basketball hero

Chapter 410

This is James Johnson's first start this season. As a small forward with a height of 203cm and a weight close to 110kg, he is considered to be the larger tonnage in the wing, and it can even be said to be close to LeBron James.As the No. 3 position, his shortcomings of insufficient shooting and inflexibility make him not dominant in competition with other role players, and he is often magnified.And if he plays the 4th position, his height is a bit insufficient. It is indeed difficult for this kind of "no three no four" players to survive in the NBA.

The players on both sides were still very friendly, hugging and shaking hands before the game started.Both teams have a large number of international players, and the leading stars are all international players.

Mozgov and Alongre jump the ball near the middle circle.Two big white jump balls are not a common scene in the NBA.

Mozgov of the Fighting Nation is taller, bounces better, and wins with a jump ball.

Andre Miller dribbles across half court to Afflalo.

The job of defending Gallinari is naturally left to Ying Xiong.Compared with Gallinari's stature, DeRozan suffers too much in confrontation.

Ying Xiong and Gallinari are not facing each other for the first time, and they are already very familiar with each other, so there is no need to try too much.

Gallinari took the ball and rushed to Yingxiong, changing direction and leaning on the opponent to force the frame.Ying Xiong didn't confront him head-on, he just interfered and didn't mean to overwhelm him.

Yingxiong's defense made Gallinari a little too hard, and he was a little too weak in the final step, and the shot missed.

Along Gray protected the rebound and handed it to Ying Xiong to advance.

Ying Xiong gave it to Calderon and ran to the frontcourt by himself.

Here is also Gallinari defending Yingxiong. If the 196cm Afflalo is used to defend, it will be too disadvantageous in size.

The Nuggets obviously put the focus on Ying Xiong in defense, with Gallinari as the main defense, Mozgov on the inside is ready to help defend and block shots at any time, and Andre Miller on the outside is also ready to cover or flank at any time.

But Ying Xiong did not hold the ball at the beginning of the game. He has been cruising around the half court without the ball, using his excellent ability to move without the ball, and using his flexible footwork to make the opponent a little confused.Gallinari is not a player who is good at defending flexible off-ball guards.He is a player who is open and close on offense and straight on defense. He is a "cannon" on the wing, not a "pistol".Although Ying Xiong is 203cm tall and weighs more than 100kg, his flexibility gives full play to the characteristics of the yellow race, which is not inferior to the 190cm point guard.

Nuggets coach George Karl looked a little dignified. He still underestimated Casey, his junior.Ying Xiong, who played with the ball a lot in the previous games, suddenly did the opposite in this game and played without the ball, which made the team's targeted arrangement extremely embarrassing.

Here, James Johnson made a pass from the high position to Ying Xiong who made an empty cut under the basket, and the latter scored a layup after receiving the ball!
George Karl finally understood at this time that Casey had the real purpose of starting James Johnson.With Bargnani unable to play, Amir Johnson, who has been in poor form recently, was removed, and James Johnson, who played small forward, was allowed to play 4, thus releasing Yingxiong's organizational pressure.

"Devin Casey, really is not a simple character!" George Karl said silently in his heart.

After the baptism of Salt Lake City, the "Devil's Plateau Home", the Raptors players seem to have adapted a lot to the Pepsi Center Arena in Denver Plateau.For Xiong, he had trained in the Denver Plateau many times before, and the climate and air pressure here seemed to be much better than in Utah, and he played much more freely.

Ying Xiong received Calderon's sudden point, and after a feint, he took a step back and made a jumper!
After being beaten 9:3 by the Raptors in the opening game, the Nuggets at home first requested a timeout.The fans of the home team at the scene felt a little bad, and the opponent was obviously not easy to deal with.

Back from the timeout, the Nuggets' half-court offense focused on Nene.James Johnson is misplaced when playing Nene on the offensive end. He can bully the opponent's footsteps that are not as flexible as his own, and he can play like a fish in water by sudden or passing. But at the moment when the opponent is mainly attacking Nene, he is also misplaced against the opponent, defending himself from being more than one size bigger than himself. It is very difficult to be a real insider.

Nene's inside footwork is very good, coupled with good tonnage and excellent touch, he is still very sure of playing James Johnson in dislocation.

Nene's continuous inside attack will soon cause James Johnson to commit 2 fouls and leave the field early for a rest.The Raptors replaced the orthodox No. 4 Amir Johnson to match Nene.

After James Johnson left the field, Ying Xiong changed from playing without the ball to holding the ball.Obviously, the two insiders without the ability to hold the ball, if they don't hold the ball and rely on Calderon to organize the offense alone, it is too easy to be targeted for defense.

Ying Xiong held the ball, and the Nuggets began to shrink the inside line, letting DeRozan's 3-pointer, not letting Calderon go, and letting Gallinari defend alone on the line.This defensive method is a bit like defending against James, single-defense to lock the inside and lock the shooter.

And this defensive method has a disadvantage. If the defense cannot be defended alone, all arrangements will become meaningless.Of course, it’s okay to be passed by, because there is a defense inside; but if you are shot, it is difficult to do anything, because defense is passive after all, and there will be trade-offs in the end. You only have so many people, and the inside is protected, so naturally It is impossible to go online and test the pressure again.

The Nuggets challenged Ying Xiong with the attitude of "If you have the guts, you can single them out".

Faced with such a situation, Ying Xiong smiled slightly...

Ying Xiong held the ball at the top of the arc, facing Gallinari, stepped down and then crossed with his right hand, dodged half a body, then moved the ball with his left hand to the left at 45 degrees, crossed with his left hand at the moment the opponent followed, and then Take the ball and take off with both feet, and throw it in the middle distance-hit!
Gallinari's footsteps are not slow among forwards of the same height, but the problem is that he is defending against Ying Xiong, a "scud" with a height of 203cm and a footstep as fast as 190cm.So he didn't dare to get close to the body, so he could only choose to use the "cover", but in this way, the pressure on the opponent's dribbling would be less, and instead he would be more passive.

George Karl is actually betting, betting on Yingxiong's hand.If he doesn't feel good in this game, he will fall into their trap.

But the problem is that Yingxiong's shooting fluctuates, especially in 3-pointers. He has always been very stable in the middle distance, which is why his opponents rarely let him shoot.

Gallinari didn't let him shoot. The Nuggets can accept this kind of one-on-one shot.

In the first quarter of the game, Ying Xiong was very efficient and scored 13 points, leading the team to lead the opponent by 5 points.

(End of this chapter)