The world of basketball

Chapter 44 Mudiay and Lowry
The fans of the Holy City are very upset tonight, because the traitor Leonard they hate so far has scored 10 points in four of six.

Halfway through the first quarter, Jeremy Lin and Belinelli replaced Mudiay and Lonnie Walker.

On the Raptors side, Valanciunas replaced Siakam, allowing Valanciunas and Ibaka to play a double-big lineup on the court at the same time, plus a small card, Lowry and Danny Green, um, In fact, this is a very Spurs lineup.

Varane increased his three-point shots last season. Well, from zero shots per game to one shot per game, this is considered a big breakthrough, isn't it?
Moreover, Varan can hit 0.4 on the basis of one shot per game, which means that he made 33 three-pointers in the regular season, which is very good, because he has a threat outside the three-point line.

When Mu Xiaobei and Brother Ade are on the court at the same time, they will take turns to play off each other, one digs inside, and the other involves defense on the outside, which makes them more efficient.

Mu Xiaobei faced Varan with his back. This is not a good choice. In fact, he should be pulled out to give Jeremy Lin a breakthrough and give Kuzma space to cut.

In fact, he is doing the same now. He passes the ball back to Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin passes the ball to Kuzma. When it arrived, the ball hit the iron.

But the rebound was caught by Mu Xiaobei, but although Varan's pace was very slow, he still helped defend.

At 14 seconds, the attack must be dealt with as soon as possible. Mu Xiaobei distributed the ball to Jeremy Lin, and pulled it out by himself, thinking about playing the same tactic just now.

Belinelli helped Kuzma make an off-ball pick-and-roll, and Kuzma made a direct three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Bang——

It was very helpless that the ball failed to hit again.

However, Adelaide grabbed the offensive rebound and slapped it lightly while grabbing the rebound. The ball went into the net and scored two points.

Leonard is called the framed version of Jordan, because he is indeed a retro style of play but also a super efficient style of play, well, he can score a lot of goals in one-on-one singles.

Kuzma's defense is much better than last season, but facing a superstar like Leonard who is dominant on both ends of the offense and defense, he still can't defend on the defensive end and can't catch the ball on the offensive end.

Many times, rookies grow up in such setbacks. Seeing the gap, learn from the pain and work hard to upgrade.

Leonard played back to back, turned around a lot, and then fell back, hitting a mid-range fadeaway jumper directly.

Popovich doesn't have a particularly good way to deal with this point of his former disciple. Kuzma is the best defender on the front line. Otherwise, who else can he let him play?Gay knee (zheng) cover (zai) not (lun) suitable (xiu) missed the game today, Bullock's defense is worse than Kuzma is not 01:30 points, Belinelli is also a little better than Bullock.

"Hey, Kyle, it's okay, just be serious about defending. The ball he scored just now was just a few dribbles. Do your job well. If you run without the ball and keep him in check, our offensive end will be much smoother." Bo Povic said.

After Mu Xiaobei picks and rolls for Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Lin goes directly to the basket to kill. The containment of Aldridge and Kuzma makes Leonard and Ibaka dare not help defense at will, and Mu Xiaobei follows up to the basket.

Jeremy Lin hit the ground pass to Mu Xiaobei, and Mu Xiaobei changed hands in the air and made a layup.

During this period of time, Mu Xiaobei became more flexible. Flexibility is the key. For a player to be able to maintain his body balance after a confrontation, on the one hand, it depends on core strength, and on the other hand, flexibility also plays a very important role. character of.

Now the lineup and style of play of the two teams are more like the style of play in the early 21st century, more retro, more emphasis on the inside, and rarely play counterattack fast break.

Lowry stepped outside the three-point line to meet Shu Hao's dry jumper and missed a jumper, and the long rebound was accepted by Mu Xiaobei.

Lowry, who was selected No.06 with the fourth overall pick in 20, has played in this league for 12 years. During these 12 years, he has experienced ups and downs and doubts, but he has also grown into a small steel cannon step by step. Grow into an All-Star guard.

Similar to many low-ranked players, Lowry also started out defensively, played steadily, and played steadily and toughly.

In the early years, Lowry had a poor grasp of three-pointers, and even fell below 30.00%. Of course, he didn't take many three-pointers.

Later, when he came to the Rockets, he grew rapidly, and his organizational and offensive abilities were demonstrated. He was very tough and liked to use his body strength and weight against the opposing small guard for a layup. He was also nicknamed the Little Steel Cannon.

After being traded to the Raptors, in Toronto, he was really breaking through, breaking through by leaps and bounds, and even made an All-Star starter at one point.

He has grown the most stable three-pointer. In the past three seasons, his three-pointer shots are 7.1, 7.8 and 7.6, and the average number of hits per game is 2.8, 3.2 and 3.1. This is very high quality The shooter's number of shots and hit rate.

Of course, he has never tasted the finals, let alone a championship.

But this year's team's lineup and James' departure gave him hope. At least for the Celtics, 76ers and even the Bucks Pacers, he has the power to fight, and there is a great possibility.

Although his good brother DeRozan was traded to the Spurs, he was later sent to the Lakers.

Their relationship is really good and warm.There must be many people on the Internet who envy their relationship, and there must be many people who say that their relationship is not that good.

But isn't that what people on the Internet are like?He enjoyed playing with DeRozan, a big, taciturn boy.

As the game progressed, the score came to 3:27 with only 26 minutes left in the first quarter. The Raptors led by one point, and the double counters replaced the rotation players one after another.

Although the tempo of the two sides is very slow, the shooting percentage is not low, so the score is relatively stalemate and relatively large.

Lowry played well in this quarter, scoring [-] points in six hits, five three-pointers, three hits and two, and Xiaoka also scored [-] points.Yes, the other players of the Raptors did not score, and the teammates, including Xiaoka, had a poor shooting percentage in the second half.

During the timeout, Mudiay looked at Lowry who was walking off the field and high-fiving his teammates. He watched closely, recalling Lowry's grasp of the game and the many moves he made when he was facing him.

He remembered what the coach said: "Your best development is to develop in the direction of Lowry. Your style of play is very similar: the same is strong, the same likes to use the body to break through, and the same defensive end is good. It's just that he is more than you. Three-point shooting ability."

Even, I am five centimeters taller than Lowry.

Mudiay thought, compared to Lowry, his experience, control of the rhythm of the game, and his long-range shooting are all shortcomings.

But, I already have a good goal, don't I?Although the first three years were a bit of a waste, but now I have a template for my own development, a goal, a good team, good teammates and a good atmosphere.

I will surpass you.

Mudiay looked at Lowry who was watching the situation on the field in silence, and thought with a smile.

　I am very grateful to [Old Pi $_$] for the three recommendation votes and [Poor Monk Lingyu Dharma Name Huanxi Chan] for the two recommendation tickets. I am very grateful for the two companions during this difficult time, really Thank you so much.

　　Don't stay up late.

　　good night.

　　Thank you Xiaoqiao again.

　　


(End of this chapter)