basketball hero

Chapter 193 Refused to be shorted

JR Smith cursed angrily: "XXX!" and then slowly returned to defense.He is an emotional player, once the offense is blocked, it will affect the enthusiasm of the defense.This is why Nuggets coach George Karl thinks twice, and still thinks that it would be better for the team to put him on the bench and let him play the sixth man.

On the offensive end, Ying Xiong still does some off-ball screens and running tactics, acting as a transition point for transferring the ball.He is very clear about his position in the team's tactical system.To put it nicely, he is an all-rounder without the ball. To put it bluntly, he is a coolie responsible for defense and doing dirty work.

But Ying Xiong has no choice. He is currently on a rookie contract and is not a free agent. He can talk to his favorite team about his status in the team.What I can do is to seize the few opportunities, hit the open ball, and do what I can do, and that's enough.As for playing time and role on the field, this is what the coach should think about, not himself.

Since the Bucks currently have two small guards on the field-Tylen Lue and Sessions, JR Smith's defensive enthusiasm is not high.This makes Kleiza, who is defending Yingxiong, let go of his defender from time to time to help defend.

In this way, Ying Xiong got a lot of open opportunities on the offensive end.Sessions broke through, attracted double-teams, and was assigned to Ying Xiong, who was open on the outside.

After Ying Xiong received the ball, he made a slight adjustment and made a 3-pointer—missed.

The rebound was hit by Austin Crosher, who joined the Bucks. Ying Xiong made a smart judgment and got the ball. Seeing that no one was defending him, he dribbled a mid-range shot—yes!
Here Kleiza returned the favor with 3 points.

The Bucks still have the ball in the hands of the two small guards on the field. They frequently use pick-and-rolls to break through and then distribute the ball.Since Ying Xiong missed the 3-pointer just now, Kleiza made it bigger and bigger, and even ignored Ying Xiong and let him shoot a 3-pointer.

The opportunities all come from Yingxiong.Although Sessions and Tyronn Lue are not masters of organization, they are NBA-level point guards at any rate. Their teammates are in such a wide open space, how could they not be found.

After Ying Xiong got the pass, he was full of anger because the opponent underestimated him and let go of his 3-pointer.He secretly made up his mind that he must make his opponent pay the price. Otherwise, not only would he lose his face, but he would also do great harm to the team.

After Ying Xiong received the ball, without the slightest hesitation, he made a decisive 3-point shot-this time he finally hit it!
"Answer ball!" Yingxiong made 3 of 2 shots and scored 5 points. 5 points is already his highest score in a single game since the regular season.Depending on the situation, in this game, he will definitely break this record again.

But looking back, Kleiza made a forced layup from the basket and continued to respond to Yingxiong's shots with efficient offense.

When the Bucks attacked, Kleiza seemed to be unbelieving, and chose to let Ying Xiong try for 3 points instead of giving up helping defend Sessions and others.

Ying Xiong got a chance again, he didn't hesitate, he raised the knife and hit the 3-pointer again!
8 points!This is the highest score in a single quarter of Yingxiong's NBA regular season career, and it is also the highest score in a single game!
Nuggets coach George Karl on the sidelines was not very satisfied with Kleiza's choice.They have prepared for the game before the game. Corresponding to Xiong, they know that this lottery rookie may play in this game, and his offense has been particularly unstable since the preseason, and his 3-pointer is his weakness.So they asked Kleiza to release him for a 3, but he hit it.But Kleiza didn't pay attention to it, and let him hit consecutively instead!
If it weren't for the lack of time left in the first quarter, George Karl must pause for arrangements.

Here Kleiza wanted to respond with his own offense, but he missed the mid-range shot.The rebound was taken by Ying Xiong and handed over to Sessions to advance.

Here Kleiza did not dare to let Yingxiong shoot 3-pointers recklessly, and no longer over-assisted defense.But at this time, Yingxiong's touch has already started, and Sessions also released part of the ball to him, because his teammates are currently on the field, and his touch is the hottest.As a qualified point guard, finding the hottest teammates on the field is a basic quality.

Ying Xiong received Sessions' breakthrough ball and faked a 3-point shot.But Kleiza remained unfazed, did not take off, and remained somewhat distracted.He made it clear that he did not believe that the opponent could continue to hit in the presence of interference.

Ying Xiong didn't shoot directly against the opponent. Today, he made 3 of 2 three-pointers. To be honest, he has performed completely beyond the level. He is a rational player and doesn't shoot blindly.The shot fake is to trick the opponent, and then drive inside or make a 3-point foul.If the opponent wasn't fooled, he changed his strategy, and suddenly an extremely fast Crossover passed Kleiza directly.

Where did Keleiza think that the opponent would come to this move, he was unprepared and completely became the background wall.The Nuggets fans in the stands exclaimed: "Wow, this action is almost exactly the same as that of AI!"

In fact, Yingxiong's crossover is the idol AI he learned, but Kleiza didn't know that he could do this, otherwise it would be impossible to pass the opponent so easily.

Ying Xiong passed Kleiza, facing Anthony Carter's defense, suddenly stopped suddenly, and then suddenly started again, making the opponent's center of gravity unable to recover, and could only watch Ying Xiong layup.

With Ying Xiong passing 1 to 2 and scoring a layup, his single-quarter scoring and single-game highest score reached 10 points at the same time.

The players on the Nuggets team were very embarrassed. They were extremely embarrassed to be played by a rookie of the opponent. You know, this is at their own doorstep!

With JR Smith's ultra-long 3-pointer, the first quarter ended.In the first quarter of the game, Ying Xiong made 5 of 4 shots, including 3 of 3 2-pointers. He scored 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 block with amazing efficiency.

The game started in the second quarter, Ying Xiong remained on the field and was not replaced.Bucks head coach Skiles is not a fool even if he doesn't like Yingxiong any more. He naturally knows that this young Asian player is currently in hot hands, and keeping him on the court is a decision that doesn't need to be considered too much.

The Bucks took the lead in attacking.With the help of the pick-and-roll, Sessions distributed it to Gadzuric who was running down, and the latter distributed it to Yingxiong on the outside after encountering the opponent's tenacious defense in the interior.

Facing Kleiza's defensive defense, Ying Xiong broke through with the ball and broke into a deeper position to pass it to Crohill. Unexpectedly, JR Smith had already established his position on Ying Xiong's breakthrough line and fell to the ground, causing a His offensive foul.

Although JR Smith has a generous personality, he is actually not bad when he defends seriously.

The Nuggets attacked, and JR Smith forced another foul by Ying Xiong.After two fouls in less than 1 minute, Ying Xiong was replaced by coach Skiles.

(End of this chapter)