The glory of the basketball gods

Chapter 107

One day before the game against the Spurs, Yuan Man, who got the 35-point scene card, was sitting on the sidelines in a daze, reminiscing about the scene where McGrady created a miracle at that time. At this time, Varejao, who was sitting beside him, said: "Yuan, There is something I don’t know whether to say or not.”

"What's hesitating?"

"Do you know that the Spurs have always been our cavaliers' sufferers?"

Yuan Man nodded, "I've heard about this for a long time."

"Do you know why?"

Yuan Man thought for a moment, then replied: "The Spurs' defense is very strong, and their performance is also very stable."

"Yes, but there is one thing that the Spurs are different from other teams. The Spurs have a very strong ability to block the core of the team's offense. Unlike other teams, the Spurs will not hand over the burden of defending the opponent's star to their own matchups. Players alone, but will gather the strength of the whole team to completely lock the defensive players."

Seeing Yuan Man listening very carefully, Varejao continued: "I still remember when LeBron was in the Cavaliers, first he was swept by the Spurs 0-4 in the finals, and then he couldn't get rid of the Spurs after practicing hard in mid-range shots. defensive circle, so."

"What is your suggestion?" Yuan Man asked proactively.

"Expand your offensive range."

Varejao's words are exactly the problem that has troubled Yuan Man recently. For a long time, Yuan Man's offense has been mainly concentrated on the basket, or the mid-range shooting area, and the mid-range and long-range shots. Yuan Man has hardly tried it in training and games. After playing so many games, through the game video, I believe many opponents have also discovered this point. If Yuan Man is targeted for defensive arrangements, then for Yuan Man, his performance will be greatly reduced, especially in the face of The Spurs who are good at grasping the opponent's weaknesses and attacking hard!

Standing behind Yuan Man and Varejao, Cavaliers coach Scott, after listening to the complete conversation between Varejao and Yuan Man, couldn't help but think that Varejao had finished what he originally wanted to remind Yuan Man.

However, Scott appreciated the good friendship between Varejao and Yuan Man very much. Seeing Yuan Man's thoughtful expression, Scott couldn't help but nodded, turned and left without saying a word.

"Yuan, why did you start practicing three-pointers all of a sudden?" Larry Drew, who accompanied Yuan Man in the three-pointer training, asked strangely.

Varejao's words woke me up. After getting McGrady's basic template card, Yuan Man had some preconceptions that even if he got McGrady's talent, he only improved a lot in dunking and mid-range shots. However, it is neglected that McGrady actually has a good three-point shooting ability. The miracle of 35 points in 13 seconds was all completed outside the three-point line, and his own three-point shooting attribute value is also 52 points, which is 60 points away. The line is not far.

In Yuan Man's impression, McGrady's three-point shooting percentage in his career is also 3%. After the three-pointer, McGrady's three-pointer shooting percentage has been as high as 22.9%, 34%, and 35.5% for three consecutive years since the fourth year, increasing year by year!

When Yuan Man was at the University of Miami, in addition to defending, as an excellent 3D player, he also had a three-point shooting percentage of about 3%.

Therefore, Yuan Man believes that if he can use the ability of the three-pointer as a conventional weapon, then his offensive options will be more abundant, and the opponent's defense will be much more difficult, not to mention, after 35 seconds After the 13-point template card, although the influence of the three-pointer attribute value can be ignored, if the own three-pointer ability is stronger, the possibility of scene restoration may be greater.

Faced with Drew's question, Yuan Man did not answer, but asked: "What ball is this?" After finishing speaking, he shot the ball from Drew outside the 45° three-point line, and the ball was in After bouncing back and forth several times in the basket, he fell into the basket.

"This is the 30th shot, and I made a total of 92 shots." Drew looked at his little notebook and said.

"Until you score 100 goals." Yuan Man's sweat dripped down his cheeks to the floor.

"No, you can't do this! It's inhumane!" After Drew finished speaking, he still passed the ball to Yuan Man.

Adjust your breath, catch the ball, shoot, hit!Yuan Man felt that he had found some three-pointers!Currently 93 of 31 shots, 33.3% qualified shooting percentage.

The home of the Spurs is known as the devil's home. In this season, the Spurs have not lost at home and won all 4 games. In the entire season plagued by injuries last year, the Spurs only lost 8 games at home.

But what is surprising is that the Cavaliers have won all away games so far this season, and the only loss was an incredible counter-lore by Boston at home. Therefore, in this game between the Cavaliers and the Spurs, there will definitely be an undefeated team Records are gone.

During the warmup, Yuan Man didn't try outside the three-point line, he wanted to use this as his secret weapon.

After warming up, Popovich gathered the players together and explained the precautions of the game.

"Victory! Victory! Victory!" The Cavaliers at the other end of the field shouted loudly.

"The morale of the Cavaliers is very high." Tony Parker said while chewing gum while looking at the Cavaliers player area.

"Focus on yourself, I don't allow our players to make any mistakes in this game." Popovich specifically reminded that the old coach's right eye has been twitching today, and he is always a little uneasy , but I just don't know why I feel this way.

The starting lineups for this match:
Spurs: Center: Tim Duncan, Power Forward: DeJuan Blair, Small Forward: Richard Jefferson, Shooting Guard: Manu Ginobili, Point Guard: Tony Parker.

Cavaliers: Center: Varejao, power forward: Jamison, small forward: Yuan Man, shooting guard: Parker, point guard: Williams.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Duncan of the Spurs got the ball. The first attack of the Spurs was handed over to Ginobili. Duncan mentioned the high pick-and-roll. After Varejao switched defenses, Ginobili immediately handed the ball to Duncan. , After the pick-and-roll, Duncan took three steps directly after receiving the ball and dunked the ball into the basket!

Although he was walking like a gentleman, his legs were long and his arms were long, so Jamison could only look up.

The Cavaliers are used to handing over the first attack of each game to Yuan Man. Williams dribbled beyond the three-point line and handed the ball to Yuan Man.

"OK on the 23rd!" Standing in front of Yuan Man, Jefferson was full of confidence. After watching the video of Yuan Man's game, combined with the various defensive suggestions given by his teammates and his confidence in his own defensive ability, Jefferson had Confidence makes the rookie player in front of him look good in this game!

"He's just a rookie after all." Jefferson referred to the suggestions of his teammates and left a step away from Yuan Man beyond the three-point line to prevent sudden shots.

Yuan Man easily dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line. Facing Jefferson who kept retreating to defend him, he stood up without hesitation, adjusted his posture, and shot.

Jefferson opened his mouth in surprise, watching the ball fly towards the basket.

(End of this chapter)