The world of basketball

Chapter 65
Howard hates Yao Ming very much. Well, I mean he hates playing against Yao Ming very much. In fact, he doesn't like the inside lane like this.

Howard's lower-body strength is more reflected in his help defense and jumping, rather than low-post defense.He can also defend the low post, but he is not good at it.

Even in the years when he won the best defensive player, he won the votes of the best defensive player by virtue of his excellent help defense-whether it is the center line help defense or the wing help defense, not the low defense.

And in the low post, his downside strength is not good at confrontation, so Yao Ming hit Howard in the low post back then, and he was not at a disadvantage in defending Howard in the low post.

After all, until now, Howard's low-post singles skills have not improved much. Well, this is still due to his downside not being good at low-post confrontation.

Moreover, Howard's tactical status gradually declined during the Rockets' years, and he was basically just eating cakes in the later stage.

Although Mu Xiaobei's current skills are rich, but there is no one that can stand alone, such as Nowitzki's backward golden rooster independence, Duncan's 45-degree angle board and so on. He just learned the skills of his predecessors There are many, and they are indeed used well, but they have not reached the level of proficiency like their predecessors.

But this is enough for Mu Xiaobei to gain a foothold in this league, even if it is the best basketball league in the world.

In the third quarter of the game, Mu Xiaobei hit Howard three times in the low post. The first time he turned around and raised his hand to shake Howard away, and then took a step forward and lightly picked the basketball in with his left hand.

The second time was when Mu Xiaobei received the ball after the pick-and-roll without the ball in the waist position. He should have passed the ball to Jeremy Lin, but Rivers chased him too close, and Mu Xiaobei only made a hand-to-hand feint. , but tricked Howard, after which Mu Xiaobei turned around and threw away half of Howard's body, and then accelerated with strides and succeeded with a slash.

The third one is that Mu Xiaobei landed in the bottom corner. After catching the ball, he made a fake shot that sent Howard flying, and then took a step to the right. After the lateral move, he made a three-pointer.

This is generally a very common technical movement for catch and shoot players, and then comes out of the off-ball screen, shakes the ball, and then moves sideways to find space for a three-point shot.

Very smooth, Mu Xiaobei's movements are also very smooth.

"Mu Xiaobei, why is he good at everything?" Ke Fan said, "Whether it's the first position, the second position, or the fifth position, he seems to know a little bit, and he might not be able to use one move at any time. People's eyes light up."

"But let's say, Mu Xiaobei himself is very hardworking and has a strong learning ability, but his situation is also very lucky," Yang Yi said: "He first met Yao Ming, and Yao Ming almost used most of his skills. Taught it to Mu Xiaobei."

"Then, in the CBA, he is very talented. The young man is very humble and polite. Many Liaoning team members, including local players from other teams, like him very much. Yi Jianlian also taught Mu Xiaobei a lot of skills."

"Later, Mu Xiaobei came to the Lakers and became friends with McGee, Stephenson, and Rondo. These are all athletes who have seen the world. It can be said that Mu Xiaobei has benefited a lot from them." Yang Yi said.

"The Spurs can be said to be the moment when Mu Xiaobei has improved the most. Whether it is the veteran Gasol, Aldridge or the retired Duncan, he will teach Mu Xiaobei both hands. In addition, the Spurs' shooting coach Englander is very concerned about his shooting stability. There's a lot to say about his improvement and his shot selection in confrontation."

Yang Yi is like a roundworm in Mu Xiaobei's stomach. He knows Mu Xiaobei's situation since he entered the NBA very well, and he tells Mu Xiaobei's experience like a treasure.

I don't know why, Mu Xiaobei seems to have a kind of charm, no matter where he goes, he seems to be welcomed, well, maybe it is the unique humility and politeness of Chinese people, he will be welcomed wherever he goes.

Howard and Wall pick and roll again. After the pick and roll, Howard quickly slid down, and Wall plunged into the Spurs' defenders, walked to the bottom line and passed halfway through the half court to Bill who was ambushing on the bottom line.

Bill received the ball and missed a three-pointer against Lonnie Walker's defense.

"You can't play like this, the Wizards. The Wizards have missed seven shots in a row, while the Spurs have made five shots in a row. This time, the score will be widened." Ke Fan said.

"I think the Wizards should be more aggressive and play more inside for Howard." Yang Yi said: "We can see that the Wizards' offenses have been like this for several times in a row. Wall went to the basket and was beaten by Mu Xiaobei and Jeremy Lin. Both were blocked, and the passing route between him and Howard was blocked by Mu Xiaobei, so he could only pass to Bill. At that time, it was difficult for Bill to make effective adjustments, because the attack time was approaching, and this strong The three-point shooting percentage is definitely not high."

"I think, if the Spurs can still score the ball next time, the Wizards will request a timeout." Ke Fan said.

With that said, Jeremy Lin greeted Mu Xiaobei to a high position, and Mu Xiaobei made a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin between the free throw line and the top of the arc.

Jeremy Lin ran the pick-and-roll, and Mu Xiaobei still cut outside. This time, Wall successfully squeezed past Jeremy Lin and the basket, and Howard was mentioned in the high position to defend Mu Xiaobei's three-pointer.

Kuzma used Alder's off-the-ball pick-and-roll to get rid of Porter. Jeremy Lin handled the ground pass very skillfully. When Kuzma received the ball, there was an open space. Well, Howard had been pulled out by Mu Xiaobei.

Kuzma scored with a small reverse hook, and the Wizards requested a timeout. At this time, the point difference came to [-] points.

The [-]-point difference is basically difficult to even out in the game against the Spurs.

Are the Spurs really that strong?
Have!
But just looking at the lineup on paper, it seems that Adelaide is the only All-Star who has not made the All-Star this year, and the others are basically rookies or veterans.

Well, except that Kuzma is a great young guy.

Walker and Mu Xiaobei are the No.18 and No. 25 picks of this year respectively. Walker's average of 8.4 points per game is already a good statistic, but no one thought that Mu Xiaobei could grow so fast and be so comprehensive.

No, Mu Xiaobei's technical talent has been well displayed from the very beginning, whether it's the performance in the CBA, the summer league in the NBA or even the trial training.

But they are all afraid. After all, there is only one Yao Ming in China who plays basketball. A drinking fountain player, or the kind that is often sent to the development league.

Although Mu Xiaobei failed to enter the All-Stars, no one who knows how to deny Mu Xiaobei's strength, after all, who would deny Mu Xiaobei's average data of 22+12+6.7+2.7 per game?

Damn it's almost over this season and this rookie hasn't hit the rookie wall yet.

Popovich replaced Mu Xiaobei and Kuzma, and the more he watched, the more he liked it.

第三节的后半段加上整个第四节木小北都没有上场，最后马刺以121比110拿下比赛，木小北发挥出色，砍下33+10+5+1的数据。

(End of this chapter)