basketball hero

Chapter 640

When Yingxiong returned to the game in the second quarter, the score on the court was 2:40, and the home team only led the opponent by 39 point.The fans at the scene still felt very refreshed watching this kind of offensive battle. There were continuous 1-pointers and dunks, which was naturally much more exciting than frequent iron strikes.

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball, and after a high pick-and-roll, it was distributed to Valanciunas who was running down.

Valanciunas played hard at the basket and attracted the opponent's flanking attack. He distributed it to Jeremy Lin who was open on the outside, and the latter distributed it to Yingxiong.

Ying Xiong catches the ball and makes a 3-pointer—hit!
"Let Ying play off the ball, make full use of his restraining power, and let Jeremy play tactics. This arrangement is very good. It greatly saves Ying's physical energy, and it also prevents the entire team from relying too much on superstars!" Van Gundy said.

Drexler nodded in agreement and said: "One thing that I admire is that he is not obsessed with playing alone and taking care of everything by himself, but is willing to hand over the ball in his hand, The organizational power is distributed to his teammates, and he can play off the ball with peace of mind and concentrate on offense. When the team's offense encounters difficulties, he will stand up and take over the game."

"It's not easy for superstars to control their speed with and without the ball," Van Gundy said.

Here, Harden used the pick-and-roll to drive the ball to the basket, and the European step hit a layup and hit the rebound, and he returned the color!
"James' breakthrough rhythm is really good! Among the No. 2 positions in the entire league, his height is not outstanding, but in terms of strength, he is absolutely top!" Van Gundy said.

Jeremy Lin was bitten by Beverly today, his state was affected, and his performance was severely restricted.

"Patrick leads the defense like this, and Jeremy is a little entangled. Like this kind of defense, the No. 1 position of every team doesn't like it, and this is exactly the characteristic of Patrick." Van Gundy said.

"This defensive method consumes too much energy..." Drexler said.

DeRozan forced Harden here, and after a jump, he gave it to Valanciunas under the basket, who scored with a layup!
For the Rockets, Harden continued to pick and roll at the top of the arc, breaking through Parsons on the weak side.After receiving the ball, Parsons feinted and did not shake Yingxiong, and directly held the ball with his right hand and made a big breakthrough.

Ying Xiong's defense is very solid, closely following the opponent's pace, so as not to lose his position.

Parsons did not get a chance to break through, stopped the ball near the free throw line, and distributed it to Beverly on the right wing, but was intercepted by Jeremy Lin!

Ying Xiong got off quickly, like a sports car, swishing ahead.Jeremy Lin's ball was also very timely, and in just an instant, a "single-handed ball" was formed in the frontcourt.

In the exclamation of the Raptors fans at the scene, Ying Xiong started to slow down after entering the 3-point line, then adjusted his pace, and finally changed hands and dunked successfully!
"Beautiful dunk!" "Glider" Drexler couldn't help admiring.

"Clyde, you're excited when you see a dunk!" Van Gundy laughed.

Drexler said with a smile: "I'm getting old, and I can't do this kind of dunk anymore, but whenever I see these young people making such a beautiful dunk, I always feel itchy in my heart, and I feel very happy." Cool!"

Kevin McHale requested a timeout!

"Houston's problem is that, apart from James, there is no qualified No. 2 ball handler. Whether it is Chandler or Patrick, they can handle the ball and occasionally organize, but the threat is too small to easily change the opponent's attitude. Defensive shape. That, with Dwight out, is even more pronounced," Van Gundy said.

"In fact, Ying also faced the same problem last season, that is, there was no qualified No. 2 ball holder in the team except himself. Now, the arrival of Jeremy and Kyle has solved this problem very well." Van Gundy added.

"In other words, if Houston wants to go further in the West, it needs an All-Star ball handler!" Drexler said.

"You don't necessarily need to reach the All-Star level. Players like Kyle are also fine. But if you want to go further in the playoffs, it seems that Warcraft and James alone are not enough. This problem, Yao and Tracy back then I have, too," Van Gundy said.

Pause back, the game continues.

The Rockets came back from a timeout, and the tactic "Refrigerator" McHale arranged for them was to pull the players away and let Harden beat DeRozan one-on-one.

DeRozan's defense is not very good, he can't be called a defensive gate, but with his explosive physical fitness, he still has a medium-level defense in the league when he defends seriously.It is not easy for Harden to eat him easily.

"Kevin's suspension strategy is to let James single out DeMar?" Van Gundy was a little unbelievable. In his opinion, this is not a wise move.You must know that Harden's singles ability is good, but Warcraft is injured, and he has such a star under him, so he has to save some use.It's only the second quarter, and I've already brought out the bottom-of-the-box trick. What about the second half?
Harden mobilized DeRozan's center of gravity by constantly lowering his crotch and crossover in advance.Both of them were rookies in 09, Harden was the No. 9 pick, and DeRozan was the 2th overall pick.Both of them were born at the 3nd position, Harden is more organized, and DeRozan is more scoring.Harden is good at breaking through the frame and [-]-pointers, while DeRozan is good at mid-range breakthroughs.

Harden is a left-hander. After changing direction, he went left to break through.His absolute speed is not fast, but his strength is good, his breakthrough steps are very stable, and he protects the ball very well. As a heavy 2nd position, he does not look bulky at all.

For fear of fouling, DeRozan raised his hands high, blocked the opponent with his steps, and prevented the opponent from passing, and he could not avoid the opponent's physical confrontation.

Harden stuck to DeRozan, deliberately exposing the ball while he was on the move.DeRozan took the bait and couldn't help reaching out for the ball. At this time, he raised his hand and made the opponent a thug foul.

"Beep beep—" the referee's whistle reminded him that this was a thug foul.

"James is too cunning. When he didn't get a good shot, he forcefully relied on his experience and long-term rhythm to make DeMar a foul!" Van Gundy shook his head in disbelief. .

"Demar was fooled by this ball! It stands to reason that Demar is also a master at drawing fouls, so he wouldn't be fooled so easily!" Drexler said with some doubts.

"This is the difference in level. Just like making offensive fouls, Anderson (Varejao) and Kevin (Love), there is still a gap." Van Gundy laughed.

DeRozan has fouled 3 times and had no choice but to be replaced by teammate Terrence Ross.He was annoyed and explained to the coach Casey that he hadn't fouled just now, but Casey didn't show any expression.

(End of this chapter)