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Chapter 251 Too Stable

"Skyhook, it's really a skyhook!" When Yan Hua stepped on the free throw line and made a hook in the first round under the defense of Andrew Bynum, no matter who had experienced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar And the old fans from the magician era, or the new fans who have only watched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s video on TV and highlights, at this moment, they can be sure that what Yan Hua is using now is really the skyhook, it is really the skyhook. The sky hook stunt that has been lost for more than 20 years.

So the Staples Center, which was still shouting "defense" in unison just now, caused a commotion in an instant, and on the big screen of the Staples Center, after replaying the details of Yan Hua's attack just now in slow motion, Kareem Kareem appeared again, but this time Kareem had a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face. After all, Yan Hua was using his special skills to deal with his home team.

Although Andrew Bynum had watched the game between the Kings and the Mavericks many times before the start of this game, but after Yan Hua used his master's unique stunt to SHE himself on his head, Andrew Bynum still has an unreal feeling. Since Andrew Bynum entered the league, the Lakers management has found him one of the greatest centers in the history of the Lakers, Kareem Abdul Ra-Jabbar, came to teach him various skills, offense, defense, and even physical training. Jabbar taught him all his skills without reservation.

Under Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's careful teaching for several years, Andrew Bynum's progress is very obvious. Bynum has learned well in these aspects, such as foot movement, rebounding, and cutting to the basket, but only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Bynum's trick skyhook is always out of reach.

And after Andrew Bynum got a big contract, and was called the emperor by the fans, and became a winner in life, Bynum was a little bit drifting, and he began to dislike Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, outdated, and sometimes In private, he complained about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's knowledge of the ball, and even went to the head coach Phil Jackson to make it clear that he did not want to continue training with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, because in Bynum's view, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had nothing to teach him. Well, as for the Skyhook, in Bynum's view, it is also outdated and not suitable for this era.

But now, when Yan Hua used Bynum's obsolete skyhook to kill Bynum in the first attack of the opening game, Bynum realized that he was the one who knew the ball.

If today's game is a regular season, then after Yan Huayan SHE Andrew Bynum, Kobe Bryant will definitely hand over the basketball to Andrew Bynum in the next offense Tom, let my younger brother return one and find the field, but now it is the playoffs, it is the division finals, and since the beginning of this season, in several regular season matchups, Andrew Bynum has been severely punished. Hua was suppressed in all directions, so it was not a wise choice to hand over the ball to Bynum for the first attack in the opening game.

So after arriving in the frontcourt, Kobe decided to personally execute the first attack of the opening game, but Kobe, who was entangled by Tony Allen, took the bottom line from the left side of the court and passed Bynum's off-ball screen during the period. , and finally got rid of Tony Allen's entanglement, but facing Yan Hua who changed defense after the screen, Kobe still did not find a suitable offensive opportunity.

"The king's defensive rotation is really good, or their defense ability is really good. Although there is an obvious defensive loophole in Kevin Martin on the field, relying on their excellent ability to help defend, they Always be able to maintain his defense and not be breached by the Lakers."

In order to consume Kobe to the maximum and thus limit Kobe, Reggie Toyes formulated two strategies today. The first is on the offensive end, using Kevin Martin's off-ball running ability to drag Kobe Running, consumes his physical strength, and then on the defensive end, let Tony Allen, the king's strongest outside defensive ability, only focus on Kobe Bryant for the whole game. It is not necessary to assist, as long as the defense against Kobe is enough.

After Kobe got rid of Tony Allen, but was covered by Yan Hua and still couldn't find a suitable offensive opportunity, Paul Gasol, who was supporting near the free throw line, chose to shoot himself. In several matchups, Serge Ibaka was like a cash machine to Paul Gasol. If it weren't for the team's tactics and the face of the boss Kobe Bryant, Paul Gasol Hall will never give up every chance to play Serge Ibaka in singles.

Tiptoe, shot, and with Serge Ibaka defending, Pau Gasol made a very easy jumper near the free throw line to tie the game for the Lakers despite Serge Ibaka's defensive awareness Very good, and very hard on the defensive end, but in front of players with the height, arms, strength, and shooting of Paul Gasol, Ibaka's defense always seems a little weak.

After Pau Gasol hit a jumper, there was a burst of cheers and applause at the Staples Center, but the newly excited Staples Center lasted only a dozen seconds before being extinguished by Yan Hua up.

Offensive and defensive transition, Yan Hua returned to the offensive end, first stuck at the basket with Andrew Bynum, then after Tony Allen left the top of the arc, he pulled up directly to the free throw line, and again at Andrew Bynum Tom hit the head with a hook, which directly extinguished the enthusiasm of the Staples Center audience.

"It's so stable!" After Yan Hua calmly stepped on the free throw line and hit a hook, Charles Barkley, who was on the sidelines commentary, looked at Yan Hua who was retreating, and then looked at Kareem Kareem, sitting across the court, admired from the bottom of his heart.

There is no doubt about the difficulty of learning the skyhook, otherwise, in the long history of the NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Yan Hua would not be the only two people who can use this technique, but we have to admit that this shooting method is really stable. , Take Kareem-Jabbar as an example, except for the 42-year-old retirement season, Kareem’s shooting percentage has been maintained at around 55% for a long time, with more than 20 shots per game, he can still guarantee 55% The above hit rate is scary when you think about it, and all of this is undoubtedly based on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's extremely stable skyhook that is extremely difficult to be interfered by opponents.

(End of this chapter)