Basketball's best forward and guard

Chapter 28 28 [Exquisite Biography]

When was San Antonio with such a young starting lineup?

This starting lineup is very similar to the Silver Gray Legion in the 03 years and 07 championships in the 5-3 season. In those years, under the leadership of the Wake Forest Flying Devils, Pampas Eagles and French sports cars, the San Antonio Spurs almost took away a generation people's youth.

"Defense is the biggest reliance of this new starting lineup. This adheres to Popovich's consistent defense-first proposition. We can imagine how terrifying the forward defensive strength of this lineup will be when Kawhi ushers in his comeback. Of course , as far as the current situation is concerned, China Jiang's position coincides with Kawhi's, it depends on Popovich's specific arrangements."

In fact, at the beginning of March, Popovich and Jiang Hao had an official conversation. The old man hoped that Jiang Hao could become the offensive and defensive core of the second team. He was revealing to Jiang Hao that Leonard was about to come back. Signal.

For Jiang Hao, Popovich gave enough respect, he did not directly take Jiang Hao's starting position, but chose to ask Jiang Hao for advice first.

But Jiang Hao finally rejected Popovich's suggestion and successfully persuaded Popovich to keep him in the starting lineup.

Jiang Hao told Popovich that as far as the current league is concerned, it is difficult for you to find a pure inside player. Big men without outside range are unpopular. The entire league is advancing towards the small ball era. Given the circumstances, why didn't the San Antonio Spurs jump on the bandwagon?He can let Leonard focus on the defensive end.

The Spurs didn't do this before because the lineup didn't allow it, but now it's completely fine.

Jiang Hao took the initiative to make a sacrifice, that is, he came to do the dirty and tiring work, but he had to stay in the starting lineup.

As for the bench, Jiang Hao told Popovich that Ginobili and Tony Parker will never let people down.

After careful consideration, Popovich finally agreed to Jiang Hao's suggestion.

Therefore, when Leonard played against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home on March 3, Leonard ushered in a comeback battle, and the Spurs' starting lineup looked so incredible.

One big or four small?
People should call this the Spurs' version of the Dead Five.

Dejounte Murray, Danny Green, Jiang Hao, Kawhi Leonard, Aldridge, this starting lineup seems so full of infinite possibilities.

"This is a starting lineup full of magic balls, let's see what happens next"

The Cleveland Cavaliers' dominance this season no longer looks so obvious, at least from the perspective of the regular season, this is a team that lacks soul.

Because of LeBron James, although they are still the biggest contenders for the Eastern Conference championship, compared with their old rivals, the Warriors, their situation is much worse.

For the Spurs, today's game is what they hope to win, because before that, their Cowboys' journey was very miserable. The sixth in the Western Conference became the eighth. If they lose again, they will have to rank No. Nine, tenth.

Jiang Hao felt very sorry, his performance in the last few games was not very good, especially after being targeted more by his opponents, he couldn't handle the ball anymore.

Murray had the same problem as Jiang Hao.

The coaching staff gave them enough trust and told them that this is just a hurdle, as long as they pass, there will be a sunny road ahead.

Well, Jiang Hao shook his head, he also hoped that this damn bad luck would leave as soon as possible.

After being away from the game for a long time, Leonard didn't look very good in the first 2 minutes of the game, and his two shots were all black.

On the contrary, Love on the Cavaliers side was very active, hitting consecutive shots.

In the next round, Jiang Hao finally faced James on the offensive end. The first time the two teams met this season was at the Cavaliers' home court. It was at the beginning of the season, and Jiang Hao was still playing in the Development League at that time. .

This is the first time for Jiang Hao to face No.1 in the league, but he doesn't feel very nervous. Instead, he enjoys the feeling of sitting in front of this huge pressure.

On the right side of the paint, Jiang Hao received a point from Leonard. Facing James' defense, he chose a drift shot from an unexpected angle. This was his first shot tonight and he made it steadily.

"This is Jiang's favorite shooting spot"

In the next few rounds, Jiang Hao faced James directly on the offensive end, and it was unbelievable that he chose to shoot directly, and the efficiency of the shots was 4 of 3 shots.

The atmosphere at the AT&T Center became hot, and Jiang Hao hadn't seen him for a long time.

Popovich made personnel adjustments, Leonard was replaced, he just came back, it is impossible to play too much time, and his touch is not very good.

In this case, it is definitely a good choice to hand over the dominance of the field to Jiang Hao, who is in hot form.

After showing off his scoring in front of James, Jiang Hao showed off his assists again. During this period of time, his improvement has been all-round, not only in shooting, but also in organizing assists and defending.

After Jiang Hao brought the ball to the front court of the Spurs, he handed it over to Danny Green in the right corner. Because of a coordination error, Danny Green was actually not ready to shoot. Therefore, in JR Smith Under the pressure of defense, he could barely pass the ball.

At this time, Jiang Hao and James were entangled at the top of the arc, and James used his excellent physical fitness to push Jiang Hao behind him.

Under this kind of vision, even if Jiang Hao got the ball, he might not be able to do much.

Danny Green has never been a master at holding the ball. He threw the ball to Jiang Hao with a forced flick, but this is the rhythm of being intercepted and losing the ball no matter how you look at it.

Even if Jiang Hao, whose body has lost his balance, receives the ball, he will be eaten by James alone.

However, the script didn't develop as everyone should have seen.

The result on the court was that the Spurs miraculously completed the offense, and it was Aldridge who completed the final shot.

What happened in this instant?
It was supposed to lose the ball, why did it succeed in scoring in the blink of an eye?

The replay footage that followed gave everyone the answer.

Jiang Hao actually staged a wave of thoughtful and terrifying operations. The replay footage showed that when Jiang Hao was catching the ball, he seemed to have predicted that he might fall, so he put the basketball in his hand. The time was shortened to less than 0.5 seconds, and the first time he touched the basketball, he threw it directly and quickly to the unguarded Aldridge under the basket.

So, the result is that he did it, and Aldridge caught the ball and dunked the basket to complete the shot.

hiss!
Is this a balloon?

Maybe there is this element in it, but what everyone sees more is Jiang Hao's excellent overall view.

(End of this chapter)