basketball hero

Chapter 192 Regaining the Chance to Play
After a home loss to the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks travel to the Denver Nuggets' plateau home three days later to challenge their rivals.

For Ying Xiong, he has not been able to get the chance to play in two consecutive games. In this game, the team's starting power forward Villanueva chose to miss the game, and the one who replaced him was the previous substitute. Mbah a Moute, who performed well in the lineup, the team played a "1 big and 4 small" lineup in the starting lineup.Team boss Michael Reed continues to miss.

Since Mbah a Moute entered the starting lineup, Ying Xiong would of course have the opportunity to play off the bench, otherwise, the bench would have no wings.

For Xiangxiong, this is naturally good news.Although the way to enter the rotation is not that the coach actively arranges to adjust and enter, but that there are injuries in the team and passive entry.For him, the process is not important, the important thing is that he got the chance to play.

There are many players in the league who seized the opportunity of the team's main player to be injured.This kind of example is not uncommon, so seizing this opportunity that comes not easily is an essential quality for a professional player.

Due to a previous transaction, Allen Iverson of the Nuggets and Chauncey Billups of the Pistons exchanged their clubs, which gave Yingxiong the opportunity to meet his idol in this game. , to be postponed until later.

For Xiong, although it is a bit regretful, he is also clear in his mind that this is a business alliance, and it doesn't have that much human touch.

The starting lineup of the Nuggets for this game is: Center - Nene Hilario, Power Forward - Kenyon Martin, Small Forward - Carmelo Anthony, Shooting Guard - Deng Tai Jones, Point Guard - Chang Sybilups.

The first quarter of the game started, and the Denver Nuggets, who were playing at home, took advantage of the home court advantage and firmly occupied the advantage on the field from the beginning.They give full play to the advantages of the height and athletic ability of the inside line, bully the weakness of the Bucks' "1 big and 4 small" lineup of insufficient height, and carry out precise strikes.

At 3 minutes and 12 seconds into the first quarter, Ying Xiong replaced Mbah a Moute.This is his first appearance since the start of the regular season. For him, it is naturally not a bad thing.That bodes well for this game, where he's likely to play longer than he has in previous games.

The task assigned by Skiles to Ying Xiong is to defend the Nuggets' super sixth man - JR Smith.

Ying Xiong is no stranger to JR Smith, not only because he is a former teammate of his idol Allen Iverson, but also before this game, he specially watched his game video and studied the opponent carefully.

To a certain extent, JR Smith's characteristics are very similar to Nick Young's. They are both unscrupulous masters, masters of scoring off the bench, lack of team play, and easy to get ahead.The most important point is that they all focus on investment, and breakthroughs are not their strong point.

Tyronn Lue dribbles over and passes it to Sessions.It was not JR Smith who defended Yingxiong, but Rinas Keleiza.

As a Lithuanian striker, Kleiza has a strong body and comprehensive skills, but his speed is not fast.However, Ying Xiong doesn't have much possession of the ball. Even if he runs happily without the ball, it's useless if he doesn't get a second pass from his teammates and runs out of the open space.

Here Sessions missed a jumper, Ying Xiong actively rushed inside to grab a rebound, but the rebound was still lost to the opponent.

The Nuggets didn't have a fast break, either, and it was safe for Atkins to dribble slowly across half court.

Ying Xiong couldn't grab the offensive rebound and began to entangle JR Smith on the off-ball end.The latter is not a very calm player, but also a hot-tempered, easy-going type, frowning and a little irritable.

JR Smith went to the frontcourt and began to run without the ball.Ying Xiong followed closely, taking advantage of his height and wingspan, and the defense covered him, making Atkins dare not take the risk of passing the ball.

JR Smith saw that he couldn't run without the ball, so he ran to Atkins and made a hand-to-hand pass.In this way, it is impossible for Ying Xiong to stop him, he can only let him get the ball.

JR Smith stood more than 3 meter away from the 1-point line, facing the one-on-one one-on-one defense of the corresponding hero, instantly got angry, and wanted to play singles when dribbling.

The difference between JR Smith and Nick Young is that he has better dribbling ability and better physical fitness.You know, he was also a ruthless player in the slam dunk contest with Josh Smith back then.

JR Smith dribbled the ball alternately between his crotch and watched Ying Xiong's movements with his eyes.Suddenly, he started, and the right hand held the ball forcefully.

Ying Xiong's footsteps moved very quickly, following the movement of the opponent's center of gravity calmly, while adjusting his own center of gravity and pace.

JR Smith is not Allen Iverson, and does not have such a fast first step, so even if he started suddenly and without warning, he did not succeed in getting rid of Yingxiong's defense.

Ying Xiong has watched his highlights in the video and knows that he is a right-handed player who can dribble with his left hand, but most of the breakthroughs are with his right hand.Therefore, in the defensive position, first prevent the right hand from breaking through.

JR Smith's strong right hand was blocked, and he was secretly surprised that the opponent, a yellow-skinned rookie with a height of more than 2 meters, had such agility and moved so fast.Surprised, he immediately adjusted the number of attacks, changed his right crotch to the left, and broke through with the ball in his left hand.

Ying Xiong's reaction was quick, and he immediately retracted his center of gravity and moved to the left.He didn't reach for the ball, and he didn't touch the opponent.He knew very well that, as an unscrupulous pitcher, he could make a shot at any time.In JR Smith's dictionary, there is no such thing as reasonable or unreasonable.

But Ying Xiong also kept an eye out, and didn't rush too hard to the left.Although the opponent is now left-handed, he knows that the opponent is a right-handed player, he likes it very much and is used to it.

Defense is a process of fighting wits and courage with the opponent, relying on experience and judgment, and on-the-spot reaction is also very important.

Sure enough, JR Smith broke through two steps with his left hand, and suddenly pulled the ball behind his back, and the ball returned to his right hand.Ying Xiong quickly returned to his position, blocking his way forward.

As a result, JR Smith's breakthrough basically failed.Of course, he is not a player who can't break through the opponent and has no offensive threat.Regarding this point, Ying Xiong is very clear, so he dare not be careless at all, and beware of the opponent's unreasonable attack.

JR Smith continued to dribble the ball under his crotch, trying to break through again, but failed to find an opportunity. Seeing that the attack time was running out, he suddenly took a step back, and then jumped up and made a quick 3-point shot...

Ying Xiong reacted quickly. When he took a step back, he had already completed the movement of the center of gravity and knew that the opponent was going to make a move.He used his amazing reaction speed to jump high to block the shot.

JR Smith's shot is very fast, but unfortunately, he met Ying Xiong who shot faster...

The ball was thrown, but it was almost a "3 non-stick" because Ying Xiong's fingertips touched the ball...

(End of this chapter)