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Chapter 359 Christmas Battle 2
Since the end of last season, Dwight Howard has been looking for a way to deal with Yan Hua. Not only did he spend a lot of money to participate in Olajuwon's training camp during the offseason, but he also watched Yan Hua repeatedly. The game video, and ask the head coach Stan Van Gundy for advice on how to deal with Yan Hua.

How to put it, hard work will not be in vain, at least in theory, Dwight Howard already knows how to deal with the fantasy footsteps, and in the defense just now, Dwight Howard has also been working hard to control Holding his body, and no matter how Yan Hua shakes, Howard reminds himself repeatedly not to take off to block shots, not to jump to block shots, as long as he stands firmly in the defensive position and does not lose his position.

It's just that there is still a gap between theory and reality. Dwight Howard has been holding back and trying to prevent Yan Hua's attack through tight positioning and non-stop interference, but Dwight Howard Unexpectedly, even though he had already stood in an excellent defensive position and almost saw through all of Yan Hua's fake moves, this guy still calmly shot the ball over his head and completed the attack.

This was a bit shocking, but Dwight Howard, who had been psychologically prepared for this situation, was not discouraged at all, but rushed directly to the frontcourt, preparing to take out what he had hidden for a long time and give it to this Nasty guy a surprise.

Facing a defensive player like Yan Hua whose lower body strength is better than his own, it has always been Dwight Howard's eternal pain to be in the deep position, and this time, Dwight Howard was still blocked by Yan Hua in advance, but Dwight Howard did not use brute force to fight against Yan Hua. Instead, he kept watching Hedo Turkoglu, who was holding the ball on the outside, when he was fighting for position, trying to get the most comfortable posture for receiving the ball. .

Dwight Howard, with Yanhua on his back, tried to push back twice after receiving the pass from Turkoglu. After feeling that there was little effect, he quickly turned and turned into a face frame The ball, and made a tentative step toward the bottom line on the right. After Yan Hua followed suit, he quickly changed his posture and broke through in the direction of the penalty area.

From the moment he caught the ball, Dwight Howard never thought of taking advantage of Yan Hua's strengths with his own weaknesses. After all, Dwight Howard knew in his heart that when it comes to post-up attacks, the three of them together are not enough. Yan Hua's opponent, so Dwight Howard feinted with the ball behind his back, and he was covering for the subsequent breakthrough to the frame from the beginning.

Dwight Howard, who turned to break through the penalty area, was blocked by Yan Hua again, and immediately made a motion of getting up and throwing the blue ball. He feinted twice in a row. After finally tricking Yan Hua, he threw the basketball with a hook .

"Hehe, young man can do it, you can't tell, how can you still fake?" Seeing Dwight Howard, who made two consecutive fake moves to throw the blue, and then shot the blue after fooling himself, Yan Hua Time is also a bit surprising. When did this guy change his temper? You must know that Dwight Howard in the past was a typical representative of a ten-point drop. Even the offensive methods can't be played well, but in the attack just now, this guy actually played tricks.

"Boy, this is just the beginning!" After the hook was hit, Dwight Howard's face immediately showed an arrogant expression that you didn't expect.

Compared with the back-up attack that has never improved, Dwight Howard's face-up attack is obviously much better thanks to his strong physical fitness, excellent movement speed and body coordination. During the season, Dwight Howard also followed the advice of head coach Stan Van Gundy and began to strengthen his face-to-frame offensive ability in a targeted manner, and even began to practice mid-range shooting for the first time.

"Oh, Dwight Howard swayed Yan Hua's defense and made a hook."

"Dwight played this ball very smartly. Before the game started, I was worried that he would use his crappy back to fight Yan Hua at the basket like before. Now it seems that my worry is a little bit Redundant."

"Indeed, Dwight did bring us a little surprise today."

After Dwight Howard made a face-to-face hook, Kenny Smith and Jeff Van Gundy on the sidelines also began to comment on Dwight Howard's performance in this offense.

The entire NBA knows how bad Dwight Howard's post-up attack is, but Dwight Howard himself still doesn't know it. When it comes to defending players, especially the top ones, they get bloody from hitting the low post again and again, but they still have to continue to rush up again and again.

But now it's all right, just from the attack just now, it can be seen that Dwight Howard has already opened up, and this undoubtedly makes this game more suspenseful and interesting.

Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy, who has been standing on the sidelines since the start of the game, nodded with satisfaction after seeing Dwight Howard's performance. This season, Stan Van Gundy can clearly feel that Germany White - Howard has changed, this change, especially after the road game against the Kings at the beginning of the season.

Dwight Howard in the past was stubborn and extreme, and he couldn’t listen to any bad opinions. You said his post-up attack was not good, but he didn’t believe in evil. You asked him to practice more mid-range shooting, but he didn’t practice it. You asked to take some time to train during the offseason, and he just went to spend time and drink.

Now Dwight Howard, after experiencing the failure of the finals and changing the title of the first center before it warmed up, it seems that he has really realized something. Olajuwon's training camp is to train in Orlando with teammates and sparring partners.

And after the away game against the defending champion Kings at the beginning of the season, Dwight Howard was also rarely obsessed with post-up singles at the basket, and began to strengthen his face-up breakthrough, and let the assistant coach guide him to practice mid-range shooting up.

This change in Dwight Howard was seen by Stan Van Gundy, and this is why, when Dwight Howard suggested that the team abandon the failed tactics of last season and continue to use the previous one-center four-shooter tactics , the main reason why Stan Van Gundy will firmly support him.

(End of this chapter)