and hits Ayton with his back. Siakam's back-hitting skills are still very good, his low-post footsteps are very flexible, and his skills are quite skilled, especially his turning and breakthrough, which seems to have been trained by a master.

Ayton also knew that his turn and breakthrough was very powerful, so he didn't dare to guard too tightly.But Siakam did take the initiative to find a confrontation, gouging inside. Near the three-second zone, Siakam was firmly held back by Ayton, preventing him from moving one step further inside.

At this time, Siakam swayed left and right, then turned to the left, and the whole person flew towards the basket while throwing a shot.

Siakam's finishing touch at the basket is also very good. The basketball fell into the basket softly and scored two points.

The ball was switched, and it was the Suns' turn to attack. The Raptors showed their tactics developed during the timeout, that is, Van Fleet and Powell switched defenses while defending.

Powell has a nickname called Bo Kobe, and here it mainly refers to his scoring ability. When talking about Powell's offense, the first thing we have to mention is his powerful attacking ability.Due to his excellent athletic ability, he is also one of the league's most favorite players to play transition offense. He averaged 4.4 fast breaks per game, and his scoring rate reached 1.25, surpassing 77.8% of the players in the league. Both efficiency and frequency can be considered.

The second is his excellent three-point ability.This season, Powell has taken 36 three-pointers every 6.7 minutes, with a shooting percentage of 39.8%. While the production has increased, the efficiency has also maintained a very good level.At the same time, his aggressiveness when hitting the basket is quite good, but unfortunately his free throw percentage is not as good as compared to players at the same position.

And the Raptors chose to use Powell to defend Kobe for a certain reason. Compared with the performance on the offensive end, Powell's performance on the defensive end is obviously more commendable.He has shown good potential on the defensive end since entering the NBA, and this season has ushered in a leap forward in defense.

This season, Powell's steal rate and block rate have improved, and the two data have reached 2.1% and 1.3%, respectively, which are career highs.Powell has been a very aggressive player on the defensive end since he entered the NBA, and he is very daring to make steals.The Raptors' overall defense is very strong, so the ability to force the opponent to pass the ball to form a steal is also strong. The combination of Powell's technical style and the Raptors' high-level defense is even more like a fish in water.

This is also because the Suns have Paul and Jiang Bei, which makes the Suns ball run well. If you are a slightly weaker point guard, the chance of being intercepted by the Raptors is very high.

Powell's greatest contribution to defense is in single defense.Although his height is not outstanding, his wingspan is very long, and he also has good strength, so he will not lose the wind in the confrontation.At the same time, his enthusiasm for the defensive end is also very high, and he is full of aggression. With this defensive ability, even if he is facing some tall wings, he can not lose the wind, and his overall defensive level has won the trust of the coaching staff.

From the perspective of limiting the opponent's shooting rate, Powell is a defender with a very positive influence. When he is on the court, the opponent's shooting rate drops from the basket to the three-point line.His long arms and defensive enthusiasm can always interfere with the opposing offensive efficiency.

From this point of view, this is also the reason why Nice chose Powell to defend Jiangbei alone, but it is hard to say what Powell can do in the face of Jiangbei.

Paul organized the offense from outside the three-point line, and Jiangbei started to run without the ball in order to save energy. After all, if he wanted to try to score more points, he couldn't play alone alone, which would consume too much energy.

With the help of Bridges' pick-and-roll, Jiangbei quickly threw away Van Fleet and came to the flank. There was no defense in front of Jiangbei, but Paul passed the ball in time. Jiangbei was about to shoot, but found that Powell immediately defended him.

Fortunately, Jiangbei reacted in time and quickly took the ball back, otherwise the ball might have been missed.

After regaining his stability, Jiangbei began to observe the situation on the starting field. At this time, Jiangbei discovered that the Raptors' abacus was a misplaced defense. Van Fleet did not continue to follow after losing Jiangbei, but went to find Bridges, and Powell stepped up to defend in time.

"Interesting, misplaced defense! Nice is worthy of being an experienced coach. He didn't show up at the beginning, but he showed it at this moment, and I was almost caught. But do you think Powell can defend me? Then you underestimate me!" Jiang Bei thought after seeing the Raptors' arrangement.

It was a long time to say, but in fact it only took less than a few seconds. After Jiang Bei understood it, he decided to teach the Raptors a lesson, a lesson of underestimating himself.

Facing Powell, Jiang Bei made a tentative step first, and Powell on the opposite side immediately raised his vigilance, lowered his center of gravity and stared closely at Jiang Bei's movements.

Seeing Powell's face as if he was facing an enemy, Jiang Bei smiled contemptuously, kicked his right foot on the ground and rushed to the front right, and Powell's reaction speed was also very fast, and he quickly followed Jiang Bei's footsteps.

But at this time, just two steps away, Jiangbei came to an emergency stop, Powell braked quickly, stopped to defend Jiangbei, and prevented him from taking the opportunity to shoot.

But Jiangbei was not as simple as he thought. Before Powell could stand firm, Jiangbei accelerated and rushed towards the front left again. Powell could only chase Jiangbei again.

It was hard to block Jiangbei's route in the restricted area by taking a shortcut, but Jiangbei took advantage of Powell's unsteady footing, turned his back directly, and jumped and dunked.

Caught off guard, Powell was directly brought down by Jiangbei, and he was charged with a blocking foul.

Watching Jiangbei walk up to the free throw line and steadily make the free throw, Nice fell into deep thought. Obviously, Powell's one-on-one defense was no way for Jiangbei. Looking at this attack, Jiangbei faced Powell as easily as playing with a primary school student, and was labeled "2+1". It seems that if you want to restrain Jiangbei, one-on-one defense will not work.

(End of this chapter)