Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 16 16 [Mad Dog Mode]

Patrick Beverly, has a tough style of play and a tough style. He is one of the most defensive point guards in the league. Because he spares no effort on the defensive end, he is nicknamed "Mad Dog". One of the representatives of inspirational players.

When Jiang Hao saw that his opponent changed from Louis Williams to Beverly, his heart beat a little faster.

The current player's reputation on the court is not very good. Westbrook, who is as strong as the Thunder, has suffered a lot under his defense, let alone him who has just entered the league?
"Boy, don't be timid, as long as you don't catch the ball, we'll be fine." Beverly showed an evil smile.

Before playing, Rivers informed him of Jiang Hao's performance in the past week, so he hoped that he could put pressure on Jiang Hao on the defensive end.

In Beverly's view, Rivers is completely killing chickens with a sledgehammer. How can a Chinese player, or a rookie who has just entered the league, be so strong?

Thinking back a year ago, didn't the champion Lang Ben Simmons, known as "James's successor", be rubbed on the ground by himself?

The current league is inherently gentle, not to mention the rookies in the greenhouse. In short, Beverly feels that this defensive task is not difficult.

Of course, basketball factors aside, when he learned that Jiang Hao is also likely to be the representative of the next inspirational player, he, Beverly, could show kindness a little. he.

After the Spurs' offense, Jiang Hao and Rudy Gay completed a cross-covering run, Ginobili took advantage of the situation and threw the ball to Aldridge on the left side of the basket. I chose to shoot.

But because he was interfered by Jr. Jordan at the moment of the shot, he failed to make a hit. In the chaos at the basket, Jiang Hao grabbed the rebound by mistake and hit the shot.

"Little devil, you seem to be very ignorant."

On the way back to defense, Beverly said to Jiang Hao while holding the ball forward, but unfortunately, Jiang Hao ignored him as if he didn't understand.

Beverly's characteristic is not attacking with the ball. He prefers to catch and shoot the ball at a fixed point. Handling the ball is not his strong point. Under normal circumstances, after he advances the ball to the frontcourt, he should give the ball to Griffin to handle. , As a power forward, Griffin can not only score, but also excellent in organization and support. He is a rare all-around big man in the league.

However, Beverly did not intend to hand the ball to Griffin in this wave of offense. Facing Jiang Hao, he felt that he was sure to complete the singles.

He wants to use his excellent physical fitness to deal with Jiang Hao. After a few simple dribbles, Beverly quickly completed the retreat at the top of the arc and made a shooting action in an instant.

And Jiang Hao jumped up facing Beverly the moment Beverly retreated. This was a defensive prediction. He guessed that Beverly must want to hit him with a three-pointer.

Snapped!
In the next second, the crisp sound of blocking shots echoed throughout the arena.

Beverly was dumbfounded.

His three-pointer was slapped down mercilessly like this?

Shame, Beverly felt hot all over his face, and then his eyes on Jiang Hao changed. From this moment on, "Mad Dog" is officially launched.

"Sensitive defensive awareness, no wonder he has a certain foundation on the defensive end"

On the Spurs bench, Popovich's eyes trembled slightly.

Beverly, who can make the league's top players such as Westbrook and Stephen Curry suffer a lot, and officially enters the "mad dog" mode is undoubtedly terrible.

In the next few rounds, under his fierce defense, Jiang Hao either couldn't catch the ball, or made frequent mistakes or even hit the iron. Beverly is 185cm tall, and Jiang Hao is 202cm tall. Although he is a small defense, Beverly can Follow Jiang Hao.

As a last resort, Popovich had to replace Jiang Hao.

At this time, Rivers smiled knowingly. The so-called average of 20+ per game is ultimately vulnerable to high-intensity defense.

"After you adapt to this league for a period of time, you will definitely be able to do more things, so there is no need to be discouraged now"

Ginobili's encouragement made Jiang Hao feel a little better. To be honest, the past week was so smooth that he lost his respect for the league. Beverly's brutal defense just now is considered a A slap woke him up.

Although his right arm was a little sore from being pulled by Beverly, Jiang Hao did not hold grudges against him. The so-called law of the jungle is the best interpretation.

In turn, Beverley's strong defense gave him a clearer understanding of his own abilities.

Maybe a long time later, when he recalled the scenes just now, he would still thank Beverly.

.........

It was already the 8th minute of the fourth quarter when Jiang Hao returned to the court again. After halftime and the rest of the third quarter, Jiang Hao felt much better.

86: 89!

The scores of the two teams on the court are still very anxious. For the Spurs, the good news is that they are the leading side and have a good chance of winning this game. The bad news is that everyone feels cold outside the game. The shooting percentage was less than 30%, and until the end of the game, everyone still couldn't get back the shooting touch.

"Boys, be decisive, why hesitate?"

Popovich decisively asked for a timeout. He felt that the reason for the low outside shooting percentage tonight was related to the cold feeling on the one hand, and on the other hand, the players were not decisive enough and missed the best shooting opportunities.

"Jiang, do what you do best"

After the timeout, Popovich replaced Danny Green, who made 3 of 6 three-pointers in this game, and replaced him with Jiang Hao.

For the Clippers, Beverly is a defensive sharp knife. In this case, he is naturally on the court, but his task during this period is not to defend Jiang Hao, but to face Parker, because after Parker experienced a downturn at the beginning, Now he has become the hottest player in the arena, and the Spurs' ability to lead has a lot to do with him.

Good steel is used wisely, and Rivers has no reason not to let Beverly restrict Parker. As for him, he didn't care too much when he saw Jiang Hao return to the court. His son Rivers Jr. can handle it.

Griffin's mid-range fadeaway jumper hit steadily, 88:89!The point difference narrowed to 1 point. After all, Parker was a veteran. Under Beverly's continuous defense, he was also a little tired at this time, so he had to pass the ball to Rudy Gay.

Rudy Gay made a mistake while holding the ball and was intercepted by Beverly. Fortunately, the Clippers' counterattack ended with a pass that was too large and went out of bounds.

Outside the three-point line, on the left side of the top of the arc, Jiang Hao originally ran over from the right corner to cover Parker, but Parker threw the ball to him in a panic, and at this time he was unmarked status.

So, get up and down.

This is his first three-pointer tonight, and he hit it steadily, 88:92, and the point difference came to 4 points. With less than 3 minutes before the end of the game, the Spurs are getting more and more aggressive. A four-game winning streak is possible.

(End of this chapter)