Defending champion

Chapter 430 Self-Proving Road Eight

2 Chapter Twenty The Road to Self-Proof Eight

Double-teaming is a commonly used defensive method on the basketball court. It is characterized by a clear division of defense, which can effectively restrain the opponent from holding the ball, limit the dribbling space and prevent the opponent from throwing the ball.

At the most critical moment of the game, Jack encountered this type of defense.

Michelle, an old fox, is indeed treacherous. He spent most of the game to cut off the connection between Jack and the Hornets as a whole.

This point is undoubtedly very successful, which can be fully reflected from the 54 points scored by Jack.

Michelle deliberately let the Hornets players develop Jack dependence, and at the most critical moment of the game, he did decisively encircle Jack.

Let Jack fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness, and Michelle can indeed bear it.Even though Jack scored more than 50 points, he was completely indifferent to it.

For Michelle, this kind of tolerable, unscrupulous approach in order to win.Jack couldn't help but think highly of Michelle again.

With more than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the two sides drew again, and Jack encountered the tightest double-team for the first time in this game.

The Spaniard changed his previous weakness and used the referee's blind spot to harass Jack non-stop. Chris Bosh was watching from the other side, ready to intercept the basketball from Jack's hand immediately.

The perfect cooperation of the Raptors' two insiders made Jack's effort-intensive impact return in vain.

Such a change made Jack fall into a passive situation. The opponent's two insiders defended him one at the top and the other at the side. There was also a TJ Ford in front of him who came over at any time to interfere. Jack was like being surrounded by a group of bloodthirsty people. Surrounded by wolves, they are surrounded by enemies and are in danger at any time.

For a while, it became very difficult for Jack to even pass the ball. For the first time, he was restricted by this level of double-teaming and couldn't move an inch.

Even if it is extremely difficult for Jack to pass the ball.

"Michelle, the old fox, gave us a surprise at a critical moment, and now we can only see Jack himself." Byron Scott said looking at the situation on the field.However, the corner of Byron Scott's mouth revealed a strange arc.

The tactical intention of the Toronto Raptors' approach was fully reflected at the most critical moment of the game.

Cut off the relationship between Jack and his teammates, and double-team Jack at the critical moment, so that the Hornets' ability to attack is reduced to a minimum.

During regular time, the cooperation between Jack and his teammates is the most lethal, but at the moment of deciding the game, it is Jack's personal ability that is the most lethal.Michelle's tactical analysis of the Hornets is very thorough.

Michelle's ability to adopt this approach in order to win also shows how much he attaches importance to this game.

However, one thing about Michelle is still missing.

He underestimated the ability of everyone else in the Hornets except Jack.

Although Jack in the interior encountered double-teaming, from another aspect, it was tantamount to liberating other people.

Like Paul!
Facing the defense of TJ Ford, Paul went all the way to kill the Toronto Raptors' penalty area.

The speed of Paul's breakthrough was barely kept up by TJ Ford. However, Paul's ulterior motives were not drunk, and he made a pass from inside to outside, and the basketball came into the hands of Peja Stockovic, who was ambushing on the outside.

Although Peja Stockovic didn't make a three-pointer in the whole game, at such a critical moment, Peja Stockovic was notoriously relentless.

With a bang, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then smashed into the basket.The basketball sparked a layer of gorgeous waves directly above the rim.

90 to 93, the Hornets led by three points.

Michel, who was sitting on the coach's bench, had an extremely ugly expression at this moment.He exclaimed in his heart: "How could this be?" But then he calmed down again.

"Don't worry, it's just something they got in. At the critical moment, they will never have this kind of ability. My plan will never go wrong." Michelle kept comforting herself in her heart.

In fact, how could Byron Scott fail to understand Michelle's plan?Anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but the players of the Hornets still chose to play tricks.

They also have the idea of ​​accomplishing good things for Jack, so there will be a situation where Jack keeps playing singles.

To put it bluntly, even if they double-teamed Jack before the game started, the ball would still reach Jack.

This is what they have planned before the game.How could they just watch Jack lose?
After Peja Stockovic made a three-pointer, he also wavered in whether he should continue to double-team the low-post Jack.However, on the next ball, Michelle firmly insisted on double-teaming Jack.

Chris Bosh's mid-range shot, the ball missed!
Butler successfully grabbed the rebound. Seeing that there was no rebound, the Toronto Raptors quickly retreated back.

They put up an airtight defense, but they didn't interfere with Jack's receiving the ball, because they deliberately let Jack receive the ball, and then they could completely block Jack's point.

After Jack received the ball, the Toronto Raptors players came over in a desperate pinch.

Jack started double-teaming from the opponent, and he was looking for the opponent's loopholes, but the opponent's spare no effort to run on the periphery can easily make up for the vacancy that was torn apart from the outside.

Moreover, Bosh's flexibility makes it difficult for Jack to pass the ball calmly, which often leads to the phenomenon that the ball cannot get out when the opportunity comes out.

"Since you can't pass it out, let's go in some more. If you can make up for the gap in the outside line, then I will fight with the two of you's ability to block the inside line. No matter how strong the double-team is, there will be loopholes."

Jack looked at the situation on the outside, and directly gave up the idea of ​​passing the ball out. It was not because he was alone, but because Jack had always had an intuition that the Raptors were waiting for Jack to pass the ball. A big hand intercepts the ball.

Jack hinted at Paul with his eyes, and then moved his right foot back a little.

TJ Ford saw Jack move to the high position and followed Paul directly. At this time of the game, he dare not be careless.

Jack held the ball in both hands and pretended to throw it in. This action attracted the attention of Bosh and Garbajosa, because the basketball was passed out, and the Raptors' defense would be greatly reduced. They dared to double-team Jack so recklessly. Because they were determined that Jack would not pass, and now that Jack passed, they couldn't help but look at Paul.

"Good opportunity!" At this moment, Jack cut directly from Bosh's left side to the inside, and at this time Garbajosa's reaction was delayed.

Jack had accumulated enough strength for the ball, but Chris Bosh's resistance had no effect at all. Jack ruthlessly crushed Bosh like a tank on the battlefield.

At this time, there are still 24 seconds left in the 4-second attack time. Just getting rid of the double-teaming of Bosh and Garbajosa, and about to step into the three-second zone, Jack was double-teamed even more frantically by the Raptors.

Almost all the Raptors rushed inside like a bull with its tail on fire.

Seeing Bosh rushing up from behind, Garbajosa next to him, Bargnani in front, and Peterson and Ford who were about to pounce on him, the corners of Jack's mouth curled up into an evil smile.

"It's late!" Jack hadn't completely caught up with the Raptors. At this time, the audience found that Jack threw the basketball at the backboard.

"What is this for? An early shot?" Everyone was puzzled. The ball was obviously crooked, not like a shot. Jack's behavior was unbelievable.

Next, Jack explained everything with his actions. Facing the opponent's defending player, Jack's body moved horizontally from the middle of the two people in front of him. , Garbajosa and Bargnani both failed to stop Jack from rushing into the penalty area, but instead collided with each other because of the appearance of the other party.

Facing the unguarded basket, Jack soared into the air, and the basketball he just shot bounced off the backboard.

"Go!" Like an ancient god of war, Jack's body was packed like a bow, and he smashed the basketball into it with both hands.

"Bang!" After the orange-red basketball was smashed into the rim, Jack didn't hang on the rim like before. After landing, Jack roared up to the sky like a roaring lion under the rim.

"Boom!" There was a lot of exclamation at the scene, but the fans of the Hornets, who were not many at the scene, burst into applause like waves hitting the shore.

That momentum is no less than the boos and curses of Raptors fans...

Because, after the Hornets' goal, the Hornets' leading score came to 5 points, and there were 86 seconds left in the game.

Raptors possession of the ball!

TJ Ford broke through to the Hornets' penalty area, and made a mid-range emergency stop shot. With a "bang", the basketball hit the basket heavily and bounced.

Hilton controls the rebound!
This time the Hornets still hit the ball to Jack's point, they just see if the Raptors dare to double-team Jack's point.

The Raptors still didn't dare to relax their defense against Jack. Jack wanted this effect.

The Hornets hitting the ball inside is fake, but using Jack as a bait is real. Jack shook his wrist slightly, and the basketball in his hand flew directly to the ambush Peja Stoke at the bottom corner of the three-point line as if by magic. Vicky's hands.

Peja Stockovic seemed to have known that Jack would pass the ball. After catching the ball, he tiptoed lightly, and Peja Stockovic rose from the ground. After rolling and drawing, the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and with a "swap", the basketball directly smashed into the basket, the basketball pierced through the heart and entered the net, and the basketball stirred up a layer of water on the top of the basket. Gorgeous waves...

After Peja's three-pointer went in, the Hornets led by 8 points. At this time, there were 67 seconds left in the game.

The Toronto Raptors did not perform miracles in the end.

103 is better than 94
The Hornets finally ended the game with a 9-point difference.

In this game, Jack once again scored a high score of 59 points.

After the game, the difference between Jack and Kobe is only 16 points.

Therefore, in Jack's last game against the Boston Celtics, he only needs to score 16 points more than Kobe.

However, the Hornets' final game of the season is against the Boston Celtics, and the Hornets are visiting Boston.

(End of this chapter)