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Chapter 861

The king now has only two problems, namely the offensive problem and the defensive problem.

Martin is a rapidly improving offensive player, but his style of play is too soft, relying heavily on space and the whistle.

Vashabek's defense is the kind of clean defense that people can't find fault with. It all depends on physical fitness to suppress people. Martin can't tell.

Bai Weidong's defense is relatively soft, but it still makes it difficult for Salmons to catch the ball and run out of space, so he can only rely on others.

Jason Thompson came out to take over the blame. He and Yi Jianlian are students of the same grade, but the offensive end is rough, and his scoring relies heavily on the passing of the defender.

Yi Jianlian's single-defense problem is big, but defending Thompson is not a problem. Holding his breath, he defends Thompson.

Medved firmly supported Hawes, raised his long arms to catch the rebound, and threw it to Bai Weidong, who immediately launched a counterattack.

Bai Jidong deliberately controls the speed of advancement, so that the opponent can catch up and the teammates can keep up.

It's not that Bai Jidong's speed has slowed down, it's that he wants to change the way of the game: he feels that he doesn't need to rush forward for every ball as if he was running to the line of death. With his experience and skills, even if someone interferes, he can still complete the game Switch offense.

Bai Jidong was followed by Salmons, always paying attention to the positions of others, and when the time was right, he suddenly exerted force, pushed Salmons away, and scored a layup.

"Strong shot! Lao Bai played the ball too stealthily, a manifestation of complete experience."

"Xiaobai is not young anymore, and he really needs to restrain himself." Zhang Lili is one of the few domestic commentators who can call Bai Jidong "Xiaobai".

The qualifications here are not comparable.

Bai Jidong easily scored 4 points, retreated to defend and shouted: "Keep defending, don't give them a chance!"

"Defense!"

"Defense!
"Wow woo woo woo~"

The spontaneous howling of wolves from the audience is one of the specialties of the Target Center.

It is not difficult for Udri to prepare to break through Zhao Li. Like other rookies, Zhao Li's defense is still at the college stage.

When he was in college, Zhao Li's body was not a disadvantage, so he didn't have much trouble defending. In the NBA, the problem of thin body will be infinitely magnified by opponents.

Udrih took advantage of his size to nimbly pass Zhao Li, one step in place, and was about to make a layup, but bumped into Medved, a monster.

"This guy is really difficult to deal with!" Youdri couldn't see Medved's flaws, and he had a terrifying deterrent just standing under the basket.

Medved's position selection under the basket is the most amazing part of Bai Jidong. That position just takes into account the two requirements of defending Hawes and deterring Udri.

If Medved gave up Hawes and pounced on Udri, that would be the right thing to do, but it is very likely that Udri would pass the ball and assist Hawes to score.

When assisting in defense, how to take care of the situation of one's own defenders and help teammates wipe their buttocks is a topic that every inside gate must face.

No one taught Medved how to defend the pick, it's the instinct of genius.

Udrih had no way forward and no way back, so he had to pass it to Salmons.

Salmons didn't dare to be careless, if he was careless in the face of Bai Jidong, the end would definitely be ugly.

Bai Jidong's defense is as airtight as an iron barrel. Salmons is keen on jump shots, but his shooting skills are so-so, not superb, and his hit rate depends on the sky.

Considering his poor three-point shooting percentage, Bai Jidong's defense is very simple, first defend against his dribble breakthrough, and then focus on his shooting.

A guy with offensive flaws is easy to target.

Salmons sensed Bai Weidong's malice through his defense, "You think I can't shoot three-pointers?"

"You are finally willing to speak, I thought you would be noble and glamorous until the end." Bai Jidong laughed.

How could Salmons not be angry?Bai Jidong released him two meters, asking him to shoot a three-pointer.

"Are you angry? Do you know Rajon Rondo? In the finals, we were so magnified every game, but he lifted the weight lightly. You should be more stable. You are not a rookie who just entered the league. He is so frizzy. How can I do it?" Bai Jidong scolded all the time.

This has nothing to do with the game, this game is about the dignity of a man, don't be cowardly, get tough!
Salmons pulled up a three-pointer, seeing his shooting posture so stiff, Bai Jidong expected that he would not make a shot.

"Pay attention to the rebound!" Bai Jidong yelled.

Sure enough, the three-pointer missed, Medved was already in the card position, and Yi Jianlian also stood still. The rebound was either Medved or Yi Jianlian.

Medved was more physically fit, grabbed the rebound and passed it to Bai Jidong.

Because the king had finished retreating, Bai Jidong directly passed the pass to Zhao Li, slowly passing halftime.

The overall Timberwolves play like a team that has cooperated for many years, and Zhao Li is not at all like a fresh recruit.

"This is Xiao Zhao's characteristic. As long as he waved his hand, the others had to follow suit. This kind of ability to dare to command the whole team is not possessed by every defender." Zhang Lili especially likes Zhao Li.

Yu Jia's basketball knowledge is not as good as Zhang Lili's, so he shows his knowledge from other aspects.

"Zhao Li is the first player of Dream Academy to travel to the United States, which started the domestic trend of traveling to the United States. Now there are many talented young players in China going to the United States to develop."

It was Bai Jidong's intention to let Zhao Li control the ball.

Zhao Li has the potential to develop into a core defender. Now is a critical period for his growth, and he must be given enough ball and scheduling power.

Bai Jidong is still at the peak and can still fight, but for the future of the Timberwolves, the current sacrifice is necessary.

With the current personnel structure of the Timberwolves, even if they don't win the championship, they will be able to maintain a strong competitiveness in the West for a long time in the future. After Bai Jidong grows old, they need other young people to stand up.

Zhao Li called for tactics, and Yi Jianlian went up to initiate the tactics.

As soon as the person arrived, Zhao Li immediately broke through in front of Youdri, as fast as a ray of light.

Zhao Li's breakthrough was fierce and sharp, but the breakthrough was only a method he used to disrupt the enemy formation.

Faced with an opponent with such a poor defense, Zhao Li can really show his power. What if one day he meets a strong defensive team that can set up three or even four lines of defense along the way?

Bai Jidong didn't know what Zhao Li could do against that kind of defense.

Yi Jianlian enjoyed the benefits of the pick-and-roll.

After Zhao Li blocked the man, he turned around and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian.

"Ah Lian is rushing!" Zhang Lili muttered, "Slam dunk!"

Yi Jianlian jumped into the air in an instant, with an astonishing height, and smashed the basket with both hands, which was a dunk.

"This goal ignited the passion of the audience!"

"Brother Lian, it is said on the Internet that you can't dunk with one hand, but you should show them one." Zhao Li laughed.

Yi Jianlian pouted again, looking more and more like a donkey, "Those gangsters on the Internet don't know how to appreciate the aesthetics of violence, what do they do? Fans can't be used to it, the more they get used to it, the more they will get ahead."

Such things as fans...Zhao Li's head got dizzy.

"Wolf, you don't give me the ball, I'm in such a good position." Medved complained. (Note: Zhao Li gave himself the English name Wolf Zhao)

Zhao Li said: "But you can't deny that Yi is in a better position than you."

Medved Dese, what do I mean undeniable?I just said that because I think my position is better than his, otherwise what am I doing?
In the first few minutes of the game, Bai Jidong's presence was average, not as conspicuous as that of Zhao Li and Medvedev. Looking at the statistics, he had already scored 4 points and 2 rebounds.

Considering the injury on his back, Bai Jidong played the game lightly based on the principle of not performing as much as possible.

Even though he tried his best to restrain himself, Bai Jidong still showed his superior strength.

Medved continued to refresh people's impression of him. Hawes wanted to challenge him. He asked for the ball first and leaned against Medved with his back.

"I heard that you don't know how to play back. Is it false news?" Medved would look for the opponent's information before the game.

The information Medved got is: Hawes likes to shoot, hates post-ups, is good at dribbling, and can complete offense with both left and right hands.

People who hate back punches actually choose back punches?Medved was very careful, for fear of capsizing in the gutter.

Facts have proved that the information is not deceiving, and Hawes's back-hitting skills are indeed mediocre.

Hawes pushed Medved hard twice in a row, and then pulled behind him in one step to shoot.

Medved had already been prepared, and just waiting for him to make a move, he got up and jumped into a thunderbolt.

Hawes just raised the ball to the top of his head, and his fingers just pulled the ball out, but Medved jumped to a height much higher than him to block the block with all his strength, a complete volleyball action, a frontal smash, and the ball went out of bounds.

Yi Jianlian excitedly pushed Medved and shouted: "Goodboy!"

"Hit me on the back, I'm welcome at any time, the premise is that you have to prepare a bulletproof helmet, otherwise if I accidentally cover your head with the ball, the referee will think I did it on purpose, and it is too small to pay you medical expenses, and you will be expelled It’s not good to be on the stage.” Medved’s trash talk looks very much like Bai Jidong.

Hawes' self-confidence was severely thwarted, "This damn African monkey!"

This big hat is the epitome of the match between Medved and Hawes.

Hawes played hard, trying to beat Medved, but in the face of the huge talent gap, there was only failure.

Medved's defense has improved a lot compared to last season's finals.

Single defense, cooperative defense, double-team switching, selection and grasp of blocking opportunities, control of defensive positions and shrinking space.

Inside defense is a subject. If you have a good understanding, you can get it right. If you have a poor understanding, you will never know what space is.

"How much more does this kid have that I don't know?" Bai Jidong waited for Medved to show his abilities one by one.

With a few seconds of attack time remaining, the Kings had no choice. Martin caught the ball and made a drifting three-pointer.

Zhao Li dribbled the ball across the half court and called a tactic of "pull the side" to create low singles opportunities for the flanks.

Bai Jidong took the ball in a low position and was about to attack when he saw Medved stuck in the basket and asked him for the ball.

are you sure?Bai Jidong asked Medved again with his eyes.

Medved nodded vigorously.

"Okay." Bai Jidong wanted to see what he could do.

Medved received Bai Weidong's lob pass from outside the paint area, dribbled the ball methodically, and slammed his body backward, knocking Hawes back a big step.

The right hand is pulling the ball and shaking it, as if turning inside.

Hawes stood still, undeceived.Medved squeezed in again, successfully squeezed into the paint, collected the ball, then swayed his shoulders left and right, stepped outside, turned over and shot.

"Boom!"

Play cricket.

Bai Jidong, Yi Jianlian, Casey off the court, Simien, Joe Smith and others who witnessed Medved's growth all opened their mouths and were speechless.

"Holy shit!"

"What the hell!"

(End of this chapter)