The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 259 [Break the ground, run and bomb]

TN*T broadcast the game live, and Barkley and Kenny Smith commented on the spot. Both of them support the Clippers now. At the same time, they also hope that the Suns will do their best to cause some troubles for the Clippers. That kind of game will be more exciting. It was too easy for the Blazers to lose a round.

After analyzing the lineups of both sides, Barkley said: "I think there is no suspense in this round of the series. The Clippers are better than the Suns in offense this season, and they have several good defensive players in the team. The Suns' defense against Ye Feng And it’s always bad.”

Smith smiled and said: "The Celtics' two victories against the Clippers have pointed out the way for other teams. They must guard against Ye Feng's offense and try to limit others. However, the Suns do not have Garnett's outstanding defense alone. They want to win. The ball just seems to play offense."

Barkley shook his head and said: "In the playoffs, the Clippers have also strengthened their defense. Thibodeau seems to prefer to let Ye Feng play outside and let McGee start. Love can't block shots, he can only resist people. If you want to strengthen the inside defense , McGee is indeed a good choice."

Smith agreed: "McGee performed well in the slam dunk contest, and now he is very popular. After the game, he said that Ye Feng helped him think of the idea, but Ye Feng couldn't do it himself, so he let him try it. Ye Feng also said that he is a better slam dunk king. Looking at his physical fitness, there are not many insiders in the league who can compare with him. Not only does he have outstanding jumping, but his wingspan has reached 229cm, which also makes him easier to block shots. Both sides The starters are out..."

The Clippers started with Gortat, McGee, Barnes, Ye Feng and Kidd.

Seeing that Gortat replaced Love, the two commentators were not surprised. Love has good offense and rebounds, but depending on defense, he is not as good as McGee and Gortat.

The Suns started Frye, Stoudemire, Hill, Richardson, Nash.

Standing on the field, neither player spoke provocatively.Ye Feng used to talk trash because he was not capable enough and needed to disturb the opponent's mentality to help the team win. Now that he has become the spokesperson of the league image, he has restrained himself a lot.Of course, if someone provoked him, he would fight back.For example, against Garnett, when he was playing against the Celtics, Garnett was nagging in his ear almost non-stop.

The referee threw the ball high and the game started. McGee jumped the ball with a very high success rate, and Stoudemire didn't beat him. As usual, Ye Feng immediately jumped off.

The low post is the most suitable for defending him. Stoudemire is in charge of the jump ball. Of course, he can't return to the defense quickly. Barnes receives the basketball and immediately passes it to the frontcourt. The pass is very high. Out of the basketball, Richardson came up to defend.

Ye Feng dribbled the ball to the low position, and suddenly turned around in the middle. Richardson has seen this move countless times, and has been ravaged countless times. There is no fancy skill, just relying on strength to resist the opponent, and relying on speed to open the distance. Jumping forward and shooting with one hand, Richardson knew what he was going to do, but he couldn't prevent it. He didn't even dare to reach out ahead of time.

Hill also knew that Ye Feng wanted to attack, so he came up from the side to help defend, trying to block from behind.

Barnes yelled from behind: "3!"

Ye Feng's singles, Clippers players like to use this method to remind him, simple and effective.Knowing that position 3 was empty, Ye Feng immediately passed the ball 60 degrees to the right without hesitation.

Barnes received the ball open and shot a three-pointer. McGee and Ye Feng rushed inside to grab offensive rebounds.Barnes is not a vegetarian either. Even though he averaged only 4.6 points per game this season, he sometimes hits his first shot when he feels good. 3 to 0.

The fans applauded Barnes together. He is not an offensive player, and every goal is like an added bonus.

The Suns attacked, and the Clippers started a 32-zone defense. Ye Feng, Kidd, and Barnes were outside, and McGee and Gortat were on both sides of the low post.The Clippers dared to play this way because they knew that Hill and Stoudemire were inaccurate three-pointers.

Professional players know what the weakness of the 32 zone defense is. Nash controlled the ball at the top of the arc, Richardson ran to the right corner, and Gortat followed.Frye went to the high screen to block Kidd, and Ye Feng switched defenses to keep up with Nash, filling in Gortat's vacancy.He has the most blocked shots in the Clippers, and his threat to the basket is not inferior to the two insiders.McGee followed Stoudemire in the low post and stuck to his post.At the same time, the Clippers shrank the line of defense, defended against breakthroughs, and interfered with shooting.

Nash didn't pass Ye Feng with the ball, so he could only pass the ball to Richardson, who then passed it to Frye.

Frye's breakthrough with the ball was not strong enough to pass the guard. Kidd was dislocated and defended close to him, which disrupted his shooting rhythm. Frye could make a strong shot, but in the case of physical confrontation, it was difficult to hit the ball. Guaranteed, he was handed over to Stoudemire again, and the Clippers' zone defense was already in place at this time.

Zone defense is the least likely to be chaotic, and you don't need to run around in the defense area.

Stoudemire hit McGee face-to-face, shook twice, and dribbled the ball to the inside. McGee is a person who is not afraid of face-up attacks. If the opponent is strong and uses his back to push him away, the effect will be better. Keeping up, Stoudemire swayed into the middle, but McGee didn't jump. He learned from Mutombo and Mahon, but just raised his hand to interfere.

Stoudemire had no chance and passed the ball again, and the time was almost up.Veteran Hill didn't dare to hesitate after receiving the ball, and immediately made a jumper. Barnes defended well and pressed a big hand on his face.The shot missed and McGee grabbed the backcourt rebound.

The Suns quickly returned to defense, but McGee didn't pass a pass to launch a fast break, and the others didn't make a quick pass.The Clippers were ready to play positional warfare to kill the Suns' fighting spirit, and the ball was handed over to Kidd's organization.

Playing positional battles, the Clippers can also guarantee efficiency. The Suns used a 122 zone defense. They wanted to defend against Love and Curry's failure today, and there were two less three-point shooting points on the outside to defend.

Two people are enough. The Clippers played a triangle offense. McKee pulled a high screen and fended off Richardson who was trying to defend Ye Feng. After passing the ball and running to the baseline, Barnes was 60 degrees on the right, forming a triangle.After Ye Feng received the ball, Gortat was in the low post, and McGee was involved in the defense at the top of the arc.

When Stoudemire defended Ye Feng, there was a dislocation. McGee had a height advantage in the high post, and Gortat also had an advantage in singles against Frye in the low post. Frye is not a person who is good at low post defense.

However, Ye Feng still chose to attack by himself. He dribbled the ball and turned around to hit Stoudemire face-to-face. Stodamire didn't dare to go too far, so he pulled out and raised his hand to interfere. Ye Feng dribbled the ball from his crotch to his right hand. Breakthrough in the middle.

Under the 122 zone defense, Ye Feng still went in the middle to attract double-teams, and none of the Suns played.Richardson has to guard McGee, Hill and Barnes, Nash has gone to the bottom corner, everyone is involved and dare not act rashly.

After Stoudemire entered the playoffs, his defensive attitude improved, and he concentrated on following Ye Feng. Ye Feng did not shoot directly when he entered the middle. He leaned on Stoudemire with his left foot as the axis and right foot The shoulder faltered first, and after attracting the opponent, he turned to the left, and the right hand lowered the basketball and scored. 5 to 0.

This is a simple and effective low-post technique taught by "Ladder" Jackson - "Turning Virtually and Realistically"!This trick does not require a lot of footwork from the player. As long as the pivot foot is firmly established, the fake moves are real enough, and the turning speed is fast enough, the opponent will not be easy to guard against. It is a trick of the floor.Stoudemire's defensive awareness is not good at all, and he was dumbfounded when he encountered this trick.

Barkley exclaimed: "It's beautiful, the ball barely jumps, and Ye Feng has started to play with the floor flow. In the future, there will be a day when he can't jump. It is necessary to learn such skills."

Smith smiled and said: "See that big guy on their bench? He probably taught it. The Clippers hired Troy Jackson as an assistant coach in the middle of this season. People who like streetball should appreciate this 'ladder climber' Very familiar. Jackson didn’t play in the NBA when he was young, and he would become an assistant coach in the NBA after retiring. I heard that he taught well.”

Smith is a friend of "Ladder" Jackson, and seized the opportunity to praise him as well.

The game continues, the Suns attack, and the Clippers are still zone defense.The Suns were also very smart this time. First, Richardson and Hill opened up the formation, and then Nash used the pick-and-roll to get rid of Kidd, Gortat switched defenses, and McGee continued to follow Stoudemire.But the situation is only Nash's misplaced singles inside, and there is no obvious advantage.

Nash changed direction with the ball and broke through, opened the distance with Gortat, made an emergency stop and made a jumper, 5 to 2.Singles is not Nash's specialty. If the offense plays like this, the Suns will be finished.

Ye Feng still played Stoudemire in a misplaced single. This time he took the ball to the frame, took a step back to widen the distance and failed to make a jumper. Offensive rebounds.

Frye quickly fouled, preventing Gortat's second attack and sending him to the free throw line. 2 of 1 free throws, 6 to 2.

The Suns were forced to attack from the ground. They passed the ball many times without passing the open space. Seeing that the time was running out, Stoudemire singled out McGee and missed a jumper, and Ye Feng got another rebound.The Clippers' defense was very successful. After two seasons, they were finally able to freely switch between zone defense and man-to-man. The rapid return to defense also prevented the Suns from playing the familiar running and bombing tactics, and could only fall to the ground again and again.

McKee defended well.As the saying goes, a famous teacher produces a good apprentice. In Ye Feng's previous life, McGee was stupid because he didn't have an assistant coach.Later, McGee entered the "Dream Training Camp", and Olajuwon praised him for learning things quickly.

After playing for 5 minutes, the Clippers had the upper hand.Stoudemire couldn't score easily with an air cut. McGee and Gortat saw that he was accelerating to break through and dunk, and immediately stopped the foul.

Stoudemire hit the free throw line three times and made 6 of 6 free throws, but he didn't score a goal in a sports game.Gortat was replaced for two fouls. Just when people thought Love was going to play, Thibodeau replaced Chuck Hayes, changed the defense to man-to-man, and asked Hayes to guard Sta Dameier.

Once Hayes came on, the Clippers moved faster as a whole, and the pick-and-roll defense effect would be better. The Suns' offense did not become easier because of this.

(End of this chapter)