basketball hero

Chapter 882 Suffocating Defense

Ying Xiong was not replaced on the court by coach Devin Casey until there were more than 2 minutes left in the second quarter. At this time, the score on the court was that the Raptors led the Trail Blazers by 7 points.

But from this time on, CJ Mike Krum of the Trail Blazers began to show off.The Raptors mainly pinch two guns on the outside, but between the two guns, they mainly pinch Lillard.For CJ, they allowed him to play singles with the ball.

But in the second half of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers relied on CJ's singles to tenaciously tie the score before halftime!
CJ is different from Lillard. He does not have Lillard's strong ability to shoot 3-pointers and hit the ball, but he has better ball-handling singles ability than the latter, especially a stable mid-range one-hand.In today's league, the "magic ball theory" is becoming more and more popular. Mid-range shooting is called an offensive method with low offensive efficiency, and its proportion in the offensive end of each team is also getting lower and lower.But in this case, once someone does the opposite, they can get better opportunities for mid-range shots.

The Raptors were tied by the Trail Blazers at home, which made the home fans very excited.At the beginning, Aldridge's departure made them think that the team would be in a slump, but they didn't expect that under the leadership of the two guns, this team was even more competitive than before, and it could even compete with the Toronto Raptors, who had won five consecutive championships. .

"CJ used singles to bring the game to the same starting line again!" Greg Sager laughed.

"CJ played DeMar, and DeMar had nothing to do with him. It seems that Toronto should take some targeted measures against CJ in the second half, otherwise the game will be difficult after all." Reggie Miller said.

During the intermission, Devon Casey found Ying Xiong and said with a smile: "Portland is not easy to play!"

Ying Xiong shrugged and said, "There are no underdogs in the NBA!"

"How about you guard CJ in the second half?" Coach Casey put away his smile.

"I obey the coach's arrangement!" Ying Xiong smiled slightly.

Seeing Ying Xiong's smile, Coach Casey felt very at ease.

Section 3 will soon begin.

Jeremy Lin slowly dribbled the ball across half court, and DeRozan cut out to catch the ball.

CJ's defense against DeRozan is still to control the opponent's bottom line, to prevent the opponent from getting up easily, and to allow the opponent to make jump shots in difficult situations.

DeRozan saw that the opponent did not pinch, took the ball and forced CJ, and made a jumper-no!
Newkic grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed it to Lillard to advance.

For the Trail Blazers, after Lillard and Newkic cooperated in the pick-and-roll, they were assigned to Harkless, who copied the back door, but Ibaka moved very fast and turned in place, causing the opponent's walking violation!
"Serge's defensive awareness is really good!" Greg Sager praised.

On the Raptors side, Ying Xiong caught Ibaka's points without the ball, knocked Harkless out of continuous Crossover, cut inside, and made a layup!
The Raptors overtook their opponents by 56 points at 54:2!
On the Trail Blazers side, Lillard was double-teamed and gave the ball to CJ on the right wing.

Ying Xiong stepped forward to defend CJ!

"Oh, Toronto really adjusted in the second half!" Greg Sager said in surprise.

"Let the best flank defense block the opponent's hottest CJ, Devin is very targeted!" Reggie Miller said.

"Look at the CJ battle, let everyone see this spark-splashing duel!" Greg Sager explained passionately.

The fans at the scene began to cheer, and they also wanted to see the head-on collision between the stars of both sides.Of course, they naturally hope that the home team's CJ can beat the league's No. 1 Yingxiong one-on-one, although they know that the possibility is not very high.

CJ's offense is very quaint, with the feeling of a guard in the last century, but his offensive skills with the ball are solid, practical but not fancy, and he is low-key.

The difference in height between the two is more than 10cm, Yingxiong seems to be one size bigger than CJ, it doesn't look like a conversation in the same position.

Ying Xiong's defense is relatively close, because the opponent has an excellent ability to stop and shoot jump shots. His intention is obvious, that is, not to give easy jump shots.

CJ is very decisive in seeking a breakthrough. His first step is not so fast, neither Curry's agility nor Westbrook's explosion, but his steps are very steady, not false and not impatient, which makes Ying Xiong admire.

Ying Xiong did not rush to attack, nor did he choose to use his body to deliberately block the opponent's breakthrough line. He managed to stay in position, controlled the opponent's shot space with his wingspan, and stepped up from time to time to interfere with the opponent's offensive rhythm .

CJ speeds up again, near the edge of the penalty area, suddenly stops, pulls the ball from his crotch, catches the ball and throws a jumper!
Ying Xiong was not fooled by his fake action, and reacted very quickly, almost at the same time, he took off and blocked CJ's jump shot.

CJ didn't expect the opponent's defensive reaction to be so fast. After being shocked, he accelerated the speed of his shots.But even so, the ball was almost blocked by the opponent's long arm.

Seeing that the ball was finally unblocked and flew towards the basket, CJ heaved a sigh of relief!At this moment, he no longer thinks about whether he can hit the ball, it's best if he can hit it, and it's normal if he doesn't hit it.

The ball misses!
But Nukic grabbed the offensive rebound!He sent the ball again to Lillard outside the 3-point line.

With the help of the pick and roll, Lillard was double-teamed again, and the ball went to Newkic inside.

Newkic attacked under the basket and was flanked. After a round of transfer, the ball was in CJ's hands again.

The game became CJ vs. Yingxiong again!

CJ took a deep breath and pulled himself together.He didn't dare to neglect in the slightest. This seemingly careless defender in front of him was the league's two-time best defensive player. He was quite different from ordinary defensive champions. He was not as easy to deal with as he imagined.The scene just now was still lingering in his mind. He tried hard not to think about it, but it still kept reappearing in his mind.He understood why Ying Xiong dared to stick so close to him, because the opponent's movement speed could really keep up with the footsteps of a 12cm guard without retreating.

CJ can only choose to break through. He has a feeling that if he pulls on Yingxiong's head, he will be hated by the opponent.Therefore, breaking through is his only option under the opponent's defense.As for whether to choose a jumper, drop shot or cut to the basket after the breakthrough, that is another matter.

CJ accelerated the speed of the breakthrough and used multiple changes of direction to make an emergency stop, but unfortunately, he was still unable to shake off the opponent, and he didn't even have a chance to shake out of the shooting space.

Seeing that the attacking time was approaching, he could only stand against the opponent's defense and take a tough step-back jump shot—but unfortunately, he was blocked!
Ying Xiong received the ball and handed it to Jeremy Lin to advance.

The scene was a little quiet, and the fans who were booing because CJ singled out Yingxiong just now stopped talking. They saw Yingxiong's suffocating defense!
(End of this chapter)