The world of basketball

Chapter 92I'm not afraid

Mu's background board, whoever uses it will decide.

Mu Xiaobei has become a frequent visitor to the top five players in the league, not only because Mu Xiaobei often has explosive performances, but also because Mu Xiaobei has always been committed to being dunked and blocked by small people, and now he has finally developed a new The pose of the background board - being shaken down.

Even, a fan netizen in the United States made a video of Mu Xiaobei's background board and uploaded it to his Facebook, which gained a lot of hits and attention.

At 6 minutes into the first quarter, Tucker was replaced, Zhou Qi was replaced, and the Rockets began to play their twin tower lineup.

The twin towers formed by Capela and Zhou Qi, although their offensive end is not as high as Mu Xiaobei and Ade's autonomy and possession of the ball, but after a season of running-in, their defensive end is surprisingly very complementary.

Capela is tough, powerful, with enough height and wingspan to protect the penalty area, and his speed is also good, so he can do a good job in single defense and assist defense, but after all, it is when he is weak, and Capela and the bulb The outside pick-and-roll has been studied a lot by opponents, especially in the Western Conference finals last season, Capela and Bulb rarely played a pick-and-roll coordination.

And Tucker is not young, and Nene has basically been abandoned this season, so the Rockets urgently need a rotation of the fourth and fifth positions, so the fourth and fifth positions composed of Zhou Qi, Capela and Tucker The combination is very important for the Rockets inside.

The Rockets' shooters are really scary. When Harden, Paul, Gordon, Anthony and Zhou Qi are added, five people on the field can shoot. Zhou Qi can pick and roll and open the corner, so The Rockets have a very wide space when attacking, which can leave Harden with enough space to break through.

Defensively, Adelaide is a bit uncomfortable. Although Anthony is not fast, he can always shake Adelaide away with a shot fake, and then hit the basket for a throw or a layup.

However, on the defensive end, Adelaide's strength against Anthony is not considered an advantage. He can only fight with his height and wingspan, but his shooting percentage is worse than that of the previous series.

Harden changed direction continuously, broke through Lonnie Walker's blockade, and went to the left. Mu Xiaobei let go of Zhou Qi and came up to help defend. Harden seemed to have expected it, and walked towards the bottom corner with a big wave of the ball. Zhou Qi Catch and shoot.

shhhhh--

Zhou Qi hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

This is the advantage of Zhou Qi playing the fifth position alone. On the offensive end, he can open up space. On the defensive end, Zhou Qi is much stronger and his physical confrontation is much stronger.

Zhou Qi, who has just entered the league, claims to be Asian Durant, but in fact, Asian Ingram seems to be more appropriate. Both of them are very thin and lack the ability to fight.

But after two seasons, Zhou Qi's weight reached 101 kilograms, and he gained nearly ten kilograms of flesh. Pay attention, it's muscle. Zhou Qi has really grown a lot during these two seasons in the NBA, and he has also trained very hard.

Zhou Qi's terrifying height, wingspan and moving speed have given him a very wide defensive range, and his strong physique has allowed his confrontation ability to increase rapidly. In addition, his stability outside the three-point line also has extremely high big boost.

This is exactly what the Rockets want to see, and it is also the most important reason why the Rockets recalled Zhou Qi from the Development League and put him in the regular rotation.

Mu Xiaobei asked for the ball with his back, and Zhou Qi was behind him. The so-called Chinese Derby, this is the scene that domestic fans have been waiting for for a long time.

Mu Xiaobei stood against Zhou Qi, but his weight and strength were not too dominant, so he could only fight with his height.

After Mu Xiaobei dribbled the ball twice, he suddenly turned forward, put his right hand against Zhou Qi, raised his left hand high, and with a flick of his wrist, the ball rolled from the air and fell into the net.

Mu Xiaobei scored with a hook.

"Strike Mu Xiaobei, I don't know who he learned his little hook from. It's really similar to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook." Wang Meng said.

Zhou Qi mentioned that the top of the arc was Harden's pick-and-roll, but Mu Xiaobei had no choice but to pounce on Harden. Harden dribbled the ball left and right and Mu Xiaobei followed closely. Next to it, Harden pushed against Mu Xiaobei, but his right hand was not proficient, and he used his left hand to lay up the basket.

Mu Xiaobei raised his arm to block Harden's layup, but Harden hit the ground with his right hand and passed the ball back. Zhou Qi who followed up received the pass, and Zhou Qi faced Mu Xiaobei with a dunk.

"Strong shot Zhou Qi, these two guys really hit it off," Wang Meng said.

Zhou Qi played the role of playing on the court, a three-point long shot, a follow-up dunk, and scored five points in a row within 1 minute.

Mu Xiaobei mentioned the high position and set up a pick-and-roll for Jeremy Lin. After the pick-and-roll, Mu Xiaobei did not choose to cut outside as usual, but chose to follow up. Jeremy Lin hit the ground and passed the ball, and Mu Xiaobei made a half-block throw.

Harden broke through and scored, and Anthony made a three-point shot from the outside, but the ball was missed. Mu Xiaobei protected the rebound and passed it to Jeremy Lin.

The Spurs and the Rockets come and go, both sides seem to be unable to guard against each other. After the first quarter, the Spurs lead the Rockets by three points at 33:30. The Rockets are really cold on the Rockets side. Jeremy Lin and Kuzma are on the Spurs side. It doesn't feel good outside the three-point line, so it gave the Spurs a chance to lead.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs still used the starting lineup, while the Rockets still played the twin towers of Capela and Zhou Qi. Adelaide pulled Capela out, and Mu Xiaobei played Zhou Qi in a low single.

Turning back and slipping the bottom line to push Zhou Qi away, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Lonnie Walker who made an air cut. Walker caught the ball and flew up and dunked successfully.

"Strike the ball, the Spurs' youngsters are already very proficient in this set of cutting coordination. As long as Mu Xiaobei slips to the baseline, there are still many options for passing the ball." Wang Meng said.

"Yes, Mu Xiaobei turned his back and slipped to the bottom line is really his unique skill. Although Mu Xiaobei's strength is still not that strong, but the turn can basically push away the opposing defender. It is indeed rare." Wang Meng said.

"This is where Mu Xiaobei is ingenious and meticulous. His half-block throw or the follow-up layup to finish or the one to respond to the pass are very clever." Su Qun said.

Capela picks and rolls for Paul at the top of the arc, and Zhou Qi lands in the bottom corner waiting for the pass.

The Rockets seldom cut and run, and rarely have off-ball pick-and-rolls, where they pick and roll two guards with the ball, or wait outside the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot.

Paul walks Capela's pick-and-roll end, Mu Xiaobei pounces up, Capela goes down, Adelaide turns to the basket to defend Capela, Jeremy Lin looks for Ennis, Kuzma defends Zhou Qi in the corner, The Spurs' rotation defense is not only quick, but also in place.

Paul dribbled the ball continuously and suddenly moved laterally for a three-pointer.

Mu Xiaobei immediately followed and jumped high.

boom--

"Good shot Mu Xiaobei, Paul's ball has receded, but Mu Xiaobei's judgment on this ball is very good, and it still blocked Paul's shot." Wang Meng said.

"The most important thing is that Mu Xiaobei doesn't want to sway. Paul's series of actions just now didn't sway Mu Xiaobei." Su Qun said.

(End of this chapter)