The world of basketball

Chapter 93 Unlocking new poses

The Rockets in the second quarter finally began to show their sharp teeth. Although the Rockets did not go well in the beginning of the season, the middle of the season and even the last round of the series, this Rockets team is very strong, very strong.

They're just a little erratic at times.

Mu Xiaobei was a bit exhausted. The Rockets played very simply, that is, Paul and Harden followed the pick-and-roll at the fifth position, and the others opened up to the three-point line, and then let these two play singles.

But if you can't prevent it, you just can't prevent it.

Harden has always been a strong two position before D'Antoni called the Rockets' championship, relying on his European step, his step-back shooting and his ability to draw fouls.

Even, relying on these scoring methods, Harden almost grabbed an MVP trophy from the flourishing Curry.

Later, D'Antoni came and liberated Harden's passing ability. Harden's ability to read the game, his passing ability, and his imagination began to gradually show up in the public's field of vision.

The core of the Rockets' style of play is to be fast, or the core of D'Antoni is to be fast.

The Spurs were already 3 points behind, but Popovich didn't seem in a hurry. With the last [-] minutes left in the second quarter, Mu Xiaobei returned to the court again.

The Rockets are now Harden and Gordon with Knight, Tucker and Ennis on the court.

Knight joined the Rockets this year, and the combination of the bench and Gordon further upgraded the offensive firepower for the Rockets. Knight, who averaged 9.7 points per game, is far from reaching his peak.

Speaking of Knight, the first thing many people think of is the unlucky guy who was knocked down by Irving in the rookie game, or the scene where he was dunked by Jordan, um, or he missed the blue lore when he steals the sky scene.

Looks like this is a guy who often appears on other people's background boards or O'Neal's five embarrassing shows.

But he is a very good player, and he is also a player with bad luck. Accompanied by injuries.

In 11 years in the Pistons, he averaged 12 points per game and was selected to the best rookie team. At that time, he was also a potential rookie who could be compared with Irving.

In 13, Knight was sent to the Bucks and began his ascent.

In the Bucks, he scored 36 points to break his own scoring record, sent 14 assists, and also made a lore. He is growing step by step, as if a bright future is beckoning to him.

In 14 years in the Bucks, he made great progress in three-point shooting, and his shooting percentage rose to 40.00%. He averaged 17.8 points per game. important part.

But then, he was sent to the sun.

Nine games into the Suns, Knight suffered an ankle injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season.

In 15 and 16, he didn't complete a full season.

Until the summer of 17, the news of the torn cruciate ligament brought him to everyone again. People who played with this injury were all too familiar, which was equivalent to announcing the end of his basketball career.

Why do roses wither?Isn't it because of this injury?

In today's game, Knight was blocked by Mu Xiaobei twice in a row, but he made three of five from outside the three-point line today, providing the team with a very stable firepower output from the outside.

Jeremy Lin holds the ball from the outside. He and Knight have the same ill-fated fate, and they also found a new position in the new team.

Jeremy Lin played the role of the sixth man in the Spurs, and Knight played the role of the backup gangster in the Rockets. Both of them played very happily this season.

Mu Xiaobei went to the line to screen for Jeremy Lin with the ball, Tucker chose to switch defenses, and Mu Xiaobei followed.

When the Rockets played a small lineup, even if they had Tucker, Mu Xiaobei was unstoppable.

Mu Xiaobei received Jeremy Lin's ground pass, and did not lay up directly, but pulled out and put Knight on his back at the waist.

Knight at 1.91 was struggling to defend Mu Xiaobei after all. After Mu Xiaobei turned his back, Tucker happened to be blocking Mu Xiaobei's way forward, but the purpose of Mu Xiaobei's pulling out was to let Tucker come out to help defend, Mu Xiaobei With a wave of Peking University's hand, the ball went to the bottom corner. Jeremy Lin pulled up and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Three points soared.

Instead of two points, three points is a bit risky, so Popovich jumped up and scolded Mu Xiaobei.

Mu Xiaobei scratched his head, indicating that he knew he was wrong. He was also a little anxious seeing the 15-point difference, so he used this style of play.

Round-faced Gordon slipped out, Harden passed the ball in time, Gordon feinted a shot, Jeremy Lin was not deceived, he is also a very experienced veteran.

Gordon took a step to the left, then pulled up and shot a three-pointer.

Bang——

The ball hit the front of the basket, and Mu Xiaobei received the rebound.

Gordon has experienced brilliance, troughs, and injuries, but he has indeed rediscovered his position in the Rockets-the super sixth hottest, super pitcher.

However, the former three-point contest champion's three-point shooting rate this season is not stable, and this year's three-point shooting rate has reached 30.00%.

Three-pointers are Gordon's most important scoring method, and Gordon's three-pointers are also the most important scoring method for the Rockets' bench. Of course, his shooting methods are getting farther and farther, and more and more shots are against people.

Since the Rockets do not shoot two points, this is actually a restriction on their own scoring methods, and the opponent can always be targeted when defending.

So many times, Gordon, Gerald Green, Knight, Ennis, Anthony, Tucker, Zhou Qi and their outside shots often have to shoot against others.

Since the three-point shooting rate is really not going up, McAway has basically been abandoned.

Mu Xiaobei played a pick-and-roll with Jeremy Lin again. Tucker is a defensive panacea. He can defend from position [-] to position [-], but he is only one person after all, and it is impossible to pull out a hair like Monkey King to create a clone.

Well, it seems like he doesn't have hair either.

So the Spurs insisted on letting Mu Xiaobei go outside to play pick-and-rolls. Except for Tucker, the rest of the Rockets were misaligned with Mu Xiaobei.

Mu Xiaobei cut to the corner position after the pick-and-roll. Tucker still chose to switch defenses. He didn't dare to let Jeremy Lin take a three-pointer directly. impression.

Mu Xiaobei blocked Knight with his back and hips, Jeremy Lin passed to Lonnie Walker on the outside line, Walker made a high-profile pass to Mu Xiaobei, Mu Xiaobei turned around after receiving the ball, threw Knight away, and then strode Three-step layup.

Boom——

No, it was a dunk.

After receiving the ball, he quickly turned around and then used the non-ball holder to get rid of the defender. This move looks familiar.

Have you seen it there?

Kevin Garnett?Anthony Davis?Karl-Anthony Towns?

Yes, these people know this trick, and Mu Xiaobei has just learned it, just a few days before the Lakers were eliminated, in Duncan's home court.

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