The world of basketball

Chapter 57 Walker's Three Pointer
"Mu, don't be lazy, every defense must be in place." Popovich no longer calls Mu Xiaobei Wood, but calls him Mu in Chinese, and Kuzma prefers to be called Xiaobei. Knowing that in China, people are called by their first name without their last name, and only close friends or elders will call them this way.

I just don't know whether Kuzma regards Mu Xiaobei as a close friend or a junior.

"Play more at the low post, play more at the basket, shoot less three-pointers, don't let them counterattack, control mistakes, don't care about the score, just care about you completing your tasks on the court." Bo Povich growled.

Many times during the timeout, Popovich doesn't talk about tactics or anything. He prefers to emphasize more on style of play, focus and discipline.

After the timeout, Mudiay is very stable. As a young man, he rarely makes difficult dribbles or irrational shooting choices, because once he does, Popovich will let him sit on the bench.

The stabilized Mudiay is a point guard who can properly control mistakes, and his goal for himself is to develop in the direction of Lowry.

Lonnie Walker received the ball and rushed to the basket under the cover of Mu Xiaobei. Facing the double defense of Green and Cousins, his body was almost twisted, but he still hit the ball high and scored the ball.

Lonnie Walker is also chasing his idol and goal-Wade, and his template is also Wade.

Great explosiveness, great finishing around the rim, great athleticism, great jumping, great speed, great defensive sense, um, and terrible shooting.

It's just that his excellence is inferior to Wade's.

Walker worked hard, really hard. In fact, these four young people are very hardworking. Lonnie Walker and Mudiay will always pester their shooting coach Chip Engelland, which makes Engelland very annoying. Very pleased.

He saw the efforts of these two young people, just like Leonard, Leonard's shooting ability was also very bad back then, Popovich was able to replace a large part of Leonard with George Hill The source of confidence is England.

He should be the best shooting coach in the world, and he also gave Mu Xiaobei a lot of advice, which benefited Mu Xiaobei a lot.

So in fact, the shooting ability of Walker and Mudiay is improving, but the improvement of shooting ability cannot be seen in a day or two. It needs to form muscle memory and requires hard work day after day.

Green cut to the basket with a pass, but Aldridge defended well. Cousins ​​​​did not pass the ball in time, but Clay, who ran in the figure of eight, benefited from Green's off-ball pick-and-roll and ran to the left corner. Alder and Walker is firmly hung up.

The moment Cousins ​​passed the ball, Mu Xiaobei hurried over to defend Clay, and when Clay returned the pass, Adelaide had already rushed in front of Cousins.

"Good ball, good defensive communication and tacit understanding. Although the Spurs seem to have a slow pace, you can find the beauty in every round of them carefully." Wang Meng said.

As soon as the words fell, Cousins ​​scored the ball against Adelaide.

"Hey, you poisonous milk. But it's really a good defense, but who told you that it was Cousins." Yang Yi said.

Popovich didn't blame his disciple, but clapped his hands and said, "Good defense, it's okay to get in position quickly."

Cousins' Achilles tendon injury has indeed affected his game state. He can't jump as high as before, and his explosive speed and so on are not as fast as before.

But that is compared to his past. Even if it is an Achilles tendon injury, the physical condition of Cousins ​​​​who has returned from the injury is also at the top of the NBA. Coupled with his skills and awareness, he is still the All-Star center. The physical condition has declined a little bit compared to before.

After a cross screen, Lonnie Walker ran out of space, and Mu Xiaobei handed the ball to Walker.

Clay saw that it was Walker, and he didn't rush up to defend, because, um, Walker's three-pointers only made 20.00% of his shots, and Mu Xiaobei firmly blocked Walker's body after the ball. The defensive pressure that can be caused by jumping up is also limited.

But what he didn't expect was that Walker's three-pointer actually scored.

"Good shot Lonnie Walker, after talking about the Spurs' games, I found that Walker has gradually started to shoot three-pointers." Wang Meng said.

"Yes, this is a sign that Walker's three-pointers are beginning to be sure, otherwise Mr. Bobo would not let him shoot three-pointers for so many games in a row." Yang Yi said.

Gradually, the two sides began to change into a rotation lineup, and Jeremy Lin was also replaced.

Fans can still vividly remember Jeremy Lin's 48 points and logo lore in the Warriors game, but Jeremy Lin's desire to attack in this game is not very high, but he is more inclined to play for his teammates.

Cousins ​​was replaced. Although Cousins ​​has fully recovered from his injury this season, the Warriors still haven't allowed him to play for a long time, basically 245 minutes per game.

Mu Xiaobei's opponent is Jones, a young man with good physical fitness. He has great jumping speed, not slow, and has confrontation, but he is easy to be cheated and fouled.

At least this time it was the third foul that Mu Xiaobei had cheated on Jones.

Since Mu Xiaobei made that statement, the referees have not been so harsh on Mu Xiaobei and Jeremy Lin. It can be seen that the league also knows the power of Chinese public opinion.

Jeremy Lin increased his desire to attack after Mu Xiaobei and Ade both left the field, and after Gay, Gasol, and Belinelli entered the field.

One speeded past Cook, and after hitting the basket, he didn't take three steps, but took the ball with his right hand and raised it up. Well, he learned this from Ginobili, and Clay also likes to use it.

Jones was swayed, and Jeremy Lin turned around and shot a jumper.

"A good player, he knows his position very well. As a veteran, he also takes care of Mu Xiaobei, whether it's on or off the court," Wang Meng said.

"Yes, he is becoming more and more stable, and he is the core of the Spurs' rotation." Yang Yi said.

The Spurs have no shortage of offensive firepower in rotation. Belinelli, Bullock, Gay, and Gasol have to support and support, three-pointers have three-pointers, and impacts have impacts, but the defensive end is indeed a little bit worse.

Gay and Gasol are old, Belinelli Bullock and Jeremy Lin are not known for their defense, and even defense is their shortcoming.

Durant faced Gay, but he didn't play well. Although Gay no longer had the explosive power of his youth, he has become a veteran, using experience to make Durant's offense a bit sluggish.

In this way, the Spurs' second lineup is not too inferior to the Warriors' Cook + Clay + Nick Young + Durant + Jones' second lineup.

Jeremy Lin made a three-pointer over Cook's head. Jeremy Lin's long-range shot was still his shortcoming, but now he is more and more confident. England also gave him many good suggestions.

Durant missed Gay again in a post-up single. Durant has been a bit over this period of time.

In the last five seconds, Jeremy Lin received the serve and rushed from the backcourt to the frontcourt like a hot wheel. His still excellent speed allowed him to pass two Warriors players who blocked him on the way, and finally stepped back to meet him. Klay and Cook made two-handed three-pointers at the buzzer.

In just 4 minutes, he has scored ten points.

Jeremy Lin is getting closer to Manu's role.

(End of this chapter)