basketball hero

Chapter 273 3D Players
The game started with the cheers of the fans.

Jennings dribbles over and pushes forward under Brooks' tight marking.

Brooks is 183cm tall, but it was actually a false report. Jennings finally met a guard who was smaller than himself. This "condescending" feeling allowed him to get a good vision.

But Jennings did not give the ball to Ying Xiong or Mbah a Moute. In his eyes, these two players are actually the same type of players, which are commonly known as "3D" players by the outside world.Whether it's him or the team's tactical arrangement, neither Ying Xiong nor Mbah a Moute will be arranged to hold the ball and launch an offense.Their role on the field is defense + offense without the ball, and occasionally a simple transition ball on the offensive end.

Jennings and Bogut pick and roll high and start the offense.

Ying Xiong and Mbah a Moute were alone, widening the space, ready to catch the ball and shoot at any time. If the shot missed, they would either rush to grab the rebound, or quickly return to defense.

It was Ariza who defended Yingxiong.To say that Ariza is also a dou who can't afford it. When he was with the Lakers last season, he served as the main small forward and helped the team eliminate the Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals and finally won the championship.This summer the Rockets poached him from the Lakers, intending to train him as an outside core, but the result disappointed the team management.He doesn't have the ball-handling ability of Kobe or Tracy McGrady, not even the ball-handling ability of an All-Star fringe wing player.He is a standard 3D player, no matter in terms of ability or personality, he is not suitable to be the outside core of a team.Before being in the Lakers, he only needed to do a good job of defense and offense without the ball beside Kobe, so he did not expose his shortcomings of insufficient offensive ability with the ball. When he led the team alone to face the opponent's strict defense, this The shortcomings are magnified infinitely.

But Ariza's defense is really good.Although he is not particularly strong, his arms are slender and he moves very fast. Whether it is defensive positioning or skills, he is at an excellent level in the same position.When Ying Xiong didn't have the ball, he started to harass him. He did a good job in defending against running and catching the ball.

Under the care of Ariza, Ying Xiong couldn't touch the ball in a few offensive rounds (there were not many opportunities to touch the ball).

Here Jennings missed a jumper, and "Hai Ye" Hayes took advantage of the card position, grabbed the rebound, and handed it to Brooks to advance.

Brooks' style of play is somewhat similar to that of Jennings, both of whom are crazy people.When the hand is smooth, people block and kill people, and when the hand is not smooth, there is no defense and no organization, which is the existence of holding back the team on the field.

Under the guidance of Adelman, the Rockets integrated the elements of the "Princeton" system into their offense. Although they didn't fully integrate them, they at least played like that.After all, it is too difficult to replicate the offense of the Kings back then. First of all, you have to have insiders like Webber and Divac who can pass the ball.For an average NBA team, one of the two starting insiders can pass the ball. If the two starting insiders are both pass masters, the feasibility is too small.

Ariza's offense without the ball is good, whether it is running through screens, cutting air, or standing at a 45-degree corner, it is very rhythmic and clear in thinking.

However, for Xiong, defending against this kind of off-ball player is completely different from defending against a player with the ball.The most important thing for players who mainly defend against off-ball offenses is not to be distracted, otherwise it is easy to miss people.And when defending, you must "look at the people and not the ball".After all, the ball is going too happily, and it will eventually return to the hands of a specific person for finishing.

Ying Xiong's defensive concentration is good, so Ariza did not get any good opportunities to make open shots.Ariza's body is not strong, and he can't take advantage of any physical confrontation with Yingxiong.

Here, Battier catches the ball from the outside, makes a fake shot, and points to Ariza in the right corner.

Facing the defense of Yingxiong, Ariza also made a fake shot.However, since Ying Xiong was not far away from him, he was not picked up, and he still opened his arms to defend.

Ariza broke through the line with the ball in his left hand. His speed is still fast in the same position, but in front of Yingxiong, this is not enough to get rid of him.

Ying Xiong stayed in front of Ariza and spread his arms to cover the opponent. He knew Ariza's offensive characteristics and rarely changed direction when he broke through. Even if he changed direction, it was not as drastic as Kobe.In addition, the opponent's ability to stop the jumper against the opponent is not very good.

Ariza's main scoring methods are 3-pointers and layups, or fast-break dunks and steals without the ball. He doesn't have much ability to force points. He is a good role player, but not enough to become an All-Star.

Sure enough, under Ying Xiong's defense, Ariza didn't get a good chance to attack, but because the attack time was running out, he could only lean on Ying Xiong and forced a layup - missed!
The rebound was picked up by Ying Xiong and given to Jennings to advance.

The Rockets' return to defense is very fast, thanks to the fact that they do not have big players in their formation, and their overall mobility is very high.

Ying Xiong learned a lot of off-ball offense and off-ball defense skills when he was facing off against Ariza.As an excellent 3D player, Ariza's accomplishments and experience in off-ball offense and off-ball defense are unmatched by Ying Xiong and Mbah a Moute.Under his defense, it is difficult for Ying Xiong to get a good offensive opportunity. Even if he has a shooting opportunity, he is easily interfered by him, resulting in an unguaranteed shooting rate.

Not only Ariza, but also Shane Battier, who has a great awareness of assisting defense and supplementing defense, fully supported the Rockets' perimeter defense.Under the flank defense formed by the two of them, Brooks' defensive loophole was well protected, and it also made it difficult for Ying Xiong and Mbah a Moute to get good open shots.

If the Bucks hadn't had Bogut's absolute height and weight advantage inside, otherwise they would be very passive in this game.

From the beginning of the first quarter, the scores of the two teams were criss-crossed and led alternately. They played until the critical moment of the final quarter, and the outcome was still undecided.The two teams eventually went into overtime.

In overtime, the Rockets at home were in better shape and finally won the game. They have won 10 consecutive home games against the Bucks.

Yingxiong played 32 minutes in this game, made 6 of 2 shots and 2 of 1 free throws, scored 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocks, successfully becoming a blue-collar player.In this game, he was limited by Ariza and Battier's endless close defense. Originally, off-ball offense was not his strongest weapon. He forcibly used his weakness to collide with the opponent's strongest striker armor. And know.

But Yingxiong's current off-ball offense has improved significantly compared to last season. He has his own experience in off-ball running and open shots, and he is no longer at a loss on the court because he doesn't have the ball.Even if the offense is not good, he can help the team in other ways and win playing time for himself.

(End of this chapter)