basketball hero

Chapter 268 Counterpoint "Little Emperor"

After beating the Bulls at home, the Bucks will embark on two road trips against the Wizards and Pistons.As a result, rookie Jennings, the team's absolute ball winner, averaged more than 20 shots per game and his shooting percentage was less than 40%. Unfortunately, he lost to his opponent in both games and ushered in a two-game losing streak.

Yingxiong returned to the bench for both games, starting with Charlie Bell.He contributed more than 10 points in both games, and his overall performance was good, but he still couldn't help the team avoid failure.One thing he wondered was that the rookie Jennings was squandering the chances of making calls, but the team seemed to allow him to do so. Could it be that the record was also abandoned in order to train him?

Ying Xiong felt very unacceptable for the Bucks to lose the game in this way. If the skills are not as good as others, it's fine. Obviously, they are very promising games to win, but in order to cultivate rookies, they ruined the easy victory.But the goal of the team this season is not to perform badly, but to compete for a place in the playoffs. In this case, this kind of close game must be won with all efforts, otherwise it will be a tragedy if it is only one or two games away.

On December 12, the Bucks returned home to face the Cleveland Cavaliers, currently ranked No. 7 in the Eastern Conference.

Even at home, the Bucks still have no advantage against the Cavaliers.The strength gap between the two teams is too great, and the possibility of the home team's upset at home is very slim.

But for the Bucks, the good news is that the blue-collar small forward Mbah a Moute is about to return in this game.Although no one in the team can limit LeBron James, at least there is a Zhengyin small forward who can match up.

In this game, Ying Xiong was transferred back to the starting lineup by the head coach.He understood that if it wasn't for the opponent's presence of James, Mbah a Moute had just returned from injury and still needed to find his status, and he probably wouldn't have a chance to start.

Today's Bradley Center has a large number of fans, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the attendance rate is 100%.The box office appeal of LeBron James can be seen.There were many fans wearing the Cavaliers' No. 23 jersey at the scene. Obviously, they all came for James.

Even fans of the Bucks support James, because next summer, he will become a free agent and will become the biggest fish in the free market next year.The fans know that the team has great interest in pursuing the opponent. The team's previous series of operations are to have enough space and chips to pursue the opponent next summer.

Ying Xiong also knows that the Bucks want to make a big deal after the free market opens next summer, but in his opinion, this possibility is extremely slim.Take James as an example. When he enters the free market next year, he will either go to a big city to develop and seek a lot of business development, or he will go to a team with a higher chance of winning the championship. Of course, the probability of staying in the Cavaliers will not be low. After all It's a hometown team, and it's strong.With no market and no chance of winning like the Bucks, why doesn't he stay in the Cavaliers?The Cavaliers at least have hometown feelings and a certain ability to win the championship. What do you want to go to the Bucks?Other big-name free agents such as Wade, Dr. Nowitzki have no reason to join the Bucks.

Ying Xiong believes that it is unrealistic for small-market teams in the NBA to join in through big-name free agents. Not all teams are Spurs, and not all teams have Popovich.If a team in a small market wants to have a chance to win the championship, training through the draft is almost the only way.

The world is unfair, especially in the business league of the NBA.Why are most of the rich teams in big cities, because they have advantages that teams in small cities do not have.At the moment when commercialization is becoming more and more concentrated, not only big-name free agents, but also those high-ranking rookies are also yearning to go to big city teams, which is a clear proof.

In this game, Ying Xiong is still looking forward to it. Being able to have the opportunity to face off against LeBron James, the strongest small forward in the league, is a great opportunity for him to learn and find his shortcomings.James, who won the regular season MVP for the first time last season, plays differently from small forwards such as Anthony and Durant. He is a more versatile player.

The starting lineup of the Bucks at home is: center - Andrew Bogut, power forward - Erson Ilyasova, small forward - Carlos Delfino, shooting guard - Ying Xiong, point guard - — Brandon Jennings.

The starting lineup of the Cavaliers for the away game is: center - Shaquille O'Neal, power forward - JJ Hickson, small forward - LeBron James, shooting guard - Anthony Parker, point guard - Mo Williams .

Ying Xiong knew that although he appeared to be number 2 on the surface, he was facing James.

This is Yingxiong's 4th start this season and the 6th start in the regular season of his NBA career.

Bogut and O'Neal jump the ball near the middle circle.

The game officially begins.The Cavaliers got the first offensive possession, and Mo Williams dribbled it over.

Ying Xiong is very excited, because he can face up against James on the court. No matter how well he can defend, he will definitely learn something from the opponent.

James went out to catch the ball, and Ying Xiong followed closely.

James caught the ball, but Ying Xiong didn't stick it very tightly.He has seen a lot of videos of the opponent, and knows that the opponent's breakthrough is far stronger than shooting. Given a certain distance, preventing breakthroughs is the most sensible choice.

James and O'Neal picked and rolled, and Ying Xiong went directly to the screen, but O'Neal's size is too large, making it take more time to circle than before.

James is very smart, taking this opportunity to break through to the Bucks' hinterland, attracting help defense and then assigning it to Mo Williams on the bottom line.

After Xiao Mo catches the ball, he starts to defend and hits a mid-range jumper!
It can be seen from this ball that most of the Cavaliers' offense was initiated by James.James is a small forward on the surface, but in offense, he is playing the role of point guard.A big point guard with historic physical gifts, this is a more terrifying existence than the Big O.

Jennings dribbles over, picks and rolls with Bogut, and starts the offense.

When Ying Xiong was on the field with Jennings, he rarely had the ball, and he rarely passed it to himself. His task on the field was to defend the opponent's wing arrows, and then as a spot-up shooter, he opened up the space and shot.

James defended Ying Xiong, and he was a little serious in the beginning, but when he found that Ying Xiong did not have any tactical status, he began to relax.

Ying Xiong knows that most superstars are like this, sometimes lazy on the defensive end.It's just that compared with Anthony, James' serious defense is much better.

(End of this chapter)